Captain Hitsugaya's advance troops get involved in some unexpected sidelines during their stay in the World of the Living. When Karin Kurosaki agrees to go up against a tough group of middle school students in a game of soccer, Hitsugaya himself steps in to lend a hand. Then all the top members of Karakura First High School's kendo team are injured, and Ikkaku is brought in to put the remaining team members through a training regimen from hell!