Title: Shinigami no Kage

Rated: M

Category: Naruto

Genre: Adventure/Romance/Horror/Humor

Beta'd By: Nobody :3

Rated For: Blood Gore Swearing Lemons

Pairing: Undecided D:

Summary: Have you heard? About the kid so dark and evil, it's like the Shinigami walks the human realm again? They call him the Shinigami's Shadow. Don't close your eyes because before you open them, he'll have you in an eternal darkness.

Heart-chan: Ello ello! Here is the next chapter of my lovely rewrite. Given the name, I decided to go more in depth on Naruto's encounter with the Shinigami. So yeah. Enjoy!

Revised: 12/22/2014

~YaoiLemons~

Chapter 2: Shinigami

The moon bathed the village in an eerie glow, making shadows come alive and the silence of the village a bit unnerving. While most villagers were tucked in their beds, nice and comfy, a little blond was still up and about. Quite the common occurrence. Just after sunset, the village pariah had sneaked out of the village gates, intent on doing a little investigating.

In the past recent weeks, there had been an unusual spike in casualties, civilian and shinobi alike. While most of the people of the village civilians blamed him, as usual, the killings all happened outside the village, not too far off from the gates. And if it was one thing Naruto didn't do, it was to go out of his way to kill someone. So Naruto, having absolutely nothing better to do – and admittedly quite curious as to what could kill so many people while practically within the village without getting caught – Naruto set out to investigate.

"This is a stupid idea, you know," Kurama grumbled as his host creeped around silently in the forest surrounding Konoha. Naruto grinned.

"Aw, is Kura-chan scared?" The blond snickered when the fox snorted in annoyance.

"As if. I just have a bad feeling about this." Now that quipped the blond's curiosity.

"If that's so, then this must be something powerful."

"And possibly more powerful than me, as much as I hate to admit it." With that, Kurama faded deeper into Naruto's subconscious, opting to observe quietly. Naruto stopped as he felt a powerful aura, it hitting him with such a force that he had to take a few steps back. With it came whispering and an overwhelming urge to come towards the aura.

Come closer...

We won't bite...

You're just like us...

One with the shadows...

Naruto whipped in different directions, trying to find the source of the voices. They seemed to be coming from everywhere, the thought making a shiver run down the blond's spine. He gulped and steeled himself as he took hesitant steps forward, his conscious telling him to run away while every fiber of his being told him to come closer. He finally found himself in the middle of a clearing, the tops of the trees being too thick to allow but a few beams of moonlight to illuminate where he was. With a jump, he noticed with his enhanced vision that the shadows were moving, in ways much like his very own dark abilities.

Oh yes, he is much like us...

Our master chose nicely...

Yes, yes indeed he did...

Our master makes no mistakes...

Quite annoyed with being talked about like he wasn't there, Naruto growled. "I'd appreciate if you'd let me know who you... things are. The village leader isn't too pleased with the recent killings."

Show us...

Yes, shows us those abilities of yours...

Let us embrace them...

Then we'll alert our master of your worthiness...

"Worthiness?" Naruto muttered. "Worthiness of what? Being killed? And how do you know of my abilities? I kill all whom I've ever showed them to." This was obviously not one of the idiot villagers he killed when he was on his sprees.

The shadows know everything...

And we know you are able to control us...

You stain us with blood...

And you do it quite often...

"If you shadows are as all knowing as you claim, then you know why I must soak you in the blood of my victims." Naruto scratched his face. "Sorry I guess."

We know exactly who you are...

The Kyuubi Jinchuuriki...

Our master has dealt with someone of your blood before...

Indeed that they made you who you are...

Naruto raised an eyebrow. 'They must be talking about Tou-san.'

"Naruto, if their master is who I think it is, you might what to stop beating around the bush."

"Hai, I'll be good like you said, mother." Despite mocking the Bijuu, the blond called forth his shadows, letting them dance about freely. Suddenly, his shadows, as well as the shadows dancing among the trees, shot forward, centered on a spot not too far in front of the blond. They started spinning in a column that grew taller and taller until they vanished to reveal a tall, white haired male. His skin was smooth with a purple tinge to it. Horns stuck out his long, thick mane of hair and long, sharp fangs rested on his bottom lip. He was decked in pure white robes that blended easily with his hair. The male looked up at the blond, revealing him to look about the age of a 25 year old man with black holes for eyes. Naruto almost thought the male's eyes were gouged out if it wasn't for the light purple slit pupils in his eyes. This man radiated power, a definite force to be reckoned with.

"Shinigami-sama...?" Naruto gasped, fear gripping his being.

"S-Shinigami? Kurama, what are you t-talking about!" he yelled to himself. He received silence from his tenant and stumbled backwards when the Shinigami chuckled, the sound making the blond's heart stop.

"So this is the one my minions were telling me about. The wee child I sealed Kyuubi-chan into almost ten years ago. My, my, you've grown, Uzumaki Naruto." The blond kept quiet, attempting to get a grip on his fear. He took a deep breath and looked straight into the Shinigami's eyes.

