Okay here I am with the next chapter of Crossing Dimensions. I was trying to enjoy my last days of Xbox Live, but it ran out on the twenty-fifth. I now have more time to work on my stories.
Well lets just get this chapter started.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Bleach… duh. *Crying*
Crossing Dimensions Chapter: Eight
= Entering Soul Society =
A small explosion in the sky immediately shot out a multitude of people. A few of them righted themselves in the air and promptly landed on their feet. Others… were not so fortunate.
"Orihime! I thought I made it clear that none of you were to attack the Kototsu!" Yoruichi immediately began yelling at the walnut haired teen, currently being carried in Naruto's arms, bridal style. She was wearing a black, sleeveless, undershirt with an orange shirt over that. Her black pants were form fitting and her shoes were obviously designed to withstand high speeds.
"Well sorry for saving all of your lives. Next time I'll just let that thing swallow up my friends." Orihime promptly and sarcastically quipped back. The big breasted teen was wearing a civilians attire. A simple pink shirt, and gray pants, that had a similar pink colored strip going down the sides. Over her pink shirt was a black bulletproof vest, that Naruto adorned with more protective seals on the inside.
The blonde was glad to find that this dimension's protective vests resembled his ANBU's own protective vests. It made things seem nostalgic for a bit.
The dark skinned woman was about to retort when Naruto whistled loudly. "That's enough of that. You're like, right in my ear." the blonde said while setting Orihime down on her feet. The blonde was wearing a crimson muscle shirt, along with black cargo pants. He had his own vest over his crimson shirt and also his two cloaks over his attire.
"Lets just be glad that we made it through that place." Naruto added while looking at Uryu. "You alright Uryu?" he asked noticing the teen's ripped cape, or lack of.
The glasses wearing teen fixed his glasses as he stood to his feet. "Yeah, thanks to Sado-san." he said patting the large teen on his shoulder. Uyru was wearing a Quincy's traditional attire, sans the destroyed cape. "Never again will I wear a cape."
Sado nodded and gave Uryu thumbs up. "No problem." he simply said. The gentle giant was wearing a gray shirt with a magenta strip going down the left side of his chest and back. His wore dark gray pants and regular shoes.
Sasuke scoffed as he walked over to a groaning Tatsuki. "It wasn't the cape's fault. You were just too close to that weird wall." the Uchiha said as he hefted her up to her feet. The Uchiha was wearing his old attire that he somehow replicated. It was weird for the blonde to see him wearing that. Since the first time he wore that, he tried to capture one of his brethren.
Tatsuki was wearing an old fashioned karate outfit. Though hers was more of a dark gray, than a pure white. Her black belt was tied tightly around her waist and her hands were covered in dark gray, fingerless, gloves. It was obvious by her attire that she knew full well what she was getting herself into.
"How come you didn't catch me like Naruto did to Orihime-chan?" she complained while rubbing her butt, since she landed right on it.
"Hm." Sasuke grunted as he turned his head. "You had the skill to right yourself. It's not my fault you didn't do it." he said as he looked over at the large gate in the distance. "Why is Ichigo running over there so suddenly?" he asked with a raised brow.
Yoruichi yelled at the carrot haired teen to stop. But she was too late as the gate dropped suddenly and a giant man appeared just as fast.
When I say giant… I mean giant. He was easily as tall as the gate he was guarding. The man was wearing the classic Shinigami attire, with it only covering his right arm, while his left was covered with silver armor. He swung one of his axes, which Ichigo narrowly ducks under. "I AM JIDANBO! GUARDIAN OF THE WEST GATE! IF YOU WANT TO ENTER, YOU MUST DEFEAT ME IN A DUAL!" he yelled as Ichigo hopped a few meters away from the guardian.
"Defeating you is going to be easy with so many people on our side." Uyru said as he run to join Ichigo's side.
An axe struck the ground between them, making the concrete slant upwards and stay like that. The new wall effectively blocked his approach. "You people are such trash, uncivilized, you must be from one of the higher numbers. Well this city has rules, that you trash must abide by. First, you need to wash your hands when you return home. Second, no eating food that has already fallen on the floor. And third, all duals are fought one on one." he said picking up his axe, now that they knew his rules.
"What the hell is this guy?" Sasuke asked with a twitchy brow.
"I know, who does he think he is, telling me I cant eat food off the floor. That's what the five second rule is for." Naruto said with a growl.
He was surprised to feel Orihime slapping his arm. "Stop doing that. I have to kiss those." she said pinching his lips between her fingers.
Naruto's response was muffled, but he did succeed in pointing at Ichigo who blocked another of Jidanbo's heavy strikes. Ichigo continued to look at the large frame in front of him, gauging him for any weaknesses. He was a large man, of course, and very powerful, but he was stronger. He knew that from when he blocked so many of the man's downward attacks.
"I'm tired of playing games now. It's time to finish this dual of ours." the giant Shinigami said as he withdrew another large axe from his kimono.
Ichigo narrowed his eyes and clenched his Zanpakto tighter. The man swung one of his axes at Ichigo, with the other approaching from the other side. "These axes are annoying." he muttered.
He quickly protected his body with his large sword, blocking one of the axes. His eyes caught the sight of the second axe coming his way and he acted accordingly. With a quick spin, he batted away both of the axes and succeeded in shattering them. The carrot haired teen released a shockwave of energy that swept the man off of his feet, not aware of his broken axes.
Naruto and Sasuke smirked at the ease Ichigo dispatched of the guardian. The blonde walked up to the teen and laid a hand on his shoulder. "I see someone learned how to fight."
