Chapter 29:
Naruto gingerly rolled his shoulders, staring into the deep black pit in front of him. Leaning over to Rukia, he muttered, "Is this really such a good idea? I half died last time I was with this guy, after all."
Rukia sighed. "He may be a lunatic, but, Kisuke is the smartest man in all of Soul Society."
Naruto swallowed. 'Who are the less smart guys?'
Kisuke smiled, clapping his fan together. "Alright, everyone all set to go?"
Everyone nodded, Naruto hesitating a little. Kisuke ushered them forwards, Chad and Rukia calmly walking through, followed by Renji and Uryu. Naruto stepped forward as well, but Kisuke gently put a hand on his shoulder. "Naruto..."
Naruto blinked, turning. "Yeah?"
Kisuke darkly looked at him, dead serious. "Whatever you do...do not fight any Espada."
Naruto blinked, taken aback. "What-"
Kisuke then shoved him through the Garganta, closing it.
Naruto groaned, slamming into the hard reishi plate beneath him.
"Get a move on, Uzumaki-san!" Rukia called to him, wincing as Naruto's overwhelming spirit pressure started to disrupt hers. Naruto swallowed, dashing forwards. Rukia swallowed. "can you try lowering your reiatsu as well?"
Naruto quickly nodded in reply.
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Ichigo grunted, slamming into Shinji painfully, as Shinji looked on in disdain. "Man, I'm not even using my Shikai yet. Why don't you try and hollowify?"
Ichigo snarled, Tensa Zangetsu gleaming. "Shut up! I'll make you use your shikai without me hollowifying."
There was a pause, and then Shinji chortled. "Kid...you realize that I'm a captain, right?"
There was another pause, then Ichigo grinned. "Really...great..." Shinji was surprised, and then Ichigo continued, "I've had some experience in fighting captains."
Then, he dashed forwards at Shinji, swinging his black blade. "Getsuga-"
Shinji grimaced. 'Here we go...'
Then, Ichigo choked, and he screamed, as a white fluid flooded his face. Shinji cracked his neck. "Start the timer."
Hachi nodded, pressing a small button on the watch, as the Hollow before Shinji darkly stared across at him, grinning. Shinji darkly put on his pharaoh-like mask. "Come on at me."
Ichigo screamed, flying at Shinji, and he replied by clinically raising his sword, blocking Ichigo's attack.
Wincing, Shinji leapt back. 'His strength must have risen up...another three times...' He darkly slashed at Ichigo, who swayed back, before landing a punch on Shinji's mask. It had a hairline crack, and shocked, Shinji leapt back.
"Kensei, get in here. I might need backup."
Kensei nodded, pulling out his dagger, and Mashiro sighed, then smiling. "Don't hurt him too bad!"
Kensei cracked his neck darkly. "I doubt this will be a matter of me hurting him."
Hollow Ichigo sneered, glaring at Kensei as he walked in, before vanishing. Lisa swallowed. 'Oh man...'
Kensei shrugged, blocking a blow from above by Ichigo's new hollow arm. Kensei snarled. "Get out of the way, moron."
Then, a huge blast of air decapitated Ichigo. Kensei swallowed. 'Oh dear...'
Then, a new, lizard like head spawned from it, slicing at Kensei. Kensei grimly wiped the blood from his new scratch.
Love whistled. "Man, Kensei and Shinji have to be our best fighters, and it looks like they're going to have a tough time."
Hiyori grimly nodded. "I don't think we'll be able to switch in...definitely going to have to double team him to keep him down."
Shinji's eyes narrowed, as the cut he just placed on Ichigo's back hollowifyed and regenerated.
"Hachi, add two more barriers."
Just as he slipped that out, Ichigo backhanded him into a huge stone.
Hiyori rolled her eyes. "Use your damn Shikai, you moron!"
Kensei growled, firing another wind blast, tearing Ichigo to shreds before he regenerated. "Whats the damn time?"
Hiyori looked down. "Seven minutes. Still have 53 minutes before it starts to get dangerous."
"DANGEROUS! THIS IS ALREADY FREAKING DANGEROUS!" Shinji yelled, parrying a blow from Ichigo before stepping behind him, landing a cut.
-In Ichigo's mind-
Ichigo groaned, his eyes peeling open. 'What the...'
"Wake up, idiot."
Ichigo snapped to attention, glaring across the building side he was standing on. He paused, looking around. "Wheres Zangetsu-san..."
Grinning, a white haired him grimly walked to him. "Are you blind or something?" he said, cackling. A pure white sword gleamed in his hands. "Isn't it obvious?"
Ichigo scowled. "No, who are you?"
After a moment of silence, the man started laughing histarically. "I...I AM ZANGETSU!" he screamed, dashing at Ichigo. Ichigo growled.
"I don't have time for this. Where's Zangetsu!"
"I JUST TOLD YOU!"
Their swords smashed together, and Ichigo gasped, his sword instantly being shoved back. 'Damn...'
The Ichigo doppleganger laughed. "Come on...aren't you going to take this seriously?"
Ichigo snarled. "Fine...you want me to take this seriously?"
He roared, reiatsu gathering around his blade. "Getsuga...TENSHO!"
The albino him grinned. "Oh, bad move..."
"GETSUGA TENSHO!"
Ichigo gasped, as a white and red blast enveloped his own, before slamming into him violently.
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Naruto winced, as the light grew stronger, before he yelped, leaping out of the garganta. He gingerly felt his head. 'No injuries...'
Then, he yelled, as a brilliantly placed energy bolt slammed right between his legs.
"So, you are the intruders? ...Seem awfully weak."
Naruto growled. "Like you're one to talk. That thing barely even-"
Then, he paled, as he noticed the huge crater next to his groin. 'Oh boy.'
The arrancar laughed. "My name...is Aisslinger Wernarr( blame the Bleach wikia if wrong), and this idiot is Demoura Zodd."
Naruto grinned. "Why bother telling me that?"
The former hollow's eyes narrowed. "I believe that all victims ought to know the names of their masters."
The blonde ninja's grin grew wider. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto...nice to beat you."
Ishida rolled his eyes. 'Please tell me he doesn't say awful jokes...'
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Sorry about the short chapter, haven't found much time to write. Read and review, I'll try to get a new chapter as soon as possible.
Edit: April 6: Sorry again, thought I uploaded it March 5, but was wrong. Working on 30th chapter too.
