I just want to say that I DO NOT own either Naruto or Highschool of the Dead. And I hope you like the book. Please Read and Review! Thank you everyone for reviewing! It helps a lot and makes me feel really good haha. Just to let everyone know that I have been updating so frequently because I don't have classes or work this week. But I work Thursday through Sunday, so I most likely won't update any time during those days. I'll try to get a chapter out as soon as I have a day off though.

Questions/comments –

Catze86 – In regards to Shido basically worshipping him…I would say that he's manipulating Naruto's position into a positive light for himself more than actually worshipping him.

Razorworlf1998 – Thank you! I'm trying pretty hard to actually stop and think about what Naruto would do in a situation, while progressing his maturity as well. Turns out, it's actually a lot harder to do that than I realized. But I feel like I've been adequate.

She Wo Walks With Death – Thank you for your input! I thought about what could make my own story different from anyone else's and a few ideas popped into my head. As much as I like my cool badass Naruto moments, making a whole story where he would only do that would be boring. Naruto is unique, an idiot, fun loving hyperactive teen who can flip 180 into a serious mood if needed. Even in situations, Naruto will use whatever means necessary to gain the upper hand, even if it seems completely ridiculous. (Kaguya's fight for example, when he uses the reverse harem jutsu on her… I died.)

DARTH SAI – I know you've been waiting for his chakra to come back, but his healing factor is only present because of his Uzumaki chakra. And in my story I'm making it seem as though, the chakra networks can't heal themselves, if there's no way for them to travel through the coils. In my head, I think that it would require an outside source to heal his network at least to a degree where his self healing would come into play. I'm sorry for the wait, but it won't be for a while.

Lightningblade49 – I wouldn't call Takashi the kind to stab someone in the back, and I'm not trying to portray that BUT… Takashi is a jealous guy. His love for Rei is truly in a league of it's own, and he hates seeing other people with her. He distanced himself from his best friend because he started to date Rei, and not to mention he would go and sulk on a balcony during class hours. Clearly the thought of Rei being with anyone other than himself puts him a sour mood. Other than that hiccup in his character, he's a great guy.

Ejammer – Thank you for liking the fic! But I have disagree with you on that. Naruto had forgiven someone who had murdered his sensei. Someone who was very dear to him. Someone he was really close with, and I'm sure he considered Jiraiya as a member of his family, maybe a crazy uncle or a perverted grandfather. If he can do that, he can forgive a civilian teacher who left behind a student who didn't even die (thanks to Naruto). While it breaks his moral code, he wouldn't just kill or abandon the guy either.

That's all I think for questions/comments that I can answer. If you do have a question, please put it in a review, or pm me, and I'll address it in the next chapter. Of course I'm not going to say anything that might spoil the story!

Please enjoy!

Pairings: NarutoxHarem

"Speaking." Kyuubi speaking

"Thinking." Kyuubi thinking

"Speaking." Person speaking

"Thinking." Person thinking

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Deceiving The Apocalypse

Chapter 6

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"Miss me?"

Blonde hair and blue eyes grinned at the group of people that stood in front of him. He scratched the back of his head, looking excited to be back. Saeko smiled softly at him, and Takashi couldn't help but dispel all of his ill feelings towards the blonde. Once you're in his presence, you can't help but smile. Rei giggled into her hand at his behavior.

"Wow…" Shizuka muttered in awe from the skill displayed by the team. No matter how many times she's seen Naruto fight those undead, he never ceases to amaze her at his skills.

"It seems as though we have cleared this area." Saeko muttered, observing her surroundings.

Shizuka turned to the pinkette, "That was tough!" she said excitedly.

Saya glared at her sensei, sweat dropping. "It's not like you did anything…"

Rei ran over to Shizuka. "Sensei!" She jumped and hugged her around her neck, burying her face into her bosom snuggling her. Shizuka laughed, glad to see the brunette safe and unharmed. "Ara ara, Miyamoto! What a goincidence!"

Rei's mind took a second to register what she had said before she frowned. "…don't you mean coincidence?" she muttered quietly.

"Naruto-kun too!" She said smiling at the blonde who was looking at the two with a smile. Naruto blinked in surprise at her acknowledgement.

"I take it that Tokonosu Bridge is also closed off?" Saeko asked Naruto, walking up to him, smiling gently.

Naruto nodded, grinning back at the girl. "Yup, there's nowhere to go. Glad to see you're safe, Saeko-chan."

She nodded, closing her eyes softly. "I'm glad you are safe as well, Uzumaki-kun."

She suddenly was surprised when she felt her cheek be pinched and stretched. Her eyes widened, seeing as nobody had ever done that to her before. Naruto was holding her one cheek, frowning angrily at her. "Na-ru-to. Say it with me. Naruto. That is my name." He let go of her cheek, while she stood there stock still, in shock. Naruto pouted and crossed his arm. "Uzumaki was my father."

Then he tilted his head. "Wait no, he wasn't." He turned back to Saeko, "Correction! Uzumaki was my mother! Don't call me by my mother's name!"

Saeko giggled and then burst out into a laugh, but Naruto's own cheek was pulled down as a pinkette grabbed it roughly. Effectively gaining his attention. "And what about me?!"

Naruto laughed at her, sweeping her into a hug, which earned a squeak of surprise from her. Now her face was as pink as her hair in embarrassement. "Of course Saya-chan! How could I forget about you!"

