YACHIRU & NOZARASHI'S Connection, EXPLAINED - The Truth Revealed | Bleach Discussion 

What do you think of Kubo's answer to the question of Yachiru and her connection to Nozarashi? How did Kenpachi give her Shinigami powers? Let me know!

Fans: So yachiru is like stark, like zangetsu or like katen kyokotsu? Kubo: YES

I love that the answer turned out to be that Kenpachi's reiatsu is so damn dense that his zampakuto's spirit was able to form a spiritual body, and one that could not be distinguished from a living shinigami. I find no issue with this outcome at all, in fact I love the "unmatched strength brought me unparalleled loneliness, so I split myself in two to end it" trope.

Y'all make this way harder than what it actually is. Zaraki being so utterly immensely strong subconsciously gave a small part of his sealed power a body and it's own personality.

Essentially, he viewed her as a person, and named her as such. Due to the nature of souls, she kind of became a person because of that. And as a spirit person with high Reiryoku she naturally became a shinigami. Though I'm really curious about what happened to Sanpo Kenju now that Yachiru is back with Kenpachi completely.

I love how everyone's theories were correct. They are connected and no one outshines other but rather come together to create the whole truth.

If you think about the bankai like this: Kenpachi is the body that contains the power, but he's basically mindless and it's up to his sword to guide his actions. Nozarashi is the killer instinct that actually fights in Bankai form, while Yachiru seems to be the representation of his mind. Yachiru takes the role of puppeteering Kenpachi and limiting his and Nozarashi's power when necessary. Coincidentally while he didn't know his sword's name at all, any time he got "directions" from Yachiru they always got lost. Kenpachi is the container and source of power, Nozarashi is the instinct and skills, and Yachiru is the guide and limiter. My interpretation of it at least.

Thank you so much man! I I really appreciate your words!! You are the best Mr tommo ♫

I had theorized she was once part of nozarashi, back when she revealed kenpachis bankai, mainly from the fact her shikai form manifest as two seperate beings. I had the conjecture that nozarashis properties was to literally split anything. Meteors, unbreakable beings, even itself. It seems that nozarashi wanted to split off the weaker parts of herself, but found that only by being complete, is she able to achieve bankai with Kenpachi. This is all just speculation of course, but sounds cool 😎

Maybe Yachiru is a manifestation of his repressed power. She has a child appearance because that is when he started subconsciously holding himself back to enjoy fights. Once the walls come down and his true power emerges the child being subsides into the true zanpakuto spirit

Remember how yumichika changed the form and functionality of his shikai by giving it a false name? Kenpachi basically did that on greater scale with his actual Zanpakuto manifestation when he named her Yachiru

The naming process could be something like "when something is firstly named it has the powers", so thats why Ichibe has the powers over things, because he named them first and them they had the powers that the name envisioned. So Yachiru was nothing but then when Kenpachi gave her the name, she became something, which turned out to be a shinigami

I would say that because yachiru is already part of a shinigami's power she's technically already a shinigami, but because kenpachi gave her a separett identity (from nozarashi) by giving her a new name she manifested her own shinigami powers.

The Nozarashi probably is an adult form of Yachiru, just like Neliel has 2 forms even though it's not at the same time. 😅

Nozarashi knew that Zaraki was kind of dense and only cared about power So she sent a separate version of herself to guide him Beautiful honestly

This sounds like a wide open invitation for Nozarashi to appear in the new Hell arc at some point to demonstrate Kenpachi's maturation as a bankai user

I think before he named her Yachiru, she was a more ephemeral leaking of his shinigami power. Once he gave her a name he is unknowingly acknowledging her existence as something separate from himself and his sword, leaving a real bundle of shinigami power - so of course she is a shinigami.

Ultimately, i think part of the confusion on the back half of the explanation comes down this- how can he explain concept and story with such depth in a mere Q&A, and a story he hasn’t even written in full yet? I’m sure in time, with more chapters he could have clearly developed and expressed a story with clearer answers than this simple question got in response. So I’m satisfied with the first have being the answer, and the second half being a kernel of a story untold

I love how Kubo answered one of the most asked questions, just to leave us with more questions

I think anyone can misnomer their spirit to affect it's shape, appearance and effectiveness in combat. The zanpakutō can also troll the wielder. We've seen both things happen in various ways.

