Author's Note. I'm rather pleased with the response I got here.

As for a note on parings. There won't be any at the moment. I have to confess I suck at writing romance. I mean really suck at it. If I try to write in something too soon I'm afraid I'll just mess it up and degrade the story as a whole. There might be parings in the future, but at the moment I want to get a feel of the characters that I'm writing before I commit to anything. if I would do a pairing it would be with Harribel or one of her fraccion.

As for other Naruto characters appearing. I don't think it's too likely I would like too, however Bleach already has plenty of characters. I already have a huge cast to use and adding more would cause me to juggle around scenes more than I can handle. I mean, I heard Tite Kubo invents a new set of characters whenever he hits writer's block. I have at least forty different Canon Arrancar already, not to mention the Shinigami and Ichigo's group. I would like to add Naruto characters, but I really don't think I have the room for the plotline I have planned out.

Also, a note on translation. I'll be using a mix of official romazation and fan spellings. For example I'll use the official spellings of Baraggan instead of Barragan, but I'll keep Soifon instead of Sui-Feng. Tesla instead of Tesra, etc, etc.

A Hollowed Maelstrom

Chapter 2

Naruto leapt from tree branch to tree branch, his crowned head turning from side to side, looking for fresh prey. The hunger had not ceased in his new form and he had to continue to eat or he would revert back into a Gillian. He had no idea how much time had passed since he had died. It could be months, years, decades or even centuries.

But he must keep eating, or else he would revert.

Naruto shuddered. To him that was a fate worse than death…or at least whatever forms of true death that hollows suffered. He had been rather horrified to learn that fate when he had become an Adjuchas. It meant he could not mess around.

If he let another hollow eat as piece of himself he would never be able to evolve.

He would not fade away. He would retain his mind and memories. He would not die.

Kakashi Hatake. Sakura Haruno. Sasuke Uchiha. He remembered those names.

But wait, he thought there were others.

He groaned in frustration as he tried to remember them.

Shikamaru. The name came to him suddenly. He nodded. Yes that was a name. But there were others. He had to remember them-

A cry came through the forest of Menos. This in itself was nothing new. But a huge reiatsu burst that came along with it perked Naruto's interest. He leapt down from the branches and ran through the forest quickly.

This new reiatsu was huge and refined in a way that Naruto had never experienced before. He peered across a clearing to see a lion-like Adjuchas under attack from some sort of insectiod Adjuchas. It roared as a snake-like hollow came to its side. The lion-like Adjuchas nearly missed its head being taken off before it lunged forward again. But the insect-hollow battled both of the Adjuchas away. Then there was a flash and the insect seemed to fall away into two bloody halves.

A figure stood, a figure much smaller than Naruto's massive height. To Naruto's shock the new hollow was roughly the size of a human. It looked like it was covered in some sort of bodysuit. The shape was female, that much Naruto could recognize.

One arm was shaped into a massive tooth-shaped sword. Black hollow blood dripped from it into the sands as the being turned look at Naruto who stepped out. The Adjuchas cocked his head in interest at her.

She almost reminded him of Granny Tsunade.

''I don't think I've ever seen a hollow protect another here.'' Naruto said. ''I've seen them form packs to hunt together, but never have I seen one protect one another.''

''I don't see what any business it is of yours.'' The female hollow said.

''I'm a curious guy. You can relax lady. I don't intend to fight any of you.'' Naruto said.

''Can we eat him Harribel-sama?'' the lion hollow asked. After a moment Naruto realized that Adjuchas was a female. Interesting. If he was correct then the snake hollow and the newly revealed doe hollow where all females.

The female, Harribel shook her head.

''No. '' she looked at him. She had green eyes he noticed.

''We fight together because we can be more than hollows. Female hollows are easy prey for the male ones. If we work together as a group we can survive.'' She explained.

Naruto was silent for a moment.

''You're a Vasto Lorde aren't you?'' he asked softly.

