As all the Shinigamis' Zanpakuto are struggling fighting a Sword Fiend we flash back a day before to the events that lead to this battle. Kazeshini is battling with a Sword Fiend who has been corned by 9th division, as they get separated Kazeshini is about to give the fatal blow the Sword Fiend turns back to a regular sword. Later on when Kazeshini, Zabimaru, Hōzukimaru and Fuji Kujaku (Ruriiro Kujaku) gather together they discuss how they found "that Sword Fiend". They discuss how the Sword Fiend from early turn back because he had lost so much reiatsu. We learn how the Zanpakuto only so much reiatsu that they receive, when the gained their physical forms and once they lose all that reiatsu they turn back to swords. "That Sword Fiend" apparently can steal other Zanpakutos reiatsu and that he has surpassed his masters strength. The Shinigamis' Zanpakuto then decided to take care of "that Sword Fiend" so as not to put their masters at risk.
Las Zanpakuto descubren que las Bestias Espadas están comportándose de forma extraña, y todo parece ser obra de Kirikaze, una Bestia Espada capaz de robar energía espiritual a los demás.
風死と対峙した刀獣が、倒す前に突然消えてしまった。この事件によって斬魄刀たちは刀獣の不審な動きに気づく。残り少なくなった刀獣が、何とか生き残るために互いの力の奪いあいを始めたのだった。
Si chiude la saga delle Toju. Un'ultima Toju, con il potere di assorbire il reiatsu degli avversari, sta seminando il panico. Le Zanpakuto degli shinigami decidono quindi di intervenire di propria iniziativa.
