User blog comment:Apocaylpse06/Ichigo Kurosaki's (New) Zanpakuto/@comment-1975828-20110815110510/@comment-28861328-20110817062455

Well, yes, its the same sword. Like I said, the Zanpakuto a Shinigami uses is part of their soul. No matter whose powers Ichigo is using, he is going to have Zangetsu. Regardless, those are Rukia's Shinigami powers he is using before Byakuya takes them.