ichigo is nine years old when he learned the truth anout who he and his mother really were.

after rescueing rukia from execution, ichigo went back to the real world and later encountered two woman who change his whole world

ichigo was flying through the skies of karakura town when he felt a senkeimon open near the river. when he got there he saw rukia stumble out of it badly injured and then a few moments later got the shock of his life.

ichigo zanpakuto is kumori no kajihime like the one in reqiuem for a reapar of neonzangetsu. after muramasa freed the zanpakuto kumori no kajihime, benihime and kyoka suigetsu trael to karakura town to find ichigo and bond with him and take on muramasa.