Arrancars Appear
Disclaimer: I don't Naruto, Bleach or anything else.
Thanks to all who have reviewed, favorite and followed my story.
Blaze1992: Sorry, but I'm cutting those scenes because I can't write it.
Legend of the Kyuubi: Being surprised by a talking cat was a part of his cheerful mask, not actual surprise. You'll see a lot things and scenes where he will react like that.
Luffyxrobin-luffyxnami: I did that because I never really liked the Bount Arc.
DeathCrawler: I was just making a point, thanks anyway.
Blaze1992: You mean you haven't seen the Bount Arc?
Drakon45: First of all, thank you for the compliment and the review, actually enjoyed reading it. Second, go to chapter 4 and your question will be answered there, since l lift a hint during Phantoms conversation with Aizen. Hint hint.
Grim24: First of all, what the hell are you talking about? I didn't even understand a word of what you had written. There is no one named Shirou Emiya in my story. I know this may sound as insult but please be more specific and to the point next time.
Guest: My knowledge about the other Universes is mediocre at best. But I can write a Naruto/X men Evolution if you like.
C: Actually Soifon will be more of a wild card, meaning Naruto will be always teasing her and trying to make her blush. And no there will be no lemons, since I can't write those.
Abciluvpie: Look bro, I explained it before and I'll do it again, that's not actual surprise. His immortality had pretty much made him apathetic to every kind of situations. As for Tsunade scaring him, come on dude, that's for just fun. Do you actually want me to write a story where Naruto treats Tsunade like his property? I assure you that kind of things will happen between them more often than not like in this chapter.
Guest: being surprised by a talking cat was a part of his cheerful mask, not actual surprise. You'll see a lot things and scene where he will react like that.
Guest: that's for comedy purposes not actual arrogance, I mean come on! Can't you even tell the difference?
Question of the day (Can you spell eighty in two letters? If yes. then how. If no, then why not?)
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Seireitei, Head Captain Office
"Sir, a report has been sent from Squad 12!"
A messenger Shinigami appeared in the 1st Division office and reported, alerting the Head Captain and his Lieutenant as he looked from reading a report to look at the kneeling man. The old man was sitting in his chair like usual with his Lieutenant, Chojiro Sasakibe standing beside him with his hands behind his back.
"Well, what is it?" he asked firmly, his eyes closed shut.
"Two Arrancars have been detected in the Eastern section of Karakura. Based on their Spiritual Pressure, density and stability, we believe they are fully developed. That is all"
Having finished delivering his assigned report, the Shinigami vanished, leaving behind a wary Lieutenant and a contemplating Head Captain.
"Sir?" Chojiro started hesitantly, not quite sure why the Head Captain would take so long to come to a decision. It was simple; they just had to send a few Lieutenants to deal with the Arrancars. In his humble opinion, it didn't need that much time to come up with a sound decision.
"What is it?" the old man asked and glanced at his Lieutenant.
"Pardon my intrusion, but shouldn't we take measures to deal or at the very least stop the Arrancars?"
Yamamoto nodded slowly, well aware that his Lieutenant didn't know what he knew "The Arrancars would find that their little excursion to the World of the Living is not as fruitful as they had hoped it would be"
Chojiro blinked, wondering what the Head Captain meant by that "Sorry sir, but I don't understand"
"A rather unique individual resides in the area the Arrancars are expected to arrive. If I know that person well, then it's safe to assume that we don't need to send our men there in order to deal with the Arrancars"
"Are you talking about Naruto Uzumaki?" he asked curiously, skeptical over the fact that a person so comical and nonsensical will be able to handle two fully developed Arrancars. In fact, a full-pledged Captain would have trouble dealing with a powerful Arrancar!
"That's correct"
"I admit his sudden attack against Sosuke Aizen was strong and noteworthy, his behavior leaves much to be desired"
Yamamoto shook his head in negative, recalling the conversation he had with Naruto. He had taken to observing his subordinates more often, asking simple questions randomly and gauging the limits of their pride and honor. In the end, he had been disappointed to see that what Naruto had said was true from A to Z.
Most of his Captains and Lieutenant as well as lower seated subordinates had proven to be far too arrogant or over confident in their abilities, believing themselves as higher beings with unmatched power and authority.
And now his Lieutenant proved that even he was a victim of blindness.
Blinded from the truth, blinded by his judgment of the blond's character and behavior to realize his true self. No wonder Naruto was acting the way he was, no one would suspect a person so loud to be powerful enough to make him, the Head Captain, feel like a child.
Just how could he have been blinded to the authentic colors of his Ideal world? Shinigamis were supposed to protect the Souls entering the Soul Society, not rule over them with an iron grip.
The less than pleasant condition of the West Rukon district as well as the rest of the Soul Society except Seireitei was a prove of his constant failure. He had created the Shinigami academy to nurture those Souls with powerful Spirit Energy in order to protect those who had none … to sacrifice their lives in order to save others. But now, the Shinigami who were supposed to protect the Souls, were the ones ruling them.
No food, no shelter and no life.
"Don't make assumption based on your judgment of his character Chojiro; never judge a book by its cover. I made the same mistake upon our first meeting and paid the ultimate price" Yamamoto said mysteriously.
Even though he trusted his Lieutenant like his own flesh and blood, there were still some secrets and things that were better left hidden. His humiliating and degrading defeat at the blond's hand was one of those secrets.
"Yes sir" Chojiro agreed even though he failed to really understand what he meant by 'ultimate price'.
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Eastern Karakura
A blue orb of light from the sky stuck the ground, blasting away debris and dust into the surrounding area, creating a large crater that got the attention of many spiritually aware people. The dust from the explosion slowly subsided to reveal two men, one significantly shorter than the other, dressed in white long coats, white hakamas and black straw sandals with swords strapped to their hips.
The most noteworthy countenance notwithstanding their clothing about them were the black holes. The short one had a tennis ball size black hole in his throat while the tall one had a large black hole in his torso.
"Yikes! I came here once when I was masked, I see the World of the Living hasn't changed one bit, still boring as ever! The Spiritual Pressure is so thin, I can hardly breathe" the tall one commented with a disgusted grin, looking around with clear contempt and hatred evident in his eyes.
The tall Arrancar was blessed some unique facial features. The rest of his head was bald, only a low ponytail emerging from the back of his head. He had orange eyebrows with two orange blush-like marks under his eyes.
The short one was a green eyed man with some sort of unique green tear marks under his eyes, the right side of his face and head covered in a bony helmet. The expression on his face was one of absolute disinterest and impassiveness as he gave his partner a disinterested look, not really caring about something so irrelevant to their objective.
"Stop your whining Yammy, I told you I could manage this by myself, yet you insisted on coming. We are here for a reason"
The now named Yammy gave a grunt of agreement "Yeah yeah, I get it. So how many humans are we supposed to kill?"
"Only one, the rest are of no concern to us"
"We are here in the world of the Living … a place where humans are swarming around like bugs and you only want to kill one? What are you nuts?"
A sideway cold glance from the short man stopped him from saying anything else. Yammy gave a loud grunt and walked up the crater, only to scowl in disgust when he saw a girl wearing a white Gi looking at them in shock.
"What are you looking at?" he asked with a frown.
"Stop it, Yammy. She can't see us" the short one commented without even glancing at the girl.
"Of course she can! Ulquiorra, just look at her!"