"Nope." Ichigo quickly replied back with a chuckle. "I just increased my stamina and guts."
Naruto's eyes widened a little at his reply, before they returned to normal and he chuckled. "Say what you want. It's obvious you know how to fight now. Keep it up and you may just get a shot at me after all." the blonde said as the giant man began picking himself up.
"Even then he'll need the experience to stand a decent chance." Sasuke mocked as walked to the other side of Ichigo, who glared in reply. "I'm just playing Kurosaki. This loser isn't that strong."
"Yeah, cause you're so much stronger than me." Naruto replied sarcastically. "Remind me how many times I saved your butt in the past." the blonde said with a glare.
"I'll remind you who was dead last at the academy." Sasuke quipped back with his own glare.
Naruto response was cut off when loud crying echoed in the area. "What the hell? Is he crying?" Naruto muttered as he took a few steps backwards when a large tear fell near him.
"Look I'm sorry for breaking your axes. It was the only way I could get you to stop your relentless attacks. I guess I could've only broken one, that might have been enough right?" Ichigo continued to apologize.
"Why are you apologizing. He's the enemy, just kill him." Tatsuki harshly yelled as she walked up to them with the others behind her.
"That's not a nice thing to say Tatsuki-chan. Cant you see he's in enough pain already?" Orihime responded with a soft face.
Tatsuki just crossed her arms and took a deep breath to calm her attitude. Yoruichi just stood back and observed. She was irked Ichigo would act recklessly and attack without a second thought. But, seeing as how he survived and won, she'll let it slide.
"You're such a good guy." Jidanbo said with more tears in his eyes, and liquid exiting his nose. He loosely grabbed Ichigo and continued to thank him for his kindness. "I'm such a pathetic failure. Both as a warrior and a man." he sobbed louder, making everyone cover their ears. "I've been the guardian of the west gate for three hundred years, never in that time has anyone defeated me… until today. You may enter." he said wiping the tears from his eyes.
Again Naruto patted the teen's shoulder. "We can pass too right?" Uryu asked cupping his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice.
"Of course. I lost to your leader, I don't have the right to reject his subordinates." Jidanbo replied as he turned around and bent over, his fingers digging into the ground and grabbing onto the gate from under it.
Naruto laughed loudly at the giant's words. "He really thinks carrot top's our leader." Naruto hysterically laughed, grabbing onto his stomach.
His laughter was joined by Sasuke's who couldn't believe the absurdity of the notion. "It's obvious I'm the leader." the Uchiha said, immediately cutting off Naruto's laughter.
"Who said you were the leader? It's more than obvious I'm the leader of this group." the blonde glared at his rival.
"Because I'm an Uchiha. We're the elite of the elite." Sasuke smirked while crossing his arms.
"And yet none of your clan became the Hokage, while both me and my father became Hokage. I still have the cloak." Naruto said holding up some of his kage cloak with his fingers.
Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyou flared to life and he audibly growled at the blonde.
The former Jinchuriki couldn't return the glare because a feeling called for his attention when Jidanbo succeeded in lifting the entire gate up above him. He was frightfully looking at somebody.
"Who the hell is that." Ichigo asked, no longer near the bickering duo.
"I-it's the captain and lieutenant of squad three, Gin Ichimaru and…"
"Minato Namikaze." Naruto said appearing near Ichigo. His eyes were wide as he stared at the other blonde. "My father." he said.
First, Gin was a tall, and really skinny, male. His facial features could be said to resemble a crafty fox's. His eyes were in slits, not all the way open, but still obviously open to allow him sight. His mouth was curved in a crooked smile, and reminded him of Sai immediately. He wore the standard attire all Shinigami wore, along with his captain's haori over it, with the inseam being light blue. "Oh look there's another Minato in front of me." he said in a carefree way.
Minato looked on with hard, blue eyes. It was obvious by his expression that he didn't remember anything from when he was alive. He looked the same he did when the other blonde last seen him, except for his attire. He too, was wearing the Shinigami's outfit and had some sort of badge on his left arm. "I have no son." he harshly said, causing Naruto's eyes widen in shock.
Even Sasuke was shocked by the former Hokage's words. "What are you talking about. You two look exactly alike." you could tell the Uchiha was angry at Minato's words.
"No Sasuke, he's right." Naruto said while closing his eyes and looking down. His first meeting with his father flashed in his mind. The man's proud smile was slowly morphed into the emotionless mask he was wearing now. "It's obvious death changes a man." Naruto said opening his eyes, his blue no longer being there.
His crimson eyes glared at the man who forgot his life. "And here I thought I would be glad when I saw you." he muttered before he vanished.
"Naruto-kun, don't!" Yoruichi quickly yelled in vain.
The younger blonde appeared in front of his father and threw a straight punch. The elder promptly caught Naruto's punch and encircled his hand around the fist. "No son of mine is that slow." Minato said while pulling the blonde and punching him in the chest and sending him backwards. "Or that weak."
In his angered haze, Naruto didn't care that he was hit. His spiritual energy was leaking from his body in waves. A red fog covered his skidding body as he crouched on a single knee. He continued to glare at Minato with pure hate in his eyes.
He didn't notice he was on the other side of the gate, until Ichigo and Jidanbo flew backwards and it started dropping. "Bye-Bye." Gin said in a singsong voice as it fully closed.
"Naruto calm down." Sasuke said from beside the blonde.
The blonde whipped at the Uchiha, his crimson eyes bleeding in rage. He narrowed them before he turned and walked away, still angry.
"Wow, what a twist." Uryu thought out loud.
"Naruto-kun." Orihime softly spoke while looking at the retreating blonde's back.
