Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. A guy called Kishimoto does. I don't own Bleach either Some lucky chap called Tite owns that.

The Eighth Swordsman

Chapter 3

Naruto woke up on the floor of his apartment right bedside his bed. Why was he on the floor instead of the bed when he was right beside his bed you ask. It's because gravity, in its infinite wisdom decided to be a bitch to Naruto yet again and make him fall out of bed instead just letting wake up normally. "Fucking gravity" Naruto groaned as got up off the floor.

'Are you okay Naruto-kun' he heard a female voice in his head asked him. Before you ask, no Naruto wasn't crazy, okay maybe he was just a little bit crazy but that's not why he heard the voice. It came from Kyuu-chan or the Kyuubi No Kitsune as she is more commonly known.

'Yeah that looked like it was pretty sore' another female voice said to him. This was Zan-chan or Zangetsu, the spirit of Naruto's sentient blade.

'Yeah I am and it was but it's nothing too bad. I just wonder why gravity has to be such a bitch all the time though' he replied in an annoyed tone. He then went about his usual morning routine, a nice warm shower and a quick breakfast of some toast and peanut butter. It would probably surprise most people who thought they knew Naruto that he didn't constantly eat ramen. Which he did do when he was younger in fairness to them but that habit was soon knocked of him by Kyuubi and Zangetsu once they started training him.

Once he was finished his breakfast he got dressed in black combat boots, black combats with red flames along the sides, a red t-shirt with black flames licking the bottom and sleeves a kunai and shuriken pouch strapped to his left thigh, and he was also wearing his black metal gauntlet engraved with red seals from the night before on his left forearm and hand with a single black metal pauldron engraved with red seals on his left shoulder. He had Zangetsu strapped to his left hip and a combat knife sheathed on his right shoulder. The combat knife had a black hilt with grooves for his fingers and a blade made of black chakra conducting metal with red seals etched into it. (This will be Naruto's usual outfit.) He looked in the mirror and saw that his red slitted eyes, wild black hair, whisker marks and large canines gave him a wild feral appearance.

'Well ladies what do you think?' he asked them.

'…'

'That good?' he asked.

'Yeah,' they both answered shakily, still dazed by his good looks.

'So Naruto-kun, what do you think of the fight last night' Kyuubi asked trying to distract herself so she wouldn't pull him into the mindscape and take him right then and there with Zangetsu probably helping her. They both knew the other was in love with Naruto and had no problem sharing him. Hell, they were looking forward to all the positions they could try together.

'The gauntlet worked pretty well and I've gotten shunpo down at last' Naruto replied sounding satisfied. The gauntlet was a project he had been working on for the last few months when he was wondering how he could use some of his more powerful jutsu in conjunction with Zangetsu. It basically used seals instead of handsigns in order to mold chakra for the jutsu. All he had to do was channel chakra into the one of the six designated slots he created and the corresponding jutsu would be launched from his palm. He had also been working on shunpo since one of his few friends in his age group showed it to him last week. He couldn't wait to show it to her.

'I do hope Mei-chan is all right though, she's probably pretty shaken up right now though the old man should have sorted it out' Naruto thought worriedly.

'Mei-chan? Aw does wittle Naru-chan have a crush?' Kyuubi teased.

'Leave him be Kyuu-chan' Zangetsu scolded her. Kyuubi merely stuck her tongue out at Zangetsu.

'Why do you care Kyuu-chan, you know I love you and Zan-chan don't you?' he asked getting them both to blush. They both had yet to confess their feelings to him but were planning on doing so soon, in fact they planned to pull him into the mindscape the second he went to bed that very night. They both remembered when they met him and what made them fall for him all those years ago.

Flashback

Naruto was in the hospital yet again after another beating. This one however was much worse than all the others, which in itself was disturbingly impressive when one takes into account the multitude of beatings he'd endured in his short life. This one had pushed him to his breaking point with an act that that made him fully understand what Kunoichi were afraid of when they were captured and they made him experience it first hand. It broke Sarutobi's heart to see him like that, the blond haired, blue eyed bundle of energy he though of as a surrogate grandson lying there, beaten and broken in an alleyway, semen leaking from his ass and covered in cuts, puncture wounds and fire and electrical burns. With a fury that many of his subordinates had not seen since the last war, he descended upon the mob like raging tempest, laying waste to those who had injured the boy he thought of as family as he was joined by his personal Anbu who all recognised the boy as the hero he was. Once they were finished with the mob the Sandaime stooped down to Naruto and picked him up. He and his guards disappeared in Shunshin and reappeared outside the hospital ward that Naruto usually stayed in after the beatings. His heart grew heavy as he made the seals necessary to open the room, wishing that all these measures weren't necessary to protect Naruto from those who were meant to heal him, not to try and assassinate him. He gently laid him on the bed and look at the mop of blood caked blond hair on the boy and felt a single tear fall from his eye as he looked at his former successor's legacy all the while appalled that the people of the village he had loved all his life would do this to this poor child.

