User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 569 (You've been hit by / You've been struck by / Senbonzakura~)/@comment-5147109-20140220062715/@comment-5398287-20140220223339

Well, Haineko isn't actually a bunch of blades, just ash that an act as a blade when Rangiku slashes with her hilt. A somewhat minor detail, admittedly.