User blog comment:KenpachiZaraki77/bleach spirits are forever with you/@comment-1393830-20130127002157/@comment-4061215-20130127053329

You do not even have full information on the novel to make those assertions confidently.

Besides, what information we do have proves your points wrong. Azashiro can replicate his body parts in the area he is "fused" with, and he "sacrfices" those replicated arms when using Itto Kaso.

And what do you mean it does not fit anywhere in the time-line? It takes place during the time-skip when Ichigo was powerless. It was part of the "Missing Link Project", and it and "Death Save the Strawberry" tell Bleach's story as it unfolded during the 17 months Ichigo was powerless.