The last thing Naruto remembered was the feeling of the shinigami's blade going through his chest before his body wen numb. Feeling a surface against his back he moved his hands around him feeling a surface also before slowly opening his eyes. With his eyes now open Naruto could see a stone ceiling 'So i'm not dead'. Naruto sat up and looked around the room he was in spotting the shinigami sitting in the middle of the room.

Naruto stood and walked over to the death god and stood behind him before asking in a soft tone "where are we". The elderly death god opened his eyes and turned to look at Naruto.

"We are in my realm" the shinigami replied before the room around them both changed into a meadow with cherry blossoms "here i control everything" he explained. The shinigami stood and turned his body so he was fully facing Naruto "Time is altered here you will do four years worth of training in a week meaning when you return to your own realm you will be 16".

Naruto nodded taking in the words of the death god and gave a light smile as his determination showed through. "well then lets get started already." he yelled in excitement and the shinigami couldn't help but let a rare but small grin grow on his face. "so how are we starting learning some cool jutsu, or maybe some secret shinobi technique?"

The shinigami shook his head "no we will start with the basics, now" The area around shifted to that of a mountainous region with large boulders "I want you to climb up and down the mountains without using chakra do it as fast as you can then do 200 push-ups and 300 sit-ups, go". Naruto paled but took off doing as his new sensei says.

A hour late finds Naruto panting and laying on his back at the bottom of a mountain after doing his excersize. "well I got it done" He says to himself with a small smile as he looks up the mountain with a nod.

A Year later in the Shinigami's realm (2nd year)

Our blonde hero now a year older and having the body a shinobi should have, muscular but not to the point of effecting his speed, Walks against a dust storm while pulling a boulder behind him through the desert sand of the area. Naruto growls and picks up speed a bit hauling the boulder and himself into a cave that was where his objective was. "So Sensei how did i do" He asked as sweat trickled down his body.

"Very good your definitely getting better" the shinigami said then pulled out a scythe and tossed it to Naruto and watched as the boy caught it. "Now I will train you in the art of wielding a blade since your taijutsu is at a acceptable level" he said before pulling out his own blade a tanto feared by many and watched as the boy nodded and dropped into a loose stance. There was gonna be a hard road ahead.

Naruto ran at the shinigami and went for a horizontal swing which the shinigami easily jumped over before kicking Naruto hard in the chest sending him back. The blonde slid across the ground before standing up and coughing out a bit of blood. "Don't think of the scythe as a tool think of it as a extension of your own body" The shinigami told him and Naruto looked down at the curved blade on the staff before nodding and settling in a stance again 'he learns quick i'll give him that' the shinigami thought.

This time the shinigami charged Naruto and went for a forward stab with his tanto only to watch with approval and a bit of surprise as Naruto used the staff of his scythe to divert the path of the tanto before following up with a kick that connected with the shinigami's side. The death god used the momentum to flip to the side and avoid any follow up that Naruto may attempt before nodding at the boy to which Naruto grinned "I think me and this scythe are gonna be good friends" He said before he and the god of death charged each other again.

3rd year within the shinigami realm

Naruto dodged to the side to avoid a punch from one of his clones and brought his scythe back impaling the clone on it before using his strength and momentum to spin and send the clone off the blade of the scythe into another clone dispelling them both. Relying on instinct Naruto turned his body watching as the blade of the shinigami's tanto passed infront of his eyes and Naruto jumped back before settling into his defensive stance he had come up with that consists of counters and quick movements as he swung his scythe over his shoulders.

"That was a good session Naruto" The area shifted again for the hundredth time Naruto remembered as it became a forest and the shinigami laid a paper infront of Naruto "I want you to channel your chakra into this Naruto".

Naruto sat down after sealing his scythe in a storage seal on his arm and placed a finger on the paper before channeling his chakra into it and watched as the paper split in half and one side became soggy while the other crumbled "what does that mean Sensei". He looked up to the death god for a reply to his question.

The shinigami looked down and looked over the chakra paper "that means you have a primary affinity of wind and two secondary affinities of water and earth" he replied to the blondes question before turning and disappearing, reappearing a bit later with a few scrolls in his arms and laid them down infront of Naruto "here are some wind jutsu i wan't you to learn them once you are done we will move on"

Naruto formed ten clones watching as they all grabbed a scroll and he grabbed his own and they all set to work to learn a wind jutsu. A week of using clones and Naruto could now use all the wind jutsu that had been in the scrolls including the great breakthrough jutsu. Naruto went to where he knew he could find the shinigami, under a cherry blossom tree that was always in the middle of the land no matter what the area was like. "Sensei I learned the jutsu from the scrolls you gave me" Naruto said watching as the shinigami turned to face him his white robe moving with elegance.

"Thank you for telling me Naruto now we can work on you learning my signature Soul style it has many other names that can be used Phantom style is one but i enjoy Soul style" He said and watched as Naruto got a large grin. "now lets get to work" The shinigami said and begun to explain the concept of soul style.

4th year in the shinigami realm

Naruto sat meditating in the middle of a blank surrounding the shinigami next to him. Having mastered his scythe and wind style and having become adept at using soul style the shinigami had decided Naruto should go ahead and reach an agreement with is bijuu. In Naruto's head the blonde walked through the passage ways of the sewers before coming into a large opening and looking up at the large cage.

Reacting in time Naruto jumped back dodging a clawed hand from squashing him then heard a feral growl. "So I finally get to meet my container at least your not a complete disappointment but I will still rip you to shreds" the giant fox growled as it's nine tails swayed behind it. "So why are you here human ?" the fox asked and bared his teeth at the boy who he was sealed inside of.

Naruto looked straight into the Kyuubi's eyes with no fear and said "I have come to come to a agreement with you Kyuubi, I understand from what my sensei told me that you did not attack the village on your own will and that you were controlled" at this Naruto lowered his gaze a bit "I understand what it is like to be treated wrongly for something you cannot control and that is why I swear to you i will find a way to get you out of this seal without the loss of either of our lives" Naruto Finished looking back up with sheer determination in his eyes.

The Fox stumbled back a bit from within his cage not believing what he was hearing "You are playing a dangerous game to toy with the Kyuubi no yoko brat" Kyuubi growled at Naruto "A human as such as yourself could never be trusted to such a statement".

Naruto held up his fist at the fox "You have my word fox and that's a promise, Naruto Uzumaki never breaks his promises, Believe it" he yelled at the fox before turning and the area turned to that of a forrest, trees acting as the cage bars instead and there was a fox den for the Kyuubi to go into and the roof changing to a clear blue sky and Naruto smiled happy at his work before beginning to walk off about to leave his mindscape before he heard a voice from behind him.

"Names Kurama and I'm holding you to that Kit, prove to me that not all humans are useless" The legendary fox said before walking into the den and laying down in it. Naruto smiled before vanishing from his mindscape.

When Naruto opened his eyes he saw the shinigami was standing infront of him. "You have grow well Naruto Uzumaki it is almost time for you to return to your realm and i wish to present you with something" The shinigami said and raised his hand at Naruto. The blonde watched as his clothes changed from the orange jumpsuit into what it is now.

Naruto bowed to the shinigami "thank you shinigami-sensei"

The shinigami shook his head "No thank you Naruto for showing me there is more to life than just death."