Total confusion. The two teens were currently experiencing it. The duo were currently running across a field of tall grass, led by a man that had supposedly 'saved' them. No doubt to the man, he truly believed he had, unknowing of the two's true strength. The sound of battle echoed around them, soldiers in traditional japanese armour that the two knew from their own history. Wherever they were, either they were massive history buffs doing a re-enactment or something else was off.

Kurosaki Ichigo and Yasutora Sado, the two had been with Kisuke not ten minutes before being attacked. A few months after Ichigo had defeated Aizen, Kisuke had come to him with terms of how Ichigo might regain his powers, right now they were in no form Shinigami, more like Chad's. Something he called Fullbring, giving a name to Chad's ability and now his new power. Since he had started to gain these Fullbring powers, Kisuke had him and Chad train together while also doing odd little jobs here and there for the Ex-Captain.

Nothing too out there, capture a few hollows for expermination, see how things were going in Hueco Mundo with the Arrancars to keep the peace. It really wasn't anything big or in any way outstanding. Just small jobs to keep them busy after school and between work, hell he had even started to pay them minimum wage. Then all of a sudden he had called them in for a surprise only to announce that he was sending them on vacation…

Which is how they wound up here…. They should have known it was too good to be true when Kisuke had opened a sketchy looking senkaimon for their vacation destination.

The soldiers that had found them, outright attacked the two with spears, trying to impale them, the teens effortlessly dodged the attacks, the warriors too slow and with what the two teens had gone through and with how capable they were as fighters, the warriors hadn't even come close. That's when their 'savior' arrived. Another warrior dressed in traditional japanese armor, fended off the would be attackers before a smoke bomb came out of leftfield, thrown with precise accuracy covering their getaway.

As time passed, it started to become clear to Ichigo and Chad that this wasn't some re-enactment, the scent of gunpowder in the air, the echoes of muskets firing. The bodies littering the battlefield. It was all too real to be fake. They were on a real battlefield where the stakes of life and death were all too real.

The man that had appeared, led the two from the battlefield, while it could still be heard they were in no immediate danger it seemed. The man found a tree and slumped down against it, removing his large straw hat.

"Old man, just what the hell is going on?" Ichigo questioned, catching his breath slightly. While not as exhausted as the man, he still needed a slight breather.

"Funny, I knew the Warrior's of Oda were odd, but I didn't think they were imbeciles." The man chuckled causing Ichigo's eyebrow to twitch. Did this guy just call them idiots!?

"The Oda?" Chad questioned aloud with eyes widening as he began to put two and together. His words caught Ichigo's attention, having first missed it due to the insult thrown his way.

"You're both warriors of the Oda Clan right? The way that you both handled yourselves, it wasn't natural movement." He explained, Ichigo and Chad glanced at one another but otherwise said nothing. "I worked for the Imagawa lord but that person hates clumsy men. I didn't think I could be promoted." He continued to explain to the two "So, in the middle of the confusion of this battle, I thought of shifting sides to the Oda. Hey, would you two introduce me to the Oda lord?" He asked cheerfully.

"Crap." Ichigo muttered to himself as he ran a hand down his face, if what the man was saying then this was the battle between Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto in the warring states period of Sengoku. Just why the hell had Kisuke sent them here of all places!? And for Vacation!?

"How about it?" The man questioned, eagerly awaiting their reply.

"We're appreciative of your help of getting away from those of the Imagawa." Chad began. "But we're not warriors of the Oda." He told him.

"I understand." The man smiled. "I too can't really call myself a warrior, I am but the son of a Farmer after all." He didn't get it at all. "However, right now it's a chaotic world. If you can get achievements in battle, you can get promoted. My dream is to become the lord of a feudal domain." He said it all with a smile on his face as he leaned up against the trunk of the tree he was sitting against.

"I guess that was how it was back then… now… is?" Chad began glancing at Ichigo for confirmation who ruffled up his already spiky hair. The man chuckled lightly.

"Yes. As a man, having been born into this world, I can't think of a life without wishing for a feudal domain of my own! Because, if you become the lord of a castle, you'll be popular with the ladies!" Ichigo and Chad almost face planted at the man's sudden perverted declaration.

