Author note: Yes, yes, many people are ushering me to free poor Konan and Ayane. What if I don't? What are ya' all gonna do? Throw a desk at me? *dodge desk* Ah ha! Not good enough!
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Hashirama picked up his watering can and delicately poured the liquid onto the plants.
A few weeks ago, Naruto had requested Hashirama and Tobirama to utilise their gifts to create a forest that encompassed the entire mansion. Tobirama would then use his ability to manipulate and create water molecules to build a waterfall in a few portions of the forest. Of course, the girls wanted a thermal, steaming spa and Naruto planned a layout to construct a natural hot spa with Tobirama within the forest.
After he finished with his work, he placed the watering can back to its former position before tending to the flowers. "How serene my life has become. I hope such peace could be everlasting."
As he touched a withering rose, it revived and bloomed beautifully.
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Ayane was paranoid as she kept a vigilant scan of her surroundings. Konan had managed to steal the keys to their prison and was trying desperately to unlock the locks of their cell. Toying and adjusting the key into the locks, Konan managed to insert it properly and twist it. The door was opened and the girls hugged each other in happiness.
"Let's not celebrate now. We need to escape, Konan-san!"
Konan nodded and the two girls fled.
It wasn't long before the guards made their next shift and realised the disappearance of the two female Vasto Lorde.
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
Itachi smirked as he stared at his vibrant crimson eyes through the reflection of his mirror. When he was still a mere Vasto Lorde, he was unable to tame his unimaginable amount of power concealing within him; he was tantamount to a reciprocal of immense energy stored within him, unable to adjust and unleash his fullest potential. Because of that, he was incapable of defeating Danzo. Now, he had become an Arrancar and his almost boundless load of power was operative.
He didn't know why but he was finally in control of both his fate and power and he would use it, this time, with the appropriate approach. He had failed Sasuke twice, he would not commit to the same mistake again.
"I should head to the training ground to measure up my limits." Itachi headed to his destination, but his path was obstructed by a fuming Anko. She was quiet as she scrutinised Itachi keenly before she beckoned him to follow her.
Itachi obliged and trailed after Anko.
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Dressed in a bright pink sleeveless shirt and black track pants, Anko placed a hand on her hip while grasping the sheath of her blade on her other hand. "I challenge you to a duel, Itachi Uchiha! Or should I call you captain of the seventh division of the assassination squad, Itachi taichou?"
"You still remember the past, don't you? I guess you remember the first day of our meeting, right?" Itachi smirked. "You believe I was your junior and you even have the guts to command me… until you realise that I was your commander. It hurts the ego, doesn't it?"
Anko gritted her teeth in frustration. "Brat!"
The female Arrancar roared before she charged at Itachi with an imminent onslaught readied to be delivered upon precise timing. Itachi simply shook his head disapprovingly before his lips broke into a smile of amusement. "You're still the same. So impulsive and reckless."
Without hesitation, Anko unsheathed her sword and pierced through Itachi; she was startled and perplexed over the fact that Itachi had refused to evade her assault. She couldn't even comprehend the notion of her defeating the seemingly undefeatable Itachi Uchiha as he collapsed onto the ground in a puddle of his own blood. Anko was cynical about his swift death.
Unexpectedly, her vision shattered like brittle glass and standing before her was a perfectly unscathed Itachi who was still grinning at her with amusement. "You're still the same. So impulsive and reckless."
Anko suddenly realised something; she had not sheathed her blade. "What's going on? I thought I've just stab him! Is this an illusion?"
Itachi was dreadfully quiet as he scrutinised Anko coldly.
Flexing her wrist and cracking her necks, Anko disappeared into a static blur before she reappeared behind Itachi with her palm aiming directly at the back of his skull. Tendrils of violet energy were consumed by the shining orb of suppressed power before it erupted into a beam of pandemonium at the motionless Itachi. "Take this! Cero!"
The laser beam struck Itachi at point blank range and the man was blown away as he slammed into the concrete wall. Anko chortled victoriously before her vision cracked in a spider-web fashion. Instantly, Anko was staring at an unharmed Itachi who was smiling at her with amusement. "You're still the same. So impulsive and reckless."
"What's going on? I thought my Cero hit him! How is it possible! It can't be an illusion. I did use my Cero and I could feel a depletion of my total spirit energy capacity. It is not possible to induce me in such a powerful illusion! It's just not possible!" Anko bit her lower lips and growled in frustration. "Come and fight me like a man, you sissy-looking, two-digit IQ dumbass!"
