Hey, gorutovssageta here, back with another new chapter of Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma. I got to say, sometimes it is tough to hear your critics, but its even worse when they have a good point. Most people think I wrote myself into a wall with these newer chapters of SOTK, but I have to disagree. But there is something I will admit to: I have been leaving out crutial details that might ruin the story for some of my readers. Let me say right now, i apologize for all those who are disappointed by the way the story has gone or is going. But I will not apologize for going the creative mile, by pushing the limitations of realism in the Naruto/Bleach woirlds. I will not apologize for bringing in new, fresh characters that are not normally used for fanfiction, I refuse to. But I promise to all those who are on my side, stick around for the ride. Because this story is NOWHERE near finished. Enough of me yapping, get to reaing! I do not own Naruto or Bleach.
Naruto's zanpakuto swiftly cut through Madara's sash that was connected around his torso, in a show of his swordsmanship. Madara did not waiver nor show any emotion as his sword was gracefully aimed at Naruto's chest, which Naruto used a flash step to avoid the quick attack. Naruto was quite befuddled on how the old man was still able to move so gracefully in his age, but did not allow this to taint his concentration. Madara's zanpakuto was coming for Naruto's neck, poised in a position that could slice the Shinigami's head off clean. Naruto ducked promptly, the heel of his own zanpakuto connecting to the bottom of Madara's jaw. Madara slightly smarted from the attack, stumbling backward slightly as Obito's left hand reached for his zanpakuto sheathed at his waist.
"No Obito, this is my fight," Madara commanded as he steadied himself.
"But your body, it isn't…" Obito insisted, but immediately silenced himself as Madara raised his left hand to silence him.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Madara responded as he caste a dark sideway glare at Naruto, who was standing in front of the relic with his zanpakuto in hand at his waist. The look on the young Shinigami's face was of pure determination; it was a look that stated he would not give into Madara's foolishness.
Madara ran as fast as he could toward Naruto, who simply deflected his sword as it entered his radius. Madara continued to strike, though it seemed pointless. The blond Shinigami blocked or deflected each of Madara's incoming attacks, which seemed to infuriate the enigma even more. As Madara prepared to strike the blond Shinigami once again, Naruto side stepped as Madara ran into his radius, and then countered by using his zanpakuto to slice the old Shinigami's left arm off. Madara roared in agony as he fell to his knees, blood running down his gray kimono.
"Damn you…" Madara hissed as Obito ran to the enigma's side. "Damn it all… kill him Obito!" Obito nodded as he teleported behind Naruto, who seemed to not be paying any attention. But as Obito tried to bring his sword down on Naruto's back, Naruto appeared to his side, grasping on his arm furiously.
"Did you think that would work?" Naruto asked angrily as he kneed Obito in the chest, knocking the wind out the Uchiha. Naruto used his index finger to poke Obito in the forehead, which caused him to fall to the ground. Naruto's gaze returned to Madara, who seemed to be backing away in fear.
"N-No… I just wanted to make a perfect world!" Madara stammered as he looked at Naruto with fear in his eyes. "I-I just…"
Naruto heard no more as he raised his zanpakuto to the sky, driving his zanpakuto into Madara's chest, a line of blood rolling out the old Shinigami's mouth before he fell over to the ground, seemingly dead.
"It's over…" Naruto murmured as he sheathed his zanpakuto on his back, glancing up at the rising sun in the sky. "It's finally…"
Naruto stopped talking as his body suddenly felt a tremendous amount of pain, specifically his chest. Naruto gazed down at his chest, which had a zanpakuto sticking out of it. Naruto looked back slightly as he seen the glowing red of the Sharingan, but the person's face was hidden.
"W-Who are you?" Naruto choked out as he felt his knees going limp.
"My dear child, I haven't changed… I'm still Uchiha Madara," the man stated as the shadow covering him dissipated, revealing Madara, who had a dark smile across his face.
"B-But I defeated you!" Naruto exclaimed as Madara tsked in response.
"You naïve fool, you have been in an illusion since the beginning of this 'so called' battle," Madara stated as Naruto's eyes widened in shock. "Did you really think you could defeat a Sharingan user?"
"W-Wait, the Sharingan is capable of creating some type of illusion?" Naruto stammered. "I don't understand…"
"Of course you don't, you're just a diluted child," Madara answered wistfully. "You're nothing but a pawn of the Soul Society, a mere trinket to them. A dog that they have decided to put down…"
"Enough! I'm not a pawn or a dog!" Naruto roared as he pulled Madara's zanpakuto from near his heart without the slightest amount of fear on his face. The wound began to heal quickly as Naruto faced Madara and Obito, who seemed to be unfazed by this turn of event.
"You refuse to heel, don't you scum?" Obito asked cruelly as he advanced forward menacingly. "This time, I'll be your opponent. And I won't go as easy as Madara-sama by placing you in a paltry genjutsu…" Obito activated his Sharingan, which were fixed on Naruto's face.
"I'll kill you!"
Obito flew forward, without his zanpakuto even in hand. Naruto blocked his incoming attack, but was punched in the kidney by an unknown force as he blocked it. Naruto spit out a handful of blood as he stumbled back, glaring angrily at Obito as he held his side. Obito sneered as he flew forward once again, this time Naruto watching the perimeter around his body.
"Let's see where he will attack from," Naruto pondered as he scanned the area. As Obito tried to strike the right side of his face, the left side of Naruto's face was caved in instantly, though Naruto had avoided the attack. Naruto took the hit, bouncing across the pavement before he managed to pull himself up to his feet.