"He just needs time to calm down right now. We just need to find another way inside that place. I doubt any of the other gate guardians are going to let us through, even if we were to defeat them." Sasuke said also looking at Naruto's back.
What just happened caused a question to pop in his mind. 'If the Fourth Hokage's here, who else is?'
Yoruichi was torn between helping Naruto or helping the rest of the group. After moments of consideration, she chose the group. If what Sasuke said was true, then Naruto really needed time to cope with the recent events.
But from what the blonde told her, his father has been dead for nearly nineteen years. For him to come to the Soul Society meant that he was a very capable fighter when he was alive. "Don't worry about Naruto-kun, Sasuke's right. There is another, more dangerous, way into the Seireitei. And I know just the person to help us with that." she said before she began tapping her foot. "Its really annoying finding her though, she's always moving around."
"Okay, now can we start looking for this chick now. It's kind of depressing over here." Tatsuki said with an annoyed tone.
"Wait, let me heal this guy." Orihime said with a soft voice, clearly concerned for the giant guardian. "Soten Kisshun, I reject." she said as two spirits flew over Jidanbo's wound and began healing it quickly.
"Good job Orihime-chan. Now let's begin this search." Ichigo said before running off in a random direction.
"I didn't even tell him what we were looking for." Yoruichi said before Ichigo came running back.
"What are we looking for?" he asked, a little out of breath.
The purple haired woman shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea." she said as everyone face faulted. "But we can ask the district's elder. He's old enough to tell us what we need." she said before she began walking towards the nearest town.
"The Rukongai had a total of three hundred and twenty different districts, eighty in each direction. The closer they were to the Seireitei, the lower the number, and the further away, the higher the number. The lower the number, the more peace the district was, while the higher the number was filled with poor vagrants, lucky enough to have a soul burial." Yoruichi explained during the walk.
= Squad Six Barracks - Holding Cells =
A lone Shinigami prisoner sat quietly in the prison cell. She wore a sad, but otherwise blank, expression. She looked up when she heard the familiar footsteps of someone. She softly smiled when she saw another Shinigami.
The boy looked her age, but wasn't relatively close to it, he was much younger. He was a short male with black hair going down to his chin and blue eyes. Slung over, and around, his shoulders was a Shinigami styled medical kit. "I'm here with your lunch Kuchiki-sama." the preteen looking Shinigami said as he quickly jogged while carrying a simple tray of nutrients.
Before he could reach the slot to give her the food, he slipped and fell to the floor. The food was flung through the air and splattered all over the ground.
Rukia covered her mouth with her hand, as she released a slight chuckle. "Oh Hanataro-san, you're so silly. You don't have to rush on my account, I'm not going anywhere." she said her voice getting a sad tone the more she talked.
Hanataro stood to his feet and immediately started bowing his head. "Sorry Rukia-sama, I didn't mean to spill your food. I'll go get you more." he said before quickly realizing he needed to clean up when he tripped on some mashed potatoes.
Minutes passed before he finished and left. Rukia's visage became somber when she watched him leave. He was the only one she allowed herself to show emotion around. Maybe it was because he wasn't like the other Shinigami, she didn't really know the answer.
Footsteps reached her ears again. She noticed immediately, by the sound of the gait that they weren't Hanataro. She looked straight out the prison cell, with her usual mask of acceptance. She accepted her fate, there wasn't anything she could do to stop it, so why put in the effort.
The sight of her childhood friend didn't shock her, since she was in his squad's barracks. "Rukia, I have news." he simply said as he stood in front of her cell.
She held onto their eye contact with her same emotionless mask. She slightly nodded, telling him to continue. "It's been made official, you will be executed in fourteen days by use of the Sokyuku. Until then, you will be moved into Senzaikyu to await that day." Renji said, his voice devoid of emotion, though his eyes told a different story.
He broke eye contact to turn his head. If he looked at her eyes any longer he'll end up doing something stupid. "Thank you Renji-kun." Rukia's soft voice pierced his eardrums.
He clenched his eyes shut and balled his hands into fists for a quick second before releasing them. He took a deep breath and reopened his eyes, his resolved steeled, as he looked into her eyes.
= The Next Day =
Everyone was walking on the countryside, searching for the house on the map. The village elder from the day before had given them the map, stating that in another month or so, it would be useless looking for her.
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Sasuke complained along with Ichigo.
Orihime and Uryu, the map keepers, nodded their heads as they checked the map again. We're on the right track, we should see it by now." Uryu said turning his head a bunch of times, looking for their destination.
It was difficult to sense things as well. You would think a house would have attendants and the attendants would have a signature to lock onto. But nothing was on anybody's radar.
What was worse, Naruto's angry signature had disappeared the previous day and he still hadn't returned to them. "I wish we would find this place already. I want to punch this guy for always moving around." Tatsuki said while cracking her knuckles.
"There's no need for that Tatsuki-san. Look, over there, it's a house." Chad said calmly while pointing in the distance.
Everyone turned their heads and saw a small, one story, house in between two giant arms holding up a banner. Said banner simply read, 'Kukaku Shiba'.
"This place is a giant eyesore." Tatsuki said with a groan. She really wanted to hit this person now.
"This place looks cool~" Orihime said with fascination in her voice.
'Tatsuki's right, this place is an eyesore.' Uryu thought with sweat dripping from his face.
'I don't want anybody to see me walking in that place.' Ichigo thought with the same dripping face.
'Now I know why he prefers to live alone.' Sasuke thought, his face turning sickly green with disgust.