Itachi narrowed his eyes and they were sparkling bright red. "For your information, I'm not… sissy-looking. The correct word is feminine. And my IQ level happens to be 185."
Anko stuck her tongue out before she vanished into a current of wind and reanimated her frame beside Itachi with her leg inches away from his face. Consecutively, Itachi was kicked in the face and soared away from his former spot and crashed into the wall. Anko grinned haughtily before her sights of perception shattered once more. The purple haired woman stormed onto the ground angrily and yelled bloody murder at an unharmed Itachi who was grinning with amusement at her.
"You're still the same. So impu-"
"SHUT UP! Shut up! I hate you for being such a bitch! I'm gonna smoke your ass like a bitch you are!" Anko sped boisterously at Itachi and was wielding her blade with the intent to kill. Itachi only smiled merrily at Anko before black and white invaded her world. In an instant, everything stopped and Anko couldn't move; her body froze and Itachi was chuckling at her predicament.
"You're trapped in my illusion. No matter what you do, you cannot escape this universe." The master of illusion swiped his hand and the spell was dispersed. Anko panted tediously as she glared furiously at Itachi. "In my world, I control both time and mass. I have to admit, before I become an Arrancar, I can't control my powers to this extent. But now… I am finally in control."
"Then how about pain?"
Itachi widened his eyes.
Anko smirked at his reaction. "If I'm in pain… then most likely I'll be able to destroy this illusion. It's too easy!"
The purple haired woman clutched onto the steel of her blade and tightened her grip. Itachi tried to stop her but it was too late. Anko had drawn blood and everything had reverted back to normal. "Hah! Your stupid tricks are useless-"
"Futile." Itachi sighed as his eyes illuminated a sinister vermilion. The training ground was morphed into a beach with a warm, sunny weather and the crashing waves of the sea. Anko scanned her surrounding and noticed Itachi lying on a beach chair and was enjoying a suntan. Anko ambled cautiously towards Itachi and sat beside him.
Everything felt real. From the light plastic of the chair to the heat of the sun, nothing felt abnormal. Itachi removed his sunglasses and smiled. "I know that we have many misunderstandings between each other. Feel free to ask me anything you like."
"…I don't get it. You're shock when I suggest pain as a solu-"
"Pain is not a solution to dismiss my illusion." Itachi corrected. "I was shocked when you could even think of such an absurdity. Hurting yourself like a fool you are. Oh, you've always been a fool. Now give me that hand of yours."
Rummaging his pocket momentarily, the master of illusion picked out bandage and seized Anko's wrist. "It seems that your ability to learn things is still the same. Like an orang-utan."
"Orang-utan?" Anko yelled incredulously and was reluctant to let Itachi wrapped the bandage around her bleeding palm. "Whatever! Just tell me… why did you do it?"
"Do what?"
Anko rolled her eyes in irritation. "Massacre your entire family! Why did you kill them! What kind of heartless bastard you are to not even spare the innocent children of your own clan! You're a fiend!"
"You won't be able to accept the truth if I disclose it to you." Itachi was eerily impassive when he spoke while he tied a firm knot on the bandage. "Now that I'm not a shinobi, I have no obligation to hide the truth anymore."
"The truth?" Anko blinked.
"The truth of the Uchiha massacre… it was a direct order from the Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi."
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"I'll be taking a stroll!" Naruto waved goodbye at Hashirama as he stood on the gateway while Shizune stood meekly behind her master. "We'll be back soon!"
Hashirama smiled benignly at the blonde. "Don't mess with Danzo. It'll be no doubt that he will send his goons to demolish my precious forest. I will not tolerate any evil who dares to step foot onto my forest without my consent."
"Understood! Bye!"
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After Konan and Ayane were freed from their prison, they ran with all their might. The desert sands were heavy and every step they took decreased their stamina. Not to mention, Danzo had purposely constructed their prison with abnormal material that kept the insiders at minimum rate of spirit energy. That meant that Konan and Ayane's spirit energy would take a while for them to restore back to normal.
Therefore, they were at no condition to fight.
Ayane tripped over her footing and fell onto the dunes. Konan promptly seized her friend's wrist and threw Ayane's arm over her shoulder. "Get up, Ayane-san! We need to run before they catch us again!"
"I-I can't run anymore! Konan-kun…" Ayane panted. "You need to leave. Leave me be!"
"Never! Come! Get up!" Konan pulled Ayane to a standing position with her hardest. "Don't give up! We devise our plan together and we promise to escape together! I'm not leaving you be!"
"I… I can't run anymore!" Ayane stared at Konan with pleading eyes. "Konan-kun… just go! They're catching up! Run!"
