IMPORTAN! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! IMPORTANT! Ok so, after a lot of thought about how I was going to set out this story I have finally decided on how I'm going to go about it. I had been having a lot of trouble trying to figure out how I was going to switch between Yoruichi's P.O.V and Hinata's P.O.V and I ended up deciding that I wouldn't switch between the two throughout the story, instead I've decided to do two separate stories. One will be about Yoruichi and her adventures while the other will be based on Hinata. The Yoruichi version will be called 猫女神とリテーナ入りラビット – Ver. Neko, that is this story. And the Hinata version will be called 猫女神とリテーナ入りラビット – Ver. Usagi. Neko meaning cat and Usagi meaning rabbit. I have already done the prologue for Ver. Usagi and it should be posted on my account at around the same time as this chapter!
Disclaimer: As I have stated before, I do not own Naruto or Bleach!
She was confused, who wouldn't be when you're in a space that looks like the night sky full of stars with an unknown entity claiming that it can send you back to your old homeland and in exchange you have to become a two tailed bijuu?
"Well, do I have your answer? I don't have all day! I'm a busy entity, I have things I need to do you know!" Yoruichi's golden cat eyes blinked in confusion and her tail twitched in frustration at the impatient yet lazy tone the mysterious entity spoke in. But just as she was about to resort an all too familiar voice echoed throughout the 'room' as a red mist started to form in front of her.
"HAHAHAHA! You? Busy? Oh come on! All you do all day every day is sleep and read that one porn series! What was it called again? Ichi Ichi or something like that…."
Yoruichi jumped in surprise at the voice.
"IT'S ICHA ICHA YOU SENILE OLD FOX! HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THAT? ICHA ICHA IS THE BOOK OF TH-"
"KYUBI!" Her male voice echoed throughout the 'room' in shock and confusion as the mist morphed into the form of a giant nine-tailed fox. She also decided that tuning out the mysterious voice's rant about Icha Icha was a good idea.
The fox looked down at her with what looked like a grin on its muzzle.
"Hey gaki, long time no see!"
The black cat gave what looked like a friendly grin in return.
"Yeah, it's been awhile Kyuubi. How have you been?"
"-CHA SERIES IS THE ONE THING THA-"
"I've been doing alright, 'aven't been able ta do anythin' since ya died except for the few conversations I've had with the other bijuu. It's been boring without ya around ta' bitch n' moan with! An' what 'ave I told ya about callin' me by my title?" Yoruichi felt one of her eyes twitch in annoyance when the Kyubi said the last part but she was glad that he was doing well.
"THE BOOK OF ALL BOOKS! THE SALVATION OF ALL PERV-"
"Yeah, you always told me not to call you by your title, but you never actually told me your name!"
The Kyuubi blinked and gave a look of confusion.
"I thought tha' I told ya my name when we first met…" Yoruichi just stared at the fox with a blank expression on her face. 'I'm pretty sure you didn't tell me anything to do with your name at that time, maybe you really are getting old…' She wouldn't say that aloud, for obvious reasons. If she remembered correctly talking about the Kyuubi's age was a taboo among taboo. Instead she decided to go for something that wouldn't get her on the giant fox's bad side.
"Actually I'm pretty sure you didn't say anything like that the first time I met you, remember? I was falling off a cliff and I needed your power to summon a giant toad and you gave your I'M THE ALMIGHTY KYUBI! KNEEL BEFORE ME YOU PATHETIC HUMAN speech…" The kyubi's eyes widened and the giant fox bought one of his giant paws up to its muzzle in a failed attempt at a facepalm.
"ALL HAIL ICHA ICHA! ALL HAIL ICHA ICHA! ALL HAIL ICHA ICHA! ALL HAIL ICHA ICHA!"
"Ok, I guess we should redo our introductions then but first…. OH FOR THE LOVE O' RAMEN! SHUT UP ABOUT YER PORN ALREADY, NIETHER O' US ARE LISTENING TA YER BLOODY RANT!" There was a long shocked silence and the voice seemed to have disappeared entirely, it seemed that that was all for the voice's annoying rant. But the silence continued for a few more minutes and Yoruichi was the one who ended up break the long-lasting silence. Her tail started swaying in a calm manner.
