And here's the next update…don't have anything to say besides I was out driving and I see a truck with the word 'Haineko' on it…it was very interesting.

The complete harem will be listed next chapter.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Normal talking: "Deity"

Thinking: Deity

Demonic talking: "Deity"

Demonic thinking: Deity


Matsumoto couldn't help but blush at the unworldly creature before her. No Hollow could emit such warmth and light. Her eyes shot over his being, from his muscles built for speed to each golden tip of his spiky hair. He was definitely not a human; his looks just couldn't be mortal.

The blond's lips twitched and raised an eyebrow at her very open staring with amusement in his enchanting blue eyes that she was sure were once a bloody red. She blushed as she realized her staring and looked away. Matsumoto wasn't a shy woman and she knew this, yet the way he looked at her caused embarrassment to instantly build up inside her.

"So, you're a shinigami?" his voice was calm and had a rusty edge to it.

She breathed in, reminding herself of her position. She couldn't let the demon seduce her…at least not right now. She felt like hitting herself at that thought. Bad Rangiku. She scolded in her head. Wanting to be seduced by a demon was like a soul just walking straight up to a hungry Hollow. It wasn't a good idea.

"Yes, I am." She said, holding back a squeak when she realized the doors behind her were closed and that silver haired man was gone.

He hummed and crossed his legs, his eyes analyzing her. "Funny. You're not what I'd pictured."

She blinked before she glared, causing his eyebrow to rise higher. "What are you implying Namikaze-sama?" she hissed.

He smirked at the mock in her voice. "Nothing my dear, nothing at all. I've met one shinigami before and he didn't look human. Always had that knife in his mouth he did."

She stared at him for a moment before it hit her. She'd heard of the legends. She'd heard of the being that could seal demons and ruled over the all souls: the Spirit King. No, that was impossible. The Spirit King wouldn't converse with demons it was illogical, dangerous. It had to be a somewhat 'normal' shinigami who appeared to konso the souls of the Elemental Nations when they all perished. Yes…that had to be it.

She jumped slightly when the demon stood, watching with wide eyes as the tails combined and formed to ten. His eyes never left her.

"It seems we have put off introductions. I'm Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto, the Hyakubi no Ookami. And you are?"

"Matsumoto Rangiku."

He nodded. "Now what, pray tell, are you doing here in the Spirit Nations, Matsumoto-san?"

"It was a mistake. I did not mean to interrupt your daily life."

"It's not interrupted at all, Matsumoto-san, I assure you. You're actually the most interesting thing that's happened since that dragon two hundred years ago. Seriously, did you know they still exist?" he asked, though rhetorical.

She nodded, not very surprised. Toushiro's Zanpakutō was a dragon and if there's a spirit of a dragon there had to be a living dragon some time in life.

"Fun creatures they are. Riding them is a thrill, take it from me. Try it some time." He said, gliding down the steps before his throne. "Now what was this mistake?"

"Must you know?"

"I'm the ruler of the Spirit Nations, my dear. It's my job to know. Be it dangerous or not I must be aware of it." His voice was serious with an edge as sharp as a sword.

"I don't know the details myself."

"Try your best, Matsumoto-san. What do you remember?"

"Nothing really happened. A creature showed up in the Gate, the Gate started to close, I ripped a hole in it, and here I am. I don't know how it happened. There, happy?" she crossed her arms, leveling a glare at him.

He blinked owlishly at her, not sure if he had really heard her snap or not, before grinned. "That's quite an interesting story you got there my dear. I'm compelled to call you a liar."

She opened her mouth to yell at him. She was no liar, avoid the subject and choose not to hear maybe, but she didn't lie. However, he held up his hand to keep her quiet and that's when she realized how close he was. He had stopped his decent towards her when they were only a few feet apart. She felt her cheeks heat up but pushed the feeling down.

"But I believe you. I can sniff out a lie very easily. You have not lied to me since you entered those doors so I do not see you as a threat. Relax my dear, you're a guest in my home."

"Will you stop calling me 'my dear'? Why do you do that anyway?"

He shrugged. "No reason not to. Kakashi is waiting outside. He'll guide you back to your room and have a meal prepared for you. As long as you are here you're not a prisoner but a guest."

