Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Bleach.
This was adopted and beta by Kolarthecool
"Hello" - Speaking
"Hello" - Thoughts
Chapter Three; Vasto Lorde
Barragan Louisenbaim, self-proclaimed god-king of Hueco Mundo smirked excitedly as he saw his main attendant enter the room, accompanied by another hollow. His smirk however, turned into a frown when he examined the other hollow.
'This is the Fox hollow I've heard so much about? He looks different than the descriptions depicted, in fact he almost looks like a..'Barragan's eyes widened in shock.'Impossible!'
"Who is this?" He growled, glaring down at the Crab hollow.
All around the throne room, hollows shuddered in fear as they sensed the danger in the kings tone, King Barragan had built a fearsome reputation of being cruel and sadistic to both allies and foes.
"Uzumaki Naruto, the Fox hollow your majesty.'' Findorr replied fearfully as he stood between the two powerful hollows.
Barragan growled as his thoughts were proven correct. He turned his fearsome gaze onto the other hollow and frowned when the other glared back at him with contempt and slight.. amusement?
Whispers broke out from the surrounding hollows when they also came to the same conclusion as their king, Uzumaki Naruto had already been well known for reaching the ranks of Adjuchas in so little time. Although it was rare, it wasn't unheard of for a hollow to evolve so quickly, reaching the rank of Vasto Lorde in so little time however? That was impossible. It had taken the other Vasto Lorde centuries to amass the amount of power needed to transform, yet this hollow had done it in just four weeks, it was definitely startling.
"You are an interesting being UzumakiNaruto." Barragan grunted, trying to take control of the conversation.
"You don't know half of it." Naruto muttered to himself but only Findorr heard him and the Crab couldn't help but agree.
Barragan continued speaking when he received no response from Naruto.
"By your presence here, I take it you have accepted my offer." The god-king stated, leaning forward in his throne. He already had one other Vasto Lorde within his forces, if he could recruit another, he could finally eliminate or recruit the few other Vasto Lorde that had refused his offers...
In all of Hueco Mundo, the number of Vasto Lorde could easily be counted on one hand, there were even more Arrancar than there were Vasto Lorde. With Naruto's rise to power, there were now five Vasto Lorde in the realm.
The first and oldest of the original four was of course Barragan himself and despite what he may believe, he was the second most powerful of the four original Vasto Lorde. Through a display and power and subjugation, Barragan had also managed to recruit one of the other Vasto Lorde, a humanoid Alligator-like hollow by the name of Cocodrilo Boca, an easy task for the god-king as Boca was the weakest of the Vasto Lorde.
Following close behind Barragan was a humanoid Bee-like hollow by the name of Abeja Reina, she was the third most powerful of the Vasto Lorde and had completely denied Barragan's offer. Choosing not to fight against the god-king on her own, Reina had built her own army and claimed a portion of Hueco Mundo as her own, ruling it as the 'Empress of Hueco Mundo'.
Unfortunately for Barragan, the empress had attracted many powerful hollows to her forces and her army outclassed his by a wide margin. Still, in his arrogance the god-king allowed her to remain in power, it was not the place of a king to set foot on the battlefield while he had servants to do so, he would wait until provoked to enter the battle and once he did, he would utterly crush her.
The last and most powerful of the Vasto Lorde was a humanoid Wolf-like hollow known as Coyote Starrk. He, like Reina, had also denied Barragan's offer but he had chosen to continue wandering the desert rather than hide or build an army of his own. Barragan mostly left Starrk alone since the other was far too lazy to attempt to overthrow him, there was also the fact that the last time they had fought Barragan had been utterly crushed; even with Cocodrilo's help, there was little chance that he could win against Starrk.
With another Vasto Lorde on his side however, especially if the boy proved to be powerful enough, he would be able to overpower and finally defeat Starrk.
Seated in his throne, Barragan snarled in annoyance when the Fox hollow seemed to ignore his question and glance around the room in a bored manner.
"Answer me brat!" He shouted in anger, his armrests cracking in his grip.
Naruto smirked inwardly as he turned to the skeleton hollow with a bored look, he may hate and utterly despise Kakashi but the man was an expert when it came to annoying others.
"Hm? Did you say something?" He asked in an even tone.
The barely noticeable twitch in Barragan's eye caused him to crack up on the inside. Being part demon fox, with his emotions now fully released, he found it extremely amusing to play tricks on others and generally mess with them, that didn't stop him from being quite vicious and savage when angered though.
