From Two Different Dimensions
Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto whereas Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo.
Chapter 7: Meeting new friends.
Problems about hollows invading Shinobi world had yet to be solved. Such circumstance happened in the human world too and these events happened all of a sudden. Something must be wrong in Hueco Mondo, the place where the hollows come from. So the 12th Division of Gotei 13 was still doing researches and finding solutions.
"Got anything yet?" Nemu asked one of the researchers. Sounds of typing keyboards and mumbles filled the research room. "Not yet. Not even a single clue was found. Everybody is still working on it." The person told. Nemu nodded. She exited the room to report to Mayuri about it.
Meanwhile, few Shinigamis were assigned to go to the human world to view the situation. Toushiro, Rangiku, Sakura, Rukia and Renji were told that it is best to discuss the current matter with Urahara Kisuke. They all agreed and set off to the human world.
"So, who's Urahara Kisuke?" Sakura asked as the whole team arrived in Karakura town. "An owner of the Urahara shop," Renji said. Sakura raised an eyebrow and Rukia rolled her eyes "Renji, be more specific!" Rukia said and turned to Sakura. "He's a former Captain of the 12th Division," Rukia said. Sakura nodded in understanding. "We should get a gigai," Toushiro told them. Before Sakura could ask, he told her, "It's a faux body. We should use it so normal people can see us. Since you're not a soul, you can just stay in your current body."
Now, Sakura had learnt many things.
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"So why did you call us, Urahara-san?" Ichigo asked as he was about to sit on the floor of the Urahara shop. Uryuu, Chad and Orihime did the same. They, including Kisuke, sat around the brown circular table. "We'll just wait for 'them' to come," Kisuke said. Everyone raised their eyebrows. "Who's 'them'? Uryuu asked. The question was left unanswered as Ururu rushed inside the room. "They're coming! The Shinigamis!" she said.
Later, the main door opened to reveal Toushiro, Rangiku, Sakura, Rukia and Renji. Ichigo stood up at once. "Rukia! Renji! Rangiku-san…Toushiro!" A vein popped in Toushiro's head. "It's Hitsugaya-taichou!" Ichigo ignored that and turned to Sakura. "Who is she?" he asked. Sakura immediately recognized Ichigo as one of the Shinigamis who came to Konoha village during the first hollow attack. "She's Haruno Sakura, one of the ninjas from Shinobi world," Rangiku told everyone.
All eyes widened. "Don't you think it's a bit to early for her to be a Shinigami?" Uryuu asked. "Sakura-san had gained her Shinigami powers. That is why she became a Shinigami earlier than the rest of the ninjas who came to Soul Society," Rukia explained. Everyone listened in amazement. Later, Yoruichi came into the room. "Yes, I've heard about her. Soi Fon told me everything." She came towards Sakura and shook hands with her.
"I'm Shihouin Yoruichi, former commander of the Shinigami special forces," Yoruichi introduced herself. "Nice to meet you," she added. In return, Sakura nodded. Kisuke removed his hat. "I'm Urahara Kisuke." "I'm Inoue Orihime," Orihime introduced herself with a wide smile. "Kurosaki Ichigo." Ichigo said. "I'm Sado Yasutora," told Chad. "Ishida Uryuu, I'm a Quincy."
After hearing Uryuu's voice, Sakura wondered, "His voice sounds very familiar."
"NEE-SAN!!" A little lion doll shouted that came out of nowhere. Everyone startled. Kon was about to hug Rukia but he was kicked to the ground. Kon winced. "Nee-san, I missed you!" he said while crying Anime tears. Rukia just smirked. Kon got up to his feet and when he turned to Sakura… "Oh! Another cutie!" he flew towards Sakura and hugged her, pressing his face to her small breasts. Sakura was horrified.
"Kyaaa!! A perverted talking doll!" With her super inhuman strength, Sakura punched Kon until he hit the wall far away…very hard, that a loud 'thud' can be heard. Kon passed out. Everyone chuckled. "Don't worry, he's only an artificial soul," Rangiku reassured her. Sakura would find out about that later because now, she was still shocked about Kon.
