Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Bleach.

Well this is my first Bleach/Naruto Xover. So I won't take anymore of your time. Enjoy.

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Chapter One: "Fuck"

"Fuck."

That was a pretty good way to describe how his day was going. Or had been going.

"Yeah. I gotta agree with you there, dobe."

Naruto's head snapped to the side. There sat Sasuke, staring down at the battlefield. Naruto looked down at the hole in "his" body's chest.

"Hey! You stabbed me in the chest with a Chidori!"

"And you smashed my head in with your little spinny, swirly thing."

That only served to annoy Naruto even more. "It's called Rasengan! It's not that hard to remember! Say it with me: Ra-sen-gan." Naruto sat down with a frustrated sigh. "And they call me the dobe." He muttered.

Sasuke just bopped him on the head. "Shut up."

They sat there in deafening silence for a few minutes, neither really sure what to say. Neither of them had been quite prepared for death. Few people are.

"Sooo…" Naruto started after an eternity of silence. "Why did you leave?" Sasuke just sighed. He knew the question had been coming, he just still wasn't completely prepared for it.

"I- I don't know. It just seemed like the only way. Not to mention the fact that I haven't been able to think straight since that freak bit me in the Chuunin Exams. But even that isn't an excuse. I probably would have left eventually anyway. That freak, Orochimaru, just sped up the process." The two sat in silence for a while longer before Sasuke spoke up again. "Thanks for coming after me." Naruto just smiled.

"Anything for a friend." Sasuke smirked back. They sat there for a few more minutes waiting… for… something. Neither of them were really sure what. Of course, it was Naruto who broke the silence.

"We've been here forever. What are we supposed to do now?"

"I believe that is where I come in." A lazy drawl sounded behind them. Turning around, they found a somewhat unshaven man wearing a black kimono and hakama. Over the kimono, he wore a pink, flowered haori. On his head was a wide straw hat. In his hands he held a small sake dish and on his hip was a long katana. He had a lazy smile plastered on his face.

"Who are you?" Sasuke asked.

"Kyoraku Shunsui, captain of the Eighth division of the Gotei Thirteen at your service. I just so happened to be in the neighborhood and figured you guys could use a hand."

"What do you mean?" Naruto's interest was obviously piqued, if the excited look in his eyes was any indication. Shunsui didn't answer, choosing instead to plop down on the edge of the cliff, overlooking the raging waterfall.

"You guys thirsty?" Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other, slightly confused. Shrugging, Sasuke walked over and took a seat on Shunsui's left and took the offered saucer.

"So how exactly are you going to help us?" Naruto asked as he sat down on Shunsui's other side. Shunsui just leaned back and stared up into the sky.

"The clouds are really nice here."

"DAMMIT!" Naruto yelled, smacking Shunsui on the head. "Answer my question!" Shunsui fell over with swirls in his eyes.

"Ow…" He muttered dejectedly. "You hit as hard as my Nanao-chan." Putting his aching cranium aside, Shunsui got up and told them about Soul Society and the role of Shinigami.

"So, how would you two like to become Shinigami?"

Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other and shrugged. "Sure, why not?"

"Hooray!" Shunsui said as he jumped up happily. Without another word, he smacked the two of them on the forehead with his sword. "See you two in Soul Society." He said while waving.

Naruto felt himself being pulled away from the material world. Before he knew it, he was in a white room. Sasuke was the only other person he could see in the room.

"Now what?" Naruto asked. Sasuke shrugged. As if on cue, the door on the other side of the room opened. In walked a man about six feet tall with shaggy blonde hair and a black kimono and hakama. On top of that he wore a long white cloak with red flames on the bottom. The other man was a little more familiar to the two recently deceased shinobi. He was about 6' 5" and wore the standard Shinigami attire. On his head he wore a slightly lopsided headband with the kanji for mist on it and over his mouth and nose were bandages. He also had a curious lack of eyebrows.

"OH MY GOD!" Naruto yelled at the sight of the Demon of the Mist. Zabuza looked equally surprised at seeing the two.

"You guys are already dead?! What killed you two?" Naruto merely pointed as Sasuke and vice versa.

"I assume you are the ones that Shunsui-kun told us about. It seems you already know Zabuza, so I guess I'll introduce myself. I'm Minato Namikaze." He extended his hand to Sasuke. "The Yondaime Hokage of Konohagakure." At this point both Sasuke and Naruto froze. Naruto stared, realizing that in front of him was his life long idol. Sasuke stopped for a completely different reason. This was the first time he had gotten a clear look at the man in front of him. He looked over at Naruto. Then back at Minato. Then Naruto. Then Minato.

"Holy shit." Naruto and Minato looked confused.

"I know my title gets some funny reactions, but its not that big a deal." Minato said.

"No. It's not that. It's just… you two look exactly alike." Sasuke said pointing at Naruto and Minato. Zabuza looked over Sasuke's shoulder at the two blondes.

"Holy hell, you're right." Both blondes chuckled nervously and scratched the back of their heads. "And you do the same things too!" Zabuza said with wide eyes. Minato paused for a second.

"What are your names?" Minato asked.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Uchiha Sasuke."

"So you two are from Konoha, too." Minato said. Sasuke looked pensive.

"Are… you couldn't be… but… are you related to Naruto?" Minato paled.

"Ahahaha… um… well… you see, it's like… um… I'm his father, sooo… yes?" Minato laughed nervously. The three of them felt a spike in killer intent and Naruto was standing in the middle of the storm with fists clenched.

"You. The one who sealed the Kyuubi inside of me was my FATHER!" Naruto lunged at Minato. Minato began to run away, desperately trying to escape the homicidal blonde while trying to explain why he used his son to seal the demon.

"Wait! No! Hold on! Let me at least explain! I didn't plan on you finding out this way!" the two of them ran many laps around the room, until Naruto ran out of strength to continue running, unused to being without his chakra. Minato slowed as well and spoke softly to his son.

"I had to pick you. I could never ask another person to give up their child if I wasn't willing to do the same. And besides. If anyone could handle the Kyuubi, it would be my son." He finished with pride in his voice. Naruto walked slowly toward Minato and grabbed him in a hug.

"I missed you." Naruto said with tears running down his face. Minato hugged him back.

"I missed you too, son."

A few minutes passed by till the phone in Minato's pocket began to vibrate. Minato whipped it out and checked the message.

"Hmmm… I am needed. Zabuza, take them to the academy."

"Hai, Minato-fukataichou."

"I'll see you later Naruto. I think we have a lot of catching up to do."

"Yeah." Naruto said, drying his eyes. "See you later."

Minato nodded and dashed off. Zabuza turned back around to the soon-to-be academy students.

"Come on brats. You're off to the academy!"

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Well there you go. Let me know what you think.

Jetlock signing off.