From Two Different Dimensions

Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto. Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo.

Chapter 2: Sakura's Decision.


It happened out of the blue and unexpectedly. No one seemed to fathom what had happened to the village just now. The situation was extremely weird and unusual for Konoha village. Because most of the villagers couldn't see what had destroyed their buildings, several questions had popped out.

'What monster?'

'Why can't we see it?'

'Is it going to come again?'

'Stop it before it destroys everything!'

Sakura had witnessed the villagers' mixed reactions just after the hollow disappeared yesterday. The villagers were undeniably petrified. Things were under control at the moment but no one had an idea when the 'montser' would come again.

And that was why the Shinigamis had made the proposal. A few selected shinobis were to undergo Shinigami training in order to have the hollow invasion under control, even if it would only help a little.

Sakura was lying on her bed deeply in thought. It had been hours since she was like this. She was thinking about Soul Society and the aforementioned offer. She wondered who would go. As much scary and risky as it sounded, training in another world might not be a bad idea. No doubt new powers would be granted. Hence, you would become much more stronger.

Soul Society…

Actually, Sakura was thinking whether or not she should accept their offer.

Yes, Sakura was having some thoughts of undergoing Shinigami training. She had been thinking about it over and over and now she got less than five hours to make a definite decision. Sure that she loved her village, but…

Staying here wouldn't do her any good. Currently as a Chuunin medic ninja, her skills had grown considerably higher compared to her days of being a Genin. However, lately her progressed seemed to be coming to a halt and she wouldn't want that.

She was getting sick and tired of being ignored, sick and tired of not being acknowledged, sick and tired of her lack of training.

If she went to Soul Society, she would have a proper training for sure. Stay there possibly for years, away from Konoha village, away from pain. But she would miss her friends. She would miss undergo ninja trainings and many more. If somehow she successfully became a Shinigami, she would surely come back to Konoha and protect the village.

By then, everyone would acknowledge her.

Besides, deep down she felt something that really urged her to go. She didn't know what it was, but from the beginning when she read the first page of the book in the library, she strongly felt an unknown and faint connection to the author.

But maybe that was just her.

Sakura had made up her mind.

She looked at the Team 7 picture on the table next to her bed. She grabbed it and stared at it for a while. She missed the old days back when they were still Genins. But now things had changed so much ever since Sasuke left the village.

"Sasuke-kun… You have no idea how much you hurt both Naruto and I after you left."

Sakura glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. Less than five hours left before the Shinigami would come to escort the selected ninjas to Soul Society. She wondered who else wanted to go. Or, who Tsunade had picked to go on this mission.

Sakura replaced the picture before she got up and made her bed. She then retrieved her backpack and began to pack her clothings and essential needs. Half an hour later, she tore a small paper and scribbled something on it. She placed the note on her bed.

She grabbed the Team 7 picture once more. Strange, she didn't shed a tear. She felt sad but she didn't cry… and she was glad of it. The kunoichi pressed her lips to the glass momentarily and then slowly she faced the picture down onto the table. She then slid her backpack onto her shoulders and took one last glance around her room before she stepped out.

X

Present in Tsunade's office were Shizune, Kakashi and six more people. These six shinobis consisted of an ANBU, three Jounins and two Chuunins. They were selected after a very quick yet properly-planned meeting between the high authorities of the village. The meeting resulted in an immediate dispatch of a few shinobis who each went to several areas, clans and departments within Konoha village to relay the news and request by the Shinigamis yesterday. Anyone who would willingly go and take the offer was to report themselves to the Hokage's office in less than twenty-four hours.

That was plan A.

Plan B was that if plan A failed and that no one wanted to volunteer, Tsunade would personally pick the ninjas herself. One of them had been Kakashi although she was sort of unwilling to let him go because he was one of the elite ninjas around, she believed that he had the skills to undergo the extraordinary training quicker and so would be returning to the village in a short amount of time. But how much did she know about Soul Society and Shinigamis that could qualify her to make such assumptions?

In the end, they went for plan A and were glad that it worked out. Kakashi got to stay.

"Listen," Tsunade began. She moved her eyes down to the paper on her desk. "This is the letter that arrived to me not long after the Shinigamis left yesterday. One of them seemed to have sent it here. I'm going to brief you on how your life will be like in that world… What is it called again? Oh right, Soul Society. People who live here are not the same as us. They're completely different. We're humans but they are souls. This place is where you're supposed to go when you die as it was stated here. But I don't know. It may be just a parallel universe that is not connected to ours.

