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Andym221 wrote: Since Ōetsu refuse to repair Zangetsu does that meet that Ichigo is going to wear white and shoot arrows.

It probably means, Ichigo can only repair his bankai himself, using Quincy methods. If a shinigami "MUST" use an Asauchi, and Ichigo didn't it must mean he made it himself. Ōetsu can probably only repair an Asauchi (what all his swords are) if Ichigo isnt using one, how can Ōetsu repair it?