I’m sure Rukia is going to make her entrance in next chapters, and I know she’ll be great help for Ichigo who will fight alongside with her. Urahara let everything in their hands, and that was foreshadowing for sure.
But these last few chapters are very important for Ichihime, as Ichigo and Rukia trained together in the Reio’s Palace, and they saw each other progress. This form he’s taken, it might be already seen by Rukia while training. But Ichigo didn’t know about Inoue’s progress in HM and still he trusted her. He knew she would understand him with a single look, and he knew she’d be his support in this late battle. Even if it is just for a while.
Kubo may be trolling us, but I do really believe that if there are pairings by the end of the manga, one of them it’s going to be the Ichihime.















