User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 562 - THE VILLAIN 2 (Mask De Masculine is a Mexican luchador in a German army)/@comment-10579249-20131218025221

honestly, I think that boosting Renji's power was a way to make it clear cut that he would be a Captain when this is all over. I wouldn't be surprised if the Sternritter weren't even Juha's Back's greatest asset. It's entirely possible that it's just the warmup, as the Shinigami seem to be pushing them back already now that they have bankai again. The question now seems to be who is there gonna be left to fight by the time Ichigo and everyone else arrives? I wouldn't be all that surprised if someone else defeated Bach and out of anger he released Aizen. Although, I'd be extremely disappointed if we had Ichigo's final battle be a rerun. Then again, Naruto left a bad taste in my mouth, I think Kubo's better than that.