Help from a Stranger

Chapter 18: Spark of the old

I do not own Naruto, Bleach or any other anime I reference

I know some of you are put off by the Grail war arc but I do have plans in regards to get up back on topic.

XChapter StartX

"It feels odd being free of those two now that I look at Sakura." Rider muttered to herself.

"I can only imagine, but you and she were not given a fair hand from the start from what I can tell. Hopefully now you and her can live a better lifestyle. She won't bare any mark on her body of the events now, you and the others will help with her spirit." Naruto said as the pair watched Orihime work her healing on Sakura while she was sleeping.

"Still feels odd watching her do that, I mean not even Unohana-taicho can heal on this sort of level." Rangiku noted draping herself over Naruto's back her chin resting against his shoulder and was floating a little to make up the height difference. Her arms were around his stomach with one of his covering hers rubbing circles into it.

"Retsu is more of a quantity style of healing but in some ways her focus is more on keeping people alive rather than healing fully, useful when in battle." Naruto said despite have a good idea why Retsu healed the way she did, he'd done the same on a few occasions.

"Hmm maybe… I still don't see why everyone is dead scared of her, she's really nice at the SWA: (Shinigami Women's Association). Do you know Naruto-kun? Come on tell me, tell me." Rangiku rocked into his back used what those upon high gave her to try and get her answer.

"Wellllll I could tell you but where's the fun in that. I mean you could just go up to her and ask after all." Naruto knew not to spill others secrets willy-nilly. Plus the shocked look on Rangiku's face was enough to make him smirk.

"No way, from how most of the captain's act it's clear asking is a bad idea." Rangiku had enough trouble with a grumpy captain she didn't need more problems; least Toshiro wasn't a pervert like her last one.

"There you go then, I'm sure she'll tell you… eventually as you get friendlier with her. Still Sakura's status as a master can remain a secret between us Medusa she doesn't seem to be the fighting type." The purple haired guardian nodded watching Orihime's barrier come down and was fast to check Sakura for herself.

"All finished she should be fine but probably hungry when she gets up… maybe some gama tofu pudding with extra wasabi would help." Orihime heard retching from outside Sakura's room in his house. Since the room needed a bit of privacy it was just the five of them in the room.

"I think we'll stick to rice pudding Orihime-chan, but if you get sick I'll make that for you okay?" Said girl nodded licking her lips for when she next got sick. "I''ll leave you to tell her what happened, only seems right." Medusa gave a nod in thanks while not turning to face him and the trio left as it looked as though Sakura was about to wake.

XBreakX

Later on Naruto was sat at his desk looking over some of the reports on the students; some seemed to be having trouble sleeping with all the accidents that were happening over the city but nothing too extreme that he had dealt with already. Sakura was staying at the house for good measure with medusa so he'd let Shirou and by proxy Rin know.

While that was easy having to set up a story to what happened to Shinji and his home was a little more complex, in the end he went for a freak sink hole story that with some manipulation was being accepted. The fake corpse would be found by authorities and tests would prove he was Shinji as his records were already changed.

"Still that's only one problem out of several." Naruto muttered while he was handed some tea from Jeanne.

"Be at ease Naruto, take a moment or two and relax. While true more fights lie on the horizon you are not alone in any of these endeavours." Jeanne said smiling softly but her expression changed to a pout when Naruto without looking ruffled her hair.

"I remember when you got all embarrassed when we used to talk like this. You really did mature in that place. But you are right, plus the workload is small here compared to Katakura." Naruto admitted as both Ichigo and the rest did usually have injuries either from street thugs or getting into trouble. Orihime was the quick solution but he did have to treat them if it was seen by other people.

"I was young, and you treated me with respect despite the situation. I was flustered given men's usual reactions or unsaid reactions. That and miss Rangiku has been forthcoming on the rapport you and the others share. One might compare it to a noble's mistresses." Jeanne said not being mean about it but just stating a fact.

"Maybe but I'm not sure how many of said nobles would be cooking for his mistresses. Still its good you are on friendly terms with Rangiku and the others, I was worried the culture shock would be too much." Jeanne offered a small nod in agreement.