"We've got to do something for you for sticking your neck out for us." Ichigo began. "We'll get you to Oda and then you can aim for you Feudal Domain… and whatever the hell that entails, sounds good?" Ichigo offered his hand to the man who nodded, taking it and raising to his feet. The old men led them through the forest as he spoke. According to what the old man explained to the two teens, they were currently on the border of Owari and Mikawa.

Both Ichigo and Chad knew that the Lord of Mikawa, Matsudaira Motoyasu is, according to history a vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto, if they head towards the east, Mikawa, it would be Imagawa territory, and if they head towards west, Owari, it would be Oda territory.

Ochi-sensei would be proud to know they were putting her Japanese History lessons to use.

The old man had the right idea, Imagawa Yoshimoto was a feudal Lord from a house boasting a lineage but Oda Nobunaga was a progressive feudal Lord who, if there is a capable retainer, whether it's a foot soldier or a farmer, selects them. So if the Old man proved himself, he might actually reach his goal of obtaining a Feudal Domain, it wouldn't be easy but it wasn't a pipe dream.

However, it was the moment when they got out of the woods where that all changed.

"It's the highway, if we can get past this we'll be close!" The old man shouted happily before rushing forward, only a few steps away from the two and the old man hunched over, causing Ichigo and Chad to rush to his side.

"Old man? What's wrong?" Ichigo questioned before the man fell to the ground, wheezing heavily. Chad rolled him over, blood beginning to seep into his clothes, a small hole in his oozing blood showed what had happened.

"Hit… by a stray bullet!" The old man wheezed.

"Just hang in there, old man!" Ichigo growled output, pressing the wound through the armor with one hand while undoing the armor straps with the other. But the man stopped him, raising his hands up to his chest.

"Your name is…?" The old man asked, colour already draining from his face.

"Kurosaki Ichigo." Ichigo spoke softly, the man was dying and there was nothing that he could do and the man seemed to understand that.

"Kurosaki Ichigo….My dream of wealth, castle and women… I want to pass onto you…" Said the man taking the teens blood covered hands in his own. Ichigo grit his teeth, as he knelt quietly, listening to the man's last words.

"That's one hell of a burden you're leaving on me old man." Ichigo got out. "So pick yourself up and fulfill your dream."

"Heh heh…. I am not so old to be called an old man…." He chuckled. "My name is Kinoshita Tokichiro." Both Ichigo's and Chad's eyes widened at the man's name. Tokichiro as in, Toyotomi Hideyoshi!? Working for Oda Nobunaga, a farmer's son, the man who rose up to conquering Japan. Isn't he a hero among heroes who got the greatest promotion in Japanese history!? Thinking about it, short built and with a monkey face and his friendliness, there was no mistaking the fact that it was Hideyoshi.

"…Farewell. Live, for the ambition of becoming popular." The man smiled happily.

"Come on Old Man, you really can't die now! You're supposed to serve Nobunaga and unify Japan!" Ichigo didn't know what to do, if this man died here… what the hell was going to happen to history!?

"Nobunaga? The head… of the Oda clan… is Oda No...bu...na…" Those were the last words of a dying man as his eyes finally closed, a small smile on his face. The grip he had on Ichigo's hand loosened, no longer having any strength left.

Kinoshita Tokichiro, who later became Hashiba Hideyoshi, a feudal lord of the Warring States who went on to conquer the whole of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and forming the Toyotomi administration, had died while still remaining a foot soldier. This was not the history they knew.

"Holy crap." Ichigo breathed out as he sat back. "Did we just get one of Japan's biggest names in history killed?" He asked, turning to Chad.

"Our presence here affected everything." Chad began. "I don't know anything about time travel or how it will affect the outcome of the future we know." He continued. "But you can't blame yourself for this." Sighing Ichigo nodded as both turned their attention to the body a few feet away. A soft gust of wind passed over them before both were on their feet, aware of the presence.

"I see. Kinoshita has died…may he rest in peace." Just where they expected a person appeared, a young girl, her voice carrying a lisp. Without a doubt it was a shinobi wearing a black, sleeveless kimono-style top, black arm-warmers and leggings, with forearm and shin armour, and black tabi with waragi. She wears black headwear decorated with a turquoise band, with a pink skull on each side. She wears a black scarf that currently concealed the lower half of her face.