"I'm not leaving you here to die! If we run, we run together! If we escape, we escape together! If we live, we live together!" Konan dragged her friend but was petrified when she sensed a few spirit signatures at a faraway distance, currently approaching them in rapid velocity. Ayane groaned. "Konan-kun, there is no way we can escape together… it's better for one person to live than to let t-two people to die… you must get away."
"Zip it! We will not die together! We can escape!"
"There's no time left… they're coming…"
Konan gritted her teeth and pulled the limping Ayane with her. "We will escape this wasteland, you hear me?"
"It's… no use." Ayane and Konan yelped when they fell onto the sandy ground. The blue haired Vasto Lorde spat a glob of sand out of her mouth and the purple haired Vasto Lorde moaned. "Konan-kun… just go."
"It's too late!" Nnoitra, along with his comrades, had appeared behind the girls and their shadows loomed ominously over Konan and Ayane. "You stupid bitches. You two have the guts to escape, huh?"
Konan growled. "S-Stay away from us, you scum!"
"Stupid bitch!" Nnoitra kicked the blue haired Vasto Lorde in her face and she skidded away from Ayane. Kushimaru Kuriarare, a slim but tall hollow who had a mask of a spider, hissed vehemently at Konan. "You should listen to us. Come with us quietly or we will bring you back with no hands and no legs."
"Danzo-sama will not be pleased if that happens, Kushimaru." Shin, a short hollow who had a mask of a beetle, announced.
"We should either have our… ways on these two babes…" Nnoitra grinned with perverse intent at the wounded Ayane and Konan. The girls held on each other in firm embrace, fearful of the imminent. "Or we can fuck them dry and then kill them…"
"Your ideas are the fucking same, you fucking retard!" Hidan yelled.
"Shut up, you fucking dipshit!" Nnoitra roared. "I'll do whatever I fucking want! Don't tell me what to do, Hidan!"
A bulky hollow that resembled a bull interjected. "Nnoitra-sama, you should listen to Hidan-sama's advice. Danzo-sama will not be pleased-"
"You shut up too, Tesla!" Nnoitra screamed before he threw his scythe behind him and it effectively pierced right before Konan, who was crawling away from the hostility with Ayane. "Stop thinking about running, bitch! It's pointless-"
"You shouldn't be rude to the ladies."
The group of hollows blanched in horror and recoiled backwards. When they switched their sights sharply at the intruders, they saw two humans standing before them. One was a blonde teenager who wore a casual black blazer with orange shirt underneath his jacket, beige coloured trouser and brown leather shoes. The other human was standing behind the blonde and was dressed in white spaghetti straps shirt with violet jean skirt and a pair of black sandals adorning on her feet.
"Humans? What are humans doing here in Hueco Mundo?" Shin was shocked.
"We should just exterminate these two pests." Kushimaru smirked.
Hidan nodded. "I fucking agree."
Nnoitra narrowed his eyes as he gazed upon the mysterious blonde; he was familiar and he swore he knew him somewhere.
Tesla darted towards the blonde impatiently before he delivered a dangerous fist. When his punch made collision, the sand erupted into geysers of chaos. However, Shizune who was standing on a considerable distance away from the commotion was unfazed as she strolled to the two female Vasto Lorde and tended to their injuries. "Here, let me help you."
"You should check on your friend…" Konan muttered. "He's most likely dead. No humans can withstand-"
"We are not humans." Shizune assured. "We are Arrancars. It's alright. Just remain quiet. The two of you need rest. I'll heal you now."
"H-Heal?" Ayane stammered. "But how? Your friend-"
"Like I say, everything will be alright. It will be over soon. After all, nobody has defeated Naruto-sama yet."
When the smoke stirred, Tesla was trembling in terror; the blonde had stopped his punch with a mere pinkie finger. "Is that a punch? I'm not sure about you but that doesn't hurt much…"
Naruto chuckled. "Let me show you what the meaning of a real punch is."
The blonde's arm shot into a static blur before he tucked his fist back into his pocket. Tesla was initially unable to understand what's going on but when he noticed a fist mark embedded into the middle section of his chest, he felt agony that he had never felt in his entire life; it was an unrivalled punch, packed with devastating strength that was strong enough to emit a rippling shockwave at the atmosphere. Naruto shook his head and raised three fingers. "I live my life honouring three principles."
The group of hollows gulped when Tesla vomited blood and knelt onto the ground.
"Never fight for the wicked. Never fight for greed and immorality. Never harm women." Naruto smirked. "Sorry for being nosy but… when I see guys like you picking on defenceless girls… I tend to get bossy."
