Konoha no Shinigami
Shinigami Academy
This story is dedicated to Jan Rooijakkers, my grandfather, who died last Thursday, 12-7-07
Several months have passed after Naruto joined the Academy and he learned a lot from his classes and his personal training. He performed his daily routine of kicks and punches against a tree, and he kept raising the amount of kicks and punches. After several months, the results were seen and felt in the Hakuda classes, the class that taught the academy students the art of hand-to-hand combat.
Hakuda was one of the things Naruto was better than average in. Naruto's workouts were finally showing the results after months of practice, and the experiences and knowledge he still had from when he was still alive was still with him, giving him an advantage over the other students except Haku.
Kidou practice was tough, and it was one of the hardest classes Naruto had to take. Naruto had to take his chakra-eating bracelet off when he was in this class, and the first time Naruto did it was still freshly imprinted into his mind.
Flashback
Naruto was standing in front of a practice target, a big circle with more circles inside it and a bulls eye in the middle. Their instructor, a shinigami instructor named Tessai, was talking to them.
"As most of you lot know, Kidou is an exact branch of the shinigami arts that uses the Reiatsu to create the Demon Arts. You'll notice that there might be spells that need more power then you can provide or there might be spells that require so little reiatsu compared to your own. When facing the former problem, keep using lower level Hadou and Bakudou, because they are ranked. Number 1 needs the least amount of Reiatsu and everything above number 70 is captain level. Every Hadou spell above number 90 is classified as Eternal Destruction, and even captains have trouble doing them without incantations. When facing the latter problem, push a lower amount of reiatsu in your spell or skip the incantation. If you use more power then neccacery, the spell might become more powerful, but it has a possibility to blow up prematurely. The more power you use, the more dangerous firing the spell becomes.
Now, when I call out your name, you shall step forward and try to fire a Hadou 31 spell to the target. Remember to use incantations, they help with gathering enough reiatsu to fire it."
Several names were called out and most people could fire a decent Hadou, but almost none could hit the target. The only exception was Hisagi. When Naruto's name was called, nobody expected something disastrous could happen.
"Uzumaki Naruto, step forward!"
Naruto took a step forward and he took off his bracelet. As soon as the bracelet left his hand, chaos ensued. Huge waves of reiatsu came pouring out of Naruto's body. His amount of reiatsu was far superior then the other Academy students, and it was noticeable. Every student had his eyes almost popped out and were holding their hands to their throat, as if they couldn't breathe. Several students were on the ground, unconscious, and a lot more students were on their knees, pressed downward by the huge power that came from Naruto. There were only two people unaffected; Tessai-sensei and Naruto himself.
Tessai was flabbergasted. He heard about the new student that entered a month later then the other students. It was rare for that to happen, as everyone else was always sent back and were told to come back next year, when new applications were accepted. 'Damn, I can see why the Council of Forty-six accepted him emedietly. It would be a waste for such a powerhouse to remain in Rukongai when it could be used as a weapon against hollows and menos. Also, it was rumored that the kid wasn't in Rukongai for a whole hour before he was accepted in the academy. A kid that was sent to Soul Society with such power, and he didn't know how to use it. His mere presence could invoke fear into the population. His Spirit pressure could knock out academy students and it was highly possible that he could force a Vice-captain on his knees by just looking at him and let his power do the rest.' Tessai sped towards Naruto, shouting: "Bakudou 97: Restrict!"
The spell hit Naruto in the chest and cut off most of his Reiatsu. He picked up Naruto quickly and brought him to the fourth division. 'Those other kids will be up soon enough, we just need Naruto here to control his power a bit more. The only other people that are close to that kind of powerlevel are the captain-level shinigami. And this kid is only a week in Soul Society! Damn, the kid's gonna be just as powerful as Yamamoto-sotaichou or Kenpachi-taichou, maybe even more powerful. Kenpachi would be ideal to train Naruto with his power, but I just don't trust the man to not stab him as soon as they're alone. Meh, I'll present the situation to Yamamoto-sotaichou and he'll handle the rest.'