"Alright everyone, let's start our meeting now," Kisuke announced. Everyone sat around the circular table. Their positions were as follow:
Kisuke, Yoruichi, Chad, Uryuu, Rukia, Ichigo, Renji, Rangiku, Toushiro, Sakura and Orihime.
Kisuke began, "Now, we know that hollows have been frequently came to both human world and Shinobi world," Sakura frowned at the mention of Shinobi world. Kisuke continued, "We need to know what's causing them to come in large numbers. And about Shinobi world… they shouldn't even have the ability to go there, because Shinobi world is a dimension which is very different than here."
Everyone was deep in their own thoughts. "Maybe something's wrong in Hueco Mondo," Uryuu said. "Yes, we were thinking about that too. Right now, the 12th Division is doing their research," Renji told him. Uryuu pushed the middle of his glasses a bit farther up with his index finger and 'hn'ed.
"Hm, let us know if something important comes up," Yoruichi said. "Sure, we will inform you on everything that matters the situation," Toushiro told her. Kisuke stood up. "I guess that is all." Then, he left the room. Yoruichi followed. Everyone began to talk about random things. Orihime and Sakura talked to each other. "Haruno-san, I like your hair. It's so bright," Orihime said. Sakura ruffled her hair a bit. "Thank you. Yours is beautiful too… oh and please just call me by my first name." Orihime nodded. "Alright, Sakura-san. Oh since you're new to this place, why don't I show you a park where we can get to know each other very well," Orihime grinned. "Sure, let's go!" Sakura said. Both girls stood up and headed towards the door.
"Where are you going, Inoue?" Ichigo asked. "Oh, we're going to a park!" Orihime answered. "I'll come with you! Wait up, Inoue, Sakura!" Rangiku said and joined them. Rukia made a suggestion, "Why not all of us go as well? The park's much better than here anyway." Everyone agreed. "Hey we should get a gigai first," Renji said.
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Sakura was grateful that she had worn a white T-shirt and her black ninja shorts underneath her Shinigami outfit, or else, she would have to wear the Shinigami outfit while everyone else was in gigai. She was getting bored to wearing the same outfit everyday. She had her ninja high-heel boots too, much to her relief because with them, her legs won't be exposed too much since she only wore the black shorts. She also had her gloves.
The gang was walking along the streets of Karakura town, in search of the mentioned park. Sakura could have sworn many men were staring at Rangiku and herself. Rangiku wasn't bothered at all but Sakura kept bending her head down as if she just got humiliated. Toushiro, who was walking beside her, had shot few glances at her and she noticed this.
Later, they arrived at a large park. There was a track field not far away. "Hey, anybody want to race at the track?" Renji asked. The rest turned to him and they nodded. "I think I'll just watch," Uryuu said and went to the nearest bench. "There are only four lanes. How about we race in pairs?" Sakura made a suggestion. "You mean like the first person runs half of the track and then the other will take the other half?" Ichigo asked. Sakura nodded. "Relay race!" "The pair who won will be treated to a special restaurant," Rangiku offered. Everyone agreed with a chuckle.
"Okay, choose your partner," Rukia said. Rangiku glomped Toushiro. "Taichou, I'm with you!" Rangiku exclaimed. Toushiro sighed. "Um, Kuchiki-san, can I be your partner?" Orihime asked. "Sure, Inoue," Rukia agreed. "Chad, let's go," Ichigo and Chad went ahead to the track field. Sakura looked at Renji. "So that means I'm your partner," she said. "Yeah, come on let's go," Renji said. Everyone got into their position. Ichigo took the first lane, Rukia the second, Renji the third and Rangiku took the fourth. "Remember, let's just do it normally," Rukia said. The rest just shrugged but agreed to it.
Uryuu decided that he would be the judge. "On your mark… Get set… Go." Ichigo, Rukia, Renji and Rangiku took off. Chad, Orihime, Sakura and Toushiro waited and watched as their partners race. The runners' speed almost matched up with each other. "Maybe it's because they're Shinigamis," Sakura thought. "However, after this it might be different..."
It was unbelievable, because all the current runners who had ran half of the track, almost reached their partners… at the same time. Sakura held out her hand immediately. "Go, Sakura-san!" Renji said once he clapped his hand over hers. Sakura took off. The rest were already on the go too. Then, Orihime was a bit left behind from the other three… followed by Chad. Now, Toushiro and Sakura are on equal tracks.
