Wind Style: Rasengan!
A/N: Waazzup guys! :) The wait is finally over! And as you've all been waiting for, here is chapter 9! :D I'm sorry for neglecting this story… but now it's time for some real action! Predestined-Style! :P ^^ Anyway, I just wanted to alert you all that some of the information and explanations in this chapter may come fast, so take a moment to absorb the information and make sure you thoroughly understand it. If there is anything you're uncertain of, please state any concerns via review or PM. Thank you! :P
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters. The new plots (meaning the ones you don't recognise) belong to me, but anything Naruto related belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I don't own Bleach or any of its characters. The new plots (meaning the ones you don't recognise) belong to me, but anything Bleach related belongs to Tite Kubo.
Chapter Nine
Written by 10ShizukaYuukiMistress10
The next morning, Rangiku hurried towards her barracks with an unorganised stack of reports hidden underneath the folds of her kimono. A sigh of relief escaped her lips when she finally arrived at the door to her captain's office. He didn't appear to be there when she peeked inside. Hastily, she ran to his desk and plonked the reports down.
"Phew… I made it without being caught!" She chirped happily. "Now it's time for sake with lieutenant Kira!"
Just as she was about to leave the office, a cold voice stopped her.
"Matsumoto."
In response, the amber-haired lieutenant yelped in surprise and spun around.
"T-Toshiro-kun! Don't ever scare me like that again!"
Standing in the doorway was the short, silver-haired captain. And he didn't look impressed.
"Why are you in my office?" He demanded with a strained voice, ignoring her frightened expression.
"I-I was just… um…. Cleaning!" She squeaked quickly. "That's it! I was cleaning!" She declared.
"Cleaning?" Toshiro raised an eyebrow. "And what makes you think I'd believe that dumb excuse, huh?"
Rangiku chuckled uncertainly, clearly anxious as she chose her next words carefully.
"Captain…. May I ask you something before you scold me about handing in the reports late?" Her tone had changed to serious.
She was aware that her captain already knew why she'd been sneaking around there. And it was a question she'd needed to ask him for a while now.
An irritated vein popped on the silver-haired prodigy's head, but it wasn't much of a surprise considering that this was Rangiku and her lazy antics. But he was at the same time interested to hear what she had to say. It seemed important.
"Very well… begin."
She fidgeted nervously under his cold gaze. "A few nights ago, me and the Uzumaki boy I'm sure you've heard of before, came to your office. I assume you were at a captains meeting because in your place was an ice illusion."
Silence.
"It occurred to me that you did it for the purpose of extra security, but when your zanpakuto, Hyorinmaru came out of nowhere and attacked us, my views changed. Somehow, Naruto managed to defeat Hyorinmaru and send him away."
Toshiro's cold expression hardened. He clenched his fists angrily.
"What were you trying to hide?" Rangiku demanded fiercely.
"Nothing that concerns you." The short captain replied stubbornly.
"Toshiro-kun!"
"Don't get in my way, Rangiku. I have no need to involve you in this."
"If you're not willing to tell me, then I'll just have to find out for myself." Rangiku stated coldly, and with that, she left the office.
:: oOo ::
Head captain Yamamoto lifted up his head slightly in acknowledgement to the Shinigami before him.
"Captain Kuchiki, what brings you here?" The old man asked, clearly disinterested. However his impassive expression never faltered or showed any signs of it.
"Yamamoto-sama. I am here because there is a matter that I must discuss with you." Byakuya responded emotionlessly.
Yamamoto nodded once for Byakuya to state what was on his mind.
"What is the situation with Uzumaki Naruto? There has been news that he is now a soul reaper and can summon his zanpakuto. I have even heard that he beat Captain Kenpachi in battle." The stoic captain stated quietly.
"Given the fact that Kurosaki Ichigo and Shihoen Yoruichi have both contributed to training the boy, I should hope so, Captain Kuchiki." The older man said bluntly.
"Then how is the situation in the world of the living? Will that boy Naruto alone be able to stop the war within the Shinobi nations?" Byakuya pushed. Even though he sure that Naruto was powerful and strong, it seemed that his intelligence suffered… many misfortunes, considering the way he acted the last time they'd encountered. He didn't want it to be a sincere mistake sending the boy out.
"I have no doubt that the boy will be able to, and at the same time prove himself worthy of the honours of being a Shinigami."
"Why so?"
Yamamoto closed his eyes for a moment, before reopening then with a weary expression.
"Kuchiki-san, I believe you should learn more about that boy. He was once a ninja in the Shinobi world. In fact, he had been among those fighting in the current war."
Byakuya seemed slightly interested by what he'd just heard, and wanted to press even further, but knew that he should stop. The rest he'd just have to find out for himself.
"I understand." The dark haired captain bowed respectively, beginning to walk out of the grand office.
"Before you leave, Captain Kuchiki, would you mind fetching Captain Hitsugaya? It is quite urgent."
:: oOo ::
Once again, a certain blonde haired shinigami was in squad four's hospital. His wounds from the battle with Kenpachi were all bandaged and healing at a progressive rate.
