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Here we go! Let's see what your favorite Meinos has prepared for you! What will be the outcome of the sudden appearance of Naruto? And what will Nemu do? And what about Hanatarou? Enjoy!

Hanatarou: But first…

Naruto: The reviews!

Antiassasinguy: Yep. In the game. But here in Italy we don't have Bleach as a manga, figures if the game has arrived. We download all from internet, So, I'm excused.

Antiassasinguy, yuuhiuzumaki: XD Folks, you're incredibile! For the pairings I'm undecided. Expecially because I had a very crazy idea… MUAHAHAHAH!

"I'm not here to help you."

"…"

"I'm here to kill you."

After death… A death god

Chapter9: Two friends VS Two Vice-Captains

"You're… Here to kill me?"

"…"

Naruto was still showing his power, Kurotsuchi was like paralyzed, but suddenly… He began to laugh. He kept on laughing, harder and harder, till he stopped, panting for the fatigue.

"… What's so funny?"

"Nothing, nothing… If you leave the fact that this way you finally give me an opportunity to make you my little guinea pig… I'll finally have new material for experiments. You and that female Ryoka, together, make two new areas of study… Not like that Quincy over there."

"… What do you mean?"

Naruto turned his head to see the Ryoka talking. So, he was a Quincy. They still existed, then.

"I've already finished studying Quincy! I have no more interest in them! But I have to say… Retrieve them it's been difficult. They were guarded by Shinigami, so I had to bride those Shinigami… The last one I got was a dirty old man."

"…"

The ryoka's face showed worrying and preoccupation. He was sweating like afraid of knowing who was this old man. Mayuri started to search for something inside his vest.

"He kept on shouting the name of his grandson or student… It was disgusting as hell… Do you want to see a picture? But I took it after he was studied, so…"

Mayuri tossed the photo high in the air, making Naruto and the glasses Ryoka seeing it. Naruto, disgusted, frowned his face, while the Ryoka went eyes wide open. Naruto turned to Mayuri one more time, even more anger in his eyes.

"His body is… Not exactly intact."

"You damn freak! You'll pay for this too!"

"The name of his student was… I forgot. I really have no interest for things that I have finished studying…"

"!"

Suddenly Naruto was almost knocked to the ground by an enormous Reiatsu shockwave.

"What the…"

"I'll tell you… His student's name…"

Naruto turned around to see the Ryoka overwhelming with power and Reiatsu surrounding him like a cloud. He was slowly getting back on his feet.

'This… This is incredible…'

"Uryuu. Ishida Uryuu. This man's name is Ishida Souken. He was my sensei… And my grandfather…"

"Ho. So?"

"Thankfully, Inoue-san isn't here… Because I can't let her see this fight. I swear on the pride of the Quincy…"

"…"

"I will… Kill you."

"…" 'His Reiatsu is enormous… No, wait… Quincy collect spiritrons from the surroundings… His ability to collect spiritrons is this high?'

"… Ho. What a situation…"

Mayuri took from the inside of his jacket a little bottle and he tossed it to Nemu, along with her Zanpakuto. The girl quickly drank the liquid contained in the bottle, and in an instant all her wounds were gone. Then, she newly stood on her feet.

"Nemu…"

"Yes, Mayuri-sama?"

"!" 'She… She calls him Mayuri-sama… After all that!'

"I will take care of mister Quincy, here. It seems that he is worth studying, after all… And between the two, he's the stronger. I'll leave Naruto to you. Capture him alive."

"Yes, Mayuri-sama."

"!"

"… Shinigami…"

"… Yes, Ishida-san?"

"How do you… Ah, yes. I said my name seconds ago. I don't know your reasons, but it seems that you want to help me. But I ask you to leave. It would be better for both of us."

"Why?"

"Because I want to kill him by myself. And besides, being in different places will not allow them to help each other."

"… Understood. By the way, my name's Uzumaki Naruto."

"… Nice to meet ya."