"It was a possibility but the friendly face as my master certainly helped." Jeanne's expression went from happy to concerned. "What happens now though?" Naruto turned to her before pulling out another folder.

"As easier as it could be to deal with all of the remaining issues of the war there is a factor or two to consider still, those being the blond demigod living at the church and the other being a victim of the gods. The latter is someone like you not given the best of chances in life so I want to help her and her master out a little." the folder in his hand was for one of the faculty members who's history cleared had holes in it that were covered up enough to pass most people's scrutiny.

"Then what is our first move?"

"That's an easy one; wait for her to make her move. But the issue of the old hero with the little one concerns me. She seemed invested in her feelings of anger toward Shirou. We'll be observing and intervening if the need is there for us." Naruto explained as he looked at the photo he'd obtained of the little albino girl. Her spirit felt strained as if it was constantly pushing itself.

The two continued in silence which both knew would not last. "Where is Rangiku today?" Jeanne questioned over her new, very rambunctious, friend. Modern day skin ship was vastly different now than back in her time period.

"Said she went out to get snacks… but that was twenty minutes ago. Looks like we have a problem." Naruto said calling out his blades Jeanne taking hold of her handle.

"Part of me wishes she was just late but I detect something now that I focus." Jeanne pointed out but clearly whoever was keeping Rangiku away was more subtle. The door to his office burst open and skeleton warriors charged the pair only to be batted away easily by thee two blonde swordsmen.

"Never a dull moment at least, you be offence, I'll be defence?" Naruto said looking with one eye to his partner who nodded.

"Yes but I may request to switch if the numbers get too high, odd to attack too openly." The two leapt out the door and back each other with the skeletons attacking them.

"She must want something then, I am not sure what exactly though." Naruto muttered before seeing a few of the bone warriors get shot down literally by Rin who was holing out her finger like a child would when playing cops and robbers. "Oi Tohsaka, over here! Where's Shirou?"

"That idiot, he's searching for people around the school, most have barricaded themselves in classrooms. This is going to be a pain to cover up, do many people to hypnotise now." It was that or the Clock Tower sends up a clean-up team which was never the better option.

"I can deal with it, make them think it's all a dream but for now we need to find the source of all these beasts. Where's your Archer?" Naruto asked leaping over a few fighters and separating their heads from their neck joints with a clean swipe making them turn to dust.

"Good that will save me a tonne of work but Archer is also looking for people outside and unsafe, there's been enough blood in these hallways as it is." Rin flinched a little recalling the last bloody body she found in the school.

"Saber must be at home still unless Shirou called out to her. I doubt the person responsibility is too close, feels like she's testing us." Naruto blocked several spears aiming for Jeanne before snapping them with the back of his blade, to which Jeanne followed up with a counter attack of a flaming sword strike. "This is not the best battle field with so many innocents. Cover me."

Sheathing his blade Naruto clapped his hands together before slapping them to the ground. "Mokuton: Mokujoheki!" feeling out all the students wooden walls fortified with chakra grew in place as a defence. "Hotei no Jutsu!" from all the wooden defences now grew fists to destroy and block any of the skeleton warriors.

"Wh-What the heck sort of magic is that?" Rin cried out never in all her studies seen rapid growth in plant life on such a scale. The closest thing she could compare it too were the rumours of the living forest that was a dead apostle. "What sort of mage are you?"

"Different… but at least innocents can't be harmed now and I'll help with cover up as I said. Seems as though Saber has felt something she's running this way." Naruto explained as the remaining skeletons converged on the scene and were taken down just as fast via Archer's arrows coming through the window as hr aimed atop a tree.

"Bit of a show off isn't he?" Jeanne said smirking a little, the battle was short but showed herself that her skills had not waned.

"Perhaps, but this assault won't last much longer once Saber arrives. I suspect we are being watched even now so three on one would be unwise to face with limited quality soldiers." They watched at the warriors dissolved into dust around them signalling the end of the raid.

