Ch 6

(Hueco Mundo)

["Welcome to Hueco Mundo, Madara."] Naruto said.
Madara opened his mouth, and launched at Naruto, in an attempt to devour him. Naruto jumped out of the way, and Madara got a mouthful of sand. He lifted his head, and sand started falling from his mouth and hollow hole. He saw Naruto was at eye level with him while standing in the air.
["How does it feel?"] Naruto asked.
["What?"] Madara replied.
["How does it feel, being helpless, being weak, unable to defeat the ones that you despise?"] Naruto asked.
Madara just kept that same pissed off look on his face, barely even acknowledging Naruto's question.
["It sucks doesn't it?"] Naruto asked. ["Sakura, Sasuke, me, the eight jinchuriki, and everyone else you killed. We all felt it, now it's your turn."]
Madara snapped his jaws forward in hopes to consume Naruto just as he was, but failed again. Naruto and Madara stood off, and waited for the other to make their move. Madara easily towered over Naruto, and thought that would give him a slight advantage with physical attacks.
["Ready kid?"] Kyuubi asked.
["Yeah."] Naruto replied.
Naruto jumped forward, smashing his head into Madara's abdomen, causing him to fall onto his back. Madara got back up and kept trying to devour Naruto in one shot.

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(Soul Society)

"Sasuke!" shouted Kenpachi.
Sasuke turned to see his captain charging at him. Before he could react he was pinned against the wall by his captain, who had an enraged look on his face.
"Just what the hell did you think you were doing?!" Kenpachi shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm talking about the way you acted toward Ikkaku yesterday." Kenpachi said. "I don't care if you two want to duke it out, you can do that on your own time, but you will still show respect to him and your comrades."
"Alright, fine. Can you put me down now?" Sasuke asked.
Kenpachi dropped him like he was nothing, turned around and walked away without even looking back at him. Sasuke stood up and brushed himself off.
"Damn, who knew he was so touchy about his team?" Sasuke asked himself.
"I really gotta stop talking to myself when no ones around." Sasuke said.
Sasuke picked his zanpakuto up and walked off to find Ikkaku, and make amends before his captain went ape shit on him again. It didn't take him to long to find him. Sasuke just looked for one of the few bald heads in the area.
"Hey Ikkaku." Sasuke said.
Ikkaku turned to see his comrade, at first he thought he would be challenged, or something of that nature.
"Hey, I'm sorry I snapped at you." Sasuke said.
Although he accepted it, he was still hoping for a challenge.
"No worries." Ikkaku replied. "But I gotta know, what's the deal with you and Itachi?"
Sasuke didn't want to tell him, but he felt that he owed it to him for what happened. He took a deep breath and was ready to spill.
"Itachi is my brother. I'm the reason he's here, and I'm not sure weather or not I hate him or not." Sasuke said.
"Unfinished business?" Ikkaku asked.
"Something like that…" Sasuke said.
"If you see him, will anything go down?" Ikkaku asked.
Sasuke looked at him weird, but thought about that himself. Every now and then he wondered if what Madara told him was true or false.
"I don't know." Sasuke replied.
"Well if anything does, will you be strong enough to beat him?" Ikkaku asked.
"I don't know… The last time we fought, I couldn't help but feel he was holding back." Sasuke said
"Well I don't know how things were done when you were alive, but now the only way for you to get strong is to learn your zanpakuto's name and become one with it." Ikkaku said.
"Come again?" Sasuke asked.
"My god, did you learn anything? When you learn your zanpakuto's name, you can use its power to its fullest." Ikkaku said.
"How do I find out its name?" Sasuke asked.
"The same way you learn anybodies name, talk to it, get to know it. You know its likes, dislikes, its personality." Ikkaku replied.
"Talking to a sword…sounds kind of stupid." Sasuke said.
"Don't show it any disrespect." Ikkaku said. "That sword is going to be your partner for the rest of your life."
"Interesting choice of words." Sasuke said.
Ikkaku didn't like the smartass remark, held back because of orders.
"Look, if you don't want to become stronger then that fine by me, but that's they way things work around here." Ikkaku said.
Sasuke didn't like his attitude either, but if this was the only way for him to become stronger, he would. Sasuke walked over to his new home to try Ikkaku's advice.
"Ok, how am I supposed to do this?" Sasuke asked himself.
He drew it from its sheath and examined it a few times over. From the tip of the blade, all the way down to the black and white weaved hilt.
"Hi…I'm Uchiha Sasuke, I guess I'm your partner… What's your name?" Sasuke asked.
He waited, but didn't get a response.
"Ok, this is stupid." said Sasuke.
Sasuke lay down, and closed his eyes, to think.
["Susanoo…"] said a voice.
Sasuke's eyes shot wide open, and he looked around for anyone around him. He saw no one and though someone was spying on him.
["Down here."] the voice said.
Sasuke looked down and only saw his zanpakuto.

