Thread:Silver-Haired Seireitou/@comment-24384232-20150518001817/@comment-2089817-20150520151934

Well, branching off from what you said, when you said that "just trying to resonate with one is hard enough", I think this might be the reason why Shunkou comes in different elements. The spell's nature has to fit the theme of self-expression, and therefore, the wind-nature fits with Soifon the best while lightning fits with Yoruichi the best. If I had to liken it to anything, I'd consider it to be similar to the elemental nature affinity from Naruto. It's difficult no matter what, but trying to resonate with an element that is greatly against your own nature would probably be nothing short of improbable if not impossible. But given that Bankai, to the Shinigami, requires ten years of training to wield successfully, and Shunkou was mastered and tempered by Soifon in a matter of two-three years, it leads me to believe that it isn't as difficult, or at least equally difficult, as resonating with the Zanpakutou spirit.

But I think it also has to do with the individual themselves too and their training. This is my own assumption but it seems as though Onmitskido Commanders put a lot of stock into Hakuda and Kidou. Hakuda, of course, is their primary skill and preferred method for assassination but Kidou seems to play a large role in their skills too. Shunkou, therefore, would probably have existed as an attempt to provide the Onmitsukido with the perfect assassination tool which reconciles Hakuda and Kidou. On the other hand, you have someone like Seireitou who could probably easily perform a Shunkou of his own elemental affinity, but it doesn't fit with his fighting style and therefore he never bothers with it. So perhaps there's something there, but yeah, it requires more looking into and testing out ideas. It'll be cool to see where you take Kurama with it.