He set her down and laughed at her expression. The blush combined with her flabbergasted look was pretty amusing. Even Saeko had giggled into her hand more, laughing at the girl's expense.

"If I had known he was going to do that, I wouldn't have asked." Saya said, mortified that she was just picked up like a little girl. She shuddered at the thought of Naruto picking her up as a child, and carrying her on his shoulders. And tucking her in bed. And kissing her forehe-WAIT JUST A MINUTE SAYA. No more thoughts. Just stop thinking.

"Naruto-sama!"

Naruto turned around again with a raised eyebrow before he was tackled to the ground by an orange blur. He groaned as he opened his eyes, feeling a weight on his stomach. Briefly it took him a second to understand what was even going on before he quickly squealed girlishly. A beautiful girl with short orange hair with a headband holding it back, was sitting on him. She was blushing cutely, and smiling down at the blonde. Her brown eyes deliciously sparkling in the sunlight as she gave him one of the sexiest looks that any one has ever given him. To say he was scared for his life was an understatement.

"Ah! Wha! Who! Ehhh?!" Naruto stuttered out as the girl leaned over Naruto, giving him an ample view of her cleavage. He blushed heavily and averted his eyes.

"Naruto-sama!" She moaned out, "Sensei was telling us that you would come back and save us, and you didn't fail ussss~"

Saeko and Takashi blinked in shock at the blantent attempt by the girl, while Saya blushed and was gaping visibly. Hirano was giggling at the view, a small nosebleed on his face. Rei actually clenched her teeth in annoyance at the act, her eyebrow twitching.

Shizuka giggled. "Looks like Naruto-kun has more admirers."

Naruto looked at the other blonde, petrified. "A-Admirers?!"

"Naruto-samaaaaa~!"

Sweat started to pool on his forehead, "S-Sama? And w-what is happening?! I'm sorry but who even are you?!" Naruto all but shouted in panic. He was not used to this, especially since was rubbing herself all over him, grinding in a specific spot that he did NOT want everyone here to even see him like this. This was so embarrassing.

"Yuuki-chan, please get off of him, clearly he is uncomfortable."

Naruto looked to see who his savior was, and was a little bit surprised to see Shido standing there, frowning at the girl. The now named, Yuuki sighed before getting off of Naruto, leaving him blushing and stunned on the ground. Yuuki pouted.

"Sensei, I was just showing him my appreciation." She whined to the older gentlemen.

Shido smiled at her, "You can show your appreciation later to him, right now we must find shelter."

"Absolutely not!" Everyone turned to the pinkette, who was blushing uncontrollable. Only in slightly better shape than the blue eyed teen on the ground. "Nobody is going to show any sort of 'appreciation' or anything of the sorts to ANYone!"

Saya huffed in annoyance, clearly irate from the situation. Saeko burst out into laughter, gaining everyone's attention. She smiled at everyone. "Well you certainly are an energetic group!" she giggled some more.

Naruto lied on the ground still, controlling his hormones and his blushing face before sitting up. He looked up to see Niki and Misuzu smiling gently down at him. Naruto chuckled. "Nice to see you guys are safe as well. Did everyone get off the bus then?"

Niki nodded, "Yep! We're all here, ready to follow your lead!"

Naruto looked around, looking for something, or rather someone. He frowned. "Where's Naomi-chan?"

Everyone looked around from the question. Shizuka tilted her head, confused as well. "Ara? She was just here beside me."

Naruto felt himself panic slightly, and he jumped to his feet, running backwards in search of her. The sound of flesh hitting flesh was the only clue he needed to know where to look. He jogged lightly towards the back and rounded a car, seeing Naomi lying there. Tears were running down her face, and she was hitting the face of an undead with her bare fist, which he had now noticed was bleeding slightly. He furrowed his eyebrows in pity, sighing sadly.

"Naomi…" he softly breathed.

He could hear the footsteps of the others behind him, but he ignored them. This was a job for him, and him alone. He had taken responsibility for the girl, and he will carry it out. After all, he had promised Takuzo that he would. What kind of Hokage would he be if he couldn't even keep his promises?

He gently walked up to the girl, trying not to startle her. She kept hitting the undead's face over and over again. Her eyes wide and blank except for the tears that streamed down her cheeks, dripping off of her chin.

"Naomi." He called, trying to get her attention. It was no use.

"Naomi-chan." He called even louder this time, and it was clear as day to him that she won't respond to him without stimulation. Gently he crouched next to her and grabbed her hand. What he wasn't expecting was for the raven haired girl to swing her fist at him in surprise. With only one hand holding onto hers, her fist connected with his nose. He grunted in pain and let go of her hand, clutching the nose.

His eyes watered and he looked down at his hand. There was blood on his hand, and clearly she had broken he appendage. Naruto closed one eye, trying to avoid the watering of his eyes getting worse. The nose was always so sensitive for him.

Naomi gasped and brought her hands to her mouth, covering them. "Oh my god, Naruto-kun. I'm so sorry!" the tears flowing out of her eyes didn't recede. "It's just…I saw them…a-and I couldn't help myself…I-I just kept thinking about him." She lowered her head and sobbed a little.

Naruto sighed and wrapped his arms around her as she silently cried, attempting to pull herself together. She's already cried enough, now she doesn't want to cry anymore. The others behind them only watched with a heavy air hanging above them. Rei completely understood where this girl was at. Losing the one you love…She bowed her head to hide her eyes. At least in Rei's situation, she was able to take her aggression out on the undead themselves. This girl had no way to fight, no way to defend herself.

