New chapter of Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma! I do not own Naruto or Bleach.
Neji came running at Naruto as Naruto placed his zanpakuto at his side. Neji looked at him in confusion as he prepared to strike, Naruto placing his left hand on Neji's chest. Neji looked down in surprise as Naruto gave him a sly grin.
"Hado Number 31, Shakkaho!" Naruto screamed as the dark red ball exploded on Neji's chest, making the Shinigami go flying backward. Neji growled slightly as he used his hand to steady himself, sliding across the ground with one hand before flipping back onto his feet. Naruto watched with an impressed look upon his face as Neji steadied his zanpakuto at his side and went for an all out attack. Naruto held back his zanpakuto as Neji jumped into the air to bring down his zanpakuto upon Naruto. Naruto looked up with a small smile as he whispered a few words and sent a devastating three pronged energy attack from his zanpakuto. It was amazing, three pure spiritual energy red claws coming at Neji as he tried to bring down his sword. Neji was unable to dodge within the air, the attack hitting him and sending him sliding into the ground. Neji looked up as blood rolled down his forehead, going near the side of his pulsing lavender eyes.
"You will regret that dearly Uzumaki Naruto," Neji warned quietly as he picked himself up from the ground. Neji undid the hair tie that held the ponytail on the back of his head. His hair came falling down to his shoulders, Neji looking at Naruto with pure determination written all over his face. Naruto watched as a swirl of green spiritual pressure spread around Neji's body. Neji looked up at Naruto as Naruto came running at him with his sword, ready to strike.
"You are the radius of my Trigram," Neji warned as Naruto took one step towards him. Naruto looked at him in confusion as Neji's sword glowed bright green. Naruto barely even saw as Neji attacked him with multiple stabs to the chest, each one hitting a place that allowed spiritual pressure to escape from the body. Naruto felt his body going numb as Neji continued to hit every spot, almost hitting Naruto over 50 times now.
"8 Trigram: Sixty Four Slashes!" Neji screamed as he stabbed Naruto directly in the middle of his chest, Naruto taking a deep breath as it felt like his heart almost stopped. Naruto looked down at his hand as he dropped his zanpakuto, Neji kicking it away from his grasp as Naruto tried to regain control of his body. Every part of his body was numb, none of the commands Naruto was giving it was going through.
"Are you feeling OK?" Neji asked sarcastically as he closed his eyes and looked away with a superior smile. "I hope you don't expect the ability to move, because I have shut down every part of your body. You have been completely isolated from your spiritual pressure that is in your body. Meaning, you are powerless and cannot even wield a zanpakuto. It's over loser." Naruto coughed up a tremendous amount of blood as he fell to his knees, his eyes looking up at Neji blankly.
"Naruto, no!" Rukia screamed as she went running onto the field, Ichigo grabbing her shoulder as he stepped forward.
"Rukia, I'll take care of this guy," Ichigo stated as his hair blew gently in the wind, a smile crossing his face as he pointed his zanpakuto at Neji. "This guy is a complete jerk, going on about how people are useless and never able to overcome obstacles. Well, I've had enough of hearing this crap! People can overcome obstacles as long as they are committed to it! Dreams can come true if you stride toward them!" Neji looked down, reminiscing of his childhood.
"You're wrong fool!" Neji roared as he pointed his own zanpakuto at Ichigo. "People can never change and they will always be controlled by fate! Everything in this world is controlled by fate! I will hear nothing more of this! How could either of you know how I feel?" Ichigo looked down, seeing his mother within his mind as Neji spoke. Ichigo shook his feelings away as Neji came running at him, Ichigo running at him as well. They began to clash violently, Neji and Ichigo both slamming each other's swords against each other, sparks flying in the air as the two steels touched. Rukia watched as the two emotionally fueled warriors continued battling, nothing being said. Naruto could only choke as he watched the two battle, Ichigo able to keep up with Neji quite well. But as the battle continued, a smile crossed Neji's face, Naruto almost immediately knowing what this smile meant: Neji wasn't serious. As Ichigo continued to clash with him, Neji simply placed his hand upon Ichigo's chest and smiled broadly.
"8 Trigram: Air Palm!" Neji shouted as Ichigo went flying back, Neji using the force of pure spiritual energy to push back Ichigo. Ichigo went sliding across the pavement, Rukia looking at him as he looked up from under her.
"What are you doing Ichigo, get back into the fight!" Rukia shouted as Ichigo scratched his head and sighed, picking himself up from the ground.
