I DO NOT OWN NARUTO NOR BLEACH!
Slowly the trio turned around, not believing their ears. No one had seen or heard from him for 400 years! But here he was. Casually standing behind them with a tight black midriff top, short black shorts that had a cape like attachment on the back, and criss-cross leather across his chest. His seal was clear for all to see. On his back was a long back sword with dark and light blue flames running against the sharp end (a lot like Ichigo's when he storms the soul society, just different colors). Its hilt had sapphires splashed on it. The wind whipped his hair and clothes around. The trio was shocked, but what caught their attention were the fox ears and tails, along with whisker mark mask fragments. They could tell it was from a hollow mask because it looked to be made of bone. He was a hollow. Still, this was their Naruto, the person they thought they lost.
"Naruto!" They all shouted in unison.
He casually waved his left hand. "Yo!"
Sasuke was in shock. A smile almost appeared on his face. Then Naruto opened his eyes a little. They were the same deep blue, but something seemed to be a little…off about them. He spread his arms out for a hug. Sasuke and Sakura started to move towards him but Gaara quickly threw his arm out in front of them, to stop them from advancing forward. Naruto narrowed his eyes and dropped his grin, before slapping it back on his face again only bigger.
"Ne, ne. That was mean Gaa-chan. I was just going to give them a hug."
Gaara's own eyes narrowed. "Your eyes give you away. Even if I can't see them completely, they are the same as mine was."
Naruto lowered his head then quickly snapped it up with his eyes wide open. Sasuke and Sakura gasped. His eyes weren't normal. The insanity in them was plain to see, they held only empty glee and loneliness. They heard Naruto sigh and take a step forward before disappearing. Then Gaara felt an arm wrap around his throat and the hand attach to it touch his face. Claws slightly dug into his skin, not hard enough to bleed, though. Naruto stood slightly behind him and leaned in to whisper in his ear.
"You know, if I wanted to….I could kill you all right now." To emphasize he dug his claws in deeper to draw some blood. They were all in shock. They hadn't even seen him move, and now he was threating their lives? Then he giggled and moved away from Gaara. "But I won't. After all, you are my precious people."
He moved back to where he was standing before, and started whispering to himself. His head turned slightly to the right. Sakura got the courage to speak. "N-Naruto?"
He snapped his head toward her. The crazed gleam even clearer in his eyes. "Yessss~"
Sakura shivered. "What-" Gulp. "What are you doing here?"
Naruto tapped his chin in thought. "Well~ I'm here because the sand told me to-" Sand? "kill the hollow that was here and then-" He suddenly clutched his head and started shouting. "No! I won't kill them! They're precious. You…yes…fine."
Naruto POV:
'Kill them.' The sand was speaking again.
"No! I won't kill them! They're precious."
'Who was there when you needed someone?'
"…..You"
'Then you'll do what I say right? I'm precious?'
"Yes."
'Good. I won't make you kill them, because I am here for you. Instead I want you to summon a hollow and kill it now! That way you won't hurt your precious people."
"Fine."
End Naruto POV:
Back with the others, the trio was slightly freaked that he was talking to nothing. Sasuke was worried for what his love had been through to break him like that. What he couldn't protect him from. He needed to help him, but before he could go to where Naruto was Naruto snapped his fingers. Afterwards they felt a hollow appear behind them. Immediately they spun around weapons drawn. The hollow looked like a bear and it seemed to be confused, because it was looking around like it wasn't supposed to be there. Before the shinigami could attack Naruto appeared in front of them, a malicious and bloodthirsty grin on his face. His eyes sparkled with glee and the need to kill. His twisted grin went from ear to ear revealing long sharp canines. He looked between them and the hollow before speaking.
"Leave this to me guys. I want to have some fun!"
With that he leapt at the bear hollow. His clawed hand dug into its shoulder and he grinned as he dragged it down. The hollow shrieked in pain making Naruto's eyes shine with excitement. He grabbed the hollow's left arm and tore it off its body, then he tripped the hollow on its back and crouched on its chest. He smiled innocently before it turned into a blood thirsty maniacal grin and he grabbed both sides of the hollow's mask. He started to pull. It begged and pleaded for him to stop but he didn't. The shinigami knew that pulling off a hollow's mask was the most painful way to kill it, but they couldn't do anything to ease its suffering. They were standing there shocked that Naruto could be so cruel. Eventually its screaming stopped and Naruto pulled off its mask completely. It dissolved into spirit particles and Naruto stood up in silence.
Then, as if a spell broke, he started laughing brokenly. He raised his bloody hands into the air and laughed! He was saying things about how happy the sand was too. He ran his hands down his face, making it drip with blood. It was more than disturbing. Even Gaara wasn't this bad. Suddenly he turned to face them as if suddenly aware of their presence. It looked like one of his eyes was bigger than the other and they were visibly shaking. He started giggling again before somewhat composing himself.
"Did you- hee hee- enjoy the show?"
"N-Naruto…" Sakura could only say his name.
His smile grew. "Because it was soooo~ much fun!" He spread his arms and spun in a circle. "It's so~ much fun to kill! Don't you all agree?"
"Naruto." Sasuke started. He was beyond concerned. "You aren't healthy. Come with us so we can, I can help you."
Naruto's eyes lost some of its insane gleam and recognition shined through. "Sasuke…Don't worry about me. I'm fine. I thought I was alone, but the sand was there for me. But enough about me. I've heard some very interesting rumors from the hollows lately. It has to do with the soul society too. And before you ask, yes I know all about it and the shinigami."
Instantly everyone was on alert. Hollows talking about the soul society was rare and usually bad news. Gaara spoke. "What have you heard?"
Naruto giggled. "Now now. There's no fun in just telling you! Instead, I'll give you a hint. Besides, I want to see how your abilities have developed while I was….away."
They all hesitantly nodded. They wanted more than a hint, but they would take what they could get. Any information was priority. Naruto clapped his hands. "Good. Here's the hint: They eyes reveal all. 3 altogether hide theirs away. Although one is not what he seems….Well then, I'm going to go now. I don't really want to be killed today. Especially not by you guys. Ja ne!"
Sakura called for him to stop. "Wait Naruto!" He did just that. He turned around and smiled his old foxy smile. "What's that sword on your back?"
"Why, it's my zanpakto of course."
"How do you, a-a hollow have one?"
He shook his head. "That is a conversation for another time. I'm going to leave now but if you ever need me just call my name with all your heart. I will come to help you even if the sand doesn't want me too. And Sasuke, I hope you can now be with your family. I've missed you but I'm not ready to go with you yet." He turned around, his tails flicking idly behind him, and a gargantua appeared in front of him. "That's all for now. See ya later. That's a promise, believe it!"
He stepped inside and started walking. Sasuke called for him to stop but the portal had already closed. The team looked at each other before rushing back to report what had happened to their captain. They had found Naruto, and even though he became a hollow, there was a chance they could save him! Sasuke was thrilled that his Naruto was 'alive' even if he was crazy. It didn't matter because he would save him. Naruto won't be alone anymore! Not if he had anything to do about it!