Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-6296810-20140622193753/@comment-44061-20140622221703

Well as I stated there have been vary accounts of being without the use of a zanpakuto, getting it stolen physically is a possibility but what is sealing or stealing its power. Wonderweiss's purpose was to seal away the flames of ryujin jakka which it did. Yamamoto was no more defenseless without it. SO the concept behind what your pointing to wouldnt work for the higher level shinigami who have trained themselves not to be solely reliant on their zanpakuto. Hence Hakuda, Kido, Shunpo. Also anyone stupid enough to steal a zanpakuto for money better have good life insurance and a nice burial plot.