Barragan leapt to his feet in anger as he glared down at the other hollow.
"You heard me boy, have you chosen to accept my offer?" He ground out, teeth grinding together as he spoke. "Will you serve the God-King?"
Naruto stood with a finger on his chin as if he was thinking, the room was silent for a few seconds before the golden Fox snapped his fingers as if he had made a decision.
"Nope." He replied in a cheerful tone, grinning widely. "I think I'd rather just kill you."
The entire room was silent for several moments after his reply before Barragan's booming laughter filled the void, the subjects of his empire shared a look before nervously joining in, this was not going to end well. Through the loud laughter, Naruto stood nonchalantly with a small grin on his face, simply rocking back and forth on his heels.
Out of the entirety of Barragan's forces, only two took the Fox seriously and refrained from laughing, they were Findorr Calius, who had felt the true extent of the Fox's power, and a Bat-like Adjuchas, who could sense the difference in power between the two Vasto Lorde and knew that the Fox far outclassed Barragan; both knew this would be a true battle between titans but neither was sure who exactly would win, Barragan with his powerful abilities or Naruto with his raw power.
The laughter continued for several minutes before it was cut of by a crushing pressure as Barragan released his Reiryoku, his power swirling around him like a toxic miasma, making him look truly fearsome. Naruto simply brushed off the pressure while others found it difficult to stand and were sent to their knees, a few of the weaker hollows found it impossible to move or breath and could only watch the coming confrontation with wide eyes.
"You? Kill me? Don't make me laugh boy!" Barragan growled in a harsh tone, his miasmic aura spiking angrily. "I've been a hollow for over nine hundred years, do you think a mere child such as yourself would stand even a sliver of a chance against me?"
Naruto ignored the angry monarch and chose to instead glance around the room once more, he noticed some of the hollows struggling to breath and sighed.
"Are you sure you're a king? You don't really seem to care for the well being of your subjects." Naruto stated with a bored tone.
Barragan frowned before smirking down at the Fox.
"They are weak, it is their place to cower before me." the god-king replied, sneering down at the other hollow.
Naruto made a noncommittal sound and turned his mismatched eyes back to the skeletal hollow.
"Why dont we take this fight somewhere else?" the golden fox asked with a sigh, he really did hate this hollow. "I dont want to kill so many hollows unless I have to."
Barragan chuckled.
"Still you continue with this foolishness, do you not understand how outcla-"
The god-king was cut off as as the golden fox vanished and reappeared before him, his fist already in motion, the skeletal hollow was taken by surprise and found himself flying through the white walls of Las Noches and crashing into the desert several meters away from the building.
Back within Las Noches, Naruto frowned as he sped off after the other hollow, something strange had happened when he'd tried to punch Barragan. The closer he had come to the king the slower he had seemed to move, at the end there it had felt like moving through water, there was definitely something up with the other hollow.
'This fight may not be as easy as I first thought.' Naruto realized, a wild grin spreading across his face.'How Fun.'
Naruto frowned as he dodged yet another dangerous blow from his opponent, ten minutes into the fight and he had yet to discover Barragan's secret and without the element of surprise he now found it impossible to land a blow on the elder hollow. Every time he got close to Barragan, his body seemed to slow down, allowing the skeleton to block, dodge or counter attack.
Dodging away from another punch, Naruto put some distance between himself and Barragan and began reviewing the battle up to this point.
'How is he slowing me down? Air manipulation? No, I can't feel any unusual changes in the air currents.' Naruto mused, dodging to the side as Barragan sent a burst of purple miasma his way, he wasn't sure what it did but there was no way he was letting it touch him. 'Is his Reiatsu denser around his body? If so then I shouldn't be that affected.'
Barragan released a laugh as he noticed that his opponent was finally keeping his distance.
"Have you realized the pointlessness of this battle? You cant even lay a hand on me brat." He shouted, firing another burst of miasma.
The fox frowned as he dodged again, causing the miasma to smack into one of the broken pillars nearby, darkening the stone on contact.
'Alright then, if close combat won't work then I'll have to use other means.'
Raising a hand, he charged a ball of golden energy and fired it at the other hollow.
"Cero!"
The golden beam flew towards the skeletal hollow, blasting through sand dunes and pillars as it flew, Barragan simply smirked and raised a hand. Naruto watched in amazement as his Cero began to slow down as it approached the god-king, a cloud of purple miasma surging forward from Barragan's hand and covering the beam in an instant, eating away at the technique until the golden beam had faded away.