Hidan had enough before he pounced onto Naruto. Kushimaru and Shin wasted no time to execute a sneak attack from behind Naruto's back. Nnoitra finally recalled. "Shit! That guy… that guy is-"
"Ley Inversa."
Naruto's enemies were all repelled away from a sudden powerful repulsion. Shin, Kushimaru, Hidan and Nnoitra were launched away and they crashed at the sand dunes, coughing blood in the process. Naruto smirked as he fondled his ring. "It will be nice if you may leave the girls alone."
Shin stood up, albeit groggily. "We cannot. Danzo-sama will not be pleased."
"So… you're following his order because you're afraid of him or you're following his order because he's worth being followed?" Naruto sighed. "Oh well. I don't have the time to talk to you anymore. Leave or I'll make it happen."
"Like hell we will! You can go to hell!" Nnoitra, blinded by rage, rushed forward. "Your power belongs to me! I'm the strongest! I'm always the strongest! Nobody can take that away from me!"
Naruto deadpanned. "Kneel."
As the command was articulated, Nnoitra felt his mobility robbed away as he collapsed into his knees. "W-What's going on? I… I can't control my body!"
"The rest of you… if you still have some fights in you, allow me to diminish those instincts in you."
Shin, Kushimaru and Hidan were gawking fearfully at Naruto, who was simply smiling subtly at them. "If you're incorrigible, attack me. If you have some sense in your brain, take your mates and leave."
The group of hollows gathered themselves reluctantly before they fled; their egos were blemished and their pride destroyed.
Naruto sighed before he walked towards Ayane and Konan, who were being encompassed by a dome of green radiance, courtesy of Shizune's healing powers. The blonde knelt onto the ground and smiled benevolently at the girls. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. This is Shizune, as you have both known for now. We mean you no harm. I am willing to provide the both of you sanctuary, that is… if you wish to be provided."
Konan and Ayane blinked dumbly.
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Ulquiorra was perched on his back as he sat on his favourite spot of the couch, which he gave the evil eye to whoever dared to get near his preferred place. Sipping coffee in bliss, Ulquiorra placed his cup gently on the saucer and moved his chess pieces. "Yes. This is the way of life. No more morons scrambling into the living rooms, screaming their head off like a headless lunatic. No more idiots flooding the mansion by accidents. No more-"
"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" Anko yelled dubiously from the hallway and the living room was blaring with her voice.
Ulquiorra sighed deeply. "Great."
Itachi was seen walking in alignment with Anko, chattering merrily with her. "That's right. From Nicolaus Copernicus's research, he defied the tantalising theory of the heliocentric cosmology and successfully reconstruct an iconic landmark to the world of science."
"Wow. So the Earth revolves around the sun? How interesting. It doesn't look like the Earth is doing so."
"Hence, the stereotypical flawed misperception of common perception." Itachi smiled but he was unaware that his conversation with Anko had unconsciously brought them into the living room.
Ulquiorra coughed aloud and it caught Itachi and Anko's attentions.
"Oh? Quiorra-baka? What are you doing here?"
"Well, an afternoon nap eludes me so I decide to challenge my mentality against the straining pressure of insomnia by participating in a game of chess."
"Is that why you have tear marks on your cheeks? Coz you cry coz you can't sleep?" Anko broke into laughter, but Itachi and Ulquiorra were apathetic.
The pale Arrancar shook his head. "Your manner of idiocy knows no bounds. So... the two of you've already lost that angry mojo fiasco?"
"Angry mojo?" Anko was flabbergasted by her surrogate brother's words.
Ulquiorra's shoulder slumped. "I come across that colloquial terminology from Harribel's book. Shizune suggests that my social skills are... lacking."
"You don't have any social skills to begin with!" Anko grinned.
Sighing heavily, Ulquiorra stood up and strolled to the kitchen. Itachi was perplexed by the pale Arrancar's sudden action and queried. "Where are you going?"
"I'm getting a migraine." Ulquiorra deadpanned. "Figure I should just get some medicine. Peace out."
Itachi raised a brow. "What's with that."
"Most likely Harribel's book. Sometimes you gotta wonder, what the hell is she reading this whole time."
"Modern Language." Harribel answered behind Anko, causing her to jump in fright. "Great book. Details quite a lot about how people interact in the current era. Would you like to read it?"
"No?" Anko blinked.
"Oh..." Harribel shrugged. "So, the two of you've already lost that angry mojo fiasco?"
Itachi looked at Anko and nodded. "Yeah... if you put it that way. I told Anko-san the truth."
