A/N: End of Hypnosis: Nobody stands on the sky!
I made it extra long because I reached the 10 chapters mark.
I'm debating whether or not to place Naruto in a Harem. For a story this serious, it just seems unrealistic. What do you guys think?
STORY START
"Shit!"
Right now, you could say that Yoruichi was in a bit of a hurry. A few moments ago, she had felt the surge of Reiatsu that originated in the middle of the city. It worried her because of the sheer amount the individual was letting off. No normal low-ranking Shinigami could let out that much. That only left the black cat with one conclusion:
A Captain had found one of her companions. That was bad, very bad.
Jumping to another roof, she had to stop short and duck down quickly. Right there in front of her was a man wearing a captain's Haori. Thankfully the man was watching the fight going on below and hopefully hadn't noticed her yet.
Damn it, I don't have time for this!
Just as she was about to blow her cover, another HUGE Reiatsu crushed down on her. Luckily Yoruichi knew whose Reiatsu this was. She relaxed a little as she knew in her mind that if anyone could survive against a captain was that idiot Ichigo.
Now to get pass this guy…
"Shoot it Dead… Shinsō"
What the-?
She lost her train of thought as she had to dodge the extending blade of Gin's Zanpakutō. It was a good thing she was very proficient with using Shunpo. If she was a second later then she would be… well she would be dead right now, run straight through her.
Slowly, the third division captain pried his eyes from the ongoing fight to look behind him. There was nothing to actually observe since the 'fight' was more like a contest in who would be able to take the most hits before dying. It was a tie right now. Looking behind him and seeing nothing, Gin retracted the blade and continued to watch the ongoing bloodbath.
I should probably go though. Aizen, for some reason, arrived earlier than planned. I hope no one sees him since he's supposed to be DEAD right now.
A slash from the Eleventh Division captain's sword caused the building that Gin was on to shake and tilt.
Well looks like it's time to go!
XxX
"So Byakuya-san… Where are we going?"
Said man let out a sigh as he turned to address his companion.
"I am going to guard Rukia's prison cell at the Shrine of Penitence. You, however, do not need to go with me Naruto-san."
The Blonde Captain laughed lightly before patting the stoic captain's back affectionately. Out of all the Captains, he just loved to tease this guy the most. The least person he would like to annoy was the Fourth Division captain.
She actually drugged me and left me naked in the middle of the Sotaichō's office! That's just uncalled for!
"It seems that we have luck on our side this time."
Naruto looked up and gave a confused glance to Byakuya who only nodded his head in the northern direction. Naruto looked in front of them and found that two people had already arrived before them. Sadly they weren't fast enough to avoid meeting the two captains'.
"Oh no, Ganju-san we have to run now! Those two are the last people we should face right now!"
A Shinigami from the Fourth Division is helping out the Ryoka eh?
Sighing, Naruto used Shunpo to deliver a blow to Hanatarō's chest, causing to stumble back. He followed it up with an uppercut that left the poor boy unconscious. Naruto caught Rukia's hands before she could do anything and bound her hands behind her back.
"Byakuya-san, you can deal with that guy! Try not to kill him though~"
"Brother Don't!"
Rukia struggled effortlessly in Naruto's iron grip. With pleading eyes she looked back Naruto and tried to get on his kind side. Too bad he never had one.
"Naruto-Taichō please, do not hurt him! I can't bear to think that another person from the Shiba clan would get hurt because of me!"
Looking up from Rukia, Naruto gave Byakuya another questioning glance. The Captain of the Sixth Division was, however, looking at Ganju with a calculating gaze before unsheathing SenbonZakura, his Zanpakutō.
"Shit Rukia, I think you made it worse."
The prisoner could only gasp at what she heard next.
"So you are part of the Shiba Clan? I am sorry for thinking that I would go easy on you then. I'll give you my full attention now."
"Scatter; SenbonZakura"
The so-called 'fight' was over in an instant. Byakuya re-sheathed his Zanpakutō as Ganju fell on to the Bridge's floor in a bloody heap. Rukia could only watch and scream in protest as she had probably killed another member of the Shiba Clan. Naruto smiled as he watched the man bleed to death.
"And now to deal with the traitor"
Rukia was lucky enough and was able to force Naruto to let go of her. She ran to stand in front of the recovering Hanatarō and screamed at everyone present on the bridge.
"Taichō's please, no more bloodshed!"
Byakuya didn't seem to hear his sister's pleas as he drew SenbonZakura from its sheath again, ready to release his Shikai. A firm hand on his shoulder stopped him however.
Byakuya blinked as Naruto was right beside him. So who was behind him? It was certainly not the Shiba Clan fool that was bleeding to death. He turned his head and saw the Captain of the Thirteenth Division, Jushiro Ukitake, looking at him with a reprimanding stare.
"Please stop this Byakuya-san."
He turned to look at Rukia and Naruto and gave them a warm smile.
"Hello there, Rukia-san and Naruto-Taichō."
Rukia said nothing but Naruto gave the sickly captain a warm smile in return.
"Byakuya-san, you should know that releasing your Zanpakutō here of all places is a Class One Forbidden Act."
"Might I remind you that we are currently at war and therefore have free use of our powers?"
Byakuya countered smoothly as he had no intentions of dropping his blade. Jushiro grumbled and turned to Naruto, hoping to find that the Tenth Division captain would understand his point.
"Sorry Jushiro-san, I make it a point in not interfering with family affairs of others!"
Naruto said before the white-haired man could make his point. Byakuya nodded at Naruto's explanation and used it against the other captain.
"I have to agree with Naruto-san. This is a Kuchiki Clan affair and outsiders have no right in interfering with a Noble's business."
"But I am her Superior and therefore I have responsibility over her!"
Jushiro's outburst caused him to cough a few times. Seeing the lapse of concentration, Byakuya quickly raised his blade.
"Scatter!"
A surge of Reiatsu caused everyone to stop their actions as a shadow was cast over the group.
Ichigo!
Everyone looked up and lo and behold, the strawberry blond descended on the bridge. Naruto noticed the device strapped to the strawberry's wrist and was slightly intrigued.
"Idiot… You Idiot! You should have stayed back in the Living world! Now you're going to-"
She was cut off when the man spoke. His voice was serious, more serious than Rukia had ever heard.
"Rukia, you should know that I won't stop. I won't stop even though you would gladly face the death penalty. I won't stop… until I saved you Rukia!"
Oh goody, a fluff moment between morons. I should kill them both right now.
