Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Petshop of Horrors.

A/N: Hey everybody. I'm taking a break from all my others stories and decided to write this combination of my two favorite manga. I'm not sure if I will continue it so review if you want it to continue.

"Welcome to my Petshop, where your dreams and nightmares come true." All that Naruto wanted was a simple job to help him pay his rent. But things don't go exactly as planned when he lands a job at the Count M Petshop. With shape shifting animals that kill their owners to look after, can Naruto escape from nature, or will nature claim another victim?

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"Ring! Ring!" The phone rang with similar urgency as the caller, sounding loud within the dark rooms. Many apparitions stirred within the shadows and a silent figure walked towards the offending object. In a fluid movement, he picked up the phone and placed it gracefully next to his face.

"Hello?" he asked monotonously.

"M!" came the frantic cry.

The figure smiled in recognition. "Why, Mr. Hashaba! Are you enjoying your black tiger cub.?" he asked pleasantly.

"Black tiger cub? That thing is a monster! We only had it for three days and now look at it! It has attacked all my guests!"

The man frowned. "Then, does this mean you have broken our contract agreement on not to show the cub to anyone?"

"Oh come one, M! It was just one stupid party- Oh God, it's here. Is that…. IS THAT MATTHEW'S HEAD IN ITS MOUTH?!!"

Sighing, the storeowner said, "Not only did you broke our agreement to not to show the cub to anyone, you failed to feed it the correct amounts it required. I'm sorry but like it says in our contract, the petshop will not be held responsible to any incident if the agreement is broken. Goodbye, Mr. Hashaba."

"M!!!"

Placing the phone back onto its retriever, Me sighed once more. "Foolish humans."

"Dear Mr. Uzumaki. This is your final warning. If you don't have your rent paid at the end of the month, we'll be forced to evict you. If you are having financial problems…"

Naruto crumbled the paper without reading the rest. He knew what the rest said: "Consider getting a loan from your local bank to help you pay." Christ, he was barely sixteen-years-old! He hasn't even opened an account yet.

"Too poor to keep one anyways," he muttered and made a basket with the crumbled letter. Groaning, Naruto laid back on the floor, on top of discarded papers and empty ramen cups. The rest of the small apartment was in a similar fashion, but with clothes strewn about and dust covering almost about everything, even the boy lying on the floor wearing nothing but his boxers.

He lifted the newspaper within eyesight and the red circles blurred within his tired vision. "I don't want to get up," he mumbled, laying his arm over his eyes. "But I also don't want to sleep on the streets." Forcing himself to stand, Naruto made his way to the bathroom. Within minutes, he was dressed in his best clothes, which included a clean old white dress shirt and faded jeans, the only pair of jeans that didn't have a hole in them. Making sure everything was locked, turned off, and accounted for, Naruto left the apartment in the direction of the first job hiring.

"Let's see. It's in Chinatown, it's a petshop, hours can be choose by me, and I get to be paid…. $600 a day! That's more than I've ever made in my entire life!" With this motivation, Naruto began to sprint to where the ad said the shop was located, hoping to beat any other person who may want this awesome deal.

He had reached the petshop, a small looking establishment with the words "Count M's Petshop" made the sign. It had no windows, filled instead with colored plastered walls of mauve. It looked kind of shady, however, it was in a decent district and no one passing by seemed disturbed. In fact, he even saw a little girl go in without any worry or fear.

"Come on, Naruto. Stop being a pussy and just go in!" Swallowing and mustering his courage, Naruto pushed open the door and went inside.

It was the incense that he first notice, a rich, calming smell that filled his senses with nothing but lovely dreams. Yet something gave him the shivers, as though he were being watched by someone.

Or something.

Tweet, tweet.

Naruto swirled and saw a small canary singing within the bars of the cage. 'Stupid dumbass. Afraid of a damn bird. God, how low can you get? Even at school, you aren't this pathetic.' Naruto berated himself at being frightened so easily.

"Well now, who do we have here?"

"Ahhhh!!!!!" Naruto slammed himself to the opposite wall in an effort to get away from the intruder. He blinked, taking in the person in front of him.