Naruto quietly cooed in her ear, whispering soft nothings. Literally anything for her to settle herself. After a few minutes of doing this, Naruto noticed that she had stopped crying. He looked down at her, and noticed that somehow she had fallen asleep. His eyebrow twitched in annoyance slightly. Good god, what kind of luck does he have? He looked back at the others and smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry for the wait, it seems like she's asleep now." He chuckled awkwardly.

Saya sighed, crossing her arms. "Well, you'll just have to carry her then." She pointed out.

Naruto sweat dropped, "I-I guess so, I did promise after all…" He muttered the last part, a few of them picking up on it. Slowly, he adjusted the girl behind him, and put her on his back, although with some difficulty. Somehow in the process, he didn't wake up the girl. Good god she must be tired. As he stood up, he noticed everyone was looking at him. He blinked.

"What is it?"

Shido pushed his glasses up, "We were wondering what you'd like us to do, leader."

"Oh, yeah." Naruto blinked, remembering that he was their leader, and now in charge of keeping all of these people safe. He tilted his head thinking, the first plan might be to try to catch everyone up to speed on what he and Rei and found out, and give them a chance to clean up a little. Then finding a place for shelter so everyone could rest and eat. He was sure they were all exhausted and tired, most likely getting next to zero sleep and food.

He nodded at everyone. "Let's go down by the river and take a few minutes to catch our breaths, wash the blood out, and talk about stuff."

Everyone nodded and he led them down by the riverside. Gently he found a place to set Naomi down, and rummaged through his backpack, taking out the sweatshirt that he had grabbed just in case. He covered the sleeping Naomi with the sweatshirt and then nodded in approval. Most everyone was washing their faces and hands with the water in the river. Saeko walked up next to him, having already been clean, and put her hands on her hips, looking over the water.

"I'm guessing you want to know what happened?"

Naruto looked over at her and smiled, "A little information could be nice."

Saeko turned to him, a gentle smile playing at her lips. Naruto couldn't help but notice just how different her eye color was depending on her mood and the time of the day. While normally a bright blue like his, they were now a dark blue, almost purple color. He hummed a response to her.

"Go ahead, Saeko-chan."

She nodded, "While on the bus there it was impossible to travel. Too many people were stuck in transit, desperately trying to get out of the city. We were at a standstill." Saeko started. "We all were wearing thin on our patience, especially with Shido preaching to his students about your amazing power and strength. Something I actually find myself agree with him about." She smiled at him. Naruto blushed and laughed lightly, scratching the back of his head.

"I'm nothing amazing or anything." He mumbled.

"But you are." Saeko continued, her eyes gazing into his. "By no means, are you a normal person. And while we haven't had the opportunity to talk, there is something about you that you are keeping secret. I won't push the topic until you are prepared."

Naruto looked at her, feeling less embarrassed and more ashamed. "Well, it's not that I don't trust you guys, y'know? It's just that I think you wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"My, aren't you skeptical." Saeko muttered, staring at Naruto from the corner of her eyes.

He shrugged. "It's what I think. We'll find out if you believe me later."

She simply nodded in response before Naruto ran a hand through his hair. "Now what else happened?"

Saeko hummed for a second, thinking about where she picked off before she continued. "We exited the bus due to the blocking of the road and have been unable to cross the river."

Naruto nodded, it was brief but it gave him enough of an idea of what was going on. Saya walked up to them, joining in on the conversation. "The water level has risen. I guess it wouldn't be possible to go upstream."

Rei walked over to them as well, Takashi and Hirano following behind her. "So what should we do?"

Naruto could only sweat drop, thinking about how he could have just walked across the water if he just had his control back, but alas…no such luck. He almost snorted at the thought of everyone's face if he were to walk on water. Shido might actually believe he's Jesus or something. He let out a smile of amusement.

They were looking at him again, since he's been quiet for a couple minutes now. Clearly they were wondering what he wanted to do in this situation. He coughed into his hand, pushing his amusing thoughts out of his mind. "I think for now we should find a place to rest. Get some food, sleep, and figure out the plan of action afterwards."

He nodded to himself, that sounded pretty good. "Um…" He heard a voice behind him, and he saw Shizuka standing there, with Shido's group slightly behind her. The other blonde tilted her head cutely. "You see, there's a place we can use. It's nearby, so we can walk there."

Saya hummed, raising an eyebrow. "Is it your boyfriends?"

Shizuka blushed heavily, and waved her hands in front of her in denial. "N-No! It belongs to my female friend! She's always busy and traveling because of work! She gave me the key. I go over there while she's gone and let some fresh air in."

Naruto pictured her with a maid's outfit on, waving good bye to him as he exited the apartment. He giggled perversely, and looked beside him. Both Takashi and Kohta were doing the same thing. They all three smirked at each other and gave a thumbs up, clearly agreeing that it was a very good scene to picture.

Kohta tilted his head in thought. "Is it an apartment? Is the view good?"

Shizuka nodded, smiling brightly. "Yep! It's a maisonette that's next to the river. It's close to a convenience store too! Oh, and she has a car too. It looks like a tank and it's thiiiis big!" She held her arms out as an example of how big it was. Naruto watched her boobs bounce up and down at the action…seriously, how do they even do that? His eyes drifted up back to her face.

Saya scratched her neck, feeling the fatigue settle now that Naruto had brought it up. "It's true, I am really tired. I'd like to shower while there's still working electricity."

