User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 569 (You've been hit by / You've been struck by / Senbonzakura~)/@comment-1604252-20140220063510/@comment-11051098-20140221184557

Makes sense. Byakuya have at least once before talked about Rukia as his "pride". And after all, she is the sister of his late wife, and pretty much looks just like she did. It's no surprise when you think about it.