Bleach Shippuden 44 : Naruto vs Ichigo, clash of heroes
(A/N : The moment everyone has been waiting for , the fight between Naruto and Ichigo. I have nothing more to say other than enjoy the payoff to all the buildup between the two)
I do not own Bleach or Naruto.
September 24 ,2001 12:00 P.M. Konohagakure , Narutoverse
7 hours has passed since the invasion of Konoha . 1,500 of the Gotei 13 forces managed to invade and attack Konohagakure and fight off the 3,200 ninjas within the massive metropolis of a village. Konoha lies in ruins as every building within the villages has been toppled and reduced to rubble. The clouds of darkness have subsided since Orihime used her Angel form.
5,638 civilians have been killed whereas 11,809 were injured. The village has went into a quiet state for most of the Shinobi have retreated inward to defend the last key points within the village . 166 ANBU members have been killed, 1,168 ninjas in total with 1,053 wounded.
52 root members were killed by Orihime including Fū and Torune, the most powerful members of Root with the additional 95 members killed off by Shinigami which increases the overall ninja death toll to 1,313 ninjas. The 200 troops under Root haven been reduced to only 55 Root members who have retreated back into their secret underground base. The remaining 834 ninjas have been scattered across the city searching for and bringing the injured into hospitals as fights throughout the city has greatly slowed down since the Captains fought .
The Root invasion on Squad 4's campground caused a great deal of damage to the campground . 400 Shinigami defended the campground against Root and out of the defenders who fought, 89 were killed in action and 287 were injured. Despite being healed by Orihime, all the injured Shinigami lost a great deal of Reiatsu and can no longer fight. Only 24 Shinigami are left in the campground that are activate and combat and none of them can fight. Among the uninjured are Hanataro, Rin, Hiyosu, Akon and Harunobu Ogidō as well as other medical Shinigami.
The Soul Society lost 166 Onmitsukidō ninjas and 1,094 people out of 1,500 originally here but with a 700 troop surge , there are 2,200 troops but with 922 Shinigami injured , there are only 184 Shinigami left in active combat. All the active Shinigami are busy searching for injured soldiers taking advantage that the fighting has died down and the sky is clear and quiet.
Hokage Palace courtyard
12:00 P.M. Ichigo and Naruto come at each other with their attacks . Ichigo dodges a kunai slash aimed at his neck by Naruto and blocks a second stab with his Shikai.
" Is that all you got ? " Ichigo taunted as he blocks the kunai in Naruto's right hand and he swings his sword cutting Naruto with his Zanpakutō but it's a clone.
" Got you ! " Naruto shouted as he throws his kunai at Ichigo with his right hand heading towards the orange hair Shinigami.
" That's not going to work ! " Ichigo replied as he cuts the kunai in half with his oversized cleaver however Naruto appears in front of him and punches Ichigo in the face knocking him back 10 feet.
" What a strong punch ! " Ichigo said to himself as Ichigo regains his balance and goes to defend himself from Naruto's attacks.
" Tell me where Gaara is at ! " Naruto said to Ichigo as he charges at Ichigo with his kunai but Ichigo goes for a vertical slash but Naruto dodges the attack.
" Not bad, but let's see you dodge this " Ichigo stated as he swings his sword horizontally to attack Naruto but Naruto ducks down and goes for a baseball slide to take down Ichigo but Ichigo jumps over and does a jump strike which Naruto dodges.
" I got you ! " Naruto stated as he throws smoke bombs at Ichigo covering his eyes with binding smoke.
" I can't see ! " Ichigo said to himself as he tries to see Naruto.
" You're going to tell me where's Gaara ! " Naruto shouted as he goes to punch the substitute Shinigami in the face.
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo shouted as he shoots a half power blast which knocks back Naruto 1,200 feet north of the Hokage palace and creates a 600 foot blast radius .
" This guy is tough ! I've yet to fully recover my Chakra ! Still even if i did , this guy is going to be a real challenge " Naruto said to himself as he emerges without a starch.
" Don't tell me this is your full power, that was just a practice swing " Ichigo taunted.
" Hardly, you call that an attack ? " Naruto replied as he emerges unscathed.
" I should've known someone as tough as you won't go down so easily , very well then let's dance " Ichigo responded as he goes to attack Naruto.
Ichigo goes for a dashing slash but the orange wearing Shinobi jumps over his attack . Ichigo then jumps in the air and goes to hit him with a spinning slash but Naruto blocked with a kunai in his left hand . Naruto and Ichigo fight in the air briefly as Ichigo does 10 stabs at Naruto but the Genin dodges the strike. Ichigo then uses a horizontal slash to push Naruto down to the ground.
" This guy is going to be tough to beat, there's something about him that reminds me of Sasuke but i can't put my finger to it " Naruto said to himself as he gets back up and sees Ichigo charging at him with his Shikai.
" I got you now ! " Ichigo shouted as he goes to hit Naruto but Naruto puts out another kunai and holds back the massive blade with two hands on his kunai.
" Tell me where Gaara is at ! Where is the Soul Society ? I know you guys are linked to the Akatsuki ! " Naruto shouted.
" I don't know who this Gaara person is nor do i know anything about the Akatsuki but if you think i will tell you where the Soul Society is at , you have another thing coming " Ichigo replied as he releases his Reiatsu to try pushing back Naruto.
" You're so stubborn, don't lie to me like that ! " Naruto responded as he pours out a blue Chakra which lightly pushes Ichigo back as they both struggle to hold each other back. The Reiatsu/ Chakra wave destroys everything around them within a 20 foot radius and uplifts the ground by 7 feet.
" Not bad, you're proving to be pretty tough ! " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" Same here but it isn't going to change the fact you can't beat me " Naruto stated.
" You haven't even put a starch on me ! " Ichigo taunted while holding his sword over his shoulder.
" You failed to starch me with such a big ugly knife ! " Naruto replied as he stands on the rocks.
" I'll crush you and then bring you back to the Soul Society, you are dangerous to the world " Ichigo stated.
" Look who's talking Mr 10 tails ! " Naruto replied.
" 10 tails ? " Ichigo asked.
" Don't pretend like i don't know the dark power that lurks within you. I have one myself and so does Gaara but unlike Gaara, you have given up your humanity and now work with people who wish to use your power for destruction . Why do you side with these guys ? " Naruto asked Ichigo.
" I owe then my life , they saved my family in exchange for this power. I'm not some trash that can live happily without paying back his debts! " Ichigo answered.
" Still do you consider what they plan to do with you when you capture all the Tailed Beasts ? They plan to make you the vessel to your Captain Commander " Naruto explained to Ichigo.
" I get it, you're just a dumb kid who's been brainwashed by Aizen haven't you ? The one who's being used is you . They're the ones who planted that demon within you during your birth and the ones who are quick to mistreat and fear you yet use you as a weapon when the time comes . The guys who are your friend aren't your friends, they just lie to you for their own benefit . Come quietly with me and we can remove that monster inside you and we would leave this village and you can live a normal life " Ichigo explained to Naruto.
" Shut up! You know nothing about me , you don't have the slightest clue about me or my hardships despite being created as an Jinchūriki, then again you're just a creation from all the Jinchūriki who had to suffer and die to make up your powers. You had too many things handed to you but you have yet to understand the pain of loss. You know nothing about the pain of being all alone ! I know that feeling, i've been there, in that dark and lonely place, but now there are others, other people who mean alot to me. I care more about them than i do myself, and i won't let anyone hurt them. That's why i'll never give up, i will stop you, even if i have to kill you ! They saved me from myself, they rescued me from my loneliness, they were the first to accept me as who i am. They're my friends and i'll be damned if i ever lost to a cheap pale imitation of a Jinchūriki much less surrendered " Naruto said to Ichigo .
" You're quite the nuisance who doesn't know when to quit. Also if i'm a cheap pale imitation of a Jinchūriki , then i'm far better than you can ever hope to be kid ,unlike you i'm not a tool to anyone and i only fight to protect what's important to me . You clearly have been brainwashed well by Sōsuke Aizen and his handlers so whatever i said to you doesn't really faze you . I know your type better than anyone else , stubborn, short-tempered, strong-willed and impulsive . The only language someone of your type understands is force and i have plenty of force to drag you back to the Soul Society " Ichigo stated.
" Then bring it ! I don't care what you do to me, do you worse to me . If you cut my arms off, I'll kick you to death. If you cut my legs off, I'll bite you to death. If you cut my head off, I'll stare you to death. And if you gouge my eyes, I'll curse you to death… Even if I'm torn to shreds… I will never give up , especially to someone who can never comprehend the struggle that a real Jinchūriki ever went through . Ichigo Kurosaki, i'll defeat you and force you to tell me where the Soul Society is at so i can rescue Gaara and be one step closer to bringing back Sasuke " Naruto replied as he throws 10 shuriken at Ichigo.
" Chishidātsu (致死ダーツDeadly Darts ) " Ichigo chanted as he uses Zangetsu's cloth to swing his Zanpakutō cutting up all the shuriken. Ichigo then throws it towards Naruto but Naruto uses Shunshin to evade the strike and goes in front of Ichigo.
" Rasengan " Naruto chanted as he blasts Ichigo with Rasengan knocking Ichigo back 1,200 feet south of the Hokage palace and creates a 600 foot blast radius .
Ichigo emerges out without a starch him either from the smoke.
" You got to do better than that to kill me ! " Ichigo taunted.
" Damn it, my Chakra still didn't recover yet . If i were to hit him with a full power Rasengan, i would've nailed him for sure " Naruto said to himself.
" My Zangetsu is still recovering it's power. I need some more time before i can use it again " Ichigo said to himself as he comes at Naruto .
Meanwhile at the South Gate
Sai walks around holding on to his left arm socket which has been amputated however it's not bleeding .
" That was far too close for comfort. Fū and Torune weren't so lucky on the other hand, it seems the blast cauterized the blood in my arm however i no longer have a left arm " Sai said to himself as he thinks back to what happened.
Several minutes ago
Sai's pov
It was when we fought that Orihime girl, we thought she was a lightweight however that was when we were wrong. By killing her friends, we managed to awaken an monster beyond our comprehension.
" It seems you guys have reached your limit, now to bring justice to those who you have killed. Orihime would get her revenge right now ! " Angel Orihime stated as she gets into her prayer position while a ray of light appears around her and a rainbow-colored ball of energy glows in her hands .
" We got to get out of here ! " Fū stated as he tries to pick up Torune with one hand but it 's a useless effort.
" Crap we're fucked " i shouted.
" Now die ! Shun Shun Rikka : Kūkan Hōkai (盾舜六花, 空間的崩壊 Six Flowers of the Hibiscus Shield: Spatial Disintegration) " Orihime shouted as she shoots a flower shaped rainbow beam of energy that Fū and Torune are at.
" ARRRRGGGHGGHGH ! " Fū shouted as his body rapidly ages turning into a 60-year-old in 5 second and after 10 seconds has been reduced to ashes.
" AAAWWWWEAAAGHGAHAH ! " Torune screamed as he ages as fast as Fū as he turns into dust from the blast.
" FU! TORUNE ! AARRGGGH ! " i shouted as my arm is taken from the blast as the beam grazes past me and heads westward heading 100 miles away.
Present Day
Sai's pov
" Danzō, i failed to captured the 10 tails and i lost two comrades due to my incompetence " Sai said to himself as he walks back to the secret underground base.
Meanwhile 25 miles south of Konoha
Shima and Fukasaku rush to Tsunade's aid . Tsunade is at a critical state and is hanging on by a thread of her life .
" This is bad ! " Fukasaku said to Shima.
" Tsunade is going to die if she's not healed in time " Shima stated.
" We need her alive so Danzō doesn't become Hokage " Fukasaku replied as they rush to find Tsunade.
Meanwhile 30 miles north of Konoha
Danzō walks around at his weakened stated with his sword back in it's cane state and he's using the cane to walk.
" I can barely walk, that Shinigami left me in bad shape . Damn him , Damn all the Shinigami " Danzō said to himself as he walks back to Konoha.
Meanwhile at the Captain-Commander's Yamamoto's Office
Shunsui and Ukitake walk in. Shunsui is walking on a crutch due to his injured leg and Ukitake has a neck brace on and two arm casts and leg casts from their fights with the Sannin to talk about troop withdrawal.
" Captain Yamamoto , we need to talk ! " Ukitake asked Yamamoto.
" It seems you two sustained injuries ! " Yamamoto answered.
" We both almost died !The Sannin we fought on the other hand were killed off , one died attempting to kill me and the other one was weakened greatly by Ukitake and finished off by Yoruichi . Konoha's army has been decimated at the cost of over 1/4 of our entire army however an attack on Squad 4's campgrounds has immobilized most of the remaining troops and the campground has been severely damaged. We need an request to begin evacuations immediately to reduce the damage to the army " Shunsui explained to Yamamoto.
" Very well then, we at least erased the threat of Konoha from the map , send Unohana out to capture the Nine Tailed Fox " Yamamoto commanded.
" There's a problem with that Captain commander " Ukitake said to the old Shinigami.
" What is the problem ? " Yamamoto asked.
" She used her Bankai to bring me back to life " Ukitake answered.
" What ? " Yamamoto asked as his eyes opened wide in shock .
" I was so close to death, i saw a white light " Ukitake stated.
" Were the two of you really that close to dying ? " Yamamoto asked them.
" The enemy was the toughest i ever fought, even tougher than that Quincy woman i had to fight back in the past , Sylvia Fränze was probably the most beautiful woman i ever fought in my life and sadly i was forced to kill her... another reason why i hate war so much " Shunsui answered.
" Even Nikolaus Wendelin wasn't this tough and he had Quincy: Letzt Stil . I would of been dead had not for Unohana's Bankai " Ukitake stated.
" I had no idea the Shinobi were this powerful, to think i thought i could sit this one out and let you guys deal with it while i protect the
Seireitei, if Kages are strong enough to push you two into using Bankai and even fatally wound you in this state then we are serious trouble especially if the 5 Kages were to somehow unite as a force . The Soul Society hasn't faced such a threat in the last 200 years and i have a bad feeling this war is only the beginning " Yamamoto said to his two students as sweat comes down his brow.
" This isn't good, Yamamoto is sweating " Ukitake stated.
" He must of realized how much of a threat the 5 Shinobi Nations pose to the Soul Society " Shunsui replied as Yamamoto removes his robe to show them his muscular battle scarred body.
" 5 times, that is the number of times i came close to dying . The very first time was during the darkest era of the Soul Society's history, the era that would give birth to the 6 Great Shinigami Nations and the Gotei 13. He was by far the strongest opponent i ever fought , he was named Sasuke Ryōdoji of the now defunct Ryōdoji clan " Yamamoto explained to the Shintachio.
" The Ryōdoji clan ? That clan recently attacked the Soul Society with the whole Blank incident caused by Ganryū Ryōdoji which resulted within the Valley of Screams nearly getting destroyed . That happened a short time after the Bount Incident and well before the chaos of the Arrancars coming into Karakura Town " Shunsui stated.
