This is my first attempt at a fan fiction. Any feed back welcome. Flames will be read them promptly ignored so if you want to waste your effort on someone who doesn't give a damn go right ahead.

I haven't really thought of a title and didn't want to spend time thinking up one so if that puts you out sorry. I'll come up with a title eventually.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Bleach. If I did I would be a very rich man and probably never work another day in my life.

Any way…Enough of this extra fluff that everyone knows about, but is unfortunately required, and now on to the story.

Chapter 1

"Naruto! The Hokage wants to see you right away!"

"But…but I'm in the middle of-

"Now Uzumaki!"

"sigh…ok I'm coming. Geez why does she need me now, I almost have my new technique down."

Fifteen minutes later

"Hokage-sama, I have brought Naruto as you asked."

"Thank you. You are dismissed."

"Granny Tsunade! Why did you have to call me now I was in the middle of training." Her eye twitches slightly at the Granny he always adds to her name.

"Shut up Naruto! And I told you not to call me that! Have some respect for the Hokage."

"I do respect the Hokage. When they don't try convincing everyone that they are twenty when they are really old, and when they can't stay sober, and when they can't keep any money more than a day without gambling it away, and when-"

"NARUTO!!! I TOLD YOU TO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!" Naruto took one look at her face and realized that she was a threads breadth away from jumping her desk and pounding him into an unrecognizable blob.

"Hehe…umm so what did you want me for." He asked quickly before she decided to hurt him. She took a deep breath to calm herself. I don't know why I let him provoke me like that or how he is so easily able to get me angry. This mission should keep him out of my hair for several months. Hopefully it will keep him too busy to think about his coming confrontation with Sauske and Orochimaru. Plus he will get some interesting training from this mission.

"I have a mission for you-"

"Sauske! When do I-"

"Now hold on. This mission is not related to Sauske in any way. This mission is different than most of the ones you have been on, but I think it will help you out in a lot of ways. There is a boy around your age in another part of the world that has some interesting powers and we are sending you to learn about them. We have spoken with his father explaining every thing, but the boy believes that you are an exchange student that will be living with him for a while."

"But what about training!" Naruto demands angrily. "How am I supposed to get stronger if I can't train."

"I never said you couldn't train. It will be up to you if you want to disclose why you are really there to this boy. You must make this decision on your own and of you own free will. If you don't then your mission and your life could be put in danger."

"Who will be going with me?"

"No one. This is a solo mission."

"How will I know this kid when I see him?"

"He has orange hair. His name is Kurosaki Ichigo, and his family owns a clinic similar to a hospital."

"Oh Ok…When do I leave?"

"as soon as this meeting is done you will leave for his city."

"EH!! RIGHT AWAY BUT, BUT… can I tell anyone where I am going?"

"No you may not tell Sakura."

"I didn't say… I mean…I thought…nevermind." He huffs gruffly.

"Dismissed…and Naruto…stay safe." He gives his signature grin

"Always. You know me." Tsunade smiles in return.

"That's why I said stay safe."

Several days later…

"Umm Excuse me, but I'm new in town and I was looking for the Kurosaki Clinic."

"Huh…You lookin' for Kurosaki Clinic? Why? You don't look hurt."

"No I am supposed to be living-" Suddenly the guy he was talking to went flying from a powerful kick to the back.

"Hey, I was asking him directions!" Naruto complains loudly. He was about to raise further complaints when the mystery attacker stood up. It was a girl with short dark hair, and Naruto found her very attractive. The words died on his lips.

"Hi I'm Tatsuki. That guy is a bum and a thug. He hates the Kurosaki's so he probably would have fed you a load of shit then had his gang jump you somewhere."

"Uh…Thanks. By the way my name is Uzumaki Naruto."

"Oh…So you're the exchange student Ichigo has been complaining about for the last couple of days. Nice to meet you."

"Yeah…Nice you to meet…I mean nice to meet you too."

"Are you ok? You look kind of funny."

"I…" he shakes his head "Yeah I'm fine. So could you show me how to get to the Clinic?"

"Sure…I was heading there anyway." Naruto stares after her for a moment before following. "So where are you from Naruto?"

"I'm from a village called Konoha."

"Hmmm…Never heard of it. Must be far away. What do you like to do for fun?" Naruto answered before he had thought through his answer.

"I train almost all the time."

"Oh? Training at what?" Shit! Why did I have to blurt that out…what can I say that's close to what I do…Martial Arts!!! Yeah that works.

"Martial Arts."

"Really? Me too! I was in a tournament this summer. I got disqualified because I broke my arm. I would have won too, but as it is I'm the second strongest girl in all of Japan."

"Wow that's interesting." Damn it now I wish I had picked something different. Well I should be ok as long as she doesn't ask to-

"Hey maybe we could spar sometime." Damn it, me and my big mouth.

"Uh…maybe."

"Here we are, the Kurosaki Family Clinic. Well I'll see you in class on Monday.

"Thanks…Bye." Wow she's…wow! Ok focus, focus, this mission is important. I can't let some pretty eyes and a nice ass distract me. Well here I go...With that thought he steps up to the door and knocks firmly. I just hope this Ichigo guy isn't a lame ass, I'd like to have some fun while I'm here.