''You are correct.'' She replied.

''Tell me.'' Naruto began, his voice rising in hope. ''Does the hunger stop? Does it ever disappear once you reach that state?''

This time Harribel was silent.

''No, it lessens, but it still exists. I rarely eat though.'' She offered.

Naruto's head hung low.

''I see'' he whispered.

He turned and fled through the forest.

''Should we pursue him?'' asked the lioness.

Harribel watched the strange hollow disappear through the forest.

''No. There's something special about that one.''

Naruto leapt through the forest of Menos. Rage and frustration filled his heart. He wanted to escape it, to escape the damned hunger. He felt it stirring again. A hunger that he knew would not end and would gnaw away at him forever.

A tall, green-skinned Adjuchas with hammer-like fists looked up. Naruto landed on him, crushing the Adjuchas below. Naruto blocked a fist sent his way as he tore off a chunk of the Adjuchas's arm and sent it back. The Adjuchas screamed and lunged forward again, but this time Naruto leapt forward and tore out its throat with one swift blow. The thing gagged and staggered around as Naruto's jaws opened and he went for the kill.

After Naruto finished up his latest meal he stood alone in the forest. He idly kicked a bone out of the way. What did he do now? If Vasto Lorde level couldn't end the hunger then what could?

Old rumors floated to the top of his mind. Supposedly if you tore off your mask you would gain Shinigami powers and end the eternal hunger. Naruto's claws found purchase near his mask. Then he began to claw at it, then stopped.

No, it would probably best to amass as much power as he could first and become Vasto Lorde before he tested out that theory. In fact if he could meet hollows who had successfully torn off their masks it would be that much better to confirm that theory. Who knew what would happen if he tore off his mask and he didn't gain power and freedom from the hunger?

So, Vasto Lorde it was then. He sighed. It was going to be a long and difficult journey Maybe he could find his answers in the human world?

Reality ripped open as Naruto hesitatingly spread open the boundaries of space. He stepped through the hole and walked into the night sky of the human world. His crimson eyes glowed briefly as he looked out into the buildings below.

It was big, bigger than Konoha had ever been. There were far more lights than his former home. And the buildings where huge, reaching far into the sky!

It was strange and confusing. How much time had passed since his death? How many years had passed? Could it have been centuries? Could his name have been forgotten? Did anything of his former friends exist?

He descended from the skies, flying gingerly, not entirely used to the skill. He had only recently mastered the art of condensing reishi in one's legs for flight. He landed roughly on the ground below and straightened up. In the distance he could see humans walk by. None of them noticed him, which was expected. Unless you where spiritually sensitive, the living could not see the dead. That was one thing Naruto was thankful for.

He briefly considered hunting down a Plus and eating it. Then he tossed away the idea. He didn't have much humanity left, but he would be damned before he completely surrendered himself to his hunger and became a monster. And besides, a single human soul would hardly sate him. Naruto gorged himself on Menos Grande now. Even regular hollows could barely provide substance for him. Plus's would do very little for his appetite anyway.

He lifted his horned head up and growled lightly as he sensed a burst of reiatsu several blocks away. It was hollow reiatsu. One of the common hollows that was. Not an Adjuchas like himself. He signed and began to fly towards it, his curiosity peaked.

Why exactly had he come here again? Was it curiosity to see his former home once more? Or was it wanderlust? Did he need to remind himself who he once was again? He really didn't know why.

Something big and red passed bellow him as Naruto looked down in shock. On the streets were some sort of metallic beasts that sputtered out smoke and gas. He looked down briefly before he realized that they were some sort of transports being used by the humans.

Amazing. What else had changed since his death?

He passed by crowds of humans, watching the windows of various shops pass by until he reached some sort of open area with more of the metal beasts lined up in rows. But the transports where still and lifeless, as if they were turned off.

A hollow roared as a blade bisected it. It dissolved away into the air. Naruto coked his head to see what looked like a red-haired man flick his blade clean of hollow blood before he looked around.

