Ichigo Kurosaki, Kenpachi Zaraki & Byakuya Kuchiki vs. Yammy Llargo

Ichigo Kurosaki, Kenpachi Zaraki, and Byakuya Kuchiki vs. Yammy Riyalgo is a fight that takes place in Las Noches. It is a battle that involves Ichigo and Shinigami captains facing off against the highest ranked Espada.

Battle
After defeating Yasutora Sado and Renji Abarai, Yammy Riyalgo picks up Rukia Kuchiki and tells her that while he doesn't mind being in his Resurrección, he finds it annoying to find and defeat people who are so much smaller than him. He then complains about how difficult it is for him to hold her like this without crushing her, and then wonders how he'll kill her. Rukia ignores his remarks however and uses Hadō #33. Sōkatsui, which knocks Yammy's head back a little but is otherwise ineffective. Yammy sarcastically states that the blow hurt so much it's going to cause his hand to slip. He then throws Rukia across the room, who thinks to herself that she can't bring herself back up due to the immense force of his throw. However, just as she hits the ground, Ichigo Kurosaki appears in front of her and tells Yammy that he has gotten pretty big since the last time he saw him. Rukia attempts to talk to Ichigo but Yammy interrupts her and yells Ichigo's name out in anger.

As Yammy begins firing a Cero off in anger, Ichigo uses a Getsuga Tenshō that hits Yammy's face, which ends up stopping the Cero from being used. Rukia asks Ichigo why he's here since he went to save Orihime Inoue, but Ichigo tells her that he already did that and that he simply left her alone to heal Uryū Ishida, since it's safer then being here. Yammy interrupts their conversation and sends his fist straight towards them, but Ichigo is able to escape along with Rukia to the top of a small building. As Yammy yells at him not to move around, Ichigo tells Rukia to wait here and that he's going to quickly win this fight and that afterward they'll go back to the human world. He then remarks that this is a pointless fight and flies off to defeat his enemy. Rukia wonders what happened on top of Las Noches and remarks that Ichigo's eyes weren't the ones of someone who defeated his enemy, nor were they the ones of someone who is about to cut down their foe.

Yammy swings his fist at Ichigo but he dodges and appears behind him. Yammy reminds him not to move around so much and sends his fist flying at him again, forcing Ichigo to block the blow. Ichigo informs him that he's not moving around to get away from him, but to keep his friends from danger. He then states that if it's just the two of them, he can beat him down with raw power. He then brings his Hollow mask out and slams Yammy down with a Getsuga Tenshō. Believing him to be dead, Ichigo decides to remove his Hollow mask. Rukia looks on at this and notes that the design on his mask looks nothing like the ones from before, and Ichigo himself remarks that the feeling of him bringing his Hollow mask out just now is completely different then the other times he has done it. As he speculates that it might be because of the Hollow transformation from his battle with Ulquiorra Cifer, Yammy gets back up and swings his fist down on Ichigo but he dodges, causing the building he was standing on to be completely destroyed. Yammy tells him that he's mad at the fact that he was able to cut him a little, and Ichigo is shocked to see that his strongest attack barely did any damage to him.

Yammy asks Ichigo why he looks so scared and reveals to him that his rank in the Espada is cero, and he tells him that all of the other opponents he has faced in Hueco Mundo are trash compared to him. Yammy then uses a Bala which sends Ichigo flying back, and he asks him if he has any way of dealing with him. Ichigo tells him that he has never had a way of defeating his opponents, but that he just did. He then states that this is no different and tells him that since he has to beat him, he will no matter what. Yammy decides to fire off more Bala blasts at Ichigo while at the same time hurling insults at him. As this is happening, Ichigo thinks to himself that while Yammy is the one who has lost all of his comrades, Orihime had a much more pained look on her face. He then tells Yammy that while he didn't expect Arrancar to care about their comrades, nor did he regret cutting down any of his enemies, he doesn't think it feels right to hear him talk bad about the foes he has killed in Hueco Mundo. Ichigo then attempts to bring his Hollow mask out again but it doesn't work and Yammy takes this opportunity to grab him. As Ichigo wonders why he can't bring his mask out any more, Yammy commends him for doing better then his friends in battling him. He then goes to finish him off but someone uses Hadō #33. Sōkatsui, causing his entire body to be enveloped in the Kidō spell. As he looks around for who attacked him, his leg gets cut off and someone complains about not being able to attack first, but the other person tells him that he arrived here first and that he should learn his place. Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi Zaraki are shown to have been the ones to arrive on the battlefield, and Kenpachi tells Byakuya not to complain to him if he gets cut up into pieces.

Ichigo falls to the ground and wonders what just happened. He then looks up and realizes that the two Shinigami captains are the ones who helped him. As Yammy gets back up, Byakuya tells Ichigo to fall back. As Ichigo wonders why, Kenpachi explains to him that it's because he's a disgrace that is always beaten by his enemies. Kenpachi then swings his sword down on him and Ichigo barely dodges. Ichigo asks him if he's actually trying to kill him and Kenpachi confirms this. He then runs straight towards Ichigo but Yammy punches him and sends him crashing into a building. Yammy angrily announces to Kenpachi that he's going to kill him for cutting off his leg, but Kenpachi simply throws part of the building he crashed into straight at Yammy's arm. Kenpachi is shocked that he can actually throw a good punch, but then tells him that he's going to have to hit him with all of his might to defeat him. Yammy tells him that he has a huge mouth for a "little fly" and swings his fist at him.