"Minato, Kushina I'm so sorry for failing your son like this" he said while looking at Naruto. He watched and waited as the red chakra surrounded the boy and healed him. The chakra was the only reason he was still alive, and yet it was also the reason he was in this condition in the first place. It was the chakra of the Kyuubi, the beast sealed within Naruto so the village could survive. And this was how they repaid him for his sacrifice, by making his life hell on earth. Hiruzen felt guilty for not telling him why the villagers hated him but knew he would do so when he was older, when he felt that Naruto could handle the knowledge of the demon sealed inside of him. Little did he know that Naruto was handling the knowledge admirably well as he met the Kyuubi inside his mindscape for the first time in his life.

Inside the seal

Naruto woke up, soaked to the bone and all alone. 'So, it wasn't enough that they beat and raped me they had to throw me into a sewer as well. That's just fucking dandy' he said as he got up and looked around to get his bearings. He saw he was in a massive corridor with water that went up to his knees. There were also two pipes running along the ceiling, one a bloody and brilliant crimson, the other black as sin. He saw a there was an eerie red glow at one end of the tunnel and decided to go towards it, disregarding all the times he had heard someone say "don't go towards the light" as he had decided that if this was what life was going to be like until the day he died, he'd prefer it if that day came sooner rather than later.

He soon came to an enormous gate with a small seal tag upon its large iron bars. He saw that the red glow was coming from the cage was about to go back the way he came when he heard the sound of someone sobbing. He sighed, even after all the shit he'd been through he couldn't walk away from someone who was in pain. Hell it was probably why he would always stry and help whenever he saw someone like that, he knew better than anyone what it was like to be left alone in your agony and wouldn't wish it on anyone. Okay, maybe some of the villagers but can you honestly fault him for that?

Once again disregarding common sense, he crept through the bars that were clearly meant to keep something in and him out towards the source of the sobs. Once he found the source, he cursed. It was even worse than he'd thought it would be. It was a girl huddled against a wall, curled up in a ball and crying, something he had always hated to see.

"Excuse me Miss, what's wrong" he asked quietly, trying not to startle her. She jumped at the sound of his voice and he sighed. Mission accomplished captain. She turned with red puffy eyes and saw him before crying even harder, turning back around and trying curl into an even smaller ball. Naruto caught a glimpse of her beforehand and was stunned for a moment. She was a woman in her early twenties with long crimson hair that fell to her firm, round ass, matched by red slitted eyes, an angelic heart shaped face with red supple lips that begged to be kissed, smooth, pale skin and breasts that he estimated to be E-cups at the very least and looked so soft beneath the black kimono she was wearing that clung to her body showing off her incredible hour glass figure. He also noticed a black chain necklace with a sword pendant nestled into her ample bosom. Even an eight year old like Naruto could tell that this was an unearthly beauty not seen often in this world of ours.

"I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry for what they did to you, it's all my fault" she said between sobs. Naruto was confused about that but disregarded it for the moment and decided to just comfort her like Hokage-Jiji would comfort him when he was upset. He sat down beside her and using suprising strength for a child his age lifted her up on to his lap and hugged her to his chest with one hand stroking her scarlet locks. She stiffened for a moment before snuggling further and crying into his chest. They simply sat there for a while, her crying and Naruto just holding her close and stroking her hair, whispering soothing things to her. Once she stopped he looked down at her kindly and asked her was she alright and she simply nodded.

"Now what were you saying earlier?" he asked, still confused about her earlier statements. She sighed, knowing he would probably hate her after this and she would have to leave his arms, something she was not looking forward to, she had never felt so comfortable in all the centuries she had walked the Elemental Nations but knew that he of all people deserved the truth.

"I said I was the cause for all the pain you've suffered and I know I don't deserve forgiveness but for what it's worth I'm truly sorry" she said moving out of his grasp and immediately missing his warmth.

"You're the Kyuubi aren't you? he said in an emotionless tone, and even though it was more of a statement than a question. Naruto had known he was the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki for quite a while now. It wasn't hard to figure ouy as he had often been called "Kyuubi brat" or "fox brat" or the villager's personal favourite, "Demon" during his frequent beatings. Naruto noticed nine crimson, tipped black fox tails fanned out behind her and two crimson, tipped black fox ears atop her head as she nodded and despite the seriousness of the situation couldn't suppress the urge face palm, how in the hell could he have missed something like that, though the size of her breasts undoubtedly helped.