Upon your arrival there, you will settle in. They will provide you your own home and then you will be admitted to Spiritual Arts Academy where you will learn all the basics and where your abilities will be observed on weekly basis I believe. Your progress will be monitored throughout your stay in the academy. They will make sure that you all have proper training to become a Shinigami."

"You are aware that this training may take years, right? Have you all thought it over? Is this your final decision?" Tsunade continued further.

"Yes, hokage-sama!"

"It's my own decision to go."

"Yes!"

"I want to protect this village. Yes!"

"Understood, Hokage-sama. I'm in!"

"Definitely."

Tsunade nodded encouragingly to all of them. And then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Tsunade invited. All eyes widened in curiosity once they saw Haruno Sakura coming into the room.

"Sakura, what is it?" Tsunade asked her subordinate. She noticed the backpack Sakura was carrying and raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Shishou, I'd like to go to Soul Society as well," Sakura stated firmly.

Tsunade, Shizune and Kakashi were momentarily stunned. The hokage studied her subordinate's expression for a while before she said, "Sakura… Are you sure about this?"

Sakura took in a deep breath. She exhaled slowly. "Yes, I'm positive. I won't go back on my words."

Kakashi watched Sakura with concern. He had a sudden urge to stop her but he held back. Who was he to do that? He was just her sensei. How could he change his pupil's decision and break her determination? No, he knew Sakura very well. She was not that easy to give up. Though her skills were no match for Naruto, they both have fierce determination.

"I accept the Shinigami's offer and decided with all my heart that I will do my best training in Soul Society. I shall not withdraw. Once I'm done, I'll come back and protect the village," Sakura said calmly. She didn't think that long sentence was necessary. But she wanted to show to her master that she was adamant and determined to do this. And just for once, she didn't want her request for a mission to be rejected again.

Tsunade drew in a long breath.

"Everyone else, please leave the room. I need to talk to Sakura privately."

Everyone else complied. One by one, they left the room. Except for Kakashi. Tsunade noticed, but she let him be.

"But Sakura-"

"Tsunade-sama, please."

"What made you want to go?"

"I realize… I lack in so many things. I want to improve my skills and so undergoing a special training would help me further increase my capabilities."

Tsunade and Kakashi silently observed their pupil for a moment.

"You're a qualified medic ninja. And you're highly skilled at medical ninjutsu."

"I know that. It's all thanks to you, Tsunade-sama. But still, I want to go." Sakura looked at Tsunade with determination in her eyes. "Please, let me go."

"What about your goal? Have you let go of your dreams to bring Uchiha Sasuke back?" Tsunade asked further and upon hearing this, Kakashi waited expectantly for Sakura to answer.

Sakura inhaled deeply before she exhaled slowly, trying to quell her sadness at the mention of her beloved ex-teammate. She said, "I haven't given up on him. My dream is for the three of us, Naruto, Sasuke and I, to be able to be teammates again and laugh together like the old times. But I also have a bigger dream…which is to be of no obstacle to my dear comrades. I want to fight alongside my teammates equally. That's my big goal."

Finally, Tsunade closed her eyes, nodded and surrendered. She admitted silently that she regretted now to have one less skillful medic ninja in her village once Sakura was gone.

"Alright Sakura, I understand. You can go… Good luck," Tsunade said. With a smile, Sakura bowed and thanked her master. Sakura turned around to meet Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi stepped closer to her and put a hand on her shoulder. He gave a gentle squeeze. His eyes said something. And he didn't have to say it aloud for Sakura to understand.

I'm sorry.

"Take care over there."

Sakura closed her eyes. She put a hand on top of his and slowly removed it from her shoulder.

"See you, sensei."

With that said, she exited the Hokage's office.

X

Sakura was on her way to the Konohagakure gate when she saw Sai walking the opposite way towards her. She glanced at her watch.

"There's still about an hour left before the Shinigamis come. I think I should spend a little more time here before I go."

Sai stopped in front of Sakura. He noticed her backpack.

"Are you going on a mission?" he asked. Sakura did not answer that question.

"Let's go to Ichiraku's. It's on me." Sakura offered. Sai just nodded and followed her. They entered the stand and ordered ramen. Sakura put down her backpack under her chair. She placed her chin on top of her fingers as her elbows rested on the table.

"Sai, I'm going to Soul Society. Will you please tell Naruto later? Just in case if I don't see him after this."

The artist stopped his spoon midway to his mouth and stared at Sakura in surprise.

"Soul Society? Sakura… Are you sure?"

"Yes." Geez, I know what I'm doing.