Hearing the straightforwardness in his tone, Ulquiorra looked at the young girl and had to admit his assumption was wrong. The pointed stare was a dead giveaway that she could see and hear them. It seems Lord Aizen's theory about Karakura Town full of spiritually aware humans was true after all "Well, it seems you're correct"
Yammy smirked and slowly stalked towards the down and breathless girl like a predator stalking towards its prey.
Massacring pathetic humans have always been his favorite hobby … so easy to kill … so easy to make their puny lives disappear from their eyes. If he was supposed to kill one particular human, then he might as well kill others just for the fun of it!
Just as he was about to kick the down girl and hopefully squish her under his foot, a large black and red armored hand stopped him.
Yammy look below his blocked foot and saw two humans, a blonde girl and a tall dark skinned boy, standing in front of him. He was surprised to see a mere human stop his kick with just his hand "Who the hell are you?"
Orihime and Chad were just walking from school when the dense Spiritual Pressure of two Arrancars alerted them to their presence. It seems they were fortunate enough to be near the area, considering they arrived earlier enough to save Tatsuki from being killed.
"Orihime, take Tatsuki and go, I'll take care of these two!" Chad declared in his usual monotone voice, rubbing his shaking hand. Just blocking that kick was enough to almost break the bones of his hand!
Orihime nodded and shouldered the down Tatsuki as she walked away. Knowing Chad, he wouldn't stop until he couldn't move anymore, however, her fears came true when she turned around and saw Chad laying on the ground, his hand mutilated and shredded as if attacked by wild animals "CHAD!"
Ulquiorra watched the orange haired girl with an odd sense of fascination, observing her as she used some sort strange and intriguing technique to repair the wounds of the tall boy. The strange orange shield she used to protect herself from Yammy's attack was another mystery, though not as fascinating as the first.
'She has healing powers… no that's not healing. She is either reversing Time or Space, whatever it is, it's not healing'
"How the hell are you doing that?! You shouldn't be able to repair the damage I inflicted on him, in fact he shouldn't even be alive!" Yammy asked loudly, not believing the fact that a mere human possessed the ability to heal others.
"You're a strange human" Ulquiorra commented evenly, though it was still unclear if he meant good strange or bad strange. He eyed the small orange light attack shot towards Yammy, only to be blocked by his large hand and disintegrated into tiny pieces. Well, it seems aside from her healing powers, she was as trash as the rest of them "Yammy, just kill here and be done with it"
Yammy grinned savagely, obviously pleased with the order considering his usual temperament. He adored killing! "Say bye bye!"
Raising his hand high above his head, the brutish Arrancar grinned widely and struck with his palm open, only to stop lest he impale his hand on a large sword … more like a kitchen knife.
"What's with these puny bugs popping up one after the other?!" The brute Arrancar grunted in anger, looking at the orange haired boy wearing a Shinigami Shihakusho.
"Ichigo!" Orihime said in relief.
"So I'm guessing, you're the reason why Chad is laying there bleeding?" Ichigo asked angrily, a dark scowl on his face.
"What the hell are you supposed to be?" Yammy asked rudely.
Ichigo ignored the tall Arrancar and turned to Orihime
"Take care of Tatsuki and Chad, I will deal with these two and end this!" the normally bubbly girl nodded grimly and encased both Chad and Tatsuki inside her healing rays. Ichigo gripped the forearm of his right hand with his left and extended his right, his sword outspread right in front of the confused Arrancar "Bankai!"
The area around Ichigo was suddenly encased in a blue aura, wind picking up pace, trees shivering due to the furiousness of the wind as the people present shielded their eyes from the flying dust and debris. The smoke and the blue aura subsided a few moments later to reveal a changed Ichigo.
The changes were not much, his normal Shihakusho was replaced by a long black coat and his kitchen knife-like sword was replaced by a black normal sword with black chain hanging from the hilt "Time to end this!"
"You've a Bankai, huh? Hey Ulquiorra, is this the guy?" Yammy asked dumbly, scratching the back his head in confusion. Aizen had said something about a black Bankai, orange hair, but he was not sure.
The melancholic Arrancar shook his head "Yammy, you really need to work on your perceptive skills. It's obvious that he is the one"
Yammy grinned savagely "Good"
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Yammy grabbed the now beaten and wounded Ichigo by the face and lifted him to his eye level, wondering how the boy suddenly became so weak. The orange haired bastard had been able to cut his hand without him even noticing as soon as his Bankai was released!
His energy had been fluctuating like crazy after they revealed themselves as Arrancars.
"Is this all?" the tall Arrancar asked smugly, squeezing Ichigo's head between the palms of his left hand with a wide grin. The other three humans had escaped before he could get his hands on them, even though they had been reluctant to leave the orange haired boy.
"Wohoo! We are here Hime, now let's start our picnic!" a loud voice sounded from behind them.
Ulquiorra and Yammy turned around and saw two blonds, a rather tall and muscular man with some interesting facial features and a beautifully voluptuous blonde woman sitting on the man's shoulder, a large picnic basket in their hands.
Ulquiorra gave the two blonds a disinterested glance, dismissing them as mere trash foolish enough to intrude upon their battle. Yammy was going to kill them just for that.
"What! What the hell are you guys doing here? This is my place" Naruto shouted and pointed a finger at the two Arrancars accusingly, while Tsunade nonchalantly jumped down from her spot atop Naruto's shoulder.
"Who the hell are you?!" Yammy asked angrily.
"Why none other the Great and noble Naruto-sama!" the blond Juubi replied grandly, a massive grin on his face as he performed his sage dance.
"Well, how would the 'Great Naruto-sama' like being blown to bits!" the Arrancar grunted angrily.
This human was getting on his nerves!
"Hey fatso, did you just threaten me?"
Naruto grinned widely when the Arrancars eyebrow twitched and a large tic mark pulsed on his forehead. Guess, he hit a sensitive nerve with the fatso comment!
"What did you just call me?!" Yammy asked ominously, his eyes concealed in shadows, his hands clenched into tight fists as he let go of Ichigo.
Ulquiorra shook his head at the stupidity of this particular lowly creature, finding it absurd that a human would intentionally insult someone who could obliterate him in an instant.
"I called you a flabby, lard-ass fatso!" Naruto repeated with a scowl "What? You gonna do something about it, fatso? I doubt it cause I don't think you'll be able to carry that flabby ass fast enough to catch me!"
"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU PUNY LITTLE BUG!" Yammy roared and dashed towards a freaked out Naruto who hid behind the busty blonde.
Before he could unleash the full might of his fist upon the insolent human, the voluptuous blonde appeared in front of him and stopped his punch like it was nothing! That shouldn't be even possible!
Ulquiorra, on the other hand, was now quite intrigued, knowing that anyone able to withstand Yammy's brute strength was worth observing.
"Thanks Hime, this guy is nuts! I mean I was just talking about him being fatso and not able to carry that lard ass fast enough … you know all that honest stuff and he went ballistic!" Naruto explained in relief. His 'honest' explanation of the situation didn't exactly helped matters any.
"Quit calling me fatso, you bastard!" the giant Arrancar shouted and lifted his hand for another punch, only to be stopped again! It was one thing stopping it once, but preventing a second punch from connecting was just outrageous!
"Lay a finger on him, you worm, and I will squish you like a bug!" Tsunade announced with a cold scowl.
