Help From a Stranger
Chapter 11: Plan B
I do not own Naruto or Bleach.
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"I haven't gone by that name in a long time Naruto." Sajin or as he was once known Akamaru said aloud ignoring the look his fellow captains and lieutenants gave him as he gripped his blade and drew it out.
"Perhaps but the spirit is same even if the form is different, it's the soul that's important." Naruto replied drawing out his own, his canines growing so that they poked out of his lips a little. "Still you're in our way, you and the blind fool, so get out of our way or Zaraki and I here go through you, and he might not leave you alive." Naruto's eyes seemed to change as while they remained blue there seemed to be an extra iris of magenta in them giving them an unnatural look.
"Something tells me that isn't a doujutsu like the rinnegan." Sajin said grabbing his sword in a stance and letting out his reiatsu.
"That would be telling." Naruto's blade flashed into a black blade that seemed to have a western design.
"Komamura… can you handle this… monster?" Tosen asked seeing how with his teeth and the strange eyes he didn't look much like a human.
"I will handle him with all I have; you deal with Zaraki, Iba! Deal with the rest." Komamura ordered as the sunglasses wearing man nodded and took a step forward preparing to use shunpo until him and Hisagi, found themselves looking at the 3rd and 5th seats of squad 11, Ikakku and Yumichika.
"Where do you think you're going Tetsuzaimon, I hope you aren't think of stopping us. After all you captain is about to get taken down and he don't need a distraction from someone who left his squad so he could become a lieutenant of one that would let him."
"You speak too soon Ikakku, fine we'll fight elsewhere." Iba said as they flashed stepped away while Hisagi said nothing as Yumichika motioned for him to follow and he did as he knew that his presence wouldn't change much, not to mention Naruto's words still whirled around in his head.
"Rangiku-chan, head to the hill with the others while I have a reunion fight with the puppy." Naruto said letting out his reiatsu to equalise the pressure.
"Sure thing Naruto-kun just be careful." Rangiku said as she ushered the others with Yachiru hopping down to follow as well.
"Oi Matsumoto… make sure you keep Yachiru safe." Zaraki called as she stared down at Tosen who was glaring at him.
"Hai Zaraki-taicho. Let's go everyone." She said as they all started to run.
"Tenken!" Komamura shouted swinging is blade down and if you looked carefully you could see the phantom of a larger blade being swung down. Thankfully Naruto blocked the blade with one hand on his sword the ground beneath him not even cracking from the weight.
"You swing is weak Akamaru!" Naruto pushed up jerking both the blade and the phantom back as he rushed the man taking him to the sky as they crossed swords. Leaving Tosen to fight on the roof with Zaraki, whom grinning in glee seeing Naruto send the captain back so easily.
"Wrong, you clearly are just not seeing the power I earned to protect the peace here." Komamura swung back at Naruto who was blocked again and received a punch to the face.
"Peace based on an illusion and ideals that don't work. You fail to see what is right under your nose in this war." Naruto said looking to the man and only seeing the puppy his late friend was partners with.
"War? What in the name of the seireitei are you talking about? What war is there?" Komamura shouted attacking with his shikai again only for Naruto to step to the side and attempt a thrust attack. Sajin shunpoed to avoid it and swung with his fist to match Naruto's own.
"The war one of your own has been creating all this time. Tell me Akamaru do you believe that the conditions of Rukia Kuchiki's execution are not the least bit suspicious. A sentence for those who are the worst criminals, a reduction in the time before execution, for a simple crime of transferring powers that can easily be ignored given the circumstance." Swing his sword a purple arc of energy was released that caught the man off guard who received a cut in his left arm. Thankfully the armour on it protected him a little so the cut wouldn't hinder his attacks too much.
"I do not question a system or the judgements of central 46 since I have been in the seireitei and the Soul Society. Stop trying to distract with this nonsense of a war, there is no such thing." Komamura said concentrating on his reiatsu.
"Why can't you see… this place changed you quite a bit Akamaru, perhaps not completely for the best? Perhaps its best I show you just how unmatched you are now and what you need to see." Naruto said flashing his blade back into the base form.
"No, it's you who is unmatched to me. Bankai: Kokujo Tengen Myo'o!" Komamura shouted calling out his zanpaktou's true ability. His declaration of Bankai brought forth an entire giant, which was about a hundred meters tall and seemed to be designed after a samurai with a red cloth concealing its face. It wielded a sword with a guard similar to Komamura's, but with a different blade and with a string hanging from the hilt.
"So that's where a portion of Kiba is, forever partners." Naruto muttered to himself as he went through one handed seals. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" pressing his hand to solidified reiatsu the summoning shiki appeared beneath his hand and from it there was a large puff of smoke.
