Hello everybody! Animelover54321, here with the first chapter for the Leaf's Shinigami (Remake), I'm proud to bring back this story with better writing, more details, and hopefully it'll be more entertaining than the last one. I'm glad to have this, and I'm glad that a select few of you stayed with me since even when I decided to start over. So yeah, I hope this first chapter will boost your expectations, and if not...well I don't know. XD

So anyways, without further interruptions!

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When did my life began began to get better? Was it when I became a Shinigami, or first stepped into Soul Society? Was it when I first came into this world so much different than my own? Or was it when I defeated my greatest enemy I could ever think of? *Sigh* It doesn't matter anymore. All that matters is that, in the end...I managed to protect them all.

My name is Kurosaki Ichigo, and this...is my story

Minato stood as he clutched his son, Naruto, upon his chest. He glared at the giant fox that stood in it's massive glory, the way it glared down at him as if he was sucking his soul out by his gaze alone. But today wasn't the demons day. For it was now time for him to be sealed once more, but at the cost of using his son. The one he regretted on doing the most out of all. He remembered how this day slowly began to change into a nightmare they never wished could exist.

It all happened too fast for him, he was just with his wife Kushina as she passed through labor. Then all of a sudden, a masked man came and took his son, his 'Naruto'! He remembered it as if it was a few seconds ago. How the intruder threw his child in the air carelessly, attempting to kill him with a Kunai. However, he managed to save him before it could happen, only for his wife to be kidnapped instead.

After that terrible loss, he went out in search for her, taking his son with him with the risk of him being put in harms way. He remembered thinking to himself, that if he and Kushina were meant to die here, in this cold night. Then he won't allow her to die without holding their child just once, to feel him as he snuggled into her chest for warmth and protection a mother always has.

He remembered finding Kushina chained up with the Kyuubi released from the seal unleashing its wrath upon his village, his home. The place he swore to protect to the best of his ability as Hokage. How he remembered battling that masked man and barely besting him in the end of their battle. How he saw the tears flow from her wife's eye's. Those tears that shattered him into so many pieces that he could never hope to collect them again.

No, that's why he had to do this. With his wife being unconscious about a mile distance away from them as she couldn't stay awake. After all, she just passed through labor and just had the Kyuubi extracted from her body. So it was no surprise that she was asleep.

Minato chuckled as he gazed down at Naruto for what may be the last time in his life. "Sorry Naruto, I never thought that it would turn out like this. And if you grow up hating me...well, then I don't blame you for it. Probably you will understand when you are suddenly put in a position like this in the future." Minato sighed as tears began to build up in his eye's. "I'm sorry that I couldn't say anything more...'father like' right now since...well, we're being glared at by a giant beast that's trying to kill me with his eye's." He lightly chuckled before he resumed talking. "But...yeah, take care of your mother and look out for her. She'll need you the most right now. So...yeah. I love you so very much."

With that he placed Naruto down on a small looking carrage that was surrounded by eight candles before performing a sealing jutsu. "Shiki Fujin!"

With Ichigo

Thing's weren't going as he thought they were. The last thing he remembered before waking up in this forest filled with tree's that should probably not exist in Japan, was him unleashing his final attack, 'Mugetsu', upon his opponent Aizen. And everything after that was just a white blank. So what was the first thing he did when he got up, oh I'll tell you.

"WHERE THE HELL AM I!" He screamed to the heavens above if they could ever hear him. He was about to start cutting and crushing the forest around him before he noticed something. A man laying next to a baby, his body not moving at all which he assumed that he was either sleeping, or he was dead. "Um, excuse me?" Ichigo spoke as he made his way over to the two. When he didn't receive a reply, he continued his approach. Pretty soon he face palmed himself for not thinking clearly. "Why would I try to talk to them." He spoke to no one in particular. "After all, they can't hear me, nor see me either."

As if on cue, he heard the blond man muttered something softly, but it was loud enough for him to hear. "Can't a man die in peace around here?"

Ichigo seemed startled for a second at the unexpected voice. "Wait, you can hear and see me?"

Minato chuckled before replying. "Well I can hear you." He weakly turned his gaze to meet the man he was speaking with. "Seeing you however, is a bit blurry in my point of view. Probably because I'm slowly dying." He thought the last sentence to himself.

Ichigo crossed his arms before nodding, accepting the answer he recieved. "Well, I'm sorry to bother you sir, but if can you tell me where I'm currently located, that'll be great."

