NB 3
Eden
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"Harribel-neechan! Tousan says to wake up. Its time for training!"
Harribel groaned and tried to push Kit away. "Leave me alone you tiny terror. Too early."
"Harribel-neechan, wake up!"
Harribel groaned and tried to ignore the noise. Kit frowned and left the room. Harribel sighed and tried to snuggle deeper into her bed.
CLANK!
Harribel jumped up in shock at the sudden noise and fell out of bed. She looked up to see Kit holding up to large pots. He banged them together and giggled.
"Up we go Snory-neechan!"
"You little!"
Kit giggled and ran out of the house with Harribel hot on heels. He morphed into a fox kit and ran beneath Naruto's legs. Harribel was running to fast for her to stop and crashed into Naruto. They tumbled head over heels in a tangled heap. Kit snickered as Naruto stood up, covered with mud.
"Kit, why?"
"Cause its fun!"
Naruto sighed. "Go back in the garden and water the bamboo shoots. You have too much energy."
"Hai Tousan!" Kit picked up a watering pail and ran off, leaving Harribel and Naruto alone. Naruto glanced at Harribel quickly, trying to determine her current abilities.
"Harribel, what level are you?"
"Adjuchas, Naruto-sensei."
"Hmm, so you still have a little more to go," Naruto mused. He walked around her and examined the hole on her chest. She stood to attention as Naruto circled her several more times.
"Well Harribel, it looks like you are close to becoming a Vastro Lorde. So instead of going up straight to the Menos Forest and just devouring Hollows left and right, I'm going to explain the nature of reiatsu."
Harribel nodded and sat on the grass, paying rapt attention to Naruto's lecture.
"Now as of now, the world is divided into three dimensions. Hueco Mundo, Soul Society, and the Human World. Now like all things in life, reiatsu has two sides; positive and negative, light and dark, yin and yang. Now while the Human World is a perfect blend of Yin and Yang, Soul Society and Hueco Mundo are not. Soul Society is mostly possessed of the Yin side of reiatsu as for many of the souls there have been laid to rest peacefully. Hueco Mundo on the other hand is dominantly possessed of the Yang side of reiatsu. It is due to the fact that these souls are not at rest and are bound to themselves, chained in a sense."
"Now the nature of reiatsu depends on the kind of abilities you are able to possess. Shinigami, trained in the Yin arts as I call them, focus on the four major arts. Zanjutsu, the art of the sword, Hakuda, hand to hand combat, Hoho, Flash stepping, and Kido, art of Magic. Now these arts are Yin based and focus on the having the knowledge to use them. One cannot be ignorant of these arts to use them."
"For hollows, once we are able to gain absorb enough Hollows we are able to fight better. Now there are no certain names for these arts as we fight by instinct mostly. We gain faster and match the art of Hoho. We use Ceros and different versions of it to counter Kido. We gain the power to overcome Zanjutsu and Hakuda. In conclusion, we learn everything by instinct and with our bodies, the essence of Yang."
"Now there are rare occasions that Yin and Yang can merge. One method is if you eat enough Shinigamis that you gain a sizable amount of Yin reiatsu or rip off part of your mask and risking your life, you can access the Yin reiatsu. As a result you not only exponentially stronger but you have the potential to merge both the Hollow instincts with the Shinigami knowledge. The same goes with Shinigamis, if they are able to unlock the hidden Hollow within themselves, they are gain an amazing power," Naruto explained.
"Now for your case, ripping off your mask is foolhardy and stupid as risking your own existence will probably cause you to forget yourself and cause you to become a beast yourself," Naruto said. "On the other hand, killing a couple of captains means having to go to Soul Society which is not an option."
"That comes to my third option. I forcibly rip off your mask and shove Yin reiatsu straight into yourself," Naruto explained. "However I will only do that after you become a Vastro Lorde to a level of my satisfaction. When you become a Vastro Lorde, you will have complete dominance of your mind and become as close to a human as you can. Hypothetically, if you eat enough souls, your hole will vanish. However that is an impossible amount so we won't even go there," Naruto said. "Are you following?"
Harribel nodded. "So before anything, I have to become a Vastro Lorde first?"
Naruto nodded. "Ripping off your mask before then would be just irresponsible. Now the best way is to eat as many hollows as you can. Once I learn how strong you are, I will accompany you to the Menos Forest and watch you eat Adjuchas after Adjuchas. Understand?"
"Hai sensei."
"Good. Now come at me!"
Harribel crouched and swung at Naruto with her blade-like fin. Naruto easily grasped it and threw her away. Harribel rolled on the ground and charged at Naruto again. However she purposely stabbed into the ground and swung around to throw several kicks at Naruto. Naruto calmly grabbed her legs and purposely lifted her up before slamming her to the ground. Harribel's vision was filled with stars but she managed to roll out of the way of Naruto's stomp. She jumped to her feet and sent several slashes with her blade. Naruto easily dodged them and sent two thunderous punches into her abdomen. Harribel bent backwards, completely winded. Another knee from Naruto caused her to collapse.