As soon as Tessai arrived at the Headquarters of the fourth division, he walked to Unohana and told her. "I need a isolated room that has walls that absorb reiatsu for this kid. He just knocked out his whole class when he took off this," Tessai fished the bracelet out of Naruto's pocket, "I restricted the kid's reiatsu, so he'll be unconscious until his reiatsu isn't restricted anymore. It will probably take a few days before he wakes up. Can you take him to the room, Unohana-taichou ? I need to have a private chat with Yamamoto-Sotaichou."
"Of course, Tessai-kun. Hand him over to me and I will handle the rest."
Unohana took Naruto from Tessai and she cradled him like a baby with his face against her breast. It was still possible to carry him this way, thanks to naruto's unlucky (maybe lucky this time ) length. She carried him to a isolated room with walls and a door made out of Sessiseki, a mineral that can block spiritual power and spiritual pressure. She laid him into the bed and began undressing him, removing his Academy Uniform, underwear and Asauchi. Once he was completely naked, she dressed him in a hospital gown and tucked him in.
Unohana then gave a small sigh. 'He looks so peaceful lying over there. If he was only a few years older, I might have fallen for him.'
She petted his head a few times before reaching for the door. Just as she held the doorhandle, Naruto opened his eyes slowly
He saw a little blurred, but he recognized the white captain's haori and the long black hair. He knew only two people with both the haori and the hair, Kuchiki-taichou and Unohana-taichou. His mind was also a bit blurry, and as soon as his vision cleared up, he spoke the name of the person he saw. "Hana-chan ?"
Unohana froze at the nickname. She didn't have a nickname for a very long time, not since she made captain. From then on, it was only Unohana-taichou, Unohana-sama or Retsu-sama. It came with her status as a captain. Most people didn't think they were worthy of a captain, as captains were a class of their own. They didn't actively communicate with normal shinigami, like the normal shinigami did. It was like there was a thick invisible wall between the captains and the footsoldiers, and the only one that could be on both sides were the vice-captains. Most people were awed by her status as a captain, and that awe was a part of the invisible wall.
Unohana slowly turned to Naruto, who was watching her through half-closed eyes. "Yes, Naruto-kun ? what is it ?"
"I feel like I got run over by a Meat Tank, Hana-chan, you know what happened ?"
"Apparently, you knocked out your whole class with your spirit pressure. Your Sensei had to use a extremely powerful Bakudou technique to restrict your reiatsu. Care to tell me what happened before that, Naruto-kun ?"
Naruto was thinking hard now, as the memory was a bit blurred. "I remember taking off this bracelet that was given to me from Tou-san when I arrived. He said I should only take it off when practicing Kidou, and to put it on as soon as I was finished. he said something about it holding back my reiatsu. But when I took off the bracelet, I felt like… it's hard to describe."
"You can tell me, Naruto-kun," Unohana tried, and she decided to go for the kill emedietly, throwing her rank in the ring, "I won't tell anyone unless it's important, Naruto, I'm a captain, so you can trust me."
It wasn't really her rank that made Naruto give in, but her gentle face and voice that convinced him.
"You know this feeling, when you have to pee really bad and you have to hold it up ? That is how it feels with that bracelet on. But when I take it off, I feel like I didn't pee in three days and I just let it all out. It felt amazing!"
Unohana couldn't help herself. When she heard Naruto's comparison, she had to stifle a giggle. However, when she saw Naruto's face, it quickly became louder, before turning into a laughing session.
Shock appeared on Naruto's face when she heard a giggle escape from Unohana's lips, something he didn't expect from the experienced Captain. When she began laughing, he was even more surprised. 'She has a very nice laugh, much nicer then Sakura's,' Naruto thought.
