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Fyaconiello.

Hollow Ichigo, Ichigo's true Zanpakutõ, was awakened during shattered shaft, and has existed parallel to the old man ever since. The old man, Ichigo's Quincy powers, could only suppress Hollow Ichigo to a certain degree, not cancel out his powers completely. Since Ichigo has been able to perform Konso on Plusses, that should prove he was using a real Zanpakutõ, unless a Quincy weapon can disintegrate a Soul merely by touching its forehead.