"Ok! Now that that's that! I'm Shihoin Yoruichi." There wasn't much that needed to be said and even then she had never been all that good at introductions. They hadn't really been all that necessary in either life, in her first life there was no one that was there to be introduced to and in the second life all the nobles were bland, boring creatures that didn't know the definition of FUN!
"Ya know, that was really bland. 'Ere! I'll show ya how it's done! I AM THE ALMIGHTY KYUBI! ABLE TO DESTROY MOUNTAINS AND CREATE TSUNAMIS WITH JUST ONE SWING OF ONE OF MY MANY TAILS! MANY FEAR ME, SOME RESPECT ME AND MOST DESPISE ME! BUT THERE ARE ONLY A SELECT FEW WHO KNOW ME! ONLY A SELECT FEW WHO HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO KNOW MY NAME! I AM THE GOD OF NINE TAILS THAT KEEPS BALANCE WITHIN THE ELEMENTAL NATIONS! I AM KURAMA!"
Yoruichi couldn't help but smile as the newly named Kurama attempted to introduce himself with a dance that greatly resembled the one Jiraiya had done all those years ago, she had a feeling that he had done that on purpose to show her that he had been watching the world through her eyes and that he truly considered those times worthy enough to remember. 'That or he's just as clueless as I am at introductions. But what's with the part about gods and balance? That voice said something like that before aswell… Oh well, I have a feeling I'll find out what it means sooner rather than later…'
"It's nice to meet you Kurama. And it is an honour to be able to know your name." The last part was said in sarcasm and Yoruichi knew that Kurama had picked up on it. She grinned, golden eyes flickering in amusement as she waited to see how he would reply.
"'tis a pleasure to make your acquaintance as well, lady of bland introductions." The black cat stared into the eyes of the giant fox, trying her best to keep eye contact. It only took a good 10 seconds for both of them to look away and simultaneously start rolling around in laughter.
"Oh kami, that was *ha* terrible. Was that re*haha*really the best that you could do? *Ahahahahaha*"
"I could *haha* say the same for ya! That was horrible! *Hahahahahaha*" The laughter continued for a long time, both fox and cat having a fox and cats equivalent to friendly smiles on their faces. "It's good to see ya again, gaki"
"You too Kurama, you too."
"OI! Aren't you two forgetting the whole reason you're here?" Came an irritated voice of the mysterious entity that both Yoruichi and Kurama had forgotten was there.
"Oh yeah! Forgot about that!" The cat couldn't help but think that who or whatever the voice belonged to wasn't a very patient being.
Yoruichi looked over to Kurama with her head tilted in confusion but didn't say anything. The Kyubi looked over at Yoruichi with a serious look in his eye. "Do you remember what Ero-voice had said before? About offering you a chance to go back to the elemental nations?" Yoruichi nodded.
"And in exchange I have to become the next two-tailed cat goddess. Yeah I remember. But what does that even mean!?" She was confused and she didn't bother to hide it, she really didn't know what was going on. She had a rough idea but that was it. She had never been the one with the brains in either life, although she was a bit smarter and more observant as Yoruichi then she was as Naruto…
Kurama sighed;
"I cannot reveal everything as things are… restricting right now as I do not have the time nor do I have the right, however I can tell you this. All nine bijuu are in fact the 'gods' of that world, just our presence in that world keeps certain natural forces that have the potential to destroy everything in that world at bay." Yoruichi was paying close attention, taking mental note of every word said. Even though she knew she would have a headache from doing so later on.
"That is how it's always been, however there is a price we must pay. Sure, we have our freedom and our powers but the price we pay is high. We can never die, so we are essentially immortal. No that isn't quite correct, there is one way that we can die. We can give up our position as a god and let that world be destroyed." "Well, that isn't good…"
"It is rare for one of us to… retire but when we do, even if it is just one of us we need to find someone worthy to fill in." Now she had an idea as to where this conversation was going and she didn't know what to think. There was a pause and Yoruichi had a hunch that Kurama didn't like to think about what he needed to say next, let alone say it aloud. The fox had a lonely look in its eyes as it continued to speak.
"Immortality is a horrible thing, I can never understand why humans seek it out like they do. You have to watch the world evolve around you whilst you yourself cannot, have to live life over and over again and most importantly, you have to watch those you care about age and die before you're very own eyes while you stay the same. It's a curse, a never-ending curse, if you wish to die you must pass the curse onto another. That's just how it is."