"Great now get to hypnotising Naruto-sensei I have enough trouble now making sure nothing gets out from the building nearby potentially hearing screaming." Rin said while still annoyed at the strange magic she saw Naruto wield. The wooden fits in the hallway retreated into the ground before feathers stated to fall around her making her eyes droop a bit.

She shook her head channelling mana in her body to resist the hypnotism. "Archer…" the servant appeared next to her in a flash jumping through the window breaking it making Rin pout at another item to fix. 'Is he trying to annoy me?'

To the others in the room the answer to that was simple but let's move on. "I'll be coming back with Emiya-kun to discuss our next moves Naruto-sensei."

"As you wish, bring Saber I'm sure I can make some snacks for her." Even out of ear shot he was cure Saber's ahoge twitched as the word snacks was uttered.

Rin left with archer who just smirked following her as everyone in the school was asleep from the Jutsu… except Taiga who was already asleep and was difficult to wake. Well unless you wanted to risk your health by using her nickname. "So what are we actually going to do?"

"Call Rangiku and Yoruichi, we have a little German girl to look out for." Archer and Saber could handle most issues and Rin would likely just suggest an investigation into the potential master of the servant who sent the warriors.

That left him plenty of time to help out the unfortunate master of the war, one that clearly needed a proper friend. The two women flashed onto the scene with their speed and after informing them of the plan they made their way to the nearby forest.

XBreakX

"Hmmm not bad craftsmanship but I've seen better." Naruto said looking at the castle where he felt the little girl was residing with her servants and two others, they felt young but old. "Hmmm Nemu?"

Said Shinigami popped out of the bushes having been following them to observe. "Yes Naruto-san?"

"Tell me how do the three young spirits feel?" Yoruichi and Rangiku gave Naruto an odd look in questioning the lieutenant.

"Odd, two of them I sense are not old yet they give off a feeling of maturity… they feel manufactured while the other feels strong but the level of reishi output is straining her body." Nemu noted being aware of her own existence of creation.

"Modern day homunculus, you don't see them often." Naruto walked up to the door and simply knocked while the other even Jeanne gave him a strange look. "What? How else do you propose I enter somewhere that's hosts a demigod warrior?"

"Like a ninja maybe?" Yoruichi said having been partial to the sneaky methods.

"The girls small but not an idiot don't you see all the birds watching us right now?" True to his word several birds were watching the small group. "She watching us so it's best not to try and sneak in and risk pissing her off."

"I hope you don't plan to use language like that when we meet the young miss, Naruto." Jeanne said not realising that the girl was older than she looked, Naruto and Nemu could tell as one was that good at sensing and the other was excellent at research.

"No if I am right, I'll be using a language of hers." Naruto replied as the door opened to a pale albino woman wearing rather strange clothes. "Hello is the lady of the house available?" Naruto asked now speaking German to the confusion of Jeanne and the others as they only knew him for Japanese, Jeanne having gotten a crash course at Japanese through the grail system.

"The young miss is waiting inside but insists on informing you she does not trust any of you and is ready to have us deal with you." The maid replied while not really changing her expression, opening the door to allow them entry. She led them into a large open room where the young mistress of the manor waited with her mountain of a bodyguard stood by, weapon in hand.

"So what brings the strange new master to my home?" Ilya asked while another servant gave her some tea.

"To offer help, you see I didn't introduce myself did I on our first meeting." Naruto took his seat while Jeanne, Rangiku and Yoruichi took the sides while Nemu seemed to start a staring contest with the flat faced maid. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki the travelling sage, trained doctor and servant of Ruler." Naruto pulsed his chakra focusing on the servant behind Ilya.

"And my old friend." Berserker said surprising almost everyone. "The years are still kind to you old man."

"Berserker? But mad enchantment should be on?" Ilya said confused before recalling what the blonde had said. "Wait… you're the sage who's said to have been there when the clock tower was formed?"

"I hardly call a drink with a vampire and drunken ideas such a momentous event. But yes I am he, how is your master Herc?" Naruto addressed the old demigod who smiled down at him.

