Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Bleach in any way, but Uchiha Pain is my own character.

A big thanks to Rocker1600 for just giving me the idea on how to change my writing format and many other things.

Prologue

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die… Tell me, Uzumaki Naruto… Will you die a hero, or will you rise up and become a legend…?

- Unknown

[Battlefield]

"Naruto!"

Sakura fell on her knees as she frantically glanced over her fallen comrades wounds. No no no no no! This can't be happening…! This can't be…! "I-… I…" Sakura bit her bottom lip, struggling not to cry as she felt tears slowly forming in her eyes. "No…" she whispered. "It can't be…"

Sasuke's eyes widened as he saw Sakura's reaction. "Sakura, what's wrong?! Can't you heal him?!"

"I…" Sakura stared at the ground next to her, unable to look Sasuke in the face. The wounded Uchiha struggled to get up, wincing as he gripped his chest. He reached out and grabbed Sakura by the front of her shirt. "What do you mean 'it can't be?'" he asked quietly, staring down at the ground with wide and trembling eyes.

"S-Sasuke-kun…"

Shikamaru, as well as everyone else that was standing around Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, all bowed their heads as they realized what Sakura meant. "No…" Ino sobbed into her hands, unable to even look at the dying Naruto. "Why him…?"

Sasuke suddenly released his grip on Sakura, falling on the ground as his wounds began to take its toll on him. "Sasuke-kun!" cried Sakura as she rushed over to his side. "Are you alright?!"

Sasuke closed his eyes as he regained his breath. "Don't worry about me," he said calmly. "Go and tend to Naruto before he passes away."

The pink-haired kunoichi's eyes widened as he said this. So he's already accepted the fact that Naruto… that Naruto's going to die…

A gentle downpour of rain showered the area, adding further to the heavy atmosphere. Sakura bowed her head, the rain gently beating against her skin. This is wrong... Why does Naruto have to die...? I still have so much things that I want to tell you... I have so much things that I want to apologize to you for... Naruto, I-... I... Sakura clenched her hands into tight fists as she glared at the ground through teary eyes.

"Sakura-chan… Sasuke…"

Sasuke and Sakura looked up at the sound of Naruto's voice. "Naruto!" cried Sakura as she turned to him. Sasuke crawled over to Naruto and stared calmly at him, an unreadable expression on his face. "Naruto…" The young Uchiha held out his hand, which Naruto proceeded to grasp. "Heh…" Sasuke squeezed Naruto's hand as he grinned at him. "Cya, brother."

The blonde Jinchuuriki gave Sasuke a small grin and closed his eyes. "Yea… brother." And with that, his hand fell limp and slipped out of Sasuke's grasp, dropping limply by his side.

"N-Naruto...!" whispered Sakura, her bottom lip trembling as tears mixed with rain rolled down her face. She sobbed into Naruto's chest as his breathing grew more and more shallow with each breath that he took. "You don't have to hang on anymore... You can die in peace... Naruto... Thank you."

Naruto smiled as he took one last breath and passed on into the void, finally at peace.

[Beyond the World]

Two figures stared down at the scene below, their arms crossed. The figure on the left was fairly tall and had fairly long black hair that was spiked messily and swayed to the side along with piercing midnight-blue eyes; he looked barely twenty. The figure on the right had dark brown hair and dark brown eyes complete with square glasses. The first figure wore a black shihakushō- a kimono-like robe, and the brown-haired figure next to him wore a white haori with a black uniform underneath it.

"It looks like he died after all," said the figure on the left.

The figure on the right smiled as he stared down at the scene below. "It seems like it. The timing is right too. Just like I predicted…"

"So what now?" asked the other figure.

"Nothing for now," said the figure on the right. "He will arrive in Soul Society in due time, but for now, we have bigger things to worry about. Let us go and inform our soutaichou of this."

"Anyways…" The figure glanced at the scene below one last time before turning around to leave. He snapped his fingers, and a white old-fashioned door appeared in front of them. The doors slowly creaked open, revealing a bright white light that the two figures stepped into.

