Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27565137-20160211141425

Anyone that as read chapter 662 now knows who are the 5 special war powers referred in the past. And why they were given that title.

So, we learned that the special war powers were people that brought a unknown factor to the table. Making them very dangerous exactly because of that.

Zaraki factor is his strength. Aizen factor is his reiatsu. Ichibei factor was his knowledge. Urahara factor is his "means". And by means I understood it as Urahara ability to always find a loop hole, some way to surpass dificulties or even be prepared for them in advance.

Now, the last and not least important. Ichigo! Askin clearly states that Ichigo factor is his latent ability.

Now this could imply a lot of things. Is Ichigo holding out and deliberately holding back his true power? Or is Ichigo unware that he possesses said latent ability? And if it's an ability, what is the nature of that ability? Shinigami? Hollow? Quincy? A mix of everything, shinigami/hollow/quincy?

Personally I believe that Ichigo is deliberately holding back his powers. That like Shunsui pointed out to Ichigo's friends in the mortal world, that Ichigo might adquire some sort of power that would prevent him from ever returning to the mortal world ever again. And maybe Ichigo is aware of this. That if he really goes all out, that there's no turning back. That once that power is released it can't be sealed away.

But still I'd like to know your inputs and opinions on what this latent ability that Askin referred to, might imply. 