Abdul9 wrote:Its actually very simple, Ichigo had his shinigami powers since he was little but it was like sealed. His spiritual pressure on the other hand was overflowing and this was one of the curses of his mother's death. All Rukia did was undo the seal, this is why Ichigo was able to absorb all her shinigami powers, mind you he was not able to absorb sudino shirayuki cos she's a part of Rukia, meaning he was caring Zangetsu all the time but didn't realize it. If you recall his innerhollow is a part of Zangetsu which means the more he uses his mask, the more he is able to use Zangetsu in Bankai properly. This means he is mastering Zangetsu little by little after using the mask. Its like a circle he is mastering Zangetsu with the mask and at the same time he is absorbing some of the spiritual particles in heucomundo as a hollow. He doesn't have to worry about his hollow taking over his body cos at the time Ulquira punched a hole in his chest, he was still willing to fight, meaning he still beleived he could beat Ulquiora and when he heard Innohe's voice, all he could think about is how to save her and that was the only reason he stood back again and defeated Ulquiora and dont forget what Zangetsu told him once (I am ready to lend you any knid of strenght if you wouldn't make it rain in this world). It only rains in Ichigo's inner world if he despairs.
To some degree, yes. However we don't really know what Rukia released in Ichigo. We only know that he has always had vast reiatsu. Grand Fisher says that ichigo is full blood. Now, what does that mean. We can discern that some (if not all) of his true shinigami powers come from Isshin. But, we don't really know anything about Masaki yet. If Ichigo is truly "full blood", what does this mean, and more importantly, what (if any) role does Masaki play in Ichigo's power. Before Ichigo met Rukia he displayed power, so we don't know that she necessarily broke any seal, or if she just helped awaken any dormant ability (the same way Ichigo has for Sado and Inoue). I agree about the Sode No Shirayuki part, but that doesn't mean anything when it comes to Zangetsu. Ichigo possibly has been carrying Zangetsu within himself form the start, similar to the way it has been told of Hitsugaya hearing Hiyourinmaru's voice before he became a Shinigami. Shirosaki said he was a part of Zangetsu, but we don't know that this is true. Both Ogihci and Zangetsu are obviously part of Ichigo's soul, but nothing else verifies that one is necessarily a part of the other. Zangetsu himself has never confirmed that Shirosaki is a part of him. So, your logic in saying that by using the mask, Ichigo is also mastering Zangetsu really has no foundation. Not only that, but Ogihci says on several occasions that he only wants Ichigo's body, so Ichigo most definitely has to worry about being taken over by his hollow. I don't understand your thought process at all in that statement. Yes, Ichigo wants to protect Orihime, but he wants to protect his other friend as well. Yet, he attacked Ishida. When Ulqi punched a hole in his chest, Ichigo came back in a complete hollow form. Ichi admitted himself that he did not win the fight, it was his hollow (taking over) and wants his limbs cut off to make it even. So, what do you mean, he doesn't need to worry about his hollow taking over? I know this i a filler arc in the anime, but Kubo did have a part in it. If Shirosaki and Zangetsu are of the same being, why was only Zangetsu pulled out of Ichigo by Muramasa? Yes, it may only rain when Ichigo is in despair, but look at the circumstances. Who wouldn't despair, and Zangetsu still lends his strength in those times. Like somebody and Zero said, the SS arc and HM arc are Ichigo trying to learn how to control shinigami and hollow powers respectively and individually. The question now is will Ichigo be able to unite those powers, and if so how? He still has not mastered bankai (Zangetsu) fully, and he obviously may not even have control over his hollow (remember he left the Vizard training early due to what happened with Inoue). So, the first half of your statement makes some sense, but the rest, I have no idea what you are basing that on.
@Zero: Check out the new spoilers, it confirms what you say even more.
so if i say something thats been said before dont get mad 
even rukia and ulqui (while they were fighting) gives hints towards it! this changes some things! and to answer your second question yes, b/c the more you avoid something the more it haunts you...he made the same mistake earlier in the series before becoming a vizard!