… "Let's go."

Chapter 1: The Ryoka's Arrival

[Deputy Official Chamber Two, Seireitei, Soul Society]

250 years later…

All throughout Seireitei, thirteen heads shot up at the alarm that sounded all throughout the region. "Calling all vice-captains! Calling all vice-captains! All vice-captains are to report to Deputy Official Chamber Two! I repeat- all vice-captains are to report to Deputy Official Chamber Two!"

It had been three days since five ryoka had tried to infiltrate Seireitei through the White Road Gate located in West Rukongai region. With the help of the gatekeeper, Ikkanzaka Jidanbo, they were able to get the gate open, but they were soon stopped by the 3rd Division's captain, Ichimaru Gin.

Three days after their foiled plan, Seireitei had announced that the five ryokas had broken into Seireitei by breaking through the barrier that surrounded it, and emergency captain and vice-captain meetings were called immediately to discuss this issue…

Five hours later, a red-haired figure and another figure with short black hair strolled down a catwalk together, conversing as they went.

"This is my first time you know…" The red-haired figure tugged at the white sash around his left arm. "That is, wearing my adjutant insignia…"

"Che!" The figure next to him yawned. "'Course it is. It's my first time too since it was made mandatory. 'All vice-captains, put on your adjutant insignias and report to Deputy Official Chamber Two,' huh?"

They both stopped in front of a door, and the red-haired figure slid the door open to reveal a fairly short female sitting on the floor in deep thought. She had kind brown eyes, and her brown hair was tied into a bun at the end.

She looked up as the two figures as they entered the room. "Abarai-kun! Iba-san!"

"Hinamori?" The red-haired figure looked down at the girl. "No one but you here?" He sighed as he looked around the mostly empty room.

"Looks that way," she answered.

Hinamori and the others turned around as they heard an exasperated sigh behind them. A very busty orange-haired female was standing in the doorway with a bored look on her face. "It's because the vice-captains are always scattered through Soul Society like busy bees," she said as she walked into the room. "It'll probably take at least half a day for them to all gather here."

She sighed again as she passed the three of them. "I think that I'm gonna go and get a drink… Do any of you guys want any? Hinamori? Renji? Iba-san?"

"No thanks," answered Renji and Iba.

"I'm fine; thanks, Rangiku-san," answered Hinamori, giving her a small smile.

Renji blinked as she walked into the other room and turned to Iba, the short black-haired man next to him. "Say, Iba-san… Who's Rangiku-san's captain again?"

Iba took of the sunglasses that he always wore and polished them with the hem of his uniform before putting them back again. "Hmmm…" He scratched his chin as he thought about it. "Hitsugaya-taichou?" he suggested.

Renji snapped his fingers. "That's right. The so-called 'genius boy,' huh?"

Iba laughed out loud. "Yea- just like that U-."

"What about geniuses?" asked a voice behind them.

Renji and Iba jumped up and quickly turned around, startled by the voice. Their eyes widened as they saw a figure standing in the doorway, staring at them. He fairly long spiky blonde hair with jaw-length bangs that framed either side of his face; his front bangs hung about an inch over his deep blue eyes.

"U-Uzumaki-fukutaichou…" stuttered Iba, sweat drops falling off of him as his teeth chattered in comical fright.

The figure's eyes closed shut as he gave them a heartwarming smile with both his eyes and mouth.

"Watsup you guys?"

Renji and Iba quickly straightened up and bowed. "HOW DO YOU DO, UZUAMKI-FUKUTAICHOU?" the both of them yelled out.

Naruto yawned and walked past the three of them and plopped himself down on one of the couches located at the corner on the far end of the room. "Just tired," he mumbled as he made himself comfortable. "Wake me up when the other vice-captains arrive, will you?"

"Sure thing, Naruto-san!" said Iba. He turned to Renji and gave him a thumbs up.

"Say…" Hinamori looked up at Renji and Iba. "When did Naruto-fukutaichou become a vice-captain again?"