Naruto sighed as he shook the thoughts out of his head. He should probably stick around and wait for the other person to arrive.
"You're still an idiot, huh Ichigo? You still won't listen to what I say."
"That's because you worry too much about me. Next time worry about yourself!"
Ichigo retorted hotly as he looked back at Rukia and consequently Naruto.
"And you're still short!"
Ouch
Rukia could feel the vain bulging on her forehead. Already thinking of a retort, she shot back equally heated.
"What did you say you delinquent?"
Ichigo only got red in the face as he heard the jab to the color of his hair. He didn't even notice Naruto walk by him and stand next to the other captains.
"Isn't it nice to see young love Jushiro-san?"
Naruto said playfully to the leader of the Third Division. The question only caused Byakuya to scowl more than before. Now Naruto turned to address the Big Brother.
"It's funny isn't it Byakuya-san? While your sister is having her little lovers' quarrel, you could be killing the boy right now."
"Ne, Naruto-kun whose side are you on?"
Jushiro asked as he saw Byakuya actually thinking about attacking. Finally, the man raised his sword once again.
"Scatter!"
The second Ryoka finally arrived. Naruto was surprised to see the former Captain of the Second Division to make a personal appearance.
In Yoruichi's hand was a whit clothe. It was long enough to wrap around the blade of SenbonZakura, causing the Shikai release to be cancelled out.
"Ouch Byakuya, cock-blocked again"
Byakuya growled at Naruto as Yoruichi stood from her crouch, still holding the white strip of clothe firmly in her hand. The Flash Goddess turned and greeted the Kuchiki Clan head with a mischievous smirk.
"Hello there Byakuya-chan, we finally meet again."
Yoruichi proceeded to greet Jushiro, but albeit in a more respectful way. She turned and stopped at Naruto, who was only smiling back at her. Naruto chose this moment to speak.
"We haven't met yet. I'm Uzumaki Naruto, Tenth Division Captain, at your service Lady Shihōin. You wanna grab a drink with me sometime? I know this nice bar in district one where"
Naruto sadly wasn't able to continue as he felt Jushiro's elbow hit him in the gut. Naruto bent back in mock pain.
"You're a cheeky guy aintcha? I like you!"
"Really, then go out with!"
Naruto was stopped again by Jushiro. This time he felt the scabbard of Ukitake's Zanpakutō hit him there.
"My M'danglies!"
This time Naruto did fall down in pain, grasping his aching privates.
"Shit… Fuck you, you sick bastard! Can't a guy ask a beautiful lady out on a date?"
"Naruto-san, you do know that this is the most inappropriate time to ask one of the Ryoka out on a date right? Besides, both Byakuya and Yoruichi are chasing each other around Seireitei right now."
Naruto only then noticed the lack of people on the bridge and slowly stood up, already on his way off of the bridge.
"Screw this; I'm going back to my office!"
Sadly, Naruto was not able to leave as the two Captain-class Shinigami reappear on the bridge. Byakuya seemed to be panting lightly while Yoruichi didn't even look winded at all. She smirked before exclaiming something impossible.
"Three Days, Give me three days to get this boy to achieve Bankai! Then he'll come back and kick your ass!"
Only now did Naruto notice the unconscious Ryoka on her shoulder. In a blur, she was gone. Naruto looked over the faces on the bridge and looked back at Rukia, who for some reason was not taken with the others.
"Seriously, she was right there and no one was protecting her! They could have taken her too."
Naruto sighed and proceeded to escort Rukia back inside her prison cell, whispering to her.
"Your friends aren't that smart, are they?"
XxX
Three Days, Give me three days to get this boy to achieve Bankai!
Day 1
That meant three more days until he could get the Hogyoku. In those three days, Rukia should be up on Sōkyoku Hill. In three days she should be dead. In three days…
Naruto would betray Soul Society.
On his desk were a pile of papers ready to be signed and received by the Tenth Division head. The captain of said division was currently seated at the windowsill of his office, looking out into the landscape. Just three more days and he'll probably never see this place again.
Good riddance to that.
Naruto thought happily as he held Beninokogiri in front of him, still sheathed.
The Demon Blade Beninokogiri, Crimson Saw, was made specifically for me. Forged in the hottest fires of hell and made from only the strongest and toughest metal found in the pits of Hell.
Fueled only by my Reiatsu, its real main ability is to grant…
A knock on his door alerted him to the presence of his third seat.
Hitsugaya Tōshirō stood at the doorway, a serious look upon his face. Naruto had to raise an eyebrow at his expression.
"Captain, we need to talk."
XxX
"You think there's something going on behind the scenes and that something is wrong with Central 46 because they keep changing the dates?"
Naruto had his fingers intertwined in front of him. Tōshirō sat in front of him, his face still set in a serious gaze. Naruto was deep in thought, what would he do now?
This kid is too close to the truth. But I have to admit that out of everyone from the 13 divisions, he was the only one to see right through it.
Thinking up of a plan, Naruto spoke up.
"There is no evidence to back up your claims… but I too am suspicious about why Central 46 keeps moving the date of the execution. That is why I'm allowing you to investigate this on your own, have fun…"
By the end of it though, you'd be dead
"R-really? I-I mean, thank you for giving me this opportunity Naruto-Taichō! I promise I won't cause any trouble."
Naruto nodded and gestured that they were done for now. Hitsugaya stood up to leave, already thinking of places to go and start his investigation.
"Oh and one more thing Tōshirō-san, please let Rangiku-chan tag along. Heaven knows she isn't doing her paperwork or other duties right now."
XxX
Day 2
"Ohaiyo Aizen-san, Gin-san and Tosen-san, is everything proceeding as planned?"
The Conspirators met inside the living quarters of the Central 46 council members. Seeing as though everyone on the council was dead and nobody knew, this was the perfect place for the 'dead' Captain Aizen to stay in until the Execution date.
They were to discuss the next step of their plan and what to do with the unexpected arrivals. Because of those fools they had to keep bumping up the execution dates so that they would have a chance in retrieving the Hogyoku. Because of them bumping up the schedule then suspicions would arise.
"Unfortunately Naruto-kun, things are getting worse at the moment. Because of the invaders, things aren't going as smoothly."
"Ya and I heard that some of the Captains are starting to doubt the reasons for Rukia-chan's execution."
Gin added his two cents in the conversation. Things were looking bad for the four of them and if they didn't get rid of the pests then their century old plan might be such a success.
"Well then we'll have to move soon then. Naruto-kun, can I ask you to… distract the Ryoka and the Shinigami who have turned on Seireitei?"