Considering that Kenpachis reiatsu is so vulgarly overwhelming that makes him capable of cutting the air itself and through space-time. Plus the fact that he was his truest self when he was just a kid. Maybe, when he picked up that sword off that corpse, his reiatsu overwrote the traditional rules of how zanpakuto ownership works. His reiatsu forced it to submit though his personality at the time wouldn't allow him to make a personal connection. Maybe, when he was an adult, and baby Yachiru came to him, that was actually him manifesting his will and desire somewhere deep in his soul to make a connection with his zanpakuto before he was even aware of this himself. So the zanpakuto probably read this and with the help of Kenpachis ridiculously op reiatsu, was able to manifest his will and desire into physical form. Then when he gave the manifestation of his will and desire a name, him basically having infinite reiatsu, was able to cause the ownership thing to happen in reverse, giving Yachiru Shinigami powers. Think back to when fused Zangetsu and White was trying to stab 1-5(yeah I got lazy). 1-5 accepted the fusions blade and the fusion poured all of his power into 1-5 to help him gain the Mugetsu. Maybe its like that but in reverse. Instead of a physical blade, it was with extremely potent reiatsu and instead of the zanpakuto giving powers to the shinigami, the op shinigami gave a physical form to the *zanpakuto, AND she was still a little girl too, which shows that his reiatsu STILL wasn't fully matured yet. I expect a very, VERY OP form of fully matured Kenpachi in bbs in the near future now. Just my 2 cent take at this. SHEEEESH!!! that was a keyboard full!

I always thought Yachiru was the manifestation of Kenpachi's dormant power. Literally a spiritual pressure so strong that it manifested its own separate spirit while still being an aspect of his own. If you noticed, once Kenpanchi attained his shikai, Yachiru basically disappeared until Kenpachi released his bankai, telling him that his physical form isnt strong enough to handle the power of his bankai.

It’s quite simple. Remember the vice captain with two releases/names for his zanpakuto? One being the real release and the other being a taunt which annoys it? His release is more potent depending on which one he uses. Zanpakuto spirits react to the name they are called, readers mistakenly believe only the real name can call on the spirits power, no it’s the choice of the spirit to respond to whatever they are called. Nozarashi was never called in at all, but Zaraki in fear of his own power and loneliness subconsciously sealed his own power to spare killing Retsu. That portion of sealed power (Nozarashi) manifested as a spirit (Shinigami and Zanpakuto are both reishi spirits, hence Bankai could be stolen via Vandereich medallions). When that portion of Nozarashi was bestowed the name Yachiru it responds expectedly by adopting a new identity in turn - which is a spirit named Yachiru who like Ichigo did not have an asauchi but called on their own power and formed a zanpakuto. Hence Kubo appropriately saying “think of Yachiru as being like Tensa Zangetsu” he is talking about the fact Ichigo never had a real zanpakuto until Oestu gave him an asauchi.

Honestly I think it makes sense that Yachiru is like the younger form of Shunsui's Katen Kyōkotsu. If I remember correctly the younger form was created by the older as a means of hiding Nanao's sword, but didn't originally exist. Then later, when Shunsui gives Nanao back her family sword, the young girl physically manifests in such a way that Nanao could see her. In this case maybe Nozarashi created a child like form of herself to connect with Zaraki, since he wouldn't/couldn't hear her voice from the sword. Zaraki then names her Yachiru which in turn gives her power to manifest permanently as a Shinigami. Later she becomes a spirit again because Nozarashi knows that the only voice the bankai beserk Zaraki would listen to is Yachiru's. Thus now you have the Zangetsu thing where Nozarashi and Yachiru represent his Shikai and Bankai. (shrug)

It's possible that Ichibe's power is so intertwined with the soul society that Yachiru would not have been able to manifest the power that she had until she got a name. Not so much that naming her gave her the power, but having no name was preventing her from having the power.

When his Zanpakuto manifest itself in front of Zaraki it is not a human soul but he didn't know it. When Zaraki gave it a name he recognized it as a young human girl soul (The intend of the name). Now you also have to remember that any human soul with exceptional spiritual energy can become a Shinigami. In short he didn't gave her Shinigami powers he made her into a pseudo human soul thus making her able to attain the powers of a Shinigami.

At the point Yachiru spawns, Kenpachi has already put a seal on his power. This affects not only himself but also Nozarashi, so she create a simulacrum to try and get him to communicate. But even the he is deaf to her words and go to give the simulacrum a name, this gives Yachiru individuality and coalesce the untapped reiatsu into her. When later Kenpachi rediscovers his powers, Yachiru doesn't just disperse as she has a will. She does reapear briefly to give him Bankai as she rejoins Nozarashi. That's what I think happened.

