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There is great contrast: Aizen managed to insert it without Rukia knowing.
later, he stated that extraction would be fatal (but it did not actually kill
Rukia).

How did Aizen insert it into Rukia? And what are the plans he did so that she
will be in a dangerous situation with Ichigo?


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How did Rukia become an unwitting carrier of the Hogyoku and executor of pre-planned events?


Aizen does not insert the Hōgyoku into Rukia's body. The deed was actually
done by Urahara Kisuke when he makes a deal with a powerless Rukia for a human
gigai into which he places the Hōgyoku for safety and secrecy.

Rukia by coincidence happens to patrol Karakura town on the day the hollow
attacks Kurosaki family, the Hōgyoku belonging to Kisuke is hidden in the
gigai which he gives after she transfers her powers to Ichigo; until then she
can sense reiatsu and it was because of sensing Ichigo's reiatsu that she
initially entered the Kurosaki residence as a shinigami. However after using
the (Kisuke provided) Hōgyoku contained gigai to stay in human world, she
realizes that her shinigami powers are not recovering fast enough.

Aizen likely orchestrates the hollow attack on the Kurosaki family believing
this would cause Kisuke, who until then hid in the shadows, would make a move
for the safekeeping of the Hōgyoku. And rightly Kisuke makes an appearance
offering Rukia a deal on the gigai to use for the stay in human world.

> Also to be noted that the entire birth of Ichigo is a causality of Aizen's
> earlier experimentation and he mentions that he has been monitoring Ichigo
> for a long time

As for the extraction, Aizen merely assumes/contemplates that it would be of
fatal consequence and expresses surprise when that is not the case. In general
Aizen's knowledge on Hōgyoku and even that of Kisuke is not complete as they
only succeed in creating an incomplete one at best both of which Aizen would
later merge and use.


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Did anyone listen to Aizen's speech? The Hogyoku was inside Rukia before she
even met Ichigo. In fact, according to his concept, it has been inside of her
since she was a child. The question is, when the heck did Urahara met Rukia
when she was a child?


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I just watched the episode and Aizen does indeed say that Urahara hid the
Hogyoku in a soul and that by the time Aizen realised it was in Rukia, she had
already escaped to the human world. So, [Guest's
answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/10045/2516) was right and
[optimusprime619's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5123/2516) is
wrong.

The rest is true though, he did give Rukia the Gigai that drained her powers
and he did 'manipulate' and help the crew to save Rukia because he knew Aizen
was after her.


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I've just rewatched the anime for like 4th time and yes, Aizen said that he
realized the Hogyoku was with Rukia after she had left for Karakura town back
then.

Bleach has so many holes in its plot.


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