The Man Who Killed A Shinigami Substitute?! Tsukishima Makes His Move

 is the three hundred and fiftieth episode of the Bleach anime.

Summary
Following his bad feelings in regards to Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado and Ichigo Kurosaki begin rushing towards her house, running the entire way. Whilst running, Ichigo takes out his phone and Sado asks him what who he is trying to call. Ichigo responds that he is trying to contact Orihime of course, to see if she is alright. However, Sado reminds him that Orihime is not alone and that the moment she hears her ringtone might provide an opening for her opponent to attack. Ichigo asks if the situation is really that bad but Sado replies that he doesn't know, all he's aware of is that Orihime's Reiatsu is currently under a lot of strain. Ichigo asks if they are going the correct way but Sado replies that he isn't aware of the location and can't pin it down using his Reiatsu. Ichigo then realizes that he recognizes the direction they are moving towards and that soon they should arrive at Orihime's apartment as they continue to rush to her aid.

Back at her apartment, Orihime is still standing between Shūkurō Tsukishima and Moe Shishigawara with a determined look on her face. Tsukishima comments on her determination to stop him as he attacked Uryū Ishida; he refers to her words as ordinary and that it would never be written in a good book. Orihime begins to place her bag on the floor as Shishigawara continues to tell her that Tsukishima is being serious and that her actions are crazy. Orihime requests that he remains silent as she wasn't doing this for him, calling him "Sushigawara" in the process. Shishigawara appears stunned that she called him this and it seems to annoy him that she got his name wrong.

Oblivious, Orihime's concentration remains centered on Tsukishima in front of her as she quietly ponders her next move. Forcing herself to focus, she wonders if she should put up Santen Kesshun considering that he already has his sword drawn. However, she also surmises that this might provoke him into attacking so tries to think of another way to stop him from doing so. Suddenly, Tsukishima breaks the tense moment by turning away from her. Shocked, Orihime yells for him to stop, summoning her shield to ensure that he does so. However, Tsukishima disappears from her line of sight and reappears right behind her, slashing her from her left shoulder down to the middle of her chest before the tip of his blade glows green.

Below, Ichigo and Sado arrive at Orihime's apartment, pausing as Ichigo figures out the direction that Orihime's apartment is in. Once he remembers, they both begin ascending the stairs rushing as they go. When they arrive outside her apartment, they find Orihime sprawled upon the ground, sitting up but otherwise uninjured. They demand to know if she's alright as she stares ahead of herself in a confused fashion. Orihime reaches for her shoulder, wondering why she is not cut considering she distinctly remembers Tsukishima's blade cut through her shoulder and chest. The knowledge seems to greatly dsiturb her.

Orihime's thoughts are interrupted as Ichigo finally gets her attention. She looks up at him, surprised the both he and Sado are there and requests to know why they are. Ichigo informs her that Sado felt fluctuations in her Reiatsu so they rushed over to see if she was alright. Sado states that the changes in her Reiatsu were not normal and demands to know if she is unharmed. Orihime brightly exclaims that she is perfectly fine and that she was doubled over in pain because she had a stomach ache. Sado disagrees with her theory because he had sensed somebody else there with her.

Orihime immediately brushes off their concern insists that the other presence had been a friend of hers and that they had been with her the entire time. Just then, she realizes that she has just referred to Tsukishima as her friend and that idea appears daunting to her. Despite this, she still smiles to Ichigo and Sado, assuring them that her stomach began to hurt only after her friend had left. Inside she is still distracted over the fact she keeps referring to Tsukishima as a friend when she knows he attacked Uryū. She bends down and picks up her bag and asks Sado and Ichigo to let her know if anything happens to them, much to their amazement. Quietly, she decides that right now she can't tell Ichigo about the attack nor about the fact she kept feeling like Tsukishima was her friend.

Both Ichigo and Sado depart then and begin to walk home. Ichigo wonders what happened to Orihime but Sado replies that he doesn't know. However, silently, Sado knows that Orihime is unaware of the situation with Ichigo getting his powers back and she doesn't wat to drag him helpless into her fight, so he know she will keep whatever happened away from him. He agrees with Orihime's reasoning that it is currently too dangerous to get Ichigo involved in a fight in his current condition. To Ichigo, Sado merely continues to believe that Orihime must have been telling the truth and that it could have been an error with Sado sense of Reiatsu. He decides to call Orihime later about the situation.

Back at Xcution headquarters, Kūgo Ginjō is drinking at the bar, sets his empty class on the counter and requests another drink. Giriko Kutsuzawa, who is cleaning the glasses, denies this request, telling him that he has had enough and that although he is excited about Ichigo's progress, that is no reason to go overboard. Kūgo explains that this isn't the case however, soon remembers that Riruka Dokugamine is still asleep on the couch whilst everyone else has left. He calls out to her to go home but she remains where she is, apparently still unconscious. Kūgo again realizes his glass is empty and yet again, ask Giriko for another drink which is, again, denied.

Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book
Urahara suggests a place he says is fond of for he and Isshin to go to talk. When he gives a description, he mentions that there are lots of cute ones and that you can touch all you want. Isshin, thinking he is referring to attractive women, refuses, saying that he gave his word to Masaki that he wouldn't go to such places. But Urahara makes him go anyway, and it turns out to be cat cafe.

Fights
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