Well im hella late but it makes sense to me that by naming the girl Yachiru, he accidentally channeled his unused shinigami power into the girl as the name was already a shinigamis. And also makes sense as after unihana dies Yachiru begins to fade from everyone else's awareness.

Something tells me the Zanpakuto/spirit separations will happen among others now that the forces of hell gave made themselves known, especially with that close call incursion into Karakura.

I was actually pretty bummed out how she just disappeared afterward. She was literally the only person kenpachi really actually cared about. The fact he lost her and was actually asked where she was was i bit heartbreaking.

That also makes sense why when Yachiru released her zanpakuto it split into two entities. It was kind of a foreshadow in a way.

This seems to be exactly like Starrk and Lillinett though. I mean whether or not Yachiru is a part of Kenpachi's zanpaktou spirit or a part of his shinigami spirit doesn't really matter, because these two are ONE, aren't they? And Lilinett was also pretty literally Starrk's ressurection, not just a part of his spirit, she transformed INTO his bankai pistols and wolves.... And ressurection is an equivalent to bankai. AND she also had her own zanpaktou when they were separated!

Okay I have come up with a bit of a theory that may help to simplify things just a little bit. So we know that once a soul reaper calls out the name of it's Zanpakuto, they are able to activate their shikai And it's abilities. So what if, by giving Yachiru a name, Kenpachi is activating her abilities. Another way of looking at it, given the importance of names in soul society, what if having a name legitimized Nozarashi's manifestation as a soul, hence giving her the abilities of a soul reaper.

From what I understand about zanpakuto, this makes sense (tho take this with a grain of salt because it’s been awhile). At the start, you get an empty sword, you pour your spirit into the blade over time, and you get a zanpakuto; the confusion comes in treating a zanpakuto like it’s not a fragment of a soul. I don’t think it matters what you are in that process so long as you’re some kinda variation of a soul. In giving Yachiru a separate identity, she was able to assume a whole new persona and become more complete as a soul as opposed to just a piece of Kenpachi. I think this is exactly like Starkk and Lilinette, but because Kenpachi is a soul reaper, his powers simple works differently. When an Espada release their Resurreccíon, they are REVERTING or resummoning their old Hollow powers, while Soul Reapers draw out the spirits they’ve manifested inside their blade. Hence why Lilinette kind of goes back to Starkk to regain that power in a way, but for Yachiro, I think you’d be better off looking at it like she’s some sort or lesser soul, or a secondary soul that’s kind of built itself up and imbued a sword with enough of herself to manifest its own shikai. But because she was intrinsically tied to another being, her soul body, kinda like pre-TYWB Zangetsu’s physical blade, was unstable. And she then eventually returned once she remembered who she really was is. Also unrelated but this seems like a cursed way of confirming that shinigami can in theory reproduce asexually if they’re stronger enough.

I think that Yachiru was originally the same entity as Nozerashi. So when Kenpachi named that little girl the name "Yachiru" he basically identified it as a separate entity to Nozerashi. This name basically differentiates Yachiru as a separate existence. A shinigami, who is connected to Kenpachi but is unaware that she is his Bankai.

I took this to mean: Yachiru is Nozarashi manifested to talk to Kenpachi (albeit as a child but would normally be an adult) & the yachiru's power explanation part like how Yumichikia's shikai has a different ability when he calls it the wrong name. "Yachiru" is not Nozarashi's name & in turn doesn't use the same ability.

I like the fact that the only two instances we have for bankai spirits are both children which are usually more vulnerable than an adult spirit, it makes a lot of sense since while the peak of a Zanpakutō's power the bankai state is also when they are most vulnerable to real damage.

The concept is actually kind of simple, but not. The Schrödinger's cat thought experiment more or less sums this up. The fact spiritual energy was given a name and it has a personality means it does in fact exist, and therefor has the ability like any other member of soul society to become a soul reaper. What were the original souls of soul society the dead or divine beings? Also again, Kenpachi and his immense power likely willed this to be in 1 way or another.

