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Heyheyhey! It's Ban-Kai time, dudes! Let's see how the others are doing! Ah. Some of you have probably noticed that Rave Shinobi Master and Naruto: Half Shinobi got deleted… Well, I didn't know how to continue Rave Shinobi Master. In the end it was a copy of the original Rave… For NarutoXRanma, same problem! I was going to rewrite all the episodes of the anime! It's boring, you know… At the beginning I liked the idea, but… Sorry. Well, let's go on with the story!
dany le fou: XD One Thousand Years of Pain! Sorry, no Mayuri bashing for now.
ZWngDragon: Haku? Wow. Never thought about it. Thanks for the advice.
Hidden: Well, I can't spoiler anything. In this chapter you'll see what Hanatarou's and Naruto's Ban-Kai look like. For a glimpse of their power, you'll have to wait the next chapter.
"In this fight, you'll have your shinobi powers back. You will be able to use Shinigami arts and Ninja arts at the same time. So, Naruto…"
"…"
"Come."
"You must prove me that you're enough strong to control me and my full power. Otherwise, you will never achieve Ban-Kai."
"What… What I must do?"
"… I'll be in the eye of the tornado, Hanatarou."
"…"
"Reach me."
"!"
After death… A death god
Chapter12: Three saviours
At first, there was silence. Then, chaos. The two enemies rushed at each other one more time, with enormous strength. Their swords clashed and the ground under them trembled. The two blondes pushed against each other.
"Come on, Naruto. This is still not enough."
"…" 'Same strength…'
The two emitted an enormous amount of chakra and Reiatsu combined. A crater appeared under their feet and then they backed off with a jump. They gathered a ball of Reiatsu/Chakra in their right hands and then they launched them at each other. The spheres exploded, and the two rushed at each other one more time. They exchanged blows, but no one of the two hit the other.
'Same speed.'
"…"
"…"
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" 'And same techniques.'
Each one of the fighters created ten clones. And they all rotated the hilt of their swords.
"Maware!"
"Inabikaru no arasi!"
An enormous storm of thunders covered the battle field, destroying copies on each sides. When the storm cleared, only the original ones were still there. Horaiken and Naruto, fighting each other.
'Only that… His amount of energy is literally infinite…'
"Naruto, this is not going to take you anywhere."
"… Answer to my question. My Ban-Kai… Will let me gain back my ninja abilities?"
"… No. It has nothing to do with chakra."
"… I knew it."
"But, there's a system to gain back your techniques while keeping your Reiatsu and Zanpakuto."
"!"
"One thing at time, Naruto."
"…"
"If you can't even gain Ban-Kai, you can forget on gaining back your techniques. Now, let's continue."
"… Aaaaaargh!"
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"Aaaaaargh!"
Uncountable tries, uncountable times being rocketed away by the tornado. Hanatarou was making not so much progresses. Each time he rushed at the tornado he was launched back by the wind.
"Damn it…" 'I've only obtained scratches and bumps, till now.'
"Hanatarou, that's not the way."
"… Then, what the hell the way is!"
"…"
"AH! SORRY! GOMEN NASAI! I DIDN'T WANT TO OFFEND YOU, KAMAKAZE!"
"That's okay. I know that you're upset…"
"… Yes, I am… Because, we have time till noon."
"…"
"If we don't obtain Ban-Kai before that hour, Rukia-san will… Will…"
"… Hanatarou, to obtain Ban-Kai, you mustn't go against your own power. It's useless."
"Then, what can I do?"
"… What you usually do."
"…" 'What… I usually do?'
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"Marui Inazuma!"
"Marui Inazuma!"
Two enormous globular bolts hit each other, creating an explosion of electricity and light. Then, two figures rushed at each other, each one holding in hand a blue ball of energy.
"Rasengan!"
"Rasengan!"
Another explosion. The two got bumped back by the explosion, but while Horaiken was still on his feet, Naruto was on one knee. He was tired… Really tired.
"Anf… Anf…"
"That's useless, Naruto. You will never achieve Ban-Kai, if you go on like this."
"… Shut up! I'm going to defeat you!"
"… How?"
"… I don't know! But I'll find a way!"
"… Naruto, I'm stronger than you, right now."
"… I know."
"Now, what's the only way to beat me?"
"… To have greater power than you!"
"Exactly. Now, think about these words… And your past experience."
"…" 'My past… Experiences?'
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It was finally time for the execution. At the execution ground there were various Captains and Vice-Captain, Nemu included. Her orders had been to capture Naruto-san, and so there she was. But… The Soukyoku was being released, and there was still no sign of him.