Renji looked up at the ceiling as he scratched his chin. "I think that it was about… fifteen years ago?"

Hinamori looked surprised. "Really? That's not that long at all."

"Yea…" Renji glanced over at blonde Shinigami, who was sleeping on the couch with drool coming out of the side of his mouth. "But then again, he's barely over seventy years old… Those freaken geniuses."

"Abarai…" warned Iba as he glanced at the sleeping vice-captain.

Those wanna-be geniuses are all a bunch of weaklings," scoffed Renji. "Oh, Hitsugaya Toshiro-sama! Oh, Uzumaki Naruto-sama! Those freaking little kids wouldn't last a minute with…"

The red-haired Shinigami's voice trailed off as he saw Iba and Hinamori pointing frantically behind his back. Renji blinked around to see a pissed-off Naruto glaring at him comically. "Oy… Abarai," said Naruto venomously with an evil grin on his face. He cracked his knuckles as he slowly advanced towards Renji. "You wanna say that to my face?"

"I-, I… Well, you see, I-…"

A second later, a shrill scream pierced the air, followed by the sound of furniture crashing and butts being kicked.

[Seireitei, Soul Society]

Three hours later…

An orange-haired figure streaked past an abandoned building, flipping over and using his hands to propel himself off of a pipe. He landed on the ground on the other side of the pipe safely and continued onwards.

"Whoa!" he exclaimed as he ducked, narrowly avoiding a large pipe that seemed to come speeding at him.

"Come on Ganju, Hanataro! Let's get going!"

The slightly muscular man with chin-length black hair struggled to catch his breath as he clumsily tripped over the pipe, landing splat on his face. "Ahhh…!" he moaned as he rubbed his grazed nose. "Hey, Ichigo- can't we take a quick break already?"

Hanataro, a short shoulder-length black-haired Shinigami, stopped next to Ganju, his hands on his knees. "I-Ichigo-san, c-can we please take a b-break?" he asked as he gasped for air.

Ichigo, the orange-haired figure, skidded to a stop as he glanced back at his two tired out companions. "Geez…" Ichigo scowled at them. "What a bunch of wimps... I just became a freaken Shinigami and I'm stronger than you guys. Che! What a bunch of wimps!"

Ganju lifted his head and scowled at him. "In case you forgot, Ichigo… I'M NOT A FREAKEN SHINIGAMI YOU BASTARD!"

Ichigo simply sniffed and turned back around. "Eh, stop complaining you wimp. Hurry up and get back on your feet already."

"Ok." Ganju got up and took one last deep breath. "I'm good to go!" He looked down at Hanataro. "How about you, Hanataro?"

Hanataro struggled to his feet and gave Ichigo and Ganju a weak smile. "I-, I'm good to go! Let's go!"

Ichigo nodded. "Let's move!"


After about ten minutes of running nonstop, Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanataro ran past a column of buildings, and Ichigo narrowed his eyes as he noticed a strange blanket of mist enveloping the area. What is this…? thought Ichigo as he looked around.

"Stop, Ganju, Hanataro!" he ordered as they came into an open area. He squinted as he saw a figure walking towards them. As the mist began to clear up, Ichigo could make out a familiar black visor and red hair tied into a long ponytail.

"Heh… Long time no see," said the figure as he lifted up his visor. "Remember me?"

Ichigo clasped Zangetsu with both hands and held it out in front of him, the blade pointed up. "I'd like to forget that face, but there's a mountain of things that I needa return to you… Abarai Renji."

"Oh?" Renji looked surprised. "So you even remember my name? Anyways, I'm more interested in how you managed to survive Kuchiki-taichou's attack… You have my compliments."

"Thanks so much," drawled Ichigo.

Hanataro started to tremble slightly as he saw Renji; Ganju looked down at him, confused. "What's wrong, Hanataro? You know this guy?"

"C-Can't you sense it?" asked Hanataro as he kept his gaze on Renji.