"You are very close to Vastro Lorde level judging by your speed and power. But you fight instinctively. Watch and observe your opponent. Feel him out first and hold back. Do not always go all out like a brainless bull," Naruto said. "Be like the wind, free and gentle but once you lock onto their weakness, be like a storm! Powerful and destructive!"
Harribel nodded and stood up. She sent several slashes and watched as Naruto loved to keep at least one feet on the ground. She sent a high slash and Naruto ducked in time for her feet to slam into his face. Naruto flipped several times before standing back up.
"That's the way!" Naruto said. Harribel was astonished that she didn't even leave a mark. "Now let's go!"
Harribel nodded and charged her sensei once again, fully intent on making Naruto bleed or bruise at least once.
Hours later Harribel panted and flopped onto the grass, completely out of energy. She didn't even notice Kit jumping up and down excitedly on her back.
"Ne ne Tousan. Can Harribel-neechan play with me now?"
"Yes she can," Naruto said. Harribel shot a glare at Naruto as Kit tugged on her leg. She refused to move but Kit began to drag her away unceremoniously.
"Have fun you two!"
Harribel would have screamed at him if she had the energy. Since she did not, she endured Kit tugging her through the grasses of Eden. At least it was soft.
SPLASH!
Harribel gasped and instinctively stood up. She looked around to see that she was in a crystal clear spring covered with water lilies. A small small waterfall kept the water moving. Around her, Kit was happily floating around.
"You little. You couldn't give me a warning?"
"You were really tired. How do you feel now?"
Harribel was about snap back when she realized she felt much better. Many of the bruises and scrapes on her body were gently fading away as she watched. Harribel sat down and began to relax and enjoy the healing of the spring peacefully.
"This feels amazing."
Kit nodded. "When ever I feel tired or sad, I go to this place. Tousan says that it will help if you are feeling tired or sad."
Harribel murmured her thanks and sat deeper in the water. Unknown to her, the spring was created through the means of using a prefect blend of reiatsu, so while she was absorbing the Yang reiatsu, she was also absorbing Yin. Kit noticed that Harribel began to look more human but decided not to comment on it while she was resting. It was just his imagination. Right?
Harribel slowly stepped out of the spring and shook herself. She began to walk when she noticed how different she felt. She looked down and noticed that her white Hollow skin was no more. She had a deep ebony skin and instead of a fin like blades on her arms, she had human hands. She hurried to the spring where she saw a her mask had separated revealing a half her human face. She patted her body and noticed that her Hollow hole was smaller.
"Hey Harribel, are you-? What the?!"
Harribel turned to see Naruto completely dumbstruck. To Naruto's credit, the Hollow that he had just taught before was now an human-like Hollow. Not only that but one that was nearly like an Arrancar. Her power levels had clearly gone beyond Adjuchas level and just a hair below Vastro Lorde. Only needed a couple of Adjuchas to eat. Naruto quickly walked around her and examined her. It was extremely difficult in that she was nearly human except in a couple of places and those places barely covered her.
"Wow. I never would have thought that the spring would have affected you in this way. At most just heal you but to form a more human-like form was much more than I expected. From what I can guess, instead of just passing through, your body absorbed the Yin reiatsu as well as the Yang causing you to change. On the upside when you do become and Arrancar, you will have a much larger power boost," Naruto mused. Naruto shrugged. She was an anomaly unlike any he had seen.
"Does it have to do with the fact that many of my attacks are water based?" Harribel asked. Naruto nodded slowly.
"It does explain why you absorbed the energy of the water so readily, not so much the Yin side of reiatsu though," Naruto thought. "Don't worry about it though. As far as I can tell, you are fine and better than before."
Harribel nodded. "So what now?"
"Now, you help me in the garden. It's time to water the cherry blossoms."
She automatically caught a pail from Naruto and looked at it confused.
"Well come on, hurry up."
"Hai Naruto-sensei."
Harribel soon got used to the rhythm. Every morning, the two of them trained. Not all of it was combat training. Much of it was knowledge only gained by experience and knowledge about emotions. Her sensei was very thorough in the fact that knowledge can overcome immense power. The later afternoon was used up in healing, meditating, helping Naruto and Kit around the garden, and playing with them.
It wasn't until the third month that Naruto deemed her ready to hunt other Adjuchas and accompanied her to the Menos Forest. After her initial nervousness in fighting the strongest Adjuchas she could find, it was nearly insultingly easy. Fighting almost daily with Naruto had honed her reflexes and working in the garden made her much stronger. Combining those gifts with the fact that her mind was razor sharp and she devoured the Hollow within minutes. The next three Hollows were the same and fell under her strength.
After she ate the fourth Hollow, she felt her reiatsu collapse and compress along with her form. Her body became human as her hole was completely filled. Her skin became spotless of the white plates she had as a Hollow except for a small ring around her neck. However she could feel herself brimming with power and smiled as she instinctively pointed at a nearby tree.
"Gran Rey Cero!"