"You're right outside the gates of Konohagakure."

Ichigo seemed puzzled, after all he has never heard of a place called Konohagakure in Japan before. "I'm sorry, but I don't know what or where that place is." He replied while raising an eyebrow.

"Then tell me." Minato weakly spoke. "Where is your home?"

"I'm from Karakura Town, which is located in Japan."

Minato began to think, but it was cut off as he felt an unbearable pain flow throughout his body. He began to cough up blood worrying Ichigo.

"Oi, are you alright?!" He spoke as he dropped to his knees next to the Minato.

"It seems that I don't have much time left." He cringed in pain as he coughed more blood.

"Time left for what? What's happening to you?!" Ichigo couldn't help but worry for the man he was speaking to, even if they just met a few minutes

"No time for an explanation." He responded. "I need to ask you a favor."

"Sure, fine anything." He replied with concern.

"Now, I know that we don't know eachother much. But you seem like a trustworthy and honest guy." He gulped before he finally spoke. "I need you to look after my family for me. The villagers, they will treat my son as an outcast if they figure out what's inside him. Please, keep him and my wife safe until they're well enough to take care of themselves."

Ichigo wanted to decline, he has problems of his own right now for kami's sake. He had to get home and check if his family and friends are safe, but something stopped him. It was as if his mind was saying that it's useless and impossible to get back now. But why?

"I promise." He suddenly replied, the words slipping out of his mouth before he can even think of them.

"Thank you." Minato spoke before he weakly turned his head to face his son, Naruto, who was still sleeping even after all of the commotion they went through. With that, he closed his eyes and let his aching body slowly shut down, forever and eternally putting him into a deep slumber.

Ichigo sighed as he stood up, staring at the now unmoving corpse laying in front of him. "I still have so many questions that hasn't been answered." He thought. "Where the hell ami I? But I guess that ca wait for now." He looked at Naruto before he picked him up. "He hasn't told me either his or his child's names. Hopefully I can find his mother soon."

With that, Ichigo left the area heading towards the village he remembered the man speaking about. He'll remember to inform any high ranking member about the corpse. After all... no one deserves to be left rotting away in the open, no matter who or what they are.

A few minutes later

After walking in the stange looking forest for awhile, Ichigo found himself staring at a massive gate that was left opened and unprotected. At first, was about to question the poor security this village has, but then he soon spotted that there was countless of black smoke rising above the gates on the other side. The only option left in his head was that they were under attack recently, and the damage they received was unimaginable.

Ichigo began to make his way towards the gates, and the closer he got, the more he began to hear. The anguishing cries that filled the air was unbearable to hear. He finally made passed the gates, and the sight that greeted him, was inconceivable. His entire vision was filled with villagers in tears as they cried over loved ones who were killed during the horrendous night. They were squashed, sliced, beheaded, stabbed, or any other terrible and unpleasant way to die.

"Oh my god." Ichigo muttered as he walked on. His stomach twisted as he felt that he was about to vomit any second now. A little girl was wandering around crying and calling out for her mother. What seemed to be the military of this village was desperately trying to control the situation, with countless of civilians yelling at them in fear and confusion at where their missing relatives or friends were.

Yes, it was definitely a gruesome sight to take in. Ichigo quickly turned into an alley before planting his back on the wall. His breathing was heavy as a few drops of sweat slid down his face. He doesn't want to be here, the image's that he saw was quickly compared to his home Karakura Town, his heart began to beat faster as he thought about the situation back home, if it was fine or just as bad as the place he was currently standing in.

"I got to get this done fast." He thought to himself as began to quickly move across the streets. Trying his best to ignore the pleading and desperate cries he received or heard. It came to a point where it just became too much, his ears were filled with replaying echoes in his head, it made him feel dizzy and just wanted to collapse and faint.

A hand was placed on his shoulder which seemed to snap him out of his dizziness.

"Oi! Are you alright?!" A man with spiky gravity grey colored hair spoke. He had a mask covering his face with what his headband covering his left eye.

Ichigo nodded as he held his head, he soon realized that the grip he had around the child was very weak, so he pulled himself back together and tightened back his grip on the child.

"Good, come follow me." The man spoke as he began jogging, leading them away from all of the chaos.

"Where are we headed?" He questioned as he kept a steady pace behind the man he was following.

