A/N: Creating an Army

This chapter will contain a few time skips (so when you're reading things might be going really fast) but by the next chapter things will go back to normal. Naruto would also meet a certain strawberry.

STORY START

Naruto ran his fingers through Rangiku's long and wavy blond hair.

It had been exactly Four years to this day when he arrived at Seireitei.

It had been exactly Three years since he entered Shinō Academy.

Today was Naruto's and Rangiku's graduation day. No one else would be graduating since Naruto and his companion were a year earlier than the rest.

Naruto looked up to the tree he was leaning against and thought about the beginning of his academy days.

FLASHBACK

"Tell me Naruto-Kun, why do you want to go through the whole program? I could just make documents and get you into the graduating class this month."

Naruto turned to look at his new 'comrade' and sipped from his cup of tea before answering. This was becoming a new habit of theirs, actually. The soon-to-be traitors would meet up somewhere; be it Naruto's home or somewhere else and share a cup of delicious tea before talking about the upcoming plans on what would happen and how things would happen when they defected.

"Well Aizen-san I actually have two things to say actually; the first one is the saying taught to me 'If you do something, you might as well do it fully'. That was taught to me by my master Akki-sama."

At this, he took a sip from his cup before continuing.

"The second thing she told me was to not make any mistakes. I being suddenly placed with the current graduating class will raise suspicion. Even if you did your damndest to make the papers perfect, at least one person might ask questions. I have to do everything at a hundred percent perfection."

Aizen nodded to this before standing up from his seat, today he was alone.

"Moving along, I came here to tell you that you will be starting classes a month from now. Rangiku-chan will also be attending with you."

Aizen made to leave but a hand on his shoulder stopped him in his tracks. Looking back, he saw Naruto handing him a folder of sorts. With his questioning look, Naruto decided to explain.

"This holds information on a little project that I have been thinking about lately. I believe that the Hogyoku can help you with your ambitions."

Aizen smiled and took the folder from Naruto. A moment later, he was gone with the use of Shunpo.

"Something as powerful as the Hogyoku… I sure hope Akki-sama knows what she's doing!"

END FLASHBACK

"Naruto-niichan?"

Naruto looked down to gaze into Matsumoto's blue eyes. Gone was the scrawny and hungry girl he met back at District 64. She was now replaced by a woman. Full lips puckered into a pout as Naruto didn't do what was expected.

"Ne, Niichan aren't you forgetting something?"

Rangiku asked as she formed her lips into a kiss. Naruto chuckled lightly before leaning down and gently kissing her.

She pulled back with a smile and stood up, dragging Naruto along with her to the cafeteria. This was also a change since four years ago. Naruto couldn't remember who made the first move that fateful night, but long story short, they were now a couple. Well you could say super close.

XxX

"Hey Niichan, what are you aiming for when you get out of here?"

Naruto stopped slurping his Ramen for a while and gave the answer some thought. He already knew the answer, of course, but it was always fun to mess with people's heads. He snapped his fingers and said.

"I want to become a captain of course! You know I can't settle for anything else. Well… Sotaichō would be better but…"

Naruto went quiet for a while and placed his chopsticks down on the table and looked at Rangiku.

"What are you aiming for Rangiku-chan?"

She paused for a moment before a grin appeared on her face. Standing up from the table abruptly, Rangiku hiked her thumb up and poked her chest.

"If Naruto-niichan wants to be a Taichō, then I will become his Fukutaichō!"

Such loyalty to me that's so sweet. I wonder if that loyalty will hold when I abandon Seireitei.

Naruto just smiled back at her and continued eating his food.

XxX

At the end of the day, they were called to the Headmaster's office so as to proceed with their graduation rights. Naruto didn't expect to see the Sotaichō himself to be there for the graduation.

"Hm, so these are the two prodigies I keep hearing about. I expected as much."

Standing up from the oak table, Yamamoto walked towards them with the help of his large wooden cane. To everyone else it looked normal. Naruto, however, could see that his Zanpakutō was hidden in it.

"It is an honor to meet you Sotaichō Yamamoto-sama!"

Naruto quickly bowed lowly, followed by Rangiku who was caught off guard by the appearance of the Captain-Commander.

"You know how to respect your superiors, that's a good trait to learn from the beginning. I suppose you are Uzumaki Naruto-san?"

Yamamoto was standing in front of Naruto now, his right hand finding its place on his long beard.

"Hai, Sotaichō!"

Naruto said as he went into attention, his back ramrod straight. It seemed that Rangiku was just mirroring Naruto's actions.

"I have high expectations for you Naruto-san. Captain Aizen, Captain Ichimaru and Captain Tosen had vouched for you and were saying that you had potential in you. Even now I can sense that you have enough Reiatsu to be considered a captain… That is why I'm putting you in the tenth division. They had unfortunately lost their captain in combat."

"Sir, I'm not exactly sure what you're saying."

"What I'm saying is that I want you to do more than your best when you're in the tenth division. You might be promoted sooner than later."

XxX

3 years later

Naruto stood side by side with Aizen as he held version 2 of the Hogyoku.

The object was circular in shape, with a cube of glass-like material around it. It was colored a deep black with traces of purple here and there.

"What's next in your plan Aizen-san?"

Said man turned to look at his accomplice before looking back at the pulsating orb.

"We need an army, big enough to invade Seireitei and strong enough to battle the Gotei 13. Do you have any suggestions Naruto-kun?"

When Aizen turned to face Naruto, he was greeted by a manic grin that showed his fangs.

