A/N: It might have mistakes, if it does tell me, I posted the scrap (after I read it 3 times) so sorry if there are mistakes but do tell them to me if there are
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Chapter 2: Welcome to Seireitei
Naruto opened his eyes and found himself staring at a blue sky with several clouds. He was lying on the ground in the middle of a town of some sort and everyone was looking at him, but not glaring, their eyes held curiosity.
Naruto sighed as the events of his death replayed in his head; he put his arms under his head and gazed at the sky like Shikamaru would do. He didn't know what he should do; he knew that the girl, Yachiru said they would meet on the other side. He figured that this town was the other side so now he waited.
Suddenly something heavy dropped on his stomach. He let out a gasp for air and then looked at what fell on him. He saw a little girl with bubblegum hair. She was smiling an innocent smile at him.
"What the hell?" asked Naruto, raising his voice.
"Your too stiff." said the girl starting to bounce up and down on his chest.
Naruto gasped for air every time she landed on his stomach. "Would (ouf) you (ouf) stop (ouf) jumping (ouf) on me?" he asked between 'oufs'
The girl stopped and looked at him in the eyes. "Only if you stop being so depressed." she said sternly.
Naruto rolled his eyes. "It's not like I died before so I can't help it alright?"
Yachiru pouted. "Fine…spiky"
Naruto's eyebrow twitched. "Why the hell do you call me spiky?" he demanded
"Well your hair is spiky, I could call you Blondie..." she said giggling
"I got a name you know." the blonde boy said twitching
"Oh…" Yachiru put her hand under her chin to think "What was it…" she said thinking "Fish cake or something…hmm…"
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto!" yelled the boy enraged, she had struck a cord
The girl seemed unfazed, she smiled at him "Ah yeah, fishy cake" she said giggling
Naruto face faulted, he turned and looked at Kenpachi. "How do you deal with this?" he asked
Kenpachi looked at Naruto and then Yachiru. "That's nothing." he said
"Hey spiky!" said Yachiru gaining Naruto's attention again.
"What?" he asked angrily and twitching madly
The girl looked at him and then put a hand on his forehead. "Do you have a fever?" she asked "Your face is red…"
Naruto fell on his back and started hitting the back of his head on the ground, this got the attention of everyone around him, some people started laughing while other felt sympathy for the boy seeing as he was brought here by Yachiru and Kenpachi. Yachiru was known for being a hyper active girl that always liked to give nicknames to anyone while Kenpachi was the type that always looked for fight.
"Yachiru." said Kenpachi "We should explain him some stuff before we take him to Seireitei."
"Ok…" said the girl happily. She got off Naruto and the blonde boy lazily got on his feet and looked around. True he was in a strange looking city, in a way similar to the small villages from where he came. He saw children, adults, old people and even animals. He then turned to look towards a strange city in the horizon. It looked very different from the town he was currently in. He turned to ask what the city was and what purpose it held.
"So what is that city?" asked Naruto
"That is Seireitei." responded Kenpachi "That is where shinigami live, we are currently in Rukongai. This is a place for souls that cannot become shinigami. It is the largest portion of Soul Society and the most populated. It is divided into three hundred and twenty districts each numbered in descending order on how far they are from the center; this results in the higher-numerated districts decaying into slums. Thus, while District one is peaceful and lawful, District eighty is a hardscrabble, violent, crime-infested area."
Naruto cringed when he heard that, he hoped he won't go through the same treatment here like in Konoha, he had had enough there, he didn't want a tortured afterlife. His cringe was saw by the two shinigami.
"What's wrong?" asked Yachiru
"Oh nothing, it's just the way things go in this place as numbers go down." said Naruto shaking
"But why are you shaking?" asked Kenpachi interested
Naruto sighed. "Nothing important"
Yachiru frowned, she then grinned and jumped on Naruto's back and started pulling his hair. "Oh come on tell us." she said happily not minding the boys suffering
"Ah, my hair, get down!" yelled Naruto desperately
"Only if you tell us."
"Fine!" yelled Naruto, the girl let go of his hair and leaned on his shoulder. Naruto's eye brow twitched. "Alright, well like I said people back home didn't like me for what I carried."
