is bleach episode 260 filler?

As 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame, 7th Division Lieutenant Tetsuzaemon Iba, 3rd Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira, and 9th Division Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi run through the forest, Ikkaku notes Tōjū are attacking Rukongai. Confirming this, Iba reveals the Tōjū have teamed up and are on a rampage before stating they had better hope they are not too late.

Saying this is enough talk, Izuru tells the others to keep running. As Hisagi notices something, a kusarigama hurtles toward the group from the from the treetops.