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Chapter Seven: Ino's Long Day

"Hey, Sakura, did you hear what just happened?"

Sakura stopped swinging her zanpakuto. "No, what?"

Breathless, Ino said, "Naruto and Gaara were attacked by one of the captains, so they used their bankai and their bankai became the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and the One-Tailed Shukaku!"

Sakura's eyes widened. "Really?"

"I'm so jealous! They already know their bankai. I wish I knew mine!" Ino sighed with resignation and said, "Conquer, Shintenshin!"

Her zanpakuto elongated and became a blue pillar of light. Sakura grinned smugly. "Hey Ino-pig, my initial release is better than yours! Awaken, Uchinaru!" Her zanpakuto glowed pink as cherry blossom petals appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh, yeah? Well mine can take over peoples' minds and has a longer range than I used to have!"

Sakura smirked. "Mine can either hurt people or heal them. That beats possessing people by a mile."

"Does not!"

"Does too!"

Ino threw her zanpakuto like a javelin. Sakura dodged and laughed spitefully at Ino's slumped body. She turned her head and watched as the blue beam of light disappeared into the wall of the academy. "Haha, Ino! Tough luck!"

However, Ino's spirit did not stop because of the wall, but went through it. She passed by many Soul Reapers until she finally hit someone in the back. She felt disoriented. Whose body am I in?

"Renji!" shouted an irritated voice. All of a sudden, a person appeared in front of her. He had on a captain's uniform and an expensive looking scarf, as well as a strange headpiece.

"Renji!" said the man.

Realizing that she was in Renji's body, Ino said, "What?"

"Such disrespectable behavior," the man said.

"What am I supposed to say? And who are you?" asked Ino, utterly confused.

"I'm Captain Kuchiki," said Byakuya. "Have you been drinking? You don't seem like yourself."

"Uhh, no," stuttered Ino-in-Renji. "I…err…I hit my head today. Twice."

"Come, Renji, there is plenty of paper work to finish," said Byakuya, walking down the street. After what seemed like a long time, they walked to a large complex with a sign that read "Sixth Division" on it. They entered the building and walked down a maze of corridors until they came to a room.

"All the paperwork is on the desk," said Byakuya, leaving Ino-in-Renji by the door. She pushed the door open to find a messy office. Paperwork lay scattered on the desk and floor. Gingerly walking across the room, she saw the large pile of paperwork for her to fill out.

"I have to do this?" she moaned, sitting on the chair. She noticed an assortment of sunglasses on the table.

"He even collects sunglasses," she muttered to herself. "Expensive-looking ones. Are these worth a month's paycheck or what?" Reaching for a brush, she started filling out the paperwork. "What does this mean?" she said with a groan. After a while of writing random things and making checkmarks in random boxes, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter?" she said in an uncertain voice. A Soul Reaper with black hair came running into the room.

"Captain Kuchiki told us how you hit your head," said the Soul Reaper. He took out a plate with food Ino didn't even recognize. "I brought you some treats and a drink." The Soul Reaper placed the plate on the messy desk. "Can I do anything else for you?"

Using her chance to escape the ultimate boredom, she asked, "Would you mind doing all this paper work?" Before the Soul Reaper could reply, she dashed out the door at full speed. She jogged down the hallway.

"Now where's the exit?" she said. As she passed a Soul Reaper, she asked, "Where's the exit?"

"Uh, it's the other way, Lieutenant Abarai," said the Soul Reaper. Ino turned around and went the other way. She ran down the hallway until she came to a fork in the corridor. "Now what?" she muttered. Taking a hall to the left, she ran down it.

"Aha!" she said. "The exit!" she ran to the door, but when she opened the door, it was only a garden. "You've got to be kidding me!" she screamed.

"Lieutenant Abarai, are you all right?" asked the passing Soul Reapers who were taking a break.

"I hit my head," Ino-in-Renji said, deciding that lie was the best explanation. "Where's the exit?"

The Soul Reapers looked at each other, bewildered. "Shouldn't you know where it is?" one asked hesitantly.

"Do I need to spell it for you?" she shouted. "Where—is—the—exit?!" The Soul Reapers led her to the exit.

"Where do you plan on going?" one of the group ventured.

"None of your business!" she snapped. She left the building and walked into the busy streets of Seireitei.

"Shoot! Now how do I get to the training grounds?" Ino-in-Renji said in utter despair.

"Are you all right, Renji?" said a voice. Ino-in-Renji turned around and saw a girl with brown hair gathered into a bun.

Ino was tempted to say that she wasn't Renji, but didn't. "I'm okay, but who are you?"

"Uh, I'm Momo Hinamori?" she said, confused. When she saw Ino-in-Renji's blank look, she continued, "Lieutenant of the Fifth Division?"

Ino-in-Renji laughed nervously. "Oh, yeah! Sorry, I hit my head today."

Momo still looked rather dubious. "Renji, I was going to ask you a question…"

Ino-in-Renji took off at full speed. The last thing she wanted was to get into a long conversation and answer questions she didn't know how to answer. Finally, Ino saw the familiar training grounds. When she got there, however, she saw that her body wasn't anywhere. "Where's my body?" Ino said in horror.

"What are you doing here, Renji?" asked Sakura, holding the limp form of Ino's body.

"Give me my body!" said Ino-in-Renji, reaching for it.

Sakura pulled away, a baffled look on her face. "What are you doing?"

"Just put my body on the ground," said Ino desperately.

"Why?"

"Just do it!" Sakura laid down the body.

"Release!" said Ino. The next moment, she found herself lying on the grass with Sakura towering above her.

"So that's what happened to you!" Sakura said. Not far away, Renji lay moaning on the grass. "I thought your spirit got lost in Seireitei!"

Ino stuck out her tongue. "Nah. No such luck."

Renji had a major headache as he stumbled back to his office. Byakuya suddenly appeared in front of him. "C-Captain Kuchiki! Excuse me, but I feel horrible…"

"Hit your head again?" Byakuya said wryly.

"What?"

Byakuya ignored his blank stare. "Renji, I'm assigning you double paperwork next week."

Renji's jaw dropped. "What? Why?"

"Because of your incompetence, the Sixth Division is now in debt! I was going to fire you, but all of the other buffoons make you look like a genius. So be glad you're still Lieutenant of the Sixth Division."

Renji stared at his captain, completely and utterly perplexed.