"Yup, I told you guys I would be able to immediately recognize it. Kukaku was always one for flash." Yoruichi said with an embarrassed chuckle. "Alright everybody, onward to the house." she said pointing at the house and began softly pushing Ichigo forward.
"Ahh! Why do I have to be first?" he yelled as he desperately tried to head towards the back of the group. He found it was impossible to do that, and had to quickly give up and walk towards the house under his own control.
"HALT!" a pair of voices yelled from above before the group could fully reach the small house. Two monstrous figures stood from the giant arms. "I, Koganehiko…" one voice yelled from the left.
"And I, Shiroganehiko." the other voice said from the right, yelled before they both jumped down to the ground, kicking up a lot of dust.
"WILL NEVER LET YOU PASS!" they both yelled in unison.
Sasuke groaned in annoyance as he glared at the twin guardians. He, Ichigo, Tatsuki and Uryu dropped into defensive postures, while Orihime and Chad just marveled at their tall figures.
Yoruichi appeared in between them and soon had their ears between her fingers. "Hello boys, so nice to see you again." she said with a smirk.
"Yoruichi-dono!" they yelled in unison with tears in their eyes.
Seconds later they all walked into the house, and immediately began walking down stairs. A feeling burned in the back of Sasuke's mind. 'Could it be?' he thought with narrowed eyes.
"I'm sorry for that. I didn't know you were Yoruichi-dono's companions." Shiroganehiko said, since his twin remained outside to continue the watch of the house. "Am I to assume this is a coincidence? We had another stranger come to this house the previous day." the man said before they reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Really? Who do you think that is?" Yoruichi asked, though she had a strong feeling she already knew who it was.
The man sat on his knees in front of two large sliding doors, before he nodded. "Yes, Kukaku-sama." he said before opening the doors and the others looked into the room.
Inside was a two people, a woman and a man. The woman was sitting on a lot of different colored throw pillows, and the man was resting his head on the woman's lap. A piece of pocky was sticking out of his mouth and a smile was on his lips. "Hey guys, what are you doing here?"
"Naruto what the hell are you doing here?" Sasuke questioned with his Sharingan spinning in anger.
The blonde looked at the Uchiha with a regular smile, before it widened and his teeth shinned in the light.
= Flashback - Yesterday =
During the past few hours Naruto's eyes finally retuned to their cerulean color. He opened his eyes and looked around. All around him were bodies, all with claw marks on them and blood was dripping from his fingers. He noticed as he looked around that spirit particles were lifted themselves off the bodies and evaporating in the air.
He blinked before looking at his hand. It was the same as the surrounding bodies, the blood was becoming spirit particles and evaporating in the air. He narrowed his eyes when his hand became clean, before he shrugged and walked away. He knew he had wandered quite a ways away from the center of the Soul Society. It was only ten minutes ago when the fights happened.
He was nearly mugged himself, before he set off the riot. Even with his mind calmed down, he couldn't bring himself to care about what just happened. His mind was still a little angry at the older blonde. 'I wish Kurama was here to talk to me. I know he would tell me, "It's alright. The memories of the living don't belong in the afterlife. But there, might be a way to have them recover such treasures."' the blonde thought, mimicking Kurama's voice to the best of his ability in his mind. 'It's too bad I don't know if this was true or not.' the blonde thought again before he shook his head.
He might as well make his way back towards the others. He took a deep breath before he ran. After a few minutes of running he traveled through a countryside. There was nothing but grass for a long way and it was filled with a few hills. He knew he made his way through here when he wasn't in the right mind.
He blinked and skid to a stop when he saw something in the distance. It was a lone house and a very long chimney, nothing strange about that. But on both sides of the house was a pair of arms holding a large pink banner that read, 'Kukaku Shiba'.
"Whoa, that house is awesome!" Naruto yelled with giddiness, his prior mood evaporated. "Whoever this Kukaku Shiba is, must be the most artistic person ever." Naruto exclaimed in praise as he quickly jogged over to the house.
"HALT STRANGER!" two pairs of voices yelled on each of the giant arms. "I Koganehiko…" one voice yelled.
"And I, Shiroganehiko…" the other voice yelled, before the two men jumped from the arms and landed on the ground.
"WILL NEVER LET YOU PASS!" they yelled in unison.
The blonde chuckled in delight as he clapped his hands. "That entrance was awesome." he said with a large smile on his face as he got a good look at the two obvious twin guardians.
The two were nearly identical in appearance, save for their different color scheme and facial features. They both had red caps on, with white, feathery tassels on top. They both had light blue scarves with gold highlights. And they both were really tall, reaching the same height as Tessai back in the human world.
That's where their similarities end, since they wearing different colored tops. Koganehiko's being white, while his brother's was yellow. Also Shiroganehiko had a long face with a normal chin, while his brother had a broad face on a split chin.
"What business…" Koganehiko started.
"Do you have…" Shiroganehiko continued.
"Here!?" they both ended with a yell.
Naruto chuckled as he pointed at the banner. "I just wanted to meet this Kukaku person. I just want to see her in person and praise her for awesome house." Naruto said with a grin.
"That's not good enough stranger." Shiroganehiko said as he balled his fist.
"If you want to see the master, you must defeat us." Koganehiko finished as the two brothers took a stance.
Naruto shrugged his shoulders and vanished in between them. Time slowed as he seemed to float between them, before he flicked both of their foreheads sending them flying backwards.
He landed in front of the door and looked in both directions. "Whoops, that was too much Baa-chan." he muttered with a sigh. There was no way she would come here, since she was most likely still in her coma at the moment. 'Alright Naruto, enough of thinking of that place. There's a time and a place for everything.' the blonde though before quickly opening the door.
