Hey Ryuk do I own Naruto)

"Not on your Immortal soul."

(Dam straight other wise it'd be really Fucked up)

"Heheheheh Can I have your apple"

(Only if you tell the fokes I don't own Death Note)

"Fokes He don't own shit. Now give me that apple"

(Hey... Dam it well I don't own Death Note.)

"Inner person/Demon"

"Inside their heads" If they are talking to themselves duh

"Normal speech"

(Author Notes)

------------ Change in location scene or person.

The rest you can figure out.

Sorry for any spelling errors I'm trying to get a spell checker so deal with it for now. Everything should be understandable you don't have to do much guessing. :)

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"Oi, Sakura." Ino whispers to Sakura as she motions for Sakura to come closer.

Sakura rises from her tree trunk and sits down beside Ino. "What Ino. why are you whispering." Sakura ask in an equally low tone.

"I wanted to ask you about Naruto." Ino says with a conserned look on her face.

"What about him." Sakura counters Ino's statement.

"Well we all know he used to follow you around constantly like a love sick puppy. Your also the only person that has actually spent time a good amount of time around him lately." Ino points out.

"Yeah...So" Sakura says confused and wanting Ino to get to her point.

"Sakura how bad was Naruto's past." She deadpans.

"You know I don't actually know he never once spoke to me about it... though I'd here him cry in his sleep when we where doing missions. Kakashi-sensei never told me anything ether he would always kick me out of the room. Saying something like Naruto is just having a nightmare." Sakura says not quiet catching on.

"If it was just a nightmare Sakura don't you think he wouldn't have kicked you out of the room." Ino points out.

"I guess... But he would mumble things in his sleep. I always assumed they where personal and Kakashi didn't want Naruto to get embarassed or something. I mean I know I wouldn't want anyone knowing some of the things I dream about espcially nightmares." Sakura says with a frown.

"Your probably right. Its just Shikamaru saying he feels a very odd connection with the book and us. Not to mention the fact that he snapped Inari up about who the author was." Ino deadpans.

"What do you mean you think Naruto is the author of the book." Sakura says in a disbelife.

"Sakura I'll be straight... I don't know anything about Naruto. Even what I thought I knew seems to be false now." Ino states bluntly. "And we justed watched Naruto scare the living shit out of 3 Akatsuki even made Itachi try to kill himself. Without breaking a sweat... Ontop of that he freaked out over you calling him -kun." Ino bluntly states again. "Speaking of which why did you call Naruto -kun. I mean I thought you where all about Sasuke." Ino says trying hard to not think to much on what has happend.

"I... I don't know it just slipped out thats the second time I've called him that too." Sakura says trying to understand it herself.

"Hah, I think your crushing on Naruto" Ino sticks her tongue out at Sakura.

"What happend the first time... why did you call him it." Shikamaru ask from behind the tree over hearing what Ino and Sakura where talking about.

"Shikamaru... You shouldn't listen in on girl talk." Ino says glaring at him.

"Normally I wouldn't but I would really like to know Sakura... Please." Shikamaru ask. His use of the word please intreges Ino.

"Wow... Your actually begging... How come." Ino says demanding an answer.

"Well... My mind really is working lets put it that way." Shikamaru states as he lights up a ciggerrette. "And its very troublesome." Shikamaru adds.

Sakura leans against the tree as she begins to explain softly to Shikamaru and Ino.

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"And thats all of it." Sakura finishes her flashback of the day she first found out about the accessory.

"I've heard about this before." Shikamaru says as he rolls the ciggerrette in his mouth chewing on the butt. "Whats more intreging is the fact that... Its used in this book I think... I'm already on chapter 9." (Remeber Shikamaru is a whole chapter ahead of everyone. Today is the 2 week reading mark too so he's currently 3 chapters ahead because no one got the chance to really read.)

"I won't have more answers untill I research the chain... But their is a definet connection between the book and Naruto's chain... I can't read chapter 10 for another 2 weeks. Just two chapters gives me a very bad emotional beating." Shikamaru drags on his ciggerrette. "This is troublesome its all giving me a very bad feeling in the pit of my gut." Shikamaru blows a cloud of smoke. "Sakura you try reading it see what you can come up with we will discuss this when we get back to town."