"… Don't you think you should see Naruto before you go?"

"Nah, I bet he would stop me."

"But still-"

Sakura cut in, "And besides, the Shinigamis will arrive soon. I've to be ready."

Sai sighed. He gave up in convincing his teammate and so he ate his ramen while still contemplating about his comrade's situation. His kind of lost his appetite by now but he kept eating, knowing that it was Sakura's treat. They ate in silence. Sakura savored the taste, taking her time to finish the food. She knew that this might be the last ramen she would eat before she left for Soul Society.

Did the place serve tasty ramen like the Ichiraku's? She didn't think so. Once Sai and Sakura finished their meal, Sakura paid the bill and they headed out.

Sai decided to walk Sakura to the gates to see her off. Sakura played along with it, noting how Sai had been a good friend lately.

Sakura glanced at her watch. Less than half an hour left before the Shinigami would arrive. Sakura's heartbeat began to race. She was neither afraid nor hesitating, but she just wondered how her life would be like in Soul Society. She pushed those thoughts away when she realized that Sai and her had arrived at the gates.

"This is it… the Konohagakure gate… the last place I'm gonna be at before I go," Sakura spoke in a low voice. Sai turned to Sakura.

"Um…Sakura."

"Yes, Sai?"

"I read in a book that you should say good luck whenever your friend is departing or something like that… so, good luck and… Take care." He said and grinned hesitantly. Sakura hadn't expected that coming from him but she smiled at him. A genuine smile. She tried hiding her blush so she looked away.

"Thanks, Sai," she said and put a hand on his shoulder. "Say hi to Yamato-taichou for me when he gets back. He's still on a mission, right?"

Sai nodded. Sakura let go of her hand and they stared at each other for a while until someone interrupted them.

"Sakura-chan!"

Sakura sighed. It was Naruto. She didn't turn around and Naruto appeared in front of her so Sai was forced to step back. Naruto's face was holding a mixture of confused, worried, sad and angry look.

"Hey Naruto…," Sakura greeted casually.

"Sakura-chan, I heard about it. Please say it isn't so."

Sakura smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry Naruto but I really have to go. I'll miss you guys."

"But Sakura-chan... What if I'll never see you again?"

Sakura rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about? Surely I'll come back... Even if it's gonna takes years…"

Naruto didn't say anything. He stared at her in disbelief. "You really want this, Sakura-chan?"

Sakura nodded. Finally, Naruto surrendered. If he could, he would go with her to Soul Society. But he knew that it was impossible for him. He had other priorities in Konoha village. Sure he loved Sakura, but he couldn't go with her to stay by her side because of the one precious promise he had made to her.

Which was to bring Uchiha Sasuke back.

"I understand, Sakura-chan."

Suddenly, Tsunade and the six selected Shinobis appeared at the Konohagakure gate. Tsunade saw her subordinate and gestured her to come closer to the group.

"Sakura."

Sakura was about to join them when Naruto grabbed her wrist. Sakura widened her eyes in shock.

"Take care, Sakura-chan," he said and made a small smile. Sakura smiled back and nodded.

"Goodbye, Naruto, Sai."

Both of her teammates nodded as they watched Sakura's retreating back. Several moments later, sliding doors appeared out of nowhere. It opened to reveal two Shinigamis. One had a strawberry-blonde hair, a woman Sakura recognized as one of the Shinigamis that had come yesterday. The other one was a silver-haired boy and was shorter than the woman. He wore a white haori over his black Shinigami clothing and he had a green sash around his shoulder that held his sword behind him.

"We're here to escort the selected Shinobis to Soul Society as promised. So are they all?" Hitsugaya Toushiro asked referring to the seven ninjas standing before the Hokage.

"Yes, these people will be going with you." Tsunade said and then turned to them. "So good luck once again and have a safe journey."

All of them, including Sakura, nodded in determination. Tsunade turned to her apprentice. She observed Sakura's calm face before she placed a hand on the pink-haired kunoichi's shoulder.

"Sakura-chan!" All heads turned to Naruto immediately.

"While you're in Soul Society, I'll train hard and I'll definitely bring Sasuke back! I promise that. And when you come back, let's start our team over!" Naruto said aloud. He grinned and made a fist in front of his chest, indicating his great resolve. Sakura was touched by his words. She smiled.

"Thank you, Naruto."

Sai smiled at her and put a hand up to make a small wave. Sakura waved back.