He stepped inside and immediately began falling down a flight of stairs. When he reached the bottom, he was on his head before falling on his back. His eyes were in swirls while his ears were ringing.
"What the hell was that!?" a voice yelled from the other side of the sliding doors. "Ganju, if that's you I swear I'm kicking your ass."
The blonde focused his eyes and noticed a man standing above him. "It's not me nee-san. It's the stranger that defeated the twins a few seconds ago." the man answered his sister.
He was a pretty muscular person with a similar muscular chin. He was wearing a white shirt with a yellow vest, and white pants. "What happened to your eyebrow?" Naruto asked while pointing at his partially missing, left eyebrow. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he saw it right, and chuckled when it remained.
"Well bring him to me, so I can kill him." she said before Ganju angrily reached for the blonde.
"Get up sunflower!" he yelled as he picked the blonde up and threw him into the room.
Naruto chuckled when he landed on his knees. He looked forward and was greeted by the sight of a sexy woman.
Her hair was black and kind of long. Her eyes were a light shade of green and held a strange glimmer in them. Her ample bosom was held back by, what looked like a giant red bandanna, with a black simple under it.
Her right arm was cut off from the elbow and bandaged, but had a prosthetic arm as her replacement. Her left arm had a tattoo on her shoulder and in her hand was a simple wooden pipe. She had a very long and loose looking, white skirt covering her private areas, as one of her legs was raised a bit. Also she looked to be sitting on nearly a dozen different colored throw pillows. Also another thing of note, was the small sword peeking from behind her lower back.
"My name is Kukaku Shiba, as you already know. Why have you come here?" she asked with a toothy smirk.
"Wow, this is your sister? She's hot!" Naruto yelled in surprise.
Kukaku's eyes widened a bit, before a smirk appeared on her lips. "That's just the reaction I wanted. Ganju leave us for a moment." she said, noticing her brother grew angry at his words, but reluctantly left.
"Bonnie-chan? Where're you at! We're going to town!" he yelled in the air as he began leaving the house.
Naruto grinned at the retreating man. "Well, I only wanted to tell you I love your-" Naruto said before he turned his head to see Kukaku right in his face. Or better yet, her cleavage was the first thing he noticed, and who would blame him. It was just there for his viewing pleasure. "Boobs." he droned before noticing his slipup. "I mean your house. I love how your house looks." he said chuckling in embarrassment.
"No, you had it right the first time." Kukaku smirked inching herself closer to Naruto. "You know you're different than the other souls in this place. Could you be one of the Ryoka I've heard about?" she asked with her lips right near his ear.
Naruto shuddered in arousal as he took a big sniff of her hair. Instantly the smell of tobacco entered his nose and immediately reminded him of the Sandaime.
That bit of news jolted him backwards in shock. "Okay, that's all I wanted to do here so I'll be going now." Naruto said as he stood up, before a hand latched around his wrist.
"No, you'll stay here or I'll be forced to rip your scrotum off your body." she said with a sultry voice.
It made the blonde gulp in terror and wonder how a voice that sweet could speak those words. Though, Anko had said something similar to him a few months before he became the Rokudaime. "Okay." he shakily said as he quickly sat down.
Kukaku brought her prosthetic hand to the beginning of her red bandanna and pulled it down a bit. "Well mister Ryoka I have a proposition for you. How you complete it will decide whether I punish you or not for what you did to my guardians. Do you want to know what I want?" she asked pulling the cloth down a little more, showing a bit of both of her areolas.
Naruto's eyes focused on the peaking nips and the corner of his lips twitched into a smirk. "Yes I do." he said as she pulled the fabric all the way down, only for his eyes to see.
= End Flashback =
"You know, just chilling. I was going to start looking for you during the afternoon, but I found her pocky stash. I needed a snack, so I stayed." Naruto said shrugging his shoulders.
"What the hell Namikaze-kun!?" Orihime yelled while glaring at the blonde. "We just got here, and you already-" she was interrupted as Naruto appeared behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
He whispered something into her ear and she began quieted down a bit, but kept the anger in her eyes. "Sorry Hime. I'll make it up to you, I promise." he said while kissing her cheek.
Meanwhile Yoruichi smirked at a smiling Kukaku as she plopped on one of the pillows. "I'll get the details later. I came here to ask for a favor Kukaku."
"Of course you have Yoruichi. That's the only reason you visit me." she said before her smile turned into a smirk. "Is it gonna cause a lot of trouble?" she asked already knowing the answer from Naruto.
"You already know it is." Yoruichi smiled widely.
"Good. You know how much I love trouble." Kukaku said before turning her gaze to the kids behind the purple haired woman. "Okay I'll help the brats break into the Seireitei. And I got just the method. GANJU, GET IN HERE!" she yelled before an adjacent door slid open.
"How may I be of service Nee-chan?" Ganju said from the other side of the door, already bowing. He lifted his head and immediately locked gazes with a surprised Ichigo.
"Y-YOU!" WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!? HEY, THAT'S MY LINE! STOP COPYING ME!" They continued to yell in unison before their bickering became incomprehensible.
"Huh, they know each other. Well that answers that question." Naruto said softly, but loud enough for the others to hear. They only heard it because Kukaku violently smashed both of their heads together in anger.
"WHAT! HAVE! I! TOLD! YOU! ABOUT! YELLING! IN! MY! HOUSE!?" she yelled while stomping on both Ganju and Ichigo. "IF SOMEONE IS GONNA YELL IN HERE, IT'S GOING TO BE ME!" Kukaku yelled before kicking both of their bodies into the wall, opposite, the front door. She turned around with a smile. "Now, before we begin the preparations, let's see if I can get you humans fed."
