Bleach Database

* (Translation: Mangastream)

* Ichigo wields Moon Cutter (Zangetsu) in Bankai mode.

* Ichigo is traveling across the Garganta.

Ichigo: (Don't look at the shikai. Because of that, I have to decide it with one attack. I'll kill him. I'll cut him down!)

Living World, Karakura Town, 70m above the city, Fake Karakura Town

* Ichigo cracks through the sky.

Ichigo: (I'm behind him!)

* An explosion happens.

* There's a shield behind Aizen (supposedly it's Danku) which deflects Ichigo's attack. Ichigo looks shocked.

Aizen: It's been quite a long time... ryoka boy.

* Aizen swings back his sword and Ichigo flies back.

Ichigo: (He blocked... the first attack...!)

Aizen: It was a good slash, but it wasn't in a good place. Behind the neck is the biggest blind spot for all living creatures. Do you think that I would enter battle... without applying any defense to it?

Ichigo: (I was careless... somewhere I was scared I might lose control if I used Hollowfication. I screwed up the split-second decision. I should've used Hollowfication for that attack!)

Aizen: What is it you're thinking? Let me try to guess. You made a mistake with your initial attack. You should have attacked while hollowfied. And if you were hollowfied when you attacked, it would have decided it with one attack. Try to attack. I'll show you how conceited those thoughts are.

* Ichigo dons his mask.

Aizen: That's it. Come.

Ichigo: Getsuga... Tenshou!!!

* Aizen is behind Ichigo.

Aizen: What's wrong? It's not reaching me.

* Ichigo flies back, taking a distance from Aizen.

Aizen: ... why would you attack at such a distance? If one wants to make sure their attack hits, they should attack closer. Or is it... you're scared that if you get close, part of me will leave your field of vision? If that's the case, it's meaningless.

* Ichigo's mask crumbles away.

Aizen: Distance only has meaning of fights between people of equivalent power. And between you and I... distance has no meaning. Hey, as things are now, at any moment...

* Aizen appears right in front of Ichigo and touches his chest.

Aizen: ... it seems my hand can reach your heart.

* Ichigo looks very scared and tries to slash Aizen, who is just behind him again.

Aizen: Let me ask you one thing, ryoka boy. For what reason are you fighting me? Do you have some grudge against me? There shouldn't be anything.

* An image of Orihime flashes.

Aizen: The reason you're here was to bring Inoue Orihime home safely. Judging from your face, it would not seem that a single one of your friends have died. So the can you say that you hate me from the bottom of your heart? It's impossible. Right now, you have no hatred for me, you're just brandishing your sword out of some sense of responsibility. A fighting spirit without hatred is like an eagle without wings. Powerless comrades cannot be anything but weights that break your legs.

* Komamura intervenes and holds Ichigo's sword.

Komamura: Do not be taken in, Kurosaki Ichigo.

Ichigo: ... Komamura-san...!

Komamura: Provoking opponents is his forte. If we lose ourselves, we lose our lives as well.

* People start gathering using shunpo.

Komamura: Feel at ease. We understood at once the reason why the captains that went to Hueco Mundo sent you here. We won't let you see Aizen's shikai.

* Shunsui, Rose, Love, Shinji, Lisa, Soi Fon, Oomaeda and Hitsugaya appear in front of Ichigo.

* Lisa wields Iron Drink Dragonfly (Haguro Tonbo) in Shikai mode.

Komamura: We will fight and protect you.