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.

Prologue
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.

Battle
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.

Ichigo attempts to help out Kenpachi with his battle but Byakuya stops him, reminding him to fall back and go to the human world. Ichigo states that he will, but believes that defeating Yammy should come first, and that even if he wanted to go back immediately, Kisuke Urahara would have to open up a Garganta for him. However, just as he says that, someone from behind tells him that he should stop talking about Urahara all the time. Ichigo looks back and see's that Mayuri Kurotsuchi has come as well, dragging a wagon with him. Mayuri briefly gets mad at the fact that Ichigo didn't address him with his title, but forgives him since Byakuya and Kenpachi only call him by his first name. Byakuya asks him if his leniency has to do with the wagon, and Mayuri states that it is since he obtained very valuable spoils of war. He then states that in the same spot that he got those spoils of war, he was able to analyze the structure of Garganta, which shocks Ichigo. He then informs him that he did this without any mistakes, and tells Nemu Kurotsuchi to begin preparations for Ichigo to head to the human world. Ichigo attempts to object, but Mayuri informs him that he's a test subject and therefore has no rights.

Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu arrive on the scene as well and Unohana tells Ichigo not to worry as she's going with him as well. Mayuri tells Unohana that it's capricious of her to volunteer to be a test subject but Unohana states that she believes the experiment will be a success since if he were to fail at making a Garganta from an Arrancar scientists materials, Urahara would have a laugh at his expense. Mayuri tells her to be careful of what she says since he could easily trap them in the middle of Garaganta. Unohana says that she would expect this of him, and then informs Isane that she will stay here to assist the captains in their battle. She then tells Ichigo that their going, but Ichigo still objects since it would be better if he stayed and fought with the captains due to Yammy's immmense strength. However, Byakuya tells him that he would be of no use to the Gotei 13 captains and reminds him that his duty lies in protecting Karakura Town since he is a substitute Shinigami from there. Ichigo is finally convinced and states that he'll be going now.

As Nemu is preparing the Garganta, Mayuri informs Ichigo that he'll arrive in the human world if he takes the opposite path from when he came here. He then warns him that if he misses his step in Garganta, he'll fall into a void between the human world and Hueco Mundo, which would have him end up in an unknown area. However, Mayuri admits that if he were to fall, it would make for some interesting research. Ichigo gives him a weird look and Mayuri asks him why he's doing that. He tells him that he just remembers Urahara standing in the same place as him when he opened up the Garganta for him in the human world. He then makes the connection of how Mayuri could know Urahara, and points out that they have some similarities. Mayuri is angered at this but before he can do anything Ichigo and Unohana jump into the Garganta, leaving Hueco Mundo. Mayuri says to himself that Ichigo's an interesting person and that instead of locking him up in Garganta like he was planning, he's going to do something else that will make him think of this battle as a pleasant memory. Nemu tells him that she's going to think of a strategy for him.

Yammy swings his fist into the ground trying to hit Kenpachi, but he dodges and cuts off some of Yammy's fingers. Yammy screams out in pain and notices that Kenpachi is now standing on his arm. Kenpachi then runs up his arm, jumps in the air, and swings his Zanpakutō down on his face. Byakuya watches from the sidelines and asks Mayuri why he decided to stay here. Mayuri tells him that he won't find the answer interesting, but Byakuya continues his question and states that the human world should be far more interesting then the stuff happening here. Mayuri informs him that he's not going to do anything against him, but Byakuya simply gives him an emotionless look. Mayuri decides to give him his answer and states that as of right now Hueco Mundo has far more interesting corpses, and that after the battle is over he'll be able to go back to the human world and examine the corpses carefully. However, Byakuya continues giving him the same look, causing Mayuri to yell at him for not simply asking what he wants with him. Byakuya informs him that it's nothing, and that he just didn't think those words would come out of his mouth since it sounded as if sending Ichigo to the human world would end the war and that he believed in Ichigo. However, Mayuri tells him that his words are the ones that are unfitting.

Kenpachi cuts off another of Yammy's legs, causing him to fall to the ground. He then goes up to him, and believing him to be defeated, calls Byakuya over to finish the job. Byakuya states that he doesn't understand the meaning of his words and Kenpachi tells him that he's simply giving him the deathblow. However, Byakuya asks him if he's telling him to finish his incomplete task, and informs Kenpachi to know his place. Kenpachi counters by stating that it isn't his style to finish off weaklings and tells him to finish the battle already. Byakuya simply states that finishing enemy's off is more suitable for a barbarian such as him, and Kenpachi is angered by this. Yammy then gets back up in between the two of them and fires a Cero at them, destroying a large amount of the area. Kenpachi is shocked that Yammy still has this much strength and Byakuya mocks him for having believed the enemy to be defeated. Kenpachi counters by stating that he has so much strength that right about now for him would be the deathblow. Byakuya activates his Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and tells him that he'll confirm by his own flesh on whether or not this is too much for him. Kenpachi informs him that he always wanted to battle against him and the two rivals tell Yammy that he's in their way. They then both attack his face with all their strength.

Yammy falls down with blood pouring out his face and the two prepare to battle each other. However, Yammy still gets back up and tells them that they really annoy him. Kenpachi wonders if he lost it and Yammy begins shouting that this is unforgivable and begins getting bigger then he already was. Yammy towers over the two captains and explains to them that anger itself is his power. He then tells them to annoy him more as it will only make their deaths all the more messy. Mayuri watches on and tells them to resolve this quickly because if he gets any bigger it's going to present problems when dissecting him.