"I have just the idea for this. Tell me Aizen, have you ever heard of the Arrancar's?"

With the shake of Aizen's head, Naruto elaborated.

"They are a type of hollow that have forcefully removed their masks. The result of doing so is that they gain Shinigami powers."

Naruto stood up from his chair across Aizen's desk and started to walk out of his office.

"What better army to fight an army of Shinigami but with an army of hollows?"

Aizen turned to look at Naruto and asked.

"Where are you going now?"

He stopped mid-step and turned on his heel to look back at his ally.

"I'm going to look for the strongest hollows in Hueco Mundo of course! Hollows only respect one thing Aizen. That is power and lucky for us… I have tons of power!"

The space between Naruto and the office door started to distort and bulge until a smaller version of the gate to hell appeared in all its skeletal glory.

"I'll be gone for a while but I'll be back soon! In the mean time Aizen, I want you to find the other Hogyoku. The one that man Urahara Kisuke made, alright?"

With those final words Naruto leaped into the gates before it slammed shut behind him, and then disintegrated into nothing.

XxX

Naruto stood in the white stands of Hueco Mundo. His 'Zanpakutō' Beninokogiri was held in his right hand, covered in a rainbow of different colored blood.

In front of him was a hollow that took the form of a skeleton draped in a black fur like coat. His mask looked human enough, but the only exception was the crown like horns on top of his head.

The creature was clutching its chest to try and stop the bleeding. Slowly lifting up its head, the hollow looked at Naruto straight in the eyes before speaking.

"Alright Demon Lord, if you can give me the same power you have then… I will join your army!"

Naruto smiled at that before sheathing his blade on his right hip.

Baraggan Luisenbarn was the last piece of the puzzle. The so called 'King' of Hueco Mundo would be Naruto's strongest fighter and would be the Head general of his new army.

"Congratulations then old man! From now on you are a part of our family!"

Naruto made a sweeping motion that gestured to his back. This action made Baraggan look behind Naruto and find what he was pointing at. His breath was caught in his non-existent throat when he saw what was behind the demon.

Nearest to Naruto were Vasto Lorde's, a few of them they were but here in Hueco Mundo you could consider that Naruto got all of them. Behind them were hundreds of Adjuchas-class hollows that differed from size, color and shape. Behind them was thousands of Menos Grande, towering over the group.

He… he conquered the whole of Hueco Mundo? Impossible, that's impossible!

Baraggan looked back at Naruto's form, noting his ripped up clothes and being coated in blood.

Don't tell me he was fighting this whole time!

"It's funny isn't it king?"

"What is?"

"This place has been here since the beginning of time. But it only took me five years to conquer the whole of Hueco Mundo!"

XxX

Seireitei

Uzumaki Estate

Matsumoto looked at the armband on her table.

The badge signified her as the Fukutaichō of the tenth division of the 13 Court Guard Squads. This just proved how much she had worked her ass off to get to the top.

The goddess sighed as she got up from her chair and started to walk towards her division.

Naruto was strangely absent these days. She would sometimes not see him on days on end. Other times she would be trying to chase him and trying to ask why he was gone most of the time. Although he disappears, he was still able to do all of his duties and just like her, was promoted to be the Captain of the tenth division. It was good that everyone in their division liked and respected Naruto. When it was time to cast a vote on who would be the next tenth division captain, it was a sure fire win for everyone in their division. Even Naruto's 'friends' Captain Aizen, Gin and Kaname backed him up in his promotion.

Is this what a captain's job does to Naruto?

Keep him distant to everyone he cares about?

If that's how it is I don't want him to be a captain! I'd rather stay at the house forever!

XxX

When Naruto said that he would be gone for a while, Aizen thought that it would be at least a few years. He didn't expect the demon lord to pop up just after a few months!

Standing before him was the new captain of squad ten, battered and bloody all over. On his left shoulder, opposite to his Zanpakutō was what looked like a hollow mask?

Said mask was plain white that covered the whole head, it was more like a helmet. On the top of the mask were two horn-like protrusions that gave the image of long, pointy ears. Two eye-holes served to see through the material but that was it. (Like the face of a four-tailed Naruto)

"Naruto-kun, I actually didn't expect you back so soon!"

Naruto's grin faltered for a second. The jump on his step was gone as he went serious.

"What do you mean Aizen? I was gone for five years!"

"Naruto-kun, it's only been five months since you left."

At this, Naruto started to scratch the back of his head furiously.

"This can mean two things; the first is that time flows differently in Hueco Mundo or I'm bad at tracking time…"

Dropping his hands to his sides, Naruto was back to his laid back self.

"So what's the news since I left? I hope you used Kyōka Suigetsu to make a double for me?"

Aizen nodded before getting something from his desk drawers and throwing it to Naruto. The demon lord caught it in mid-air and unfolded the white piece of cloth.

"Oh, a Captain's Haori, that is convenient."

Looking at it closely, the Haori had no other modifications to it but the standard logo at the back. It did, however, have longer sleeves than normal.

"Congratulations, Captain Uzumaki. I suggest you clear things up with your pet. She seemed rather upset that you have been ignoring her for the past 5 months."

Slipping on the garment, Naruto was ready to go out and mend things with his adoptive sister/lover. Stopping in mid-step again, Naruto relayed the important message before disappearing in a flash of Shunpo.

"Hey Aizen, we have the whole of Hueco Mundo behind us so you better hurry it up with that Hogyoku!"

A/N: See that? Naruto is orchestrating the whole thing under everyone's noses!

On the lighter side of things who wants who in Naruto's little love harem?