"A strong sturdy master but lonely and not long for the world. No doubt you talent for meddling is popping up?" Herc let out a small chuckle that echoed in the large room.

"Hehe I hardly meddled in the affairs of your time, I just kept track of what went on. But yes I am here to help your master if she allows me." Naruto said as he stood up and started to walk over to the girl before crouching down. "You may think it odd why I am here but trust me when I day I want to help those dealt a bad hand."

"Why help an enemy master in this war?" Ilya asked confused as few men in her life had been kind, all but one who betrayed her and her mother.

"I have no wish that can be granted, not anymore. All I can do is help those who come onto my road of life, like you have right now. Just touch my hand, you already see I am a little more than your average man so no harm in showing you more." Naruto helped out his hand which Ilya hesitated in taking but when she did and in the moment Naruto shared with her moments on his long life.

Some might ask why he showed so much but it was to do more, the girl in front of him was another victim of the war. A victim he would work to heal, even if it took a little different method to heal her.

'Everyone please lend me a little more for this poor girl.' Naruto asked the bijuu through his connection. Even if separated all nine of them kept their bond with Naruto. Through that bond chakra flowed into Ilya who's body lit up in a white flame that would not burn. For Ilya she saw various ages of the man in front of her and an image, perhaps a dream even.

Thousands of trees blooming in Sakura petals while he and heroes of all ages shared drinks together laughing in merriment. By the largest tree two swords but there was more to them. But Ilya's mind was brought back into the moment when Naruto let go of her hand.

"My body… it… it doesn't hurt?" She looked to see a smiling Naruto as he patted her head.

"No, I fixed your body and soul. Your body will need a little time to develop to the age it should be so soon you'll be as beautiful as you should be. You will live a full life now, free from the burden placed on you." Naruto quickly felt himself hugged by the girl. "Ilya you saw bits of my life, seeing that you see that life is not always what we are told and I believe your hatred of Shirou may be incorrect. Speak with him when you get the chance ok?"

"I'll try, but thank you… could you do the same to Stella and Leysrit?" Naruto nodded to her while the Jeanes and the others just smiled seeing why they all stayed round the immortal, well Rangiku and Yoruichi more as he went to fix the maids too.

XBreakX

Outside the mansion high in the sky a green haired woman wearing a white uniform addressed several men in similar white outfits. "We are here for one thing capture and restrain the former general, brutal force is advised and allowed as he is reported to be able to fight most high level Quincy with ease. Now everyone engage the attack, release your arrows!" the woman shouted as the Quincy forces let loose the barrage of spirit arrows.

XBreakX

Just as Naruto was about to heal the maids his danger sense went off. "Shit! Everybody down!" drawing out Yume he slammed the blade into the ground. "Yata no Kagami!" a flash of light came into the room before above the room floated a large iron cast mirror, one of the three sacred treasures. And a divine tool of defence.

"Wait what's going on?" Ilya asked seeing such not a Nobel phantasm but instead the actual relic her eyes told her that much.

"It seems we have party crashers in this war." Naruto said before light could be seen from outside the window which was followed by the shockwave of whatever the light was. The group watched as the windows smashed in and instant and the land outside was reduced to ash. "Bastards decided to look on their own. Rangiku, Yoruichi we going up, Jeanne stay here and guard Ilya."

"Wait Naruto what are you going to fight, take me with you!" Jeanne cried drawing her sword out but Naruto shook his head at her.

"No, right now you can't fly and Ilya along with the others need your protection if they break through the mirrors defence. Trust me this is different than what happened at the school. Nemu, stay here too, better safe than sorry." Naruto said before flashing away with Rangiku and Yoruichi to the sky. When they stood in the air to get a look they were met with what seemed like an entire platoon of soldiers in white.

"It can't be… those uniforms…Quincies?" Yoruichi said shocked to see the old enemy of the Shinigami and threats to the balance. "How are their so many?"

"Simple you guys all sucked at getting all of us, you big old Shinigami thought you could sweep us under the rug and the fact someone helped some of us to escape. Isn't that right N?" the girl with green hair asked getting Yoruichi and Rangiku to stare at Naruto.