His eye widened in shock and pain when the woman merely flicked him in the forehead and sent him flying like an insect.
"Wow, look at him go! Nice!" Naruto commented with a large grin.
"Thanks!" Tsunade replied with an equally large grin.
He of course knew who and what they were. He was well aware that these two were sent here as mere scouts and would no doubt report their findings to Aizen, thus exposing his secrets before the time was right. He had to play the naïve blond part for now and leave the fighting to Tsunade.
Even though, it wouldn't make much of a difference if they knew about his secrets and power beforehand, they would die anyway. Then again, it's not like he would let Aizen see anything the Arrancars witnessed here.
Sure, he would miss the opportunity of a good battle but he had to improvise! And it's not like it was all for nothing. In the meantime, he would be able to see Tsunade plump 'assets' jiggle with every simple twitch of movement!
'Hime, if I tell you what he is thinking right now, you would probably blast his ass to countless pieces' Naruto commented amusingly, hearing the cursing and profanities the man was thinking right now.
'If it wasn't about keeping our secrets, I would've blasted his ass regardless of his thoughts' she sent back with a smirk 'oh and beloved, stop staring at my ass'
'Hey if I can't fight, the least you can do is let me watch those plump cheeks jiggle like water balloons!'
'I don't know whether to be flattered or insulted that you compared my derriere with a water balloon of all things!'
'Just fight and let me enjoy the show in peace! Oh and try to put a little extra sway into them if you don't mind!' Naruto retorted with a large perverted grin 'A guy has to pass his time by something, ya know, and what better way to pass your time then by watching a pair of plumps cheeks jiggle like crazy!'
'Sometimes, I think you only love me because of my rear' she sent back dryly.
'And sometimes I think you only love because of my long c…'
'Shut up!'
Amidst a graveyard of destroyed trees and bushes, a groaning Yammy ran a large hand over his forehead and widened his eyes in shock as he stood from his 'comfy' position. There was blood! He was bleeding from a simple flick on his forehead?!
What the hell?! Granted his Hierro was not the strongest in his current level, still it should've been more than enough to withstand a Zanpakuto attack let alone a simple finger flick from a human no less!
Yammy emerged from the plucked out bushes and destroyed trees, an enraged look on his face as he charged at them again.
Tsunade stopped his giant fist with a finger and delivered a devastating punch to his exposed torso, making sure to comply with Naruto's strange and perverted wish as she purposely gave an exaggerated and provocative sway to her wide hips, causing Naruto to give a loud whoop and a perverted giggle.
The ground around Yammy blasted away from the sheer force of the punch, sending the brutish Arrancar flying away with a geyser of blood erupting from his mouth, his eyes wide like saucers as he flew deeper and deeper into the surrounding forest until he came to a stop near a decimated clearing in an unconscious heap.
"What!" Ulquiorra exclaimed in a rare moment of shock, his eyes wide in disbelief as he witnessed the devastating punch of the human … a punch strong enough to render an Espada unconscious!
A human shouldn't be able to wield that much strength! They were Arrancars with an innate ability of having tough skin … tough enough to withstand blades. Yet this busty woman effortlessly bypassed that ability and rendered an Espada unconscious with a single punch!
It seems they would have to retreat and deliver this report to Lord Aizen.
"Ha, take that fatso!" Naruto exclaimed in a loud voice, pointing towards the direction of Yammy's un-ceremonial flight "Now you with the constipated look on your face! Take your fatso buddy and get the hell out of here before my Hime kick your ass as well"
Ulquiorra simply observed the two humans with a calculative gaze, taking into account every single detail so that Lord Aizen could see it later. He had to admit being confused; Lord Aizen had warned him about a blond haired man with red eyes, red whisker marks on his cheeks … not a blonde woman.
Aizen had said that the man was unpredictable, if he thought someone as unpredictable then that man really must be something.
The physical similarities matched perfectly, yet the power description did not. If he had to go according to the description of the report from Lord Aizen, then the blond should be the one with the powers not the woman, considering Aizen hadn't mentioned anything regarding a human woman in possession of such monstrous strength.
Then again, he may be acting idiotic to just throw him off the loop, so to speak. On a side note, he wondered why the blond man seemed to have a bloody nose when he hadn't even fought Yammy let alone received an injury.
'Just what is your game, human?' he mused curiously and eyed the grinning man, who, for some unknown reason, seemed to have trouble averting his red gaze from the blonde woman's back. He had seen the woman's back as well and knew there was nothing outstanding about it, so then why did the blond man seemed to be hell-bent on gazing a hole through it and smiling widely while wigging his eyebrows.
He would never understand humans!
"Oi asshole, didn't ya hear what I just said, get the hell out of here before my Hime kick the crap out of you!" Naruto said in mock irritation as he wiped away his bloody nose. Man, he really should let Tsunade fight more often if this was the kind of show he would receive!
Shoving the perverted thoughts to the back of his head, he pinned the green-eyed Arrancar with his crimson gaze and observed with a raised eyebrow. Judging from the thought swirling around his head, he was confused. It seems Aizen had warned the two to be cautious around a blond man considering that the former Captain was expecting him to be strong, not Tsunade.
He grinned in amusement, pleased that he had chosen Tsunade to fight them since he was now even more confused and was questioning the validity of their leader's warning. Seeing every Arrancar, not to mention Aizen's reaction when they see nothing about them would be hilarious! If only he could see them when they realized this!
'Hime, it seems Aizen has informed them of my power already, but it seems he had dismissed you as a weakling' Naruto sent cheekily through the link.
'Is that so? Well, not surprising, he is a cautious man after all. Now I'm glad I kicked that brute's butt for underestimating me simply because I'm a woman'
'I'm going to enjoy his reaction when he realizes that the Arrancars recorded nothing about us'
'Likewise, Love'
Taking every detail into account, Ulquiorra used a flawless Sonido and appeared in front of the unconscious Yammy, picking him up as he opened up a Garganta to Hueco Mundo, intent on delivering his urgent report as soon as possible. Fighting these human trash would have to wait.
With one last look at the two blonds, he stepped into the Garganta and disappeared.
Naruto lost his naïve façade and walked towards the wounded Ichigo before placing his hand on the boy's back. A green glow emitted from his hand and entered the orange haired boy causing him to stir awake.
"Hey there Pinhead, whatcha doing laying there on the ground? Did your dad kick you out of the house or something?" Naruto asked with a grin, causing Ichigo to develop a tic mark on his forehead.
"Why do I have to see your ugly mug every time I regain consciousness?" Ichigo asked with a twitching eye brow.
Naruto simply smirked in response "So you got your ass kicked by the Arrancars? Man what's with you getting your ass kicked by everyone every time you fight?"
Ichigo ignored his insulting comment, too deep in thought to even think of a comeback.
His inner demon had sprung up once again during his fight, prompting him to lose to that brutish Arrancar. It brought home the point that he was still weak … weak to protect his friends … weak to even control his inner demon.
It seems he would have to take that blond Vizard's offer of joining their little club after all.
"Okay, you can sit there all day moping around, but we are outta here"
Ichigo barely gave them a glance when the two blonds walked out of the destroyed clearing into the dense forest, no doubt towards their Mansion. Now that he was actually paying attention to his surrounding, the place looked destroyed as if a major battle had taken place.
As far as he could remember, only he had actually fought with the Arrancars, excluding Orihime and Chad.