Ganju blinked as he realized what Hanataro was talking about. "Now that you mention it… Watsup with him? Holy freaken reiatsu… This guy's reiryoku is in a whole new different class from the other Shinigami that we've ran into so far. "

Hanataro nodded, gulping as the red-haired vice-captain slowly drew his Zanpakuto from its sheath. "H-He's the rokubantai-fukutaichou… Abarai Renji."

Ganju's eyes widened at this. "A-, a vice-captain?!" He turned to Ichigo and narrowed his eyes. I know that Ichigo's strong, but this guy's way out of his league! Ichigo… No matter how much stronger you've gotten, you can't beat this guy!

"Anyways…" Renji shifted his feet and tightened his grip on his Zanpakuto. "This is the end, Ichigo!" he yelled as he charged at him.

Ichigo narrowed his eyes and scooted back an inch before meeting Renji's charge head on, both of their blades clashing together as they glared at each other. "I've grown stronger, Renji," stated Ichigo as he swung his sword at Renji's head.

Renji easily dodged the attack and retaliated by slamming his own sword down on Ichigo, forcing him back until he had him pinned against a wall. "Oh really now?" The red-haired Shinigami grinned as he forced Ichigo's blade against his chin. "Don't be so cocky just because you managed you beat me in the Human World, baka! Any Shinigami who's ranked vice-captain or higher has their reiatsu dramatically weakened in order to prevent any unnecessary influences in the World of Living. Do you know what this means?" asked Renji as he pushed against Ichigo's blade even harder. A drop of blood trickled down Ichigo's chin and fell splat on the ground below.

… "It means that I'm five times stronger than I was back then, dumbass!" roared Renji as he kicked Ichigo into the wall.

Renji narrowed his eyes as he watched orange-haired teen crash into the wall, thinking about the conversation that he had with Naruto just a while ago.

Renji blinked, confused. "You have a favor to ask of me…?"

Naruto nodded. "You know about the ryokas that invaded Seireitei just a couple hours ago, right?"

"Well… yea, but-."

"I located three of the five ryokas near the southern area of the Palace of Remorseful Sin," stated Naruto. "One of them is the ryoka known as Kurosaki Ichigo, and I need you to-."

Renji's eyes widened at this. "K-Kurosaki… Ichigo…?"

"Yea," said the blonde vice-captain. "And I need you to go and fight him."

The 6th Division's vice-captain looked surprised. "You want me to go and fight him? Well, I'm not complaining, but… why?"

Naruto tapped his chin as he thought about it. "Well… To be honest, I'm not really sure, but I sort of feel like he's someone that my fate's connected with… Someone that I knew in a past life, you know?"

Renji blinked. "Sorta gay don't you think?"

"OY! SHUT THE HELL UP, ABARAI!" raged Naruto with a comical scowl on his face. His face suddenly turned serious as he looked at Renji with a level look in his eyes. "Anyways, I need you to do me this one favor, alright?"

Renji narrowed his eyes. "I understand…"

Ichigo struggled not to cry out in pain as Renji kicked him hard in the stomach. "Che!" He quickly recovered from the attack and appeared behind Renji, slashing at his back.

Renji looked mildly surprised and stumbled back a step as he blocked Ichigo's attack with his Zanpakuto. "I recently defeated a 3rd Seat from one of the thirteen divisions," said Ichigo as he jumped back, avoiding the vice-captain's blade. "What was his name again…? Madarame Ikkaku, I think it was? That's only one rank below you, so I'm sure that I can defeat you as well, Abarai Renji!"

Renji's eyes widened in shock as he heard this. "What?!" This weakling… defeated Ikkaku-san?! Impossible…! This guy's really starting to piss me off… I have no idea why Uzumaki-fukutaichou's interested in this weakling…

"Che!" The angry red-haired vice-captain glared at Ichigo as he took up his stance. "Don't get so cocky just because you managed to defeat one 3rd Seat, you baka! You'll still never be able to defeat me!" Renji held out his blade sideways and passed his hand over it. "Howl, Zabimaru!"