"I won't deny it; there were innocents in the hunts. Still I was never N, I was Naruto nothing more. So what fool of a name did you give yourself?" Naruto asked giving his two friends looks that he would explain later.

"Candice Catnipp, I was given the T for the Thunderbolt." Candice said as she crossed her arms and pushed up her large chest which was tightly packed into her top.

"That's kind of stupid." Rangiku said looking at the Quincy, while she didn't partake in the Quincy raids she was up to date, her old captain did have good stories. 'Wait a minute… Ichigo's dad looks a lot like him now that I think about it…must be a coincidence.'

"What the hell did you say bitch?" Candice shouted out while her soldiers took aim. "You know what that doesn't matter as you'll be full of holes in a second. Men take aim and fire at will!"

"Yes commander!"

Each of them prepared their bows but the three vanished in a burst of speed and in but a second all one hundred men were now slashed, burned and bruised.

"You misjudged my reasons for my defence; it's not the number of soldiers. You just caught me at a bad time Biri biri." Naruto said mocking Candice for her name.

"What did you call me?" the air around Candice started to spark. "I don't care if your some old commander no one calls me that! Taste lighting!" Holding out her hand Candice shot out a huge blast of lightning which went through her own soldiers to try and hit Naruto.

"Same disregard as most of you lot had back then. Soukyoku little help." Naruto's second sword flashed and it shifted into the gauntlet. Spreading out his fingers he made a flame barrier that absorbed the lightning before dispersing it.

"She seems a little trigger happy doesn't she?" Yoruichi said seeming the ashes spread from the dead soldiers.

"So what!? They knew the risks." Candice defended as her body continued to spark.

"From us or from her?" Rangiku said channelling her reiatsu in preparation of bankai, it was clear to her the pressure Candice was applying was captain level which confused her. No reports from the Quincy hunts ever suggested they had this level of power.

"From her I'd say more, I was known for nonlethal take downs in some of my earlier points, like this one. Uzumaki Kenpo: Seki-ken." Punching the air it rippled before hitting the unsuspecting Candice who felt her body get shaken up.

"W-What was that?" Candice knew she should have studied more on the background of N. But that stupid zombie freak kept annoying her when she was reading up on his background technics.

"Something you shouldn't be paying much attention to considering your three on one." Yoruichi appeared behind Candice and launched her away with a powerful kick to her back. Rangiku followed up by using her iaijutsu Nekotsume, to cut into her arm.

"And you are mistaken in thinking I saved the Quincies, who do you think have the Shinigami your location? I am as much responsible for saving as well as damning." Naruto said speeding in close. "Seki-ken Rendan" He unleashed a barrage of punches that pulsed into Candice making her spit out bile.

"You're trying to shut down my body with those blows. You too pussy to kill me?" Candice taunted at least knowing the man in front of her had a bleeding heart even if he did admit to the attempted genocide of her kings people.

"Hardly Biri biri, just making it easier you don't squirm." Naruto reached to grab her neck but stopped as Candice released an explosion of electricity around her. "What the, she should be going unconscious from those blows?"

"Naruto, you alright?" Yoruichi said holding his arm that was twitching madly from the huge amount of electricity messing with his nerves.

"Yeah just need a minute or two to get feeling back, the armour on my right kept it from being affected." Naruto felt his chakra and Soukyoku's influence starting the essential reboot of his arm.

"He usually I'm really pissed off when I have to use this." Candice's voice called out from the clouds she's created from her explosion. "But seeing you spas out from that little shock means this will go a lot quicker now. You should know things have changed a lot since you were last part of us N. we came up with a new move on our own." When the smoke cleared the Quincy had changed so now she had wings made of lighting at her back and a star of lighting above her head. "Say hello to my Vollständig!"

In a flash all three were struck by lightning.

XBreakX

"Nemu-san what is happening with Naruto?" Jeanne asked the remaining Shinigami as Naruto wasn't letting her see through his eyes via shared perception. She did know Nemu had various ways of watching the area though.