"Whoo, food, finally. I'm starving." Tatsuki, unembarrassed, exclaimed in delight as she followed Kukaku.
"I'm a bit hungry myself." Chad said while he too followed Kukaku.
As everybody started following the matriarch of the Shiba clan, Orihime harshly pinched the blonde in his side. Said blonde winced as he looked apologetically at the teen in his arms. "We'll have a talk about this after lunch." she said with a menacing, yet always cute, face as she followed the group.
The former kage smiled as he watched her leave. He knew he wasn't in trouble, since he and Kukaku were the only ones that knew what happened. He turned and walked out of the room, heading up the flight of stairs.
When he reached the top he immediately saw the twins. "Hey guys, again, sorry for yesterday." Naruto said before jumping onto one of the giant arms.
"No problem, Naruto-dono. You defeated us, fair and square." one of the twins said.
"The next intruder wont be so lucky though, whoever they may be." the other twin said.
Naruto smiled as he sat down on the fist, the texture reminding him of the Hokage Mountain for some reason. "So am I going to get any details about your stay here last night?" a voice said behind the blonde, as another back pressed against his.
The act instantly reminded him of a time when he and Jiraiya had eaten ice cream together. It was before he tried to head to Ame by himself, but the blonde had eyes and ears all around the village. 'Though even then, Ero-Sennin was still my master, and he slipped away. I know though, if I had been with him, he might still be alive. Though again, there might be a strong possibility that he's here.' Naruto quickly thought as he cast his eyes toward the blue sky above them.
"That's uncharacteristic of you to want to know the details of my life Sasuke. Is something bothering you?" Naruto asked keeping his eyes forward.
"I just wanted to tell you, everything's going to work out alright. We're heading into the reaper's den, so to speak. You'll meet your father again and you two will most likely fight." Sasuke said trying to comfort his old rival.
The blonde smiled. "Is that sentiment I'm hearing from the Elite Uchiha behind me? Are you getting soft in this new dimension of ours?" the Uzumaki asked in pure amusement.
The slight twitch in the opposite back told him his answer. "Hell no, I still don't like you. I still think you're in idiot. I'm telling you, don't die in there. If anyone is going to kill you, it's going to be me. Got it dobe?" Sasuke asked harshly.
Naruto chuckled mirthfully. "The same goes for you criminal." Naruto said with a smirk. "And plus, that's dobe-sama. Why do you keep forgetting my previous rank? You're the one that's still a Genin." Naruto mocked playfully.
"Ranks mean nothing to me. You should know that power is all you need to command respect." Sasuke quickly spoke, quieting down the blonde's chuckling. "Plus I've been thinking of something about yesterday."
Naruto nodded since he's been thinking about it too. "I know. If my father was here, there's also a chance your brother is here as well. The Soul Society is where good souls go when they die. Hueco Mundo, is where bad souls go and turn into Hollows. I have no doubt Itachi is here somewhere, either as one of these pluses around us, or a Shinigami inside the Seireitei."
Silence was the blonde's answer to his words. "I was going to say, there might be a chance your father was brainwashed since he died by means of the Shiki Fujin. That was an express line straight here, he should have retained his memories and even a bit of his skills." Sasuke explained.
The former Hokage thought about his rival's words. "Say this is true, how am I supposed to remind him that I'm his son?"
"Hmph." the raven haired Uchiha grunted as he stood to his feet. "Remember what I told you at the Valley of the End and you'll know." he said before hopping down and returning to the inside of the house.
Naruto closed his mind and searched it for the answer. "You know what they say, don't you Naruto? When two shinobi are powerful enough, they are able read each other's thoughts simply by an exchange of their fists. Without ever uttering a single word, get it?" Sasuke said as he smirked crazily at the blonde with black flames covering his face.
The young Genin just stared at the other with soft eyes. "You've always been naïve Naruto. Tell me, do you know my thoughts? Can you tell what's on my mind!?" the Uchiha yelled as he went through a short sequence of hand seals.
Naruto opened his eyes as a small smile graced his lips. Things were so easy to understand back then. Now, it's nothing but complications upon complications. He stood up slow and his cloaks fluttered in the wind. 'Okay father, we'll meet again. I've always wanted to fight you anyway.' Naruto thought as he too dropped from the arm.
= Lieutenant's Meeting =
A meeting was being held between the Thirteen Court Guard Squads. A meeting between the Captains, also meant a meeting between the gathered Lieutenants. Unlike the Captains, who stood at their meeting, the Lieutenants chose to sit around a circular table. The table was made of mahogany and was large enough to accommodate them all, and then some.
Introducing from squad one's Lieutenant to squad thirteen's Lieutenant.
Chojiro Sasakibe, Lieutenant of the first squad's Captain-Commander, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. Chojiro has pupil-less amber eyes, short silver-gray hair, a small black handlebar mustache with lightly tanned skin. He wears a white jinbaori over his standard Shinigami uniform with long white arm guards. He wears a white turtle-neck underneath his uniform and, like every Lieutenant, his Lieutenant armband was on his left arm. He was unconditionally loyal to his captain, like every lieutenant should be.
Marechiyo Omaeda, Lieutenant of the second squad's Captain, Sui-Feng. Marechiyo is a large man, almost twice the height of his captain, and just over four times her weight. He has black hair, and wears the standard Shinigami robes with a large purple collar. He is apart of one of the four noble families, the Omaeda family, and thus is very wealthy, his weight being the result of it. He was more of a coward, and everyone knew, but said nothing about it.