In the 1st headquarters, still in the flashback
"So, Tessai-san, why don't you tell me what just happened and I shall see what I can do about the situation," General Yamamoto said. He was sitting in a high chair, with a smaller chair next to him. The smaller chair was occupied by Sarutobi, his vice-captain. In front of him was Tessai, Naruto's class' sensei. Said sensei came barging into his headquarters and asked for a private meeting with the old general.
"Well, it's about Uzumaki, the academy student. He just had his first practical kidou lesson and when he had to fire his spell, he took off this," Tessai showed Naruto's bracelet to Yamamoto, "And then he released this huge wave of reiatsu, knocking out some of the students and dropping the rest on their knees with their air knocked out of their lungs. He could probably immobilize a vice-captain ranked shinigami with his spirit pressure, and this kid is only in soul society for a week! Imagine him being a full shinigami, Yamamoto-sotaichou! With the right training, the kid could have more reiatsu then Kenpachi-taichou or even you! But he doesn't have the right kind of training right now, he doesn't know how to suppress his reiatsu, and we never needed to teach an academy student how to suppress it. Kenpachi-taichou had his Zanpaktou already when he arrived at the Academy. What do you suggest, Yamamoto-sotaichou ?"
Silence reigned in the room. It was totally quiet, and Yamamoto's face showed that the wise old man was in deep thought. 'Has he achieved this much power already ? He was described to have the power of a lower level captain, while he still had the power of a high level vice-captain bordering on low captain last week when I first saw him. We have only one real option, but it is far too soon for that.'
Sarutobi wasn't as surprised as his captain was, he knew the number one most surprising ninja for twelve years, already. 'You're becoming even stronger Naruto-kun, and I see several powerful figures have acknowledged your power already. Your goal to be acknowledged and recognized by everyone is even closer to completion now. You have the power right now, already, you just have to show the rest that you can become a shinigami, and you'll be to the top in no-time.'
Yamamoto had thought out all possible solutions, and he picked out the best one, for both Naruto and for the rest of Soul Society, as it was his job to protect the spirit world and their enforcers.
"I have come upon a decision, and before I reveal it to you, you must know that it will be an Omega-class secret. You can tell no-one, not even a captain, who inquires about Naruto without my permission. The only people that will know Naruto's special problemare the ones directly involved with his education, do you understand ?"
"Hai, Yamamoto-sotaichou!" came from both Sarutobi and Tessai
"We allow Naruto to continue his education normally, except he will now have private tutoring lessons given at another time, it would be perfect if you would spend any of your free time on him, Tsukabishi-san, as I prefer to keep this between the three of us, at the moment. It would be even better if you would give him more lessons then the others, Tsukabishi-san, because with his power, he could easily achieve number sixty level kidou techniques, and his power will only continue to grow. By the time he has mastered all of those, he could learn most captain level techniques.
We shall monitor his growth closely, and when his Zanjutsu skills are good enough, we will commence with the next part of my plan.
We will give Naruto his Zanpaktou as soon as his Zanjutsu is good enough. It saddens me to give a person who hasn't received the rank of Shinigami a Zanpaktou, but we currently do not have any other training methods available, as the only other person who had to deal with this kind of reiatsu is Kenpachi.
Kenpachi will train Naruto on how to suppress his reiatsu and how to force it out, hence the reason for sufficient Zanjutsu skills.
When his training with Kenpachi is complete, he will not need a suppressing bracelet anymore and he could join his normal kidou class or use that time for another private tutor"
Sarutobi began summarizing Yamamoto's story and came to the following solution. 'Private kidou tutoring, Early Zanpaktou release, training under Kenpachi, more private tutors, Naruto will definitely turn some heads when this would become public knowledge.
End flashback
From that day on, Naruto had private lessons three times a week, right after normal classes. These classes were held in a secure training complex, with walls made of reiatsu absorbing minerals. Kidou was hard for Naruto, for he needed control of his Reiatsu, and his reiatsu reserves were big, much bigger than normal academy students and the bigger someone's reiatsu was, the harder it was to get a good enough control on it.