'… Naruto-san, where are you? Are you going to let Rukia-chan die like this?'
"This is the Soukyoku. Once it pierces the body of the sentenced one, the execution is done."
'… According to what you said that time…'
Flashback
"Can I ask you… Why were you so upset?"
"Uh?"
"You hit the ground with such violence that it's impossible for you to be calm, at this moment. But if it was rude…"
"No, no… It's not a big thing… … It's about the execution."
"The execution of Kuchiki Rukia?"
"Yes… She's one of my closest friends."
"… I'm sorry for you, but the law is law."
"… It was like this in my living world too…"
"?"
"… In my living world, ninja were only mere tools to the most of the people. Their lives meant nothing more than numbers… But life isn't something to play with. And punishing with death… To punish someone is meant to teach a lesson. If you die, what lesson can you learn?"
"… It's a strange point of view…"
"But don't you think that is a logical one?"
"…"
"…"
"… Probably."
End of the flashback
'Now that I think about it… That time… I thought about the answer. I usually say what Mayuri-sama would say… … Why am I rethinking of that moment, by the way?'
And then… The Soukyoku transformed into the Kokyouku. An enormous bird made of fire. All the various Captains and Lieutenants were waiting for it to pierce trough Rukia's body. But… Suddenly, an enormous flash of light blinded all of them for a moment. When they got their sight back, the Kokyouku was immobile. The reason… Three figures, wearing Shinigami robes and three capes, were stopping it with their Zanpakutos. One had spiky orange hair. Another one had spiky blonde hair. The last one had long silky black hair.
"… Naruto-san… You've come."
"How… How is this possible?"
"They're blocking the Soukyouku… Which has the power of 1.000.000 of Zanpakutos…"
"With three single Zanpakutos!"
"…"
The most shocked one was Rukia. In front of her were Naruto, Hanatarou and Ichigo. Those baka… She had clearly said to them to run and not save her, but they still kept on trying. She wanted to shout…"
"Bakamono! You three…"
"Shut the hell up."
"Uh?"
"Rukia-san, we're not going away. So don't bother asking."
"Man, I know her only from a few months, but you probably know her from much more of me. What do you say, Naruto?"
"… She has always been like this."
"!"
"She always thinks of the others first… It's a good thing, but the problem is that she thinks of the others too much, and in the end she forgets to think about herself."
In the meanwhile, Ukitake had arrived. Him and Kyouraku had destroyed the Soukyoku. Then, Ichigo destroyed the cross of the Soukyoku and caught Rukia.
"Rukia-san… You're not alone."
"And we're no more so weak to get beaten from anyone down there…"
"So, relax. Baka. Hey! It's Renji, over there!"
"… Ichigo… You…"
"Ichigo-san, you can't possibly…"
"CATCH, RENJI!"
"YOU CRAZY BASTARD!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Ichigo had launched Rukia like a baseball. Renji had fortunately caught her. Naruto and Hanatarou sweatdropped, while Renji and Ichigo drabbled. Then, Ichigo convinced Renji on running away. But they noticed that the Vice-Captains, minus Nemu-san, were running after him.
"Ichigo-san… Naruto… It seems it's time." 'Man, I'm excited. What will they say of my Ban-Kai?'
"Yes. It's show-time, guys."
"Let's rock!"
At Naruto's last words, the three friends shunpoed in front of the three Vice-Captains. Naruto quickly used his Horaiken as a pivot and kicked the one with the moustaches straight in the chest. Ichigo punched the big one in the stomach, after destroying his Zanpakuto. While Hanatarou and Isane… Were immobile. Kiyone had released her Zanpakuto, but… She remembered of what happened the last time. His two friends had knocked out two Lieutenants without even using their Zanpakuto, and if Hanatarou was at their same level…
"It seems that you understand, Isane-san."
"… Are you really Hanatarou-kun?"
"… Yes, I am."
"Then… Why do I feel a Captain-level amount of Reiatsu coming out of your body?"
"… I… !"
"!"
Kuchiki Byakuka had hit Ichigo, and they began to go away from their previous battle location. In the meanwhile, Naruto was staring at the approaching figure of the last Vice-Captain. Kurotsuchi Nemu. She had already released her Zanpakuto, and suddenly, she split it into two different swords.
"… Nemu-san…"
"Naruto-san… It's time to resume our fight."
"… I was afraid of hearing that. But I think we should move from here."
"… As you wish."
Naruto and Nemu shunpoed away. Hanatarou and Isane fixed the place where they were before, but then they suddenly heard someone screaming. Kiyone. Isane's little sister. Soi Fong was trying to kill her.