"Yes you told us that." said Yachiru
"What I didn't tell you is that because of the fox I was shunned, beaten, starved to death and I had assassination attempts on my life since I was four or so." said Naruto
Yachiru stopped moving and her smile disappeared. Kenpachi grinned for a second, he thought that if the boy resisted through that he was strong thus proving a worthy opponent. "Tell me boy." Kenpachi said "How many attempts did you have?" he asked thinking they weren't that many.
Naruto looked down at the ground. "Better not say…"
"It's not that bad is it?" asked the girl concerned
"Well if you put the fact that I had over a three hundred attempts and I was hospitalized more than four hundred times from beatings and such…" said Naruto trailing off
The little girl looked sad at him while Kenpachi grinned even more if possible; the boy was indeed strong to survive through all that, though he had to admit that he sympathized the boy for what he had passed through.
"Anyway…" said Naruto trying to change the subject "Why is there violence? Shouldn't there be like a police for or something to keep the order?" asked Naruto
"Well there is no indication that the shinigami or any other agencies patrol the streets of Rukongai, and as a result, the citizenry are mainly responsible for their day-to-day welfare." stated Kenpachi
"Ok so tell me about Seireitei." said Naruto
Yachiru smiled and bounced up and down. "Seireitei is in the center of Soul Society, a circular shiro with four main entrances, each guarded by a Gate Guardian." the girl said
"The walls are made of deathstone, a material known to sap all spiritual and psychic energy when one portion is faced in a particular direction. The deathstone also forms a spherical barrier around the city, preventing anyone from entering anywhere other than the four gates." explained Kenpachi while Naruto nodded and motioned for the two to continue.
"The majority of the residents of Seireitei, nobility and shinigami alike, do not interact with the citizens of Rukongai. However, residents of Rukongai are allowed to apply for the shinigami academy, which is often the only escape from the poorest conditions of Rukongai. At the center of Seireitei are the Shrine of Penitence, a white tower, and Sōkyoku Hill, where executions take place." said Kenpachi
"Executions?" asked Naruto
Kenpachi nodded. "You don't need to know about that yet, you will learn in the academy."
"Alright so how is this place ruled or something?" asked Naruto
"We have Yamamoto-sama" said Yachiru happily "He's old but he's nice."
Kenpachi stepped in. "Soul Society is ruled by a royal family, which is protected by a royal guard. Further down, Central forty six Chambers serves as a supreme judiciary and legislative that is second only to the royal family. The shinigami enforce order in Soul Society as a sort of executive and military branch. All of the above, except the royal family and guard, reside in Seireitei."
"Umm…what is that Central forty six Chambers thing?" asked Naruto
"The Central forty six Chambers act as the shinigami judiciary and are responsible for judging and sentencing shinigami who have committed serious crimes, such as murder or treason." explained the large man
"And do you have a leader or something?" asked Naruto "You know like the Hokage where I come from."
"Sure we do!" shouted Yachiru happily "We have General Yamamoto."
"Ok…" said Naruto "And he is?"
"General Yamamoto is the one that founded the shinigami academy about two thousand years ago. Yamamoto-sama was himself a teacher at this academy, and personally instructed several captains." said Kenpachi
"Did you get all of it?" asked Yachiru happily
Naruto nodded. "Yeah I think I have." he then brought his hand to his stomach feeling strange.
Kenpachi saw this and raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" he asked
"I don't know, I feel empty." said Naruto
"Empty?" asked Yachiru not understanding
"Yeah…like a part of me is missing, inside." he said "Could it be that Kyuubi is no more?" he asked
"It could." said Kenpachi "But the question is where is he then?"
"Yeah…" said Naruto looking at his stomach
"Alright let's get you to the Academy!" shouted Yachiru happily as she jumped on Kenpachi's back. She motioned for Naruto to do the same which he did but a bit skeptical not wanting to enrage the large man.
"Alright I will lead." declared Yachiru "Forward Ken-chan!" she shouted happily
The large man dashed forward leaving dust behind him, wherever he passed the air blew violently as he speeded towards the academy while Yachiru was guiding. He somehow feared that they will get stuck on the way. Suddenly the girl told Kenpachi to turn which he did, she told him again and he turned. She then told him to turn to the left and when he did they reached a dead end.
Naruto looked at the girl. "Are you sure you know where we are going?" he asked
The girl nodded. "I just miscalculated, turn back and then right Ken-chan."
