Episode 55: Squad Eleven
Yumichika, Ikkaku, and Kenpachi were sitting in a circle of chairs. Ikkaku had his chair backwards, so he was leaning on the front. Yumichika had two chairs, with his feet up in the other. Kenpachi was leaning back in his seat. "Who every wants to start first." He said.
"Zaraki-sensei," Yumichika said. "Shouldn't we explain our powers after we get our newest member?"
"Maybe so." He stood up. "Come on. We're going to the Kinkage."
The Squad went to the Kinkage.
"Hey, Kinkage. We need a fill in for our squad."
The Second Kinkage nodded. "Yes, I see that. I would say Naruto, but he isn't a Leaf Ninja. I do have someone else, in mind." He made a hand sign, and a young woman walked into the room. She had a white mask covering her face, and the mask had red lightning marks under her eyes. She had long red hair, and a strand was hanging over her mask. She was wearing a black ankle length coat.* She had a short sword running horizontally across her back, right above her buttock.
"Pleasure to be of service to you." She bowed to them.
"Is this the fill in?" Asked Kenpachi.
"Yes."
Kenpachi looked at her. "What is your name?"
"My name is Akagi Miyoshi." She came up from her bow. "I am pleased that I can be in your squad, Mister Kenpachi."
"I don't care what you call me, as long as you don't call me that." Kenpachi looked over at the Kinkage. "We'll be off."
Naruto opened his eyes back in the real world. He lied down in his hospital bed. He felt sore all over from his battle with Kitsune. At the beginning she was holding back a lot. But with each strike, she started to hold back less and less. It was scary how strong she was even though she was holding back.
He knew that he would have to go back to the Leaf soon, but a few hours of sleep would do him some good. He closed his eyes, and then Sakura burst into through the door.
"What?" Naruto groaned.
"Come on, Naruto. We need to get back to the Leaf now."
"Right now?"
"Yes, right now. Let's go."
Naruto groaned. "But I'm tired!"
"Don't be a baby. Come on, we can't waste time. We need to tell the Kinkage."
As Naruto and Sakura were walking into the Kinkage's office, they passed Squad Eleven with a young ANBU.
Kenpachi nodded to Naruto. "Hey, Naruto." He left it at that, and then left with his squad.
"What do you need, Leaf Ninja?"
"The new Hokage- his name is Danzo- has requested that we came back to the Leaf."
"I do not agree that you should go back." The Kinkage adjusted his hat. "You are much safer here. But I will not hold you captive. If you wish to say here, say. But if you want to go back then go back- don't do it just because you were told to."
"Yes, sir." Sakura bowed. "I think that we should."
"Alright, I will have Rinji Toichi escort you."
Squad Eleven was back where they were before they went to the Kinkage. Everyone was in their exact same positions, and Akagi leaned up against the wall.
"I guess I'll start." Kenpachi sighed. "I have no secrets to hide. I have this sword, and it can turn into a giant cleaver that can cut just about anything. When in it's original mode I can grip it with both hand, and when I slash down it'll create a giant wave of chakra. And I normally wear an eye patch that seals half my power, but I lost it-so I'm going to get another one soon. Ikkaku, your turn."
"Well..." He adjusted his blade. "I like to fight in my sword's sealed form, but if it goes down to it I'll use my Shikai- which is a three section staff disguised as a spear. And then my Bankai is a bunch of blades that I currently need someone to fix. I'll take it up with the Kinkage later."
"Yumichika." Kenpachi crossed his arms.
Yumichika was silent for a moment.
"Speak. Or I'll cut you in half."
"Well, my Shikai will turn into multiple blades, and makes it easier to cut things... but then my true Shikai will take people's chakra. After a minute it'll take all of their chakra and then they'll die. I do not have a Bankai."
"Akagi."
She nodded. "May I take off my ANBU mask?"
Kenpachi nodded.
She took off the mask, showing her light blue eyes. "I have Fire chakra, along with Water chakra. I've been trying to combine the two for a little while. I am quite skilled with this sword, that I am."
"We need to increase our team work with a mission." Kenpachi suggested.
"Kinkage, we need a mission."
"With the Leaf having a crisis right now, the Akatsuki might try to attack them. I want you all to go the Leaf and help them rebuild."
Kenpachi nodded. "If we find any Akatsuki, I'm going to bash their skulls in."
"That will be fine." The Kinkage smiled slightly.