"We're getting you out of this intoxicating area." The moment he said that, the cries began to grow softer before they weren't able to be heard anymore. "We send our Shinobi here when they get all confused and put under a lot of pressure to ease their minds before rejoining us."

Ichigo had a puzzled expression at the mention of 'Shinobi', but he decided not to question about it. "Thanks, I really needed that."

"I know you did, you seemed like you were about to pass out any second."

Ichigo chuckled at his statement before speaking. "So, I was kind of wondering where your hospital is located, or any type of medical center. Since I'm actually new in town."

"Did you just arrive today?"

"Yeah, I actually need to take my." Ichigo paused for a second as he glanced at the child he was holding. "...little...brother, yeah little brother, to have a check up. I'm afraid that he might have a fever." He lied.

"Sure." The man replied before gesturing down an alley. "Take this street to the left, from their you keep walking until you pass four blocks and then take a right. You should see the building after you walk that path a few minutes."

"Thanks." Ichigo bowed slightly before taking off, he came to a stop as he remembered something important. "Oi!" Ichigo turned around, speaking with the man once more.

"Yes?"

"Before I arrived here, there was a blond guy just a few minutes south of here that died recently. He seemed to be part of this village, and I was wondering if you can go retrieve his corpse before any scavengers try to pick his body clean."

The man took a second to think before nodding. "Yeah, thanks for the information. I'll see if I can send a team to retrieve his body."

Ichigo nodded before he turned and left the area.

A few hours later, 3:00 P.M, hospital

Ichigo sat in a thinking position as he thought about his situation right now, the way the village looked, the sort of medieval looking texture some of the buildings had. The clothing the citizens around here wore. But most of all, the location of this area, he finds it weird that this place has never been heard of in Japan, even though they speak Japanese. Which means they're somewhere located in Japan...right?

Ichigo growled as he scratched his head in frustration, so many questions yet so little answers will be presented to him.

He looked over at the nurse who was checking Naruto for any infections or injuries, and once and awhile he found himself catching her staring at him. That is until she turned away with a noticeable blush on her face as she resumed her work.

After a few more minutes the nurse finished up and reported to Ichigo that the baby is fine and healthy, but insisted that he wait for a doctor to show up and say the final word just in case she missed something.

Ichigo nodded, accepting and following her request. He watched as she left towards the door and opens it, only to see that her expression turned into surprise at seeing someone standing at the other side.

"Hokage-sama?! What are you doing here?"

The Hokage gave a small and caring smile before replying. "I'm just here to ask your patient a few questions, that is all."

The nurse nodded before stepping out of the way, allowing her to exit the room and close the door behind them in order to give them some privacy.

Ichigo stared at the new person with curiosity, he seems rather old. But judging by the way the Nurse reacted, he can only guess that he is the leader of this village or some type of high ranking member.

"Can I help you?" Ichigo spoke breaking the silence between them.

The Hokage nodded as he took a seat across from him. "Yes, I believe that earlier today you informed one of my Shinobi, 'Hatake Kakashi' about a deceased blond male."

Ichigo nodded in confirmation before he began to grow wary. "If you think I'm the one that killed him then you're looking at the wrong guy."

"No no no, I just wanted to ask you a few questions since that 'man'. You were last with was a very important person to us all."

Ichigo raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "And how important is this 'man'?"

The Hokage sighed as he thought of the shortest way to explain this to him without staying in this room for a whole day. "He was...the previous Hokage of this village."

Ichigo seemed confused, after hearing this 'Hokage' a few times already, and wanted to know what that reputations is. "Hokage? What is that?"

"A Hokage is the leader of this village, but there are other Kage's around the Elemental Nations such as the Tsuchikage, Kazekage, Raikage, and the Mizukage, which they all have and must lead their own village."

"Elemental Nations? Kage's? Just what the hell is going on here?" Ichigo thought. "Um, but where is the Elemental Nations located at?" Ichigo spoke which managed to spike the Hokage's curiosity and confusion. "Because, the entire time I studied in school. I've never heard of any other Nations, just the one's located in 7 continents such as, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Which is sometimes known as Oceania to some of the human population. Is it located in one of these 7 Continents?"

Hiruzen hummed as he thought to himself, but soon he shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I've never heard about any of these, 'Continents', you mentioned. In fact, I'm pretty sure no one in the Elemental Nations knows about them." He looked at Ichigo with concern. "Tell me, are you delusional? Did you have some type of drug affecting you that implanted some false memory's?"

