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Chapter 1: Predestined Dissolution

Naruto Uzumaki understood the consequences of his actions.

The Akatsuki sought him for five years before the fighting ended three months ago. A few weeks ago, Sasuke Uchiha appeared in the Akatsuki cloak with several individuals. After he claimed he was the leader of the criminal organization, the former friends battled on the outskirts of Konoha.

As Sasuke lay on the ground wounded in defeat, he delivered an ultimatum before he vanished. Either he accompanied them to their layer to extract the Kyuubi, or the remaining members of Akatsuki destroy Konoha by releasing the other eight tailed beasts on the village. Naruto refused, believing it was a ruse.

Three days ago, Sasuke delivered on his threat as Akatsuki releasing Shukaku and Nekomata onto Konoha. Seeking to protect Sakura, his closest friends, and Konoha, he agreed to the demand in exchange for leaving the village alone forever. This ended the battle that caused the death and injuries of hundreds of shinobi within two hours.

However, it will come at the price of his life.

He groaned slightly as he balled his fist. Forgetting his dreams of becoming Hokage, or being greater than his father, he closed his eyes and concentrated on pleasant thoughts to ease the agony. After recalling some of the positive experiences he had with friends and mentors over the years, his thoughts shifted to the evening before Sasuke attacked ...

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"Naruto?" A female voice said through the door of the apartment. "Are you there?"

"Give me a minute!" Naruto yelled as he scurried around his residence, discarding the scattered trash. Once he felt satisfied that his apartment was clean enough, he opened the door.

"Is everything okay?" the woman asked with a slight pout.

"Sure Sakura," he responded with a sheepish smile. "What brings you over here?"

"Actually," Sakura said as her pout eased into a neutral face, "I wanted to know if you want to go out for a walk."

"It's late," he said with a confused expression while rubbing the back of his neck. "Don't we have a mission tomorrow?"

"I know," she responded. "But that never stopped anyone before." Naruto nodded as he grabbed his jacket.

"Where should we go?" he asked as they both left his apartment.

"The training grounds," she said as he locked his door. He nodded as they left the building.

They traveled across the moonlit village by jumping on the various rooftops, then used the trees along the lit paths. Eventually, they reached the area where their shinobi careers started—training ground number seven.

"This brings back memories," Naruto said with his hands in his pocket. He glanced at the three tree stumps before returning his gaze to the pink-haired woman. "It's been five years since we became shinobi."

"I know," she said with sedated tone. "Sometimes it feels like it's longer."

"So what's up?" he said in an even tone. "Something is bothering you?"

"It's about the promise," She lowered her head. "I want you to—"

"Don't worry. I intend to keep it," he interrupted with edginess in his tone. Her face turned into a frown as he added, "I always keep my word Sakura. You know I can't—"

"Damn it!" she wailed as she stomped on the ground. "He's the leader of the Akatsuki! He's out to kill you and destroy Konoha." He lowered his head as she continued, "The bastard is not worth it anymore."

"He's still one of us," Naruto responded through his teeth. "He's a piece of shit, but I'll bring him back and let him face the council—"

"No!" Sakura yelled as she shook his shoulders as he leaned on one of the practice stumps. Naruto glared as she counted on her fingers as she spoke, "He left the village to seek power. He joined the organization that killed Jiraiya. He wants to attack Konoha. He nearly killed Shino, Neji, and Lee the third time we tried to bring him back." She paused as she stared at him directly in the eye. She blinked while she added, "He tried to kill you three times. Just three weeks ago, he tried to capture you."

"But Sakura," Naruto said as he lowered his head. He slumped to the ground as he added, "I only did this because you—"

"I know," she said as she moved closer to him. "I don't love him anymore. Not after what he's done." Naruto raised his eyebrows while she choked, "I don't want to lose you because of that."

"Don't worry," he said with a reassuring smile. He cleared a tear from her cheek as he added, "The next time we fight the bastard, no one will hold back."

"Thank you Naruto," she said as she eased herself next to him. Her voice softened and her eyes lowered as she added, "For everything."

