Ichigo successfully defeats Ikkaku of the Eleventh Company and is rewarded with a valuable piece of information--the location of where Rukia is being detained as she awaits execution. However, Ichigo's companion, the pyrotechnics-wielding Ganju, is having a much harder time with his Soul Reaper opponent. Meanwhile, Orihime and Uryu confront the younger brother of the gargantuan gatekeeper whom Ichigo defeated a little while ago. It's time for Uryu to put all his training to the test and prove to everyone (and himself) how much more powerful he has become.