Jūshirō Ukitake vs. Lilynette Gingerbuck

Jūshirō Ukitake vs. Lilynette Gingerback is the "battle" between 13th Division Captain Jūshirō Ukitake and Coyote Starrk's Fracción, Lilynette Gingerback. It is Ukitake's first battle against an Arrancar during the White Invasion and Lilynette Gingerback's sole battle on her own.

Prologue
After the battles that take place at the four pillars that keep the real Karakura Town in Soul Society finish up, the remaining Arrancar prepare themselves to do battle. Baraggan Luisenbarn, furious at having lost over half of his Fracción, prepares to take action himself but is persuaded by Ggio Vega, who pleads with him to leave the remaining Shinigami to him and Nirgge Parduoc. Baraggan agrees. Soifon overhears this and rushes over to challenge Ggio. The two then begin battle. This serves as a sort-of start signal for the remaining fighters of both the Gotei 13 and the Arrancar to move out. Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake are met by Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerback as their opponents. Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto then declares that the "real battles" are about to begin. He then orders for all the Gotei 13 to put their entire selves on the line and to stand strong in not allowing the enemy to take a single step into Soul Society even if their bodies are torn apart. Kyōraku then remarks on how Yamamoto's attitude causes one to feel stiff in their shoulders when around him. Ukitake agrees and suggests that they give Yamamoto a good shoulder rub after everything is wrapped up. Kyōraku then corrects Ukitake as he meant that his own shoulders were stiff and Ukitake comments that he has never seen Kyōraku with stiff shoulders before. Kyōraku then asks for Starrk to send Lilynette away. Kyōraku's response is that the two of them cannot fight with their full power if Lilynette is present. Lilynette is about to make a fuss but Starrk tells her to be quiet and answers Kyōraku by saying that he will not fight with his full strength also (as it is not his style of doing things). Ukitake is about to further question Starrk but Kyōraku cuts him off, saying that he would prefer doing that as well but cannot. Starrk then remarks that it will be a pain, seeing as he will not be able to play around. He draws his sword and he begins his fight with Kyōraku, leaving Lilynette and Ukitake to contend with each other.

Battle
As Ukitake meditates atop a building, Lilynette looks away from Starrk and Kyōraku's battle to Ukitake and is annoyed upon finding him smiling when he notices her gaze. Lilynette asks Ukitake on whether he is going to help his friend to which Ukitake states that he is certainly not as a two-on-one fight would be unfair. Lilynette then asks Ukitake if it is really alright to be thinking that way, stating that Starrk is pretty strong and that Kyōraku will die. Ukitake continues to smile, assuring Lilynette that Kyōraku will be fine. Lilynette reiterates herself, telling Ukitake that he will regret it when Kyōraku dies. Ukitake simply expresses his appreciation to Lilynette for her concern and tells her that he will pray that Kyōraku will win. Seeing as her warnings to Ukitake as ineffective, Lilynette suggests for the two of them to fight. Ukitake surprises Lilynette by quickly rejecting this suggestion. Ukitake then tells her as she is just a child, she has no place in the battle, which enrages Lilynette to the point where she screams at him and says Arrancar don't have ages. Ukitake explains that he can't fight since she looks like a little girl to him. He further tells her if she tries to fight him, he will force her to leave, and that she should "go home and play with a ball." Irritated by what she sees as patronizing from Ukitake, Lilynette proceeds to pull her Zanpakutō out of its resting place, where the left horn would be on her helmet-like mask. She then tells him she will fight him. Ukitake appears somewhat annoyed at this.