OK, welcome to the first chapter of Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma: Ryoka/Akatsuki Invasion Arc! I want to announce that most of this in the beginning will follow the Bleach plot, so I will only summarize what is going on while Naruto's part in this arc is revealed meanwhile. Also, I will focus on the Akatsuki's movement, while most of Ichigo's and his crew's fight's beside the major battle's will be skipped unless deemed necessary. I don't own anything but the story itself!

Soul Society: Ichigo

"Well, we've arrived," Yoruichi announced as the group stepped foot on the Soul Society's soil. "It's been a long time…" Yoruichi glanced up at the sky with nostalgia for a moment, before Ichigo interrupted her moment by clearing his throat.

"Let's get started, we need to find Rukia," Ichigo stated as he strided forward.

"Someone's eager…" Yoruichi commented as she followed him, along with Chad, Orihime, and Uryu. "Just to warn you, there is…"

"Stop! No one shall enter the Seireitei without authorization!" a loud, shrill voice interrupted Yoruichi as Ichigo neared the gate of the Seireitei, the capital of the Soul Society.

A large, muscular man with his haired tied in a small ponytail towered over Ichigo, who glared up at the gigantic man with a menacing stare.

"Get out my way, or else," Ichigo warned as the guard chuckled, pulling a gargantuan axe from the sash of his shihakusho, holding it up to Ichigo's chin.

"I didn't hear you worm, speak up!" the giant bellowed as Ichigo continued to glare up at him. Ichigo's hand reached for the hilt of his zanpakuto, the giant trying to lob off Ichigo's head as Ichigo made this slight movement. As the axe zeroed in on his neck, Ichigo ducked in the nick of time, unsheathing his zanpakuto as he did. He swung his zanpakuto before the giant as if he was chopping a piece of wood, the giant's ponytail being chopped off in this display.

"How dare you, you little punk!" the giant roared as he pulled yet another gargantuan axe out from the sash of his zanpakuto. "I, Ikkanzaka Jidanbo shall kill you! Identify yourself before you die!"

"My name is Kurosaki Ichigo, and I don't have time for this," Ichigo replied as he separated one of the head's of Jidanbo's axe from it's hilt, Jidanbo glancing at the falling head with a tear in his eye.

"My axe…" Jidanbo whimpered as he picked up the head from the ground. "You son of a…" As Ichigo prepared to cut off the head of Jidanbo's other axe, he was intercepted by someone else, a Shinigami. The Shinigami had stopped Ichigo's zanpakuto with one finger, his finger resting on the edge of the blade.

"Now, I think that's enough," the Shinigami stated as Yoruichi watched in surprise, cursing their bad luck. Ichigo had run into a Captain-Level Shinigami, something the orange haired substitute Shinigami was not prepared for.

"Who are you, Ryoka?" the Shinigami asked as Ichigo gave the Shinigami the same glare he gave Jidanbo earlier.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, what is it with you people with that?" Ichigo asked as the Shinigami chuckled.

"I think you should introduce yourself before a fight, just out of respect," the Shinigami answered, but did not seem like he truly believed that, like he was mocking Ichigo.

"Furthermore, my name is Ichimaru Gin," the Shinigami continued as Yoruichi tried to think of what that name meant to her. "You and your crew are not allowed in the Seireitei, so please leave."

"I'm not going anywhere," Ichigo shot at Gin, who did not seem to lose his composure.

"Well, that is too bad," Gin stated as his right hand reached for the hilt of his zanpakuto.

"Wait…"

Ichigo glanced back at Uryu, who had spoke up.

"We apologize, we'll leave," Uryu continued as he pulled on Ichigo's shihakusho, who was quite confused.

"What are you doing Uryu?" Ichigo whispered loudly as Uryu pulled him away.

"Are you trying to get us killed?" Uryu asked as he pulled Ichigo ahead of him. "If you attacked that guy, you will have signed your own death warrant. Didn't you sense his hidden spiritual pressure?"

"It doesn't matter, I'll take him on!" Ichigo shouted, Yoruichi nudging at Ichigo.