"Alright Yachiru." said Kenpachi. He did as he was told and then when he was told to take a right and then another right they reached another dead end.
"Umm…" said Naruto looking dumbfounded "You sure?"
The girl put her hand under her chin to think. "I think we should have taken a left back there."
"You think?!?" yelled Naruto
Yachiru shrugged. "Ok let's go back and turn left Ken-chan."
The man complied and followed her direction even thought Naruto was trying to convince him not to listen and to take him to the academy already.
After about half an hour they stood facing another dead end. Naruto was twitching violently while Yachiru was saying something about taking a left then a right and not right then left.
"Ahh!" screamed Naruto "Do you know where we are?" he asked
The girl nodded "Somewhere in Rukongai."
"Somewhere?!?" yelled Naruto "We're lost!"
The girl waved him off. "I know where I'm going, lets o Ken-chan."
Two hours later and over a hundred dead ends they finally arrived at the academy. Yachiru jumped down from Kenpachi's shoulder and started bouncing around like nothing happened while Naruto was shaking violently and saying something about little girls that don't have any sense of direction.
Kenpachi took Naruto off him and put him on his feet, it was then that Yachiru grabbed his hand and started pulling him towards the academy while Naruto was with his face on the ground hitting every rock. His face was blank; he didn't know what to do anymore, the little girl was tougher than him. She was too much for him to handle and somehow he wanted to know how Kenpachi handled all this.
After being dragged through a lot of hallways they arrived at a door. Kenpachi opened the door and walked in followed by a happy Yachiru who was dragging a blonde boy whose face was on the ground. The people inside sweat dropped and sympathized the boy for what he had to face at the moment.
"Now Yachiru I think you should let the boy go." said Kenpachi
Yachiru nodded and let go of Naruto's hand that fell on the ground with a lout 'thud'. Naruto stood there face on the ground not moving and it looked like he wasn't breathing. The people inside, three to be exact murmured amongst themselves if he was still alive.
Then Naruto rose from the ground shakily and glared at the bubblegum girl who was bouncing happily and smiling at him. Naruto shook his head and looked around.
"Where am I?" he asked
"You are in the Receiving room of the Shinigami academy." said a voice "Here is where we see if you are suited to be a Shinigami or not."
Naruto turned and saw a table with three people behind it. The first one had spiky black hair, he was dressed in shinigami robes, and he had a bandana on his forehead, his eyes where black same color as Sasuke's (I bet you guys know who he is…). The one in the middle was an old looking person; he had a captain cape with the Kanji for one. His beard was long, a white long beard. He looked like someone who lived through a lot of things. The last person had spiky blonde hair, deep blue eyes and a stupid grin on his face. He also wore shinigami attires.
Naruto narrowed his eyes when he saw the blonde man, he looked at his carefully, the man seeing that he was being watched closely also started to study Naruto. He seemed like a mini-him, but the only thing that wasn't mini about him where the…whiskers.
"Shit." said the blonde man as he got up from the seat getting raised eyebrows from everyone except Naruto who started gaping and pointing at the man.
"Y-you…" he stammered. The blonde man started sweating
The blonde man put a scared smile and started waving his hands in front of him and apologizing. "Listen I didn't mean to, I swear, I had no choice." he said
The elder in the middle looked at the blonde. "Minato why are you so scared of this boy?" he asked
"Umm…well you see…" he said rubbing the back of his head "He is umm…"
Naruto twitched "You ass!" he yelled "You are the tard that sealed Kyuubi in me!" he yelled as he jumped on the table and grabbed the man's collar "What do you have to say in your defense?" asked Naruto angrily
"So this is the boy you where talking about Minato?" asked the elderly man, Naruto glanced at him, he now saw he the man was bald
"Sensei, this your son?" asked the one with black hair
Naruto turned to the blonde gaping. The man just smiled scared. "Umm…hey son." said the man sweating.
Naruto slapped the blonde man's head and let him go and jumped down and sat on the ground facing the three people. His act surprised everyone, especially the blonde man who was thinking he wouldn't get away that easy.
"Aren't you…umm…angry?" Minato asked
Naruto shook his head and then nodded. "I am and I am not."
"Why?"
