Bleach Shippūden

by Evan deivant

What happens when two popular anime worlds clash? Aizen and Madara had conjured a series of events that forces the Soul society and Shinboi world to clash with each other and creates a huge scale war between both worlds.

7. Akatsuki VS Espada, Formation

Bleach Shippūden 6:Akatsuki VS Espada, Formation of the Alliance.

(A/N: Aizen has assembled both Espada and Akatsuki together, what is Aizen's plan ? )

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or Naruto.

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Las Noches

Aizen gathers the Espada to talk with the Akatsuki and their leader. All 10 Espada walk into the conference frist one to sit down is a lanky tail man welding a giant axe with no lips and a spoon hood, he sits down on the chair.

"Looks like we have a guest!" said the lanky man leaning back with his hands behind his head.

"Great guest, i hate guest!" said an elderly man with a white mustache and white hair.

"Looks like the last two Akatsuki's arrived here late." said a dark-skinned man with a bony spike mohawk.

"What the hell is an Akatsuki?" said the elderly man.

"These guys must be the ones Aizen mentioned earlier . I'm tired as hell why do you guys have to wake me up?" said a young Arrancar with a slothful tone.

"Geez can you stop being such a lazy shit Stark, you're the reason i should be #1." said the elderly man.

"Don't nag me old man Barragan!" Stark stated resting his head on the table.

"I won't stand for such insolence you young punk, i'm Barragan, God-King of Hueco Mundo." Barragan shouted scolding Stark.

"Please you're an old prune, you're now just the 2nd Espada in Aizen's Army." said the lanky man.

"You insect, you have no right to talk down to me former 8th Espada Nnoitra Gilga, even with you being promoted to 5, you are not nearly as powerful as me." Barragan stated.

"Shut up, i don't care who you are, just remember this the last 3rd Espada was 5 ranks above my old rank and look what happened to her." Nnoitra replied.

"First of all , that was a woman, she was weak like all other woman." Barragan replied.

"Women are weak how ?" asked a dark skin woman with huge breasts and blonde hair who sits down on her chair.

"Face it ! Women are weak compared to men, the only reason you gained that rank was that you sucked Aizen's dick Harribel." Nnoitra stated with a smirk.

"What was that?" Harribel asked glaring at Nnoitra , scaring the lanky Espada into silence.

"Nothing Harribel!" Nnoitra answered .

"Women are weak!" Barragan stated.

"Shut up. You think i'm going to take shit from you because your one number higher than me." Harribel shouted as she stares angrily at Barragan.

"Who do you think you are challenging me to a fight ? I am the King of Hueco Mundo." Barragan replied with arrogance.

"Former King of Hueco Mundo!" Harribel replied.

"Quit you bickering and fight already ! Kill each other off so i can become one step closer from being King." he stated with a grin on his face as he sits on his chair .

"What are you doing here Grimmjow, you're not an Espada anymore." said the black Arrancar.

"Fuck you ! I wouldn't even need both arms to beat your black ass Zommari." Grimmjow replied.

"How rude Grimmjow , by my understanding your only Arrancar #12,don't talk to me as if you were my equal." Zommari replied back.

"You're so weak, you're not even as powerful as a Menos Grande." Grimmjow stated taunting Zommari.

"He has a point. You're no longer an Espada!" said a pale skin Hollow as he walks into the room.

"My arm has returned thanks to one of those ninja." Grimmjow stated showing off his newly sewed on arm.

"Wait , wasn't your arm destroyed from Tōusen's Kidō?" Nnoitra asked Grimmjow.

"Luppi generously donated his arm to me like the good sport he was." Grimmjow answered as he thinks back to him ripping off Luppi's arm and having it attacked to his left arm socket.

"Still Luppi's arm would've been too small for your body , yet you're arm appears to be the same size as your other arm." Szayel said to Grimmjow.

"That guy used some wire shit to bulk up this arm and make it the size of my other arm . It was extremely painful given he was stretching out the muscle fibers and bones and reattaching the blood vessels but it now works as a charm . It felt good cutting off Luppis arm." Grimmjow explained to everyone.

"Quite barbaric but nothing less from the one represents the Aspect of Destruction." Baaragan stated.

"The sixth Espada Grimmjow is back again!" Grimmjow happily replied.

"You don't belong in the Espada!" the pale skin guy stated.

"Says the weakling who didn't kill Kurosaki Ulquiorra." Grimmjow replied.

"Says the guy who failed to kill him!" Yammy replied as he comes out of nowhere to sit down.

"Says the fat ass bitch who lost his arm to him." Grimmjow replied with a smirk.

"What did you say? " Yammy shouted .

"Stop it Yammy, this brute is only looking for a fight." Ulquiorra replied.

"I guess you're the bitch in the relationship Yammy! I hate queers." Grimmjow shouted.

"What do you got against Homosexuals?" said the pink hair Arrancar.

"They're disgusting weaklings like you, Szayel." Grimmjow answered .

"Weaklings, you think you can beat me?" Szayel asked .

"I can beat all of you fags !" Grimmjow stated causing everyone to look at him.

Gin Aizen and Tōusen walks into the room the room to talk with the Espada and Akatsuki's who are arguing with each other.

"Everyone have a seat and have some tea!" Aizen stated as everyone stopped arguing and went to their seats.

"Kamake turn on the projector!" Aizen commanded.

Tōusen turns on the projector and then Holograms of the Akatsuki's appear next to the Espadas.

"These are the Humans known as Akatsuki !" Aizen stated.

"These humans seem quite interesting!" said a pink hair Arrancar with glasses.

"Boy i hope that means they are good fighter!" said the lanky man .

"I like this guy over here, he makes alot of sense." Kisame says looking at the direction of Nnoitra.

"Shut up both of you!" Stark replied rubbing his hand on his head.

"For once i agree with someone other than myself." Itachi stated in a stoic tone.

"I'm tired of this talk, let's have some peace here." Stark replied.

"It seems these Espadas are very powerful and well-organized, Konan." said a plant looking man.

"Indeed they are powerful Zetsu!" Konan replied .

"Same can be said about you Akatsuki as well, it's hard to believe that any human can rival a Espada. It's indeed a rare sight." Harribel said to the blue haired Akatsuki member.

"Hey Hidan look at that sexy bitch with those jugs." Kisame stated.

"I will love to have her instead of that flat chested bitch Konan." Hidan replied.

"Shut up before i shut you up both of you permanently!" Harribel threatened.

"How about you make me a sandwich you fucking slut? Like a woman like you is capable of killing me." Hidan replied with a mocking tone.

"Now your place Hidan!" Konan responded .

"How about you make me!" Hidan replied taunting Konan.

"Enough,all of you behave yourselves right now, we have guests." Pein commanded.

"My my you have rowdy arrogant types in your army." Aizen stated.

"The same can be said with your Espadas!" Pein replied.

"I'm bored can't we do something fun!" Tobi stated.

"Shut the fuck up, geez you're getting on my nerves." Deidara replied.

"It's come to my attention that there are Tailed beasts that we need to Pein, we have lured away all the Shinigami and ninja's that can pose a threat to us in this operation." Aizen stated.

"Ridiculous , when you say these Akatsukis were powerful, i assume Vasto Lordes not Puny humans." Barragan stated with arrogance.

"Someone apparently seems to talk alot for only 2# rank." Itachi replied stoically.

"Please a human will never beat me in a battle." Barragan laughed at Itachi.

"You shouldn't underestimate your Enemies, danger comes in all forms." Itachi replied.

"You think an ant like you can beat me ? With these hands, i will make sure to kill you. You will regret giving me power. I am a king! I am a god ! I will never die." Barragan arrogantly mocked.

"You're still acting like a child. You're living in a fantasy world. You need to come to terms with the fact that you are no longer King." Itachi answered.

"You will never die, please old man you look like you one foot close the grave." Hidan arrogantly stated.

"I don't see why these Akatsuki are such a big deal, how are they dangerous?" Szayel asked.

"That coming from a faggot with pink hair, you apparently don't know the dangers of Jashin." Hidan answered .

"You humans and your stupid religions." Szayel stated.

"What was that?I will murder you and fuck over your stupid atheist Hollow ass." Hidan replied.

"I wouldn't underestimate them, the Akatsuki's are strong foes of captain level strength, some above that of a captain, they were humans labeled missing nin sometime ago." Aizen explained to the Espada.

"Is that so? That means they are very strong?" Zommari asked.

"These guys look weak as hell!" Nnoitra stated looking at Kisame.

"What was that?You guys are the weaklings!" Kisame stated.

"Don't underestimate these Espada either Kisame." Pein said to Kisame.

"Shut up, how can a human take on a Arrancar ? That's laughable." Nnoitra stated.

"Weren't you listening ? Aizen said don't underestimate our foes ." Harribel replied.

"What's wrong?Sacred that these guys can beat you? It's only natural a woman will be afraid." Hidan stated.

"Boy i agree with that crazy human there, go and make me a sandwich bitch, women can't fight anyways " Nnoitra replied laughing at Harribel.

"What was that? Know your place 5# Espada, or i will personally destroy you, i'm not like the last 3rd here, i will show no mercy to you, same goes to you human." Harribel replied.

"Go ahead and try, i can't die from the likes of you." Hidan replied .

"We're you going ?" Tōusen asked as Grimmjow leaves the chair.

"Fuck talking with these guys, i want to see what they are made of, i refuse that blonde bitch fag with clay toys can be my equal." Grimmjow answered.

"What was that ,Espada ? I will blow you to pieces with these." Deidara stated showing off his clay spiders.

Grimmjow uses the Garganta to get into Deidara's base and up at his face.

"Looks like you came Arrancar!" Deidara stated smirking.

"Indeed, now let's fight!" Grimmjow replied drawing out his sword.

Tōusen arrives at the Akatsuki hideout using the Garganta.

"What are you two doing?" Tōusen stated.

"Watch your temper Deidara!" Sasori said to Deidara.

"Fuck off bitch. I'm killing him, i don't need this guy talking shit to me." Grimmjow replied.

"Stay out of this Sasori, no one makes fun of my art." Deidara responded with an angry look on his face.

"Lord Aizen hasn't given an order yet !" Tōusen stated.

"What's a matter, you can't leave your leash Arrancar?" Deidara stated being cocky.

"Fuck him he's in the way, i can kick your ass and your stupid clay art." Grimmjow replied.

"WHAT WAS THAT ?" Deidara shouted.

"Boy you must be the bitch of the group, those hands of yours must give good handjobs." Grimmjow stated.

"Oh yeah well you're the one to talk, you look like you take it up the ass." Deidara replied.

Grimmjow and Deidara get in each others faces but Tōusen and Sasori get in the way and restrain the two.

"Looks like you're too much of a bitch to fight me." Deidara stated pissing off.

Grimmjow dashes and grabs Deidara and charges up a Cero at Deidara's face while Deidara has clay cover on ' chest , Aizen interrupts.

"Let them Tōusen, in fact we will have a battle royale to see how strong the Akatsuki are to the Espada and we will pair each Akatsuki with the person the same strength level as there Espada counterpart." Aizen stated.

"Excellent idea Aizen . This should put aside all misconception aside over who's stronger." Pein said to the group.

"This will be interesting to watch!" Gin replied.

"Fuck yeah, i will love to fuck up some Arrancars, who's my opponent?" Kisame asked.

"It will be Tia Harribel, the 3rd Espada!" Aizen replied.

"A woman, oh well, this shouldn't be too difficult!" Kisame stated.

"You foolishly underestimate me, grave mistake human." Harribel replied with her sword drawn out.

"Kisame will fight Harribel, Hidan will fight Szayel, Konan will fight Zommari, Aaroniero will fight Sasori ,Deidara will fight Grimmjow ,Kakuzu will fight Nnoitra, and i will fight Barragan." Pein stated.

"The rules of the battle that you must defeat or kill your opponent within an hour time limit or your partnered with him/her for life." Aizen stated.

"This will be fun!" Grimmjow stated.

"Indeed Arrancar indeed!" Deidara replied.

"Hold it you two, you need to wait until i say so. Don't fight here, you're fighting destination is 10 miles south of here." Pein stated.

"Kisame will fight Harribel within 50 miles north of Las Noches, Hidan will fight Szayel within his lab, Konan will fight Zommari within Aaroniero Arruruerie's Palace, Aaroniero will fight Sasori within the cave you're in now, Kakuzu will fight Nnoitra within the sand pits of Las Noches, and Itachi fights Ulquiorra within the abandoned Uchiha stronghold." Aizen explained to the group.

All the Espadas leave the throne room to fight there Akatsuki ,Gin, Tōusen and Tobi stay inside the talks with Gin and Tobi who is really Madara Uchiha.

"Nice to meet you again Madara Uchiha." Aizen said to the masked man.

"Likewise, Sosuke Aizen!" Madara replied.

"It's been 4 days since we first met yet we have gotten along so well." Aizen stated drinking tea.

"With the Soul Society against the Ninja Nations, we are free to wait out 4 months until the Hōgyoku , becomes at full strength, at that time, we will process all 9 Tailed Beasts and have all ten Vasto Lordes in our both worlds will be ours." Madara replied.

"I must thank Szayel for the inter-dimensional Garganta he built, had no for that , there will be no way to met you." Aizen stated.

"My my, you guys just met and it seems like you guys are lost brothers." Gin replied.

"Did you do as i said ?" Aizen asked Gin.

"Yes i did, the Hollowfication virus has successfully worked on the Shinobi." Gin answered.

"How did it go?" Aizen asked.

"I found the guy after he was heavily injured by Captain Hitsugaya's Bankai, his Saketsu (鎖結,Binding Chain) was still intact but his Hakusui (魄睡, Soul Sleep) was sealed away by the Bankai to the point that he could no longer see Shinigami." Gin explained to Aizen thinking about Kankurō.

"I see , this should be interesting to see how Hollowfication would work on humans." Aizen stated drinking his tea.

"The Hollowfication process would take 3 days, Encroachment is starting to occur as we speak." Gin replied.

"This would ignite both sides, the Soul Society would think the Ninja world are creating Hollows and the Ninja world would think the Soul Society is an evil entity trying to destroy the ninja world." Madara explained to Aizen.

"Everything is going according to plan!" Aizen replied .

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Suna Byōin(砂病院Sand Hospital)

September 9, 2001 6:00 P.M. Elder Chiyo and her assistant come to aid the dying doctors just when all hope is getting lost and many doctors were even about to pull the plug altogether to spare Kankurō the suffering of his wounds.

"Who are they !" said one doctor.

"That looks like." Ryōkan said.

"It is , it's Lady Chiyo and Ebizo!" said Sekka.

"Chiyo Sensei!"Ameno said to her master.

"No way!I thought they retire a long time ago." Ryokan replied as Lady Chiyo and her brother examine the body .

"Who is the kid?" asked Lady Chiyo.

"Kankurō, The Kazekage's older brother." Baki replied.

"Oh is that so ?" Elder Eizbo stated .

"I tired everything in my ablity and everything you taught me, it just wasn't enough." Ameno stated with a sad look on her face.

"Don't blame yourself, you tired your best Ameno. You're only 20 years old, you're skills are advanced for your age." Chiyo replied as she closely examines the body and sees Kankurō in serious pain.

"He's infected with some strange Charka poisoning." Ameno said to Chiyo.

"I assume you checked his blood and took a blood sample, right?" Lady Chiyo asked.

"Here are the results!" Sekka answered giving her the chart of Kankurō's medical records.

Chiyo looks at the X-Rays of Kankurō.

"I never seen this before!" Lady Chiyo responded .

"We believe it's a new type of poison !" Sekka stated.

"Did you try an antidote?" Chiyo asked.

"We used all the ones we had, but none were effective." Sekka stated .

"This seems like Sasori's handiwork, he's literary challenging us to find a cure." Chiyo replied.

"Sasori ? You mean your grandson ?" Ameno asked.

"Yep, the one who disappeared and joined the Akastsuki." Chiyo answered.

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Las Noches Sandlot

September 9, 2001 6:30 P.M. Yammy and Zetsu are in the middle of the lot where the two stare off at .

"What's this pipsqueak doing here ? You're my opponent?" Yammy asked Zetsu.

"I was thinking the same thing!" white Zetsu answered.

"Time to take you down!" Yammy shouted as he clashes attacks with Zetsu.

"What immense strength!" Zetsu said to himself as he gets pushed back by Yammy.

"Come on you wimp,is that the best you got?" Yammy shouted as he beats his chest like an ape.

"Come at us moron ! " Black Zetsu taunted as he stands there waiting for Yammy to attack .

"You little bitch !I'm going to crush you!" Yammy shouted as he goes to punch Zetsu but Zetsu counters the giants punch.

"Bainkyūshū (バイン吸収 Vine Absorption )" Black Zetsu chanted as he wraps vines from the ground which holds Yammy's wrist to the ground.

"You think this is going to hold me ? Fuck this shit!" Yammy shouted as he uses raw strength and Reiatsu to try breaking out but the vines grow bigger and stronger around him.

"It's useless to fight it , my Vine Absorption drains the user of their Chakra and feeds it to us." White Zetsu explained to Yammy as they wrap around him.

"Bastard, you think you're the only one who can take energy?Take this Gonzui (魂吸 Soul Inhalation) " Yammy countered as he sucks Zetsu's Reiatsu while Zetsu tightens the vine around Yammy and drains him.

They both engage within a Chakra/Reiatsu drain clash however given Yammy has higher physical strength he manages to break out of the vines.

"What?" Zetsu shouted as he sees Yammy come at them

"You dickhead!" Yammy shouted as his fist glows with blue Reiatsu and he punches the Akatsuki member in the face causing a large explosion leveling everything within a 200 foot radius.

Zetsu lies on the ground split in half from the force of the punch.

"ARRGH!" Zetsu shouted as he seemingly dies from Yammy's blow.

"Come one that was too easy!" Yammy taunted only to be slashed by a leaf like blade coming from Black Zetsu's arm.

"Kuroha Burēdo ( 黒葉ブレード Black Leaf Blade )" Black Zetsu chanted as he lightly cuts Yammy's chest stealing Reiatsu from him with the blade.

"Bainhoippu Odori ( バインホイップ踊り Vine Whip Dance )" White Zetsu chanted as he hits the large Arrancar in the stomach with a large vine and then hits him in the neck with another vine then sends him flying with a rising vine strike sending him flying 200 feet in the air but Yammy regains balance and goes to counterattack.

