Earlier in the invasion I made a post pointing out that Shinji of all people had asserted himself into a leadership role for the surviving Court Guards, and many of you pointed out how much sense that made, given his age and experience not just as a Soul Reaper but also as leader of the Visoreds. And we see it again here! Kyoraku is holding down Lille, and Nanao is heading right back to him, so it's left to Shinji to put things in perspective for his fellow Soul Reapers, and remind them of their duties.
He does this by invoking the memories of Ukitake and Yamamoto, which is interesting in its own way-- on the one hand it's a pretty obvious way of appealing to authorities he knows his troops will respect, but in another way it really is meaningful for this former exile to claim the legacy of the last generation of Soul Society's leaders.
. . ˚ . doku no kuchi ... rotting inside out ⸻ hayato tendou.
. . ˚ . the broken rose ⸻ nana osaki.
. . ˚ . is your solace an illusion ⸻ ootori seto.
. . ˚ . i will light a fire on an unreachable fang ⸻ abarai renji.
. . ˚ . the world exists for the sake of cornering you ⸻ hirako shinji.
. . ˚ . you will become a snake tomorrow ⸻ ichimaru gin.
. . ˚ . at the fifth therein lies the heart ⸻ inoue orihime.
. . ˚ . i choose with my own will to take that curse upon itself ⸻ ise nanao.
. . ˚ . where is sacrifice in your bloodletting ⸻ nelliel tu odelschwanck.
. . ˚ . whenever you remember someone is when the heart is born ⸻ shiba kaien.
. . ˚ . healers have the bloodiest hands ⸻ unohana retsu.
. . ˚ . laugh at love and love will make you cry ⸻ takagi yasu.
. . ˚ . starlight ⸻ anya forger.
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. . ˚ . CRUELTY LIKE A SECOND SKIN ⸻ ferris caine.
. . ˚ . I HUNGERED IN SILENCE. MY LONGING GREW TEETH ⸻ friday lukas.
. . ˚ . YOU'VE GOT A POISON MOUTH ̗ ROTTING INSIDE OUT ⸻ hayato tendou.
. . ˚ . AND THE SEA HAS A BELOVED WHOSE NAME ALL NIGHTMARES KNOW ⸻ otorobashi akai.
. . ˚ . IS YOUR SOLACE AN ILLUSION ⸻ takagi seto.
. . ˚ . SURVIVING IS EASY. IT'S LIVING THAT'S THE HARD PART ⸻ richie de la fe.
. . ˚ . I WILL LIGHT A FIRE ON AN UNREACHABLE FANG ⸻ abarai renji.
. . ˚ . THIS ENTIRE WORLD EXISTS FOR THE SAKE OF CORNERING YOU ⸻ hirako shinji.
. . ˚ . YOU WILL BECOME A SNAKE TOMORROW ⸻ ichimaru gin.
. . ˚ . AT THE FIFTH THEREIN LIES THE HEART ⸻ inoue orihime.
. . ˚ . I CHOOSE WITH MY OWN WILL TO TAKE THAT CURSE UPON MYSELF ⸻ ise nanao.
As Mayuri drifts away, we pivot to Urahara, and this incredibly stupid moment where he senses that Mayuri has been taken out, because "the surrounding spiritual pressure has waned so much that we can sense the fluctuation of a single spiritual pressure far away."
And then we immediately abandon that notion as Urahara has to ask if all the assistant captains have been taken out, when he's running alongside four of them. So much for sensing spiritual pressure! I don't blame Nanao for the side-eye she's giving him.
Also, is Urahara aware that Hisagi got sniped by Lille Barro, considering this talk of "Lieutenants being taken out"? Why didn't they like, go back for him?