''Is that a Shinigami's zanpaktou?'' Naruto asked.

The red-haired man whirled around. Naruto saw tattoos on the man's face.

''What? Another one. Wait you're a Menos!'' he said with obvious surprise. He brought his blade up in a combat stance. Obvious fear etched itself into his face.

''I didn't come here to fight you. You're the first Shinigami I've met.'' Naruto cocked his head and walked towards him, arms spread in a placating gesture. ''I just want to talk-''

''Howl! Zabimaru!'' the sword changed before Naruto's eyes, extending into some sort of serrated cleaver. Then the Shinigami's wrist flickered and the sword extended towards Naruto, stretching out into multiple blades.

Naruto leapt to the side, dodging the first blow. Then the blades came wrapping around to strike at him. The hollow grabbed the blades before they could completely cut him. But pain shot up his claws as he took the blow. He growled and yanked the sword to the side, sending the man holding it crashing into a nearby building. Naruto tossed away the zanpaktou, examining the wounds on his hands even as they closed due to his regeneration.

''Are all Shinigami so hostile?'' he asked the dusk cloud.

''Shut up!'' the sword came lashing out again, cutting Naruto once more. The hollow backed away, red light collecting in his fingers. He pointed at the red-haired Shinigami.

''Cero'' a wave of raw spiritual energy lanced out, engulfing the Shinigami and hurling him back into another building. Naruto watched for a moment before he walked over and observed the brunt and blackened body of the Shinigami.

He was still alive, Naruto could tell that. The upper half of his robe was missing and his skin was burnt and blackened by the cero, but he was alive. Naruto sighed and shook his head as he walked away into the night. He could feel the presence of more Shinigami approaching. He must have somehow called for backup.

''If you can hear me Shinigami I hope we'll never meet again.'' Naruto sighed and opened a garganta. Reality tore as the hollow disappeared into Hueco Mundo once more.

Some weeks later Naruto looked down as several Adjuchas fought among each other. He could tell from their reiatsu they were all weaker than he was by a fairly good margin, but by no means weak themselves.

He watched as one pinned another down and gorged at its neck, its jaws ripping and tearing at the meat. As the hollow continued its meal it was pounced by another tiger-like hollow that beheaded it with one swipe of its arms.

This one was stronger than the others, and smaller two. It resembled a white and black tiger, except its front paws where replaced by some sort of saber-like blades. It didn't walk on four legs but two. Its mask had drastically longer fangs as well. The tiger hollow leapt up into the air, avoiding the attack of another Adjuchas. A rose-colored cero gathered in its saber-claw and it fired it point blank into an Adjuchas, wounding it badly. But before the tiger could claim its kill, it was rushed by two more Adjuchas.

It moved with impressive speed, taking off one arm and before beheading the Adjuchas and dodging the attack of another. While it did this, the earlier Adjuchas that was wounded got up and jumped towards the tiger hollow. Naruto came down from above and crushed the wounded hollow beneath his claws, beheading it in one swift move. He stood still, watching the tiger-like Adjuchas finish off the other two before he turned to face Naruto. Other Menos where still fighting and tearing them apart.

''Nice work, but you would have been gutted by the one I killed.'' Naruto said.

''Heh, maybe.'' The tiger launched forward, blade arms cutting through the air. But Naruto dodged and kicked him back into a tree. The tiger go up, growling.

''I'm not going to eat you or fight you.'' Naruto suddenly said. The tiger-like hollow stopped suddenly, looking at him suspiciously.

''You want to form a pack?'' he asked. Hollows forming groups where not uncommon.

''I want a partnership. I want to become a Vasto Lorde.'' Naruto stated.

''Don't we all?'' the tiger laughed.

Naruto sighed and released his spiritual power. All of it. Crimson waves of energy filled the forest like new light. The tiger gasped and fell to his knees as he looked up in shock at the sheer amount of reiatsu that Naruto was emitting.