When it cleared Naruto was standing on the head of a nine tailed fox, Kurama, the strongest Biju, released from Naruto many centuries ago along with his brothers and sister. "Kyuubi!" Komamura recognised the beast from the remnant of his memories.
"Hmmm, you were right Naruto, the first thing I saw would relieve me of some boredom." Kurama's voice boomed out as Naruto had gone to the realm where they all lived, his fellow Biju, and asked if it would be alright if he called on them in battle. Kurama was the first to say he'd join his former container.
"I know right, plus its little Akamaru controlling that thing, can you believe it?" Naruto said chuckling with the fox.
"The dog… the spirit world is weird. Still you're facing the man, while I get to play with the toy?" Kurama asked Naruto.
"Yep, let's see how long he lasts under your power." Naruto said jumping and rising forward while Kurama charged at the giant and tackled it to the ground. He pushed Komamura back with his strike. "You think I wouldn't be prepared to call on my former partner?"
"I did not believe you still had access to the beast after all this time. Hado 33: Sokatsui!" Naruto backed off to avoid the blast before he felt a surge of more Reiatsu and turned to notice a sphere on the rooftop with Tosen and Zaraki were fighting.
"Must be Tosen's bankai that, Kensei described before. Meh he'll still lose." Naruto said before holding up his hand. "Bakudo 63: Sajo Sabaku" the binding spell shot from his fingers and wrapped round Komamura quickly, tightening around his arms making it hard for him to move.
"Who taught you Kido?" Komamura demanded from Naruto as he managed to get back to his feet and started pushing against his binds.
"A number of good friends, I can't stop making them you see. Hell I still consider you one Akamaru. That isn't going to change any time soon, but you need to see the truth of what is happening right now of you won't survive the coming war." Naruto said as he a bit surprised to see that the captain was breaking free of the spell, then again perhaps his bankai amplified his strength.
Kurama meanwhile was avoiding the blows from the giant while using his claws to attack, but the armour was very thick it seemed and he knew bijudama was out of the question giving the setting. 'Hmmm… perhaps I should try that?' Kurama held out its paw and channelled chakra, making it swirl and condense. "Let's see how the technique works in our hands. Rasengan!" Yes Naruto had taught the Biju the move as while it was basically the same as bijudama it was a handy move at close range. He and Gyuuki got it the most easily whereas the others eventually got it and made their elemental variations.
The blow to the giant's stomach took it by surprise and it was blown away and dispersed into reiatsu. Naruto meanwhile discovered something bizarre, before Komamura was able to free himself he seemed to get hit by the Rasengan Kurama used on his bankai as he spat up blood and the grinding mark appeared on his robes and torso.
"A symbiotic bond with the bankai…? No he just shares the blows that each take most likely. A strange bankai and an end to our confrontation for now." Naruto said looking at the now unconscious Komamura. "Oi Kurama funs over shrink down so I can talk with you."
"Kurama rolled his eyes as his body started to shrink down until he was the size of an average fox. It was a trick they all learned using the principles of Naruto's advanced transformations to shift their forms. "All right I'm chibi, now what Naruto. Don't tell me that's it for my appearance?"
"Not quite old friend, we still have work to do." Naruto said as the fox hopped to his shoulder, wrapping his tails round his neck. "First it seems someone still wasn't ready or didn't listen when I was teaching him."
"Your teaching again, what poor soul got you as a teacher?" Kurama asked with a grin.
"An idiot, loud mouthed red head… who isn't an Uzumaki it seems. Although it's a little ironic as the guy actually is just a soul if you think about it." Naruto said to aloud getting a shrug from Kurama. "Well away we go. Yume-chan!" Naruto threw his sword into the air which morphed into a large eight sided mirror and had a golden sun like design around the edges. He landed on the mirror ad rode on it like a hover board from that cool movie with the crazy doctor.
"It still surprises me seeing so many different forms." Kurama said mildly in slight awe. The old man had nothing on Naruto anymore after he discovered Yume, hell when he first showed them all they were speechless and that was rare for the Biju.
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"Um… does anyone wanna explain what a giant nine tailed fox was doing in the seireitei and fighting off what I can only believe is a captain's bankai?" Ganju decided to ask as Yachiru led the group closer to the Sokyoku hill.
"It looked really cute; you think it has really soft fur Ran-san?" Yachiru asked the fellow lieutenant as she rode on her shoulder, she was just giving directions but Rangiku was more or less actually leading them officially.
At least that's what she told them all once she claimed her spot on Rangiku's shoulder who certainly was stronger as she didn't even show strain carrying her.
"Hmmm… somehow I think Naruto-kun is responsible for that." Orihime said tilting her head, mentally agreeing with Yachiru on the subject of the fur. "Maybe it's a fox friend."
