Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Soul Eater, just the concept of Naruto's fate after death.

Chapter 1

Naruto stared blindly into the dark void around him. "So this is the afterlife, eh?" Even his voice fell flat. He closed his unseeing eyes and just enjoyed his rest. No one could deny him that now.

"Did the world finally have peace with my death?"

Flashback:

Madara's bloodied corpse lay silent as Naruto kneeled beside it. He felt around for his ANBU mask and then placed it back on his head. "Well, it's finally over." He fell back to sit beside the corpse of the last Uchiha.

"I guess this is it." He glanced at Madara's corpse. "Was it worth it, in the end?" There was no answer. Naruto could feel death approaching and he welcomed it after so much violence. "I suppose this is it. Everyone else is gone. An entire generation of shinobi and kunoichi, all killed for the sake of peace."

He sank to the ground as his breathing grew labored. "Ero-sensei…I think you'd be proud of me. Your ideals and vision have been realized…." As his heart finally shut down, a red glow began emanating from his chest. The Kyuubi no Kitsune still lived.

"You damn fool! I won't die like this. Do you hear me, Kami?! I'm not done!" A strange rip opened beneath Naruto's body and he fell in. Naruto jerked as the rip closed behind him.

Flashback End

Naruto's blind eyes opened when he felt himself crash into the ground. He groaned as he picked himself up and popped his back. "Damn. That really hurt." He felt around the ground and came across sand and rock.

"What the hell? Am I in a desert?" He lightly punched his stomach and the seal. "Damn fox. I was enjoying the afterlife!" He sighed and stood up slowly.

"Well, I might as well figure out what I'm going to do now."

20 Years Later…

The Shinigami flew swiftly across the Nevada desert. He had to begin his search for Arachne before she went underground. A small motion on the ground caught his eye and he slowed himself as he flew lower to the ground. 'A buki?'

It must be a buki. How else could he explain the strange abilities the man below exhibited? Spikes grew from his feet as he ran barefoot swiftly across the desert floor and his soul was unusually large; comparable to his eight warriors.

Shinigami moved closer and studied the mysterious buki. He wore a black muscle shirt and black pants, but ran barefoot across the hot desert. His face was covered by a black mask with no eyeholes and didn't seem to notice the Reaper approach.

It was only when the Reaper moved to fly even closer to the buki that the man turned and that mask faced the Reaper's skull. "I don't know you, and pardon me, but I don't really have time to speak with you. If you will excuse me."

Shinigami stopped abruptly as the man seemed to sink into the desert sands, his soul wavelength vanishing completely from the Reaper's perception. 'Who was that buki? I don't have the time to investigate him, but I'll send Ashura and Vajura to find out more.' The last thing he needed was some unknown buki running around without his knowledge.

The Grim Reaper continued on his original path to find the Heretic Witch, Arachne.

Around 800 Years later…

Naruto ran across the open desert towards Death City. He could sense the Reaper's massive soul wavelength embedded within the city, but he never understand why Shinigami did so in the first place. He shook his head and continued towards the city and his new job.

Meanwhile, at Hook Cemetery:

"Living End!" As the dust settled, Maka stared as Sid lifted his grave once more. 'Sid-sensei used to be a knife meister. How can he fight so well, even without a demon weapon?' The zombie stepped forward. 'This…is a three-star meister.'

Naruto sat back as Sid continued to teach his students even as he fought. Black Star rose again to deliver a solid kick to Sid's solar plexus. 'The boy has skills, but his ego exceeds them.' He knew Sid was just toying with the children, but it was still interesting to see their souls in combat. "Stein-kun will have them begging for mercy at this rate." He sank into the ground and began making his way to the Patchwork Laboratory to meet up with Stein. A sudden increase in the soul wavelength of Maka made him pause.

'Is that Kami-chan's Witch Hunter? It seems Maka has quite a bit of potential.' Naruto left the two Shibusen pairs to Sid and continued on.

The Death Room:

Kid watch the battle with interest, but noticed his father looking at something besides the Shibusen students. There was a flash of movement behind a cluster of headstones, but he couldn't see anything clearly. "Father, what was that just then?"

The Reaper looked back at his son for a moment. "That was an old acquaintance of mine. He will be teaching here at Shibusen from now on." The Reaper turned his attention to the mirror to watch the Shibusen students' fight. 'Naruto-kun, will you still refuse to fight? Even when there is no other way?'