Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Renji Abarai: Rematch

Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Renji Abarai: Rematch starts when Renji goes out to fight Ichigo alone, blaming him for Rukia's troubles.

Battle
Renji, not operating under a power limit as he was in the human world, does well at first, almost knocking out Ichigo in his first attack. Even after Ichigo figures out that Renji can only perform three consecutive attacks with Zabimaru, Renji easily outmaneuvers him when he attempts to use this to his advantage. Ichigo barely dodges Renji's finishing blow, and begins to pour his reiatsu into Zangetsu. Completely shocked at such refined reiatsu in comparison to their first battle, Renji is finally hit by a direct unnamed Getsuga Tenshō which defeats him and breaks Zabimaru. Before losing consciousness, Renji manages to walk towards Ichigo and explain the reason why he would not save Rukia himself, lamenting "the stray dog" in him. Realizing how powerful Ichigo is, he shamelessly begs Ichigo to save Rukia for him.

Aftermath
Both Ichigo and Renji are being healed (by different people in different locations), Byakuya has Renji imprisoned, claiming that he had no excuse for losing if he was so eager to fight alone.