I'm not sure why I chose to write this story next. It was just the first one to pop out at me. I just wanted to see the reaction to another story.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are taken from TYPE-MOON's works, Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai. They've been altered slightly, but they are not my creation.

Kuji Kanesada was the name of Shiki (from Kara no Kyoukai) Ryougi's katana. Nanatsu-Yoru was believed to be the name of Shiki (from Tsukihime) Tohno's knife (It wasn't, but I decided to keep the name anyway). I've decided to give them some properties to make them more badass. Kanesada has assimilated some of Shiki's (Naruto's) own abilities. The wounds caused by it are almost impossible to heal, and the weapon itself is indestructible. Nanatsu is especially useful for cutting things that are non-physical (such as chakra).

I'm not sure why I decided to write this as a first person story, but I did. I did switch to his sister's point of view for a bit, and I probably will again in the future. So far, it's looking like it will be a Shiki (Naruto) x Kasumi. Partially so I can enjoy writing their reactions when they learn Shiki's identity in two or three chapters. I'm sorry if you don't like that idea, but I think it will be highly entertaining.

I'm exaggerating the powers of Naruto's eyes in order to make him a serious threat. Essentially, all he has to do is cut along a line to kill it, as opposed to having to cut the entire line to do so. He has had enough practice that he can do things like collapse a small part of a mountain, or rip a fissure through the ground with a single cut.

Naruto will be referred to as Shiki, until his identity is revealed. I'm not sure if Yukigakure was a real village, but it is one in this story. I'm hoping I didn't screw up the timeline too much.

Chapter 1

Kasumi Namikaze glanced around, rather irritated. This stupid princess was a bitch. This mission was almost as bad as that Wave one. She didn't see the girl anywhere, so guessed that she must be in this cave. Sure enough, the annoying actress was here. She exchanged a few words with the woman, before picking her up and carrying her. Upon hearing a strange sound, she turned to see a huge metal contraption, called a train by Koyuki, rushing towards her. She ran forward, but the train was too fast. She tapped into the Kyuubi's power, channeling the extremely potent chakra to her legs and racing out of the cave.

She could only watch in horror as the force of samurai, led by that Sandayu guy, was destroyed by the rain of kunai that exploded from the metal train. Even as that happened though, she suddenly felt a fear that was not hers. Was that the fox? She turned and saw that the train had suddenly split in two. It was falling apart now. How? What on earth could do something like this? That train was made of metal!

Then, she saw HIM for the first time. He didn't look that much older than her. He had spiky blonde hair, much like her father's, and strange glowing eyes that were blue tinged with magenta in the middle. He held a beautiful katana in both hands. The eyes were glowing as he slashed the sword again, this time causing the ground beneath the train to collapse, trapping it.

She was amazed to see the ninja in the train run away as best they could, though those non-ninja weren't as lucky. Every strike he made was unnaturally fatal, carving his target into pieces. If he stabbed an enemy, they died, no matter where they were cut. Sometimes, he would cut them into multiple pieces with a single strike.

There was a part of her that was always aroused by destruction, and she couldn't help a blush rising to her cheeks as she watched him slaughter the soldiers. Of course, there was another part of her that was sickened by the violence and nearly hurled. She pulled out a kunai and could only watch, trembling, as the man moved closer.

As always, Kanesada sank deeply into the target. I watched with slight boredom as the train was cut in half, the damage traveling along the line I cut. It was too bad that I had only just heard of the attack, otherwise I might have been able to save the idiots charging the train. Stupid they may be, but they were still Snow's people. I wasn't a citizen of the country, but I did have a great deal of respect for it, after housing me for eight years. As I promised Sosetsu all those years ago, I would protect the princess. I drove the blade into the ground, 'killing' the natural forces that kept a segment of the mountain from caving in. The train fell into the resulting cavern, killing over a dozen men.

I barely noticed as I carved my way through the non-ninja that had managed to jump aside. Of course, Doto and his men had fled at their first opportunity. Yukigakure was scared shitless of me, after all. I think it might have been the time I walked in and cut their tower in two, before I left Snow for good.

I noticed the princess was next to a redhead and sighed. I made my way to the girl, who pulled out a kunai and stood in front of Koyuki. A ninja then? Interesting. Maybe she'd provide something of a fight? She certainly had an impressive amount of chakra. Her lines and points were also rather strange.

"Hand over Koyuki-hime and you won't have to die." I said. It wasn't like I expected her to do so, but I had to try. I didn't like having to kill cute girls, after all.

