User blog comment:Godisme/Love It/@comment-5198194-20121228053956

I liked it. Oetsu was talking about how Ichigo and Renji don't appreciate their zanpakuto. So why throw them into a pit? What does that help? This will could give Ichigo and Renji a chance to look more into their other powers, such as hakuda and/or kido and/or Hollow/Quincy powers, but what I suspect is that the reason for throwing them into a situation of such dispair is to make them wish they had their zanpakutos. If they realize how useless they are without their zanpakutos, they'll appreciate them much more. It would explain why Oetsu suddenly tried to have them killed. Though he is unpredictable and crazy, which could also be the reason. (Please tell me if I'm being speculative again, I read that page and I'm not exactly sure where the border is drawn. I tried to not make assumptions and give only valid reasons for everything I stated.  Thanks.)