Letters from Soul Society 002 Tsunade’s Sonata
Chapter 002 Tsunade's Sonata
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The hilt of the Samurai sword hit Jiraiya’s fore head protector.
The samurai’s angular face knotted up. “Huh?”
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“What’s going on here?”
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“Samurai. Can I help you?” The tapping on his forehead protector pulsed, paused, and started again.
“Is this some type of cursed armor?”
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“I’m sending you to Soul Society, but it’s not working. I’ve never seen anything like it.” The Samurai’s jaw set, he’d gone serious.
Jiraiya grabbed the samurai’s wrist and squeezed a warning. “Just what kind of Samurai are you?”
“Shinigami. I send deceased people to Soul Society…”
“DEAD?! I’m really dead!?”
The shinigami lowered his sword along with his gaze and looked a bit more respectful.
“Shinobi. Take off that strange forehead armor, I think its keeping me from performing the burial.”
“I’m not going to any burial!”
“Easy there, Shinobi…” The samurai held up a hand and froze. “It appears we’ve gotten off on the wrong foot. I usually don’t have to explain. It saves time when you just find out on the other side.” The Shinigami shrugged and stood upright, sword at his side.
Jiraiya used the time to recount the facts. Konoha. Transparent. Teleportation? Chain hanging from his chest…his knees threatened to buckle.
He’d lost. He hadn’t survived Nagato…Pa hadn’t teleported him anywhere…
Jiraiya’s lips pressed together, the tension stiffened his knees.
“We all have to go sometime, usually Shinobi understand that better than anyone,” the Shinigami said flatly.
Jiraiya nodded and set his jaw in determination as he lifted his eyes to meet the other man’s.
“Shinigami. There is something that I must to do first…”
The other man shook his head. “I can’t allow that. I am under direct orders to take you immediately. Most humans who possessed a large amount of chakra while they were mortal, tend to posses large amounts of Riatsu after they pass to the other side. I can already feel your Riatsu growing by the minute, we have to go NOW.”
Jiraiya turned toward Tsunade’s face on the mountain and then looked back at the shinigami.
The shinigami’s stared back for a long moment, then deflated. “Five minutes, Shinobi, but…”
Jiraiya turned and flashed toward Tsunade’s office before the shinigami could finish his sentence. Jiraiya stood in Tsunade’s office at the speed of his will.
Her hair fell across her face, and his finger twitched to brush it aside. She sat in her window, staring out at Konoha, holding a flask of sake.
His heart wrenched as if it would rip from his chest and he felt the pain of her loss radiate down to his toes. He stepped toward the love of his life on hesitant feet.
He ran fingertips across her pink tinged cheek, unable to feel her soft skin. He choked on another wave of crushing emotion.
The shinigami shuffled his feet and cleared his throat.
“This is too much for me, Shinigami,” Jiraiya choked back tears. He barked his words to ward off a sob. “She can’t even feel that I’m here.”
“Wait for her,” the Shinigami replied simply. “Everyone has to cross over eventually…”
Jiraiya nodded and leaned, his lips nearly touching Tsunade’s ear. “I won’t make the same mistake again. The next time I see you, I will grab hold and never let go…”
Tsunade’s tears welled and poured down her face before she buried her face in her sleeve.
Jiraiya wrenched himself away and exposed his bare forehead to the Shinigami, who stood round-eyed.
“H-how did you do that? I’ve never seen anything like that.” The Shinigami whispered in disbelief. He brought the hilt of his katana up and gently tapped.
Jiraiya smirked as he began to sink into a black hole that had formed in the wall behind him. He turned to look at Tsunade…
“Our love transcends death, my friend.”
Perhaps he only imagined that his words teased the hint of a smile from her tears as she lifted her head to gaze out at Konoha once again…
Then everything went black…
To be continued…
Next chapter: Arrival
Notes from the authors: In the next chapter Jiraiya finally arrives in soul society only to be met by a familiar face… hope you are enjoying it 
Feel free to suggest plot points that would be interesting, remember that the best fanfic stays within the original work without messing with anything.
Ja
Jeremiah and Kumori
FIRRRRRRSSSSSTTTT!!!!!!!
Second
sounding good jman
Thanks, Alec
Kumori deserves an equal share of the credit.
4th! Enjoying this crossover you guys are doing. Gives a sense of freshness. Keep it guys.
Should I be worried by the fact that you keep having fits of dyslexia on my name. Is Cur-omi my name when I’ve been a raving…uh, ill just say jerk?
lol, my bad kumori, i never read the sigs after the first three letter, and i missed it.
NICE JOB!!!!!! (at Kumori, not you j)
@Jeremiah and Kumori: This is an awesome concept. Jiraiya has to figure out a way to make Tsunade see him, a la Ichigo’s sister and Tatsuke. Can’t wait to see Itachi. Would love to see you work the death god poker game into a chapter, that could provide some comic relief, “Orochimaru, get your elbows off the table.”
LMAO forgot about the death god poker game ^_^
I never really been a fan of fan fic but this concept really intrests me! Great job you two!
Im thinking the familiar face he may see is either the third hokage or the fourth hokage!
awesome job miah and kumo ^^
when is our dead star itachi coming O_O
I though Jiraiya was going to be perverted since Tsunade cant see him 0_o
lol ^_^
Very strong pieces you two. I can visualize all the situations as if I’m reading a manga. Keep it up, I may have a contributing concept down the road because I really want this to succeed! I find my self enthralled and wanting more already. If you need to take your time, please do. Quality is always better when it’s not rushed and let the creativity flow. I know j man will stand by his idea, and from what I can tell, so can Kumori.
Any plans for the Fourth? The White Fang? You don’t have to answer that, but that’s one thing I could dig lol