"…are you really a demon?" she couldn't hold the question in any longer. It spilled from her lips before she could stop herself. Her fingers flexed, desperately wanting to strangle herself but she somehow figured it wouldn't work out in her favor.

The smile from his lips fell into the form of a frown, all friendliness disappearing and she tensed. "…I am what I am, my dear. Yes, I am a demon but not like those soul lusting fools who crave for nothing but power and sex. I'm more powerful than them and have no such urges. I am a deity-type, a protector and destroyer but a demon nonetheless."

She nodded, not finding her voice. So he really was a demon and there were more out there. That didn't spell well for Soul Society. They already had enough trouble with Hollows. They didn't need any more trouble with demons. She did notice the sadness in his voice. Remembering what she was told, that he didn't become a demon by choice, she almost felt bad for him.

"I have a question Namikaze-sama."

"Please, call me Naruto. I prefer it. I don't honorifics with my people or special guests." He smiled. "What would you like to know?"

"Two things, actually…where'd all your tails go?"

He chuckled. "I should've expected that. It's honestly hard to get around with a hundred tails flowing behind me. I suppress my power and therefore the number of tails is reduced. The more I release the more tails I gain. It's quite simple really. Next question?"

She nodded, finding herself understanding. "Why have you renamed the Elemental Nations the Spirit Nations? Does it have something to do with that silver haired soul? He said you all died…"

His smile fell again. "Ah, that Kakashi, letting things spew from his mouth again without thinking. Yes, we all died my dear. Most of the people couldn't move on and thus the Spirit Nations were formed and they appointed me as their leader, their King. Many of us are much happier than we were in life."

She couldn't say anything to that. Souls need to move on to the Soul Society or they would become Hollows…yet that Kakashi character had been dead for over a thousand years and he has yet to show any signs of the hole appearing. It's only right for people to move on. What could be keeping them here for so long? She knew that if the Soul Society ever caught whiff of this place they wouldn't hesitate to try and Konso all they could and she knew they would find out eventually.

"How'd they all die? Kakashi-san said you blame yourself."

He flinched a little before sighing. "It was my fault in a way. True, Madara did kill many of us but there were many Nations that weren't touched by his tyranny yet. When was still human I had a demon sealed inside of me, the strongest of its time: the Kyuubi no Kitsune."

Her eyes widened. She'd heard of the time when the Spirit King would seal demons into humans and the worst of the time: Kyuubi. They'd be beaten, scorned, and seen as demons themselves and many times killing them before they reached puberty. She'd heard the Spirit King dreaded sealing the Bijuu into babies and when they died he took the souls of them himself and placed them in a paradise where even Hollows of all levels can't reach.

"When I killed Madara I had all the demons sealed inside of myself to free them from his control. However, I didn't expect them to combine into their original entity: The Juubi. He knew he would never out of me so he decided to make me a Bijuu…the strongest to ever exist. He combined us together, making me the Juubi but he felt I didn't have enough power. He started to steal the life from all those around me but it still wasn't enough. He stole it from everyone in the Elemental Nations, everyone. By the time he was satisfied I was the Hyakubi and everyone was dead. He's but a voice in my head now…but the damage has already been done."

She felt pity well up in the pit of her stomach before she pushed it down. Pity was something he did not need or sympathy. "I'm sorry." She whispered.

"How do you feel now that you know the truth? Do you blame me?"

"I don't…I feel sorry for you and the innocents but I don't blame you. I blame the Juubi though. You're just another innocent that was affected by a demon." She murmured, not finding her voice very strong after hearing that story.

He blinked and smiled at her. "Haven't heard it put that way before…me being a victim." He said softly. "What about you? How did you die?"

She shivered, remembering the burning sensation on her skin. "I was alive during the Salem Witch Trials. I was one of the most sought after woman of the time, not that you can blame them." She said proudly, flaunting her oversized breasts and loving the blush she received. "However, since my personality was a little out there, considered unacceptable or a woman at that time, and a lot of women were jealous I was accused of being a witch. I was…burned at the stake after being tortured for a month. I had a horrible death. I changed my name to Matsumoto Rangiku to help forget about that past. I don't even remember my birth name anymore."