What if Zaraki was the son of Ichibe? I think it would make sense… Ichibe, one of the strongest shinigami ever existed, the man who gave names to everyone and everything in the spirit’s world, made a son so incredibly powerful that scared even Ichibe himself; so he decided to abandon him without giving him a name. (People of rukongai named him Zaraki cause that was where he came from) I think this story would make sense, if we consider the fact that he gives power to yachiru simply by giving her a name…

Finally, some confirmation. Oh & Lilynette was born from Starrk as an arrancar (no hogyoku needed) with her own zanpakuto. So it makes sense to me why Yachiru automatically became a soul reaper with her own zanpakuto.

now we wait for the reveal of what ichigo's true bankai's powers are and if he regained his hollow an quincy powers

Seems female zanpakto on male shinigami always have more going on than one may assume

The way I understand is Nozarashi was basically an asauchi when Kenpachi picked it up, and wanted to be named. When he refused to acknowledge the asauchi as a spirit, it split into two, one he would continue to ignore and wield, and another in the form of a little girl. Normally you'd fight an asauchi into submission to form a bond, but this one had been begging for a connection, so the act of giving it a name completed the zanpukto process, giving it a shikai power. Kenpachi sees Yachiru as a person, not a tool, so he doesn't use the power, she does. Once Unohana forces him to learn Nozarashi's name, he forms a bond with the other half of the asauchi that he stole, unlocking a new shikai. When Yachiru helps him, and combines the two spirits, it forms his Bankai. Yeah, that makes sense.

Awesome shoutout to Simo!!! That’s who I heard it from as well. You two are the best when it comes to explaining Bleach

I watched his video earlier then seen yours. Decided to check out both vids. I love both your content!

I think that rather than the name itself giving Yachiru her powers, it gave her the potential to *develop* Soul Reaper Power. She was basically a blank slate, and did not yet have a name. By giving her the name Yachiru Kusajishi, he made her an individual. Distinct from Nozarashi. And because she was named under the belief that she was a Person, rather than a Zanpakuto, the name partly made her a Person

I am so glad I found your channel a few months ago... I love that someone loves Bleach as much as I do

This video really, really knocked my socks off. I love how we, as a fanbase, are now left with more questions than answers, albeit the answer we have received is a hell of a response, in itself. There are so many implications, and this video addresses them most reasonably. Amazing!

Totally easy not complicated at all. Kenpachi found a sword and filled it with his power that then split that power which met Kenpachi and got named by Kenpachi after a previous Kenpachi which gave her her own powers, which she then gave back to Kenpachi so that he could unleash his bankai after becoming an actual Kenpachi. Glad Kubo straightened all that out for us.

Great shout-out to Simo. He makes some great stuff. And He of course has great taste in that of Urahara. Edit: misspelling unfortunately.

New to this channel and the bleach fandom, started watching the anime recently this channel really makes me appreciate the series more

I gotta say, I'm very impressed that this all came together so well. Makes me very excited for the future

Yachiru representing his Bankai actually makes sense considering how much smaller Kenpachi's axe is in his Bankai. Huge blade for a grown woman, smaller blade for a child. Also, could it be possible that when Kenpachi named Yachiru, it was a similar case with pouring one's soul into an Asauchi? (probably did not spell that right XD)

One thing I've noticed people are forgetting is that wen Ichigo meets the bonkai version of Quincy Zangetsu he pulled out the Hollow. The Hollow is Ichigo's shinigami powers, and he also looked different looking like the Vasto Lorde from and by extension the hollow White.

Thanks again man, great break down and analysis. It used to upset me the last arc and so many unanswered questions. But Kubo kept us talking....and look st this, he's responding.....and now here comes another arc. I'm ready

I loved your explanations in this one a lot. Great job making this video!

With Kenpachi being my favourite Bleach character, this makes me very happy that we get more info about him.

You are my favourite Bleach Character now, then Ichigo then Kenpachi

Started watching your friends video thinking it was you. Your delivery and speech is like butter to my ears .. so, I waited for your interpretation

love how he answers the question and it ends up creating more questions

With this new information, I also notice an interesting detail, which is that Yachiru returns when he goes into bankai and guides him. Perhaps, since Nozarashi and Yachiru are linked, both of them knew Kenpachi would need guidance when first using bankai and Yachiru is the most familiar to him to help. His power itself is untamed and animalistic, so it would be reasonable that the way his power manifests is dependent on his control over it. The more he masters his powers, and the more he's in tune with Nozarashi, perhaps he'll have more control over his bankai form. As for Yachiru being a shinigami, maybe the name "Yachiru" has a certain effect on whatever object or person it's applied to. It could be that the name serves to empower the object or person with shinigami or shinigami-like powers to some degree. Though, with Yachiru, it could have been applied differently because she's partially a zanpakuto spirit. And perhaps how souls get shinigami powers, through being given a certain name at birth, unbeknownst to anyone except maybe Ichibe or the Soul King.