"The truth?"
"About the massacre that happened to the Uchiha clan. It was a total annihilation, well executed and the horror was perfect. I was actually jealous how he displays such flawless yet bloody massacre without alarming the whole village and performed all the killings in one hour." Anko sighed contently. "He told me it was the Sandaime Hokage who ordered the death of many innocent boys and girls, as well as a few jackasses. I don't mind the jackasses gone but it is just boring living in a village ran by an old man who was suffering some serious dementia."
"...I have no idea what you're talking about." Harribel deadpanned and strode past Anko. "I suggest you-"
"Stop! Don't say it! You'll hurt feelings." Anko pouted. "I ain't reading no books from you."
Harribel shrugged and left. "Your lost."
Anko sighed and looked at Itachi. "Where were we?"
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"N-NO!" Ayane jolted up from her sleep. The edge of her vibrant purple hair was dripping with sweat and her breath laboured. Staring curiously at her pair of slender arms, Ayane was perturbed. She ruffled her purple hair and touched her warm cheeks. There was no armour or jagged fangs on her face; she just had a smooth complexion, evidently when she brushed her fingers across her velvet skin.
The gleaming sun shined its ray of lights partially into the room, due to the dark curtains' blockage. Ayane widened her eyes in realisation. "W-Wait a minute... Hueco Mundo doesn't has any sun... so why?"
Ayane flipped her bed sheet and was startled to see a pair of legs; she was oblivious that she was dressed in an oversized polo shirt and white panties.
Stepping out of her bed, Ayane studied the room vigilantly before she ambled cautiously towards the window. Peeking meekly through the window, Ayane saw greeneries that she had never seen before. There were trees, blessed with a blissful autumn aura and the ground was floored with a pile of fallen leaves. Ayane shut the curtains and promptly exited the room.
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Naruto was lying in his couch in the lab, chewing a skewer while dozing off to almost oblivion.
Shizune emptied the chemicals into a flask and sighed. "Naruto-sama, hello?"
"What?"
"I'm busy here."
"So?"
"Help me. I'm doing all the work here."
"And I'm your boss. Now get working."
Shizune stuck her tongue out at Naruto and stormed into the storeroom to acquire more test tubes. When she returned, she saw a purple haired woman peeking through the glass door. Shizune placed a hand on her hip as she switched her sights at a dozing Naruto. Irritated by her master's nonchalance, the brunette strolled to the door, tapped a button and the door slid open. "Hello, my dear. What do you need?"
"I-I'm... lost."
Examining Ayane's outfit, which consisted only a polo shirt and panties, Shizune knew the purple haired woman hadn't adapted to her human instincts yet. "Yes, you certainly are. And if my calculations are accurate, which it will be, your friend will also be awaken by now. Come, I'll bring you to the wardrobe chamber to get your clothes."
Ayane nodded timidly and snuck a glance at a napping Naruto before she felt her cheeks heated up, courtesy of her sudden prurient curiosity.
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Meanwhile, Samui was flushing crushed ice into a cup from a small machine she found in the kitchen. Harribel happened to past by the dining hall and saw what Samui was doing. Her interest piqued, Harribel walked towards her fellow blonde and queried. "What's that?"
"Oh? This? No idea. The instruction manual says this funky machine crushes ice."
Harribel was cynical. "Why will you make a machine that crushes ice?"
Samui shrugged before seizing a bottle of syrup and sprayed the red juice of sweetness all over the cup of ice. "Want a snow cone?"
"Sure." Harribel took the cup. "By the way, where's Anko?"
"Not sure." The busty blonde poured a tray of ice into the machine, her eyes fixated on her work while speaking with Harribel. "I think she's suffering another episode of psychotic rage. Itachi seems to piss her off easily."
"Hmm... they're getting along together pretty well."
"I suppose." Samui pressed the button and watched the machine did its magic. Harribel was simply enjoying her snow cone until a mysterious intruder entered into the kitchen. The two blondes blinked in sheer perplexity at the blue haired woman, who was only wearing an unbuttoned shirt and black panties, revealing her voluptuous midriff and cleavage. "I-Is this... uh... Heaven?"
"Yes." Harribel replied.
"No." Samui responded.
The tanned blonde stared at the pale blonde and tilted her head in confusion. "No?"
The busty blonde shook her head lightly. "No."
"Oh." Harribel dug her spoon into the snow cone and returned her attention at Konan. "No."
"Okay..." Konan held onto her hands and mustered up her courage. "So... where am I? Is this some sort of a prison or something?"