" The man Ichigo killed was the eldest son of the Clan Leader Sasuke Ryōdoji, he was the most corrupt clan leader within the existence of this world. Long before any of you were born, the Soul Society was radically different . Shinigami were basically mercenaries and killers for hire and fought alongside clans and some becoming so powerful, they formed clans themselves. Sasuke was a former member of the Royal guard and before the formation of the Gotei 13 was formed, was the most powerful Shinigami of his time , he even gained the title God of Shinigami and fought within the Great War as the opposing side to my reformist movement " Yamamoto explained to the Shintachio.
" Reformist movement ? " Shunsui asked.
" Also, if he was a member of the Royal Guard, should be be within the Royal Dimension, not running a clan ? " Ukitake asked
" Sasuke became a member of the Royal Guard as well as myself 1,500 years ago after the great war to crush a powerful oppressive government . Me and Sasuke were best friends within the war itself. The Royal Guards authority supersedes the authority of all within Soul Society , there was no rule saying one couldn't run the clan, the Soul King allowed him and his wife to run the clan while acting as members of the Royal Guard " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" Wait, his wife was a former member of the Royal Guard as well ? " Shunsui asked Yamamoto.
" Mirvana Sonla Milkaruzuchi was the one who invented Kidō and was a colleague of mine 2,000 years ago and taught Kidō within the Shino Academy, she would train many in the Art of Kidō. However she was also a twisted cunning women and between him and Sasuke, they helped cause a great crisis by using the power and influence to fund wars and turn the job of the Shinigami into a mercenary business which brought not only suffering and chaos to this world but also threatened the Balance of Souls given how many people's lives were being affected " Yamamoto explained to Shunsui.
" So what did you do to stop them ? " Ukitake asked.
" Using the power and resources of my Clan, i was able to gather 7 armies from 7 different lands and we fought a long war for 300 years . It was a bloody war that almost destroyed the entire world. Me and Sasuke were the first to ever achieve the third release of our Zanpakutōs and we fought with power unheard of within the Shinigami world . The power of our Sankai's were enough to level an entire country and that was the first time i was close to dying " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" What happened after that ? " Shunsui asked.
" The battle resulted with the fall of Sasuke Ryōdoji and in order to restore balance to this world, 6 Super Nations emerge with our land Aijano being the most powerful nation and then the Gotei 13 was born and we established order to the land . As punishment of causing pandemonium for their selfish goals, the Ryōdoji clan was banished into the Dangai and Mirvana Ryōdoji lost her rank as a member of the Royal Guard while i gave my position up to become the first ever Captain Commander of the Gotei 13 " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" What happened with Mirvana Ryōdoji ? " Ukitake asked.
" She hid for one year within Hueco Mundo and she created a weapon designed to destroy the newly established Gotei 13 which would become known as Arturo Plateado, the second person who came close to killing me " Yamamoto answered.
" Wasn't he a self-made Arrancar ? " Ukitake asked.
" He was, he was the first Arrancar made after he killed the Captain of the 6th division 1,000 years ago. Mirvana took him under his wing and gave him the ability to steal powers and shapeshift and he killed the 9th and 12 division Captain. It was that time he became the very first Arrancar in the history of the Soul Society wielding both the powers of a Hollow of Vasto Lordes level and the spiritual power of several Captains. His own power was already 10 times greater than a normal Captain " Yamamoto explained to them.
" How powerful was he ? " Shunsui asked Yamamoto.
" Powerful enough to force me into my Bankai and nearly forced me into my Sankai " Yamamoto answered.
" Really ? " Ukitake asked.
" He left Hueco Mundo and invaded the Soul Society, decimating almost half of their military forces in a single day single-handedly and even managed to destroy the entire Seireitei with a single fully charged Cero " Yamamoto stated.
" You gotta be kidding me , he did all that with one cero ? The Seireitei alone is half the size of New York City , for anyone man to just charge into the Soul Society and destroy it with one attack, that's unfathomable " Ukitake said shocked to hear this.
" I was able to kill him before he could truly succeed with his plan whoever i nearly died in the battle, leaving this scar on the top of my head " Yamamoto stated as he shows the x shaped scar on his forehead.
" What happened after that ? " Shunsui asked.
" Mirvana Sonla Milkaruzuchi now gone from the Soul Society after her first attempt on my life decided to go for another creation . That creation was the Quincy race " Yamamoto answered.
" So she created the Quinces ? " Shunsui asked.
" She found a group of humans with hidden spiritual power and taught them how to use that power and spread her propaganda towards us and convince them that we created Hollows to torture humankind and thus started the conflict and hatred with the Quincy race. One man in particular was among all the Quincies who stood out for his immense power, he was the very first Quincy to be created and that man was known as Yhwach " Yamamoto explained to Shunsui and Ukitake.
" Yhwach ? That name is legendary among the Quincy race " Shunsui stated.
" His power was greater than my Bankai at the time , his power was vast and beyond comparison to any Quincy before him or after him. 900 years ago, him and his army of Quinces known as the Vandenreich lead an invasion against the Soul Society and attacked our forces . Thanks to Mirvana , they were able to learn technology how to steal our Bankais and turn it against us " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" You're kidding right ? The Quincy army we fought 200 years ago did nothing of the sort to us " Shunsui stated.
" That was because the Vandenreich was wiped out and all their tools used to steal Bankai were destroyed by our counterattack where we destroyed their holy city and burn it to the ground . It was then i battled against Bach and was able to defeat him in one hit using my Third Release of my Zanpakutō due to the fact he stole my Bankai at the time " Yamamoto explained to the group.
" He could use your Bankai ? " Shunsui asked Yamamoto.
" Yep, of all the Quinces to ever exist , he was the only one to ever use my Bankai within battle . It was due to this that we destroyed all traces of the Vandenreich and kept the Quinces under surveillance and made a pact with the Quinces to work together to slay Hollows.
" What was done with Miravana Ryōdoji ? " Shunsui asked.
" She was dealt with 200 years ago by the first Kenpachi and killed off " Yamamoto answered.
" What was the fourth time you nearly died ? " Shunsui asked.
" 500 years ago , a prisoner banished to Hell forever 2,000 years ago after slaughtering thousands to attempt to revive an ancient demon from the time of the Soul King broke out of lowest levels of hell and freed 10,000 Tobagitio to throw the entire world into chaos. His name was Yami Ferez Akuma , otherwise known as Togabito # 1 . He was powerful enough to destroy the entire world and commanded the entire Togabito army and almost conquered the entire Soul Society and was once a Shinigami taught by me who i killed " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" How powerful was he ? " Ukitake asked.
" He was powerful enough to force me into Bankai but no further than that. He was so full of himself, he even referred to himself as a god. It was that battle with him that i got this scar " Yamamoto stated as he shoots his back having scars indicating he was burned at one point
" And the last opponent ? " Shunsui asked
" You remember the Quincy leader Riku Takuma ? " Yamamoto asked.
" The man who declared the Quincy Shinigami war over 240 years ago and wiped out nearly 4/5ths of our Shinigami fighters " Ukitake answered.
" You remember all this ? " Shunsui asked.
" I had a flashback about it when i was in a coma and i relived the entire experience " Ukitake answered.
" Well i fought against him , he was only man who managed to fatally wound me to the point i died. Had not for Unohana i would of been dead for sure and it was thanks to her reviving me, i managed to kill him with my Bankai .
" How strong was he to actually put you at a near death state ? " Shunsui asked.
" Mind you he is the one who killed the 2nd strongest Kenpachi in the history of the Soul Society and the only Kenpachi who ever died on the battlefield and the only man who could contend with Ginrei Kuchiki " Yamamoto answered.
" You mean Ginrei Kuchiki of all people ? Wasn't he the third strongest Shinigami before his death ? " Ukitake asked.
" I remember now, Kenpachi Kohaku always challenged Ginrel to battle but always lost because of his overconfidence. He had a wife and son, sadly it was reported his son and mother were killed in a Hollow attack " Shunsui stated.
" Still how powerful was he to kill that Kenpachi who could hold his own with Ginrei Kuchiki who at the time was stronger than me, Unohana and Shunsui combined and to nearly kill you ? " Ukitake questioned .
" Very powerful, he was the first one to successfully undergo Hollowification in conjugation with his Quincy powers. He became the very first Vizard by technical terms but instead of a Shinigami, he was a powerful Quincy whose own power alone exceeded the might of 50 Captains, with Hollowfication his power peaked around 500,000,000 RYK like that of Yami Akuma and Arturo Plateado . If anything recent evidence shows Aizen based his entire Arrancar army and the experimentation on the Vizards around the powers of Arturo Plateado and Riku Takuma . It could also be said in the case of the Shinobi as well " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" I have some doubts about that, the Shinobi we were fighting didn't even know who Aizen was not seen to have any connection to him " Shunsui stated.
" I know what you mean , they seem clueless about Aizen " Ukitake replied.
" Don't buy into their mind games, we already have proof that they are connected with Aizen. How else can a human invade the Soul Society with a 300 foot tall nuclear beetle that burned my arm ? They also used a Garganta and Mayuri even confirmed that Aizen was present in that Shinobi World several days ago and we already have proof that Aizen has been trying to create more Hollows as seen with the Sunagakure incident . Unless we get proof they aren't connected with Aizen and this was a mistake, the war will not end " Yamamoto explained to his students.
" But what if we are really being tricked into it ? What if this is another brilliant plan by Aizen to pit us against another world to weakened the Gotei 13 to the point it would be unable to defend ourselves during the Winter War several months from now ? " Ukitake questioned.
" Then we made the biggest tactical error in the last 200 years and we are all doomed but given the strong evidence indicating that the Shinobi have connections to Sosuke Aizen , it's highly unlikely they are acting alone or it's a major misunderstanding however for the sake of argument and to preserve the Gotei 13's military force, i will grant approval to withdraw from Konoha effective immediately and once everyone is back in the Soul Society, we would run an investigation to assure if the Shinobi really were connected to Aizen " Yamamoto answered to the two.
" What about the Tailed Beast issue ? Whether Konoha is connected to Aizen or not, they are still a threat with the Nine Tailed Fox and undoubtedly connected to the 7 Tailed horned beetle attack earlier this month. We're not going to just leave a walking unclear bomb in the hands of the enemy " Sasakibe questioned.
" You have a good point Sasakibe, however with Ukitake ,Shunsui and Unohana out of commission for a while as well as Kisuke and Yoruichi being injured, no one is left to defeat the Ninetails, especially since all the Captains are out of commission as well . We are very shorthanded " Yamamoto stated.
" We still got our secret weapon Yamaji , the Substitute Shinigami " Ukitake replied.
" Are you mad, at his current state there's no way he can fight the 9 tails. The 7 tails alone was a bit too much for me in my Shikai form , what thinks Kurosaki could beat a Tailed beast stronger than the one i fought ? " Yamamoto questioned.
" According to Kisuke, the 9 tails is unstable and incomplete and is in the development stages . It has yet to fully utilize the level of power that we saw from the 7 tails. At most, he's only 5 times as powerful as a Captain , Ichigo has mastered his Hollowfication and that would be a crucial factor in capturing the Ninetails assuming it doesn't go past the 3 Tailed state " Ukitake explained to Yamamoto.
" It the worse case scenario does happen and the Nine Tails becomes it's full size and power, then i'm going to the battlefield to stop it " Yamamoto stated.
" Relax old man, let's not underestimate Ichigo for a second. After all, this young kid achieved Bankai in 3 days and fought two of the most talented and powerful Captains of the new generation . With his new powers,i'm confident that he'll prevail " Shunsui calmly replied .
Hokage Palace courtyard
12:05 P.M. Naruto and Ichigo continue to clash attacks with each other for 5 minutes straight. Naruto is fighting Ichigo at his weakened state while Ichigo is in his Shikai state. Naruto parries a slash from Ichigo with a kunai and comes at Ichigo with the kunai but Ichigo dodges the strike and goes to hit Naruto with the hilt of his Shikai but Naruto blocks with his elbow.
" Shadow Clone Jutsu ! " Naruto chanted as he creates a shadow clone of himself to go stab Ichigo from behind.
" Oh no you don't ! " Ichigo replied as he kicks the clone in the face dispelling it then pushes back Naruto and hits him with a right elbow strike but it was another clone. Naruto then appears behind Ichigo with a giant shuriken in his hand.
" Fuma Shuriken " Naruto chanted as he throws a shuriken towards Ichigo.
" That isn't going to work ! " Ichigo replied as he uses flashstep to appear behind Naruto and cuts him with a vertical slash but it was a clone . Ichigo is then held up from behind with a kunai pointed at his back .
" I got you ! " Naruto stated as he goes to use 5 clones to attack Ichigo .
" Meigetsu (明月, Harvest Moon) " Ichigo chanted as he stabs the ground releasing a Getsuga Tensho below the ground causing a 300 foot radius explosion which sends the real Naruto flying and dispels all the clones.
" Not bad but try these clones out Shadow Clone Jutsu " Naruto chanted as he creates 10 Shadow clones surrounding Ichigo.
" More clones, don't you have anything new ? " Ichigo taunted as he goes to take down the clones charging at him.
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo shouted as he condenses his blast into his blade increasing the strength of his sword swing as he does a spinning slash taking out all the clones only to see Naruto above him with an Rasengan coming at him .
" Rasengan " Naruto shouted as he goes to nail the orange haired Shinigami in the face but the teen uses a flashstep to escape.
" Come on, can you be anymore predictable ? " Ichigo taunted as he stands on the ground only to see Naruto come under ground and hits him with an uppercut knocking him in the air.
" You're the one to talk ! " Naruto replied as he goes up to hit Ichigo with a jumping punch but is kicked down by Ichigo.
" You're not going to defeat me like that " Ichigo stated as he kicks Naruto into the ground and then goes for a jumping slash .
" Then allow me to show you my strength ! " Naruto replied as he hits Ichigo with a left roundhouse kick knocking Ichigo 100 feet into a pile of rocks. The smoke clears up as Ichigo gets back up brushing off the dirt.
" Not a bad but that isn't going to be enough to beat me " Ichigo stated as Naruto throws 10 shuriken at Ichigo but Ichigo blocks them with his Shikai only to see the blonde teen jump 50 feet high and do a lunging stab which the Substitute Shinigami blocks with his cleaver blade.
" You got nice reflexes but let's see how fast are they against this attack " Naruto stated as he does a series of fury lunges moving at 3 stabs per second for 6 seconds but Ichigo blocks them all with his Shikai as he is pushed back a bit from the force of the stabs.
" Got you ! " Ichigo shouted as he goes to punch Naruto in the face with his right hand but Naruto dodges and jumps onto a 7 foot pile of debris. Naruto then jumps on top of the Hokage palace with Ichigo following him.