"I won't let you take the princess!" The girl declared, getting into a fighting stance.

I sighed, before I slashed the ground with the tip, the ground opening up along the path that I cut. She threw herself out of the way, pulling Koyuki with her. I wouldn't have thought any of Doto's ninja would care about the princess's wellbeing, not that I would have touched her. The line would have harmlessly passed to her side. Then again, I didn't really know what the jackass wanted her for.

The girl dropped her kunai and held out a hand, forming a sphere of spiraling chakra, before lunging at me. I almost laughed. Was she suicidal? Maybe she was just a merc that they hadn't bothered to warn?

Nevertheless, I drove my blade forward, piercing a point on the sphere. It vanished almost instantly, even as my blade pierced through her hand. To my surprise, she was still alive and conscious, but I didn't let it stop me. I drew back my other hand from the hilt, extending two fingers from my fist. It wasn't my preferred method, but there was a reason that I kept my fingernails sharp. I drove them down towards only point I could see on her back, when a silver haired man attacked me with a lightning encased fist that chirped like an unending chorus of birds.

I pulled back, throwing myself away from the girl. I was amazed to see that her wound let off a bit of steam. Some sort of healing ability? It would take quite a bit of work, power, and time to heal from a wound from Kanesada. The man stepped between me and the girl, his hands already forming seals, when we locked eyes.

Both of us shouted simultaneously, in a rather humorous fashion. "You!"

I chuckled at the girl's glare. Apparently, the silver haired man who'd saved Koyuki a decade ago, named Kakashi, was leading his team of ninja on a mission to return Koyuki to her throne. Well, originally it was to be guards of a movie set, but the client had given them the real mission in secret. The redhaired girl was named Kasumi Namikaze, and was apparently the daughter of the Hokage. His other two team members were Sasuke Uchiha, the heir of the clan, and Hinata Hyuuga, the heiress apparent of her clan. It was obviously a political thing, putting all three of them together with one of Konoha's top jonin.

"Hey, what'd you do to me?" Kasumi demanded. "This stupid stab wound hasn't healed yet."

I raised an eyebrow. Even from an ordinary blade, a wound like that would take a while to heal, especially without medical treatment.

"Kasumi has a rare healing ability, and would have normally healed a wound like that in half an hour, at most." Kakashi explained, though I could tell he was concealing something. "What kind of poison do you use on your sword?"

"None. My sword's a bit special." I smirked. "Here, let me see your hand." She did so hesitatantly, placing her hand in my left. My right hand slipped to my waist, where I kept my knife. In a single, lightning-fast motion, I drew it and carved one of the new lines on her hand.

All three other ninja were angry, but Kasumi was staring at her hand, with a cute expression of wonder and confusion. I saw Kakashi flip through a hand seal, before I gestured, stopping him. "Look." I ordered, having returned the knife to my side. To their amazement, the wound was gone.

With my eyes, I can destroy even concepts and thoughts. Destroying wounds was a relatively simple matter. Though, using my eyes on this girl did worry me. Something was off about her lines and points. I wouldn't have dared try to heal anything but the most fatal wound on anywhere but on one of her extremities.

Suddenly, the boy, Sasuke, grabs my collar. "Hey, how the hell did you do that? I demand-!"

Faster than he could see, my knife is back out, poking the right side of his abdomen, making him freeze. "Did you know that, by applying the slightest amount of pressure, I can cut you in half?" I asked idly. There was something about this brat that pissed me off.

The boy laughed with false bravado. He was obviously scared, but trying to hide it. "Are you an idiot or something? There's no way-!"

I cut him off again by slicing a line on his shirt. With a slight adjustment and a tiny amount of pressure, a line was sliced through the shirt, terrifying him. He threw himself away from me. I smirked at him, making him shy away involuntarily.

"I'm grateful for what you did, both here, and ten years ago, but if you threaten my students again, we're going to have a problem." Kakashi announced, glaring at me with an expression that was half amused, half serious.

I shrugged and slid the knife back into its sheath. "If you don't want the brat to get hurt, I suggest you teach him to be less arrogant."

There was silence for a moment as I exchanged glares with the older shinobi. I knew his reputation and I could feel his killing intent. It didn't matter. I knew for a fact that I could kill him. Then again, I can kill anything, so it's not much of a surprise. Either way, no killing intent would ever affect me. I was too closely connected to death for that.

