Uryū Ishida vs. Jirōbō Ikkanzaka

Uryū Ishida vs. Jirōbō Ikkanzaka is a fight between 4th Seat Jirōbō Ikkanzaka of the 7th Division and the Quincy, Uryū Ishida.

Prelude
Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue watch from on top of a building inside the Seireitei as Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi pass them on their quest to find Ichigo Kurosaki. Orihime breathes a sigh of relief that the two Shinigami did not see them since she sensed their Reiatsu, and to her, theirs seemed to be quite dense. Uryū compares Kenpachi to Ichigo in that he seems to be stupid but extremely strong.

Uryū goes on to suggest they forget about Kenpachi and worry about which way they should go from there. Just then, Orihime spies a tower in the distance and alerts her companion to this fact, maintaining that they should head towards it. Querying this, Uryū turns to look in the direction she is pointing in. He suddenly notices the massive figure of Jirōbō Ikkanzaka appearing behind the oblivious Orihime, ready to strike her with his Zanpakutō.

Battle
Jirōbō smashes his huge sword into the roof below him, missing Orihime, realizing after the strike that Uryū has grabbed her out of harms way at the last second. The large Shinigami is surprised by this but still compliments Uryū on his agility. He goes on to insist that their journey is now at an end, and might not have been so had they managed to avoid him and thus they would regret their decision. Jirōbō begins to count to ten, asserting that he is giving them time to live and to feel remorseful regarding their current predicament. However, after thanking him, Orihime is distracted by Uryū's current demeanor, having never seen him like this before, realizing what being a Quincy means to Uryū.

Upon reaching ten, Jirōbō demands to know if they have regretted enough and that their remorse should intensify soon enough. He then moves to attack them forcing the two to evade his blade. Uryū falls a little down the roof and thus Jirōbō attacks Orihime who then goes on the offensive. She summons Tsubaki and uses her Koten Zanshun technique against the Shinigami. The attack fails, however, as Jirōbō is easily able to parry the attack by slicing and injuring Tsubaki's right shoulder. Orihime catches the tiny spirit who chastises her for using such a weak attack. Appearing behind Orihime, Jirōbō informs her that in times of war, while an attack like that may work on a weak Hollow, it would never work on a Shinigami like him as it lacked an intent to kill.

The massive Shinigami moves to attack her then. However, Uryū manages to shoot him in the hand, forcing him to miss Orihime. Uryū demands that if Jirōbō wants to fight someone with proper killing intent then to fight him and not Orihime. The Shinigami is surprised and asks if Uryū s a Quincy, which he confirms is correct. Orihime notices the change in Uryū's weapon, realizing that he had trained himself using the Sanrei Glove before joining them on their trip to Soul Society. Jirōbō becomes amused by the development that their fight has taken surmising that both of his opponents have long range offensive abilities.

He states that this is a happy coincidence and a twist of fate that the three of them should come across one another like this. Considering the circumstances, Jirōbō declares that he will allow them to see the true strength of his Zanpakutō, placing his hand on the tip of his blade as he states this. The Shinigami then releases his Zanpakutō, Tsunzakigarasu, pushing his hand down to the hilt as the blade disintegrates into countless flying curved blades that spin. Jirōbō then reveals his rank to the pair as the 4th Seat of the Seventh Division. He also informs them of his given nickname, which is Kamaitachi, in reference to his superior abilities using his projectiles and airborne weapons.

Jirōbō becomes even more boastful than he was before, asserting that nobody who has ever faced Tsunzakigarasu in combat and seen the blades has ever lived to speak of them. He continues to mock Uryū, maintaining that his opponent cannot follow the countless spinning blades with his eyes and declares himself to be the expert on airborne attacks. He is soon cut off by Uryū destroying every single one of his blades in a single attack, stunning the Shinigami. The Quincy begins to throw Jirōbō's words back at him, mockingly insisting that the title of "strongest" will have to now be given to someone else. He prevents the Shinigami from releasing more blades by shooting his hand before elaborating that Kamaitachi Uryū doesn't feel like a very strong name at all.

Jirōbō yells in pain over his injured left hand and reacts in anger when Uryū asks if he was regretting challenging him. Meanwhile, Orihime stares at Uryū in a stunned fashion, suddenly realizing just how strong Uryū has gotten since his battle with Ichigo, feeling like he is a whole new person. Taking advantage of her distraction, an enraged Jirōbō decides to attack her instead of Uryū, asserting that the Quincy will still regret this entire encounter. Uryū easily places himself between the two, pointing his arrow right at Jirōbō at close range. He demands to know why he was moving to attack Orihime, soon recalling that the Shinigami has spent a lot of the fight trying to kill her. Uryū informs him that this does not make him look good at all before deciding to end the battle. He shoots two arrows that floor Jirōbō, knocking him unconscious.

Aftermath
Orihime approaches Uryū and thanks him for saving her, but he brushes off her thanks stating that his actions were really nothing. Orihime still happily insists that he did great but asks whether Jirōbō is still alive or not. Uryū confirms that he did not kill the Shinigami, but informs her that he shot both of Jirōbō's Chain of Fate (Saketsu) and Soul Sleep (Hakusui). He solemnly reveals that these areas seal his power and from now on, Jirōbō will no longer have Shinigami abilities, which he believes is for the best. Uryū suggests that they should leave and Orihime agrees but silently laments that her own growth was miniscule compared to what Uryū achieved before entering the Soul Society.