"You're in-"
Ulquiorra appeared behind Konan ghostly and grasped her shoulder. "This is purgatory."
The blue haired woman jumped in terror before retreating a few hasty steps away from the pale Arrancar, only to trip onto her footing and fell. Fortunately, her fall never made collision onto the ground as someone had caught onto her. When she opened her eyes, she saw a silver haired man staring at her with ludicrous hearts bursting comically from his eyes. "Who might you be, oh beautiful piece of happiness from heaven's creation?"
Konan somewhat was intimidated. "I-I'm Konan."
"What a beautiful name for a beautiful-"
Before Tobirama could violate Konan's ample bosoms, he was shot by a flying kick from Samui and he crashed through the window. Even during his predicament, Tobirama was relief to be kicked by Samui's smooth pair of slender legs. Dusting her hands, the busty blonde smiled softly at Konan. "Sorry about that. PKT tends to love women... a lot."
"I can tell."
"You'll get use to it. He might be a hopeless pervert but... he's actually a very good guy if you get to know him." Samui winked at the clueless blue haired woman before ambling back to the kitchen counter. It was then Shizune ascended from the stairs and rushed towards the group. "What happen? I hear sounds!"
Harribel deadpanned. "If you don't, you're most likely deaf."
"N-No! There's crashing and glass shattering-"
"Newcomer got lost. PKT tries to pervert on her. Got kick by me." Samui smiled proudly.
"I see." Shizune sighed.
Nobody noticed that Ulquiorra had finished another cup of snow cone.
When Konan saw Ayane standing in uncertainty behind Shizune, she ran towards her and embraced her friend. "Ayane-san! You're alive."
"I'm glad you're alive too, Konan-kun."
"Let the reminiscence commence later." Shizune urged. "We need to get you two properly dressed up."
Konan and Ayane were baffled.
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
"How could you idiots let the two of them escape? They have no powers to retaliate and no strength to resist! What kind of nonsense is this?" Danzo threw rubble of rocks at a random direction. His subordinates winced as their master roared wrathfully. "Don't you know that the two of them are needles from a sea of haystack? Their beauties when they're alive are incomparable to many! And now you let them escape!"
"We can't help it, Danzo-sama!" Kushimaru blurted out frightfully. "A human-"
"Human? You're bested by humans?" Danzo growled. "Incorrigible buffoons!"
"No!" Nnoitra exclaimed. "He's not human! He's... He's Dios Del Apocalipsis!"
The audiences gasped and Danzo blanched in terror. "What? Why will you drag him into this?"
"He appears out of nowhere, sir!" Shin shivered in fear.
"Damn it! That nuisance is getting beyond troublesome! If we don't get rid of Dios Del Apocalipsis, I'm afraid our war with the Sisterhood will be a defeat." Danzo slammed his fists onto the armrest of his throne. "We must do something about it!"
"Don't worry." Everybody swerved their gazes at Madara, who was leaning against the doorway to the throne chamber. "I will get rid of the Sisterhood... myself."
Danzo couldn't help but grin.
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
"This toast is for the newcomers of our family!" Naruto hoisted a cup of wine. "Ayane-chan, Konan-chan, welcome to our family! I guess a formal introduction is required. I'm Naruto Uzumaki, head of this household."
Tobirama grinned and cheered haughtily. "I'm Tobirama Senju, one of the horsemen of apocalypse. They call me… Conquistador."
Ayane and Konan were flabbergasted. "C-Conquistador? The legendary Cuatro Jinetes Del Apocalipsis of Hueco Mundo… no way…"
"Yes way." The silver haired arrancar leaned closer to the dumbfounded girls and winked. "If you may, tonight, come to my room and I'll show you more about my conquest-"
Unable to finish his seduction, Tobirama was rewarded with a plate of turkey thrown at his face, courtesy of Anko's doing. The purple haired Arrancar exhaled an annoyed breath and huffed. "Call him PKT."
"PKT?" Konan raised a brow. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Pervert King Tobirama." Samui took a sip from her tea. "And I'm Samui, by the way."
"I'm Anko Mitarashi! Nice to meet you."
Ayane and Konan bowed meekly. "N-Nice to meet you, too."
"Itachi Uchiha." The dark haired man announced monotonously.
"Ulquiorra." The pale Arrancar spoke apathetically.
"Yes!" Anko chirped delightfully as she pointed her fingers at both Itachi and Ulquiorra. "They're the Super Emo Bros!"
"Harribel." The busty Arrancar was hugging her teddy bear while she was introducing herself. "I don't mind showing you around the mansion if you don't mind."
Konan smiled in gratitude. "That will be very nice of you, Harribel-san."