"Fool, don't be rash," Yoruichi warned as she glanced over at Gin, who was still standing at the gate. "That is a Captain-Level Shinigami, someone you're not at the level to compete with yet. So cool it, we'll find another way in."

"I still would have taken him…" Ichigo grumbled as he followed Yoruichi and Uryu away from the main gate.

In the Soul Society: Soi Fon

Soi Fon stood atop of a large skyscraper, scanning the area underneath her. It was going to be a difficult mission, having to make herself a criminal to join the rank of Akatsuki. But she knew it was vital to retrieve information on the group, and plus it was a request from Master Yoruichi, so she could not refuse.

Flashback

"Soi Fon, you'll be leaving ahead of us," Yoruichi stated as she, Soi Fon, Kisuke, and Tessai stood alone in the Urahara Training Field. "…are you sure you want to do this Soi Fon? You will become a criminal if you do."

"Yes," Soi Fon answered firmly as she flashed Yoruichi a reassuring smile. "This is for the greater good, this is bigger than just my reputation. We need information on them to shut them down, and this is the only way."

"You might have to do unforgivable thing's Soi Fon," Kisuke warned as he placed a hand on Soi Fon's shoulder. "Try not to, but you might not have any other choice."

"Don't worry, I'll survive," Soi Fon answered. "I need to attract Aizen's attention somehow, show him I'm a worthy prospect. But I can't just approach him, he'll get suspicious. What should I do?"

"You'll need to find someone associated with the Akatsuki, get them to share information on where they meet," Kisuke suggested. "Bully your way in if you have to. But you must find a way, Soi Fon."

Soi Fon sighed unhappily as she unsheathed her zanpakuto, diving into a crowd of people walking underneath her. Before the crowd could even stir, Soi Fon had sliced each of them across the chest, not fatally, but enough to do a bit of damage. Blood shot out in a bundle as Soi Fon continued to hack away at anyone who approached her, a panic erupting in the middle of the Seireitei.

"It's too much…" Soi Fon thought as she cut a man across his arm. "I'll go insane if I keep this up…"

"Stop, criminal!" a Shinigami screamed behind Soi Fon, who glanced back at who spoke with blood stain's covering multiple part's of her body.

"C-Captain Soi Fon?" One of the Shinigami stammered as Soi Fon slashed him across the chest instantly, the Shinigami letting out a slight hiss of pain before he fell to the ground.

"C-Captain!" a voice shrieked as Soi Fon glanced in the opposite direction, Hyuga Hinata, third seat of Soi Fon's squad, stood there. She was trembling, her lavender eyes fixed on Soi Fon, who was glaring at Hinata mercilessly.

"Get away from here fool!" Soi Fon screamed inside her mind, but in reality she was advancing toward Hinata, killer intent in her eyes as she pointed her zanpakuto at her former third seat.

"P-Please don't make me fight you!" Hinata shouted as she stumbled backward, Soi Fon using this opportunity to attack, which was intercepted by another zanpakuto, wielded by Hinamori Momo, Aizen's lieutenant.

"What are you doing Captain Soi Fon?" Momo asked shrilly as she struggled to keep Soi Fon at bay.

"I'm here to destroy the Soul Society, get out of my way!" Soi Fon roared as she pushed Momo out the way, advancing toward Hinata, who was shaking her head no.

"You wouldn't do that Captain!" Hinata shouted as Soi Fon lifted up her zanpakuto from her side. "What has happened to you Captain? Please, talk to me! I always looked up to you, y-you were always the strongest woman I knew! I-I just wanted to be like you…" A tear almost rolled down Soi Fon's cheek, but she turned away before Hinata could see it. She flash stepped away from the scene, leaving Momo and Hinata there alone…

Naruto

A wild smirk crossed Menma's face he looked up at Naruto, who was standing on top of Kyubiakuma's head. Menma held out his left hand, placing it on the front of his face. Kyubiakuma's eye's widened as she shot a large red ball of energy at Menma from out of her mouth, the ball of energy swallowing up Menma in a bright, red light.

