NarutoBleachMon 8

A battle with Hollows. A big man's intervention. A spirit kidnapped. Ash and the few Soul Reapers were dealing with a situation involving him, Angie, Naruto and Hinata for the while. That battle with Grand Fisher and Grimmjow was costly in a few areas. One was that Ash had displayed an inner essence of an Aura Guardian. However, that didn't prevent the Hollows from taking him out and snatching the little girl. "I guess it's too late now," Ichigo murmured. "That little girl will become a Hollow by the time we find her again." A tough pill to swallow. Ash realized that he failed to protect the girl and now her afterlife was in the hands of evil spirits.

"I can't believe I let her down," he muttered. "And I had the power of aura in my hands." It was a major debacle and it seemed Ash was the lone guilty party in failing to protect the ghost, not realizing that Rukia, Chad, Hinata and Naruto tried to aid them. In that sense, he surrendered to the news. "So, now what?" What was the next step?

"There's only one purpose that needs to be attained," Rukia spoke. "The zanpaktō is the only course of action." The Soul Reaper's sword...

"Are you sure?" Angie wondered. To Rukia, there's no other option.

"The zanpaktō is meant to exercise Hollows and cleanse them of the sins they've committed. Those who died without a soil on their souls will easily pass on to the afterlife in peace. However, those who've committed crimes while alive are sent to Hell." It was a split chance. This girl could be in Heaven or Hell. Ash studied the situation that he threw himself into by fighting to guard her.

"She didn't want to go with them," he reviewed. "I think she's an innocent." That would mean if a Soul Reaper killed the Hollow she became, she'd be okay to go to heaven. For Rukia, Ash's action was done for the day.

"Ash, you're not going back out." Was this out of safety? Out of anger?

"Why not?"

"Three reasons." This should be good. "Reason One: What you performed was reckless and dangerous since you happened to drag Hinata and Kon into your mix." He brought Hinata and Kon to the park? Someone should correct Rukia in that information.

"Rukia, if I remember," Orihime voiced. "Hinata was the one who wanted to talk to Ash about something." Rukia, strike one. What's the second reason...should that have a counterclaim?

"Reason Two: The fact that you chose to battle the Hollows without knowing the powers of one was a gamble that should not have been optioned for you to handle on your own." First, endangering Hinata and Kon's lives and now, fighting a force that he should have backed off of?

"Rukia, he was battling rather fiercely and was well aware of what the situation appeared to be," Chad mumbled. "Plus, he was able to provide a new power that he displayed remarkably under the circumstance." Rukia, strike two. She fumed a bit of anger from all the allegations thrown out. Now was the third reason. Again, this should be good.

"Reason Three: You had no right to use the gikongan to battle Fisher and Grimmjow. That is strictly Ichigo's to use." Well, that's three reasons. However, two previous reasons were shot down on the counterclaims. Would this be shot down, too?

"Since when was there a restriction to how the Mod Soul in Kon was used?" Ichigo yelled out. "Ash knew the chips were down and he had to do something regardless of the consequences! Besides, from what Hinata described, he remained absolutely calm throughout the ordeal." Rukia, strike three, you're out! She was upset with all her claims being countered so quickly.

"Is everybody against me, today?" Sure seemed that way. That's when Ichigo, way more calm than that recent outburst, chose to speak.

"By the way, you missed one safety reason." That made Rukia a bit puzzled. She missed one? "Ash, when the Hollow reappears, we'll take care of it. What you need is rest after that fight with the two." Ash wasn't wanting to argue with Ichigo. He did exhaust himself with Fisher and Grimmjow. Still, that notion of exercising the girl being altered into a Hollow worried him.

"Isn't there a way to reverse the process?" he questioned. "I mean, turn her back from Hollow state?" Rukia was quick with a response.

"I'm afraid that when they turn into a Hollow, it's virtually impossible to revert them back," she scorned. "The zanpaktō is the only way to deal with Hollows." For Ash, this was a heartbreaking setback. However...

"You're wrong!" Naruto shouted. Everyone turned to the blond ninja, wondering about his harp. "You guys are spineless! Ash is more than just someone who put his neck on the line. If there ever was an awesome problem solver, you guys are verbally thrashing the main weapon!" Man, Naruto defending Ash was a rarity. Was it the courage he gave to Hinata for her to step up and talk to Naruto?

"Naruto..." Orihime awed. Ichigo knew better than Naruto was anticipating.