" Come and get me ! " Naruto replied as he throws an exploding kunai towards Ichigo but Ichigo dodges the explosion and jumps up high and gathers blue Reiatsu around him and his eyes glow blue.
" I got you now Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo countered as he swings down on his Shikai with both hands.
" Rasengan ! " Naruto countered as he jumps up before Ichigo and release his Getsuga and they both clash attacks trying to push each other back hovering 20 feet over the palace rooftop.
" What power ! " Ichigo stated as his Getsuga Tenshō grows to the length of Ichigo's body.
" I can't overpower him ! " Naruto said to himself as his Rasengan grows as big as the Getsuga .
Both attacks causes the Hokage palace below to shake violently from the attacks. The 20 story high building stars the crack under pressure as the wave of Chakra and Reiatsu then explodes creating a massive explosion leveling everything within a 1,200 foot radius knocking both of them back . The combined blast unleash the energy yield of 24.1 Tons of TNT.
" Shit our attacks were too evenly matched , i couldn't overpower him and he couldn't overpower me so both our attack detonated at the same time knocking both of us back " Ichigo said to himself as he uses his Zangetsu to stop himself from sliding back any further.
" Damn it.. My full power Rasengan in this state only did that much damage . His Getsuga whatever you call it has far more range than my Rasengan but my Rasengan has greater stopping power than his attack. I can still win this battle " Naruto said to himself as he gets back up.
" What technique was that ? How were you able to use it without a handsgin ? " Ichigo asked Naruto.
" It's called the Rasengan ( 螺旋丸 Spiralling Sphere) a powerful A-rank technique . The Rasengan does not require any hand seals to use, relying only on the Chakra control of the user. I channel all my Chakra into a compact and compressed sphere that launches a destructive amount of Chakra towards my foes " Naruto explained to Ichigo.
" It sounds similar to my Getsuga Tenshō (月牙天衝, Moon Fang Heaven-Piercer) which absorbs his spiritual energy and releases highly condensed spiritual energy at the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack and then flies forward as a powerful blast " Ichigo stated.
" Well did you know that first-rate Shinobi who know each other very well are able to read each other's hearts ? " Naruto asked Ichigo.
" That rule also applies to us Shinigami as well. When you cross blades, you can tell a little of what your opponent's thinking. You can tell what kind of resolve lies behind their blade, whether they respect you or look down on you. That kind of thing, you can tell. The stronger the opponent is, the more of that heart seems to come across. You're naïve and you believe people care for you but in reality you're merely a pawn to them, you seem like a nice kid so how about you come quietly and we can save you ? " Ichigo asked Naruto.
" I already told you i'm not coming with you guys. You guys have no right to act like what you're doing is right. It's because of you, i lost Pervy Sage and Shikamaru lost Asuma Sensei . You're the naïve one who works as the tool for the Soul Society, the same Soul Society who wants to wipe out all of humanity . I'll be damned if i were to give up , i already lost my friend Sasuke to Orochimaru, i'm not about to lose my friends nor am i going to stand here and let you get away with taking Gaara " Naruto replied as his body glows with an intense blue aura which engulfs everything around the ruins of the palace.
" What's this surge in spiritual power ? Looks like he's become serious " Ichigo said to himself as he blocks the release of Naruto's spiritual power.
" My full strength has returned, yes prefect now i'll force him to tell me where Gaara is at " Naruto said to himself as he releases an energy wave of Chakra .
" What an intense Chakra ! " Ichigo said to himself as he tries to block against the release of Naruto's Chakra.
Naruto releases his Chakra ,engulfing everything within a 300 foot radius in a whirlwind which is then followed by a white bright light . The aura around Naruto then dissipates and a pale aura appears around him.
" Time to take you down " Naruto stated as he dashes at Ichigo and punches Ichigo in the stomach sending Ichigo flying 1,500 feet northward into a collapsed 3 story building which implodes into more pieces.
" Damn it, his punch was so fast i couldn't even lift my sword in time . Guess it's time to use Bankai " Ichigo said to himself as he throws off the chunks of concrete on him and holds his sword with both hands .
" I got you now ! " Naruto shouted.
" Bankai ! " Ichigo shouted as he tries to use it but it's not working .
" Too slow ! " Naruto shouted as he punches Ichigo in the face and knocks him to the ground.
" Damn it ! " Ichigo said to himself .
" What's wrong Ichigo? You're moving slower . Still didn't recover your power yet ? Good now i'll make sure you tell me about where the Soul Society is at " Naruto said to Ichigo as he stands in front of Ichigo.
" Take this ! " Ichigo shouted as he tries to push Naruto back with his Shikai using an upward slash but Naruto easily blocks with his elbow.
" Not quite sharp enough ! " Naruto stated as his Chakra blocks the blade from cutting his skin and he pushes Ichigo back .
" Damn it , he blocked Zangetsu barehanded . Damn , this is the worse time to be without a Bankai " Ichigo said to himself as he then sees Naruto come at him and kick him 660 feet westward into a pile of rocks.
" What's wrong , you've gotten much slower " Naruto taunted as he stands in front of Ichigo .
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo shouted as he shoots a half power blast but Naruto deflects the blast.
" Is that all you got ? " Naruto asked as he stands there unfazed.
" Damn it, my Shikai attacks have no effect on him " Ichigo said to himself as he sees Naruto come close to Ichigo.
" Take this ! " Naruto stated as he uses his right hand to backhand Ichigo and push him back 20 feet.
" Damn it ! " Ichigo shouted as he staggers up only to get kicked in the stomach by Naruto and kicked 1,500 feet eastward.
" Get back up, i need you alive so i can get answers " Naruto stated.
" Damn, i need Bankai otherwise i won't last much longer " Ichigo said to himself as he struggles to get back up.
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Sakura feels the clashes between Naruto and Ichigo while working on Yamato's cure for the poison in his body.
" It seems like Naruto is winning his battle " Sakura said to Shizune.
" Indeed , it seems like he's gotten stronger " Shizune stated.
" That battle is only beginning, i can feel his opponent is holding back on Naruto " Yamato replied.
" Just how powerful are these guys ? " Sakura asked.
" Trust me Sakura, the power of the Tailed Beasts is not something you ever want to experience " Yamato answered.
Meanwhile at another room. Ebisu, Konohamaru, Udon and Mogei sense Naruto fighting Ichigo.
" It seems like Naruto is winning his fight " Ebisu said to his students.
" It's no surprise, Naruto is going to be the next Hokage one day " Konohamaru stated.
" Naruto is strong, i wish i was as strong as him or Sakura " Mogei said to Konohamaru.
" I personally think Sasuke is better ! " Udon replied.
Meanwhile in a separate room Hinata, Kiba and Shino are in the hospital sensing Naruto fighting against Ichigo.
" Naruto is one strong kid, i would need alot of training to keep up with him " Kiba said to Shino.
" Indeed, i'm not about to be outshined by Naruto either " Shino replied.
" I hope Naruto kun wins and drives all the Shinigami out of here " Hinata stated as she goes to pray for him.
" You're really pulling for him aren't you Hinata ? " Kiba asked her.
" Well...um ! " Hinata stated while being too shy to reply.
" Don't be nervous Hinata , Naruto is our last hope to driving out the Shinigami " Shino replied as they all pray for Naruto.
Meanwhile at Squad 4 campgrounds
Uryū and Chad are in a tent with Orihime on the bed sleeping and recovering her Reiatsu. Both Chad and Uryū while alive and fully healed are unable to fight but can sense Ichigo.
" Ichigo is in trouble ! " Uryu said to Chad.
" I know, he's fighting a Captain level Shinobi with just Shikai, he's still recovering his Bankai " Chad stated.
" Ichigo, you are the only one left to fight for the Soul Society, don't you dare die on us " Uryū said to himself.
Meanwhile Akon , Rin and Hiyosu get a call by Sasakibe about the calling for a withdrawal of all Shinigami within Konoha .
" Yamamoto has ordered a tactical retreat effective immediately for all Shinigami " Sasakibe stated.
" Very well then, we'll tell everyone about the news " Akon replied as he hangs up.
" What was it about ? " Rin asked .
" We have been ordered to start packing up and returning to the Soul Society, we won the battle " Akon answered.
" We did ? " Hiyosu asked.
" We managed to defeat Konoha's army and pushed them all into hiding , now all that's left is to capture the 9 Tails " Akon explained to them.
" This is some good news after all ! " Rin replied.
Meanwhile Rangiku, Isane , Izuru, Momo and Nanao walk into the ruins of the campground through the blasted wall sluggish and worn out from their fight with Sai.
" Boy we're pooped out ! " Rangiku said to Izuru.
" I don't think we can fight another battle ! " Izuru replied.
Suddenly they all hear cheers and people shouting in happiness.
" What's going on ? " Nanao asked the Shinigamis.
" The battle is over, we can go back to the Soul Society " the unseated officer answered.
" This is great, we don't have to fight anymore " Momo cheerfully stated.
" No more fighting or blood being spilled ! " Isane replied .
Meanwhile Renji and his friends hear cheers outside their tent and is curious what is going on.
" Why are people cheering ? " Renji asked.
" It seems like we won !" Rukia answered.
" Finally, this battle felt like it went on for months even though it's been hours " Iba stated.
" Ah man, i wanted to fight more " Ikkaku complained.
" Please Ikkaku, in your condition, you are in no condition to fight even Menos " Yumichika replied.
" I can now live one more day to bring Tousen back to the side of justice " Hisagi said to them.
" It looks like Ichigo is still fighting against his foe " Renji stated.
" Hopefully he can beat them ! " Ibiki replied.
" Don't worry, Ichigo is very powerful, he won't lose " Rukia replied.
Meanwhile Yoruichi appears in a tent naked next to Soifon . Yoruichi suffers from a severe bruise within her liver area, a mild bruise in the stomach region, small bruises on her left arm, mild bruising on her ribs , two cuts on her check , 2nd degree burns on her legs and left arm and 3rd degree burns on her right arm but her most devastating injury was her broken right leg which has become dark purple due to the immense damage to it .
" Lady Yoruichi ! " Soifon said to Yoruichi shocked to see her badly injured.
" Soifon, looks like you're awake again " Yoruichi said to her student .
" What happened to you Lady Yoruichi ? " Soifon asked horrified to her injuries.
" I fought and killed that Hokage " Yoruichi answered while heavily fatigued.
" You look like you been ran over by a tank , that woman was frighteningly strong, even with the Gentei Mayaku (限定麻薬 Soul-Limiting Drug ) , i was outclassed by her brute force and she made it nearly impossible for me to cut her or use my high-speed movement . You must of been forced to go all out against her " Soifon said to Yoruichi.
" Indeed, she was one tough woman. I was surprised you even held your own for a while even with her power restricted " Yoruichi stated.
" I was taught by the best ! Had not for your techniques, i would of been smashed to bits " Soifon replied.
" You don't mind if i rest here with you do you Soifon ? " Yoruichi asked while feeling exhausted.
" I don't mind at all ! What about your wounds ? " " Soifon answered .
" Don't worry, i'll have Tessai heal me up . I took a nasty injury to my liver and need some repairs " Yoruichi answered as she lies on top of Soifon badly bruised only to feel pain " ARRRGH ! on second thought, not a good idea to laid with you "
" What happened Yoruichi ? " Soifon asked.
" It's my body. Using my Bankai for too long tears the muscle fibers and damages the nerves in my skin causing pain with even a single touch. Combined with the injuries i suffered in the hands of the 5th Hokage, i'm in pretty bad shape " Yoruichi explained to Soifon.
Tessai walks in carrying a badly injured Kisuke into the campground and puts him near Yoruichi and Soifon. Kisuke's green coat is gone and his shirt ripped off his body with deep cuts on his chest,upper arms and back with blood coming out of them.
" What happened to Kisuke ? " Soifon asked.
" He's badly injured and needs medical attention fast " Tessai stated.
" Looks like he has it worse than me , will he pull through ? " Yoruichi asked Tessai.
" He'll be fine ! " Tessai answered as he starts to heal Kisuke.
Back at the tent, Orihime is barely awake thinking about Ichigo.
" Ichigo, please don't die again. I won't be able to save you again " Orihime said to herself as she passes out again.
Downtown Konoha
12:10 P.M. Naruto at full power continues to overpower Ichigo who is unable to use his Bankai state for 5 minutes. Ichigo also dodges another kick only to be hit from, behind by Naruto's right foot and sent flying into the air .
" I'm not done yet ! " Naruto said to Ichigo as Naruto kicks Ichigo down with his left foot doing and axe kick. Ichigo barely blocks the strike with his Shikai . He's still violently slammed through the ground creating a 10 foot deep, 20 foot diameter crater.
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo shouted as he fires a Getsuga Tenshō at Naruto but the blonde Shinobi easily deflects the blast with the back of his right hand.
" I told you, i won't stop beating you until you tell me where's Gaara " Naruto shouted as he kicks Ichigo in the stomach causing Ichigo to cough up blood and then sending him flying 6,000 feet away up into the Kage monument.. Ichigo is ontop the 5,725 foot mountain monument.
" Damn what power, just a simple kick sent me flying. Why won't my Bankai activate ? " Ichigo asked himself.
" Here i come ! " Naruto shouted as he dashes up the mountain and moves so fast he 's nearly invisible to Ichigo .
" He's moving so fast i can't even see him " Ichigo said to himself as he goes to defend himself.
" Take this ! Rasengan " Naruto shouted as he hits Ichigo dead on and create a massive 600 foot radius explosion however the blue wave then turns into a blackwave of Reiatsu.
" Bankai " Ichigo shouted as he releases a massive wave of energy engulfing everything within a 300 foot radius in a whirlwind. " Tensa Zangetsu (天鎖斬月, Heaven Chain Slaying Moon) " Ichigo said as he reveals his black sword. The collision creates a 10 foot diameter, 1 foot deep crater in the ground around Ichigo with a dust cloud around the field.
" His sword transformed, he blocked my Rasengan with ease " Naruto said to himself only to see Ichigo behind him 10 feet away as Naruto's arm falls off.
" Looks like i finally regained my power " Ichigo said to Naruto as he wields his sword in his right hand but it's revealed to be a clone.
" Not bad, you caught me off-guard with that attack " Naruto stated.
" Now we are on even grounds again ! " Ichigo replied as he holds his sword out and goes to attack Naruto.
" Yeah but it would be a cold day in hell before i lose to you " Naruto replied as he comes at Ichigo.
Both fighters dash at each other both of them moving at 6416.7 ft/sec(4,375 MPH). Ichigo sees Naruto lunging at him with a high-speed punch but Ichigo blocks the attack. Ichigo then dodges a kick from Naruto and then blocks an elbow strike from Naruto and pushes him back with a horizontal slash which lightly cuts Naruto's chest and Naruto is pushed back.
" With my Bankai, i can see his movements perfectly fine " Ichigo said to himself as he dodges a punch from Naruto.