"Die bitch!" Yammy shouted as he does a flying punch which hits Zetsu and creates a 400 foot radius shockwave.

"ARRRGH!" Zetsu shouted as he coughs up blood .

"Ha , good and dead !" Yammy stated only to see it was a clone.

"We got you know!" Zetsu said to the brute and both surround Yammy but Yammy puts his fist out in both directions and fires two Balas knocking both of them back from a distance.

"What was that?" both Zetsus asked Yammy.

"I'll tell you what that was . It's a Bala ( Spanish for Bullet ) . While not nearly as powerful as a Cero, its speed is 20 times faster . Now die you bitch." Yammy shouted as he punches the air firing another Bala hitting both Zetsus .

"ARRHG !" both Zetsu shouted as they fall to the ground.

"DIE! DIE ! DIE ! DIE YOU FUCKING BASTARDS !" Yammy shouted as he hits both Zetsus 14 more times with his Balas which seriously damage both Zetsus.

The smoke clears up to show Zetsu is on the ground with 3rd degree burns all over their bodies.

"Now that you're done, i'll finish you off!" Yammy said to Zetsu as he charges up a Cero from his right hand but the clones explodes releasing spores everywhere.

"Hōshi ( 胞子Sporulation )" Zetsu chanted as they both have white spores grow rapidly around Yammy and bind him down to the ground while growing bigger absorbing his Chakra .

"What the hell ? I can't move my body. What is this shit?" Yammy asked as he struggles to move.

"We've able to plant spores in our opponents' bodies, unknown to the opponents themselves since the spores do not contain Chakra, rendering them almost undetectable by standard Shinobi sensory techniques. These spores are time-delayed and once activated, grow into copies of White Zetsu. The copies try to restrict the targets' movements by covering their bodies and absorb their Chakra, it seems to work just as fine on Arrancars as well." both Zetsu explained to Yammy as he struggles to break out of the thick spore layers around him.

"YOU BITCH ! " Yammy shouted as he rips off the jacket flexing his muscles before it covers his chest.

"You can flex your muscles all you want, your body has lost too much Reiatsu." White Zetsu stated.

"You filthy little worm , did you really think this is the full extent of my power ? You weak ass bitch, i haven't even begun to fight seriously . Be Enraged Ira ( Spanish for Anger )" Yammy shouted as he releases his sword creating a massive explosion of red energy followed by a red smoke cloud which blows away the spores.

His skull ridges become more pronounced taking on the appearance of two large purplish-gray head coverings extending to the back of his head. His white mask fragments fuse to his face, becoming his actual lower jaw. His red markings extend back from his face into two long flame tattoos. The majority of his body is tan in color, with his thin ponytail becoming longer. His body transforms drastically with his torso being largely the same but at the base attached to large elephant-like caterpillar-like legs, eight each extending back from the torso connected to the body at white carapace covered joints leading to up to the base of a bony tail club, similar to that of an Ankylosaurus. On each leg he has three large toes that extend back from the front to the back of the leg. He has five large black cylindrical tubes form on his back about half of the length of the tubes on his elbows. He has six black rounded nodules along the length of his forearms. Large purplish-gray cylindrical tubes form on his back and on his elbows, the latter of which can be used as piston-like rams. While releasing into this form his number changes from 10 to 0, by the 1 disintegrating leaving on the 0.

"What the hell? You gotten much bigger and what happened with that tattoo?" White Zetsu asked him.

"Meet the 0 Espada Yammy!" Yammy gloated.

"0 ? Impossible ...What the hell ? What just happened ?" Black Zetsu asked the 76 foot high Arrancar.

"Did someone tell you guys that the Espada ranks went from through 1 to 10 ? It's actually ranked 0 to 9." Yammy answered.

"You gotta be kidding me ? Even your right arm fully healed." White Zetsu asked.

"I'm actually the strongest Espada because i'm the only Espada that change his number by conserving power before using my Resurrección. I'm Espada no# 0 Yammy Riyalgo !" Yammy explained to both Zetsus.

"This is bad ! We're not that good at fighting and yet we're stuck with a brute like him." both Zetsus said to each other.

"Ha that weak blast won't work ! " Yammy shouted as he releases a red Reiatsu wave creating a 500 foot radius explosion which blows away the two Zetsu sends him flying. Yammy then charges up a Cero in his mouth.

"Die Bitch!" Yammy shouted as he fires a Cero from his mouth.

"Shit!" both Zetsus shouted as he's hit by the massive 10 foot diameter Cero as it creates a large 1,000 foot radius explosion .

The blast levels up to 100 floors and creates a 200 foot diameter hole through floors 1 to 100 destroying over 1,000 rooms. The smoke surrounds the area with Yammy standing there .

"There's no kill like overkill!" Yammy said to himself only to see Zetsu emerge out of the ground.

"That was too close for comfort!" Black Zetsu said to Yammy.

"Impossible, how did you just dodge that?" Yammy asked .

"Isn't it obvious ? We used Kagerō ( 蜉蝣 Mayfly) which allows me to merge my body with the ground and flora and travel at very high speeds " both Zetsus said to Yammy.

"Don't mock me! " Yammy shouted as he goes to punch Zetsu but they easily dodges the attack.

" Too slow ! " Zetsu replied as he goes into the ground and hide .

" Where are you ?" Yammy asked .

"That form is too slow for me!" Zetsu answered as he appears behind the brute.

"You bastard!" Yammy shouted as he fires a 10 foot Bala from his right hand that moves so fast it manages to send Zetsu through a 100 foot pillar.

"That attack was fast for something so big not to mention so powerful." Zetsu said to himself.

"Take this!" Yammy shouted as he fires 20 Balas in punching motions which push back the plant creature 600 feet while he's blocking. Yammy shoots a two-fisted Bala which heads towards him and blows up Zetsu but the explosion creates spores revealing it's a clone.

"Kisei Bunshin (寄生分身Parasitic Clone )" White Zetsu chanted as he creates 12 clones of himself moving around Yammy.

"What the hell ? Which one of them is the real one?" Yammy said to himself getting nervous from seeing so many clones.

"What's wrong ?Can't find the real me ?" Zetsu asked as the clones run around Yammy which causes Yammy to get confused.

"SHUT UP !" Yammy replied shouting at the Zetsus as he fires more Balas to try hitting Zetsus causing 6 explosions hitting all the clones except for the real Zetsu who merged back together.

"Shit he saw through us!" Zetsu shouted.

"Got you now!" Yammy shouted as he punches the real Zetsu smashing the ground and creating a 600 foot radius shockwave.

"ARRRGH!" Zetsu screamed in pain as he lies on the ground.

"You're far too weak to hurt me!" Yammy arrogantly taunted only to see the clone glowing and the real Zetsu emerge .

"Hōshi Bakudan ( 胞子爆弾Spore Bomb )" Black Zetsu chanted as the spores explode taking all the fingers on Yammy's right hand.

"ARRRGGH!My fingers !" Yammy shouted as he holds on to them with his left arm.

"That's some high defense you got, the explosion should have blown your entire arm off." Zetsu arrogantly taunted the giant.

"What was that attack?" Yammy asked .

"That was my Hōshi Bakudan ( 胞子爆弾Spore Bomb ). It turns all clones that absorbed enough Chakra into living bombs used to blow themselves up, they vary in power depending on how much we absorbed." Black Zetsu explained to Yammy.

"You bastard !" Yammy shouted as he hits Zetsu with his tail knocking him down into the ground and creating a 600 foot radius.

"ARRGUH!He actually hit us this time." Zetsu said to each other as they struggle to move.

"Ha, am i too slow now bitch? You think this is my full speed ? Try blocking all these punches." Yammy shouted as he throws 20 punches in 10 seconds at a downed Zetsu which is enough to easily level a city block which leaves the Akatsuki member covered with bruises and blood coming out of his mouth.

"He's too strong to take on in a physical fight!" Zetsu said to himself.

"I must admit, you were a real nuisance however it's time for you to die." Yammy said to Zetsu as he goes to charge up a Cero at point-blank range.

"However we can still turn his Reiatsu against him. Chikane ( 地下根Underground Roots ) " Black Zetsu chanted as he binds down Yammy by burying the flytrap-like extensions on his body underground and growing them exponentially.

"What the hell?" Yammy shouted.

"This is a much stronger version of our vine absorption power, now we're going use this to destroy you from the inside out with your own Chakra instead of absorbing it." White Zetsu stated as spores cover Yammy's body.

"Shit !" Yammy shouted as he struggles to move.

"It's useless , even Kage-level Shinobi can't escape theses spores, especially combined with the binding power of the roots. We may lack your raw strength but we have the edge in stealing your Chakra." White Zetsu explained to Yammy.

"Shit !" Yammy shouted as he tries to move with the spores covering his body.

"Hōshi Bakudan ( 胞子爆弾Spore Bomb )" Black Zetsu chanted as the spores explode creating a 1,000 foot radius explosion.

The explosion clears up to reveal that Yammy has 2nd degree burns on all over his body, his nose is bleeding from the explosion and he lost his tail as well as his right arm.

"MY ARM ! MY TAIL! MY FACE . YOU'RE GOING TO PAY !" Yammy shouted as he charges up a Cero.

"He's still standing from that ? How are we going to beat him now ?" White Zetsu asked.

"We have one way of doing so !" Black Zetsu answered.

"Not that, it can only be used once and if we miss, we're sitting ducks." White Zetsu stated.

"Either that or we get blown to bits !" Black Zetsu replied as they both close there venus fly-trap like extensions and uses Snake → Ram → Hare → Dog → handseals.

"Take this!" Yammy shouted as he fires a big Cero towards Zetsu.

"Mokuton: Mokuryū no Jutsu(木遁・木龍の術 Wood Style: Wooden Dragon Jutsu)" Both Zetsu chanted as he opens up the extension again and fire their gigantic wooden dragon, at Yammy to attempt cancel out the Cero but the Cero goes through the blast suprsing Zetsu.

"He's too strong!" Both Zetsu's said to themselves as they're hit by the blast and heavily wounded and pass out.

"Looks like i won!" Yammy laughed as he's notably worn out but still standing.

---

Akatsuki Hideout, 300 miles from Sunagakure

September 9,2001 7:00 P.M. Sasori and Aaroniero begin to fight each other.

"You're going down Akatsuki !" Sasori stated in a deep voice.

"Please do you think that you can beat me ?" said the male voice of Aaroniero .

Aaroniero swings his sword horizontally at Sasori, Sasori blocks the Zanpakutō with his Scorpion Tail. He then launches his tail at Aaroniero but Aaroniero uses Sonído to dodge the attack and then reveals one of his powers.

"Allow me to reveal my power! Manifest Absorbed Power." said the male voice of Aaroniero as he transforms himself into a tall ,youthful man with white skin and aqua green eyes as well spiky raven black hair. He's wearing the normal uniform with his Lieutenant's badge on his left arm .

"What is that form you just took?" Sasori asked Aaroniero .

"I took the form of Vice Captain i ate. I can manifest any power he has absorbed through ,my Zanpakutō, morphing it into a perfect approximation of the one i absorbed." Aaroniero explained to the puppetmaster.

"Not a bad feat however there's no way you can counter my poison based attacks." Sasori stated as he spits a rapid stream of countless senbon from his mouth like a machine gun but the 9th Espada dodges the attacks and cuts the senbon that come near him.

"Is that the best you got?" Kaien asked only to see Sasori come at him with another attack.

"Puppet Jutsu: 1000 Mechanical Arms (傀儡の術・義手千本Kugutsu no Jutsu: Gishu Senbon)" Sasori chanted as he fires it's torpedo-shaped left arm towards Kaien. The arm rotates at high-speed, launching the wooden cylinders attached to it. The cylinders then open, each one releasing a large amount of senbon, creating a quick rain of poisoned needles in all directions.

"Bakudō # 39 . Enkosen ( 円閘扇,Arc Shield) " Kaien shouted as he used a shield of condensed Reiatsu to block Sasori's attacks.

"Not bad !" Sasori said to the Espada.

"You see while in this body,i can use Shinigami based attacks and even Kidō spells to something no Arrancar can do." Kaien explained to Sasori.

"Interesting, it seems it would be worth taking your body after all." Sasori replied.

"You're going to be tougher than i though , however it's time we end this, i'm getting tired of this . Rankle the Seas and the Skies Nejibana (捩花, Twisted Flower) " Kaien chanted as he holds his sealed sword upside down and begins to twirl it in his hands as it glows, transforming into a cross between a trident and a ji (a Chinese halberd) with a crystalline appearance. Like the ji, it bears a horsehair tassel, although it is blue instead of the traditional red; similarly the two side blades are straight with concave edges as opposed to the usual crescent blade. The end of Nejibana turns into a corkscrew/drill shape. Water flows freely from both the trident and the end.

"Impressive weapon you have there . Let's see if you can keep up with this." Sasori said to Kaien as he launches his tail at Kaien but Kaien uses his Shikai to overpower the tail and push it back then uses a crushing wave to destroy the Hiruko puppet with one crushing slash which as a result a tidal wave washing away the wreckage of the puppet.

Sasori reveals true self from the wreckage of the wave .

"Not a bad attack, you process quite impressive skills for Hollow trash." Sasori said to the Arrancar as now sounding like Ichigo.

"Don't you dare talk down to me human!" Kaien responded .

"You're unique upper body stance...Spear techniques reminiscent of a dance using one wrist as the center of rotation while using constantly flowing water with every arc and slash, and each crushing blow creates large waves,you sir have a very impressive level of swordsmanship and power." Sasori commented praising Kaien's fighting stance.

"Thank you!" Kaien replied.

"However if you think this is over, you have another thing coming." Sasori stated as he removes a sheet covering his body and revealing a teenage boy with wide brown eyes, and short red hair wearing an Akatsuki robe.

"What the hell?" Kaien asked shocked to see Sasori's true form.

"You're not the only one who has stolen powers from someone else or even the appearance of another opponent, it's time i show you something special." Sasori answered as he takes out a scroll from underneath his robe.

"So what tricks you have in store human ?" Kaien asked Sasori as he pulls out a scroll reading 3.

"3?" said Kaien with a stumped look on his face.

"This one was the hardest to get but this is what makes it my ultimate weapon." Sasori answered as his body glows with light purple chakra round the scroll and his a puppet.

"What is that?" Kaien asked.

"This is Sandaime Kazekage Ningyō (三代目風影,人形 Third Kazekage Puppet) " Sasori answered.

"Sandaime Kazekage Ningyō ? You mean like an actual Kage?" Kaien asked with confusion.

"How did you, a low-level Shinobi like yourself kill a Kage? Lord Aizen told me that a Kage is 10 times more powerful than a Captain level Shinigami. You're barely on par with a Captain in terms of Chakra." Kaien asked Sasori .

"It's all thanks to my poisons, my poisons are the strongest in the history of the Shinobi world. It kills anything regardless of how powerful they are, combine it with my puppet techniques, i was able to outwit and eventually outlast the Third Kazekage. It was no easy battle for me as i myself nearly died however i not only killed him but maintain his Kekkei Genkai as well . Now that you now ,you must die." Sasori explained to Kaien as he has his puppet come at Kaien with retractable blades in the formation of a claw on the right arm.

"He's fast!" Kaien said to himself as he blocks the attack using both hands on his Shikai and pushing him back 20 feet but the Arrancar regains his balance.

"I should warn you, one hit of my special poison and you're dead. This dosage of poison kills by turning one's Chakra or in you case Reiatsu into a destructive claysit destroying every organ in your body, if even a small amount is introduced into the bloodstream, you will die within three days while also being painfully paralyzed for the duration." Sasori explained to Kaien .

"I see, that sounds dangerous!" Kaien stated.

"At this point you can be 10,000 times stronger than me and still die." Sasori gloated barraging about his puppets power.

"Why warn me ? You just blew your secret!" Kaien asked Sasori.

"Because i know there's no way you can evade my attacks, your weaker than me." Sasori arrogantly laughed as he has his Third Kazekage puppet come at Kaien .

"Senju Sōbu (千手操武Thousand Arms Manipulation)" Sasori shouted as the 3rd Kazekage puppet's left arm opens several compartments. These compartments are prepared with summoning seals in them, which calls forth many long puppet arms that bend and follow Kaien, Kaien uses his Shikai to cut the arms apart.

"Is that all you got?" Kaien asked mockingly but more arms appear and crush him with devastating force. The arms then emit poison gas, trying to engulf Kaien.

"You're dead, there's no way you can escape the poison now." Sasori stated.

"That's not going to work!" Kaien replied as he reverts to his base form and uses his unique jar appearance to avoid breathing the poison and cuts the arms apart with his Shikai.

"Not bad, you reverted to your base form to avoid breathing the poison." Sasori said to the Arrancar.

"You think you can beat me with Poison? How amusing." said the male voice of Aaroniero as he turns back to Kaien Shiba.

"I see, you can change form at will? Impressive." Sasori asked.

"Now time to show you my real power of how a Espada's release sword looks like. Devour Glotonería (Spanish for Gluttony) " Kaien chanted as his Zanpakutō takes the form of a deformed brown tentacled appendage with a gaping maw at the center surrounded by various tentacles. Kaien transforms into a huge, purple blob-like mass resembling an incredibly bloated invertebrate, with dozens of stubby tentacles and large mouths complete with teeth all their own.

"What the hell is that disgusting form?" Sasori asked looking at the Arrancar.

"My power is called Glotonería ! I can gain Hollow's abilities Reiatsu by eating it after eating them. Don't think that an ordinary Arrancar's sword release even compares to an Espada's. My Glotonería can call on all the power of all the Hollows i've consumed at the same time!" Kaien explained to the Akatsuki member.

"How many have you eaten?" Sasori asked.

"So far i've eaten an total of 33,650 Hollows. You're all alone against an army of 30,000 Hollows." Kaien answered with arrogance.

"33,650 Hollows ? Sounds like you killed quite alot of your kind but for what purpose?" Sasori asked him.

"Us Hollows get stronger by eating our kind. Unlike any other Hollow though, i can evolve my powers without limit , that's how a mere Gillian such as myself was able to become an Espada." Kaien explained to Sasori.

"Big deal jarhead, i destroyed an entire Nation, your little Hollow arm doesn't scare me." Sasori replied .

"How were you able to do that?" Kaien asked.