"Think he'll let us pet him if he is?" Rangiku asked not knowing Kurama's back story, then again Naruto prefers to keep him unknown in case some try to use him and his family again. Strangely Naruto was the guardian of the Biju, a position he took up once they were freed and went about establishing their realm to live in peacefully.
"Naruto-sensei still can't help but do something impossible… just who is he?" Chad asked as Uryu decided to voice his opinion.
"A wise man that is very complex and perhaps a little eccentric. It is best to not question or you end up with a headache." Uryu supplied getting mindless nodding of agreement from everyone.
"You're friend Uzumaki is weird… plus he taught nee-chan that scary technique." Ganju said as Rangiku turned to Orihime.
"You think we could convince him to teach us that trick?" She questioned and got shudders from Uryu and Chad at the thought of the sweet Orihime being able to use such a frightening technique.
It would be so cute as well.
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"Don't tell me you have forgotten that I too have bankai." Byakuya spoke dropping his sword to the floor that seemed to phase into it. The air turning dark as multiple copies of the blade rose from the ground like ripples in the water. "Bankai! Scatter, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi."
The blades glowed before dispersing into Sakura petals and Renji who was trapped by a kido spell and currently using his bankai but not doing well. The petals floated by Renji whose eyes went wide before him and his bankai were cut, cut multiple times and many angles, and destroying his bankai.
"Sigh… I said you might stand a chance but not to go head first after him Renji." Byakuya's eyes widened as he whirled round but found nothing before looking back to Renji and seeing the blonde, Naruto with a strange fox on his shoulder.
"I'd say this is expected of Uzumaki, and yet he isn't one. My mind is a little fuddled by this." Kurama looked at Byakuya. "What's a Hyuga without pale eyes doing here and how far is the stick up his ass?"
"I think it's up there pretty far, I mean look at his face. You know despite the glare to kill me painfully." Naruto said noticing the hate filled eyes of Byakuya who had since replaced his kanseiken and his scarf.
"You get that a lot?" Kurama asked as Naruto closed the most dangerous wounds that Renji had. "Never mind, it's you and you got a lot more frustrating as time went on."
"Your impressions of me make me feel so much better Kurama. Still I guess I can see where you are coming from." He turned back to Byakuya as he created a clone to keep healing Renji. "Oh hi Byakuya-bozu."
"Uzu-ma-ki!" Byakuya growled out as the petals started congregating around him and Naruto couldn't help but know.
"Yep, how can I help you? Oh before I forget Yoruichi-chan said thanks for the new scarf." Naruto said as he lifted his foot to slam down and created a dust cloud to disguise himself and Kurama in a dust cloud
"I think you pissed him off more." Kurama said as they were now on top of one of the towers while the clone moved Renji a bit away to continue healing.
"I'd say he's more pissed at himself from what I'm feeling. It's more I'm the target to relieve his frustrations." Naruto said as he activated his full shikai making the air behind him ripple and weapon handles pop out. "Hmm, this one should do it." he pulled out a red handle that turned out to be a long rose coloured whip.
"Belmont!" Naruto shouted snapping the whip down at the Sakura blades. The petals seemed to be repelled by the sonic boom of the whip.
"How did you do that?" Byakuya asked confused how all of his blades were nullified.
"This whip is unique, it has the strength to kill being of the night and forged by a family who train in its use. By channelling a bit of my on reiatsu I can control the sonic boom it produces. Both size and power, but it had another neat trick." Washing out with the whip he managed to snag Byakuya's arm and instantly he felt weaker. "It can cancel the powers of the dead." He threw Byakuya behind him and straight into the stone pillar he had cut into with his bankai.
"Now to take care of Renji and get ready for the main event." Naruto said getting a confused look from Kurama.
"We're not at the main event yet?" he questioned seeing a shake of the head from Naruto.
"Nope, this is the introduction. Things will start with a shocking entrance and Plan B will be well under way." Naruto said as the clone finished healing Renji only for both to be moved away from the scene.
Taking out some smelling salts he wafted them under his nose. "Wakey, wakey."
"Huh, what-oww!" he said as his chest was slapped by Kurama's tails to make him fully awake. "What you do that for you stupid fox?!"
"If anyone is stupid right now it's you Renji." Naruto said making the lieutenant turn to him. "You had bankai which I told you would give you an upper hand when the time came to rescue Rukia with Ichigo. But you go straight for the deep end by facing your captain who had bankai much longer than you, is more skilled in kido and is very much better than you." Naruto said going full sensei mode on Renji who to his credit did not meet his eyes.
"I needed to beat him, he started it all. He's the one guy I want to beat." Renji said still not meeting Naruto's eyes. "He took Rukia into his family when we were in the academy only for him to turn his back on her when it counts, he's my captain that I respect yet with all my being I want to meet swords and show him that I can protect her as much as he can. I want to beat him and save Rukia to show her that I can!"