Kohta looked at her with is lecherous eyes, clearly imagining what she might look like naked. "Sounds good."

Her eye twitched and she kicked him in the stomach. Naruto laughed at it, a deep throaty laugh. It's been a while since he's actually burst out laughing from something. Saeko smiled gently, watching the whole scene unfold in front of her. Others there giggled at the two as well. The purple haired girls drifted over to Naruto as he clutched his stomach, still laughing. It was amazing that he was able to keep a positive attitude in a situation like this.

Takashi couldn't help but smile seeing the blonde hunched over with laughter. It was contagious, he knew it. The blonde shared his feelings on his sleeve, and it was more like a blanket than anything else. If Naruto was happy, almost everyone else was happy as well. If he was sad…well, you get the picture. Rei enjoyed his laughter as well, a small blush on her face. The blonde wiped his eyes as he pointed at Kohta, clearly enjoying his misfortune.

Shido pushed his glasses up and let his presence be known again. "We should get moving before it's too dark."

Naruto jumped up and pointed animatedly at the man, "Excellent idea Shido!"

He smiled and bowed a little. "Please Naruto-kun. Call me Koichi."

Naruto shuddered slightly, feeling creeped out by the older man suddenly. "Er…no I think I'll stick with Shido."

The greasy haired man back pedaled in surprised, hurt by his statement. "Naruto-kun please! I insist, as your right hand man, that you must call me Koichi!"

Naruto shook his head vehemently. "Nobody is anyone's right hand man! Where the hell did you get that from?!" seriously though, how did he get that thought in his head?

Shido took a step towards the blonde, reaching his hand out and putting it onto his shoulder. Naruto flinched from the touch and backed away. This is too much. Too creepy. Please man, spare yourself the embarrassement. Naruto awkwardly looked over at his friends who were clearly amused by this situation. He begged them with his eyes to save him. Shido took another step forward, getting way to close in his personal space. Their noses were almost touching.

He grabbed Naruto's hand, holding in to his chest. "Naruto-kun please!"

"Ack! No! Stay away from me!" He ripped his hand away and started to run in the opposite direction, Shido chasing after him.

"But Naruto-kun!"

"No means no, Shido! Didn't your father teach you that!"

"My father was nothing like you, Naruto-kun! Please we must get closer! I must know your ins and outs! To do that you must call me Koichi!"

"W-What?! No! Hell no!"

"Naruto-kun!"

"Stop it! No! Taka-chan! Tsuno-kun! Help me! Rei-chan! Saya-chan! Saeko-chan! Literally anyone?! HEEEEELP!"

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They all stood in front of the apartment, Naruto holding on to the now awake Naomi's hand. As he had promised Takuzo, he would look after the girl, and god knows what she might do if she wasn't supervised. Lights came on all around the garage of the maisonette, and Naruto tilted his head, confused. He's never seen a vehicle like that before.

"What's that?" He asked, turning to everyone else.

"It's a Humvee!" Kohta said, eyes practically sparkling in amusement. Naruto blinked at him. Humvee? What? "And a military model at that!"

Shizuka nodded her head in agreement. "See? Doesn't it look like a tank?"

Naruto sighed. What the hell does a tank look like?

Saya looked intrigued, looking at the Humvee up and down. "What kind of friend do you have?"

Saya's question was ignored as Rei turned to look at the fence. "I bet those things can't jump the fence. We should be able to sleep peacefully."

Takashi sighed, clearly tired as well. "Anyway, we should hurry up."

He finished and they all noticed a group of undead piling on the courtyard. Naruto tilted his head, oh so there were some here now. They must have been drawn to their voice. He could feel Naomi start to shake next to him and he looked at her. He squeezed her hand comfortingly and smiled at her. Her grey eyes bore into his own and she seemed to calm down. He turned back to look at everyone and smiled reassuringly.

"You all stay here; I'll go deal with them."

Saeko held her bokken out, "Not alone you won't."

Takashi, Rei, and Kohta all followed suit. Brandishing their weapons. "You think you'll go alone?" Rei asked, smiling over at her friend.

Takashi, pushed one of his sleeves up, smirking slightly. "No way I can let you show me up!"

Naruto merely laughed, amused. "Hell yeah! That's the spirit! Let's go everyone!"

Naruto kicked open the door, taking off after the undead, his combat team as he liked to call them, were quickly behind him. He brandished his kunai and jumped into the fray. He dashed forward sliding under a grab and planting his hand on the ground, pushing up and kicking the chin of an undead sending it flying into the air. Naruto smirked lightly, copying Lee's technique slightly. He threw the kunai through the air, impaling the airborne zombie's head.

He spun on his heel and delivered a harsh hook to the side of another undead's face, the skull concaving under the impact. He could feel the sticky blood on his hand, and the sound of bone breaking. It felt good. Just to pound these things into the ground. His eyes darted over his shoulder as he heard the sound of another groan behind him. He roundhouse kicked the creature in the jaw, twisting it's head around with a sickening snap. Naruto grabbed one of the undead's shirts and heaved it over to where Takashi was fighting, knocking over the two undead and allowing the teen to beat their skills in with his bat.

