For anyone that read chapter 1 apologize for my errors as well as my awkward writing. It is entirely my fault. Not to make excuses, but I didn't have access to my computer so often and as a result much of the story was written on my phone. But I will try to make my writing style better for the reader to read.
By the way, I own neither Bleach not Naruto.
P.S. My lines the indicate breaks are getting very cumbersome, so i'll just put a bold "-zem107-" instead.
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Hueco Mundo was basically a barren desert. Not all that exciting or fun. But for some reason, Naruto just had this feeling in the pit of his stomach that either he or a friend lived in a desert at one point in their lives. It was only because of this reason that Naruto did not mad in his time living here.
But this time Naruto had a reason to go bonkers. For the past few days he had been in Hueco Mundo, someone had been following him. Naruto has tried to escape this person by heading into the Forest of Menos. Instead of evading this person, the other Menos Grande seemed to help his pursuer in their quest to find Naruto. Normally, this would've caused Naruto to welcome this person with open arms, but ever since Aizen arrived, no one seems to trust anyone. As a result, Naruto prepared a trap for his guest that would commence in about, now.
"Gillian's, attack!" Naruto commanded.
About 7 Gillian class Menos stepped out from behind the trees and fired multiple ceros at the shadow of a tree Naruto was pointing at. All the ceros hit their targets within moments of eachother and not only made a sound so loud it made Naruto temporarily deaf, but also created a shockwave that could be felt for kilometers around.
Naruto was about to bathe in his own triumph when he felt the the cold metal of a wakizashi against the right side of his throat.
"Wasn't expecting ya to kill me that's for sure." Said a curious voice. His voice sounded nice enough, but you couldn't pick apart any emotion from it at all, no matter how hard you tried.
"Well why wouldn't I?" Naruto asked, "You were the one following me."
"Good point." said the man as he sheathed his zanpakuto.
Naruto waved his hand to the ceiling and ordered, "Gillian's stand down." With that the gillians slowly dispersed back into the forest.
Naruto sighed, "I remember when I was still a Gillian. Of course you wouldn't understand, you were always a shinigami, amirite, Gin?"
Gin gave a nod with his ever present smile, "Aizen wants to speak with ya Naruto."
Naruto shook his head, "Tell that bastard that I refuse his Arrancar offer. It's not worth anything to me. I'm content where I am."
"Oh well, I guess Aizen wont be very happy." Gin said with a shrug, "He's been trying really hard to get ever since you where Adjuchas. But there is something about you confuses me."
Naruto looked down from the ceiling, "And what would that be?"
"Whenever Kaname or any of the Espada came down to get ya, ya were always on guard and had an entourage of Gillian's with ya. So why did ya drop your guard and soldiers around me, when I'm the one ya should be most concerned about?"
Naruto just shrugged, "You seem different. Definitely creepy, but not different in that sort of way. I don't know, you're just, different. You don't seem too power hungry like the other guys."
Gin plastered on a smile again, "Well, I'm happy to hear that. In fact, I'm so happy, that I have a proposal for ya."
Genuinely interested in what Gin was saying now, he leaned his ear in and listened to what Gin was saying.
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Ever since Aizen showed up, most Menos were not happy with their new rule, and a majority of them rebelled. But due to the awesome power Aizen possessed, most rebellions were immediately put down. This did not stop others from forming new revolutionaries though. The leaders of one such group were a Vasto Lorde class Memos Grande named Chiyiko and a newly formed Vasto Lorde named Gaara. Chiyiko was basically a large hawk, complete with wings and everything. The way you could tell her apart from a real hawk was by their size, with Chiyiko measuring in at about 3.5 meters tall. Gaara on the other hand was nearly identical to a human. The only difference being a raccoon mask that entirely covered his face, a single tail swishing behind his back and his ability to control and manipulate sand(a very useful ability in Hueco Mundo).
