Warnings: Yaoi, boyxboy, this and that.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Naruto or Bleach.
(Karakura Town)
"Alright, is everyone here?" said a blond man wearing a green stripe bucket hat.
"Yes, now what do you want Kisuke?" came a gruff voice.
"We normally would've ignored you but you said something about Ichigo going into hollow heat?" another voice piped in slightly lighter than the first.
"Ah yes, well you see there was an incident, and Ichigo ended up in a dimensional crossroad you can say and well…bonded with the alpha there?" Kisuke said nervously watching the two alphas from the Vizards. He goes on to explain how everything up till now happen.
Getting blank stares from the two other males in the room and hearing Yoruichi cracking up in the background made Kisuke Urahara a man not made nervous easily was starting to sweat bullets as the pressure in the room started to rise.
"What the hell man, you got the berry in a situation where he went into heat way too early and allowed him to leave with this unknown alpha!" the unsaid leader of the vizards Shinji shouted.
"Do you know that since you waited this long it'll be almost impossible to get him away from his alpha?" Kensei the second alpha pointed out. "Any alpha whether soul reaper, hollow, or human will fight to the death if their beta and/or cubs are being threaten, the betas being more terrifying than the alphas."
"And you let that happen, again what the hell."
"Heheheh…I know, but I have a way to fix it and it involves you, Kensei, and Yoruichi to go to the world where Ichigo is currently and bring him back." Seeing the how the two vizards doubted that it was that simple, Kisuke calls Yoruichi over. "Listen all you need to do is distract the alpha while Yoruichi deals with Ichigo, and she has the info on Ichigos alpha so you shouldn't have that much trouble."
With grumble acceptance the two vizards sit and listen to the mad hatter and his assistance go on about the plan. They shouted and ranted on how this was going to do more harm than good. The conversation lasted well into the night onto the next day. With no new answers the two men and Yoruichi headed down to the training area and waited for the device to start.
"This is going to suck isn't it?" asked Shinji
"Yeah." Was the only thing Kensei said.
"Alright tis stabilize and you should be able to jump back without any problems." Kisuke said merrily before looking serious, "You will have five days until this portal closes if you miss it then you won't be able to come back, understand?"
Getting all around nods the team of three disappeared in the glowing gel goo that the portal was made of before it went dark.
Sighing at the prospect of having to tell the soul society about why their substitute was still missing, Kisuke wanders over to the latter as the spiritual pressures of several soul reapers close in on his shop.
'Good luck' he thinks before he disappears up the latter.
oOooOooOo
(Konoha)
Looking down at the message that had just arrived and sighing at what it held, Hiruzen Sarutobi crumple the scroll before setting it on fire.
'It would do to have that kind of information out where others can see it.'
What was in the letter had disturbed him. The idea that a single civilian took no less than five top jounin all from the bingo book and from the stone village, but also the way he did it. According to Jiraiya, it was like walking in a blast zone. Bodies strewn all over and the teen covered in red. But also according to his student, Ichigo still had enough stability to recognize Kakashi and Minato. He went to say the Ichigo seem protective of Kakashi and called him cub. Now that was puzzling, from what he knew Ichigo hadn't known Kakashi that long and went so far as to somewhat adopt the boy was a bit of a stretch seeing how Sakumo is still alive. The other implications that this mission had was causing Sarutobi a huge headache.
"Damn that fence sitter." He says as he rubs the area between his brows, "this is just going to cause more trouble, our relations with Stone are strained enough this will properly snap them."
Taking his pipe he starts to head to the council meeting hall, he could only hope that this teen Ichigo was not some sleeper agent that had indeed enthrall Minato, even if Sarutobi believed the teen there are others that will see this power of his as a tool and heaven forbid any who try to steal him. The paper work will be enormous and if that happen, Sarutobi hoped it happen outside the village.
oOooOooOo
Taking it slow back to the Leaf Village the small group of three ninjas, a not quite genin, and an orange hair civilian walked quietly down the dirt road they were currently on. Jiraiya in the front, Sakumo in the back with Minato off the side with Ichigo in the middle. What was surprising was that Kakashi stuck close to Ichigo to the point of never straying too far from the teen. He has even gone as far as staying in the same room as night when the group stays at the different inns. Jiraiya would find it funny to the point of teasing if not for the seriousness of the situation.