"Difficult to ascertain, the enemy seems to be utilizing lightning based attacks which has saturated the air with both reishi and lightning, surveillance needs a moment to reconnect. You have your communication device right Jeanne-san?" Jeanne pulled out her phone while nodding. "I'd recommend that you contact Inoue-san to let her know her assistance may be required again."

"This feels strange with such a battle going on in the skies, I expected berserker to be fighting onii-chan more with Saber. What about you berserker?"

"Hmmm well the old writer has always been odd, in truth I have never seen him fight all I know is his aura and that it is not one crushed easily by the elements. There was a reason he was never subjugated in the age of the gods. All we can do little master is wait." Ilya nodded leaning against Berserkers head while she sat on his shoulder.

XBreakX

"Heh guess they weren't expecting that. Ahh well least they are little crispy better that then letting the freak change them." Candice said watching the three bodies start to fall but all three puffed up in smoke revealing three logs.

"They say the lord giveth the log and the log shall be your salvation. For me it's a life saver, I hate lightning fast movement by the way." Naruto said making Candice turn round seeing the blonde with the two girls under his arms as the shock had been strong enough to knock them out. Not to mention the shock was making their muscles spasm like mad.

He was glad he could move fast as he placed them inside surprising the group before appearing right where he started, he'd get a talking to for this but this girl was surprising. When he was with the Quincy they never had anything like Vollständig. Not even their leader which made him question how similar it was to bankai as he could feel her level and she was definitely on level with Rangiku right now in her own bankai.

"Hmm I will be honest, that did surprise us but you really think you can still beat me? This isn't arrogance by the way, just confidence." Naruto said pulsing his spiritual pressure making Candice flinch for a moment. "And if you are taking this to the next level I may as well do the same. Bankai."

"Hah like I'd let yo-" Candice moved to grab something from her pocket but had she turned to lightning to avoid losing an arm. "What? That sort of speed, how?"

"Hmmm oh that, little trick I got from my dad, you didn't notice the mark?" Naruto said holding a naginata now, well that wasn't all. Along with the naginata which was identical to the original Sokyoku from the execution ground, just smaller he was clad in crimson armour.

The armour had a helmet a phoenix theme to it with claws and talon on his hands n feet. The helmet had a mouth cover too so only his blue eyes could be seen. (A/N: Imagine if you will Volga from Hyrule Warrior but with a bird theme)

"Soukyoku: Hōyoku Tenshō (Phoenix's Wings Rise) I'm a little new to this armour but I get the feeling this match will go better now. So miss thunderbolt, think you can beat your sempai?" Naruto said twirling his naginata with the blade glowing red hot as he channelled heat into it. "Especially without this?" Naruto held up what looked to be half of a medallion and Candice looked to her hand to see the other half. "You looked away!"

Candice realizing her mistake pulled two of her wing bolts to act as sword to block the strike but nearly buckled as the blow felt like someone dropped a mountain onto her arms, her use of Blut being the only thing that saved her from cracking right there.

"Put some weight on there, some girls don't like that in guys." Candice said as she leaped back and threw both sword, two already reforming behind her while Naruto blocked before both sword exploded.

"Maybe so but my girls aren't that petty." Naruto voiced sounded out as he cut through the smoke revealing him without a scratch on his armour. "Torien" he called out as he swung out several arcs of fire at Candice all of them moving to hit from all directions. "I find natural heat from a fire better and any electric one, care to disagree."

"Fuck yeah I do, Plasma Ball!" Candice pulled her arms in before screaming out making a sphere around her to defend against the onslaught. "And screw you, electricity beats fire." Thrusting her arms forward she sent the ball of energy right at Naruto.

"Gurenkyaku." Jumping into a spin kick he unleashed a grand fireball at nullify Candice while she moved to strike him from behind only to find his naginata in her way as they crossed blades again.

The two then began trading attacks each trying to out power the other with Candice using her natural electric attacks to go through his armour and Naruto using flames to overpower anything she threw and attacked with the only difference was Candice was exhausting her reishi a lot faster than he was with her excessive use of lighting form and blut.