"Maybe, but he did wear himself out and Fisher and Grimmjow are licking their wounds as we speak," he elaborated. "It'll be better if we organize a plan prior to their return. Besides, as much as I would want revenge on Fisher for killing my mother, I'd want to do it without endangering anyone else." Ichigo was being rather mature in this case. That didn't hold back Naruto.

"Then you do need Ash for this," he plotted. "Believe it. If there's a way, he's available with that unpredictable aura." A bold statement on his part. "Isn't that right, Ash-" Naruto looked to where Ash was a second ago, only to have him...gone...and so was Rukia. Everyone was wondering where they went...so fast. Check Ichigo's room where Rukia shoved Ash onto Ichigo's bed. Needless to say how disrespected Ash was with that abrupt notion. Rukia appeared stone cold serious.

"What was that all about?" he argued. Rukia approached, rather out in a trance. She placed her hands on his shoulders and pushed him down onto the bed. That's when Rukia mounted the very stunned Ash. Oh boy... "R-Ruki-"

"Now that I've seen that power, I don't want you to use it anymore," she warned. "I may have lived 10 times longer than Ichigo but I've never seen a more unstable inner strength that could pose a threat to anyone." Unstable? "And I may need to use my body to contain that inner beast you inherited." She didn't mean... She began to lean down onto Ash, her lips inching closer to his. Did Rukia fall for Ash?

"Why didn't you tell me about your interests in Ash?" sounded...Hinata? Ash and Rukia jerked surprised heads at the ninja and Angie who peeked by opening the door without a creak. Ichigo had to have oiled the joints to keep it from irritating metallic scratching...or when Isshin chose to knock it down. Angie was shocked to see Rukia mounted on Ash, the blue dotted skirt she wore shielding anything that may have been undressed.

"Angie? Hinata?"

"Tell me your panties are still on!" Angie snapped with a fierce yell. Was she afraid of seeing Ash, a complicated Pokémon trainer with Rukia, an ageless Soul Reaper having sex? Even Rukia started to notice that she was in the position where she could go into that engagement.

"I...uh..." Rukia was panicking. She had to think of something to say that she had no interest in Ash. "I was...uh, making sure that Ash doesn't run out of the house and try and find that phantom girl! Yeah, that's it!" She was smiling, showing one bad poker face. Even Hinata wasn't buying that excuse.

"Ichigo has already told Ash to rest," she explained. "There's no reason to keep him restrained." Rukia didn't want to listen to Hinata's good words.

"It's okay, Hinata," Ash spoke up as Rukia allowed him to floor his feet. "Rukia, if you like me, just say it." This was her moment to say her feelings.

"I'm too old for you to begin with," she snorted. "I don't play love games with anyone." Was this true? To Angie, it seemed to be.

"Good," she quickly accepted. "Because I know how strong Ash is, aura or no aura. He is a team player." She made her approach on Ash. "And that's why..." Finally, she pulled Ash in to her face, softly tackled back onto the bed and gave him...one to the forehead. For the folks who think it was a kiss, you're correct. "I really like him." Aw. Hinata smiled at the trainer's appreciation.

"Angie..." Ash awed. That incident ended and everyone had clocked out for the night. The next night was the real test. Getting a text message on her phone, Rukia informed Ichigo that Hollows have reemerged. Sure enough, Fisher was on top of a skyscraper as a large Hollow, looking like a ravenous wolf with a hole through the side, ran freely across the city. Unleashed, the wolf-like Hollow has created havoc and damage to buildings, cars and left handfuls of people injured. It needed to be stopped.

"This is perfect," Fisher snickered. "Who knew how chaotic a little girl's spirit could be? I would've wanted her for a midnight snack but this is more satisfying than a simple half-meal?" The loose Hollow slowed down when it picked up a scent. It turned and found a trio of Soul Reapers. Ichigo, Rukia and Renji came onto the scene. Unsheathing their zanpaktō swords, the Reapers geared for battle. What no one was aware of, the ninjas, trainers and Pokémon were on their way to the scene. Naruto, carrying Ash and Pikachu, and Hinata, carrying Angie and Shinx, were skipping over rooftops, trying to reach the battle. The Hollow was a lot more cunning than the form it appeared to be. Ichigo raced in, ready to hack the evil out of the cursed spirit. SLASH! The slice of his sword should have been the end. It was only the beginning. The Hollow vanished in a vapor of smoke and dust.

"What the-" Ichigo stuttered. The Hollow reappeared behind Ichigo, a sitting duck. It tried to bite Ichigo.