"Allow me to show you how i was able to do that . Time to wipe out your army with this Jutsu ! Satetsu(砂鉄Iron Sand ) " Sasori chanted as he releases a could of iron sand out into the battlefield.

"Iron Sand Jutsu ?" Kaien asked with a shock look on his face.

"This Jutsu is the reason the 3rd Kazekage is hailed to be the strongest Kazekage in history, and now i have it for myself." Sasori answered while wielding the weapon.

"Where did you get that?" Kaien asked.

"You said something that amused me about your Vice Captain you absorbed, it's mere child's play compared to my Iron Sand . With my puppet techniques i can even use Kekkei Genkai and other techniques like your Zanpakutō and even Resurrección, you would make a fine collection to my 298 puppet collection." Sasori explained to Kaien as he shoots Iron Sand projectiles at the 9th Espada but he dodges the attacks with Shunpo and shoots a Cero from his left arm knocking back the Iron Sand. Kaien swings his Nejibana but Sasori uses magnetic Chakra to steal his Shikai from him.

"What?" Kaien looks with shock.

"It's useless to use weapons against me!" Sasori answered.

"How were you able to stop my Shikai?" Kaien asked.

"Zanpakutōs are made of the same density as steel right ? That means sword based attacks are useless as long as i have my Magnetic Chakra." Sasori explained to the 9th Espada.

"Damn it!" Kaien stated.

"Now die ! Satetsu Kesshū (砂鉄結襲Iron Sand Gathering Assault)" Sasori chanted as he uses his Iron Sand to form a giant pyramid, giant rectangle and Giant square then they come at Kaien at full speed.

"Fine you want to do it that way, have it you're way! Agua Cero (Spanish for Water zero) " Kaien chanted as he fires a powerful water blast mixed with Hollow energy from his hands that collide with the Iron Sand, the attacks collide and creates a 300 foot radius explosion that levels the entire Akatsuki hideout.

"Not a bad counter . That attack was powerful but there's no way you can escape this ! Satetsu Kaihō (砂鉄界法 Iron Sand: Needle Sphere) " Sasori shouted as he uses Iron Sand to create a gigantic sphere of branching Iron Sand spreads in spikes that branch off irregularly, making it almost impossible for Kaien to escape.

"I can't dodge the attack!" Kaien said to himself as he tries to use Shunpo to escape as several Iron Sand tendrils come at him.

"Trying to escape the attack is pointless!" Sasori said to Kaien as he sends the attacks towards him.

"Bakudō # 35. Sukueabaria (スクエアバリア Square Barrier) " Kaien chanted as he forms a square barrier of condensed tendrils crack the barrier and come at him and pierce Kaien but it was a clone.

"A clone?" Sasori said to himself.

"Bakudō # 50 Jūfuku (重複Duplication)" Kaien chanted as he creates over 10 clone physical copies but they are all destroyed by the Iron Sand tendrils however the real Kaien appears behind the puppet and charges up his Cero.

"That's no ordinary Cero!" Sasori said to himself as he turns around to see the 9th Espada using Shunpo.

"Gran Rey Cero!" Kaien chanted as he blows up the puppet with one blast.

The explosion expands across the ruins of the cave . The destruction of the Third Kazekage puppet disables the Iron Sand and Kaien grabs his Shikai.

"To destroy the Kazekage puppet is quite a feat, however it's time to end this." Sasori stated as he releases hundreds of puppets around him.

"What are you doing?" Kaien asked.

"Akahigi: Hyakki no Sōen (赤秘技・百機の操演 Secret Red Move: Performance of a Hundred Puppets) " Sasori chanted as he opens his right chest compartment to emit more than a hundred Chakra strings, which reach into the scroll. From the scroll, more than a hundred puppets wearing red cloaks emerge.

"I see, time i get serious too ! Mil Ejército Demonio (Spanish for Thousand Demon Army)" Kaien countered as he shoots liquid that creates over 30,000 Hollows around him but before they can continue Tōusen appears to inform them time is up.

"You're time's up, the fight is over !" Tōusen said to the two of them.

"Shame, just when things we're getting good too." Sasori stated as he puts away his puppets.

"Same here, you humans are tougher than i thought." Kaien replied as he turns back to normal.

---

Szayel Aporro Granz's lab

September 9, 2001 7:30 P.M. Szayel is standing there facing off against Hidan.

"You will die in the name of Jashin!" Hidan said to Szayel with a maniacal laugh.

"You know, humans like you disgust fact i'm rather excited about killing you." Szayel replied drawing out his Zanpakutō but it was a trap to lure Hidan into a trap was two blades firing towards his chest and hits Hidan into his chest, despite the fact the blades hit his chest at his heart, he's not fazed.

"What the hell?You're not dead, are you immortal?" Szayel asked with shock in his face.

"No shit sherlock, that fucking hurt, What the hell is your problem?" Hidan shouted .

"What's going on?I hit your vital organs!" Szayel screamed as he looks at Hidan removing the hidden blades launched at him and wields one of them in battle.

"Now then let's begin this fight , you fucking faggot!" Hidan shouted as he charges at Szayel but the 8th Espada blocks the blow.

Szayel lunging strike from Hidan and a vertical slash from Hidan again and dodges a slash aimed at his then counters with his own sword swing, Hidan blocks the strike with the hidden blade and throws kunai at Szayel but the Arrancar blocks it with his arm not taking a scratch due to his Hierro.

"You think such a weak attack could cut my Hierro? Hahah don't make me laugh!" Szayel arrogantly mocked but Hidan uses Shunshin to appear above Szayel and cut Szayel's left arm while the Arrancar was trying to block the slash with his arm. '

Hidan then swings his scythe at Szayel but Syazel uses Sonído but Hidan still manages to cuts his face.

"God will smite asshole atheist faggots like you!" Hidan shouted with a maniacal laugh.

"You call those weak slashes attacks ? Pathetic human, time for a real attack. Gran Rey Cero." Szayel chanted as he shoots a pink energy blast at Hidan, Hidan draws a blood circle and licks the blood on his scythe.

"Jujutsu: Shiji Hyōketsu (呪術・死司憑血Curse Jutsu: Ceremony of Death)" Hidan chanted as the Gran Rey Cero hits him a second after he sets up the ritual . The blast does some damage to Hidan but far more to Szayel, Szayel's body is covered in burns and blood.

"What the hell?How could you damage me? How,how...HOW?" Szayel shouted as he grabs one of his Fracción and literally eats his Fracción to heal his injuries.

"Not bad, you healed yourself up!" Hidan said to Syazel.

"Do you think i'll come unprepared?" Szayel asked the immortal Akatsuki.

"How the hell you manage to heal yourself eating those creatures?" Hidan asked the 8th Espada.

"Before their transformation into Arrancar by Aizen, i modified all of my Fracción to be regenerative medicine. If i devour then my wounds will heal." Szayel explained to the Akatsuki member.

"Not bad for a faggot ass nerd!" Hidan stated.

"See the miracles of science over your primitive human religion." Szayel replied.

"You're science bullshit really pisses me off, i especially hate you scientific atheist faggots,your science is a sin to Lord Jashin." Hidan explained to Szayel.

"Let me show you the reason science prevails over religion." Szayel stated as he summons 8 incomplete Arrancar to surround Hidan.

"Please do you think these gay little faggots could kill me? Fuck that shit!" Hidan shouted swinging around his scythe and creating a small whirlwind around him killing all the incomplete Arrancars and easily slashing through the walls.

"I was wondering what you would it looks like you're just going to rely on brute strength, typical primitive human." Szayel remarked as he readies his swings it while still standing on the curse mark circle and the attack comes at guard was bypassed and he's hit in the back by such a violent slash that it severely wounds Szayel.

"Damn it, not again!" Szayel shouted as he grabs another one his Fracción and bites it's head off to heal his injuries.

"What's wrong pussy? Can't handle me you little bitch?" Hidan shouted.

"He's too powerful to fight in base state and too fast for my attacks, somethings not right about his attacks." Szayel said to himself as he grabs his sword.

"I got you now!" Hidan shouted as he's about to cut Szayel down.

"Sip Fornicarás (Spanish for You Will Fornicate) " Szayel chanted as he releases his power by swallowing his sword. In his released form, the lower half of his body becomes a multitude of purple tentacles reminiscent of a sea anemone. His feet extend from under the tentacles, which are then replaced by a layered dress-like garment.

"What the hell?You look even gayer and weaker than ever!" Hidan shouted laughing at the 8th Espada.

"Typical brute who doesn't understand real power!" Szayel answered.

"That's it, it's time i kill you for good this time, now come and attack me." Hidan shouted as he swings around his scythe like a whirlwind again this time surrounding himself in black and red aura .

"What the hell is he doing ?" Szayel asked himself.

"SouruHanto (ソウルハントSoul Hunt) " Hidan chanted as he launches a series of powerful slashes that cut everything around the palace and levels the palace with one powerful attack while in the process cutting Szayel up as well..

"Look what you've done to me . How will i ever explain this mess to Lord Aizen?" Szayel shouted with anger.

"Ha, are you mad?" Hidan asked with a smug smirk on his face.

"I assume that was all you got left kid, typical religious morons who only rely on power and have no skill in everything else, now it's time you die." Szayel stated to Hidan.

"Boy do you ever shut up? I can't be killed." Hidan arrogantly stated as he just stands there .

"You stupid fool . Vudú (Spanish for Voodoo)" Szayel chanted as he uses his one of his "wings" to eat Hidan and then spitting him out, one of the strands of his "wings" becomes engorged and bursts with purple liquid, creating a small doll that has Hidan's likeness.

"What the hell is that? Is that one of you gay sex dolls?" Hidan asked mockingly.

"They're pretty and colorful, aren't they?" Szayel asked Hidan.

"They look gay !" Hidan answered.

"This is my special ability Vudú(Spanish for Voodoo), It creates a small doll that has the victim's damage done to the dolls internal organs, accessed by taking them apart and removing the organ is done to the original, debilitating them from the inside." Szayel explained to the Akatsuki member.

"God you're boring me right now, i'm getting tired of that crap you talk, let's start the ceremony." Hidan stated.

"I didn't expect a simpleton like you to understand this. Understanding comes quickest through experience." Szayel replied as he grabs the pink color tablet labeled Stomach.

"The stomach huh?" Szayel said to Hidan as he crushes the tablet but he suddenly feels intense pain to his stomach as he pukes out stomach acid and blood from his mouth.

"Hahaahahahaha hurts doesn't it?" Hidan asked Szayel.

"What ? WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?" Szayel shouted shocked as blood comes out of his mouth.

"God has judged you!" Hidan stated as his skin turns black and white and has skeletal paint on his body.

"Damn it, so it was no coincidence. That Gran Rey Cero i fired at him also damaged me as well, i thought he shot out another Jutsu but it turns out he used a curse Jutsu, it seems he needs contact with my blood to active that power, that scythe is also designed to not so much to kill the target, but to wound them, no matter how big or small the wound, his strikes easily cut through my Hierro ,he could have killed me anytime with a strong enough slash given he leveled my lab with a strong enough attack, still i can still beat him." Syazel said to himself as he holds onto his stomach.

"Time to end this!" Hidan stated as he takes out a retractable pike to stab himself.

"I don't think so!" Szayel replied. He uses his hand to try to move Hidan out of the circle and push him away from the circle controlling his body.

"What the hell?" Hidan asked shocked seeing his body move against his will.

"I must admit, you have impressed me with you strength and deceptively cunning Jutsu however licking my blood would prove to be a fatal mistake." Szayel answered.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Hidan asked.

"It's one of my abilities gained in Resurrección . Any part of me be ingested whether it's blood or my entire body, i can gain control of the attacker's nervous system, allowing me to gain complete control of my body." Szayel explained to Hidan as he moves Hidan away but Hidan tires resist it trying to get back on the circle.

"Damn it, he's overpowering me!" Hidan said to himself as he's no longer on the circle.

"Now that you're not on the circle, i can kill you without fear of killing myself." Szayel stated as comes at Hidan with his sword aiming for Hidan's head but the Espada jumps into the air and takes out his pike .

"I got you!" Hidan shouted as Szayel misses his attack while Hidan pierces through Szayel's heart .

"FUCCCCCK!" Szayel shouted as his blood covers his outfit and he dies on the spot.

"We're never equal you retard!" Hidan shouted laughing like a manic but suddenly Hidan starts to feel sick "I don't feel too good!" Hidan states as he vomits out pink stuff as it violently comes out his body.

"Did you think you'd killed me?" Szayel shouted .

"WHAT THE FUCK ? HOW DID YOU SURVIVE? ...ACK !" Hidan asked shocked while still vomiting.

"Gabriel (受胎告知 Notice of Conception ) is Fornicará's most important aspect, and the one i'm most proud of . Gabriel (受胎告知 Notice of Conception) is an ability that let's me use my enemy's body to resurrect myself. I infiltrate the enemies internal organs and absorb their spirit particles from the inside i suppose i should say replace i steal all of my enemy's spirit particles from my reconstruction,you will die." Szayel explained to Hidan as he reforms back to normal.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Hidan asked.

"You see human ? The phoenix, often called the immortal bird, is said to light a flame in the body of the elderly, from which it ignites the power of rebirth. Understand ? Immortality. That is what it means to be perfect. Not the transcendence of death, but rather capturing one's life and death within the cycle of rebirth. That which is called death is not removed from my existence! I exist as a being without any interruption in the cycle of life and death ! That which is called a perfect existence! To me, the phenomenon of death does not exist. Even if you kill me before I completely come back to life, I will come back to life. Realize this, you who are incapable of killing me will never achieve victory against me, Hidan." Szayel explained to Hidan.

"So you can't die either?" Hidan asked getting back up as if nothing happened.

"How are you alive? My Gabriel absorbs all the fluids and chemicals of the victim killing them in the process, like an insect leaving a cocoon or husk when he matures and develops his body back in a matter of seconds from a liquid-like casing coming from the victim's mouth. You really must be immortal!" Szayel explained to Hidan.

"I see . I guess there 's no point in fighting you then if you can't die." Hidan stated as he stabs himself with a stake and lies down.

"I guess you have a point!" Szayel replied as he sheathes back his sword.

"Granted i hate you science bullshit but i guess i have no choice but to see you as my equal." Hidan stated.

"I suppose so!" Szayel replied as he sits down at the ruins of his lab while back in sealed sword state.

---

Aaroniero Arruruerie's Palace

September 9, 2001 8:00 P.M. Konan prepares to fight Zommari.

"Going by your robe, i can see that you're an Akatsuki." Zommari said to Konan.

"So what's your name?" Konan asked him.

"I am an Espada, Espada #7 Zommari Leroux. Now tell me your name Akatsuki." Zommari answered with a question.

"Konan Tenshi, member of the Akatsuki." Konan answered.

"Let's begin this fight!" Zommari stated as he used Sonído to get behind Konan.

"You're fast!" Konan stated as she generates a paper sword to block Zommari's slash and uses Shunshin to appear behind Zommari and clash with his sword. Zommari then moves at 5397.3 ft/sec(3,680 MPH) using Sonído and pushes her back and creates a clone of himself.

"That's what i'd expect from an Akatsuki . You're speed is excellent and your reaction is superb but, you still languish at a human level." Zommari replied.

"What's that technique you used ?" Konan asked.

"Gemelos Sonído (Spanish for Sound Twins) . My Sonído is the fastest among the Espada . By adding in a few extra steps,i can create a clone of myself. Truthfully, it's akin to playing a magic tricks are meant to surprise the opponent, so please don't be embarrassed if you couldn't follow what i did and were startled because of it." Zommari boasted as he creates more clones.

"Is that so ? You should never reveal your tricks to me so soon." Konan stated as she comes to attack him .

"Let's see if you can block my blows!" Zommari replied.

"Kami Shuriken(紙手裏剣Paper Shuriken)" Konan chanted as she hits one of the clones with paper shuriken but one of the clones use Sonído to come behind Konan but she cuts that Zommari's chest with her paper sword.

"What a pity ! My Gemelos Sonído isn't limited to making two clones." Zommari stated appearing behind her.

"I thought as much!" Konan replied as she blast the Zommari clone with Paper Shuriken however Zommari appears behind her.

"The number of clones through Gemelos Sonído can grow to a maximum of five." Zommari explained to Konan as five clones of himself use Sonído to appear around Konan in a multi-directional stabbing attack with all of them stabbing through her chest.

"ARRRGH!" Konan shouted as she staggers from the blow.

"Farewell Konan of the Akatsuki, it turns out that a human still can't beat an Espada no matter how powerful they are." Zommari said to Konan but it turns out to be a paper clone with incendiary paper bombs. Zommari is damaged badly by the blast with his arm and face bleed and covered with burns.

"So you can create clones too that hid explosives in them?" Zommari asked .

"You're the Arrogant one Espada assuming us Shinobi can't fight you guys on your level. Stop with the child's play and let's get serious ." Konan answered.

"What are you talking about ? " Zommari asked.

"Release your sword or die, at this point your strength is vastly inferior to my own." Konan stated as she reforms her paper sword into a spear.

"I believe that we are on the same level, and have been trying to behave that way. There is no arrogance in that. If you assume that you're stronger than me, then i'm force to humiliate you until you relinquish that pride. Suppress Brujería(Spanish for Subside) " Zommari chanted as he levitates his Zanpakutō in front of him horizontally, then claps his hands together.

He then twists his head until it's perpendicular to the rest of his body and takes a bracing stance. his sword bends into the shape of an edged spiral. Once in the shape, a thick white smoke emits from the corners of the spiral and covers his body transforming into a thick, white, foamy liquid that mixes with his Spirit open eyes, covers Zommari's entire body and his legs are replaced by a pink pumpkin-like structure surrounded by cyclopean faces that somewhat resemble his own face . His legs disappear, and he now floats in neck is covered in a skull-shaped neck brace with an open eye in the front. Black markings also appear on his face, in the form of two downward triangles starting from his eyes. Another five triangular marking appears under his mouth forming what looks like a beard. The eyes cover Zommari's entire body except for his head.

"So that' the best you got?" Konan asked as she tried to control herself from laughing .

"What are you talking about?" Zommari answered with a questioned.

"You're kidding right, your spiritual power is much weaker than before." Konan explained to the 7th Espada.

"Don't get too arrogant Shinigmai ! Amor ( Spanish and Japanese for Love)" Zommari chanted as he opens his palm and covers Konan's arm with a mark on her arm. A sun-shaped tattoo appears on her brain.