Takashi looked over at Naruto and smirked, giving him a thumbs up. Naruto merely grinned in response as he went over and picked up his kunai, jumping up and over a few undead. He landed behind one, silently, and thrust the kunai into the back of its head. The sound of blood hitting the ground rang in Naruto's ears and he used his combat abilities as a stress reliever. He kicked another's legs out from underneath it while simultaneously pushing another one forward. He curb stomped the head of the one he knocked over, and chucked his kunai into the last one standing out of his group. Effectively ending it's afterlife. He bent down, and gave a good kick to one of the bodies. Picking up his kunai, he wiped the blood off and pocketed it, looking back to see how the others were faring.

They all were panting, minus Saeko, as they finished their group, which had been a tad smaller than his. Naruto grinned at them.

"How's it going?"

Saeko merely smirked at the blue eyed wonder, "We have things covered and I see you have finished as well. Should we tell the others to come up?" Naruto nodded, heading down to go get them.

"You guys go in, I'll bring everyone in."

They nodded, and proceeded inside, looking to clear the building before they could all relax. Naruto smiled as he watched his little soldiers go. He blinked. Oh? Did he call them his soldiers? He chuckled absentmindedly, wondering if this was how it felt to be a sensei with a genin team. He could get used to it. The only difference was that he wasn't training these guys in anything…kind of like his lazy bastard of a teacher himself. His smile faded as he thought about his home…

What was everyone up too? Who was Hokage? Had they finished rebuilding and repairing? Or was there a lot of work that needed to be done yet? His thoughts drifted back to his teammates and sensei. He wondered how they were doing…Sasuke would probably be taken into custody, and questioned…I mean they'd be crazy not to do that… He shook his head, ridding his thoughts about his home. Now was not the time to do this. He walked back to the group and looked down, smiling at them.

"You can all come in now, it's clear."

~~o0O0o~~

Once everyone was inside, and the coast was clear Naruto collapsed in a chair in front of everyone. He peaked out at the rag tag group of teens that he had involved himself with, and couldn't help but smile. They were his friends. He waved his hand to get all of their attention. Slowly conversation dropped and they were all silently awaiting whatever he was going to say.

"We'll stay here for a while." Naruto started, rubbing his eyes and avoiding his tender nose…no thanks to you, Naomi-chan! "There are two bathrooms in here and we'll allow the girls to use the bathrooms first. While you all bath I'm going to go to that convenience store nearby and get some stuff. Like clothes, and some food. And anything else that might be useful."

Several people frowned at what he had said, it wasn't safe for him to leave alone. Rei however was the only one who smiled. She was the only one who knew of Naruto's abilities, and she knew that out of everyone here, he'd be the safest to go off alone. She couldn't help but feel slightly happy that she had known so much about him while nobody else knew anything. It made her special in Naruto's eyes. And that made her happy.

"Uzuma-" Saeko started but was interrupted by a harsh glare from Naruto. She paused, then continued. "Naruto-san, you're going alone? Some of us should come with you."

Naruto shook his head, "Na I'll be fine. You guys can relax here, okay? When the girls are done, boys get to shower next then and I'll probably be back by the time they get out…knowing you guys." He teased them, several of them frowning at the insult and the guys couldn't help but smile. It was so true…

He stood up, stretching his old bones, ready to go out. Everyone was dispersing ready to go about doing their own things. Naruto felt a tug on his hand and looked behind him to see Naomi shyly looking down. She was biting her lip, and blushing.

"N-Naruto-kun…don't go…help me…wash."

The room suddenly seemed quiet, but Naruto could only focus on what she had said. His mind was blank. The cogs slowly turning and processing exactly what she had said. Naruto felt himself blush as he inhaled sharply. His face suddenly felt very hot and he struggled to find anything to say.

"You can't Satoshi!"

Naruto looked back to see almost everyone staring at them, Naruto really wasn't sure what to do in this position. He could honestly say he's never washed anyone, nor does he want to was Naomi. It would be too awkward…but then he could see her naked…no no no, Naruto bad thoughts, that's just taking advantage of the situation. You'd be the bad guy! He shook his head and looked down at Naomi. Rei walked up to the two of them, grabbing her hands.

"Boys shouldn't bath with girls, and Naruto definitely shouldn't wash you up." Her eyes shot him a glare and he made a face in surprise. "His lecherous eyes will do no good."

Naruto clutched his heart again, feeling the blow. "Do you think so lowly of me?!"

Saya walked up next to the girl as well, "We can't trust you Uzumaki. You're a hormonal growing teenage boy. Who knows what kind of things you would do to her."

Naomi was beet red, looking down at the floor. The two girls standing protectively next to her. Naruto felt like he was being attacked. He hung his head and faked crying. "Even Saya-chan…there's no point. I have nothing left to live for!"

The two girls sighed, dragging the blushing girl away from Naruto. Oh what did he do to deserve those harsh statements. He's never peeped on anyone! He scratched his head, women just don't make any sense to him at all. He felt someone put a hand on his shoulder. He looked over at the person and noticed that it happened to be Shido, he sniffled. Shido pushed his glasses up on his nose and with a completely serious face…

He said. "Women are mysterious."

The unsaid statement hung in the air above the men. Naruto nodded at the man, sharing his pain. Women, ugh…. He felt another hand on his shoulder and Takashi was giving him a determined look. "We're behind you! You did nothing wrong!"

He smiled, sniffling some more. "Thanks you guys."

They nodded started to go their separate ways. Naruto's eyes landed on the form of Shido, then drifted to Tsunoda's… he grinned evilly.

"Oi, Shido, Tsunoda."

They both turned around, curious as to what he could have possibly wanted. Naruto grinned at them, picking up Takashi's bat and holding up his kunai. "You two are coming with me."