Most high ranking officers that had higher reiatsu, didn't have such high concentration when they were in the academy. They might have had a bit more then most, but nobody came close to Naruto was.
Although Naruto had a little experience with control training when he was Alive, his chakra control skills were one of the worst in Konoha. The Reiatsu control techniques here were almost the same as in the Living World. Use too much reiatsu and your kidou blows up, don't use enough and your kidou is weak. These Kidou spells were much different then Naruto's skills in the living world. The only Jutsu he knew didn't require precise control. Kage bunshin didn't need control, the amount of chakra decided the amount of clones. Kuchiyose didn't require a certain amount of energy. The more energy you pushed into the jutsu, the bigger the toad you would get. Rasengan didn't need a certain amount of Chakra, it just needed to be fed chakra to keep functioning.
They were perfect Jutsu for Naruto, but there were no Kidou spells like those Jutsu in Seireitei. These skills required absolute control, something that Naruto had to learn the hard way.
Several months have passed and Naruto has made a lot of progress. His zanjutsu skills have improved, and he learned and perfected several stances, including several defensive, neutral and offensive stances. He was taught defensive stances in the first few weeks, where he had to dodge and defend against a raging Madarame Ikkaku. There was something about the way he looked at Naruto, as if he knew he was holding back. It might have been the reason, why he was always attacked so ruthlessly.
When Naruto asked when he was finally going to learn some swordfighting instead of being cut to ribbons, his head was nearly chewed off.
"Che, brat, don't you see! Your reflexes are a lot sharper now, don't you think ?" He made a sudden slash to Naruto's midsection. Naruto absentmindedly placed the sword between the incoming blade and the targeted falesh. "A month ago, you wouldn't have blocked that, brat. You would have to be carted off to the fourth division. That block you just did, that was a reflex, and a damn fast one. You know what we are preparing you for, don't you, brat ? You'll need those reflexes if you want to stand a whole minute against him! You can't do shit if you get cut up, brat, so I'm teaching you how to not get cut! We'll move to attacking soon, there are still some flaws in your defense, and you don't switch your stances fast enough! I'll tell you when you're ready, brat, so stop whining and start dodging!"
Naruto didn't complain after that, and Ikkaku-sensei made a lot of sense. He wouldn't survive very long if he didn't know how to block, parry and dodge first, and he trusted his Sensei, one of the most feared men of the Gotei 13.
Naruto's private lessons in the Demon Arts where painful, bloody and they progressed slowly at first, but Naruto was getting gradually better at the Arts, although there was a trip to the fourth division headquarters to get rid of the Reiatsu Burns, a result of using too much reiatsu in a spell.
Naruto's first spell was an outright disaster, but it could have been worse. Tessai-sensei, Naruto's Kidou instructor, picked out a standard Academy Hadou spell, Hadou no. 4 White Lightning. It was one of the easiest spells for academy students, as it required little reiatsu.
It was one of the hardest Kidou spells for Naruto, for his reiatsu reserves were so massive, it was hard to push such a tiny bit of reiatsu in the spell.
The first three times Naruto tried the spell, Tessai decided to try a higher number, for fear of his own life.
When Naruto fired the first spell, something happened that wasn't supposed to happen. After rolling up his sleeves and a shout of "Hadou no. 4, Byakurai!" a white ball of energy gathered in front of Naruto's outstretched arms and exploded. Naruto was pushed backwards against the wall, and after the wind settled down, Naruto noticed something. His arms were scorched, and he couldn't see a single hair on his arms. He looked quickly towards his legs, and was relieved his Hakama protected his legs. His hands then shot towards his head and he began patting his face and hairline, but the odd thing was, he couldn't feel a single hair!
He then looked at Tessai, and what he saw shocked him. His moustache was scorched, his eyebrows were evaporated and his hair was burned off.