"What's wrong? You assumed that i was preparing to release my attack and yet nothing seems you are unable to comprehend the reason a shame it has already happened! Your entire body belongs to me now " Zommari replied.

"What's this ? " Konan asked.

"Everything holds sovereignty over something else. Subordinates are at the command of their supervisors, commoners are at the command of their king, the clouds are at the command of the wind, and the light of the moon is at the command of the eye Steals that sovereignty of whatever it sees . I refer to this ability as Amor (Spanish and Japanese for Love) . You still appear to be confused, i pity lack of Knowledge has left you surrounded by countless things you cannot must be frustrating as in spite of this, everything will make sense once you experience it." Zommari explained to Konan commands the female Akatsuki to cut her own neck with the sword , she bleeds out and drops to the ground.

"What the hell?" Konan said to herself .

"However if i hit the head of the person, i gain full control of them." Zommari stated as he walks to check if she died yet but he then smells gunpowder.

"Moron!" Konan said to herself.

"Why does it smell weird, it smells almost like gunpowder?" Zommari asked as he then sees a piece of paper on the floor written in blood.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DIE ALREADY ! Your's truly Konan. P. S. I was holding back on you all this time and your Resurrección is the lamest ability ever and the paper bombs with blow up...now " Konan wrote on the paper as the paper blows up along with the clone creating a massive explosion that severely wounds him and obliterates the 1,000 foot high building from the inside out collapsing them to ground level. Zommari saved himself from death by rolling up into a defensive Sphere which its lower half can become a full sphere that covers his upper body, he emerged covered with blood all over his now defunct eyes.

"Damn ...you..i'll get you !" Zommari shouted as he shoots a large sun like tattoo at her but she counters with surrounding herself with millions of papers

"That won't work on me. You are among the weakest Espadas i have seen, it's almost pathetic ! Kami Dansu Batsu(神ダンス：罰Shikigami Dance: Punishment)" Konan chanted as she traps Zommari in a whirlwind of paper and throws a paper spear at him to finish him off.

"ARRRGGH ! LONG LIVE LORD AIZEN!" Zommari shouted as he explodes then disintegrates into the wind.

"What a disappointment . I expected far better from the Espada than this." Konan stated.

"You defeated him pretty easily, perhaps we need a new foe for you." Tōusen replied.

"Who do you have in mind ?" Konan asked.

"You'll see in a minute!" Tōusen answered.

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10 miles south of the Former Akatsuki hideout.

September 9, 2001 8:30 P.M. Grimmjow and Deidara stare down each other within an area filled with tress and rock formations.

"Looks like it's our turn to fight!" Deidara stated with a smirk.

"You bet it is !" Grimmjow replied leaping into the air and walks on the air.

"Hmph, how are you walking on the air?" Deidara asked Grimmjow.

"I forgot you humans can't use Eauōku(エアウォークAirwalk) ,that's because unlike you humans, we spirits can condense and solidify our Reyikou to walk up to 100 meters high." Grimmjow arrogantly taunted as he stand in the air and fires a Cero at Deidara and seemingly kills him.

"ARRGH!" Deidara shouted as he's disintegrated by the Cero.

"That wasn't even a warm up exercise , it just goes to show that.." Grimmjow arrogantly taunted only to see he hit a clay clone.

"Over here !" Deidara shouted as he appears 3,000 feet high above Grimmjow riding a clay bird.

"What the hell?" Grimmjow asked .

"Hmph, your Airwalking give you no tactical advantage, especially given how slow your projectiles are." Deidara stated to Grimmjow as he dives down and launches two clay birds at Grimmjow.

"What the hell?" Grimmjow shouted as he creates an explosion destroying everything within a 50 foot lands on the ground.

"He's not responding, did i kill him already?" Deidara asked himself only to see Grimmjow emerges uninjured from the blast.

"Is that all you got? " Grimmjow asked the flying Akatsuki member.

"I'm only getting warmed up Arrancar!" Deidara answered as he is about to take some explosives out but before he can do that , Grimmjow uses Sonído to to move at 6416.7 ft/sec(4,375 MPH) .

"You need to move faster than that!" Grimmjow stated as he comes at Deidara with a sword slash but the Shinobi dodges it with his Shunshin Jutsu as well as avoiding the running horizontal slash aimed at his head.

"He's fast!" Grimmjow said to himself he lands on top of a 50 foot tree.

"I see ! So he's going to be a tough one ? Let's see how well he fares against C-1 Chakra level." Deidara said to himself as he takes out 20 clay balls. the then throws them in the air and they scatter.

"What the hell is that ? I wont accept that bullshit." Grimmjow sneered as the bombs come at him.

"Let's see if you can evade these fast attacks!" Deidara said to Grimmjow.

"Here's my own fast attack ! Bala ( Spanish for Bullet )" Grimmjow shouted as he fires 20 Balas from his fingertips, the Balas destroy several trees in the path.

"Not bad, that attack was faster than the one you used before." Deidara stated.

"While the technique is not nearly as powerful as a Cero, its speed is 20 times faster than a Cero. " Grimmjow replied as he uses Sonído to appear behind Deidara but the Akatsuki member throws a clay bomb at his face.

"Katsu!" Deidara shouted as the blast destroys a nearby tree and Deidara escape the blast.

"Not bad!" Grimmjow said to Deidara.

"He definitely moves fast..." Deidara said to himself.

"What's wrong out of gas already?" Grimmjow asked mocking Deidara.

"So he dodged it? Thank god i only stood with C-1 chakra otherwise i'll be blown to bits." Deidara said to himself as he digs in his bag and then eats more clay in his hands in his mouth spew a giant amount of clay out.

"Boy you surely swallowed alot of cum faggot!" Grimmjow stated mocking Deidara's art.

"We'll see who would have the last laugh! Kureitesaki Bakuhatsu(クレイ手先を爆発Exploding Clay Minions) " Deidara chanted as he creates Exploding Clay that is connected to his hands with a thin cord of clay. The clay then rises from the ground, molding itself into human-like forms. " I'll play with you a bit more ! " Deidara states as he has his clay minions go after Grimmjow.

"You know for an artist, you really suck at art, what the fuck are those things ? Do you think you can beat me with these misshapen and clumsy things ? " Grimmjow asked with arrogance as he takes out his Zanpakutō and swings it at the creatures but his sword is stuck inside them.

"Sorry Arrancar but sword based attacks are useless against them!" Deidara smirked.

"Then i would have to pulverized them bare handed then!" Grimmjow replied.

One of the creatures come to kick him but Grimmjow dodges the counters with a kick to one of the clay minions, then punches the clay minions with an uppercut and ducks down to avoid a punch and counters by stabbing one of the clay minions and firing a Cero through them destroying one, and then dodges the other others attacks who are using club-like arms and try to attack . Grimmjow blocks a kick aimed at his head and them sees another clay minion come at him with there are 3 clay minions after of them form a sword but Grimmjow catches that one barehanded.

"That blade won't cut my Hierro!" Grimmjow mocked Deidara.

"But it can blast through it !" Deidara replied as the blade explodes causing minor injury to Grimmjow .

"Fuck!" Grimmjow shouted as the clay minions then split up into 6 of picks up his blade and keeps cutting them but that only creates more of them until he's surrounded by 20 of them.

"You see, cutting is useless against them, no matter how powerful your attacks are." Deidara said to the 6th Espada as Grimmjow tries to avoid the clay minions.

"Well all that means is that i have to kill the puppeteer." Grimmjow stated as he dashes at Deidara moving 4,525.8 feet per second(3,058 MPH) Deidara manages to block the punch but Grimmjow lands a kick on his face and sends him flying 100 feet into a rock formation.

"Say your prayers!" Grimmjow shouted as he charges up a Cero in front of Deidara.

"Ha, got you!" Deidara shouted as clay covers Grimmjow body.

"What the hell?" Grimmjow shouted.

"Art is an Explosion ! Katsu " Deidara shouted as he creates a 200 foot blast radius "How's that ? What a disappointment, i was expecting more from you " Deidara stated mocking Grimmjow.

"Not bad, i was actually forced to guard!" Grimmjow replied surrounding himself with his own blue Reiatsu while holding his sword in a defensive position .

"Looks like you're not that weak after all!" Deidara smirked.

"Now it's my turn to attack!" Grimmjow dashes towards Deidara.

"Damn it, i barely have the time to react!" Deidara said to himself as he dodges Grimmjow's axe kick by an inch by leaping 300 feet high.

Grimmjow then comes up close to Deidara with his counters block with his clash attack at high-speed, then Deidara throws the kunai covered with clay while Grimmjow fires a Cero towards the kunai blade but the blade is destroyed by the Cero and the Cero nearly hits Deidara.

"Got you!" Grimmjow shouted only to see Deidara dodge it.

"Not too shabby Arrancar!" Deidara stated as he lands on the ground after leaping only to see Grimmjow behind him with Sonído to and performs a horizontal slash.

"You're good at running away!" Grimmjow taunted appearing in front of Deidara and throws a series of punches which Deidara barely dodge and a high kick he avoids by a few inches but Grimmjow catches him with a Bala blast that knocks Deidara into a tree destroying that gets back but he's cut by Grimmjow's Zanpakutō on his chest.

"ARRGH!" Deidara shouted as blood spews out his chest only to be grabbed by Grimmjow.

Grimmjow hits Deidara with a series of punches to Deidara's face while he's on the ground, causing the ground to cave in a foot deep for each 50 punches, he created a large crater with Deidara seemingly dead.

"God you suck ! Is long-range all your good at ? You're a serious disappointment." Grimmjow arrogantly mocked as looks with a disappointed look on his the he sees it's a clay minion clone that traps the Espada. Grimmjow tries breaking out but Deidara kicks him in the face and sends him flying 20 feet into a rock.

"You're right, i suck at close range combat ,but you suck at long-range combat, i would say we're equals but i'll be lying given you are so inferior." Deidara stated mocking Grimmjow.

"You bitch!" Grimmjow stated trying to break out.

"Jibaku Bunshin(自爆分身Self-Destructing Clone)" Deidara chanted as expands the fake clone "Art is an Explosion." Deidara shouted as a massive 500 foot radius explosion happens Grimmjow narrowly evades the attack and sustained a large burn on his chest extending from his right thigh to his left shoulder as well a burn on both of his wrists and the left side of his pants and he struggles to catch his breath.

"Damn you to hell, damn you, damn you!" Grimmjow shouted as he shoots a Bala at Deidara but it hits the ground.

"Damn it, he hit the ground , i can't see that Arrancar scumbag." Deidara shouted. when he looked he sees Grimmjow charging up a blue Cero.

"Gran Rey Cero." Grimmjow shouted as he fires the blue energy blast,the blast spins like a razor upon release as it compresses and decompresses, the blast creates a 1,000 foot radius explosion leveling a large part of the forest . Deidara barely dodged it and lost his left arm in the process of the attack . Grimmjow can't see Deidara because of the smoke engulfing Deidara.

"His movements are too fast, time for my secret weapon." Deidara thinks to himself as he grabs some clay in his bag and has his right hand swallow it.

"What are you doing?" Grimmjow asked Deidara.

"Look at one of my greatest works of art ever. C-2 Dragon." Deidara chanted as he creates a large 30 foot dragon.

"A Clay Dragon?" Grimmjow asked shocked to see the dragon.

"Let's get started, Hmmpm." Deidara states as he hops on top of the dragon and flies up in the air. The dragon then produces clay mines out of it's mouth and the mines burrow themselves inside the ground.

"So that's your weapon huh ? Guess what, it must go along with you." Grimmjow stated as he charges at the dragon but his sword fails to cut it.

"You're sword attacks are useless against the dragon!" Deidara replied as he uses the dragon's tail to hit Grimmjow into the ground.

"How the hell is that possible?" Grimmjow asked.

"The density of it's clay skin is harder than your Hierro." Deidara explained to Grimmjow as he swoops into Grimmjow moving at 4,525.8 ft per second(3,058 MPH) with the dragon then rocketing at 6,000 MPH hitting Grimmjow into a mine then causing the mine to explode however Grimmjow dodges the mine.

"What the hell are those?" Grimmjow asked.

"Those are my Hejjihoggu Kōzan(ヘッジホッグ 鉱山Hedgehog Mines)They burrow into the ground and plant themselves so they can explode once you step on it " Deidara explained to Grimmjow.

"Big deal, did you forget i can walk on air ?" Grimmjow asked as he jumps up 300 feet to stand on the air "I'll just take out your dragon head on!" Grimmjow shouted jumps towards the dragon but Deidara jumps 30,000 feet high.

"Did you think you can reach me ? You can't get me with just airwalking." Deidara shouted as he has it's dragon spit out a small 7 foot long dragon at Grimmjow. Grimmjow tries to outrun but the creature knocks Grimmjow out of the sky and creates a massive 300 foot radius explosion.

"Damn it!" Grimmjow stated blocking the attack with both hands. Deidara then launches another dragon, this time it homes on to Grimmjow.

"Katsu!" Deidara shouted as he detonates the blast.

"That attack was different, it was like a guided missile." Grimmjow said to himself.

"You might as well use your Resurrección, Because this next attack is going to be more powerful than you can handle. Blow to bits." Deidara chanted as the missiles travels so fast, Grimmjow barely outrun it .The blast creates a massive explosion wiping out everything within a 1,000 foot radius.

"He really is swift!" Deidara said to himself as he tires to outrun the blast but he steps on a mine.

"Got him!" Deidara smiled as the mine goes off damaging his foot badly , the smoke clears up to reveal that Grimmjow survived .

"Grind Pantera (Spanish for Panther)" Grimmjow chanted as he holds it up, like the start of a low sweep stroke, with his right hand. The sword glows as he puts his left hand up to it. He then rakes his hand along the length of the blade, with a swift motion, while calling out its release command, in turn releasing a torrent of spiritual power that causes tremendous gusts of wind in the immediate Wind gust engulfing everything within a 2,000 foot radius destroying all the trees and detonating all the mines within the area.

"What the hell is this, so this is the power of the Espada?" Deidara asked himself with excitement.

Grimmjow emerges out of the torrent of wind with his appearance drastically changed to something more feline and predatory. His teeth become jagged and sharp, his hands turn into black claws and his feet become black clawed paws, similar to that of a cat, along with a slender whip-like tail. His hair becomes very long and flowing, and the markings around his eyes enlarge and extend to the tips of his ears, which become cat-like. He lost his distinctive jaw mask, which is replaced by a sort of headgear on his forehead. His clothing changed to become a form-fitting white segmented armor. He has blades protruding from his forearms and his calves.

"Now i can kill you while you're at your strongest and prove i'm top dog." Deidara shouted as he shoots a 10 foot clay dragon at Grimmjow "Katsu" Deidara shouted as the blast creates a 2,000 foot radius however Grimmjow dodges the blow and is healed of his wounds.

"Is that all you got kid?" Grimmjow asked Deidara.

"What happened to your injuries from earlier?" Deidara asked.

"You see when an Arrancar releases his sword, they are healed of minor wounds . Not only that but we gain increases in speed, strength, stamina, durability and spiritual power." Grimmjow explained to Deidara.

"Shit!" Deidara stated.

"Now let me show you my true power ! ROOAAGH !" Grimmjow replied as he roars creating a 500 foot shockwave just by screaming slightly overwhelming Deidara.

"What the hell? He just created a shockwave just from screaming." Deidara said to himself as Grimmjow dashes at 32083.3 ft/sec(21,875 MPH) right in front of Deidara .

"He's too fast!" Deidara said to himself as he tries to move out the way but Grimmjow punches Deidara through several 20 foot rock formations and a mile through the forest while on his dragon. Before he can recover, Grimmjow kicks him up into the air.

"Too slow!" Grimmjow shouted.

"Damn it!" Deidara shouted but when he looks behind him to see Grimmjow attacking him, Grimmjow slams him with a claw strike into the ground causing a 2,000 foot explosion. Deidara is bleeding from his head with a slash wound on his chest and his robe is once mighty dragon is now in ruins .

"What's wrong ? You can do better than that." Grimmjow mocked Deidara but Deidara uses his Chakra to guide the head of the served dragon towards Grimmjow .

"Take this!" Deidara shouted as he sends the dragon head hitting Grimmjow head on and creating a powerful explosion that levels everything within a 1,000 foot radius, however Grimmjow is unfazed by the blast and laughs like a maniac.

"Now you're talking , those eyes...i hate those goddamn eyes so much!" Grimmjow shouted.

"That's my line you theft. I hate your eyes too, those are the eyes that reject my art." Deidara laughs maniacally as well.

"And those eyes mock me . No matter how much I beat you up, you've got this sense about you that you're going to beat me. You think you're fucking stronger than me! I can't fuckin' stand it! It makes me sick that a human could think he can stand equal to me." Grimmjow ranted.

"Those eyes make me sick! Always judging me... and my art! You have no appreciation of the beauty of my work. I'm better than some filthy low life Hollow trash, Time to show you C-3 ." Deidara stated as he uses the wreckage of the dragon to create creates 5 human-shaped statues with wings around him.

"What the hell is this?" Grimmjow asked the Akatsuki member.

"Eat this!" Deidara stated as the first missile comes at Grimmjow, Grimmjow could barely outrun it as it creates a 1 mile radius explosion.

"Not bad but let's see you dodge this!" Deidara stated as he is surrounded by a yellow-orange Chakra aura as a second missile comes at Grimmjow. Grimmjow kicks the second one back at Deidara but Deidara has it come back at Grimmjow but Grimmjow barley dodges the attack once again.

"Damn, that was too close for comfort!" Grimmjow said to himself as the last two focus on Grimmjow coming at him. Grimmjow takes one of them with a Cero before they can explode and the other with a dart from his elbow . Grimmjow then appears behind Deidara and launch 5 of them into Deidara's back wounding him badly.

"AGHAHAHA ! What the hell happened?" Deidara shouted holding his back.

"I'm actually surprised you're still standing." Grimmjow stated only to see Deidara's bomb above him.

"Got you! Katsu !" Deidara shouted as he jumps out of the way and the bomb explodes.

The force of the explosion was twice the destructive power of the 18 Kiloton Little Boy atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and levels everything within a mile radius. Grimmjow barely outran the blast towards the end of the explosion radius and able to survive blocking with his Reiatsu but he sustained a large burn on his chest extending from his right thigh to his left shoulder as well a burn on both of his wrists and the left side of his pants as well as burns on his face, his left arm is heavily injured. Grimmjow barely outran the blast.