"Howl!" Renji roared as he swung his sword, one with spikes sticking out. With one swing, his zanpaktō began to stretch and extend. It chipped the mask and distracted the Hollow enough to where Ichigo scrambled out of there. Rejoined, Renji wanted to harp on Ichigo's poor strategy. "You know, there are better techniques than a halfhearted full-frontal assault." Ichigo was in no mood for backseat strategists.

"I'll ask for your opinion when I feel like it!" The three Reapers faced the beastly Hollow and vice versa. "If anything, I'll need to go Bankai!" Rukia would not approve of Ichigo's plan.

"It's not Grimmjow, you brainless rookie!" she hounded. The group was going to need help because here it came. The Hollow raced after the Reapers and it looked bad.

"Thunderbolt!" sounded the trainers. Pikachu and Shinx fired their electric attacks, heavily striking the Hollow. The Reapers were rather surprised to see the lightning strike, let alone the fact that Ash ignored their advice and tried to help intervene.

"You kidding me?" The additional help made Fisher groaned in frustration. Naruto was ready for action.

"I may not have my ninja equipment, but I've been in worse situations," he sneered before biting his thumb. Blood began to squirt from the bite. He made several hand gestures close to his chest then leaped off the building. "Alright, Gamabunta! Time for some demon thrashing!" That's when lines of Japanese symbol zipped down and created a dome of sorts. With a blast of smoke, something had to have happened. A giant red toad came out of the smoke. The toad had a scar on the left side of his head, the same direction where his smoking pipe was pointing out. He also wore a black robe which was about half the size of it. Naruto was estatic. "Wow! I didn't think Hinata's confession gave me this much confidence to summon you without the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

"You summoned me without that demon's chakra?" the toad gasped. "And where the heck are we? I don't remember the Hidden Leaf Village having all these lights and...other stuff!" The trainers, Soul Reapers and Fisher were shocked to see such a large toad emerging on Naruto's command. That's when the toad spotted the Hollow. "Well, aren't you a sight for sore eyes. Okay, kid, you didn't exactly summon me to fight this chump, did you?" Yeah, he did. Renji ran up to the toad to give him a head's up.

"That Hollow may be huge but deceptively fast as well!" he warned. Naruto and the toad listened, knowing that this was a steep task ahead of them.

"Thanks for the tip, Renji!" Naruto praised. The toad was watching the Hollow closely. Not enough. The Hollow vanished, catching the three off-guard. POW! The Hollow nailed a headbutt into the toad's chin, knocking Naruto off. Ash leaped down, landing and bouncing off the toad and onto the street safely as Naruto gradually got back on his feet.

"Naruto, you good?" he questioned. Naruto seemed to shake the blow off.

"That was nothing!" Some nothing. He was forcibly dismounted. Ash gazed a look at the Hollow while the toad rolled back to his feet. Suddenly, something hit Ash. A jolt. The aura became active and his eyes were glowing blue. There! Inside the Hollow was the girl who was in fear.

"Help me~" she pleaded. The Hollow was the girl who brought Ash and Angie to the Soul Society.

"She's in there!" he roared. To the Reapers, they were ready to do their task. That's when Fisher showed up, hopping on top of the girl turned Hollow.

"How does it feel to be helpless, you dumb trainer?" he mocked. "She's no longer that same little girl who brought you here!" Fisher may be a villainous Hollow but did have a point.

"Why don't you come down here and face us like the Hollow you are, you cowardly bastard?" Ichigo growled. Fisher scoffed the tension. The Hollow did the vanishing act again. Somehow, Ash saw where it was going.

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt behind Rukia!" he ordered. From the rooftop, Pikachu and Shinx fired more electrical rounds downward at the Reapers. The lightning hit, but it wasn't the Hollow in question that received contact. The shocking blast knocked Fisher off his "High Horse" and down onto the street. Nice work. Even Ichigo was in awe.

"He knew where the Hollow was going to be the moment it vanished?" he hushed. Without the ride, the Hollow was free to roam. It roamed to Ash. "Ash, look out!" The Hollow and Ash met eye-to-eye. The toad acted to protect the trainer, grasping the front leg joints.

"One punch should do the job!" he croaked. He was ready to let one joint go when...

"Hold on!" Ash called. Angie, the Reapers and ninjas watched as Ash reached out to the Hollow, hoping that he could make contact with the soul still inside. His aura burst when he touched the mask. But instead of feeling the bone of the mask, the feeling was flesh...as if the girl was who he was feeling. Both the Hollow and Ash were radiating aura. Inside a black room, Ash and the girl were meeting.