So then, how did the clearing and the tress got destroyed? Not to mention the alarming amount of blood littered around the area. That wasn't Chad's blood since he was healed as soon as he was hurt. It wasn't his since he was only rendered unconscious without any significant wounds and it definitely wasn't Orihime's since she wasn't hurt at all except maybe a few bruises.
So that begged the question, whose blood was it? Was it the Arrancars? Or was it the two blonds?
"Dammit!"
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Hueco Mundo, Las Noches
Deep within the magnificently sandy castle of Las Noches, Yammy and Ulquiorra strolled into a faintly lit room obscured in darkness, the soft pitter-patter sound of their sandals echoing through the room as they approached the center. The dark silhouettes of numerous individuals could be seen sitting or standing here and there across the room upon unfinished concrete pillars. Upon a great construction inside the middle of the room, the silhouette of a man sitting on a marble throne could be seen.
Yammy dropped to his knees as soon as he reached the middle of the room, right in front of the large structure while Ulquiorra simply stood straight "We have returned, Lord Aizen"
The upper side of the large construct suddenly lit up in a white light, unraveling the shadows from the man and revealing the traitorous ex-Captain of Squad 5, Sosuke Aizen dressed in a black Shihakusho and white coat.
The former Captain smiled kindly at his loyal subordinate. It seems his Zero Espada had taken quite a beating, if the numerous wounds, bruises, large amount of blood staining his white Arrancar uniform and the lack of an arm were any indication. It would be interesting to see who had done that kind of damage to him.
"Welcome Ulquiorra and Yammy. Tell me what you've accomplished during your trip to the World of the Living?"
"Yes sir"
Reaching for the left side of his face, the ever melancholic Ulquiorra plucked out his left eye as if it was an ordinary thing to do and crushed it in his hand like a fragile piece of glass. The shattered remains of the once-complete eye turned into different colors of light and flew across the room in a rainbow of shades; everyone closed their eyes to see what Ulquiorra had seen.
Aizen watched everything Ulquiorra had seen and experienced quietly, taking every detail into account. Nothing worth his attention had happened during his Espada's expedition to the Living World, though a few things stood out more than the rest. That healing power of the one named Orihime Inoue was interesting. A human capable of healing a mutilated arm to near perfection was nothing short of remarkable.
That aside, he failed to see how Yammy had actually received those other wounds. His lack of arm could be certainly understood since he had watched Ichigo cut it off during his battle. So then how did he receive all those blood stains and wounds?
"Ulquiorra, would you mind explaining why I can't see anything in regard to how Yammy had actually received those wounds?" he asked calmly, a small serene and peaceful smile on his face. Inwardly though, he was frowning. He hated secrets and mysteries he could not understand.
His mysterious ally Phantom was a prime example of that.
Ulquiorra was admittedly confused himself; pretty sure he had recorded everything … every little detail about the battle so that Lord Aizen could see it later. He was a not a man or Hollow to leave anything escape his piercing gaze, so then how could Lord Aizen and the rest not see what he had seen?
"My lord, I'm undoubtedly sure that I had recorded everything during the battle. I'm confused myself due to this unexpected turn of events" he answered honestly in an even tone.
Aizen knew that the melancholic Arrancar was not lying, that he was sure of "Be that as it may, why don't you deliver your report verbally, not from the start but from the point where Ichigo Kurosaki was rendered unconscious?"
"Yes sir! After Yammy's battle with Ichigo Kurosaki, two humans entered the clearing and insulted Yammy. One of them matched the description of the man you had warned us about, one Naruto Uzumaki. Like always … Yammy lost his composer and attacked them without a second thought, however, Naruto Uzumaki was not the one who stopped Yammy like we had expected. His female companion, the blonde woman stopped Yammy and rendered him unconscious with two punches" Ulquiorra explained while Yammy lowered his head in shame and anger.
He hadn't expected that damned woman to be strong enough to render him unconscious with a single punch! Even now, he could feel the inside of his abdomen churning and twisting as if they were being run through a grinding machine!
"WHAT!" came several shouts of surprise from the gathered Arrancars.
Aizen gave his whispering Arrancars a scolding glance, silencing them instantly. He couldn't really blame them, considering that little tidbit was actually surprising.
"Continue"
"I had no choice but to retreat and deliver the report. Though I still consider our mission as complete"
Aizen raised an eye brow at the strange choice of words "Care to explain?"
"Of course. The mission was to see if Ichigo Kurosaki was able to pose a threat to us, from what I had seen, he wasn't even worth killing" the green eyed Espada said evenly.
"You are soft!" a smug and arrogant voice sounded from the sidelines. Ulquiorra and Yammy turned towards the source of the loud voice and saw a blue haired feral looking man sitting cross-legged on a raised platform surrounded by several Arrancars, a smug grin on his face as he sneered "If it had been me, I would have killed all three of them with the first strike!"
"Grimmjow"
"What the hell is wrong with you? If kill him was part of the mission, then obviously you and that oaf should have killed him!" Grimmjow sneered while his subordinates nodded in agreement.
"I agree. The boy stood up to you, I say you should have killed him regardless of him being worthy or not" Shawlong agreed stoically.
"Look at you, Yammy, you are a mess! Then you come back and tell us he wasn't worth killing! Sounds to me like you couldn't kill him!" Grimmjow taunted with a mocking grin.
"Grimmjow, it was clear, I know you saw what happened. That damned blond woman beat me up!" Yammy replied with a frown. He still couldn't believe a woman had beaten him with two punches! Two punches! Actually it wasn't two punches, more like one finger flick and one punch, but still it was humiliating! Preposterous!
The blue haired Arrancar snorted mockingly "That's so pathetic, you mean to tell me a woman beat you up with two punches!"
Yammy growled and stood up, clear anger evident on his face "Pathetic huh, I'll show…"
He was cut off when Ulquiorra raised his hand and stopped him before he could do anything "Grimmjow, I don't think you understand, that boy is no danger to us … yet"
The blue haired Arrancar looked confused "Huh?"
"Lord Aizen is not worried about his current power level; it's his growth rate that is the problem. We learned that the boy possess tremendous potential. Right now his power is unstable, if he doesn't self-destruct; he might prove useful to us in the future. That's why I let him live" Ulquiorra explained calmly, though he kept the part about being forced to let the boy live, to himself.
Grimmjow was not convinced one bit, his pride and honor would not let him back down from an argument "What if he doesn't join us and becomes too powerful, what about then?"
The emotionless Espada gave him a cold and even look "Then I'll get rid of him myself. You can't complain about that, can you?"
The blue haired Espada let out a low growl of irritation.
Aizen smiled his usual calm smile "Well then, I'll leave that matter in your capable hands, Ulquiorra"
The Arrancar nodded and gave a slight bow "Thank you, sir"
"You are dismissed"
Aizen watched as his subordinates left the room one after the other. He was still confused about the strange events that had occurred during his two Espada's visit to the World of the Living. As much as he hated asking for someone's help, it seems he would have to ask his ally, Phantom, about this.
'Phantom! Can you hear me' he asked mentally, knowing the enigma entity would hear him.
The air suddenly felt heavy, the marble floor cracked under the enormous pressure that rained down upon the room, even Aizen was struggling to maintain his composure. He couldn't comprehend how an entity could create a pressure so heavy and suffocating that it was hard to even breathe properly. What was even more terrifying was the fact that he had a feeling this wasn't the full extent of the pressure.
