This is my first Death Note story and it is a Death Note/Naruto crossover. It is also based on dream that I had a few weeks ago, I'm not sure about it but it could turn into Yaoi later on in the story but I'm still unsure . It is ItachixL.

Rated M for torture, gore, swearing, etc.

Anyway, enjoy my story.

Disclaimer- I don't own any of the Death Note characters or the Naruto characters

Chapter 1- "Kira or Me?"

It was such a mystery. L was always two steps of ahead of everyone, not this time. He laid in a cold, dark, cell. He tried to figure it out so many times but wasn't able to come with an answer. Only one. Kira was trying to use outside forces to get revenge on him, he was frustrated that he was on guard and he let it down at the wrong time.

'I know I'm not in the same place I was yesterday' L thought, 'Where could I be?'

Rain hit the windows as some of the water came pouring in. It was going to be a bad storm, L checked his surroundings and tried to find ways out. He found a place where he could dig his way out but it was cemented in at the end, he didn't realize he was dealing with advanced criminals. They weren't like Kira. They couldn't't't use Death Note, they used their mental powers to get the what they wanted.

'Who the hell is keeping me here?!?!' L banged against the bars as he sighed, 'Is this revenge?'

"Hn, I see that you're awake..."

L turned to his kidnapper but realized that he couldn't see anything. Only red sharigan eyes that could make anyone cringe, a hand slowly reached for his collar as he struggled to break out of the grip. He was slammed against the cage as he looked up trying to find the attacker, the attacker was angry about something and L had to figure it out.

L spoke softly, "What do you want? I won't tell you anything about the Kira case..."

The attacker looked at him, "This isn't about Kira...This is about the malpractices and the suicide that you investigated that killed three of the members! One of them my own partner!"

L looked puzzled, "When was this? I've done over..." a slam was heard as L cut the conversation short, "...I've only done four, the rest were murders and homicide.."

The attacker shook the cage, "Keep lying to me, you won't survive very long..."

L looked up at him, "I don't understand, what do you need me for? Those cases are unsolved, my main focus is unmasking Kira..."

The attacker came into the light. A black cloak, deep indigo nails, a ring, and long black hair. L was facing a killer and one of the most wanted in Konoha, it was Itachi Uchiha of the late Uchiha clan. L looked into his eyes as they both locked eyes and Itachi's stare seemed almost disturbing.

Itachi grabbed him, "The hell you'll focus on Kira! Forget it, it isn't important anymore!"

L looked away, "If I stop, Kira will keep killing, he could kill us all..."

"We're not at stake, we don't live there..."

"You don't understand...I'm the closest to finding out, I always take risks whenever I do this case..."

Itachi began to strangle him, "Pathetic bastard, you are pathetic!" He was thrown to floor as he glared, "You are a prisoner until you solve all the cases..."

L looked down, "This isn't going to be easy, not everything will fall into place like you want it!"

"Your the genius, it shouldn't' be too hard for you..."

"I'm already working two more cases and the Kira case..."

Itachi grabbed him again, L now sensed a presence of impatience and basic greed. He was definitely dealing with a difficult murderer, he knew it was either play his games or face something he wasn't ready to deal with. He had seen it many times throughout his career.

Itachi pulled up a chair and watched L, he was waiting for him to answer his questions. L was about to refuse but he had no choice and began sorting through the papers as he checked every section of the reports, none of the cases made sense as L tried to piece it together in his mind.

He looked over at Itachi, "I have to ask you a personal question, was you partner suicidal? There are cuts on his wrists and then he drowned himself..."

Itachi looked at him, "No he wasn't, Kisame wasn't the type of person to go suicidal. What I don't get is why he already did it. He didn't have to drown himself..."

"Hn, this doesn't make sense...it just doesn't add up, especially the malpractice charges..." L continued to check the papers, "The doctor had fifteen malpractice charges..."

Itachi growled, "Well, like I said...the doctor just went crazy and he killed the two members and himself after..."

L closed his eyes, "I see. It does look like the work of Kira but I can't be 100 percent that it's him..."

"The doctor also died in a bizarre way too, he wrote a suicide note but he didn't do what was on it, he was supposed to drown but he hung himself instead..."

'You're getting quite sloppy, Light...' thought L, 'It's just probably another turn so I can't get you'

Itachi went into the back room and returned with a potential witness of one of the incidents. Sasori walked out as he watched L carefully, they were a organization and they couldn't't be light on every person that came in as a hostage but Sasori was in a good mood so things would be fine for awhile at least. L began the conversation.

"So, you're the partner of Deidara? I'm sorry for your loss..."

