The Shinigami and their newly deprogrammed Zanpakuto arrive to join the fight against Muramasa. However, they first have to defeat the seemingly endless number of Menos that have also appeared. Things are further complicated by the squabbling between the Shinigami and their Zanpakuto and the animosity towards Byakuya.
Uryu y el resto intentan salvar a Ichigo, tragado por Muramasa, pero sin éxito. Mientras tanto, los Sinigamis luchan contra los Hollows que han aparecido.
危機にある一護を何とか救出しようとする雨竜は、一護ごと村正を倒してしまおうとする砕蜂と一触即発になりながらも、村正の急所を狙おうとする。だが村正は、その攻撃すらかき消してしまうのでなす術がない。
Le Zanpakuto liberate e gli shinigami accorrono per dare una mano ai compagni di Ichigo. I Menos continuano a fuoriuscire dal Garganta, ma Byakuya, unendo il proprio reiatsu a quello degli altri shinigami, riesce a richiudere la fenditura.