Standing up from his seat, Naruto calmly walked out of the building with only one last thing to say.
"Fine I'll scratch your back but you have to scratch mine…!"
XxX
Day 3
Naruto knew exactly where to start. A little warm up to wake up his battle instincts.
On top of Seireitei's many tall buildings, Naruto was looking down at the Fukutaichō of the Sixth Division, Abarai Renji. IF he guessed correctly, the redhead was headed towards Rukia and obviously would try to save her. Naruto unsheathed his blade and descended on the unsuspecting Shinigami.
Fortunately, Renji turned just in time to parry the blow.
Getting the right angle to let the attacker's blade slide down the length of his sword then onto the pavement, Renji was shocked to find Naruto bearing down on him.
"N-Naruto-Taichō!"
"Ohaiyo, Renji-san, it is good to see you again!"
Turning the handle of his blade, Naruto continued his attack with an upward arc that consequently sliced off Renji's bandana. The piece of cloth lazily fell to the ground as Naruto spun on his heel and made a sideward slice, intent on splitting his opponent in two.
"Taichō please listen to me! Rukia-san's execution is unjust and I'm going to stop it! Can you not see beyond what Central 46 is doing? There's something wrong with her trial!"
Renji avoided a slice that would have cut him up from his left hip to right shoulder. Not taking any more chances, Renji went on the offensive and brought down the Shikai form of Zabimaru on Naruto. The Tenth Division Captain easily sidestepped the attack but was surprised when the weapon still lengthened and sprang Renji a few good feet away from Naruto.
"You must understand Naruto-Taichō! An innocent life might be in stake!"
Naruto held his blade in both hands and spread his feet apart.
"I am sorry Renji, but you and I know that we cannot disobey orders. Even if Rukia is innocent, there is no proof and Central 46 has the last say in things."
When Naruto would try and get near the man, he would attack with Zabimaru. Well, he could easily avoid the attacks but Naruto wanted to let the fight go on for a little bit longer.
"Then I cannot take this lightly anymore. Since I can't persuade you, then I have to force you out of my way! BANKAI!"
There was an explosion of white smoke that surrounded Renji and hid him from sight.
"So you want to have a Bankai fight Renji? Alright then, I'll humor you…"
Holding his Zanpakutō in one hand, Naruto now held it in a reverse grip.
"… Bankai..."
The world was bathed in white light.
XxX
Rukia was walking towards Sōkyoku Hill; around her were members of the Kidō Corps.
She stopped and gasped when she felt the sudden surge of Reiatsu coming from someone familiar. She instantly knew it was her friend, Renji. Rukia turned to the direction of where she felt it and looked out into the Horizon just as a dome of white energy erupted in the distance.
It was no normal explosion as it did not even emit a single sound.
Rukia gasped because when the light dyed down, so did Renji's Reiatsu. It was dangerously low now compared to the spike earlier. She wanted to deny it but deep down she knew what happened.
That idiotic buffoon… He didn't have to die. I bet he was trying to save me! Why can't people understand that I accept my fate? Why do people have to die for my sake?
Her restraint collar tugged at her throat, making Rukia look to the front. There, in front of the group was Ichimaru Gin; his usual smile and squinted eyes still in its usual place. Every time Rukia saw this man, a shiver would travel down her spine. But why did she have an innate fear of this man? Rukia didn't know why but it was just a feeling she had in her gut that told her to keep a fair distance away from the captain.
"Don't feel sad little Rukia, I'm sure Naruto-Taichō did not pointlessly kill that Renji boy."
Rukia glared at the man heatedly and turned away as to not look at the grinning captain. Gin only snickered at the girls actions and slowly walked towards her. The man didn't even mind how the Kidō Corps members flinched as he approached them. Looking at her briefly, Gin leaned down and whispered loud enough so that everyone on the bridge could hear him.
"Shall I save you, Rukia?"
Everyone looked at the man in disbelief. The guards instantly got into a defensive stance, but they knew if he attacked that they wouldn't stand a chance. HE wasn't a captain for no reason.
"Ichimaru-Taichō, W-what are you talking about?"
Gin laughed as he turned to leave, flashing his grin at the group.
"Sheesh, I was only joking… Goodbye Rukia-chan, if things go well this will be the last time we meet."
XxX
Renji sat against the wall of some building, looking up at the sky. At his side lay the pieced of his broken Zanpakutō, Zabimaru. He didn't know how he got beat, the last thing he saw was a bright flash of light. Then in the blink of an eye, his weapon was blown to bits and he was on the ground. Thankfully Naruto did not wound or worse, kill him outright. But the Taicho's message was loud and clear for the redhead.
Stop
Now Renji was at an impasse; should he continue to Sōkyoku Hill and save his close friend, or risk running into Naruto again? Not really wanting to test his luck, Renji still stood up from his spot and started running towards the execution grounds. Sadly, a few feet away from the spot he was a moment back, his body erupted in a handful of deep cuts, pouring out his lifeblood on the ground and in the air.
W-what… But how…
The man was unconscious before he hit the ground.
XxX
Naruto looked on as various battles were waged all throughout Seireitei. Looking to his left, there used to be the tell-tale black dome of Tosen's Bankai. But now it had disappeared and was only replaced by Komamura's Bankai; Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō. Behind him, he could faintly see his third seat, Tōshirō, and his vice-captain, Rangiku, running towards the Central 46 compound. To Naruto's right were the other Ryoka, trying desperately to reach the execution on time. Up above, Naruto could see the flying form of one Kurosaki Ichigo, making a bee-line towards Rukia.
The shit was about to hit the fan.
Naruto smiled as he took of his Captain's Haori with a flourish, sending the piece of cloth flying into the sky. Looking back at Naruto, it was revealed that he was wearing the all too familiar white-colored clothes. Over the basic shirt and Hakama combo, he wore a Haori not unlike the one he wore before, but now it was all black.
"Goodbye Seireitei…"
The sound of static filled the noon sky and Naruto was gone in an instant.
XxX
There was a flash originating from the Hill, signaling the release of the Sōkyoku.
Ichigo flew through the air with the help of the Tentoken Flying Cloak, courtesy of Yoruichi. Seeing the flash, he sped up considerably. He was intent in stopping the death of Rukia no matter what. As he got closer to the hill, he unsheathed his Zanpakutō just as the Sōkyoku transformed from a spear, into a phoenix-like creature and descended upon the floating Rukia.
Not on my watch!