"No need to—" Naruto said. However, he never finished his sentence as Sakura placed her index finger on his lips. A weak smile appeared on her face as she slid her finger underneath his lips and tilted his chin slowly toward her face.

His lips quivered as her face inched closer. With her green eyes half-open, she moved her finger from his chin to the back of his neck, where she caressed it with her warm touch. Their eyes closed as their lips touched in a warm embrace.

His hands moved to her waist as their lips refused to depart. She eased off the ground slightly to straddle his legs. She moved her hands to his chest while his hands guided her body.

Their lips departed as their eyes opened slightly. As their breathing increased, they gazed each other. Their eyes revealed their thoughts on their minds.

Neither wanted the moment to end.

Their lips touched again as Naruto ran his fingers through Sakura's hair, while she unzipped his jacket. As their tongues found each other, he wrestled with the jacket, flinging it aside before his hands found their way to her neck, stroking it softly as she moaned softly to his touch.

She gently guided his hands away from her neck. His eyes widened as she grabbed one of his fingers and guided it around her breast. She let go as he continued the motion on his own will.

Her legs tightened around him as he continued to tease her breasts as her nipples raised through her shirt. She lifted her arms up as he guided her shirt above her head, revealing her bare upper body to him. Throwing the shirt aside, his kisses gravitated from her lips, then down to her neck.

As the kisses gravitated to the swell of her breasts, she gripped his shirt and ripped it open as a soft moan escaped her lips while his tongue tasted and teased her nipples. Tilting his head up, she kissed him on the lips again, throwing the torn shirt away. Her kisses drifted to his neck as his hands drifted toward her chest, caressing her bosom once more.

Her kisses drifted lower to his chest as he ran his fingers around her nipples. A soft moan escaped his mouth as his hands drifted toward her back. As his hands drifted lower, she arched her back with a gasp.

Their breathing intensified as she guided his hands lower. He closed his eyes as his hands went past her stomach, and inside her shorts. She guided his hand deeper, past lacy panties until she felt his fingers around her. She released a loud moan as his finger slipped inside of her.

She drifted her hand down softly his midsection until she felt him. He released a soft moan as her hands drifted to his lower thighs. Her hand drifted up his body as she bit her lip, feeling herself pulse around his finger.

He pulled his finger out as her body inched closer to him until she was over him. She closed her eyes as she grinded their hips together, feeling his bulge through their clothes. His eyes closed and his head leaned backward. Their breathing grew ragged as his hands held her hips as she continued.

Their eyes opened, glancing toward each other with anticipation. She unbuttoned his pants, lowering them to his knees. She followed suit with her boxers. Glancing down, she grazed him lightly with her hand. After hearing his soft moan, she continued to stroke him.

She eased off him slightly as his hands guided her shorts below her waist. He kicked away his shoes, pants and boxers as he pulled down her lace panties. Stepping out of them, she nudged them away with her feet.

Lowering her body again, she straddled his body between her legs as began to grind him once more. She caressed his chest as he bit his lower lip. He closed his eyes as he enjoyed the unfamiliar and pleasurable sensation.

"Sakura," he whispered as his hands massaged her back. She reared back and let her head drift upward as she released another moan. As he opened his eyes, her naked body glowed in the fire-lit area as she reached down to touch him.

"I want to feel you," she murmured as her breathing grew ragged. Naruto closed his eyes as she raised her body, guiding him inside of her. As she eased herself onto him, she winced and released a soft cry as a slight pain spread inside her.

When the pain subsided, she grinded their bodies together once more. Naruto gripped the grass near him as the passion overflowed his senses. As she lowered herself slightly, he raised his hips, doing so repeatedly until they moved together in a harmonious rhythm.

They increased the pace as they adjusted to each other. They slid their bodies closer to the stump as he supported his back on it. As she continued to move on him, he teased her bosom once more with his tongue. Unable to contain the sensation, she sat upright as she moaned and closed her eyes. She leaned her head back as she drenched in the ecstasy inside of her.

