The Calmed Battlefield

Of the five captains, only Shiba Kaien remained uninjured.

The other four had either lost an arm or were drenched in blood. They all needed urgent treatment and were no longer fit to continue fighting.

Don't forget, although Aizen and the others were gone, there were still quite a few Arrancar and Gillian here.

If the others stayed behind and were accidentally killed here, that would be disastrous.

Kaien truly was the only one who still had the strength for this.

"I'll do everything I can to save Aoto. You all go back!"

The last thing Toshiro heard before the power of the tides sent him into Karakura Town was...