As Ichigo's eyes opened, his first instinct was fear. After the night that Ichigo endured, he had no idea what was occurring around him. He jumped up from his bed quickly as he scanned the room, observing that everything was normal. His window was open , the wind blowing his curtains softly as the morning sun bathed the room in sunlight. Ichigo took a deep breath as he jumped from bed, slipped on a pair of slippers from under his bed, and headed out the room.
"Good morning Ichigo!" a voice screamed as Isshin appeared out of nowhere, trying to attack Ichigo in his usual fashion. But this time Ichigo was ready, stopping the attack in midair by crossing his arms across his chest and rejecting the midair kick from his father.
"What the hell?" Isshin said as he looked in disbelief. "You stopped my screw kick with ease? You are getting good boy..."
"Yeah, now BACK OFF!" Ichigo shouted as he punched his father away, his father hitting the wall with a silly expression on his face. "How the hell are you up and moving after everything that occurred last night?"
"Why, what happen last night?" Isshin asked with a confused expression as Ichigo stared back at him with widened eyes. Ichigo pushed past Isshin and wandered into the kitchen, Yuzu standing at the stove making breakfast as Karin sat at the table staring at an empty plate.
"Yuzu, can you hurry the hell up?" Karin complained as she continued to stare at her plate.
"Hi Ichigo, are you hungry?" Yuzu asked as she turned to Ichigo and ignored Karin.
"Hey, do you guys know what happen last night?" Ichigo asked as Karin and Yuzu gave him a confused look. "What the hell is going on...?"
"What the hell?" Isshin screamed in the other room as Ichigo and his sisters rushed in, Isshin staring at a giant hole in the living room wall. "When the hell did this happen?"
"Probably last night smart guy," Karin replied sarcastically as she examined the hole. "Looks like a truck just plowed into the house..." As his family stood and discussed this situation, Ichigo stood in the middle of the room with his mouth open wide, not knowing what to say. His mind drifted back to the image of the two Shinigami, Naruto and Rukia.
"What the hell is going on here?" Ichigo thought as he scratched the back of his head. "Where did those Soul Reapers go?"
The previous night
As Naruto awoke from unconsciousness, the first thing he spotted was the newly born Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo finishing off the Hollow that almost killed him. Naruto watched quietly, not saying a word or indicating that he was awake as he looked over at Rukia, who was still injured and leaning against the wall. He seen that Rukia was wearing what seemed like a white robe, meaning that she was stripped of her powers. As usual, Naruto decided to jump into the situation and not think it out, contradicting himself completely from what he told Ichigo earlier. He reached down and retrieved his sword from the ground, turning it around so that the heel was in the front. He then lifted his sword and slammed the heel into the back of Ichigo's head, Ichigo getting knocked out and crumbling to the ground from the blow. Naruto turned his sword around and prepared to strike once again as Rukia made an almost unheard scream. Naruto turned around slowly as he looked at Rukia, who still seemed to be in imminent danger from her previous injuries.
"Naruto, what the hell are you doing?" Rukia whispered as Naruto sheathed his sword and picked her up from the ground.
"Hold on OK?" Naruto said as he positioned her on his back, Rukia holding onto Naruto's shoulders. "What the hell were you thinking, giving your powers to that kid? Do you know what everyone is going to say?"
"It was our only chance of survival," Rukia replied in a low voice as she looked back at Ichigo. "We can't just leave this place like this..."
"We need to get you some help, I'm taking you back to the Soul Society..." Naruto interrupted as he jumped from the hole in the living room to the ground. "We can't sit here and deal with this and with your injuries..."
"Seems like you can use a bit of help..." a voice said in the dark behind Naruto and Rukia. Naruto turned quickly as a man wearing a green and white striped hat with an all black jacket stood by a pole, smiling at Naruto.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked suspiciously as the man took off his hat and took a bow.
"Urahara Kisuke at your service," the man replied with a grin now. "It seems like you could both use a gigai huh?"
"A gigai?" Rukia asked as she looked at the man with an interested look. "I have heard of those, they are able to make a Shinigami able to be seen by humans and Hollows not able to sense their spiritual pressure..."
"Yes, something every Soul Reaper in your position should have at his or her's disposal am I right?" Kisuke asked as Naruto looked at him with a skeptical look.