Naruto nodded. "I've heard of those times. Tragic really. I've met a few witches in my life and I have to tell you I'm fond of them. They're nothing like the wrinkled evil creatures people make them out to be. They're rather beautiful and refined." He smiled, drifting off into a memory and Rangiku finally noticed his youth. He didn't look a day over eighteen. She scolded herself for being so preoccupied to actually examine him more closely. He was so young when all this happened. Well, he was older than her right now but he was still young in looks.

"Dad!" two twin voices called out.

Matsumoto blinked and suddenly there were two identical boys clinging to Naruto. She couldn't help but admire their speed. From the looks of them they were around twelve, thirteen tops but she couldn't be too sure with just their looks, after all Naruto was thousands of years old and he merely looked like a teenager. They had spiky blond hair, styled shorter than Naruto's which went to his neck, and violet eyes with slit pupils like their father. They had gray wolf ears adorned atop of their heads and they each had five gray fox tails swaying behind them. They grinned up at him and she saw that they each adorned fangs as their canine teeth.

"What have I told you two about entering the throne room when I'm in a meeting?" he scolded, eyeing them.

The two pouted in unison. "Not to come in." they spoke together.

"That's right." He looked up at Matsumoto who was looking at them confused and he smiled. "Matsumoto-san, meet Nagato and Yahiko, my sons."

She smiled at them. "Hi, I'm-"

"Dad, who's this old hag?"

Naruto blinked, snorted, and held back his laughter. A vein in Matsumoto's forehead pulsed and she narrowed her eyes angrily at one twin, Yahiko. She smiled demonically and spoke through clenched teeth. "My name is Matsumoto Rangiku."

"Boys, that wasn't very nice." Naruto said with amusement laced in his voice. Matsumoto glared at him which he expertly ignored. "Apologize."

The two looked her. "Sorry." They said. Their voices and expressions were saying that they felt the opposite of their word.

"Nagato, Yahiko, Matsumoto-chan is our guest."

Matsumoto-chan? She thought with a blush. Since when was she a 'chan'?

"Where's your brother? He's supposed to be watching you." The blond demon asked, looking around.

Their grins widened. "We used the art of stealth-" Nagato began.

"-To escape his grasp and sight. We wanted-" Yahiko said.

"-To see you."

Matsumoto raised an eyebrow. They were finishing each other's sentences as if they had one mind. She nearly squealed but kept her cool. After all, she was in front of royalty. Of course, if this was in front of her Taichou she wouldn't hesitate to squeal. She'd even do it in front of the Soutaichou. However, these were demons and royalty so she kept her inner child detained.

"There you are!" a pissed voice called out.

Matsumoto turned and saw a seemingly sixteen year old boy stomping towards them with an inhuman grace, his right eyebrow twitching ever so slightly with suppressed rage. He stopped a few feet away and she had the chance to examine him. He had red hair, and not just red but it looked like he took a bath in blood kind of red, which reached his shoulder blades and was pulled into a low ponytail. His eyes were the amazing blue that Naruto had with slit pupils. He had red wolf ears and nine tails of the same color. He radiated power, much less than Naruto, but it was still nearly overwhelming.

"I turn by back on you annoying monkeys for one second and you vanish. And what next? I find you with dad while he's in a meeting." The redhead hissed.

"Kyuubi," Naruto said in a calm voice, trying to sooth his irate son.

"Kyuubi? But I thought he was…" Rangiku trailed off, not sure if he was 'dead' or not, but he surely was not out of Naruto as the Juubi was trapped inside him.

"Got a problem with my name, Lady?" Kyuubi growled.

"Calm down, Kyuubi. She's our guest." The King emphasized, turning to face his son. "It was an expected question, Kyuu."

The redhead huffed and crossed his arms. "I was their first child, I have red chakra, I have the same personality as his former demon prisoner, and thus I was dubbed 'Kyuubi'. Mortals and their pointless questions." He muttered. Matsumoto felt like she should be insulted but for some reason she couldn't find it in herself to be.