"You fight for love?" Kurama asked and immediately Renji realized what he said and turned to Naruto who was now smirking and nearly giggling.
"Oh this is too good; Ichigo being a prude is one thing but you fighting for love. Oh the joy I could take writing your eternal love story. I wonder if dear little Rukia knows how her friend feels for her?" Renji's face was now matching his hair as both Naruto and Kurama started laughing, the latter rolling around on the floor.
"Hey stop laughing, I didn't mean it that way! Stop it!" He cried out unable to really get up and stop him as a result of his injuries. "She's my friend I just want to save her."
"So do all of us who came… maybe minus Ganju but he has his reasons." Naruto said wiping a tear from his eye as he cross his leg over. "Still you have a better chance saving your Rukia if you stand by our short tempered Ichigo, now that I think about it; you're pretty short tempered too."
"I am not!" Renji denied but got a look from both Naruto and Kurama that said 'Yes, you are.'
"Anyway, I'm gonna leave a clone to keep healing you while you explain to your partner while you acted against her wishes despite her wanting the same as you." Naruto said tapping Renji with his swords pommel to call out his zanpaktou.
The spirits emerged in seconds while a Naruto clone got back to healing him. "Care to explain yourself Renji?" Saru, the female half said while Hebi gave him a deadly glare while balancing on his tail.
"Ehehe… well you see…" He wasn't given a chance to explain as Saru quickly put him in a headlock while Hebi opened his mouth to chomp on his arm. "Ow, ow, ow! Hey I'm injured here. Naruto do something!"
"I'm sorry the Doctor is out at the minute; please leave a message after the beep. Beep!" The clone said with a straight face as he let the spirts rough handle him while he used his medical Jutsu to make sure nothing got too broken in their polite and calm conversation, aka, the two beating the shit of Renji to make him think before he acts.
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"Hoooooeeee! That's one big spear… whoever made that was seriously overcompensating." Kurama said as Naruto hid himself in the air above the Sokyoku.
"I swear you got a little crasser over the years Kurama, I mean I remember when you were all serious and liked to pick on me." Naruto said as he watched the blade rise from its binds and turn into a huge ass fire phoenix. "Ki-Kou-Ou, that's its name."
"The true form of the Soukyoku's blade, and the final enforcer of the death penalty. When he pierces the criminal, the death penalty will be over." Said the voice of Yamamoto far below as Rukia suspended in the air like a religious figure who shall go nameless.
"It's time, Kurama… Plan B it's hitting the main event." Naruto smirked as the bird moved to pierce Rukia. Only like most things in life it didn't go according to plan as an orange haired substitute Shinigami stood in mid-air blocking the mighty zanpaktou with but one blade on his back.
"The boy is as bad as you for heroic timing." Kurama comment was made as they appeared on top of the stand where Rukia was suspended and they were treated to Rukia telling Ichigo off for saving her.
"You idiot! Why did you save me, with all these captains here? Nii-sama will kill you now!" Rukia shouted at the boy. "I've already resigned myself! I don't need to be saved. Go away!"
"Impossible! The power of a million zanpaktou, held back but with one blade?" the captain of the special forces and 2nd squad, Soifon said shocked looking up at the boy blocking the execution only to notice something flicker in the corner of her eye.
"Well some people can do a lot when they set their mind to it." The captain's eyes all turned to see Naruto standing there with a smile on his face. "Then again I'm in a world where spirits carry blades tied to their souls and grant them mystical powers so in a way one has to ask what is impossible." He flashed as he stood beside Retsu.
"You see I'm 100% homo-sapiens and yet I possess strength many would say makes me otherwise. Still maybe I could class myself as something." Naruto pondered with a tap of his chin.
"Besides immortal?" Kurama said getting more shocked looks.
"Yes but that movie seems to claim the title you know the one with that catchphrase, there can only be one. I call bullshit when he film points out there can be many and don't mention the ending." Kurama rolled his eyes recalling the different movies they'd been given over time, let it be known that Goku hogged the snacks every time. And Matabi took up all the space on the collective couch.
"Oi Naruto! Stop showing off for the captains!" Naruto looked up as Ichigo knocked the Soukyoku back a little, was this why Jiraiya always made loud proclamations… it was fun to knock your enemies and allies off guard with a dramatic speech or query.
"Ah yes, the rescue, right."
Naruto quickly was right next to Ichigo as he held out his hand. "And now for something completely different and unexpected." Naruto started letting out his reiatsu which the fire bird seemed to respond as it let out a rather beautiful sound from its beak. "Come, be with me Soukyoku, as you called out to me before." the fire began to swirl around and condense into Naruto's body.