Their reaction was instantaneous and amusing to Naruto. Shido paled looked like he was going to vomit, while Tsunoda looked irritated, glaring at Naruto. "Why us?" He asked, not wanting to come on the trip with the blonde.

He put a hand on his hip, lowering the weapons. "I'm going to show you how to fight, or at least defend yourself. When it comes to battle capacity, we are seriously lacking. Our group is too big to only have a few of us be able to fight off those things." He said this all with an even look, arguing his point.

Tsunoda thrust his hands in his pockets, "And it has to be us, why?"

Naruto walked up to him, giving him his own personal kunai. "Because you already know how to fight. And you should be fighting…" He glanced over at Shido who was now staring at him as well. "And Shido had once said he wanted to be the leader. And to me, a leader is someone who fights along with their men."

He handed the bat to Shido, who held it gingerly. He grinned at the both. "Don't worry, nothing will happen, since I'm there!"

Shido and Tsunoda shared a look before cautiously nodded to the teen, who grinned and pointed towards the door. "Let's go!"

The three of them left with slight grumbling from Tsunoda. They left the compound, and quietly walked through the streets, heading in the direction of the convenient store. Naruto confidently led them, eyes on the lookout for any potential threats, while Tsunoda and Shido seemed to be a little jumpy. He smirked as he watched them over his shoulder. As they continued walking, Naruto noticed that their steps were light, quiet, like they actually were trained in this sort of thing.

He blinked, "You guys…" they jumped a little when he had mentioned them. "You guys move fairly easily."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Tsunoda asked grumpily.

Naruto stopped and turned to them, pointing at their feet. "Your steps are light. I'm surprised, actually. Impressed." He nodded to emphasize his statement.

Shido smirked at him, "Why Naruto-kun, surely you weren't aware that I was the club advisor for the track and field team? I am a very good runner."

Naruto hummed in thought, "Hooooh, really? I had no clue."

Shido blinked, "No idea?"

"Nope."

She faltered slightly, not expecting such a reply. "I…see."

Naruto shrugged, "But it makes this so much easier for me to tell you then." They both stared at him, wondering what he possibly could be spewing out now. Naruto pointed to the side, showing a few undead stumbling up to them. They both back pedaled in fear and Naruto chuckled at them. "Oh come on, they're ugly but not that scary."

Tsunoda glared at him, holding the kunai defensively. "Some of us aren't freaks like you are. We can't just forget what we've seen."

Naruto put a hand on his chin, thinking. "Hmmm, but doesn't the things you've seen make you stronger?" Tsunoda started to sweat as several more undead started to come out of the shadows, groaning and fumbling towards the trio. Naruto smiled at it. "Here, let me show you."

Naruto brought out his own kunai, and held it in a forward grip, in front of him slightly and angled, knees bent barely. It wasn't anything special, but Tsunoda could tell that he was prepared for anything. Ready to defend or attack at a moment's notice. He looked at Naruto's posture and imitated it, feeling slightly off about it though. Naruto grinned over at him, eyes sparkling.

"You're getting it! But relaaaaxx. A stiff posture is just spelling for bad news. Take a few deep breaths, and calm yourself. I won't anything happen to you two."

Shido himself, had taken Naruto's advice, holding the bat. "What should I do with this?" He asked the blonde.

Naruto grinned and made a swinging motion. "Bash their heads in, of course!"

Shido started to sweat but he faced two of the undead, holding the bat. With all of his strength, he winded up and smacked one of the undead. It's head collapsed and blood spewed everywhere, coating the bat and the ground. Shido smiled slightly, at seeing him kill one. It gave him a little more confidence and he uppercut another one, knocking it over. He followed it by overhead swinging the bat down on it's forehead as well. It's skull was crush like a watermelon, blood and brain matter spilling across the ground.

If not for what Shido had seen the day before, he would have puked, he was sure of it. Still the gagging motions he made were noticed by Naruto as he thinned the herd a little bit. He looked at Shido over his shoulder. "You'll get used to that. It's not pretty, but that's what happens."

Shido merely nodded, "It's impressive that you are able to do this without flinching, Naruto-kun. A true leader if I'd ever seen one."

Tsunoda swung the blade out, jabbing like he had watched Naruto do several times. His blade pierced the skull of the undead, slumping over. He grunted as he pulled the kunai out and looked down at his hands. It was already covered with blood. He frowned. "This isn't a clean job is it?"

Naruto chuckled, "Not at all, it gets real gross after It dries on you too." He scrunched his nose, looking down at his own hands covered with dry skin. He couldn't wait for them to go back to the apartment to get washed up. Naruto waved for them to follow him after they had dispatched the few undead he left for them.

"I mean, their scary right? But all you have to do is not let them get too close, or too many surrounding you." Naruto lectured them, the two other men listening intently. "Always be aware of your surroundings, and look for ways for you to escape. It's better to run away and fight another day, than to die needlessly." He grinned at them, trying to calm their nerves somewhat. "If not, then I'll always be there to cover your sorry asses."

They both couldn't help but smile at him, taking comfort in his words. Shido pushed his glasses up, "Naruto-kun, might I ask why you are so strong?"

Naruto continued to lead them to the store. He tilted his head, thinning his lips in thought. Should he tell them now? Or later? He looked back at them, noticing they were waiting. He chuckled sheepishly, "Well to be honest, it's a long story. But the short version is that I'm from a different dimension where people have super powers. Mine are temporarily out of commission right now."

