New chapter of Naruto: Shinigami of the Kyubiakuma! I do not own Naruto or Bleach.
"So, it's come to this," Aizen stated as he gazed into the brilliant shimmer of the small orb in his palm.
"Give up Aizen, it's over," Toshiro warned as he and Rangiku stood among half of the entire Gotei 13 who was at the scene.
"Sosuke Aizen, you are a traitor!" Yamamoto bellowed loudly as he glared at the villian Aizen. "I will deal with you personally!"
"Should we retreat?" Konan suggested to Obito, who nodded gingerly as his left hand covered a large gash on his torso. Konan hand signaled for the Akatsuki to retreat, each of Madara's Akatsuki gathering next to the wounded Obito. Haku carried the defeated Madara, who had seemed to have lost consciousness after being attacked by Aizen. He laid the Uchiha beside Obito as Obito used his Mangekyou Sharingan teleport the entire Akatsuki out of the Soul Society.
"It seem's it's time for our exit as well," Aizen announced with a small smile as each member of the Gotei 13 drew their zanpakuto in response.
"You're not going anywhere traitor!" Komamura shouted as he ran forward to attack Aizen, but was intercepted by Tosen, who flash stepped in front of Komamura without any warning.
"I forgot to thank you for rescuing me earlier... Sajin," Tosen muttered coldly as he slashed Komamura across the chest with his zanpakuto, the anthropomorphic wolf's eye's widening as he collapsed from the deep wound inflicted by Tosen. Tosen then flash stepped beside Aizen, kneeling beside him as Aizen smirked at the Head Captain, who was livid.
"Dammit to hell!" Toshiro roared angrily as he ran forward to attack Aizen, Aizen signaling Tosen to remain calm as Gin struck Toshiro from the back with the heel of his zanpakuto.
"You're such a child Captain Hitsugaya, that's your biggest flaw," Gin teased as he nonchalantly walked next to Aizen, kneeling on the opposite side of him.
"C-Captain!" Naruto stammered angrily as he watched Toshiro get struck down by Gin. "N-No... NO!"
A red aura surfaced around Naruto's body as he used this momentum to escape from the Amateratsu, flying toward Aizen and his gang at full speed. He managed to sway from each of Aizen's Akatsuki's grab's and attack's on his way toward Aizen, using someone's face as a kick stand to push himself even faster toward Aizen. Aizen glanced back at Naruto as the Shinigami raised his sword above his head to attack, but was struck down by Tosen and Gin at the last moment.
"Uzumaki Naruto, my business has not concluded with you... yet," Aizen murmured as a portal to another dimension opened in the sky above Aizen.
"Do you think I will just allow you to escape, Aizen?" Yamamoto roared as he ready to attack, Aizen and the other Akatsuki disappearing in thin air before the head captain could even lift a finger.
"We will meet again soon..." Aizen promised as he and the entire Akatsuki hovered underneath the portal, Aizen removing his glasses' as he flashed the entire Soul Society a sinister smile. "Until next time..."
Aizen and his Akatsuki disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving the entire battlefield silent...
As Naruto awoke, the first thing he realized was that he was in his real bed. He knew because one side of his bed was slightly lumpier than the other side, and Naruto was face first laid out on the lumpy side.
"Naruto, you're awake!" a voice stated cheerfully as Orihime sat by the side of Naruto's bed, holding his left hand. Naruto slightly blushed as Orihime let go of his hand almost instantly, both looking away almost in unison.
"About time you woke up bonehead," Soi Fon said as Naruto seen her posted up against a wall inside his room. "You need to really clean up one of these day's..."
"Heh, sorry about the smell..." Naruto apologized as he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. "How long have I been asleep?"
"Two day's," Yoruichi in cat form stated as she entered the room along Ichigo, Chad, and Uryu. "How are you feeling?"
"Better than I was..." Naruto admitted with a sheepish grin. "Ichigo, are you alright?"
"Yeah, just had a few minor cut's and scrape's, nothing major," Ichigo said with a fake smile as he rubbed the back of his head, remembering how he lost control on the battlefield for a brief moment. "Don't worry about it. But hey, there's someone else that wanted to see you too..."
As Ichigo said this, a familiar person walked inside the room, Naruto's face lighting up as soon as he realized who it was.
"Rukia..." Naruto said softly as Rukia walked up to him without a word. She slapped him across the face, Naruto looking at her in shock as Rukia draped her arm's across his neck, softly crying into his chest.
"Don't you ever do that again you idiot... you almost died!" Rukia sobbed as Naruto's face softened into a small smile, hugging his best friend back.
"I'd do anything to save you Rukia, I'd do it all again without a second thought," Naruto said as Rukia smiled, both of them just enjoying this moment they both thought they'd never have again.
"Naruto..." a voice stated nervously as Renji entered the room alongside Toshiro and Rangiku.
"Renji..." Naruto said softly as both him and Renji just looked at each other for a moment.
"I'm sorry..." Renji and Naruto said in unison as Rukia chuckled.
"No... it was my fault Renji," Naruto said as he stood up from his bed. "I should have had more trust in all of you... instead of thinking I could take on the world by myself... I promise you all, I won't ever do that again."
"Naruto, I need you to accompany me and Rangiku to the Head Captain's chamber," Toshiro stated as Naruto nodded nervously. "You as well Ichigo Kurosaki."
Head Captain's Chamber
"Uzumaki Naruto..." Yamamoto stated as Naruto and Ichigo stood before him, each of the captain's of each squad present as well. "You have failed your mission, allowed Kuchiki Rukia to almost die, attacked several of your comrade's including captain's as well as disobeyed several rule's and conduct of the Gotei 13..."
Naruto's head sunk in shame as Yamamoto silenced himself, taking a deep breath before he finished his sentence.
"...but you've done a good job..."
Naruto glanced up in surprise as something of a smile appeared on the head captain's face.
"You have not only prevented Aizen and those other men from attacking the Soul Society, you have uncovered an entire conspiracy that was going on underneath all of our nose's," Yamamoto continued. "And for that, Uzumaki Naruto, I thank you. As my token of gratitude, I will forgive what has occurred in the past. You are reinstated to active duty once again..."
"Wait..." Naruto interrupted as Toshiro looked down, hoping for the best. "With all due respect old man, I don't know if I can accept. I've been treated like garbage by the Soul Society because of a reason I'm still not even sure of. I was made a third seat but I was given a mission to patrol the World of the Living, which is a unseated officer's assignment. This is not an assignment that was meant for a third seat officer, but I was forced to take it anyway. Why is that? Why am I not allowed to take real mission's?"
Yamamoto looked down for a moment before he cleared his throat.
"I cannot relay that information to you Uzumaki Naruto," Yamamoto answered harshly.
"Then I cannot accept your invitation back to the Soul Society, old man," Naruto responded coldly as everyone in the room gasped in surprise.
"Naruto, what are you doing?" Toshiro shouted shrilly. "This is the Head Captain you're speaking to! Have you lost your mind?"
"No, I've finally grown up I think," Naruto answered honestly as he looked back at his captain. "I know each of you know something about me that you're not telling me... and if you can't trust me, I can't trust you. Being a Shinigami is my life, but I won't be lied to anymore."
"If you do this, you will be stripped of your power and banished to the world of the living, you know this?" Yamamoto stated as Naruto smiled boldly, shaking his head no.
"Sorry old man, but I'm going to have to say no to that too," Naruto answered as he looked at the head captain dead in the eye. "I still have people I need to protect with this power, and people I must destroy."
"Do you honestly think I'll allow you to escape this room?" Yamamoto asked as Naruto shrugged, flashing Yamamoto another bold smile.
"...my dad did, so will I," Naruto answered as a few of the captain's smiled in response to this. "When you need me, I'll be there. I will always be a Shinigami. But until you can trust me, I can't do it."
Yamamoto remained silent as Naruto unsheathed his zanpakuto.
"Unleash your inner demon, Kyubiakuma!" Naruto roared as he unleashed his shikai before each of the captain's. "Ban...kai!"
Naruto went into his Bankai state, waving Yamamoto goodbye as each Captain ran at him at the same time. Naruto dodged each and every attempt to grab him as he made his way to the door. As he reached out to open the door, a hand wrapped around his wrist. It was Byakuya Kuchiki, who stared at him darkly as Naruto mirrored the expression. Byakuya let go of his wrist, Naruto opening the door and escaping from the area.
"Heh, that's one gutsy kid," Kenpachi stated as he watched Naruto escape along Byakuya. "I want to fight him one day..."
"Capture him!" Byakuya shouted as he flash stepped after Naruto, Kenpachi smiling knowingly as he and the other captain's followed.
That was the end of the Ryoka Invasion! The next chapter will introduce a new arc, so prepare for more action! See you next time!
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