Ever since Gaara and Chiyiko had met all those years ago, they were inseparable. The had a mother/son relationship. Chiyiko looked out for and cared for Gaara like the mother. Gaara, on the other hand, would create mischief and play around all day. They were happy until Aizen showed up. One would think that hollows were loners due to their normally arrogant, abrasive, and murderous personalities, but this was not true. This only applied to some hollows. Even though they all ate humans, there were a few hollows who were actually nice. Two of which were Gaara and Chiyiko. Due to their compassion as well as success many hollows joined their ranks. But fate has it's way of sliding even brightest of flowers into shade.
"Give me a status report Wyn!" Chiyiko demanded, dodging a cero. Wyn, although a normal hollow, was exceptionally strong and had become bodyguard to Gaara."Madam, all of our troops are dead. There is literally nothing left of us. You need to escape Madam Chiyiko. Whatever remains of us and I will hold off our attacker. You must escape so you can fight another day."
"Don't give me that bullshit, " Chiyiko shouted while blasting off a cero of her own, "Our attacker is the 5th Espada. No matter how strong you guys are, you will be decimated in a matter of moments. No, the only logical option left is for you all to leave. Please take Gaara with you. He will lead a new resistance in the future. I will hold this Espada off until you are a safe distance away, then I will use a kamikaze attack to kill the Espada and I."
Wyn's eyes widened at her response. Before he could protest Chiyiko leaned down next to Gaara and opened a Garganta and ordered the 7 soldiers that remained of her army to climb through. Although there was much hesitation, the stern look from Chiyiko forced them all through, even Wyn. Chiyiko then turned her attention to Gaara, "Gaara please listen to me. I am going to die today. You will never see me again. But please, do not let that hinder you, you will become the light that shines in the darkness. You will eradicate Aizen, Gaara you are the future. And as such, you must survive today. Go, live on, and please obtain victory for us on another day."
Gaara couldn't help but let the tears flow.
"Please don't cry, my son. It is time for you to grow up."
She gently pushed Gaara through the Garganta, then gave her last order as the leader of this resistance, "Take care of Gaara. Act his guide until the day he is ready to fight by himself."
Every hollow took her words to heart. Chiyiko was their beloved leader who protected them through thick and thin. The least they could do was to fulfill her last wish.
As the Garganta began closing, Chiyiko raised her left wing in a wave good-bye. All of a suddens cero blasted by and disintegrated her entire arm.
Gaara screamed out in anger and was trying to rush out onto the battlefield but was being restrained by his protectors.
Chiyiko gave her son one last smile before the Garganta was sealed off completely.
"How touching. I never knew a hollow could have such a tearjerking moment," Nnoitra, the 5th Espada, mocked them by fake crying, then bursting out in inhuman laughter, "Oh well, now I get to fight the most powerful one!
"Pray: Santa Teresa!"
After the smoke cleared Nnoitra stood with 4 arms, each holding a gigantic scythe. Nnoitra cackled then charged at her wings and superior ability, Chiyoko took to the air. As soon as she deemed herself high enough, she opened her beak and shot a purple cero. Nnotra easily maneuvered around the attack and using Sonido, appeared behind her. Although taken by surprise, Chiyoko was not one to lose her cool in the middle of a battle. She hardened the the white feathers on her right wing until they reflected purple and were as hard as bone. She swung her wing around her back and cut off one of Nnoitra's arms. Using her free wing she pushed all of Nnotra's other arms to the side and attempted to deliver a kick to his abdomen. To her surprise, two arms grew out of his belly and grabbed her leg twisting her around until she facing up to the sky. Nnotra then opened his mouth and a golden light began glowing. Sensing the immediate danger, and knowing there was noway to get out of grip, Chiyoko began charging up her own cero. When both parties released their attacks the resulting explosion destroyed everything within a kilometer radius.
Chiyoko landed roughly on the ground, grating against the sand for a few moments. After gaining her senses, she attempted to stand up, only to fail miserably. Although she could sense no pain, she could tell something was wrong. looking down, she found her entire left leg obliterated. Although she had regeneration abilities, hers were not nearly as developed as the Arrancar and a wound this serious could take up to ten minutes to heal. Far too long in the middle of battle. But seeing as she could, she found no consequence to her slow regenerative abilities. It would have been an entirely different story if her wing had been blown off though. She again took to the air and surveyed the area. She finally found what she was looking for, but was not the least bit happy about it.