" His speed increased greatly, now he's able to follow my movements " Naruto said to himself as he dodges a sword slash from Ichigo.
Ichigo clashes attacks with Naruto. The orange haired Shinigami appears behind Naruto and goes to do a roundhouse kick from behind but Naruto dodges the kick and then evades a horizontal slash from Ichigo. The blonde Shinobi then dodges a slash aimed at his head bending over and kicking Ichigo in the face with a backflip kick.
" Kuroi Getsuga(黒月牙; "Black Moon Fang") " Ichigo chanted as he fires a powerful wave of energy pushing back Naruto and knocking him off the mountain and down to the village below .
Naruto gets back up with only small 1st degree burns on his arms and the sleeves of his uniform are gone . Ichigo leaps off the mountain and goes for a jumping slash but Naruto dodges the slash as it hits the ground creating a 600 foot radius explosion.
" Not bad, but can you dodge this ? " Naruto asked the Substitute Shinigami as he creates 10 clones of himself which then throw themselves at Ichigo .
" Is that all you got ? " Ichigo asked as the clones come at him.
" Clone Tackle " they all chanted as they come at Ichigo but Ichigo dodges all of them and goes to stab Naruto in the chest with his Bankai.
" I got the real deal ! " Ichigo taunted as he looks at Naruto but it was another clone. Naruto then grabs Ichigo down from below and then swings Ichigo around by his legs.
" Shadow Clone: Giant Spin " Naruto chanted as he creates two shadow clones, and they form a chain of 20 shadow clones with each Naruto holding the other by the ankles. Naruto then spins, with his immense strength while holding 20 other Narutos with Ichigo being held at the end of the chain like attack and then tossed 1,000 feet away smashing Ichigo into the ground. All the 20 other clones then come to attack Ichigo with punches.
" Meigetsu (明月, Harvest Moon) " Ichigo chanted as he stabs the ground releasing a Getsuga Tenshō below the ground causing a 1,200 foot radius explosion which dispels all the clones.
Out of the smoke Ichigo sees 12 shuriken coming at him but he easily cuts them all with his Bankai only to see Naruto behind him. Naruto pulls out another kunai and clashes with Ichigo's Bankai creating a collision wave from their powerful clashes . They clash attacks with each other 10 times causing sparks to fly from their blades. Ichigo goes for a jumping slash but Naruto kicks him back 20 feet. Naruto then goes for a sweeping slash towards Ichigo's face but Ichigo backfilps over the attack and goes behind Naruto and goes for a 180 degree slash but Naruto moves back and avoids being cut.
Ichigo and Naruto then charge at each other again . Ichigo goes for a thrusting slash but Naruto dodges it with a backflip and throws 3 kunai at the Substitute Shinigami however Ichigo cuts them in half with his Tensa Zangetsu . Ichigo then goes for a jumping slash but the Orange Genin dodges the strike and pulls out another shuriken.
" Shadow Shuriken Jutsu " Naruto chanted as he throws another giant shuriken at Ichigo but Ichigo ducks over the attack only to notice there's another shuriken heading towards him.. Ichigo then uses a two-handed slash to cut both blades in half before they hit him.
" Nice trick but it's not going to work ! " Ichigo stated.
" I guess petty attacks like that aren't going to beat you " Naruto said to Ichigo.
" Nope, you can't hope to beat me with such cheap parlor tricks " Ichigo taunted.
" Then allow me to show you some more powerful techniques " Naruto replied as he does a handsign .
" Bring it on ! " Ichigo responded as he gets ready to fight.
" Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu (多重影分身の術 Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu) " Naruto chanted as he creates 150 clones of himself.
" That's alot of clones " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" How do you like that ? This is an A-rank Jutsu where all the clones now each have the same amount of Chakra directly from me " Naruto explained to Ichigo.
" I see, so you plan to go all out with your clones huh ? Then let's see which is better, my afterimages or your clones ? " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" Afterimages ? " Naruto asked.
" Allow me to show you ! Zanzō (残像 Afterimage ) " Ichigo chanted as he creates 12 after images of himself moving at 12,833 ft/sec ( 8,750 MPH)
" This battle just got alot more interesting ! " Naruto replied.
Meanwhile 70 miles south of Konoha
Tsunade is at a critical state and is hanging on by a thread of her life .
" Is this the end for me ? My organs are starting to shut down and with no Chakra left, i can't regrown the damaged organs or my legs back. So much for me never dying in battle , looks like it's the end for me " Tsunade said to herself as she struggles to get up.
Shima and Fukasaku arrive at the scene to see Tsunade dying.
" This is bad ! " Fukasaku said to Shima.
" Tsunade is at near death ! " Shima stated.
" Come on, we still have enough time to save her " Fukasaku stated.
" But we barely have any Chakra left ! " Shima replied.
" We can't afford to lose Tsunade , if she dies Danzō's twisted right-wing regime would take over " Fukasaku said Shima .
" Besides she can heal herself, if we give her all our remaining Chakra, she should have enough to heal herself and the remaining wounded in the village " Shima explained to Fukasaku.
" Let's begin the process ! " Fukasaku commanded.
" Right ! " Shima replied as they lend Tsunade their last remaining Chakra .
" Looks like i'll be saved this time for sure , Jiraiya's teachers are channeling their remaining Chakra into my body but even if i fully recover my body. It would be in no condition to fight anyone. Naruto , you're the villages last hope for you're the only one left to defend the Village " Tsunade said to herself as she slowly recovers her Chakra.
Meanwhile at the Underground Root Base
Danzō walks into his base when he sees only 55 of his Root members out of the original 205 Root members and Sai there without his left arm. Danzō is exhausted of all his Chakra and all his 11 Sharingan eyes have closed due to the exhaustion of his Izanagi .
" Where's the rest of the Root members ? " Danzō asked.
" They all died Lord Danzō, the Shinigami were too much for us " Sai answered.
" What happened to your arm ? " Danzō asked Sai.
" It was lost during the battle with the healer you wanted us to kill. Her power was as high as Tsunade's, she easily killed Fū and Torune " Sai explained to Danzō.
" Impossible, to think Fū and Torune could be killed off so easily . They were Root's finest soldiers, these guys are on par with Kakashi and Yamato from the ANBU division . These Shinigami are tough , one of them was strong enough to push me into using all my Sharingan eyes " Danzō said to his men.
" The good news is that we wounded a ton of Shinigami and they're rendered unable to fight and are slowly retreating from battle . The healers have been greatly exhausted and they have no one left to heal the wounded " one of the Root members stated.
" It seems Konoha lost the battle with the Shinigami but we won the war . Tsunade isn't going to make it out alive and Jiraiya is down for the count, once i take the title Hokage i would personally hunt down the Soul Society once our forces recover and then destroy the Soul Society " Danzō explained to his men.
" What to do now ? " Sai asked him.
" Give me the last of your Chakra, all of you must lend your Chakra to me . I would use my remaining strength to kill the retreating Shinigami. With the strongest Shinigami down, it should be easy for me to kill them all " Danzō answered as he stands there with his cane as all the root members step.
" Okay ! " all the Root members replied .
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Sakura is still working on Yamato's cure for the poison in his body.
" How much longer do you have before the cure is complete ? " Yamato asked.
" 15 more minutes ! " Sakura answered.
" Sakura, you really have become as skilled with Medical Jutsu as Tsunade " Yamato stated.
" Thanks Yamato ! " Sakura replied.
Meanwhile within Sōgō Kyūgo Tsumesho
Unohana is resting in her bed when Shunsui and Ukitake returned to their hospital bed.
" How did it go ? " Unohana asked them.
" Fine ! Yamamoto has agreed to the retreat " Shunsui answered.
" We barely won the battle and could of possibly lost this war " Ukitake stated.
" What do you mean ? " Unohana asked.
" 1/3 of our forces were killed off by the Shinobi are they're too many injured people to heal and all the healers have been exhausted " Shunsui answered.
" Not to mention none of the Shinobi seem to know about Aizen " Ukitake stated.
" But we have evidence of their involvement with Sosuke Aizen. They also used a Garganta and Mayuri even confirmed that Aizen was present in that Shinobi World several days ago and we already have proof that Aizen has been trying to create more Hollows as seen with the Sunagakure incident . Hitsugaya even retrieved the documents linking Aizen to the Shinobi " Unohana explained to them.
" Mind you we're dealing with a criminal mastermind like Aizen. It's possible he tampered with the evidence or simply planted all the evidence to have us attack that world on purpose . Aizen also wields Kyōka Suigetsu, one of the most powerful illusion type Zanpakutō. It's possible that the 7 Tails that attacked was an illusion too " Shunsui stated.
" It wasn't, it was confirmed to be real due to the DNA testing from the 12th division and this division . Another example of the connection between Aizen and the Shinobi is the Tailed Beast we have within the Soul Society " Unohana replied.
" Still something really doesn't seem right about this " Shunsui said to Unohana.
" It feels like we are being used by Aizen somehow but i don't know how to fully comprehend it " Ukitake stated.
" All we know is that it doesn't look good for the Gotei 13 " Shunsui replied.
Downtown Konoha
12:15 P.M. Ichigo and Naruto clash attacks with each other using their afterimages and clones to attack. The clashing of attacks causes a series of 100 foot diameter collision waves as dust is kicked up from the clashes of Chakra and Reiatsu. Ichigo is down to 7 after images while Naruto has 71 clones left .
One of the Ichigo afterimages stab one of the Naruto clones and release a Getsuga Tenshō inside him killing 5 more clones. Another afterimage clone jumps up and cuts a Naruto clone in half with a vertical slash only to get punched through the stomach by a Naruto clone and fades away. The second afterimage is then kicked in the face by the Naruto clone being decapitated before fading away . 29 clones jump and kill a clone of Ichigo but another Ichigo afterimage appears behind them to attack.
" Kuroi Getsuga(黒月牙; "Black Moon Fang") " the Ichigo afterimage chanted as he wipes out 29 clones with a black Getsuga Tenshō.
" Ninja Art: Demon Wind Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu( 多重風魔手裏剣身の術Fūma Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu)" Naruto chanted as his 36 clones each throw Demon wind Shuriken at the 4 remaining afterimage and manages to kill one of them but one of the afterimage clones go up close and cuts down one clone with a one hand sword sweep to the neck.
One of the Naruto clones come from behind but one of the Ichigo afterimages uses his sword to cut that clone in half. He then uses Shunpo to get in front of a Naruto clone and stab him through the head, the other clone come at the Ichigo clone from the behind but Ichigo uses Shunpo to get behind it.
" Chishidātsu (致死ダーツDeadly Darts ) " Ichigo chanted as he uses Tensa Zangetsu's chain to swing his Zanpakutō and decapitates the clone in front of him with a whip like slash. He also swings his whip cutting down two more clones only to be impaled by one of the clones fist and fade away as an afterimage.
" Shihōhappō Shuriken (四方八方手裏剣Everywhere Shuriken)" Naruto shouted as all his 30 clones to throw shuriken at Ichigo .
" That won't work ! " Ichigo replied as he uses a series of fast slashes to cut up all the shuriken aimed at him then comes at the clones with 2 other afterimages.
" Charge ! " said all the Naruto clones as 30 clones come at Ichigo with kunai. They all hit an afterimage of Ichigo with two more remaining afterimages.
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo countered as he swings his sword downward and creates a powerful shockwave the cuts 5 clones in half. the remaining 25 clones jump up and goes to attack the two remaining after images.
" Clone Spinning Axe Kick (分身回転かかと落としBunshin Kaiten Kakato Otoshi) " Naruto shouts as 25 of its clones launch themselves into the air and begin to somersault.
" Kusarikaiten (鎖を回転Rotating Chain ) " both afterimages chanted as they spin and twirl the chant of Tensa Zangetsu , causing it to spin like a fan firing a widening tornado-like Getsuga Tenshō. extending up to 100 feet killing 10 clones.
" Clone Tackle (分身体当たり Bunshin Taiatari) " Naruto shouted as he has all his remaining 15 clones dive at one of the afterimages crushing it with the weight of all the clones leaving one afterimage behind.
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo chanted as he swings his sword unleashing a massive blue Getsuga Tenshō 20 feet wide that takes out 15 clones and the blast travels 1,500 feet from Ichigo.
The smoke clears up only to reveal Naruto coming at him with Rasengan.
" Rasengan " Naruto shouted as he hits the Substitute Shinigami dead center within the solar plexus sending Ichigo flying 1 mile southeastward through 50 toppled building ruins that are each 10 feet high forming a 3 foot diameter hole through each toppled building debris until Ichigo crashes into a 3 story tower 5 feet above the ground within the Konoha hot springs 1 mile southeast. The force of Naruto's Rasengan produces the yield of 83.4 tons of TNT.
" AARRRUGH ! " Ichigo shouted as he coughs up blood . Ichigo then falls down into a pool of water within the ruins of Konoha's hot springs.
" Now i got you ! " Naruto shouted as he dashes to attack Ichigo but Ichigo emerges out the pool.
" Kuroi Getsuga(黒月牙; "Black Moon Fang") " Ichigo chanted as he swings down his sword with both hands and fires a powerful Black Getsuga Tenshō which pushes Naruto back 1 mile away cutting through everything it it's path .
The powerful explosion clears to reveal that Ichigo's Black Getsuga left a scar across the Hokage Monument. The cutting wave of Ichigo's full power Getsuga Tenshō created a 4,500 foot long , 10 feet deep into the rock and 5 feet wide between the end of the fissure. The fissure goes upward from the base of the mountain below the Third Hokage's face statute going in a 45 degree angle to the top cutting through the left check of the Fourth Hokage's face going through the nose and right eye passing through it and going into the Fifth Hokage's face staring with her left eye and going pass the forehead through her right bang. The fissure on the mountain was only 5 feet deep and wide , the fissure continues to move up 1,000 more feet. Ichigo's Black Getsuga unleashed the yield of 121 tons of TNT.
Ichigo goes to the Hokage mountain running up the walls and then jumps down to follow Naruto. Naruto is revealed to survived the blast and manages to block the attack and sustains an cut extending from his right thigh to his left shoulder as well a cut on both of his wrists and the left side of his pants. Despite the length of the cut, the cut only penetrated the epidermis and not through the muscle tendons and the bone . Naruto struggles to catch his breath.
Ichigo struggles to stand with a hole through his Shihakushō. Naruto's Rasengan blasted a hole through his Bankai robe and a spiral pinkish red bruise on his abdominal area with blood dripping from his wounds.
" Damn , that attack of yours is pretty strong . Then again you took a full power Rasengan and only have a small flesh wound " Naruto stated.
" I used my Reiatsu to shield myself from the impact of your blow. Apparently you must of done the same thing if my full power Bankai Getsuga Tenshō was only capable of giving you a flesh wound and barely even cut through you skin " Ichigo replied.