Ichigo spun in midair and stopped in front of Rukia. He held his blade high above his head and met the attack head on and unflinching. Only since Rukia still felt not dead did she open her eyes. What she saw made her heart race and relieve the pressure that was bearing down on her till then.
"Ichigo!"
Rukia exclaimed in disbelief and happiness at the same time. Hearing his voice, Ichigo turned to look at Rukia. He smiled happily and said in a loud voice.
"Hey Rukia, I told you I would save you!"
Everyone was shocked to their very foundations. It wasn't because of Ichigo saving Rukia, no, they knew that the strawberry blonde would save his friend. The Sotaichō counted on it actually. They were shocked because this one boy with his single Zanpakutō stopped the Sōkyoku single-handedly. How can one boy's Zanpakutō stop the force of a million Zanpakutō known as the Sōkyoku?
XxX
Another round of fights raged in the distance, but that didn't matter right now. One Hinamori Momo, Fukutaichō of the Sixth Division was currently near the Central 46 compound. She was currently following Ichimaru Gin into the private quarters of the diseased Central 46. She kept her eyes forward the whole time. Questions ran amok in her head as they walked deeper and deeper into the compound. Those questions were soon banished in an instant as she met someone familiar standing at the doorways of one of the houses. Tears slowly formed at the corner of her eyes as she ran towards the figure, shouting out his name.
"Aizen-sama!"
Aizen watched the girl run up to him with a smile. He saw movement at the corner of his eyes and smiled a bit wider. He opened his arms in an embrace as he spoke.
"Goodbye, Hinamori-chan"
There was a squelch of sound from behind the girl. Pain blossomed in her chest as she stopped dead in her tracks. At the same moment she coughed up blood. The red liquid splattered near the bigger puddle of blood that had appeared below her feet. She turned her head slowly, as if her weight tripled. Her soft, brown eyes met piercing blue as she looked at the face of Uzumaki Naruto, grinning like a madman as his Nodachi-styled Zanpakutō was buried hilt deep behind her. As she felt blood rise in her throat again, Naruto spoke.
"Such a shame to waste this flower Aizen… Why don't you bring her with us? You know, to keep you company."
Naruto looked at his co-conspirator who only shook his head, smile still on his face. Taking the initiative, Naruto kicked off Momo's body from his blade. With a flick of his wrist, all the blood had been banished to the ground. In one smooth motion, Naruto had re-sheathed his blade and walked towards the door, Aizen to his front and Gin beside him.
"So the time has finally come? Seeing you in that outfit only confirms that our plan is finally moving forward."
Aizen looked back at Naruto, not even stopping.
"Finally, after centuries of planning, the day has finally arrived."
"The day we take down Soul Society!"
Naruto continued as he was also excited to cause some bloodshed, his violent tendencies already showing itself when his remaining blue eye bled crimson. He was about to go off on a rant but stopped himself when he saw Tōshirō round the corner in front of him and stopped dead in his tracks when the boy saw the three of them… and Momo's dying form behind them. He didn't even speak as rage filled his eyes. In one swift motion, he drew his blade and attacked.
"Sōten Ni Zase: Hyōrinmaru!"
He swung his blade down, creating a trail of ice in its wake. The tip of the trail formed a dragon's head with red eyes. The attack roared furiously, mirroring its wielders anger. The ice dragon flew towards Aizen, twirling in the air as it tried to speed up. The dragon opened its mouth, showing off the icicles it called teeth.
"Activate Gear 3: Beninokogiri"
The tip of Naruto's Nodachi met the snout of the dragon. In the blink of an eye, the ice dragon shattered into thousands of pieces. If you looked closely at Naruto's sword, there was a slight distortion of air surrounding its whole length. Toshiro was shocked to see his captain there, not seeing him earlier on.
"N-Naruto-Taichō, what are you doing here?"
Naruto flicked the blade, causing the distortion around it to vanish in a gust of wind that blew through the white-haired boy. Naruto calmly placed his sword back, again, and spoke to his third seat.
"My, my Tōshirō-san I'm shocked. Here we are just having a friendly cup of tea and then you come out and attack us! How cruel can you be?"
"Don't mock me!"
Hitsugaya charged at the soon to be former captain of the tenth division, sword held high in the air. He didn't think of his next plan of attack as his vision was filled with red when he saw his long time friend bleeding to death behind the traitors. Naruto looked on with a carefree expression on his face, thumbing the hilt of his blade.
"You should have dodged that gust of wind, Tōshirō."
And just as he was about to swing down his weapon on Naruto's head, the whole length of his arm exploded in a tandem of cuts and blood. The affects didn't stop there as his shoulders suffered the same fate as well as his torso and legs. The poor lad fell in a bloody and screaming heap on the floor in front of the demon.
"It hurts doesn't it?"
"AAAAAARGH!"
Naruto smiled down at Tōshirō before looking back up at Aizen, who in return nodded in acceptance. They were about to depart again when someone interrupted them again. This time, the person would be more of a challenge. Naruto looked on as the fourth division captain, Unohana Retsu approached them. Her facial expression was calm, yet the three present traitors could feel her Reiatsu saturating the very air.
"Ara, what do we have here?"
All of them readied for battle. She was the second person they wanted to avoid fighting while they were still in Seireitei. Just next to Yamamoto, Retsu was the second strongest in all of the 13 divisions. Naruto didn't count anymore since he was going to defect.
"I expected as much from Aizen, but you disappoint me Naruto-kun."
Naruto just smiled at her, showing off those razor-sharp canines of his.
"I didn't know you had some expectations for me, Unohana-Taichō."
A bitter laugh escaped the healer's lips. She slightly opened her eyes as she replied.
"Oh I had very high expectations from the former Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves."
Naruto made a sour face on that comment, not knowing what the woman meant at all. He crossed his arms under his chest as he squinted his eyes. This was a common sight for the old Naruto, but it was the first one he made in his second life.
"What are you talking about? I was never a fire's shadow. That just sounds stupid and ridiculous!"
Retsu shook her head and let out a sigh. Naruto's reply just made a few things more clearly for her.
"So you don't remember after all. It saddens me to see you not remember who I really am or who I was to you before. But, I'm relieved to know that it is only because you lost your memory that you travel down on such a dark road."
The Fourth Division leader slowly drew out her sword. In the process, a high pitched grating sound filled the air, causing everyone to flinch from it.
"I will end this quickly, for I cannot bear to see you like this."
"Oh shit, she's getting serious! Let's get the fuck out of here Aizen!"
