Konoha Gates....

Morton appeared, and ran into the village. The flames began to rise in several areas, and Naruto was not anywhere near Konoha. Feeling betrayed, Morton began to leave, when Sakura apeeared, with her sword unsheathed again. She smiled at Morton, who frowned at Sakura for showing up there, before saying the words...

"Illude, GenjutsuNoKira (Illusion of Death).

Chapter 13:

Illusion in the Darkness

Sakura faded away, supposedly invisible. Morton could not only hear the movements, he could see where the air stood out, as if it was trying to hide something. Trees began to sprout wildly in the area, perhaps to aid Sakura? Morton growled, and unleashed his own zanpaku-to. He sliced through the trees in one quick movement, and Sakura fell out of one of them.

"I see, you are indeed impressive, Morton. Genjutsu: Ryo!" Sakura burst her sword foward, and a dragon flew at Morton. This dragon, made of pure chakra, was defeated in one swipe of the sword. He even had time to catch Sakura off guard, and kicked her foward, sending the pink-haired woman into the academy.

"Sakura, it is over. Cero Oscuro..." The black beam shot out, and obliterated the academy. Sakura fell out of the sky, supposedly dead. As Morton approached the corpse, it fadded in a barrage of petals, which turned into swords. They enclosed around Morton, but it wasn't enough. A dark ray shot out, enclosing the swords. It got rid of the genjutsu, and something weird happened. The village faded away. It was all a distraction. Sakura stood in the middle, panting heavily.

"Damn....not here..." Sakura said, and collapsed. Morton knew that was not Sakura, and saw a small chakra thread, from far away. Ever since Sakura released her zanpaku-to, Morton was fighting a clone. Sakura stepped out of her invisible state, and Morton raised his sword. He sliced downwards, sending a black wave against Sakura's stomache, but she still stood.

"You are annoying. Kill, MugenAnkoku (Infinite Darkness)." The blade, which was only a shell, faded, and darkness spread around the area. It also had some nasty side effects. It blocked illusions, prevented the enemy from retreating, and Morton's speed increased to the point of exceding flash step. Morton cleared the darkness away, to form a dome. Sakura stood, backed up against the wall. Morton disappeared, only to reappear above Sakura. "Its a shame..." Was all Morton said, before a flash of black engulfed his opponent.

Too bad it didn't do much. Sakura escaped, but with her arm burnt. A crater was made into the ground, and in the middle, Morton stood. He held his sword in his hand, pointing directly at Sakura. Dark Spirit Arms rushed at Sakura, and slammed her against the ground. Not satisfied, the arms began to crush her into the ground, making it hard for her to breath. Suddenly, a flash of white shined brightly. It erupted from Sakura.....Naruto's barrier extended around her, and repelled the darkness. She knew what to do. "BanKai! Kouki Genjutsu (Final Illusion)!" Sakura's sword faded inside of her, make her equal to what little power Morton was exhibiting.

She lunged at Morton, like a torpedo, and connected with his hilt. The bottom of the hilt was empty, and Sakura felt the chakra leaving her. She punched at Morton, making fire appear. (A/N Yes, they can and will bend elements without handsigns/jutsu) Morton made dark flames appear just by pointing at Sakura.

"Why are you doing all this Morton?!" Sakura asked, the flames now had hold of her right leg.

"Because I must. There is no other option for me..." Morton responded.

"That is a lie! You aren't Morton are you?!" Sakura yelled, the flames took both legs now.

"You are correct. I am a dark spirit inhabiting this body. However, it will soon be permanently mine." Morton said, tightening his grip on Sakura with the flames.

"Then....it is true. Akhenaden gave you the power of Zorc..." Sakura muttered, the flames spread to her lower Torso. Morton sped up the process, making it difficult for Sakura to move, much less fight.

"I am Morton's dark side, infused with the power of Zorc." Morton explained.

"No...it cannot be true...it must not...." Sakura was cut off. The dark flames spread to her head. It would only last 1 more minute before she was free, unfortunatly. (A/N 2: Sorry Sakura fans. I am not usually a Sakura-Basher. I'm usually a Sasuke basher though.) "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sakura said, and the light penetrated the dark. Morton put both hands close to eachother, and a dark ball of chakra formed. Sakura dodged the hands, and Morton charged the blast.

"Sorry. It seems we must end the battle, and your life. Goodbye, Sakura." With that Morton released the power with one flick of the wrist, and it knocked Sakura through the dark walls, straight off the cliff the battle was on. Sakura looked at Morton one last time, and plummeted towards the sea. Morton turned to the direction of Karakura, when Sakura flew at him from behind.

"Supernova!" Sakura cried, and the power hit Morton's outstretched hand. The supernove was sent flying back at Sakura, knocking the sword she regained away, and her body back towards the sea. "I failed you....Naruto." Sakura said, and hit the water, only to be saved by Itachi. The rest of the Akatsuki members were revived, and ready to fight Morton. Sasori, Deidara, and Kisame jumped up, and the rest followed suit, with Itachi carrying Sakura. (How sweet).

'If I am able to land a hit on Morton, I might be able to crack his defences.' Sakura thought. However, before the fight was able to commence, Morton was gone. He was headed to Karakura...

Where Morton is....

"Hm. I guess the Seireitei is going to fight me, so I better not proceed. Instead..." Morton raised his sword, and released a beam into the air. A cloud formed into a snake, and one by one, Death Eaters appeared. "Go to Karakura. If you can capture Naruto...I will reward you handsomely." The Death Eaters were motivated by this, until a certain dark-haired Espeda stopped them. He flicked his wrist, and two dropped to the ground, dead. He kicked a Death Eater away, and punched three into trees.