" I must admit , you're pretty tough. You remind me of Sasuke " Naruto said to Ichigo.
" Sasuke ? " Ichigo asked.
" He was a friend of mines just like Gaara was. I'm not stopping this until you tell me where Gaara is at " Naruto said to Ichigo.
" I already told you i know nothing about Gaara, as for you stopping, bring it on. I only just got started " Ichigo taunted .
" Very well then, let's see you withstand this assault " Naruto replied as he creates an entire army of Shadow clones around Ichigo .
" More clones ? Is that all you can do ? " Ichigo asked.
" OVER 9,000 Shadow Clone Jutsu ( 以上九千影分身の術 Ijō Kyū sen Kage Bunshin no Jutsu)" Naruto chanted as each of his clones make 1,000 clones each, in total making 9,001 Narutos.
" What the hell ? How are you able to make so many clones ? " Ichigo asked Naruto.
" It's called skill and raw power. You seem to have nothing but power on your side. Allow me to show you the difference between hard work and powers you were just granted that you never worked to get " Naruto answered as he has an army of clones surround him .
" How can i fight this many clones ? " Ichigo said to himself as he dodges attacks from them .
" Try taking on this many clones ! " Naruto shouted.
" Zanzō (残像 Afterimage ) " Ichigo chanted as he creates 12 after images of himself moving at 12,833 ft/sec ( 8,750 MPH).
" That small army can't fight all of us off Ichigo " Naruto said to Ichigo as he has his clones attack him.
" I just need to take out all these clones with everything i got " Ichigo said to himself as all the Naruto clones they all dash towards him and proceed to attack him. Ichigo afterimages all fire Getsuga Tenshōs to kill off 345 of the clones but one of them is killed by a pile of 50 clones.
" Shihōhappō Shuriken (四方八方手裏剣Everywhere Shuriken) " Naruto chanted and his army of 8,658 Shadow clones each throw 5 shuriken at Ichigo. All 43,280 shuriken blast through 3 Ichigo clones taking them out.
" Kuroi Getsuga(黒月牙; "Black Moon Fang") " all the remaining clones chanted as they all fire powerful blasts from their swords wiping out 3,356 of the clones at once. 9 of his clones remain up against 5,302 clones. All of the clones are doing Ram →, Rat →, Bird →, Boar, → and Tiger seals.
" Ninja Art: Demon Wind Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu( 多重風魔手裏剣身の術Fūma Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu) " They all shout as they hit the clone with shuriken and the shuriken hit their target with devastating precision . The real Ichigo and his remaining 8 clones use a combination of attacks to fight off the clones.
" This guy is being a real nuisance " Ichigo stated to himself as he has his clones take defensive position.
" He's open, attack ! " all the clones shouted as they charge at Ichigo.
" Kuro Tsukigata ( 黒月形 Black crescent Moon ) " Ichigo shouted as all his clones Ichigo swings their sword 360 degrees to create an barrier like blast to deflect the attacks and kill over 4,303 clones of Naruto and leaves only 999 of them around take out the remaining Ichigo clones by dog piling on them.
" Got you now ! " Naruto said to Ichigo as the real Substitute Shinigami is surrounded by 999 clones.
" Shit, not even the combination of my Zanzō (残像 Afterimage ) and blast were enough to take them all out " Ichigo said to himself as he is then hit by Naruto .
" Na ! "one Naruto clone shouted as he punches Ichigo in the face " Ru ! " the other Naruto clones shouted as they all surround Ichigo" To ! " all the clones shouted as they kick Ichigo into the air " Two Thousand Uzumakis Barrage! (うずまきナルト二千連弾Uzumaki Naruto Nisen Rendan)" all the Naruto clones shouted as they all throw 2,000 punches on Ichigo at the same time, blocking proves useless as they all knock him the air all the way into the is smashed within a 60 foot diameter 10 foot deep crater and is barely able to get up from the barrage.
" Damn it ! ARRRGH ! " Ichigo shouted as blood drips down from his body as he struggles to stand up while holding his sword. The top half of his Shihakushō has been torn to shreds by the force of the attack revealing Ichigo's fairly lean and muscular body and six-pack abs covered in dirt from hitting the mountain dirt.
" Where's Gaara ? " Naruto asked the wounded Substitute Shinigami.
" I don't know who are you talking about " Ichigo answered.
" At least tell me where the Soul Society is at " Naruto asked the carrot top Shinigami.
" As if i'll ever tell you anything ! " Ichigo replied.
" Then i'll just have to beat the answers right out of you then " the blonde Shinobi replied as all the 999 clones charge at him.
" Damn it, that last attack on my body damaged me to the point i can't move. I can't even move my arms . Move... Damn it move...move ...I need to win... " Ichigo said to himself as the clones come close towards him.
" Then you will win ! " Hollow Ichigo replied as he makes Ichigo stab the ground releasing a massive explosion leveling everything within a 2000 foot radius wiping out all the Naruto clones and then picks up his sword from the ground and with a quick slash , cuts the real Genin from his right shoulder to his left hip shredding his orange and black jacket revealing his bare chest and his athletic built.
" Damn that really hurt ! " Naruto shouted in pain as he has a deep slash across his chest piercing the dermis and leaking out blood.
" That surge of spiritual power ... that means my Hollow powers have also returned " Ichigo said to himself as he has yellow eyes.
" I assume that's you inner demon powers ,well it doesn't make a bit of difference what kind of powers you have ,i'm still kicking your ass " Naruto said to Ichigo as he briefly unleashes a red aura glowing around his body in an untamed way, similar to fire and all his wounds heal from the release of the Chakra.
" His wounds healed up , he really is a Hollow in a human body " Ichigo said to himself as his wounds also heal up as well.
" My wounds just healed up instantly, was it a reaction to the Tailed Beast Chakra my opponent emitted ? " Ichigo asked himself as he turns back to normal.
" My Chakra is running low, using all those shadow clones and Rasengans really drained nearly all of my Chakra reserves. Now the Kyuubi is trying to take me over ,if this battle drags out for too long , i might lose control again . We're evenly matched so far and it doesn't seem like he's wearing down that much. That's it now i know what to do " Naruto said to himself as he pulls out a knife similar to a survival knife.
" It's time i bring you to the Soul Society " Ichigo said to Naruto as he holds his Bankai with both hands.
" Wind Style : Demon Wind Chakra Blade " Naruto chanted as he creates a 600 foot radius tornado around him.
" What is that ? " Ichigo asked.
" It's a special Chakra knife given to me by Asuma Sensei, it allows me to channel my wind Chakra and enhance it to increase the strength of my attacks. You can't hope to cut me with that blade " Naruto explained to Ichigo as wind forges around his blade forming a white aura around the knife with a blue outline.
" I see, arrogant to the very end. Let's see how well you do against this " Ichigo stated as he charges at Naruto.
Both of them collide attack however Naruto's Chakra blade manages to cuts partially into Ichigo's Bankai with ease and easily cuts his arm and his chest with the force slash causing a mild gash and sending Ichigo flying 100 feet into the ground.
" Damn what was that , it almost shattered Tensa Zangetsu in half ? " Ichigo asked himself as he gets back up.
" When blades of two equal Shinobi clash , the one with the sharper blade wins. After my fight with that Captain with the pink petals for attack , i decided to develop a last-minute countermeasure to a Shinigami Bankai and i was given this blade . The sharpness of this Chakra Blade could cut anything. If your Zanpakutō is the true source of your power, then if i destroy your blade, you would have no choice but to give up " Naruto explained to Ichigo.
" I see, then i'll just have to strengthen my blade " Ichigo replied as he gathers his Black Getsuga energy and keeps his Getsuga Tenshō within Tensa Zangetsu and clashes with Naruto again.
" He increased his swords power ! " Naruto said to himself.
" The one with the sharper blade wins huh ? Let's see who wields the sharper blade " Ichigo stated as they both create an implosion wave.
Meanwhile at Squad 4 campgrounds
Akon, Rin and Hiyosu are busy removing all the electronics and having everything put into boxes.
" We need to get packing " Akon said to his men.
" We have a ton of stuff to pack " Hiyosu stated as he puts some computer parts into a box.
" Right ! " Rin replied as he stacks up boxes of tech onto each other.
Meanwhile Hanataro and Lemura start to put the fatigued and wounded within stretchers to wheeled back to the Soul Society
" We got 922 Shinigami injured to carry back to the Soul Society " Hanataro said to Lemura as he puts a wounded soldier on the stretcher and 2 unseated officers and wheel the injured back into the Soul Society.
" We never had to heal so many injured people in our lives " Lemura stated.
" We're all out of Reiatsu so we can't heal them with our healing Kidō , we would need to work overtime and heal them the old fashion way " Hanataro replied.
" With only 100 remaining medical squad members, we would have our hands full, especially with Unohana and Orihime out of commission " Lemura explained to Hanataro.
" I can forget about getting sleep tonight " Hanataro replied.
Meanwhile Rangiku, Isane , Izuru, Momo and Nanao are in the same tent as Renji and his friends.
" I barely have the energy to move " Rangiku said to Izuru.
" Same here ! " Izuru replied.
" I know how you feel, there's no way i can fight in my present stated " Renji said to Izuru.
" It's a good thing we don't have to fight anymore " Nanao stated.
" The question is , did we really win ? " Renji asked.
" It seems we took as huge beating more than an actual victory " Rukia answered.
" So many lives were lost in the war that just happened " Iba stated.
" Why is everyone so down ? We kicked ass today taunted " Ikkaku taunted.
" They kinda have a point Ikkaku, these guys didn't seem all that evil " Yumichika replied.
" Most of them seem honorable , they don't come off like Arrancar who are highly arrogant and selfish " Hisagi said to them.
" I wonder if what we did here was right " Renji stated.
" We completed the mission, we can worry about whether we were right later " Ibiki replied.
Meanwhile Yoruichi appears in a tent naked next to Soifon . Yoruichi is being healed by Tessai after Tessai finished healing and bandaging Kisuke.
" These are some pretty serious injuries Yoruichi " Tessai said to Yoruichi.
" Yeah that Hokage was very tough " Yoruichi replied.
" This is going to hurt ! " Tessai said to Yoruichi as he relocates her leg.
" ARRRGH ! " Yoruichi shouted in pain.
" You idiot! Are you trying to kill her ? " Soifon shouted as she sees Yoruichi's right leg healed up.
" Much better ! " Yoruichi stated as she flexes her right leg exposing her nude body.
" AHHH ! " Soifon moaned as blood shoots out her nose .
" Boy Yoruichi, you're looking fine as ever " Kisuke stated .
" Pervert ! " Soifon shouted as she picks up a glass of water and hits Kisuke in the head .Soifon's right arm then feels a stinging pain in her " ARRGH ! "
" Easy Soifon, you're body is still recovering from the pain of that attack you were hit by " Yoruichi stated as she puts on her clothes while Tessai puts a cast on her right leg while putting a chest plate cast on her abdominal area and a cast on her right arm . Tessai then hands her a clutch
" Unohana is going to be out of commission for a while and Squad 4 has it's hands full so this is all i can do for you at the moment " Tessai said to Yoruichi.
" That's okay, i'll let it heal naturally. I should be fully healed within a week or two " Yoruichi stated .
" That means no more fighting for a week " Kisuke said to Yoruichi.
" Very well then " Yoruichi replied as she lies with Soifon.
" Looks like we're both down for the count for a while " Soifon said to Yoruichi.
" Indeed my little bee " Yoruichi replied.
Meanwhile at another part of the campground . Hitsugaya is helping the Shinigami move stuff out of the campground along with Sajin, Byakuya and Momo.
" I shouldn't be carrying things in my condition but i must help out " Sajin said to his comrades as he lifts a large crater and carries it despite having a cast on his right arm.
" You shouldn't push yourself too much, you just had you arm restored from it being torn off " Byakuya said to Sajin.
" I can handle a few hundred pound boxes even with an injured arm " Sajin replied as he takes it to a stack of boxes.
Meanwhile Hitsugaya is eating watermelons for lunch as well as Momo with both of them worn out from battle.
" Finally this war is over Little Toshiro " Momo said to Hitsugaya.
" No, that's where you're wrong ! The war has only begun, this battle today was just the start of things to come " Hitsugaya grimly replied.
" What do you mean ? " Momo asked.
" If anything in the end we are truly the losers of this war. Aizen still has his Arrancar army and we have to worry about the retaliation of the other 4 nations. It took all this effort just to invade one nation, imagine trying to go through this hell 4 more times and imagine the possibility that we can die at anytime . We were lucky that we have Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue here, had not for them we would of been doomed " Hitsugaya explained to Momo.
" I see, i can't believe we are stuck in this ugly war " Momo replied as she tries to hold back her tears.
Meanwhile Kenpachi is awake and walking with Yachiru in a depressed mood wearing his eyepatch.
" Those fools, they believe we really won. In reality the shit has yet to hit the fan. I never thought i could be beaten in battle so easily, if the Kages are really this powerful , we are all doomed " Kenpachi said to himself as he heads to the Senkaimon only to be interrupted by Yachiru.
" Kenny, we can't go yet. Old Grandpa will get angry at you if you don't help out here " Yachiru said to Kenpachi.
" Screw it, i'm heading home ! " Kenpachi stated.
" But kenny, don't you want to see Ichigo fight his foe and challenge him to a fight ? " Yachiru asked.
" I'm not in the mood right now , i need to do some reflecting on my life " Kenpachi replied as he leaves to the Soul Society.
" That fight with that big boobed woman really changed Kenpachi, his fighting spirits has been broken " Yachiru thinks to herself as she walks into the Senkaimon.
Meanwhile at the Soul Society Senkaimon
Sasakibe and his 200 troops from the 1st division walk to travel to Konoha as they see medical Shinigami wheel off the injured to Squad 4's barracks on stretchers. His team has been assembled to aid the evacuation of injured troops and all troops in Konoha.
" Alright guys, we need to assist in the evacuation of all wounded troops within the campground and act as protection " Sasakibe said to his men .
" Right ! " all the men replied as they go to Konoha to aid the Shinigami.
Meanwhile at Las Noches
Aizen, Gin and Tōusen watch the fight between Ichigo and Naruto as the fighting takes place on top of the Hokage Mountain.
" Looks like Naruto has fell for our bait " Aizen said to Gin and Tōusen.
" With those two knuckleheads clashing attacks, they would eventually tire and be forced into using their demon forms " Gin stated.
" And when that happens, Konoha is wiped off the map " Tōusen replied.
" That level of damage would act greatly as our ultimate smokescreen and further drive both sides against each other " Aizen stated as he drinks his tea while watching the fight.
Hokage Mountain
12:20 P.M. Naruto and Ichigo clash attacks with each other . Naruto is using a Chakra blade shaped like a survival knife infused with Wind Chakra to clash with Ichigo's Tensa Zangetsu. Both of them unleash powerful slashes which uplifts the ground around them. Naruto dodges a lunging stab from Ichigo and blocks a hooking slash aimed at his head and manages to parry Ichigo's hit.
