AN: Ok! Another story~ Yes, I know that I should update my other stories and all but... I've had a few things come up and this idea had stuck with me through all that time! Also, for people who haven't read any of my other stories, Authors Notes are always at the end of the story unless it's something important.

Title Translation -

猫女神とリテーナ入りラビット -
Neko megami to ritēna-iri usagi
Cat Goddess and Caged Rabbit

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto then Sasuke would be dead and if I owned Bleach Ichigo would be either be an Arrancar or stuck in his hollow form from Ichi vs Ulqui. But sadly, Sasuke isn't dead and Ichigo isn't hollow so... I don't own Naruto or Bleach!

There was a stabbing pain and the boy realized that;

He was going to die, there was no doubt about it.

And there was absolutely nothing he could do about it, that much he was certain.

And how was he going to die? A chidori to the chest by his supposed best friend!

'Damn it!' How could it end like this? He had a promise to keep, he had to bring Uchiha Sasuke back to the village and then he had to….. he had to talk to her again…..

A tear rolled down the face of his almost dead body.

Flashback – One Day Ago; Evening – October 10th

Uzumaki Naruto could be found on top of the Hokage Monument, sitting on the Fourth Hokage's head. This was the head that he would sit on when he was happy. But this time, he wasn't happy. In fact, he was shedding tears of sadness and loneliness.

October 10th was his birthday, but it was also the worst day of his life. It marked a constant reminder that he was alone. That he had no one there to stick by him.

Why would one at the age of 13 think like that?

No one, and that meant no one even bothered to say 'Happy Birthday' to him, let alone a quick 'Hi'. He understood that not many people knew when his birthday was but it was like this every year, well, not every year. The third hokage used to come and see him for a quick visit and give him a small present on his birthday, and then there was also the presents that were always left in front of his apartment's door. But he didn't know who had given them to him.

Those times were the only ones that truly made him happy, but they were no more.

'Maybe I should just disappear'

That was the sole thought that was going through the young Uzumaki's head, but luckily a twig snapping bought him out of his depressed thought and he turned his head and that was when he saw her.

"H-hi N-n-naruto-kun, I h-have somet-thing f-for you." She stuttered as she pulled out a small wrapped box from underneath her jacket and handed it to the blond Uzumaki while blushing.

He took the wrapped box from her hands and stared at it for a minute and then turned to her in confusion.

She looked beautiful, her short purple hair and her pupil-less eyes, added with the blush that was on her face. It was like looking up into the night sky, the mixture of colours creating a look of mysterious beauty. Naruto had never seen anything like it before. It was an amazing sight on its own, add the sunset in the background behind her and it was just…..

美しい – Utsukushi – Beautiful

She looked like she wanted him to open the box and so, he did.

What was in it was as beautiful as the girl who had given it to him. Although it wasn't really something one would think to get a boy for his birthday it was still amazing. Naruto smiled as his tears, once from sadness turned to tears of genuinely pure happiness.

"Happy birthday Naruto-kun."

He did the only thing he could in this situation, he pulled the girl into a hug and said

"Thank you, Hinata-chan. But why? Why would you of all people remember my birthday?"

"B-because N-naruto-k-kun, I've…. I've admired you for a long time, the way you never give up and always give everything your all even when no one has faith in you. I admire that fact about you and then eventually I….." Naruto was frozen in shock, someone had admired him. Someone had actually cared about him! The next words would change Naruto's view on his life completely.

"I fell in love with you"

End Flashback

'Damn it! I'm going to make her cry, aren't I? And all because I couldn't kill Sasuke… Shit!' He wasn't going to deny it, he didn't want to die. But his want to live was not that of a selfish need, he just didn't want the one person that had ever said 'I love you' to him to cry because of him.

As he fell into the water he felt something slide off his arm, it was the present Hinata had given him. He had tided it onto his arm as he didn't know what else to do with it and he had wanted to keep it with him forever. But now it was falling off his arm, as if it was attempting to get to the surface of the water.

Realising this Naruto used the last of his remaining strength to grab the item that he treasured and bring it close to his dying body as the last of his energy and life left his body and, being too far gone to notice it, the item started to become transparent, and in the end there was no evidence that such an item ever existed. Except for in the memory of the only two whom had witnessed its beauty.

