Remember this moment? Remember how that sword was easily cut by the Crimson Princess? Man that was awesome, but it showcases that our hero must become stronger if he is to rescue the damsel in distress. So this training scene is where our hero, Ichigo, is faced with Kisuke Urahara - the former 12th captain of the Gotei 13. Ichigo tries to best Urahara, believing Urahara couldn't possibly own a Zanpaktou. But surprise surprise - Kisuke Urahara does wield a zanpaktou. This leaves Ichigo getting easily owned by Urahara and his zanpaktou easily cut through by Benihime, the name of Urahara's zanpaktou. I like this training scene for many reasons - Ichigo's being pushed to a corner, Ichigo fighting Urahara is unlocking his true potential, but most importantly - Kisuke Urahara is a badass. He seriously wants to buff up Ichigo, but if Ichigo doesn't put in the work or effort, Urahara was serious about killing him if Ichigo persisted to fight with his broken sword (in the picture). Ichigo clearly is afraid of Urahara, underestimating him. Urahara, in subbed and dubbed, sounds badass and with Benihime, it's no wonder Ichigo couldn't best him. But when unlocking his true potential and overcoming all the trials, Ichigo wields his weirdly-shaped Zanpaktou and manages to overcome the trial - un-hatting Kisule Urahara. Yes - the trial was just getting rid of Kisuke's hat and it soon became a life-or-death scenario for our hero. I can tell you - if Ichigo kept fighting with his dinky sword, then Urahara would really have ended him *snap* just like that. So this is one of the most memorable training scenes in all of Bleach.
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