User blog comment:WhiteArmor/Ichigo-Teichou?/@comment-1743015-20100410010137

True, but think about this then. Istead of Hinamori passing, she could recover and be moved to the 13th Division under Jushiro and Rukia could be moved to the 5th Division so she could help Ichigo better adjust to his new position. See, now everyone would be happy: Hinamori would still be alive and Rukia can continue to help Ichigo.