She gripped his lower back to contain the euphoria inside her, moving on him harder. He felt himself tighten as he watched her body react with pleasure. With a loud groan, he released inside of her, no longer able to hold back the pulsing sensation. Feeling his eruption, she lowered herself on him as he remained completely inside of her. She tightened herself around him, increasing the exhilaration they experienced.

When the elation ceased, his back collapsed onto the stump as she fell into his chest. They smiled at each other and shared another kiss.

"Naruto," Sakura whispered as she gazed at his body.

"Yeah?" he responded as he glanced around the area, noticing their clothes scattered around them.

"We should probably head back," she said with a soft tone as she reached for her panties.

"Right," he said with a smile as she stood up, allowing him to exit her. As he reached for his boxers, he added as she continued to dress, "Do you want to stay at my place?"

"Not tonight," she said with a smile as she glanced at his body. She wrapped her arms around him as she whispered seductively in his ear, "We won't get any sleep."

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A smile appeared on his face as the light faded away from his vision. The surroundings around him darkened, the sound of metal clashing echoed in the distance.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled, "Hold on! We're here..."

However, it was too late. Her voice was nothing more than an inaudible whisper.

He could no longer feel the pain of the extraction process.

The stench of the layer weakened underneath his nose.

His breathing grew shallow, until it halted.

The light disappeared from his eyes.

The pulse of his heart stopped.

He smiled, believing his friends were safe.

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Sakura rushed towards his falling body as she recalled the events that transpired between them a week ago. When she caught his body, tears flowed from her eyes.

When she learned what Naruto did to protect the village and his friends, she left the Hokage tower in silence, biting her tongue to avoid revealing any overt emotions. She recalled wandered around the village, unable to speak any words until she ran into a familiar face...

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"Sakura! Wait a second!" a man yelled as he ran toward her. The kunoichi spun her head toward the man calling her as he added with a wheeze, "We've been looking for you for three hours."

"Sorry about that Shikamaru," she told the man in a soft tone as he slumped his posture. "Need me for something?"

"Gathering a team," he replied in a serious voice as she nodded as her eyes grew wide. "We're planning to rescue Naruto. Do you want—"

"I'm in," she interrupted as her eyes narrowed. As the lazy chuunin stared at her, she added, "The process of extraction will kill him. We have to save him."

"Are you sure?" he said with a serious tone. "There's no turning back from this."

"Shikamaru," she said as she placed her hand on her hip. "I said I'm in."

"That makes you the sixth person," he said in a serious tone.

"Six people," she asked with a higher tone as she widened her eyes. "Who's coming?"

"Hinata and Kiba volunteered immediately after we spoke to Tsunade-sama," Shikamaru said with a calm tone as Sakura's eyes narrowed. "They want to avenge Shino and Akamaru." Her eyes softened. He smiled when he added, "Besides, we know how Hinata feels about him. She'll follow him to lowest level of hell if it meant saving him."

"I noticed," Sakura said with a curt nod as her eyes narrowed once more. Shikamaru raised his eyebrow as she said, "Continue."

"I spoke to Ino. She and I want revenge for Chouji," he said with a serious tone. "She also wanted to return the favor to Naruto and save him." She nodded in agreement as he continued, "Initially, Lee volunteered to help, but—"

"He's injured," Sakura said as she finished the sentence. "I put the casts on his legs. Neji is in no condition to fight either. He almost lost his arm."

"Exactly." Shikamaru said with a serious tone. "Tenten opted to go in Lee's place."

"The weapon mistress?" she asked. After he gave a nod, she added, "I guess she wants to avenge her teammates and Gai-sensei." He nodded again in agreement.

"Too bad Tsunade-sama won't approve this mission," he said with a sigh. "That's why we're on our own."

"Why can't she?" Sakura demanded as she folded her arms. "Let me speak to her. I can convince her to—"

"Her hands are tied with the council," he responded. "Otherwise, she'd go herself."

"We can't fail," she said as a tear fell down her face. "If they take the Kyuubi away from him, Naruto will..."

"It won't happen," he said with a serious expression as her voice trailed off.

"How are we doing this?" she asked.

