Capítulo Dos: Dos Colas de la Nada

Chapter Two: Two Tails of Nothing

"Demon speaking"

"Human/Hollow speaking"

'Thinking'

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (belongs to Masashi Kishimoto) or Bleach (belongs to Tite Kubo).

I would like to apologize to my readers for the long wait for this; I was bedridden with a nasty cold for the past few days…away from my computer…UGH!!! So finally, onto chapter two!

Hunger, that's all there is to a newly formed hollow, and unfortunately for some, their hunger is a tad bit larger than others…

"GAAAAHHH!!! When you said I'd be starving, I didn't think you'd mean this!!! I feel like I could eat enough ramen to feed the world for a whole year!" Naruto cried loudly, not exactly the brightest thing for a fresh hollow to do.

Naruto's form was that of what looked like half-fox and half-human. Standing at about twenty feet tall, Naruto was covered in burnt-orange fur, had two tails about fifteen feet long tipped with what appeared to be bone, and a very impressive mask. His mask was just large enough to cover his face. It had fox ears on the top, the Konoha symbol linked to the top of his left eye, with a spiral in place of a nose attaching to the bottom of his right eye, and of course the three whisker marks on each side. His hands and feet were shaped much like a fox's paws, except with two foot long blades attached to the top of each 'toe'.

"Silence brat! I am still trying to figure out where in Hueco Mundo we landed in." Kyuubi responded. "Though, I would have to say that we are on the level where all fresh hollows begin, seeing as we cannot see the dark sky, only those strange clouds. Now then, I suggest that you find a hollow to eat, and soon."

Luckily for Naruto, the exact opposite happened, a hollow found him. The hollow's mask was in the shape of a rhinoceros's head. The rhinoceros hollow charged at Naruto, simply to find Naruto's hand through its head while Naruto was taking a bite from its neck. Seconds later, the hollow dissolved into nothingness.

"Man, that hit the spot! Good thing my strength didn't suffer from becoming a hollow, otherwise I could have died right there!" Naruto once again shouted to the world.

"Kid, something feels off about this. With two tails worth of power, you should have moved much faster than that. Perhaps all of the power you had was lost in the transport." Kyuubi was worried, normally transporting between realms did not use that much energy, especially when the transportation was natural and normally used next to no energy.

"What do you mean I might have lost all the power? I still have these two tails!" While Naruto said this, he was experimenting with his tails, soon discovering that they could extend to twice their normal length.

"Hmmm, perhaps that your two tails of power are not focused like most Adjuchas level hollows would have. This puts you at a disadvantage." Kyuubi stated, before his frown gave way to his normal grin. "But, luckily for you, all of your mortal abilities seem to have transferred to your spiritual body, despite the lack of a physical body. This means that you should have insane amounts of raw power, next to no control, and practically light-speed regeneration. Also, those tails you have seem to be the embodiment of your power, so I would guess that nothing less than a fully-charged Cero from an Adjuchas could injure them. They also seem to be able to extend a good deal, that should help in both offense and defense. Though, you will not be able to use your signature ninjutsu moves anymore, and your taijutsu will be much different with this body."

"Cool!" Naruto suddenly gained a confused posture. "But, what am I supposed to do now? You told me that I should go straight for Adjuchas, how would I do that?"

"Naturally, if a hollow of a lower level eats a hollow of a higher level, than that hollow grows to the level of the hollow he devoured. So if a normal hollow eats a Gillian, he becomes a Gillian, and so on and so forth up the chain, even skipping steps." Kyuubi's frown returned in full force after this statement. "But of course, you are lacking many things that, without them, you could never take down an Adjuchas."

Naruto's look of disbelief was obvious, even through his mask. "Things such as…"

Kyuubi began the counting. "One: Adjuchas have highly focused powers; you have highly unfocused powers. Two: Adjuchas normally have been fighting for their very existence for decades; you have barely had to survive pitiful villagers attacking you for thirteen. Three: Adjuchas tend to join into groups of four to seven in order to help them on their way to Vasto Lorde; you are a lone wolf at this instant. Furthermore, you currently lack the will to fight continuously for hours on end for even the chance to defeat an Adjuchas, and – Parrot hollow incoming at six o'clock!"