"Simply put now I understand why you sealed Kyuubi in me, at first when I found out I blamed you thinking you did it just because I was an orphan and let me to rot." Minato cringed at that "But now I kinda understand." said Naruto "But tell me…why didn't anyone tell me you, the Yondaime was my father?" he asked deadly
Minato sighed. "I had a lot of enemies Naruto; they would have done anything to kill my only son. So I had to protect you, I kept your mothers name thought."
"My mothers name?" asked Naruto "And when was I suppose to find out you where my father? When I die?"
Minato sat down with a sigh. "No, you should have found out at the age of fifteen…how did you die? You shouldn't have died." said Minato with remorse
Naruto looked at the ground. "Sensei killed me." he said
"Your sensei?" yelled Minato not believing "Who is your sensei?" he demanded
"Before I tell you I need to tell you that it was an accident."
Minato raised an eyebrow. "Accident?" he asked not understanding
Naruto nodded. "You see…sensei was about to kill Momochi Zabuza, a A-ranked missing-nin when Zabuza's partner jumped in front of him to save him, I pushed his partner out of the way and got hit by sensei's attack in the chest."
"Why did you save a criminal's partner?" asked the black haired teen.
Naruto blushed slightly. "Umm…well…she was precious, I mean I…umm…"
The black haired teen smirked and decided to tease the blonde boy. "So she was your girlfriend?" he asked
Naruto's face went redder. "No, its nothing like that, I just met her but she was so nice I couldn't let her die…" he said fast and then mumbled something that everyone heard. "Though I wish she would have been."
They decided not to tease him in that matter anymore and resumed what they first started, or at least Minato resumed his question. "Who was your sensei?"
Naruto sighed. "Hatake Kakashi, the copy cat ninja, I was killed by his signature move, the Raikiri."
Naruto suddenly felt two auras's flaring up and then two people yelled outraged. "He did what? I can't believe my student/ex-teammate did this!"
Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Umm…yeah…" he then turned to the black haired teen "And who are you? You called Kakashi-sensei ex-teammate…"
The teen nodded. "Yes Kakashi was my teammate and friend, my name is Uchiha Obito."
"Hmm…" thought Naruto
"What's wrong son?" the blonde man asked
"Well Obito doesn't seem like the other Uchiha." said Naruto
Obito twitched. "What do you mean by that?"
"Well you don't have a stick up your ass like the other, especially Sasuke, or at least only him since the massacre." responded Naruto
"Ah, we heard of that massacre, unfortunately all of those killed went to Hell for what they did." said the old man
"Why is that?"
"The Uchiha clan where plotting boy." said Obito "They first kicked me out a day before I died and then they where in cahoots with Orochimaru."
Naruto nodded and then turned to the old man. "And you are?"
"Naruto some respect." said Minato "He is General Yamamoto-sama, the founder of the academy and current ruler."
Naruto scratched his chin and then grinned. "Hey old man!" he saluted and in a flash he was hit on the head by Yondaime.
"I told you some respect son!" he yelled
The old man raised a hand to stop him. "It's quite alright Minato, he didn't do any harm, and he will learn respect later during academy."
"Yeah." said Naruto scratching his head.
"We should go down to business now." said Yamamoto "Do you wish to become shinigami? You have a lot of reiatsu."
"Reiatsu?" asked Naruto
"It's the spiritual energy I have told you about." responded Kenpachi
Naruto let out a long 'Oh' and nodded to Yamamoto letting him know that he wants to become a shinigami.
The old man smiled. "Then you can start here on my approval."
"Umm…can I ask something?" asked Naruto
"Go ahead boy." the old man said
"When people in Konoha, my home town die, can I go and bring their souls here? There is a special person I want to see when that time comes." responded Naruto with a small blush that was caught by everyone
Yamamoto gave a smile. "Of course, in fact during the academy we have a test when you need to do a Konso on a dead spirit."
"Konso is soul burial, the way to bring souls here." said Kenpachi before Naruto could ask
Naruto smiled. "Alright I'm ready then." the men smiled and Kenpachi grinned sadistically.
"Ok then, go down the hall to the sleeping quarters and look for room three hundred and twenty five. Your roommates are Rukia and Abarai Renji." said Minato handing him a piece of paper.
"What's with this paper?" asked Naruto "Oh and when will I meet mom?"