''I think I have a chance to become one. But I don't think it can be done alone. I don't want to be alone. What use is it to be at the top when your alone?'' Naruto asked.

''You want comrades?'' the tiger hollow asked.

''Yep.'' Naruto extended a claw. ''Will you join me?''

''That strength, its more than a mere comrade could have, You utterly eclipse my own power.'' Ggio said. ''I don't have a choice do I?''

''No, don't think like that. I don't want unwilling slaves.'' Naruto said.

''That power, did that come from you?'' said another hollow. Naruto turned to see a fiddler-crab hollow rise up from the sands. Another red eagle Adjuchas perched on a tree branch and a tall, thin feminine hollow peered out from behind said tree.

They looked like the last survivors of the bloodbath. All were powerful, but not as strong as Naruto.

''Yeah.'' He said.

'Exacta. Even if we all attacked you we would still lose'' the crab hollow said.

''Nobody could possibly be that strong.'' Said the eagle hollow nervously.

''Really?'' Naruto replied as he zipped up right next to the eagle. The bird-like Adjuchas whirled around in surprise. But a huge burst of reiatsu knocked him down into the ground.

''Exacta. You are strong. If you want people to join you then…..'' the crab hollow knelt before him, or at least as much as his body allowed him to. ''Lead us.'' He asked Naruto.

''Lead?'' the Adjuchas frowned beneath his mask. To lead. That brought back old, half-forgotten memories of a life he had left behind.

I want to become Hokage! The thought echoed in his mind. He buried it away.

''Become our pack leader. Become our King.'' The crab hollow said.

Naruto hesitated, but only for a moment.

''Deal.'' He looked them over.

''Um'' the tiger hollow cleared his throat. ''My lord we don't' know your name.''

''Oh. I am Naruto Uzumaki. But you don't have to call me ''lord'' or anything.'' He stated.

''I am Ggio Vega.'' The tiger mentioned to himself

''Findor Carias, Naruto-sama.'' Said the crab.

''Avirama Redder.'' squawked the eagle as he righted himself.

'' Charlotte Coolhorne.'' Bellowed the feminine hollow in a deep manly voice.

Naruto's head snapped around in shock.

''Are you a guy?''

''Of course Naruto-sama. I'm quite dashing if I do say so myself.'' Charlotte said, posing for him.

Naruto shuddered. Findor facepalmed as best he could with a claw.

''The big elephant one's mine.'' Declared Ggio as he kicked off into the sands. Years had passed since Naruto had gathered these hollows as his followers.

''I've got the beetle though.'' Said Avirama.

The tiger and the eagle came in. A trunk lashed out, but Ggio blocked it and cut off the tip. The elephant hollow screamed and changed up a cero. But Ggio moved in before it could be fired and hamstrung the hollow.

The blue-green cero fired off into the sands, kicking up a huge dust storm. Ggio growled and rammed his saber-claws through the eye sockets of the elephant before wrenching them apart and tearing into the mask. He ripped and tore freely away at it The beetle-hollow never had a chance as Avirama rushed it and tore it to pieces with his talons. His great red wings flapped upwards as he tore eagerly into the hollow meat, scarfing it all down. Naruto sighed and sat on a sand dune.

''Oh dear. They've gorged it all.'' Charlotte groaned.

''Exacta.''

''You'll get the next fill.'' Said Naruto, placing one finger on the sands. A light crimson glow emitted there.

''I've got a strong one, a big one a few hundred feet from here. Ggio! Avirama! Findor! Charlotte! Let's go.'' He commanded.

''Yes my lord!'' Naruto's followers sped after him as they rushed through the desert.

The hollow came up. It was some sort of massive armored beast with two hinge-like arms held tightly at its sides. It's eyes where blood red and it's feet where long and lanky. It looked up and glared at them through its eyes. Near it was another bony worm-like hollow and a large, shell-like hollow.