"Let's go now," Toushiro said later. With that, the tenth division Captain, his lieutenant and the seven shinobis entered the sliding doors. Naruto, Sai and Tsunade stared at their retreating backs until the door completely disappeared.

X

One month later.

Seireitei, Soul Society.

It had been a month ever since Sakura left Konoha village and stayed in Soul Society. Upon her arrival, she had been admitted to the Spiritual Arts Academy, where she discovered about reiatsu and was taught more on how to control and make use of it. Sakura had always been great at chakra control. Hence, she didn't have much trouble in the area.

Sakura had memorized all the incantations, both hadou and bakudou, so quickly in such a small amount of time. Due to her perfect chakra control, she was able to activate the spells correctly and easily. Compared to the other six Shinobis, she progressed very well. She even scored excellent marks in tests, garnering positive attentions from everyone, including the teachers.

"As expected of you, Sakura-chan. You're intelligent. I once heard from Iruka that you're one of the brightest students back in the Ninja Academy," A fellow Chuunin comrade had told her once during class after they had been given their test papers back.

Although Sakura was good at incantations, she had to aim right. That was her weakness at the moment. She still had to improve her aiming. So, she trained everyday. And she loved it. It had been a while since she did that. There were no regrets in coming here.

Standing on the Shinigami Academy training field, in her academy's uniform which consisted of white kimono and red hakama, Sakura closed her eyes and extended her arms out.

She was standing a few metres away from large stone walls which had a small black spot on each one of them. That spot was her target, and she must hit it right.

Also a few metres away stood five Shinigamis from Gotei 13. Ukitake, Rukia, Renji, Toushiro and Rangiku came to see Sakura and observe her abilities.

"I heard that she did very well in the Academy," Rukia said.

Ukitake nodded. "Yes, she's the one people have been talking about."

"What is she a genius?" Renji questioned.

"Well, not quite. She came from the Shinobi world. That's one. And then she excels in her exams," Ukitake explained. The Shinigamis continued to watch Sakura who was still concentrating on her reiatsu.

"What's her name again?" Renji asked.

"Haruno Sakura," Ukitake answered.

Rangiku smiled. "Haruno Sakura, eh? That name really suits her."

Toushiro observed silently the pink-haired kunoichi with his arms crossed over his chest. Suddenly, Sakura opened her eyes and began to speak.

"Hadou no. four: byakurai!"

A bolt of lightning fired from Sakura's forefinger. Unfortunately, it didn't hit the target but instead it hit a few inches away from the black spot. Sakura closed her eyes again. "It's okay. Just stay calm and concentrate more." Sakura reassured herself.

"She missed." Renji stated.

"She might be intelligent, but I can tell that her combat skills need improvement," Toushiro said. Then, Shuuhei appeared before the Shinigamis with a paper in his hand.

"Ukitake-taichou, here's the report you wanted me to get," he said and handed the paper to Ukitake. The thirteenth Division Captain took it and began to read through.

"What's that?" Toushiro asked.

"It's Haruno Sakura's profile they got from the Hokage," Shuuhei answered.

"Who do you mean by 'they'?" Rukia asked.

"Just some Shinigamis who went to the Shinobi world a few days ago to get a copy of the seven ninjas' profiles." Ukitake answered as his eyes scanned through the paper.

Back at the training field, Sakura opened her eyes.

"This is it!"

"Hadou no. 4: byakurai!" she fired another bolt of lightning and this time, it went directly to the black spot and hit it. All eyes turned toward Sakura at once.

"Wow, she got it," Shuuhei said, amazed.

"Wow," Ukitake muttered but his eyes were on the paper.

"What is it, Ukitake-taichou?" Rukia asked. Ukitake then lifted his gaze and looked in the direction where Sakura was.

"According to her profile, she has a super inhuman strength, excellent healing abilities and she can also dispel illusions."

Sakura proceeded to the next stone wall and read an incantation. "Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hadou no. 31: shakkaho!" A red ball of energy flew and hit through the black spot. All eyes widened. Sakura had perfected her aiming.

"Shannaro! We did it!" Inner-Sakura exclaimed.

"The incantation was a pain though. How the hell am I going to finish saying it before my enemy attacks me?"

"Haruno-san!" Ukitake called. Sakura turned towards the Shinigami.

"Yes, sir!" Sakura replied and went towards where the Shinigamis were. She bowed before them, showing her respect to the Shinigamis whom she recognized as the seated officiers of Gotei 13.

"Well done, Haruno-san. I see you've improved your aiming," Ukitake said. He glanced at the rest of the Shinigamis beside him. "Oh, let us introduce ourselves first."

