A/N: Naruto makes an appearance in the Bleach world, much to Kenpachi's delight, and Ichigo's gratefulness. The word that inspired this fic was pizza, which I am craving. If I could write fight scenes, I would, but since I can't, I won't inflict that particular horror onto my readers. AU and x-over. I really do hope that I spelled the names and other terms correctly, but if I didn't, I'd greatly appreciate being corrected.

Disclaimer: The fact that I have to have one should say it all.


Ichigo wondered how he had gotten himself dragged into this. He had been in Soul Society, visiting Rukia and Renji, when Kenpachi had grabbed the three of them to help him find someone. Apparently there were reports of an insanely strong person wandering around the Seretei, that wasn't a Shinigami. Which was why Kenpachi was looking for them.

They had been looking for close to an hour when they had heard an explosion. The source turned out to be a short spiky haired blonde with scarred cheeks that looked amazingly like whiskers. What really had his attention was Ikakku's crumpled form at the blonde's feet. "I win. Ramen is the best thing in existence, not even sake can compare."

Seeing the opportunity for a fight, Kenpachi had drawn his sword, reiatsu flooding the area. "Pizza is better than ramen." Ichigo barely had time to pull Ikakku's body out of the way before Kenpachi and the blonde clashed. The amazing thing was that the blonde had met Kenpachi's blade with a short dagger. Even with his advantage in height and weight, Kenpachi was in a deadlock.

The smart thing to have done in that moment would have been to take Ikakku and run. Renji and Rukia had already fled. But, Ichigo stayed. Having fought Kenpachi himself, he wasn't so sure that the captain wouldn't accidentally kill the blonde kid. So he stayed and watched.

Three hours, and the kid was still going strong. Baring his teeth in a grin, Kenpachi watched the blonde circle him. He had managed to give the brat a few scratches, holding back a little. It was only fair, since even though he didn't have a zanpaktou, the kid still managed to make him bleed. It looked like he found himself a proper sparring partner.

Ichigo found himself watching the fight with a twisted fascination. He rarely visited Soul Society because Kenpachi usually found him and demanded a fight, which he tried to avoid whenever possible. Now though, as he watched the blonde draw even more blood, he just might be safe from Kenpachi.

Panting, Naruto scratched the back of his neck as he asked a question that had been bugging him for a while. "Ramen will always be the best, no matter what, but what's pizza?"

Ichigo could only stare at the blonde as Kenpachi cackled. Food fight now held a whole new meaning for the substitute Shinigami.


A/N: So, good or bad? I found this oneshot amusing since I can see Naruto resorting to a fight in order to prove that Ramen is supreme. Anyway, I love reviews, and thank you all for reading.