"No! Kiyone!"
"…"
"Aaaaargh!"
"You're nothing but a traitor. But don't worry, because I'll… !"
Soi Fong had to move from her location, because various swords appeared out of nowhere, trying to slash her. She jumped away and landed on her feet, while the attacker moved towards her, the swords not disappearing, protecting Kiyone. The blond girl looked at her protector. Yamada Hanatarou.
"Soi Fong-taichou… I can't let you do that."
"… You're that guy from the 4th Division who led the drifters to the Senzakyuu…"
"Correct. I'm Yamada Hanatarou. 7th Seat of the 4th Division."
"7th Seat? And you hope to stop me? A Captain?"
"… No. That will be not my work."
"? … !"
Suddenly a flash of orange tackled Soi Fong and they both fell off the execution place. Hanatarou didn't move from his position, but he turned around to greet the new arrival.
"I shall take care of you, instead… Don't you think so, Komamura-taichou?"
The fox-headed captain had rushed to the execution place after sensing Yamamoto's Reiatsu. His cap was now gone, revealing his strange appearance. But Hanatarou didn't flinch or moved his body. He was… Of a glacial calm. Isane had never see Hanatarou like that.
"… Yamada Hanatarou, right?"
'What… Why is Hanatarou so confident?'
'This guy… Does nee-san… Know him?' "!"
Suddenly, behind Komamura, appeared his giant-like Ban-Kai. The ground trembled, and while Kiyone was terrorized, Isane noticed something. How could Hanatarou… Have made appear more blades other than the original one?
"… Move outta the way, Yamada-san. You're protecting two traitors."
"I'm sorry. I can't, Komamura-taichou."
Hanatarou removed the Sky Walking cap, and threw it away. Suddenly, the sky began to become dark. Cloud were obscuring the sun, and a strong wind began to blow.
'What's… What's happening?'
"Kiyone-chan is Isane-san little sister. If you kill her she would be sad."
"… Yamada-san, I'm a Captain. You should be aware of what the thing behind my back is."
"Yes, Komamura-taichou. That's your Ban-Kai.Kokujou Tengen Myou-Oh… Then, I shall show you…"
Hanatarou closed his eyes while the wind kept on growing in intensity. And he moved his Zanpakuto. The blade had reappeared and he had placed Kamakaze above him, and he had began to rotate it in a fast motion. Suddenly, the wind began to blow around him. And his Reiatsu began to grow. The ground trembled and began to crack.
"Yamada-san… Don't tell me…"
"… Hanatarou-kun… You couldn't have…"
"…"
Flashback
'What I usually do…' "When I fight?"
"Yes, Hanatarou."
'When I fight… I usually morph my Kamakaze in air and vice versa…' "!"
"… You understood?"
Hanatarou began to understand. He slowly got up, observing the tornado. Then, he stretched both his hands in front of him. He began to emit Reiatsu, trying to do something. His Zanpakuto was made of air, and he could make it disappear and reappear everywhere because of that. So that meant… That it wasn't always the same air to become his Zanpakuto. His arms hurt like hell, while he morphed the tornado. Much more air than before. Suddenly, part of the tornado became three blades and dropped to the ground. Hanatarou retracted his arms, yelling in pain. He fixed his hands, but then got back on his feet. He walked forwards the tornado. Step after step, blade after blade, the tornado was fading away. Hanatarou's arms were bleeding, and the pain was huge. The wind was incredibly strong.
"… AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
With a final rush of Reiatsu, Hanatarou morphed the remaining tornado into three enormous blades. Then, he fell to the ground. But falling, he grabbed Kamakaze's yukata. The Zanpakuto was smiling at him.
"You did it… Hanatarou."
"… Anf… Anf…"
"Now… Feel your new power… And use it well…"
The blades began air again, and Kamakaze as well became a sword again. The air began to enter Hanatarou's body…
End of the flashback
"Ban-Kai."