Ichigo's eyes widened as Renji's Zanpakuto glowed and transformed into a six-part segmented blade; each segment wider than the previous one. The whip-like Zanpakuto had two pick-like protrusions on the front and back of each segment, the front ones much longer than the back ones. Not this again… thought Ichigo as he readied himself.

Renji grinned at Ichigo as he held the blade out in front of him. "You're still a hundred years away from challenging me…" Renji charged at Ichigo, his Zanpakuto held high above his head.

"… ICHIGO!"

Forty-five minutes later…

Kira landed on the roof of the building as he scanned the area, looking for the area of battle that he had been informed about just a while back.

"There he is!"

Kira and four other members of the 3rd Division looked towards their right to see a bloody Renji lying on the ground. "Abarai-kun!"

The long blonde-haired vice-captain landed on the ground next to Renji and checked his pulse. Dammit! It's barely there! He quickly looked up at the squad members next to him. "We need to get him help right away."

A squad member looked at the person next to him. "Quickly, get the 4th Division down here right now! He needs treatment right away!"

"There's no time for that!" said Kira. "You and you! Help me carry him over to our squad barracks while you three go and get the 4th Division down there!"

The Shinigami next to him nodded. "Yes sir!"

[3rd Division Barracks, Seireitei, Soul Society]

Kira and Hinamori looked down at the unconscious Renji, a worried look on both of their faces. "If only I had been a little faster…" said Kira sadly.

"It's not your fault, Kira-kun," assured Hinamori. "Anyways, let's see what's taking the 4th Division so long."

As they turned to leave, their eyes widened as they saw Byakuya standing in the doorway. "K-Kuchiki-taichou," stuttered Kira. "W-What are you d-doing here?"

"I called off the 4th Division," said Byakuya calmly despite his vice-captain dying before his very eyes.

Kira and Hinamori looked shocked. "B-But Kuchiki-taichou!" Hinamori cried out. "Why? Abarai-kun could die if we don't-!"

"Do not give me any excuses. To go into battle means that defeat is unacceptable," stated Byakuya as he closed his eyes. "I have no need for a fool who cannot comprehend that. He is an eyesore… Take him away this instant." And with that, he turned around and walked towards the door.

Hinamori clenched her hands into a fist and shot out of her chair. "Just a minute!" she exclaimed, causing Byakuya to look back at her. "I don't mean any disrespect, but you're making it sound as if Abarai-kun-!"

"Hinamori!" warned Kira as he grabbed his friend's arm. He turned and bowed to Byakuya. "My deepest apologies."

"My deepest apologizes," relented Hinamori finally, bowing as well.

Byakuya simply blinked and walked away. "Ugh…" Hinamori stuck her bottom lip out, her arms crossed. "That captain…"

Kira sighed as he stared down at his unconscious friend. "Well, we should probably place Abarai-fukutaichou in a holding cell."

Hinamori's eyes widened. "B-But Kira-kun!"

"Ooh scary," said a creepy voice behind them.

Kira and Hinamori turned to see Gin, Kira's captain, leaning against the wall, his hands inside his sleeves. "Still, what'd he havta talk like that for? Still as scary as ever, that rokubantai-taichou-san."

He walked over to Kira and Hinamori, his seemingly-permanent grin growing ever larger. "Don't ya worry now," he said, stopping in front of a worried Hinamori. "I'll call the 4th Division for ya."

Hinamori perked up when she heard this. "Really?"

"Really," said Gin in an almost sincere voice. "Izuru, go on ahead. I'll be there in a moment."

"Yes sir," replied Kira, bowing and walking out the front door.

Hinamori sighed and fell on her chair, exhausted. "Abarai-kun… Why did you go far as to fight the ryokas by yourself…? Could it have had to do something with Rukia-san…?"

... Meanwhile, a figure whose face was hidden by the shadows leaned against the wall by the door in front of the barracks, his arms crossed. He had remained motionless throughout the entire conversation that had just taken place.

After the conversation had ended, the figure remained still as Kira walked out of the barracks, passing by the figure without noticing him.