"Mortal, why have you summoned me here?" Aizen was barely restraining himself from shivering due to the sheer deepness of the malicious and cold demonic voice, not mention that he couldn't pinpoint the source of the voice since it was coming from all directions.
"Were you here during the report delivered by one of my subordinate?" he asked calmly, trying to regain his composure. That, unfortunately for him, was proving far too difficult.
"I'm everywhere but nowhere at all"
Aizen frowned at the vague and curt answer but continued nonetheless "so I assume you saw and heard what he reported"
"Indeed. Though I fail to see why my assistance would be desired"
Aizen knew he had to speak fast lest he anger the entity "I was curious about the powers possessed by the human girl named Orihime. I have a few theories but need confirmation. Based on my assessment of the situation, I think she is either reversing Time or Space in order to regress an object to its former state"
"You would be wrong, Mortal. It's the power to reject all sorts of phenomenon, the power to return objects to its former state of existence before the involvement of an external changing force. A fascinating ability to say the least" the entity replied in its deep and regal demonic tone.
Now Aizen was even more intrigued, already a plan forming in his head in how to use this ability to his advantage. Though that would have to wait, he had other matters to worry about.
"What do you think stopped Ulquiorra's ability from recording those two human's battle with Yammy? My subordinates claims to have battled with them yet there is no visual proof" Aizen asked curiously. He hated the fact that he would have to ask for someone else's assistance to solve a mystery.
"There are two ways through which you can fool the kind of abilities that your Espada possess. One is if the individual is of higher plain of existence since he or she can change the nature of his ability or make the ability useless in their presence, like myself. The second… to a much lesser extent is by Illusions"
"Illusions? I didn't realize someone else would have the power to create illusions other than myself" Aizen mentally frowned at the thought that Phantom could change the nature of an ability, since that would make controlling him a lot harder.
"Do not make false postulation, imprudent mortal! There are many who can cast illusions of higher caliber than you can even imagine" Phantom's booming voice resounded through the large room.
Aizen gritted his teeth in anger and hatred, detecting the sheer smugness and self-satisfaction in the entity's voice.
"So you believe they used illusions to deceive Ulquiorra's ability?" he asked pointedly.
"Precisely"
The former Captain smiled a soft smile "Thank you, that would be all"
"Keep an eye on your subordinate, the one named Grimmjow. I sense he will do something foolish. So typical of you mortals"
The pressure vanished, signifying the disappearance of the fearsome and demonic entity from the room, leaving behind a seething Aizen. This had been regular occurrences, whenever the entity would appear, he would insult him many times throughout the conversation and unfortunately, he couldn't do anything about it. Granted this was their third conversation, but still it was degrading for someone of his caliber!
He often wondered just how powerful this being truly was to be able to simply appear before him as soon as he says a word. No matter, everyone would fall down before him as soon as he killed the Soul King and declared himself a Kami! Not even Phantom would be out of his league!
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Kurosaki House
"I'll ask you again … where the hell will you guys be staying?! I sure as hell won't let you stay here because this is my room, not a hotel!" Ichigo declared in an irritated voice, his eye brows twitching and numerous tic marks pulsing on his forehead
The reason for his irritation was simple … okay not simple for him but for them! Renji, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Rukia, Rangiku and Toshiro had been assigned by the Head Captain to come to the World of the Living and deal with any invading Arrancars.
They had intercepted him in his School, caused an uproar since the bald Shinigami had chased a student across the school for calling him baldy, Yumichika had ranted about everyone being ugly, Renji had scared several students with his thuggish appearance and Rangiku had given several students massive nosebleeds due to her revealing choice of dress.
All in all, it was hell!
Even all that was heaven compared to the things they had done and were doing now. After school, they had appeared in his room through the roof … meaning they had created a hole in his roof and broken his ceiling light! And to think he thought his dad didn't know the difference between a window and a door!
They had proceeded to lounge in his room like they had owned it … explaining several useless stuff about Arrancars and Vasto something … and saying that they had been assigned by the old Captain to stay in Karakura Town for the duration of Aizen's potential invasion.
Rangiku had proceeded to beat the hell out of Kon for daring to 'molest' her and was currently shoving a hand down his throat, apparently searching for the Soul Candy inside the stuffed animal. He couldn't exactly blame the Mod Soul for being unable to restrain himself!
And now, that the explanation was over, they were still staying there with no intention of leaving his room!
They turned towards him with a look that clearly said 'are you stupid'. His eyebrows twitched even harder at the looks they were giving him. It's not like he was wrong or anything! How was he supposed to sleep if all of them were confined in his medium sized room?!
"Hey guys, Do any of you know where my old coot and older sister lives?" Rangiku asked all of a sudden and released an almost purple Kon, causing the others to look at her in confusion "What?"
"Why are you calling him old coot? And you never did tell us how you know those two" Renji asked lazily.
"I'm calling him an old coot because he is an old coot. Trust me, he may look young, but he is nothing but an old fart" the blonde woman replied fondly.
"What the hell is wrong with you, you old hag! I'm not old dammit!"
A loud indignant voice shouted from behind them, causing Toshiro _ who was sitting in the sill of the window _ to fall on his butt as the two blonds appeared out of the blue near the window.
Naruto was twitching with irritation, his forehead full of tic marks as he entered the room through the window followed by Tsunade.
It was Rangiku's turn to twitch in anger when she heard the old hag comment "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME, YOU OLD FART!"
The two blonds stood in front of each other and glared so hard, visible lightening could be seen flashing between their eyes.
"I CALLED YOU AN OLD HAG!"
"I AM ONLY 26, YOU OLD GEEZER!"
"I AM NOT AN OLD GEEZER, YOU LITTLE BRAT! I AM ONLY 20!"
"TWENTY MY ASS! YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO BE MY ANCESTOR!"
The rest of the occupants of the room looked on with perfect goldfish expressions on their faces until Renji asked the one question that was on everyone's mind "Are they married or what?"
Tsunade simply sighed in resignation and rubbed her temple.
They had been simply 'enjoying' their free time when Naruto had suddenly sensed Rangiku's presence and had decided to give her a surprise visit only to hear her insult him. If it had been anyone else, she would have blasted their asses to kingdom come for daring to interrupt her fun, sadly it was Rangiku. She loved the little rascal too much to vent her anger on her!
Couldn't they just meet like normal people without first bickering with each other? Renji wasn't wrong about his question since they did looked like an old married couple.
"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT, YOU WANNA GO!?" Naruto shouted as he shook his fist in front of her face, a multitude of tic marks pulsing in his temple, his face red like a tomato.
"YOU BET YOUR WRINKLY OLD ASS I DO!" Rangiku shouted back with equal vigor.
Tsunade knew she had to interfere before they went any further. Why did it always had to be her who stopped their bickering?
"SHUT THE HELL UP, YOU TWO BLOND MORONS!"
Naruto and Rangiku stopped in their path downstairs to get things settled when they heard Tsunade's shout, turning around with owlish expression on their faces as they tried to get over the fact that the calm and kind Tsunade had actually shouted.
"Wow! Never saw that coming did you?" Rangiku leaned towards Naruto and whispered quietly while he shook in head in negative. In the face of discovery of another mystery, they seemed to have forgotten their earlier less than pleasant argument.