Long, pink hair, dark blue eyes, wearing a kimono of some Asian origin, too mixed in culture for him to tell exactly. The little girl from before hugged this man, holding a cage with another canary inside.

"Thank you, Count M! I promise to take good care of him." She beamed and ran out the store, her steps light and skipping. Naruto watched her go.

"Ah the youth of today. So easily amused." Before he could ask him what he meant about that, the man turned to him. "Well, young man. Are you hear to acquire a pet? If you tell me what you like, I'm sure I can show you a variety of the species."

"Um, actually, sir, I came for the job," Naruto said, fumbling around for the newspaper. Once founding it, he held it out for the man to see.

"Ah, yes. The caretaker job," the man said in recognition, reading the paper.

"Um, sir? Are you the owner?" the boy asked.

"Hmm? Ah no. My grandfather is the true owner, however he is currently out of time at the moment. I am Count M. And you are?"

"N-Naruto, sir. Naruto Uzumaki."

"Ah, young Naruto is it? Well now. Let us go to the back room to discuss your employment here." Count M began to walk towards the opposite side.

"Wait. Don't you need my resume or something?" Naruto asked as he ran to keep up.

"Hmm…Let us see then. Are you a murderer?" the count asked.

"Eh?"

"A convict? A pervert? Have you any run-ins with the law?" M continued, his face all seriousness.

"Uh, no. To all of them," Naruto answered.

"Then it's settled! Welcome aboard. I must confess, we are low on staff and we need all the help that comes our way. Now, allow me to show you the shop." With that, Count M went towards the back.

Naruto stayed back for a moment, wary. This was all too weird for him. Never in his life had he had a job interview as weird as this was. Then again, he hasn't had too many job offers in the past and only once did he actually got the job. But then again, he didn't have it for long. Why waste the sudden good luck? With that thought in mind, Naruto followed the strange co-owner into the back of the shop.

Count M was there at a double door, waiting for him as though he knew the boy's inner struggle. His eyes shone brightly within the candlelit halls and the smile never left his face. Naruto now felt a faint shiver of thread reach his spine. Yet, there was no turning back now.

The count opened the door and the two went inside. Like before, Naruto felt the burning incense in the air, heavy in thick clouds of smoke. Here was lighted by candles as well, and the shadows looked more alluring than threatening.

"What experience do you have in handling animals?" Count M asked.

"Not much. We weren't allowed to keep pets at the orphanage and my apartment has a 'no pets' policy. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love animals. However, I don't want to make it have a harsh life, not on account of my foolishness."

"I see." The count led the boy further into the shop, speaking in soft tones now as though not to disturb the animals. "Well then, Mr. Uzumaki, I believe this will be the perfect job for you." He opened a final door and from within came something out of a fantasy, a scene that shouldn't be there.

Corridor after corridor made up a maze meant to muddle the senses, trap weak souls within and plunge them into a eternity of despair. Doors lined up the walls and some were opened a creak, lighted eyes glinting within the shadows.

"M!" A little girl dressed in a frilly dress came running towards the count. She would have seemed normal, if it weren't for the tail that trailed behind her.

"Wh-what's the meaning of this? What is she?" the boy asked, stepping backwards.

Count M smiled, reaching forward and grabbing hold of the younger man. "This, Mr. Uzumaki, are the animals that you need to care for. I believe this calls for a welcome. Everyone, come out and say hello to our new caretaker."

All the doors opened and humans appeared, all of them altered and sporting a different animal part. Scales, tails, feathers, ears, eyes, fur… Everything freak in nature was made in these people.

"Is this little boy really going to take care of us?" asked a woman with a fox tail and ears.

Most of the others giggled or outright laughed at his expense. Feelings of anger and hatred rose up within him, along with a dread feeling.

"Count M. I thought you said this was a petshop," Naruto grounded out, looking down at the small children who piled in a group around him. "You didn't say this was a house of illegal marketing!"

"Oh, it is, Mr. Uzumaki." Placing the tailed girl down, Count M turned to face the boy. "Welcome to my Petshop, where your dreams and nightmares come true."

A/N: Well this is it for now. Again if you want me to continue it, review or message me. Toodles!