Ichigo and Naruto clash blades again which clashes the ground to be uplifted 7 feet high from their powerful strike within a 20 foot radius. Naruto uses his right hand to aim the knife at Ichigo's face but Ichigo blocks the then Naruto's arm and throws him into a 20 foot rock and comes at him with a right roundhouse kick but Ichigo blocks the strike and uses a one hand sword lunge but the blonde teen dodges and does a handstand on Ichigo then throws the Substitute Shinigami's sword aside and pushes him back a bit.
" Let's see how you fare without a blade " Naruto said to Ichigo as he comes at Ichigo .
" I been taking on punks like you barehanded before i had Shinigami powers " Ichigo replied.
Naruto and Ichigo collide kicks and punches with eachother. Ichigo throws a punch at Naruto but the blonde Genin catches it goes for a kick against Ichigo but the carrot top teen blocks with his other hand. They exchange punches with each other and kicks . Naruto comes at Ichigo with a sweeping kick but Ichigo uses Shunpo to gain his distance and comes at Naruto's chest with a body blow punch aimed at Naruto's solar plexus but Naruto catches it and throws Naruto through a large 50 foot rock . Naruto gets back up and comes at him with a right hook but Ichigo counters by knocking the Genin back with a high kick and then jumps into the air to do a flying punch but Naruto dodges the incoming punch by a few inches.
Ichigo throws a right hook at Naruto hitting him in the face and causing the orange wearing Shinobi to stagger back a bit holding his face.
" Man you're tough.. that punch should of took you down " Ichigo stated to Naruto as he shakes his hand which was sprained punching Naruto.
" I must say, you got some skills but let's see how well you do against this punch " Naruto replied as he goes to attack Ichigo with a right hook again but Ichigo sidestep and hits Naruto in the gut with his left hand and then uses his right knee to hit the Shinobi in jaw .
Naruto throws 15 punches at Ichigo but Ichigo manages to block all of them . The young Vizard then grabs the young teen's right arm and throws him through a 50 foot tall rock . Ichigo then tries to hit Naruto with a jumping kick but Naruto moves out the way. Ichigo comes at Naruto with a right hook but Naruto moves left to avoid the punch and dodges a knee strike aimed at him. Naruto hits Ichigo with an elbow strike to the chin and then does 20 rapid punches at his abdomen to send him flying 20 feet away.
Ichigo barely blocks the first strike, Naruto then appears him and delivers a roundhouse kick that Ichigo barely escaped using Shunpo, then he is almost hit with a punch then Naruto appears behind him and delivers a devastating punch knocking Ichigo aside 150 feet into a 3 story rock formation. Naruto throws a punch but Ichigo blocked with his right forearm.
" Got you now ! " Ichigo stated as he headbutts Naruto knocking him to the ground.
But Ichigo headbutted a clone as the real Naruto charges up a 3 foot diameter Rasengan in his right hand.
" Ōdama Rasengan( 大玉螺旋丸Great Ball Spiralling Sphere) " Naruto chanted his eyes are blue but are bloodshot and his pupils become slitted with a blue aura around him as he charges at Ichigo but Ichigo grabs his Bankai katana and counters his attack.
" Noko Kuroi Getsuga( 鋸黒月牙Sawing Black Moon Fang ) " Ichigo countered as he uses his Getsuga Tenshō to form a saw like blade and blocks the attack and both attacks clash with each other.
Both attacks collide and create a massive 4,000 foot radius explosion of reddish black and bluish white aura that expand and engulf everything within the radius . The collision of attacks leaves behind a 217 foot diameter, 59 foot deep crater with 2 fissures extending 800 feet long and 10 feet deep and 3 feet wide that form an x shape going through the crater. The blast generated the yield of 500 Tons of TNT from the explosive force of both attacks colliding.
Naruto stands worn out by his attack while Ichigo is worn out using his Bankai. Both of them stand without any clothes on their upper body.
" You're pretty tough ! " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" Same here, it's been awhile since i been pushed like this " Naruto stated as he picks up his Chakra blade.
" However, i'm far from done . Now it's time i get serious, i don't need to hold back now " Ichigo said to Naruto as he puts his right hand over his face.
" Bring it on ! " Naruto replied as Chakra flows around his body.
" Time to end this ! " Ichigo responded as he forms his Hollow mask on his face which forms a black aura around his body which unleashes a powerful gust of wind creating a massive wave of energy engulfing everything within a 1,500 foot radius in a whirlwind.
" What an immense amounts of Chakra " Naruto said to himself as he struggles to avoid being overwhelmed.
The black and red Reiatsu whirlwind clears to reveal Ichigo is now wearing a Hollow mask . The mask is pure white on the right side and possesses a total of ten red stripes. Ichigo's eyes irises become yellow, and he has black sclera and pupils. His body glows with a dark amount of Reiatsu.
" It can't be ? Has he turned into his demon form ? " Naruto said to himself as he pictures Ichigo as Sasuke.
" You're finished ! " Ichigo said in a deeper tone as he uses Shunpo to move at 32,083 ft/sec (21,875 MPH ) and hit Naruto with his Bankai to cut a deep gash going through the skin and cutting the muscles tissue from his right shoulder and right pectoral ab to his groin . The force of the swing creates a large 59 foot deep , 218 foot diameter crater .
" ARRRGH ! What just happened ? " Naruto said to himself as blood comes out of his wounds.
" What's wrong ? Was i too slow for you ? " Ichigo asked.
" Damn you ! Damn you ! " Naruto shouted as he starts to form a red Chakra around him but he restrains himself from using it.
" Looks like you're still willing to fight ! " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" No, not yet , i can't afford to lose control so easily again " Naruto said to himself as he manages to retain his Chakra only to see Ichigo in front of him. Naruto manages to block the strike with his Chakra knife but the blade chips as he tries to hold back Ichigo's strike.
" You can't beat me now Getsuga Tenshō ! " Ichigo taunted as he uses a simple sword swing to shatter Naruto's Chakra blade to bits and the force of his slash pushes Naruto back 6 miles eastward being knocked off the Hokage Mountain and crashing 1 mile west into the 276 foot diameter, 75 foot deep crater created by Kenpachi's Kendo 1 mile south of Konoha Stadium.
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Sakura feels a rumbling within the area and everything inside starts to shake and everything starts to fall down.
" What was this earthquake ? " Sakura asked.
" It's Naruto and his opponent, he's in trouble " Yamato answered.
" Damn it , we can't stand here and let him get captured " Ino stated as she tries to go outside but is stopped by Shizune.
" What are you doing ? " Shizune questioned.
" We need to help Naruto ! " Ino answered.
" You can't do anything at your state, besides even with full Chakra neither you me or Sakura combined are a match against Naruto's opponent. You would just be getting in the way " Shizune explained to Ino.
" Damn it, i feel so useless ! " Ino complained.
" We all do, we're losing this battle badly . Naruto is our last hope " Shizune replied.
" How much longer you got Sakura ? " Yamato asked .
" 5 more minutes ! " Sakura answered.
" Hang in there Naruto, help is on it's way " Yamato said to himself as he waits for a cure .
Meanwhile at the other side of the hospital. Kakashi wakes up to sense Naruto in trouble and he senses the energy of a Tailed beast as well as Gai.
" You sense that Gai ? " Kakashi asked.
" It's no doubt Tailed Beast Chakra " Gai answered .
" It's precisely what the Shinigami we fought warned us about " Kakashi said to Gai as they think back a few hours ago.
Few hours ago
" Let's make a deal here , you surrender the Kyuubi and we would spare your village and call off the assault, if you don't, your precious village will perish when we unleash the 10 Tails Jinchūriki " Gin said to Kakashi.
" We have no interest in negotiating with you. You think you can invade our village and do whatever you want ? You're nothing more than scum, besides Konoha has some of the best fighters in the village " Kakashi stated.
Present Day
" We're in trouble, the 10 Tails must of been unleashed . Hopefully Sakura could undo the poison quickly or we are all in trouble " Gai said to Kakashi.
" Sakura and Yamato are our only hope ! " Yamato replied.
Meanwhile Konohamaru and his friends sense their friend ,Naruto in danger.
" Naruto is in trouble ! " Konohamaru stated.
" Who can be strong enough to be defeating Naruto ? " Mogei asked.
" I don't know ! " Udon answered.
" Whoever could be winning against Naruto must be very tough to fight " Ebisu stated.
Meanwhile in a separate room Hinata, Kiba and Shino are in the hospital sensing Naruto losing his battle against Ichigo.
" It can't be , Naruto is losing ! " Kiba said to Shino.
" His opponents Chakra level is on par with a Tailed Beast, unless Naruto transforms into a Tailed Beast, he has no chance of winning " Shino stated.
" Naruto can't lose, he's going to be Hokage one day. He can't lose " Hinata stated .
" You still have hope he can pull this through ? " Kiba asked her.
" It's very unlikely, Naruto might of gotten stronger but dealing with a Tailed Beast is something else . I'm not sure even Naruto could pull this off " Shino answered.
" Don't underestimate Naruto. Have you forgot he defeated a Tailed beast before ? He defeated Gaara of the Sands before and he can do it again to any Tailed Beast. Naruto is 50 times stronger than he was when he fought Gaara and even if he was weaker, he would never give up and i would never give up supporting him " Hinata explained to them as she prays for Naruto to win
" She's really dedicated to Naruto " Shino said to Kiba.
" Maybe a bit too much, you don't think... " Kiba sated but it's interrupted by Shino.
" Maybe she is ! " Shino replied.
Back 1 mile south of Konoha Stadium
Naruto gets back up from the crater and goes to attack Ichigo. Naruto has a large gash on the right side of his body.
" It's time i stop playing around with you and get serious Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu (多重影分身の術 Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu)" Naruto chanted as he summons 150 clones of himself to attack, all of them dashing at 6416.7 ft/sec(4,375 MPH) moving around Ichigo.
" I guess it seems you want to take me all at once . That parlor trick isn't going to work " Ichigo remarked as he uses high-speed movement to easily take out all the clones in 3 seconds.
" Impossible, he took them out so fast ! " Naruto shouted shocked to see the clones only to see Ichigo behind him .
" What's wrong, can't keep up ? " Ichigo said to Naruto as the orange hair Shinigami is right behind the blonde Genin.
" Shit ! " Naruto shouted as he goes to punch him only to get kicked in the face by Ichigo and sent flying 500 feet into a pile of rubble.
" Come on kid, was that the best you can do to me ? " Ichigo said to the blonde Shinobi.
" No, i'm far from done ! " Naruto answered as he charges at Ichigo.
" You don't learn do you ? " Ichigo taunted as he stands there nonchalantly.
" Rasengan " Naruto chanted as he goes to hit Ichigo but the Substitute Shinigami easily catches Naruto's Rasengan bare handed with his left hand and breaks the rotating sphere .
" Was that all ? " Ichigo taunted as he swings his sword causally creating a shockwave engulfing the crater and cuts Naruto across the chest again leaving a slash going from his left shoulder to his right thigh connecting with the other gash.
" He blocked my Rasengan barehanded ! ARRRGUCCK ! " Naruto said to himself as he staggers over in pain.
" You can't win Naruto, surrender right now or i would have to get serious with you " Ichigo said to Naruto as Naruto lies on the ground bleeding by the wounds " Looks like you lose this battle Nine Tails " Ichigo said to himself as he slowly walks over to pick up Naruto but is worn out a bit.
" This can't be it , this can't be the end ! " Naruto said to himself as he struggles to move his body .
" I have him now , time to end this ! " Ichigo said to himself.
" Even with all this training, i never thought there was someone who can control that much Tailed Beast Chakra. I can't move my body " Naruto stated as he can't move his body.
Meanwhile in Naruto's subconscious
Naruto is within his own inner world or subconscious where he's underwater thinking about Gaara and Sasuke. Naruto sinks into the cage of the Nine Tails and the Nine Tails grabs him .
" You are still weak . You should be thankful...to me. I was sealed into your body...By that cursed Fourth Hokage " The Nine Tails said to Naruto "I'll lend you my power no strings attach for the reason i hate some would be Tailed Beast thinking he's stronger than me "
Back 1 mile south of Konoha Stadium
Ichigo walks towards Naruto and goes to grab him.
" Looks like he's been dealt with, the wounds aren't too deep so he won't die however by cutting the shoulders, i made sure he can't use his arms and the force of the sword blows alone should knock him out " Ichigo stated as he goes to grab Naruto's right hand however Naruto grabs his hand.
" You're a fool , you should never count me out ! " Naruto shouted as he punches Ichigo in the face knocking him back .
" His power just jumped up ! " Ichigo said to himself shocked to see Naruto fighting back.
" ARRRRUGGGH ! " Naruto shouted as his anger flares up as he is surrounded by orange Chakra. Naruto unleashes a powerful gust of wind creating a massive wave of energy engulfing everything within a 1,500 foot radius in an orange-red whirlwind.
" What an immense amounts of Reiatsu ! " Ichigo said to himself as he struggles to avoid being overwhelmed blocking with his Bankai.
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Sakura feels a rumbling within the area and everything inside starts to shake and everything starts to fall down.
" Damn it , not again ! " Sakura shouted as the rumbling shakes everything within the hospital.
" This is bad, Naruto's already in 3 Tailed form " Yamato said to them.
" Damn it , we need to hurry things up ! " Ino stated .
" I wish Tsunade was here right now ! " Shizune replied.
Back 1 mile south of Konoha Stadium
The orange and red Reiatsu whirlwind clears to reveal that Naruto's body is surrounded by a bubbling Chakra-construct, taking on the shape of a 3-Tailed Fox. His pupils become slitted, and will change from blue to red. His nails and teeth grow longer and sharper and his blonde hair grows longer and 's whisker marks also widen and thicken. All his wounds have been healed from Ichigo's attack.
" What the hell is that ? " Ichigo asked himself as Naruto releases a wave of Chakra around him.
" ARRRWWWGH ! " Naruto shouted releasing an creating a 1,000 foot shockwave just by screaming slightly overwhelming Ichigo.
" What the hell, he just created a shockwave just from screaming " Ichigo said to himself.
" Now you done it, if you won't tell me where Gaara and the Soul Society is at, then i'll break every bone in your body ! " Naruto shouted as he punches the air hitting Ichigo with the shockwave that he barely blocks with his Bankai that pushes him back 20 feet.
" What a monstrous punch, his powers increased greatly " Ichigo said to himself as Naruto charges at him at 32083.3 ft/sec(21,875 MPH) right in front of Ichigo.
" Take this ! " Naruto shouted as he punches Ichigo 3 times then kicks him up and punches him a mile north into the stadium. Naruto then uses Shunshin to appear behind Ichigo and kick him into the air .