Squad Eleven was walking silently towards the Leaf. It was quite bright out, without a cloud in the sky. Kenpachi was up front, with Akagi at his heels. Ikkaku and Yumichika were behind her, right behind each of her arms in case she made a move to attack Kenpachi.
"If we hurry we might catch up to Naruto, Rinji, and that chick with pink hair." Kenpachi said.
Kenpachi darted forwards, forcing the other members of Squad Eleven to run forwards as well.
Kenpachi stopped, as he almost tackled Rinji.
"Hey, Kenpachi." Rinji turned to him. "What's up?"
"Our mission is to help rebuild the Leaf." Kenpachi said. "And protect them from enemy invaders."
"Seems reasonable."
The rest of Kenpachi's squad ran up there.
"Took you long enough." Kenpachi shook his head.
"Sorry, Sensei." Ikkaku apologized.
"What of me? Do I go with you, or do I go back?"
"He didn't say anything about you. So I assume you just go back." Kenpachi looked over at Naruto, and nodded to him.
Naruto smiled. "Hey, Kenpachi. I trained with- my demon sword and now I think I'm better than you?" Naruto nearly told him that he was training with Kitsune.
"Is that so?" Kenpachi cocked his head to the side. "Do you realize that I was holding back quite a bit of my power when fighting you?"
"Yeah, I realized it. But I think that your full power is weaker than my full power."
Kenpachi smiled. Not the creepy sadist smile that he normally on his face during a battle, but an actual smile. He put his hand on Naruto's head. "You've got spirit, that's for sure."
The group then started walking forwards again.
"I thought that you'd take the bait and fight me..." Naruto mumbled.
"I will not fight you. Not again."
"That wasn't even me, though! That was the Nine Tails!"
So this is the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, huh? Thought Akagi.
Ikkaku glanced at Akagi. Yumichika. He thought.
Yeah, Ikkaku? Yumichika thought back.
I don't trust her.
I don't either. Sensei apparently does, though. And Naruto must too if he mentioned that in front of her.
"Enough." Kenpachi said. "I will not fight you, Naruto."
And that was that.
The group made it back to the Hidden Leaf, and looked around.
"Damn, Zaraki... you really messed up the place." Akagi stated.
"This wasn't me." He clenched his fists. "It was Pain."
"Hey, we should start rebuilding."
A young man walked up to them. He had long black hair, and white eyes with a hint of lavender. He was wearing a black headband, and he was wearing a white shirt. "Are you Kenpachi Zaraki?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, hey Neji." Naruto waved to him.
Neji nodded. "One second, Naruto."
"Jeez, he talks to me like I'm a little kid." Naruto grumbled.
"He is a Jonin. And you're only a Genin." Sakura said.
"Shut up, Sakura."
"We found this on the ground." Neji lifted Kenpachi's eye patch. "It has your chakra signature on it, is it yours?"
Kenpachi smiled. "Hell yeah." He put his eye patch on. "What should we do?" He asked Neji.
Neji pointed to the young man that was trying to get to the Steel when Naruto went Nine Tails. "Ask him."
Squad Eleven walked towards the man.
"Hello, I'm Yamato. What's going on, Steel Ninja?"
"We're here to help you rebuild the village."
"Well, I'm building some of the houses, but I need some assistance with the shingles."
"Where are the shingles?"
"Where the Leaf gets them is in that direction." He pointed North.
"Have you become a swordsman, Naruto?" asked Neji.
Naruto smiled. "Yes, I have. I'm pretty good at it too, if I do say so myself."
"He was trained by Kenpachi." Said Sakura. "And then Ikkaku."
"And then by myself."
Rinji adjusted his sleeves. "I'll be off then." He took off.
"Sakura, we need your help treating the injured. Naruto, I need your help bringing wood for the houses."
Three young men ran up beside them. The one was wearing a black jacket and he was riding a white dog. The next was the oldest of the three. He was wearing green, and he had a black bull cut. The next guy looked like a younger version of him, with a different shaped jaw.
"Kiba, Akamaru, Bushy Brow, and Bushier Brow-sensei too?" Naruto said.
"Hey, Naruto!" Kiba grinned at him. "Nice sword! Can you use it?"
"Yeah, I can use it pretty good! Wanna demonstration?"
"All of us are going with you. Come on, let's get started."
Notes: *Ichigo's Bankai Shihakusho.
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