User blog comment:Sokatsui/What Lies Beyond/@comment-1393830-20120924214552/@comment-3428301-20120926152738

I would like to point out that we only have the Stern Ritter's word for it and though both Rukia and Renji are only injured (no matter how seriously) you'll note that Ichigo looses ALL of their reitsu at or close to the same time so there is a SMALL possibility that he is not dead