'What the hell?' Naruto exclaimed, frowning to himself as his Cero faded away. As far as his senses could tell, the Cero had simplydied.
"That was quite a powerful Cero, perhaps you do have an inkling of power brat." Barragan chuckled, his hand dropping to his side.
Naruto's frown deepened at that, he was about to reply but a crash from behind drew his attention. He glanced over to see that the pillar that had been hit by Barragan's miasma moments ago had broken in half and from the looks of things it was... rotted?
"That's not poison or acid." Naruto whispered with wide eyes. "It looks like it was actually aged."
Barragan chuckled, drawing Naruto's attention back to his form.
"That is exactly what happened, my power allows me to control time." The skeletal hollow grinned, his voice dripping with prideful arrogance. "My Senescencia slows down anything around me and my mere touch can rot everything, this is the power of god, you stand no chance of victory."
Naruto frowned for a moment, his head cocked to the side, before a grin slowly spread across his face.
"So your ability lies in slowing things down and aging them until they rot? This might be easier than I thought." He chuckled, eyes glinting in amusement.
Barragan released another bellow of laughter which slowly died to a chuckle.
"You still wish to continue this foolishness boy? No one is immune to the effects of time, you are no different." Barragan replied, his aura swirling around him."There is no shame in losing to a god, do not allow your pride to blind you, you cannot win."
Naruto grinned at him cheerily and made a straight dash towards Barragan, his golden flames flickering wildly and he ran.
"I beg to differ." He replied cheerfully.
Barragan's amused face twisted in to an angry snarl.
"Very well boy, you had your chance, if you won't join me then rot away and die!" He shouted, his arm sweeping forward as a purple miasma appeared around his hand.
"Respira!"
The purple miasma radiated not from his arm this time but from his entire body, quickly creeping outwards in all directions, an absolute offense and defense. The wave of dark power rotted the very sand around the god-king, leaving only a blackened and dead wasteland as in crept towards the approaching Fox.
Naruto continued to grin even as he crashed full force into the rotting mist, causing Barragan to laugh victoriously.
"Foolish insect, you are nothing before my power." the god-king chuckled, turning away and walking towards his palace.
"Again, I beg to differ." A voice replied from behind him.
Barragan spun around, his eyes widening as Naruto's golden form burst out of the Respira with one arm cocked back, the flames surrounding his hand taking the form of a golden blade. Caught by surprise once again, Barragan was unable to react in time, allowing Naruto to land his blow despite his slowed movements.
"Corte de Cero!" Naruto shouted, his hand slashing across Barragan's chest.
The Cero blade opened a deep gash from the hollows left shoulder to his right hip, his blood spraying all over the desert ground as he was sent flying back with a shocked look on his face.
Naruto grinned as he watched the shocked god-king stumble to his feet, Barragan's wounds were already healing but it was draining a great portion of his Reiryoku to do so. Naruto was glad to see that his Reiryoku also held the toxic qualities of demonic yoki, it would either spread through others, poisoning them and slowly killing them from the inside or if it was someone powerful like Barragan, it would drain a portion of their power while their own Reiryoku combated the poison. After a few seconds of struggle, Barragan finally made it to his feet but continued staring in shock, probably because nothing had ever survived his Respira.
"How? How are you still alive!" Barragan roared, his eyes glowing powerfully. "No one is immune to my power, I am a god!"
He raised his hand and fired another burst of rotting mist at the golden for, only for Naruto to simply wave his hand and disperse the mist away.
"Don't bother Barragan, you can't age an immortal." the blond replied, vanishing in a blur of movement.
Barragan growled as he turned on his heel, a mist cover fist aimed at the Fox's face as he reappeared.
"No one is immortal!" the god-king roared, his fist rocketing forward. "No one is immune to the ravages of time!"
Naruto simply caught the fist with one hand and used the power behind it to spin around Barragan, his fist planting itself solidly in the other hollows back.
"I am."
He wasn't truly immortal, just incapable of dying from old age like all demons but Barragan didn't need to know that; he could still die from other means but with his demonic regeneration, Barragan's aging mist was rendered completely useless.
The look of pure horror on the older hollows face caused a feral grin to spread on Naruto's, Barragan had been so dependent and confident in his time abilities that he had never fathomed the idea that someone might just be immune to the ravages of time, immune to his power.
Without his power over time Barragan was fairly weak for a Vasto Lorde, there was a reason his appearance was that of a skeleton. Yes, he was fast and he had a massive amount of Reiryoku at his beck and call but he was weak physically, his physical blows would have no effect on someone of Naruto's caliber.