"I'm sorry for hurting you," the girl whimpered. "I...I just wanted friends. I didn't want to hurt anybody." Ash placed a hand on the girl's shoulder, a sign of comfort.

"I understand." The girl looked up at the confident smile of Ash. It appeared that the two were on good terms. Back to reality, the aura ceased glowing between the Hollow and Ash. After all that, it seemed that the aura did nothing.

"I figured that his aura was still in recovery," Ichigo grumbled. Fisher was cackling up a storm at Ash's failure. The ninjas and Angie were realizing how little Ash's actions affected the outcome of the show.

"You know, that was quite a show you displayed, little boy!" Fisher scoffed. "You know how to brighten the issue. Now, my giant little Hollow, finish the job!" The Hollow rose a paw.

"Get outta there!" Ash didn't move. He was ready to take the shot. He started to smile. Either he was accepting his fate...or he knew something no one else knew. With one swing, the paw smashed...Fisher! The whack crushed Fisher into the side of a building. Now, none of the Reapers had a clue of this turn of events. What did Ash do that made the Hollow turn on Fisher? Rukia had a thought.

"Ash had to have reached deeply into the Hollow and convert the curse in a sense where the soul would establish right and wrong," she figured. Fisher slowly got to his legs, not as enjoyed anymore.

"Damn you!" he scowled. "You think you have the power to control anything you touch?" It was now Ash's turn to greatly grin at the hapless Hollow.

"Let's just say this was my strategy for your downfall," he cockily sneered. "If I was the one behind that tacky mask, I'd run for the hills." Ash had Pikachu, the Hollow, the toad, ninjas and Soul Reapers on his side. Fisher was alone. No Grimmjow to help him. What to do, oh what to do? The Hollow did the choice. She zipped over and snacked the lure on Fisher's head, harming the evil demon. Fisher was flung to the sky where Pikachu slapped the phantom with Iron Tail. The mask was chipped but now Fisher was speeding down toward the toad who held his smoke pipe like a baseball bat. CRACK! The line drive was going right toward Ichigo. This was his moment.

"This is for my mother!" he yelled as they crossed paths. Ichigo landed while Fisher took a roll. For the moment, it looked like the struggle has ended. Surprisingly, Fisher regained his footing.

"Ha!" he shouted. "Nothing can take me down! Nothing!" He gazed at Ichigo, ready for another round. "You, boy, can slice and dice me all you want but the fact that your mother is dead will haunt you for as long as I-" That's when a crack began to form on the mask. The crack chipped upward on the mask, down the middle. Fisher began to realize that Ichigo got him and he was being exercised. That's when Fisher began to disintegrate...or so it started to look at first. That's when a green beam fired to the sky. That's when the skies became dark while the rest filed out of the lab. In a flash, from the ground below, a black door appeared. This door had skeleton tops with wraps around their skulls and chains to the doors keeping it shut tight...all appearing behind Fisher. It began to dawn on Ichigo that his vengeance was fulfilled.

"See you in hell, Grand Fisher!" The doors opened as Fisher was unaware of his sealed fate. Without warning, a sword flashed and skewered Fisher near his waists. The sword dragged Fisher into the doorway as the doors began to close. The doors closed. Hell had another soul to torture for all eternity, and with the gate closed, business was completed. The doors began to crackle. Filled with cracks, the gates popped into a million pieces, scattering across the lands. Fisher was finished. "It's over. Mom, it's time for you to rest in peace." The Soul Reapers, trainers and ninjas smiled now that the moment was over. Suddenly, there was clapping. All turned to the sound. There, an elderly bald man with a white braided beard was applauding the actions of the heroes.

"My, my, that was quite a performance," he cheered. "Two millenniums of living would not have provided the entertainment you kids acted out." His laid back attitude seemed like he had no idea how close he was to death by being crushed. To Rukia, it was someone important.

"How long have you been here, Head General?" she asked. Head General? Was this suppose the person who was suppose to help the kids out back at the Soul Society...before Naruto bailed them out himself?

"You're General Yamamoto?" Angie gasped. Yamamoto smiled as he saw the trainers and ninjas.

"You must be the kids who found yourselves in the Seiretei," he smirked. "I still have your equipment. I was about to send you back to your homes." This was big news. Ash, Angie, Hinata, Naruto and the Pokémon were happy to hear the news. Soon enough, Naruto and Hinata would be going back to finish the mission. Ash and Angie would go back and help the Pokémon. Then, what about the Hollow?

TO BE CONCLUDED...