The captain's eyes went wide as the blade of a million zanpaktou unified with the man that was causing a lot of trouble and had bested Kuchiki-taicho and Tosen-taicho. Before long the beast was fully inside Naruto and in his out stretched hand a new katana formed, one with a pure while sheath, the handle was white with black and red cloth, the hilt was a simple circle with sun like detail around it. Twirling it in his hand he slid it to his side with a new sash he'd unsealed beforehand that had seals to keep it from slipping.
"Sing for me, Soukyoku!" the majestic sound was heard once more as Naruto drew his original blade. "Awaken, Mugen no Yume." The rippling effect in the air behind him stretched so far above and to the side it was awe inspiring as the ripples took on the flame red colour of the Soukyoku from not a few moments ago. "Captains of the Gotei 13, I am Uzumaki Naruto, healer and warrior extraordinaire. Please note that the Soukyoku no longer wishes to be contained by those who use 'Her' for the death of those she was made to serve many years ago. As such I will be her guardian from here out!" he called out shocked them all at the words coming from his mouth. A human had just taken the Soukyoku, told them it chose him and had shrunk it down to a normal zanpaktou size which apparently amplified his own shikai.
"…Now that was a stylish entrance." Kyoraku of squad 8 said tilting his hat up a little.
"Taicho!" his lieutenant Nanoe accosted him with a slap of her hand as she adjusted her glasses. "This isn't the time to be impressed, that man just basically stole a power tool of the seireitei."
"Better than being used when not needed." The pink kimono wearing said rubbing the new bump under his hat.
"I'm surprised it went to him so willingly, I've never heard the blade make that sound." Ukitake said amazed seeing the spectacle and glad his subordinate didn't die for the simple crime.
"You…you…insolent child." Yamamoto drew out his sword after dispelling the illusion to make it like a cane. From the blade came the fires of his zanpaktou Ryujin Jakka. "You dare defy the will of the seireitei for one person. Who are you to think you can do this without being punished?"
"One who seeks what is right for everyone instead of serving the status quo. I dare because you fail to do what is right and instead do what you think is best to maintain this farce of peace. The war you created long ago Yamamoto." Naruto said back as he turned to Ichigo who had freed Rukia from her binds. "Ichigo, bottom left of the field, close to the dead trees, he should be here by now."
Ichigo looked over to see Renji who had a noticeable black eye and teeth marks on his face. "Oi Renji… what the heck happened to you?" Ichigo asked as Naruto drew out Soukyoku that now instead of flame surged out with a cold wind that seemed to maintain the natural temperature that had been raised by Yamamoto's shikai.
"I don't wanna talk about it…" He looked up to see Naruto with Yume's shikai in full view. "So that's his shikai. It really is something."
"Stop gawking Renji!" Naruto said not taking his eyes off Yamamoto. "Kurama, go with the red head."
"Do I have to?" He asked him "I don't like read heads, you know that."
"I'll treat you a buffet, plus you can torture him later when were done." Naruto said as Kurama grinned and Renji shuddered.
"I feel very bad right now." Renji said as he noticed Ichigo holding Rukia by her waist. "Ichigo… just what are you?"
"Catch Renji!" throwing her forward Rukia screamed in shocked at what her 'saviour' had done. "Ichigo you Baka!"
"Can I torture him later too for sheer stupidity?" Kurama asked with a sweat drop that Naruto mirrored. Thankfully Renji managed to catch the poor girl only for her to hit Renji form smothering her as he rebuked Ichigo from his position.
"Yes… they both need a good pounding of the head." Naruto flashed to the ground once more as the blade handles shimmered by his sides, each ready to be drawn at a moment's notice. "Take care my friend." Kurama nodded as he rushed across the ground, faster than the lieutenants were able to keep track of.
"To think such a creature could move so fast, and look so adorable." Retsu giggled to herself as she made no move to confront Naruto.
"Yamamoto… I ask if you truly wish to fight here, do you risk the health of your fellow captains or are they collateral in your quest for false peace and equality?" Naruto asked and took note as the knuckles of the captain turned white.
"Very well, choose a place for your death!" Naruto nodded as he turned his head to the sky. "We fight above the city, no soul shall I harm if I can help it."
"Good see if you can match me old fool." Naruto said despite the irony of probably being his age or older. Still he did look tonnes better for it in his face. "Sigh I'm fighting the strongest one here while Renji's off running and Ichigo's dealing with Byakuya… I'm going to need a lot of sleep and or a good relaxation time with everyone."
"I wish you well then Naruto-kun." Naruto turned his heads to a smiling Retsu just as Soifon tried to attack him from behind, who was blindsided by Yoruichi. "Although I think your luck will hold out for you well."
"It tends to Retsu-chan, tea when this is over?" Naruto asked getting a smiling nod from the captain. "Well then I take on the old Yama and you check the root of all this incident and find out the truth." With that he was gone to face his opponent.