Gin walked out the door a few seconds later, stopping in front of barracks as he noticed the figure on his left. "What are ya doin' here?" asked Gin without turning his head to face the figure. "It ain't nice to spy on other people's conversations ya know?"

The figure, who's eyes were closed, opened them to reveal a pair of midnight-blue eyes. "Oh really? And what were you doing before all of this, Ichimaru?"

Gin's seemingly-permanent grin grew even wider at this. "I ain't doin' nothin'," he said as he held up his hands up in mock self-defense. "I was only passin' through the area when I heard 'bout poor old Abarai-fukutaichou-san, so I said to myself, 'I should go over there an' see what I can do.'"

"Jokin' jokin'," laughed Gin as he dropped his hands. "I was only doin' this on a request."

"A request…?" The figure narrowed his eyes as he stared at Gin. "Be careful, Ichimaru… You may think that you're fooling everybody, but a few of us are beginning to figure you out…"

Gin's grin suddenly seemed to turn even more dangerous than normal. "Oh, do ya now? I'd better be careful so I don't anger ya by accident, huh?"

The figure turned around and started walking away; Gin watched as he left, his grin growing even wider. After a few seconds, Gin continued on his way to the 4th Division Barracks.

A short figure that was spying on the two from the side of the 3rd Division Barracks stepped out from the shadows to reveal his short spiked white hair and turquoise eyes. He watched silently as Gin disappeared off into the distance, his eyes narrowed.

[6th Division Holding Cell, Seireitei, Soul Society]

Thirty minutes later…

Naruto burst through the door of the 6th Division Holding Cell, surprising Kira and Hinamori. "U-Uzumaki-fukutaichou!" exclaimed Kira. "W-What are you doing here?"

"I heard about what happened to Renji as I was passing by the 4th Division Barracks, so I rushed down here as fast as possible," explained Naruto. "So, how is he?"

"See for yourself," said Hinamori sadly as she turned back to face Renji.

Naruto bent over to see past Hinamori's shoulders, and his eyes widened in shock at what he saw. W-What is this…? Gashes and cuts all over his body… A broken arm… Judging by the large blood spot on his bandages near his chest, he was cut really deep… Dammit! This is all my fault!

Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Will be he okay?" he asked quietly.

Kira smiled with a relieved look on his face. "Yea, he'll be fine now."

Kurosaki Ichigo, huh? Naruto closed his eyes. "Were there any clues to the ryoka's whereabouts?"

Kira shook his head. "None. I scanned the area myself, but the only sign that the ryoka was there was the devastating damage that was done to the area. I found some traces of his reiatsu, but that's about it."

"I see…" Naruto opened his eyes. "For a ryoka to have done this to Renji… Renji is one of the top vice-captains that we have… If that ryoka was able to do this- Naruto gestured to Renji's torn up body- to him, then…"

Naruto tapped the hilt of his Zanpakuto as he thought about this. "I had heard that he had only just reacquired his Shinigami powers, and yet he's already at a vice-captain's level… I wonder what his goal is…"

"Well, I…" Hinamori paused before continuing. "I'm not sure if this is right, but I heard Abarai-kun mumbling about the intruder and Kuchiki Rukia…"

Naruto's eyes widened at this. "So his motive might have to do with this Kuchiki Rukia, huh? I see…"

Kira and Hinamori looked up in surprise as blonde vice-captain swerved around and headed for the door. "W-Where are you going, Naruto-fukutaichou?" asked Hinamori curiously.

Naruto paused by the door, his hands resting against the frame of the door. "I just need to think by myself for a while."

And with that, he slid open the door and walked out, leaving the three to themselves.

[Unknown Location]

Later that night…

A cloaked figure walked alongside a row of trees, the shadows hiding his face so that it was impossible to see who he/she was. The figure stopped at the edge of the forest that lay on his right and emitted a low high-pitched whistle from his mouth.