"How'd you do that? I didn't feel anything from your knife." Kasumi finally asks, breaking the tension.

"It's a little trick I know." I told her nonchalantly. "I'm afraid that it's not something anyone else could learn. Think of it like a bloodline technique, if you want."

"Oh. Well, thank you very much." Kasumi said quietly. She seemed oddly subdued. I wonder why.

- Kasumi's Seal -

Kasumi was surprised to find herself in the bright forest that was her mindscape. She'd wanted to thank that guy for doing whatever he did to heal her. She followed the path. No matter how much it might seem like an open forest, there was a distinct path through it. She came upon a huge hole in the ground, covered by metal bars. A seal hung in the middle, defying gravity. She glanced down. As always, it was trapped in its pit.

"What the fuck do you want, fox?" She asked.

"I suggest you show a bit more respect, human. Especially when I save your life, you stupid little bitch." The huge demon snarled. It seemed oddly tired, and there was something strange about its voice.

"What do you mean by that?" Kasumi asked, eyes wide.

"I mean that you gave that bastard a direct connection to your chakra network! Do you have any idea what kind of threat that monster is?" The fox roared. So that was the unfamiliar tone in its voice. Fear.

"What do you mean by that?" Kasumi asked again, worried.

"I mean that I had to cut off your chakra network in order to stop you from dying! He killed a portion of your chakra."

"What?" Kasumi shrieked, suddenly scared. Sure, she was a bit lower on chakra than usual after he stabbed her, and there was a second when she couldn't feel any of it, but how could someone kill chakra?

"Don't worry, mortal, he didn't damage your chakra network at all, so you'll be fine in a few hours. But don't you dare use a technique like that against a monster like him ever again!" The fox laughed mockingly, before roaring in anger.

"What are you talking about?"

"He killed the chakra in your stupid attack, and he would have killed the rest of your chakra as well if I hadn't closed off your network. Tell me, bitch, what happens to someone without chakra?"

"They die." She whispered, understanding. To maintain a Rasengan, one had to keep feeding it chakra. Basically, it had been a path to her chakra stores.

"Why do you keep calling him a monster?" She demanded, switching tracks. She felt grateful, but the fox was smart, and had a way of twisting words. She didn't want to admit it, and risk it tricking her again. Once before, it had managed to nearly get her to remove the seal. It was only her father's failsafe that prevented a tragedy. The demon's chakra played with her body and hormones enough. She didn't want to give it access to her mind as well.

"He is a far greater threat to the world than I could ever be. No demon or human could be as much of a threat to anything as he is. With a single gesture, that bastard could end the universe!" The fox roared.

"You mean he could kill you!" She realized, eyes wide. "You're scared of him."

The fox thrashed angrily, its tails wreaking havoc in its cell. "I am the Kyuubi no Kitsune! Lord of Demons! I fear nothing, especially some mortal brat!" It roared.

Kasumi smirked at the demon's reaction. "Sure you don't." She chuckled as she made to leave her mindscape. She giggled as she saw a burst of light from the cell, a sign of the demon being pissed.

- Shiki

"Thanks again." She said, recovering. "By the way, I never caught your name…"

"I go by Shiki. Shiki Sendo." Kakashi's eyes widened at t nhweame, and I flashed him a slight smirk. Of course a man like that would memorize the more dangerous individuals, especially those in the Bingo Book. I don't think picture of myself had ever appeared in one of the books, but the name and a general description was there, last I checked.

I didn't know my birth name, and I'd been called 'Shiki' by the nurse who'd looked after me. Sendo was my own addition. It meant 'Death', a title that was very fitting for someone with my abilities.

"Anyway, I'm going to go talk to the princess. " I turned and walked away. "I'll see you guys later."

"Is- is that really you?" Koyuki asked, her eyes wide as she stared at me. We'd been childhood playmates, since Sosetsu had adopted me in all but name.

I nodded. "Yeah, it's me, princess. It seems that Sandayu sent out a rumor that you would be returning to the land of snow, in an attempt to recover some of the old army. I still owe your father, and the last thing he said to me was a request to protect you."

"I… I see." She sighed. "It's good to see you again."

"Likewise." I inclined my head. "What do you want to do, princess?" I asked her. "It's rather obvious that you don't want to be here. I swore that I would protect you, and I will."

Her eyes widened. "Sandayu ordered the ninja to protect me and to help me reclaim the throne."

