Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25071637-20140616225153/@comment-5398287-20140621170352

Gacsam wrote: Well, the Shiten Kōshun works by basically taking the "power" that hit the shield, and send it back towards the enemy. I see nothing sadistic about it, neither does she need the resolve to attack as the shield simply "shoots" back the enemy attack. Well, Kugo's the one who labelled it "sadistic" (apparently it's actually "not subtle" and MS was being silly again), likely because it tricks the enemy into getting hurt while attacking.

As for Orihime steeling up, ALL of her powers are dependent upon her resolve, and her creating such a technique is also evidence of her new steel, as is this quote following Kugo's accusation:

"I don't care about 'subtle'. If you don't want to get hurt, then don't attack until I say it's all right."