XxXxXxXxXxX

The golden eyes of a cat snapped wide open, as if it had been awoken by a nightmare. However, that had not been the case for Shihoin Yoruichi. She had been awoken from a dream of her past, her past not as 'Shihoin Yoruichi' but as 'Uzumaki Naruto'.

'Where am I?' She had no clue, the last thing she could remember was... being killed...

"So, is this the life after the afterlife?" She questioned aloud in her male sounding voice that she used in her cat form.

"You are incorrect, this is not the 'life after the afterlife', as you put it. This is simply my domain." Came a toneless voice, it was impossible to tell if the owner of the voice was male or female.

The cat looked around, trying to spot where the voice was coming from, but with no success. All there was as far as the eye could see was what looked like the night sky, full of stars. But no moon.

"Who are you!?"

"I am who I am, and I'm here to make a deal with you, Uzumaki Naruto." The cats golden eyes widened, whoever this was, they knew about her past life. 'How…?'

"I am the one who allowed you to keep your memorise of when you were still alive. Now, onto the deal." Yoruichi decided that it would be best to stay on guard, she was in an unknown space with an unknown entity talking to her. "Would you like to go back to Konohagakure?"

'Go back….? Well yeah, it would be nice to go back and apologise to Hinata for dying and all that but was it even possible? And even if it was then Hinata and the rest would all have either died in the line of duty or of old age….'

"Do not worry, the 'Elemental Nations' is not under the Spirit King's influence and as such only three years have passed since you died as Uzumaki Naruto." The cat's eyes widened and her tail started to sway in excitement, almost like a dog. She could go back and see Hinata again!? But there must be a catch. Yoruichi's eyes narrowed in suspicion.

"What do you need in exchange?"

"Ah yes! What do I need in exchange? Well you see just recently the Two-Tailed Cat Goddess that resided in the Elemental Nations gave up her title as a god, in such losing her eternal life. And, as such, the world has become unbalanced, we need someone to fill in her spot as one of the nine main gods. I had discussed it with the remaining eight gods, you may know of them as the bijuu, and they believe that you should fill in the position!"

'Huh?' Yoruichi was confused, that much was as obvious as the Hokage Monument stuck up Uchiha Sasuke's ass. Which was extremely obvious.

Hehe... Well, the plot bunny behind this story was certainly unexpected... Dunno if that's a good thing or a bad thing! This story is greatly inspired by the many stories from the Infamous Man Naruto/Bleach X-Over challenge! Although Yoruichi isn't going to be a revenge driven arrancar... But don't worry! She will get back at the people who pissed her off. (Please excuse the cussing)

Anyway! What was the gift Hinata gave Naruto? What happened to it? What is the mysterious entity going on about? And any other questions created in the first chapter of this story~ They should all be answered as the story progresses!

Also, to make this clear this is going to be a Yoruichi X Hinata story... Never thought I'd write Yuri :D Or romance for that matter... But it's going to be a fun challenge for me! It's in the M-Rating just to be safe for some things planned in the future.

One more thing...

Expect some Sasuke and Kakashi bashing in this! I hate them. =.= I hate them so much that if i went on a rant on how much I hate them and the reasons why I could be typing all day and night, if I had tea that is... Yummmm~ Tea~

Anyway, as this is my first Romance and it's Yuri I'm a bit worried that I'm going to mess it up... If anyone has any suggestions, tips, advice, or just anything that you wanna say then feel free to do so! I'm open to all, but if your going to flame then please give a reason as to why your flaming.

That is all! Late Merry Christmas and I hope you all had a good day unlike me :D And have a happy new year when it comes along in... 3 days i think?

One last thing, if you want someone bashed, their bashing level or if you don't want someone bashed then tell me! Here's the list of bashing and what level of it so far: Key: /Extreme Bashing = lv. 3 /Medium Bashing = lv. 2 /Low Bashing = lv. 1/

Uchiha Sasuke - lv. 3

Hatake Kakashi - lv. 3

Haruno Sakura - lv. 2

Konoha Civilian Council - lv. 2

Orochimaru - lv. 3

That is all, I'm sorry for the long Authors Notes and the short chapter. But the stories only just getting started!