Monad said:
Besides if Tsukishima was really everyones friend and cousin and Urahara did what he did after Ichigo said those words, shouldn't we have known Tsukishima already?
Not if Urahara did that somewhere before/after his mother's death but before the start of series.
Its obvious that there's something really wrong with the situation right now:
1. Isshin and Urahara is doing something with unknown third character.
2. Tsukishima has yet to make ANY SORT of demand towards Ichigo, cause something truly malevolent against anyone or actually say what his intentions are.
3. Ginjou has yet to say how and why he knows Ichigo's father. Or why he has that supposedly dead shinigami's badge.
4. FB's so far are very untrustworthy bunch with their facial expressions, Ginjou going out of his way to make Ichigo not trust Urahara, Riruka feeling guilty.
5. Timing for Ichigo's encounters with Tsukishima is way too perfect - the first time encounter with Ishida happens right after Ichigo first reject Ginjou's offer, the first time FBs let ichigo out he came up right to Tsuki's encounter with Inoue, second time he walked home when Tsuki was there. And then Ichigo just so happens to run into Ginjou.
6. Tsukishima is implied to be hiding. He does not want to appear in public or on camera, has a very VERY small range of contacts and avoid long appearances in public.
7. SS record in the badge with ominous cut-off line and malevolent hidden smile of Ginjou.
8. Ichigo's dream he keeps dreaming but forgets every time.
9. Exactly why all those sides are interested in Ichigo.
10. We still do not know the real reason why Ukitake gave Ichigo the badge or what that badge represents. He said its "'official shinigami substitute badge", but no one recognised or knew what it was and we even had that ominous scene of Ishida feeling VERY uneasy around that thing.
11. We still do not know on if and how the private school is important. the "bag thief" ginjou used, the bullies that assaulted Ishida in the school and shishiwara all belong to that very same private school.
12. Interesting fact that Tsukishima's name meaning is connected to Moon,which is a strong theme of kurosaki family men.
13. GInjou's supposed reason for helping Ichigo does not make sense, since most of fbs are shown to be prideful of their powers and enjoy them. Not to mention that its obviously not the real reason.
14. The non-chalant way Ichigo's supposed power-up was revealed. Shonen power-ups usually happen in fight with much fanfares. This? very very casual glance of how it looks, making me think that its not exactly GOOD THING that Ichigo got that form.