[Nobita/Bleach] "When Nobita is Reborn as a Hollow"

Chapter 8: Nobita's Performance

When Nobita was being chased by Sui-Feng until he fell into Hell, Harribel's group encountered Aizen... He introduced himself to them...

 "How interesting, Adjuchas, Vasto Lordes, and Arrancars living together..."

 "What business do you have with us, Shinigami..." Harribel, now the group's leader, asked.

 "I'm gathering allies... to fight against the Shinigami..." Aizen answered directly.

 "Aren't you a Shinigami too? Why do you need our help?" Nel asked.

 "To reach the ultimate goal..."

Then Aizen went on a long explanation about the Shinigami system.

 "And why should we help a Shinigami like you?" Loly asked.

 "Do you want to hide like this forever... Don't you want power? I can make you like those two," Aizen looked at Stark and Lilynette.

 "Though it sounds interesting, we're not the ones who make decisions..." Nel said.

 "You mean the Vasto Lorde who disappeared?"

 "How do you know about that?" Lilynette asked.

 "I now reside in Las Noches... So I can sense your spiritual pressure."

 "Las Noches... then Barragan..." Harribel spoke.

 "Correct. He surrendered to me and became part of the Espada... Four Vasto Lordes like you could easily join too."

 "That can wait. What about our friend?" Harribel wondered about Nobita.

 "After your companion's spiritual pressure vanished, I investigated. He's in Soul Society now."

 "About that..." Before Apache could speak.

 "You mean he's in your realm?" Harribel suddenly interrupted for some reason...

 "Yes... Let me show you..."

Then Aizen told them something unbelievable. He claimed Nobita had accepted an offer from Soul Society to cooperate with the Shinigami because he wanted to return to the human world... Of course, no one believed what Aizen said. Naturally, Aizen showed evidence - video of Nobita and Sui-Feng entering the Garganta, and shortly after... Sui-Feng returned smiling...

Aizen insisted this was evidence that Nobita might be secretly collaborating with the Shinigami without telling them... Everyone looked in disbelief...

 "But..." Before Lilynette could speak.

 "Aizen... no, Lord Aizen..." Harribel knelt down, showing a pained expression. "...if I join you, I'll become stronger?"

 "Of course, I promise," Aizen smiled.

 "Then... please grant us power. When we meet him again... we'll settle things..."

Everyone was shocked by Harribel's behavior... At first, Lilynette and Loly almost protested, but Stark grabbed both their shoulders... He shook his head and looked at Harribel... Until both realized... that on Harribel's body...

Ulquiorra, who couldn't speak, walked next to Harribel and also knelt down... Though his reasons were slightly different from the others... Finally, everyone knelt before Aizen...

Aizen was confident in his victory, thinking to himself that when that Nobita returns to Hueco Mundo, his companions would no longer be there...

But of course, he didn't know that on Harribel's body... Nobita's clone hidden in her hair had been listening to the conversation the whole time... Which meant...

 "My, Tier is quite the actress. And here I thought she was just Kuudere."

Nobita, now in Arrancar form, spoke. He was still in Hell, having heard all of Aizen's conversation just now... It seemed this Aizen could gather Hollows to create Arrancars... Nobita thought he wanted Harribel's group to become Arrancars too, but they wouldn't be like Stark or himself...

He thought they should use this Aizen to their advantage. Aizen seemed like someone who used others like chess pieces, and Harribel's group was strong. He surely wouldn't kill them now if they were useful to him... So Nobita told Harribel to accept Aizen's offer...

Harribel's group didn't have a problem cooperating with Shinigami from the start. Since Nobita entered their lives, they knew him well - he wanted to befriend everyone possible, so it wasn't strange that he'd be close to a Shinigami. Stark's group knew Nobita must have told Harribel something to make her serve Aizen... Now everyone was playing along, also using Aizen to their advantage...

After finishing his talk with Harribel, Nobita looked at his body, almost completely human now except for some Hollow scales along his spine. He was naked like when he first met Stark, and beside him were spirit blades... 2 of them... black and gold?

He could pick up the black blade, but the golden one had lightning around it at first, preventing Nobita from grabbing it, and after a while it disappeared, as if it wasn't time for him to use it yet...

Then he thought he should train himself to get familiar with this Arrancar form... He looked at the Kushanada who had been watching him without attacking... Nobita smiled widely...

 "You guys can help me train, right?"

And so Nobita's training in Hell began...

After spending about 2 years in Hell, he returned to Hueco Mundo and found the cave where he lived with his family... now empty...

 "So you've finally returned," that voice Nobita knew well.

He turned around to find Harribel in her Arrancar form wearing white clothes... looking both beautiful and powerful...

 "Tier-chan... you..."

 "Looks like we've both become Arrancars..."

 "What happened?... Where is everyone?" Nobita looked confused.

 "We have a new family now... led by Lord Aizen..."

 "Who?"

 "He's the one who gave us power, power that lets me protect everyone..."

 "Is that so... meaning you don't need me anymore..." Nobita's expression turned gloomy.

 "Come with us. Aizen wants your power too..."

Nobita looked at Las Noches and shook his head...

 "I don't trust someone like that, someone who appears out of nowhere and takes my family away... But... if that's what you all chose... I hope you'll be happy."

 "Won't you fight me... to see how strong we've become?"

Nobita shook his head.

 "I don't want to reveal my abilities to someone who might be an enemy..."

 "Then go back to your Shinigami..."

 "Well... good luck then... goodbye. If we meet again, we'll probably be enemies..."

Then Nobita vanished using Sonido... Harribel returned to Las Noches, where Aizen was waiting for her.

 "He refused?" Aizen asked calmly.

 "Yes... what should we do?"

 "Nothing. I'm interested in observing his natural development without the Hogyoku. It must be painful... that he didn't join."

 "Yes."

 "Go rest now. You did well."

Harribel left the room. She looked out at the view of Las Noches, wondering how strong Nobita would become, and perhaps she might get to fight him someday...

As for Nobita, after getting far enough from Las Noches... he almost broke character, since he wasn't very good at acting. He just needed to return to Hueco Mundo to make it look like he came back for his family, and leave things that way... thinking that not returning at all would seem suspicious. Now he needed to find more allies elsewhere, letting Harribel and his mini clone investigate from the inside.

Now he would continue his journey. Next destination...

The Human World...

To Be Continued

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