Psycho Demon-Witch: I know I have two other fics in progress at the moment, but this is something I have wanted to do for quite some time now. I tried to promise myself I would wait until at least one of the others was complete, but I just couldn't help it. This is a Naruto/Bleach crossover, and I am going to be changing a few things. I won't tell you what they are, just wait and see. Also, there are going to be yaoi pairings in this story, so if you don't like it, click on the damn back button. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
Chapter One
It was a normal day for Uzumaki Naruto. He had woken up late and was rushing to put his clothes on before making his breakfast of cup ramen and his usual glass of milk. He checked the expiration date on the tub. He had learned what happen when you drank sour milk the hard way, and didn't plan on repeating the experience.
Once he had finished his breakfast, he put on his hitai-ate and ran out of his home and headed towards the Hokage's office. He was anxious to hear of any news of Orochimaru and Sasuke. It had been nearly three years since Orochimaru had last taken a new body. Sasuke's time was running out.
When he got there, he burst into the office to find Sakura, Kakashi (who surprisingly wasn't late for once) and Sai already waiting. There were some people he didn't recognize however. They were dressed in a strange black and white baggy uniform. Some of them wore white coats over their uniform. He noticed that each of these white coats had a number on them. One, six, eight, ten and thirteen. There were others wearing armbands with corresponding numbers… he noticed that thirteen was missing though. "Oi, Tsunade baa chan, who are these guys?" Naruto demanded. Tsunaded frowned and glared at the loud mouthed blond boy. She threw a book at his head. She smiled in satisfaction when it landed on it's target and an 'ow' was heard.
"Maybe if you had gotten here on time, you would already know" she yelled at him. Sakura was shaking her head, Sai only smiled and Kakashi didn't make any indication of being aware of anything around him. Tsunade sat back down in her chair. "These people are Shinigami. They come from a place called Soul Society, which is where souls go after they die. They have come because they believe some traitor Shinigami have joined forces with some of our stray Shinobi" she explained.
"Who have they joined with?" Naruto asked.
"I was getting to that when you burst in here" Tsunade said in a tone promising pain if he didn't let her finish. Naruto cringed. He may have gotten stronger over the last two and a half years, but he was still no match for Tsunade's temper. "From the descriptions they have been able to obtain from an anonymous source, it would appear that it is Orochimaru" she continued. Sakura gasped, while Naruto clenched his fists. It seemed that Sasuke was getting himself into more and more trouble. "Do not let your emotions control you, Naruto. This is serious. Instead of Orochimaru's people and Akatsuki we now have to deal with people who aren't even from our world. They have powers we don't understand and may not be able to counter. They must be eliminated soon" Tsunade said.
One of the Shinigami moved to speak. He had a bald head and a very long beard to compensate for his lack of hair. "We will also be bringing people in from yet another world…"
"Another world? Just how many worlds are there?" Naruto interrupted.
"Countless thousands" the white haired Shinigami said, the one with the number thirteen on his back. "It is Soul Society's job to keep these worlds from interfering with each other, but it would appear that Aizen wishes to disrupt the balance between these worlds in a bid to break the limit of a Shinigami's power".
"Then why are you bringing in people from another world? Wouldn't that disrupt the balance?" Sakura spoke up.
"A smart question, Sakura-san. The people of whom I speak have unusual powers for humans. They may be of some help in defeating Aizen. Don't worry about the balance. As long as they don't interfere with your power, and you theirs, there should be no problem" the white haired Shinigami said.
"Why don't you introduce yourselves? You know our names, but we don't know yours" Tsunade asked.
"I am Genryusai Yamamoto, Captain of the first division, this is my vice captain, Sasakibe Chojiro" the bald Shinigami said. The other Shinigami with the white coats also introduce themselves and their subordinates.
"Kuchiki Byakuya, Captain of the sixth division. My vice captain, Abarai Renji" Byakuya said, indicating the red haired Shinigami that was his subordinate.