'When the Stone Village fines out there is going to be an uproar' he thinks with a grimace.
Not liking the idea of another war he hopes his old sensei can calm the crowd before the sword waving begins.
'Especially with people like Danzo, that man will try everything to get his hands on Ichigo.'
The thought of not only a ninja war with Stone but of also the havoc Minato would cause if Ichigo were to suddenly go missing again or worse what Ichigo himself would do if threaten sent shivers down the old sages spine.
'Best to keep the two away from the council as much as possible.' Looking back at teens in question, 'better make that three people the keep away.'
While he was sure Sakumo could keep his son out of the council's hands he wasn't so sure that he could keep Danzo away, sighing he was thinking of having to slow down their return even more. But giving the glare he was feeling from a certain blond it might not be a good idea.
"Listen up, we will reach the next town by sundown then from there its two days to the Leaf, if we push it we can make it in less than that." Getting nods that they understood, "So do we want to press on or stay at next inn we see?"
"Let's just keep going." Ichigo yelled out
"I think it would be best to keep going and only taking short stops to rest" Sakumo added, "the less time we are out of the village the better off we will be."
Silently agreeing with Sakumo Jiraiya waited on Minatos vote, Kakashi seem to do whatever Ichigo did so his vote counted as two.
"Well Minato?"
"I agree with Sakumo let's keep going."
Nodding at the plan he led the group around the small town, having started to use the trees as a way to travel.
By nightfall they had stop for a short rest with Sakumo taking the first watch. Ichigo lean up against a tree and proceeded to fall into a light doze only to wake when Kakashi wiggle beside him. Jiraiya pull Minato off to the side, he needed any and all information he could get about the orangette.
"Alright, no one's here so spill." Giving his student a serious look, "What was that back there? What is Ichigo? Is he a jinchuuriki? And why did he only respond to you and Kakashi?"
Not sure on how much he can truthfully tell without Ichigo there to clarify Minato only tells what he does know and what Ichigo would tell him.
Jiraiya, was good at keeping his thoughts off his face but on this inside he was paling at what Minato was telling. Soul reapers, man eating monsters, and living dead and the list kept going too.
'At least he's not another jinchuuriki, that's the last thing we need.' Jiraiya thought since the Leaf has its own jinchuuriki and he was glad she was off on a long mission.
Sighing he turns away from the blond and his clogs are the only sound that's heard, until they reach the edge of the make shift camp.
"When we get back I want you to take Ichigo and Kakashi to your home and wait until me or the Hokage come. Understand? Let no one enter your home under any circumstance." Was all he said before waking the sleeping boys up.
Minato watched his mate and Kakashi like a hawk for the rest of the journey, and when they arrived at the village he imminently grab them and disappear in a yellow flash back to his home. He set out several traps that he knew Jiraiya could get by and set up many seals to alert him of trespassers. With that done he goes to find his lover, only to find both him and Kakashi in the bed with Ichigo curl around him. Not wanting to have Ichigos affections taken by a brat Minato gets on the other side and spoons the orangette burying his face in Ichigos hair.
oOooOooOo
"Are you sure that this is a wise idea?" Shinji asked
"No, no I'm not but it's the only one I got so take or leave it." Answer Yoruichi
"This isn't going to work, we won't be able to get him away from that blond." Kensei added
"Well we just have to have you two distract him while I snatch and grab Ichigo." She said
"Hhaa, fine but why don't we just grab both and take the blond back with us?"
"What! Are you nuts why would we bring that much trouble with us?"
"Look I'm just saying that it might be easier if we just happen to snatch both."
"No it's too much trouble—
Drowning out the argument behind her, Yoruichi instead looks out over the village that they were able to sneak into. It had only taken her a few minutes to track down Ichigos spiritual pressure. Of course, they wouldn't have even found the village if Ichigo hadn't had that burst of power a few days ago. From there they followed it back here, where she had to find entry points for Shinji and Kensei to get in without being seen.
"— I said it wasn't my fault what more do you want—
Sighing and wondering if she should have made Kisuke choose a beta instead of the morons behind her. Right now getting to Ichigo is going to be problematic. It seems that whoever is in charge has place several guards around the house he is in as well as his alpha.
