Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24815992-20140427193041

Why did Soul Society not follow Urahara to the world of the living when he escaped with Tessai? They wanted to banish him and strip him of his powers. Sure, he's agreeing to the banishment part by staying in the world of the living, but why did they let him keep his powers? We can't say that they're not aware of him seeing as he regularly aids them in their plights, sometimes as an order directly from Soul Society, such as when he made the Garganta to transport the Captains and Ichigo's group to Hueco Mundo, that was a direct request from Head Captain Yamamoto. 