Karin-chin: Hey readers! This is my first Naruto story and I have been dying to put it out. I'm so excited! I hope you guys like it.

Title: Matantei Sakura Ragnarok

Genres: Fantasy/Humor/Romance/Drama

Rating: Teen

Pairings: Sakura/many, Shino/Hinata/Kiba, onesided InoSasu, eventual Ino/Shikamaru/Temari, and… I'll just think about the rest of them later…

Full Summary: For reasons unknown, the Trickster God Sakura is sentenced to exile in the human world in the form of a child. Under circumstances, Sakura finds herself living with a mystery-occult fanatic named Uzumaki Naruto opening up a detective agency to hunt down enough evil auras to send her back to the Realm of Gods. However, no one else seems to share in her desire. Sakura must figure where her trust in others lie… that is if she's still alive!

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Matantei Loki Ragnarok… sob…

Now, let the story begin!

"Sasori-danna, why didn't you stop Lord Pein?"

"Perhaps we could have stopped Lord Pein then… but we can no longer control destiny"

"Tobi doesn't understand Sasori-senpai"

"The time of that is approaching"

"Then we should just leave it alone then since Master Sakura isn't here for that to happen"

"But Deidara-senpai! What does Sakura-sama have to do with that?"

"This'll be fun"

Matantei Sakura Ragnarok

Chapter One

Mysterious Child

"Pencils down. The exam is now over" a teacher spoke after he heard the clock chime. The students obeyed with pleasure dropping their pencils as if they were on fire. They all appeared exhausted from the mid-term exam. But then again, who wouldn't be since it was a mid-term. "You're dismissed," he told the students.

They all left the classroom in a hurry not bothering to look back. The brown-haired teacher started collecting papers enjoying the silence.

…Well, he would've if it wasn't for the obnoxious snoring coming from one of the student's desks!

A vein throbbed at the teacher's head as he gazed over his most troublesome student snoozing life away. His head was laid atop his crossed arms as drool seeped out onto his term paper. With some difficulty, the teacher retrieved the term paper…

..Only to realize that there was nothing on it whatsoever.

The vein became bigger as he glared at the mop of spiky blonde hair. The boy didn't seem to notice the glare too busy with his nap totally ignorant to the many punishments his sensei has cooked up for him in his head.

"NARUTO!!!"

"WAH!!" thud

A teenager of sixteen with blonde spiky hair sprang up from his seat and fell straight onto the floor. He winced as he rubbed the injured spot on his head; his bright blue eyes showing pain. His teacher was glaring at him the whole time.

Finally noticing the teacher's presence, the young teen stared up at his teacher with a glare realizing that it was he who was the culprit for disturbing his nap.

"Oi, Iruka-sensei! What was that for?!" he exclaimed as he pointed an accusing finger at his sensei. The teacher, Iruka, just twitched in annoyance as he stared at the boy with three line marks on each side of his face making them look like whiskers.

"I should be the one asking the questions, Naruto" Iruka stated sternly as he glared down at his student. Just as the boy—Naruto—was just about to retort, a paper was shoved in his face.

"What's this?" Naruto asked as he stared at the blank paper that appeared to have some drool stains on it.

"It's your term-paper," Iruka-sensei told him. "Actually, more like your pillow" Iruka told him with a displeased look. Naruto looked at him with sheepish guilt causing the older male to sigh.

"Naruto, not only are you going to fail your mid-terms, but also this class! If this keeps up, you will definitely have to attend supplementary classes during summer break," Iruka told him.

"It isn't my fault school is so boring" Naruto grumbled. He crossed his arms and glared at the ground from his spot on the floor.

"Well everything can't be like your mystery novels, Naruto" Iruka told him displeased. "Life just doesn't work like that"

"Well, who needs school anyway?!" Naruto lashed out glaring at his sensei; his eyes alit with blue fire. "I'm going to be a detective! I have no need for school!"

WHACK!!!

"This is why you need school, Naruto!" Iruka told him as Naruto nursed his head from Iruka's whack. "You need to learn things so you can be good at your job. Detectives need to be knowledgeable!"

"But—"

WHACK!!!

"No buts! I expect you to take the make-ups in a few days. If you fail to pass them then you will definitely need to take supplementary classes! Am I clear?" he asked the blonde boy.

Naruto bowed his head in defeat knowing full well there was no way he would beat Iruka-sensei.

"Hai…"

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"Oh hey, there's that occult weirdo," someone whispered as Naruto passed by. Others joined in the whispering as he walked. He didn't bother to pay them heed since he was used to it.

