CHAPTER 3

The Kyuubi grinned at him. It was so much fun to talk to this being named Mugetsu. Kyuubi knew that the man was maybe stronger than him but he didn't really man was maybe the solution to his problems. He noticed that his bearer was a bit fearful but also took pleasure in the faces that his two team members made. Ichigo was still staring at him and so he finally answered:

"I have a solution to your problems." Kyuubi said and Ichigo stared at him interested. "When we nine Bijuu are gathered, we are able to rip a dimensional portal to other worlds with our power. You would need to gather the bearers of all of us and would be able to go home when we legalize our power." Ichigo nodded, clearly also known that the Kyuubi had a plan on his own but he didn't really care at the moment. Naruto should learn to cooperate with him like he did with Shiro. He had only learned at the end that Shiro was not a inner hollow but he himself. He was everything that Ichigo didn't want to be but had. There were times when he wanted to kill someone or just have fun in battles but he had never admitted it because he had been scared.

"Kyuubi how will I be able to find the other eight Bijuu? Ichigo asked already knowing that he wouldn't have success on his own. The Kyuubi's smile widened and he said:

"One is already near this village and the others are scattered around the world. I will tell you when you are near one but you need to figure out yourself where and who they are." Ichigo nodded, understanding that they Kyuubi wanted to have his fun and wouldn't tell. He was like Shiro but Shiro had been worse. He had never told Ichigo the information he needed and even stayed quiet until the last second.

"Alright Kyuubi, I don't believe that I will find any other solution anyway. What are the chances that I will find them in under a year?" Ichigo asked hoping that he had a high chance to do that.

"Unlikely, the hosts try to hit themselves from any contact and the villages where they live don't like to give them away. They are usable weapons after all." Ichigo nodded but was already concentrating onto something else. They had been surrounded by almost every shinobi inside the village, all having raised their guard.

"Were you the one that has opened the seal of the Kyuubi and let him out?" Ask one of the guards looking at him hatefully.

"What do you mean let out? He is still sealed inside Naruto." Ichigo said a bit confused. He looked at the Kyuubi who grinned and said:

"They think that the seal was undone because the can see me now. They are not able to manifest anything other than themselves and even those are just doppelgangers." Ichigo nodded understanding what the trouble was when one of them yelled out:

"Don't think that you can lead us astray. We can see him standing right before us. That is the Kyuubi, I would never forget its face. Guys" he looked behind him where the others stood. "Attack!"

Ichigo sighed and looked at Kyuubi. "I will let your image disappear. It will probably shock them enough to stop the attack!" The Kyuubi nodded and Ichigo touched him. He disappeared into smoke and it really shocked them so much that they stopped in their tracks. Ichigo pulled Naruto's t-shirt up, knowing that there was the seal after having seen him train with Jiraiya so they could see the seal.

"I have never broken the seal! Look here, it is still there where it should be. I couldn't break it even if I wanted to." Ichigo said looking rather annoyed that they had attacked him.

"What did you do then?" One of them ask, still rather suspicious.

"I materialized his soul outside of Naruto, using Naruto's and my powers. He is still connected to Naruto and under the influence of the seal, like you should have seen from his size if you had payed any attention." Ichigo said making a huffing sound. The people around them got annoyed and were about to attack when they heard a loud shout. They turned around and noticed that the hokage stood before them. In less than a second they were all sitting with one leg on the ground.

"What happened that you came here hokage?" They almost asked together.

"I wanted to see what caused the ruckus and it seemed that I was right about who had caused it." He said while already thinking about how he should explain it. Maybe he should really consider given the hokage post to someone else. He was too old for this! Ichigo looked at him and nodded to him as if he said that he was accepting him here. Ichigo walked toward him after seemingly having come to some kind of conclusion and said:

"The Kyuubi has told me a way for me to get back home." He said coming straight to the point. "I need the nine Bjiuus. He told me that when they are together they are able to rip open a portal that can lead me home." Sarutobi looked surprised at him. He was suspicious. Why should the fox help Mugetsu return home?

"He could be lying." He said stating his worry. Ichigo nodded and added:

"Yes he could but it probably wouldn't bring him anything. It seemed that my powers are interfering with his plans and are strengthening the seals on Naruto's body. It wouldn't bring him anything if he lied. He needs to get rid of me after all and to be real I trust him. He isn't such a bad monster like you all think." Now he really was surprised and staring at Ichigo like he was some kind of moron. Ichigo took a deep breath and said:

"Will you help me with search for them?" Ichigo asked a bit hopefully. He liked this old man so he hoped that he would agree to help.

Sarutonbi sighed and nodded. "I will help you Mugetsu, but on one condition, you will have to help all of the younger shinobis to become stronger. That means that you need to train not only Naruto." Ichigo looked behind him at two others beside Naruto. He took a deep breath and nodded defeated. He really hadn't planned to train them and he really didn't want to, but what choice did he have? He wanted help to and this was a fair deal.