A huge column of light erupted from her finger and smashed into the tree. The tree rocked before collapsing in a thunderous crash. Harribel smiled and turned around to see her sensei on the ground with a bloody smile and a perverted grin.
"Wake up Ero-tousan!"
"Don't rely on you eyes! Feel your opponent move and match the rhythm of battle!"
Naruto flipped to avoid a cero from Harribel. He jabbed twice at her and sent a strong uppercut into Harribel abdomen. Harribel rolled with the force and struck Naruto in the jaw. Naruto fell down and spun around and knocked Harribel off of her feet. She tumbled to the ground and rolled out of the way from a vicious heel kick. When she jumped back to her feet, she looked straight into the glowing fist of Naruto.
"Never loose your footing. Loosing it means you die."
Harribel nodded as Naruto lowered his fist. She sent a quick kick to the groin and pinned his arms with her knees. She pointed a fist between Naruto's eyes. Naruto smiled.
"Deception is always an option."
Harribel smiled and rolled off of him. Naruto jumped back to his feet but buckled down again.
"Are you alright sensei?"
"Just give me a moment," Naruto squeaked. Kami, that had hurt. It was the first time in over 500 years that he had seen stars before his eyes.
Harribel giggled as Naruto rolled around in pain. Kit thought it was a game and began rolling around the grass with his father. Harribel chuckled at the scene before her. Both of them were so silly at times. Even though Naruto was older than even Hueco Mundo and no doubt the most powerful person in Hueco Mundo, he acted much like a child.
She was about to speak when she felt a large reiatsu permeate the air. Naruto jumped up to his feet as well when he felt it. It was larger than anything he had felt before in Hueco Mundo in a while. Granted it was only a fraction compared to Naruto but it was dangerous enough to take caution.
"Kit stick close to me at all times," Naruto ordered. Kit nodded and jumped onto Naruto's shoulder. Harribel closed her eyes and tried to find the source of it. However the reiatsu she felt was odd. She looked at her sensei who nodded.
"Its a shinigami, and a powerful one at that. He's most definitely captain class," Naruto said. "Stick close to me."
Harribel nodded and followed Naruto through Eden. The small group soon came upon the source. A man wearing captain's robes was sitting on the grass and smiling as he ate a mikan. Beside him was an arrancar sleeping on the grass, another running around like a child, and a last one meditating.
"Who are you four and what do you want?" Naruto called. The four turned their attention to Naruto's group. The leader stood up and smiled at Naruto.
"Hello friend. I am Aizen and I have come here to seek an audience with one called El Diablo. Do you know where he resides?" the man asked politely. Naruto examined the man with a careful eye. The man's reiatsu was massive for a shinigami yet with no trace of Hollow, meaning he had most likely mastered all the forms of the Shinigami arts. Yet in his gut, Naruto could feel something wrong with this man.
"You are looking at him. Now speak your piece. I do not take kindly to people taking the fruits I have cared for," Naruto said. Aizen nodded and respectfully bowed.
"I am sorry Diablo-san. I couldn't help myself in trying the mikan. I will say this, they are the most delicious fruit I have ever tasted. Not even in Soul Society can you find such a fruit," Aizen replied courteously. Naruto tipped his head.
"As of now, I am seeking powerful hollows and beings to aid me in my war against Soul Society and the Spirit King. For too long, Soul Society has been stagnant under the rule of a corrupt council. The Spirit King has no interest in ruling and ignoring us for the sake of entertaining himself. What I wish for is a world where all three worlds can coexist harmoniously," Aizen explained. "By using an artifact called the Hogyoku, I will grant hollows sanity from their endless hunger and hopefully rule as the Spirit King in a prosperous manner."
Naruto chuckled inside. The fool thought he could change Hollows. Their sanity were warped by no fault of their own. However, Naruto was getting excited for such a huge tumult that may involve this "Spirit King" he's heard so little about.
"Might I ask if you know who the Spirit King is?"
Aizen shrugged. "Information about him is limited but he is named Sasuke Uchiha."
Everyone was knocked down by the huge reiatsu that came crashing down on them. Even Aizen was forced to kneel by the immense pressure Naruto was creating. It felt as if the whole world was on his shoulder. He strained his head to see Naruto laughing maniacally and a white mask resembling a fox covering half of his face.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AT LAST AFTER 25000 YEARS WE CAN FINISH OUR BATTLE. ALL THESE YEARS YOU SPENT PAMPERED IN THAT COZY LITTLE DIMENSION AND CREATING YOUR GRANDIOSE SOCIETY. I WILL CRUSH IT ALL AND WE SHALL FINISH OUR LAST BATTLE!"
Naruto turned to Aizen and released his full form. He was nearly eight feet tall and incredibly muscular. On his back was a sack of wind and his blond hair formed a mane that fell down past his shoulder. In his right hand was a massive sword nearly seven feet long and clasped in his left was the opening of the sack. Another burst of reiatsu was released as Kit turned into a massive, white, nine-tailed fox.
"Aizen I shall join you but I want Sasuke for myself. This world shall shake again when us gods battle once again."