At this, Naruto simply did to this hollow what he had done to the earlier hollow, before continuing the conversation. "And what?"

"…I forget. Anyways, I suggest that you settle for mediocrity for now. Work your way up the chain like all the other hollows do, and feel proud when you do reach Adjuchas without any shortcuts, just like how you were back when you were alive. Have fun for the next twenty years of your life!"

"Wait! What will you be doing during that time?"

"To put it simply, I will be your eyes in the back of your head. I will also try to spot weak points in your opponent's offense and defense. I will also keep the voices of all the other hollows you devour safely locked away in the back of your head, so as not to drive you insane."

"Erm, thanks… I guess…"

Time Skip, One Year Later

'One year…' One year was about how long Naruto had been in Hueco Mundo, one year of eating about two hollows a day. Naruto's power had become a bit more focused in that time, along with a year of fighting for his life for the experience in battle that he needed if he was to ever make it to Vasto Lorde, or even to Adjuchas. With this thought, Naruto flicked his tail out, piercing an owl hollow that had been attempting to sneak up on him, before leisurely taking a bite out of it before it disappeared.

Without warning though, a beam of red energy shot past Naruto's head, destroying several dozen trees before it finally fizzled out. From the direction that the beam came from, a hollow with a spider mask fell to the ground. This hollow was only about twelve feet tall, with eight muscular legs. As Naruto looked at this new hollow, only one thought passed through both his and Kyuubi's thoughts.

ADJUCHAS!

"Hmph, I came here to eat some Gillians while the rest of my group went on another hopeless Adjuchas hunt, instead I sensed what appeared to be another Adjuchas down here." The spider hollow tensed its legs. "What a surprise it was to find that it was just an abnormally strong normal level hollow! So tell me, hollow, what is your name hmmm, or do you not remember?"

At this, Naruto tensed. None of the other hollows he had eaten didn't care about his name, perhaps this was because of the increase of intelligence from a normal hollow to an Adjuchas. "Uzumaki Naruto, and what is exactly is your name, itsy bitsy?"

Naruto almost swore that he could see the glare from the Adjuchas. "Ooh, witty aren't you brat? My name is George Frederick the Third!" The entire time George spoke, his voice got more and more slurred, and Naruto could feel the insanity rolling off this hollow.

"Naruto, this hollow's insanity should cause him to make many mistakes. His insanity probably will increase more if he is angry, so try to dodge any attacks he makes."

'I understand, this shouldn't take to long…I hope…"

The battle began with George launching a barely charged cero at Naruto. Naruto blocked with one of his tails while he used the other tail to attempt to pierce through George's face, instead hitting one of George's legs and leaving a deep wound.

"Blood! MY blood!!! How do you!?! I shall destroy you!" George's attacks became exceedingly random in direction, timing, and how much power was in them. Most of the attacks that were even pointed at Naruto were just deflected by his tails, allowing Naruto to get in close and pierce through George's head with his claws. Naruto then proceeded to bite a chunk of flesh out of the dissolving Adjuchas.

About half a minute later, Naruto began his transformation into an Adjuchas. His mask did not change much, the Konoha symbol no longer connected to his left eye, instead just sitting at the center of the forehead, the spiral in the center was replaced by a snout, and the whiskers became more defined. His basic body structure also did not change much, shrinking to about ten feet tall while his tails shrunk to about eight feet long, now extending to a maximum of about forty feet, along with now having four tails. His paws were replaced with actual hands and feet, though they still had a six inch claw on each finger and toe. His fur also gained a metallic shine to it, hinting at its new found defensive capabilities.

"Finally!" Kyuubi exclaimed, his grin growing larger by the moment. "Now that you are an Adjuchas, nothing can stand in your way, except perhaps a Vasto Lorde.