I think he's forgetting the fact that tosen took his friends own zanpakuto when she died

I've waited my whole since around yesterday for you to make this video.

I was waiting for you to do this video!

What's really gonna shock people is when Zaraki goes to the Hell Realm, shows his true power and decides to stay to kill the Ruler of Hell because he wants his throne!

Simo was my first bleach channel I started following, just stumbled across you a little bit ago. Love your content dude, keep it up ✌️I've always held the theory she had a deeper connection with kenpachi which was why he told her to take cover whenever he fought. It was weird at first when I thought about it, but now you bring up your theory. Crazy man

You're my fav Bleach reviewer. Keep it going mate!

I think it's because Kenpachi gave her an identity separated and uncorrelated to/from himself. Hence making Yachiru her own person, her own being. I mean she already kinda was since she manifested a body in the spirit world just to reach out to him, but by giving her a name Kenpachi gave a whole new depth to her being. He sort of unknowingly and unintentionally rejected her being a part of himself (Nozarashi). Hence why I think Yachiru was able to awaken a bankai. Edit: To simplify things, she became a person.

3:53: *me realising my theory was right* So Yachiru was just a fragment of the original zanpakuto spirit, and the reason why we can see is probly the same reason why ichigo/renji would see those other zanpakuto within the zero squad baracks of Oetsu's group.. But then that begs the question: Since Zanpakuto spirits are based off the spirit of the sword's wielder... and yachiru had her own zanpakuto... does that mean that zanpakuto spirits are real in terms of being able to be their own unique existance to the point to where there could be a endless loop of zanpakuto spirits using and creating their own zanpakuto spirits based of the wielder of that blade?

Awesome video really needed to know this

I always enjoy your videos man. I love bleach too. Keep up the awesomeness my friend!!

I had an almost exact same theory about Yachiru and compared her to Zangetsu on a tekking101 video on her. TBH I wasn't expecting to be as close to the answer. Although the name given her shinigami powers is confusing.

🙏🏾 Thank. You,

Good stuff. Thank you!

Solid talk man ty

What if a Zanpakuto spirit begins aging from when you first have it, and matures into a Shikai - then continues maturing until it splits off forming a younger spirit as a Bankai. There will naturally always be an age gap between the two. This is not something that happens when you unlock Bankai, it is something that simply happens as the spirit matures. This explains why I think that Yachiru is Kenny’s Bankai, and the older woman is actually his Shikai. Yachiru is the spirit that gave Kenny his Bankai, not the older woman. This explains why Shunsui says how he got intimate with the older spirit first (Shikai) before the younger of the two spirits. This explains why Tensa Zangetsu is younger than Zangetsu. So, possibly this could happen with every Zanpakuto, which is why you say Bankai to activate it, you're calling that specific spirit.

i think its really interesting but i also agree with the thought of like "Can anyone do this? can any shinigami do this?" though an idea i have, it still probably depends on the soul. Like, if, lets say I picked up an empty zanpakuto and name it Senbonzakura, I'm not gonna get the Senbonsakura that we know. I would most likely get a very weird distorted version of my own Zanpakuto

Hi Mr Tommo. Loving your videos and I am watching them daily because the content is so damn good. You have reignited my love for Bleach and truth be told, I'm now a bigger fan of Bleach because of your videos. (I reread TYBW and Full bringer arc thanks to you and appreciated it way more than before) I was hoping you can do an analysis of the Turn Back the pendulum arc. I believe it's one of the best flashback stories in Bleach.

My theory is that every Zanpakutos have 2 forms as weapons and 2 forms as spirits. Shikai spirit as animals, plants, objects or even totems, Bankai spirit as an humanized and adult form of the Shikai spirit. it's not common knowledge because almost no one meditate in Bankai as Ichigo did in Dangai. In this case... I think Yachiru is a humanized Shikai with a new given name (Yes, like a younger Nozarachi or unmatured Nozarachi).

I dunno, maybe the fact Zaraki can name things is setting him up to be Ichibei's heir now that he is gone? Zaraki is going to be the new namer and when we think about the fact that Nozarashi canncut through anything maybe he will eventually learn to cut through names and the essence of the person as well as the physical body as he gets older. It would be a weird route for his character development but it's an interesting idea.

I love the way you summed it up. Sounds like we were all half right the whole time!