Then, an enormous gust of wind erupted. The wind became a tornado, covering Hanatarou from the others' sight. The remaining body of the Soukyoku got destroyed. The unconscious body of Kentarou and Kiyone were hurled away from the force of the blow. They got fortunately caught by Isane and Captain Unohana, who were as well struggling to stay on their feet. Captain Komamura too, even with his enormous size, had to struggle against the wind. Then, the tornado began to fade away, slowly, and the sky to turn back to normal. When the tornado faded completely away… All the conscious audience was stupefied. And they all flushed. Yes, flushed. Hanatarou had changed… In an incredible way. He was no more wearing Shinigami robes, but a long silver yukata, tied on the waist by a big white belt. On each arm part of the yukata he had three little black horizontal stripes. He was now taller, at least 1,90 cm. His hair was now waist-length and shined of silver colour. His eyes were silver as well. His whole face and body… Was beautiful, refined, and no one could have deduced if he was a man or a woman, at first sight. Komamura, knowing that he was a man, quickly shook his head, while the women continued on staring, mouth wide-open. Then, Komamura noticed something strange. He held… A bladeless Zanpakuto. He had only the hilt in his hand. The hand protection part and the end of the hilt where both two white spheres, the first one big as an apple, the second one big as a walnut.
"Is this… Your Ban-Kai?"
"Yes…"
"…"
"… Ginnasora…"
"…"
"No Kamakaze."
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Naruto and Nemu had arrived at their chosen battle place. The lake of the nearby forest. They stared at each other, while the wind slowly moved the water. Then, they both suddenly turned in the direction of the execution place.
"… This Reiatsu…"
"Hanatarou has released his Ban-Kai, I think."
"… Then… You have probably obtained it as well, Naruto."
"… You guess right, Nemu-san."
Naruto lifted Horaiken high in the air with the right arm. The sky began to become dark once again, with dark grey clouds resounding with thunders. And Naruto's Reiatsu began to grow.
"… You know, Nemu-san… Hanatarou and me taught of a funny name for our couple of Zanpakutos…"
"What funny name, Naruto-san?"
Flashback
"My past experience… Yes, I fought stronger guys a lot of times before, in my past life…"
"And how did you beat them?"
"I… With strategy, and…"
"No. Basically, how?"
"… I became… Stronger than them in one or more aspects for a few seconds…"
"… And you could do it safe and sound?"
"Of course not! I always risked my life, to… !"
"… You're a quick learner, then."
"…" 'That's it…'
Naruto finally understood. This training had not the purpose of beating Horaiken… But to achieve Ban-Kai. An enormous power. And each power, comes with risk. The risk of controlling it. The risk of being overwhelmed by it. That was the same. His Horaiken… Contained the power that he needed. But at the same time, a seal limited it and protected Naruto from it. And that seal was… Naruto grabbed the spiked hand protecting part of the blade with his free hand. He began to pull it, pull it, pull it… Till… He ripped it off with an enormous demonstration of strength, and then, he crushed it. Suddenly from it exited an enormous bolt, which rotated high in the air and then struck Naruto.
"… That's it Naruto."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"
"Now, try to not die. Don't fight against this power…"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…"
"Accept it."
End of the flashback
"The bladeless Zanpakutos."
"?"
"Ban-Kai!"
Two thunders suddenly struck down from the sky. They began to rotate in opposite sense, around a certain area, more and more stretch, till… The hit Naruto's body. Naruto's body began to glow with yellow light, and then he let out an enormous flash of light of the same colour. Neku didn't cover her eyes, but instead she looked at Naruto's transformation. When the light faded away, Naruto was different. His hair were much longer, and all pointed to the sky, except for a single bang of hair dropping in front on his right eye ( Super Sayan like ). He was wearing the upper pieces of his Shinigami robes with the usual white fabric belt, but under a red samurai armour that covered his chest only. Instead of the lower piece of the Shinigami robes, he was wearing a pair of shinobi pants, a pair of bandages covering his ankles and a pair of shinobi shoes on his usual white socks. In his hand he was holding his Zanpakuto. It was very strange. It didn't have a blade, and the hand covering part had this strange shape: an horizontal rectangle and two little isosceles triangles attacked by the top angles at the rectangle. The end of the hilt was another little triangle, with attacked a chain with a little lighting-shaped object. The entire thing was made of gold.
"Raitei no Horaiken."
"… It doesn't have a blade… Does it have something with your Ban-Kai's power?"
"Yes… But now… What about you show me your Ban-Kai, Nemu-san?"
"… So, be it."
Nemu's swords began to glow one of white and the other one of black light. She closed her eyes and crossed them in front of her. Her Reiatsu kept on growing like the last time, but when that time Naruto got paralyzed, now he was observing carefully the release, not being affected by the grow of the Ban-Kai.
"…"
"… Ban-Kai."
Continue…
In the next chapter…
Battles, battles and more battles! You'll witness the power of Naruto, Hanatarou, Nemu and Komamura! Stay tuned, folks!
Ginnasora no Kamakaze: Scythe wind of the silver sky
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Raitei no Horaiken: Lightning sword of the thunder's lord
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SORRY IF THE DRAWING SUCKS!