Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-11927664-20130711005557/@comment-11051098-20130729074754

Haschwalt said "it seems that Byakuya Kuchiki died", I read it like his reiatsu vanished, but still he was barely alive when Ichigo came to his location. It really looks like Kubo set everything up for Byakuya's death, but maybe he got second thoughts. Like maybe, who would bring the Kuchiki name on if he died, as Rukia is adopted and we don't know about anyone else alive?

It's a reason that wouldn't really matter to the story and the war, but in the legitimate matter, the Kuchiki house would die with Byakuya.

I also wonder why no one have mentioned Kira since his reiatsu vanished, and Rose took on NaNaNa. But it appears they haven't had time for funerals yet, not even a symbolic ceremony for Yamamoto.