"You still don't get it, do you?" Obito asked as a grin slithered across his face. "Well, I guess you never will then. I wanted to give you at least a sporting chance, but you'll never be able to figure it out. Your just trash, just like the whole Soul Society."
"What is your problem with the Soul Society?" "Naruto asked as he leaned heavily on Kyubiakuma.
"None of your business trash," Obito answered as he unsheathed his zanpakuto menacingly. "It's time to end this worthless battle."
"Bring it on!" Naruto shouted with determination returning to his voice as he and Obito ran full speed at each other, Naruto scanning the area as he ran forward.
"What exactly is he doing?" Naruto wondered as he tried to attack Obito, but his sword phased through the Uchiha as if he was a ghost. "Is he some type of ghost? Maybe he's… wait…" As Obito prepared to attack, he lashed his foot out, which Naruto dodged promptly. But as he dodged, Obito's sword wielding arm disappeared, the limp having some type of black mist surrounding it. Naruto turned to his side instantly, where Obito's arm was aimed at his chest, driving in fiercely. Naruto used his own zanpakuto to block, the arm disappearing as Obito began to chuckle.
"So, you finally figured it out," Obito stated as a bead of sweat rolled down a nervous Naruto's forehead.
"It had me baffled for a while, but yeah, I finally figured it out," Naruto answered as he glared at Obito. "You were using your Mangekyou Sharingan to teleport random body parts to attack me while your physical body was only being used as a diversion."
"You are indeed just like your pathetic father, Uzumaki Naruto," Obito stated as a somewhat sad smile crossed his face. "But that is behind me now…"
"W-What are you talking about?" Naruto asked as he looked at Obito with widened eyes. "You know my father?"
"You've said enough Obito," Madara stated as he glared in a certain direction. "It seems soon we will be interrupted by unwanted visitors. We shall retreat for now, but next time you will be dead Uzumaki Naruto. You are now branded an enemy of the Akatsuki, never forget that."
"I will defeat you, Dattebayo!" Naruto screamed angrily as Madara and Obito disappeared in a swirl of black.
"Naruto, are you alright?" Kisuke shouted as he ran toward the injured Naruto with Minato, Isshin in his Shinigami form and Tessai by his side.
Naruto turned to Kisuke, who looked back at him with a look of sincere concern.
"You placed the Hogyoku inside my best friend," Naruto murmured as he punched Kisuke in the face, which was knocked back by the mighty punch by the Shinigami. Kisuke looked up as Naruto stood over him, Naruto's sword at Kisuke's throat.
"I should beat the hell out of you for what your putting Rukia through…" Naruto threatened as Minato prepared to intervene, but Naruto removed his zanpakuto from Kisuke's neck.
"But I won't, because Rukia wouldn't want it like this," Naruto finished as he sheathed his zanpakuto back to where it belonged. "But you will help me fix this, because it's just as much my fault as it is your own. So as the ones, who caused the problem, let's fix it together." Naruto's right hand went before Kisuke, the sun beginning to rise on what seemed like an endless night. Minato smiled warmly as he patted Naruto on the back, which turned to him abruptly.
"Dad, do you know someone named Uchiha Obito?" Naruto asked, Minato's eyes widening as he heard the name of a fallen comrade.
"Yes, he was my fourth seat back when I was the leader of Squad 2," Minato answered. "But he died in the battle for the Sharingan… Why do you ask?"
"Because he's not dead, he's allied with Uchiha Madara and his Akatsuki," Naruto explained as Minato's eyes widened. "I just fought against him… he's just as much as a monster as that Uchiha Madara…"
"But that's impossible; Obito was a boy to afraid to even pick up his own sword half the time!" Minato exclaimed as he masked his face with his left hand. "How could this have happen? One of my own men now in the hands of Uchiha Madara?"
"It isn't your fault Minato," Isshin assured Minato as Naruto's eyes widened, the blond Shinigami beginning to stammer as he pointed at Isshin.
"A-Ah… isn't that Ichigo's old man?" Naruto exclaimed as Isshin grinned, putting his hand out.
"I guess we've never really been introduced, but yeah I'm Kurosaki Isshin, Ichigo's dad," Isshin introduced himself as Naruto gawked at him in shock.
"Naruto, I need you to keep this a secret from Ichigo, alright?" Kisuke asked as Naruto glared at him angrily.
"I don't like keeping secrets from my friends," Naruto answered as Minato placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"Please Naruto, this isn't the way Isshin would like his son to find out he was a Shinigami," Minato pleaded. "I ask as your father, please Naruto."
"Well… alright dad," Naruto answered grudgily.
"Thanks son," Minato answered as he rubbed Naruto's head affectionately.
"Alright enough chat, you need to return to the Soul Society," Kisuke said as Naruto nodded in response. "You've finally achieved Bankai, so now is the time. I…"
"I'd like to teach you one technique before you go to the Soul Society," Minato interrupted as Naruto glanced up at his dad in confusion. "It's something I'll like to teach you before you go to the Soul Society, so let's get started immediately. Hey Kisuke, get your machine started up, we'll see you in three days."
"Uh… OK Minato," Kisuke answered as Minato guided Naruto away from the group.
"What do you think he's going to show him?" Isshin asked Kisuke, who grinned mysteriously.
"Something I researched a long time ago I assume," Kisuke answered mysteriously as he fixed his hat, turning away from Isshin. "See you later, Isshin."
Kisuke and Tessai left, leaving Isshin to think of what Kisuke was talking about.
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