<p>A zanpakuto is born out of a Shinigami's soul, and it obeys its master's will. When Rukia stabbed Ichigo with her zanpakuto, it was her will to transfer her powers to Ichigo, and hence Ichigo did not get hurt. If she had instead attacked Ichigo as an enemy, it would have hurt him. </p>

<p>Although this is not canonical, during the zanpakuto rebellion filler arc:</p>

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  <p> Ichigo did get hurt when Sode no Shirayuki attacked him. </p>
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Masked Man
<p>In the first episode of Bleach, Ichigo stabs himself in the chest with Rukia's sword to transfer her Shinigami abilities to him. Why does this not hurt him, while people can be hurt by hollows and while he is hurt by zanpakuto later in the show?</p>

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Rukia did not stab Ichigo. Ichigo had to impale himself in order for the transfer to work. This was necessary as it depended on Ichigo's acceptance of the situation and its entirety as well as Rukia's willingness to relinquish her powers.
Bob Jones
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Either way, that doesn't answer why he wasn't hurt by it.
kuwaly
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Why doesn't stabbing himself in the chest with Rukia's sword hurt Ichigo?
# Why doesn't stabbing himself in the chest with Rukia's sword hurt Ichigo?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-02-08
In the first episode of Bleach, Ichigo stabs himself in the chest with Rukia's sword to transfer her Shinigami abilities to him. Why does this not hurt him, while people can be hurt by hollows and while he is hurt by zanpakuto later in the show?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Rukia did not stab Ichigo. Ichigo had to impale himself in order for the transfer to work. This was necessary as it depended on Ichigo's acceptance of the situation and its entirety as well as Rukia's willingness to relinquish her powers.  
> **username_0**: Either way, that doesn't answer why he wasn't hurt by it.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-02-09. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
A zanpakuto is born out of a Shinigami's soul, and it obeys its master's will. When Rukia stabbed Ichigo with her zanpakuto, it was her will to transfer her powers to Ichigo, and hence Ichigo did not get hurt. If she had instead attacked Ichigo as an enemy, it would have hurt him.

Although this is not canonical, during the zanpakuto rebellion filler arc:

> Ichigo did get hurt when Sode no Shirayuki attacked him.
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