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Chapter Fourteen: Welcome to Hueco Mundo

"Where are we?" asked Temari. The ninja looked around. The sky was a dull gray and a large boulder stood in front of them. Peering around the boulder, the ninja saw ugly creatures walking around. They wore white masks and had reptilian bodies.

"I think these are the Hollows," said Ten Ten. All of a sudden, she spied a person with orange hair and carrying a zanpakuto on his back. "Guys, who is that?" Ten Ten pointed to the orange haired person.

"Hey kid! Who are you?" shouted Naruto.

"Quiet, Naruto!" said Sakura. "We don't want to attract those Hollows."

The person started walking to the ninja. "I am the great Ichigo Kurosaki!" he said haughtily. "Bow down to me, you n00bs!"

"He makes Byakuya look humble," Neji commented.

"I wonder why Soul Society asked me to team up with you guys," said Ichigo disdainfully, casting an eye over the ninja. "I can infiltrate Aizen's fortress by myself!"

"So you know where it is?" asked Sasuke.

"Yeah, it's not far from this boulder," replied Ichigo. "So I say we go!"

"Who said you were the leader?" asked Ino. "I say we vote for a leader! I'm not rushing in there without someone to lead us!"

"Yeah!" said Kiba. "And the only person who will give us a good opinion is Hinata!"

"Me?" said Hinata nervously. "Well, okay. I don't really know who, so when I say someone's name, whoever wants them to be leader will raise their hands and whoever gets the largest show of hands will be leader."

"This is ridiculous!" shouted Ichigo. Naruto punched him on the head.

"Who votes Naruto?" asked Hinata. No one raised their hands.

"What?" shouted Naruto. "Fine."

"Who votes Gaara?"

"I don't want to be the leader!" snarled Gaara.

"Who votes Ichigo?" No one raised their hands—except for Ichigo, of course.

"What?" said Ichigo. "I would make the best leader…"

"Who votes Shikamaru?" Everyone raised their hands except for Ichigo and Shikamaru.

"Why do I always have to be the leader?" Shikamaru complained. "I mean, being leader all the time is such a drag."

"Would you rather have him as leader?" Naruto pointed at Ichigo, who glared at him.

"You've got a point there. Okay, so I think we should look around the fortress and find all the entrances. Then, we'll study any patterns and who leaves the fortress at what time. We don't have a time limit, so we should be cautious and take as much time as we need."

"No way!" said Ichigo. "That takes too long! I say we attack with full force and take them by surprise!" Ichigo left the safety of the boulder and went sprinting to the tall fortress.

"Now what?" asked Lee. "Should we follow him?"

"Well, I don't know. We might as well go," said Shikamaru. "Maybe he'll clear out some Hollows and stuff for us." Reluctantly, they followed after Ichigo. When they approached the entrance, they saw Ichigo fighting huge Hollows. They were as tall as the fortress itself and had black bodies, as well as white masks with long, pointed noses.

"Those must be the Menos Grande," said Chouji. "They're huge!"

As they watched Ichigo fight the hollows, Ichigo began blocking more than attacking. A big wound appeared in his arm, so he switched his sword to his left hand. The Hollows surrounded Ichigo until he stood in the middle.

"Help me!" he shrieked.

"So this is the great Ichigo Kurosaki?" said Sasuke sarcastically. "His swordsmanship is terrible! He missed a lot of chances he could have beaten those Hollows!"

"Yeah, I know," Neji agreed. "Is this all the great Ichigo Kurosaki has?"

"Help me!" shouted Ichigo again. No one moved. "I said help me!"

Ten Ten unsheathed her sword and said, "Rise, Shoryu!" Her zanpakuto changed into a large shuriken. She threw it at the group of Hollows. Instantly, the shruiken multiplied. Soon, a whole army of colossal shuriken went hurdling toward the hollows. The shuriken sliced through the thick bodies of the Hollows.

"Slice the mask in half!" shouted Sasuke. Ten Ten threw her arms up. The army of gargantuan shuriken went spiraling toward the Hollows' faces. It sliced through the white mask. Instantly, Menos Grandes disappeared. Ichigo stood in the on the ground panting.

"How were you able to do it?" asked Ichigo. "You killed them!" The shuriken disappeared until there was one left. It went back to Ten Ten's hands and turned back to a regular, unreleased zanpakuto.

"Oh, it wasn't hard," said Ten Ten with a shrug. "Just wait until you see my final release!"

"Let's keep going!" Naruto complained. I'm tired of waiting! I still want to show off my powers!"

"Shikamaru, do you have any plans?" asked Sakura.

"Well, that Aizen dude must know that we're here already, so we'll move on, but be careful. Anyone who senses something close by," said Shikamaru, looking at Shino and Kiba, "will raise their hand." Everyone nodded except for Ichigo, who was already walking into the fortress. The group followed.

After a while of walking and Ichigo muttering, Shino and Kiba raised their hands at the same exact moment. Everyone stopped walking and surveyed the area except for Ichigo, who kept walking.

"What are you guys doing?" asked Ichigo.

"Shhhh!" Kankuro whispered.

"What?" said Ichigo. "No one's here!" But when he turned around, he saw a figure standing near them. "Aha! Aizen! Today, you'll die!" said Ichigo. "Ban…"

Aizen flash stepped behind Ichigo and stabbed him in the back with his zanpakuto.

"And there goes the great Ichigo Kurosaki," said Aizen blithely, pulling his zanpakuto out of Ichigo. "So who are you?"

"Oh, we aren't reinforcements," said Kiba. "It's not like we came here to help him. We don't even know why you're bad. Nope, not a clue."

"I see," said Aizen. "But you guys must be pretty strong if Soul Society sent you guys instead of captains. Either that, or Soul Society is getting more stupid." Aizen disappeared.

"Guess we can leave now," said Gaara.

"Yeah, let's…"

All of a sudden, Menos Grandes appeared out of nowhere.

"Gosh! We have to battle more of these?" groaned Ten Ten.

Naruto cracked his knuckles. "Fat Grandes, here I come!"