New chapter of Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma! I do not own anything but the story itself!
"Naruto... don't allow your doubt to consume you," Kushina urged. "You must awaken from this place, this is not your home. You are a resident of Karakura Town, are you not? Protect it, protect those who you care for. Please..."
"Just shut up..." Naruto interrupted. "I failed... I have no reason to believe in myself! I'm weak..." Kushina interrupted by taking a slash at Naruto, who looked up as the blade entered his radius. He stopped the tip of the blade with one finger, Kushina taking this opportunity to go on the offensive. She attacked with her zanpakuto in a relentless manner, Naruto dodging or swaying from each slash. He did a backflip, going into a defensive pose as Kushina ran full speed at him. Naruto flash stepped as Kushina took another mighty swing at his chest, going in the opposite direction of his mother as he reappeared. Kushina flash stepped in response, standing before her son as he tried to escape the fight. Naruto took off via flash step once more, Kushina following as well via flash step. It turned into a flash step battle, each step Naruto took Kushina followed via flash step. Naruto stopped as Kushina continued her relentless strike, unsheathing his zanpakuto from his sash.
"What's that supposed to do?" Kushina asked as she stood before the frightened Shinigami. "Kyubiakuma has abandoned you, she sensed your fear. She sensed your resolve, which is the main reason she accepted you as her master. But you've forgotten who you are, so your zanpakuto has forgotten you. She has lent her power to a destructive force that is hell bent on killing those who you care for. You can still save your friend Rukia, but giving up will only lead to defeat. Don't forget who you are, fight it!"
"B-But I might not win!" Naruto blurted out. "I-I can't fail again! I must win if I want to save Rukia! Failure isn't an option!"
"Then don't allow yourself to fail..." Kushina stated. "Don't give in to doubt, fight the power!"
"YES! I can't lose to this darkness!" Naruto roared as he held up his zanpakuto. "Kyubiakuma, I failed you once. I promise you I shall never doubt myself again! Now, unleash your inner demon, KYUBIAKUMA!" A magnificent aura surfaced around the Shinigami's body as in the real world, the Dark Naruto was in preparation to send a cero at the Visored.
"Time to... no, you can't!" Dark Naruto roared as Shinji and Kensei exchanged a confused glance. "T-this is impossible! This body was supposed to be mine! Curse you Uzumaki Naruto!" The mask was blown off Naruto's face as the true Shinigami stood where the darkness once existed.
"Sorry about that Captain Hirako, I hope that imposter didn't cause you too much trouble," Naruto apologized as he stood before the shocked Visored.
"...I can't believe he was able to supress the Hollow with sheer will like that..." Hiyori stated as all the Visored nodded in agreement. "This kid is unreal... his strength in Hollow form surpassed our own..."
"...I can sense a great spiritual power..." Naruto interrupted as his heart skipped slightly. "It's a spirtual power of a Captain when he's surpressing his or her's power. So... they've arrived. I must go, I'll see you all another time! I must go now, or Rukia will be attacked."
"What about your training?" Shinji shouted after the running Shinigami, who stopped for a moment.
"I'll be back to train with you soon!" Naruto shouted back as he continued running, in search of Rukia and Ichigo.
"So, it's time..." Kisuke sighed as he recieved the new's. "It's Kuchiki Byakuya and Abarai Renji?" Rukia's stomach churned at the mention of the two Shinigami, two that she knew quite well. Kisuke hung up the shop's phone, a grim expression on the shop owner's face.
"It's time Ichigo, Rukia," Kisuke announced as Ichigo nodded, zanpakuto in hand. "Ichigo, you've learned a lot in our small time period. You've mastered basic combat, but your chance of winning is slim at best. Will you still assist Naruto in battle?"
"I made a promise, I can't back out," Ichigo responded. "I just trained to fight these two, I'm going to give it my all!"
"By the way, where's Naruto?" Rukia asked as Yoruichi and Kisuke exchanged worried look's.
"You idiot, why are you doing this?" Renji asked as Naruto stood before him and Byakuya, alone. "Why did you let Rukia give her Shinigami power to some punk? Now I'm here facing my best friend! How could you be so stupid?"
"Renji... I made a mistake..." Naruto responded. "I know I messed up... and I'm willing to accept the punishment. But Rukia is innocent, so I wish for you to take me, not her."
"Rukia's innocence will be decided when she is returned to the Soul Society," Byakuya stated. "This is not an issue we will converse on. Now tell us the whereabout of Kuchiki Rukia, I shall not repeat myself."
"Then don't, but don't expect me to yield," Naruto responded with a grin as he held up his zanpakuto. "I won't let anyone take her, so I can't lose here!"
"Naruto, don't do this!" Renji shouted as he unsheathed his zanpakuto from his sash. "I can't allow you to attack my Captain! If you even move, I must attack!"
