Naruto's Second Life Redo: Chapter 2

New Beginnings

When Naruto first arrived into the Soul Society he found himself in what looked to be a district of some kind. He saw other people staring at him as he walked through the district to explore the Soul Society. While walking around he noticed that the district that he was in was peaceful and he wondered if all of Soul Society was this peaceful. Naruto walked up to a man that he heard was the elder of this district and he said, "Excuse me sir but could you tell me a little about where I am?" The man looked at Naruto and he said, "Well young man my name is Ryusei and I am the elder of this district. To answer your question you are in Rukongai and it consists of 360 districts. While some districts are peaceful like this one there are others that are crime infested and violent where people have to fight tooth and nail to survive each and every day. "

Naruto looked at the elder named Ryusei in shock at what he just learned. He thought back to the woman that sent him to Soul Society and he wondered why the Soul Society would let these people in the violent crime infested districts fend for themselves. Naruto thought back on his life and he remembered what he had to go through just to survive when he was in Konoha. He had the worst years of his childhood inside of that village. He was sold overpriced food, his apartment was old and on the verge of collapsing, and the villagers would attack him each and every day. Thinking back on those days made Naruto angry that there are people who could help these people of Runongai but they refused to do so for some reason.

Then Naruto said, "My name is Naruto and I just arrived here in Soul Society. Thank you for telling me where I am but I must be going now. I want to explore the Rukongai and learn all I can about the Soul Society. If the Soul Reapers won't help the people of Rukongai then I will just have to do it myself and no one is going to stop me." Ryusei tried to tell Naruto that he would die if he tried to help everyone but Naruto just said that it was a risk that he would have to take. As Ryusei saw Naruto's retreating form he saw a young man that would change the Soul Society for the better.

Naruto's mindscape

Inside Naruto's mind the sewer still remained and the Cage that held the Kyuubi was still intact and there was a man smiling after he heard that Naruto wanted to help the people of Rukongai. Then the man said, "Well it seems that he has finally found a new purpose in the afterlife and I will help him because we are one and we will become strong together and defeat anyone or anything that stands in our way."

The mindscape started to change into a peaceful Konoha where the moon shined brightly as the light illuminated the village as the mysterious man in Naruto's mind jumped on top of the Hokage's monument and sat on the 3rd Hokage's head. As he looked down below he saw the Kyuubi's cage and that the fox was sleeping and he noticed a tenth tail start to grow on the fox meaning that it was getting stronger and stronger with each passing day.

He just hoped that Naruto was strong enough to face his greatest fear and the past that he wished that he could forget. Could Naruto face the Kyuubi, the cause for all of his pain and suffering or would he be consumed by the hatred that the fox possessed. He looked at the moon and he just kept staring waiting for the right moment to reveal himself to Naruto. The Kyuubi felt that another tail was growing and it wanted nothing more than to be free again. The Kyuubi would become the Juubi once the tenth and final tail was formed and it would fight for its freedom.

100 years later

Naruto was now walking through the Rukongai again during his 100 year journey. While exploring Rukongai Naruto saw all of the districts and how they were structured as well. He learned so much on his journey and he also remembered the Taijutsu style that he tried to create when he was alive. This style combined speed and precision of the gentle fist of the Hyuuga clan with the strength and power of the strong fist style used by Rock Lee. By combining these two styles's Naruto created a fighting style known as the Ryuken.

Naruto also wanted to incorporate using nature chakra in his fighting style but since he could no longer use chakra then that was a lost cause. Naruto talked with Jiraiya about this when he was alive and he was going to be trained to use nature chakra but that never happened since he died. Naruto said that if the Soul Reaper's use spiritual energy instead of chakra then maybe he could use that energy to increase his strength, speed, and durability. Naruto learned that by meditating that he could call upon his spiritual pressure but he kept under control.

Since he first came to the Soul Society Naruto's spiritual pressure was low but it started to increase over the 100 year period. Naruto also learned to maintain his control by using the chakra control exercises that he thought were useless when he was alive. Naruto laughed at the thought that since he was dead that he started to really taking being a ninja seriously. Then he started to frown because he realized wanting to be Hokage just to be acknowledged was stupid and childish. He realized that he could have been a force to be reckoned with if he never wore that mask.

Naruto's happy go lucky persona was nothing but a mask to hide his pain from everyone and it worked but it cost him his life. He decided that since he had a new start in the afterlife then he would never where a mask again. Naruto was walking towards the Soul Society because he was finally ready to become a Soul Reaper. Then Naruto saw Jidanbou, the gate guardian of the gate that leads into Soul Society. Naruto met Jidanbou before and he admired the man for taking his job seriously and protecting not only the gate but the 1st district as well. Naruto walked up to the giant and said, "Hey big guy I want to enter the Soul Society if that wouldn't be any trouble." Jidanbou looked down and said, "I'm sorry Naruto but I can't and won't let you enter the Soul Society because you are not a Soul Reaper."

Naruto smiled and he let some of his control slip and his spiritual pressure started to be unleashed. Naruto stopped it from reaching any higher because he wanted that to be a secret. If it was one thing that Naruto; learned when he was alive it was that deception was one of the strongest tools used by the ninja. The less people knew about you the more unpredictable you could be. People would think that you are weak and when they least expect it he would strike. Then all of a sudden a voice said, "Jidanbou! Open the gate we sense a soul that has potential to be a Soul Reaper.

Jidanbou opened the gate and Naruto saw a girl with an annoyed look on her face with a black haori on. She had blonde hair and she looked just as tall as Naruto and that was about 6'1. She saw that the spiritual pressure was coming from the man in front of her and he smiled once he saw her. Then she said, "Well what are you standing around with that stupid smile on your face for. Get in here or else." Naruto walked in without saying a word and he learned that the girls name was Hiyori and she reminded him of Tsunade.

Once inside Naruto was introduced to General Yamamoto and he talked with Naruto about becoming a Soul Reaper. Naruto smiled and said that he wanted to join the academy and become a soul reaper. Yamamoto gave Naruto everything that he needed to enter the academy and Naruto was escorted there by Hiyori. Naruto smiled as he realized that this was the moment that he has been waiting for. He would start getting stronger to become a Soul Reaper tomorrow and he would also be able to try and make new friends along the way. Naruto must be prepared for anything that stands in his way of becoming one of the strongest Soul Reapers.