"I was surprised you outran that explosion!" Deidara replied.

"You're out of Chakra aren't you?" Grimmjow said to Deidara as he launches a dart into a 20 foot high rock formation and levels it .

"What devastating force!" Deidara said to himself.

"You got hit by five of those already, you're at your limit!" Grimmjow stated but his headpiece cracks .

"Looks like you're at your limit too Arrancar!" Deidara replied as he's out of energy.

"This attack i was going to use to kill Ulquiorra but it has to do." Grimmjow states to himself. Grimmjow dashes to the sky and hovers a thousand feet high.

"I was saving this attack for Itachi but it has to do." Deidara said to himself.

"I don't care if you're a Human, or a Shinigami or an Arrancar, anyone who looks at me like they're underestimating my power, I'll smash every one of 'em into oblivion!" Grimmjow shouted at Deidara as his claws glow and then he makes a slashing motion that creates giant "claws" of solidified energy from the end of each finger.

"I saved the best for last! I'll kill you with this !" Deidara replied as he flies in the air with his clay bird and vomits out a massive amount of clay that forms into a giant doll that is shaped like himself the size of a Menos Grande.

"Desgarrón ( Spanish for Tear)" Grimmjow chanted as he goes to attack Deidara.

"C-4 Karura" Deidara countered as he goes to attack Grimmjow.

Both attacks collide, Grimmjow pops Karura easily with Desgarrón and pierce through Deidara.

"Is that all ? It didn't even explode." Grimmjow taunted then he noticed Deidara grinning as Grimmjow then realizes that he hit a clone of Deidara.

"I WIN, I WIN , I WIN ! Art is an Explosion !" Deidara shouted as he puts his hand together as it's revealed that he's 3 miles away from where Grimmjow is at.

"What the hell?" Grimmjow asked.

"Katsu!" Deidara chanted as Grimmjow notices the bird vaporize and the trees around the area, all the life within an 3 mile radius disappear and break down to dust, the grass dies,Grimmjow sees his body breaking down and turning to dust.

"Fuck, what's going on? Impossible! I'm dying !" Grimmjow shouted.

"No use trying to evade it Arrancar . You're Hierro is useless. C-4 ruptures, a cloud of microscopic bombs are released. Impossible to be seen by a normal person, the bombs will enter the bloodstream of anyone who inhales them. Once there, the countless micro-bombs explode at my command, causing the victim's bodies to disintegrate at the cellular level; literally turning them into dust." Deidara explained to Grimmjow.

"You bastard!" Grimmjow shouted.

"You were tough and even faster than me, however not even your speed could dodge this." Deidara shouted as he watches Grimmjow turn to dust.

"SHIT ! ARRRRGH!" Grimmjow shouted as he disintegrates into the wind.

"I WON ! I WON ! I WON ! My art is superior. My art is a masterpiece. My art is unbeatable, My Art is an Explosion !" Deidara cheerfully boasted raising his hand up in victory " I'll guess i'll have to thank Itachi later by.."

"Hi bitch!" Grimmjow shouted as he comes out of nowhere with his left arm gone,he uses Desgarrón to slash off Deidara's remaining arm and stab into his heart.

"What the hell?" Deidara shouted.

"It looks like you're out of Chakra human." Grimmjow stated bleeding badly from the attack.

"Impossible, how did you see through it?" Deidara asked shocked to see Deidara still alive.

"It's called Pesquisa( Spanish for Inquiry ). It's an Arrancar's ability to detect, sense and gauge the amount of Reiatsu in his or her you detonated your clay micro bombs, i saw them, i also saw you hovering over the blast radius, as long as i can see the bombs, i could escape easily." Grimmjow explained to Deidara.

"But i saw you die from my C-4." Deidara stated.

"That was my Gemelos Sonído (Spanish for Sound Twins) ,i used a clone last second to evade it while giving it the appearance you killed me so you can drop your guard " Grimmjow explained to Deidara.

" I must say, your raw speed impresses me to no end Espada, still looks like you couldn't fully evade it " Deidara stated behind him, Grimmjow stabbed a clay reverts back to his base stated.

" You're attack speed was great, i barely evaded the attack, i saw my arm starting to dissolve within the clouds limits but the bloodstream wasn't able to enter through my mouth because i held my breathe, it however it enter my bloodstream through my heavily injured arm, i cut off my arm before the micro bombs can fully enter my body." Grimmjow explained to the Akatsuki member holding his arm socket.

"Damn, that's hardcore, you really prove yourself to be equal to me." Deidara stated.

"Same here, i have a favor to ask you." Grimmjow replied.

"What is it?" Deidara asked.

"I need you to help me eliminate the 4th Espada." Grimmjow answered.

"On one condition Arrancar!" Deidara said to Grimmjow.

"What is it, Akatsuki?" Grimmjow asked.

"Help me kill Itachi Uchiha!" Deidara stated.

"Deal!" Grimmjow replied as he shakes Deidara's only hand with his of them are heavily injured from there battle . Deidara is bleeding from his head with a slash wound on his chest and his robe is gone, his back is badly wounded from the darts launched into him as well as missing his left arm he lost from the Grand Ray Cero. Grimmjow sustained a large burn on his chest extending from his right thigh to his left shoulder as well a burn on his right wrist and the left side of his pants as well as burns on his face, his left arm is cut off trying to avoid C-4.

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Las Noches

September 9, 2001 9:00 P.M. Nnoitra and Kakuzu prepare to fight each other.

"Why do i have to fight this retard?" Kakuzu asked himself.

"I can't believe my opponent is a puny human." Nnoitra said to Kakuzu.

"Keep talking, and I will kill you!" Kakuzu replied.

"There is not a single person in heaven or on earth that can break me. Don't forget that I am the strongest Espada." Nnoitra arrogantly gloated.

"That's why your only 5th!" Kakuzu replied.

"Shut up, guys like you really piss me off." Nnoitra shouted as he swings his massive axe at Kakuzu but Kakuzu blocks the attack with his arm.

"Is that all you got?" Kakuzu asked Nnoitra.

"What, impossible, how can you block my axe with your bare hand?" Nnoitra asked.

"You're not the only one with Iron Skin." Kakuzu replied as he pushes back his uses Shunshin to move at 1.02 miles per second (3,681 MPH) to appear in front of Nnoitra and attempts to hit him with his suitcase but Nnoitra blocks the suitcase with his axe. Kakuzu slides back from the attack and drops the suitcase and goes for a karate chop but Nnoitra used Sonído to move at 4,400 ft/sec (3,000 MPH). to evade the attack, Kakuzu's chop kicks up a 20 foot high dust cloud.

"You're pretty good, looks like i found myself a decent bounty." Kakuzu stated.

"Well hopefully you don't break too easily human." Nnoitra replied.

Kakuzu goes to kick Nnoitra in the face but Nnoitra uses a diving vertical slash to block the goes for and elbow strike but it's blocked by Nnoitra's axe. Nnoitra's swings his axe at Kakuzu's head by Kakuzu but Kakuzu used a chop to block the swing. They continue to clash attacks with each other.

"Enough goddamn it!" Nnoitra shouted as he swings his crescent scythe at Kakuzu but he uses an open palm to block the axe.

"Is that all?" Kakuzu asked Nnoitra.

"The hell? Don't tell me a move this weak is scaring you?" Nnoitra asked Kakuzu mocking him.

"I haven't even getting started yet !" Kakuzu answered.

"I'm waiting for you! Now come at me like your life depends on it!" Nnoitra replied shouting as he swings his axe towards Kakuzu but Kakuzu blocks his axe with one hand holding on to the blade.

"Not bad but not good enough!" Kakuzu said to the 5th Espada.

"You're pretty tough aren't you?" Nnoitra asked.

"So are you ! Where did you gain all this power?" Kakuzu asked as he is pushed back a few inches but he pushes away Nnoitra's axe.

Kakuzu comes at Nnoitra with a dashing punch and throws a front kick at Nnoitra but Nnoitra countered with a head sweeping slash. Nnoitra tries to hit Kakuzu with the end of his axe but Kakuzu pushes it back with a palm strike. They continue to clash attacks with each other.

"You're not half bad,for a bitch !" Nnoitra stated.

"You're starting to annoying me!" Kakuzu replied as he goes to try punching through Nnoitra but the punch does no damage but the punch creates a shockwave destroying everything within a 20 foot radius.

"Idiot , my Hierro is the toughest in the history of the Espada ! There's no way a human can penetrate me !" Nnoitra shouted as he goes to cut Kakuzu but he also fails to cut Kakuzu.

"Once again you're not the only one with Iron Skin." Kakuzu states as he charges at Nnoitra and throws a right jab at Nnoitra who counters with a lunging slash, Kakuzu then uses a roundhouse kick to knock back Nnoitra's axe and kick him into the air, Nnoitra stays in the air and spins around his axe like a whirlwind and comes at Kakuzu.

"Take this!" Nnoitra shouted as swing his axe at Kakuzu but Kakuzu dodges the attack and then sets Nnoitra up for a trap.

"Water Style: Water Wall,(水遁・水陣壁Suiton: Suijinheki)" Kakuzu chanted as he shoots water from his mouth, The water is blown out in the form of a circle Nnoitra.

"What the hell?" Nnoitra stated.

"Did you think i had just Taijutsu?" Kakuzu asked Nnoitra he prepares to charge up lightning around his hands.

"This water wall won't hold against me!" Nnoitra stated as he fires a Golden yellow Cero from the tip of his tongue to negate the Water Wall. Kakuzu then shoots his arms at him and a tendril pierces his left eye.

"I finally got you. No matter how well armored you are, you can't protect your eyes." Kakuzu stated but it's revealed that Nnoitra is still alive.

"Just how many times are you going to make me say it?" Nnoitra stated as Kakuzu is shocked to see him still alive.

"What the hell?" Kakuzu shouted shocked to see Nnoitra alive.

"You can't stab me!" Nnoitra replied as he grabs Kakuzu and uses a Cero to blast a hole in his stomach.

"You survived, but how?" Kakuzu asked as he holds his stomach.

"You're attack didn't pierce me, it went past me." Nnoitra stated removing his eyepatch to reveal his Hollow hole on his left eye.

"What the hell ?" Kakuzu asked.

"That mean that was the best you can do." Nnoitra suddenly his stomach is pierced and he has a deep gash at his stomach from Kakuzu's punch.

"Don't get so arrogant boy!" Kakuzu replied.

"How ? How did you injure me?" Nnoitra looks at Kakuzu.

"It's my Doton: Domu(土遁・土矛Earth Style: Iron Skin)" Kakuzu answered with his right arm being much darker, an almost black color.

"How can that be?" Nnoitra asked as he holds on to his stomach angry that his Iron skin was bypassed by a human.

"My skin is now even harder than yours now." Kakuzu stated.

"Damn it, lucky shot, besides i pierced your Iron skin as well." Nnoitra stated.

"Well let's see how long you can keep that up." Kakuzu replied as he comes at Nnoitra to attack him with his Iron fist attack to punch Nnoitra in half but it turns out to be an illusion of Nnoitra .

"I got you!" Nnoitra said to Kakuzu.

"What an illusion?" Kakuzu stated looking at the appears behind Kakuzu and stabs through his heart.

"Got you this time! You're dead!" Nnoitra shouted as he shoots a Cero through Kakuzu, seemingly killing him.

"ARRGH ! " Kakuzu shouted as he seemingly dies.

"I did it ! No matter how tough he is,there's no surviving having your heart destroyed. That just goes to show that you can't fuck with..." Nnoitra arrogantly taunted but before he could finish his sentence , he is kicked into five 200 foot high building sized pillars. Kakuzu stands with a hole in his chest and robe as he stands by in the same place .

"That's what he gets for underestimating me!" Kakuzu said to himself as Nnoitra emerges out of the ruins shocked and wondered how he survived.

"How? How did you survive my point-blank Cero blast ?I put everything i got into it." Nnoitra asked Kakuzu shocked to see him standing.

"It's simple, you hit me directly in the heart, you're right there is no way you can survive with your heart gone." Kakuzu stated as he removes his robe to reveal that he has 4 mask attached to his back and one of them are gone.

"What the hell?" Nnoitra asked.

"I have more than 1 heart, in fact i have 5 hearts." Kakuzu replied.

"How? How is it even possible ? HOW THE FUCK IS THAT POSSIBLE?" Nnoitra asked shocked with his jaw dropping to the ground metaphorically .

"You seem shocked Hollow, you aren't the only ones who consume another to gain more power. I kill people to remove their hearts to preserve my own seems you still have a heart unlike most Hollows, it's only fitting that I take your heart to replace the one you've destroyed!" Kakuzu explained to Nnoitra as he launches black creatures from his back.

"What the fuck are you? Are those Hollows?" Nnoitra asked staring at the black Hollow like creatures around Kakuzu.

"No, there are my hearts!" Kakuzu answered as he stands over 4 black mask is a water mask with a fish panel mask that is cracked open standing left of Kakuzu, a demonic tiger mask standing right of Kakuzu, a deformed bipedal mask creature behind Kakuzu and a bug like mask with four-legged body with thin wings.

"You retard, you shouldn't leave your mask out in the open like that, all that means is if i kill them, you have no more hearts and you die." Nnoitra shouted as he maniacally charge towards the Wind mask but the creature opens it's mouth and fires a blast at Nnoitra.

"Wind Style: Pressure Damage (風遁・圧害Fūton: Atsugai) " Kakuzu chanted as the wind beast fires a wind blast however Nnoitra blocks last second but the tornado-like blast cuts through his Hierro and causes a deep gash between his cheek and on the bridge of his nose, cuts on his wrist, arms and a gash on his chest next to the 3 inch gash on his chest. Nnoitra is bleeding from the powerful blast that levels everything within a 1,000 foot blast destroys a row of building sized pillars and uplifts sand up to 2,000 feet. Nnoitra's spoon hood is also gone and chain connecting his scythe is shattered.

"You bastard!" Nnoitra stated as blood drips from his wounds and covers his white uniform.

"I miss say,your durability is impressive however your luck has ran out." Kakuzu replied has his Lightning mask charge up an attack.

"What is he planning?" Nnoitra asked.

"Lightning Style: Piercing Darkness(雷遁・辟暗Raiton: Gian) " Kakuzu chanted as his lightning mask shoots lightning in the shape of a spear from its mouth coming towards Nnoitra.

"Damn if that shit hits me while i'm covered with this much blood i'm toast." Nnoitra said to himself as he fires an uncharged Cero to block the blast, the lightning overpowers it . Nnoitra dodges it with Sonído as the lightning hits a building size pillar as a massive electrical explosion occurs within a 1,000 foot radius. Nnoitra is tried out and trying to get back up.

"What's wrong Espada ? You lost you confidence ? Weren't you gloating how superior you were to me ? How pathetic, such a shame, you had power but none of the skill or experience." Kakuzu arrogantly stated.

"Shut the fuck up you fucking asshole bitch. There's no way i'll die from a.. Human !" Nnoitra stated standing by releasing Reiatsu around his body.

"Too late, time to die! Fire Style: Searing Pain (火遁・頭刻苦Katon: Zukokku)" Kakuzu chanted as his fire mask shoots a small fireball that erupts into a giant fire-storm after making contact with a surface, causing widespread destruction to the area. The Fireblast extends and creates a massive 2,000 foot radius,everything around Kakuzu is in flames.

"What a disappointment, guess the Espada we're inferior after all." Kakuzu said to Nnoitra walking away but before he can, a golden-yellow Reiatsu shoots out from the gains an extra set of arms, which take on an insect-like carapace and clawed hands, with each hand holding a large scythe-like weapon as well. The scythes themselves resemble the appendages of a praying mantis, and have a small golden tassel at the end of each staff. He also gains a golden marking extending from his forehead to below his right eye, as well as a pair of horns on his head, his left horn longer than his right, resembling a crescent moon. His Hollow mask also changes, becoming torn, with the teeth extending over the hole itself.

"Pray Santa Teresa (Spanish for Praying Mantis) " Nnoitra chanted as he gains more power.

"I almost forgot you got a Zanpakutō. You're Zanpakutō is uniquely different from the Zanpakutō of many of the other Arrancar, i assume this is your Resurrección . You're wounds closed up as well." Kakuzu points out of his wounds on his chest and arms.

"Kakuzu ! How does it feel to see an Espada release their sword for the first time ? " Nnoitra asked stays as Kakuzu says silent "Say something!"

"Excellent Reiatsu, let's see how much stronger you gotten." Kakuzu stated as he turns his own skin completely black .

"What the hell are you doing?" Nnoitra asked.

"Let's see if you can cut through my Domu and bypass my creatures. " Kakuzu stated as he releases a dark green Chakra aura around him.

"Bring it!" Nnoitra replied as he goes to fight Kakuzu.

"Lightning Style: Piercing Darkness(雷遁・辟暗Raiton: Gian)" Kakuzu chanted as his lightning mask shoots lightning at Kakuzu but Nnoitra used 1 of his 6 arms to deflect the blast .

The fire mask uses Shunshin to appear behind Nnoitra and shoot a fireball at Nnoitra but he uses Sonído to to dodge the attack and leaps on the building sized pillars and does a leaping slash killing the lightning mask with one slash . Kakuzu then uses Shunshin and throws a kick aimed at his face but Nnoitra dodged it but Kakuzu uses his arms to grab him and then extend it 30 feet long to throw him into a then comes in midair to attack with a powerful punch but Nnoitra uses all six of his arms to block the attack.

"Shit!" Nnoitra shouted.

"What? Done already, i guess i would be taking you heart." Kakuzu stated as he launches tendrils from his arm cutting his face.

Nnoitra swings his swords in an arc trying to catch Kakuzu off-guard but Kakuzu counters with palm strikes and smashes Nnoitra into a pillar. Nnoitra then cuts part of a pillar to divert Kakuzu but his fire mask destroys the entire pillar trying to hit comes at him with a punch but Nnoitra blocks the punch with one of his 6 arms.

"Is that all you've got?" Nnoitra asked mockingly as he uses his other arm to cut Kakuzu across the chest as he falls to the ground "You're punch had no force behind it." Nnoitra states as he cut right through Kakuzu's Domu.

"ARRGH!" Kakuzu shouted as he falls to the ground.

"He isn't even twitching!" Nnoitra said to himself as turns his back for a second as Kakuzu merges with his two other hearts and forms a powerful shockwave blowing away sand from him.