"Do as you wish Renji, but you know as well as I do their going to execute Rukia!" Naruto roared back. "This isn't a matter that I can just roll with the flow! Rukia will die if I don't fight! Now either be by my side or get out my way!"
"I won't side against my Captain Naruto," Renji stated as Naruto sighed in response. "Now roar, Zabimaru!" Renji's shikai was unleashed, his sword now retractable.
"Unleash your inner demon, Kyubiakuma!" Naruto roared as Renji attacked from long range, his sword going at Naruto from a distance. Naruto flash stepped from the attack, going to the side of Renji. Renji blinked in surprise as Naruto sent a stream of red spiritual power at Renji, which sent the red headed Shinigami flying into a tree. Renji pulled himself to his feet as Naruto took a swing at the redhead's chest, which Renji dodged by jumping backward. Renji sent his zanpakuto at Naruto's chest, who deflected the attack with his own zanpakuto. Naruto dropped his zanapkuto for a split second, flash stepping to Renji as the redhead retracted his zanpakuto. Naruto took the tip of the blade with both hand's, pulling the zanpakuto and Renji toward him. As Renji flew toward him, Naruto planted his foot in Renji's stomach, which caused the redhead to cough up a stream of blood. Naruto then flash stepped back to his zanpakuto, which had not even touched the pavement yet. He then sent another stream of spirit power at the still in the air Renji, who was sent sliding into the pavement due to this. Renji looked up at the approaching Naruto with one eye closed as Naruto was in preparation to finish the scuffle. As he advanced, Byakuya intervened by flash stepping before Naruto at a speed that even Naruto had to blink in shock. As he did, he tried to stab Naruto in the chest with his zanpakuto, but Naruto read this attack. He flash stepped in time to avoid it, but was followed by Byakuya. Byakuya attacked first, Naruto only able to sway as Byakuya swung at Naruto with his zanpakuto at incredible speed. Naruto flash stepped back as Byakuya took a mighty swing at the Shinigami. Byakuya flash stepped forward as Naruto made his move, clashing zanpakuto's with the Captain, who looked quite unimpressed.
"You defeated Renji in a flash, but will your speed work on me?" Byakuya asked as he pushed Naruto back with his zanpakuto. Naruto sheathed his zanpakuto as he looked at Byakuya with a grin, going into a fight position.
"You know shunpo, you were trained by Yoruichi," Byakuya stated as a somewhat smile was seen on the Captain's face. "But so was I..." Byakuya flew at Naruto as Naruto's body was surrounded by a red aura. Byakuya slashed at Naruto, who had seemingly fell for the simple strike. But as Byakuya observed, it was an afterimage. Naruto appeared behind Byakuya, who was in preparation for this attack. He turned around in a flash, and as Naruto swung he flash stepped to the side of the Shinigami. Byakuya took a slash at Naruto, who dodged via flash step, then tried to use the opporunity to attack the seemingly unguarding Byakuya. Byakuya responded by overpowering Naruto's attack with his own zanpakuto, then following up with an aerial swing by flash stepping before Naruto's back. Naruto looked back in surprise as the captain attacked, but was quick enough to step away in the blink of an eye.
"He's doing this without even unleashing his shikai..." Naruto observed as he took a deep breath. "He attack's without mercy, but his strength doesn't seem too strong. A good attack could knock this guy out for good.."
"Are you done?" Byakuya stated as he tried to strike Naruto once more, who swayed from Byakuya's attack. "I've grown tired of toying with you... I overestimated you due to your sensei... I see no reason to continue this match."
"I'm not about to lose yet!" Naruto roared as he pointed Kyubiakuma at the advancing Captain. "This is for you, RUKIA!"
Yes, the long awaited battle of Naruto vs. Byakuya and Renji has begun! Renji is down, but can Naruto defeat a captain to protect his best friend? Or will he be defeated, then captured alongside Rukia to face execution? Will Ichigo prove to be a match for the Shinigami? And what of the Visored? Find out all of this at the next chapter of Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma! Have a quick question: I've been thinking of a new technique for Naruto to have with Kyubiakuma: The Rinnegan! It will have a legit reason, plus I have a storyline wrote out for this but I want to see what those who regularly read this story think about it. Plus, be sure to check out Naruto: Forever! The Naruto of this story teams up with different counterparts of fanfiction I (and other fellow fanfiction authors) wrote, such as this story, Demon King Naruto, Naruto: Warrior of Z, and The Shinobi Hunter to name a few from me. I'm trying to get permission from other authors as well to use their character (all credit to them) to include in the story. So if you have a unique Naruto (can be crossed with anything, just cannot be regular Naruto it has to be a unique Naruto, please PM me and I'd gladly add your Naruto to the story! Thanks a lot, and I'll see you next chapter! PEACE!
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