Smack in the middle of the crater was none other Nnoitra himself. Badly scarred and burned, but having no serious injuries, Nnoitra grinned back at the recovering Chiyoko. He would finish this now and spare her any more pain. Nnoitra laughed to himself, this was fun.
Chiyoko was in a predicament. She could use her final attack right now, but if she missed not only would she die, but Nnoitra would survive. That definitely wasn't a favorable situation. Making a decision, she charged at Nnoitra. She would drag this fight out a bit longer, make him tired and sluggish before killing him in fell swoop, literally. Hardening all the feathers on her entire body, she dive-bombed Nnoitra. Nnoitra jumped out of the way just in time, but wasn't expecting her to quickly change course and follow him again. Seeing no other choice, Nnoitra brought all six of his scythe's up and slammed them down upon Chiyoko's head when she got close enough. Instead of finding her target in Nnoitra's chest, she was painfully aware that her entire body had been buried underground and she was severely bleeding from multiple wounds on her head. She couldn't continue like this for much longer. She didn't give a damn is she missed anymore. If she didn't use her final technique right now, Nnoitra would kill her before she ver got another chance to use it.
Chiyoko quickly pulled herself out of the ground flapped up into the air again. She started charging up a cero, except nearly 10 times more powerful than the strongest cero she had used before in this eyes widened as he took a few steps back. Then he started maniacally grinning. If she was using a powerful cero, then so would he. Chiyoko watched his actions. Even though he could feel the power of this cero, he wasn't afraid. In fact, he looked like he was having fun! No matter though, this guy would be dead within the next cero had finally stopped growng at the size of a baseball. Nnoitra tilted his head to the side wondering how she would shoot it. He definitely surprised, however, when she actually swallowed it. The reiatsu this woman gained after swallowing it was unreal, possibly greater than Stark himself. Nnoitra narrowed his eyes, knowing exactly what she was planning to do. She had turned herself into a bomb. A fast, flying, motherfucking bomb that had its eyes right on Nnoitra. Not seeing a point in attempting to escape from this, Nnoitra did the only thing he could do, he swiped a little blood off his finger and into his mouth. Hehe, this was going to loud. Using the blood he gathered, he started gathering all the reishi needed for a cero of this caliber.
Eyes widening, Chiyiko mentally cursed herself for forgetting about the ultimate technique of the Espada.
"Gran Rey Cero!"
Both were the last resort of two very powerful competitors. But only one would prevail.
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Back in Las Noches, rumbling was felt throughout the palace. As if an earthquake had struck, everything began shaking and the floor even began cracking. Looking for a plausible explanation for this, Kaname turned his head to Aizen.
Aizen just waved him off, "Don't worry Tousen. Nnoitra has just found himself a playmate, that is all. No concern needed. That is, unless, Nnoitra is killed."
Kaname nodded and continued about his usual business.
Aizen smiled. The resistance was getting weaker day by day. Pretty soon he would be the undisputed leader of Hueco Mundo, and soon after, Every dimension in existence.
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Nnoitra slowly crawled out of the gigantic crater. He had survived, the same could not be said for the woman though. Such a pity, she could have been a powerful Arrancar. Oh well, today would not be the day Nnoitra died.
"Do you need help getting up, sir?"
Nnoitra looked up and saw Tesla crouching down and offering his hand out. Nnoitra frowned and slapped his hand away and pulling himself to his feet.
"I can get up fine on my own. Why don't you go and do something more productive." Nnoitra snapped.
Tesla bowed his head, "I apologize, I would like to know if should head out after those revolutionaries that escaped."
"Bahh, leave them. They were nothing but cannon fodder anyways. The really strong one is the one that I killed right now. Come on, let's get back to Las Noches."
"Yes, sir."
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Gaara couldn't stop crying. Even if he didn't see her die, he knew she was gone.
