Contract Of The Shinigami

"All you humans are so stupid, but your probably the most interesting. Fine then, out of interest I'll let you live. It'll be worth it to see you and your promises," The Shinigami said as it used it sword and struck Naruto in the heart. The blond gasped at the hit while the Kyuubi narrowed his eyes at the sight. A small light glowed on Naruto's right hand and before long it settled down as the Shinigami slowly placed Naruto on the ground.

"What did you do to him?" Kyuubi asked and the Shinigami turned to the Bijuu while putting its sword away.

"I'm going to keep an eye on him, maybe more than that. I've entered a summoning contract with him. Now I'll get to see how different he is from other humans," The Shinigami said and Kyuubi widened his eyes while his tails thrashed the caged.

"But no one's been in a full contract with you. The only other contract was that life-wasting jutsu the Shiki Fujin and only a select few people knew that," Kyuubi said and the Shinigami simply shrugged.

"It doesn't matter. I'll see how far this brat can handle if he's in a contract with me," The Shinigami said then immediately disappeared. Kyuubi raised an eyebrow then looked at its container.

"And people say I have a knack for causing trouble. The damn brat is a trouble magnet," Kyuubi said with a small chuckle before disappearing into the seal.

Konoha Hospital Room

Naruto opened his eyes hazily and saw he was inside the hospital. The reason he could tell was because of the weird smell it had. Only a hospital could smell like this. The blonde sighed and rubbed his head.

"Was that a dream?" Naruto wondered while rubbing his head. He immediately winced in pain as he touched his chest. It felt like it was slightly burning for a few minutes, but then it subsided giving the blonde some peace. Naruto sighed and laid back on the admittedly comfy bed. He then widened his eyes when he saw a seal on his right hand. It wasn't over complex, but the blonde never recognized it before. He could at least see that it was for a summoning contract however that was all he knew.

"That's this on my right hand?" Naruto wondered and immediately his tenant decided to make it's presence known.

"Brat you really are stubborn you know that? To challenge the Shinigami is downright insane," Kyuubi said and Naruto widened his eyes. It wasn't a dream. Him almost dying, his meet the Shinigami, him piercing his chest with the kunai. It was all real.

"That really happened Furball!" Naruto said making the Kyuubi groan.

"Yes brat it did happen and needless to say, but you did something that almost no one ever did. You actually managed to get a contract with the Shinigami. What he sees in your ass I don't know," Kyuubi said with a smirk. Naruto pouted at his bijuu, but did admit that he had a point. What did the Shinigami want with him anyway?

Naruto's thoughts were soon interrupted by a knock on the door and the blonde turned his attention to it. The door slid open and Naruto saw Sakura appear through the door way. The blonde immediately frowned and looked at his sheets.

"Hey Naruto. It's a nice day let me open the shades for you," Sakura said to him. Naruto didn't say a word as Sakura opened the shades and the window allowing a cool breeze to flow through. The breeze was a delight to the both of them despite the tense situation.

"How long was I out?" Naruto asked her. Sakura looked out the window and gave him a small smile while her short hair flapped in the wind.

"At least three to four days. We thought you'd never wake up, but you and the others are going to be fine," Sakura said to him. Naruto looked at the sheets and couldn't help, but frown a bit more. It was then that the blonde was brought out of his thoughts.

"Naruto I-,"

"I'll bring him back Sakura," Naruto suddenly said interrupting Sakura who gave a soft smile. She turned to Naruto and with her finest smile she tried to seem at least happy that he and the others were back alive.

"It's alright Naruto. I'm gonna train and get stronger so I don't leave you and Sasuke behind anymore. We'll get Sasuke-kun back together," She said and Naruto grinned at that. The blonde immediately nodded in agreement with her and gave her a thumbs up.

"You got it Sakura," Naruto said and it was then that the pink haired kunoichi looked at the seal marking on his right hand. She stared at the marking for a bit before turning to Naruto.

"Hey Naruto, what's that seal on your right hand?" Sakura asked. Naruto looked at his arm and immediately widened his eyes. He had forgotten about it for a second and quickly racked his brain about what to tell her. There was no way she would believe that it was from the Shinigami or that Naruto met the Shinigami at all.

"Umm Ero-sennin drew this for myself. It's supposed to be a good chakra storage seal," Naruto said and Sakura gazed at the seal on his hand for a bit longer before nodding and walked off.

"Alright then. I guess I'll see you later then," Sakura said to him. Naruto nodded with his usual smile and watched Sakura leave. Naruto sighed and looked at the seal on his hand.

"How do I even have this contract? I already have a contract with the toads and if I recall it isn't possible to have two contracts at once," Naruto said and Kyuubi nodded with his knowledge of that at least.