"S-So your minions have been killing people just to find me? What if I never came?"

"Naruto don't question him! You'll get us both killed!" Kurama yelled, panicked.

"It's fine, Kurama. He's a child. Besides, I've got some special plans set out for you, Naruto," the death god said. "My job gets quite boring sometimes and being summoned by people who know your clan's kinjutsu is the only source of entertainment I get. On top of that, my ever-so-lovely sister Kami and her stupid angels have been meddling in the human world. So I thought it only fair my demons and I get to meddle too." He grinned, as if he won best thing in the world. "Only I don't have to worry about my apprentice going all goody-goody-two-shoes on me as she has to worry about her apprentices going evil." Naruto's eyes widened.

"Apprentice? Not that I don't appreciate it but why me?"

"Because child, you're already tainted with my gift."

"Your gift? And how?"

"As I said before, I aided in Kurama's sealing. Took half his soul and chakra, sealed it within myself along with the soul of your father, then sealed the other half of his soul and chakra in you. I'm pretty sure you're the only human, or half-human rather, to be tainted by my presence." Seeing the blond's poorly hidden confusion, the god elaborated. "Your mother was already a Jinchuuriki, therefore making you a somewhat pseudo or incomplete half demon. Then when Kurama was sealed inside you, you became a full half demon. Quite simple, actually."

"Oh," was the oh-so intelligent reply. "So you have one apprentice, me, and Kami has more than one?" The Shinigami nodded. "Uh-huh, now what all goes into being your apprentice? Surely there's some kind of catch, right?"

"Well there would be if you were a wimp and against killing, but you're not, so it's not necessary a catch. Basically, every now and again, I'll summon you to me and give you a mental checklist of who all is on the 'To Die' list, as I call it. People who are on that list are basically people who are either destined to die or have pissed Kami and I off. Such as the fools who toy with immortality. You will also be looking for fragments of a scythe you'll use when you become a full-fledged grim reaper! The only one in existence too!" The blond cocked his head to the side the Shinigami's slight excitement. "You'll be like my child, a mini-me if you will. And you'll be making my job a whole lot easier."

"Well, I can't exactly leave the village right now."

"I'm aware. In three years time, you'll the experience you'll need to start reaping." He looked at his wrist as if looking at a watch. "Well my time on this plain is up for now." He stalked over the blond, tilting his head up with a black-clawed finger. "And now my two parting gifts." Within his free hand, a short, jagged edge sword that looked to be in shambles materialized. "Jaakai, the blade you are to complete." He dropped the blade in the ground near the blond and smirked, pitch black eyes twinkling in mischief. "And finally my special gift – absolute control over darkness itself." With that, the deity sunk his large fangs in the blond's tanned neck. Naruto gave a slight cry of pain, a feeling akin to fire spreading through his being, making him arch, just before his world faded into darkness.

~YaoiLemons~

The morning sun shined brightly down on the awakening citizens of Konohagakure. Civilian men and women alike trekked slowly to their jobs, sleep still keeping them in a light embrace. Ninja jumped from rooftop to rooftop, attending to missions or going to meet up with their teams, some even heading to their respective posts, all being ever-so-slightly groggy. However, even at this early hour, there were a group of young individuals, all excited for one reason.

Today was the day of the Genin Graduation exams.

Excitement and nervousness were the primary emotions swirling within these young beings. This was a very big day indeed! Passing or failing this exam pretty much determined whether or not the passed five or more years of ninja training were worth it! This day was a day that was very important to all of the class of the current year..

Well... all except one.

Naruto growled in irritation as his unnecessarily loud alarm clock started its shrieking, the incessant noise baring down on his sensitive ears. He pulled a pillow over his head and huffed, trying to drown out the noise. The ringing only seemed to get louder, as if mocking the blond, taunting him with the fact that he was never ever going to be rid of the –

"That's it!"

The blond jumped out of bed and snatched the ringing device off the nightstand, promptly flinging it out the open window with a bit too much force. He plopped back in bed just to hear the sound of it colliding with a trash can, the bin exploding with the force of the alarm clock, blowing its contents everywhere. Naruto snuggled deep into his covers, sighing in content at the screaming and shouts of surprise. 'Causing trouble and I'm not even fully awake yet,' he thought to himself.

"Kitten, as much as I enjoy seeing you torture lowly fools with electronic devices and rotting food, you ought to be on your way to the academy, lest you want to be trapped in the village for another year." Naruto grumbled as Kurama interrupted his fun, flinging the covers off of him and stepping onto the cold floor. The blond yawned and shuffled to the bathroom. He eyed himself in the mirror – shaggy, shoulder length blond hair with black tips that fell into a black bang in front of his right eye, brilliant, wide blue eyes that were surrounded by long, blond lashes, sharp fangs that he clinked together in boredom, and a boyish face with six whisker-like scars on his on cheeks. He quickly ran through his morning routine and exited the bathroom. Flinging open the closet, he begrudgingly grabbed his black undershirt and kill-me orange jumpsuit, changing quickly. With one last once-over in the mirror, the blond exited his apartment.