(Hueco Mundo)

Madara released a great amount of energy and the sand around him lifted up around him and Naruto.
["So, he can fight back?"] Naruto asked.
Madara grew in size, and towered Naruto even more than he did before.
["What the hell is that?"] Naruto asked.
He watched, and saw that Madara didn't really grow, but he stood up on his feet. Naruto didn't see them before, and was wondering what was going on. He then sprouted a pair of arms from under the black column, which was staring to look more like a tattered cloak that covered Madara's body. He let out a giant roar into the sky, then set his sights back on Naruto. Madara swiped at Naruto a few times, and finally got a hit, and sent him flying into a cliff.
["What the hell just happened?"] Naruto asked.
["I don't know kid, but we're gonna have to take it up a notch."] Kyuubi replied.
Naruto dug himself out, and charged up for a cero, then was swiped and being held by Madara. He brought Naruto up to his mouth, unhinged his jaw and crammed Naruto down his throat.
['Shit. Kid you'd better have a plan.'] Kyuubi thought
As Madara tried to consume Naruto, he forgot one detail about the situation. Naruto released the cero down Madara's throat and shot it out of the back of his neck. He was freed from his grip. Madara held his neck and focused his best on healing. It didn't take long, but it took most of his energy to do so.
["Ok, that was to close."] Naruto said.
["Then let's just end this before we have another scare like that."] Kyuubi said.
Madara continued his enraged assault. Naruto avoided Madara's attacks, and shot a mass assault of ceros at him, and wouldn't give him an inch.
["Keep it up kid. We got him right where we want him."] Kyuubi said.
Madara lay on the ground, bleeding excessively, and almost completely drained of energy. He had come to accept that he couldn't defeat Naruto and the Kyuubi. He only helped Kabuto kill him, and then he did almost nothing, but try to collect what he saw was a prize, he never really fought Naruto when he had the chance, he could never capture him. He couldn't do it when he was alive, and he can't do it now. Madara was ready to be consumed, as he lay there on the ground, he just saw Naruto staring at him with disgust.
["What are you waiting for? DO IT!"] Madara shouted.
["No."] Naruto replied.
["What???!"] Madara shouted.
["To kill you now would be pointless."] Naruto said
["What are you doing kid?"] Kyuubi asked.
["Trust me."] Naruto replied.
["What are you saying?!"] Madara asked.
["It's pathetic looking at you like this."] Naruto said. ["We'll finish this when your strong enough for fight me."]
Naruto turned around and started to walk away. Madara was both humiliated, and enraged. He stood back up and gathered energy, and fired a small cero at Naruto. It caught his attention almost instantly.
["Where are you going?"] Madara asked. ["We're not finished here."]
Naruto shook his head in disappointment at the once great nin.
["There is no way you could defeat me now."] Naruto said. ["Madara, if you ever want to defeat me. Fight, kill, and consume. Become an adjuchas, then find me, and I will fight you then. Then we can have a fair fight. Only then will I fight you again."]
["You bastard…You're just going to leave me here to suffer? I WONT HAVE THAT!!!!"] Madara shouted.
Madara formed another cero, then blasted it at Naruto, but it didn't even reach him this time. Madara used what was left of his energy to stand.
["As I said before. Become an adjuchas, feed, grow, find me, then and only then will I face you in combat."] Naruto said. ["Until then, I won't even acknowledge your existence in this world."]
Naruto's word hurt more than any physical pain that was caused to Madara. He was once the strongest, the leader of the entire Uchiha clan, the once strongest clan in all of Konoha, the leader of the Akatsuki, the most feared person in the world. Now he was nothing more than the weakest life form in the new world he would call home. He would have to work his way back to the top just as he did when he was alive. If Naruto was his opponent in this world just as he was in the living world, he only had one answer
