Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma

by gorutovssageta

"I must say, I've looked forward to this battle for quite some time Uzumaki Naruto," Dark Naruto stated as a red aura swirled around his body like a hurricane. "But your body will be mine…"

"Enough…" Naruto interrupted suddenly as his body unleashed its own aura, a milky white color. "I don't need my zanpakuto to beat you, I'll beat your face in if that's what it take's to pry my zanpakuto from your hand's! Use whatever you think will protect you, but in the end I will defeat you, no matter how strong you are!"

Dark Naruto's eye's changed as Naruto's statement ended, his pupil's red with a slit where the pupil once was while the outer area was pure black. Dark Naruto's midnight black hair blew furiously as the red aura around his body intensified, a cloak forming over his shihakusho. The cloak was a deep blood red color, a row of thin black flames licking across the bottom. Dark Naruto's Kyubiakuma glowed red for a moment, changing shape as it did. When the light subsided, Kyubiakuma was now a bit smaller, but the power radiating from the zanpakuto was astounding. The sword now was in the shape of a thin fang, with the tip curved slightly like an animal's fang would be. The handle was just as the base of the sword, except the hilt was curved more than the base, almost like a rapier. It had a clean black finish with a red aura that seemed to surround the sword itself.

"Death is just around the corner," Dark Naruto stated as he pointed his zanpakuto at Naruto, who seemed as if he was not surprised at this, but he indeed was. Naruto couldn't believe his Bankai had so much strength, so much raw power… it almost overwhelmed the Shinigami, but he was managing to keep cool. He went into an attack position as he performed a flash step, appearing next to Dark Naruto, who smiled as Naruto attacked him with a quick kick to the neck, which almost seemed to faze through the Hollow. Naruto's eyes widened as his chest was caved in by an unknown attack, the image of Dark Naruto in front of him disappearing as Naruto held his chest in agony. Dark Naruto stood behind him, his zanpakuto resting in his left hand, which was at his side. He glanced back as Naruto's hand glowed the same milky white color as his aura; Naruto letting out a battle cry as he flashed stepped in several directions, leaving an afterimage in every area he went to. Dark Naruto glanced around the battlefield as he witnessed approximately twenty Naruto's on the battlefield. As the real Naruto zeroed in for an attack, Dark Naruto held out his zanpakuto in front of him, flicking the zanpakuto in the air, as if he was swatting a fly. Naruto looked on in confusion as a second passed, each image being blown away by sheer force.

"Did you think that would work?" Dark Naruto whispered in Naruto's ear as a bead of sweat rolled down Naruto's forehead. He tried to flash step, but Dark Naruto grabbed his shoulder, slamming the heel of his zanpakuto into Naruto's kidney. Naruto spit out a bit of blood as he did, Dark Naruto repeating the attack again. Naruto winced in pain as the second attack registered, slightly feeling exhausted for some unknown reason.

"W-Why am I feeling so tired?" Naruto stammered as Dark Naruto chuckled darkly.

"It's almost done, soon your body will be mine," Dark Naruto stated as he wrapped his arm around Naruto's neck, choking the blond Shinigami. "You've lost scum, I win. You're succumbing to my will, and soon your mind will be broken, just like your spirit. Just face it, I'm the true Uzumaki. You're just… worthless. Wash a floor or something…" Dark Naruto chuckled at his own statement, his chuckle turning to a full out laugh as Naruto glanced down, a perplexed expression on his face. What was he to do? How could he beat someone like this without his zanpakuto? Could he really win?

Dark Naruto suddenly let Naruto go, allowing him to take a single step. As Naruto stumbled forward, Dark Naruto did a flash step past him, Naruto's eye's widening as several gash marks appeared across his body. Naruto coughed out a handful of blood as he kneeled down on the ground, his body almost ready to give out. Dark Naruto grabbed a handful of Naruto's hair, pulling him towards himself. Naruto screamed in pain as Dark Naruto stood him up, piercing Naruto's back with his zanpakuto. The zanpakuto went through his stomach, appearing in the front of Naruto, Naruto glancing down at the zanpakuto with blank eyes. Dark Naruto sneered softly as he pulled the zanpakuto out, holding out his left hand, which was gathering a blood red cero. As the cero was gathered, black spark's covered it front head to toe, the mass of the ball increasing drastically.

"This is goodbye, Uzumaki Naruto," Dark Naruto stated as he unleashed the cero, the cero zeroing in on Naruto's back, Naruto currently falling to the ground as the cero flew at him. As the cero hit, the entire area was covering in a dust storm, the blast so powerful it created a hole where Naruto once was.

"Is that all, Naruto?"

Naruto's eye's opened slowly, a sensation of tranquility washing over him like a cool shower.

