When they got to the training field what greeted them was expected by Sakura, but not Orihime and Ichigo. Orihime blushed a bright red at what she saw, when Ichigo saw this he crossed his arms and pouted. In the middle of the training field stood a shirtless Naruto kicking a tree to it's core. With one final kick Naruto sent his foot straight through the base of the tree, making it fall to the ground with a loud thud. "Holy crap! He did that with one kick!?" Ichigo thought, taking a step back.

"You can come out now, I know you're there." Naruto said, turning in the direction of the trio. "Hey Naruto!" Sakura said, walking out of the bushes followed by Ichigo the Orihime. "Oh hey Sakura! Who are theses two?" Naruto said, pointing to the two behind Sakura. "Oh this is Ichigo and Orihime. They said they had something to deliver to you." Sakura said, stepping aside so they could walk past.

Orihime took about five steps before going stiff and falling to her knees. "Orihime? Are you okay?" Ichigo asked, kneeling down next to the girl. Naruto got a confused look on his face and walked over to them. "What's wong with her?" He asked, kneeling down next to Ichigo. "I don't know." Ichigo said, helping Orihime stand. "A hollow... a very powerful one..." Orihime said, her body shaking from the power.

"Hm? A hollow? What's that?" Naruto said, scratching the back of his head. "A hollow is a spirit that has left the world of the living with a great ammount of regrets and sadness. A spirit that doesn't cross over goes to the netherworld and is devoured, becoming a hollow." Ichigo said, a far off look in his eyes. "Th-that's awful!" Sakura said. "It's our job to get rid of those souls. By reaping them we cleanse their spirit and let them into the Soul Society. Or as you people call it, 'Heaven'. That is the job of the Soul Reaper.." Ichigo said, standing up and readying his sword.

"Ichigo.. the package..." Orihime said in a weak voice. Ichigo nodded and pulled out a long thick sword that looked similar to his own. Only this one had a gold hilt and a blood red blade. The blade was flat and straight on one side, but curved and slited on the other. It the kanji for 'FOX' going along it in black. A rectangular hole with cuved corners was in the center of the blade, making it light and balanced. He took it in one hand and tossed it to Naruto who instinctively caught it.

"What's this?" Naruto asked, looking over his blade with curiosity. "It's a zanpakuto. Your zanpakuto." Ichigo said, getting into a fighting stance. "Get ready, it's coming." He said, narrowing his eyes. "Sakura, take care of Orihime. Me and Ichigo will deal with whatever's coming." Naruto said, standing next to Ichigo, his sword hanging lazily in his hand at his side. "Okay Naruto." Sakura said, picking up Orihime and jumping into a tree. "Naruto, aim for the back of the head. And remember, you're helping it cross over doing this." Ichigo said.

Naruto nodded and tightened his grip on his zanpakuto. A large black hole appeared before them. A blood red hand slowly made its way out of the hole until it was a whole body. Not that of a human body, a body of a monster. His face was covered by a skull mask, red paint was smeared along the mask and the jaw. A large hole was in it's body, right where its heart was suppose to be. "Ichigo... give me your soul..." it said, running towards Ichigo.

Naruto's zanpakuto began to glow a bright crimpson color and enlarge. Naruto looked on in awe as the hilt morphed into the exact shape of his fingers, giving him the best grip possible. A surge of energy went through him and he felt stronger, faster, able to protect. He looked over at Ichigo who had engaged the hollow in combat. One of the hollow's arms were missing, but it was still holding its own just fine.

Ichigo blocked its hand with his sword, but was caught off gaurd and sent flying by a tail that came from the hollow. He hit a tree hard and was left unconcious. The hollow rushed towards him and brought up a clawed hand, bringing it down on Ichigo. It never hit. The hollow looked down at the man who stopped his hand and his eyes widened in a mix of awe and horror. Naruto was in Bijuu Mode, blocking the hollow with one hand on the hilt of his zanpakuto. In one slice, Naruto cut the hollow's arm in two, length-wise.

The hollow screamed in pain at having his arm uselessly flop at its side in two seperate pieces. Naruto looked at the hollow's empty eyes and said, "I hope you find peace. Wherever you're going.." And with that, he brought up the blade, and severed the hollow's head. It disappeared in a cloud of black and red, letting out one final scream before gone completely. "Naruto are you okay?" Sakura asked, coming down from the tree. "Yeah Sakura, check on Ichigo." Naruto said, sheathing his sword in a sheath that he just noticed was on his hip.

