For the Sake of Justice?! The Man Who Deserted the Shinigami

Tōsen belittles Komamura for relying on his Bankai, insisting he has surpassed both the Espada and the Shinigami. When Komamura asks whether he has forgotten his days in the Gotei 13, Tōsen counters that he never wished to be a Shinigami at all. Nearby, Aizen finally draws his sword against Shinji, who warns that ignoring him is foolish and reminds him that, having never confided in each other a century ago, Aizen knows nothing of his Zanpakutō. Shinji then releases his blade, hinting it too can manipulate the senses.

Komamura battles Tōsen's smaller frame with his towering Bankai, but every blow that lands on the giant rebounds onto Komamura himself, and Tōsen simply heals his mangled arm with High-Speed Regeneration, planning to wear his opponent down. He rejects Komamura's charge that he has become corrupt, arguing that true corruption would have been abandoning his revenge for a comfortable life. He admits he joined the very organization that killed his cherished friend precisely to avenge her, and questions what justice even means when personal vengeance is virtuous rather than just.

Realizing they can never reconcile, Komamura declares he must cut Tōsen down for the sake of Soul Society, and says he forgives him now that he understands his heart. Enraged at being spoken to as though by a god, Tōsen challenges him to hold that conviction after witnessing his Resurrección, then activates Suzumushi Hyakushiki: Grillar Grillo. The transformation grants him sight, and he laughs madly before mocking Komamura's appearance and moving to attack.

Komamura fights Tōsen with his Bankai but finds every hit rebounds on himself. Tōsen reveals he became a Shinigami solely to avenge his murdered friend and rejects Komamura's notion of justice. Shinji releases his Zanpakutō against Aizen. Tōsen activates his Resurrección, Suzumushi Hyakushiki: Grillar Grillo, gaining sight, and turns on Komamura.

The episode adapts chapter 385 and part of chapter 386 within the Fake Karakura Town arc. It aired in Japan on September 28, 2010, and in English on March 24, 2013. An Arrancar Encyclopedia segment has Gin uneasily introduce Grillar Grillo before a swarm of crickets answers Tōsen's chirping.