Being Ukitake's faithful and loyal Lieutenant, you were sent on a mission in the World of the Living to investigate a ruined part of Karakura town. The Hollows in the area Ukitake sent you were being extra tricky and sneaky, and you found yourself gazing at a destroyed but abandoned apartment complex. They would ransack then disappear.

A few of the Shinigami you brought with you split up to search the building. You were alone inside of it now. A crash erupted behind you, and when you whipped around, one of the Hollows dashed towards your face, the sudden wind throwing you. You're knocked over the broken railings and fall, onto rebar sticking out of the floors. It penetrates your abdomen as you land on the ground with a sickening thud. The rod protrudes from your flesh, but you couldn't do much without assistance..