Afraid of what he himself might look like, he began looking around. He miraculously found a mirror (A/N: not really, I put it there :P ) and he saw his own reflection.
There wasn't a single hair on his face, and he was nearly blinded by the reflection of his bald head.
'Damn, I'm looking just like Ikkaku-sensei, but without the make-up stuff!'
4th division grew his hair back in a jiffy, but both Tessai and Naruto learned to keep the lower level Kidou away for a while. Tessai decided to teach Naruto a higher level Vice-captain spell, Hadou 63: Thunder Roar cannon, a Hadou technique that fires a massive wave of yellow energy at the target. The technique fitted Naruto a lot better than good old no. 4, because a much smaller explosion resulted after the first try. After several tries and numerous explosions in several sizes, Naruto found the thin line that was the border of too much reiatsu and too little reiatsu. Although a bit more reiatsu didn't blow the spell up, it did gave a larger recoil and was harder to aim. When he used a bit too few reiatsu, the spell was easier to fire off and the recoil was slightly less powerful, but the spell didn't nearly pack the punch a perfect one did.
After learning the right balance between too much and too few, Naruto had to practice firing the spell at a target.
At first, they didn't even reach the target, but Naruto quickly learned how to increase the distance it could travel, and his accuracy got better too. It took Naruto a month before mastering the technique, but the first technique was always the hardest.
After Hadou 63 came several other higher ranked Hadou and Bakudou spells, like Hadou 54: abolishing flames, a spell that incinerates the target completely and Bakudou 61: Six rods prison of light, a spell that summons six thin but wide energy beams that slam into the enemy's midsection, holding them in place.
Hakuda was another class Naruto had a slight advantage in. Naruto did know his own share of martial arts, and the training he did every morning helped him also in strength and endurance, especially after he began to increase the amount of kicks and punches he had to do.
Although the class was useful, not many shinigami academy students followed it, believing that their swords were more powerful than their fists. Only Naruto's shinobi life kept him from ditching the class, too. If he hadn't grown up as a ninja, he would have thought that the blade was superior to the fist, but right now, Naruto knew he had to take everything he could get. If he ever lost his sword in combat, he could defend himself with hand-to-hand fighting, or he could use a combination of hand-to-hand an swordfighting to throw off his opponent. Naruto would have the upper hand if he had an opponent with equal zanjutsu skills, but no Hakuda.
Hohou, the art of movement, was a class that would take a year at most. It explained the basics of Movement and taught them to use it. The Art of movement consisted out of Walking through solid walls, standing in the air and leaping to incredible heights.
Naruto had problems with the class, because of his less than perfect reiatsu control and because he had his Reiatsu Suppressing Bracelet on, and he couldn't simply put it off. Naruto would either fail this class this year, or he would make it barely.
Naruto met his father once a week, too, on top of his training schedule. They talked about several topics, like Arashi's previous life, the more trivial things of Soul Society, Arashi's years in service of Seireitei, Naruto's days in the academy, and Hinamori Momo was also a topic Arashi loved to talk about.
Naruto had met Hinamori a couple of weeks after his Arrival in Soul Society, and although she was a really nice girl, he didn't expect his father to fall for this type of girl.
Hinamori was a bit shy and she trusts someone very easily, almost too easily, a indirect sign of her naїvity.
Naruto had something else entirely in mind when he pictured her, because his father was acting more like a kid on a sugar high who loved to prank someone.
Naruto thought about that amber eyed captain girl that had kissed him on the lips. That was the attitude he expected from Hinamori, a witty girl that would put him in his place.
After the initial surprise of Hinamori's character, Naruto began to see what his father liked in her. She was very protective and sweet, and Naruto could imagine coming home after a hard day of work. His father would most likely prefer having a sweet woman welcoming him home, instead of a spunky girl who wants to have kinky sex in public.