Gin quickly pulled out a long piece of white cloth from his sleeve and quickly spun it around above him. The white clothe created a barrier around the three. A gust of wind obscured them from Unohana and when the winds died down, they were already gone. Isane looked around and tried to find them, but with no luck. She looked to her captain for orders.
"Send out a message to all Gotei 13 members as well as the Ryoka. Tell them about Aizen and where he is.
"W-where exactly is he, Unohana-Taichō?"
"Sōkyoku Hill, I am counting on you Isane. I am about to begin Toshiro-san and Hinamori-san's emergency operation."
Isane nodded in confirmation and began the Kidō spell.
"Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land, hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly though the heavens."
"Bakudo # 77: Tenteikūra"
XxX
"Captains, Vice-Captains, and Temporary Vice-Captains and the… Ryoka… This is Vice-Captain Kotetsu Isane of the Fourth Division Speaking. Can everyone hear me? An emergency situation has occurred. This transmission is under the authority of Captain Unohana Retsu of the Fourth Division and me, Kotetsu Isane. Please listen carefully!"
The transmission went throughout the whole of Seireitei and did its job perfectly.
"Everything I am about to say… is all true."
XxX
The results were catastrophic. Now everybody knew Aizen and Naruto's plan. This, of course, had varying reactions from varying people. But either way, everyone was now rushing towards Sōkyoku Hill.
XxX
"Why did she have to tell us about that?"
Asked one confused Ichigo, who right now was being held up by Ganju. Ishida Uryū stepped up to the plate to explain to his fellow friends and Ryoka.
"She told us because she thought we ought to know… Don't you see Kurosaki? From the sound of it, the Central 46 is… probably a high standing governing institute of Soul Society, and the captain named Aizen… murdered everyone it. Aizen probably did that to make people think that he wants is what the 46 chambers want. What does he want?"
Ganju decided to answer this one.
"The Execution"
"Correct, since we came here, Kuchiki-san's execution date has been pushed forward again and again… You must have found that strange as well. Relating this to the message just now, the Captain of the fifth division, Aizen Sosuke…"
"His goal is to kill Kuchiki-san!"
XxX
"What?"
Aizen and the rest of the traitors had just reappeared on Sōkyoku Hill along with Tosen, Renji and Rukia at the same time. He had asked Renji to kindly hand over Rukia, but now he was being difficult.
"I refuse. Aizen-Taichō"
He just smiled and went with it while Gin made a grab for Shinsō. Aizen looked at Gin and shook his head in disapproval.
"That won't be necessary, Gin."
He looked back at Renji and Rukia, slowly walking towards them.
"You are very stubborn, Abarai-kun. It can't be helped that you refused to leave Kuchiki Rukia with me."
Renji held his Zanpakutō in his right hand, his left holding up Rukia.
"I understand how you must feel right now. So it's fine if you want to hold onto Kuchiki Rukia."
Aizen unsheathed his own blade.
"Leave your arms here, and step aside."
There was a flash and then nothing. Rukia first thought it was just the reflection of light on Aizen's blade. Her opinion changed when she saw the state of Renji. The hand holding his Zanpakutō along with the upper right side of his face was bleeding severely. Whatever Aizen did, it was over in a blink of an eye.
"So you have grown enough to dodge successfully, Abarai-kun. You've grown so much I'm happy for you! However, if it is possible, I wish you wouldn't be so stubborn. It is quite difficult to control one's strength… while stepping on an ant without killing it."
Renji was now sweating bullets.
"As your former commanding officer, I cannot bear to see you die."
After all this, Aizen had kept his smile on his face.
"R-Renji"
Rukia was starting to panic as sweat rolled off of her forehead.
"Be quiet Rukia!"
Renji widened his stance to better support both of them. His wounds were starting to burden him.
"You said 'being my former commanding officer, you cannot bear to see me die… Then why did you kill Hinamori?"
Aizen looked taken aback by the accusation. He lowered Kyōka Suigetsu and then spoke.
"Ah… so that terrible tremor of Spiritual Pressure earlier on was from Tenteikūra. It was Isane-kun wasn't it?"
Aizen let out a soft chuckle which made Renji cringe in disgust.
"But you have your facts wrong, Abarai-kun. I didn't kill Hinamori…"
"… I did"
Naruto spoke as he stepped forward, being partially hidden behind Gin and Aizen. His appearance caught both of them slightly off guard but they did expect to find the final traitor sooner or later.
"Yes, yes… Sadly Hinamori couldn't live without me because that is how I brainwashed her to be."
"Therefore she had to be taken care of."
Gin continued as he now stood beside Naruto, making him take the center of the group. Tosen stood beside Aizen. Both Naruto and Aizen were in the middle of the group.
"Don't you think it was kind of Naruto to kill her? It would have spared her much grief. Though, I honestly didn't want Naruto-kun to stain his hands for my sake. That is why I let her fight both Tōshirō-kun and Kira-kun. Sadly, that plan didn't go so well and Naruto was… forced to do it himself."
Renji's eyes widened at the revelation. Even though he was informed of Naruto's status of being a traitor, he still couldn't think of the kind captain killing an innocent person like Hinamori.
"I see… So Hinamori, Kira and Hitsugaya were just puppets for you to use?"
"As are you, Abarai-kun."
Renji squint his eyes in anger, gripping the hilt of Zabimaru tighter.
"I get it now… You, all of you are not the captains I thought you were. You are not the captains I know of anymore! I don't know what your intentions are, but I will never give you Rukia!"
This time, it was Naruto who laughed, gaining the attention of everyone on the hill.
"I hate to tell you this Renji-san, but the Captains you knew never existed!"
Renji leaped into the air and screamed his Zanpakutō's Shikai release command.
"Roar: Zabimaru!"
And the blade did roar, towards Aizen at amazing speeds. Strangely, Aizen didn't move to dodge and instead decided to speak.
"Ah… the initial release. To do it with that severely wounded body of yours must have taken a lot of effort. But you know as well as I do…"
Aizen swung his blade up and met it with Zabimaru's. The result was making it deflect to the floor. Renji retracted the blade and swung as he descended back onto the ground.
"I don't care!"
As the blade approached the group, it was Naruto's turn to stop the blade, with his bare hands.
Impossible!
The result was like a train wreck. The blade compacting on itself as it tried to move forward. From its sheath, Naruto created an upward slicing arc with Beninokogiri. The power behind the swing was enough to shatter Zabimaru into pieces again and let the power behind the swing continue down the length of the blade and into Renji's shoulder. He collapsed to his knees, still holding the frightened Rukia. Aizen looked on with the same expression on him.