'He wants to die' Yoruichi realised grimly 'He wants to be able to age and die like everything else… But he can't because if he does then someone else has to live with the curse.' Judging by the look in his eyes as well as the melancholy and reminiscent aura he was giving off she doubted that he would be able to continue talking about the subject.
"Just recently the Two-Tailed Cat Goddess that resided in the Elemental Nations gave up her title as a goddess." The words of the voice played through her head and she was now positive as to why she had been called here after her second death.
"Hey Kurama! You need me to fill in for one of the other gods, right? I'll do it!" She said with a grin as Kurama looked at her with wide eyes.
"Are you really that much of a fool!? You do know that you won't be able to d-" Yoruichi cut him off. "Die or Age, right? Yeah I know! But there are a few people I feel like getting back at and a little rabbit I need to see again. I also have a melancholy fox that needs to find a mate!" The look of shock that was on the foxes face was priceless as a smile slowly formed on its muzzle. Yoruichi found herself smiling along with him as he mumbled;
"You're a fool, you know that, right?"
"Yeah, I know. But I'm a fool that always follows her nindo-her ninja way. I'll never give up and I'll never run away! Believe it!"
"FINALY! Geez, I thought you'd never get down to business… Also Yoruichi do you have any idea how strange it is to hear you say that in your cat form, to Kurama nonetheless? Well anyway, it's nice to know that you've agreed to take the Two-tails place! Now Kurama, I need you to leave now, I need to have a private word to Yoruichi here…" Yoruichi had to admit that it was strange seeing a giant nine-tailed fox attempt to shrug, but that was probably another thing she shouldn't voice in front of said giant nine-tailed fox. 'Way to ruin the moment…'
"Sure, go ahead. Gaki, I'll see ya in tha' elemental nations sometime!"
Yoruichi nodded as Kurama started to turn into the red mist he had been when he had first appeared and the mist faded away.
"Now that that's over with, there is something I think you may want." Yoruichi tilted her head in curiosity, the voice had gone back to the blank tone it had been before Kurama had appeared. What could the mysterious voice have that she would want?
A small item started to appear the same way that Kurama had and when she saw what it was she felt her entire being freeze in shock.
'T-this is!'
"I made sure that no human saw, nor touched it after you died. It is rightfully yours, although how you acquired such an item even I do not know, take good care of it." And with that the location Yoruichi was currently in began to fade and a feeling of intense pain washed over her body and she fell into unconsciousness.
Finished! Sorry for the long wait, but I've kinda been busy…. Anyway….
So what did you think of the chapter? Good? Bad? Horrible? I hadn't expected to put Kurama into this so soon but I think I'm glad I did, I enjoyed writing his interactions with Yoruichi. I think I may have created more questions in this chapter but that was the goal of it.
Who or what is the mysterious perverted entity? What has the potential to destroy the Elemental Nations? What did the entity give Yoruichi and what's the story around it? And most importantly… Why is Yoruichi still in cat form?
Please note that, while some parts of the story will remain the same this will not be following the Naruto manga or anime. I want to challenge myself, to test my creativity with this and so far I'm finding it quite enjoyable to do so. This story will not be going straight to YoruichixHinata stuff, it will be slow-paced, showing how others have changed and Yoruichi's adventures.
Also, Kurama is a bit OOC but there is a reason behind it, as well as his way of speaking. The relationship between Kurama and Naruto/Yoruichi will be explained as the story goes on, but they will not ever have romantic feelings towards each other. This is specifically YoruichiHinata and Kurama will be with someone else.
Kurama… have a mate…. Hadn't intend to put that part in the chapter but I think it will be a good twist, so… I'm going to ask you readers who you want him paired up with! Please note that he, as well as all the other Bijuu will have a human form (Although I have yet to decide on what they should look like)! So who do you want this lonely old fox to be paired up with? It can be anyone except for Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi (Cuzz they are being bashed) and Hinata (She's for Yoruichi!)
Bashing; this hasn't changed much but I think the only ones I'm going to bash are the ones I decided on in the first chapter. I also apologise to the person who requested me to bash Tsunade and Jiraiya, I can't bash either of them as they not only have something to do with the plot and character development but they are also two of the characters that I respect.
Whoops… Another long Authors Notes…. Oh well. That's all for now! Hope you enjoyed!