Elsewhere, Renji presses on to reach Rukia. He barges through lower level shinigami but stops in his tracks as he senses Byakuya’s reiatsu. Byakuya asks him where he is heading in which Renji replies that he’s going to save Rukia. Byakuya says that he won’t allow it, and flashes behind Renji. They both clash swords and prepare to fight.
Ichigo continues his training as Zangetsu tells him time is about up. He also tells Ichigo that if he continues on like this then he will die before mastering Bankai. Despite all this, Zangetsu asks Ichigo if he still wants to continue.
Things shift back to Renji and Byakuya’s fight as Renji releases his newly aquired Bankai that takes the form of a colossal skeletal snake. Byakuya senses the Bankai’s weakpoint and uses a Kidou attack, which sends it crashing to the ground. He explains that Renji is not yet ready to master his Bankai. Byakuya then releases his own Bankai, Senbonzakura, in which the countless blades swirl about critically injuring Renji. As Byakuya tells Renji that he’ll never pass him in skill, Renji tries a final attack with his remaining strength. It ultimately proves useless as he collapses to the ground. Meanwhile, as Rukia is on her way to the Soukyoku, she senses that Renji’s reiatsu has disappeared. At the same time Ichimaru comes walking up to her and comments that Renji is still barely alive. He goes on to tell Rukia that he can save her. As Rukia wonders why he would do such a thing, he tells her that he is just joking. Realizing that he has shattered her resolution, she lets out a deafening scream as Ichimaru walks away grinning.
Things shift to the fight of Kenpachi vs. Tousen and Komamura. Kenpachi is handling them quite easily as Tousen steps forward and decides to release his Bankai. It is a giant black void that takes away Kenpachi’s sense of reiatsu, sight, hearing, and even smell. Tousen cuts Kenpachi a few times but Kenpachi becomes more and more aware of Tousen’s movements. Hisagi notices Tousen’s Bankai and wants to head over to him, but Yumichika wants him to finish their fight. Hisagi tells him that he has been defeated, but Yumichika exclaims that he has been holding back the true form of his Zanpakutou. As he is in the middle of releasing his Zanpakutou's true form, the scene flashes to Renji who is recovering thanks to Hanatarou’s help.
Tousen and Kenpachi continue their fight as Kenpachi finally figures out how to get out of Tousen’s Bankai. When Tousen runs up and stabs Kenpachi, he grabs Tousen by the arm which restores his senses. He proceeds to cut down Tousen and is about to deliver the finishing blow, but Komamura steps in. Komamura releases his Bankai, which takes the form of an armored giant. As they are about to fight, the scene turns to the Soukyoku stand where Rukia has arrived. Genryuusai says he will start the execution and asks Rukia if she has any last words she’d like to say. Rukia says that she does, and that she would like to say just one thing.
To be continued...
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