"Nope! Do you think it's that time of the month for her?" he asked quietly, totally oblivious to the deathly quiet and frighteningly sweet visage of Tsunade cracking her knuckles.
"It could be" she replied cheekily, as oblivious as Naruto.
"H-hey you two, y-you might want to turn around…" Ichigo stuttered, trying hard not shiver from the aura of death and despair oozing off of Tsunade.
Seriously, what's with women and their sudden boost in power when they are angry?
Ichigo, Toshiro, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Renji, Kon and Rukia had deemed it best to hide behind several pillows and furniture to avoid the unavoidable potential disaster. Sure, they wouldn't emerge unscathed, but they would at least come out with their limbs attached to their bodies.
Yumichika was tempted to declare that their behavior was not beautiful at all, but kept his mouth shut, knowing it would cost him big time. He was in no mood to have his beautiful hair shaven clean like Ikkaku. He liked his hair present on his head, thank you very much!
That stuttering sentence seemed to have gained the attention of the two whispering due as they turned around almost robotically, now aware of the almost suffocating aura of death swirling in the room, nervous chuckles escaping from their mouths as they sweated bullets.
"H-hey there Hime/Big sister, w-what's up?" they stuttered with nervous chuckles and slowly edged towards the window, rubbing the back of their heads nervously.
Tsunade had to stop herself from laughing out loud when she saw the nearly identical expressions, sheepish grins and body language of the two blonds. It was adorable! Except these adorably innocent blonds had just insulted her!
Even though she was tempted to let them off the hook since they were sweating so badly and since she couldn't resist those adorable expressions for long, she wanted to make them sweat even longer so that they could learn their lesson to never ever insult her again.
"Oh I don't know, you tell me" she commented in a deceptively sweet voice and ominously cracked her knuckles "I may be getting old, but I could've sworn I heard someone say something about me being on my period. Any idea who?"
"How many guesses do we get?" Naruto asked warily with a nervous chuckle.
"One!"
"Ummmm, ahhh thing is we were... I was just, then she ..." he trailed on, slowly edging towards the open window with Rangiku following his example "okay bye!"
With that said, both Rangiku and Naruto jumped out of the room through the open window and ran away like lunatics, a huge dust cloud trailing behind them. Tsunade finally let a satisfied smirk appear on her face "Oh no, you don't!"
And just like that, a third dust cloud joined the other two as they raced towards the forest of Karakura Town.
The others peered from their safe zones to assess the situation and the condition of the room, sighing in relief when there were no blonds bickering or threatening each other.
"Am I the only who thinks those three are related?" Renji asked hesitantly and rubbed his head in confusion while the others gave him a look that clearly said 'Are you stupid?'.
Toshiro felt something sticky and protruding appear in his pants pocket. Curiosity got the better of him, he slowly reached for his pocket and pulled it the protruding items. His eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, a multitude of tic marks pulsed on his forehead as he gazed at the three objects he had come to hate with every fiber of his being ever since he had met the blond.
He couldn't for the life of him figure out just how the blond seemed to make these things and place it in his pocket without him even noticing!
A lollipop, a binky and a small note. Wait! A note! That's new!
He opened the note with his eyebrows twitching madly.
"Hey there kiddo, I know it must be hard to get lost from your mother and so, I took the liberty of providing you with some entertainment, you know to pass the time. Now don't be shy and enjoy. I'm sure your mommy will find you soon.
Your sincere caretaker, Naruto Uzumaki-sama.
PS: if you're wondering how I'm doing these things out of the blue, don't bother. It will burn that pea size brain of yours!
"I HATE YOU NARUTO UZUMAKI!"
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The seemingly innocent looking dark sky above Karakura Town suddenly tore in the middle like a piece of fabric, revealing five silhouettes standing in the middle of the distortion. The five figures stepped out of the strange distortion and into the light, revealing themselves to be Arrancars who had been standing beside Grimmjow during the first meeting in Las Noches.
The first of the group, Shawlong Koufang was a tall black haired man, wearing the standard Arrancar uniform with his hair braided into a long ponytail. The remains of his Hollow Mask were covering the top of his head as well as the half left side of his face.
The second , Edrad Liones was a very large Arrancar with half red hair on the left side of his head and half shaved, two eye holes resting on his nose as a proof of his Hollow past, garbed in the standard Arrancar uniform except the jacket was opened to reveal a Hollow Hole in his chest.
The third, Yylfordt Granz was a tall blond haired man dressed in the standard Arrancar uniform with a broken helmet made of bones.
The fourth, Nakeem Grindina was a fat Arrancar with a bowl haircut, dressed in the standard uniform. Half of his round cartoonish face was covered with an intimidating mask, leaving the other half exposed.
And finally, the fifth, Di Roy Rinker, was an outlandish looking white haired teenager with the left side of his head as well as right covered in cyan bandages. He had strange square shark like teeth and an arrogant smile.
"Is this everyone?" the aforementioned Espada asked from above a tall building. He had arrived early to wait for his team so that they could get to the fun part. Ulquiorra may have let them live, but he was going to kill them regardless of their power, number or relations.
Leaving your enemy alive and giving them time to achieve power was not only preposterous but suicidal! Why give them time to reach higher when you could just diminish their fruition right now by crushing them?
"Yes" Shawlong answered softly, his hands behind his back.
"Did anyone see you?" the blue haired Espada asked pointedly, though not really interested in his answer since they were going kill the humans one way or another.
"Of course not" the thin Arrancar answered, as if the mere consideration of that concept was absurd "Grimmjow"
"Yeah?"
"On the journey to meet with you, I detected several powerful Spiritual Pressures, contrary to Ulquiorra's report"
Grimmjow grunted in annoyance. Outwardly he was frowning, yet on the inside, he was grinning from ear to ear. More enemies means more people to kill "Open your Pesquisas!"
Shawlong, Di Roy, Nakeem, Yylfordt and Edrad closed their eyes and concentrated, extending their senses and awareness to their absolute maximum to pinpoint the most heavily concentrated Spiritual energy in Karakura Town.
"It seems there are quite a lot of them" Grimmjow commented smugly, a savage grin on his face. He could almost smell and feel the blood dripping down from his enemies! "Let's begin. Don't rest until every one of them is caught! If they show even a glimmer of Spiritual Energy, kill them without any show of mercy! Don't let even one of them escape! Go!"
"Right!"
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Uzumaki Mansion
"Alright Rangiku, that's enough for today" Naruto announced as he stopped a tired sword strike from the exhausted Shinigami. They were outside the mansion, near the clearing where Naruto and Tsunade had confronted Ulquiorra and Yammy. Naruto had decided to train Rangiku in everything he had learned and mastered during his Ninja days.
His time as a Ninja might have been one of bloodshed and constant wars, but it taught him one thing above all else … how to survive. If anyone has the resolve and guts to survive in the midst of conflict and bloodshed, nothing would be able to get in his way.
While he had no intention of training her in the art of killing for the sake of stupid orders, he was going to turn her into an unstoppable force. He had made the mistake of presuming that she would be safe all the time once; he was not going to make the same mistake again.
"Has anyone ever told that you are one mean sadistic old geezer?" she breathed out, collapsing onto her hands and knees, everyone bone in her body protesting the slightest of movement.
Who would have thought that the cheerful looking blond could be a slave driver in training? She couldn't even breathe properly with all the finger flicks he had delivered to her bruised and bleeding forehead.
