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2 - Death and Ninja

"Boogity Boogity Boo!!"

The hollow was confused. One moment it was scaring the crap out of some kids. The next, it was suddenly in front of some random ramen shop, attempting to scare the owner. The owner wasn't fazed. He just asked if the hollow was going to order something.

But that wasn't on the hollow's mind right now. The ramen shop was... It was strange... It didn't appear to be from Karakura Town...

The hollow suddenly noticed a blond kid wearing orange in the distance. He was the only person, living or dead, within miles, so the hollow decided to attack.

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Naruto was ecstatic. He had wandered for hours, but it finally paid off. He finally found Ichiraku Ramen. He was running towards it when the hollow ran straight into him.

Naruto screamed in surprise as he flew through the air.

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Ichigo was on a roof of a building he had never seen before. He was looking for the hollow that disappeared when that strange white light came. He was looking in the direction of the setting sun when he heard the scream from behind him.

He turned around to check it out. He saw the dust cloud. "Heh. Pretty safe to assume it's there."

He jumped off in the direction of the cloud.

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"Argh! What the hell is that thing?!" Naruto landed poorly and almost fell off the roof he landed on.

He jumped up as a large fist came at him. "Go to hell!" He threw some kunai at it.

It roared as one the kunai damaged its mask.

"Heh." Naruto threw some more kunai, but the hollow blocked them with its arm.

"Damn." He rolled left as another arm came at him. He rolled off the side of the roof.

"Shit! Whhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyy?!" He braced for the impact with the ground three stories below.

It never came.

"Jeez... Pick on something that can fight back..."

The hollow roared at the orange haired Soul Reaper.

Ichigo turned to Naruto. "Are you all right? Hey, wait a minute... You don't have a Chain of Fate... You're not a spirit..."

"Of course I don't have a chain-thing! And, why would you think I was dead!"

Ichigo and Naruto glared at each other. They slowly realized who the other was.

Ichigo threw Naruto to the ground. "Damn it! I can't believe I saved my arch rival!"

Naruto landed with a dull thud two stories below. He sprang up. "I can't believe I let you save me! I would rather die! As it is, I have to burn these clothes! You're lucky I have about 3 million identical orange outfits! Otherwise, I would make you buy me a new one!"

"I wouldn't buy it if you killed me!"

Naruto took out a kunai. "That can be arranged! Die, you Soul Reaper scumbag!"

Ichigo drew Zangetsu. "You wanna fight with that? ... Wait..."

Naruto slightly lowered his weapon. "Why?"

"Because-"

Naruto lowered his weapon a little more. "I don't take orders from enemies. I will not wait."

"You're waiting right now. Just shut up."

"Fine. What do you want?"

"You are as stupid as they say you are..."

"What was that?!"

"Just shut up!"

"NO!"

"Whatever..." He continued as Naruto shut up. "I was just wondering why you can see me..."

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A girl with shoulder length pink hair was jumping through the trees in a small forest. She seemed to be frantically looking for something.

Naruto... Kakashi-sensei... Where are you guys? Don't tell me I lost the rest of my team...

She stopped on a large tree branch and looked around. Her eyes widened in shock at what she saw to her right.

A ninja was locked in battle with someone she didn't recognize. From the symbol on his headband, he was from the Village Hidden in the Grass.

He suddenly went flying past her tree, a sword cut across his chest.

He yelled at his opponent. "Wh-what are you...?!"

He slammed into a tree and died.

The small, black-haired female dressed in all black held her sword to her side. The sword was beautiful. It was pure white.

She flicked the sword and it changed size and color. It looked like a normal katana, now. She sheathed it before answering the man's dying question.

"Soul Reaper, 13th Squad. Kuchiki Rukia."


Hope you enjoyed. I won't know if you don't review... So REVIEW.

Rukia introducing herself in the Japanese way was my sister's idea.

I will probably continue to have the Japan based characters introduce themselves that why.

If I didn't do that in chapter one, I'm sorry.

Chapter 3 will feature the girl main characters.

'Til next time. Which will hopefully be sooner rather than later...