Then, Naruto shunpoed away, quickly followed by Nemu, leaving Mayuri and Ishida facing each other. Ishida moved his free hand towards his glove.

'I'm sorry, master… I shall, again, disobey you…'

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Naruto, after a few shunpo, landed on the top of a random building in the Sereitei. Immediately, Nemu appeared in front of him on the near building. She tied the sheath of her Zanpakuto to her vest clothes, and then she unsheathed the katana. Naruto was confused to say the least.

'… Why?' "Why…"

"Uh?"

"Why, Nemu-san? Why are you doing this?"

"… I don't understand the question. You've…"

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND? That damn freak slashed you and then stomped on your wounds! And I believe that he did even worse things to you, in your life! Why are you still his obeying dog!"

"… I'm his Vice-captain… I must…"

"That's not the point! You could have asked a transfer, or, at least, react!"

"… I don't know… But… I feel that I must obey him, no matter what."

"… This time, I am the one who doesn't understand something…"

"Naruto-san… You deliberately declared your will to kill a Taichou class Shinigami, and you wanted to help one of the drifters. This makes you a traitor."

"…"

"And I need to put you under arrest."

"Tsk… Under arrest." 'That damn freak bastard will put me in a glass cylinder and in the end I will be reduced like that poor old man of the photo…'

"If you choose to follow me…"

"The hell that… Sorry for the language…"

"…"

"…"

"… Then, you leave me no choice."

Naruto grabbed his Horaiken with both hands, in the standard position for fighting. Nemu slowly unsheathed his Zanpakuto, which was emitting various rays of black and white colour. She held it horizontally in front of her.

"Kakurero…"

"…" 'Her Reiatsu keeps on growing…'

"Kagetensi."

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"!"

The various Vice-Captains were reunited, minus Renji, Yachiru and obviously Nemu, and they all got startled when they felt this new Reiatsu. Well… Not so new. At least not for Momo, Nanao, Isane and Rangiku.

"What…"

"Rangiku-san… This Reiatsu…"

"Yes…"

"Girls, could you please explain us whose is this enormous Reiatsu? It's Vice-Captain level, but I never felt it once in my life."

"… The owner of this Reiatsu is Kurotsuchi Nemu."

"Kurotsuchi Nemu? Ah, now I understand… I never felt this Reiatsu before…"

"Because she never carries her Zanpakuto around or uses spirit power. That damn freak of Mayuri keeps her weapon, but it seems that he made an exception, this time."

"And how come you girls know her Reiatsu?"

"… One day Mayuri was on the earth for some researches…"

Flashback

"Come on, Nemu-san! Let us see your Shikai!"

"… But… My Zanpakuto is inside…"

"Hey! I pushed some buttons and I found this Zanpakuto inside a glass cylinder! Very strange, nh?"

"…"

"Come on! What's the name of your weapon?"

"… Kagetensi."

End of flashback

"Even if she sees that sword max two times at month, her power…"

"Is really at Vice-Captain level."

"I wonder who is she fighting? I can't sense the power of her opponent because she's overwhelming it…"

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"… That's… Your Shikai…"

Nemu was now holding the released form of her Zanpakuto. But… It was an unusual one, indeed. The hand protecting part of the Zanpakuto was still the same, but… It had two hilts. One on each side. And from each side, two blades, one with the inner part black and the outer part white, and the other one with the inner part white and the outer part black, and their cutting sides where opposite as well.

"This is the released form of Kagetensi."

"… Words will no more resolve anything, right?"

"No."

"… Then… Come."

Nemu rushed at Naruto with incredible speed. Naruto saw her attack from the left and he parried it. The two clashed. Then Nemu backed a little and then attacked him again and again and again, using both sides of her Kagetensi.

'Her hits… Are quite strong, for a female Shinigami… And she's incredibly quick.'

Suddenly Nemu tried to directly stab Naruto in his right shoulder. Naruto dodged and was about to counterattack, slashing her right arm, but Nemu pointed her weapon in the ground, and used it to turn around it, dodge the attack and kick Naruto hard in the face. Naruto fell backwards, but immediately made a back-flip to dodge a new attack from Nemu. The girl continued to attack and Naruto to parry.