["I accept."] Madara replied.
He stopped to acknowledge his answer, and gave an evil grin at his new rival in this world.
["I'll expect to hear from you. Just don't get killed."] Naruto replied.
Naruto jumped into the sky, leaving Madara on his own. After a few minutes, he was out of Madara's range, and he could find another meal for the day.
["That was very noble of you Naruto-san."] said a voice that came from above.
Naruto recognized the voice, but he couldn't quite place where he herd it. He looked up, and saw a very familiar green eyed bat like hollow.
["Ulquiorra, what a surprise."] Naruto said.
Ulquiorra flew down to the ground and landed next to Naruto.
["That it is. I wasn't expecting to see you for a long time."] Ulquiorra said.
["Expect the unexpected."] Naruto replied.
["With your case I should."] Ulquiorra said. ["In all my years of being here, I've never once seen a hollow show mercy. Not even once."]
["He doesn't deserve any mercy. I just want a challenge."] Naruto said.
["My mistake."] Ulquiorra replied.
["I do, want to know something."] Naruto said.
["What would that be?"] Ulquiorra asked.
["What happened to Madara back there?"] Naruto asked ["In the middle of our fight, it was as if he just changed. He grew arms and legs, then his body changed."]
["His body was just adapting to Hueco Mundo, which will be his true for until he evolves."] Ulquiorra replied. ["On another note, I see you can operate the garganta now."]
["That I can. If you don't mind I have to return to the living world to finish some business."] Naruto said.
["I wouldn't go back, if I were you."] Ulquiorra said.
["And why not?"] Naruto asked.
["You caused quite a stir in the living world. The shinigami surly caught it on their radar."]
["How do you know what happened in the living world?"] Naruto asked.
["You're not the only one who can use the garganta, Naruto-san."] Ulquiorra said.
["You followed me?"] Naruto asked.
["Followed is such a bad term."] Ulquiorra replied. ["I merely checked up on you. Just to make sure you wouldn't get yourself killed. After all you seem like the perfect challenge for me."]
["Then maybe we should have our fight now."] Naruto suggested.
["Although I would enjoy it very much, I'll have to refuse."] Ulquiorra replied.
["Why not?"] Naruto asked.
["…I guess it's because you and I are very, possibly too much alike."] Ulquiorra said.
["What are you saying?"] Naruto asked.
["Naruto-san, life in this world is quite different for you and me, than it is for other hollows."] Ulquiorra said. ["A special group where very few hollow that possess overwhelming spiritual energy. No one knows how it came to be, but there are the 'alphas' of Hueco Mundo. Naruto-san, you and I are part of that group. I've only met one other hollow that is like us, she taught me everything I know today, when the time came, we fought, and I won. I gained her power and became stronger than I could ever imagine, and yet I am still an adjuchas. That is why I want to fight you."]
["So you want my power to become a Vasto Lorde."] Naruto said.
["No. I only took her power because she told me to, she couldn't stand to have been defeated, so I fulfilled her final request. I want to see if you have what it takes to survive, and become a Vasto Lorde."] Ulquiorra said. ["I became an adjuchas in less than ten years, when it normally takes a Gillian decades, sometimes centuries. I believe you can do the same."]
["So, you're comparing my power to your own."] Naruto replied.
["In a way yes."] Ulquiorra said ["You know Naruto-san, you remind me of someone I knew when I was alive. I guess that's why I've taken a liking to you."]
["Are you done yet?"] Naruto asked. ["I have to get back to the human world."]
["As I said before. I strongly advise against that, but you should do as you please."] Ulquiorra said.
He spread his wings, and flew away.
['He seems to be giving into his animal instincts more than the last time we met, but he's still himself somehow.'] Ulquiorra thought.