Sakura felt excited now that they seemed to have taken interest in her. After all, some of the Shinigamis standing in front of her now were Captains of the Gotei 13. She had learned so much during her time in Soul Society about this organization.

"I'm Ukitake Jushiro, Captain of the 13th division squad and this is Kuchiki Rukia… She's from my squad too." Ukitake said and pointed to Rukia. Rukia smiled and said, "Nice to meet you."

"I'm Hisagi Shuuhei, Lieutenant of the 9th Division squad," Shuuhei said. Sakura studied his features for a brief moment. At first glance, he looked like a punk. But the tone he used when he spoke came out very calm and composed. Not to mention he looked quite handsome as well.

"Abarai Renji, Lieutenant of the 6th Division… Nice to meet you," told the red-haired Shinigami. Sakura then turned to Toushiro and Rangiku.

"I'm Matsumoto Rangiku, Lieutenant of the 10th Division squad!" Rangiku said and waved at her happily. "And this is my captain, Hitsugaya Toushiro," she pointed at Toushiro.

"Aa." Toushiro said simply.

"Wow, all of them are Captains and Lieutenants," Sakura thought. "... and that silver-haired guy is a Captain?"

"He's cute, eh?" Sakura ignored her inner. Even though she did agree to her on that.

Suddenly, a Shinigami came and announced that several hollows had appeared in Karakura town in the human world. Yamamoto had told him to pass on the message that at least two Shinigamis were to help Kurosaki Ichigo in defeating the hollows. He also added that Sakura were to go with them.

"Eh, me?" Sakura asked, widening her eyes in shock. At the same time, she felt intrigued about this Human world. She had studied about it in the Academy and had been amazed to have discovered that there was a world where everyone was just normal human beings, but very different from the Shinobi world.

Ukitake turned to Sakura and said, "I believe he has given you your first mission. You should be happy because only certain people from the Academy are able to go on missions."

"Well, I want to go! Taichouuu, can I?" Rangiku requested, giving Toushiro her puppy-dog eyes.

"Matsumoto, you haven't even finished your work yet."

"Aww, please! I'll finish them when I get back. Ne ne, taichou?"

Sakura watched the two with an amused expression. The young Captain sighed as he finally allowed his Lieutenant to go. But his annoyed expression didn't change. He seemed to be very mature despite his age.

"R-Rangiku-san, in that case... I'll go as well," Shuuhei said.

Rangiku grinned. "Alright let's go!"

X

Karakura Town, Human world.

The three arrived in Karakura town with the help of the hell butterfly. Sakura observed her surroundings. Everything looked more advanced than Konoha village; the buildings, roads, gardens. In fact, this place was way more developed than any of the hidden villages in the Shinobi world. Sakura stopped her thoughts when they spotted hollows a few blocks down.

"Over there, let's go!" Shuuhei said and pointed ahead.

Sakura thought for a while. "If I defeated a hollow on my own… Let me lure one of them… or two of them to another place."

So Sakura concentrated chakra to her feet and went ahead of Shuuhei and Rangiku. The two Shinigamis were taken aback by Sakura's sudden disappearance.

"Haruno-san, wait!" Shuuhei called out but Sakura was already gone. Both the Lieutenants would have chased after her if it weren't for the hollows surrounding them.

"This is unusual. Hollows rarely come in large numbers," Rangiku stated. Both Lieutenants took out their Zanpakutou and began to fight.

Meanwhile, Sakura already had two hollows chasing after her. She stopped when they reached a large, empty field. She turned towards the hollows and read an incantation.

"Bakudou no. 4: hainawa!" One of the hollows' arms got entangled by an energy rope. It struggled. The other hollow charged at Sakura but she punched the ground with a large amount of chakra that created a massive crack. The hollow fell into them.

Sakura turned to the bounded hollow.

"Hadou no. 4: byakurai!" Sakura fired a bolt of lightning to the hollow but it dodged the attack. It then managed to break the energy rope. Sakura gasped. The hollow was now angry. It sent Sakura flying a few metres away, hitting tress in the process. Sakura groaned. She got up slowly and performed another incantation.

"Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws! Hadou no. 33: soukatsui!"

A blue spiritual energy burst and fired at the hollow. This time, it got the hollow by the arm and it collapsed onto the ground but wasn't dead yet. Sakura panted. She was about to heal her injuries when the other hollow came back up from the huge crater and grabbed her by surprise. It squeezed her body with its enormous hand until she choked. It eventually dropped her and she hit her head.