"Hashirama Senju. I'm one of the Horsemen of Apocalypse, they call me… Death."
Ayane trembled fearfully after hearing Hashirama's declaration. "Muerte? Conquistador? Two members of the Cuatro Jinetes Del Apocalipsis are living here? With us? Under one roof?"
"I don't see why not." Hashirama was confused. "I mean you no harm, if that's your concern."
Shizune smiled. "Yup. I guess you've already know me. I'm Shizune. I'm Naruto-sama's assistant."
"Don't be afraid." Anko smirked predatorily as she licked her lips. "There is no need to fear, Ayane, Konan. I mean… we're practically living with the supposedly horrifying Dios Del Apocalipsis and we're still alive."
Konan and Ayane were horrified. "D-Dios Del… Apocalipsis? He's… real?"
"Is that so unbelievable?" Naruto rested his cheek on his clenched fist and pouted at Anko. "And do you need to describe me like I'm a monster or something? Cause I'm not!"
"H-Huh?"
"I don't go by that moniker anymore but…" The blonde's eyes radiated a vicious crimson as he stared lifelessly at Konan and Ayane. "I'm Dios Del Apocalipsis."
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
Mei was contemplating as she sat on her throne. The fateful meeting between the enigmatic blonde and her was confounding; she always believed that Dios Del Apocalipsis was a myth and the description of his immeasurable power was a fluke. However, that was all contradicted when she met Naruto. He was not as the legend had foretold; he was not a vile, malignant beast that everybody was speculating. He was a debonair gentleman and a righteous being, unfit to be classified as a hollow such as them.
Disrupting her thoughts, an explosion erupted and Mei was startled by the sudden ordeal. Emerging from the smoke and debris was a grinning Madara. "Hello, Mei-chan. We meet again."
"You!"
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
(Omake)
Tobirama was glaring fiercely at Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra, in turn, was scanning Samui with predatory eyes. Samui was lackadaisical by the entire fiasco as she calmly placed her card down. "Royal Flush, all spades. This is my victory!"
Ulquiorra couldn't help but smirk in victory. "It is true you got a Royal Flush, however, that Royal Flush consists of 5, 4, 6, 7, and 8. My Royal Flush, all spade, consists of 10, jack, queen, king, ace. I am the winner."
Tobirama whined as he threw his cards away. "Not fair. I always lose! This game sucks!"
"It's because your luck stinks, PKT." Samui giggled as Tobirama crossed his arms and pouted.
At that moment, they heard screams of fury, metal clashing and loud smashes emanating from the laboratory at the basement. "YOU WILL LEARN THE CONSEQUENCE OF DEFYING ME!"
Ulquiorra arched a brow. "That sounds like Naruto-sama. Did someone offend him?"
"We better go check it out." Samui suggested before they ambled towards the stairs and descended to the laboratory. When they arrived to their destination, they peeked through the glass windows and noticed a gigantic canon, constructed by advanced, complex technologies, situated at the ceiling and its aim was directed at a jar of pickles. "What's Naruto doing?"
Within the laboratory, Naruto was adorning on his safety goggles before typing a few keys on the keyboard. Flicking open a plastic container, Naruto pressed the big red button and the canon shot out a blinding laser beam of doom at the jar. Simultaneously, the entire chamber suffered a devastating explosion and Naruto was knocked away from the impact.
The blonde sat up and shook his head before crawling towards the crater embedded in the middle of his laboratory. Lying in the middle of the crater was the same jar of pickles in perfect, tiptop condition; there weren't even any scratches on it. Naruto knelt before the jar of pickles and pulled his hair. "NOOOOOO…!"
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
Anko was licking her ice-cream when she saw Ulquiorra, Samui and Tobirama debating in some serious issue. Curiously, the purple haired Arrancar stopped them and queried. "Yo. What's with the tension?"
"The brat is pissed because he fails to open the pickle jar." Tobirama smirked.
"Naruto-kun can't open a jar of pickles?"
"Yeah." Ulquiorra replied impassively. "He tried to fry the jar of pickles by bombarding it with his newly invented laser canon."
"Lemme guess. He overdid it?" Anko snickered.
"You'll be… surprise." Samui shook her head as she placed a hand on her waist. "The pickle jar is unharmed. He's crying in his lab now."
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
"It's okay, my dear." Shizune stroked the sobbing Naruto's hair and cooed. "Everything will be over soon."
"B-But the jar! I-I can't destroy it! It's not fair!"
"Just let it all out, Naruto-sama. Just let it all out."
