Chapter 9

Shinigami

"How do you know so much about me and just who are you?" said Naruto irritated to no end at this stoic man.

The unknown person was quiet for a few seconds before his lips began to move, "I've been with you since the beginning of your life Naruto, I'm your zanpakuto and as for my name, it's... Itami Genkai"(Pain Limit)

Naruto just nodded his head, indicating he heard him. "I'm pleased you heard my name but I shouldn't be surprised, after everything you've been through, nothing should hold you back from hearing it. I am a zanjutsu/hakuda type Zanpakutō, you'll have to fight to find out my abilities. There's also something else troubling you isn't there, you've been wondering how you became, to what you call a Tsuriai, for the past few weeks."

Naruto said nothing but he didn't need to, his shocked face and eyes shining with anticipation, was enough for "Itami Genkai" to continue his explanation. "There has always been a barrier between Hollow and Shinigami, but there have been cases, where hollows have removed a piece of their mask to gain Shinigami powers. I've never heard of Shinigami having hollow powers but it's most likely possible. Your form came from your will-power, you dominated your instincts by not eating souls, which definitely would've turned you into an Arrancar instead if you had."

"The Shinigami your father summoned was different that the ones in this world, that one ate souls but did not need to in order to survive, it's eyes were similar to a hollows but had no hole or mask either. When it pushed the Kyūbi's soul into your very being, your soul and the Shinigami's briefly made contact."

"Are you saying that, this Shinigami/hollow hybrid was a Tsuriai like me and I got my Shinigami powers from it! Also, how come you know so much about this Shinigami and I don't?" asked Naruto in confusion

"Yes and no, the Shinigami in that world is SIMILAR to you but it's powers are different from yours. When you traveled to this world, the energy inside you changed to match this dimensions energy, the reason why you became a Tsuriai is because after the final part of the Kyūbi was absorbed. The Shinigami's energy finally awoke, when Kyūbi's energy was no longer there to suppress it."

"As for how I know that Shinigami..., you'll have to wait until the next time we meet, your starting to wake up."

True to his word, Naruto began to fade from his mind scape and back into reality. Naruto sat up in his bed with a smile on his face, knowing he was loved by his parents and not just abandoned like many of the cruel villager's had said to him making feel worse than he already did, but then he frowned at what Itami told him, he still wants to know how his Zanpakutō knows all this and the Shinigami from his put that thought aside when he saw that he was almost late for school, he changed in a hurry and left out of his apartment after locking the door.

Today had been a boring day for Naruto, on his was to school he sensed a hollow nearby but then he sensed a Shinigami, not long after, the hollows Reiatsu disappeared meaning the Shinigami probably killed it. He sensed Ichigo in the area as well, he made sure to hide his Reiatsu from the Shinigami, It wouldn't go well if the Shinigami found out that he had Reiatsu, similar to a Shinigami and a Hollow. Other than that, school was the same old boring work.

Late at night he sensed another hollow coming his direction or to be more specific, Kurasaki Clinic.

"Dammit! I should've known more hollows would come after Ichigo for his spirit energy, it seems that I might as well see the outcome and hopefully, not have to save strawberry's ass." Naruto put a soul pill in his mouth and was ejected from his gigai.(regular soul pills)

He jumped from rooftop to rooftop until he was in clear view of Ichigo's house, just in time to see the same Shinigami he had sensed from before, stab Ichigo with her Zanpakutō. After Ichigo dealt with the hollow, he fell unconscious, while the Shinigami brought Ichigo back to his house and wiped out his family's memory. Afterwards Urahara came and offered to help her, the Shinigami left with him but not before Urahara turned back to look at Naruto, who nodded to him and left.

The next day Naruto walked on his way to school, when he noticed Ichigo and his family standing outside of their home, with a big hole in it.

"Hey Ichigo, what happened to your house?"

Ichigo and his family turned around to see Naruto walking down the street, Yuzu, Karin and Isshin were just goggle eyed starring at him, looking back and fourth towards Naruto and Ichigo because of their uncanny resemblance.

"Oh Naruto, It's nothing, just some truck hit are house last night." Ichigo commented, using the same excuse his family had.