Stumbling back in shock, the skeletal hollow considered his options before settling on a course of action, he needed help; as much as he loathed to admit it.
"Zommari, Cocodrilo!" He roared, his aura flaring as he summoned his strongest servants.
The second the words left the god-kings mouth, Naruto blurred into motion, not a moment too soon either as the spot he was standing in exploded as something crashed into it. A cloud of dust was kicked up from the explosion, obscuring his view but Naruto wasn't worried, he didn't need his sight to know what was within the dust cloud.
"That's strange, he shouldn't have sensed us coming." A deep voice rumbled from within the cloud.
"No matter, we should still be able to handle him." A second voice stated.
While the two spoke, the dust that had been kicked up began to clear, allowing Naruto to see his two adversaries.
The first was a strange looking hollow, it had a large, purple, pumpkin shaped body with a small head, an eye shaped mask on its face, and extremely skinny arms and legs that looked quite humorous in proportion to its body. Lastly, Naruto noticed hundreds of slits on the hollows body, a few of which were open, revealing yellow hollow eyes that were focused on his form.
The second hollow looked like a humanoid reptile, which meant it was a Vasto Lorde. The Vasto Lorde was roughly seven feet tall with a large, muscled frame, clawed hands and feet and a long, muscular tail swinging behind him. He was also covered from head to toe in differently sized green scales, except for his face, which was covered by a bone white Alligator mask.
Naruto simply smirked at the two hollows before turning his attention back towards Barragan.
"What's wrong your majesty, too afraid to face me alone?" He asked in a mocking tone.
Barragan grit his teeth as his sense of self-preservation warred against his pride, he knew that he needed the help but it irked him terribly to admit it. Before either side of the god-king's psyche could win the mental battle, he was distracted by a shout from one of his servants.
"Lord Barragan fears no one scum, he simply has no need to waste his time on weaklings such as yourself." Zommari shouted, his many eyes widening in anger.
Barragan smirked as his third in command leapt to his defense, his prideful ego satisfied with his servants exclamation.
"Oh? Then why was I wiping the floor with him just moments ago?" Naruto asked, not even bothering to look at the other hollow.
Zommari seethed and rushed at the Fox hollow, causing said Fox to smirk victoriously, that had been far too easy. Naruto's smirk vanished a moment later when Zommari's Reiryoku seemed to vanish from his sixth sense, causing him to spin on his heel, his arms barely rising in time to block the other hollows attack.
'The hell?' he exclaimed, his eyes widening in shock. He could clearly see the other hollow but he couldn't sense him at all, it was like the hollow had absolutely no Reiryoku at all but that shouldn't be possible.
"Disconcerting isn't it?" A voice whispered from behind him, causing his eyes to widen further.
Naruto immediately vanished and reappeared several meters away, he could clearly see Cocodrilo and Zommari standing where he once was but he couldn't sense them at all, it was truly disconcerting.
"Gran Cida." Barragan's voice rumbled from behind him, causing his eyes to widen yet again, the monstrous power that had naturally surrounded the older hollow had also vanished from his senses.
Naruto spun on his heel with one arm raised to defend himself, only for him to gasp in shock as a massive axe sliced right through his arm, removing the limp and opening a deep gash in his chest.
A wide grin spread across Barragan's face as he watched the Fox's blood splatter all over the sand, he quickly raised his arm and swung Gran Cida once more but the Fox had already vanished from his spot.
Standing on the other end of the battlefield, in a position where he could keep all three hollows in his line of sight, Naruto scowled as his wound closed and his arm regenerated, there was something going on here. He should have been able to sense Barragan's Reiryoku from miles away, yet he could feel nothing from the other hollow, something or someone was blocking his sensor ability.
"Have you figured it out yet?" Cocodrilo asked in an amused tone, revealing many rows of sharpened teeth as he grinned.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at the Alligator hollow.
"You, you're able to somehow block my ability to sense Reiryoku." Naruto replied, it was only a guess but the grin on the other hollows face showed that he had guessed correctly.
"Correct, it might be a weak ability in comparison to some others but it definitely has its uses." Cocodrilo replied, confidently.
Naruto frowned as he dodged punch from the left, Zommari had chosen to attack while he was distracted but he was still able to feel the shift in the air currents.
'This is going to be tougher than I thought.' Naruto mused, frowning to himself.