There was no doubt that if it was the present age then she would probably be in elementary school perhaps her fifth year, probably a little younger than Ichigo's sisters.

"My name is Hachisuka Goemon. From now on, instead of Kinoshita, I will serve wyou, who Mather Kinoshita left his dream thoo." Her expression was like that of a Shinobi but the end was a little flittery, almost as if she had bit her tongue. Seeing the question on their faces she rose a hand up to her headband bringing it down slightly, seemingly embarrassed. "Sorry, I am bad with long sentences." She told them after a slight pause.

"A friend of Toukichirou?" Chad questioned.

"I am a companion. The foot soldier Kinoshita is the trunk and I the shinobi stay in the shadow of that tree, so we join wour forces, and try and get pwomoted together, that was the pwomise."

"So thirty syllables is your limit, huh." Ichigo questioned with a slight smirk as it was clear as day that beneath the mask, Goemon's face became red in embarrassment.

"S-Shut up. What is your name?" She demanded.

"Kurosaki Ichigo." He introduced himself as Goemon turned to the larger figure that was Chad, expecting the same from him.

"Yasutora Sado, you can call me Chad."

"From now on I will lead your vassals, the Kawanami and work for the Kurosaki Family." Ichigo was slightly stunned, not had he been one of the direct divergences in history, he now had a small force in the Sengoku period at his beck and call. Just what the hell was Kisuke trying to pull here and how the hell was it a Vacation!?

"You sure you want this?" Ichigo questioned. "I don't have a penny to my name let alone a roof over my head." Ichigo told her.

"It will be fine if you serve the Oda clan. They have good salaries." Goemon instantly replied as if already having thought this through and if what she said was true, then basically he'd just be filling Kinoshita's side of the deal with her. This was getting way too complicated and not a word from Kisuke yet. Just what the hell was he playing at here?

"Kurosaki, I will have one hair of yours." Goemon stated as she walked towards the teen before quickly jumping up and picking one orange strand from his head, Ichigo scowling in annoyance as Chad looked away, doing his best to hide his smirk. Goemon pulled out a straw doll from her chest and started stuffing the hair inside of it.

"That's not some kind of voodoo thing is it?" Ichigo questioned, weary of what the hell she was doing with a weird doll like that. Goemon looked between Ichigo and the doll.

"I don't know what this Vwoodoo is." She stated, her lisp still present as she placed the doll back into her clothes. "It's the contract for becoming our master." Ichigo ran a hand down his face, he seriously didn't know how to deal with this kid. "I'll have Master Kurosaki get promoted as my trunk without fail. That was the pwomise with Kinochita, right?"

"Yeah, that was the promise with the old man, I got it." Ichigo glanced to Chad who gave him a slight nod in confirmation. "We'll go serve the Oda." Until they knew what the hell Kisuke had sent them for here, they had to survive and it was best to follow history, especially since they had screwed it up so much already. Better do their best not to screw it up anymore. At Least they both got high marks in Japanese History.

"Master, the battle is still continuing. It would be better to march while holding the spear with the flag of the Oda clan." Goemon stated before in a gust of wind, a spear and flag pole appeared before her.

"We just need the flag." Ichigo stated as Chad picked the pole that held the flag. "We'll be fine without weapons for now, right Chad?"

"Right." The large teen nodded knowing neither of them were competent with a spear and were both capable enough with hand to hand to fend off a few foot soldiers.

"As you say, Master. Even though you're young, you're quite a person. I believe Kinochita chose right to leave you his dream." Ichigo sweatdropped, did this kid really know what the old lecher was after? Some kind of harem dream?

"You're putting some faith in me without knowing me, I might just be an idiot you know?"

"Fufu, same here." Goemon made hand seals, and the leaves around her body scattered around, at the same time she disappeared somewhere.

"An actual ninja…" Chad breathed out.

"Guess we're going to go meet Lord Nobunaga and become a Vassal. At Least until Kisuke tells us what the hell is going on and why he sent us back in freaking time."

"Agreed."

"Did you know he could do that?" Ichigo questioned.

"No." Ichigo shook his head figuring they would never fully understand Kisuke or what the hell he does.

"Before we go, let's give him a burial." Ichigo started getting a nod from Chad as the two set out to cover the body of one of Japan's biggest names in history.