"I was so certain… The very first time I met you, I thought that I could "use you"."
Aizen stood a few feet from them now.
"Thus, as soon as you entered Gotei 13, I got all of you into fifth Division. Then I let the most useful one's be Gin's and my direct subordinates. As for you, the most problematic one, I kicked you out to another division right away. It looks like my instincts… were correct. I will only say it one last time."
"Put down Kuchiki Rukia and stand aside!"
Rukia finally broke her silence and pleaded with the captain.
"Please, Please Wait Captain Aizen I!"
"I refuse!"
Rukia's eyes widened as she looked back at Renji.
"Renji…"
"I told you to be quiet, Rukia!"
Renji looked up at Aizen and spat at his feet. He grinned,
"I'll never do it! I'll never let her go you bastard!"
Finally, Aizen's smile was lost. Light reflected off of his glasses, obscuring his eyes.
"I see, how unfortunate!"
Aizen swung down his blade.
There was a crash, but no blood.
"Yo!"
Ichigo was just in time to save Renji from certain death.
"Why are you crouching on the ground? Is Rukia that heavy? I've come to help, Renji!"
Aizen looked down at the Ryoka, and smiled. Ichigo pushed his blade up, deflecting the blade away from him.
"Ichigo…"
"Yeah"
"Sorry, you had to come and save"
"What the…! You look pretty beat-up considering that you were only carrying Rukia around Renji. Was that load that heavy for you to run away with?"
"Ah-! What are you implying? Aren't you looking a little wobbly yourself? Shouldn't you be wrapped up in a bed somewhere instead of coming here?"
Both of them had now throbbing veins on their faces.
"What, Is that what you have to say to the guy who just saved your ass?"
"ARE YOU STUPID! I was going to thank you! But then you…"
"Guh… gmmmuh"
They stopped at the strange sounds. Rukia pulled away from Renji, breathing in heavily. Apparently he was pressing her against his chest, suffocating her.
"Y… Yo, Rukia"
"You okay?"
She looked up at them both, staring daggers at them.
In a flash, her small fist found itself on Renji's chin, sprouting up blood from a busted lip.
"Fool! Were you trying to have me set a new record for holding my breath! Pressing me against your chest with all of your strength and chatting away… You nearly KILLED me, moron!"
"Sorry, I was thinking about what to do and didn't notice the boy coming."
Naruto looked at Gin and gave him a reassuring smile, waving off the apology.
"Don't worry about it Gin-san, the difference between one speck of dust and two… isn't something you can see with your eyes."
That got Renji and Ichigo's attention, focusing their sights on the group in front of them. Ichigo prepared Zangetsu.
"Do you have enough energy to run away Renji?"
"I do, but I'm not running… I've got a plan, Ichigo. Zabimaru's broken form has its use! I'm going to fight. I know you know too, that it's impossible to just run. I'm not saying we have to beat them but… unless we immobilize them somehow… They'll just drag us back here without breaking a sweat."
Ichigo looked back at Renji one last time.
"Heh, fine then… Lets' get this double team started!"
Renji held up his blade, running a hand down its entire length.
"I can only use this technique once, but if this hits, it will definitely create an opening. They are strong Ichigo, so the opening may last for a split second. You have to be fast, Ichigo."
"Got it"
This might hurt a bit, but hang in there Zabimaru!
Renji raised his blade high above his head and impaled it on the ground.
"Let's go, Zabimaru."
"Higa Zekkō"
The broken pieces of Zabimaru that lay around the captains started to move and dislodge themselves from the ground. Finally, all the pieces were floating in midair, forming a crude cage around them. The intent was now obvious; An Omni-directional attack on the captains. All the broken pieces converged on them as Ichigo dashed forward, intent on capitalizing on the smoke screen that had been blown up from the attack. When he was a few feet away from the cloud, he swung, clearly aiming for Aizen's head.
"Pathetic"
!
Ichigo went wide eyed at what he saw. His Zanpakutō was stopped by Naruto's finger. Said man looked at the blade appreciatively before addressing the Ryoka.
"That was truly a pathetic attack."
Naruto's Nodachi found its mark on Ichigo's stomach, creating a wide gash. Blood instantly spewed out and covered the ground below Ichigo.
"Oh my, I meant to cut you in half… but was my cut too shallow?"
Renji couldn't believe it. They weren't even scratched at all and had stopped Ichigo's attack!
Where did Aizen go?
His left shoulder was now the one to explode in a shower of blood, Aizen standing quietly behind him.
"You are truly a problematic child."
Damn… it!
Renji fell to the ground mercilessly, his left and right shoulder oozing out tons of blood. Rukia could only stare in disbelief as his friends were defeated so easily. She felt a tug on her collar and soon she was hoisted up to her feet by Naruto.
"Can't stand Rukia-san? I can understand your predicament; after all, experiencing the weight of two captain's spiritual pressure is very numbing."
"Gah!"
Naruto and Aizen both stopped what they were doing as Ichigo held himself on his elbows. Aizen looked surprised, Naruto looked disinterested.
"I suggest you don't move too much boy. Your spine is the only thing keeping you alive right now. No matter how hard you try, there's no way to stand up without destroying your body."
Ichigo tried to, but the pain was too much to bear."
"Look on the bright side Ichigo-kun"
Aizen was the one speaking now.
"You have been very helpful already, so now just sit back and lay there quietly until you pass on."
"Your mission… is over"
Ichigo grit his teeth as he tried to speak without coughing up blood.
"M-mission?"
"Yes, all along I knew you would come and I knew your point of entry. I knew you would appear in the western Rukongai. Therefore, I dispatched regular patrols in the vicinity, so that the Seirei walls would be lowered immediately after you arrived. Then I sent the third and ninth division to the inside of the walls… and sent Naruto to keep you out. If you thought that there was a captain patrolling on the other side of the door, the only perceivable method of entry would be through Shiba Kuukaku's cannon. That would result in a dramatic entrance… of invaders who survived a fight against a captain! Therefore all of the Shinigami in Seireitei would inevitably focus their full attention on you. The actual invasion was truly phenomenal. Thanks to you, even when a captain was murdered… it didn't seem that big of a deal in comparison."
"It was… really easy to make our moves."
It was Ichigo's turn to ask the questions.
"Wait… how… did you know that we would land on the western Rukongai?"
"That is an odd question. Was there any other possibility? Urahara Kisuke's referential location was in Western Rukongai. So the only place his dimensional gate could take you… was Western Rukongai."
