Thread:Omega64/@comment-4503935-20190703001710/@comment-10330822-20191123060425

Justin Holland wrote: youruichi didn't seem upset about the group disobeying the order not to engage captains, don't you think? I feel that was because it became unavoidable after Aizen was "murdered" and Renji was beaten.

Remember, under normal circumstances Captains can't wield their Zanpakuto freely, not even release their Shikai. It's only when they receive the "war exemption" that they can carry the Zanpakuto for full release, Shikai and Bankai, and freely hunt any invaders.

So, before the Captains weren't a problem unless you specifically attacked one, but after the war exemption, they started hunting down Ichigo's group, making battle unavoidable.