After 3rd squad captain Gin Ichimaru prevents Ichigo and his friends from getting past the gate, they must find another way into the Seireitei. In the meantime, Orihime uses her powers to heal the injured Jidanbō and Chad meets up with the young boy called Yuuichi who he and Ichigo previously saved from a Hollow. Later Yoruichi suggests they find her old friend, Kūkaku Shiba and ask her for help. Then Ganju, a strange man who rides a boar, shows up and picks a fight with Ichigo.