'Damn it… I can't win parrying only. Damn it… Is there this much of difference between a 4th seat and a Vice-captain? And I actually believed that I could kill a Captain… But the worst is still to come. The name of her Zanpakuto… Kagetensi… I don't think that it refers to the colour. Her Zanpakuto has probably some trick added… Damn it! There's no time for this!' "Uooh!"

"!"

Naruto blocked the Kagetensi with the curved spikes of his Horaiken, then he pushed Nemu forward. Nemu was being pushed back, then she freed her Zanpakuto and jumped back. This time was Naruto's turn to attack. But Nemu dodged all his attacks simply moving laterally.

'Damn it… She's faster than me. This is certain.'

"Naruto-san, you have no chances of beating me… You're a 4th seat, and I'm a captain… We're on completely different levels."

"… Sorry, but I've sucked with math… Numbers don't say anything to me."

"!"

Naruto fainted another hit from the left side, then he suddenly repeated the move, and he finally hit Nemu on her left arm. She quickly moved away with a little jump, landing on one of her feet.

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In the meanwhile, Ichigo was fighting Renji, while Ganjuu and Hanatarou were just watching. Hanatarou wasn't at ease.

'Damn it… There's nothing I can do other than staying here to watch the fight? … But I'm afraid. I've gotten stronger from the time I met Naruto, but… I don't know how much. I did never fight for real versus a real opponent…' "!"

Hanatarou panicked. He sensed another Reiatsu… A Reiatsu that he knew well. The Reiatsu of a certain Vice-Captain. And that meant serious troubles. Yes, maybe Ichigo was able to handle Renji, but two Vice-Captains were too much for him.

"Hey, do you sense it?"

"Yes…"

"… What should we do?"

"…"

Hanatarou gulped. There was no other choice. Ganjuu was obviously no match. And Ichigo was occupied with Renji. Maybe him, because he knew well the abilities of that Vice-Captain… Yes, it was the only thing to do.

"Ganjuu, stay here. I'll take care of it."

"WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY?"

"… Maybe. But I will able to slow her down, though… After all, she's my Vice-Captain."

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Yes. Because Kotetsu Isane was approaching the battle field. After Naruto's little talk with her, Unohana-taichou ordered her to search for him. But suddenly she felt two enormous Reiatsu clashing, and she decided to go and see. She was almost there, when… She found in front of her the Shinigami she was searching for, Yamada Hanatarou. He was like… Waiting for her.

"… Hanatarou."

"… Isane-chan…"

"Hanatarou, where were you?"

"… I was helping two of the drifters to save Rukia-chan."

"!"

"…"

"… So, Naruto-san was right. You really helped them without a second thought."

"Yes. And that's the motive I was waiting for you too."

"… One of the drifters is fighting with Renji-san, right?"

"Yes. And I can't allow you to join the fight."

"… Hanatarou, your situation is already bad. Don't make it worse."

"… I'm sorry…"

Hanatarou unsheathed his Kamakaze and he pointed it at Isane, with a worried face. His Vice-Captain was only stupefied.

"But I took a decision. And I can't go back on my steps…"

"… Yamada Hanatarou, helping those drifters and hindering a Vice-Captain makes you a traitor. You will be put under arrest while waiting for the right punishment."

"…" 'Here I am… Risking my life, fighting against my Vice-Captain… But… Why do I feel so… Relieved?'

"Hashire, Itegumo!"

"!"

With a quick move, Isane unsheathed her Zanpakuto, summoning her Shikai. The blade suddenly divided into three, one vertical and two coming out of the hilt at 45-degree angles. Then she swung it in front of her, like a fan. Hanatarou knew he had to move away, because he knew well about her ability. Suddenly, a strong wind filled with snow and ice began to blow. Then the various gales of wind compacted into one enormous bullet, who moved at high speed versus Hanatarou. Hanatarou managed to dodge it, while the bullet continued its death walk. But Hanatarou didn't have the time to get distracted. Immediately Isane rushed at him.

