During his fight with Zaraki Kenpachi, Ichigo senses that Chad's life is fading away, and tries to end the battle quickly to be able to help his friends. After trying to fight Zaraki equally, Ichigo loses the fight and gets his soul slayer, Zangetsu, broken. Things don't look promising to Ichigo. But apparently not everything is hopeless as, at the end of the episode, Zangetsu appears in front of Ichigo.