"Have I ever seen you before?" Naruto asked as he observed the man. "You seem to know a little too much about Soul Reapers and I swear that I have seen you before..."
"Hmm, you do bring up a point..." Rukia replied as she started to look at the man with a questionable stare as well.
"Me? I'm just an ordinary guy that makes a living selling Soul Reaper gear to those who require it," Kisuke replied mysteriously. "Now, let us go to my shop and get you both a gigai to use for the time being that you are on this planet. This will be on me, so don't worry..."
"This guy doesn't seem like he is on the up and up," Naruto whispered to Rukia as he followed Kisuke down the street. "I could have sworn I have seen this guy before..."
"Don't worry about it right now," Rukia whispered back. "We need those gigai if we want to survive. If I get a gigai, I should be able to heal and recover my powers by the time we are supposed to return to the Soul Society hopefully..."
"Doesn't it take months for that to happen?" Naruto asked as Rukia looked up at the night sky, not saying a word. Naruto sighed as he looked up as well as the moon shined on the two friends.
"You know that Toshiro is gonna be up my ass about this right?" Naruto asked as Rukia looked at him with a small smile. "But I can't just leave a powerless Soul Reaper by herself now can I?"
"Thank you Naruto," Rukia replied as Naruto turned away, a smile appearing on his face. "I will never forget this..."
"Hurry up if you want to go back and fix that situation!" Kisuke shouted up ahead as Naruto picked up the pace.
As Ichigo arrived at the school, he sighed loudly as he walked up to his locker and opened the door slowly.
"Hey Ichigo!" a voice said as Arisawa Tatsuki and Inoue Orihime walked up to him, together as usual.
"Tatsuki, Orihime," Ichigo replied as he pulled his book from his locker and slammed the door shut. "What's up?"
"Um, hi Ichigo," Orihime said quietly as she blushed a bit.
"So what happen at your house Ichigo?" Tatsuki asked as she walked up to her locker and shoved some books inside. "I heard that your house got hit by a truck or something. Everyone OK?"
"Yeah, it happen in the middle of the night, so no one was hurt," Ichigo lied as he looked away. He wanted to say what really happen, but he didn't need everyone thinking he was crazy. "So what period is this?"
"Just in time for third," Tatsuki replied as she grabbed another book from her locker and closed the door. "Well, I got to get going, see you later Ichigo!"
"Bye Ichigo!" Orihime said as well as she followed Tatsuki, waving as she walked away. Ichigo waved back as he headed to class, walking in and taking a seat. He turned around as he seen his two friends, Asano Keigo and Kojima Mizuiro sitting behind him, messing around as usual.
"Hey Ichigo, we heard that you died last night!" Keigo shouted as he spotted Ichigo, Ichigo sighing as he shook his head.
"Do I look dead idiot?" Ichigo asked as Mizuiro leaned in and pointed behind him.
"Did you meet...?" he started as the teacher cleared her throat and dropped a book on her desk.
"OK guys, let's do some attendance here..." she said as she began to read names off a clipboard. "OK, and we also have two transfer students joining us today. Their names are Uzumaki Naruto and Kuchiki Rukia..." As the teacher said this, a blond haired boy wearing the all gray boys school uniform, followed by a jet black haired girl wearing the same outfit walked into the room.
"Hi, I'm Uzumaki Naruto, I like ramen and sword fighting, playing pranks, and going to the ramen bar with my friend Rangiku," Naruto introduced himself as Ichigo jumped from his seat, pointing at Rukia and Naruto with widened eyes and a open mouth.
"What the hell are you...?" Ichigo started as Rukia interrupted him.
"Hi, I'm Kuchiki Rukia, I like to draw picture and read horror novels," Rukia said as Ichigo fell into his seat, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Wow, that Rukia girl is hot right?" Keigo whispered in Ichigo's ear as Ichigo didn't reply, still in shock.
"OK class, we are going to be beginning with science, so open your books..." the teacher began as Naruto opened the backpack slugged on his back and tapped the teacher on the shoulder.
"I don't have a book," Naruto said as the teacher gave him a smile.
"That's fine, you and Rukia can share with Ichigo," the teacher replied as Rukia and Naruto walked up to Ichigo's desk, Ichigo looking at them in surprise.