"Kiero, Kamakaze!"

"Your Shikai…"

Kamakaze took its usual sable-like shape, and Hanatarou used it to parry Isane's attack. Then he pushed her away and he swung his Zanpakuto… Well, the hilt of it, because the blade disappeared into the air, as usual.

"!"

Isane saw the blade reappearing in the air and she managed to dodge it barely, since she earned a scratch on her right shoulder. Then the blade disappeared again.

"It's an interesting ability…"

"… Thanks…"

Hanatarou newly swung the hilt of the sword and the sword appeared to slash Isane's chest from upside down, but the girl dodged the hit.

'… First, he moved the hilt of the sword from the right to the left, and the sword hit me horizontally on the right shoulder…'

"…"

Hanatarou newly moved his hilt and the blade reappeared. Isane blocked the sword, this time.

'And the second time he moved it upwards and the blade tried to slash me on the chest following that motion. So…'

"…" 'She blocked my sword… But it's made of air.'

The Kamakaze disappeared in the air one more time, and Hanatarou was immobile, like waiting for another move of Isane.

'It's not that difficult to understand the moves of his attacks. They follow the swings of the hilt.' "Itegumo!"

Another bullet of ice, this one more powerful and quicker than the previous one. Hanatarou barely dodged it, and immediately Isane rushed at him. Hanatarou saw her coming only a few seconds after, while she was closing in.

'He can't swing the hilt enough fast.'

"!"

And he didn't swing. He simply turned the hilt upside down and pushed it downwards. And… Isane felt something cutting trough her flesh, halfway down her right shoulder.

"!"

She backed off… And she saw the Kamakaze suspended in the air, blood dropping from it. Then it disappeared, letting the blood falling down, and then it reappeared in front of Hanatarou.

"Isane-san… I don't need to make my Zanpakuto appear near the body of my enemy."

"… I noticed it…" 'He placed it on my way, and I literally ran into it…' "You'd grow very fast, Hanatarou…"

"Thanks, Isane-san."

"I've never thought that I would have been forced to use this ability of my Zanpakuto with you, of all people…"

"?"

Isane placed her Zanpakuto in front of her, and she closed her eyes, like focusing. Suddenly, the three blades began to rotate, slowly, emitting strange blue powder in the air.

'I've never seen this attack… I suppose isn't something she shows around.'

"Kuuki o reetoo suro, Itegumo."

"?"

Suddenly, Hanatarou felt like the temperature in the air was drastically going down. And even before he could notice that snow was falling from the air, another bullet of snow and ice hit him in the back, sending him flying in a wall.

"Gaaah!"

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Nemu was staring at Naruto, impassibly as ever. Then she slowly got back on her feet, thinking about what she was going to do.

'… He's stronger than I thought. I suppose I have to hurry and defeat him before he gets any serious injuries. Mayuri-sama orders are to take him alive.' "You're strong, Naruto-san."

"Thanks…"

"But still, you have no chance of beating me. I'm a Vice-Captain, and Vice-Captains are on a completely different level even from 3rd Seats."

"I've already said that math means nothing to me. If I don't try the power of my enemy on my body, I don't give up."

"… Then, you shall try my power on your body."

Suddenly, violet energy began to exit Nemu's Kagetensi, and to enter her body. The Zanpakuto was glowing alternatively with white and black energy.

'… I guessed right.'

"My Kagetensi doesn't only morph, when released. When I want, I can use this power of it."

"…"

"Watasi kakusu, Kagetensi."

"!"

All the energy entered Nemu's body, who then moved to the right. Naruto saw… Like photograms of her movements, each instant of moving remained like impressed in a violet silhouette in the air for a few seconds, before disappearing. Nemu moved to the left, and the process repeated. Then Nemu started to run around him in circles.

