AN: Yeah… Hi… Over 20 days huh… This won't be relevant to this chapter but it might be important to know. Through interviews, Kishimoto said that cameras, and TV do exist in the Naruto universe. But firearms don't. Don't ask me man, I didn't make it.
Chapter 4: Encounter"Hey, Shito!" A Shinigami said to another as he quietly laughed.
"Ehh, What is it? Want me to sit down and knit again." Shito asked in response.
"No of course not. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to play with us!" The other Shinigami said while falling to the ground laughing.
"Huh? Play what?" Shito asked.
"To be honest, I don't know what we're playing. I'm playing poker, Rita is playing crazy eights, and I think Chulo is playing go fish." The other Shinigami said as they were having trouble breathing.
"What's so funny? The last time you were like this you gave me an apple that was runny." Shito asked.
"Missing something?!" The other Shinigami said while on the ground.
Shito was more confused by what he said. "Missing what? I have everything on me don't I?" Shito thought. He did believe that he wasn't missing anything, he couldn't help but check. "Hey wait a minute…" Shito thought before he quickly grabbed the other Shinigami by their throat, or what was left of their throat. "What did you do with my Deathnote?!" Shito yelled.
The other Shinigami only laughed harder. "I dropped that dirty-ass book!" The other Shinigami said while kicking their legs in laughter.
"I knew you would… Alright, could you tell me where you dropped it?" Shito asked as he let go of the other Shinigami.
"The hu-" Was all the other Shinigami could say before they created a crescendo of laughter as they rolled around on the ground.
"The what?! Where did you put it?" Shito asked as he feared what the answer truly was.
The other Shinigami was coughing trying to stop laughing. They only spoke when they were able to breathe regularly. "Th-The human world…" The other Shinigami said as they fell violently on the ground in laughter.
"Great…" Shito thought as he realized a human probably picked it up by now. "I'll see you later…" Shito said before he descended the long staircase that led to the human world.
Naruto lifted his arms and stretched. His hands were tired from writing. "After an hour I've only gotten through barely a tenth of the list of names." Naruto thought as his hands were aching to rest on a pillow. "Well, I have training tomorrow so I should get some rest." Naruto thought before he closed the notebook, placed it in the middle of his dirty laundry, laid down, and went to sleep.
Naruto woke up the next day because of a tapping noise. "Is that my door?" Naruto thought. He stood up, walked towards the door, and put his ear on it. Naruto was surprised when the tapping came from behind him. "Huh?" He thought.
He looked behind him, trying to figure out where it came from. Naruto was about to look under his bed but was interrupted by the sound of tapping coming from the desk, more specifically the black notebook that lay on the desk.
"Huh…" Naruto said. "Didn't I put that-"
"In your dirty laundry?" Someone said finishing Naruto's sentence.
Naruto turned around instantly and faced a deformed and decomposed-looking thing. To him, what he saw couldn't be considered human. Sure, Naruto has faced many ninjas, and fought many battles, but he could never overcome his fear of ghosts. At first, he wasn't even sure what he was seeing was real.
"You thought that was a good hiding spot, oh please don't taunt me." The thing said to Naruto sarcastically.
"Who-What-How-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU!" Naruto screamed as he pointed at the thing while he was slowly walking away while facing it. Although, he wasn't looking and tripped on his dirty laundry on the floor. He caught himself while still keeping eye contact with the beast.
"Jeez kid, all I said was where you hid the book there's no cause for alarm, I just wanted to introduce myself I'm doing no harm." The thing said to Naruto mockingly.
After thinking about it Naruto did calm down. It wasn't like the thing had any bad intentions. Naruto has seen weird talking frogs, giant slugs, snakes, and foxes. Why should he be bothered by this ugly-looking thing? Naruto stood up and tried to look confident, but still kept his distance.
"What are you?" Naruto said in a whisper-like voice.
"I am the shinigami Shito…" Shito said to Naruto.
"Sh-Sh-Shinigami?" Naruto said as he took a step back when fear overtook his body.
"Yes, a shinigami that's true. And there aren't just one or two." Shito said to Naruto waving his fingers around trying to creep him out even more.
"G-Gods of death?" Naruto said in a whisper. "If you're talking to me, does that mean I'll die?!" He said shakily.
"No, that is not the reason I am here." Shito replied.
"Then why are you here?" Naruto asked quietly.
"I'll keep it short, but another god of death dropped my Deathnote…" Shito said.
Naruto's eyes widened when he heard that. He slowly grabbed the Deathnote from his dirty laundry and held it up. "This is yours?" Naruto asked.
"Well, that used to be mine." Shito said.
"Used to be yours? What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
"Well, when a shinigami's notebook touches the ground it becomes one with the earth. Therefore, the notebook is now yours." Shito said as he pointed at Naruto.
"Wait, this is mine?" Naruto asked as he stared at the notebook.
"Yes, it is. But of course, you don't have to keep it. You can forfeit ownership of the Deathnote and give it back to me. But then I would have no choice but to erase your memories of the Deathnote." Shito said to Naruto.
"So, nothing will happen to me?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, but at a certain point, there will be a time when I will get my Deathnote back, and I will write down your name…" Shito said as he stared above Naruto's head. "That is part of the agreement between a shinigami who drops their Deathnote, and the first human who picks it up…" Shito said as he stared into Naruto's eyes.
"Should I keep the notebook? If I get rid of it, I'll lose all of my memories. But if I keep it, I'll die. What should I do?!" Naruto thought. Although, he was interrupted by the sound of knocking on the door. Naruto just stared at his front door in fear. "Shoot! Did anyone hear our conversation?!" Naruto thought.