He kept walking but he noticed that he only hears one pair of footsteps right now. He looked back and blinked, noticing the two of them completely stunned, mouths hanging open. He laughed at their expression, enjoying the moment. "You guys look like idiots!" he laughed some more, holding his stomach.

Thankfully, Shido was the first to come to his senses, "Surely, you jest Naruto-kun. That kind of stuff doesn't exist." He laughed uncomfortably, looking down at his other companion. Tsunoda nodded in agreement.

Naruto stared at the two of them, a small smile on his face. They were getting a little bit nervous because he hadn't said anything in quite some time. His bright blue eyes looked back and forth between them, before he sighed and scratched his head. He leaned on one leg and looked at them with a little bit of annoyance.

"I guess I'll just show you." Naruto muttered to them and he crouched down. They really didn't know what he might be able to show them, but they paid close attention.

Naruto took a deep breath and braced himself for the pain. It might not be enough to show them what he can do, but his ability to use his chakra was all but gone right now. This was the most he could think of doing. He grunted in pain as he pushed chakra into his legs, almost buckling them from the agony. He clenched his teeth, and without wasting time, jumped as high as he possibly could. Tsunoda and Shido both fell over when Naruto jumped, the sudden burst of air he had produced had knocked them on their ass, completely unprepared.

They watched as Naruto jumped…more like flew through the air, reaching 20-30 feet into the air, easily. Naruto came back down from his jump and landed in a crouch before slumping on his side, holding his legs. He groaned in pain, god they just need to heal already, this was beginning to be too much for him. He looked up at the other two, expecting them to say anything.

The looks he received were something he half expected.

Tsunoda actually looked a little afraid, his hands shaking slightly. "Are…are you a monster?"

Naruto flinched when he heard the word, memories of his childhood surfacing. He forced a smile at the fake blonde. Trying to cover up his discomfort, both from the pain and from what Tsunoda had said. "Not a monster, a human. In my dimension, we all chakra. Our life force, balancing between our physical self and spiritual self. It allows us to boost our bodies, and create things nobody would think possible. When I was ripped from my home and put here, it had messed up my chakra, making it almost unusable except for an immense pain I get when I do somethings."

Shido shakily took a breath, "Naruto-kun…so just now, you are in pain from that?"

Naruto nodded, getting up and now standing on sore legs, a pulse of pain every time his heart beat. Shido merely smiled at him, amazed. Naruto shivered at the look. It was…unhealthy, slightly insane. It creeped him out. "Marvelous Naruto-kun, you are truly fit to be our leader! A God sent to our world from another! What a magnificent opportunity I have stumbled upon! Naruto-kun. I am honored to be in your presence." He bowed slightly, while holding his hand out with over exaggerated movements.

Naruto scratched his head, looking down awkwardly at the older man. "I'm no god, and don't bow. You're making me uncomfortable. I'm just an average guy trying to get home." He smiled at them.

Tsunoda shook his head, holding it slightly. "No wonder you were able to beat me so bad this past week. It's been driving me insane."

Naruto laughed, "Yeah, there's no way you'd ever win in a fight. Unless I was already half dead. Hmm no more like if I was knocking on deaths door." He mused lightly.

Tsunoda sighed, but couldn't help but smile with mirth. "You're such a bastard, Uzumaki."

Naruto smiled and continued to walk again, the other two getting up to follow him. Naruto suddenly stopped and turned around, blankly staring at Shido. "Oh yeah, Shido, could you trying to make me a leader of some cult. I don't want to deal with that shit on a day to day basis."

He smirked at the blonde, "But Naruto-kun, I've already planted the seeds of love in their hearts, even if I stop now, your excellence will surely outstand them!" He grinned at Naruto at the end, who blanched.

Tsunoda glared at the elder, "Oi, don't compare me with those losers back there. I absolutely hate this guy."

Naruto clutched his heart and fell to his knees. "Tsuno-kun how could you?! After everything I've done for you, you still hate me? What can I do to make it up to you?!" He pleaded grabbing onto Tsunoda's shirt. Tsunoda took a step back, trying to escape the clutches of Naruto.

"Oi, bastard! Let go!"

Naruto stood up and faced away from them, a dark cloud over his head. Tsunoda clicked his tongue in irritation. "You're just a big child." He muttered.

Naruto looked behind him and smiled, opting to not say anything else for their walk to the convenience store.

~~o0O0o~~

Girlish squeals of delight came from the bathroom. Clearly they were enjoying themselves. In one of the bathrooms, it held Saya, Shizuka, Saeko, Rei, and Naomi. And the other bathroom had Yuuki, Niki, Misuzu, and the last two girls of Shido's group. Both bathrooms sounding quite loud, and sexual. Moans carried out into the hallway, leaving little for the boys to imagine.

In bathroom with Naruto's group, Saya and Saeko were washing on stools, while Naomi, Rei and Shizuka already were in the bath, all enjoying the warm it was giving them. They had felt absolutely disgusting, and it was a much needed break.

Shizuka sighed, her hair brought up in a towel. Rei stretched while sitting opposite of Shizuka. "This feels great!"

Shizuka nodded in agreement, "It's like I'm going to melt!"

Saya reached down and grabbed a random bottle, squinting a little. She couldn't make day or night of anything. Her glasses were not in so she couldn't see a damn thing. She glared at the bottle she was holding. "This is shampoo…right?" Beside her, Saeko merely laughed at her expense.