Ichigo's eye twitched, he wanted to yell and scream at the man in front of him for that comment. How dare he say that! Everything he's been through, his family, his friends, his home. All of that is real! He must be the one delusional here, along with this crazy dark aged village he's in!

He was about to start criticizing the old man, but something stopped him. No, it wasn't something, it was someone. It was them.

"Ichigo, calm down." The familiar voice of Zangetsu echoed through his head.

"Zangetsu?!" Ichigo replied in his head. "What? How are you here? I thought you were gone after I used Mugetsu."

"I know, I thought I was gone as well. I still don't understand the full concept of why I'm here or how I survived, but that does not matter right now."

"Wait, but if you're here? Does that mean-"

"Yup, still up and kicking king! I knew that you'd never forget me." The hollow spoke with a smile.

"Well, I meant is my Shinigami powers still with me?"

The hollows smiled faded replace by an annoyed expression. "Orange haired bastard." He muttered to himself.

Zangetsu soon replied after glancing at his roommate...well more like soulmate, but in a none gayish or romantic way. "I believe so, if we're here then that means that your powers are still are with you." Zangetsu paused before resuming. "But that's not important right now, I wasn't able to contact you for awhile since your body was really exhausted."

"I didn't feel tired though."

"I know, it's the closest thing I can describe to you right now. It was your severe lack of Reiatsu in you that stopped me from contacting you. At first I thought that you were just exhausted and needed to rest, but after watching you get up and was about to unleash hell on that weird unnatural looking forest back there, I eliminated that thought out of my head." He sighed to himself for getting off point. "But no, this is not the time for that. After studying and thinking about the new terrain we landed in, as well as the information we have received. My suspicion's just may be true. But I'm not certain yet. Just keep talking to that man you're speaking with and try to get more information on the world he believes we're in, I'll inform you of the rest soon."

With that he cut the connection between the two, much to Ichigo's dismay.

The Hokage coughed, bringing his attention back to him.

"Sorry, I was just thinking on your question. And, no. I don't believe I am 'delusional'." He spoke the word with anger yet confusion. "Everything I've been through, all the pain and suffering, yet happy and cherishing moments. They were all just, too real. So no, everything I've learned. I will not think for a second that I'm making this up, or that it's all inside my head."

The Hokage stayed silent for a second before he made a quick motion of his finger, signaling for one of his body guards. In an instant, Ichigo saw someone appear kneeling in front of the Hokage wearing a mask. He would've been startled by this action, but he's seen people move twice as fast before. (*Cough Yoruichi Cough*)

"Bring me a copy of the world map." He muttered.

"Hai Hokage-Sama."

He was gone not even a second later before he reappeared again carrying a large piece of paper. He handed it to the Hokage before he bowed and disappeared.

"I thought that we were talking in private." Ichigo questioned with narrowed eye's.

"We are, they can't hear anything we say. But they can see what we do." He handed the paper to Ichigo. "This is the world map, do you see any similar land mass in the paper?"

Ichigo scanned the unrecognizable paper through every inch, none of it was recognizable to him.

"No." He spoke softly as he handed it back. "None of this seems familiar. And judging by the size of land described on this map, you guy's should've been discovered a long time ago." He sighed to himself as his heart began to beat a bit faster. "I don't like the looks of this."

The Hokage nodded before he brought up a different subject. "My apologies for changing the topic, but I need you to answer some questions of mine. Since that was the soul purpose for me coming here."

"Sure." He nodded, wanting nothing more than to get his thoughts somewhere else. "What do you want answered?"

"The previous Hokage, 'Namikaze Minato', did he say anything that may of be any importance to our village?"

"He, told me to watch over his family until they are well enough to take care of themselves. Something about his child being treated as an outcast if his village found out about what's inside him."

The Hokage nodded as he glanced towards the baby that was sleeping peacefully. "So he's the new Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi no Kitsune huh?" He thought before he began to speak again. "I see, anything else he mentioned?"

"I'm afraid not." He replied.

"I see, thank you for your time Ichigo. And, if you wish to know, I know who and where the boy's mother is right now."

Ichigo slightly straightened up at the information. "You do?"

"Yes, she's in this hospital as we speak. But, I wouldn't bother her. She's really exhausted right now and has been asleep for awhile. I don't think she'll get up anytime soon in the conditions she's in unless someone wake her up themselves."