Sakura nods her head as she grows curious of the book thanks to Shikamaru. So she decides to lean against one of the nearby trees and read.

Chapter 7 . The vow to death

Hitori struggels with his emotions trying to keep his cracks from showing threw to those he hides his true self from. Tenshia continued to use Hitori as an emotional rag never acknoledging him for anything more. She stoped the constant insults like the villagers had and starts with her own seperate verabal abuse. Though much softer than the villagers she still continued to bash his head in making fun of him. Hitori slowly begins feeling his warmth that he had aquired threw his false friendships begin to fade away as coldness and darkness seemed to creep in threw his cracks. Directly attacking his heart. He could feel his heart his mind seem to slow down. Hitori didn't care about the pain or sorrow he felt. He only wanted Tenshia to be happy to acknowledge him for brining Damare back to her. He vowed to himself that she would be made happy even if it kills him. He threw away his reason for wanting Damare to come back. He didn't care about the brotherly bond he once had. He only cared about making Tenshia happy. He pushed himself past any breaking points he had screaming to himself that he would bring Tenshia happiness back or die trying.

Sakura kept letting the tears flow out as she quickly flip threw to the next chapter.

Chapter 8. The deal.

Hitori ventured into the city once more his body still struggling with the physical punishment he had put on himself and that everyone else had pushed on him. He was an emotional reck but still wanted to venture into the city. He spent night and day wandering around the city bearly eating and sleeping as he tracked down his brother vowing to find him and returning him to Tenshia.

Sakura finishes reading the chapter as she shuts her book she closes her eyes fighting back every urge to weep she looks over to Ino who is suppressing her emotions too. Sakura lets out a sigh as she looks around at those that have read the book and a few like Kakashi who have started. She notices that everyone seems to have the same reaction to the book an almost uncontrolable urge to cry to find someone to hold onto. To find Hitori and show him what happyiness really is.

Her eyes cast to Naruto the only one who doesn't read the book. Her mind seems to focus on his chain that Shikamaru mentioned. She notices that indeed the link had grown shorter. Much shorter. She resist all urges to walk over to Naruto and ask him. To bash his head in forcing him to tell her. But she clearly remembers the pain he had in his eyes whenever she called him -kun and Inari comment. Because he still loves you and it hurts him to love you. Sakura lets out a long sigh hoping Shikamaru would get the answers they seek.

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It took the group 1 week to reach Konoha upon their return they make their report and going their seperate ways.

Shikamaru, Ino and Sakura gather at the library with Shikamaru's Dad One week and later.

Shikamaru lets out a troublesome as they enter the library spending several hours looking threw books. Shikamaru dad finally finds what he's looking for.

"Son. I've found it get over here." Shikamaru's dad Shikaku Nara. Blows the dust off an very old book.

"Seems the book does still exist." Shikaku says as he dust off the cover.

Shimigami

Shikamaru stares at the book. "Shimigami... Why would you be looking for Naruto's wrist chain in a Shimigami book." Shikamaru ask now completely stumped like the rest.

Shikaku lets out a deep sigh as he lights up a ciggerrette. "Simple He has the Shimigami Death chain." He says in a long tone dragging a very large puff of smoke. He flips open to the page that contains a picture of the exact same chain Naruto wore.

"This handcuff right here." Shikaku points as everyone lets out a stunned gasp.

Ino shouts out. "How the hell did he get that... why does he have it." Ino screaches out demading answers.

"As you all know. We all have souls. When we die a shimigami comes and reaps our soul sending it to the after life." Shikaku takes another long drag. "But if a human soul carries to much regreat the soul becomes a Bakemono (Ghost)." Shikaku lets out a long sigh.

"You mean Naruto-kun is already dead." Sakura screechs out in freaked out voice.

"No... He's not dead... Most Bakemono forum when the Shimigami reaps the soul..."

Shikaku points down at the image. "But their are things far stronger than Bakemono... Far far stronger. They can only be forumed while the human is still alive... They are called Kzuchi (Wounded Bloody Soul.)... Those that become a Kizuchi Soul are bound by this chain."

