Rukia tells Ichigo why the Soul Reapers defeated the Quincy 200 years earlier. Ichigo confronts Uryū with this knowledge but Uryū tells how his Sensei died and why he hates the Soul Reapers. Still surrounded by Hollows, Ichigo says they must now work together to survive. While they are fighting, a giant Menos Grande,a Hollow formed from hundreds of Hollows, pulls open the rift in the sky. Urahara and his group show up to kill the smaller Hollows just in time. Can Ichigo and Uryū find a way to destroy the greatest challenge yet: a Menos Grande?