"What's going on?" Naruto asked weakly as he glanced up at the person who was holding him. It was Kyubiakuma, who looked down at him with a surprisingly kind (and beautiful) smile.

"H-How did you save me?" Naruto stammered as Kyubiakuma gave him a grin.

"I'm the mighty Kyubiakuma, what can't I do?" Kyubiakuma bragged as Naruto slightly groaned, his stomach flaring up in pain as he did. "All right, no need for all that. Naruto, though Menma may be able to access my power due to us having to share a soul, I am still me as he is still himself. We are one being, yet we are not. You can still call me because I'm your zanpakuto, not his. He is just a manifestation, nothing more. You must remember that. He hold's no power over you."

"Menma? Is that his name?" Naruto asked as Kyubiakuma nodded. "Huh, didn't think Hollow's had names. Anyway, how am I supposed to beat him if I can only use shunpo and he's using my Bankai?"

"You can also use your Bankai," Kyubiakuma suggested as Naruto dead panned for a moment. "You have multiple Bankai abilities and forms, I told you this before. Maybe if you paid attention to me…"

"Shut it!" Naruto exclaimed as Kyubiakuma looked away defiantly. "Well I just need access to one; I don't care about the other ones. If I could use one, I could probably beat him!"

"Now that's the spirit!" Kyubiakuma roared happily as she punched Naruto in his arm, Naruto howling in pain as she did. "Right, you're not completely healed yet."

"That is weird, I do feel a lot better," Naruto admitted as he pulled up his shihakusho to see his stomach, which was completely healed. "Wait, what the hell? Didn't I get stabbed in my stomach? Where's the mark?"

"As long as you have me in your possession, your healing factor is increased drastically," Kyubiakuma answered. "Meaning say a wound that would take a normal Shinigami about a week to heal from will take you a day. I'm healing you directly with my own spiritual pressure, so the healing factor is increased. Meaning…"

"I get it, the day thing will turn into like a second," Naruto interrupted as he stood up, stretching slightly. "Is he up there?"

"Yes, I can feel him still there," Kyubiakuma answered as she glanced up from the hole. "He is waiting… for you. He knows you're still alive."

"Kyubiakuma, will you help me fight him?" Naruto asked as he glanced at his zanpakuto, who smiled as she nodded, transforming into a red ball. Naruto reached out with his hand, touching the red ball. The red ball transformed into Kyubiakuma's zanpakuto form, Naruto taking his sword into his possession.

A smirk crossed Menma's face outside the hole as he sensed a spiritual pressure increase drastically from inside the hole where Naruto was in.

"Come to me, Naruto," Menma murmured as he looked at the hole with a wild expression, a wild grin crossing his face. "Let's do this!"

Naruto shot out from the hole with a red aura around his body, the same sword Menma wielded now also in his hand. But it disappeared as Naruto leapt from the hole, Kyubiakuma in her beast form appearing next to Naruto as the sword disappeared. Naruto landed on top of Kyubiakuma as he folded his arms across his chest, the same red and black cloak Menma wore surfacing around his body. Naruto grinned as Kyubiakuma let out a primal roar, Menma glaring up at Kyubiakuma and Naruto as they stood in front of him, as valiant as ever.

"So, Menma was it?" Naruto asked as his red aura mixed with the milky white aura that a shunpo user had when they used the technique, both auras around Naruto's body. "Let's see how you fare against me and Kyubiakuma!"

Bankai vs. Bankai for the fortieth chapter! Naruto vs. Menma! The final battle is going to begin… next chapter! I'm still looking for any votes for the harem which will be increased by one or two, so review who you want to see. Remember, with the reviews, constructive criticism is always appreciated; I want this story to be great for everyone. But flames? Haters going to hate, so they will get deleted and ignored, so don't waste mine and your time. Sorry! Anyway, wanted to answer a question, which I'll actually be naming the questioner since my internet is working properly!

Rocker1600

Will Naruto play any role in the Soul Society Arc? If he does, who will he face? If you plan to let Ichigo face Kenpachi and Byakuya (which I hope you do), you should have Naruto face Toshiro and, depending on his strength after his training, the Head Captain or even Aizen.

gorutovssageta: Yes, he will have a major part to play in the arc. He will not be there for a while though, but Ichigo will pick up the slack for that time being. Ichigo will face Kenpachi, but I'm still in the midst of deciding if he will face Byakuya alone or with another known Shinigami (ha). And will Naruto face Toshiro, Yamamoto, and Aizen? He will take on at least two of the three in this list, I can reveal that. Also, to answer your other question about Naruto's Hollow, will he keep it? Yes, Menma's not going anywhere!

Anybody else got a question, asks and I shall answer! Later!

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