Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20131130185522/@comment-5398287-20131208020521

Thing is, Kazeshini isn't two swords - it's two kusarigama, which are always attached to chains and frequently to each other. Shunsui and Ukitake, on the other hand, have Zanpakuto whose Shikai are two swords, with Ukitake's being attached to each other by a rope. Yamamoto's comment still holds true because Shunsui and Ukitake were the only Shinigami with two swords in their Zanpakuto's Shikai - after all, Senbonzakura gives Byakuya thousands of blade petals upon release, and yet you don't see Yamamoto counting those because they're not swords.