He ignored the hated looks he got as he walked pass. Nobody was brave enough to say anything to him but they whispered.

"There's the demon child."

"I hope he fails."

"He doesn't deserve to be alive."

He never paid no heed to what they said – why would he? He was a miniature Shinigami in training, blessed with the gift of darkness. And what could they do? Nothing. He was given no more time to reflect as the academy came into view. He went into the familiar build and sat in his normal seat next to his friend, putting his head on the desk. "'Sup Sasuke," he muttered lightly. Sasuke grunted back, trying not to attract any attention to himself with talking. Soon after the last couple students poured into the classroom, Iruka and Mizuki finally joined them, Iruka probably happier than all his students combined.

"Hello class! Sadly this my second to last day with you all." On the inside, he snorted, grinning victoriously. 'Ha! Good bye you hell spawns! I can finally retire in peace and never have to teach stupid little kids again!' he thought. "Today, some of you will become ninjas and some of you won't. But don't worry! There's always next time! I wish you all good luck. Now would Shino please come to the back room so we can test you?" The silent boy complied and followed his two teachers to the back. Slowly the number of students decreased, most coming out the room with smiles on their faces, their new hitai-ate tied somewhere on their person, while others came out sad, angry, even in tears, some going as far as to punch the students who passed. Naruto grinned as he watched the exchange with amusement. Given that Naruto and Sasuke were close to the last people in line, the two conversed silently, going over their plan.

"The Top Rookie and the dobe, hm?" Sasuke mused. "They sure know how to make the worst feel even worse, even though I understand the tactic." Naruto snorted quietly.

"You'd think with all the teamwork bullshit they spew here, they would at least put two people who work together well on a team. But no, put the vengeful dobe and the arrogant rookie on a team together. They'll just be at each other's necks all the time, ruining their missions with their fighting." The two orphans snickered together, finding amusement in that flaws of the Konoha team arrangements. "So who exactly do you think we'll be paired with?"

"Well it's going to be someone in between our 'abilities'. Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi are out due to the Ino-Shika-Cho team and Hyuuga, Inuzuka, and Aburame are out too because they're all trackers. So if we don't land with a nobody, we're most likely getting chained with Haruno." Naruto groaned to himself – of course he'd get paired with the loudest, most useless bitch in the entire class. She clashed terribly with his sensitive ears and no tolerance for nonsense. Naruto opened his mouth to reply but stopped short when a hand slammed down on his desk. Clawed fingers and grey coat sleeve revealed the asshole to be no other than Inuzuka Kiba, Naruto's number one antagonizer. Sasuke continued to stare at the front of the classroom but watched the situation out of the corner of his eyes.

"Well look at what we have here. You actually bothered to show up, Uzumaki. For no reason of course because you're bound to fail. No-name trash like you fade into the background quickly after failing the exams. It happens all the time." Naruto glanced up, giving the brunette a bored look.

"With the multiple ass kickings you've received from me over the years, one would think you'd have enough since to leave me alone." Kiba snorted, pointing at his hitai-ate.

"I have officially become a ninja and you're still a civilian. So you better show some respect before I shove one of my ninjutsu up your ass, Uzumaki." Sasuke snorted from the side.

"Your insults sure do lack in taste, Inuzuka." Kiba sneered at the raven.

"Oh, stop sticking up for your boyfriend all the time. You two can go touch each other later," Kiba said loudly, confident that his insult was a low blow. However, neither Naruto nor Sasuke batted an eyelash the wild boy's pokes and jabs at Naruto's sexuality.

"Such a lack in common sense, it's shameful," Naruto muttered before placing his head back on the desk. At the blatant dismissal, Kiba growled and stomped off.

"Uchiha Sasuke!" Iruka called from the back room. Said boy rose from his seat with grace that made Ino swoon as he walked by. Naruto leaned back in his chair, a huge grin on his face – this was going to be quite entertaining.

~YaoiLemons~

Heart-chan: And done! Geez, just about three thousand words! This chapter here in Shinigami no Kage served pretty much the same purpose as chapter two in Sono Retsu Enkin, only this one went more in depth on Naruto's roll and how the title plays into all of this. I plan on using the main three weapons I mention in the Sono Retsu Enkin version of this chapter. Jaakai (Wicked Death) will be the incomplete blade he has now, Konstu (Soul Stealer) will be a battle axe looking thing that will be used for reaping – given its name – and Makkigen (Hell Riser) will be a bladed hammer used for pretty much raising hell! The three together will be known as Karikama (Weapons of Death). Also, yes I used Kuroshitsuji's 'To Die' list because I love that show and it fits right in the story without much hassle of renaming it to something stupid. I don't own the idea. AND there is a poll on my profile with a vote of whom Naruto should be with. If someone from Konoha or someone from Akatsuki wins, there will be a second poll with those separate options. The poll will close when I finally get around to romantic relations, which won't be anytime soon. Each chapter, I will give an update of the poll results here, at the end of the chapter. So yeah. Go vote. Now. Review!