'I feel bad though, I told myself that I wasn't going to use any shortcuts, and yet I devoured him without a thought until after I had. By that time, it was too late to go back on that decision.'

"The way I see it, you did that in self defense. If it had been a normal level hollow, you would have done it without caring what happened. What is the difference when we are talking about the need to survive entirely based on instincts. You did what was probably the best choice, and now you are much stronger!"

'I still feel like I betrayed my very way of life, but you're right, I shouldn't let me keep this down. Do you think I would be able to take down a Vasto Lorde now?'

"Perhaps, though you would probably need a little 'extra help' from me."

'What do you mean by extra help? Are you saying that you could lend me some of your power?'

"Exactly, and you would need it. Every tail of power on the scale has a value. Two tails of power is one-hundred times stronger than one tail, and three tails is another one-hundred times stronger than two tails, but after that, the power increase becomes relatively mild until you reach nine tails, then the increase is one-thousand times greater than eight tails.. The average Vasto Lorde is about four and a half tails worth of power, but some are easily five tails, though this is rare. Given your current state, I could probably boost you to about six tails at most, though most of that power would be raw, not focused. You could probably still lose. Would you really want to take that risk?"

'What do you suggest right now?'

"I suggest that you take a year or two to get your current powers under control before attempting this, as this could very well shoot your control to hell. If you do go for it, it would literally be a hit or miss."

'I guess I should find a group of Adjuchas to stick with for awhile then, if I even want to survive until then.'

Time Skip: Two Years Later

For the last year, Naruto had been hanging around with a group of six Adjuchas. Naruto had been with another, larger group of about twenty, but had been forced to destroy and devour these hollows after he discovered their plans to betray him.

First off was Shawlong, Naruto like Shawlong, both constantly talking about random, irrelevant to becoming Vasto Lorde topics. Edrad and Naruto didn't really talk to each other, but they watched each other's backs in battle, the same going for Nakeem, Yylfordt, and Di Roy.

Then there was the last member of the group, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. Naruto just couldn't believe that the way Grimmjow acted was almost the same Sasuke had acted, lusting for power and to be the best in the world. Luckily for Naruto, Grimmjow was more than willing to protect Naruto in battle.

Then Shawlong, Edrad, Nakeem, Yylfordt, and Di Roy decided to give up. While Grimmjow had now complaints about eating parts of them, Naruto refused to, and then decided to part ways with the group.

And so, Naruto decided to hunt down a Vasto Lorde, and after a successful ambush, devour and become a vasto lorde. Naruto's Vasto Lorde form was simple. Same length tails, same mask, same length claws, same metallic fur. Naruto was now only six feet in height, with seven tails waving behind him.

As Naruto admired his new form, one thing suddenly jumped out at him…

He could no longer remember his own name.

Time Skip: Five Years

"So, what is your name?" Asked a brown-haired man with a smile that seemed to combine loving affection and twisted insanity.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Well then Naruto, I welcome you to the Arrancar, you will be tested on if you are worthy to become an Espada."

As Naruto stood, getting used to no longer having the fur on his body and the tails behind him, promptly fell on his face. As he tried again to stand, his mask fragment seemed to glisten in the illusionary sunlight.

A simple headband shape with a strange spiral leaf design on it.

End Chapter Two

So, tell me what you think about this chapter. I tried to involve some fight scenes, but I'm not sure if I did very well. Naruto's Arrancar form is practically him Shippuden with his mask fragment serving as his headband. Also, I am still looking for a volunteer for a beta-reader.

Notes: George Frederick the third is better known as King George III, the King of England and Ireland during the American Revolutionary War. He was insane for a good deal of his life.

Also, one of the authors who has been a major impact on my writing is XXXG-01D. Between his stories 'Tyrant Lizard' and 'The War Against the Vizards', he is the author I of some of the best stories I have ever read.

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Edited 10/12/09, added some small stuff, set up for a large change in chapter 3.