Everyone looks at the chain then to Shikaku who lets out a sigh. "Well... He probably doesn't have much longer left... Unless he breaks the burden that turned him into a Kizuchi Soul he will die... The problem is the steps for breaking the burden... Well are so horrible most Kizuchi Souls don't wish the fate onto the other soul for they can risk turning the soul into a Kizuchi Soul as well and the original soul goes to the underworld and is locked in combat with their emotions untill the soul that is too replace them dies... The 2nd Kizuchi Soul."

"What happens to Naruto-kun if he doesn't try to break it." Sakura as as tears forum in her eyes.

"Simple... The Kizuchi soul ends up going to the under world alone. Where it is forced to suffer the punishment of the shimigamis... But unlike the risk he will drag no one down with him. Thus knowing Naruto he will never risk breaking it."

"What caused Naruto to become a Kizuchi." Ino ask despertly wanting to know.

Shikaku passes everyone a ciggerrette as he lights up another one.

"Pain... Suffering... Regreat... To such a degree that our minds can even image." Shikamaru says as he throws down a copy of The shattered Soul. "So I was right... Naruto did right this book... This is the path he travled down... I have read the ending... Now that I think back on the whole book if I had read all of it at once I would have probably never seen it and I probably would have never been able to handle the whole book at once... Because it is the path he walked. Because the fact that he put his own heart into the book as a testement to tell us what happens when we think that we have to follow socity." Shikamaru says letting the ciggerette burn his lips without a twing of pain.

"It took me awhile to figure it out... I know for a fact Choji is Shoji because Choji is very critical of his weight... He has a big heart but he is so consious about his weight yet doesn't want to let down his faimly... Hinata is Doki... Shy constantly chasing after Naruto for all the wrong reasons she chases him because she admires him... Inu is Kiba. Kiba is part of the dog clan... Naruto as the Kyuubi sealed into him... Kiba clan is known for their abitlities with dogs and being around dogs has given them a transformed state much like Naruto and Kyuubi... I'm Miki the Thinker. My illness is not a weak heart that hinders me but my own lazyness." Shikamaru says as he shuts his eyes. "I suggest you both read the ending... Thats what Naruto intended for each of us to relize our parts in the book... Each to relize how we followed socitiy blindly and created a tragidy... But why." Shikamaru says with a stumped expression as his dad speaks up.

"Simple Shikamaru." Says Kakashi who walks in with Sasuke and Jiraiya at his side

"The same reason his father made it a law to forbid talking about the kyuubi... We where forbidden so we could give him a chance to live a nomral life... But we let out anger forum into a socitity. We Contsouslly let it channal down to the younger generation... If you think about the book... Konoha is the Nahborhood... The world the city... In the world every step can be your last you fight for your life every moment wither it be to find food... To find shelther... to protect yourself from raider you might incounter. The village are Naborhoods... Protecting you from the city... Yet inside the naborhoods consist the socity... Socity dictated by the people... Naruto is exactly like the book."

Kakashi turns to Sakura. "You should sit down and finish the book Sakura... Just like Sasuke here is going too." Kakashi agressively slams a book into Sasuke chest showing some of his anger.

Sakura looks down at the book that Shikamaru threw down on the table.

She quickly grabs it "Who am I in the book... Who am I..." She screams to herself as she opens up the book.

Chapter 9 The Chain

Hitori finds himself struggling threw the city as he battles down his brother once again his face full of tears and emotions flying free from the cracks that had forumed on his mask. He looses to his brother once again... Failing utterable only able to pull himself away in a retreat he finds himself lingering on the verge of death He curses the gods loudly screaming and crying is heart ripping itself appart for failing his love... He tried to be someone else for so long tried to hide his pain his scars his emotional suffering only to have it explode out on him. His mask shatters to peices letting loose his torrent of tears and suffering. He hears the familar sound of glass cracking untill he finally heres it shatter He looks before him to hear all his prays that he had wished for in to begining come true. Before his stood a Shimigami ready to bring him to the afterlife... Yet he did not want to die... Not untill he brought back Damare not untill Teshina was happy was smiling would he die... He swore to the reaper he would not let him take his soul untill he made his love happy...

