Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4310945-20140507170930/@comment-5398287-20140508060859

Nugewqtd wrote: My biggest question is why did Tite Kubo show us a flashback of Yachiru and Zaraki meeting again. The same scene was shown in chapter 114. And why place the flashback as Yachiru watches Kenpachi release his shiaki. Basically, he showed us that scene because of the name theme Kenpachi has going on. Back in the Soul Society arc, he commented on knowing the pain of not having a name upon realizing that was what his sword was going through, as he couldn't communicate with it and thus didn't know its name. The flashback itself was referring to his not having a name for the longest time as well, and Yachiru was basically comparing Kenpachi's lack of names then to his connection with his sword now. It was a way of showing development and getting some emotional impact as well.