"OH MY GOD, my dear wife had had a twin son but accidentally kept the evil one, I should've know by the very sight of his devil colored hair." Isshin shouted, pointing accusingly at Ichigo.

The others were starring at him in bewilderment while Ichigo's eyebrows were twitching madly. The next thing Isshin knew, was a fist, hitting square in face. "I got my hair color from my mother you idiot."

"This is my family Naruto, the blonde one is Yuzu, the other girl is Karin and the clueless chimp is our dad." Ichigo turned to his family, "This is Naruto Uzumaki, he's a new student at school."

"It's nice to meet you, I could help you clean up the mess after school, I don't live far from here so it's no trouble at all." Isshin turned to him, " That would be much appreciated Naruto, you see Ichigo, unlike you, your twin brother is polite, so you must be the evil one." After that was said Isshin and Ichigo started fighting, with Ichigo pretty much winning.

"does this happen a lot?" Questioned Naruto, while Yuzu and Karin just sighed and nodded their heads.

After the morning incident, Ichigo and Naruto made it to school late. Later on the way to class, Ichigo bumped into Orihime, knocking her down and in a rather board tone said "Oh it's you, hey Orihime."Orihime looked up at Ichigo and said "Oh no, I'm sorry-," but before she could finish, Tatsuki stood in front of Ichigo.

"ICHIGO, you knock her down and that's all you can say, what the heck is the matter with you?"

Naruto knelt down, picked up her books and passed them to her. " You ok Orihime-chan?" Said Naruto asked, offering her a hand. She blushed a little at the suffix and took his hand, as Ichigo walked over them.

"Sorry about that, are you gonna be all right?" Ichigo apologized, in a caring note.

"Its all right, really. Hey Ichigo I heard that there is a giant hole at your house, what happen, is everyone okay?" She asked, looking at Ichigo with concern

"Yea, everyone is okay a truck hit are house late last night while we where sleeping, and we just found it this morning" Ichigo without skipping a beat

"Oh,he's good" thought Naruto as he looked at Ichigo with a little respect on how Ichigo was able to lie with calm attitude

"wow and you guys slept through all that noise?" Tatsuki asked questioningly

"Yea, amazing huh?" he said while walking to there class

"well, anyway why where you guys late, I can understand why Ichigo would be late but why where you late Naruto" said Tatsuki

"It was strawberry here, I got distracted by his wrestling match with his dad. If that's what they call father, son bonding, they can keep it the hell away from me." Tatsuki laughed as Naruto ducked a punch from Ichigo.

"We'll see you later Tatsuki-chan, come on Ichigo." Tatsuki just blushed at the suffix, as they went to class.

In class, Ichigo was sitting in a chair while Naruto and the gang talked about the 'truck' that crashed into his house last night. When someone else entered the room Naruto became alert; it was the soul reaper from last night.

"Hello. You're Ichigo aren't you?" Ichigo turned and suddenly, his mind shut down unable to process what he was seeing.

"I'll be sitting next to you from now on. my name is Rukia." Ichigo jumped out of his chair, as it had caught fire.

"I-I-Its you!" he said pointing a finger at the new girl.

"Smooth Ichigo, very smooth" thought Naruto as he shook his head

Keigo spoke the first question. "Ichigo, what's wrong with you?" Chad look at his friend. "You two know each other?"

"of course not, we've never met before, isn't that right Ichigo."

"Rukia's a brand new transfer student" mentioned Mizuiro. "Nice to meet ya" said Kiego

"It's a pleasure." Naruto saw Ichigo's face turn to horror when he saw Rukia's palm.

"It looks like my life got a little bit more interesting." thought Naruto in amusement

AN: well people I a sorry for taking so long to update, it is just so swamped with homework, I didn't have time to do anything, but I was finally able to get some balance in my life, so yea.

Anyway as for the harem it is a secret now, all of the other girls that people have suggested may or may not be in it and also the female Zanpakutō Spirits are going to be in the harem but im not telling which either, also I am cutting down the girls in harem just down a tiny bit. So pray I add the girls you want:)