User blog comment:Flamesword300/Overlooked? Ichigos true strength/zanpakuto discussion/@comment-5551986-20130618190015

Old man Zangetsu didn't restrain Ichigo's powers persay, just his Zanpakuto's powers, or "Hollow Ichigo's"/Zangetsu's and along with that, his hollow powers, although only partially. Alot of it is still a mystery. To me the biggest mystery is, if Ichigo has just been restrained this entire time, and he is virtually as strong as a top captain and has double the reiatsu of an average captain. How much Reiatsu will be released, because he draws his power from Zangetsu it is a frightening thing indeed.