"I heard those whiskers things are natural"

"Really? How weird"

"I heard that after his parents died, he joined some occult believing he can bring them back from the dead"

"I bet he reads those black magic books and worships Satan"

"Scary"

Uzumaki Naruto was a second year attending Konoha Gakuen. He was orphaned at the age of seven leaving his great uncle being his only living kin. His uncle, often away on business gaining research for his book, left Naruto to live in their apartment with his uncle sending money every month for him to have a decent living.

However, a "decent living" wasn't the case if you looked at Naruto's social life. He didn't have any friends at all in Konoha Gakuen because of his interests in mystery novels and the supernatural. His peers, even teachers, give him a hard time rumoring that he was a Satan worshiper and the fact that his grades were very poor.

Now, don't go pointing fingers here. He wasn't a Satan worshiper; never was, never will be. He didn't really believe in god and all that religious stuff (A/n: Not trying to offend any religious people out there because I'm catholic, okay?). He was more concerned with ghosts and aliens. It would be amazing to finally see one up close and personal.

Ever since Naruto could remember, he had always wanted to be a detective. He wanted to solve crimes and be the hero to protect everyone. He wanted to be acknowledged because of his great deductive skills and catching the bad guy.

However, with Naruto's poor grades, he would be lucky to become a bagger at ACME. He was that horrible. He constantly fell asleep in class and did poorly on both his homework and tests—that is, if he ever completed them at all.

It wasn't his fault that school was just so boring! All you ever do is just sit all day listening to teachers blab on and on about useless information.

I mean, what does Shakespeare have to do with being a detective?

Plus, there was the constant paper balls throw at him when he did make an effort to pay attention. They were passed by his peers filled with insults and idiotic assumptions. He saw no point in staying awake in school really.

"Naruto!" a voice called.

Naruto turned his head to face one of his teachers. He had silver hair and, unlike Naruto's tan skin, had pale skin; however, it was not a sickly pale.

"Mizuki-sensei?" Naruto asked curiously. Mizuki never paid much attention to him before so it was a surprise that he was approaching him now.

"I heard that you'll be taking make-up exams," Mizuki told him. He looked at Naruto with sympathy "Iruka sure was harsh to you about it, I hear" he told the boy.

"Yeah, well, I did fall asleep so I guess he does have the right to be mad" Naruto replied. He rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment as he said this.

"Well, I hope you do better next time" Mizuki told him and patted his shoulder as he passed by him to leave. "Well then, ja ne"

"Ah, ja ne" Naruto said and headed for the door.

Naruto exited the school and walked down the steps of Konoha Gakuen. Droplets of rain fell on his head. He turned to look up at the cloudy sky with a frustrated face.

'Damn, I didn't bring an umbrella today!' Naruto thought with a furrow of his brow.

He began to run down the steps in an effort to get to his apartment complex before it started to pour heavily. Nevertheless, after a few seconds, the rain poured down heavily pounding on the ground as if it was trying to beat it to a pulp.

Naruto ran faster as he turned a corner. He placed a hand over his forehead as in an effort to shield his eyes from some of the rain droplets spraying at him. His uniform was drenched the more he was outside in the rain.

His sneaker clad feet beat against the sidewalk as cars drove passed. One car drove through a puddle causing Naruto to be splashed. His white polo t-shirt with his turquoise undershirt and black pants were drenched (A/n: You know, like some anime guys don't wear the school tie and have a couple buttons undone to show they have a shirt under the polo shirt).

"Kuso" Naruto cursed out quietly. He had better not catch a cold after this. Iruka-sensei is already breathing fire down his neck for mid-terms. No need for him to get angry that Naruto is out sick with a cold too.

The light on the crosswalk intersection was red meaning that he couldn't cross. Naruto tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for the light to turn green with the other passersby. After what seemed like hours, the lights turned green meaning they could go.

As Naruto reached across, something prickled at the back of his neck. A feeling of forbidding filled him as a chill ran down his spine containing a sinister feeling of being watched. He turned to look behind him, finding the source of this paranoid feeling.

There, a small child stood in the middle of the crossroad where he had just walked. Her aura did not give off one of a child. Her eyes, through the throng of people, were glaring.

Glaring straight at him.

Naruto's eyes widened as he stared at her eyes. He could see clearly that they were emerald despite the distance between them. Eyes that no one else was looking into. He was locked in a stare with this strange child who filled him with fascination. Her short pink hair and strange clothes were drenched in water as he himself.