A figure that was hidden by the trees emerged from the edge of the forest and looked at the first figure. "So you've come." The figure's voice- obviously male, was calm and gentle, but it had an unnerving and deceptive tone to it.

The first figure looked up at the night sky. "The stars are bright tonight," he commented. This figure had a slightly deep and masculine voice that was strangely charismatic as well as commanding.

The second figure tilted his head to look at the night as well and breathed in the rich, cool air of the night. "You're right."

… "So, how's everything coming along?" inquired the cloaked figure.

The second figure remained silent for a full minute before responding. "Stage one has been completed on schedule. Stage two will proceed in two days just like we-."

"No," said the first figure as he shook his head. "Go ahead and proceed with stage two early first thing tomorrow morning; otherwise, we'll be behind schedule."

The second figure narrowed his eyes. "Very well then."

The cloaked figure nodded and started walking away, the second figure watching him until he was swallowed up by the shadows of the night.


Well, thanks for reading the first chapter of my story! Feel free to like, dislike, critique, criticize, or just review.

Important information:

To answer a question from a review, Naruto is around 70 years old even though it's been over 250 years. How is this possible? Well, he could've been "reborn" into the Shinobi World or the World of the Living, or he could have lingered as a ghost, or some "higher power" could have stalled his coming into Soul Society for various reasons. I will be explaining this towards the later chapters of the story.

Translations:

- Soutaichou means captain-commander.

- Taichou means captain.

- Fukutaichou means vice-captain.

- Rokubantai means 6th Division, and so on. (The rest of the division translations are on the list of the Gotei 13). Also, the reason that I use captain, taichou, and vice-captain, fukutaichou, is because saying jubantai-taichou and jubantai-fukutaichou sounds better than saying, "10th Division captain or 10th Division vice-captain), but for just the divisions, "10th Division or 10th Division Barracks" sounds better than saying "jubantai or jubantai barracks." It's just a little thing that I like, so sorry if anyone feels otherwise or is confused by it.

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The entire list of the Gotei 13 so that no one is confused on anything (I'll be posting the new list once it comes down to it in a couple of chapters):

1st Division (Ichibantai)

Captain: Yamamoto Genryusai

Vice-Captain: Sasakibe Chojiro

3rd Seat: Unknown.

2nd Division (Nibantai)

Captain: Soifon

Vice-Captain: Still in progress

3rd Seat: Omaeda Marechiyo

3rd Division (Sanbantai)

Captain: Ichimaru Gin

Vice-Captain: Kira Izuru

3rd Seat: Unknown

4th Division (Yonbantai)

Captain: Unohana Retsu

Vice-Captain: Kotetsu Isane

3rd Seat: Unknown

5th Division (Gobantai)

Captain: Aizen Sosuke

Vice-Captain: Momo Hinamori

3rd Seat: Unknown

6th Division (Rokubantai)

Captain: Kuchiki Byakuya

Vice-Captain: Abarai Renji

3rd Seat: Unknown

7th Division (Nanabantai)

Captain: Komamura Sajin

Vice-Captain: Iba Tetsuzaemon

3rd Seat: Momochi Zabuza

8th Division (Hachibantai)

Captain: Kyoraku Shunsui

Vice-Captain: Ise Nanao

3rd Seat: Unknown

9th Division (Kyubantai)

Captain: Tosen Kaname

Vice-Captain: Uzumaki Naruto

3rd Seat: Hisagi Shuhei

10th Division (Jubantai)

Captain: Hitsugaya Toshiro

Vice-Captain: Mastumoto Rangiku

3rd Seat: Yuki Haku

11th Division (Juichibantai)

Captain: Zaraki Kenpachi

Vice-Captain: Kusajishi Yachiru

3rd Seat: Madarame Ikkaku

12th Division (Junibantai)

Captain: Kurotsuchi Mayuri

Vice-Captain: Kurotsuchi Nemu

3rd Seat: Akon

13th Division (Jusanbantai)

Captain: Ukitake Jushiro

Vice-Captain: Namikaze Minato

3rd Seat: Uzumaki Kushina