"Kyuubi and I got close during the war." Naruto said, shaking his head at his son's antics towards her. "That's probably another reason why the Juubi felt compelled to give me power. Kyuubi always wanted me to become a demon, whether it was to escape or another reason I'll never know now. However, I wanted something to remember him by and then this charming young pup was born and was so much like my former prisoner in power, looks, and personality. Kyuubi was the perfect name for him."

"Doesn't bother me." Kyuubi said with a fanged grin. "I like being named after such an admirable and powerful demon. I may be only half demon and a wolf, not a fox, but I'm equal to him in power. The tails prove it." to emphasize this he gave an exaggerated yet graceful wag of his tails.

She rolled her eyes and huffed, causing him to raise a crimson eyebrow. "Don't get ahead of yourself, brat. There's still someone who can seal you away if you get arrogant. He's my boss."

Kyuubi blinked before chuckling and raising his hands in surrender. "I understand. Don't mess with the fiery hag."

"Lady was bad enough but if one more person calls me an 'old hag' again, there will be blood." She hissed, slowly reaching for her sword. She really wanted to hurt Kyuubi, she really wanted to but she doubted it was a good idea with his powerful daddy watching.

Naruto grinned widely, showing off his sharp fangs and chuckled. "I like you Matsumoto-chan. Stay as long as you like."

She blushed at his word before shaking her head. "I can't stay. Despite how uncaring my Taichou acts I know he's really worried right now. Besides, I left my sake stash in his desk and if he finds it before I get back then I'll be in a lot of trouble."

Naruto laughed. "Sake, huh? Well, we'll work on getting you back but until then; Kakashi! Get Matsumoto-chan some sake!" he called out, a 'poof' sound being heard after signaling the silver haired man's departure.

"How much sake are we talking about?"

The King's smile widened. "More than you can ever drink."

"…I think I might just love you. Let's drink!" she cheered, jumping into the air – her breasts following her enthusiastically – at the thought of an endless supply of sake and no one berating her when she got drunk.

"But dad! You said-"

"-That you'd take us into town and-"

"-Help us buy birthday gifts for our mothers."

Matsumoto smiled at them, enthusiastic about shopping, before she remembered the last part. "Mothers?" she voiced, mostly to herself. When she realized she said it out loud she slapped a hand against her mouth.

"Yes, mothers." Kyuubi said uninterested as he picked some dirt out from under his nails. "As in plural."

"So, you're not born from the same mother?"

Yahiko shook his head. "Kyuubi's mother isn't ours. We have the same dad though."

"We have four mothers." Nagato said, holding up four clawed fingers. "Yahiko and my mother is Anko, Kyuubi's mother is Mei, Chrono and Yuki's mother is Hinata, and Ai's is Samui."

"In other words dad has a harem with girls he loves and two dweebs over there and I am half-brothers." Kyuubi said.

"Stop that!" Naruto blushed, glaring at his children. "And don't name-call your little brothers, Kyuu."

The nine tailed wolf shrugged. "Whatever."

"Chrono, Yuki, Ai?" Matsumoto asked confused about who those people are.

"Our half-siblings." Kyuubi interpreted.

"So, you have a harem?"

"Yes I do, though it's more of a large family than anything else. The children love their mothers and are happy…we're all happy." Naruto said with a blissful smile on his face.

Suddenly, Kakashi appeared in the room with an eye smile and armfuls of sake. "Yo!"

"Good job Kakashi!" Naruto applauded.

"Yes, good job Kakashi!" the twins shouted, reaching for the sake but were grabbed by the wolf ear by their father and pulled away.

"You're not having that."

"But we're way old enough to drink it by mortal laws."

"But you aren't mortal, you're demons and you're still far from passing the demon restriction."

"But Kyuubi and Chrono can!" Yahiko complained.

"They're old enough."

"It's not fair!" Nagato screamed, reaching for the sake. "Just one sip!"

"No." the King shook his head. "Kakashi, do me a favor and bring them to their mother."

Kakashi eye smiled again as he put the sake down. "Of course." He grabbed onto the collars of their shirts. "Bye!" he vanished in a puff of smoke.

"Care to join us Kyuubi?" Naruto asked, turning away from the sparkling Matsumoto who was eyeing the drinks as if they were gods.