"What about me and Mashiro?"
Getting frustrated she whirls around and slaps both males upside their heads.
"OW"
"OW! What the hell Yoruichi?"
"Just shut up and listen." She all but yells, "We have only a few days until we lose our chance of leaving, so quite arguing and help me figure something out."
Before any of them could say a word a shadow falls over them. Reaching for their weapons as they jump back from the owner of the shadow, they are met with the sight of a large frog with a long white hair man sitting on its head.
"Now what do we have here?"
oOooOooOo
It was nice to be back in the village and Ichigo was taking every advantage he could get. Ever since they had gotten back he has been smother by both Minato and Kakashi. So whenever he got the chance he make a break for it, with his extra shadows in tow. That was also something that had happen since he got back. For some reason he had bodyguards, well maybe not for him but for the villagers. Ichigos mind was still in a haze over what had happen all he remember was being tied up and about to be gang rape. When Minato had heard that it took everything the two older men had to keep him from storming the Stone Village and going on a rampage. Then when Sakumo had heard that Kakashi had almost met the same fate, Jiraiya had to summon two frogs to hold them until they had cool down. If it wasn't for the seriousness of the situation it would've been funny.
Now that Ichigo had time to himself he was thinking more on trying to get home, but, he really didn't want to leave Minato. He still felt guilty for leaving everyone behind, but, he knew that he would feel just as bad for leaving Minato.
Lost in his thoughts he doesn't hear the person behind him nor does he see the two people he's about to run into.
"Ack"
He felt like he hit a brick wall. Looking up while rubbing his nose he was able to see what he bump into. In front of him is a scowling man with a military style haircut. Hearing snickering Ichigo turns his head to the left and sees a familiar piano tooth smile frame by a blond bob.
"Long time no see Ichigo" the blond cheerfully said.
The other only grunted.
"Shinji, Kensei…what…how?"
"Well ya see we came here to take ya back whether you wanted to or not." Shinji explain, "And as the leader of the vizards, which you are a part of, it's my job to make sure your back home safe and sound."
If it wasn't Shinji then Ichigo would've deck the person who thought that they had any authority to tell him what to so.
"Yoruichi and some weirdo is taking care of your alpha, but, that's nothing for you to worry about." Kensei says offhandedly.
"What! What do you mean Minatos being taking care of?" a slip of panic creeps into his voice as Ichigo tries not to imagen what Yoruichi would do.
"Like we said nothing for you to worry about" Shinji says as he felt a rush of wind blow past him. Sighing "well there he went the little idiot."
Like a shot Ichigo darts pass the two older vizards and tries to locate Minato, but he's having trouble its like Minatos presence is being muted by something. In his panic state Ichigo never realized that Shinji and Kensei had wanted him to get riled up. He didn't notice that when he blew pass them Kensei had stab him with a small dart. Ichigo was only focus on finding Minato.
'Where? Where? Wherewherewherewhere? WHERE!'
The word repeating in his head as he search high and low. Everywhere, from the top of the monument to the training fields yet he couldn't find him.
'Damn it'
Frustration hitting its peak as Ichigo now goes deeper into the hills near one of the closed off training fields. By now the dart that Kensei had stab him with was starting to take effect and Ichigo could now feel himself slowing down. His eyes droop, his body felt like lead, and his mind was becoming clouded. He doesn't feel himself fall from the tree he was one. He doesn't even see Shinji and Kensei catch him before he hits the ground or hear them as they go on one of their triads. The only thing that Ichigo is aware of is his heart beat getting louder as he goes under.
"Sheesh I thought he never stop."
"No kidding, I guess now we have to draw out the alpha huh"
"Yeah, but first lets drop off sleeping beauty here." Shinji says with mirth.
Kensei slings the unconscious teen over his shoulder then they both flash-step to where Yoruichi is waiting.
oOooOooOo
Sitting in the middle of a circle with little bits of paper strewn all over, Yoruichi Shihion waited for the two vizards. She had to do this right or Ichigo would lose a lot more than the last few weeks. She is glad that the seal was able to be modified, so instead of the two teens losing their memories permanently the new seal only would suppress them until they either break it themselves or they die. With the help of the weirdo they would even be able to make it less noticeable since according to him his student was on his way to being a seal master, and they couldn't have him messing with the one on his brain. For Ichigo, who has a habit of getting into near death situations, the seal had to be stronger.
