Mayuri's Bankai! Sawatari・Clash of the Demon

'''Mayuri's Bankai!! Sawatari・Clash of the Demon''' is the one-hundred-first episode of the Bleach anime.

12th Division Captain Mayuri battles against the Bount Sawatari.

Summary
Sawatari and Mayuri Kurotsuchi face-off, each confident that they can beat their opponent. Sawatari uses his ability to disappear from sight. Mayuri, having gathered knowledge about this Bount from Rangiku Matsumoto, knows he can only emerge from large flat surfaces, so he finds a high spot. Just then Sawatari demonstrates what he has gained since coming to the Soul Society. Now he can emerge from the air as well. Using this as a surprise, Sawatari's Doll, Baura rips off Mayuris arm. Sawatari feeling the fight has come to a sad and quick finish, insults the captain. However, Mayuri uses his special medicine to regenerate his lost arm. Intrigued, Sawatari insultingly praises the captain, to which Mayuri tells him to shut up.

Mayuri releases his Zanpakutō, but it is unable to cut Baura's hard skin and with his spacial ability combined with his speed, Sawatari begins toying with the captain. Mayuri uses his Hidden Kusarigama to hook the side of Baura and draws Sawatari in close and cuts his right arm. Baura manages to shake Mayuri off. Sawatari, still not realizing what has happened, says he is tired of Mayuri and will finish this now, only to finally realize that his right arm has been paralyzed. Taking advantage of this, Mayuri knocks the Bount off and and pins him to the ground. Mayuri threatens Baura to stay where he is. Mayuri again pierces Sawatari's arm and laughs at the fallen Bount. Sawatari, still having a few cards to play, orders Baura to release a large amount of dirt and sand. This knocks Mayuri off of him. Sawatari gets back on top of Baura and decides to retreat and heal.

While in his sub space, Sawatari realizes his arm his not healing. Feeling he has been crippled, Sawatari begins to think that he has lost. This angers him and he refuses to accept defeat by the first captain he has come across. Having gotten far away, Sawatari feels its safe to resurface and regain his strength. Suddenly Mayuri emerges from behind him. An astonished Sawatari asks how it is possible Mayuri had gotten there so fast. Mayuri reveals he can track Sawatari via a small device he created. Mayuri had created this device after getting information from Rangiku, who had fought Sawatari in the Human World. Sawatari then realizes Mayuri has been tracking him from the beginning and Mayuri sadistically asks him if he really thought the two had met by accident.

With his arm still paralyzed, Sawatari orders Baura to attack with everything he has got left. Baura begins to expel different Kidō blasts it had eaten from earlier battles. Mayuri dodges most of it, but Baura's speed catch him off-guard and he again loses his left arm. Mayuri having no more medicine releases his Bankai. Across the Seireitei many others sense this battle. One such individual Uryū Ishida senses Mayuri's Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō and tries to get to him. Mayuri's Bankai emits its poison fog and Sawatari decides to give all of his Reiryoku to Baura. Baura begins to grow larger and tries to devour Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō. Mayuri releases his Bankai's hidden spikes which send Baura falling back. He sends his Bankai across the field and it crashes into Baura and Sawatari.

Sawatari, having exhausted all of his Reiatsu, begins to die from the poison. Reflecting on his past Sawatari remembers that his goal was to become the true leader of the Bounts and that he wanted to kill Jin Kariya and claim his title. Realizing the end is near, Sawatari begs Mayuri for the antidote, but Mayuri just laughs at him. Sawatari's body turns to dust before Mayuri and he decides to go back and heal his injuries.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Sawatari
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Rangiku Matsumoto (flashback)
 * 5) Noba (flashback)
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Ririn
 * 8) Yoshi

Fights
Mayuri Kurotsuchi vs. Sawatari

Powers and Techniques used
Kidō:
 * Hadō #4 Byakurai (白雷, Pale Lightning)

Zanpakutō Released:

Shikai: Bankai:
 * Ashisogi Jizō (疋殺地蔵, Leg-Cutting Jizō)
 * Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō(金色疋殺地蔵, Golden Leg-Cutting Jizō)

Dolls summoned:
 * Baura
 * Nieder

Other powers:
 * Quincy Bangle