''Who are you?''

''I am Naruto Uzumaki. These are my followers. My desire is to-''

''Save it. I'll consume you!'' the hulking hollow began. One of its hinge-like arms unfolded and let out a huge energy blast. Naruto leapt to the side as Charlotte screamed in a rather girly manner, the backlash of the blast catching him and sending him flying.

''Avirama! Findor! Handle the one on the right. Charlotte! Ggio! Go with the one on the left. This guy is mine.'' Naruto leapt forward, claws tearing off a bit of bone from the hollow's shoulder. The armored hollow leapt away, its hinge like arm opening again and letting out another massive energy blast.

Naruto extended his hands and then caught it. The energy blast sending him skidding back. He grunted and tossed the blast to the side as the larger hollow blurred and disappeared next to him, lashing out with another blast, this time almost point blank.

When the sand cleared one of Naruto's arm was gone below the elbow.

''Ha! You lost an arm-'' the other hollow began. But he was suddenly cut off by a new limb growing and reforming.

''High-speed regeneration.'' Naruto smugly informed him as he dove forward, claws taking out one of the large hollows legs.

The hollow fell to the ground cursing as Naruto leapt on top and sank his jaws deep into the flesh of the larger hollow. Fresh reishi filled his body as he felt his reserves swell with new force. He leapt of the corpse and glanced around.

''SUPER GLAMEROUS SEXY MAGNUM ATHLETIC AWESOME REVOLUTIONARY-'' Charlotte began to say.

''Just fire the damned thing!'' screamed Ggio Vega as he dodged around a bony tentacle.

''Fine'' grumbled the other Adjuchas. A wide purple cero took the enemy hollow in the chest sending it reeling back. Ggio took the opportunity to zip in, blades readied as he ducked as flailing tentacle at him. He lunged forward, sabers outstretched.

His blade sank into the throat of the hollow and he drove them deeper. Then the thing shuddered and then died. Ggio kicked the corpse off as Charlotte elbowed him out of the way.

''Mine!''

''Hey!''

Findor Carias cursed as he dove under the sand again. This hollow had much physical strength, tearing up the sand around him with each shovel like fists. Avirama's help was ineffective since the steel-like feathers kept on being repelled by the massive shell-like extensions the thing had.

''Avirama! Get down here and help me!'' Findor screamed.

The eagle grumbled, but swooped down and tackled the shell like hollow, grasping the extension on its back. The hollow swore and slammed his fist into the eagle, sending him stumbling back. But that was what Findor needed.

The crab Adjuchas leapt into an attack, his larger pincer stretching out to cut off the arm of the hollow. The enemy Adjuchas screamed as black blood poured out of the wound, but Findor kept on the pressure, snipping him in half with the next blow.

''Dinner time boys!'' Avirama called as they dove in.

Later on, after their latest hunt, Naruto sat on a sand dune, watching the cold wind blow sands across the desert. Nearby Avirama and Charlotte argued on who would get to rest on the sole remaining rock they had found. Ggio was scratching himself and Findor had settled down in the sand.

''Sir. What are you thinking about?'' Ggio Vega asked him.

''Hm? Oh. Just thinking about my past life.'' Naruto answered casually.

''You can remember?'' Ggio sounded surprised.

''Yes, I know it's rare. Especially among Menos.'' Naruto chuckled.

''Who where you in life? I'm pretty curious.'' Ggio commented.

''I was a Shinobi in Konoha.'' Answered Naruto.

''I've never heard of that place, but…you were a ninja? Like a stealthy assassin?''

''Well…'' Naruto remembered his orange jumpsuit. ''Not quite.''

''Should I assume that's how you died in a mission?'' Ggio asked.

''I died in battle. But it was no mission.'' Naruto answered. ''It was a war. Tell me Ggio, have you ever fought an enemy that refused to die? I mean, not simply refused to die, but literally couldn't die at all'' Naruto said, mentally shuddering at the memories of Edo Tensei.

