Their group is split up soon after their arrival, and Uryū ends up partnered with Orihime Inoue. Though the pair manage to avoid detection for some time, they are eventually found by 12th Division captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi who played an indirect role in Sōken's death and experimented on him after he was sent to Soul Society. As their battle progresses, Uryū removes his sanrei glove, invoking the Quincy: Letzt Stil. In this form, Uryū was able to substantially increase his Quincy powers at the time, allowing him to beat Mayuri at the cost of losing his powers. However, a tired Uryū is then captured by Kaname Tōsen. He is soon reunited with other members of his rescue team that have also been imprisoned, and they are freed by Kenpachi Zaraki. Upon reuniting with Ichigo and saving Rukia, the rescue team returns to the human world.