(Soul Society)

After asking around, Sasuke finally found the court yard, where his brother was suppose to be helping out with shikai training. When he arrived, he saw nothing but a platform surrounded by seats and four pillars.
'Don't tell me he's not here.' Sasuke thought.
He felt as if this was a waste of his time. Sasuke ran many scenarios through his head on why Itachi wouldn't be here. It was the right time, it was the right place, nothing seemed right. Sasuke turned around and was ready to walk out, when he heard a door open from behind. Not wanting to be seen, Sasuke hid behind a pillar. He slowly looked around the pillar and saw a young dark haired man in the same shinigami kimono he was in. His face turned and Sasuke knew it was the very man he was looking for. He grabbed the hilt of his zanpakuto, and stepped out from the pillar.
"Itachi…" Sasuke said as he drew his zanpakuto.
He turned to see his little brother.

A/N: Elfdrummer512 again. Thanks for R&R. I looked over my last few chapters and saw a LOT of errors in my grammar and spelling (a bit more than usual .) I apologize for that, and when I find the time I will fix them.
I noticed a few people had a few questions, and most of them are the same, and I guess I should answer what I can.
Here's three questions that keep popping up.
How is Naruto so strong if he's only a Gillian?
Why does he look like an adjuchas when he's a Gillian?
How come Kyuubi gets along with Naruto?
Answer #1: As stated in the story, Naruto died while Kyuubi was still sealed inside him, and when they arrived in Hueco Mundo they basically fused into a single body with two separate minds (no not like split personally disorder). They both share control with the body, therefore Naruto can use Kyuubi power to increase his own when he's more in control, and vice versa.
Answer #2: I honestly felt it would be insulting to Kyuubi if I made him look like a Gillian, so I decided to make him look like a bigger form of adjuchas. I know some people don't like this, but it's just how I started him off
Answer #3: I was contemplating this when I came up with the idea for this story, and I figured if you're going to be stuck with someone for the rest of your afterlife, you minus well try to get along with them. Not to mention it's the same as when they were alive. If Naruto dies, then Kyuubi dies…again.
I hope this answered some of your questions, and if anyone has anything to ask just send me a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
On another note. I'm kind if disappointed in the lack of pairing, and fight scene ideas I've received. When I said I want to know what my readers want to see, I meant it. I've only got a few for pairings, and only one fight scenes. Although I have a few in mind (that doesn't mean I'll use them.), I really want to know what YOU the READERS want to see. As I've said before, I am very open minded when it comes to pairings (yes like most people, I prefer some over others, but I'm not one to bash a pairing {Example: I like NaruSaku, but I don't mind NaruHina, NaruIno, or SasuSaku}, especially a unique one). Also no Naruto, Bleach or Xover is complete without some good fight scenes, once again I'm very open minded with these, and I want to hear what you want. So please help me out with this part. I'm taking polls on both of them, just send me a message with the pairing and/or fight scene, and I'll add it to the poll. When I reach certain chapters (depends on the votes) I will stop taking polls on both, and tally up the votes, and whichever ones has the most will go in the story. (however, I might have one person be paired up with multiple people)
Once again thanks for R&R. I hope this story continues to gain more and more readers. (I honestly never thought this one would be as popular as it is…kind of makes me all warm and fuzzy inside =^.^=). Anyways I'm working on the next few chapters currently, and I'll try to get them out as soon as possible. Keep in mind I do have other stories I'm working on. Happy 2010.
BTW: Sorry this A/N was so long.