''What kind of war did you fight?'' Ggio sounded surprised.

''Something I hope never to fight again.'' Naruto sighed.

''Ggio. As painful as the memories of my death were. I don't ever want to lose them. I don't ever want to lose my humanity.''

''You aren't human anymore.'' Ggio pointed out.

''True, but I don't want to become a mindless beast. You know what I thought when I first became a hollow?'' Naruto asked him.

''What?'' asked Ggio, his curiosity genuinely peaked.

''I thought this couldn't possibly be the afterlife with this gnawing insane hunger. I'm going to conquer this hunger Ggio. And then once I do that I'll change things. I'm going to find heaven and I'm going to rule it.'' Naruto said.

''Heaven? People say Soul Society's a heaven.''

''From what little I've seen of the Shinigami I don't think t's a heaven I want to live in.'' Naruto scowled beneath his mask.

''Look Ggio, it's true we hollows are born from darkness and things like that. It's true we are born to destroy. But we can become something more. I refuse to be some scavenger and cannibal forever.'' Naruto spoke.

''But-'' the Adjuchas shrugged. ''Maybe this is my destiny. My life and my friends in Konoha are all dead. Probably centuries dead if I'm guessing correctly.''

Meanwhile Avirama and Charlotte's argument was heating up.

''No I want it! I need to spread my wings.'' The eagle shoved his comrade.

''Oh you did not just mess up my skirt you pig!'' Screamed Charlotte who began to form a cero.

''SUPER MAGNUM AWESOME GREAT BEAUTY -'' he began.

'' Charlotte you idiot.'' Groaned Findor from below.

''-CERO'' the purple cero went wide as Avirama scrambled out of the way. It impacted into the distance, throwing up a huge cloud of sand. Naruto coughed as he got up.

''What's the problem here you two?'' he asked.

''I wanted the rock Naruto-sama-'' Avirama began, but he was cut off by a huge reiatsu rising nearby.

The ground rumbled below then and Naruto leapt away, his followers doing the same as the sea of sang rose in a great wave before them. A huge mask with green markings peered out, followed by two immense arms and a large, round body.

''Who wakes Choe Neng Poww?'' the massive hollow rumbled. It looked like some sort of monstrous whale-man. It was big, bigger than the largest Gillian, and even bigger than the massive human buildings Naruto had seen.

''Holy shit.'' Ggio said in awe looking up. ''He's huge.''

''Really? Exacta.'' Findor looked up.

''Looks like some lunch'' Poww rumbled and lashed out with one arm, knocking the entire group back.

''Oh hell no am I getting eaten by this guy. Attack!'' commanded Naruto.

''Are you insane? He's huge.'' Sputtered Avirama.

''Then we'll all take him down. I have more reiatsu than he does. Move.'' Naruto urged.

The eagle took flight while Findor and Charlotte flanked the huge follow. Ggio ran with Naruto towards the nearest fist as it came towards them. Ggio fired off a cero that impacted the fist as Naruto landed on it, running upwards.

''Little worms.'' Grumbled Poww as he tried to bring his other arm around to punch Naruto off. But the hollow leapt free and landed on the other arm, dragging his claw up along the arm, ripping a huge wound in the arm.

Poww groaned and shook his arm, but Naruto remained determined to stay on, hooking his claws deep into the flesh.

''You little.'' Poww's enormous hand came to tear Naruto off when Findor leapt on it and snipped off a pair of fingers. Poww screamed and backhanded Finder with his wounded limb, sending the crab flying far into the distance.

Naruto took the opportunity to leap up and rip through Poww's enormous neck with his claws. Reiatsu trailed into the air as Naruto powered through. A fist tried to pry him off, but Naruto was too fast for him to catch.

