Shinigami in the Ninja World

Nine-Tails grumbled as it continued complaining, but Yoruichi Shihōin remained hidden, vanishing from its senses.

Ichigo Kurosaki struggled to get up, but the small fox had a surprisingly heavy weight, pinning him down to the ground.

The Shiba siblings, Kūkaku and Ganju, stood still, not daring to intervene. They knew this fox was even stronger than their older brother.

Fortunately, this torment of being pinned down didn't last long. Just as promised, before dinner, Naruto appeared.

His golden figure flashed into view with Shunpo.

Nine-Tails was startled. As the one most familiar with Naruto, it could tell by his unchanged spiritual pressure that this was merely a Shadow Clone.

"Hiding at the Shiba residence, huh?" Naruto picked up Nine-Tails and placed it on his shoulder. "How does it feel to meet your blood relatives?"

Ichigo flipped upright into a sitting position. "It's surprising. I didn't expect to have relatives in the Soul Society."

And more shockingly, these relatives were part of the nobility.