Special Mission! Rescue Captain Commander Yamamoto!.Yoruichi discusses with Ukitake, Kyōraku and Kenpachi on how they are going to rescue Yamamoto, knowing that they will be running into high-class zanpakutō. Meanwhile, Kazeshini comes back to the hideout and faints from exhaustion. Ukitake, Kyōraku and Kenpachi head into the cave in one direction, and Yoruichi and Ichigo head in another way. Kyōraku and Ukitake meet their materialized zanpakutō, Sōgyo no Kotowari and Katen Kyōkotsu, while Kenpachi and Yachiru, who get lost in the cave, come across Gonryomaru and Tenken. In the meantime, Ichigo and Yoruichi encounter Haineko and Tobiume, who both are defeated by Yoruichi. Ichigo heads on and is led to Kazeshini by Minazuki. Ichigo defeats Kazeshini, causing the latter to break into pieces, and Ichigo moves on to find Yamamoto.