Hitsugaya, Renji, and Matsumoto contiune there battle and are struggling due to the limiters placed on them. Ririn, Cloud, Nova and Ururu try to help Renji, but are beaten down. Ururu gets II-Forte to release, due to her attacks.
Shawlong explains how the Arrancar number system works. And how he thinks HItsugaya’s bankai works. As this [...]

Ikkaku thinks back to the day, when he first met Zaraki Kenpachi and lost a sword battle with him. He wanted Zaraki to kill him, but Zaraki let him live so they could fight again another day. He hunts for Zaraki and finds out he is now a captain of the Soul Society.
He and Yumichika, [...]

Ikkaku continues his fight with the Arrancar. The Arrancar is forced to unshealth his Zanpakutou after Ikkaku hears his boast about having steel skin. Keigo asks why Yumichika doesn’t help, and learns that Ikkaku is having fun fighting. Ikkaku is able to switch hands between scabbard and sword, surprising the Arrancar who thinks he uses [...]

After the Arrancar arrive Ichigo finds Chad being overpowered and asks him to step back. After Rukia learns what he said, she asks him to do the same thing and shows him her true power.
Meanwhile Keigo makes a deal with Ikkaku; After Ikkaku saves him from the Arrancar Keigo will provide him with a place [...]

Ulquiorra shows his report to Aizen and his fellow Arrancar by crushing his left eye. When Grimmjow questions why his didn’t kill Ichigo, Ulquiorra explains Aizen’s concerns about Ichigo’s power.
Later, Matsumoto talks to Orihime about why she has been so depressed recently.

Rukia helps Ichigo over come, his depression, from not being able to help his friends and getting beat up by the Arrancar. Afterwards the Shinigami group that came down to Earth to help the upcoming battle, tell Ichigo what kind of Menos they are battling.

Ichigo runs into trouble fighting Yammy, while Ulquiorra watches the battle. Urahara and Yourichi show up to aid Ichigo and his friends. They get the upper hand, then Ulquiorra decides to leave, because his mission for Aizen is done.
Meanwhile, while everyone is healing, Ichigo gets really depressed because he couldn’t save his friends from injuries. [...]

Ichigo is depressed and wonders about what Shinji told him about his Inner Hollow. As he is thinking, he is visited by his Inner Hollow who says that he will be coming closer now. Karin also walks in and demands to know what is going on saying that she knows of Ichigo being a Soul [...]

Isshin and Urahara talk about an upcoming war, where the Vizards, Arrancars, Soul Society, and the Earth will be in a battle that is upcoming. They all take off, because Ichigo is coming there way.
Hirako is still trying to talk Ichigo into joining the group called Vizards, and isn’t doing a good job, so Sarugaki [...]