"What should I do now? Pester Tenshi?" Naruto wondered with a snicker as he stared at the immaculate ceiling above his head and hooked his hands behind his head.
"I HEARD THAT, BAKA!"
Naruto nearly fell out of the bed.
"Huh?...Oh, I sorta forgot about you being able to overhear my thoughts."
"WHAT? You've been doing this all day!"
Naruto shrugged. "I guess."
There was a gentle knock on the hospital door then, before it opened.
"I'm here to deliver your lunch, Naruto-san." Announced the seventh seat of squad four, Hanataro Yamada.
The blonde shinigami's eyes widened. "Is it ramen? Please tell me its ramen!"
Hanataro shot Naruto a questioning glance.
"Huh? You already knew it was rame – Ahhhhhh!"
Poor Hanataro didn't stand a chance. In the blink of an eye, Naruto had already taken away the tray of ramen for the squad member's arms and was currently devouring the delicious soup.
"Ummmm! Good old miso ramen!" Naruto declared with a noisy burp, before his blue eyes landed on Hanataro again. The petrified squad four member stiffened as Naruto spotted him hiding in the corner of the hospital room.
How could anyone eat so much like a hollow devouring its victim?
"Hey you! Have you got any more miso ramen? Can ya get me some?" Naruto demanded loudly.
"U-Um yes! Of course!" Hanataro agreed weakly, completely oblivious to how huge Naruto's appetite was. By the looks of it, he'd be fetching Naruto bowl after bowl of ramen before he collapsed of exhaustion.
Just as Hanataro reached for the door handle, the door suddenly slammed open and in stepped Ichigo Kurosaki. Hanataro bowed politely to the orange-haired shinigami – not that Ichigo even noticed – and hastily existed.
"Hey, Naruto." Ichigo greeted flatly. "We've got some discussing to do-"
"Hey teme!" Naruto shouted back.
"What the hell! We've been over this before! I'm your master! Show some respect! " Ichigo really couldn't control his temper when it came to dealing with Naruto.
"Naruto! Refrain yourself from making too much noise! I'm not in the mood to get another headache because of temes like YOU GUYS!" Tenshi roared angrily through bared teeth, before she added in a quiet whisper, "that Unahana lady really creeps me out… if you're not careful, there'll be dire consequences!"
Recalling the last encounter he'd had with the squad four Captain, Naruto shuddered and immediately agreed as he sat in silence.
Ichigo raised an eyebrow at Naruto's sudden quietness, but didn't think a thing of it.
"First things first. I must congratulate you on summoning your zanpakuto and achieving a shika level attack. You should know that I am proud, Uzumaki. Who ever knew that you could defeat Kenpachi like I once did."
Naruto grinned and pointed a finger at his orange-haired master. "Believe it!"
"Before I continue, I have an important message to give you from Yoruichi. It's about your zanpakuto. But before that, I must explain something to you."
Naruto nodded once, intent on getting as much information about Tenshi's kind that he could. If he wanted to become stronger, he'd need to be familiar with how zanpakutos are.
"Hm. By the way Yoruichi described your battle with Kenpachi, I'd say your shika attack is wind-based. The ability of your zanpakuto is very peculiar. I think it sounds like that dagger of yours has the ability to summon forth wind, and shape the wind into a huge and very sharp, wind-blade. The wind-blade then slices anything it comes into contact with into half, no matter how big or strong. So the moment you slammed your zanpakuto to the ground and chanted 'Descend, Tenshi', the wind gathered around your blade and shaped itself into a fifty feet long wind-blade. So it would appear that you were wielding an extremely large wind-blade because like I said, the wind engulfs itself around your dagger."
"Then how come I never noticed I was holding a massive wind-blade as well as my zanpakuto at the time?" Naruto mused curiously, trying to remember any of that happening.
"For a start, you're lucky that its wind and not a real fifty feet long metal blade! You obviously wouldn't be able to hold it and it would slow your movements down!"
Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly. "You've gotta point there."
"I'd say the wind can support itself without your assistance, and since when has wind been visible to the eye?"
"I guess…" Naruto admitted, beginning to feel like a huge baka. "When did you become so intelligent, huh teme?"
Ichigo's red-brown eyes flashed with a sudden killer-intent, before he calmed himself down. "Having Rukia on my back is hard enough, but now this…?" He muttered, wondering what he'd done to deserve this.
"Enough with your lame jokes, Uzumaki. Now let's get serious." Ichigo said seriously.
Naruto nodded.
"WHAT KIND OF GIRLY SUMMONING CHANT IS "FLY, TENSHI"? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" He roared, causing Naruto to fall heavily out of his hospital bed again.
"Hey, man… I think I've damaged something up here now, baka!" Naruto yelled rubbing his painfully sore head.
Ichigo completely ignored his spiky-blond haired apprentice. "And it only gets worse…what the hell happened with all this "Descend, Tenshi" crap? Y – "
"HEY TEME! IF YOU THINK MY SUMMONING CHANT IS SO BAD THEN WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I CHANGE IT TO, HUH?" Naruto shrieked.
Ichigo looked around the room thoughtfully, but frowned when he couldn't find any inspiration.
