User blog comment:Godisme/THE LOST/@comment-1713487-20111207233706

Sigh...And here I thought Kubo was moving past the Shinigami One-Chapter Win tactic....

Moving, I'm less than shocked that Kugo was the primary motivation in Ichigo obtaining the Substitute Badge, as the thought of the Soul Society (cough cough Central 46!) being so grateful to an intruder always seemed far-fetched. This reasoning is much more in line with the arrogance displayed by both the current and preceding Central 46 members, at least from my perspective.

My only concern is how this battle is going to play out-I do not want to see a repeat of Ichigo's 'heart to heart' with Kisuke after the defeat of Aizen. There's no reason so far for Kugo to be forgiven for his crimes, most especially since he was the first character to betray Ichigo outright all for the sake of obtaining/stealing his powers...