Ichigo smiled in relief as he looked at the sleeping young child next to him before thinking to himself. "Well I know that the mother is alive thankfully, I thought for a second the little on was going to be an orphan." He glanced back towards the Hokage with a thankful smile. "I see, thank you for telling me this Mr..."

"Hiruzen, Sarutobi Hiruzen." The now named Hiruzen smile back. "But you can just call me Sarutobi."

"I see, well thanks Jiji." He replied, not bothering to use the mans name. "The names Kurosaki Ichigo." He spoke, before he remembered about Zangetsu and his suppose 'research' on this terrain.

"So, any ideas on what's going on here Zangetsu?"

"Yes, quite a few to be exact." He sighed knowing that all of his answers to this current situation will not please Ichigo, and he would possibly lose his mind and go ape shit. Then start to get depressed and cry a lot.

"Well, what do you got? And something about you sighing means that I'm definitely not going to like this."

"That's because you won't. Now, Ichigo. What I'm going to say may not be true at all, but it's the only possibilities I can think of." He paused for a second before continuing. "After everything I've gathered, how that man 'Minato' didn't know anything about Japan or the seven Continents, and the way this village is constructed, the texture, the places we've never heard about-"

"Just say it already!" Ichigo's eyes twitched in annoyance.

The Hollow jumped in the conversation seeing that it was taking longer than it needs to. "He's saying that we're either in a different dimension, planet, galaxy, or we've done the impossible and gone back in time! Yadayadayada! There, now don't you dare go ape shit on us!"

Ichigo stayed silent, his whole body not knowing how he should react right now. It seemed like he is on shut down. It came to a point where he had to leave the area for awhile to think for himself. To let himself know what's happening, that the worst is standing right in front of him. "Say, can you watch him for me while I'm gone." Ichigo spoke gesturing towards the child, trying to act normal throughout the whole time. "Staying in this hospital for hours is really making me go insane, well if that's okay with you that is. You are the leader of this village and you do have responsibilities."

Hiruzen waved his hand side to side. "It's alright, I'm free for a few hours actually. Go on ahead, I'll keep an eye on him."

"Thank you." He made his way to the door, but before he could open it Hiruzen called out to him. "

"Oh and Ichigo!"

Ichigo turned towards the old man with a raised eyebrow, until he caught a small pouch with one hand.

"Get yourself something to eat, you look like you need a break."

Ichigo smiled and nodded before he exited the door, and soon the hospital. When he left the building, he wanted to scream. He wanted to scream so loud that the entire world could hear his desperate cries, that he can't take this nonsense going on in his life. He had so many questions, but the main one was 'why'?

Why him? What did he do to deserve something like this? Is he not good enough, is he a failure? How will his family take this? Are they searching for him right now without a clue on where he's at, everyone he's known in love and rivals. Chad, Uryu, Orihime, Rukia, Renji, Yoruichi, Urahara, Kari- wait.

"Urahara!?" He thought with hope. "He'll find me, it'll only be a matter of time right? After all, that guy is damn smart if he say so himself."

Zangetsu shook his head in pity for his user. "If only it was that simple." He thought.

A half an hour later

Ichigo walked down a surprisingly not too crowded street, after all, since what happened last night he expected that the area would still be in a bit of a ruckus. He still continued to think to himself about how he was going to get home. And he's been thinking so much that he's beginning to think, what if he's never getting home? What if he's stuck here forever with no hope on seeing anyone again?

He shook his head getting rid of such thoughts. No, he 'will' get home! No one is getting in his way for that. No one! And if they do, he'll cut them down where they stand before they can inflict anymore damage.

He would've continued his thinking, but someone bumped into him preventing that from happening.

"Ooof!"

He heard a female shriek as he saw the women was falling down holding a child. Reacting quickly he immediately caught her before she could touch the ground. "Got you!" He spoke as he pulled her up.

"Thanks." The women replied with a smile

"Hehe, sorry for that. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and well, you know what happened." Ichigo rubbed his head sheepishly.

The women giggled before she slightly shook her head. "It's alright, I wasn't paying attention either. I was to caught up on taking care of my child." She glanced down at her baby with a warm and caring smile. "They can really make things tough, but it's worth it in the end."

"Really?" He smirked slightly at that. "I can't see that." He looked at the cute looking child. "After all they look so adorable."

"Hehe, just try taking care of one for a day. You'll see what I'm talking about."

"Say, once again I'm really sorry for bumping into you like that, and for that I would like to buy you something to eat as an apology."