"Ulquiorra...." Morton breathed. Ulquiorra turned to face Morton. "Whose side are you on?" Morton asked, glaring coldly at Ulquiorra. The rest of the Death Eaters circled around the two.

"I am no longer on Sosuke Aizen's side. I am a free Arrancar. So I choose to help Ichigo Kurosaki, and Naruto Toadstool." Ulquiorra said. He then used sonido to get to Karakura Town quickly. As Morton sent out the Death Eaters, he went in reverse back to Konoha. Meanwhile, a rip in the sky opened. Out stepped Danzo, still in his human form, with his sword at his side. The Geass on him had faded, and now he had his original sharingan. He gazed upon Konoha, the once prosperous village. It was now dead, and crumbling. Morton's attack had made a toll, and it obliterated 50% of the buildings.

Danzo disappeared, and reappeared at Morton's side, on top of the Gate. "So. You did this all to find the Kyuubi brat, hm?" Danzo asked.

"What about you, shouldn't you be dead?" Morton retorted. Danzo smiled even wider at this.

"I should very well be dead, but it seems Madara didn't quite kill me, now did he?"

"Madara was killed by Naruto. It seems he just couldn't get revenge. However, Naruto is nowhere even close to my power. Even with my limiter, which holds back 80%, I took care of Sakura Haruno. She is probably dead, and if not, it makes things more fun." Morton said. He looked at the sky.

"So...after all these years, you do all this for her?" Danzo asked.

"The love of my life was ripped away from me by the Mushroom Land's harsh government. She was a human from Earth, with no memories on how she got there. When the council found out...they executed her." Morton responded, and looked up in the sky. "She looked so much like Sakura, it almost hurt me to harm her."

"Morton, you should be more careful. If she was saved, you might have a hard time. Even in BanKai..."

"Silence. I suppose I need to search Konoha. Naruto was always good at hiding himself." A loud scream was heard, and Morton ran. It resembled Itachi's voice. When they got there, Morton and Danzo were surronded. The Akatsuki, Sakura, and the rest of the Konoha Shinobi gathered for revenge. "This is going to be fun. I don't have time for this though, so Ciao!" Morton disappeared, and everyone cornered Danzo. He also disappeared, but they followed him. It was only when he opened a Garganta did he think he was safe. He was wrong. Sakura was following him, and they reached Hueco Mundo. The Garganta slammed closed behind them.

"You.....I WILL KILL YOU!" Sakura screamed, and aimed for Danzo's then found herself unable to move. Sosuke Aizen emerged into view, along with Grimmjow Jeagerjaques. Sakura glared at Aizen, while Aizen smiled. Danzo took this chance to disappear to Morton's side. As the gargant Danzo used closed, Aizen spoke:

"Oh. Sakura Haruno, hm?" Aizen said, and picked her up. She was then put in a room with Orihime Inoue. (While Morton attacked Konoha, The second move of Hueco Mundo began.) Orihime healed Sakura's wounds. Once healed, Sakura looked around to take in her surrondings, and Orihime caught her eyesight.

"My name is Orihime Inoue, and you are?" Orihime asked, but Sakura looked down, and muttered something. "What was that?"

"My name is Sakura Haruno. I was after a person Naruto Toadstool tried to capture." Sakura muttered.

"Naruto? He is in the town I am from, Karakura Town." Orihime said. A loud rumble came from outside. Outside, Wonderweiss was screaming. The other Espeda were calming him down. Ulquiorra walked in the room. The Ulquiorra Morton encountered was Naruto's way of piting allies against eachother.

"Women, you need to eat, so you can be of service to Lord Aizen." Ulquiorra said, and snapped his fingers. A arrancar carrying a cart with food walked in. Ulquiorra turned again. "If you don't, I will force it down your throats." With that, Ulquiorra left, but not before letting a hopeful glance escape his emotionless face.

Karakura Town....

"It seems like Orihime Inoue, and Sakura Haruno, have joined the Espeda." Yamamato said. Naruto glared deeply and spoke.

"Listen, Yama-jii, Sakura, nor Orihime, would ever do that. I know both of them exceedingly well. Ulquiorra Schiffer kidnapped Orihime, while Aizen himself kidnapped Sakura." Naruto said, and Ichigo nodded in agreement. Byakuya Kuchiki sighed from behind them, causing both Naruto and Ichigo to jump. "BYAKUYA!" Naruto yelled. However, Kenpachi Zaraki grabbed Naruto's shoulder.

"Naruto. I will not tolerate such behavior. We are escourting the shinigami to the Seireitei. You should come too." Yamamato stated, looking at Naruto with pure sadness. "I am sorry. I forbid the rescue of Orihime Inoue, and Sakura Haruno." At that sentence, Naruto stood, and walked away. So many thoughts clouded his head. He wanted to do good, but he also needed to set an example. If he disobeyed, all his friends would be put through so much. A pair of footsteps were quickly following, but Naruto didn't look back.

He reached Kisuke Urahara at the Urahara Shouten, when Naruto realized it was Ichigo who followed him. Kisuke surveryed the two before allowing them in. He led them through the shop, down to the basement training ground. As Kisuke turned, Naruto gazed solemnly at him.

"Kisuke. We need the garganta to Hueco Mundo. Sakura and Orihime were kidnapped." Naruto said. Kisuke extended his fan, hiding his expression. Chad, and Uryu both showed up. Kisuke then looked at all their expressions of determination, and sighed.

"Fine. I shall open the garganta...."

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So Sakura was kidnapped. Naruto will be in Hueco Mundo, but not the entire time. (He leaves with Sakura BEFORE season 9 starts). And what about Danzo, how is he alive? Morton's love....how is she connected to Sakura? All will be revealed in the next chapter.....that follows the 59th chapter. Idk, im just writing. Read and review, and flames will be used to heat my house!