When he had first approached her after both of them had their asses chewed out by an irritated Tsunade, she had been surprised and excited to receive training from someone who had lived for millenniums. However she had instantly regretted that decision.
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Flashback
Naruto and Rangiku were standing with their heads bowed, their feet slowly making circles in the ground below as Tsunade ranted their ears off with talks of 'proper respect' and getting their asses kicked next time'. They had been caught a few minutes after their rather abrupt departure from Ichigo's house.
After a few minutes, the busty blonde finally calmed down and walked upstairs with an amused expression on her face, putting a little extra sway to her wide hips since she knew Naruto was looking at her fleshy backside 'Enjoying the show?'
'Hard not to when you sway them like you are trying to seduce someone!'
'You are that far from the truth since I am trying to seduce someone… though judging from the look on that someone's face, I don't think I need to put much effort into my actions'
'That someone might just leave Rangiku in the middle of the room and come upstairs to 'discipline' you!' he sent in mock irritation.
The voluptuous blonde gave him a tempting smirk over her shoulder 'Who am I to refuse such a generous offer?'
'Sometimes I really hate you!'
Tsunade let out a soft giggle and disappeared into the master bedroom, making sure to give Naruto a tempting show by seemingly bending low to adjust her long kimono and gave her plump rear a provocative jiggle. Her smirk widened when he heard Naruto groan in misery.
"I knew you were whipped old man, but I never thought it was this bad" Rangiku teased just as Tsunade disappeared atop the stairs, totally oblivious to the battle of wills that had happened right before her eyes.
She turned around with a massive grin on her face, expecting Naruto to lash out at her for calling him old; however, she was surprised to see Naruto with a serious look on his normally vibrant and cheerful face.
"Rangiku, tell me something, what is your dream?" he asked seriously.
If he wanted to succeed the things he had in mind, then he needed to discard his cheerful mask for a while, no matter how much it would hurt him inside to see her fearful visage.
"What's with the sudden change in attitude old man?" she asked warily, laughing nervously to both avoid answering the question and change the subject. Her eye widened when a monstrous pressure descended on her shoulders, instantly causing her to drop down to her knees.
Naruto felt as if a thousand blazing blades of lava pierced his heart when he witnessed the terrified look on her face. He knew she would be fearful of him for a while, maybe even abandon him due to fear, but it was needed … no not needed … it was essential for her growth.
"Answer the question Rangiku" he replied calmly and reduced the pressure until it vanished completely.
She seemed to be in shock over the fact that he had used that much pressure on her and struggled to stand up on her wobbly feet, using her sword as a support.
"M-my dream was to become a Captain and to find you" she replied warily, still in shock.
She hadn't seen this side of him during her childhood or even now except when he had invaded the Seireitei. The calm and calculative look from those gleaming red orbs and the tall height presented an aura of unspeakable terror. She couldn't stop herself from shivering when she saw those crimson orbs focused on her.
"Was?" he asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Yes, but since I found you, I have another dream … to protect you and big sister" she announced with conviction.
Naruto had to give her credit for even standing up properly after being exposed to his killing intent, let alone talk with that much determination.
"You do realize that I and Tsunade are more than capable of protecting ourselves from anyone and everything" he pointed out calmly, hoping to at least point the considerations and parameters of her dream.
She nodded "I know, but that is not going to stop me from trying"
"Well then, since you are so determined to protect us, I'll be training you. Follow me"
Naruto calmly walked out of the mansion, a slight jingle of his Shakujo resounding throughout the area as she followed him. She had to admit she was way of what was to come but also excited to be trained by him. After all, it's not every day a Primordial entity offers you training.
They came to a stop in a wide clearing as Naruto turned around "This is where we'll be fighting"
"Fighting!?" she asked hesitantly, not quite sure she had heard him right. He meant train right?
"Yes fight. Use everything in your arsenal and go for the killing blow. Use your Shikai; use Kido, Hado, Zanjutsu, Hohou and Bakuda, anything you have. I know you do not have a Bankai, so I'll force you to achieve Bankai!" With a simple snap of his fingers, his black coat and red shirt vanished into black mist, exposing his muscular torso.
Her eyes widened in shock, cheeks red with embarrassment as she tried not to drool. She had seen him shirtless many times during her childhood, but at that time she had no attraction towards it since she was a child. But now, she couldn't believe she had dismissed this perfection during her childhood.
Broad steel bar-like shoulders, a chest almost resembling a marble statue, washboard abs and bulgingly muscular arms! She now understood why Nanao and Soifon would blush whenever Naruto's was mentioned.
"Don't hesitate. Never let anything distract you during a battle. Always be on your guard. I'll give you the first five hours to touch me with anything you like without retaliating. However, after the five hours, I'll be using my fingers to flick you in the forehead and if you think, my forehead finger flicks would be easy to take … then think again"
He walked to a large boulder in the clearing and simply flicked it with his index finger. Imagine her surprise when the boulder was smashed to tiny pieces.
"Five hours!? Are you insane?" she shouted in shock, both over the fact that he just smashed a boulder like it was nothing and that she would be trying to touch him for five hours. That meant she would be actually defending herself after the first five hours were over!
Naruto didn't even flinch.
"I used to train for 24 hours straight without any breaks when I was a human, and three days with only 1 hour break each day"
"W-what!?" she stuttered in astonishment. Just how could a human train nonstop for 1 day straight without any breaks. Was he even a human? Well, he was not a human now, but she was already questioning if he had been a human back then if this was how he trained.
"Yes. Let me make things clear for you Rangiku, if you are really determined to protect me and Tsunade from harm, then you need to commit fully to my training regimen. Make a choice!"
She didn't even hesitated "I am ready!"
"Then prepare yourself and welcome to hell"
She gulped.
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Flashback End
Since then, he had practically killed her during every training day. Making her catch him with constant Flash Steps, not stopping until she had caught him or had collapsed from exhaustion. Drawing blood from him was like trying to stop the sun from shinning, considering he had no blood to begin with!
Hand to hand Combat, Spiritual training and Swordsmanship. The damn blond knew everything!
However, while she was verbally cursing him for putting her through this sort of hellish training, she was beyond excited to see its amazing results.
Her speed had increased tremendously due to using constant Flash Steps until exhaustion as well as her stamina for trying to catch that monstrous blond. Her sword attacks as well as the use of the dormant Chakra Naruto had gifted her with, had yielded incredible results. All in all, she was dying to find some Arrancar so she could kick the crap out of them.
"Yes, in fact you have been saying that ever since we started training. If I remember correctly, you have called me that almost 13 thousand 2 hundred and 33 times" Naruto replied with a cheeky grin. His eyebrow twitched when she muttered something about 'perverted old geezers' and 'slave drivers'.
"Quite calling me an old geezer!" he muttered with a tic mark on his forehead.
Rangiku was too tired to even come up with a comeback as remained seated on the ground. A soft glow from Naruto's hand instantly healed her wounds as she stood up and instantly sensed an approaching Spiritual Pressure.
She whipped her head towards Naruto in surprise and suspicion. He was looking at her in approval. It seemed he had been testing her to see if she was capable of sensing the Arrancar from this distance. Judging from the approving look, she had passed with flying colors.
"Don't even think about releasing the Limiter, your current strength should be more than enough to go Haineko on his ass. Now go, kick his ass and make this old man proud!" he said cheerfully, pumping a fist in the air as he cried anime tears of pride.