"It's not over yet!" Kakuzu said to Nnoitra.

"Impossible, he had no pulse, ah fuck i forgot about those other two creatures hearts." Nnoitra wondered as Kakuzu emerges with 8 large tentacles.

Kakuzu uses his tentacles to throw him onto the ground. Kakuzu comes at Nnoitra with a ground punch but the Espada dodges the attack and counters with a head sweeping slash but Kakuzu cuts one of Nnoitra's arms off with a chop but that arm regrows , Nnoitra cuts Kakuzu's left arm off but it was reattached by the tendrils. Both move at high speeds clashing attack with each other.

"You've pissed me off long enough! Die, goddamnit, DIE ! " Nnoitra shouted as he cuts through the tendrils attacking him and cuts Kakuzu's chest and neck but the threads restitch the wounds.

"I can say the same for you, you are such an annoying insect." Kakuzu stated as he shoots wind blast at Nnoitra hitting him.

"You're really pissing me off now!" Nnoitra stated covered with blood.

"I can say the same with you!" Kakuzu shouted.

"Let's end this!" Nnoitra shouted as he charges up a Cero in his mouth and Ceros glowing on his axes .

"Time to end this with one attack!" Kakuzu chanted as he charges up fire and wind together.

"Cero Siete(Spanish for Seven Hollow Flash) " Nnoitra chanted as he fires them in a massive blast.

"Hinokaze : Bureizuarashi (火の風リリース：ブレイズ嵐 Fire Wind Release:Blaze Storm)" Kakuzu countered as they fire powerful energy blasts that collide with each other, the blasts cancel each other and blast them away from each other creating a 1 mile radius of the battlefield filing up 1/10 the area of Las Noches with dark smoke and flames. 5 of Nnoitra hands were severed and Nnoitra himself was nearly blasted in half, Kakuzu lost his fire and wind mask and took damage to his body . Both of them are out cold covered in blood.

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Abandoned Uchiha Stronghold

September 9, 2001 9:30 P.M. Itachi sits on the throne of the Uchiha hideout.

"It seems it's time we fight Ulquiorra, show me the power of the Espada." Itachi stated as he uses Shunshin to go past Ulquiorra.

"Very well then Akatsuki!" Ulquiorra replied as he collides his sealed sword with Itachi's kunai.

Itachi uses his right hand to aim the kunai at Ulquiorra's face but Ulquiorra blocks the then grabs Ulquiorra's arm and throws him into a wall and comes at him with a right roundhouse kick hitting Ulquiorra,Ulquiorra blocks the strike and uses a one hand sword lunge but Itachi dodges and does a handstand on Ulquiorra then appears and throws Ulquiorra's sword aside and pushes him back a bit.

"Let's see how you fare without a blade!" Itachi said to Ulquiorra as he comes at the Akatsuki member.

Ulquiorra and Itachi collide kicks and punches with each other . Ulquiorra throws a punch at Itachi but Itachi catches it and kicks Ulquiorra in the stomach pushing him back. Itachi goes for a roundhouse kick but Ulquiorra blocks with his other hand. They exchange punches with each other and kicks . Itachi comes at Ulquiorra with a sweeping kick but Ulquiorra uses Sonído to to gain his distance and comes at Itachi's chest with his hand but Itachi catches it and throws Ulquorria into the wall . Itachi comes at him with the kunai but Ulquiorra counters by knocking Itachi back with a high kick and then jumps into the air to charge up energy.

"Bala." Ulquiorra chanted as he fires a barrage of Balas at Itachi but he dodges the attack but the attacks create smoke around the place.

"What the?" Itachi asked as he's blinded by the smoke as Ulquiorra grabs his sword pinned up to the wall and stabs Itachi in the chest.

"Is that the best you can do? these petty illusions won't fool me." Ulquiorra asked and he stabs the real Itachi through the chest that is sitting in the throne.

"One more thing before i die, how could you see through my Genjutsu?" Itachi asked Ulquiorra .

"Pesquisa( Spanish for "Inquiry") is an Arrancar's ability to detect, sense and gauge the amount of Reiatsu in his or her vicinity. I can detect the change you your Reiatsu and used my Reiatsu to negate your petty illusions. No matter how strong you are , you will never be equal to a human. You did well for someone on a human level but you power is still weak." Ulquiorra explained to Itachi stoically but he then realizes it's another Genjutsu.

"You still lack the same eyes as me!" Itachi replied as he takes out kunai and throw them at Ulquiorra, Ulquiorra manages to block all 50 attacks with his sword. Itachi then comes at Ulquiorra with his kunai but Ulquiorra grabs Itachi's hand and Itachi grabs a clone of Itachi appears above Ulquiorra.

"He managed to use Ninjutsu even without using handseals. And his attacks are strong enough to damage my Hierro, he's far more powerful than i thought." Ulquiorra said to himself as the Itachi clone throws 3 kunai at Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra dodges two of the kunai and the third one grazes his check, causing it to bleed a bit . Ulquiorra blocks 3 more kunai attacks, then he leaps in the air and does a jump slash against Itachi but Itachi manages to hold back the slash with just his kunai . The force of Ulquiorra's slash concaves the ground 2 feet deep . Ulquorria goes for a horizontal slash but it's blocked by Itachi . Itachi uses Shunshin and goes in the air to attack Ulquiorra but Ulquiorra sends him flying with a kick which smashes him through several walls . Itachi charges back at Ulquiorra but Ulquiorra dodges with a Sonído and then uses multiple high-speed stabs at Itachi who evades catches Ulquiorra's arm and stopped his hit . Ulquorria stabs his sword on the ground and causes the ground to get uplifted 10 feet high . Itachi dodges a low sweep by Ulquiorra and Itachi blocks a vertical slash from Ulquiorra but Itachi overpowers the strike with one hand on his kunai and aims at Ulquiorra's neck but the 4th Espada blocks a lunging strike and cuts Itachi 's head off but he cuts the clone of Itachi which scatters into crows. Itachi uses Shunshin to launch a kick knocking Ulquiorra into the wall 30 feet away . Before Ulquiorra can recover , Itachi pins his hand down, steps on both his feet and punch him in stomach. Itachi then appears to stab Ulquiorra in the eye with the kunai.

"Time to end this!" Itachi stated but Ulquiorra charges up a Cero from his finger.

"Cero." Ulquiorra chanted shooting a Cero at Itachi from his fingertips with excessively destructive blast shoots a hole through the building of the Uchiha Stronghold and goes through Itachi's chest but it turned out to hit another clone. The real Itachi appears in the air to shoot a fireball at Ulquiorra.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu(火遁・豪火球の術Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu)" Itachi chanted as he shoots a fireball at Ulquiorra but the 4th Espada dodges and fires a Cero at Itachi while he's in mid-air .

The Cero blast a 20 foot diameter hole in the ceiling leading out. Itachi jumps out and fires another fireball uses Horse ,Tiger ,Snake ,Ram →,Monkey , Boar → and Horse →,Tiger seals to enhance the power of the fireball jutsu causing a powerful blast to shoot flames into the hole and a pillar of flames rises 100 feet high. Ulquiorra is lightly burned by the attack.

"Burns like these won't keep me down!" Ulquiorra stated as he leaps on top of a 100 foot high pillar on top of the Uchiha hideout.

"What are you doing?" Itachi asked.

"I'm showing you my power!" Ulquiorra answered.

"What are you talking about?" Itachi asked.

"As one of the top four Espada, i'm forbidden to release my Zanpakutō within Las Noches. That is because they are too powerful and such a release would cause great damage to the fortress." Ulquiorra explained to Itachi.

"I see , so you're going to get serious?" Itachi asked.

"Enclose Murciélago (Spanish for Bat) " Ulquiorra chanted as Itachi stares at the moon sky as he unleashes a black (with green outline) burst of spiritual energy that falls around Ulquiorra as green rain. In his released state, Ulquiorra becomes bat-like in appearance. While in this form he gains large black bat wings on his back, his hair becomes longer and wilder, and the remains of his Hollow mask centers atop his head, with two large horns extending outward to the sides towards the front. The lines on his face become black, broader and more triangular and his fingernails lengthen. His Arrancar attire becomes more form-fitting and closed at the top, becoming more like a robe towards the bottom.

"You're power has increased!" Itachi stated.

"Do not lose your composure, do not break your stance, stretch out your awareness, and do not let your guard down for even a second." Ulquiorra replied as he generates a javelin and comes at Itachi nearly decapitating Itachi and cutting his face.

"That was too close for comfort!" Itachi said to himself.

"You moved out of the way last second, wise move. Had not for that, you would be dead." Ulquiorra stated as Itachi holds his face as Ulquiorra dashes at Itachi .

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu(火遁・豪火球の術Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu)" Itachi chanted as he shoots a fireball at Ulquiorra but the fireball this time had no effect on Ulquiorra as he stays there unburned.

"Is that all you got? " Ulquiorra asked Itachi.

"Not even a starch!" Itachi said to himself.

"Now it's my turn!" Ulquiorra said to Itachi as he throws his green energy javelins at Itachi who barely dodges them .

"I can see them!" Itachi said to himself but he's grazed by one of them and is pushed back 100 feet near the pillar.

"Time to end this ! Cero Oscuras ( Spanish for Dark Zero)" Ulquiorra chanted as he fires a black Cero with a green outline to it the blast heads right to Itachi.

"Sharingan (写輪眼Mirror Wheel Eye)" Itachi countered as he activates his Sharingan and evades the blast and draws out his ANBU sword behind Ulquiorra's neck . Ulquiorra barely dodges the blade as it cuts his back near his neck . The Cero hits a nearby mountain and levels the top of the mountain causing it to lose 400 feet of elevation .

"What is that eye and the change in your power?" Ulquiorra asked Itachi.

"It's called the Sharingan (写輪眼Mirror Wheel Eye) a Dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai, (瞳術血継限界Eye Technique Bloodline Limit )" Itachi answered.

"Dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai?" Ulquiorra asked.

"It not only heightened my abilities but gains me the ability to see the flow of chakra and predict and follow movements." Itachi explained to Ulquiorra.

"I see, that's quite a sizable increase of power." Ulquiorra stated.

"Don't underestimate the Uchiha or you will die." Itachi replied as he traps Ulquiorra in an illusion with no eye contact . The Genjutsu traps Ulquiorra in a torrent of crows.

"You talk about despair, you have yet to experience real despair Espada." Itachi stated as he draws his sword.

"What does a human like you know about despair?" Ulquiorra asked.

"Utakata(ウタカタ Genjutsu: Crow Ephemera)" Itachi chanted as he has crows flocking around Ulquiorra turn into shuriken that bombarded Ulquiorra and then Itachi uses Shunshin to appear behind Ulquiorra and cut in half but it turns out to be a clone .

"Gemelos Sonído (Spanish for Sound Twins)" Ulquiorra countered as he creates 10 copies of himself and attack Itachi, but they keep hitting fake raven clones and Itachi creates exploding clones to wipe out Ulquiorra's clones then emerges out of the explosions in midair 300 feet above Ulquiorra.

"A clone , huh, quite some quick thinking you did to avoid my Genjutsu." Itachi said Ulquiorra .

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu (火遁・鳳仙火の術Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu)" Itachi chanted as he creates a volley of small fireballs, which are sent flying in an unpredictable manner assaulting the clones while the real Ulquiorra avoids all the hits and counters with his own attack.

"Bala Tormenta (Spanish for Bulletstorm )" Ulquiorra countered as he fires hundreds of Balas countering the fireballs then leaps into the air and stabs Itachi in the stomach but it's another clone. The real Itachi appears on the top of the hideout and prepares special hand seals and lands down. Ulquiorra dashes towards him.

"Rat →, Tiger , Dog →, Ox → ,Rabbit →, Tiger ,Horse ,Tiger,Snake , Ram , Monkey, → Boar →, Horse → Tiger Fire Style: Blaze Ball(火遁・轟炎球Katon: Gōenkyū) " Itachi chanted as he exhales a 20 foot diameter meteor-sized sphere of fire that carries Ulquiorra 100 feet away.

"That's a big fireball !" Ulquiorra said to himself as he deflects the blast with all his effort using his Reiatsu to knock it back with his bare hand.

The blast hits a nearby 4,000 foot mountain west of the hideout and causes a massive explosion on impact and levels the top of the mountain causing it to lose 400 feet of elevation. The fire blast produced the explosive force equal to 2 billion paper bombs ( 1 megatons of TNT ) or the same explosive energy within Cero Oscuras releasing 4.184 x 10^15 joules. The destructive force leaves the mountain in complete and total ruins.

"Damn it , he dodged the blast!" Itachi said to himself.

"That was too close for comfort!" Ulquiorra said to himself as he realizes that it's beginning to rain and that his body turns grey scale invented color and the sky turns blood-red with a red moon casting a red light throughout the illusion with a cloudy atmosphere.

"It's true that your Pesquisa may resist Genjutsu, However...You cannot counter this special Genjutsu Tsukuyomi(月読Moon Reader)" Itachi chanted as he traps Ulquiorra within a stake.

"What the hell?" Ulquiorra asked as he struggles to move.

"How long can a person you like you , who doesn't process the Dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai,deal with this?" Itachi asked Ulquiorra as he stabs through Ulquiorra's stomach.

"That was an...Genjutsu?" Ulquiorra asked as he sees two more Itachis.

"In the world of Tsukuyomi...I control space and time and even the mass of objects." Itachi states as he stabs through released Ulquiorra.

"ARRRGH!" Ulquiorra shouted as he struggles against the pain.

"Starting now, i will stab you for 3 days. The pain is not fake, it's no different than being stabbed by a real sword. How long your mind can withstand this punishment ? There are only 71 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds left." Itachi explained to Ulquiorra as he creates hundreds of clones surrounding Ulquiorra . The 4th Espada keeps his calm and release enough Reiatsu and breaks his arm free.

"I found a way around his Tsukuyomi!" Ulquiorra said to himself .

"You can't escape Tsukuyomi, the most you can do is release one arm." Itachi stated as he tries to keep Ulquiorra from moving.

"I only need one arm!" Ulquiorra replied as he impales his own eye and rips it out and crush eye then turns into dust and the Genjutsu is canceled out. Both Itachi and Ulquiorra are both noticeably tried out from the ordeal.

"You..dispelled my Tsukuyomi ? Impossible no one has been able to break out of Tsukuyomi with a normal Sharingan much less someone who's not in the Uchiha Clan." Itachi asked Ulquiorra as he's shocked to see the 4th Espada break out of his Genjutsu.

"It wasn't easy ,i read a few files from Aizen about Genjutsu . Genjutsu of any nature can be canceled out through intense pain not caused by the Genjutsu and utilizing the resulting pain to bring their senses back in order " Ulquiorra explained to Itachi as he bleeds out from his eye.

"However you have damaged yourself in the using Genjutsu is useless against you, you limited your power." Itachi stated as he comes at Ulquiorra but he falls down due to the stress of Tsukuyomi.

"Looks like that Jutsu pushes you past your human limits , too bad because i've just got started." Ulquiorra replied as he regenerates his eye.

"You regenerated you eye ?" Itachi asked with shock.

"My greatest strength lies in my regenerative which most Arrancar give up in return for greater strength." Ulquiorra explained to Itachi.

"Damn it , i wasn't expecting that!" Itachi replied.

"You think i didn't plan this out human, now time to end this ! Cero Oscuras." Ulquiorra chanted as he fires a black Cero with a green outline to it towards Itachi.

" Fire Style: Blaze Ball " Itachi countered as he shoots another fire blast.

Itachi and Ulquiorra are 100 feet apart from each attacks collide with each other Ulquiorra's blast extends 55 feet long pushing back Itachi's fireball 5 feet away from the center.

"Looks like you're human level of Chakra really can't keep up with my Reiatsu." Ulquiorra said to Itachi.

"He's too strong for normal fire based attacks!" Itachi said to himself as his right eye opens up and gains a three pinwheel red-eye form.

"Time to end this human!" Ulquiorra said to Itachi as his Cero travels through Itachi's flames and is 5 feet near Itachi.

"Amaterasu(天照 Illuminating Heaven)" Itachi chanted uses his black flames to burn through Cero Oscuras and neutralized the attack entirely.

"So this is the Amaterasu i heard about ? The flames are so hot , they're capable of burning even flames themselves. He canceled out my Cero Oscuras with ease." Ulquiorra said to himself as he sees Itachi still standing.

"There is no outrunning this Jutsu, no matter how fast you are, you can't escape this." Itachi explained to Ulquiorra as he shoots Amaterasu at Ulquiorra.

"Damn , it's too fast. I can barely evade it!" Ulquiorra said to himself as he dodges the first few shots barely as the same black flames set fire to the forest surrounding the mountain . The flames hit Ulquiorra and burn his wing damaging him, but Ulquiorra used his javelin to cut the right-wing off before the black flames touched his entire body . Itachi is worn out from using Amaterasu while Ulquiorra regenerates his wing.

"That attack packed a serious punch , however it seems like you reached your limit as well. it 's best i end this before you use that technique again ! Resurrección: Segunda Etapa(Spanish for Resurrection Second Stage)" Ulquiorra chanted as he releases immensely dense spiritual pressure That instills despair upon those around him.

"What is this form?" Itachi said to himself.

Ulquiorra retains his black wings but his long white coat is gone, revealing a more defined musculature with his chest bare and Hollow hole (which has become larger) dripping black, blood-like liquid. His waist becomes covered in something similar to black fur, which also covers his arms and legs. His fingers grow claw-like extensions and his feet become like talons. The irises of his eyes turn yellow while the sclera becomes green. The tear-like marks under his eyes increase in size and turn black. Ulquiorra's mask is now completely gone, as he has taken on the fuller appearance of a bat. He now has two large bat-ears, and the #4 Espada tattoo is no longer visible on his chest.

"What is that?" Itachi asked.

"I'm the only Arrancar among the Espada who is able to reach a second Resurrección form aside from the 1st Espada, and that even Aizen has not seen me in this form. Cero Oscuras " Ulquiorra explained to Itachi as he fires a powerful Cero that hits Itachi.

"Not bad!" Itachi said to Ulquiorra as he's blown up along with the mountain.