"That paper you will give it to your sensei tomorrow when you start learning, the materials you need for the Academy will be brought to you. I'll buy them." said Minato "As for your mother, she is Hollow hunting now, so I don't know for sure."
Naruto pouted. "You better not forget to introduce me to her dad."
Minato smiled. "I won't."
Naruto got up to leave but was stopped by Kenpachi who lowered at his level to whisper in his ear. "Get strong, because when you finish the academy I want to fight you."
The blonde boy smirked and gave Kenpachi thumbs up and reassured him that he will do so. He bid his farewell and left the men, and girl, and headed towards the sleeping quarters.
"You got out easy sensei." said Obito
Minato sighed. "For a second I thought he will beat the crap out of me."
Kenpachi laughed. "I bet he could."
The old man nodded. "I can feel it, he has high spirit energy, and he will become a powerful shinigami, maybe even a captain some day."
"That will be the day." grinned Kenpachi
Naruto was walking down some halls, there where rooms everywhere, he was even greeted by some people that where students here. He found a library and the cantina, but he didn't find his room yet.
After walking a little more he found his room, he knocked and opened the door. Once inside he saw the room was big, though it didn't have much stuff only three beds, desks and a bathroom. He looked around to spot his roommates when a red haired boy exited the bathroom. The boy looked at Naruto, actually he stared at him.
"Who the hell are you?!?" he yelled pointing to Naruto
The boy was slapped on the back of his head. "Don't be rude Renji."
The boy named Renji pouted. "Rukia I only asked him who he was."
The girl shrugged and turned to Naruto. "So who are you?" she demanded almost in the same manner as Renji
"Hey!" yelled Renji "You slap me for that and you ask him like me?" he yelled "You too are rude."
The girl twitched. "Oh shut up Renji."
Naruto seeing where this is going coughed to get their attention. "Well my name is Uzumaki Naruto; I'm your new roommate."
Renji grinned. "Hey Naruto, I'm Abarai Renji." he said shaking Naruto's hand "And this is Rukia." he said pointing to the girl
The girl fumed. "I could introduce myself you know." she said pouting
Renji scratched the back of his head and shrugged. "So…" he said looking at Naruto "Just started?" he asked
Naruto nodded. "Yeah I died a few hours ago and this guy Yamamoto said that I should become a shinigami."
Rukia's and Renji's eyes widen. "Yamamoto-sama said that?"
Naruto nodded. "I said I'd give it a try."
Rukia shook her head. "Anyway we also started so we will be in the same classes." she told Naruto
"That's great!" yelled Naruto giving a foxy grin.
The rest of the day they spent talking, Naruto told them about his home and explained about Ninja's. The two where fascinated about learning all that and kept asking questions and Naruto kept answering, that is till a girl with bubblegum hair entered.
Renji and Rukia saw the tag on her arm and saluted the girl. The little girl gave a smile and jumped on Naruto's back.
"Hey spiky you forgot something." she said happily and pulling his hair.
Naruto started screaming. "Get off me, ahh…let go of my hair damn it!" he yelled
Rukia and Renji's jaws where on the floor at the sight.
"You forgot to say good bye to me." she said pouting
Naruto rubbed his head. "Sorry, good bye Yachiru, I'll meet you when I become shinigami." he said smiling "Hopefully I won't be in your team" he thought while shuddering
The girl smiled and nodded, she then turned around and left leaving two shocked students and one blonde that was rubbing his head and crying over his hair.
---Somewhere unknown---
A red spark was in void, a white void with nothing around, it was facing the great shinigami who was a little upset. The shinigami wasn't like the other, it had two horns on the head, a knife in the mouth, dark robes and emitted a energy of superiority and power.
"Kyuubi, do you know what you did?" shinigami asked
The spark seemed to shake its head. "All I know is that I'm dead, what the hell?" he asked
"It's because of you that you are dead, instead of sleeping like a lazy ass you should have helped the poor boy." berated the shinigami
The sparked seemed to scoff. "It's not my fault he is weak, or was at least."
"That is exactly what I don't like of what you did Kyuubi!" yelled the shinigami
The spark seemed to shiver. "What was I suppose to do?" asked Kyuubi
"First of all you idiot you should have kept your anger in place!" yelled the shinigami making the void tremble
"Not again my fault, those robed people where trying to imprison me in something, the only thing I saw was a leaf headband!" yelled the spark
The void boomed for a second and the spark seemed to shiver even more. "Kyuubi." said the shinigami sweetly. Kyuubi was trembling; the most idiotic thing someone could do is yell or stand up to the shinigami.