"What did you do that for Kyubiakuma?" Naruto asked angrily as he glanced down at Kyubiakuma. "I know you're eager…"

"You don't understand, he's going to…" Kyubiakuma insisted as she was cut across the chest by an unknown force, Naruto looking down in horror as he almost fell off Kyubiakuma, who was crumbling to the ground.

"What's going on?" Naruto shouted as he glanced back, sensing something approaching him. A masked individual flew past Naruto at a blinding speed, cutting Naruto across the chest as it passed the Shinigami without stopping.

"It's Menma, he's using his mask!" Kyubiakuma choked out as she struggled to stand on her feet. "He still has access to my full power, it's going to be difficult to stop him like this!"

"Don't worry, we will stop him," Naruto reassured Kyubiakuma as Kyubiakuma pulled herself up, Naruto scanning the area for Menma.

"He's different with his mask, he seem's more focused," Naruto observed as he spotted Menma standing on what looked like a small boulder. "He's not talking and boosting like before."

"When he uses the mask, it's like suppressing his limited personality," Kyubiakuma explained. "He's just a pure killing machine… he usually is, but it's ten times worse with his mask. Trust me, he wouldn't have let you be in that hole if he was wearing his mask.

"I'll give it everything I've got!" Naruto exclaimed as Menma disappeared, appearing above Naruto, who disappeared alongside Kyubiakuma as Menma attacked. Naruto and Kyubiakuma appeared on the other side of the field, Kyubiakuma gathering a ball of pure red energy inside her mouth as she appeared. Naruto flash stepped next to Menma, who hit him in the chest with the hilt of his zanpakuto, then tossed him toward Kyubiakuma, who was just about to unleash her blast. Naruto took a second to recover before he flash stepped away from Kyubiakuma's range, Kyubiakuma sending the ball toward Menma, who did not seem as if he was planning to dodge. Menma simply countered with a large cero, which he gathered in his hand in a second. The two balls battled for supremacy in the air as Kyubiakuma poured all of her power into it, but Menma was not budging easily. Naruto tried to distract Menma by attacking him while he was battling Kyubiakuma, but he elbowed Naruto in the chest with his free arm, then sent him back with a small cero to the chest, which enveloped Naruto in a bright red light. As Kyubiakuma looked over at Naruto, Menma used this opportunity to unleash his full power, easily overpowering Kyubiakuma's ball, which combined with Menma's cero. The cero continued on it's course to Kyubiakuma, who did not know what to do to dodge such a large cero, which was the size of a small moon. As the ball entered Kyubiakuma's radius, Naruto flash stepped in front of the ball, keeping it from Kyubiakuma. Naruto had one eye opened, one eye closed as he used both hands to try to push the ball away, but it was seeming like too much for the Shinigami. Menma gathered another cero in his hand, this one looking as if it was going to be bigger than the cero Naruto was trying to keep at bay. Menma chuckled as he shot the cero at Naruto, who looked back at Kyubiakuma mouthing the words, "Escape now!" to the zanpakuto. Kyubiakuma glanced at her owner with her eye's widened, transforming into her zanpakuto form. Naruto freed up one of his hands as he reached for the zanpakuto, the second cero seconds from impacting. Naruto took hold of the zanpakuto as the second cero made impact with the first, carrying Naruto and the first ball into the ground, which caused both balls to explode.

"Game over… Uzumaki," Memna hissed as what looked like gas seeped from his fox skull like mask. "Game over…"

To be continued!

gorutovssageta here, with the fourtieth chapter of Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma! I'm proud to say it's been a long, amazing journey! I can't wait till I reach 50! But for now, let's celebrate the big 40. I wanted to answer another question.

Rocker1600: One more question: what role will the other shinobi turned shinigami play, if they play a role at all?

gorutovssageta: They will play a big role! A lot of them will be introduced in this arc, so I'm glad you mentioned that!

Alright, see you on chapter 41, next time! Also, check out Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma: After Story! It features the Sasuke Chronicles, and the first movie! It will also feature in the future new chapters of events that are interconnected with the story, so check it out!

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