A flashback to the preceding episode of Renji's beat at Ichigo's hands. He falls to his knees, dream blurring. He envisions Rukia, and has some flashbacks of her. He comes to out and laments that he didn't proceed after her when she left. It swaps to Rukongai and interprets that each locality, North, South, East and West, have 80 districts. If young children did certain thing mature individuals didn't like, they were in trouble. Renji as a progeny and one of his associates furtively strap a man's base to his table, and rob some the water he's selling. They run from the man who loosened the strap, and Rukia arrives from nowhere, banging the man down and premier the children away. She is a progeny like them. This seems to be the day they met. Renji presents her some of the confectionary they have later. Before she can consume some, she sees an older progeny rob the confectionary of a junior one. The progeny wrestles it back, but it spills universal and he cries. Rukia boldly advances the older progeny and scolds him. She then boasts her confectionary to the child. Outside, Renji finds Rukia seated in a tree happily.

Back in the roads, the young children find a rukshaw and discover some mature individuals conversing about somebody having become a shinigami. They glimpse the new shinigami embark the rukshaw, but before he departs, Rukia passes out. The shiniami inquires if she's hungy, and she states no. Spirits are not presumed to seem hunger after all. The shinigami confesses that he's famished too. He presents her some nourishment and leaves. In a back alley, the young children perform summoning essence energy. The other children state the two should become shinigamis. Rukia states she likes to stay with her associates and not ever would. Later, the two are searching for fish unsuccessfully. Flowers ride high by and Renji eventually catches a fish. He turns in triumph to glimpse the other ones staring at Rukia, apparently love struck. Renji scolds them for it and the view alterations to evening as Renji remarks that they were like close family back then. Another day in years subsequent, when Rukia and Renji are older. Rukia endeavours to assure Renji and her to become death gods. The view pots out and three graves are visible. Their associates can be presumed dead.
Soon, the two were acknowledged into the academy. Renji excitedly broadcasts that he understands the response to a inquiry the educator inquired, but the educator points it it's impractical for him to response it. The other scholars mock him for it. After class, Rukia is worried about him. She notifies him to hold being passionate and interprets that she's ill of the top class children mocking them. Another scene. Renji sprints egearly down the auditorium to Rukia's room, declaring he passed a test. Rukia is in the occurrence of some higher up numbers, encompassing nobility. They depart, broadcasts they anticipate a answer from Rukia about something. Renji is awed by their raietsu. When they depart, Renji unfreezes and inquires what happened. Rukia broadcasts they liked to take up her into the Kuchiki clan. Renji phonies’ joyfulness for her and Rukia unhappily exits the room, a couple of tears visible. Renji feels very resolute not to hinder with her happiness.
Back to the present, Renji stands with much effort. He curses his cowardice. He dashes up to Ichigo and broadcasts that he feels to blame for Rukia's condition. He only liked to make her joyous when he boosted her into the Kuchiki family and not ever anticipated this. He begs Ichigo to save Rukia. Ichigo acknowledges, and the episode ends.