Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11398218-20140521105018/@comment-26504850-20150617070816

I may be a little rusty in my Bleach knowledge but Yachiru could still be his Zanpakuto even with a few of the examples that are given on why not. First off, when they first met it could be his Zanpakuto or a part of it trying to give him a hand and a friend until he calls for the sword once again. When he calls it after the fight with Ichigo he wasn't truly calling to it. It never fully says that he activates his zanpakuto before fighting Gremmy so she is still seen still until he actually activates it which causes her to fuse back with his Zanpakuto.

Another fact that could be explained a little is the fact that it was a voice he had not heard in quite a while, this could be explained that it has multiple voices. We do not know what his spirit truly looks like yet so it could have multiple bodies or that, similar to Ichigo with his Zangetsu/Hollow Ichigo(although it may be a bad comparison), or Renji when he talks with Zabimaru which both the monkey and snake both talk. So Yachiru could just be a part with a different look and voice other than his Zanpakuto.

The only thing that can not truly be explained is her having her own Zanpakuto, but that could be like stated she gain the ability to use one, though that would open a lot of scenarios that could be interesting. The other aspect of it could be maybe she was calling on Zaraki's Zanpakuto to gain more power, which could be interesting.

Though all this is going on older data, although I still read Bleach I do not remember everything earlier(and I am a little too tired to read it all again....lol). Also know this is all opinions and conjecture until he actually explains it all. I am looking forward to decent debates with like minded people.