Sasori remained silent then he spoke, "So, you're one of the greatest private detectives in the world? What an honor it must be..."

L smiled a little, "Well, I guess it is...it suits my intellectual gift..."

Sasori picked up his tea as he watched L drop about eight sets of sugar cubes in his cup. Sasori already noticed his weird quirks as he stirred the tea around and he began to drink, Sasori began to tell L about what had been going on and got to the part about the malpractice. L watched everything about his eyes and how he reacted, he had to make sure if he had any motive to kill his partner before he could go after Kira.

Sasori finished his sentence, "...Deidara was very sick where he had to go to the doctor and things just went wrong from there..."

L looked at his tea and drank it, "I see. Deidara basically died of torture and malpractice, he was injected with Potassium Chloride at the end of the torture, it was basically an overdose."

Sasori paused, "Things have been a little weird around here. A lot deaths have increased..."

'Hmm, same style as Kira.'

Sasori looked at him seriously, "Something is obviously wrong...I don't understand..."

L looked at the police reports. He looked at the pictures which were brutal, all the cuts were deep, Zestu's and Kisame's intestines had been cut out and a bunch of other body parts. This wasn't the work of Kira, Kira never seemed to harm his enemies with his hands it was always from afar by writing it down in the Death Note. He could twist it so many ways.

L nodded his head, "It is the work of the same murderer I'm investigating but I'm afraid that he's going a little farther to trick me..."

Sasori looked at him, "Well, you better do something because he strikes so often that people remain at home..."

L looked at him, "Well it doesn't take long for people to notice, I'm sure the police are in a fit..."

"None of them will investigate, there is too much fear for death..."

'Same situation...' L couldn't't believe how close everything was, 'That's why so many of us wouldn't take the case due to the fear of death...'

There was a brief pause as L pieced everything together and continued to look at the police reports, why didn't everything add up? If he couldn't't crack any of the cases then he would be left for death to come and creep up on him. He had to solve them fast before Itachi's patience ran thin and he was out of luck. He continued looking.

Itachi came back with a plateful of cake, L eyed it immediately. He reached for it as Itachi pulled it away, L fell to the floor and looked up. The sweets he loved were too far away for his consumption, Itachi grinned evilly and put the plate on a stool and watched L face temptation. L calmed down and looked at Itachi seriously.

"What is this? A bribe?" he asked, "It's going to take more than two pieces of cake to do it..."

Itachi smiled, "I forgot to mention something, I like to play games with my hostages just like my brother Sasuke..."

L froze, "What happened to him? You sound like you had a good time with him..."

"Well, he went insane after the tortures and he's in the asylum now..."

L froze again, Itachi was just like Kira in so many ways. He used what he had to manipulate and twist people around and he also had the heartless nature to go along with it. It was almost like he had planned the murders to keep him hostage or the information had been changed on purpose. L faced the other way and began thinking, what was the right information?

'I can't say that it's all a trick' L looked at Itachi, 'It would be too obvious to him...There are too many sides to one story..'

Itachi looked at him, "You are deep in thought, something must be bothering you..."

"Nothing is, it's all just a mind game. It's almost like playing chess..."

Itachi laughed evilly as he threw L his food. L backed away from the food and looked at Itachi, it wasn't the cake he was going to give to him and there was no sugar to add to the porridge and L sensed that he was going to have to go without sweets for about a week until he could solve all the cases.

He looked at Itachi as Itachi tightened his shackles.

"I know how much you love sweets but I'm afraid I'll have to test you to see how far you can crack..."

"We'll see..."

Itachi grinned, it wasn't in a good way, "Something tells me you're going to be difficult to handle but I know I can crack you..."

L laughed inside his mind, 'A new challenge, he's acting just like Kira...'

Itachi threw the sheets off the bed and decided to make a challenge for L by letting him sleep two nights without sheets with the windows open. L didn't think much of it until he saw the news and the weather wasn't going to change.

L thought it was just his bad luck for being here at the wrong time. He had no idea how bad Itachi could be and he was going to find out sooner than he would realize.

Itachi got behind L as his arm wrapped around his head as he saw the kunai in his hand, Itachi's scary eyes only reminded him to keep on task and not to fail.

"Don't screw up or you know what'll happen..." Itachi said it darkly as he arched it close to L's throat, "Watch yourself..."

Itachi opened the windows as the wind howled and he locked the prison door. L looked outside and at the room which had no emotion, it wasn't going to be comfortable and doing some things his way were off the table as well. He had to meet demands.

L laid on the sheet of metal which was his bed. It was naked and the temperature was to drop at night, L wondered how long he would last being with a heartless murderer that was named Itachi Uchiha.

That's Chapter 1, Please R&R.