"Isane!" her lieutenant perked up hearing her. "We're heading to Central 46."
"But Taicho shouldn't we…?"
"Isane…" the Hanya mask was already looking over her shoulder at Isane who squirmed and rush passed her captain so she wouldn't see its eyes.
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"Taicho…"
"Matsumoto…"
Both Rangiku and Toshiro were staring each other down after following the others reiatsu signature.
"You're late." Toshiro said as he stood with his arms crossed.
"No I arrived exactly when I meant to. You are just too early as usual…taicho." She smirked as the child Shinigami huffed. "So I take it you checked on the report made on my arrest warrant."
Yes, I am ashamed that I didn't notice why you refused or were saved from back in the world of the living. Sending you to the maggots nest was going too far for something so miniscule, something was up. And I think I know who it is but we need to head to Central 46's building to confirm it." Toshiro said as Rangiku started following him across the roofs.
"You feel a lot stronger Matsumoto." Toshiro commented as his lieutenant giggled.
"I am stronger… Naruto-kun trained me to fight you actually, but I guess out fight is for another time." She said slightly thankful she didn't have to fight her captain that was truly behind her in his beliefs of her innocence.
"I find that hard to imagine giving how you work through your duties. Though I suppose you have improved in some way, spiritually that is." Rangiku pouted at the comments made at her, it wasn't her fault lieutenant paperwork was boring.
"Must you take a dig at poor little me Taicho?" Rangiku said as Toshiro shrugged.
"I am only stating what's true Matsumoto." Toshiro said with a hidden smirk as his lieutenant was back.
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'Boom!' came the sounds of the two titan's blades clashing, one of fire and the other one of air that did not seem to feed the flame but rather take the very oxygen from it as it got close.
"Why have you come here, what is the purpose of taking the blade?" Yamamoto questioned as he tried to push forward against Naruto's blade but both seemed even in natural strength.
"To right a wrong and to allow a trapped being to be free. You kept her there so long and retrained you were all deaf to her cries, heck part of me believe that's why you had her sealed up like that." Naruto using his reiatsu created a void of air around the pair of them and Yamamoto quickly had to jump away as his oxygen supply wasn't large with his fires burning through it in milliseconds.
"Do you hear it now?" Naruto asked as the wind swirled around him. "Or do you have too much wax in your ears old man?"
"I'm not so old that I can't teach an upstart like you who has no understanding of what he has gotten himself into." Yamamoto replied as his flames turned white around his sword, seems he wanted to up the level.
"Oh I see, you really think I'm a child don't you?" Naruto said shaking his head as golden flames appeared over his body before changing shape and appearance to create armour around his form, complete with a cape at the back. The sword that was a katana was switched out for another one a large broad sword with equally large crossed shaped hilt with a green jewel that glowed.
"Trust me I am anything but and it seems Sokyoku trusts me as she's already getting on fine with Yume-chan. Usually it's just the sword, but looks like all that strength brings the Armour of Siegfried to me as well. Let's see how you fare against the strength of one who slayed the dragon." Naruto burst forward at Yamamoto who created a wall of flames to defend but it was brushed aside by Naruto's swing that shot off an energy blade.
"We shall see if that arrogance holds out." Yamamoto rushed to trades swings with Naruto, any contact crating a loud boom like that of the fiercest storm.
"It is not arrogance, its confidence in my partners. Just as the confidence you have in yours." Naruto launched a punch aiming for Yamamoto's face only to have his fist caught but it didn't stop him head butting the old man. "I don't fight alone to defend my beliefs and my friends, we are one in battle."
"Regardless you have broken the law and disrupted a sacred act of punishment." Naruto swung again nearly catching the man off guard who got a good look at the powerful blue eyes of his opponent.
"A punishment she does not of ever deserved for simply protecting the weak. Shinigami protect spirtrs from hollows and help them pass on, yet when one does her job albeit through a frowned upon way she still did her job. You condemn her for her using the tools and the skills your academy push into her." Naruto swung down with both arms parting the flames as they got a bit close. "Tell me Old Man, what sort of society kills off their soldiers because someone is playing them for a fool?"
"What?" Ryuujin's fires seemed to freeze in the air not moving to attack Naruto. "What do you mean, played for a fool?"
"You don't see that you and your captains have been played like puppets, all of it by one you trust so easily." Naruto said swinging his sword in a 180 degree arc releasing a blast of energy which knocked back Yamamoto further. "Look back on the past few days having you noticed something odd about your so called central 46?"
The captain commander narrowed his eyes at the thought to him being fooled. "Don't try to distract me!"