"Lord Gaara, please calm down." said one of his attendants.
Gaara looked up with bloodshot eyes, "Calm down? How the hell can I calm down when Chiyiko was just killed. She was our leader and we let her down."
Taken aback, the hollow fumbled with his words. Gaara had never been like this before. He was always quiet and serious, the epitome of dangerously polite. Gaara hardly ever showed emotion and when he did, it was always in anger or bloodlust. Right now, Gaara was displaying an emotion that had never before been seen by the others, grief.
Suddenly, Gaara's sand began spinning around him erratically. All the hollows took a step back. Nahalo, one of the hollows, had been told about this before by Lady Chiyiko herself.
When Gaara loses control he turns into a a very large raccon type-thing made of sand. That tail he already has behind his back gets longer and larger. Basically it's a symbol of his power. When he loses control, he will not be able to distinguish friend from foe, he will only know and want destruction. Don't ever let him reach this form, if he does, you're finished.
Nahalo took a step back in fear. Whatever Lord Gaara was turning into could possibly kill them all. Steeling his nerves he stepped forward and shouted, "Lady Chiyiko would not have wanted this. Please calm down Lord Gaara. We have to think this through now, Lady Chiyiko entrusted the future to you, you should take responsibility for this. Are you listening to me?"
"Gaara? I believe you are mistaken, for I am none other than the great Shukaku!" A growling voice came from within. As the ball of sand surrounding Gaara grew, so did the reiatsu from inside. and in one move, all of it broke free. The reiatsu had all the hollows flat on their backs, their bodies at the risk of caving in. All of their eyes widened at the sight of the creature that stood before them. This thing was indeed correct, this thing was no longer Gaara. This was a monster!
It let loose a high pitch cackle before announcing its freedom after so many years. It then set its sights on a nearby city. It moved towards the city interested in what it was going to annihilate.
The government of China was in great distress. In less than 3 hours, the entire west half of shanghai had been blown to bits. The weirdest part being the way it was destroyed. It was as if something had been crashing through the buildings and residue of sand was found at many locations throughout the destroyed part of the city. One of China's largest cities and biggest economical depots had been blown to bits in a matter of hours. The worst part, China had no idea who did it. Their only clue was the surviving victims that they found. No matter how well they were treated, they all ended up dying, even they weren't hurt in the first place. But right before they died they all seemed to fall into some sort of trance and repeatedly whispering, "Sandman, it was the sandman," before screaming in agony. Nobody could determine a cause but they all seemed to agree on one thing, it was the work of the supernatural.
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"Search and Destroy: Unmei no Byakugan!"
As Neji's zanpakuto faded from existence the veins around his eyes bulged and his nearly invisible pupil popped out. At first glance, this may seem like a useless technique, but it far from it. This technique allowed Neji Hyuuga, 3rd seat of the 6th division, to see to all round him nearly 360 degrees and unrestrained for nearly 2km. It also allowed him to see all the parts to a person's body including all their internal organs. But currently he was scanning the entire Karakura Town and the surrounding area for any signs of a hollow. He had saw a few hollows but they were easily disposed of by the other members of his crew.
"What do you see Neji?" Sasuke asked.
"Nothing yet Uchiha-taichou. Lady Hinata and I have been looking over this area for a long time now, yet there have been no signs of the Vasto Lorde or the Arrancar that attacked a few days back."
Sasuke and Neji stood atop the tallest building in Karakura Town. Sasuke looked down over the side of the building at the the children on their way to school. There was something he was not getting about this.
"Uchiha-taichou, I have a feeling that the hollow has moved on. But I believe the Arrancar will be back."
Sasuke grunted.
"I think you're right Neji. But I can't just leave this town. It is in my understanding that your sister's Byakugan has a larger range than yours, correct? Tell your sister Hinata as well as vice-captain Kira that they are to search in a 10 mile radius of this building for the next week. If nothing is found we will report back to Soul Society." Sasuke ordered.
"Hai!" Neji used shunpo to disappear.