"You said you saw a leaf headband, did you at least see it had a scratch on it?!?" the shinigami yelled
The spark emitted energy of regret. "I saw the scratch, I didn't think, I knew he was a missing-nin but rage took over me." said the Kyuubi
"And again I proved my point, now second thing you never should have gone to sleep, I put a seal that won't make you fall asleep, it's your sole fault you fell asleep."
"But I couldn't stand just watching a baby, I wanted to sleep only for three years, minimum two and then awaken, but something happen and I only awoke after twelve years on the bridge where I died." said the fox emitting a more powerful aura of regret.
The shinigami waited and then spoke again. "You know what the boy's destiny was?" he asked
"No, shinigami-sama." said the spark
"The boy was suppose to become a powerful ninja and stop the criminal organization Akatsuki and the snake man Orochimaru from gaining immortality." said the shinigami
"And now it won't happen." said Kyuubi
"You got that right, but…" said the shinigami pausing and gaining the sparks attention "We can't let this two gain what they seek, it would destroy the balance."
"What are we suppose to do?" asked Kyuubi
"Simple, the boy is learning to become a shinigami now."
The spark emitted energy of surprise. "They accepted him into Soul Society?"
"Yes they have and he will start his studies in a few hours. And you will play a important role, you will still be inside the boy, sealed." said the shinigami
"What?" yelled Kyuubi "Sealed again? But isn't there another way?" he asked
"Kyuubi…" said the shinigami "Not that kind of sealed, you will become his zanpakuto."
"I will what?" asked Kyuubi not believing he will have to deal with the boy again
"Yes, you will become his zanpakuto, this is your punishment for letting him die." said the shinigami
"But still…" said Kyuubi "How will he be able to stop Akatsuki and Orochimaru now that he is dead?"
"When the time comes you will know, how he will fight them, he will receive a special gigai that will allow him to use his shinigami powers only in his dimension." said the shinigami
"Something tells me you have a mark in this special gigai." said Kyuubi
The shinigami nodded. "Yes I do, I made it, for him in case this would happen."
"So you knew that he might die in the future without accomplishing his mission?" asked the Kyuubi amazed
"I only suspected as much." said the shinigami
"Alright, then when do I start? I want to get this over with." said the fox impatient
"You will become part of his soul now, also you will have to share." said the shinigami
The spark emitted energy that said that it was raising an eyebrow. "Share?" asked the Kyuubi
"Yes, the boy already has another soul for a zanpakuto, I had already made contact with it and you two will learn to respect each other and help the boy." said the shinigami
"Alright, I guess I will have to meet this soul." said the Kyuubi
The shinigami nodded and strange streaks of light appeared around the spark. "It's time you go Kyuubi, remember what you have to do." in a flash of red light the spark was gone and the shinigami was the only one left in the white void.
A/N: Alright some asked me about the vote, I will clarify, girls from both bleach and Naruto, also I won't use more than 4 or 5 girls so it won't be to hard to keep up with everything. Also action takes place before Bleach begins, Bleach will begin only after chapter 5 or 6 I will see (I'm trying to go a little original and cover some shinigami flashbacks)
Anyway votes so far are like this:
Tenten: 1
Hinata: 13
Yugito: 4
Ayame: 1
Hana: 1
Kurenai: 4
Yuugao: 1
Temari: 5
Tsunade: 1
Shizune: 1
Anko: 3
Tayuya: 3
Kin: 1
Sakura: 1 (it will be hard, mostly cause I don't like her that much but if people will want her…then I will work)
Ino: 1
Matsumoto: 5
Yourichi: 9
Unohana: 1
Kukkaku: 2
Soifon: 9
Hinamori: 1
Nanao: 1
Isane: 2
Inoue: 1
Tatsuki: 5
Nemu: 2
Those with little votes will be taken down once a new chapter comes and won't be able to be voted again. It will be much better like that, trust me. So keep voting, because they will go on till way later.
I should have said in the other chapter that only Orihime cannot be voted since se will go with Ichigo (I realized she kinda likes him from about episode 20 or so)
