Summary:

In Konoha there is said to be a Ramen Bar that connects the living and the dead. Many say that it is a rumour, few say its true. But no one that has been there is able to deny one simple fact, Uzumaki Naruto, Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune was supposedly killed at the age of five, so how is it that he is the one running the Ramen Bar with an assistant that should also be dead?
Shinigami!Naruto
Zanpakuto!Kurama

Warinig! May contain spoilers up till Aizen's defeat in Bleach and some from Naruto Shippuden, not sure though...

Authours Notes are at the end of the chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Bleach!


"Uzumaki Naruto, un-ranked Shinigami of squad 6, you are to be sent to the Elemental Nations on an important mission."

"I'm sorry, Yama-Jiji, could you please repeat that?" A man, with waist length blond spiky hair tied up in a low ponytail and bright blue eyes filled with confusion asked as he stood in front of all of the captains of the Gotei 13.

The old man that was sitting in a chair with his cane in front of him, Genryuusai Yamamoto, the head captain of the Gotei 13 said in a stern and commanding tone.

"Uzumaki Naruto, un-ranked Shinigami of squad 6, you are to be sent to the Elemental Nations on an important mission." Naruto wanted to cry in despair, the world of the living? More then welcome. Hueco Mundo? He had heard that it was a nice place this time of year. Hell? Maybe he could find his father there and punch him in the gut! That would be fun...

The Elemental Nations, the place that he had been living before he died, the place where he was treated worse then trash because he was a hero who pretty much saved an entire village from a giant nine-tailed fox? He'd rather become one of Mayuri's test subjects! And that was saying something, Mayuri had been wanting to experiment on him for some time now...

But there was something wrong with the request Yama-Jiji had given him, the Elemental Nations were pretty much closed off from the other dimensions... Once someone died there they would instantly be sent to the soul society, not Hueco Mundo, Hell or the world of the living. Heck! Not very many knew of the existence of the Elemental Nations at all, excluding the souls that came from there that is.

The head captain spoke after a two minute pause.

"There have been some concerning things happening as of late in the Elemental Nations, both Hell and Hueco Mundo have somehow become connected to it. The souls there have gained chains of fate, Hollows have started to appear and Hell is taking souls other then the ones who have performed the Shiki Fujin. The matter needs to be investigated and the problem needs to be solved!"

Naruto flinched a little at the part about the Shiki Fujin. But he was more worried about the rest of what the old man had said, it was bad enough that the world of the living was connected to Hell and Hueco Mundo, but the Elemental Nations as well? That would make a lot of things -he dare say- troublesome. The Elemental Nations were pretty much a second world of the living now...

There was one thing bothering him though.

"Why me, I'm just an un-ranked Shinigami with no talent?"

It was not Yama-Jiji who replied, instead it was his captain, the captain of squad 6, Kuchiki Byakuya.

"We all know that you are much -much- stronger then you appear, you could defeat many of us here if you wanted to, or quite possibly all of us. We all know that you have made much more progress then you let on since you became a Shinigami two hundred and fifty years ago."

Naruto's eyes widened, if only a little. Damn it! It probably wasn't a good idea to question how they found out... "But that is not the only reason, you are originally from the Elemental Nations and thus you should have the most knowledge on the things there, there may be others but with the current events only you would be able to survive if something were to happen there."

"Ummmmm Byaku-Teme, you do realise that it's been about two hundred and fifty years since I was last there, right? What I know about that place wouldn't be much help either way. Maybe you could send Ken-chan instead? I'm sure he would love whatever would happen there!" He grinned when he saw Byakuya and Kenpachi twitch at their nicknames -he'd have to thank Yachiru later- and gave them a very cheeky and fox-like grin.

A calm and collected voice spoke up from one of the other captains.

"Actually Naruto-san, the timeline in the Elemental Nations is not connected to the other three worlds, every one year there is equal to fifty here. So you've only missed out on five years." Ah, Aizen. Naruto wouldn't trust him, no matter what. Naruto was able to see through any illusion and, Aizen was using illusions almost all of the time. But he had never been bothered to tell anyone, who would believe an un-ranked and 'weak' Shinigami over a well loved, 'loyal' and skilled captain? But anyway...

Only five years had passed!? No wonder he hasn't seen Hokage-Jiji! The old man hadn't even kicked the bucked yet! Wonder how he was doing anyway?

Naruto let out a sigh.

"Can't you send Kenpachi instead?"

It was Yama-Jiji who replied.

"Yes, I could but then I would get you to fill in for his duties as a captain, I know that you have the skills for it and I also know how much you want to become a captain." Naruto's eye twitched, that sadistic old man! 'I DO NOT WANT TO BE A CAPTAIN! Or even fill in for one!'

"Alright I'll do it. But I would like to request for someone of my own choice to come with me!"

It was the captain of squad four, Restu Unohana who replied this time.

"A member of my squad, Nohara Rin, correct?" 'Oh great! Not only is the scariest person in all five of the worlds scary, but she can also read minds now!?' For some reason Naruto felt that the captain of squad four had read that thought as well... The blond haired Shinigami shivered at the feeling.

Then next day

Naruto sighed as he looked over at his older sister in all but blood, Nohara Rin. She looked like she was around twenty years old -just like him- but she was years older then him. She had short brown hair, brown eyes and one purple marking on each of her cheeks. She wore the normal shinigami clothing with a sword at her side, much like the blond male next to her.

They really hadn't thought this through, they didn't have a gigai, no one could see them and for some reason they couldn't use their Zanpakuto to get back into the soul society. Great, just fucking great!

Naruto went and slammed his head into the closest tree.

They needed to find out what the hell was going on!


Finished!

I know, I know! I've started to write yet another story but ya know what? These things happen, plot bunnies attack and ideas don't leave. and this is a bleach Naruto X-Over, I had never expected to write one of them!

Alright! In all honesty I can't remember anything after the Aizen incident in bleach so nothing will appear from past that point...

Pairing: I have no idea! Not going to be NarutoXRin though... Rin is going to be like a sister to Naruto. Anyone got a recommendation for the pairing?

Please Review! Advice, Suggestions and Constructive Criticism are all welcome!