'Still' she thinks, 'they are really going to be upset when or if they find out and knowing Ichigo hell would have to freeze over before he would leave his mate behind.'
Hearing the rustling of the leaves Yoruichi tense for only a second then relaxes when its only Shinji and Kensei who dumps an unresponsive Ichigo in the center of the circle.
"Alright here's your berry." Shinji sings out, "Now all we have to do is get the alpha, seal them both up, and get the hell out of here."
And with that they vanish again leaving Yoruichi alone with Ichigo. Sighing before getting into position she only hopes this works.
oOooOooOo
"I don't see why you need me here. This seal is child's play for you." Minatos annoyed voice rang out in the empty field.
"Well unlike a certain someone I would like another person with me when I try to mess with new seals." Reproach Jiraiya.
Enjoying the sheepish expression his student was showing proving that he hit a point Jiraiya turned back to the seal. Unknowing to Minato that it was going to be used on him. Jiraiya really couldn't say why he decided to help these three but if it was for Minato then he would help. Quickly getting the seal barrier up when he felt the other seal startup he that silently backs into the foliage waiting until he was needed.
Minato was unware what his sensei was doing he was more focus on Ichigo power that he could always feel go out. It was like a flicker then nothing. Turning to talk to Jiraiya he instead comes face to face with two new people that put him on guard.
"My my look at that, blondie here already wants to fight us." The other blond said
"Humph I doubt he do much damage. What the hell was Ichigo thinking choosing this wimp?" the silver one growled out.
"Now now Kensei, Ichigo really didn't have that much of a choice."
"Doesn't matter this one is no good let's just deal with him and leave."
Minato hated that these two acted like they knew him, he hated it even more when they said that he wasn't good enough for Ichigo and that they were going to leave with him. Without giving any time for them to react he flashes behind them and aims a kunai to their backs. Only, he hits nothing.
"Ha ahhahaha that was good but ya see with your level of power you wouldn't stand a chance against us." The blond one sang out.
"Who are you?" Minato asked
"You can call me Shinji the unsaid leader of the Vizards, the pack that Ichigo belongs too."
"Kensei" grunted the silver one, "and we don't like you."
Sending a fist to Minatos unguarded back, Kensei puts enough energy into it that it sends the blond half way across the field. As the debris settles Kensei goes left while Shinji goes right both hold out their arms as red energy starts to gather. Before Minato has a chance to get out of the hole he's in twin red beams of light are shot towards him. Thinking fast he remembers that one of his special kunai is close by. As the dust settles the two vizards stare at an empty hole.
"What the-
"There wasn't that much energy in those cero's"
"So that's what that was." Minatos voice drifted through the air. "I'm going to have to be more careful of you two."
Hearing but seeing nothing Shinji and Kensei get back to back waiting for the younger blond to make a move.
"So what was that about this kid being a wimp" Shinji said sarcastically
"Shut up" Kensei grumble, "Here he comes."
Both tensing stretching out their senses waiting and waiting and waiting.
"This kids getting on my nerves." Kensei whispers with a growl.
"I know I know."
From his hiding spot Jiraiya could feel pride at how his student was handling the two other men but he was also feeling a bit apprehensive. This fight was taking too long the woman was almost done with Ichigo and the barrier was about to fall under so much power those two alone was putting out.
The two vizards side glance each other before Kensei breaks away flash-stepping as far as he could while Shinji stayed where he was. The plan was to riel up the younger blond using Ichigo as bait.
"Ya know that we already have taken Ichigo home right?" Shinji yelled out, "And we had to erase all of his memories of the past three weeks, when he wakes up he won't even remember that you two made love."
A tense silence settled on the training field. Nothing made a sound. Shinji wasn't sure if Minato would fall for the oblivious trick. About to try again Shinji stops his next words when a slight rustling catches his attention. Pointing in the direction that it had come from Kensei gives a nod before sending a kido in that direction. A big explosion covers most of the area as a figure stumbles out coughing and hacking. Shinji flashed behind the figure and delivers a blow to the back of the head.