"I'll admit you are skilled more so than your common Quincy. Even now you don't seem to have many burns… well except on your outfit." Naruto said noticing that a fair bit of Candice's white outfit had been turned black from toasting.

"An outfit I'll definitely make you pay for, these aren't cheap to make so I don't fry them myself. Hope your wallets full old man." Candice replied as she kept her eyes on him, never had she been pushed this far this fast. 'Is this what those closet to his majesty are like in power? Doesn't matter I need to trap him… that will work.

Pressing on her belt a heart shaped locket popped up, with one hand she grabbed it. the locket extended out into a bow with a lightning theme to it too. "I wonder just how good you are with your dodging skills. Licht Regen Blitzstreu" firing the reishi arrows but as the name Lightning Scatter suggested the arrows were quickly rebounding in the air going faster each time.

Licht Regen can shoot over 1000 shots a second so you can only imagine the huge problem such a number of high speed attacks could do. In an instant Naruto was assaulted by the power of Candice's attack, the arrows hitting him before bouncing off to do the same over and over. The lightning coursed through Naruto's body through the armour and it continued until Candice finished it off with her charging a huge amount of power. "Electrocution!"

'Boom!'

"…Crap I'm gonna get so much crap for killing him." Candice said as she breathed heavily as she did just come up with that variation of the licht regen, along with a high powered electrocution. "Well at least what's left can be taken back in a box."

Candice looked down to the mansion below her still intact, mainly at least. "Well now I gotta run clean up, hmmm maybe a quick explosion would do it. Ergh Bambi would be better here, piss her off and boom no need for clean-up. Least her explosion happy tendency can be good for something."

"Pity you will have to clean up on your own." Candice tried to turn round but the pain in her abdomen stopped her as she noticed the blade of Naruto's naginata coming straight through turning her white clothes red. "Kami that stung, I'll admit I was not expecting you to be that unique in your attack, it was like something from saint seiya."

"H-gack-how?" She asked while coughing up blood.

"Hmm you asking how I got by the defence you were using or how I'm alive? Well the second is easier to answer, I heal really fast and my bankai's nature puts that into overdrive from the heat, really tiring though. Anyway the first is that Hōyoku Tenshō's blade is a blade that has the weight and density of over a million zanpaktou, not even the strongest shield could stand up to something like that." Naruto stuck his finger into her would before writing something into her back.

"Now then while I could kill you, which would save me a lot of time explaining why I'm keeping you alive. I'm a sucker for converting bad girls to kinda good. Oh right gotta do that too." Sharpening a blade of reishi at the tip of his finger Naruto cut something in the air and instant Candice felt something gone in her being. "Now then night, night." He chopped the back of her neck knocking her out before pulling the blade out. He made a clone to send her to Orihime to get her fixed up just enough.

"Ergh I wish my luck didn't bring me more problems all the time…then again what else would I be doing if I didn't help out." Naruto's mask and helmet came off and went down to the ground. "Guess I'm cleaning up now though, ahh well time for minions." Summoning up several kage bunshin he sent them to work rebuilding the damaged mansion before walking inside.

"Yo, all done."

XChapter EndX

Shorter chapter this time but I need a lil time to deal with what to do next as I want to finish this arc soon. Yes im bringing in Candice but the backlash of keeping her alive will happen but she isn't going to be meeting Uryu or most of the karakura cast.

As you can see I managed to reveal one of the bankai this chapter but I will say I have fully noted down the bankai for Yume and it is similar to Kyoraku's in that its large scale and last resort.

Now then I do have news. For the next few months I will only be updating High School and Aliens and finishing the arc planned out… along with the story itself. Yes I am bring the story to a close but it will not be the final end of the series. By next year I hope to finish it, but when it is finished I will be going back to Uzumaki of Jurai, reworking the original chapters before continuing the story. But I will maybe doing small upates for one shots, testers and Magic and Monsters.

So please look forward to the next few months updates and if im lucky the ending will turn out good as I hope.

Until next time, Bye.