"Why is it the most experienced refuse to believe what they are told by a sincere person? Or is the idea of the wool being pulled over your eyes again, too much for your pride to take considering last time cost you several captains including a clan heir as well." Naruto said blocking the oncoming strike with both hands as the last comment may have ticked off the old captain. Then again having the truth thrown in your face despite not knowing everything might do that.
"Those captains were traitors to Soul Society, Urahara Kisuke is a sick man who freely experimented on his comrades and should be put down like the dog he is. He and the rest of those things he created." And just like that Naruto got pissed off as well. Kisuke was a perverted no arguments but he didn't deserve such disrespect from the old man.
He didn't deserve this old fool telling him Kisuke and his other friends needed to die for something they never had any control of. He hated when people did this, blaming people for events they didn't do, like with Sasuke targeting the whole village of Konoha for the actions of Danzo and the elders and in no way connected to the younger generation and civilians. As such Yamamoto's words flipped the switch for Naruto as his blade and armour changed so that he was now in royal blue and iron armour while holding out a large blade and an equally golden Scabbard, one which held he dreams of his one little king.
"Bad move old man. You know what right now I don't have to tell you how foolish you are, I'll let all the new scars I give you be enough of a message now prepare yourself." Naruto said as both the sword and he himself glowed a mystic golden aura.
Down below the remaining captains stared at the spectacle of their teacher fighting on fairly equal grounds for shikai captain level. "Ehhhh… he really is interesting, Yama-ji has usually toasted his opponent by now but this Naruto seems to give him a lot of trouble." Shunsui said as he pulled out a small flash from under his hat.
"Kyoraku, did you really have to keep your sake there?" Ukitake asked with a small sweat drop while Retsu cover her mouth with her sleeve to hide her giggling face while her trained eyes didn't leave Naruto. his raw strength and now unbridled skill were pouring out as he faced Yamamoto… she wanted to test that strength, as she could see the pure warrior in him now as opposed to the simple doctor he appeared to be.
It was almost ironic to someone like her seeing such power be released yet he didn't have any lust for blood in his eyes, instead the intent and the aura was to do what was right. Even so Unohana Retsu couldn't help but feel one thing as she watched Naruto fight.
Bloodlust.
XBreakX
"Is it really your friend Naruto that's fighting Yamamoto-sama?" Hitsugiya asked as they got closer to the central 46 but noticed how there didn't seem to be any guards around it as they stepped onto the bridge over the building's moat.
"Yes, but I think Sotaicho has said something to trigger that rise in his spiritual pressure. Naruto-kun doesn't really go to that level of power unless he's really pissed off, like when Hiyori-chan was calling my breasts sacks of dead meat." Yes Naruto did not take well to the insult targeted against her, although it may have been him also getting some sense into her again via pain.
It seemed to be the only way she learned sadly. That and cooking nice meals, she seemed melancholy when he did that and then made her swear not to get mad or she wouldn't eat the food.
"Hard to believe he's that strong" Hitsugaiya was very honest with himself, this Naruto character seemed to be on par with Yamamoto, matching the ma blow for blow, taking on the strongest fire type zanpaktou. "The way he behaves… I'd say it's like Gin except less frustrating."
"Naruto-kun's just honest, despite he's strange old age he is like a bright sun shining down on my soul. He can hear zanpaktou; he helped me understand mine more." Rangiku said holding Haineko's handle a little tighter remembering the three days of battle with the darned cat.
"Such spiritual sense… how is this man alive?" Hitsugaiya asked getting a shrug from Rangiku not having an answer herself. "This is Captain Hitsugaiya of squad 10; I want permission to enter the Central Office of 46 for an urgent audience." Instead on an answer the door entrance became blocked off in a grid of blades.
"The emergency defence lock is working. And yet there is no response, how do you want to proceed taicho?" Rangiku asked the young man who reached for his blade and seeing him do this reached for her own and performed an iaido technique. "Neko Tsume!" she muttered as three large slashes cut through the blades covering the door.
"Iaido… did he teach you that as well?" Hitsugiya asked taking his hand from his sword; he had managed to catch all three cuts from his lieutenant, perhaps her time away made her nearly ready for possible captain consideration.
"Showed me one of his iaido techniques, although I doubt I'll match his speed or the fact he can do simultaneous ten strikes." Rangiku said remembering the blade form Zantou and how Naruto had managed to create five cross cuts on a stone wall as an example of his iaido. He had shown her so that she could have an unexpected move in her arsenal and in shikai a way to quickly place ash on her opponent for use.
The two quickly descended the stairs to the large halls which usually held the esteemed members of central 46 but instead right now there was an entire room covered in blood along with the bodies of said council members. Hitsugaiya went over and pressed his hand to the blood. "The blood has dried up enough to turn black and crumble."
"This didn't happen yesterday or even today, central 46 have been dead for likely the entire time since before seireitei went into lock down following Renji's defeat by Ichigo."