Kyuubi shook his head. "I'd love to but mom has something to speak to me about. I might join you later." He said, looking at Matsumoto then back at his father, smirking, then spinning on his heel and walking away.

"How much can I have? All of it? Please say yes!"

"No."

"Eh?" she whined with a pout. "Why not?"

He grinned. "Because I'm having some."


Anko blinked as her two children appeared before her, were dropped by Kakashi who waved before disappearing. She looked at Samui, Yuki, Chrono, and Ai who were joining her for tea and sake with a confused expression which they shared, not offering her any insight on what just happened.

The twins flinched when they saw the room looking at them. Anko's eyes were narrowed, almost glaring while Samui stared at them with a blank look.

Chrono, a seemingly fourteen year old boy with purple-black hair, slit violet eyes, with black wolf ears and seven black tails, was staring at them with an almost impassive and bored look yet there was also amusement, as if knowing the beating they were going to get from their mother.

Yuki, a seemingly twelve year old girl with black hair, lavender eyes, with silver wolf ears and five silver tails stared at him with a confused look on her face, her head tilted to the side like a curious animal. Yet, she had a knowing smile on her face like her brother.

Ai, a girl of seemingly eight with blond hair, brown eyes and brown wolf ears with two tails was the only one who seemed completely lost at the moment. Her eyes were narrowed in confusion and her ears twitching every so often, trying to comprehend the situation.

"Hey mom!" the two said in unison, taking the other's hand for comfort as they knew what was go come..

"…why in Kami's name were you dropped off here by Kakashi of all people?" she asked with narrowed eyes.

"Well, we went to see dad and-" Yahiko began but he never got to finish as a kunai came speeding for his head. He dodged, hiding behind his equally quivering twin.

Their mother glared at them. "I've told you time and time again that you are not to disturb your father while he's in a meeting. It could've been important! When he's in the throne room you don't go in unless you're called or it's an emergency!"

"S-sorry," Nagato stuttered. "D-dad just promised to take us into town and-" now it was his turn to dodge a kunai.

"I don't care about your reasoning!"

"Clam yourself, Anko." Samui said, sipping some tea.

"Easier said than done!" she hissed. "Your child knows not to disturb Naruto when he's in there and she's younger than the twins!" she looked at Ai then at Chrono and Yuki. "Hinata's are the same."

Chrono snorted. "Not our fault your children are incompetent."

"Hey!"

"I wasn't blaming you personally, Chrono. Not that you're a good role model either." She narrowed her eyes at him.

He glared at her. "You're not exactly Mother of the Year either, Anko."

"How come you're nice to everyone but me?" she snapped.

He smiled at her. "Because you're fun to mess with, mom."

She mumbled something inaudible under her breath, crossing her arms and pouting while Chrono grinned in triumph and winning this round.

"You were saying?" Yuki said, gesturing for them to continue.

"Well, that woman, what was her name?" Yahiko looked at his twin.

"Matsumoto I believe." Nagato mused, tapping his chin in thought.

"Matsumoto wanted sake so father sent Kakashi to get it."

"We wanted it too so we tried to get some, after all, we're half human and have already passed the human age requirements."

"Dad, however, saw it differently and had Kakashi drop us off here." Nagato finished.

"So, was she pretty?" Anko asked with a sly smile.

The two grinned. "She's got the biggest bust I've ever seen, bigger than Tsunade-baa-chan's." they said in unison.

"What else besides bust?" Yuki asked, not liking the fact that her brothers brought that part up first.

"Is her hair long? What color? What's her eye color? Is she thin? What's she like? Who is she?" Ai bounced on her chair.

The twins looked at each other, grinned, then looked back at her.

"Yes-"

"-Strawberry blond-"

"-Stormy gray-"

"Yes,"

"Hyper and unique-"

The twins' smiles grew wider as they said the final answer together. "She's a shinigami."

Anko's mouth dropped open slightly while Samui just blinked before sighing, knowing that this'll lead to nothing but trouble.


Matsumoto grinned happily with a drunk flush as she skipped down the halls. That King really knew how to drink, he tied her in a drinking contest and she was Soul Society's best at holding her liquor. Finally she had some competition, one who wouldn't look down on her just because she was a woman. She loved it!