''Avirama! Cero!'' Naruto screamed. The eagle pointed a claw at the enormous hollow and charged bands of energy around it. The cero smashed right into the throat wound that Naruto had inflicted earlier, tearing it open wider.

''Haha! Take that you-'' Avirama had no time to finish his sentence as Poww punched him away.

By this time Charlotte fired his own cero, taking Poww in the knee and causing him to stumble over the side. Ggio was disappearing and reappearing with bursts of sonido, stabbing with his blades, but unable to inflict anything than papercuts to the giant. His fighting style wasn't used to taking on such incredibly huge opponents.

''You-you.'' Poww opened his mouth and green light gathered in their as a cero charged up.

''Not today!'' Naruto kicked him in the side causing the cero to blow up in his face. Poww slapped his face in pain and writhed on the ground. Ggio and Charlotte fled from the enormous bulk of the hollow, rather than be crushed.

Amidst Poww's curses Naruto leapt on top of the being and slammed both claws in the mask. Reiryoku filled the air from Naruto's enormous spiritual pressure as he tore a massive crack in the mask. Poww yelled as Naruto charged up a pair of cero in his hands.

The familiar roar of a cero filled the air as a pair of huge red lights tore through Poww's mask and head. Finally the massive body stooped its writhing and fell still on the enormous sands of Hueco Mundo.

Ggio and Charlotte popped their heads out from the sand dunes to gaze in awe at the massive corpse.

''Is it really dead?'' Ggio asked.

''I'm pretty sure.'' Called Naruto. ''Get Findor and Avirama, we've got a feast here.''

''Yessir!''

As his followers went of into the sands to search for their missing brethren Naruto opened his jaws and dove right into the meat of the hollow. Enormous amounts of reishi filled his body as he devoured more and more.

Then suddenly his head snapped up into the air, eyes widening. Reiatsu began to quake and warp around his body. He was lifted up into the air by immense steamers of energy. A hundred feet away Findor brought his head up to see a massive crimson light fill everything.

''Naruto-sama?'' Ggio called as he rushed forward.

''This is amazing.'' Came the reply. A new figure stepped forward out of the smoke. Ggio gasped as the immense power that he sensed. This new figure was much like Naruto, except it was human sized rather than ten feet tall.

It looked like a human made of some sort of flickering white energy. Reiryoku flickered like flames from Naruto's armored skin. Black markings ran across the arms, legs and neck of the new hollow. A pair of small horns extended from Naruto's head. More of his blonde hair could be seen. His hollow hole was much smaller now and hardly noticeable. His hands where more like human fingers now, with only slightly pointed talons.

''This is amazing. I think I've finally reached that level.'' Naruto repeated.

''Sir?'' Charlotte gasped.

''Yes. This is Vasto Lorde.'' Naruto said.

Author's Note: I told you that the evolution would be quick. Anyway I selected some of Baraggan's fraccion as Naruto's followers and future fraccion. I've always liked Ggio's release and design, the same with Findor and Avirama. Charlotte is there for comic relief essentially. Charlotte isn't really a serious character to me honestly. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw his Resurrecction.

I didn't include Nirgge Parduoc because honestly I dislike him the most out of all of Baraggan's fraccion. He barely has any personality even when compared to the short appearances of the rest of the fraccion, he get's owned by some stray debris in the manga and he doesn't even his name mentioned in the manga. Instead Kubo revealed it in extra material.

I don't really have anything against Poww, except I find him to be rather bland overall. His role in this story is pretty much to provide fuel for Naruto's Vasto Lorde transformation. His growth is rather extreme compared to normal hollows due to his high spiritual power. Out of all of Naruto's future fraccion, Ggio will feature the most probably, since I like him the most.

And yes, that was obviously Renji. His appearance in this story takes place before he is promoted into the 6th and while he is still in the 11th Division. The hollows that Naruto and his group devoured are Patros and the other filler Arrancar that appeared in the anime.

Harribel and her group's hollow past are taken from the anime filler that played during Episode 284.