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I do not own Naruto. Naruto is the sole property of Masashi Kishimoto.

I do not own Death Note. Death Note is the sole property of Takeshi Obata.

This chapter is told in the point of view of the investigator.

Chapter 8: The Cell

"Name and description please?"

"Yoshida Daichi. Male. Age 34."

"Charges?"

"Murder."

"Take him to cell 403."

"Consider it done. Come, Mr. Yoshida."

Hands tugged against my cuffed wrists as I was led down a long corridor.

"How long will I be here?" I questioned as the ANBU opened my cell.

"Until we deem you innocent."

"I have work to do, sir."

"Surely that can wait."

"Sir, you don't understand-"

"It's not my job to understand. Goodbye, Mr. Yoshida."

I was left alone to my cell. Hours passed before my assistant came to my cell.

"Daichi, sir?"

I glanced, awaking from sleep. I struggled to see who was my disturbance when I saw my assistant.

"Oh, good, you're here. What's the information?"

"Kakashi has... taken his own life," he said. "The village is in high alert."

"Two deaths in one day?"

"Yes, sir."

"One was a suicide, one was a heart attack. Or, I assume was a heart attack. Do you have any word on that one?"

"Yes. They deemed it a heart attack. They're releasing you in a matter of minutes. Just sit tight. They're prolonging your stay to try to calm the village down. Several people have died lately, you know. The village is distressed. We're calling in Sunagakure, actually. Team Baki will be here in a few hours. The Kazekage is sending them to assist in an investigation, a private investigation."

"How did you get that information?"

"Sucking up to the Hokage has its perks."

"Lovely."

An ANBU officer strolled to my cell menacingly. "Yoshida?"

"Yes, sir?"

"You're free to go."