" Damn it ! " Ichigo shouted in pain but when he looks behind him, he sees Naruto behind him. Naruto slams his clawed right hand into Ichigo's backside smashing Ichigo violently into the stadium causing a 2,000 foot explosion. Ichigo is bleeding from his head with a slash wound on his back only to see Naruto about him.
" DIE ! " Naruto shouted as he does a double hammerfist smashing Ichigo 50 feet through the ground within a 2 foot deep hole caused by his punch .
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo shouted as he shoots a Getsuga from his Bankai while wearing a Vizard mask within the hole.
" RAAAWWAGH ! " Naruto shouted as his scream alone was powerful enough to negate the attack leaving behind a 50 foot deep, 100 foot diameter crater . Naruto then dashes at Ichigo with his claws attempting to do a claw slash.
" Got you this time ! " Ichigo countered as he slashes Naruto across the chest causing blood to spew out but Naruto heals his wound in seconds.
" I'm going to get back Gaara,even if i have to kill you ! " Naruto said to Ichigo.
" So be it, i'll kick your ass a million times over ! " Ichigo replied as they go to clash attacks creating a massive shockwave.
Meanwhile at Squad 4 campgrounds
Akon, Rin and Hiyosu have finished removing all the electronics and having everything put into boxes. Sasakibe and his 200 troops from the 1st division walk into the campground to aid in the process of removal.
" Everything is in tip-top shape !" Akon said to Sasakibe.
" Good, begin getting all boxes back to the Research and Development lab " Sasakibe commanded.
" Right! " Rin replied as he stacks up boxes of tech onto each other.
" We have 225 wounded troops scattered across Konoha " Hiyosu stated as he starts carrying parts back to the lab.
" Then i'll have 184 troops come to evacuate them "Sasakibe answered.
Meanwhile Hanataro and Lemura continue to put the fatigued and wounded within stretchers to wheeled back to the Soul Society.
" We we managed to get 146 out 922 injured Shinigami back to the Soul Society " Hanataro said to Lemura as he puts a wounded soldier on the stretcher and 2 unseated officers and wheel the injured back into the Soul Society.
" We're making fast time, then again the Vice Captains are helping other alot as well as the Captains" Lemura stated.
" We're going to have alot of paper work when we get back " Hanataro replied.
" With only 100 remaining medical squad members, we would have our hands full, especially with Unohana and Orihime out of commission " Lemura explained to Hanataro.
" I can forget about getting sleep tonight " Hanataro replied.
Meanwhile Rangiku, Isane , Izuru, Momo and Nanao are helping with the unpacking of stuff within the campground.
" It's a good thing we are leaving here . Worst day of my life " Rangiku said to Izuru.
" Same here ! " Izuru replied.
" Ichigo's the only one still fighting out of all of us " Renji said to Izuru.
" It's hard to believe any human could wield such a spiritual power that intense " Nanao stated.
" How else did you think he beat yours truly and my Captain ? " Renji asked.
" Still Ichigo's foe is strong, if anything they are dead even in a fight " Rukia answered.
" That's crazy, i can see their energy clashing from here " Iba stated.
" Typical of Ichigo doing something this over the top " Ikkaku taunted.
" Remind me not to fight him ! " Yumichika replied.
" How about we get to work ? We need to get everything back to the Soul Society" Hisagi said to them as they pick up more crates and boxes.
Meanwhile at Las Noches
Aizen, Gin and Tōusen watch the fight between Ichigo and Naruto as the fighting takes place on top of the Hokage Mountain.
" Looks like Naruto has fell for our bait " Aizen said to Gin and Tōusen.
" With those two knuckleheads clashing attacks, they would eventually tire and be forced into using their demon forms " Gin stated.
" And when that happens, Konoha is wiped off the map " Tōusen replied.
" That level of damage would act greatly as our ultimate smokescreen and further drive both sides against each other " Aizen stated as he drinks his tea while watching the fight.
Meanwhile at Squad 12 barracks
Nemu is busy working on Mayuri's cure when she gets a phone call from Akon.
" What is Akon ? " Nemu asked.
" The Captain Commander has issued a withdrawal , we are returning back to the Soul Society " Akon answered.
" Very well then ,i'll inform Captain Kurotsuchi right away " Nemu replied as she goes to Mayuri to talk to him.
" What are you doing Nemu ? You're suppose to try removing this wretched poison from my body " Mayuri shouted while in liquid form
" Sorry Captain, i got a phone call that the Soul Society has won this battle with Konoha and are heading home " Nemu explained to Mayuri.
" Fool, this is nothing to cheer about. I didn't get any of the technology from this village and i have been forced into my liquid form " Mayuri replied.
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Sakura finished the cure to Yamato's wood style poison . Sakura then puts the vaccine within the needle.
" I finished the cure ! " Sakura said to Yamato.
" It's about time ! " Yamato replied.
" Good now we can end this madness and capture that Tailed Beast Naruto is fighting " Ino stated .
" I'm afraid it's not that simple ! To invoke this technique, it is necessary for the Tailed beast or its Jinchūriki to be in the possession of the Kesshōseki (結晶石,Crystal Gem) that responds to the First Hokage's Chakra . I'm afraid given my limited Chakra, i can't seal both Naruto and the other Tailed Beasts without it . The only way i can do it on the other Tailed Beast is if i were to put the necklace on it's neck " Yamato explained to the others
" That's suicide , the corrosive Chakra of the Tailed Beast alone is enough to burn anything it touches " Sakura stated.
" We have no choice , if things become bad to worse, we would be forced to use this method " Yamato replied.
" Then allow us to help out ! " Shikamaru said to the team as he and Chōji come into the room with Inoichi, Shikaku and Choza.
" If we work together, we can put an end to this battle and with capturing the 10 Tails, Konoha would be victorious " Shikaku stated.
" We can also use the 10 Tails to find where the Soul Society is at and even convince it to help us out " Inoichi strategized.
" And we can end this war ! " Choza retorted.
" Alright let's head out and help Naruto !" Sakura stated as she injects Yamato with the needle.
" Time to test if this works " Yamato said to everyone as he grows a wood tendril and creates a wooden mallet .
" It works ! " Sakura stated.
" Incredible,my powers are back ,thank you Sakura " Yamato said to her as he hugs her .
" Your welcome ! " Sakura replied.
" It's time Konoha strikes back and we beat the Gotei 13 once and for all " Yamato replied as he stands there wielding a wooden mallet.
Meanwhile at the Underground Root Base
Danzō manages to finish recovering all his Chakra while all his remaining Root members lie on the floor exhausted .
" Is this all the Chakra you can muster ? " Danzō asked.
" Yes, i'm afraid that with only 55 ANBU level ninja and my remaining Chakra, that's all we got " Sai answered.
" If only i had at least 100 Root members as well Fu and Torune , i could at least fight with 50% power like the Fifth Hokage . Still even at 25% i should be able to use the First Hokage's Jutsu to seal both Jinchūriki " Danzō said to his men.
" Don't you need the Kesshōseki (結晶石,Crystal Gem) to seal the other Jinchūriki ? " one of the Root members asked.
" Not me, given i have Kage level Chakra, i can seal both of them without the Kesshōseki. I used this power 7 years ago to seal the Nine Tails testing out the power Orochimaru gave me " Danzō said to his men as he thinks back to the past.
7 years ago
Danzō's pov
I waited for the right time to test the power of the Wood Style Jutsu i was given . To do this, i needed to wait while the Third Hokage was busy having a diplomatic meeting other nations so i can test out the power of the First Hokage's cells . I snuck up on the kid knocked him out . Then i used a Jutsu to awaken the Tailed beast power when i was far away from the village for safety reasons. The power forced the monster into his 4 Tailed state and it went berserk .
" ROAGRAGAGAGAGAH ! " Kyubbi Naruto roared as he sends a blast of wind at me.
" What power ! " i stated as i fight off the Tailed Beast.
The fight dragged on for a while but thanks to my Kage level Chakra, i was able to keep it at bay and then i decided to put it to the test. The Nine-Tails gathers a sphere in front of its mouth and then consumes the sphere, to charge up it's blast.
" RAGGAHAH ! " the Four Tailed demon growled as he grows larger and it's belly swells like a balloon and it's mouth opens up. I quickly used Boar → Dog → Bird → Monkey → Ram → Monkey → Tiger
" Hokage-Shiki Jijun Jutsu - Kakuan Nitten Suishu ( 火影式耳順術 廓庵入鄽垂手 Hokage Style Elder Jutsu: Tenth Edict On Enlightenment) " i chanted as i created ten wooden pillars while producing the seal "sit" (座) on my palm.
The results were a success however the critical cost of my technique cost me all the Sharingan Orochimaru implanted in my eye shortly before he left the village but to my luck, it would be my greatest moment for i would soon process the eyes of Shisui Uchiha and i took advantage of the planned coup d'état by the Uchiha clan and even framed the Leader of the Clan for attempting to control the Ninetails. As a result of that, i gained Head of Uchiha clan's eyes and 9 of the most powerful clan members eyes with Shisui's eye on my right eye as well .
Present Day
3rd person pov
" But Lord Danzō, how do you plan to use your Wood Style without the eyes ? " Sai asked.
" I plan to use my Wood Style , It would be very taxing to my body however it would all pay off if we not only contain the Nine Tails and the Ten Tails but i become Hokage and i have Orochimaru perfect Izanagi. With both Izanagi perfected and with two of the strongest Tailed Beasts in procession, i would achieve peace for the ninja world by uniting all Shinobi forces under Konoha's control and not even the 4 other Kages can stop me " Danzō explained to his men as he walks out of the base himself.
Midtown Konoha
11:25 A.M . Naruto in 3 Tails mode clashes with Vizard Mask Ichigo in a battle of high-speed attacks. Naruto comes at Ichigo with a claw slash but the Substitute Shinigami thinks fast and blocks his strike as the energy collision levels everything remaining within a 400 foot radius. Ichigo and Naruto jump into the air and go to attack but Naruto swings his claw and releases a powerful shock wave of Chakra knocking back Ichigo 1 mile away into the ruins of the Yamanaka Clan manor.
" This guy isn't going down so easily , he keeps coming with more destructive force by the second. His Reiatsu feels endless whereas my Vizard mask has it's limits. I only managed to increase the time limit of my Hollow Mask from 2 minutes when i fought Hiyori to 5 minutes at max . 2 minutes has passed by so far and it just feels he's not even coming close to slowing down , worse yet is that he can regenerate his wounds. I wish i could process that much control of my power " Ichigo said to himself as he sees Naruto dash at him .
" This is bad, he just won't go down . The more this battle drags on, the more this Chakra takes it's toll on my sanity. Every second i feel myself slipping into the darkness. How is this guy i'm fighting able to fight on par with Tailed Beast Chakra and yet still maintain his sanity ? " Naruto said to himself as Ichigo slashes him again pushing Naruto 1 mile northward into the Nara district .
Naruto and Ichigo charge at each other again and clash attacks creating another 400 foot radius shockwave which Ichigo blocks Naruto's right claw with his Bankai. Naruto goes for an elbow to the back of Ichigo's head but the orange haired Shinigami intercepts the blow blocking with his Bankai. Naruto aims a kick to Ichigo but Ichigo dodges the blonde Genin's kick and counters with a slash aimed at the chest but the tough Chakra shroud blocks the strike.
Naruto and Ichigo then come at each other again. The Substitute Shinigami aims for a strike at Naruto's legs but the 3 Tailed Genin jumps over the strike and uses Shunshin and aims a slash at Ichigo's back but Ichigo dodges the attack only to get hit by one of the tails and sent flying 1 mile west into the Nara clan manor ruins.
" Damn it, he's not going down ! Crap, only 150 seconds left ! " Ichigo said to himself as his Vizard mask starts to chip.
" DIE ! " Naruto shouted as he comes charging at him.
" Kuroi Getsuga(黒月牙; "Black Moon Fang") " Ichigo chanted as he fires a powerful wave of energy but Naruto blocks with an energy shield around him.
" You need to do better than that ! " Naruto shouted.
" He shielded that attack with nothing but Chakra ? This isn't good. I'll need to hit him when his defenses are low " Ichigo said to himself as he dodges a claw swipe aimed at his head and counters by slashing Naruto across the chest but his wounds heal up.
" RAAGH ! " Naruto shouted as he creates a massive shockwave leveling everything within a 2,000 foot radius however Ichigo uses his Reiatsu to shield himself from the explosion.
" You're not the only one who can use their Reiatsu as protection " Ichigo stated as he comes at Naruto again.
Ichigo sees Naruto lunging at him with a high-speed punch but Ichigo blocks the attack. Ichigo then dodges a kick from Naruto and then blocks an elbow strike from Naruto and pushes him back with a horizontal slash which lightly cuts Naruto's chest and Naruto is pushed back however Naruto gets back up and rebounds straight towards the Substitute Shinigami.
" Take this ! Rasengan " Naruto shouted as he hits Ichigo dead on and create a massive 3,000 foot radius explosion sending Ichigo flying 1 mile southwest into the ruins of the Akimichi clan where Ichigo goes 20 feet through the ground.
" Damn it ! " Ichigo said to himself as the mask has chipped away from his right eye and forehead exposing half of the right side of his face from eye to his hair. Meanwhile Naruto sees his skin starting to boil.
" This is bad, my skin is starting to burn . If i don't end this in 2 minutes or less, there would be no stopping the beast within me. I hate this power in me, all it does is bring destruction. I'll be damned if that beast takes me over again " Naruto said to himself as his right arm has a second degree burn.
" I got to take him down with this next attack ! " Ichigo said to himself as he sees Naruto come at him.
Naruto and Ichigo clash attacks with each other again . Naruto evades a slash from Ichigo's Bankai and goes for a double claw slash but Ichigo dodges the strike and kicks Naruto in the stomach. Naruto counters with a dropkick into Ichigo's face knocking Ichigo back into a pile of debris 20 feet high.
" Take this ! " Naruto shouted as he punches the ground creating a fissure wave extending towards Ichigo but Ichigo uses Shunshin to escape as the blast from Naruto creates a 5,300 foot long , 30 feet deep fissure extending up to the ruins of the Akimichi District's Yakiniku Q restaurant connecting with the 50 foot diameter , 10 foot deep crater where the restaurant once stood leveled by Sakura's Ōkashō .
Ichigo then uses Shunshin to do a fast slash but Naruto blocks with his middle tail. Ichigo goes for a vertical slash but Naruto uses Shunshin to get above Ichigo and goes for a sneak attack but Ichigo appears behind him and hits Naruto down with a powerful sword slash that smashes down the ground creating a 500 foot radius implosion wave.
" 2 minutes left ! " Ichigo said to himself as he sees Naruto get back up and come at Ichigo again.
Ichigo and Naruto go a running slash and they clash attacks yet again. Naruto is cut across the shoulder as well as Ichigo but Naruto manages to heal but so does Ichigo.
" This guy is tough but it doesn't matter, i can't afford to lose here " Naruto said to himself as he rushes at Ichigo.