This shimigami asked Hitori if that is what he truely wished. To live untill his love was happy. Untill he had returned his brother to his love. Hitori noded his head and said he wouldn't dare allow him too. The Shimigami let out a frown... He told the boy that he would grant him that one final wish. He would give the boy the 2nd chance of life... But the boy would have to be shackled to his promise to his word that he would not die untill his love was happy. Once the shackle vanished he would come back for the boy. Where he would be forced to relive every second of his pain. The only way he could break this deal would be to have another soul repair his shattered soul. That soul must push threw all of his burden all of his sadness and pain and touch his broken soul and sooth the pain. If the soul failed to repair his then their soul would shatter aswell under the pain and suffering and be forced to join Hitori in the underworld. Hitori agree to the Shimigami terms and Shimigami places the shackle on boys right wrist. He then vanished

Sakura looked up from the book to see Kakashi eyeing her daring her to stop reading her heart felt like it was going to break. She never knew that Naruto had gone threw so much pain and suffering just for others to feel happy. She quickly returns to her book to read the last chapter.

Chapter 10. The Remains.

The boy learned that the chain gave him enormous power. Allowed him to connect directly with other peoples souls. He could directly link his soul with anyone he wished. Once linked he could allow them to meet the shimigami of the braclet. Where the Shimigami would proceed to take their soul to the underworld if Hitori so choosed. Hitori could also channel his pain into the person soul making them relize the same pain and suffering he went threw in mere seconds if he so wished he could ajust the amount as to make it a non fatal. With this new power he chased after his brother once again. He could feel the pain of the chain eating away as his time slowly disappered. He struggled threw the city hunting down his brother with every ounce of strenght he had. He finally cornered his brother Damare. Yet once again his brother screamed and raved about his lust for needing power to destroy the assassin that had murdered his faimly. Hitori held up his arm flashing his chain he looked to his brother saying "I will bring you back brother weither you choose to or not I will make Tenshia happy." With those words she locked into combat with his brother. After several moments he managed to tie his chain to his brother soul. He showed his brother he pain that came with power the suffering that comes with thirsting for it. Hitori then procceeded to drag his brother threw the city and back to the Nahborhood in which he left behind for his brother.

Hitori brought Damare to Tenshia who actually screamed at Hitori for bringing back the man she loved in such bad condition. Hitori let out a sad sigh though he had made the deal with the shimigami and threw away his heart so that his love could be happy he could not help but feel sadness for himself. Yet he had aquired the happiness he wanted her to have so much he was sad he could only experinace of for such a short time. Tenshia finally asked him in the dimming sunlight how he had managed to bring back Damare when he failed so many times before. Hitori just smiled. "I'd do anything for you. Thats a promise I will always keep." He said as the night sky showed his fading body seeming to fade into the thin air. His voice whispers faintly. "My Cherry Blossom Angel..."

The END

Authors Notes: I have sent this book around the world as a tribute to those that have suffered to those that have been neglected because socitiy shuned them over being diffrent... Now I leave the world with my final words ... Don't let such a tradigy repeat itself.

Take care of my only brother my angel. I wish you two to be happy for the rest of your lives.

Sakura can help but let the fountain of tears flood out of her as she feels her as if her heart had been torn out. She screams out. "NARUTO-KUN YOU DAM FOOL. WHY WHY." She crushes her knees against her chest as she feels a hand on her shoulder. She looks up to see Sasuke his eyes full of tears.

"Because all Naruto ever wanted was us to be happy... Us the ones who he held so close to his heart... Us who blinded ourselves... He didn't even care if it costed him his own life... He wanted us to be happy" Sasuke says as He hangs his head low letting his hair drap over his eyes.

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Naruto stands looking up at the Hokage moutain his eyes a cold glaze. "...Father... I shall meet you soon it seems."

Naruto turns his back on the momenment as he heads deep into the forest of death. His body seemingly not careing about anything that surrounds him. He looks down at the shackle around his wrist the chain down to the last link. Naruto lets out a sad sigh. "I hope Sakura-chan will enjoy her life with Sasuke... I'm going to miss them." Naruto lets his arm drop to his side as he look threw the forest focusing on the gental cool breeze that passes carsses his skin. He feels the rain slowly drench his black cotten shirt. His hair sways down into his eyes as he moves deeper and deeper into the forest. He feels the fake cold mask he had worn for everyone for so long seem so filter away. He can feel the air around him seem to cry out as the dense rain trickles down for him as if kamisama was herself crying for his lost soul.