Sakura groaned in pain but before she could pass out, she managed to say weakly, "Bakudou no.1: sai!"

The hollow's arm got locked behind its back. It struggled." That should hold it in a while."

Sakura fell unconscious.

X

"Let's hurry! She might be in trouble!" Shuuhei said as he and Rangiku ran, trying to search for Sakura's reiatsu. They managed to defeat all of the hollows that had cornered them earlier.

"That was strange. Why did she go on her own?" Rangiku questioned. Shuuhei just shrugged. Then, a few more hollows appeared before them.

"This isn't good," Shuuhei sighed.

"We'll make this quick. We have to save Haruno-san," Rangiku said. They then fought again.

X

"Hey, wake up. Wake up."

Sakura opened her eyes slowly. However, the pain in her head didn't allow her to do so. So she closed her eyes again.

"I said wake up, Haruno Sakura!" The voice was stern. Sakura fought the pain in her head and slowly she healed herself. She opened her eyes because she was curious about whose voice that was calling her. When she finally stood on her feet, she was greeted by an unfamiliar surrounding. Cherry blossom petals were everywhere below her. But there were no trees at all. They sky was plain white. Not to mention the place was very bright too.

When she turned around, to her surprise, there was a young lady standing a few metres away, staring at her with her arms crossed over her chest. She had a short pink hair and piercing crimson eyes. She was wearing a white dress. She also had wings made up of cherry blossom petals.

Strange...

'Is that an angel? Oh no. Please don't tell me I'm dead!' Sakura thought. The lady in front of her almost laughed. She seemed to have read Sakura's mind.

"I'm not an angel, Haruno Sakura. I'm a part of you."

Sakura stood still in her place, confused.

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked. The young lady didn't answer that question. Instead, she asked another question.

"Haruno Sakura, what is your goal?"

At the mention of goal, Sakura instantly became serious. "I want to be stronger. I want to protect whoever I care for. I want to be acknowledged. But most importantly, I need power to achieve all these goals."

The young lady in front of her closed her eyes. "Your goals are pure. You have a great determination, Haruno Sakura."

There was silence for a while.

"Haruno Sakura, please believe in me. I am a part of you. I am your power. Together, we'll be strong. Just believe in me."

She looked Sakura in the eyes. They were serious and full of determination.

"I believe in you…"

The girl smiled. "Can you guess my name? The surroundings will help you."

Sakura thought for a while and looked around her.

'Everything here is bright… full of light... full of cherry blossoms…' Sakura then studied the lady's features. 'Those wings…'

"Wings of Light." Sakura muttered under her breath.

The young lady kept on staring at Sakura, waiting for the next words.

"Hikari no Tsubasa," Sakura said finally. She was very confident about it as well.

"I believe in you, Hikari no Tsubasa." Sakura said again. Hikari no Tsubasa held out her arms and came closer to Sakura. She put her arms loosely around Sakura's neck.

"Haruno Sakura, thank you. Together, we will achieve your goal. I, Hikari no Tsubasa, am your Zanpakutou."

Sakura closed her eyes and the scene around her brightened before everything faded.

X

"She's over there! I can feel her reiatsu!" Rangiku said pointing to a field hiding behind large trees.

"Let's go." Shuuhei said and they rushed towards the mentioned area. The two hollows were back onto their feet and were ready to attack Sakura when all of the sudden, she was engulfed in a light full of cherry blossom petals. The hollows were forced to stay back. The light then eventually faded, and fog could be seen surrounding the place where Sakura had been lying around.

Shuuhei and Rangiku arrived at the scene and something caught them by surprise. Two hollows were suddenly cut into half by a powerful Zanpakutou. The hollows cried in pain before turning into spirit particles.

Both Shuuhei and Rangiku tried to see through the thick fog to find out who had done that. Later, a figure appeared amidst the fog. Slowly, it came out the same time the fog was disappearing.

The person stopped moving. The Lieutenants' eyes widened in shock. There, stood in front of them, was a person in a Shinigami outfit holding a Zanpakutou. The Zanpakutou's blade was long, shiny and silver-coloured. The handle of the Zanpakutou was coloured in black and a series of cherry blossom petals were tied to its end. The Shinigami was actually...

"Haruno-san…" Rangiku muttered.

-End of Chapter 2-


Next Chapter: Shock! Promotion to Two Division Squads.

Please note:

Hikari no Tsubasa – Wings of Light.

A/N: I'm sorry for the late update. I was having my exams and now they're over. I'll try to update twice a week from now on. Reviews are appreciated.