She talked a lot about her friends. One of her favorite topic was the white-haired midget vice-captain, and her other most favorite topics of conversation were Arashi and Aizen, the 5th division captain. Naruto thought it was understandable to talk about white-haired midget-san. He finished the academy in a year and quickly made it to vice-captain. There were rumors he unlocked his Bankai already, making him a candidate for the next free captain position. Aizen was also understandable, he was her captain, and it was obvious that she worshipped him, although it was slightly scary to see her once she got going.
Author's notes: awkward ending, I know, but I didn't really know what to add to this chapter. It's a page shorter than usual, but It'll have to do.
I don't know what Naruto'll prefer, the sweet girl or the spunky girl, but Naruto has shown enough energy in the Anime, so I think he wouldn't mind to some kinky sex in public with Yoruichi-sama.
Anywayz, you'll notice some teachers that are from the Bleach cast, like Ikkaku and Tessai. Although Tessai isn't proven to be a shinigami, he definitely knows his stuff about Kidou. He bound Ichigo without enchantment with a Bakudou 99 spell when he regained his shinigami powers in Urahara's Dungeon of Doom.Aizen-teme had trouble firing a Hadou 90 spell, and he was one of the better captains in Soul Society.
If you guys still haven't figured it out, Tessai is the big guy with the apron who works in Urahara's shop. i remembered the guy too late to make him the vice captain of Urahara, so he'll be 12th division's 3rd seat.
For those who still don't know what an asauchi is, it is a soul cutter given to the weakest shinigami academy graduates. They do not have a shikai and a bankai, but they can still perform konso and they can cut souls. I converted the idea and made them swords for the Shinigami Academy students, because they need a sword for zanjutsu and training after classes.
A new vote!
It'll take a long time before we're getting there, but there are captain issues.
Everyone likes a powerful Naruto, so I'm going to give him power. Which captain's position should Naruto get ?
3rd division captain
5th division captain
9th division captain
I might go on a very different way, like Ukitake dying from his disease, but I like him so he probably won't die. Maybe Kenpachi had enough, so he decides to leave, creating an enormous hole in 11thdivisio, because pinky-chan will leave. Ikkaku would follow Kenpachi everywhere, and Yumichika will follow ikkaku
Anyway, I'll give you the stats this fic has right before I'm posting this, so you guys know where we are with the milestone thing.
Konoa no shinigami: shinigami of the leaf
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I must say there are a lot of reviews for only a story that has 25k words, but I guess there is of course the fact that this story combines/will combine two of the most popular anime, Bleach and Naruto.
Also, I'm almost out of good stories, so I really have to look through the c2's for good stories and it's too bothersome to do it, and I really don't know if it's a good story or not.
If you know a good story, or stories, please PM them to me. Just so you guys know, I like Naruto fics (duh) and dislike NaruSasu, SasuSaku and NaruHina, and Mpreg, everything else goes. Those fucking pairings just annoy me to no end, but I have nothing against yaoi. Multipairings are not recommended (like the whole fucking Konoha 11 + Sasuke pairing off with eachother). Also, I prefer longer fics, so please do not send me any fics under 10k unless they are completed and/or have a prequel.
You lot are now in charge of what I read, hehe, and I need to read for inspiration :P so remember:
Only longer fics, unless they are complete and/or have a prequel/sequel
No NaruSasu, SasuSaku and NaruHina
No Mpreg, yaoi is allowed
I hate multipairing
Now, how to fill this up so I'm reaching 30k words ? I could give you some slight teasers about next chapter, telling you what's going to happen in it, but it could be a problem for you if you don't want to read it. So I'm going to mark where the teaser starts, so you guys know what not to read.
Teaser
Next chapter will have some moments with Kenpachi (nothing romantic, I can tell you, so calm down you lot!) Naruto will unlock his Zanpaktou, and although he won't get his shikai right then, his Zanpaktou is slightly..odd.
Teaser End