Ichigo was starting to sweat now, how was it possible that this man knew their every move?
"Why are you making that face? Aren't you his subordinate? Didn't you come here to take back Kuchiki Rukia because Urahara Kisuke ordered you to?"
"W-what the hell?"
Naruto scoffed as he tightened his grip around Rukia's collar.
"Aizen, forget about it, he doesn't know anything."
Aizen waved off Naruto, who just got pissed at the gesture.
"That's fine… since it's all over, I will tell you about it."
Naruto threw Rukia at Aizen's way and he easily caught her by her collar.
"Do you know about the Shinigami's four basic forms of combat? They are; Zanjustu, Hakuda, Hohō and Kidō. All of them are similar in that each has a limit. No matter how much innate capability you have, you can never overcome the limitation a Shinigami's spiritual body. That is where the growth stops. In other words, that is the Shinigami's weakness."
"Is there no way to break that boundary? Is there no way to grow and surpass your innate limitation?"
"There is... But there is only one way,"
"And that is a Hollow-Shinigami Hybrid."
Ichigo looked at Naruto wide-eyed. Sweat pouring down his face as flashbacks of his fight with Byakuya came back to him.
"Hollow/ Shinigami, Shinigami/Hollow. When the boundary between Hollow and Shinigami are removed, you can create a new existence capable of achieving new heights. This concept has existed in theory for a long time."
"I focused on Shinigami, hollows and I had successfully created several hollows that were close to Shinigami."
"Hollows that could hide their spiritual pressure"
"Hollows that could make Zanpakutō's disappear and even fuse with Shinigami"
Rukia remembered Kaien's demise.
"But all of them were trash and not worthy of being called breakthroughs. Other researchers are bound by stupidity and morality… so no one ever made any sort of breakthrough either."
"No one except Urahara Kisuke, he created a substance that reacts beyond conventional physics of Soul Society… It can instantly dissolve the barrier between Hollow and Shinigami."
"The name of the substance is Hogyoku. It is an extremely dangerous material. He probably thought so too, because he tried to destroy it."
"Sadly, he could not find a way to destroy his own creation. So in desperation he did something else. That was… he put a barrier around the Hogyoku and buried it within the depths of a person's soul."
"Figured it out yet?"
"The place he chose to hide it in was you, Kuchiki Rukia."
"Wh… What did you say?"
"By the time I discovered this… You had already gone missing in the real world. I knew intuitively that this was all Urahara Kisuke's doing."
"A gigai is made up of high density spiritual matter and is used to temporarily contain a recovering Shinigami. Therefore, it is usually very easy for Soul Society to locate a gigai. Yet they lost track of a Shinigami after she entered a gigai? That should be impossible. However he developed a type of substance that did not contain Spiritual matter, and because he created an untraceable gigai using that special substance, he was sentenced to exile."
"There was another reason for his exile."
Naruto said as he took to the stage.
"That particular gigai caused spiritual power of the Shinigami inside it to deteriorate. So the Shinigami that entered that gigai could never recover their spiritual power. Their control over the gigai would become dull, and eventually… They would lose of their Spiritual Power. And then change from a Shinigami, into a normal human spirit."
"Don't you see? He wasn't trying to help you. He was actually making you human, so that he could hide his Hogyoku forever."
Rukia flashbacked to the time Urahara offered her a gigai.
Aizen took the spotlight once more.
"Fortunately, you were discovered a few months later… I immediately went to the 46 chambers and…"
The arrival of one angry Komamura stopped Aizen's speech. Said man turned towards the wolf captain with a frown.
"AIZEN!"
His Shikai sprang to life and manifested into a gigantic sword, swinging it down on Aizen's head.
"Hot damn, it seems like the party's about to start up here!"
Naruto started to laugh as he saw Aizen hold up the attack above his head. Sajin growled as he looked at Naruto.
"How… can you still laugh? For all of your lies and betrayal of all of us, I shall give you no mercy!"
Aizen jumped back from the incoming attack and landed in front of Tosen.
"And you, Tosen…! Do you have anything to say to yourself?"
The blind man stayed silent.
"Nothing… at all… How disappointing…"
"BANKAI"
Before the technique could be released, Naruto had stepped into his guard and slashed down, almost splitting the wolf-man in two.
"Bad dog, stay!"
Impossible… he was… right in front of me!
Using the dull end of his blade, Naruto whacked Komamura above the head hard, an audible cracking sound echoed throughout the hill. Aizen chuckled as he looked down on Rukia.
"My apologies, I was in the middle of talking to you wasn't I?"
Aizen hoisted her up back onto her feet and even had the courtesy of cleaning her clothes of dirt.
"Now then, Kuchiki Rukia, when I found you in the Human world, the first thing I did was… assassinate the entire 46 chambers."
"You probably heard something like this from Isane-kun; Aizen Sosuke faked his own death to move in secrecy, and then he murdered the 46 chambers."
"That was incorrect."
I butchered the 46 chambers as soon as we found you, then I used Kyōka Suigetsu in the "Central Underground Conference Room" to create the illusion of the 46 chambers holding a meeting alive and well, so that even if someone intruded unexpectedly, they wouldn't notice anything wrong."
"The problem was, without permission from someone on the inside, not even captains may enter the conference room. So, the four of us took turns going inside the conference room, to play the role of the 46 chambers and giving out orders to achieve our goals."
"To ensure your capture, I assigned the task of your retrieval to those two in the sixth division."
"To keep you from becoming human, I ordered the immediate destruction of that gigai. As to completely evaporate your soul, Naruto gave out the order to have you executed. So that I could retrieve the Hogyoku inside of you, I decided to use the Sōkyoku to use for your execution."
"The only time we left the conference room unguarded, were the few hours before and after each of the two captains' meeting. I have been in the conference room ever since I feigned my death…"
Aizen reached into his Shikahusho and pulled out a small vial containing a clear liquid.
"Because of the possibility of your group causing the failure of the execution, there are two ways to extract a foreign object implanted into a spiritual body. One can either use an intensively heated and highly destructive force, like the Sōkyoku, to evaporate the outer shell of the spirit or…"
"Use some sort of special procedure that causes the spiritual body structure to break sown and thus, create an opening."
"If the Sōkyoku plan failed, I'd have to find another way. Therefore, I needed full access to the great hall of records inside the conference room, where reports of important events in Soul Society are kept. I carefully researched everything that Urahara Kisuke ever did, because implanting foreign objects into a spirit is a technique that he invented. So naturally, the extraction procedure must also be hidden somewhere in his research records."
