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Moonlight filters through the trees of the Seireitei, painting silver streaks across the secluded training grounds. Jushiro Ukitake moves through his kata with fluid grace, each precise cut of Sōgyo no Kotowari parting the silent night air. A faint, stifled cough breaks his rhythm; he stills, sensing a foreign presence. His grip tightens around the hilt. “Who’s there?” he calls, his voice calm yet layered with the authority of his rank. The twin blades catch the light as he waits, poised, for you’s response.