How could Tosen know that Kenpachi was smiling?

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When Tosen fights Kenpachi in the Rescue Rukia arc, Tosen uses his bankai to combat Kenpachi.

A while later, Kenpachi figures out how to defeat Tosen's bankai and smiles. Tosen somehow knew that he smiled (Because we heard his thoughts: "He's smiling?")

However, Tosen is blind. How could he have known?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 17 '15 at 19:54

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When Tōsen attacks with Enma Kōrogi, He is not affected by it as anyone else (he can still smell and hear).
So when he asked why Kenpachi laughs it was because he could hear him laughing.

edited Aug 17 '15 at 19:54

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answered Feb 12 '13 at 23:42

Hashirama Senju

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Are you sure he *heard* him laughing? I was pretty sure he smiled. – Madara's Ghost Feb 13 '13 at 16:27
@MadaraUchiha Yes, He was also laughing. You can see for example in this video in 5:59. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPZD320Km7I – Hashirama Senju Feb 13 '13 at 21:00
I still haven't heard him laugh, but I guess if Tosen says.... – Madara's Ghost Feb 14 '13 at 13:06

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 13 '13 at 06:32

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According to his page on the Bleach wiki:

Tōsen boasts a great amount of spiritual energy. His skill in the use of his spiritual power is evident, as he uses his spiritual sense to "see".

He uses his reiatsu (spiritual power) to sense things around him, for example, to know where his opponents are during a battle. He should also be able to sense what the others are doing in the same way. It would not be otherwise possible for him to be a Captain-class shinigami.

The heightened sense of what people inside his bankai space are doing could also be one of the powers he gets from the bankai, because he has complete command over that space.

answered Feb 13 '13 at 06:32

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It seems he didnt have to. He just could have heard it (so do I). – Hashirama Senju Feb 13 '13 at 06:52
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Yes, when Kenpachi was laughing, like you said in the other answer. But at other times, when Kenpachi was just standing idle, he would need some way to know where Kenpachi was otherwise he could not attack. – Masked Man Feb 13 '13 at 06:57
True. But it was not a question. – Hashirama Senju Feb 13 '13 at 07:19
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Yes, fair point. – Masked Man Feb 13 '13 at 07:21

How could Tosen know that Kenpachi was smiling?

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