"Why the hell are you at my school?" Ichigo whispered loudly as Naruto and Rukia gave him a fake smile.
"Can I use your book Ichigo?" Rukia asked politely as she held out her hand, a message written on her palm. Shut the hell up and stop asking questions. Do not make a scene idiot. Go outside in 5 minutes by the football field and we will explain everything. Ichigo looked up at Rukia after reading this with his forehead perspiring as he nodded slowly. Naruto and Rukia flashed him another fake smile as they both sat down and acted completely innocent.
"Why do I have a horrible feeling about this?" Ichigo wondered as he put his head on the top of his desk. "I think I might be screwed..."
As Ichigo walked onto the football field, Rukia and Naruto sat on top of the bleachers, Rukia sipping on a juice drink as Naruto ate a cup of ramen.
"Your kinda late aren't you?" Naruto asked as he used his chopsticks to swirl up the vegetables with his noodles. "We said five minutes and you come out an hour later!"
"I couldn't just skip class you know!" Ichigo shouted as he took a seat next to Rukia, who seemed to be having trouble sticking the straw inside the juice box. Ichigo took the juice box from her and poked open the hole of the juice box with the straw. He handed it back to her as she stuck the straw in and took a long sip.
"So what the hell do you guys want?" Ichigo asked impatiently as Naruto and Rukia looked at each other in unison.
"Well, for starters, you," Naruto said as Ichigo looked at him with a bewildered look.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Ichigo asked as Rukia took another sip and took a deep breath of satisfaction.
"You are now a Soul Reaper due to the transfer of my power you last night," Rukia explained as Naruto ate his ramen. "Thanks to you, I'm stuck here for the time being until I can actually become a Soul Reaper once again. I can only use a few kido spells, so I'm basically useless. Anyway, Naruto and I will be personally teaching you how to become a Soul Reaper. You will be learning how to take out any Hollow that comes at you. Also, he will teach you how to do konso and everything you need to know to be a Soul Reaper OK?"
"Uh, no!" Ichigo replied. "Look, I helped you guys out once OK? But now you are asking me to give up my life and become some beast killer? Sorry, but that isn't me, so find someone else OK?"
"Look *******, you may have got my best friend in a lot of dam trouble just because she wanted to protect you and your family," Naruto growled as Ichigo looked away, pretending not to listen. "You need to be a damn man and get your ass in your Shinigami outfit with your funky hair before I..."
"No, he doesn't want to help Naruto," Rukia interrupted as she pulled a small glove from her pocket and pulled it over her right hand. "So, we will go with this..." Rukia slammed her hand into Ichigo's chin as Ichigo's Soul Reaper body popped out of his human body, his human body falling to the ground. Ichigo looked down at his human body in shock, screaming as he pointed to his body.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Ichigo shouted as Naruto looked at him with a grin.
"You are a Soul Reaper now Ichigo," Naruto said as Ichigo looked at his uniform and felt the sword sheathed on his back. "So what? I'm supposed to be like Spider-Man now and have great power and great responsibility or something?" Ichigo asked as Naruto shook his head.
"Do as you wish," he replied as he stood up. "Come on, follow me..." Ichigo looked over at Rukia who looked at him solemnly as Ichigo followed them off the football field. They walked up the street as a small park came into view, a young boy playing on a set of swings.
"It should be coming anytime now," Rukia said as she looked at her Soul Pager.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Ichigo asked as Rukia and Naruto didn't reply. They watched the young boy in silence as a puddle nearby began to shake, as if a earthquake was coming. Ichigo turned around slowly as another Hollow appeared out of nowhere, looking over at the boy hungrily as it went to feed. Ichigo turned and looked at Naruto and Rukia, who looked away as the Hollow edged near the boy. Ichigo sighed loudly as he unsheathed his sword and started to run after the Hollow. Naruto stepped forward and grabbed Ichigo's shoulder, preventing him from going forward.
"Where are you going?" Naruto asked as Ichigo looked at him angrily.
"To save that kid of course!" Ichigo shouted as he tried to squirm out of Naruto's grip.