Minato Namikaze, Lieutenant of the third squad's Captain, Gin Ichimaru. Minato was a tall man with a usual smile on his face, but with the threat of the impending invasion, his visage was set in an emotionless mask. His semi long blonde hair, was the same as when he was alive. He wore the standard Shinigami uniform, with the addition of two thin bands on each of his sleeves. In truth, he knew that Naruto was his son, Genryusai had allowed him and the others to retain their memories, having predicted something like this was going to happen. Though he personally wished he and his son would reunite with both of them being Shinigami.
Kushina Uzumaki, Lieutenant of the fourth squad's Captain, Retsu Unohana. Kushina wore the standard Shinigami uniform, and had her red hair cascading down her back without any binds. Her Shinigami kimono was open a bit, to allow her modest bust some breathing room. Like her captain, she was a peaceful person, had had her moments of unleashed rage. Her face was in a calm visage, awaiting the moment when she comes face to face with her son.
Momo Hinamori, Lieutenant of the fifth squad's Captain, Sosuke Aizen. Momo looked like a young girl with her black hair pulled into a bun, and brown eyes. Because of her young body, she wasn't as developed as other people, though she more than made up for it in her vast knowledge of kido and tactics. Momo is an upbeat, easy-going and generally overall nice person. She respects and has unconditional admiration for her captain.
Renji Abarai, Lieutenant of the sixth squad's Captain, Byakuya Kuchiki. Renji had long red hair, with his hairline going down into a sharp widow's peak. On both sides of his peak, a pair of tribal tattoos decorated his head, underneath a white cloth around his head. He wore the standard Shinigami uniform and never liked wearing his Lieutenant armband around his arm. He was a very ambitious individual, not for position, he just wanted to defeat his captain in a fight.
Tetsuzaemon Iba, Lieutenant of the seventh squad's Captain, Sajin Komamura. Iba has a distinctive hair cut and wears black sunglasses. He wears the standard Shinigami uniform and carries his Zanpakto as a small blade, inside of it. At a first glance, you would assume he would be in the typical Yakuza, and you would be partially right. Since he talks, acts, and loves to fight like one.
Nanao Ise, Lieutenant of the eighth squad's Captain, Shunsui Kyoraku. Nanao is a slim and youthful girl with long black hair normally kept pinned back, with flat bangs that hang to the right side of her face. Nanao also wears a standard Shinigami outfit. She has slightly light blue eyes that have a deep tint of violet and wears glasses with a slight oval shape to them. She is a very serious and pragmatic person who often puts up with her captain's silly antics, but like all lieutenants, she is extremely respectful of her captain and follows his instructions without hesitation.
Shuhei Hisagi, Lieutenant of the ninth squad's Captain, Kaname Tosen. Shuhei Hisagi is a tall and lean-built man with dark grey eyes, short black hair and three scars straight over his eye that lead down to his right cheek, most likely gained during a past Hollow attack. Also he has the number "69" tattooed on his left cheek, as well as a blue-striped tattoo running across his left cheek and over the bridge of his nose. He wears a choker around his throat and matching armbands on both upper arms. Hisagi is also an extremely mature and calm individual, a state that is slightly at odds with his somewhat punk-like appearance. He usually takes responsibility and tends to avoid violence when possible. He seems to be virtuous, much like his captain's image.
Rangiku Matsumoto, Lieutenant of the tenth squad's Captain, Toshiro Hitsugaya. Rangiku has long and wavy blond hair, blue eyes, full lips, and a beauty mark located under the right side of her mouth. She is well known for her curvaceous figure, her most distinctive feature of it is her very large breasts. She dresses in the garb typical of Shinigami, though she lets her robes hang loose for her ample bosom to be revealed. She wears a thin golden necklace tucked between her cleavage and a long pink scarf over her shoulders. In addition, her lieutenant's armband is worn on her uniform's sash, as opposed to around the arm. Rangiku is a slacker that hates the paperwork that comes with her job and loves to drink to pass the time. Her personality is a complete contrast to her, stick in the mud, captain.
Yachiru Kusajishi, Lieutenant of the eleventh squad's Captain, Kenpachi Zaraki. Yachiru is, hands down, the youngest Lieutenant of the bunch. Yachiru is a very small, young girl with pink hair, dark pink eyes and a perpetual blush on her cheeks. She wears the normal Shinigami robes and a lieutenant's insignia on her arm. And just like her apparent age suggests, she is very childlike. She's a bubbly, carefree, little girl that has a tremendous amount of energy in her little body. She and Kenpachi have an unofficial, father-daughter, relationship that neither seem to care about.
Nemu Kurotsuchi, Lieutenant of the twelfth squad's Captain, Mayuri Kurotsuchi. Nemu has dark green eyes, and has a very young and slender body. Her black hair is pulled back into a long braid, with slightly parted bangs. Her uniform consists of a short black kimono, which extends to mid-thigh, with a white nagajuban underneath. The sleeves of her kimono are not as wide as those worn by most Shinigami, and the upper parts of the sleeves are puffed. She wears a traditional wide white obi, fastened with a red cord. On her left sleeve is her lieutenant's armband. She wears white gloves, which only cover the back of her hands and wrists, and a dark red choker. Nemu is a very shy, withdrawn, and introverted individual, preferring to stay silent in her captain's presence. Her expression is almost always melancholic, and it is rare to see her smile or show any real joy in her distinctive green eyes. Despite Mayuri's seeming lack of care for her existence, she is very loyal to him, since the man is both her creator and as such, her father.
