Ichigo continues fighting Senbonzakura while Kenpachi fights Byakuya, but Ashisogi Jizo appears and using its bankai, spraying poison gas over the battlefield, enabling Senbonzakura and Byakuya to escape. Yachiru chases Ashisogi Jizo and he gets captured by Zaraki. Mayuri blows up Ashisogi Jizo, causing it to return sealed form and break. Soifon has difficulty hitting the small Suzumebachi, but manages to defeat her, and Yoruichi congratulates her. Unohana arrives to treat the victims of Ashisogi Jizo's poisoning, including Momo, Isane, Rangiku and Iba. Yoruichi meets with Ichigo and the captains, and reveals that she knows Yamamoto's location. Yamamoto is then shown as a prisoner of the zanpakuto, with Sogyo no Kotowari, Katen Kyokotsu, and Minazuki encasing him in a barrier.
Ichigo y los demás caen presos del veneno de Konjiki Ashisogijizo. Konjiki busca a su siguiente presa pero es detenido por Yachiru Kusajishi.
白哉と剣八の戦いは壮絶を極めていた。2人のもとへ行こうとする一護だったが、そこに金色疋殺地蔵が現れ、一護は猛毒に飲み込まれていく。さらには恋次、ルキア、吉良までもが猛毒に侵されてしまう。
Ichigo e altri shinigami rimangono intossicati dal veleno di Ashisogi Jizo, ma grazie alle cure del capitano Unohana riescono a riprendersi. Nel frattempo, sopraggiunge Yoruichi, che rivela a tutti i presenti di aver scoperto dove è segregato il comandante generale.