"No no, you don't have to do that. I'm quite fine alright."

"No, I insist. Come on, it doesn't have to be much."

The women sighed before she spoke up."You're not going to stop until I say yes huh?"

"Kinda...yeah."

"Alright then, but I would like to know the name of the gentlemen that treats me to lunch." She spoke with a slightly flirtatious tone.

"I'm Kurosaki Ichigo, but please, call me Ichigo."

"I'm Uchiha Mikoto. Nice to meet you Ichigo."

"Likewise."

A few minutes later, during lunch

The two sat at a table getting to know one another. And for Ichigo, he decided to gain an extra bonus to know more about this place and gain her trust. Well, more like respect.

"No, way!" Ichigo spoke with a smile. "She did what?"

"You heard me right, my friend Kushina is a really tough women if I say so myself." Mikoto replied. She was speaking about how he witnessed her friend take down a bunch of boys back in their academy day's for calling her a tomato."

"Aha, well I saw that coming I guess, my mother told me to always treat women with respect, whether they're my age, older, or younger than me." He folded his arms with a faintly sad smile.

"Your mother sounds like a smart women." She spoke as she gently moved her child from side to side.

Ichigo couldn't help but become curious about the child. "So what's his name?"

Mikoto raised her head in confusion. "Excuse me?"

"Your child's name?"

"Ah." Mikoto looked down at her child with warm and caring eyes. "His name's Sasuke."

"Sasuke huh? Not a bad name for a little fella like you huh?" He said as he made googly eye's at him. But he should've realized that the baby was having its nap.

Mikoto giggled at the childish act Ichigo was doing. "I think that work better if he was actually awake right now."

"Eh, worth a shot ya know." He shrugged.

"So, I noticed that you were asking questions about this place. Are you new around town?"

Ichigo nodded in approval as he leaned back on his chair. "Yes, I arrived here last night actually."

"Oh, so where are you from?" She spoke with a slight interest.

"I'm from Kara-" He stopped before he could finish knowing that she wouldn't understand. "Uh, I came from a small town down south. A few miles away from here."

"I see, any family?"

Ichigo twitched at the thought of his family before he shook his head. "No, they uh, died when I was nine." He lied.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I shouldn't have-"

"It's alright, you didn't know so...Yeah." He shook his head before he stood up. "Listen Mikoto, it was nice to have you accompany me for a short while, but I just remembered something I forgot to do." He placed the pouch that Hiruzen gave him on the counter, not bothering to count the correct amount. "Bye!"

Mikoto watched as Ichigo left the area with a confused and concern expression before pouting. "Aw, and he was actually kind of handsome." She shook her head as she began to scold herself. "No Mikoto, you're a happily married women with two children to raise." She thought the word happily that didn't seem convincing to the human ear. "Besides, he seems too young for me." Even though she spoke of many reasons why they can't be together, her heart won't let go of what it wants. And trust me when I say this. Her heart, 'will', get what it wants.

Back at the hospital

Ichigo entered the room he left awhile ago before he gazed around the room, he noticed that the room was empty with neither the baby, nor the Hokage in it. With a confused and slightly worried expression he exited the room and began to fast walk away, searching for the nearest nurse or doctor.

"Excuse me?" Ichigo spoke as he spotted a nurse not to far away from him.

"Yes? How can I help you?"

"Have you seen your Hokage with a child earlier? And if you did, do you know where they've gone?"

The nurse smiled before nodding. "Yes, Hokage-sama left for a council meeting after the child was checked on, he decided to drop him off with his mother before he left."

Ichigo's expression was a wave of relief over his shoulders as he sighed. "Thank you, if you don't mind me asking. Can you tell me where the mother is located?"

"Of course, she's on the fourth floor, just two more floors above this one, her rooms located at the end of the hall way, second to last door. But I suggest that you don't go in right now, the mother is really exhausted and needs her rest."

Ichigo nodded before assuring her that he'll be quiet. "Don't worry, I'll be extra quiet when I enter, I just want to see if the child's okay."

The nurse nodded before waving at him as he walked away. "You seem like a good father."

Ichigo almost tripped at the statement. "Eh...I'm not his fatherrrr...and she's gone." He sighed before continuing. "Pfft, me a father? I'm only sixteen, why would I be a father at this age?"

"Who knows, you might seem older to them." Zangetsu replied.