"Why? There are hundreds of kids like this that get devoured by Hollows everyday, what makes this kid special?" Naruto asked as Ichigo looked at him with disbelief. "Look, just being in the area and deciding to help isn't the way to be a Shinigami. You have to actually act when you are needed. Not just when it's convenient to you."
"Being a Shinigami is about sacrifice," Rukia continued as Naruto let go of Ichigo's shoulder. We Shinigami exist to do work like this, and we must dedicate ourselves to this at all cost. This is no joke Ichigo. So make your choice, you can save this boy and become a Soul Reaper, or you can watch him get devoured and we will leave you alone." Ichigo didn't say a word as he ran over and tapped the Hollow on the shoulder. The Hollow turned slightly as Ichigo used his sword to push it away from the child, the boy crying as Ichigo held his sword at the Hollow's face.
"Look, I don't know if I really want to do this," Ichigo said as he dodged an attack from the Hollow. He rolled away as the Hollow used both of its hands and slammed them in the area Ichigo was, Ichigo rolling away. He cut the arm of the Hollow off quickly, the Hollow screaming as it used it's other hand to try to attack Ichigo.
"But you guys sacrificed yourself for me and my family," Ichigo continued as he used his sword to block the attack. He rolled away and positioned himself for a counter attack, the Hollow taking the bait and attacking once more.
"But I'm not gonna sacrifice myself, I mean that isn't smart," Ichigo said as he threw his sword into the Hollow's hand, the sword dragging the Hollow's hand into the ground.
You can't make a difference with anything if you go around sacrificing yourself every time you get into a jam," Ichigo continued as he pulled his sword out of the Hollow's hand. He then pulled his sword back and stabbed the Hollow in the face mask, the mask imploding as the Hollow was defeated.
"But I'm not a complete jerk," Ichigo said as he dusted his hands and patted the young boy on the head. "So I'm going to help you guys do this for now."
"Good choice man," Naruto replied as he appeared next to Ichigo in his Soul Reaper uniform, unsheathing his sword as her bent down to perform a konso on the child.
"Have eternal peace kid," Naruto said with a smile as Naruto pressed the heel of his sword against the boy's forehead, the boy disappeared in a great light. Naruto sighed as he stood up and brushed himself off, looking at Ichigo face to face now.
"Now to begin our training regiment," Naruto announced with a grin as Rukia walked up next to him. "You will be facing off against me for a few rounds. Are you ready?"
"Good morning Ichigo!" a voice screamed as Isshin appeared out of nowhere, trying to attack Ichigo in his usual fashion. But this time Ichigo was ready, stopping the attack in midair by crossing his arms across his chest and rejecting the midair kick from his father.
"What the hell?" Isshin said as he looked in disbelief. "You stopped my screw kick with ease? You are getting good boy..."
"Yeah, now BACK OFF!" Ichigo shouted as he punched his father away, his father hitting the wall with a silly expression on his face. "How the hell are you up and moving after everything that occurred last night?"
"Why, what happen last night?" Isshin asked with a confused expression as Ichigo stared back at him with widened eyes. Ichigo pushed past Isshin and wandered into the kitchen, Yuzu standing at the stove making breakfast as Karin sat at the table staring at an empty plate.
"Yuzu, can you hurry the hell up?" Karin complained as she continued to stare at her plate.
"Hi Ichigo, are you hungry?" Yuzu asked as she turned to Ichigo and ignored Karin.
"Hey, do you guys know what happen last night?" Ichigo asked as Karin and Yuzu gave him a confused look. "What the hell is going on...?"
"What the hell?" Isshin screamed in the other room as Ichigo and his sisters rushed in, Isshin staring at a giant hole in the living room wall. "When the hell did this happen?"
"Probably last night smart guy," Karin replied sarcastically as she examined the hole. "Looks like a truck just plowed into the house..." As his family stood and discussed this situation, Ichigo stood in the middle of the room with his mouth open wide, not knowing what to say. His mind drifted back to the image of the two Shinigami, Naruto and Rukia.
"What the hell is going on here?" Ichigo thought as he scratched the back of his head. "Where did those Soul Reapers go?"