"Why did you attack Konoha all those years ago?" he asked in that same emotionless voice.

"What?" she asked, confused. She had expected him to scream, shout, attack her not ask her a question and she definitely didn't expect any questions that were asked to be done in such a civil manner.

"Why did you attack Konoha? I ask you this as I want to know the whole story. I want to know if you were responsible for your actions that night, if they were justified, if you were forced to or if you did it just for the shits and giggles. I want to know because I know what it's liked to be judged based upon someone else's opinions and I need to know the full story before I make my decision and act upon it.

And so Kyuubi showed him the night of his birth through her memories, how he was the son of the Yondaime, Minato Namikaze and her previous container, Kushina Uzumaki, how she was freed from the seal and immediately taken control of by her ancient nemesis, Madara Uchiha, how he was temporarily defeated by Minato and escaped, how Kushina died from the strain of childbirth and having her Biju extracted and how Minato sacrificed his life to seal her within Naruto so he be able to protect her from Madara and have the strength needed to defeat Madara when he next reared his ugly head.

"Well your right, I will never forgive you" he said and Kyuubi felt her heart shatter at his words. "Because there is nothing to forgive"he finished in a warm tone of voice.

Kyuubi looked up at his face, and saw him smiling kindly at her as she felt her heart reform and start to warm up.

"But I ruined your life, I'm the reason you went through all that" she said in disbelief, not daring to hope that he had forgiven her for her sins.

"My dear, did you want to be controlled by Madara, did you want the villagers to treat me as they have?" he asked her.

"No" she said while shaking her head frantically.

"Exactly" he said with another warm smile. Madara was the one who ruined my life and the stupidity of the villagers and their inability to differentiate the kunai from the scroll is the reason they treat me as they do so do not feel guilty and blame yourself for things beyond your control".

"Thank you so much" she said while hugging him once more and relishing the feeling of his arms around her, happiness radiating off her as she accepted the fact that he bore no ill will towards her despite the hardships he had endured.

"Your very mature for your age you know that" she said once she calmed down.

"I know, I had to be" he said with a sad smile.

"Anyway can you tell why you have a daito pendant?" he asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

"Wait you can see that?" she asked, shocked that he could the dormant form of Zangetsu, the sentient blade of her creator/father the Rikodou Sennin. The blade used to halt the Juubi so the he could seal it within himself becoming the first Jinchuuriki. The blade that was named Zangetsu or Slaying Moon, to recognise it's part in the Juubi's defeat and the fate of the its body. The blade entrusted to her by her father upon her creation to be given to the one she and Zangetsu's spirit deemed worthy to wield the blade. The blade that her father told her could only be seen by those with the potential to bring peace to this world as he himself had. She conversed with Zangetsu for a moment and she agreed. Kyuubi would give Naruto the blade and see if he could manifest it's true form along the spirit of the sword to show that Naruto had determination and heart needed to wield her.

"It's not a pendant, it's the dormant form of my father's blade" she replied.

"Who's your father?" Naruto asked curious about his tenant's past.

"The Rikodou Sennin" she replied simply.

"You've got to be shitting me" he said in disbelief. "Wasn't he just a myth?".

"Nope" she said simply and told him of the Rikodou Sennin himself, a monk who taught the world Ninjutsu and preached of peace between men. How he defeated the Juubi and sealed it within himself. How once he realised that the Juubi would be released upon his death he split its chakra into nine pieces, creating the Biju. And the she explained the sword's role in the fight and the test he was about to undertake. He simply had to channel chakra into the blade.

Naruto nodded, that seemed simple enough and took the pendant into his hand and channeled his chakra within in it. Kyuubi watched him carefully as he did so and gasped as she saw his chakra flare around him. It was incredibly large and potent for his age, in a couple of years it could surpass the chakra of the Sannin combined. But that wasn't what shocked her, what shocked her was the colour. It was black as raven's feather. She hadn't seen chakra in that colour since the Sage himself. Though it differed slightly as it was red rimmed which she guessed was due to her influence on his chakra coils since his birth. It suddenly swirled around him in a maelstrom of power before exploding outwards, an action that was mirrored in the real world as it left two figures behind. The first was obviously Naruto though his appearance had quite a bit. His once spiky blond hair was now coal black and fell to his shoulders and ocean blue eyes were now a bloody scarlet with slitted pupils, mirrors of the Kyuubi's own. He also had a full sized version of the blade on the pendant in his right hand. The other figure was a woman who looked to be in her early twenties in a ruby red kimono, with long, black hair that reached to her mid back with onyx orbs and full, supple lips on a heart shaped face and tanned, smooth skin. Her bust rivaled the Kyuubi's own, E-cups and her ass was just as firm and well shaped. She looked like she could be Kyuubi's twin as she possessed the same unearthly aura that he Kyuubi did.