Yeeeee. Simo and Tommo are my fave Bleachtubers

Navy boy below has the best comparison. I'd say compare it to big Nel and little Nel, but just seperate entities somehow. Yachiro is never very far kenpachi if not just within arms width.

So basically, first moment Kenny get full power he is becoming most powerful soul reaper.

I saw his video first but of course I had to watch your video as well to give you the view

Very informative, I like it here I’ll be around.

Now I am actually more curious about how Benihime was brought to her knees so to speak, and how Kyoraku conquered both the girl and lady. That would be a great story to explore. I want to see it. We know we memorize every detail of Ichigo and Zangetsu's fights. Benihime is a super cool lady and so is the lady of Kyokatsu.

Kubo might not actually mean "Shinigami", anyone with high spiritual pressure can become a Shinigami in SS. What could mean is that Yachiru didn't have any significant level of power, and she got that from Zaraki, allowing her to become a Shinigami later on, and develop a shikai once she got an Asauchi. PS: or at that point only he could see her, but the moment he named her, she became a regular soul.

Oh boy! Now I have more questions than answers XO

I mean with her role in the Bankai being a short of Controller that directs his attacks and adjusts his power level, you could see her shikai as a reflection of this with the controlling of the puppet's she summons, which would be a understandable form for her power to take if she gained soul reaper powers and channeled that nature into them.

Zaraki acted as Yachiru's very own Oehtsu and Ichibe at the same time. Naming stuff is OP in Bleach. I'd take it as a Zaraki special thing given that he's so powerful, I don't expect this stuff to be happening all the time haha.

Zabimaru told Renji the wrong bankai name intentionally, resulting in a flawed bankai. Yamichika intentionally calls their shikai by the wrong name to produce a more physical form from it. So we already know that giving a name with intent can alter the way a person's soul manifests. So it makes total sense to me that Zaraki intentionally granting Yachiru a name while thinking of her as another living being would cause Yachiru to manifest like a normal person. Ultimately it's still all Zaraki's power and soul at work, he's just created a new way to manifest that power. So Ichibei is clearly not the only one that can name things. The difference is that, from what we've seen giving something a name other than it's true name results in a weaker version of that thing. In contrast when Ichibei names something, that becomes it's true name, so there is no power loss in the change of the name unless Ichibei wants there to be; he could presumably rename something to make it more powerful as well.

We need more Q&A with kubo, there are still mamy questions that still need answers kenpachi and yachiro are one of them

Worth noting that the bit about Ichigo not being able to use Zabimaru is maybe shaky when you consider Tosen was able to use a dead person's zanpakuto, even achieving bankai with it.

There are a couple of thoughts that go through my mind hearing this. (Keep in mind, these are just thoughts, I haven't worked through any of the repercussions of them, or researched their evidence for/against/etc.) So we know that Shinigami can materialize their Zanpakto spirits, as Renji had done to train against. We know that Shinigami CAN transfer their powers to others (substitute Shinigami like Ichigo), and we know that as you mentioned naming things gives them power, and naming zanpakto's by anything OTHER than their name, can either make them weird or different. I feel like all of these things might touch upon what really happened. We know that Zaraki was horribly powerful, and had far more Reiatsu than most captains at a very early age. It is plausible (likely even) that he may have attempted to materialize his Zanpakto's spirit, SUBCONSCIOUSLY. When he picked up the blade originally, it wasn't "pure" it might have been empty, but it may have still retained a tiny imprint of it's previous wielder's reiatsu, which may have changed Zaraki's spirit, or may have made it difficult for him to hear her voice. So if he had tried to materialize his spirit at some point (even if subconsciously) but there had been a communication error due to the zanpakto not having been purified, and perfectly blank, then this is what may have caused a more permanent split of the sword's power. Cutting into it's Shikai, and Bankai halves, but as Zaraki at that point was only in the beginning stages of being able to access those powers, then the power took the form of a young, immature version of itself. The naming would have acted similar to turning her into a substitute shinigami, while sealing her off from her natural zanpakto abilities, due to it not being the natural "true" name she had as a Zanpakto. So in short, the fact that he didn't use a "clean" sword to imbue his soul into originally, meant he couldn't talk with his sword's spirit, leading to everything else that happened from that point forward.

THANK YOU!!! I read the tybw and Yachiru’s character left me so confused

This is so cool.

Simo!!!!! I love that guy's content

11:30 that little breakdown was deep bro. shit has me thinking. it's solid headcanon.

This was fun to see answered especially as the brave souls beyond bankai version of Zaraki clearly has Yachiru's shikai influencing him.