Chapter 2- Departure and Return

Naruto used a Flash Step to get to Aizen's stronghold. Naruto had gotten the abilities of a Shimigami, but didn't have a Shikai or Bankai. Thanks to Aizen, the Kyuubi had been sealed inside Naruto's blade, hence him having a release. Naruto also still had his healing abilities that the Kyuubi provided. Naruto walked in and decided to head to his room one last time. When he got there he saw some new clothes on his bed. A note was attached to it.

Dear Naruto,

I thought you might like some new clothes considering your leaving soon. This should be appropriate for you big return. Enjoy.

Signed, Aizen

Naruto smirked at the note and put on the clothes. It was a shirt like Grimmjow's, but it had short sleeves instead of the long sleeves that he rolled up. It the pants were white and baggy with black trim. His sandals were Espada edition sandals, and he had white forearm gauntlets on his arms that had skulls in the middle. Naruto took a look at himself in the mirror and went to the throne room. Naruto walked inside but found that Aizen was not at his throne. Rather than going out and looking for him, Naruto decided to wait for him. He was in no hurry to get back, and wanted to at least to talk one last time with the Espada. Speaking of which, Grimmjow had just walked in.

"How are you, Grimmjow-sama?" asked Naruto, as he teacher looked at him and gave his usual grin.

"Bored as hell. What are you doing?" asked Grimmjow as sat next to Naruto.

"Just waiting for Aizen-sama. I need to discuss my departure with him," said Naruto as Grimmjow just looked at him.

"Is it time already?" asked Grimmjow, as Naruto nodded.

"Yea, it's been a while since I began my training. If my math's correct, it should be seven years passed in my world. I can't wait," said Naruto, as he grew a wide grin.

"I like that look in your eye," said Grimmjow as he smile and Naruto gave a small chuckle.

"I'm just pumped is all. There are some people I've been dying to see," said Naruto, as Grimmjow got a sleazy look.

"Oh? You mean like a girl?" asked Grimmjow, as Naruto got steamed at him.

"Shut up Grimmjow-sama!" yelled Naruto, as Grimmjow laughed at him.

"I thought I heard some commotion," said a lazy voice that Naruto knew immediately.

"So you actually decided to wake up Starrk-sama," said Naruto, as Starrk just looked at him, the laziness still present in his eyes.

"I had no choice since Lilynette kept on getting me up, and then you two making noise over here," said Starrk as he cleaned his ears.

"Well that's a fine going away talk Starrk," said Grimmjow, as Starrk gave a confused look, but then got it.

"So today's the day, huh?" said Starrk in a dull tone.

"Yep time for me to head home and cause a little trouble. Though I have to consult Aizen-sama, so I am waiting for him," said Naruto, as Starrk nodded and sat next to him.

"Then wait no longer," said a familiar voice that made Naruto, Grimmjow, and Starrk turn and look.

Aizen had appeared to see Naruto off. Following right behind him was the remaining Espada, their Fraccion, and Naruto's own two Fraccion.

"Oh so you were gathering the rest of the guys to see me off," said Naruto, smiling at Aizen and the Arrancar.

"Yes, I thought that everyone that worked with you should be here to wish you luck. Though I'm sure that the people that fight you should pray for luck if they want to survive," said Aizen showing his usual smile.

"Got that right. Well, I guess this is good-bye," said Naruto, as he extended his hand to Aizen, who took it.

"For now at least," said Aizen, as he shook Naruto's hand.

"Good luck gaki," said Nnoitra, grinning at Naruto.

"Are we coming with you, Naruto-sama?" asked Tiraran, giving a hopeful yet sad look at him.

Tiraran was long green haired Arrancar who looked like a teenage girl. Her outfit was just a top with a skirt and some leggings. She had a piece of a skull over her forehead. Jango, the other Fraccion, was a bit taller than naruto with brown medium hair and a skull mask over his entire face. He had an espada outfit with long sleeves and his shirt was open. Both of them had regular swords, but Tiraran's was pink while Jango's was black.

"No, you should remain here in Hueco Mundo. I will, however, call when I need your assistance," said Naruto, as the two Arrancar bowed.

"If that's what you wish, Naruto-sama," said Jango, giving a weak smile.

Naruto opened up a Garganta and stepped through it. Taking one last glance back before it closed completely at his teachers.

'Take care of yourselves, and thanks for everything,' thought Naruto, as the Espada disappeared from sight.

(Konoha)

Izumo and Kotetsu were at the entrance to Konoha, bored as usual. They had been there the whole morning, taking check of everyone that had passed into Konoha. Though they hoped it was nothing bad, Izumo and Kotetsu wished that something interesting happened. They got their wish, as a black portal opened up in the sky above them.

"W-what in the name of Kami is that?" asked Izumo, as he and Kotetsu just looked at the portal with a little scared look.

"I'm not sure, but it doesn't look friendly," said Kotetsu as he was about to go get back up, but was stopped by Izumo grabbing his arm.

"Wait, there's someone inside," said Izumo, who pointed at the figure in the portal.