The Cero levels the entire Abandoned Uchiha Stronghold along with the 4,000 foot high mountain the hideout was built on. The Cero produced the explosive force equal to the attack produces 458 Megatons of TNT . The destructive force leaves the mountain in complete and total ruins. Everything within a 2 mile radius was instantly destroyed, and the small mountain was wiped off the map. . Ulquiorra lands at ground zero within a 3 mile wide pile of rocks at sea level . Rain starts to fall down from the ruins of the mountain.

"It's finally over!" Ulquiorra stated to himself but then he heard a voice.

"Is this the death you had Imaged for me..?" Itachi asked as he emerges out of the ruins uninjured.

" Impossible, how can a human survive that attack?" Ulquiorra asked with a shocked look on his face.

"If you must know, allow me to show you my own last trump card in my hand! Susanoo (須佐能乎 Tempestuous God of Valour ) " Itachi chanted as he creates a gigantic, spiritual humanoid being that surrounds and protects its left hand it wields the Yata Mirror as a shield. In its right hand it wields the Sword of Totsuka. The sword, a kind of Sword of Kusanagi also known as the Sakegari Longsword, is sheathed in a sake jar held by a third hand growing from Susanoo's right forearm. It is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade capable of sealing anything it cuts . The monster towers at 300 meters.

"How have you taken that form?" Ulquiorra asked Itachi.

"Susanoo (須佐能乎 Tempestuous God of Valour ) is the third ability granted by the Mangekyō Sharingan, after the ability in both eyes have been awakened. It creates a gigantic, spiritual humanoid being that surrounds and protects the user. Had not for Susanoo, i would've perished from your Cero Oscuras." Itachi explained to Ulquiorra as the sky itself turns dark and rain falls down on the ruins of the sky is black grey with a ghoulish green and crimson red aura from the spiritual power released from Itachi and Ulquiorra.

"Time to destroy your defense ! Cero Oscuras " Ulquiorra fires another Cero.

"Yata no Kagami ( 八咫鏡 Eight Span Mirror )" Itachi countered as he used the Yata Mirror to reflect the blast and the blast destroys everything within a 2 mile radius.

"Impossible! A shield powerful enough to deflect my Cero Oscuras, this can't be, there's no way a mere human can do this." Ulquiorra said to himself as the tries another explosion.

"That's not going to work!" Itachi replied as he easily knocks back another Cero Oscuras.

"He's deflected my Cero Oscuras twice!" Ulquiorra said to himself but before he can react , his left arm is cut off from Itachi's Susanoo and he's pushed back 400 feet away. The area around the mountains is on fire from the explosions and Amaterasu. Ulquiorra grows back his arm and continues to fight on.

"Not bad!" Itachi commented.

"Using Cero Oscuras is a waste given it doesn't even dent your armor, now here's my greatest technique ! Lanza del Relámpago (Spanish for Lance of the Lightning) " Ulquiorra chanted as he a javelin-like weapon using his spiritual files high in the air to fight.

"What is he doing ? A weapon like that does him no good from a distance and flying into me would leave him susceptible to my Totsuka Blade." Itachi said to himself.

"I would prefer not to set this off near me!" Ulquiorra said to himself as he throws it at Susanoo hitting the giant target.

The blast creates a 15 mile radius explosion destroying the mountain and the forest around the mountains . Itachi's Yata Mirror still shield from the blast but the arms of Susanoo are cracked. The mountain is completely vaporized producing 1.02 Gigatons of TNT,everything within a 17 mile radius is completely leveled by the exploison while everything within a 45 mile radius is hit with flying shrapnel.

"So he actually damaged Susanoo? Had not for the Yata Mirror, i would of been dead." Itachi said to himself.

"That thing is still standing ?It's tough but it only looks like it can take 2 to 3 more of my attacks at best." Ulquiorra said to himself as he generates another Javelin.

"So he can create more than one ?I barely survived the first one! I must finish this fast." Itachi said to himself .

"Take this!" Ulquiorra said to Itachi as he throws another Lanza del Relámpago but Itachi counters by using the Sakegari Longsword to seal the attack and negate it.

"No matter how much of those attacks he uses, i can stop them, i just have to make sure he doesn't get me more than twice. Yata Mirror might be able to negate the blows but the arms are vulnerable to damage." Itachi said to himself as he sees Ulquorria throws 10 Lanza del Relámpagos but there all sealed away by the Sakegari Longsword.

"Damn, this isn't going to work!" Ulquiorra said to himself.

"Amaterasu" Itachi chanted as he shoots black flames at Ulquiorra but he uses Sonído to escape the flames.

"These flames are so fast , i wouldn't have been able to avoid them this easily without my Segunda Epta form." Ulquiorra said to himself before he knows it, Susanoo is right in front of him.

"Totsuka no Tsurugi(十拳剣Ten Hands Long Sword)" Itachi chanted as he swings it sword knocking Ulquiorra over 200 feet away. The second strike of Susanoo nearly decapitates Ulquiorra .

"Despite not being able to move fast, it's sword has surprisingly high levels of speed." Ulquiorra said to himself as he tries to stab Itachi with the jailven but it fails to pierce it's Yata mirror. Itachi nearly cuts him in half Ulquiorra,the Sakegari Longsword reverts Ulquiorra back to normal.

"That was foolish!" Itachi said to Ulquiorra.

"What happened with my Release form?" Ulquorria asked only to see himself get sucked away .

"Sakegari Longsword (酒刈太刀Sake Cutter Longsword), is sheathed in a saké jar held by a third hand growing from Susanoo's right forearm. It is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade capable of sealing anything it pierces, goodbye Ulquiorra " Itachi explained to Ulquorria only to see he sealed a clone.

"Had not for my Gemelos Sonído (Spanish for Sound Twins), i would've lost my life." Ulquiorra said to Itachi.

"I see, you escaped last second but let's see how lucky you are this time." Itachi stated.

"I won't let myself get cut twice by that blade!" Ulquiorra replied.

Ulquiorra and Itachi clash attacks with each other. Ulquiorra blocks a vertical slash from Itachi's Totsuka blade that upturns several large rocks. Ulquiorra is able to block Itachi's Susanoo and manages to cut through Susanoo's left arm however not able to cut into Itachi. Ulquiorra tries to block a slash from Susanoo but the attack send him flying into a large 4,000 foot mountain near the leveled mountains and the Uchiha hideout 6 miles away. Itachi swings his sword with both hands on his Totsuka Blade but Ulquiorra dodges and flies up in the air.

"He's able to block my Totsuka Blade's cutting power, those javelins pack alot of power." Itachi said to himself as he looks at Ulquorria flying in the air.

"He's going to be a problem with his strong defense and offense . I'm already low on Reiatsu. While i can use Lanza del Relámpago (Spanish for Lance of the Lightning) more than once, i can only use the high impact full power explosive ones 5 or 6 times while i can use 25 to 30 smaller ones for quick throwing attacks or melee weapons. I need to use a stronger attack to beat him." Ulquiorra said to himself as he flies a considerable distance to form his attack.

"What is he doing up there?" Itachi said to himself as he sees Ulquiorra 30,000 feet high .

"Allow me to show you the true extent of my power , i have flown far past your attack range therefore i'll win." Ulquiorra answered as he stabs his own right arm with his own lance and then cover the green flaming lance with dark red blood.

"He thinks he's safe in the air ? He's about to get a rude awakening." Itachi said to himself as he forms Chakra around both Susanoo's hands while dropping the Yata Mirror.

"He dropped the Mirror ? Fool, this attack is twice the power of Lanza del Relámpago , he signed his own death warrant . It combines the power of Grand Ray Cero and Cero Oscuras into my Lanza del Relámpago and uses the power of my lance for one final attack." Ulquiorra said to himself only to see Itachi forming his own attack.

"He's about to get a taste of my strongest long-range attack." Itachi said to himself as three magatama bound together by a single, circular thread.

"Lanza del Trueno Relámpagos Roja de Oscuras ( Spanish for Lance of Dark Thunder and Red Lightning )" Ulquiorra chanted as he throws a black and red lance with green flames at the edges towards Ulquiorra .

"Yasaka no Magatama ( 八坂ノ勾玉Eight Slopes Curved Jewel )" Itachi countered as he throws the thread of Chakra like a shuriken with extreme speed and rotation .

Both attacks collide and causes a massive energy collision. Itachi and Ulquorria are 30,000 feet from each other where the energy waves collide at the 15,000 foot mark.

"You can't stop me human . An Arrancar would always stand about that of a human." Ulquiorra said to Itachi as he pours more Reiatsu into his attack which pushes Itachi back 10,000 feet towards Itachi.

"This human you speak of is an Uchiha, the highest level of humans." Itachi replied as he pushes his mega shuriken 10,000 feet back and 5,000 feet towards Ulquiorra.

"Lord Aizen is the one who will rule this world, no one could stop him." Ulquiorra replied as he pushes Itachi's blast back to the center .

"His blast is evenly matched with my own but i can always exert myself more given my healing ability." Itachi said to himself as he pours more energy .

"It's now or never!" Ulquorria said to himself as he detaches himself from the blast and chagres up another attack.

"What is he doing?" Itachi said to himself as he sees Ulquiorra going for another attack.

"Super Cero Oscuras ( Spanish for Super Dark Zero )" Ulquiorra chanted as he fires a two-handed version of his Cero which propels his lance back and pushes back Itachi's shuriken.

"What the hell?" Itachi asked.

"If our blasts are equal in power, then firing another blast of the same power would double my attack to form of yours limits your mobility which slows down reaction time, in the end you were unable to surpass your limitations Goodbye Itachi Uchiha." Ulquiorra said Itachi as the blast heads towards him and is at the 500 foot mark.

"Amaterasu : Rising Sun" Itachi countered as he shoots a massive wave of concentrated black flames which propel the shuriken back to the 15,000 foot mark colliding with the Cero enhanced lance and both attacks explode within the air .

The combined blasts create an explosion that levels everything within a 25 mile radius . The explosion dissipates forming a massive 50 mile high , 25 mile diameter mushroom cloud that rains down small rocks. 25,000,000 trees were wiped out by the explosion. The explosion generates the force equivalent of 25.6 Kilotons of TNT with their combined attacks. The blast leaves behind a massive 7.6 mile diameter, 2.53 mile deep crater causing 8,900,972,000 meters ^3 of rock to be vaporized.

Ulquiorra lands on the ground and reverts back to normal physically exhausted from the overuse of his Reiatsu while Itachi also reverts back to normal and then drinks the medicine to prevent dying.

"You're far more powerful than i though!" Itachi said to Ulquiorra.

"Same with you!" Ulquiorra replied as the both shake hands with each other.

---

Hueco Mundo Canyons 50 miles north of Las Noches.

September 9, 2001 10:00 P.M. Harribel and Kisame stand on a canyon and clashes swords with each other. Harribel comes at him with a vertical slash but Kisame uses a two-handed parry to push back Harribel and then come at her with a horizontal slash and swings his sword around like a mase creating a whirlwind. Harribel counters with her own cross slash and goes for a bat swing slash but Kisame blocks the both clash again with another series of slashes and counter slashes. Kisame throws his sword like a boomerang and catches it and does a jump slash, Harribel blocks the attack and counters with several lunging strikes at Kisame.

"You're pretty strong, for a woman anyways!" Kisame said to Harribel with a smirk .

"I don't believe i've show you my full power yet!" Harribel replied as she swings her Zanpakutō at Kisame. Kisame blocks the strike and goes at her with a sweeping slash aimed at her legs but she jumps up and uses Sonído to appear behind Kisame and tries to stab him from behind but Kisame blocks the strike with one hand. Harribel unzips her jacket and reveals her tattoo.

"Damn, those are some nice jugs you have!" Kisame said to the beautiful Espada as he stares at her massive jugs.

"Shut up, i didn't do this to please you!" Harribel replied as she dashes towards Kisame but Kisame blocks her Reiatsu charged strike with ease, the energy wave destroys the 300 foot hill Kisame was standing . The shark skinned Akatsuki stands on the air for a few seconds before landing on the ground.

"What's wrong woman? You don't think that weak slash could overpower me? That's child's play !" Kisame asked as he comes at Harribel.

"Don't underestimate me! Ola Azul (Spanish for Blue Wave)" Harribel chanted as she pulls her sword back as it gathers yellow spiritual energy within the Hollow portion of her blade and launches it towards Kisame but Kisame easily blocks the attack with Samehada.

"Is that all you got ?" Kisame asked Harribel.

"Impossible, how did you block it so easily?" Harribel asked Kisame in shock.

"Samehada (鮫肌Shark Skin) absorbs the Chakra of its owner's opponents. Such an ability allows Samehada to literally slice through an opponent's technique and even prevent techniques from being performed by absorbing all the opponent's Chakra . It seems it works just as fine in absorbing Reiatsu too ." Kisame explained to Harribel boasting his own power.

"You're very powerful to have an ability that strong." Harribel stated.

"See what i mean when i said you are nowhere near my power woman, now die ! Water Style: Exploding Water Shock Wave (水遁・爆水衝波Suiton: Bakusui Shōha)" Kisame chanted as he spits out a great volume of water from his mouth that becomes a massive wave of water heading towards Harribel .

"Destroy Tiburón (Spanish for Shark)" Harribel countered as she holds her Zanpakutō with an outstretched arm in front of her with the blade pointing down and declares the release command. She is then completely enveloped by a heart-shaped surge of water that closes around her to form a cocoon-like cyclone which Harribel then cuts herself out of. She negates the power of Exploding Water Shock within a 2 mile radius of the canyon is under 100 feet of water.

"What the ? You overpowered my Exploding Water Shockwave?" Kisame asked shocked as he see all of Harribel's clothes are gone, as well as her Espada tattoo. The Hollow fragments she has in her sealed state become a collar with extensions that cover her nipples, in addition to spaulders on her shoulders with two ribbon-like protrusions on her back that bear a resemblance to shark fins. A thin, spine-like structure also forms on her stomach, spanning from her waist to the underside of her breasts.

"You have some nerve to underestimate me Akatsuki. Us Vasto Lorde Espada are forbidden to release their Zanpakutō while inside the dome of Las Noches. If we were to do so, our immense spiritual power would be enough to demolish the fortress." Harribel explained to Kisame.

"You got Reiatsu as fine as your body. Both of my swords are excited looking at you. I guess wearing less clothes is the secret to your power." Kisame smirked making a perverted joke while he sees his sword excited at her spiritual pressure .

"Well, let's test that strength of yours !" Harribel replied as she uses shunpo to dash at 49,500 ft/sec(33,750 MPH), Kisame is cut in half from the attack.

"ARRRGGH !" Kisame shouted as he was horizontally cut in half.

"Moron, you can never leave your guard down . Is that all the power of the Akatsuki ?" Harribel asked only to see Kisame behind her and attacks her, she blocks with her broad pata.

"What happened to not misjudging my power?" Kisame asked.

"So you substituted yourself with a clone?" Harribel asked.

"Did you think you had me, you need to be alot faster than that to catch me off guard. I must admit, your attack speed and power definitely increased exponentially after you released your sword, just what you expect of an Espada." Kisame smirked.

"Looks like you would be tougher than i thought!" Harribel stated.

"I'm going to take my time playing with you longer, you are the strongest foe i fought in a while." Kisame replied as he stands on the water.

Kisame charges at Harribel and they clash attacks with each other, each strike shoots water up 100 feet up in the air. Harribel slices through the water with a horizontal slash and then a vertical slash pushing Kisame back. Harribel goes for a roundhouse kick against Kisame but Kisame grabs her leg and throws her down and licks her neck but she knees him in the face, causing Kisame to lose some teeth.

"I'm getting tired of you already!" Harribel shouted as she creates a water slash wave around her and nearly cuts Kisame.

Harribel then dashes at him with a lunging strike but Kisame blocks her attack. Harribel does a series of rapid stabs at Kisame, Kisame dodges them by a few inches. Kisame goes for a counter slash but Harribel holds back Kisame's slash with her pata.

"You're sword is strong, however i wonder where's the blade on it ? How are you suppose to cut anything with that ?" Harribel asked holding back Kisame's sword with her pata.

"My big blade Samehada..." Kisame replied by shredding into Harribel's shoulder. "Doesn't slice... It shreds you to ribbons!" Kisame stated as he licks his sword.

"I see, i guess i'll just have to avoid your sword strike." Harribel replied as she leaps in the air and then condense large amounts of water around her blade before firing it as a blast that resembles a shark tooth.

"What is she doing?" Kisame asked himself.

"La Gota (Spanish for The Drop )" Harribel chanted as she shoots a hypersonic water blast at Kisame which knocks Kisame back 20 feet with force. Harribel shoots multiple blasts at Kisame but Kisame uses Samehada to shield the blast.

"Hmm, not bad, those things pack quite a punch however you would need more than that to beat me." Kisame replied but before he can react Harribel uses Sonído to appear behind Kisame and uses Cero on him.

"Cero." Harribel chanted as she uses her sword to charge he sword and fire it in a vertical arc damaging Kisame's back. Kisame jumped out narrowing dodging the blast with a small burn on his back . Kisame removes his robe.

"Not bad, you almost cut me in half with that attack. It's time we end this game." Kisame said to Harribel as he glows with blue spiritual power "Suiton: Senjikizame (水遁・千食鮫Water Release: A Thousand Feeding Sharks)" Kisame chanted as he creates one thousand sharks out of water, and they enter a wall formation, raining down to attack Harribel but Harribel points her blade out and instantly boils any form of water that comes close to it.

"Hirviendo (Spanish for Boiling)" Harribel countered as she has all his sharks turn against him and attack dodges all the water sharks he summoned as each shark creates a 20 foot radius explosion, after a series of explosions Kisame sees Harribel in the air.

"How did you deflect my water sharks?" Kisame asked with shock.

"Hirviendo (Spanish for Boiling) negates all water based attacks and allows me to control the water in the atmosphere and strengthen my attacks, thanks for helping me fill up the battlefield with enough condensation so i can finish you off in one blow." Harribel explained to Kisame.

"Interesting power!" Kisame stated.

"Now time to die ! Cascada ( Spanish for "Waterfall) " Harribel chanted as she launches a rushing surge of water at her enemy. The torrent of high pressure water overwhelms Kisame but Kisame absorbs most of it with Samehada. His sword grows bigger from the attack.

"I get stronger in direct proportion to how strong my opponent is. I do not tire, and cannot be defeated, as long as i have Samehada, i am unbeatable." Kisame gloated.

"This battle won't go anywhere at this point then. None of us have the advantage here." Harribel stated.

