User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 561 - THE VILLAN/@comment-28861328-20131211160420/@comment-117598-20131211203328

@Ringo, Honestly, if Renji defeats Mask singlehandedly then its a complete slap to the face of Kensei and Rose, 2 captains with more experience, each activating their Bankai, to lose so quickly in a single chapter. Rose activated his Bankai for the first time, did a few tricks and was defeated in a matter of pages. Didn't even get to go into the next chapter. Kubo probably doesn't have any interest in exploring the Visoreds and wants to switch focus on other characters. Also, does anyone else have an idea of how long between the first invasion and the current one? Curious to know how much time has gone by for all these powerups.

The only saving grace for me would be if Renji holds off Mask long enough for Kensei and Rose to activate their damn hollow powers to regenerate or just do something other than be fodder for other characters. And then properly defeat Mask and move on to another battle.