The previous night
As Naruto awoke from unconsciousness, the first thing he spotted was the newly born Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo finishing off the Hollow that almost killed him. Naruto watched quietly, not saying a word or indicating that he was awake as he looked over at Rukia, who was still injured and leaning against the wall. He seen that Rukia was wearing what seemed like a white robe, meaning that she was stripped of her powers. As usual, Naruto decided to jump into the situation and not think it out, contradicting himself completely from what he told Ichigo earlier. He reached down and retrieved his sword from the ground, turning it around so that the heel was in the front. He then lifted his sword and slammed the heel into the back of Ichigo's head, Ichigo getting knocked out and crumbling to the ground from the blow. Naruto turned his sword around and prepared to strike once again as Rukia made an almost unheard scream. Naruto turned around slowly as he looked at Rukia, who still seemed to be in imminent danger from her previous injuries.
"Naruto, what the hell are you doing?" Rukia whispered as Naruto sheathed his sword and picked her up from the ground.
"Hold on OK?" Naruto said as he positioned her on his back, Rukia holding onto Naruto's shoulders. "What the hell were you thinking, giving your powers to that kid? Do you know what everyone is going to say?"
"It was our only chance of survival," Rukia replied in a low voice as she looked back at Ichigo. "We can't just leave this place like this..."
"We need to get you some help, I'm taking you back to the Soul Society..." Naruto interrupted as he jumped from the hole in the living room to the ground. "We can't sit here and deal with this and with your injuries..."
"Seems like you can use a bit of help..." a voice said in the dark behind Naruto and Rukia. Naruto turned quickly as a man wearing a green and white striped hat with an all black jacket stood by a pole, smiling at Naruto.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked suspiciously as the man took off his hat and took a bow.
"Urahara Kisuke at your service," the man replied with a grin now. "It seems like you could both use a gigai huh?"
"A gigai?" Rukia asked as she looked at the man with an interested look. "I have heard of those, they are able to make a Shinigami able to be seen by humans and Hollows not able to sense their spiritual pressure..."
"Yes, something every Soul Reaper in your position should have at his or her's disposal am I right?" Kisuke asked as Naruto looked at him with a skeptical look.
"Have I ever seen you before?" Naruto asked as he observed the man. "You seem to know a little too much about Soul Reapers and I swear that I have seen you before..."
"Hmm, you do bring up a point..." Rukia replied as she started to look at the man with a questionable stare as well.
"Me? I'm just an ordinary guy that makes a living selling Soul Reaper gear to those who require it," Kisuke replied mysteriously. "Now, let us go to my shop and get you both a gigai to use for the time being that you are on this planet. This will be on me, so don't worry..."
"This guy doesn't seem like he is on the up and up," Naruto whispered to Rukia as he followed Kisuke down the street. "I could have sworn I have seen this guy before..."
"Don't worry about it right now," Rukia whispered back. "We need those gigai if we want to survive. If I get a gigai, I should be able to heal and recover my powers by the time we are supposed to return to the Soul Society hopefully..."
"Doesn't it take months for that to happen?" Naruto asked as Rukia looked up at the night sky, not saying a word. Naruto sighed as he looked up as well as the moon shined on the two friends.
"You know that Toshiro is gonna be up my ass about this right?" Naruto asked as Rukia looked at him with a small smile. "But I can't just leave a powerless Soul Reaper by herself now can I?"
"Thank you Naruto," Rukia replied as Naruto turned away, a smile appearing on his face. "I will never forget this..."
"Hurry up if you want to go back and fix that situation!" Kisuke shouted up ahead as Naruto picked up the pace.
As Ichigo arrived at the school, he sighed loudly as he walked up to his locker and opened the door slowly.
"Hey Ichigo!" a voice said as Arisawa Tatsuki and Inoue Orihime walked up to him, together as usual.
"Tatsuki, Orihime," Ichigo replied as he pulled his book from his locker and slammed the door shut. "What's up?"
"Um, hi Ichigo," Orihime said quietly as she blushed a bit.
"So what happen at your house Ichigo?" Tatsuki asked as she walked up to her locker and shoved some books inside. "I heard that your house got hit by a truck or something. Everyone OK?"
"Yeah, it happen in the middle of the night, so no one was hurt," Ichigo lied as he looked away. He wanted to say what really happen, but he didn't need everyone thinking he was crazy. "So what period is this?"
"Just in time for third," Tatsuki replied as she grabbed another book from her locker and closed the door. "Well, I got to get going, see you later Ichigo!"
