A history of misunderstandings and hidden resentments has culminated into Ichigo and Rukia's last year in Karakura High. With their friends wishing for them to both move past their shallow rivalries and verbal spats, perhaps the events of this year finally will bring them closer. It does seem rather optimistic, doesn't it? IchiRuki AU.

At his sensei's dying request, Naruto sets off from home on a mission to deliver two letters, both addressed to individuals he has never heard of before – a Tsunade and an Orochimaru. Along the way, he gains several strange companions, like an ambitious thief named Sakura and a left-handed swordsman named Sasuke. AU, pairings undecided.