"And any decisions that were mad in that time were from whoever likely killed them all."
Hitsugaiya mind was reeling from this revelation trying to figure out who exactly it could have been the one to kill all of central 46 and continue as if it never happened as far as anyone outside knew.
'So this is the power he has, to kill them and yet no one even suspect it due to how the whole area was in lock down. I see why Naruto-kun doesn't like him, he killed all of them and seeing how close they are to their desks they didn't even have a chance to defend themselves.' Rangiku thought to herself sadly looking down at the dead bodies.
"I thought you would come Hitsugaiya-taicho." A voice called and both squad ten members turned to the top of the stairs where Kira was waiting for them.
"Kira! Don't tell me you did this?" the blond man just turned away from the scene instead on answering the question. "Matsumoto let's go after him!" He shouted before Rangiku placed her hand on his shoulder and whispered something into his ear making him turn to her.
"Are you sure that's what you felt?" Rangiku nodded and Toshiro sensed his fists considering what she told him. "Follow Kira and defeat him I'll deal with the other situation as best I can." Both shunpo to where they needed to go and Rangiku was quickly on the tail of Kira.
"Kira… I didn't expect you to be in o such a plot as that one." Rangiku said making the emo blond look back over his shoulder.
"I hardly think you are one to talk being a shamed lieutenant, just how low will you sink Rangiku?" Kira said making the woman's eyes harden and gain slit pupils.
"I did no wrong Kira, the people who use you only did it so I couldn't tell the truth or be believed in the slightest. Still I don't think I'm so low thanks to the training I received." Rangiku drew out her zanpaktou and held it in a defensive stance.
"The training with your sword won't do much considering you are likely unaware of my zanpaktou's ability. Raise your head, Wabisuke!" Kira's blade quickly shifted into a square hook shaped blade. He rushed forward only to phase through Rangiku who was behind him.
"Don't underestimate me now Kira!" she kicked him in the back as she increased her reiatsu output giving off a reddish glow to her body. "Since you raise your sword to a fellow ally it only seems fair I make sure you don't use it to harm anyone while under the illusion. Bankai!"
Kira's mouth opened and eyes widened as a great fire surrounded Rangiku, engulphing her form and protecting her as he blade changed to flame that covered her hands and legs. The flames glowed a powerful orange before starting to fade; where Rangiku had before been wearing her traditional Shinigami robes she now wore an odd armour.
On her torso she had a breastplate that still kept her style of a revealing top that seemed to have a fur covering the front and the edges, her lower torso had a waist guard that looked to be made of silver but allowed a small tail to waggle free. Her arms were covered by the same fur colour with dual pauldrons on each arm and gauntlets, her legs were covered in stockings that reached to her thighs and were covered black, while her knees down were covered in special grieves. Atop her head sat a pair of cat ears that were blonde like her hair to match. "Haineko: Entei no Tsume! (Ash Cat: Claws of the Flame Emperor). Flexing her hands each finger produced a sharp claw that seemed to be releasing embers into the air much like the ones on her feet.
"This is what I achieved with the right teacher and the right man in my life Kira; I hope you realized what you are in for now." Rangiku said taking a martial arts stance which one could recognise as the Chinese style of the Tiger, a perfect match for her bankai's abilities.
"We will see Rangiku." Kira charged forth with impressive speed at Rangiku but was forced to narrowly dodged a claw strike heading for his face but he received a scratch none the less which seemed to start a fire on his robes which he quickly patted out.
"That was but a scratch Kira and it'll only get worse from here, Toragari!" slashing her claws in front of her created an arc of fire heading straight toward Kira which had the mirage of a fire cat alongside it.
'This may have been a mistake.' Kira thought to himself as he prepared his defence at a greatly more powerful and skilled Rangiku came upon him, claws at the ready.
XChapter EndX
Well there's Rangiku's bankai people, took me a while to think it up based off suggestions but I think some will be happy with the end result.
I won't be going to list the abilities of her bankai right now but I will next chapter which should bring it to an end for the rescue Rukia arc, next arc could be one of two things though, but that would be spoiling so again you'll have to be patient with me.
However in regards to a few revelations in the last few manga issues of bleach I will address obviously the True nature of Unohana, Ichigo's parentage and anything else that springs to mind.
Updates are going to take a while as I have said I'm trying to rewrite a couple stories so that the flow a bit better and are easier to read as opposed to how they are now. In case more people ask I have no idea when I'll get back to A Wolf in Mahora as the series is finished but I am going to try in between writing chapters and challenge chapters too.
I hope you all look forward to more coming in the next few months and ask questions about any story as long as it's not when is the next chapter out as I honestly have no idea how long any chapter will take.
Until next time, Bye.