User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 540 - The Sword Five/@comment-1747976-20130610233152

Well, I have been watching from the sidelines for a min. Okay... Did anyone think that perhaps his saying 'goodbye' to Zangetsu means the one he has come to believe as being 'Zangetsu?' I can distinctly remember his hollow emphatically screamin "I AM ZANGETSU!" Perhaps the manifestation of his Quincy powers being this form of Yhwach knew from looking inward that his Zanpakuto's name was Zangetsu. Maybe he has no connection to Yhwach's evil intentions and is just a manifestation due to the tie in bloodline from him. Perhaps he was seriously just trying to help Ichigo all this time because Ichi surviving meant his survival as well... Every other person here touched on it in various degrees. So, I think that we are going to find him with the REAL Zangetsu in the next week's manga. I would be surprise if he got a new zanpakuto with a new name and new powers. I think that Oetsu just wanted him to realize that he would have to let go of his perception of exactly WHO Zangetsu truly is... This is my theory. as for the Tensa Zangetsu that go broken... That's what I want to see... I want to see how it gets handled. Will he realize his Quincy ability of absorbing reishi and 'dissolve' it and absorb it. Or will that little plotkai get swept under the white rug. That broken sword still exists... I also believe that Ichi's Quincy power will begin to speak to him about who he truly is and what his purpose is....