His Vasto Lorde form allowed him to sense and utilize energy far better than most others, should he need to, he could easily sense and locate a particular energy signature from the other end of Hueco Mundo. Being able to easily sense his opponents no matter how well they suppressed had also made his battles far easier to win, with this ability nullified and three opponents facing off against him however, things were going to be more difficult than he expected.
"You still have your other senses Naruto." The voice of his demon half rumbled from within his mind, if he hadn't been used to such moments with the Kyuubi, Naruto may have been a touch surprised.
'I know that.' Naruto replied, he had actually forgotten about it but there was no reason to point that out.
His five main senses had been greatly increased following the release of his demonic power, in fact, his senses were most likely far more advanced than those of any other hollow or demon. He could easily see for miles, pick out the most subtle of smells and sounds, feel any change in the air current and pick apart a scent by taste alone.
"Then quit complaining and crush these weaklings already."
Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at his hollow's comment, the both of them were going to enjoy this.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he focused on his other senses and locked onto his three opponents.
Without any warning or sign of buildup, his body exploded with power, his golden Reiryoku surrounded him and spiraling into the night sky. The pillar of energy rose high into the sky, flickering about like a wild bonfire, illuminating the surrounding landscape like a miniature sun and nearly blinding the other three hollows.
Moments later, the three hollows felt his Reiatsu slam down onto their bodies, Zommari and Cocodrilo were crushed onto the desert ground while Barragan dropped to one knee, all three finding it nearly impossible to breath.
'Impossible, how can he have so much power?' Barragan exclaimed, his eyes wide as he turned his head towards the other two hollows, both of whom were being smothered beneath Naruto's Reiatsu.
"Cocodrilo!" Barragan shouted, looking into the terrified eyes of the reptilian hollow."Do something about his Reiatsu you fool!"
Cocodrilo nodded back and almost immediately the immense pressure vanished, allowing the three hollows to breath clearly and move freely.
Naruto's smirk turned into a scowl as he saw the three hollows stand.
"Interesting, so your ability can also negate my Reiatsu, allowing you to move freely." He realized, his scowl turning into an excited grin. "Well then, here's hoping you can all keep up, I won't be holding back any longer."
Without a sound or even a blur of movement, Naruto vanished and reappeared behind the three hollows, grinning cheekily when he noticed that none of them had been able to follow his movements; with their ability to sense his Reiryoku gone, he was practically a ghost to them.
Before the three knew what was happening, he held out both hands and released a wave of pure Reiryoku which surged forward and crashed into the three hollows. Unfortunately, the light from his attack alerted them to his position and allowed them to dodge, not without taking some injuries however.
He was pleased to see that Barragan had lost an arm to the wave of toxic Reiryoku and while his arm was slowly regenerating, the fatigue on the god-kings face revealed the strain it was putting on his remaining power.
Luckily for Cocodrilo, he had been farthest from the wave and had managed to dodge it in time, avoiding it by the tip of his scaly tail. The same had also happened with Zommari, which was surprising as he had been the closest to the wave but had managed to dodge it with great ease.
'Hmm, he's fast for an Adjuchas, even a high level one.'
With their opponent in their sights once again, the three hollows vanished and began attacking him in concert, their abilities in perfect unison as they could still sense each other. Using his acute senses, Naruto managed to dodge as many blows as he could but fighting against two Vasto Lorde and a powerful Adjuchas was not an easy task and he received some major wounds before he could break away.
He'd lost another arm to Barragan's Gran Cida, received several deep cuts from Cocodrilo's claws and even a gaping bite to the shoulder from the Alligator hollow. Zommari, while fast and powerful, was still just an Adjuchas and had been unable to damage the thick hide of a Vasto Lorde.
As his wounds healed, Naruto took the lull in battle to decide on a plan of action, he couldn't handle all three opponents at once.
"Then don't."
Naruto smirked, head cocked to the side as he listened to the demon's whispers, a plan forming in their mind. His power spiked, yet the other three were unable to feel it, they were too busy forming their own plans; well, Barragan was forming a plan, the other two were simply following orders.
"Zommari, use your Amor when you have the opportunity and stop his movements." Barragan ordered, his tone leaving no room for argument "Cocodrilo, once he is contained the two of us will finish him off."
"Yes, your majesty." The two replied immediately.
Turning back to the battle, Zommari prepared his ultimate attack, his many eyes locking onto the golden form of their opponent. Seeing that his opponents were ready, Naruto made a straight dash towards them with his hands at his side and his claws extended, the three hollows cocked a brow in confusion at his much slower speed and straight forward approach.