"Naruto, what happened?" Kyuubi said from within Naruto's mindscape. "Didn't you see what just happened?" Naruto asked, a little annoyed at how the Kyuubi didn't say something more useful. "All I saw was you swinging your newly aquired sword at thin air. But the way Ichigo was sent flying to that tree has gotten me curious. What exactly happened?" Kyuubi asked, much to Naruto's suprise. "Wait, what? You didn't see that monster that was here a second ago?" Naruto asked, raising his voice at the end. "Has oxygen become a monster to you kit?" Kyuubi asked amusingly.

"Shut up fox! There was something called a hollow here and it just attacked us. It said something about wanting Ichigo's soul.." Naruto said, his voice trailing off. Kyuubi's eyes widened and he sat down in the grassy field that was his cage. "A hollow huh? This is not good... we will talk about this later Naruto. For now, someone is trying to talk to you." Kyuubi said. Naruto nodded and disappeared from view, again entering reality.

"Hey Naruto! I'm talking to you!" Ichigo said, shaking Naruto from his mindscape. "Huh? Oh sorry. I was talking with Kyuubi. So what's up?" Naruto asked, blinking several times so his eyes could adjust. "Talking? But you were just spaced out weren't you?" Orihime asked, getting a shake of Naruto's head. "I'll tell you later. For now, since you two are guests in my village, come to the Hokage Tower and I'll have Shikamaru get a hotel or something set up." He said, starting to walk away.

"Aren't you forgeting something?" Sakura said, holding up Naruto's hokage coat and his shirt. "Heheh thanks Sakura." Naruto said, grinning sheepishly and scratching the back of his head. He took the clothes and put them on, much to Orihime's disappointment. The trio left the training grounds and started to walk towards the Hokage Tower when they heard a noise behind them.

"Daddy!" called a little girl, running over and wrapping her arms around Naruto's leg. The girl had long dark blonde hair and white puilless eyes. She was wearing black pants that cut short around her ankles and a light purple short sleave shirt. The shirt had the Uzumaki clan symbol on one shoulder, and the Hyuuga clan symbol on the other. "Hm? Yumi? What are you doing here angle? I thought Shikamaru was taking care of you while I was gone?" Naruto said, picking Yumi up so she was sitting on his shoulders and playing with his hair.

As if on cue, Shikamaru ran out of the bushes panting and trying to catch his breath. "Uncle Shika boring!" Yumi said, folding her arms in a pout. "Forgive me Naruto-sama, but Yumi insisted on coming here. When I told her you were busy, she ran all the way here... Troublesome... this girl has way too much stamina to be humanly possible..." Shikamaru said, taking his hands off his knees and taking out a cigarette. Naruto grabbbed it and said, "What did I say about smoking in front of Yumi?"

Shikamaru sighed and mumbled 'troublesome' under his breath. Shikamaru took back the cigarette and put it into the pocket of his jounin vest. "Shikamaru, I'd like you to set up a hotel for Ichigo and Orihime. As long as they're here, they will be considered special guests and I will pay for any expences they have." Naruto said, motioning to Ichigo and Orihime. "Really!? All expences!?" Orihime asked hopefully. "Uh, ya." Naruto said with a raised eyebrow. "Daddy can I play with Ori?" Yumi said, patting her father on his head.

Naruto looked up at Yumi and smiled. "Only if Orihime doesn't mind sweety." Naruto said, taking Yumi off his shoulders. "Not at all. Come on Yumi! Let's go find something to do!" Orihime said with a bright smile. "Okay!" Yumi said, running up to Orihime and taking her hand. The pair walked off to explore Kanoha. Mainly, the clothing stores.

A/N

Naruto: My sword is awesome!

Shikamaru: Troublesome... can I now?

Naruto: Okay fine.

Shikamaru: *takes out a cigarette and lights it*

Ichigo: You're gonna regret saying 'All expences are on you'.

Naruto: What do you mean?

Ichigo: You'll see...

NHK: I think Yumi is cute hehe. Anyways, two reviews for the next chapter! Leave your input on Yumi (aka Naruto's daughter) please! Peace out!