"We're meeting at the Yamanaka flower shop tomorrow morning. No one will suspect anything there." Shikamaru replied. "Make sure you have everything. After I explain the plan, we leave the village."

"Right," she said with a serious tone. "We're going to end this once and for all."

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The next day, she met with the others at the flower shop. They traveled to the outskirts of Ame, where rumors revealed that was the location of the Akatsuki base. Traveling for two days, the Konoha team fought and killed three Akatsuki members, hoping to give Naruto more time.

Fortunately, on the third day, with the combination of Hinata using her Byakugan and Kiba using his sense of smell, they located the base successfully.

They arrived, clashing with various Akatsuki grunts. They eventually reached the statue, where Naruto and the main members of the group awaited. Among the main members, was Sasuke Uchiha.

Tenten threw several kunai to disrupt the extraction process. Some of the Akatsuki members evaded the weapons, while some continued their focus on the extraction process.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled as she approached the statue, catching the falling shinobi. "Hold on! We're here to get you out."

However, she noticed Naruto close his eyes. His body became motionless when she appeared next to him.

"Naruto?" she yelled as she shook his body. Her hands illuminated in a soft green light as she used healing chakra. As tears flowed from her face, more chakra flowed to her hands, increasing the radiance of the light.

"It's no use," Sasuke said with a sneer as he approached his former teammates. "We already have the Kyuubi."

"Why?" Sakura screamed as more tears flowed down her face. "Why did you do this?"

"Simple," Sasuke replied as Sakura's healing chakra stopped. "Konoha destroyed my family, so I plan to destroy them."

"Bastard!" Sakura yelled as she let normal chakra seep into her hands. "You killed so many that didn't have anything to do with it—"

"They were all casualties," Sasuke said as he began to draw chakra from the statue. "I can't let no one stand between my goals." He pointed at her and her unmoving teammate as he added, "Not you. Not him!"

In her rage, Sakura punched the ground with her chakra behind it, forcing an earthquake. As Sasuke continued to draw chakra from the statue, it began to rattle, until the statue toppled over the former Konoha shinobi, pinning his legs to the ground.

"Idiot!" She yelled to the now motionless Uchiha. As she approached him, the room began to shake violently.

"We need to get out of here!" Tenten yelled, as the remaining members of Akatsuki teleported out of the room. "This place is going to collapse!"

"Get Naruto first," Sakura said in a serious tone as Hinata and Kiba ran toward Naruto. As Kiba put him on his back, she added, "Tsunade may be able to save him."

"What about him?" Ino yelled as the room continued to shake. She pointed to Sasuke as she added, "Konoha wants his body dead or alive."

"Let the bastard rot," Kiba responded with a snarl. "He deserves to die here!"

"Enough talking!" Shikamaru said, "Let's get out of—"

"I can't die so easily," Sasuke said as he crawled from underneath the statue as everyone lost the ability to move. He revealed his Mangenkyo Sharingan as he raised his arm off the floor. "I'll destroy anyone standing in my way, including you morons."

"Shit," Kiba said under his breath as everyone struggled to move.

"Are you crazy?" Ino shouted to the former Konoha shinobi. "You'll kill everyone, including yourself!"

"I don't care if I have to crawl," Sasuke yelled in a deranged tone. He cackled like a lunatic before as he added, "I'll avenge my family once and for all!"

"We have to stop him!" Tenten screamed to the others as she began to draw chakra to break the genjutsu. "He lost his mind!" The others began to draw their chakra as well, but were unable to break the genjutsu.

"You'll be the first victims of my new power," Sasuke bellowed from the ground as he attempted to draw chakra from the statue. "Come forth, Kyuubi! Destroy them!"

To everyone's surprise, nothing happened.

"I said come forth you wretched fox!" Sasuke yelled as he collapsed on the ground. "You're under my control you stupid beast!"

"Is that so pathetic mortal?" A demonic voice echoed across the room. "You can't control me or my brethren."

"Why not?" Sasuke yelled as he slammed his palm on the floor, "I must get my revenge!"

"Forget it mortal," a female demonic voice said. "You're dying!" She laughed as she added, "You commanded me and Shukaku to attack that village, because you're too weak. Go handle your own ambitions."

