A/N: this is my first crossover and second fic, I know my last one sucked so if this one does too I'm sorry don't hate me. Oh and on the last one I got 7 chapters done and an overall 8 reviews. PLEASE REVIEW!!

Summery--ok, they are 18 now and Sasuke is back Warning: if you are the type that does not keep up with the manga there will be spoilers. Death in first chapter.

Ichigo-- get on with it

Naruto-- yeah

Hinata--guys be patient.

Yuki-sui, Sasuke, and Rukia-- SHUT UP TEME/BAKA!! Sorry Hinata.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Bleach

Konaha was finally calming down. Sasuke had returned and was welcomed back with open arms, and why not he Killed Orochimaru and Itachi. Temari moved in to live with Shikamaru as they also continued to assist Kurenai. Naruto began to go out with Hinata and was watched like a hawk by both her father and Neji, who was now with ten-ten. Ino started to enjoy spending her free time with Kiba and Akamaru. Sakura however was caught in worry for Tsunade who was currently ill and not even drinking anymore, which was as drastic as her winning a lottery. Kakashi settled down with Anko and was now expecting a new addition, as were Genma and Shizune.

It was mid summer and Naruto and Sasuke were out eating some ramen, though this time he was having a hard time eating, rather he was merely picking at it. He hadn't even had seconds yet and they'd been there for half an hour

"Hey Naruto, you look exhausted." Mentioned Sasuke as gave him a nudge on the shoulder.

"Well what do you expect, I've been training non-stop. Plus I get a mission every two weeks each lasting at least a week." Naruto complained as he continued to play with his ramen.

"Yeah, well I think your sick. You aren't eating your ramen. Besides that's what it's like to be a chuunin." Sasuke said, stuffing ramen down Naruto's throat.

Coughing a bit, Naruto pushed him away in annoyance and took a drink of water. "First off, stop trying to kill me with my dinner. Second, I'm not sick, I'm worried." He said in a harsh tone that gradually got softer.

"Well, I guess we all are. Sakura hasn't been doing so well herself, what with all the stress." Replied Sasuke softly, as he put down his glass.

"I went to see her today, She obviously wants me to pass." He said with a light smile, trying to cheer himself up.

"She threatened you, didn't she?" Sasuke implied playfully.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that." Naruto replied with a light chuckle.

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Naruto was training for a jounin exam with Hinata the next morning. She was getting better, nearly impossible to dodge too. "Hey, Hinata, you've been training with Neji to much." He joked.

"Twice a week. Why, am I really doing that much better." She replied with question, shyly.

"Yeah, your speed's increased too. I can barely dodge." He said as he threw 5 shuriken and attacked with two shadow clones from behind.

"Rotation!" she said as she performed the Hyuuga style, ultimate defense.

"So you were paying attention. I might not be able to beat you at this level." He said laughing.

"Really, so does that mean I'll be the next hokage." She said, trying to tease him into fighting harder

(Interruption:

Ichigo—hey, when do we come in?

Rukia -- Shut up you idiot, other wise it'll take longer!

yuki-sui-- Rukia's right Ichigo. Wait a bit you'll be in soon, promise.

Ok then, jingle, end commercial)

"No way! Kage buushin no jutsu!" he said as 10 shadow clones surrounded Hinata, attacking by throwing 10 shuriken each, which she deflected quickly with another rotation only to be attacked by 10 Narutos head-on.

She hit every one with the gentle fist attack. "You'll have to do better than th…" she suddenly had a kunai at her at her throat and glanced behind, smiling when she saw Naruto.

He removed the kunai and put away in his weapon pouch. "Pretty good, huh?"

She turned around and got on her tiptoes to give him a kiss on the forehead, "That was perfect."

"Thanks Hinata, you've gotten better yourself." He said colleting the scattered shuriken. When he was done they started back when he saw 2 black shadowy figures dash by. "Hinata, did you see that?" he asked with an alert tone. With her byakugan already on from the training, she nodded "yeah, whoever it was, they weren't leaf and they're headed for the tower." with this they darted after the enemy "shinobi" who they suspected to be assassins. "Stop, Hinata look." he pointed their attention to a giant oni and wondered the village was so calm, when he suddenly saw Tsunade trying to beat the crap out of it but to no avail. She seemed to be defending herself, but how, she wasn't capable of moving much less fighting. "Tsunade Sama, what are you thinking? You should be resting." Hinata said rushing over to her. At that precise moment the oni split in two and evaporated.