"I'm Kyouraku Shunsui, Captain of the eighth division and this lady here is my vice captain, Nanao-chan" the Shinigami wearing the pink kimono said, pointing to his strict looking vice captain.
"Hitsugaya Toushiro, Captain of the tenth division. My vice captain, Matsumoto Rangiku" the youngest Shinigami said pointing to a woman who had assets that rivalled Tsunade's.
"Aren't you a little young to be a Shinigami, let alone a Captain? You're so small" Naruto said. Some of the Shinigami looked at Toushiro like he was an explosion waiting to happen.
"I happen to be much older than you. I am probably older than your Hokage 'kid'" Toushiro said with a glare, emphasising the word 'kid'
"But… but, you don't look any older than thirteen" Naruto protested. Sakura whacked him on the back of the head. After being trained by Tsunade, it hurt much more than usual.
"Naruto, you're such an idiot! Weren't you listening to them? They come from a place where souls go after the body dies. That means they are technically dead and are much older than they look, I wouldn't be surprised if they were hundreds of years old" she said.
"Some of us are actually thousands of years old… but continuing with the introductions. I am Ukitake Jyuushiro, Captain of the thirteenth division. I don't have a vice captain, but these are my subordinates, Kotestsu Kiyone, Kotsubaki Sentaro and Kuchiki Rukia" Jyuushiro said, indicating the three subordinates he had brought with him.
"Why don't you have a vice captain?" Naruto asked. A painful look crossed the faces of those in the thirteenth division.
"He died" Jyuushiro said simply.
"I thought you guys were already dead. How could he die?" Sakura asked, completely confused.
"The soul can also be killed. When it is, it reincarnates into a living world, with no memories of its previous life" Jyuushiro explained gently. "All of you have died before and been reincarnated, at least once" he continued. The Shinobi looked surprised. It was strange to think of having died while still being alive. The oldest looking Shinigami coughed.
"I must be going. With the 46 dead, I have to run Soul Society. Jyuushiro, I will be leaving the transfer of the ryoka kids into this world to you" he said, before an unusual gate opened before him. He and his vice captain both left, leaving the Shinobi staring in wonder.
"Kiyone, Sentaro. You will stay here while Rukia and I fetch the ryoka" Jyuushiro said.
"I understand" they said together, and then glared at each other. Jyuushiro sighed and shook his head. Although they were both very loyal, neither one would be able to be his vice captain. He opened another gate into this other world the Shinigami had spoken of and left with Rukia.
"What the hell is that thing?" Naruto asked, nearly yelling.
"It is a Senkai gate. It is a sort of bridge between different worlds. Only a Shinigami can open it" Shunsui explained.
"Then how did this Aizen person get here?" Naruto asked. Nearly everyone in the room sweat dropped.
"You… really weren't listening, were you?" Sakura stated more than asked.
"Yes I was" Naruto said, sounding a little guilty. Sakura's eyebrow twitched.
"LIAR" she yelled, and whacked him to the floor.
"Sakura, if you don't mind, we need Naruto in relatively good physical condition to carry out this mission" Tsunade said. Sakura blushed slightly and bowed her head. "Do you Shinigami know your way around Konoha?" she asked.
"A couple of us have been here before to get rid of Hollows, but other than that, no" Toushiro answered. Tsunade nodded.
"Alright, these four will show you around Konoha. And there will be no trouble making, do I make myself clear, Naruto?" she said, yelling as she addressed Naruto.
"Why only me?" Naruto whined.
"Because you were training with that idiot Jiraiya for two and a half years. I think you have gotten even more moronic since you have been with him" Tsunade said. "Right then, get out of here. I have work to do" she said, dismissing them.
"Not that you actually do your work, baa-chan" Naruto muttered under his breath. Another book hit him on the head.
"GET OUT OF HERE" Tsunade yelled. And get out they all did.
Psycho Demon-Witch: What did you think? I hope it turned out alright. Please leave a review!