User blog comment:Bloody Bankai/Kenpachi's Bankai/@comment- More Ichigo Rants/@comment- 'Winter war' comments./@comment-1669175-20091113032533

Shunsui I agree with the timeline argument, however, I can see it still having validity. If Tosen doesnt believe that he is capable of taking down Aizen alone, being on the inside has its advantages. (Although I'm not sure how that would fit with his path of least bloodshed since so many people have died. Remember, under Gotei 13 rules, shedding the blood of hollows (Espada) is OK)

Not that I'm sure of what will happen, but I feel that Aizen (with or without Gin and Tosen) will retreat at some point. I believe he's just studying the capabilities of his creations (Espada) against the Gotei 13. He knows that his illusions give him the edge in combat, so if what is happening right now is all his doing, he still has the advantage. I don't think he'd pursue this track if he even had a remote thought that the Espada would get cut down so quickly and had no other options (as we've seen, Gin and Tosen, while great fighters are just average captains, capable of being beaten by other captains)

The question arises as to how complete Aizen's hypnosis is to all the captains in FKT at the moment. If Ichigo can get there and sees a completely different reality than the one the other captains see, we'll know more.