User blog comment:Godisme/Rain as a Blade/@comment-5044191-20111012225450/@comment-1747976-20111013061403

Unless Kubo is tired of Byakuya, then I think not. You must not forget just 'who' this guy is and the extent of his abilities, his lineage and nobility, as a result, his power level. Also, remember that Aizen said, "battles are really a matter of spiritual power against spiritual power" so we will see. This whole battle is outside of the norm ANYWAY. Here we have Shinigami battling Humans without gigai or regai or whatever. Just as if the humans here are spiritual beings themselves. Regular humans shouldn't be able to see shinigami let alone touch them. Okay, so Fullbringers are not regular but still, to be able to fight a shinigami in their original form, coming straight out of a Senkaimon from SS says something about these guys. Or it says that Kubo is changing the rules of canon. Still, don't forget 'who' Kuchiki Byakuya IS and wait 'til next week......The man is an amzing strategist. Why do you think that Aizen locked him in Hueco Mundo during the big battle. He would have had some trouble out Byakuya. For real.