Aizen took hold of Rukia's collar and hoisted her up to her feet.
"Yes"
Shattering the vial in his hands caused a reaction around him. Six columns shot out of the ground and encircled them. The columns created a barrier made out of Reiatsu so no outside forces would disturb Aizen. The clear liquid splashed all over Aizen's hand and made it turn into a sickly green color.
"This is that procedure!"
Aizen shoved his green hand into Rukia's chest. It went through effortlessly as a hole appeared where his hand was. Rukia was stunned not by the action itself, but rather that she was not feeling any pain at all. Aizen retracted his hand from Rukia's chest and in his hand was a small black sphere, surrounded by a cube.
"What a surprise, it is awfully small."
Rukia fell to the ground, the whole in her chest slowly, but surely closing.
"Oh… The recipient is unharmed? What an incredible technique this is!"
Aizen pulled Rukia up with her collar and threw her a few feet away from him. He looked at Gin and smiled.
"She is of no use to me anymore, it is best if you kill her Gin."
The man just shrugged and unsheathed Shinsō from its container.
"It can't be helped I guess."
"Shoot her…"
Gin pointed the tip towards Rukia's prone form, which was still unmoving.
"Shinsō"
The blade extended exponentially, racing towards Rukia. She only looked at it dejectedly.
Everyone stood silent as the space where Rukia once lay was now empty, only being replaced by Shinsō's blade. Naruto's half-lidded eyes panned the hill and found that Rukia was saved by a bloody Byakuya. He looked like shit.
"Nii-sama… You saved me!"
Getting fed up from the boredom, Naruto moved in to kill both of the Kuchiki's. Naruto drew at least an inch of the blade out of his sheath before he was restrained.
Yoruichi had slammed the hilt, forcing the blade back in its sheath. Suì-Fēng stood behind him, blade sticking to his jugular. Naruto looked at them both before smiling down at Yoruichi.
"Don't move, even if you move a single muscle…"
Suì-Fēng pressed the blade harder on his neck, causing a small trail of blood to go down from the cut.
"You'll lose your head."
Naruto looked at them both before bursting into a fit of maniacal laughter.
"HAHAHAHA! You think you scare me? Go ahead and lop it off then! I don't need it anymore! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Naruto even pressed the blade deeper into his neck, making blood spurt on Suì-Fēng's face. The Onmitsukidō commander reeled back enough to let Naruto plant a backwards hell kick on her abdomen, sending her flying off into a direction. With the immediate threat gone, Naruto grabbed Yoruichi by her neck and held her high.
"You intrigue me, you know that?"
Naruto held out a hand, revealing that he held what looked like a bigger and uglier version of the Hogyoku. He looked down on it before looking back up at Yoruichi.
"This is Hogyoku version one-point-oh."
He reared back his hand and slammed it into Yoruichi's stomach, brutally inserting the Hogyoku within her.
"And this is what you call HOLLOWFICATION! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
Too late did the other captains arrive, only being able to watch as the Goddess of Flash convulsed painfully in the hands of Naruto. Naruto immediately stopped laughing when he felt two more blades cross his neck.
"Naruto-Taichō, please don't move."
Rangiku held on to Naruto's free hand in a vice grip while Suì-Fēng, who had recovered in midair now crossed her blade with Rangiku's in an x-shape in front of Naruto's' chin.
"Drop. Her. Now."
Naruto looked at Rangiku who was trying to avoid eye contact with him. Suì-Fēng still had his blood on her face. Naruto looked on to see that Kira had captured Gin and Tosen was being restrained by Hisagi.
"Well shit, it looks like the whole gang is here!"
"Sorry Aizen-Taichō, he got me."
"It appears that we have been delayed somewhat."
Aizen was cornered by Suì-Fēng's Fukutaichō, Ōmaeda. Aizen only seemed to laugh at the others.
"What's so funny Aizen?"
"It's time"
Yamamoto sensed a spike of Reiatsu and immediately barked out and order, swinging his cane for added effect.
"Everyone Scatter!"
A cube of light shot down from the sky and engulfed Aizen. Everyone looked up as a giant, white hand started to rip open the very sky.
"Impossible!"
"Is that a?"
"Menos Grande!"
The sky ripped open to reveal a whole cadre of them, all trying to get at it. They roared and clawed their way out of the Garganta.
"Gillian! Just how many of them are there?"
They spewed out of the cavity like ants, falling towards Seireitei. It wasn't soon when they started to attack. Some didn't get too far as Jidanbō and the rest of the gate guards arrived on the scene and fought of the rest of the Menos. That didn't mean that they didn't stop flowing out of the black cavity.
Three more lights shot down from the broken sky, engulfing Gin, Tosen, Naruto and Yoruichi.
"Too bad, I would have thought I would get captured just a little longer."
Naruto looked at Rangiku and gave her a sorrowful smile.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you… Rangiku-chan. This will probably be the last time we see each other in a long time."
The ground shook and detached itself from the rest of the earth as it was lifted up with the rest of Naruto. All of them rose to the sky slowly.
"They're trying to escape! Stop them!"
Everyone was about to charge when Yamamoto stopped them.
"We cannot do that. That beam of light is called a Negación. The Menos use it to save their comrades. Once that light is cast, the area inside becomes a completely separate dimension and impenetrable from the outside. Everyone who has fought the Menos before knows this. From the moment the beam of light came down…"
"We were already out of reach"
Naruto supplied as he looked down at the rest of Gotei 13. He pulled out his Captain's Haori and threw it out of the Negación, letting it float down towards Matsumoto.
"What are you trying to do?"
Jushiro asked Aizen as he slowly floated up towards the Garganta.
"To go higher"
"Have you fallen in the process, Aizen?"
"… You are too arrogant Ukitake; nobody starts at the top of the world."
"Not you, not me, not even the gods, but the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on…"
Aizen threw away his glassed and swept back his hair. He looked back down on Soul Society, saying six words that would forever be etched into their minds.
"I will be sitting on it!"
Naruto looked at Aizen before looking back down on the stunned Gotei 13.
"Goodbye Shinigami and goodbye little Ryoka's. For a human, you guys are something special."
The Garganta snapped shut and made Aizen and Naruto impossible to reach.
END
A/N: Yay, a thousand plus words, alright! Just to let you guys know every tenth chapter, I will make it extra long mkay?
Next up: The aftermath, getting comfortable in Hueco Mundo.