Sleepy Cat: Hola people! This is my first fanfiction story, and I hope it's to your liking.

Now a couple things before we begin :)

This is a Shikatema story. ( sorry shikaIno fans :/ )

There is no Yaoi in this story...( sorry yaoi fans )

No copying ^_^

Disclaimer: The naruto tv show and characters do not belong me ( though if it did, I would rewrite it all! which is why there is fanfiction :3.)

-Enjoy the story-

~~~~~~The Shadow~~~~~~~

Tokyo, greatly famed as the capital of Japan, is populated by at least eight million people. Everywhere you turn, you can expect to see amazing sights and spectacular wonders from the Ueno Park to the Imperial Palace. Tokyo is, in fact, a sight to see.

However, even the most famed and populated cities in the world are not without it's defects. Tokyo is no exception. It's biggest defect of all is crime.

In fact, Tokyo has one of the largest records of criminal activity. Criminals roam the streets without anyone knowing it, and innocent lives can easily fall victim to anything from robbery to murder. It can happen anytime and anywhere. Tokyo is as dangerous as it is famous, and no one is safe on the streets anymore.

That is where I come in. My name is Asuma Sarutobi, and I work as an agent at the criminal investigation department of Tokyo. Our job is to keep the people of Tokyo safe and bring justice to all criminals. However, we cannot prevent all crimes and criminals because of the massive size of this city. It seems as time goes by, criminals become smarter by the second. Serial killers have been able to outsmart us plenty of times which places everything in chaos. However, even in chaotic times like those, we have always held the trump card. No matter how smart and devious the criminal was, he was no match for the infamous shadow.

The shadow is a mysterious detective of Tokyo who is considered a genius and hero. However, he is no ordinary detective. He definitely lives up to his name, shadow, because he can solve cases without being seen by anyone. Yet, when he is seen, his identity is completely covered. He wears all black, including a black jacket with a hood to cover his hair. Although he wears black, he uses a white and red mask to conceal his face. The shadow keeps his identity a secret, believing it to be a weakness against his enemies if revealed. He trusts almost no one he meets and is always suspicious. His fighting skills are ones to fear, and he is more devious than any criminal. Why, he was able to defeat a serial killer and his gang all by himself. The shadow truly is the hero of Tokyo.

There is only one known person who knows the true identity of the masked man. One whom he trusts with his life. That person is none other than me, Asuma Sarutobi, the sexiest man in Tokyo. That's probably untrue though. People would always talk about the shadow and try to guess his identity.

Because of his gift of being a genius and skilled fighter, the shadow was believed to be a full-grown adult. I could only laugh at their guesses.

But what they don't know is that the shadow was actually a sixteen year old teenager.

Sleepy cat: Hi like that so far?