"Yeah." The hollow agreed. "After all, this world seems like it doesn't have much of and age restriction. So you're old enough to get drunk and get some puss-"

Ichigo cut off the link with an annoyed expression. "Perverted pale bastard." He grumbled.

A short while later

Ichigo came upon the door he got instructions, and with extra caution, he placed his hand on the door knob before opening it as slowly and quietly as he possibly can. When the door was fully open he made his way inside, making sure to keep his steps unheard. The room was darker than he expected it to be, so he decided to stand still until his vision adjusted to the dark.

"I don't think I should be doing this." He thought.

"I don't think so as well, you look like you're trying to rob or rape someone." The hollow replied with a smirk.

Ichigo spotted the child he was suppose to take care of sleeping on a small crib next to the window. He made his way over there before he crouched down and looked over the little gates of the crib to see the whiskered boy that he brought in with him. "He seems fine." He thought with a smile. "I guess I should go-" He was cut off as he felt someone jump on his back.

"What the hell?!" He yelled.

"Leave my Naruto alone you kidnapper!" He heard a woman yelled in a protective and fearful tone.

"W-wait, you got it all-"

The woman attacker bit him on the head which made him yelp in pain as he was tumbling around the room trying to get her off.

"OW!" He roared once more before he managed to get a grip on her and pulled her off. He was about to turn to face her, but before he could catch sight on the mother of...Naruto, right? He saw a fist filled his vision as it made impact on his nose. Ichigo tumbled back a bit before he had enough of this, he heard the woman running towards him and he immediately crouched and picked her up with both arms before tossing her on the bed. He got on top of her before she could get up and pinned her there.

"Get off!" The woman yelled before she began to scream. "Help! There's someone trying to take my baby!"

"Shut up will you! I'm not trying to do anything!" Ichigo yelled, he couldn't fully picture her face since it was still dark in the room, but he managed to catch the she had long red hair that seems like it reaches her ankles, and he could tell that she has violet eye's.

"I know how this goes, you're going to act all innocent to let my guard down and then back stab me and run off with my child. I'm not stupid!" She began to rant of the many possibilities that he could do to her.

Ichigo clenched his teeth as he shut his eye's hard for a second. "Shut up!" He yelled. "Don't compare me with those useless cowards!"

That seemed to get her to stop, but he could feel that she was still glaring at him, ready to take him down the moment he makes the slightest mistake. He didn't want this to continue any longer, they were already off in a bad start, and it doesn't have to be worse. "Are you, Minato's wife?" He spoke a bit softly.

"So what if I am? Why should I tell you."

Ichigo sighed before he began to speak. "I...woke up somewhere near him, and when I did. He was already on his last few breaths." He felt her body twitch in his hands, and he could only guess that this is the first time she's hearing this.

"Y-You don't mean?"

"I'm sorry, but he's dead." He waited for her response, but he didn't get anything. That is until he began to hear soft sniffing. "Is she?" He thought with slightly wide eye's.

His thoughts were comfirmed as he began to hear her sob. Ichigo stayed still for a while not knowing what to do? He slowly released her grip on her, thinking that she might be playing with him and will jump at him any second. But it never came. He got off of her as she continued to cry, he wanted to do something to help her forget her pain, or at least soothe it a bit. So he decided to go with his instincts, he sat right next to her and began to stroke her hair gently. And much to his surprise, he felt her wrap her arms around his. This went on for a few minutes until everything became silent.

Ichigo looked over at the woman who was crying on her arm and noticed that she fell asleep once more. "She's probably still tired." He thought. He gently removed his hand from her grip and picked her up bridal style before he set her down on the bed. He tucked in the blanket that he tossed over her before he took a chair and placed it next to the window.

Looking outside, he saw that it was already getting dark, and the sunset was about to fade away any second now. "This is going to be a long night." He thought as he closed his eye's, allowing sleep to envelop him, not before muttering softly to himself. "What the hell have I got myself into."

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And done!

*Sigh* It's good to be back, yes it is quite good to be back. So tell me, how did you guy's like this fic? Now I know that there are a lot of things left unexplained, but don't worry it will be revealed in the future chapters. Why would I let out all the information in one go right? It's no fun.

But anyways, this is the remake of this fic since I'm going to delete this one from my profile about a week or two after I've released this chapter. And...well yeah.

So, let's do this right guy's? Let's make this one hell of a story to experience. So anyways...

Thank you guy's so much for reading and for your support, and as always!

I'll see you guy's, when I see you guy's.

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