I closed my eyes briefly. "In other words, he ordered them to keep you here. That's a rather clever little trick. Forcing you to take the throne. He's still helping you, keeping his oath, but…" I cracked my eyes open. "I'll tell you here and now, Koyuki. There's not a single person on the planet I can't kill. If you want to leave, I can kill anyone who gets in your way. I won't let anything happen to you."

I could see that she wanted to leave. I prepared myself mentally. I was telling the truth. There weren't that many things that I hold sacred, but one of them is my word. I swore to protect and serve her, and I will. Even if that meant I had to kill those four Konoha ninja and every other person who got in our way. A shame. The redhead was really cute.

"I'd like to leave," She started, before shaking her head. "But I can't. Sandayu gave his life to try and get me my throne back. All those soldiers did too. I don't think I could live with myself if I just ran away." She blushed. "Besides, I have you to protect me now, right?"

. This is good. There is fire in the princess. Maybe she really will be worth serving. Too bad that it only took the death of her retainer to bring it out. "Of course." I replied with a nod as I returned her smile

The plan, as it turned out, was rather simple. Kakashi would, with the help of his team, lure out the enemy ninja. It would be my job to shadow the princess as she was brought to Doto to 'negotiate', then kill the bastard.

There was no real point in waiting, so we set out immediately, arriving at the palace the very next day. Kakashi opened by using one of his few wind jutsu to bolster two fireballs, from Kasumi and Sasuke. The assault drew out a number of guards, not to mention the ninja.

Kakashi immediately engaged the leader of the three, while Kasumi took on the girl. Sasuke and Hinata battled the other male. I took careful note of the battles as I shadowed Koyuki, hiding my presence by 'killing' any signs of my presence. The Hyuuga was actually rather skilled, though she shied away from any seriously harmful blows. The Uchiha was the opposite. It wasn't that he was unskilled, but his belief in his power far outstretched his skills. Kasumi was easily the best of the three. She used wide area wind ninjutsu that hampered her enemy's chakra, somehow, before using fire attacks to strike at them. Her taijutsu, while actually slightly below that of the Uchiha, was good enough that she was able to defeat the older ninja. Kakashi was engaged in a high-power battle with the enemy leader. It was rather interesting, but I didn't have time to waste watching.

Koyuki had just met up with the Doto's guards and requested to meet with him. The guard she talked to leapt at the chance of scoring a promotion by turning in the princess, and led her to the usurper.

"Ah, princess Koyuki. You've grown into a beautiful young woman." Doto sneered. "Tell me, why are you here? Why would you give yourself up to me, while the ninja are still fighting on your behalf?"

"I want this to end." She said, almost in tears. "I'm sick of this whole thing. I never wanted the throne! I didn't want to come here. So, I'll give you the crystal you want, and you'll let me go and stop trying to hunt me. Deal?" Damn, she really was a good actress, wasn't she?

"You know, there's really no need to make deals with you, now that you're here before me with no protection. I don't think I can afford to leave you alive. Another useless rebellion might form." He tore off his robe to reveal armor, before making handsigns.

"Hyoton! Kokuryu Bofusetsu!" He roared, a black dragon of energy exploding from his hand.

Now! I appeared in front of her, faster than most ninja, Kanesada piercing the jutsu's point. He collapsed, wheezing. I'd effectively killed his chakra reserves, since the jutsu was of the type that needed to be maintained. He would be dead in minutes, but I think that Koyuki was planning to make a stand here, not just watch him die.

"I never wanted the throne." Koyuki repeated as she stood over Doto, an angry glare on her beautiful face. "But I'll take it, if it means saving this country from a monster like you. Shiki!" She barked, and I moved up, katana in hand, waiting for the order. "Kill this bastard."

I nodded and drew the blade back. Interestingly enough, the armor's point almost overlapped with his own. My blade came down, sinking into the armor's point, causing it to break instantly. Then, my blade punched through his point, and his existence was ended. His eyes were wide with shock and fear, I noted. A fitting end, for a monster like him.

Koyuki sighed. "It's over, isn't it?" She asked me.

"The easy part, yes." I nodded. "Now, you get to deal with the tough portion: actually ruling the country."

It took a lot of willpower to not begin cackling maniacally at the look of horror on her face.

Well? What do you think? I think it was okay, but I'm not sure what anyone else thinks.

If enough people like this, I'll continue. If I do, it'll be a time skip to the VOTE battle, followed by a meeting with the Konoha council and the new Queen. What happens when a certain someone tries to control the mind of the princess?

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