"Agreed, you wore me out good, i must admit that." Kisame replied.

---

Hueco Mundo Mountain Range

September 9, 2001 10:30 P.M. 50 miles northwest of Las Noches . Pein and the 6 paths stand together facing off against the former King of Hueco Mundo.

"Foolish human ! Do you actually believe that you can title yourself as a God in comparison to myself?" Barragan asked Pein.

"Human, i'm a god unlike you!" Pein answered.

"It's time i teach you the real definition of a real God." Barragan stated .

"Same here!" Pein replied.

"Bring it on!" Barragan stated as he sees the Animal Path attack first .

"Summoning Jutsu : Giant Crustacean." the Animal Path chanted as he summons a crustacean to attack Barragan .

"Heh ? Pathetic." Barragan replied as he swings down his axe cutting down the shellfish in one hit as the crustacean starts to age.

"What was that power you just used?" Deva Path asked Barragan .

"That was the power of aging. The power of age is far beyond any power you can possibly process." Barragan arrogantly stated.

"I see, so you really do have god like powers, let's see if you can handle this." Deva Path said to Barragan as he has Petra Path grab Barragan from behind.

"What ? You think a sneak attack would work ? I'll just age you too." Barragan shouted only to see it's not working .

"I'm the Preta Path, my power is to absorb energy. You can't age anything as long as i'm holding you." Petra Path explained to Barragan while the other paths go for their big attack.

"Chakra Canon." Asura Path chanted as he fires a Chakra Canon towards Barragan but Barragan uses his raw strength to push Perta into the blast and then the blast hits Perta creating a massive 1,000 foot radius explosion.

"Not a bad tactic but you need to be stronger than that to beat me ." Barragan stated only to be caught by several tendrils by Naraka Path.

"Shita Kubire ( 舌くびれ Tongue Constriction ) " Naraka Path chanted as he binds Barragan down .

"What is this?" Baaragan asked as he struggles to move.

"I'm the Naraka Path. I specialize within Binding , interrogation and restoration." Naraka Path explained to Barragan as the Espada struggles to break out of the attack. The human path then charges towards Barragan with white energy glowing around it's hand.

"Tamashī Jokyo ( 魂除去Soul Removal ) " Human Path chanted as he hits Barragan directly.

" HAHAHAHAHA! I'm already a soul, you can't... " Barragan arrogantly laughed only to see his body starting to diffuse into Reishi.

"Being in soul form makes my job far easier." Human Path replied as he attempts to suck out Barragan's soul.

"Senescencia ( Spanish for Senescence )" Barragan countered as he drastically slows down time around him making Human Path move 100 times slower and allowing himself to breaking from Naraka's tentacle like ropes and appear behind him with Sonído and cut down the path with his axe knocking down to soul path first.

"Not bad , you took out the Human Path. Wise move, had you not done that, you're body would of diffused into Reishi and absorbed through him." Pein said to Barragan who's notably out of break .

"I didn't think you pissants would be that tough however time to end the party for you ! Rot Arrogante ( Spanish for Arrogant )" Barragan chanted as he holds out his axe in front of him with its axe-head pointing downwards and declares the release. Everything around him rots away .

"What is this power?" Pein asked Barragan.

"This is my true power. I rule over old age, anything i touch will age and wither away." Barragan explained to Pein.

"I can see why you consider yourself go however your power is still paling in comparison to my god like powers." Pein stated.

"Pein ? Isn't that a ultimate form of death ? That ,very horrible pain is the one i have mastered Respira ( Spanish for Breathe) " Barragan chanted as he sends a wave of black/purple, smoke-like miasma towards Deva Path.

"Fūjutsu Kyūin (封術吸印 Seal Jutsu Inhale )" Petra Path countered as he's able to absorb all of the mist.

"Amazing, you managed to absorb all of Respira." Barragan said to Pein as he looks at Pein with shock.

"If that's the best you got, then you're already in trouble." Pein repiled as he then has Animal Path make another summoning

"Summoning Jutsu : Giant Rhino." Animal Path chanted as he sends a 100 foot high charging Rhino towards Barragan.

"Bitch please!" Barragan replied as he catches the Rhino's large horn with his bare hands and throws the Rhino a mile high while it disintegrates from aging. Barragan then sees Perta trying to grab him once again .

"I got you now!" Preta Path said to Barragan as he tires to grab the former king of Hollows only to be slowed down by Barragan.

"Is that the best you can do?" Barragan asked as he easily takes out Preta Path with one punch. Barragan is then surrounded by Naraka Path ,Human Path and Asura Path who come at him with their strongest attacks. Human Path was revived by Naraka Path.

"Shinigami Tamashīnami ( 死神魂波 Reaper Soul Wave )" Human Path chanted as he unleashes a white tendril from his hands made of spiritual energy .

"Jigokunōde ( 地獄の王で King of Hell ) " Naraka Path chanted as he summons the King of Hell itself to latch it's tongue towards Barragan.

"Kyoka Gōkamoeru ( 許可業火燃える Flaming Arrow Hellfire ) " Asura Path chanted as he fires a barrage of powerful rockets from his left arm and a rocket-propelled fist from his right arm and then from his forehead shoot a powerful chakra blast from the done.

"Respira ( Spanish for Breathe)" Barragan chanted as he sends a wave of black/purple, smoke-like miasma which negates the attacks and kills all 3 Paths dropping them dead on the floor.

"Summoning Jutsu : Animal Kingdom." Animal Path chanted as he summons multiple animals. Animal Path summoned a Giant Drill-Beaked Bird , Giant Multi-Headed Dog, Giant Snake-Tailed Chameleon, Giant Panda, Giant Ox and 3 Giant Centipedes.

"What's with all these animals?" Barragan asked Animal Path.

"This Jutsu has all the animals attack at once." Animal Path answered as the animals charge at Barragan.

The Bird is the first to come at the King of Hollows however Barragan jumps onto the bird before it hits him and snaps the birds neck and rots him away. The multi headed dog is the next creature to come after Barragan but Barragan uses a karate chop to decapitate the dog and rot the remains away. The Chameleon attempts to eat Barragan but Barragan's Respira is too much for the creature and he dies in second.

"This is getting annoying! Cero Respira ( Spanish for Zero Breathe )" Barragan chanted as he fires a Cero coated with Respira that kills the remaining animal summoning.

"What immense power!" Animal Path said to himself only to see Barragan behind him.

"Gran Caída ( Spanish for Great Fall )" Barragan chanted as he summons his ax to cut Animal Path in half and he rots away.

"Not bad, you actually managed to defeat 5 out of 6 Paths." Pein said to Barragan.

"Shut up, don't mock me human thinking that those guys were a challenge." Barragan replied.

"Now it's just you and me!" Pein said to the former King of Hollows .

"Now time to end this!" Barragan said to Pein as he charges up a black Cero around his hands covered with Respira.

"Shit, he's going for a full power attack!" Pein said to himself as wraps his whip around his body.

"Die you ant! Gran Caída : La Erosión Ola ( Spanish for Great Fall : Eroding Wave )" Barragan chanted as he swings his axe with two hands that fires a powerful wave of black and purple flames similar to Getsuga Tensho.

"Shinra Tensei ( 神羅天征Almighty Push )" Pein countered as he uses a full power shockwave of gravitational energy which clashes within Barragans attack.

Both blasts level everything within a 30 mile radius . The blast leaves behind a massive 10 mile diameter , 3 mile deep crater. The size of the explosion is the equivalent to 67.3 Gigatons of TNT, 1346 times the power of the Tsar Bomba 336.5 times the power ofthe 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Barragan drops to the ground with half his face gone and his right arm obliterated from the blast while Pein is worn out from his battle with some Respira on his left arm.

"How did you negate my Respira ? It's suppose negate all Kidō base attacks." Barragan asked.

"You can age anything right ? The limit to your aging is at least 10,000 years however i control Gravity. Gravity takes billions of years to age, you were doomed from the start against me . I have the ability to manipulate attractive and repulsive gravitational forces of objects or people. My attacks are far more powerful than standard Kidō or Jutsu." Pein explained to Barragan as he cuts his left arm off that has been covered by Respira.

"Damn you, i was so close!" Barragan shouted.

"I must admit, you're the first to push me into using my full power in a long time. You at least deserve credit for making me use my full power." Pein said to Barragan as he grabs Barragan.

---

Meanwhile at Eastern Las Noches

September 9, 2001 11:00 P.M. 50 miles east of Las Noches . Starrk and Konan arrive at the center of the flat desert plains.

"Looks like i get to fight you . What's your rank?" Konan asked Starrk.

"I'm the Primera Espada , Coyote Starrk" Starrk answered .

"Starrk is the strongest Espada, you have no chance against him." Lilynette stated.

"I see, hopefully he's not a disappointment like the last guy." Konan replied as she forms paper around her hands.

"What are you doing?" Starrk asked.

"I'm forming my blade!" Konan answered as she forms a paper sword.

"Ha a paper sword ? That weak ass blade can't cut Starrk, hell i can cut it no problem." Lilynette shouted as she goes to clash with Konan's blade with her sword but Lilynette's sword shatters on impact.

"My paper uses Chakra to make it even denser than steel." Konan explained to Lilynette as Lilynette goes for a counterattack.

"Take this!" Lilynette shouted as she fires a Cero at Konan however the Cero doesn't even faze her.

"Was that your best shot ? That was weaker than a Chunin level fireball Jutsu . Stand down and let the grown ups fight." Konan stated as she stands there.

"Very well then , Lilynette , you heard the woman." Starrk replied.

"Damn that bitch!" Lilynette responded as she goes to a safe place to watch the fight.

Starrk and Konan clash attacks with each other again . Stark does 40 high-speed slashes while Konan dodges the slashes and going for a charging slash. The Akatsuki member comes at Starrk with a rising slash but the brown hair Arrancar dodges the strike . Konan uses a series of 30 fast stabs in 5 seconds but Starrk manages to dodge them.

"Gemelos Sonído (Spanish for Sound Twins)" Starrk chanted as he creates 12 afterimages that become clones using his speed.

"What's this?" Konan asked.

"Gemelos Sonído (Spanish for Sound Twins) is created by adding in a few extra steps . By doing that, i can create a clone of myself." Starrk explained to the Akatsuki member.

"I see , however that magic trick isn't going to be enough." Konan stated.

"How about this?" Starrk asked as all the clones fire Ceros without any warning from body gestures or any charge time but Konan barely manages to dodge them but barely.

"Shit, he didn't even charge up or used a handsgin or any body movement . He can fire Ceros that fast ?" Konan said to herself.

"Not bad , you manage to dodge that blast!" Starrk said to Konan as his 12 clones surround Konan.

"Kami Dansu Batsu(神ダンス：罰Shikigami Dance: Punishment)" Konan chanted as she traps Starrk in a whirlwind of paper which shreds up the clones and she throws a paper spear at the real Starrk but the Primera Espada evades the blow.

"Not a bad attack but not good enough!" Starrk said to Konan as he fires 5 Ceros towards the female Akatsuki member.

"Kami Shuriken(紙手裏剣Paper Shuriken)" Konan chanted as she launches hundreds of shuriken at Starrk which easily rip apart rocks but Starrk dodges the attack.

"Not bad but not good enough!" Starrk said to Konan and he blasts through Konan however it was a paper clone.

"Paper Chakram." Konan chanted as she combines a large quantity of paper sheets into a single chakram-like shape and throws a disc spins with tremendous speed towards Starrk. Starrk barely avoids it but his right leg is lightly grazed.

"That was too close for comfort!" Starrk said to himself.

"She's strong!" Lilynette said to Starrk .

"I guess i need you at this moment!" Starrk stated.

"Fine , i'll lend you your power!" Lilynette replied as she goes towards Starrk and Starrk grabs her head.

"What are you doing?" Konan asked.

"Kick About Los Lobos ( Spanish for The Wolves )" Starrk chanted as he merges with Lilynette with blue Reiatsu surrounding the both of them and releasing their sword.

Starrk now wields two ornamental pistols, each of them the same length. These pistols are actually Lilynette, as both pistols appear to house her physically as well as her consciousness . Part of Lilynette's mask appears on his head, stretching from the back of his head around to the eyepiece on his left eye, with the flame pattern changing to emerge from the eyepiece and follow the mask fragment around to the back of his head while the mask itself is connected, by two chains, around his right eye. His Arrancar outfit changes drastically as well; his upper body is covered in a grey fur-lined jacket over a double-breasted vest, while his legs are covered in some kind of dark skin-tight pants with grey knee-high fur leggings covering his lower legs, and his arms are covered in some kind of gray elbow-length fur armbands that appears to end at his wrists. There are also ribbon-covered bandoleers emerging from his upper back and disappearing into his upper forearms. With fur-covered holsters, Starrk's released form resembles a Wild West gunslinger.

"What the hell ? You two merged?" Konan asked.

"The two of us are one. When we evolved from Hollow into Arrancar, we divided the Hollow power that the other Arrancar divided between their bodies and their swords into two bodies. When we once again become one, our power is released." Starrk explained to Konan as he points his gun at Konan.

"I have a feeling that things are getting tougher." Konan said herself.

"Take this!" Starrk stated as he shoots a Cero from his gun that grazes and lightly burns Konan's left shoulder.

"Damn, those blast pack a punch!" Konan said to Starrk.

"You think that's a strong enough Cero ? Allow me to show you stronger attacks. Cero Metralleta (Spanish for Sub-Machine Gun Zero )" Starrk chanted as he uses his pistols to unleash a powerful barrage of Ceros moving at 1,200 shots per minute.

"Shit ! Bunkatsushi ( 分割紙Splitting Paper )" Konan countered as she splits herself into millions of papers.

"You think turning into paper is going to protect you?" Starrk asked Konan as he keeps his relentless barrage of Ceros.

"Paper Clones." Konan chanted as she creates 100 clones of herself .

"Useless, i can fire more than enough Cero's to hit your clones." Starrk stated as he manages to shoot the clones with ease but then Konan appears with 100 normal size spears aiming towards Starrk.

"Shikigami Dance: Stockpile." Konan chanted as she summons 100 paper spears at Starrk creating a 1 mile radius explosion within the combination of explosions . Stark manages to barely evade the attacks.

"Not bad , i'm guessing normal Ceros aren't enough to take you on ? " Starrk said to Konan.

"You're really giving me a hard time!" Konan replied.

"Now time to show you my full power! Camarada ( Spanish for Comrades )" Starrk chanted as he summon a pack of grey wolves seemingly numbering in the hundreds while his pistols disappear.

"What the hell are those?" Konan asked Starrk.

"Let's go Starrk!" Starrk answered within a 3rd person as he sends one of the wolves at the Akatsuki member.

"You got to do better than that!" Konan shouted as she slashes the wolf with her paper sword only to see the wolf make a Cero sound and it creates a massive 3,000 foot radius explosion.

"Is it over already?" Starrk said to himself.

"What the hell was that ? I almost got burned." Konan asked Starrk.

"This is part of our soul !" Starrk answered.

Konan struggles to evade attacks from Starrk's release from. The female Akatsuki dodges the wolves while in his Hollow mask Shikai state.

"They're moving so fast!" Konan said to herself as she evades a wolf which the ground and explodes.

"You're pretty fast , however how much longer you think you can our attacks " Starrk said to Konan as the explosion reveal another wolf has regenerated and 5 of them close in on Konan .

"Paper Chakram." Konan chanted as she throws multiple chakram-like shape shuriken at the wolves slashing through 20 wolves.

"You won't be able to stop them so easily!" Starrk said to Konan .

"They're regenerating like flames!" Konan said to herself only to see a wolf biting her legs.

"I got you!" Starrk said to Konan as 4 more wolves bite her.

"Shit!" Konan shouted as she's hit by a massive explosion. The smoke clears up to reveal that Konan escaped the blast with minor injuries thanks to her paper shielding her.

"You survived out attack!" Stark said to Konan.

"What was that attack?" Konan asked.

"We're able to divide our soul and control the pieces within battle . Those wolves are both Starrk and Lilynette, they act as a pack, protecting the master like wolves in a pack . We're the Primera Espada , Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerback and this is our power." Starrk explained to Konan as 30 wolves come towards Konan.

"I got you now ! Shikigami no Mai: Arashi ( 式紙の舞・嵐Shikigami Dance: Storm )" Konan chanted as she throws paper roses around the wolves which burst into petals and create a giant tornado which blows away all 30 wolves.

"What?" Starrk asked.

"Looks like i canceled out your attack, time to use my strongest attack." Konan said to Starrk as she starts to do hand seals.

"Don't get cocky!" Stark replied as Konan sees 30 wolves regenerate and come towards her.

"OH SHIT!" Konan shouted as the multiple explosion hit her head on and create a 2 mile radius explosion causing the area to shake around their area.

The smoke clears up to reveal Konan is badly burned from the attack.

"Looks like you lost!" Starrk said to Konan

"Damn no wonder you're Primera Espada!" Konan replied.

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Back at Las Noches

Monday September 10,2001 12,00 A.M. Aizen and Gin watch with Madara and Pein on the monitors.

"Looks like most of the Espadas did well against the Akatsuki." Gin stated.

"You're Espadas have proven to be most efficient, all except one " Pein replied.

"The 7th Espada failed ? I didn't realize he was that weak, i told you Aizen to make Luppi the 7th Espada." Gin said to Aizen.

"Don't get hasty Gin we can always get a new one later." Madara replied.

"We have now officialized the Akatsuki Espada alliance . Our goal is to steal all tailed beast and gather the Vasto Lordes." Aizen stated.

"I have a name for us , how about the Amanecer Espada(夜明けの剣Yoake no ken Spanish and Japanese for Daybreak Sword) " Madara replied.

To be continued…

(A/N: After a long battle royale, the Espada and Akatsuki Joined together realizing that they are equals while the Shinobi world is at war with the Soul Society, what would this mean for both worlds now that two of the most dangerous organizations in their worlds joined forces against them? Review, Fave and Subscribe.

Update 4/2/2016:Attacks and the battle outcome of the Espadas have changed based on updated feats from each Espada. Yammy wins his fight against Zetsu given Zetsu isn't much of a fighter and Zetsu's Solar Beam attack i originally gave him is replaced by the more canon and realistic Wood Dragon Jutsu. The reason why i changed my view from the previous battle. It's to balance out the 2 wins of the Akatsuki vs the 1 win for the Espada.)