She grinned from ear to ear and with one last hug, shot towards the approaching Arrancar like a bullet. The Arrancar unfortunate enough to face her would die before he even knew it! With the training she had received for the past week, she was confident she could even take her Captain on in battle!
Naruto looked on with pride and satisfaction at the speeding Rangiku meeting her opponent head on. His training may have been hellish … borderline insane … but the results were more than satisfactory. If he continued to train her like this, not even her Captain would be able to keep up with her.
He wasn't even going to bother monitoring her fight since he already knew the results.
He shook off the feeling of pride and looked towards the direction of the highest level of Spiritual Energy currently battling Ichigo. From the looks of it; the orange haired boy was getting beat up badly.
His tall form turned to red mist and vanished without a trace.
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With Ichigo
Ichigo lay bleeding on the ground in the middle of a destroyed street, wondering how someone so powerful could exist. He hadn't expected the Arrancars to be so powerful! This one was powerful enough to even shrug off his Getsuga Tensho like it was nothing! The only indication of it having any effect was the slight marks of burn on his hands and torso.
"Is this all there is to your abilities? Now wonder Ulquiorra let you live. You're as pathetic as hell!" Grimmjow mocked with a savage grin on his face. Beating this Substitute Shinigami had been fun, but now it was just boring. Seriously what's the point of trying to kill someone who can't even fight or struggle for their miserable lives?
Ichigo groaned in pain and anger, trying desperately to stop his inner Hollow from taking control. It was getting hard to even use a sword properly without the Hollow trying to take over his body "Don't mock me, you damn Arrancar! I'm just getting started!"
Grimmjow grinned savagely and reached for his sword, completely unaware of red mist suddenly appearing behind him and taking a physical form.
The mist twisted and distorted until it resembled a giant blond man. Naruto slowly crept towards the unsuspecting Arrancar and ominously raised his hands for the one Jutsu that didn't require any Chakra or energy to perform … a Jutsu so powerful that even Madara had come to fear it … a Jutsu invented by his late perverted Sensei, Kakashi Hatake.
Even he, the second coming of the being of destruction known as the Juubi, feared it! A Jutsu able to install fear into his heart was a Jutsu worth learning and mastering! He normally didn't use this fearsome Jutsu, due to its fearsome power and might but now he was going to use it in honor to his chronically late perverted Sensei.
Leaf Village Secret Finger Jutsu: Thousand Years of Death!
Ichigo's eye popped out of his eye socket when he witnessed the one thing he had never thought possible. It was both comical and astonishing, mind boggling even! Just what hell was that blond thinking?
Naruto had just inserted his four fingers up Grimmjow's ass like it was nothing and sent him flying with manly scream of pain as the Arrancar collided with a building! That embarrassing act was actually a Technique? Just who would be crazy enough to create something like that?!
While Ichigo was embarrassed for being the friend of someone so shameless, Grimmjow couldn't describe the humiliation and anger he felt when the four finger_ FOUR FINGERS! _ stabbed him in the butt and sent him flying face first into a building! He would annihilate the one responsible … then slaughter his family and friends … and then anyone he knew or had a chat with.
He wouldn't spare children, old or young. No one would survive his vengeful wrath!
He would destroy everyone!
He climbed out of the rubble with fury in his eyes, Spirit Energy swirled around him, bathing the whole street and the sky above in a brilliant blue as he gazed at the one foolish enough to willingly cross a King! His Spiritual Pressure rained down upon the area when he saw a tall blond doing a victory dance in the sky, causing Ichigo to actually fear for his life.
With a loud and primal roar of anger, he shot towards the dancing blond with his sword drawn, intent on obliterating every cell in body.
Naruto was busy doing his victory dance when he heard a loud roar, turning around to see a furious Grimmjow charging towards him like a madman. He comically sidestepped his charge causing the blue haired Espada to widen his eyes in shock.
"Hey! What's your problem you asshole? I am trying to do a victory dance for finger blasting that blue haired sucker who looked exactly like … you. Wait! You are that guy" Naruto started cheerfully, only to step back in mock fear when the fury in the Arrancar's eyes increased "Hehehe … sorry there pal … you see that technique was passed down to me from my master and I really needed to master it quickly. However, I also needed a target so I came here. Unfortunately you were the only one in the vicinity so I may have… sort of… accidently finger blasted your ass! Hope you can forgive me!" Naruto explained 'honestly' as if he was giving a lecture about Biology, totally oblivious to the increasing pressure and Spiritual Energy swirling around the quite Arrancar.
"I can't believe I was caught off guard by a lowly human! I don't care if I'm looked down upon by the other Espada for using my Resurreccion against a trash! I'll destroy you!"
Grimmjow growled out and reached for his sword, however stopped when a hand was placed on top of his to prevent him from unsheathing his sword. He looked towards the outstretched hand in anger ready to cut it off, however stopped when he saw to whom it belonged.
Kaname Tosen appeared behind the blue haired Arrancar with a scowl on his face "Put away your sword, Grimmjow"
"Tosen?" Grimmjow grunted "You mind explaining what the hell you are doing here?"
The blind former Captain gave him a blank look "You ask why? You must be joking. You invaded the world of the Living with five Arrancars without an expressed permission from Lord Aizen, then lost those five Arrancars in battle. You disobeyed orders, you understand that much, don't you? Lord Aizen is quite upset with you, Grimmjow"
Turning around, Tosen causally flicked his finger as a tear appeared in the sky without even glancing at the irritated blond who was flipping him the bird, not that he could see it "Come, your punishment will be decided in Hueco Mundo"
Grimmjow grunted in annoyance. On one hand, he was thinking of tearing that insolent blond from limb to limb but on the other hand, he would be disobeying another order and putting himself in even more trouble with Aizen.
Naruto didn't take kindly to being ignored and pointed a finger at the black haired traitor "Hey Goggles, tell Four Eyes that he is a big fat lying son of a bitch! That asshole promised to invite me over to Hueco Mundo after getting his ass saved from the Shinigamis by yours truly! I have yet to hear a word from that four eyed bastard!"
Grimmjow despite his anger at the blond for humiliating him couldn't help but smirk when Tosen's eyebrows twitched in anger at the insult directed towards Lord Aizen as he reached for his sword but refrained from taking any action.
However, that bit of funny act wouldn't save him from his vengeful wrath "Consider yourself lucky Human that Tosen is here! However, don't think even for a minute that I would forget what you did, I'll be back and when I do, I'll tear you apart! Know my name, its Grimmjow!"
With that said Grimmjow and an inwardly seething Tosen walked into the Garganta and disappeared to the other side.
Naruto's expression lost its cheerful visage and was replaced by a serious one as he looked towards where Rangiku had beheaded her opponent. Judging from the position of her life force, she was no doubt in the Mansion explaining her amazing victory to Tsunade.
All the Arrancars Spiritual Pressure had vanished during the battle or more like banter with Grimmjow, obviously defeated by the Shinigamis.
He was more worried about Ichigo who was sprawled unconscious on the ground in the middle of the street, bleeding from the various wounds the Espada had inflicted on him. The boy definitely had potential but was a little bit arrogant or more like over-confident in his abilities. He would have to do something about that if he wanted to see where the boy's determination would take him.
But for now, healing him was his top priority.
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