" High speed regeneration ? This isn't good , if i don't finish this battle soon, my Hollow might take me over " Ichigo said to himself as he dodges 3 punches aimed at him.
" You Bastard ! " Naruto shouted as he swings his right arm creating a massive 100 foot wave of red Chakra coming at Ichigo.
" Got you now ! " Ichigo replied as he uses Shunpo to get behind Naruto and swing down his sword " Kuroi Getsuga(黒月牙; "Black Moon Fang") " Ichigo chanted as he swings down his sword with both hands and fires a powerful Black Getsuga Tenshō which pushes Naruto back a mile away cutting through everything it it's path . The powerful explosion clears to reveal that Ichigo's Black Getsuga created a mile long , 30 feet deep , 5 feet wide fissure.
Naruto gets back up in his 3 Tailed state with Chakra around his body healing up a massive slash wound on his chest.
" Damn you! This isn't over . I'm going to destroy you and make sure not even a trace remains of you " Naruto shouted .
" Damn it, that Getsuga wasn't enough to take him down. Still it seems he can't maintain his sanity in that form and his attack pattern is straightforward . If i keep my distance , he won't be able to hit me " Ichigo said to himself but before he can react he sees a large Chakra arm coming at him.
" Damn almost had him ! " Naruto shouted .
" He can create arms out of Reiatsu ? This isn't good " Ichigo said to himself as he uses Shunpo to evade 3 Chakra arms aimed at him, he leaps 300 feet in the air and evades the attack . Ichigo then sees Naruto over him charging up a purple Rasengan.
" Take this ! Rasengan " Naruto shouted as he hits Ichigo dead on and pushes him 4 miles to the main gate. The powerful explosion clears to reveal that Naruto's Rasengan created a 4 mile long , 30 feet deep , 5 feet wide fissure.
" Damn it, only 1.5 minutes left ! " Ichigo said to himself as half of his Vizard mask is gone.
" Why won't he give up ? " Naruto said to himself as he sees Ichigo come right at him.
" Noko Kuroi Getsuga( 鋸黒月牙 Sawing Black Moon Fang ) " Ichigo shouted as he manages to cut Naruto while pushing him back however Naruto uses his Chakra arms as a shield to reduce the impact.
" Not good enough ! " Naruto shouted as he throws another Chakra arm at Ichigo but Ichigo uses Shunpo to dodge the attack.
" Here he comes ! " Ichigo stated as he prepares to block his attacks.
Naruto then gains a speed boost and moves at dash at 49,500 ft/sec(33,750 MPH). Ichigo barely dodges a slash aimed at his head only to be hit by a Chakra arm into the face . Naruto goes to attack Ichigo up close with his right hand but the Substitute Shinigami dodges the attack. Naruto goes for a series of fast punches and goes for a haymaker but Ichigo blocks with his Bankai and goes to slash Naruto but Naruto dodges . Ichigo blocks a devastating kick from Naruto and goes for a stab towards Naruto's left arm but Naruto uses Shunshin to dodge the strike and go behind Ichigo to do an elbow strike but Ichigo jumps above the attack only to get hit with a punch that he narrowly blocks .
" I got you now ! " Naruto stated as 3 Chakra arms come at Naruto.
" Time for a speed boost Zanzō (残像 Afterimage ) " Ichigo stated as he creates 12 after images of themselves moving at 60,000ft/sec(40,900 MPH)
Ichigo manages to outrun all the Chakra arms around him .
" Try dodging this ! " Naruto shouted as he creates a massive 10 foot diameter hand attached to a long tendril.
" Kuro Tsukigata ( 黒月形 Black Crescent Moon ) " Ichigo countered as he swings his sword 360 degrees to create a barrier like blast to deflect the attack. Naruto sends another Chakra arm at Ichigo but Ichigo uses his Reiatsu to bypass the arm and hit Naruto.
" Damn it ! " Naruto shouted as the impact of Ichigo's sword slashes deeply into Naruto's right arm .
" Now i got you ! I got used to your attacks " Ichigo said to Naruto as his mask is 75% gone with only his upper left side covered.
" I see, then i'll have to step things up and tell me where Gaara is at " Naruto shouted as he shoots another Chakra arm at Ichigo.
" I only have one minute left , i got to figure out that kids attacks . So far what i deducted is that he attacks blindly and has little regard for defense unless i shoot an Getsuga Tenshō at him. Now i know how to beat him " Ichigo said to himself as he goes to attack Naruto " Zanzō (残像 Afterimage ) " Ichigo stated as he creates 12 after images of themselves moving at 60,000ft/sec(40,900 MPH).
" He thinks he can beat me , think again ? " Naruto said to himself as he shoots out 12 Chakra arms to attack Ichigo at once but they hit the afterimages.
" Got you ! " Ichigo shouted while in mid-air as he swings down his Bankai and creates a cloud of dust blinding Naruto.
" He created a smokescreen to conceal himself " Naruto said to himself as he sees Ichigo attack from the right side.
" Getsuga Tenshō " Ichigo shouted as he fires a blue wave of energy at Naruto but Naruto uses a Chakra arm to cancel it out.
" Is that all you got ? " Naruto taunted only to see Ichigo behind him.
" Noko Kuroi Getsuga( 鋸黒月牙 Sawing Black Moon Fang ) " Ichigo shouted as he does a powerful slash but Naruto tires to block his Chakra arms.
" Rasengan " Naruto shouted as he hits Ichigo's Bankai and creates a powerful explosion canceling out both attacks and knocking both of then back to Konoha stadium .
Both of them fall down as they struggle to stand up from the attack 100 yards from each other. Ichigo's left arm is burned badly from the attack having second degree burns . The mask shatters into fragments however his eyes remain that of a Hollow before they disappear but Ichigo reforms his mask.
" My left arm has been burned badly from that blast, i guess i have no choice but to go all out but i only have enough for one last attack " Ichigo said to himself as he stands at the east end of the leveled stadium.
Naruto stands at the west end of the leveled stadium with his right arm badly burned as well and his body surging with Tailed Beast Chakra.
" I must say, you really are tough , why do you continue to fight ? " Ichigo asked.
" I fight for my friends ! " Naruto answered.
" I see, maybe you and i do have some things in common . You have high resolve but let's see if your resolve is higher than my resolve " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" Very well then, i'll defeat you and bring back Gaara and Sasuke and become Hokage " Naruto replied as he starts to form his attack.
" I'll put an end to all this war and all the battles before this moment by defeating you once and for all Naruto Uzumaki " Ichigo said to Naruto.
" Very well then ! I'll defeat you and bring down the Soul Society who attacked this village and killed pervy sage " Naruto replied.
Both Naruto and Ichigo stand at the opposite sides. Ichigo in his full Vizard mask form and Naruto in his 3 Tailed form.
" Now i'm gonna take Gaara back " Naruto shouted as he forms a spiraling compact sphere forming a tornado around him that then forms an aura shaped like the face of the Nine Tails. Naruto's aura creates a loud bell-like screech after being formed . Naruto created four large points, making the Rasengan appear as a giant fūma shuriken, with the Rasengan in the center remaining a perfect sphere. The Rasenshuriken then turns red-orange .
" Well bring it ! " Ichigo replied as he charges up Reiatsu around him which becomes a dense black and dark blue spiral of energy that becomes an energy drill around him . He stops twirling around his Bankai as the energy forming around his sword. Ichigo's Bankai becomes a large energy drill he holds with two hands as an aura of his Vizard mask appears over him and Ichigo's eyes glow blue while his eyeballs are black.
" Getsuga Kussakuyari (月牙掘削槍 Moon Fang Drilling Lance ) " Ichigo chanted as he gathers as his power together and stands staring at Naruto.
" Fūton: Rasenshuriken (風遁・螺旋手裏剣Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken ) " Naruto chanted as he gathers all his power to attack Ichigo.
Both of them jump at each other to attack each other coming at each other. Both attacks collide with each other. Naruto's Rasenshuriken being held in his left arm is clashing with Ichigo's Getsuga Kussakuyari . The attacks form a massive 10 foot diameter sphere of energy around them as they struggle to overpower each other.
" My attack is being canceled out, how is this possible ? " Ichigo said to himself as he is being pushed back but he gets back up and pushes Naruto back 2 feet but Naruto regains his ground
" This is impossible, his attack is as powerful as my Rasenshuriken . Just what is this guy ? " Naruto said to himself as he pours more of his Chakra into the ball creating a 15 foot diameter sphere of energy with Naruto Chakra pushing Ichigo's back by 5 feet.
" Why won't this guy fall ? " Ichigo said to himself as he pours more power into the blast as it expands 15 feet with both Ichigo and Naruto's aura's being evenly matched.
" You think you are a hero for what you're doing ? You're being used by people who you think care for you " Naruto said to Ichigo.
" Spare me the small talk ! " Ichigo replied as he pours more of his spiritual power into the attack.
" That power of yours, is the only reason they care for you. No sooner do you become stronger, you're so-called friends would betray you and be afraid of you " Naruto stated.
" Don't compare me to you, i'll risk my soul to protect my friends and my friends care for me " Ichigo shouted.
" That's the same thing i plan to do ! " Naruto shouted.
" NARUTOOOOOO ! " Ichigo shouted as he comes closer to the orange hair Shinigami.
" ICHIGOOOOOO ! " Naruto replied as he comes towards the blonde Shinobi.
Both attacks hit their mark and the 30 foot diameter energy bubble between the two fighters shatter as it forms into a massive explosive wave which sends rocks flying upwards into the sky.
Meanwhile outside the Konoha General Hospital
Sakura, Shikamaru, Yamato, Inoichi , Shikaku, Ino, Chōza, Chōji and Shizune walk outside of the campground past the barrier when they see a massive explosive wave of Chakra and Reiatsu heading towards them .
" What the hell is that ? " Sakura asked as she sees an immense explosion heading towards them.
" Shit the explosion is heading towards us " Shizune stated.
" I got this , Mokuton: Jukai Heki (木遁・樹界壁Wood Style: Tree Wall Barrier) " Yamato chanted as he summons countless wooden branches that grow at high-speed from the ground. The branches interlace to form a wide, net-like wall protecting the team from flying debris as the wall is blasted with rocks moving at 322.6 ft/sec (220 MPH ) .
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital
Kakashi and Gai feel the ground shaking earthquake which causes a violent chain reaction that knocks everything and everyone to the ground.
" No, this can't be happening again ! " Kakashi said to Gai.
" I feel the rumbling too ! " Gai stated.
Meanwhile Neji and Kurenai wake up in the earthquake.
" What's this monstrous spiritual power i'm sensing ? " Neji asked himself.
" It can't be , could the Nine Tails emerged back ? This Chakra is so monstrously high " Kurenai said to herself as she struggles to hang on.
Meanwhile Hinata, Shino and Kiba are struggling to stand.
" This is madness, at this rate there won't be a Konoha left to protect " Kiba said to his friends.
" I know how you feel " Shino replied as he struggles to stand.
" Naruto, please don't die ! " Hinata said to herself.
Meanwhile Ebisu and teammates feel the shaking inside the building as they see stuff falling down
" It's the end of the world ! " Ebisu shouted.
" This isn't good ! " Konohamaru stated.
" At this rate, we might die ! " Udon stated.
Meanwhile at Squad 4 campgrounds
Akon, Rin and Hiyosu see a massive wave of dirt heading towards the campground.
" It's a dust storm ! " Akon said to Sasakibe.
" Everyone take cover ! " Sasakibe commanded.
" Right ! " Rin replied as he takes cover behind boxes to avoid shrapnel and small flying rocks.
" Danku ! " Tessai chanted as he forms a barrier protecting the campground from flying debris.
" Nice work Tessai ! " Kisuke said to Tessai.
" Thanks ! " Tessai replied .
Meanwhile at Squad 12 barracks
Nemu is busy working on Mayuri's cure when she gets a RYK reading from Konoha.
" Master Kurotsuchi, we got a massive power reading from Konoha " Nemu said to her Captain.
" What is it ? " Mayuri asked.
" The reading was around 2,000,000 RYK " Nemu stated.
" Looks like the Tailed Beast has emerged again " Mayuri replied.
Back at Konoha Stadium
Everything within a 1 mile radius has been destroyed with an immense crater 544 feet in diameter and 148 feet deep . Small rocks, wooden fragments, and branches are sent flying as far as 20 miles and the winds can be felt from over 40 miles. The explosion releases a massive mushroom cloud 40,000 feet high and burying everything within 12.5 mile radius in 3 feet of dirt. The blast produced the yield of 13.9 Kilotons of TNT, nearly the same explosive force of the Little Boy bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
Ichigo is at the east end of the crater covered in blood from the trillions of blades that pierced his body as well as a huge hole in his chest where his heart is at resembling a Hollow hole . Naruto is at the other side where his heart was pierced directly by the attack with a similar hole with burns all over his body. Both fighters are bleeding out from the attack.
" Damn it , damn it. My body, it's dying . I can't let it end like this " Ichigo said to himself as his wounds start to heal.
" No.. i can't let this happen ! " Naruto said to himself as his body starts to burn with smoke coming out it's skin.
" Shit! No, this can't be " Ichigo shouted as he starts to see his wounds heal but instead of blood coming out his wounds, white foam pours out and covers his skin . " ARRRGUGHGH! " Naruto shouted as his body is surrounded but a black aura
" NOOOO! " Naruto screamed as his Naruto's skin begins to melt and peel off his body and the Chakra becomes superheated .
Both of them then release more explosive waves of Chakra which causes the crater to be overwhelmed with Chakra.
Ichigo is the first one to emerge. His body undergone a full transformation into a white humanoid lizard Hollow creature with three-toed feet and a tail with black marks all over its noticeably more muscular body. His mask resembles a human skull, complete with a jaw joint and rounded forehead and has dark-red stripes on the left side. It possesses long orange hair and reptilian eyes seen through the eyeholes on its full mask and is now wielding it's Bankai.
Naruto emerges out of the smoke as well . Naruto's body is covered with a red endoskeleton of Chakra. Naruto's body is covered in a mix between the Nine-Tails Chakra and his own blood. Everything from his face to his Chakra tails becomes completely solid, and his eyes lost its characteristics and became empty glowing circles, surrounded by a black mask of Chakra.
" AUUGGGHRAWA! " Hollow Ichigo roared with a monstrous roar similar to an T-rex.
" RAAAGOOOOGAHAAHGH ! " Nartuo roars with a beastly monstrous roar similar to an Tiger .
To be continued…
(A/N: Things have turned from bad to worse for the Gotei 13 and Konoha. Naruto and Ichigo's final attacks have finally wounded the two to the point they are forced into their demonic forms. Naruto transforms into the dreaded fourth tail form while Ichigo has fully evolved into a Hollow. What can stop these monstrous killing machines from killing everyone in their path? Review , Fave and Subscribe.)