She stopped and looked around, realizing she had no idea where she was or how to get back to her room. She had left too quickly and without asking her way back. Kakashi wasn't around to lead her and there were no signs to direct her. She was completely lost. She pouted, her shoulders slumping. How did she always end up in these situations? She huffed at herself and turned a corner only to slam into something hard and fall backwards.

"Ow!" she groaned, looking up to see another woman on the ground, one around eighteen or so. She had beautiful long black hair and lavender pupil-less eyes. Her chest was smaller than hers but it was still impressive for the average woman. She was definitely a soul, a powerful one at that, due to the feeling she received. However, she didn't have a chain which made Matsumoto curious to no end. Only souls who went through Konso or passed on have no chain. Yet she obviously hasn't done either.

The woman looked up. "Ah! Sorry!" her voice was soft yet had a strong and beautiful sound to it. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine!" she smiled, jumping up. "A little fall like that's nothing."

The raven haired girl smiled as she stood up herself. "I'm glad. I'm Namikaze-Uzumaki Hinata."

"Ah, so you're one of the four mothers?"

Hinata blinked before smiling again. "You must be our guest. You gave Naruto-kun quite a scare there. You appeared in our bedroom out of nowhere in the middle of the night. You startled him awake while the rest of us awoke to his startled cry." She giggled at the memory.

Matsumoto's flush increased. "S-sorry about that, it was an accident that led to that event."

She shook her head. "No need to apologize. Are you lost? You're headed towards the spa."

"…the spa?"

"Yes."

"Where exactly is the spa?"

Hinata giggled again before pointing behind her. "At the end of the hallway, it is the door at the end. You can't miss it."

She squealed. "Spa here I come!" she raced down the hallway.


"What?" Kyuubi asked with wide eyes, staring at his mother, Mei, in a shocked state.

"You heard me." She beamed, bouncing on the balls of her heels. "Isn't it wonderful?"

"Yes, I'm just…surprised. I didn't expect this from anyone for a while. It's very hard for this to happen to a soul after all." He said, shaking his head and blinking away the surprise. He couldn't shake the feeling of 'wow' though.

"What do you think Naruto-kun will do when he hears about this?"

"Dad? He'll be shocked and smile at the same time. His brain will fight between the two and he'll end up doing both."

"Hey, be nicer to your father. He helped make you."

Kyuubi shrugged. "He doesn't mind."

"Of course he doesn't. Your father's too nice to you sometimes."

Kyuubi shrugged again before smiling at her. "Do you want me to go with you?"

She grinned at her son and taking hold of his hand, dragging him towards the door. "I wouldn't have it any other way."


Toushiro sighed as he stared down at the paperwork piling up on his desk. He was used to the extra work, after all, Matsumoto never did hers without him tying her up and holding her sake bottles as ransom and after a torturous amount of whining. He constantly found himself missing that hyper Fukitaichou of his. His worry, however, was a different story. He was very vexed about her disappearance. Mayuri had been punished in ways he will not say lest he flinch but punishment still didn't bring her back.

Normally, a search for a missing shinigami wasn't as widespread and lasting as this one. However, her disappearance was inside the Gate. Sure, people have died in it but she tore a hole through it and left alive and they can't find her anywhere. That only added onto his worry. It was like she vanished into thin air. They couldn't find her signature anywhere and that experimental Hollow that they recaptured, though in pieces, still couldn't tell them anything about her strange vanishing.

Kuchiki Rukia had taken her place in Karakura town for the time being. She was a capable shinigami but she lacked the much needed experience that Matsumoto had. He hoped that she had what it took to take out that Hollow as the one that it previously killed was at her skill level. He sighed again and pinched the bridge of his nose. Things weren't looking good.

The door to his office opened and in stepped Ukitake. "Hi, Hitsugaya-Taichou!" he smiled, reaching into his sleeve. "I brought sweets."

"N-no, that's okay, I've already had some today." He lied through his teeth, but Ukitake pouted anyway, buying the act.

"Too bad, I was sure you'd enjoy what I got you today."

"No, it's fine. Anyway, why are you here Ukitake-Taichou?" Toushiro inquired, lacing his fingers together. "I doubt you'd make the journey to my office just to offer me candy."