"I command you!" Sasuke shrieked. "I don't care if I die here! Kill them! Annihilate Konoha!"

"You fucking idiot," Kiba shouted. "You're going to die too!"

"So be it," Sasuke hissed as he attempted to draw more chakra from the statue.

However, everyone's eyes widened in surprise as the statue glowed in an ominous light. Nine lights emerged from the statue as it fractured. The fracture in the statue caused chakra to explode forward, killing anyone in the direct vicinity, and causing the hideout collapse on itself.

"We warned him," one of the lights uttered. "Not even that human simpleton I was stuck with would try to control me when he couldn't."

"It doesn't matter," another one of the lights uttered. "We're finally free from those wretched humans!"

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"What does this machine do?" a dark-skinned woman exclaimed as she looked at the unusual set up in the room.

"To explain everything right would be complicated Captain Yoruichi," a blond-haired man responded as he opened a paper fan.

"Then give the short version," the woman responded, folding her arms across her chest as he fanned himself. She smiled as she added, "And drop the formalities Kisuke."

"While researching ways to travel into Hueco Mundo," Kisuke said as he stroked his jaw, "I stumbled upon an odd discovery. Instead of ending up there, I arrived in a different dimension."

"Really?" Yoruichi said with a raised eyebrow. "Can you describe it?"

"I didn't stay around long enough," Kisuke said as he closed the paper fan. "Probably a good thing I didn't. That world uses the souls of the deceased as energy."

"You're joking!" she said as she folded her arms. She gave him a shortsighted glance as she continued, "How can anyone harness the power of a soul?"

"The souls return to the earth into a form of energy," he said while he crinkled his eyes. "Of course, the souls die in the process. From what I hear, the planet can't survive without souls."

"They continue to do that?" she asked. "Despite knowing that information?"

"Apparently the corporation doing this understands the situation and ignores it," Kisuke said in a drab tone. His voice changed into a lighter tone as he added, "However, there are people fighting against that company."

"So you want to travel back into that world to help them?" Yoruichi asked. Her eyes narrowed as she continued, "Or do you want to research that technology."

"The people fighting are strong enough, and that knowledge would be the end of Soul Society," Kisuke responded as he started the machine. "I'm more interested in what other worlds exist, so I changed the calibrations of the coordinates."

"You believe shinigami like us exists in other worlds?" she asked with a smirk.

"I'm certain of it," he said with a frown. "In the past, shinigami had access to other worlds before the royal family sealed off those gates to prevent hollows from invading. Now, we only handle hollows on Earth."

"That's only a childhood tale," Yoruichi said with a frown. "No one can prove it."

"I would say the same thing, if I didn't wind up in that weird world." Kisuke said with a shrug as he powered up the machine. "There's also truth to any tales passed down from generations." As she nodded in affirmation, he continued, "I want to gather information on another world before presenting the information to Captain Yamamoto. "

"I'm going too," she stated as she grabbed the hilt of her zanpakutou. "You may need help in case something goes wrong, or if hollows exist there."

"Concerned for my safety captain?" he asked in a high tone. When the portal opened, he added as she smiled, "Be prepared for anything. We don't know what's on the other side of the gate."

"Should we leave a message telling someone what we're doing?" she asked. "I don't want the Gotei Thirteen thinking we're fugitives."

"Don't worry about it," he responded. "What's the worst that could happen?"

Yoruichi shrugged as the two shinigami stepped into the portal, uncertain of what is on the other side.

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Naruto awakened as he lay on the ground. Glancing up, he saw the faces of two fellow Konoha shinobi.

"Sakura? Shikamaru? What's going on?" Naruto asked with a quizzical expression. He eased off the ground as he noticed Hinata, Kiba, Ino, and Tenten. "Why are you guys here?"

"We came to get you out of there," Ino added with a serious tone. All the shinobi pointed to the Akatsuki site, where smoke billowed in the distance.

"However, things didn't go according to plan," Sakura said with a somber expression as Naruto twisted his face to look at the ruined criminal hideout.