Naruto continues his walk deeper and deeper into the forest as he lets his emotions poor out of his body. He raises his arm looking at the chain link seem begin it final fade out of existance. Naruto reaches the exam tower in the center of the forest. His heavy pained steps seem to echo out on the metal staires. He slowly begins his desent up knowing by the time he reaches the top he will be dead. He can feel his heart beat slower and slower. The blood he had been keeping down rise into his throat. He lets out a soft tear. As He pushes the door open. His eyes gaze over the city of Konoha... The village that had been his home is pain his sorrow and his happiness. He watches the sky begin to fade into a black.

"So this is it... This is the end for me..." Naruto speaks softly the fear and sadness in his voice. He sees his tears mix with the raindrops that crash against the ground. Raises his right hand catching the blood as it spill out of his mouth. His lungs desperatly trying to dispell the blood. He feels his heart beating weaker and weaker. His vision begins to blur as the Shimigami appears before him. His hand streched out.

"It is time Naruto Uzumaki... Time to uphold your end of the bargin." The Shimigami says.

Naruto sadly nods his head as he walks to the side of the Shimigami. "Farewell Konoha..."

"NARUTO-KUN DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME." Shouts out a faimilar female voice.

Naruto looks around to see a fuzzy pink blur running towards him. He looks to the shimigami. "Why is Sakura-chan here." He ask in a worried and conserned voice.

The shimigami looks down ad he notices a long chain trailing off her right arm. "Oh come on... My job is hard enough... Now I have to deal with another."

Sakura screams out. "NARUTO-KUN DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME I WON'T BE HAPPY WITHOUT YOU." She stops infront of Naruto her breath heavy and hard.

"W-WHY... Sakura-chan I thought you where inlove with Sasuke-teme." Naruto says in a sad and worried voice as he notices the same wrist chain on Sakura's right wrist.

"Because... I love you Naruto-kun... I can't live without you... If he's going to take you then he will take me too." Sakura says as she notices her chain glowing. "I don't care if I have to die... If I have to endure endless suffering... Living without you would be a fate fare worse than anything."

Suddenly she notices the Shimigami letting out a deep sigh. He grabs Sakura's chain and attaches it to Naruto. "Well... Shall we go then... I have a lunch date." The Shimigami says in an annoyed voice.

"Mr... Shimigami... Wait." Sakura says stalling the Shimigami. "What was the deal you made with Naruto-kun." She asks carefully.

"The deal was that he could stay alive as long as it took to make you happy... Before you think you can con your way out of it I will point out that your now connected to him thats what you wanted so you are happy that you'll get to go with your lover." The Shimigami points at the chain slightly annoyed the whole even was taking so long.

"Mr Shimgami... Would an apple change your mind on thinking I'm happy... I mean I'm not happy that Naruto-kun is having his soul reaped... So would an apple convince you." Sakura says smirking slightly as Jiraiya had warned him that it was a weakness of Shimigami's

"Hmmmm... Maybe... But you'll be happy once I've left and that means I'll just come back." Shimigami smirks.

"Would a cart full of apples convince you to revise the deal... To say... Untill we where about... Oh I don't know in our 50's." Sakura says as she waves an apple infront of the Shimigami who's eyes begin to grow wide as drool rolls out of his mouth. "Their is a whole cart full for you."

"Kamisama dam it... Why did you let the humans know my addiction... Fine... I'll make the deal..." The Shimigami lets out a defeated sigh as he cuts the chain. "Just like before Naruto... This is a Shimigami deal... I'll be back to reap your soul in exactly 38 years... Kamisama I need to get over my apple addiction."

Sakura lets out a happy smiles as she turns to Naruto who's seemed to have recovered his eyes site and is trying to figure out what the hell just happend.

"Sakura-chan... You just sealed your eternal life... Why." Naruto ask completely confused.

"Same reason you did for me Naruto-kun" Sakura says as she holds up the chain on her wrist.

"Think of it this way... Now you have plenty of time to be happy." She smiles as Naruto rubs his head.

"This one will be one hell of a story to tell our kids... Hey kids your mother fell inlove with me and cheated the shimigami with a cart full of apples... Least it will make a good book I couldn't figure out how to start my 2nd book." Naruto says grinning slightly

- THE END -

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Hell Yah Shimigami's love apples remeber that people.