Forum:Timeline Oddities

Please bear with me while I try to explain this. I checked elsewhere on the forum for a thread of this nature and only came up with one about Ichimaru Gin and Kuchiki Byakuya being young for Shinigami-in-training during the 101 Years Ago arc. I'll try to make this as clear and succinct as possible. I'll preface this with the fact that I only have the anime as a source for this.

101 years ago, Byakuya was a young boy training to become a Shinigami as seen by his short appearance during the 101 Years Ago arc. Considering that Ichigo is fifteen or sixteen right now, that would place Byakuya's appearance around 10 to 12.

Approximately forty years ago, Rukia and Abarai Renji were accepted into Shinigami and Kidō training. This date comes from a comment from Renji about it being 40 years since Rukia and he had truly been close like the friends they used to be, and that comment came the day that Rukia left Seiretei and met Ichigo for the first time.

Shortly thereafter, Rukia is adopted into the Kuchiki family by Byakuya. By this time, Byakuya is not only a Captain, but a well-known and highly-respected Captain.

So, what does this mean?

It means that in approximately 61 years, Byakuya grew up, passed his Shinigami and Kidō training, learned and mastered his Shikai, learned and mastered his Bankai, ascended to the position of Captain, and has been a Captain long enough to have earned the respect and praise of those around him. In 61 years.

But it gets even more odd.

Renji, who entered into training only 40 years ago, is very close to that same position as well. He has completed his training, learned and mastered his Shikai, learned his Bankai and is slowly working on mastering it, has been a Lieutenant for a short while, and could possibly take the Captain's Exam if he really wanted.

So, what I'm getting at is that... is this normal for a Captain? I thought Byakuya preached that most people take 100 years to learn their Bankai and another 100 to master it. But that's not the case with Lieutenant or himself. Hope that made sense. Yukikosakura 06:59, September 10, 2009 (UTC)