Confrontation?! Amagai vs. Gotei 13

'''Confrontation?! Amagai vs. Gotei 13''' is the one hundred and seventy-ninth episode of the Bleach anime.

Yamamoto orchestrates a Menos Grande attack on the Soul Society to help him decide on Amagai's proposal to have joint training between the Divisions.

Summary
Amagai proposes joint training between the squads of the Gotei 13, citing the attack of the cleaners against his squad, but his request is denied. That night, Kira confronts Kibune for entering the Kasumiōji compound, and Kibune denies he did so. An alarm activates shortly afterwards, revealing that there are Menos Grandes in Seireitei, but Kira states that it would be extremely strange for Menos to be able to enter Seireitei abd that there have been no sightings, just alarms. Because of this, he orders 3rd squad to stay where they are and to wait for Amagai to return from his unknown destination. But despite Kira's orders, the third division members follow Kibune to attack the enemy. The various squads fail to reach the Menos due to the lack of coordination between them. Amagai takes control of the situation and coordinates the squads in destroying the hollows. Afterwards, Amagai scolds Kibune for taking control, reminds him that Kira is Lieutenant and warns him not to overstep his authority. Elsewhere, Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto reveals that he orchestrated the attack to test Amagai, and approves the joint training.

Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book
Misato Ochi is seen informing her class of the "brave" people selected to attend the following supplementary lessons, as Keigo is seen stressing over his name being on the list. Ichigo mocks him, telling him to study hard, but is approached by Ochi, who states he is on the list also. He complains to her, telling her that he did alright on the last test. She smacks him repeatedly on the head with a book, saying he is constantly late, leaves class early and makes a habit of being away, as it is shown his name is at the very bottom of the list.

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