'I dont know what you're planning Fox, but you've only made things easier for us.' Zommari smirked, a smirk that was mirrored by his two allies.
"Amor!" The multi-eyed hollow shouted.
With a flare of his power, all of the eyes on Zommari's chest glowed brightly and shot almost invisible beams towards the Fox hollow, hitting him all over and leaving several small, eye shaped tattoos behind. Naruto stiffened, his eyes wide, as his body came to a complete stop, his form completely under Zommari's control.
In a flash of movement, both Barragan and Cocodrilo were at the hollows side, Cocodrilo's clawed hand punching right through the Fox's chest while Barragan's axe cleaved his sent his head flying into the air. The god-king released a bellow of laughter in victory, only for his eyes to widen as the body toppled forward, there was only one tail attached to the headless corpse.
'Where are his other tails?' Barragan wondered, his eyes darting about as he suspected a trick.
Despite being wary and alert, the god-king was caught completely off guard when a golden, blood soaked hand burst out of his chest, accompanied by blinding pain shooting through his torso.
"Lord Barrag-urk!"
The shout from Zommari drew his attention and while still dazed, Barragan found his head turning towards the Adjuchas' position, his actions slowed from both pain and shock. When his dazed mind finally pieced together what he was seeing, Barragan was shocked to find Zommari laying in two halves, a smirking Fox hollow victoriously standing above the corpse.
A drop of blood trailed down the god-kings jaw as he turned his head further, his eyes widening as he saw yet another Fox hollow standing behind him, its arm extended through his torso and a smug smirk on its face. Barragan stood confused and dazed his life slowly faded away, his failing mind trying to piece together what had just happened.
There was a loud poof from below the god-king and he looked down to see the body of the dead hollow was gone, with only a wisp of smoke to show that t had ever been there. It was at this point that he noticed Cocodrilo's headless corpse laying on the ground a few feet away, a third Fox hollow standing above the body with a wide grin on its face.
Barragan released a pained grunt as the Fox behind hm removed its arm from his chest, his legs could no longer support him up and without the Fox expending the effort to do so, the god-king collapsed to the ground, his lifeblood pouring from his wound. The hole in his chest simply refused to heal and he could feel the toxic energy flowing through his body, devouring his miniscule Reiryoku reserves and slowly poisoning him.
The sound of multiple footsteps drew Barragan's attention upwards, his face a mask of shock as eight golden Fox hollows surrounded him.
"Kyuubi no Jutsu: Bunshin (Nine Tailed Technique: Clone)" one of the Fox hollows murmured, grinning cheekily as his seven counterparts dissolved into Reishi, the technique had cost him all nine of his tails to perform but it had been well worth it.
Barragan's eyes widened in realization as he released a pained cough, a thin mist of blood spraying from his mouth. Naruto, still grinning widely, knelt over and grabbed the god-king by the throat, completely ignoring the aura of deathly energy around the hollow and easily lifted him from the ground. The flames along his body flickered against the hollows skin as they attempted to consume him but Naruto held them back, he had a few words for the god-king first.
"Don't worry Barragan, your death won't be pointless." Naruto chuckled, his grip tightening. "I'll be sure to put your power to good use."
The skeletal hollow glared back in anger but was unable to reply, mostly due to the tight grip around his throat. With a final chuckle, Naruto released his hold on his power and allowed the flames to billow around him, allowed them to finally consume his prey. With a massive spike of power, the dissolving corpses of the two dead hollows and Barragan himself were swallowed up by the golden flames and consumed, reduced to pure Reishi by his aura and absorbed.
Within the now bare battleground, Naruto stood alone as he felt his power growing, he had just devoured two Vasto Lorde and a high class Adjuchas after all. Unlike most Vasto Lorde, who stopped growing stronger with each meal after a certain point, he was part demon and had no true limit to his power; his power would continue growing with each devoured soul and even if he stopped devouring other hollows, his power would still continue grow over time.
Turning from the scorched sand that was once a battlefield, Naruto walked on into the desert, there wasn't much else to do in Hueco Mundo.
Above the battlefield, a black Bat-like hollow hovered in though, it was impossible to believe but Barragan had truly been defeated. He would need to inform the others of Barragan's death, perhaps he could even find a few meals in the trash Barragan had surrounded himself with.
With a final look back at the golden beacon of power that was Uzumaki Naruto, Ulquiorra Cifer headed back to Las Noches with a new goal in mind.
