Ichigo Kurosaki & Uryū Ishida vs. Kūgo Ginjō

Ichigo Kurosaki & Uryū Ishida vs. Kūgo Ginjō is the fight during the Tale of the Lost Agent between Ichigo Kurosaki the Quincy Uryū Ishida and the Fullbringer Kūgo Ginjō.

Prologue
Yukio Hans Vorarlberna uses his Fullbring to split everyone up into individual rooms. Ichigo finds himself facing Kūgo, in a replica of Karakura Town. Kūgo says he picked the environment so Ichigo could fight easier and that they can go one-on-one. However, Uryū Ishida steps out, declaring their fight to be two-on-one. Ichigo asks if he is hurt but Uryū says that Rukia healed him. Uryū then apologizes to Ichigo, saying that when he first saw the Substitute Badge, he had thought there were other Substitutes before him. He thought that if the previous one was alive, they would have told Ichigo and if he was dead, they would have said why, leading Uryū to believe the Soul Society did not know. Ichigo responds by kicking Uryū, telling him it does not matter as they could not have done anything anyhow and that he would have forgotten in a few days. He tells Uryū to stop worrying all the time. The two friends insult each other before Ichigo tells Uryū to clean his glasses as they prepare to face Kūgo.

Battle
While Ichigo and Uryū fight Kūgo, they eventually begin hiding from him. Ichigo asks Uryū if he has a plan. Uryū tells him that he was not trying to come up with a plan; instead, he was observing Kūgo's Reiatsu. Realizing the Uryū is not trying to come up with a plan, Ichigo confronts Kūgo, who was thinking they were trying to come up with a plan as well. Ichigo attacks Kūgo with a Getsuga Tenshō, but Kūgo cuts through it with his sword and attacks him with a Getsuga Tenshō as well, surprising Ichigo. Uryū then concludes that Kūgo took Ichigo's abilities as well, in addition to taking his Fullbring and Reiatsu. Kūgo and Ichigo continue to fight each other, countering each other with their respective Getsuga Tenshō's. Kūgo comments that Ichigo is fighting well, but if looks like to him he does not care what happens to himself. Ichigo disagrees with him. Kūgo then asks him what he is fighting for, which confuses Ichigo. Kūgo states that he can sense Tsukishima is dead, he the clarifies that he isn't dead yet but his reiatsu is nearly gone, so he gives him 10 seconds at best. He also explains that if a Fullbringer dies, then all traces of their ability disappears. Therefore if Tsukishima does die, then the pasts he modified will return to normal. He asks Ichigo again what he is fighting for, but when Ichigo does not answer him, Kūgo informs him of an enemy that he should be fighting.

Ichigo dismisses this as an attempt to shake his resolve. Kūgo begins talking about the Substitute Shinigami Badge, saying that the badge is awarded whether the person is of benefit to Soul Society or not, saying that it carries no authority. Ichigo remembers showing his badge to Zennosuke Kurumadani, who had no idea what it was. Kūgo goes on to say that the badge's true purpose is to observe and restrict Ichigo as a Shinigami. He notes that Ichigo's reiatsu was always rampaging in Shinigami form but completely calm while in Human form. When he first activated his Fullbring, Ichigo's reiatsu came pouring out of the badge and Ichigo's friends were heard through it. Kūgo then says that this whole scheme was designed by 13th Division Captain Jūshirō Ukitake to control Substitute Shinigami. As Kūgo goes on to say that everyone in Soul Society was in on this, an enraged Ichigo tells Kūgo to shut up and shouts Bankai. The release of his Bankai shatters the pocket dimension. Ichigo dismisses Kūgo's words, saying that he knew Ukitake was not trying to mislead him. He looks on as Kūgo activates his Bankai.

Ichigo remembers that Kūgo is a former Substitute Shinigami. Kūgo reminds Ichigo that he has some Hollow in him and the pair clash. Ichigo blocks an energy blast from Kūgo and slashes him across the chest. They clash again, resulting in Kūgo's sword breaking and him slumping to the ground badly injured. As Shūkurō Tsukishima appears and attempts to attack Ichigo, Rukia steps between them and Riruka Dokugamine bursts forth from her chest, taking the attack instead. Ichigo catches Rukia and looks on as the Fullbringers talk.

Aftermath
Sometime after the fighting ends he is at Urahara's shop waiting for Riruka to wake up so he can make sure she is okay. He then tells Riruka that none of the other Fullbringers have been found. He then looks on as Orihime Inoue and Riruka converse.

Ichigo goes in Soul Society with the intention of asking for the return of Kūgo's body so that he may bury it in the Human World. Upon arriving at the 1st Division HQ, he finds the captains assembled before him. He is told to go inside the building by the 9th Division Captain Kensei Muguruma. He is surprised to see Kensei in a captain's uniform. After informing Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto of his request, he is lectured about the issue by 2nd Division Captain Suì-Fēng and the 5th Division Captain Shinji Hirako. Ichigo explains that his friends and family are back to normal and calls Kūgo a "mere Substitute Shinigami". Yamamoto notes that he must have thought carefully about using that phrase. Afterwards, Ichigo is asked about his badge, but he states that he trusts them and keeps it.