Earth: Naruto

Menma's second cero zeroed in on the cero Naruto was currently repelling, forcing the spiky, blond haired shinobi to contemplate how he was going to avoid the incoming cero's impact.

"Dammit, I can't let this go!" Naruto thought bitterly as he glanced up at the second incoming cero, which was at least a second from impact. "What should I do? I can't use the flash step… Kyubiakuma, what can I do?"

"Naruto, you have the mighty Kyubiakuma as your zanpakuto, you can't lose!" the arrogant zanpakuto boosted as Naruto let out an exasperated sigh in response. "Right, sorry… anyway, I have a technique we can use to avoid damage! Just repeat after me..."

Menma watched his second cero collided with the first, carrying Naruto to the ground just below him before exploding. The explosion was massive, spanning across half the battlefield. Menma stood glaring as the explosion subsided, the entire battlefield now covered in a thick dust.

Menma chuckled as he raised his left hand to remove his mask, the smoke beginning to subside.

"What are you doing? This battle isn't over yet!" a voice shouted out the thick smoke as the smoke drifted to the side, revealing Naruto, alive and well. A smile was on his face, a blood red barrier circling around his body.

"Oni Kyubiakuma: Kitsune Shōheki!" Naruto announced as the barrier disappeared. "I think it's about time we end this, don't you Hollow?"

"You shall die… Uzumaki Naruto," Menma threatened as Naruto chuckled in response.

"Look, I got you to talk to me again," Naruto teased as he pointed his zanpakuto at Menma, his cloak blowing in the wind behind him furiously. "Maybe you're finally taking me seriously now… I know you're strong, possibly even stronger than I am right now… but you still can't win. Because I have people who are depending on me to win this, depending on me to come back to them stronger. I won't let them down; no matter how stronger you are than me! I will persevere, no matter what! Dattebayo!"

"Irritating fool, die!" Menma roared as he took a step forward to attack, Naruto appearing at his side as soon as his foot arched forward. Menma's eyes peered to his side as Naruto slammed the heel of his zanpakuto into Menma's mask, causing it to crack in the middle. Menma let out a primal roar as he attacked Naruto with his zanpakuto, Naruto blocking the incoming attack with his own zanpakuto. Menma tried to pry his left hand off his zanpakuto to most likely use another cero, but Naruto's left hand clamped down on Menma's hand as his hand left the hilt. Naruto then let out a battle cry as the aura fluorinating around his zanpakuto intensified greatly, Naruto slowly but surely overpowering Menma. Menma let out a choked out gasp as Naruto plowed past his zanpakuto, Naruto zanpakuto now lodged in Menma's shoulder blade. With one quick stroke, Menma now had an X shaped gash across his chest, Naruto sheathing his zanpakuto as the blood shot from Menma's wound dramatically, Menma now kneeling as blood rolled down his shihakusho. Menma growled furiously as he reached for his zanpakuto, Naruto glancing back before he planted his fist in the middle of Menma's mask, causing it to break in half. Each piece of the mask fell to the ground, revealing Menma's shocked face, who was glancing up at Naruto. Naruto glanced back as the Hollow and the Shinigami stared each other down.

"H-How did you…?" Menma stammered before Naruto chuckled.

"I told you, I've got people I need to protect," Naruto explained as he looked forward. "I will not allow the Soul Society to capture Rukia… I will not allow Yoruichi-sensei or Soi Fon to get hurt. I will protect Karakura Town and I will not fall to you, Menma. You are a manifestation of my weakness, I realize that now. There can not be light without dark… so let's work together instead of you trying to take it all for yourself. Help me, Menma."

Menma glared at Naruto for a minute, before a smile crossed his face.

"You are one hell of a guy, I'll give you that," Menma admitted as he brushed his black hair back with his left hand. "Fine Uzumaki Naruto, I concede to you. But the moment I sense you fall, I will take over. So don't lose, or you'll be no more. Just remember that…" Menma transformed into a red light, the red light transferring into the two halved piece's of Menma's mask. The light forced the halved piece's together, forming the complete mask once again. Naruto smiled as he picked up the mask, placing it on his own face. As he did, Menma stood by his side, Naruto's eye's going black on the outside while his pupil's were red with a slit where the pupil usually is.

Earth: Visored

"Dammit, it's been over an hour now!" Shinji shouted as the almost completely hollowfied Naruto attacked him. "We might need to…"

Shinji was interrupted as a red light flashed in his face, the skin of the hollowfied Naruto beginning to break apart. A battle cry was heard as Naruto ripped out the hollow shell, sporting the Hollow mask while in his Bankai form.