"I will help the teacher train them but I will say I don't think that they can really learn most of the think that I could teach them." Sarutobi nodded, happy that at least a few thinks were working right. He was about to return to his office when one of the shinobis asked:

"Who is this man Hokage-sama? You seemed to know him. Who or what is he if I am allowed to ask?"

Sarutobi sighed and looked at Ichigo. He really shouldn't tell them what he really is. It would be chaotic and panic would break out among the villagers.

"I am a sword spirit!" Ichigo said noticing the dilemma he was in. "I am stronger than any of you and I doubt, no I know that not one of you would be able to wield me. The pressure you suddenly felt the other day came from me, and that was only half of my power. It could be dangerous for me to stay too long in this world, because of that I have asked of your hokage's assistants to help me return to my own world." They looked surprised and with awe at him after the hokage had nodded as an affirmation. One of them still looked suspicious so Ichigo materialized his sword body. He looked at it confused when he noticed that something had changed. The blade seemed to have changed a bit. He didn't know what but something had changed. There was something different and he felt the change in his body also. He began to worry. The hokage seemed to have noticed his panic and came up to him.

"Is something wrong Mugetsu?" He asked and Ichigo finally snapped out of it.

"Something is changing inside of me. I don't think that it is a good change. We need to see Komura, maybe he knows what is wrong." Sarutobi's eyes widened and without saying another world they turned around and went to Komura. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke followed, curious about what was happening. Ichigo didn't care at the moment. He really hated it when something happened and he didn't know what it was.

When they arrived at Komura's house he noticed Ichigo right away and almost jumped toward him. He was about to ask thousands of questions again when Ichigo held his mouth shut and said:

"Komura, I need you to look at me again. Something is changing and I want to know what!" Monura nodded and Ichigo changed into his sword form not caring who saw it at the moment. Komura looked at his sword form ones they had gone into the house and almost gasped. The kids had seen how he changed into the sword and where surprised expect for Naruto who had already seen it. Komura couldn't believe his eyes. It looked like the blade had become sharper and stronger than ever and even his beauty had increased. Ichigo changed back when he noticed that Komura was finished and waited for an answer. Komura noticed that Ichigo was waiting for him to speak and said:

"You could say that you body is evolving. I have never seen this but it almost looked like you have been sharpened and your material that you were created with had changed. I would say that you are getting stronger!"

Ichigo just looked at him as if he was insane. What would happen if he was still getting stronger? It was normally impossible to get stronger after this state but it seemed like he had broken another natural law again. What had he done wrong to deserve that? He looked at the children behind him and sighed. He needed to get home and that quick.

"I will still fulfill our promise old man." He said not caring to call him hokage. He looked toward the children and said "We will meet tomorrow at ten o'clock. Bring everyone that should be attending the lesson. You need to ask the old man who kids it will be and tell them all when we meet. I am not a very patient person." They nodded and Ichigo took another deep breath. Sarutobi told them which teams should be attending and that they would also have a mission soon. Ichigo had gone outside and was lying on Komura's roof. It was quiet comfortable and so Ichigo started to fall asleep. His body had gotten tired while dealing with the sudden changes. It was already late anyway and so he didn't see the problem of going to sleep now. It wasn't like anything would attack him here.

When he heard a very quiet and muffled scream, his eyes fluttered open and he was in an alert position right away. He looked around trying to pinpoint the location the scream had come from and shunpoed there. When he arrived in the street he noticed the blood that was covering the whole ground. He noticed three men surrounding a heavy bleeding woman. He went up to them but they didn't even notice their presence.

"Why did you attack her?" Ichigo ask and they answered without noticing that this man behind them seemed to have pure red eyes.

"Why? We were ordered to kidnap her child but she just wouldn't tell us were her child was." Ichigo was very confused. What did these people want with her child?

"Why does your leader want that child?" He asked finding it funny how they answered a stranger so willingly.

"The child seemed to have some special abilities that he wants to use for his own purposes." Ichigo nodded in understanding and walked past them. They looked shocked at him as if they hadn't noticed him even asking questions. Some subordinates really were dumber than it was allowed to be. Ichigo crouched down before the woman and took her into his arms. He stood up again and before the three men could react he had disappeared. He hadn't really disappeared but he had moved so fast that it had looked like he had vanished and reappeared somewhere else.

"Are you alright?" He asked the woman not even noticing that he was giving her a small portion of his power and her body was starting to heal. She looked down at herself and nodded. He nodded and was about to walk away when she said:

"Would you do me a favor?" She asked, looking like she was near tears. Ichigo nodded and asked:

"What do you want me to do?" She looked at him hopefully and said:

"I wish for you to take care of my daughter till the danger is over." She said and Ichigo really hated his luck. It seemed that eh duck his own grave again. How many times had it been now?


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