"Was my understanding of Senbonzakura's ability mistaken?"
Hearing Uncle-in-law Ailin say with his own ears that his Zanpakuto's ability was powerful filled Byakuya Kuchiki with joy.
The feeling that his Zanpakuto was weak instantly vanished—something he had failed to achieve even after silently repeating Uncle-in-law Ailin's opening words several times.
Ailin's words even made Byakuya Kuchiki truly believe that he had indeed failed to fully bring out his Zanpakuto's abilities.
Had anyone else said those words, Byakuya Kuchiki would have cut them down with a single slash long ago.
But since it was Ailin who had said them, Byakuya Kuchiki sincerely asked for guidance. "Uncle-in-law Ailin, please teach me."
Ever since the first time Uncle-in-law Ailin had seriously wounded him, when he saw one of those several thousand Zanpakuto be released by Uncle-in-law Ailin to heal him, Byakuya Kuchiki had harbored an extremely bold conjecture.
Could all several thousand of those Zanpakuto be released by Uncle-in-law Ailin, granting him several thousand different Zanpakuto abilities?
While other Soul Reapers could only possess a single Zanpakuto, Uncle-in-law Ailin was already a man who commanded several thousand of them.
When it came to understanding Zanpakuto abilities, Byakuya Kuchiki did not know who else in the world could compare to Uncle-in-law Ailin.
"You previously said that Senbonzakura's ability was to turn its blade into tens of thousands of tiny, cherry blossom-shaped blades."
"However, during our battle just now, I discovered that aside from the petal blades formed from your Zanpakuto's blade at the start, even more blades were later transformed from the hilt through your reiatsu."
"In other words, Senbonzakura's true ability is to transform your reiatsu into blades the size of cherry blossom petals."
"The stronger your reiatsu, the more blades you can turn it into through Senbonzakura's Shikai."
Byakuya Kuchiki came to