"W-What is this?" Hiyori stammered as she marveled at the spiritual pressure that was coming from the spiky blond haired Shinigami. "Is… is he still the brat?"

"I-I don't know," Shinji admitted as all the Visored backed up from the Shinigami. Naruto's left hand raised up suddenly, all of the Visored going into an attack position. Naruto pulled the mask off his face, a goofy grin on the Shinigami's face as it was revealed.

"Did I scare you?" Naruto teased as he glanced at Hiyori, who looked away instantly.

"S-Shut the hell up kid!" Hiyori shouted defensively as Shinji chuckled, which earned him a sandal to the face.

"So, you've finally achieved Bankai and you've tamed your Hollow self," Kensei stated as he shook Naruto's hand. "Good job kid, you're not half bad."

"Yeah thank you," Naruto answered back as he glanced at the ceiling. "I've got to go now... I've got something important to do before I meet up with Ichigo in the Soul Society. Thank you…"

"Wait, we still need to discuss something with you Naruto!" Shinji insisted, but was ignored as Naruto flash stepped out the room.

"Why didn't you stop him?" Hiyori asked Shinji, who looked away defiantly.

"Did you see that monster? I'm not touching him!" Shinji exclaimed as Hiyori's other sandal hit his face.

Earth: Naruto

Naruto appeared on the top of a roof, gazing at the night sky.

"Beautiful night," the Shinigami murmured as he reached in his pocket, retrieving the piece of paper Konan had given him.

"Uh… I'd like to speak with you," Naruto spoke into the paper, feeling pretty stupid as he did. But why else would she give him a blank piece of paper? It had to be something that they could use to communicate to him with. As Naruto spoke into the paper, it transformed into a small paper bird, flying off into the sky. As it disappeared from eye range, a circle of unknown people surrounded Naruto, who looked around the circle without flinching.

"So, this is the Akatsuki," Naruto announced as stood in the middle of the circle. "Who's the leader?"

"I'm not the leader, but I speak for him," a male voice stated as a man wearing a spiraled orange mask stepped forth. "I am called Tobi by most, but my name is Obito. I felt your spiritual pressure a moment ago Uzumaki Naruto, quite impressive. We knew you would try to contact us eventually."

"Why do you want me for?" Naruto asked suspiciously as Obito chuckled.

"You're a smart one, I like that," Obito replied as he placed his left hand on Naruto's shoulder. "We need you because you can help us not only change the Soul Society, but everything. You see, the Akatsuki's goal is to cleanse this world and the next of all evil, to make a perfect world where no one must sacrifice, where heroe's like you aren't needed anymore. Where evil doesn't exist, so all is peace."

"What's your connection to Aizen?" Naruto asked as Obito chuckled again.

"Oho, you even know of Aizen do you?" Obito answered. "Aizen is the leader of the second Akatsuki, which seceded from us to make their own twisted agenda. We were once a whole, but Aizen had another idea for making a perfect world. A world where he is a god, if I might add."

"A god?" Naruto asked in disgust as he glared at Obito menacingly. "So why should I believe that you don't have the same interest?"

"We don't have an interest in becoming a god," Obito assured the blond Shinigami in a rather mocking manner. "We want to save the Soul Society from itself… with a criminal like Aizen as a captain and most of his subordinate's in high ranked area's, the Soul Society is a ticking time bomb. We assure you Uzumaki Naruto, we wish you no harm or foul."

Naruto's eye's narrowed as he asked his final question: "What's Aizen planning?"

"A good question indeed," Obito remarked. "Aizen plan's to use the Hogyoku, a weapon that can give him untold strength. Once he does, he will use it to kill the Spirit King, the ruler of the Soul Society."

"Hogyoku? So that's what he's planning," Naruto murmured. "Where is the Hogyoku?"

"It is thought to be… inside Kuchiki Rukia's gigai," Obito answered as Naruto's eye's widened in shock. "It was placed there by Urahara Kisuke."

"Mr. Urahara did what?" Naruto choked out as he could barely contain his anger. "Son… of… a… BITCH!"

"Now you see, this world is full of deception," Obito stated as he removed his mask, revealing a man not much older than Naruto. He had short, spiky black hair with black eyes. They gazed into Naruto's soul as they stood staring at each other for a moment.

"Join us, Uzumaki Naruto. Join the Akatsuki."

What will Naruto do? Will Naruto join the Akatsuki? Or will he take them on? You decide! Naruto vs. the Akatsuki or Naruto and the Akatsuki? Plus, on my profile I still have a poll going on for the harem add! Right now Yoruichi is winning, so bring on who you want to see in the harem! Vote now!

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