Itachi Uchiha, Lieutenant of the thirteenth squad's Captain, Jushiro Ukitake. Itachi is a young looking man with hard black eyes. His black hair fell down his face with short bangs framing his eyes. He wore the typical Shinigami uniform and never seemed to keep his left arm in the sleeve, opting to keep it poking out the front of his kimono. The lines above his nose a bit more distinctly noticeable now then when he was alive, for some strange reason. Even though he looks menacing at the moment, he was a very caring individual, just like his captain.
Just like how the Captains ran things, the first squad's Lieutenant oversaw the meetings. Chojiro clapped his hands to gather the attention of his fellow Lieutenants. "Thank you all for coming here. First I would like to bring to attention to the attempted breach of our walls by the Ryoka the previous day. Minato-dono, you and your captain, responded quickly to the threat. But, it appeared you two failed in killing the would be intruders. Why is it that that wasn't achieved?" the man asked, resting his hands on the desk.
Minato angled his eyes towards the man. "Such a feat would have been easy if the Ryoka's were weak. I could immediately sense at least five of them were stronger than the average Lieutenant. Also, if my eyes hadn't deceived me, I was shocked to see the Flash Goddess, Yoruichi Shihoin among their ranks." the blonde spoke, shocking all of them.
"You're not serious! Yoruichi-sama was with the intruders?" Omaeda yelled in terror at the prospect of encountering his old Captain.
"Kitty-Kitty is back in Soul Society?" came the giggling from Yachiru, who surprisingly knew about Yoruichi.
"Yes, I'm completely serious. Since she's with them, it's only a matter of time before they penetrate our walls." Minato replied.
"Were you able to get a good look at their numbers and descriptions?" Nemu asked.
"And were the two humans, that are on our watch list there?" Renji added in a near yell.
"Yes to both of you." Minato said as he nodded and closed his eyes. "From what I sensed, eight were there in total, though I was only able to see four. One of them looks like a carbon copy of me, not surprising since he's my son, Naruto." Minato said as many of them gasped in surprise at the news. He has three, thick, marks on each of his cheeks, blue eyes and blonde hair. He was wearing a dark red shirt, black pants, and two cloaks, the top being black with red flames."
"Mmm, just as cute as his daddy." Rangiku sultrily thought out loud.
"Stay away from my boys, you succubus." Kushina hissed out in anger.
Rangiku playfully whined as she leaned forward into the table. "That's not very nice Kushi-chan." Rangiku whined.
"Another looks a little like Itachi-san." Minato quickly brought the attention back to him. "I would assume that would be your brother, Sasuke." Again the Lieutenants gasped.
'Hm, Sasuke found his way to this plane. Interesting.' Itachi thought as he closed his eyes.
"Sasuke had black hair, a little like Itachi's and piercing black eyes. Sasuke's attire seemed to be concealed by a long black cloak decorated with red clouds." Minato spoke as Itachi's eyes slowly opened at the revelation.
"The next would be Yoruichi-san, who was wearing an orange shirt with black tights. Though when the time comes that they inevitably infiltrate the area, she could easily drop off our radar. I don't think she's here to participate in any mayhem, more along the lines of simply watching." Minato spoke.
"We can only hope." Omaeda said with a fearful tone.
Everyone nodded as Minato continued. "Lastly, there was the human that took Rukia-san's powers, who Gin-taicho handled easily."
"According to the data we have at the lab, this Naruto and Sasuke could easily wreak havoc in the Seireitei. We recorded a spike in Spiritual Pressure in the Human World a few months back, that could easily prove my point." Nemu spoke briskly.
"If their resident Shinigami was able to survive have his Soul Chain and Soul Sleep ripped from his chest, then you have to assume he's in the same space as those two. Since the blonde one, was able to keep up with Byakuya-taicho, we have to be cautious around them." Renji spoke with balled up fist.
Chojiro nodded his head at the information. "My mind is also worried about what we don't know about the other four Minato-san didn't see. But if they didn't make much of an impression on him, we must assume they're as strong as a seated officer. I don't want any non-seated members of any squad encountering these people."
"That'll be impossible, since most of our military consists of non-seated Shinigami." Hisagi said as he leaned into his hand.
Chojiro nodded again with a accepting expression. "I know. Though we already know if any of the Captains run into one of them, that Ryoka will be handled."
"I already know what their objective is. They're here to rescue Rukia Kuchiki from her execution in thirteen days." Renji spoke with a smooth voice. Deep inside he wished they would succeeded in their endeavor, though he knew the rules and the rules must be obeyed.
"For young Rukia huh?" Itachi said as he looked at Renji. "She's the one that was sent to the Human World a few months ago. Did she befriend them that quickly?" Itachi spoke, mostly to himself.
"When this is over, there's going to be so much paperwork and my captain isn't going to touch a single piece of paper." Nanao sighed out in annoyance.
"We're going to be so busy in the next two weeks." Kushina sighed as well.
Yachiru giggled lightly as she bounced in her seat. "Ken-chan is going to have so much fun."
A/N: That's the end of this chapter. I want to be the first to thank you for reading this chapter. So, thank you everyone. If you wish to review, there's a beautiful button down more, that helps you with that.
Originally, I was going to write the Captain's meeting. But I changed my mind and switched it to the Lieutenants, only because of who was present. Along with those three, I have two more characters from the Naruto world making an appearance… maybe three or four more if I feel like it. You can try to guess if you want, just know I already know who they are, or might be.
I'm not going to do the whole orb training, since it'll be just like the canon version, with the addition of Naruto and the other new members of the rescue party.
Well that's it for now, if you have any questions ask me. If you have any fighting requests for our two shinobi, I'll think about it. Just hope I was already thinking about the possibility of them facing off.