Sakura find it very easy to run along the track. As a ninja, she'd been jumping from roof to roof, tree to tree and ninjas' speed is incredibly fast too. That's natural. Sakura knew that Toushiro was in a gigai. "Oh what am I doing? Why am I taking this easily?" Sakura looked at Toushiro. He looked back at her and saw her smirked. Toushiro raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry, Hitsugaya-taichou but I'm going to win," Sakura said. It was Toushiro's turn to smirk, "We'll just see about that." In a blink of an eye, Sakura was already ahead of Toushiro. "What the…" Toushiro mumbled. "I'm not at full speed yet," Sakura began to run at full speed. Now, she's metres away from the other three. "Amazing… Sakura-san," Orihime said. "As expected of a ninja," Rukia said who was amazed at Sakura's speed.
Later, Sakura reached the finish line first, followed by Tousiro, Chad and Orihime. Sakura panted slightly and wiped a sweat away from her forehead. She heard small claps. "We won, Sakura-san!" That was Renji. Before Sakura could turn around to face him, arms had wrapped around her waist, lifted her up and spun her around. Sakura laughed. She knew it was Renji.
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In a wide clearing, Chad and Sakura stood side by side, watching the view in front of them. Heavy silence fell upon them. Winds caressed their skin. Sakura had no idea why she agreed to this… But since Chad was so curious about her, she agreed to do it. She wouldn't want to let him down. Glancing beside her, she saw Chad staring at the grounds. Sakura did the same and thought for a while.
"Um… Sado-san, are you sure about this? Do we have to do it here?" Sakura broke the silence.
"Yes," Chad responded simply.
"Well, we're alone and nobody's here. Do you think it's okay to do it?"
"I'm sure."
"I'm afraid someone will be shocked about this."
"Are you afraid that someone will find out? We don't have to keep it a secret."
"Uh…yes. Never mind…You ready?"
"Let's do it."
Chad's arm was armored and Sakura concentrated a large amount of chakra to her fist. At the same time, they punched the ground with their enormous strength which caused the ground to be destroyed. The two watched the effect of their strength to the ground. "If somebody finds this out, they'll be shocked," Sakura said grinning. Chad stared wide eye. "Sakura-san, you have an amazing strength." Sakura rubbed the back of her head. "You're not bad too, Sado-san," she said.
Then, Rangiku came out of the bushes. "Oh there you are, Sakura, Sado! It's time to head back! The rest are waiting…Oh my, what happened here?" Rangiku stared at the scene in front of her. The land was in a bad shape. "Oh, Rangiku-san, we were just testing our strength," Sakura said as she ran over towards Rangiku. "Oh I see…Come on let's go. Someone deserves a treat at a restaurant, remember?" Sakura grinned. Later, the three walked out of the clearing.
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"Ahhhh… That hamburger was delicious!" Renji said as all of the gang walked out of a fast food restaurant. "Hm, yeah can't agree more with you… and the french fries were good too!" Sakura said as she poked her chin with her index finger. The Shinigamis, including Sakura, hardly ever had those kinds of food. Soul Society, a place where souls eat less because they never get hungry, had no fast food restaurants.
On the other hand, the Shinobi world too had no such restaurants. So, the rest of the Shinigamis couldn't agree more with Renji and Sakura. Renji remembered that Sakura had eaten more than two burgers. He chuckled. "For a small girl like you, your sure eat much eh?" "Pfft…" Sakura pouted slightly. The rest chuckled behind the two.
Later, Ichigo, Orihime, Chad and Uryuu went to their separate ways after they bade farewell to the Shinigamis.
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Once they were back at the Urahara shop, Toushiro's handphone rang. He answered it. "Hitsugaya Toushiro of the 10th Division speaking, who is this?"
"Hitsugaya-taichou, all of you are needed to report back to Soul Society. However, Matsumoto and Haruno should stay and continue the mission. That is all," someone on the other line spoke. "What did he say?" Renji asked. "We must discontinue our mission and go back to Soul Society because only Matsumto and Haruno are needed to carry out the mission," Toushiro answered. "He didn't say as soon as possible, right?" Toushiro shook his head. "Oh why not take a little break here for a while. Maybe Urahara-san has other things to tell us," Renji said. The rest agreed.