"No way. That's…" said Kotetsu, as he stared a the person inside the portal.

What he saw was Naruto inside of the portal, hands in his pockets. He stepped out of the portal and floated gently to the ground. Naruto walked to the gate and nodded to the two staring wide-eyed at him.

"Sup guys," said Naruto casually as he walked into the village towards the hokage tower.

Izumo and Kotetsu just stared with open mouths and then looked back at eachother.

(Hokage tower- few minutes later)

The third hokage was dealing with the one threat that no kage had been able to be done with… paperwork. The stack was huge in height as the old man tried to make it smaller with every sheet signed. The sad part: the stack was going to be at the same level, if not higher, tomorrow. As he was going through some more documents, there came a knock at the door.

"Come in," said the third, taking down another sheet to be signed.

"Long time no see old man," said a voice that made the hokage look up with wide eyes.

Standing in the door way was Naruto, smiling at one of the few people that treated him with kindness. The Sandaime had tried to have Naruto be seen as a hero, per the Yondaime's instructions, but it fell on mostly deaf ears. The few people who did listen, tried to at least adopt the poor thing, but the council shot them all down. When the hokage told the council that Gin and Tousen had taken Naruto, the civilian council was happy to be rid of the so called "demon child". The shinobi council, however, was not so cheerful. Though when the Sandaime told them that Naruto would probably return, and told this to them in secret, they got a little bit happy. And now, here he was, and a definite change had occurred.

"Welcome home, Naruto," said the Sandaime, giving the blonde a big hug.

"Thanks, though I doubt I'll get the same warm welcome from most people. How've you been? Still dealing with paperwork?" said Naruto, the Sandaime frowning about the comment, quite certain that the child was mocking him and his torment.

"Unfortunately yes, I am unable to escape this torture, until I find a successor," said the Sandaime, going back to his desk and motioning Naruto to sit, but Naruto waved it off.

"I'm not here to talk long I just wanted to say hi and get back to the academy. Though they can't really teach me anything, I still need to graduate to be a ninja," said Naruto, while the Sandaime nodded and then held up a finger.

"Hold on a sec I almost forgot. This will let you go through the graduation process without having going through all the teachings over again so you can graduate with your class," said the Sandaime taking out a piece of paper and writing down a note to give to Naruto.

"Thanks old man," said Naruto, taking the note and waving goodbye to the man who was like a grandfather to him then leaving.

(Ninja academy- moments later)

"Don't forget that the graduation exam is tomorrow, so everyone study hard and sharpen your skills tonight," announced Iruka to the class.

Everyone was excited about finally becoming ninja. Some were going for power, some for recognition, and some were just going because their parents forced them (cough Shikamaru cough). The opening of the door stopped the chattering amongst the students. The figure that stepped in made the guys look shocked, the girls with blushes on their faces and few with nose bleeds. Naruto walked in, gave a mock salute to Iruka and gave him the note from the hokage. Iruka nodded at Naruto in understanding and motioned him to take a seat. A certain Uchiha was looking at Naruto with a frown at the fact that this new guy walked in here like he owned the place.

"Class, our new student here, well actually returning student, is Uzumaki Naruto. He will be participating in the graduation exam with the rest of you," said Iruka, who got some whining from the rest of the class.

"Iruka-sensei that's not fair! Why does that blonde baka get to take the exam when he hasn't even been here?" screeched Sakura in Naruto's ear, who promptly cleaned his hear to make sure he wasn't deaf from the pink banshee.

"Because Naruto has been training the past seven years in another place. His training makes him more than qualified to take the exam," said Iruka, as Sakura gave one last angry look at Naruto before going back to her seat.

'Naruto-kun, I knew it was you,' thought Hinata as she blushed at Naruto in such a hot outfit.

Naruto sensed her looking at him and turned around and looked at her. Hinata immediately tuned her head with a "eep" sound. Naruto turned back around and gave a smile. The bell rung and dismissed the students to go home. Naruto walked away from the complex, but still was stopped when he felt some killer intent directed at him. Naruto turned around to see Sasuke Uchiha, giving him and ugly look.

"What do you want Uchiha?" asked Naruto, not in the mood for a fight with the Uchiha punk that would be a waste of his time.

"Just want you to remember your place. I'm the top student in my class, so don't think I'll let you pass this exam you dead last," said Sasuke, smirking while Naruto just yawned.

"You finished? I gotta go to my apartment to make sure I got food to eat," said Naruto as he turned around.

"Don't you turn your back on me!" yelled the Uchiha as he threw a punch, but Naruto disappeared.

Sasuke looked around for him, but couldn't find him. Then he reappeared behind the Uchiha, sword at his neck.

"I'm not gonna fight you today Sasuke. No I'll save that for tomorrow. In the mean time, just be ready to be beaten by a dead last," said Naruto as he once again disappeared, leaving the Uchiha, angry at the last comment.

(Sup! I want to say I'm sorry for not posting anything new in a while, been kind of distracted. Anyway, I'm hoping to post a new chapter of this some time soon but I'm not sure when. Again, sorry and please review and tell me what you think. Till next time.)