"Keh, that was to easy, I told you I wouldn't need help" said an orange haired boy appearing to be about 18 in a black kimono as he slung his giant sword over his shoulder. "You idiot, if I weren't here you'd be lost!" shouted a girl with black hair about the same age in identical attire, as she grabbed his collar.

Just as she was about to punch out his face a kunai whizzed by. "Who are you, and what was that thing?" Naruto shouted furiously. They looked over at them with confusion,

"You can see us?" the girl asked him curiously.

"Of course, we're not blind. Now answer me, and in addition to that, why are you here?!" Naruto said feeling insulted.

"We don't have time for this. Ichigo, perform the Konso and get it over with." the girl said, putting away her katana.

"Yeah, yeah, I know." he replied and stepped over toward Tsunade and Hinata and took his sword from his shoulder.

"HOLD IT! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT BUT YOU WON'T LAY A HAND ON LADY TSUNADE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH US FIRST!" shouted Hinata as she and Naruto got into position covering Tsunade.

"Jeez. Hey Rukia I think it's time for one of your scribble explanati-ow! What the hell was that for?!" the carrot top known as Ichigo exclaimed rubbing the back of his now throbbing skull. He was obviously the arrogant type.

"Fine. All right now I don't know exactly how you can see us, maybe you ninja have similar raiatsu or something, but we are shinigami and if you don't mind we have an assignment to complete so stand aside, this has to be done." Stated the girl, now known as Rukia, in a somewhat serious tone of voice as she stepped forward.

"Wha...what do you mean. That's impossible". Stuttered a worried and shocked Naruto, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. It made sense halfway, they kept asking how they were seen and they took down an oni with ease, but shinigami weren't supposed to be real. But they were after Tsunade for some reason, if they really were shinigami, as they claimed, then that meant that Tsunade was dead. Come to think of it, it was strange that she was out of bed. She had the color back in her face too, and had been fighting. It was just yesterday that he had seen her too, lying there pale, weak, and ill in bed, lightly telling him that if he didn't pass the exam she'd knock him into a coma the second she got on her feet. No, it couldn't be true.

"You're the one who asked who we were and why right? Well that's it. Now move we have to perform a Konso in order finish up." she said nearly shouting.

"Hey, you can't be to hard on him. I mean hey, if I hadn't been seeing ghosts my whole life, I probably would have called you crazy when you showed me those scrib- ow, damn, stop it." he said half laughing until whacked upside the head for a second time, this time harder.

Naruto sighed as he lowered his kunai, they must have been telling the truth. He just hoped he was dreaming, that it was a bad dream that he'd wake up from in a matter of seconds.

"Naruto, what are you doing?" asked Hinata with a look of mixed confusion and worry toward Naruto.

"Hinata, it's ok. I'll be fine. If what they say is true, then they're just trying to help." Tsunade said, finally breaking her own silence.

"But, Tsunade sama..." Hinata was cut off when she saw something out about 750 meters north. It was a giant snake like monster with a mask. Well part of a mask, the section around the left eye was broken off. The section was pale ghost white, and a purple triangle fell from the tear duct of a golden amber eye. "Naruto! He's... He's back... as... as a..." she was the one cut off this time by Rukia.

"A hollow, a soul whom never made it to the soul society and eventually lost their heart and became a hollow or eaten by another hollow." she explained showing them some drawings.

Naruto, Hinata, and Tsunade were all dumbfounded at the girl's "art". Ichigo leaned over and whispered to them "see, scribbles, and just wait till you see the soul candy dispensers, there's a duck and a rabbit. OW!" Once again he was punched upside the head, by the mighty fist of Rukia.

She continued "This ones different though. Not only is it menos grande, one of the strongest, but it's also an arrencar, hollow with shinigami powers." she looked over at Ichigo, who stepped over to Tsunade and placed the hilt of his sword on Tsunade's forehead telling her that it would be okay as she evaporated, and a black butterfly flew away.

"What did you do to her?" Naruto said with annoyance.

"It's called a Konso. It's what we do to send a soul to the soul society, she'll be safe there." Ichigo implied as he slung his sword over his shoulder again.

Rukia was looking at a small beeping object "Hey, Ichigo. I think it'd be best if we set our focus on the arrencar. Isn't that real reason we're here? Come on, Renji, Uryuu and Orihime are there already.

A/N: so how was it? i know it was short but the others are longer and more discriptive. Oh and should I pair Orihime with Uryuu our Renji, no it wont be Ichigo he's with Rukia. Thanks for reading, please review to. If you do I'll read and review your stuff ;D