Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Gegetsuburi

 is a fight which takes place during the Zanpakutō Rebellion. While initially between 2nd Division Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda and his Zanpakutō spirit, Gegetsuburi, Ichigo Kurosaki unintentionally gets involved after accidentally knocking Ōmaeda unconscious.

Prelude
Meanwhile, 2nd Division Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda walks along with six Shinigami behind him and states it is ridiculous to make him check out the archive records to see if a Zanpakutō called Muramasa ever existed. Taking a bite of his cracker, he proclaims it is a pain as a Shinigami in the back of the convoy tells the Shinigami across from him Ōmaeda is a whiner, prompting the other Shinigami to say Ōmaeda took Ukitake's offer because he knew investigating the Seireitei would be much more work.

When Ōmaeda looks over his shoulder and asks them if they said something, the two Shinigami turn to him and deny this. As Ōmaeda frowns, his foot catches on something. Flailing his arms, Ōmaeda falls over, causing his bag of crackers to spill its contents on the ground in front of him. As the convoy runs up to Ōmaeda, one of the Shinigami asks him if he is alright. Getting up, Ōmaeda wonders who left a log in the middle of the path before looking down to see one of the unconscious Shinigami.

Expressing shock, Ōmaeda stands up and looks into the courtyard, where he sees several more unconscious Shinigami lying on the ground. As Ōmaeda wonders what happened here, what is going on, and who is responsible for this, the yelling Shinigami are sent flying past Ōmaeda. As the Shinigami land on the ground behind him, Ōmaeda asks their attackers who they are. Noting they were division members, the orange-haired man states this is pathetic and proclaims they were not even good for a warm-up.

Expressing surprise, Ōmaeda and the fat man walk towards each other, each carrying a bag of crackers. Looking at each other, they each take a cracker, eat it, and proclaim it is tasty. When Ōmaeda asks the fat man if he is who Ōmaeda thinks he is, the fat man confirms he is the mighty Gegetsuburi. As they laugh, Ōmaeda pats Gegetsuburi's shoulder and says he understands. Looking over Gegetsuburi, Ōmaeda proclaims he is a stylish man like him, prompting Gegetsuburi to express surprise.

Asking Ōmaeda when he last looked in the mirror, Gegetsuburi proclaims he has seen more hair on a baby's bottom. Expressing surprise, Ōmaeda states he is not going bald and says this is simply the way he styles his hair. Stating this is lame, Gegetsuburi proclaims Ōmaeda is the reason his manifestation is so overweight. When Gegetsuburi says he is lazy, an angered Ōmaeda states Gegetsuburi lacks the basic understanding of what beauty is despite being his Zanpakutō.

As Gegetsuburi expresses anger, his bag of crackers transforms into Gegetsuburi. Asking if he wishes to fight, Ōmaeda draws his sword and proclaims he will make Gegetsuburi surrender to him once they are done. Telling Ōmaeda this is not likely, Gegetsuburi refers to the orange-haired man as Hōzukimaru and tells him to stay out of this. Saying it is not his style to interfere with the battle of other people, Hōzukimaru steps aside as Ōmaeda and Gegetsuburi stare at each other.

As Ōmaeda and Gegetsuburi begin to circle each other, a drop of sweat rolls down their faces. As they yell and prepare to attack, a large chunk of stone is launched from a nearby wall and hits Ōmaeda, who is sent flying away before crashing into a wall. As the portion of the wall Ōmaeda hit falls over, Gegetsuburi and Hōzukimaru express surprise as Ichigo, having kicked the chunk of stone, notes he knocked down the wrong guy, prompting 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame to state it is no big deal because it is Ōmaeda.

Battle
As Ikkaku and Hōzukimaru prepare to fight, Gegetsuburi rushes forward and proclaims he has got Ichigo, who jumps away. As Gegetsuburi crashes into the ground where he was standing, Ichigo lands on a nearby roof as Gegetsuburi groans and states he thought he had Ichigo. When Ichigo asks him what this was about, Gegetsuburi tells Ichigo to not blame him and says Ichigo is the one who needs to pay attention, prompting Ichigo to state Gegetsuburi is a cheater.

Proclaiming winning is the only thing which matters here, Gegetsuburi throws Gegetsuburi at Ichigo, who leaps back as Gegetsuburi crashes into the roof, prompting Gegetsuburi to move away. Later, as smoke from Hōzukimaru's Bankai activation billows past him, Ichigo wonders what this is as Gegetsuburi moves away. As Ichigo calls out to Ikkaku and asks him if he is alright, the smoke clears to reveal Gegetsuburi standing behind Ichigo, who turns around in surprise as Gegetsuburi throws Gegetsuburi at him. Moving away with Shunpo, Ichigo lands on a tree branch, only to move away once more as Gegetsuburi crashes through the branch. Appearing in the courtyard, Ichigo proclaims Gegetsuburi only has cheap shots.

Turning around, Ichigo tells Gegetsuburi to stop sneaking around and to fight him. Stating Ōmaeda was pitiful, Gegetsuburi says this is the fighting style he knows because Ōmaeda is in the Onmitsukidō. As Ichigo states he understands, Gegetsuburi appears in the air above him and says he hopes Ichigo is ready. Proclaiming he is taking Ichigo out, Gegetsuburi throws Gegetsuburi at him, prompting Ichigo to draw Zangetsu.

As Gegetsuburi hurtles toward him, Ichigo grabs Zangetsu with both hands and proclaims this will not happen as he fires a Getsuga Tenshō at Gegetsuburi. Cutting through Gegetsuburi, the blast hurtles towards Gegetsuburi before hitting him. Enduring the blast, a dazed Gegetsuburi proclaims this was nothing before being hit in the face by one half of Gegetsuburi. Knocked back, Gegetsuburi is hit in the face by the other half of Gegetsuburi and crashes into a roof.

Aftermath
After Hōzukimaru escapes in a burst of red Reiatsu, a Keigun calls out to the assembled captain. Turning around, 2nd Division Captain Suì-Fēng, 8th Division Captain Shunsui Kyōraku, and 13th Division Captain Jūshirō Ukitake turn and look up to see two Keigun holding a restrained Gegetsuburi.

As one of the Keigun states they managed to get one of the Zanpakutō spirits, the other one asks Suì-Fēng if they should hand Gegetsuburi over to Ōmaeda. When Suì-Fēng wonders where is, a Shinigami calls out to her and brings her an attention to Ōmaeda, who lies unconscious on the ground. When another Shinigami tries to wake Ōmaeda up, Suì-Fēng tells him to not bother and to leave him. As Ukitake and Shunsui express surprise, Shunsui says Suì-Fēng is very strict.

When Ukitake suggests they hand Gegetsuburi over to the Department of Research and Development for a full investigation, Suì-Fēng turns away and states this is fine before moving away with Shunpo. Realizing something, Ukitake wonders where Ichigo is, prompting Shunsui to say it is obvious where he is. Elsewhere, Ichigo chases Hōzukimaru through a corridor. As Ichigo tells Hōzukimaru to not think he will get away from him, a blade petal cuts his face.

When a mass of blade petals obscures Hōzukimaru and moves towards him, Ichigo draws Zangetsu and slashes at the petals. When the blade petals overwhelm him, Ichigo activates his Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu, and deflects all of the blade petals. Wondering if this was Senbonzakura, Ichigo looks up and sees a figure standing on top of a nearby tower. As the figure moves away with Shunpo, Ichigo recognizes it as 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki.