"Hello" - Human Talk

"Hello" - Bijuu/Summon Talk

'Hello' - Human Thought

'Hello' - Bijuu/Summon Thought

"Hello"- Zanpakuto speak

'Hello'- Zanpakuto thought

Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto or Bleach. Kishimoto owns Naruto while Tite Kubo owns Bleach

Hogyoku Room, Las Noches

Aizen Souske, Tosen Kaname and Ichimaru Gin were looking over the latest Arrancar formed. His name was Wonderwiess Margera, who was created for the sole purpose of combating the Soutaichou Yamamoto Genryusai, the Captain Commander of Gotei 13 of Soul Society.

Aizen smiled his kind smile as he said," Welcome brother. You will soon join my army. My Espada, help your brother get used to living in Las Noches."

As the Arrancars left the room, the three former Shinigami Captains looked at each other, well, two looked; the third was blind after all. Gin said in a mocking tone," That was mean Aizen-taichou. We all know that the small hollow would die at the hands of Yamamoto-Soutaichou. He might be able to seal the flames of Ryuujin Jakka, but Yamamoto-san will shatter his soul with his bare hands. "

Aizen simply smiled," He is expendable as long as he gets the job done first. He might not be smart, but he is strong enough. Although I sense that you wanted to ask me something."

Gin simply smirked like a snake and replied in the same mocking tone," You caught me Aizen-taichou, I was just wondering; what would happen should the Hogyoku falls into the hands of the Gotei 13 once it is fully mature? Wouldn't they be able to use it to defeat you by simply wishing for it?"

Aizen chuckled and said," Once I become one with the Hogyoku, I would become immortal. Should they even physically separate me from the Hogyoku, they cannot use it to wish me harm as the Hogyoku would not harm its master. They might be able to make a wish, but if that wish harms me in some way, the Hogyoku will not act."

Gin simply smiled and said," Ooh, that's a scary power, Aizen-taichou. Now if you don't mind, I would like to have a nap. Working with Arrancars always makes me tired. With that, Ichimaru Gin left the Hogyoku room to have a nap.

As he laid down on his bed in Las Noches, Gin heard a whisper," He would not hesitate to kill you, you know that right."

Gin smiled even more, which seemed to be impossible as he reached his mindscape. There were countless towers made of blades that originated from blood red earth. In the center, there seemed to be a chair made up of a katana hilt. On the chair sat a woman. She was about 5' 7" tall, with black hair, a hard but beautiful face and icy blue eyes. She wore a snugly fitting shirt, a small mini skirt and stockings. On her hip was a small sheathed wakizashi with an S-shaped guard. She had many scars though they were hidden under her clothing.

Gin opened his slit eyes to reveal startling sky-blue eyes as he looked t the woman. His mocking grin changed to a true smile and his whole demeanor changed from a cold and ruthless killer to a simple man. He gave her a fond smile and said," I had known about it before I even began my mission to destroy him. He was strong when I first saw him and his power has not dulled till now. I know what I am getting into, Shinso-chan."

Shinso simply sniffed in disdain and voiced her question she had asked him countless times," Why are we doing this again. Don't you care that you would die?"

Gin smiled again," I stopped fearing death when I decided to eliminate Aizen for what he did to Rangiku-chan. She was my first friend and I would gladly die to see her safe."

Shinso got angry at the mention of Rangiku. While she understood that Rangiku was Gin's first friend, but she hated it that Gin would care for Rangiku more than himself. She snarled,"Do you care so little about yourself that you will sacrifice yourself? What about me? Do I matter so little to you that you would let me die for some Shinigami girl that was your first friend. Remember, the Shinigami had been responsible for most of the pain you have been through. The Hollows did not kill anyone you held dear, and while I do not like Hollows all that much they are still better than the Shinigami."

Gin's smile lessened a little as he thought about what his closest friend said before replying," Do not worry Shinso-chan, I will make sure nothing happens to you. Rangiku might be my first friend, but she is not my closest friend. And I give you my word that as my closest friend, you would live even if I were to die. So do not worry, for even if I die alone and forgotten, I would not let you die with me."

After attacking Aizen during the Winter War

Ichimaru Gin panted as he held the purple, marble shaped orb that was the cause of this mess. As he held the Hogyoku in his palm, he reminisced over everything that had happened during the brief but brutal Winter War. He, Aizen and Tosen had used a Garganta to appear in the human world but the Karakura Town had been replaced with a fake replica. The Soutaichou had used Ryuujin Jakka to separate Aizen from the Espada. While Stark and Barragan had perished, Halibel was slashed by Aizen. He had no doubts that she would live.

When the Gotei 13 had been unable to stop Aizen, Kurosaki Ichigo tried to kill him but had to be saved by his father, Urahara Kisuke and Shihouin Yoruichi. He, in turn, had fought Kurosaki Ichigo. While the boy was strong, he did not have enough to kill Aizen. Aizen had eventually led him through Dangai to the real Karakura Town. They were interrupted by some of Kurosaki's friends. While Aizen wanted to kill them, he found the opportunity to negate Kyoka Suigetsu's ability and finally attacked Aizen with Shinso's Bankai.

That was how he ended up here, holding the Hogyoku and panting hardly. Looking at the tiny orb that has been the cause of such a mess, Ichimaru Gin could say only one thing," It's over."

Suddenly, Gin heard the voice of his closest friend," Finally, now I can rest easy. Took you long enough to end him."

Gin smiled a little at the happiness in the words. Kamishini no Yari did not speak much but she did speak when she felt some strong emotion. As Gin started to reply, Aizen's reiatsu flared, pressing him down with horror and dread. He understood the meaning of this. Apparently, Hogyoku had already bonded with Aizen. It meant that he could not kill him directly through his Zanpakuto or indirectly by wishing through the Hogyoku. The only wish he could ask for was something that could not affect the fight. He could not save Rangiku now.

Gin growled," Kuso, I cannot save Rangiku anymore. The Hogyoku would soon be taken back and I would be killed. What the hell should I do now?"

Shinso spoke up," What the hell are you doing Gin, escape now. You cannot kill this monster and I don't want to lose my only friend."

Gin's expression lit up all of a sudden before he whispered," I cannot escape from here Shinso-chan, Aizen would easily catch up. I will be dying here. But that does not mean I cannot fulfill the promise I made you."

Shinso became wary at the tone used by Gin. She asked," What are you planning Gin?"

Gin smiled before saying," Live your life to the fullest, dear. You have to live for both of us. Make sure that your new wielder is skilled and strong. I am even giving you my entire knowledge so that you could train him in the Shinigami Arts yourself. The only thing I want you to do is to not look for me. Don't try to find me in your new wielder. He will be like me but also different. Guide him, help him and form a new bond. Goodbye Shinso-chan"

Before Shinso could utter a word, Gin gathered his remaining reiatsu and focused it on Hogyoku before making the wish," Take my knowledge and Zanpakuto spirit to a safe place. Give her a wielder who would care for her, take away her loneliness and brings peace to her. Give her a wielder who would care for her like I did. Remove any defect he might have but do not give him power. Strength must be earned after all. Should I fall by Aizen's hand, send her to someone who will be the best companion for her."

Aizen's voice sounded," You see Gin, even when Hogyoku is not within its master; it still protects him." With that, Aizen used his Zanpakuto and sliced off Gin's arm followed by stabbing him through the heart.

As Gin's life began to fade, he saw a small amount of power flow out of Hogyoku. The power touched him and he began to feel the presence of his Zanpakuto fade. He could feel Shinso's panic before he calmed her with a soothing word. As the presence faded from his mind, he saw the ghostly image of his beloved friend in front of him. Her eyes had tears in them but she refused to appear weak before her dying wielder. Gin gave a final greeting," Good bye Shinso-chan, and remember your promise to me."

Shinso gave a teary nod before she completely disappeared. Gin looked at the sky and noticed Rangiku flying at him. Gin spoke in a low voice," In the end, I was not able to return what was stolen from you, Rangiku." The last thing that Gin saw before his life slipped away was Kurosaki Ichigo facing Aizen.

Gin thought,' Best of luck Ichigo-kun, you will need it.' With that thought, Ichimaru Gin, Taichou of Squad 3, Former Traitor of Seireitei, and the last person to land a near fatal blow on Aizen Souske died.

Konoha

Shinso, covered in a bubble of the reality-warping energy of Hogyoku looked with emotionless eyes at the sight before her. She was in some sort of village. Any other person would have called it beautiful and homey, but Shinso knew only one home. The home she had known all her life was lost to her now. She noticed that the bubble had begun to fly at a sedate pace towards the village. As she passed through the streets of the village, one word caught her attention; Shinobi.

She mused, 'So this village is supposed to be a village of ninja. However, most ninja do not dress like this. The definition of Shinobi must be a little different here. Although I wonder, what is the strange energy around here? It feels a little like reiatsu yet it is vastly different. This bears investigation. As an assassin, I cannot remain out of touch with the knowledge present here.'

She noticed that the orb was now flying towards the poorer district of the village. The houses here were run down, the streets were filthy and the people seemed questionable and shady. While anyone else would have wrinkled their nose in disgust, Shinso approved of his, if only a little. An assassin should live in a simple house. Most assassins die because they stand out too much. She wondered if her new wielder was strong or not.

Finally, the bubble of energy stopped in front of a small apartment, before it began to enter through the open window. It stopped in front of someone and Shinso was shocked.

She had expected her new wielder to be a young man who lived a life of discipline, a skilled warrior and a master assassin. The person in front of him was not a skilled warrior, a master assassin or a man of discipline. He was young, but not young as in a strong man with vigor but rather young as a six-year old boy. The boy had bright sun-kissed, blonde hair with a slightly tanned skin. He had three whisker marks on his face. He wore a white shirt with a symbol of fire on it with orange shorts.

The person was sleeping but his face was contorted in a way that showed that he was having a nightmare. Shinso did not understand why the energy of Hogyoku had stopped in front of the boy, when suddenly; the bubble of energy began to approach him and began to get absorbed in the young boy. Shinso did not know why the boy was worthy but she had no choice as the bubble of Hogyoku's power, along with her, entered the boy's mindscape.

Naruto's Mind

Shinso looked down and found herself in some sort of sewer. There were pipes, some blue and some red, covering the walls. She followed the red pipes and ended in front of a large cage. There was a piece of paper on the cage hat read SEAL and some sort of odd sound coming from the cages. As she reached closer for a look, a red claw came out from within the shadows. On instinct, she Shunpoed out of the way as the cage brightened a little and she saw a large fox with nine tails.

Kyuubi yelled," Who dares to come near me?" Looking at Shinso, the fox looked confused," What is going on? You are not my jailer."

Shinso decided to speak diplomatically," My name is Shinso. If I may ask, who are you?"

Kyuubi snorted," Polite little human aren't you. I am the great Kyuubi no Kitsune, the strongest of the Bijuu."

Shinso looked at the fox with a scrutinizing gaze before asking," Forgive my curiosity, but why don't I sense any reiatsu from you. By the way reiatsu is the spiritual power."

The fox looked down," On the brat's birthday six years ago, I was freed from my previous container and made to destroy the village. The Yondaime Hokage, as the leader is called, used a seal known as Shiki Fuinn to seal away my yin chakra, or reiatsu as you call it, away so that I don't try to influence my host. I only have my physical half of the chakra. This had a side effect of the brat having unbalanced chakra. The large amount of yang has caused many problems to him. Since his mental and spiritual energy cannot keep up with the large amount of yang, his mind seems much younger than his body. The treatment he receives from the villagers for being my host does not help at all."

Shinso looked a little sad at that. Being forced to do something was not good at all. She might be cruel and ruthless, but she never tried to manipulate anyone. The act reminded her of Aizen. She looked at the bars before an odd look came on her face.

She commented," The bars seem different. Unlike any other thing in this world, the bars seemed to be formed of reiatsu mixed with reishi to give it a physical form. It looks like a permanent Bakudo rather than an actual physical bar."

Kyuubi simply said," The seal was created by the Shinigami. He is the one true God of Death in this dimension. Although, why are your eyes wide at the mention of Shinigami."

Shinso caught herself before explaining," Where I come from, the dead spirits go to a place called Soul Society. The souls that have a high amount of reiatsu attend an Academy to learn about the Shinigami Arts. Shinigami use reiatsu to fight against fallen spirits called Hollows. They use reiatsu to use techniques called Kido. Other than that, they use swords that come from within their soul to battle the Hollows. These sentient swords are called Zanpakuto. I was once the Zanpakuto of a high ranking Shinigami Captain named Ichimaru Gin. He died but sent me off so that I can live in his stead. The Hogyoku, a small orb that could fulfill the desires of its user helped me come here. There is still some energy left, but I wonder what it is doing."

While Shinso was talking to Kyuubi, the small sliver of Hogyoku's power looked through the boy's body. While Gin was not Hogyoku's bonded, his wish had been innocent and did not harm his bonded. So it decided to follow through the wish. The first part of the wish was complete when Hogyoku chose Naruto. The second part was to remove his defects. The most glaring defects were his unbalanced chakra and his underdeveloped mind. Coupled with his frail body, he was a disaster waiting to happen. The first thing Hogyoku did was improve Naruto's body. Years of malnutrition and neglect vanished, atrophied muscles mended themselves, his Uzumaki healing factor got enhanced and his immunity to poisons and diseases increased. As a side effect, his hair paled from his sun-kissed blonde to an almost sandy blonde color that resembled the hair color of its creator Urahara Kisuke. Naruto's cerulean blue eyes changed color, becoming a sparkling amethyst color. Then, the Hogyoku pulled away all the Bijuu chakra in Naruto's chakra system. As Naruto's chakra got cleansed, his whisker marks faded away leaving unblemished cheeks. As the small power saw, it concluded that it did not have enough reiatsu to balance the chakra from the Kyuubi. As long as Kyuubi's chakra remained, Naruto would never be able to get enough Yin chakra to balance. He would suffer from poor chakra control, low attention span and remain childish for who knows how long. Then the sliver felt it. There was a powerful source of reiatsu in the body that could be used but it did not belong to Naruto. Deciding to use this reiatsu, the Hogyoku's power pulsed.

With Shinso and Kyuubi

Kyuubi had just explained Shinso about the power of this world known as Chakra. As the two entities were talking, they felt Hogyoku's power pulse, which drew their attention. The purple wave of reiatsu, combined with some red came rushing at them. Shinso felt the power and was wary at the surge. Suddenly, Kyuubi's chakra came at them and rushed through the seal back to the surprised fox. The remaining reiatsu attached itself to the seal before it began to integrate both the seal and itself to Naruto. The sliver of reiatsu decided that the only way to give Naruto the reiatsu required to balance the Kyuubi's chakra without harming the function of the seal was to integrate the seal to Naruto. The end result would be Naruto being the seal itself instead of being the Jinchuuriki. As the chakra balanced itself, the last of Hogyoku's energy split Naruto's chakra into yin and yang for him to learn the Shinigami arts properly. Shinso and Kyuubi watched with wide eyes as the Hogyoku's power completed the changes. As the changes settled they both sighed in relief.

Kyuubi said, a little nervously after seeing what that power was capable of," Well, err, I guess that solves the problems of him being immature."

Shinso could only not in agreement.

To be Continued

AN- The first chapter is complete, and reviews would be appreciated. Any suggestions would also be appreciated.

AN2- I plan on a smart Naruto with good ninja skills, Shinigami, Hollow and Quincy powers. If someone wants t say that I am overpowering Naruto, then remember, Ichigo has all the powers displayed in Bleach with the sole exception of Bount powers. I just replaced Fullbring with normal ninja skill.