'… What the? Is this her ability? Lowering my sight with the photograms of her moving? … No… It's impossible. But then, what…?'

"Here I come."

"!"

Nemu rushed at Naruto from the right side. Naruto parried placed his Horaiken in the way he needed to parry the attack, directed at the right shoulder… But then… He felt something cutting his left side instead.

"Uh!"

Nemu jumped back while Naruto held his new injury with the right hand, blood coming out of it. He looked at Nemu with a look of disbelief on his face.

'What the… Where did that attack come from?'

"This is the difference between me and you, Naruto-san. Not the power…"

"… Damn it…"

"Nor the speed…"

Nemu rushed another time at Naruto, leaving photograms behind her. She tried to slash Naruto's right side, this time. Naruto parried, but then he felt something stabbing both his legs.

"Argh!"

"It's the ability."

Nemu jumped another time back and she aimed for Naruto's shoulder. Naruto couldn't do nothing but place his sword in front of his shoulder. But instead, he felt a sword stabbing both his arms.

"Aaah!"

"Even if they have the same level of physical ability, Shinigami are ordered by their powers as holders of Zanpakuto. Or to say better… How do they use them."

"Ngh…"

Naruto slowly fell to the ground. With holes in your arms and legs, it's quite difficult to stay erect, you know. But he still managed to stand on his knees and elbows.

"… Damn it… What the hell of ability is this?"

"I can tell you, since you can't do anything about it, Naruto-san."

"…"

"The angel of darkness is the angel of death. You can't see it coming. The ability of my Zanpakuto is to charge me with that strange energy. As you understood, it doesn't have the purpose to reduce your sight. Those violet frames like… Hypnotize you."

"Hypnotize?"

"You know that after each movement, there are various following movements. If I lift my leg I can give you a kick or put it newly down. My Kagetensi hypnotize you making you see the wrong following movement, hiding my real body from you."

"!"

"The only way to fight this technique is to not see my frames, which means to close your eyes and fight using your other senses. But you aren't an expert of that kind of fighting. That's why I'm telling you about my ability."

"…" 'Kuso…'

"You're defeated, Naruto-san."

'… Damn it… Is there really nothing I can do? … … ! This… This Reiatsu…' "Hanatarou?"

Naruto felt Hanatarou's Reiatsu near another one with an high level of power. He was… He was fighting. That damn scaredy-cat… Was fighting… Another Vice-Captain.

'… What a damn idiot I am…'

Flashback

"We will talk about the importance of training."

"HEEEEYYYY!"

"Since you're my only friend and automatically my best friend, I'm a little worried."

"See? Some time ago, you would have been on the ground, now."

"… Probably…"

"That's why training is important! En garde!"

"Not the French…"

End of the flashback

'… I was the one blabbering about training, courage and being a man and here I am… On the ground like a piece of meat.'

'Then, raise your body and fight. You have already a strategy in mind, and enough energy to do it.'

'How come you talk only when I'm in serious troubles?'

'Stand up and fight, baka. I'll give you the power. You don't have to fear anyone as long as you have me in your hand. Remember, fear is what keeps your power in reserve. As you did the first time, you must get free of fear.'

"… Understood."

"Uh?"

Naruto got back on his feet. And this time… More and more and more energy was flowing out of his body, causing enormous gales of wind to blow in all the directions.

"You know, Nemu-san… I want to thank you…"

"Why is that?"

"I had a friend, back in the living world, who had the ability to predict the movements of his enemies, seeing them like photograms. And I've always been pretty damn curious to see what it looked like… I suppose it's quite similar to now."

"…"

"Said that…"

Naruto pointed his sword at Nemu and another blast of wind, much bigger than any of the other, was created by Naruto's spirit pressure.

"I sincerely hope that you won't get hurt too much, Nemu-san."

Continue…

In the next chapter…

Naruto and Hanatarou keep on fighting! Naruto collapses right after, only to find himself healed in the barracks of the 13th Division, where he meets a man who wants to try his power and determination. Stay tuned!