Everyone gathered at the meeting room, including Kisuke and Yoruichi. They were talking while having tea. Suddenly, Rangiku stood up. "Now that I'm staying here, I need to take a shower. Where's the bathroom?" she asked Kisuke. "It's upstairs. Fresh towels are in the room next to the bathroom." Rangiku nodded and turned to Sakura. "Sakura, wanna join me?" Sakura was startled by the question. "Um…uh n-no you can go first. I'll wait," Sakura said. Rangiku nodded and went upstairs.
Few minutes later, Rangiku came out of the bathroom, only in a towel. Sakura was waiting outside the bathroom. "Your turn, Sakura," Rangiku said grinning. Sakura nodded and dashed inside the bathroom. Later, Yoruichi appeared and showed Rangiku a room where she and Sakura were supposed to sleep in for the night.
Meanwhile in the bathroom, Sakura turned on the shower tap and felt the water with her hand. She took off her clothes and relaxed in the bath tub while enjoying the shower. "Ahhh… this is more relaxing," she said. Few minutes later, she stood up and enjoyed the shower once more.
Downstairs, Renji, Rukia and Toushiro were still talking to Kisuke. Suddenly, Toushiro stood up. "Where are you going, Hitsugaya-taichou?" Renji asked. "I need to go to the bathroom," he said and went upstairs. By that time, Yoruichi reached downstairs. "Where's he going?" she asked. "Bathroom," Kisuke answered simply. Yoruichi raised an eyebrow. "Sakura's in the bathroom right now." Kisuke and Rukia's eyes widened while Renji choked as he was drinking the tea. "Uh oh, I forgot about that," Kisuke said and scratched the back of his head. Yoruichi sighed. "Did you also forget that the lock of the door is broken?" Now everyone was in horror.
Feeling very comfortable and refreshed, Sakura came out of the bathroom only in a pink towel. "That was refreshing!" Sakura said and smiled widely. She turned around but bumped into someone. Sakura fell on her butt. "Ugh." She opened her eyes and to her horror, the person she just bumped into was Toushiro. His eyes widened. "I'm sorry… Are you alright?" Toushiro held out his hand for her. Sakura was about to say something but then she remembered- Her towel around her body was not wrapped tightly.
And down the towel went, revealing a fully naked Sakura in front of the young Captain's eyes.
"KYAAAAAA!!" came from upstairs.
"Oppsss…" Everyone who was downstairs said in unison.
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Both Sakura and Toushiro were in deep shade of red right now. There, in front of Toushiro was a fully naked Sakura. There was silence at first before Sakura threw a rubber duck…now where did that come from… at Toushiro. The object hit his head. Sakura threw it very hard and surprisingly the light object caused Toushiro to stumble against the wall behind him. Sakura grabbed the fallen towel and immediately covered her body before rushing inside the bathroom. The door was slammed shut. Toushiro rubbed his head, still shocked about the incident.
Everyone rushed upstairs. Rangiku came out of her room and went beside Toushiro. She helped him getting up and giggled. "What's so funny?" Toushiro asked. "Hm, it's cute when the both you were blushing," Rangiku said. She had seen everything. Toushiro grunted and went downstairs. "Let's go, we should head back to Soul Society now," Toushiro said. Rukia and Renji followed. Kisuke and Yoruichi just shrugged and went back downstairs whereas Rangiku knocked on the bathroom door.
"Sakura, are you done?" Finally, Sakura came out slowly. Her hair was still dripping wet and her face was still red from the incident. Who wouldn't be so embarrassed when a Captain just saw you naked? Not half naked but completely naked! Rangiku put an arm around Sakura's bare shoulder. "You'll get over it soon. Now, get changed," Rangiku reassured her and they went inside their bedroom.
-End of Chapter 7-
Next chapter: Sakura's Shinigami test.
(A/N: It's been a week since I last update! I'm very sorry for that. So again, I would like to thank you to everyone who reviewed and still reading this story. Thank you so much :D Oh I never get to say this... I apologize for any grammar/spelling mistakes. Btw, I'm surprised that no one was curious about Sai's drawing... or is it too obvious? Oo )