"Kyu-chan" the newcomer exclaimed before tackle hugging Kyuubi,

"It's nice to see you too Zan-chan" Kyuubi said to her old friend as she hugged her back.

Naruto meanwhile was valiantly albeit futilely trying to suppress a nose bleed at the sight of the two buxom beauties before him hugging. Said beauties noticed this and identical vulpine smirks crossed each face and they nodded to each other before disappearing. Naruto looked around, confused as to where they went before feeling his two large and incredibly soft mounds one each side of his head. He looked up at the two and saw the identical smirks as his head was nestled in a true Valley of the Heavens.

"We're sorry to have left you out Na-ru-to-kun" they both purred, their voices forming a seductive harmony no man could resist. Now it must be said that, to Naruto's credit he managed to last a solid ten seconds before the natural reaction of any heterosexual male to such a sight and stimulus. He rocketed upwards in a massive nosebleed and passed out with a shit eating grin on his face. His last thought you ask 'They'll be the death of me, but what a way to go'.

Naruto woke up to the sound of giggling and saw that the source was Kyuubi and Zangetsu, and was annoyed, no doubt the giggling was at his expense. He was lying with his head on both their laps and glared at them. A glare ruined by the grin threatening to tear his head in half.

"Sorry about that Naruto-kun but we couldn't resist" they both said and Naruto relented as it probably was damn funny.

"So you're Zangetsu then" he said with a smile. "Names Naruto Uzumaki"

"I know" she replied. "You're all Kyuu-chan talks about. She has quite the …" Zangetsu was silenced by Kyuubi's hand over her mouth. Kyuubi then squealed as she felt something wet and slippery run along her palm.

"You licked me "she yelled at Zangetsu who merely shrugged her shoulders and sent her look that said if you don't me to lick you then don't put your hand over my mouth.

"Now Naruto-kun would you like us to train you" Zangetsu asked all playfulness gone from her voice as it took on a more serious quality to it.

"What do you mean?" he asked her.

"If you want us to, I will train you as a swordsman and Kyuubi will train you as a ninja". It will…" Zangetsu was cut off as she and Kyuubi were gathered into a hug by the dark haired Jinchuuriki.

"Of course I want you to" he exclaimed hugging them.

"Are you sure about this, this training will be hell" Zangetsu warned but she already knew his answer, knew he that wouldn't, knew that he couldn't back down, after all he was the first person since the sage who had proved themselves worthy to wield her.

"Bring it on" he told her with a smirk.

Flashback End

They both truly fell for him that day. Zangetsu for his iron will and Kyuubi for his kindness. Though it took some time to realize the extent of their infatuation with the swordsman and even more to build up their courage for the confession they were planning for tonight. Both were also looking forward to the reactions of his classmates when he showed up without his mask.

Naruto locked the door, applied a quick henge so he could walk along the streets without getting to much hassle and headed for the academy, unaware of how important this day would be. This day would truly mark the beginning of his journey. The dawn of a new era. The Rise Of The Eighth Swordsman.

AN: Alright chapter three done. Certain parts of this one were an absolute bitch to write so I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I would like to thank you for your suggestions for the harem. A lot of you want Kurenai, Yugao and Anko in the harem and I'm sorry but I already have plans for them but the vast majority of you want at least one of them in the harem so I'll relent a bit. I plan to have six girls in the harem. The last two are undecided but one of them will be from bleach and the other from Naruto and keep in mind both of them be will members of the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen.

The confirmed members of the harem are as follows;

Fem Kyuubi

Fem Zangetsu

Yoruichi Shihouin

Mei Terumi

The possible options for the girl from Naruto include

Yugao Uzuki

Kurenai Yuuhi

Samui

Konan

Tayuya

Fem Haku

The possible options for the girl from Bleach include

Nemu Kurotsuchi

Rangiku Matsumoto

Orihime Inoue

Feel free to make suggestions and vote for the harem in reviews and I will take them into account as to who you want the last two girls to be. Another question I want to ask you all is to whether you want Sasuke and Sakura to be bashed or not. I intend to bash them but I won't do it severely if enough people are against it. Just as a heads up the next chapter will be the graduation exam and the one after will the when Mei meets Naruto. I should also let you know Naruto will be getting a bloodline and I'll give you two clues about it. It will not be a doujutsu and is very rarely used in Naruto fanfiction as far as I can see.

Edited: 13 June 2013