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
(Omake 2)
"I have a confession I need to make!" Tobirama yelled.
Everybody in the living room who was watching television stopped what they're doing and stared laxly at the silver haired Arrancar.
"What is it? Just say already!" Itachi gritted his teeth in frustration while he was chewing his strawberry flavoured pocky. "Edward is dumping Bella! I cannot miss it!"
"I don't care about some second rate homo who drinks blood! I need to say it out! In fact, I got two confessions to make!"
Anko deadpanned. "We're not stopping you. I'm waiting for Bella to slap that bitch. Edward needs to know that dumping his girl just to protect her is not protecting!"
Konan shrugged. "But he's trying to prevent her for getting killed."
"No, no, no." Naruto argued. "People are getting too serious about vampires that don't exist! No! Vampires that have sparkling body during suntan is totally unreal! It just doesn't make any sense!"
"How do you know they don't?" Shizune interjected. "If you ask random humans from the streets whether hollows like us exist or not, they will most likely going to call the mental asylum to catch you."
"I want to make my point clear." Ulquiorra added his two cent in. "This movie is about a vampire whose beauty seems to be challenging that of God's and the admirations he's getting from his fans are... redundant... falls in love with his food. And then he becomes the creepy stalker from next door and spies on the girl in her sleep. After they realise their 'true love' for each other, they don't require a particular set of time to know each other well and the protagonist, without hesitation, discloses his true identity to the girl he claims to love while risking many innocent lives. And now the girl is depressing over the fact that she is one year older than her immortal boyfriend. Very... amusing."
"...Indeed." Hashirama nodded. "But too mushy though. The entire movie seems to revolve around girl likes boy, girl likes another boy, girl dumps another boy and girl wants to have intercourse with boy."
"Exactly!" Naruto clapped aloud. "And that's lame."
"B-But... I find it rather romantic." Ayane opinionated timidly.
"And that's what the movie is about! Romance! Check the genre, people!" Anko exclaimed heatedly.
"Alright, shut up!" Tobirama roared. "I'm trying to talk here! Show some respect!"
"Respect? You want respect?" Samui stood up and poked her finger provokingly on the silver haired Arrancar's chest. "Stop peeping on us when we're using the toilet, PKT!"
"Putting that aside, I'm talking here!"
"Fine! Shoot." Anko crossed her arms and everybody fixated their glare at a vexing Tobirama.
"...I hate chickens."
Naruto arched a brow. "But that's your favourite food."
"Yeah... I meant living and kicking... chickens."
"Oh." The blonde stroked his chin. "Why?"
"Cause I remember a horrible incident that happen to me when I was alive."
"What? The chicken makes you his bitch?" Anko snickered but widened her eyes in shock when Tobirama blushed in embarrassment. "No freaking way!"
Konan blinked. "That make senses. No wonder you're always fidgeting whenever Harribel-san and Ayane-san are preparing chickens in the kitchen."
"B-But why?" Ayane asked in curiosity.
"How does chicken phobia relates to vampire?" Ulquiorra pondered inwardly.
Hashirama took the opportunity to answer. "Because when we're young, a chicken who happened to be insane, chased after my brother all the way up on a tree."
Harribel arched a brow sceptically and questioned. "Pardon my interruption but... chicken can't climb trees."
"Thank god for that." Tobirama swallowed hard as cold sweats were forming on his temples. "Do you know that if you grab a knife and kill the chicken, it dies?"
"Genius." Ulquiorra remarked sarcastically. "Did you figure that out by yourself?"
Anko tapped her chin and cocked her brow. "What's the other confession?"
Drools started to drip from Tobirama's lips as he spoke. "I like Ayane-chan and Konan-chan's bouncy boobs!"
He was rewarded with a couch slammed at his face.
~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~X~o~
Yes! Chapter 7 is complete.
2011 is a tough year. My mom has cancer and my grandfather is hospitalised. I lost all of my mood, focus and concentration to write anymore. I just feel my writing is losing its... self. Anyway, I will still write more.
And yes, Konan and Ayane are rescued, in case my readers believe I'm a sadistic asshole who enjoys tormenting poor souls.
Pairings unconfirmed:
1.)NarutoXAnko
2.)NarutoXHarribel
3.)NarutoXSamui
4.)NarutoXShizune
5.)NarutoXKonan
6.)NarutoXAyane
7.)NarutoXMei
8.)NarutoXSoifon (Planning...)
9.)NarutoXYoruichi (Is this even possible? I mean... it is happening in my Maelstrom Storms Heaven story but...)
10.)NarutoXNel
11.)NarutoXHarem
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