"It's too late for that now," Neji whispered as he appeared behind Ichigo, Ichigo looking back with widened eyes. Neji slammed his zanpakuto into Ichigo's back, Ichigo letting out a gasp as he looked down, Neji's bloody blade lodged in the left part of his chest. Ichigo fell flat on his face, Rukia letting out a scream as Naruto watched this, feeling completely helpless. His mind went back to how Toshiro completely disrespected him, how the entire Shinigami community did. The anger of these things, also the possible death of his friend Ichigo built up in the young Shinigami mind, causing his spiritual power to explode. Neji looked over at Naruto with widened eyes as he felt Naruto's spiritual pressure increase drastically, Naruto letting out a roar as he pulled himself to his feet. Neji backed away slowly as Naruto flash stepped in front of him, holding his zanpakuto at Neji's neck. Neji analyzed Naruto's body with his Byukugan, realizing that all of Naruto's points had been completely open again. Naruto turned his zanpakuto around and slammed the heel into Neji's chest, Neji shooting blood out of his mouth as he did. Naruto then let his sword fall from his hand and slammed his fist into Neji's mouth, causing more blood to spill. Naruto then pulled Neji up by the collar, retrieving his zanpakuto from the ground. Neji looked up at Naruto with one eye closed, chuckling softly.
"Do you think you've won Uzumaki Naruto?" Neji asked as he spit more blood out of his mouth. "You might have overcome your fate to lose against me, but you will never overcome being the loser of the Soul Society. You will never be a Captain and you will never be recognized as anything less than the clean up boy."
"You're wrong…" Naruto muttered as he closed his eyes. "I will become a Captain one day, and I will not be cleaning up after no one anymore. I am Uzumaki Naruto, and I am the third seat of Squad 10!"
"Enjoy your win while it lasts Uzumaki Naruto," Neji muttered as Naruto dropped him to the ground. "I will be returning for you and Kuchiki Rukia!" Naruto only watched as Neji opened the door to the Soul Society with his zanpakuto and crawled his way from the world of the living.
"Naruto, what are we going to do?" Rukia asked as the door closed. "He will be returning, and most likely bringing another high ranked officer with him."
"Another day, another problem," Naruto muttered as he sheathed his sword and looked over at Ichigo, who wasn't looking in the best of shape.
"Anyone going to help me here?" Ichigo moaned from the ground as Naruto held out his hand with a grin.
"Hey, there's a Hollow in the vicinity near here," Rukia said as she looked down at her pager. "Let's go!"
Meanwhile, Orihime had somehow stopped the attack from the Hollow, using some type of barrier to repel it. Orihime looked at her hands as the barrier surrounded her. She had no idea how she just used this technique, somehow acquiring it in the heat of the moment.
"You little bitch, I'm going to teach you a lesson for defying me!" the Hollow roared as Orihime looked up, hoping this shield would last. As the Hollow came at her, Naruto suddenly flash stepped before it, looking at the Hollow with a grin. The Hollow looked down at him in shock as Naruto swung his sword at the Hollow, the sheer force of the swing just sending the Hollow stumbling back. The Hollow roared again as it tried to grab Naruto, Naruto flash stepping to the side of a building as it did. Naruto then flash stepped to the shoulder of the beast, standing there nonchalantly as the Hollow screamed. Naruto placed his hand on the Hollow as the Hollow tried to grab him, Naruto flash stepping down to its chest. Naruto started to run down its chest, slashing it with his zanpakuto as he ran down. He then jumped down, the Hollow screaming in pain as blood gushed from all of its wounds. Orihime looked up as she spotted Naruto, looking heroically at the Hollow as the Hollow brought its entire left hand down on Naruto. Orihime screamed as tears rushed down her face, thinking the Hollow defeated him. Suddenly, a red light flashed under the Hollow's hand, making the Hollow pull up his hand. Naruto grinned as he looked up at the Hollow, a red aura covering his body.
"See you later big guy!" Naruto shouted at it as he swung his sword, the Hollow getting covered with a red light. The Hollow screamed as it was vaporized, Naruto sheathing his sword as he looked behind him at Orihime. He turned back around and started to walk down the street as Orihime ran up to him, grabbing his arm as Naruto looked at her in confusion.
"How can you…?" Naruto asked as Orihime kissed him, both of them turning bright red as they kissed. As Naruto kissed Orihime passionately, he looked to the side of him and spotted Rukia and Ichigo, Rukia looking at Naruto with her mouth wide open.
As Neji returned back to the Squad 2 quarters, Soi Fon looked at him disapprovingly as she spotted the injuries he sustained.
"Captain, I have returned from my mission," Neji muttered as he bent down and looked at the ground. "I have retrieved much information, including the fact that Uzumaki Naruto did have a hand in Kuchiki Rukia's Shinigami powers being lost."
"Very well then, Uzumaki Naruto shall be finished," Soi Fon said as she looked up with a wicked smile.
Naruto has a girlfriend? Naruto facing the wrath of Soi Fon and the Soul Society? The day is coming when Naruto will need to learn more of his potential. Bankai Training resumes again next chapter! Sasuke Chronicles returns next chapter!