Something swelled inside him, as he looked at her, unable to break away from their staring contest. Curiosity flooded his being as well as a feeling of being alienated from society. Her aura clearly overwhelming his own and crushing it to pieces.

And yet, no one noticed a child standing in the road. No one saw her staring straight into his soul. Who was she? What was she doing there? Naruto's head was full of everything and yet of nothing.

Suddenly, it felt like time slowed down. The light changed to red once more and the cars were free to drive through the streets. A car was driving towards the pink haired child as if she was not there at all.

It all happened so fast. Naruto's self-conscious wasn't thinking clearly as he ran forward. His legs pumped with adrenaline to get to the child on time. Her face morphed into one of surprise at the last second before realizing that a car was heading straight toward her.

Naruto's body collided with the young girl's as they both flew off the road onto the sidewalk. He held her close as his breathing came out in heavy pants. Relief flooded through him and he had no idea if it was for him or for this girl.

Time went back to normal again. Reality washed over his senses as he had once again felt the cold droplets of rain, heard the sounds of walking passersby who paid them no heed, and the aching of his muscles.

The girl was passed out. Rain drops hit her face, but she didn't flinch at all. Naruto noticed she was breathing normally so she wasn't in any life-threatening situation.

His mind was in a frenzy. He didn't know what to think about: why the people never noticed the girl standing in the middle of the street except him? Who this girl was? Why was she so focused on him—they all bunched together giving him a headache.

Deciding to think about this later, Naruto picked the girl up and carried her bridal style back to his apartment. He couldn't just leave her here on the sidewalk after all. His apartment came into view as he sped up his pace. His hold tightened on the little girl.

Somehow, he couldn't help feeling that something big was going to happen.

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Naruto had placed the girl on his bed in one of his t-shirts (Of course he didn't look at her! He's not a pervert like his teacher Ebisu!). Her clothes were being dried in the dryer along with his own for he was wearing a pair of orange sweat pants and a black long sleeve shirt.

Getting bored with the silence, Naruto flipped on the television to TNT. Law & Order was on the station—one of his favorite crime shows. As Naruto waited for the water to boil for his ramen and tea, he sat on the couch watching Law & Order. Although, his mind wasn't on the crime, but the girl sleeping in the next room.

She was not an ordinary child; that much was certain. He didn't really believe any sane child would be standing in the street glaring at some random person. Definitely not any sane child he ever saw. Still, he couldn't help but think that she wasn't staring at him and maybe it was someone else.

No, Naruto told himself, She was without a doubt looking at me

However, the real question was, why? Why did he catch her attention? Maybe she thought he was someone else because he was sure he had never seen that child before. It made him wonder why he was helping her like this in the first place instead of taking her to the police station.

Because I felt bad for her, Naruto thought. He truly was a softhearted person. He didn't think she would be comfortable if he had just left her at a police station having no idea what was going on. Moreover, she's just a kid. What harm could she do?

How about get us arrested for assumed kidnapping, a voice replied in his head. Naruto winced. His conscious did have a point with that one. Technically, he did kidnap her since he brought her to his apartment instead of turning her in to the police right away.

The kettle whistled signaling that the water was boiled. Naruto rose up from the couch and prepared tea and ramen for dinner.

I'll just take her to the police tomorrow before I go to school, Naruto told himself satisfied with his plan. He was sure the girl would be awake in the morning. All he had to do was drop her off to the police station and that was it.

"Well, glad that plan's taken care of" Naruto said with a smile. "Now I can watch television in peace" he said and plopped on the couch waiting for the criminal to be revealed. It truly stumped him on whom it was and why did they do it.

However, a voice beat the television to it.

"The wife hired a hit man to kill her husband's lover because the wife didn't want him to leave her for the lover, and the fact that she has a major attention complex"

To Be Continued…

Karin-chin: Okay, here's my first Naruto story! I hoped you guys liked the first chapter. If not, it will get more interesting in the next chapter. Please don't assume that I'll leave blanks from this chapter, okay? I would appreciate it if you give this story a chance (gives puppy dog eyes). Hopefully, you'll be kind enough to give me a review.

Preview of Next Episode:

Hey, Naruto here to do today's preview! Sakura-chan has just woken up—EH?! She refuses to go to the police station? She follows me to school?! What the heck is going on?!

Next time: Naruto, Meet Your New Housemate—Sakura!

See ya next time!