Ukitake nodded, all playfulness suddenly gone. "Correct. We've lost contact with Kuchiki Rukia an hour ago."

Toushiro stared at his fellow white haired captain before sighing yet again. "Is she dead?"

"No." he said, gaining the smaller Captain's attention. "She's very much alive but her signature has lessened and another signature, much larger than hers ever was, appeared near her when he lost contact."

Toushiro's eyes narrowed. "Did she do what I think she did?"

He shrugged. "It's currently unknown though we do have our suspicions. It's being investigated as we speak."

"…and Matsumoto?"

"No leads so far."

Hitsugaya huffed. "I doubt Mayuri is doing anything anyways."

"Oh on the contrary, he's working very hard. Not only is the Soutaichou breathing down his neck about this but he's finding himself curious about what happened to her and where she disappeared to. I haven't seen him this motivated in a long time."

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

"It's both."

Toushiro shook his head and leaned back in his chair, tapping his finger on his desk in irritation. "Nothing about this makes sense."

"I didn't say I did. No one has ever done what she did in the Gate before so we have nothing to go on. We'll find her Hitsugaya-Taichou, but it'll take time."

"I trust you're right then as you've never steered me wrong before. Don't make my trust waver, Ukitake-Taichou."

Ukitake smiled. "Never."


Hinata walked into the throne room and saw Naruto staring at a glass of sake, swirling it around in his hand as he slouched on his throne. His eyes were half lidded and glazed over showing he was deep in thought. She smiled and went up to him, sitting on one of the four smaller thrones surrounding his large one, two on each side. She placed a hand on his free one and he looked up at her and smiled.

"Hinata-chan." he said lovingly, leaning in and giving his wife a kiss.

"Hello Naruto-kun. I just ran into our guest in the hallway."

He raised an amused eyebrow. "You did? What did you think of her?"

She giggled. "She's hyper I have to give her that. She's very outgoing and unique…though she did have the feeling of death surrounding her…like us."

"She's a shinigami."

Hinata's eyes widened. "A shinigami? She certainly doesn't look like that one that visits you from time to time."

"He's her boss, the big daddy shinigami. They're his subordinates." He said, leaning back with a thoughtful look. "Perhaps he could return her the next time he visits. I would rather not send one of my people out and risk them being taken."

"When will he visit again though?" she questioned. "His timing is never the same. It's always when he's bored. One time there was a hundred year gap before he visited again."

Naruto sighed, nodding knowingly. That guy always did have a habit of turning up randomly and in the worst of times. "Yeah, but I have to do something. She can't stay here."

"Why not?"

Naruto blinked, opening his mouth but closing it again. "What do you mean?" he finally asked after a few minutes of gathering his words.

"Why can't she stay? There's no reason to leave, is there?"

"She's a shinigami, Hinata-chan. She's a danger to our people. She could try to have them pass on and I can't have that as no one wants to pass on. She wants to go home and I have no reason to deny her that."

"She knows about us. She could tell. She will tell."

His eye hardened, snarling at the air, his teeth sharpening themselves to a point in his anger. "Then let them come. They won't touch anyone and get away with it. If they even suggest it then there'll be a bloodbath like none other recorded in history."

She smiled and squeezed his hand. "That woman...I told you what I thought about her but what do you think about her?"

"Me?" he asked and she nodded. He smiled. "I find her…quite intriguing."

"Naruto." A bell-like voice rang out.

The King turned and saw Kyuubi holding his smiling mother's hand and her smiling at him. "Yes my love? Did something good happen?"

Her smile widened. "Yes, Naruto-kun, something very wonderful is happening."

"What is it?" he asked.

Hinata, however, saw it instantly and squealed. "Is it true?" she asked happily and Mei nodded. She jumped up from her throne and enveloped the woman in a hug. "How wonderful!"

"Okay, what's so wonderful that everyone but me has noticed?"

"Naruto," Mei began, her smile practically beaming. "I'm pregnant."

His eyes widened as a large smile slowly spread across his lips.


Rage: There you go! The family is introduced and Rukia has kinda made her first appearance…not really but she's mentioned and I'm gonna stop talking before I make a complete fool of myself. Review if you liked it! No flames allowed!