"Forget that." Ichigo said dismissively with a grunt. "Anyway, Yoruichi's message was something about you being useful to the Soul Society with that technique and she recommends if you join gotei 13 after you stop the war within the Shinobi nations, you'll be perfectly suited as a member of squad three…. But of course, that squad happens to be captianless at the moment." Ichigo's expression darkened suddenly, in a way that made Naruto feel as if he knew something that he didn't.
"I'll have to think about that later…" Naruto decided. He didn't want to make any agreements with working permanently for the Soul Society when he had plenty of time on his hands to come up with a decision after he completed their original mission.
"So my zanpakuto's attack was a Wind-based attack huh?" Naruto murmured quietly. "Wow… I never knew Tenshi was so powerful!"
"Why so surprised, huh baka! OF COURSE I AM! Like I've said before; my abilities are based on your personality and soul. I've always been there, Naruto; even when you didn't realise it. That's why your shika attack is wind-based. I adapted to your former element-wind, from when you were a ninja." Tenshi explained.
"Ohh… that explains a lot!"
"It sounds like my Wind Style Rasengan. It was an elemental jutsu I created when I was a ninja."
An unreadable emotion filled Naruto's oceanic eyes for a moment as he remembered the battle he'd had against the akatsuki member Kakuzu when he first used the Wind Style Rasengan.
Countless days had been spent creating the jutsu with his former sensei Kakashi Hatake along with Yamamoto. The jutsu was something that even his father hadn't managed to complete before his death. But of course, shortly after using it, Tsunade baa-chan forbad him from performing the jutsu ever again.
"What if I could develop my shika attack so that it can take on the form of a spiralling wind sphere, just like my Wind Style Rasengan! But in order to do this, I'll have to mix some of my chakra to the wind for the shape transformation and it'll be exactly like my original!" Naruto couldn't hold in how excited he was to do this and get it right. He was even standing up on the hospital bed with a look of determination in his oceanic eyes.
"It looks like this is my second shot at Wind Style Rasengan! Believe it!"
Ichigo frowned.
He was aware from the start that Naruto was hardworking and never backed away from a challenge, just like himself. Naruto had a fierce burning passion in his eyes. He was a courageous fighter.
"Fine, alright. But you have a lot of training to do as it is and I don't won't to put a strain on your soul form. You still have plenty to learn as it is, and I haven't been able to teach you my speciality."
Ichigo smirked. "But, I'm sure old man Yamamoto won't mind us expanding your training deadline."
"Oh yeah! Old man Yamamoto must be the old man I met with Rangiku-chan and that emotionless senbon–… errm… that senbonzapara guy!"
Ichigo's face suddenly took on a serious expression. "But I think you'll want to master you're zanpakuto fully and bankai as well. That'll have to come afterword though. If you really want to do this Rasengan thing, I suppose you'll need my help. If the whole shape transformation thing involves using spiritual energy, you'll need to master how to control it. And since like me, you have a huge amount of spiritual energy, I'll be just the ideal instructor for that. It's not going to be easy, Uzumaki."
Naruto grinned.
"Don't bet on it, teme! So when do we start?" Naruto asked, just as the door opened to reveal Hanataro again. He seemed much calmer than before, but immediately tensed up again when Ichigo shot him a glare.
"….I-I'm sorry to interrupt… b-but you requested more ramen, N-Naruto…. and I went to g-go get you some –"
"Cut us some slack and quit rambling! And what is this about getting Uzumaki ramen? He has two feet! Let him get it for himself."
"B-but he's a hospital patient… a-and as a member of squad four, I-I'm supposed to tend to his needs…"
"Then do us a favour and tell Captain Unahana that he's healed perfectly well; hospitalisation wasn't even necessary in the first place! We're leaving!"
"Finally! I get some real action!" Naruto grinned from ear to ear.
"Uzumaki! Follow me!" Ichigo roared as he leapt out of the room window and begun to Shunpo away.
"Hey! Wait up teme!" Naruto called after Ichigo as he too barely leapt out of the room, leaving Hanataro speechless.
The door suddenly opened and Unahana walked in to see Hanataro cowering away. She fixed a sickly sweet smile on her face as she said;
"Hanataro."
"Y-Yes Captain-sama!" He squeaked.
"Can you explain to me why my patient is not here?"
A/N: I hope we all enjoyed this chapter! Sorry about the lack of action, but it'll soon come! :D Reviews and constructive critism are acceptable! Thank you to unknown ray and god of all of reviewing the last chapter! :)
Notices:
The poll is still open so if you haven't already voted, I strongly suggest you do it a.s.a.p prompt! :D ^^ So far, Ichigo Kurosaki is in the lead with 3 votes! And that means Ichigo is currently Naruto's next opponent to fight against. So unless another character hits the lead with the most votes, it will definitely be Ichigo Naruto fights next!
Also, if you have any ideas for another chant to Naruto's zanpakuto, please state them! Cause really, 'Fly Tenshi' and 'Descend Tenshi' just goes to show how uncreative my imagination is! :P ^^
Thanks for reading & Byebye! :)