Waiting for the smoke to clear and hoping that he got the right person Shinji gives a silent whoop for joy at the blond hair peeking through the smoke.
"See easy." He said grinning at a slightly singe Kensei.
"Yeah right easy he says." Growls out Kensei as he roughly grabs the tuffs of blond hair and all but drags him back to the white hair weirdo.
Sighing and glad that it was over Jiraiya hops down and starts gathering the energy needed for the seal to work.
"I can take it from here, you should get back before more ninja start to show up."
Not looking at the two men and not hearing them leave Jiraiya sends his charka into the seal watching it glow brightly then shrinking onto the young man's busy before sinking into his skin then disappearing all together. Sighing again he picks up his prone student and takes to the hospital. On the way thinking up a cover story and maybe nudging him towards a certain red head.
oOooOooOo
(Karakura Town-Vizards hideout)
Blinking open tired eyes then shutting them tightly trying to block out the offending light assaulting him. Ichigo rolls over the motion causing his head to pound it's the only thing currently that he's feeling.
"Nhg"
Grabbing his head tightly wanting the pressure to combat the pain he is feeling. He tries sitting up only to have a hand push him back down.
"Well there sleeping berry." Came a very smug cheerful voice, "Was wondering when you wake up."
"Shut it Shinji." Ichigo bark out
Hearing the blond laugh and with his help Ichigo was able to at least sit up against the boulder behind him.
"uhgg, what happen?" he ask
"Hmm? Oh you took a hard hit from Mashiro and Hyori, which was quite pathetic man."
"Shut up"
Red creeping up the embarrass teens face.
"HEY Baldy get your ass up and back over we're not done with your training!" The little blond terror screech out.
The orange sighed feeling a little bit better but still with a pounding headache Ichigo only wobbles once before he's off donning his mask and bringing his sword out.
Shinji only marvel at how fast Ichigo seem to heal before wincing in sympathy at a devastating kick delivered by Mashiro.
'And life goes on.'
He thinks as he sits on a faraway rock and watches the youngest one fight off the twin terrors.
oOooOooOo
(Konoha Hospital)
His headache that much he could tell at first. His throat was dry and his body felt like lead was the second.
"Someone do something with the lights" he thought
"The lights are fine but you might want to open your eyes there Minato."
Realizing that what he thought he said in his head he had said it out loud, Minato eyes open flew open before he shuts them tightly against the room's harsh lights that seem to intensify his headache. It's when he opens them again that he is able to see where he ended up at.
"Sensei what am I doing in the hospital?" confusion marring his face
"Ha, really? You idiot you actually did something stupid for once, and that stupidity landed you in here."
"Oh, sorry."
"Don't tell me that. Tell that to your admires outside."
Giving Minato a shit eating grin, Jiraiya opens the door only for a blur of red to push him into the wall.
"Minato you IDIOT!" the redhead yells
"Kunshina" Minato says fondly at the red headed girl.
"No don't say anything dummy, you will listen to what I have to say." She makes to sit on him as he tries to leave the bed, "I have been gone only a few months and to come back and find you in a coma because you had to try this new thing of yours. I swear to everything living that if you do again I'll…I'll…I don't know yet But I'll think of something."
Letting her rant until she slowed down so he get a word in, he surprised everyone when he leaned up and kiss her.
"Marry me Kunshina" he whisper only for her to hear.
"Whaaaa"
"I mean it Marry Me"
Stun into silence before a wide smile overtakes her face Kunshina Uzumaki leap onto the blond encircle her arms around his neck her words near incoherent as her joy sky rockets.
Jiraiya acts happy for the two but he is aware that this may only be temporary. He knows that sooner or later Minato will remember Ichigo and he hopes that by then the orange teen image will be nothing but a faded memory. He silently leaves the two love birds and makes his way to the nearest bar.
"I'm getting too old for this sit." He says to the evening air.
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Chapter End
Its canon from here on out until the next and last chapter then its all sweat fluff goodness.
The time frame in each world is different. Ichigos is slower than Minatos so Minato will be older in the next chapter. While Ichigo will be whatever age he is currently in the manga.
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