Ichigo Kurosaki & Uryū Ishida vs. The Menos Grande

Ichigo Kurosaki & Uryū Ishida vs. The Menos Grande is a battle that takes place in Karakura Town. In it, Ichigo the Shinigami and Uryū the Quincy fight a massive Hollow known as a Menos Grande.

Prologue
Wanting to prove that Shinigami are not needed in the world, Uryū challenges Ichigo to a competition. Ichigo refuses, telling Uryu that he does not know why he has a grudge against Shinigami, and that he has nothing to do with it. Uryu asks him if he plans to run away, but Ichigo dismisses this, saying that he will not be provoked and that Uryu is no match for him anyway. However, Uryu remarks that since Ichigo’s powers were given to him by Rukia Kuchiki, he cannot even lift a finger without her permission. This accusation prompts Ichigo to accept Uryu’s challenge; he pulls out Kon’s gikongan, which Rukia had given him earlier as a precaution, and swallows it, transforming him into his Shinigami form.

Uryu goes on to establish the rules of the contest, pulling a coin-shaped object out of his pocket, and explaining that it is Hollow bait. He states that once he crushes the coin, Hollows will begin to appear in Karakura Town. He declares that the person who kills the most Hollows within 24 hours wins. Ichigo objects to Uryu’s plan, arguing that it endangers everybody in the town. Uryu tells Ichigo to keep his morality to himself, and crushes the Hollow bait, saying that it will not be an issue, because he will kill every single Hollow. He tells Ichigo that if he is so worried about protecting everybody, then he should try his best to kill the Hollows as well.

A Hollow suddenly emerges from a crack in the sky, but shoots it with a spirit arrow, claiming the first kill. Ichigo grabs him by the shirt and slams him against a wall, demanding that he drive back the Hollows and return things to normal. However, Uryu tells him that the die is cast, and instead of grabbing him, he should focus on protecting as many people as possible. He then reminds Ichigo that Hollows have the tendency to target people with high spiritual power. Immediately thinking of his sister Karin, who is also able to see ghosts, Ichigo runs off to save her. Uryu attempts to stop him so he could say something, but Ichigo ignores his call. Uryu notes that Ichigo has not realized that his family members are not the only ones close to him with high spiritual power. He surmises that because of his failure to notice this, Ichigo would lose the competition, and die of disappointment. As he runs down the street, Ichigo cuts off a Hollow’s arm and kills it, inadvertently saving a pair of Pluses. Ichigo remembers that Karin is usually out of school by that time, and that she usually plays outside before going home. However, he has no idea of where exactly she plays. His thoughts are interrupted by the sound of a Hollow, which Ichigo proceeds to rush after. He notes that his detection range is too small, and wonders how he found Hollows before. Suddenly, he remembers Rukia’s cell phone; he tells Kon to find her and retrieve it, but he refuses, and mocks Ichigo. Ichigo punches Kon’s head despite him being in his body, prompting him to comply with his request.

Meanwhile, standing on an overpass, Uryu focuses on killing Hollows, having reached his eleventh one by then. Sometime later, Ichigo kills another Hollow, thinking to himself that it was the last one between his house and the last place he saw Karin, guaranteeing that she would be safe. He resolves to make Uryu pay for the trouble he caused, and impatiently wonders what is taking Kon so long to get the phone from Rukia. Uryu kills another Hollow, but notes that it is getting harder to kill them with just one shot. He thinks to himself that far too many Hollows are showing up, and at that rate, he would not be able to keep up with them. However, he resolves to stop complaining to himself, still determined not to lose to Ichigo, and to avenge his master.