"Bye Ichigo!" Orihime said as well as she followed Tatsuki, waving as she walked away. Ichigo waved back as he headed to class, walking in and taking a seat. He turned around as he seen his two friends, Asano Keigo and Kojima Mizuiro sitting behind him, messing around as usual.
"Hey Ichigo, we heard that you died last night!" Keigo shouted as he spotted Ichigo, Ichigo sighing as he shook his head.
"Do I look dead idiot?" Ichigo asked as Mizuiro leaned in and pointed behind him.
"Did you meet...?" he started as the teacher cleared her throat and dropped a book on her desk.
"OK guys, let's do some attendance here..." she said as she began to read names off a clipboard. "OK, and we also have two transfer students joining us today. Their names are Uzumaki Naruto and Kuchiki Rukia..." As the teacher said this, a blond haired boy wearing the all gray boys school uniform, followed by a jet black haired girl wearing the same outfit walked into the room.
"Hi, I'm Uzumaki Naruto, I like ramen and sword fighting, playing pranks, and going to the ramen bar with my friend Rangiku," Naruto introduced himself as Ichigo jumped from his seat, pointing at Rukia and Naruto with widened eyes and a open mouth.
"What the hell are you...?" Ichigo started as Rukia interrupted him.
"Hi, I'm Kuchiki Rukia, I like to draw picture and read horror novels," Rukia said as Ichigo fell into his seat, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Wow, that Rukia girl is hot right?" Keigo whispered in Ichigo's ear as Ichigo didn't reply, still in shock.
"OK class, we are going to be beginning with science, so open your books..." the teacher began as Naruto opened the backpack slugged on his back and tapped the teacher on the shoulder.
"I don't have a book," Naruto said as the teacher gave him a smile.
"That's fine, you and Rukia can share with Ichigo," the teacher replied as Rukia and Naruto walked up to Ichigo's desk, Ichigo looking at them in surprise.
"Why the hell are you at my school?" Ichigo whispered loudly as Naruto and Rukia gave him a fake smile.
"Can I use your book Ichigo?" Rukia asked politely as she held out her hand, a message written on her palm. Shut the hell up and stop asking questions. Do not make a scene idiot. Go outside in 5 minutes by the football field and we will explain everything. Ichigo looked up at Rukia after reading this with his forehead perspiring as he nodded slowly. Naruto and Rukia flashed him another fake smile as they both sat down and acted completely innocent.
"Why do I have a horrible feeling about this?" Ichigo wondered as he put his head on the top of his desk. "I think I might be screwed..."
As Ichigo walked onto the football field, Rukia and Naruto sat on top of the bleachers, Rukia sipping on a juice drink as Naruto ate a cup of ramen.
"Your kinda late aren't you?" Naruto asked as he used his chopsticks to swirl up the vegetables with his noodles. "We said five minutes and you come out an hour later!"
"I couldn't just skip class you know!" Ichigo shouted as he took a seat next to Rukia, who seemed to be having trouble sticking the straw inside the juice box. Ichigo took the juice box from her and poked open the hole of the juice box with the straw. He handed it back to her as she stuck the straw in and took a long sip.
"So what the hell do you guys want?" Ichigo asked impatiently as Naruto and Rukia looked at each other in unison.
"Well, for starters, you," Naruto said as Ichigo looked at him with a bewildered look.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Ichigo asked as Rukia took another sip and took a deep breath of satisfaction.
"You are now a Soul Reaper due to the transfer of my power you last night," Rukia explained as Naruto ate his ramen. "Thanks to you, I'm stuck here for the time being until I can actually become a Soul Reaper once again. I can only use a few kido spells, so I'm basically useless. Anyway, Naruto and I will be personally teaching you how to become a Soul Reaper. You will be learning how to take out any Hollow that comes at you. Also, he will teach you how to do konso and everything you need to know to be a Soul Reaper OK?"
"Uh, no!" Ichigo replied. "Look, I helped you guys out once OK? But now you are asking me to give up my life and become some beast killer? Sorry, but that isn't me, so find someone else OK?"
"Look *******, you may have got my best friend in a lot of dam trouble just because she wanted to protect you and your family," Naruto growled as Ichigo looked away, pretending not to listen. "You need to be a damn man and get your ass in your Shinigami outfit with your funky hair before I..."