"I don't get it," Naruto said as he rubbed the back of his head. Shikamaru rubbed his temples as Naruto leaped off the ground. He added, "If we were in there, how are we out here? The hideout must be at least five miles away from here."

"Idiot, we're all dead." Kiba growled as Naruto turned. "The explosion and the collapse crushed our bodies."

"All that's left is these chains," Tenten added. She sighed as she whispered under her breath, "Why are they there in the first place?"

"I get it," Naruto yelled toward the group. "It's only a joke!" Kiba and Ino joined Shikamaru in rubbing their temples while Tenten, Hinata, and Sakura looked away in a sheepish manner. "Everything's okay. Let's return home and get some food to celebrate!"

"It's not an illusion," Shikamaru said in an exasperated tone as he touched the shoulder of his comrade. To illustrate the point further, he dragged himself and Naruto to a nearby road, where traffic was high. The remaining shinobi followed him.

However, no one noticed them. Furthermore, the people passed through him, not even realizing he was there.

"When we arrived in the hideout," Sakura said with a sad tone, while Naruto looked at the people with a puzzled look, desperately trying to get their attention. "Sasuke finished extracting the Kyuubi from your body."

Naruto turned his attention to Sakura, remembering that she ran to him before he lost his control over his senses.

"Sasuke attempted to use the statue after he took the Kyuubi to attack us," Hinata said with a soft tone. She played with her fingers as she added, "It backfired and destroyed the entire hideout."

"With us in it," Sakura added, as Naruto lowered his head in disgust.

"There is a bright side to this," Tenten added, as everyone turned their heads and stared at the kunoichi. She winced as she continued, "Konoha is safe. There's no way Sasuke could have survived either."

"Good," Kiba said with a spiteful voice as everyone nodded in agreement. "He lost his mind! Better that the bastard died with us!"

"It's the other way around Kiba," Shikamaru said, with earned a tense growl from the Inuzuka shinobi. "He used a genjutsu that kept us from escaping. Otherwise, we would've made it out of there before the idiot did anything."

"So what do we do now?" Naruto asked everyone. "What happens from here? How do we get rid of these chains?"

"I don't know," Ino said as everyone glanced around the area as Sakura and Hinata stepped toward Naruto. As the two touched his shoulders, the blonde kunoichi added, "I never died before."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with her sentiments.

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Author Notes:

This is my first attempt at a crossover story. It is also my first attempt at writing for a mature audience on this site. However, I don't want anyone going easy on critique in his or her reviews due to my inexperience.

With that in mind, there are many Naruto and Bleach crossovers, but few receive consideration as quality stories. The same situation exists with most stories involving a harem situation. My hope is that this story, while mature in content, will add to the list of quality crossovers and harem stories.

Speaking of the harem, you already know he shares a romantic link with Sakura from this chapter, and that Hinata shows feelings for him in canon. That will not change—no matter how much anti-Hinata or anti-Sakura people whine about it.

He will also share romantic links with two women from the Bleach realm. I will leave the names of those women to your imagination. (Here's a clue: Think of two females in Bleach who could benefit the most with Naruto constantly around them. That should narrow down the list of options.)

By the conclusion of Second Existence, Naruto will have a relationship with either one woman, or all four. (Admittedly, I haven't fully decided on the ending. As I continue writing the story, I'll make up my mind. This is probably the only area where reviews could influence my thoughts.)

As for other possible pairings, I'm not revealing those yet either. When the time comes, you will know. Many Bleach and Naruto fans will probably enjoy the combinations. You can add your guesses in a review or PM. Perhaps I'll confirm if your answer is correct.

Yes, Sasuke is psychotic in this story. Admittedly, what happens to him next is probably too predictable, especially if you are an avid fan of Bleach. (I'll find a way to make it interesting.)

On a side note, I corrected the errors that Piper Chris Melinda Halliwell pointed out in a review. Thank you again!

Since you got this far, review and let me know what you think about the chapter. If everyone deems it good enough, I'll proceed with Chapter 2: Unusual Spirits. If not, I'll rewrite this chapter until I get it right.