"No, he doesn't want to help Naruto," Rukia interrupted as she pulled a small glove from her pocket and pulled it over her right hand. "So, we will go with this..." Rukia slammed her hand into Ichigo's chin as Ichigo's Soul Reaper body popped out of his human body, his human body falling to the ground. Ichigo looked down at his human body in shock, screaming as he pointed to his body.
"What the hell did you do to me?" Ichigo shouted as Naruto looked at him with a grin.
"You are a Soul Reaper now Ichigo," Naruto said as Ichigo looked at his uniform and felt the sword sheathed on his back. "So what? I'm supposed to be like Spider-Man now and have great power and great responsibility or something?" Ichigo asked as Naruto shook his head.
"Do as you wish," he replied as he stood up. "Come on, follow me..." Ichigo looked over at Rukia who looked at him solemnly as Ichigo followed them off the football field. They walked up the street as a small park came into view, a young boy playing on a set of swings.
"It should be coming anytime now," Rukia said as she looked at her Soul Pager.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Ichigo asked as Rukia and Naruto didn't reply. They watched the young boy in silence as a puddle nearby began to shake, as if a earthquake was coming. Ichigo turned around slowly as another Hollow appeared out of nowhere, looking over at the boy hungrily as it went to feed. Ichigo turned and looked at Naruto and Rukia, who looked away as the Hollow edged near the boy. Ichigo sighed loudly as he unsheathed his sword and started to run after the Hollow. Naruto stepped forward and grabbed Ichigo's shoulder, preventing him from going forward.
"Where are you going?" Naruto asked as Ichigo looked at him angrily.
"To save that kid of course!" Ichigo shouted as he tried to squirm out of Naruto's grip.
"Why? There are hundreds of kids like this that get devoured by Hollows everyday, what makes this kid special?" Naruto asked as Ichigo looked at him with disbelief. "Look, just being in the area and deciding to help isn't the way to be a Shinigami. You have to actually act when you are needed. Not just when it's convenient to you."
"Being a Shinigami is about sacrifice," Rukia continued as Naruto let go of Ichigo's shoulder. We Shinigami exist to do work like this, and we must dedicate ourselves to this at all cost. This is no joke Ichigo. So make your choice, you can save this boy and become a Soul Reaper, or you can watch him get devoured and we will leave you alone." Ichigo didn't say a word as he ran over and tapped the Hollow on the shoulder. The Hollow turned slightly as Ichigo used his sword to push it away from the child, the boy crying as Ichigo held his sword at the Hollow's face.
"Look, I don't know if I really want to do this," Ichigo said as he dodged an attack from the Hollow. He rolled away as the Hollow used both of its hands and slammed them in the area Ichigo was, Ichigo rolling away. He cut the arm of the Hollow off quickly, the Hollow screaming as it used it's other hand to try to attack Ichigo.
"But you guys sacrificed yourself for me and my family," Ichigo continued as he used his sword to block the attack. He rolled away and positioned himself for a counter attack, the Hollow taking the bait and attacking once more.
"But I'm not gonna sacrifice myself, I mean that isn't smart," Ichigo said as he threw his sword into the Hollow's hand, the sword dragging the Hollow's hand into the ground.
You can't make a difference with anything if you go around sacrificing yourself every time you get into a jam," Ichigo continued as he pulled his sword out of the Hollow's hand. He then pulled his sword back and stabbed the Hollow in the face mask, the mask imploding as the Hollow was defeated.
"But I'm not a complete jerk," Ichigo said as he dusted his hands and patted the young boy on the head. "So I'm going to help you guys do this for now."
"Good choice man," Naruto replied as he appeared next to Ichigo in his Soul Reaper uniform, unsheathing his sword as her bent down to perform a konso on the child.
"Have eternal peace kid," Naruto said with a smile as Naruto pressed the heel of his sword against the boy's forehead, the boy disappeared in a great light. Naruto sighed as he stood up and brushed himself off, looking at Ichigo face to face now.
"Now to begin our training regiment," Naruto announced with a grin as Rukia walked up next to him. "You will be facing off against me for a few rounds. Are you ready?"