Rei suddenly spotted them. The targets were within range. Requesting permission to fire? Permission granted. Fire away. "Damn, Sensei, your boobs are huge!" Target destroyed.

Shizuka bounced them up and down, Rei felt her eyebrow twitched. Shizuka looked at her pair fondly. "Yeah I get that a lot."

Rei clenched a fist, closing her eyes in frustration. "Dammit! She said that so confidently!" In her anger, she suddenly reached out and grabbed them. Shizuka moaned as the younger girl started to massage and bounce them between her hands. Naomi blushed while she was in the water, looking down at her own boobs, noticing that they were the smallest ones in the room.

"D-Don't, Miyamoto-san!" She moaned out as the girl continued to play with her boobs.

Saya felt her eyebrow twitch, and she was doing all she could not to burst a blood vessel. She was blushing heavily though at the sexual sounds the girls were making. "Seriously…it's not like we're in some boring eroge! Why are we taking a bath together?" She glared behind her at the two busy ladies.

Saeko turned to the pinkette, smiling gently. "You don't know, Takagi?"

Saya blushed and looked away. "Yeah, I guess…" She looked behind her again and gaped in shock, quickly turning around and washing her own hair. Must get the image out of her head. It'll stay permanently if she doesn't think about it. Yes, be gone image from her head! "But considering our situation, we shouldn't be letting our guard down like this."

Unknown to her, Saeko turned the water temperature down as low as it can go, and turned it onto the shower head spray. She smiled innocently as she sprayed the pinkette next to her with cold water. Saya squealed in shock, unconsciously shying away from the cold water. Saeko giggled lightly as she sprayed the younger girl.

"That sound was more pleasant than I had expected. With an attractive voice like that, any male woul-"

Suddenly a bucket of cold water was splashed onto her own back, She leaned forward, feeling the cold chilling of the water spread through her body. She moaned loudly at the feeling, not liking it what so ever. After the cold passed, she looked over competitively at Saya, smirking at her. Saya felt her eye twitch with annoyance.

"She still sounds so mature…" she grinded her teeth in annoyance at such a thing.

Wanting to change the topic, Saya looked around for anything to discuss. Her eyes landed on the erotic scene of Rei molesting Shizuka, and her eye twitched again. But a though drifted into her head. What happened between those two while they were separated? Were their lives in danger?

"Ne, Miyamoto." Saya said, loud enough to get the girls attention.

Rei paused her ministrations against Shizuka, who was blushing and breathing quite heavily, and cocked her head to the side. "Yeah?"

Saya stared hard at her, not backing down from this. "What happened between you and Naruto while you were gone?"

Suddenly, this topic of conversations got everyone's attention. Rei backpedaled in the water, staring with wide eyes and a huge blush on her face. This sent warning bells off in Saya's head. "N-Nothing really, we just drove around a lot."

Reis mind drifted to when she had asked him to sleep with her, and in the morning, they had somehow tangled themselves together, Rei using Naruto's body for warmth, and Naruto holding Rei like she was his last lifeline. She didn't want to mention the fact that Naruto had awoken with a morning wood, having spooned her half the night and waking up to such an erotic sight. Thank god he had such excellent discipline because not once did he grope her. At least in the morning.

Shizuka perked up, "Oh are we gossiping about Naruto-kun?!"

Rei glanced nervously at everyone. Saya staring at her, not believing her one bit. "Right, and I totally believe that. Not mentioning the fact that ever since you two have come back, you've been calling him by his first name."

Gah, she didn't think of that. She blushed and scratched her cheek. "W-Well, I usually always call him that, since before all of this happened. I mean he's not one to really like being called by his family name, obviously."

Saeko nodded, "That much is clear to me as well. Naruto-san breaks down personal barriers as if they didn't exist in the first place."

They all nodded, agreeing on that matter. But Shizuka leaned forward, leaning her head on her balm. She smiled over at the younger girl. "So what exactly DID happen?" She asked, genuinely curious about the answer. Getting juicy details on Naruto is an opportunity that none of them were willing to pass up on.

Rei's mind flashed to the night before. At how Naruto had transformed for a split second to save her from being raped… She flinched thinking about it. It wasn't exactly something that she was willing to share in a bathroom conversation with a bunch of other girls that she really doesn't know all that well. Her eyes were downcast and she fiddled with the water, delaying telling them as long as possible. Fortunately for her, the others girls were sharp enough to notice her hesitation. Unfortunately for her however, they had taken it poorly.

"Miyamoto…" Saya said seriously, "Did Uzumaki do anything to you?"

Her head shot up and she blushed heavily. Waving her hands in front of her face she shook her head. "N-No! Nothing like that! Naruto was great…he was more than great. He was…there for me. I just…" She took a deep breath and looked away. "We stopped for gas half way through the night, and a man came up and started to…touch me, saying that he was going to take me and make me his…" She started mumbling, embarrassed by the whole situation. It was humiliating for her.

A dark look crossed all the girls' eyes, understanding the hidden meaning in her words. Ones that she didn't want to come out and say. It was scary, for any girl, to think about that happening to them. Rei took a breath and continued, "But Naruto was there… he didn't kill the man, but he made a lot of noise, so that they would come closer. And I don't know what else he did, but he had left the man there to die…" She smiled gently, thinking about how tender Naruto was with her after that moment. "I drove us for a while before he said we should stop for the night. We found a place to stay, he drew me a bath and made us food. Then I just kind of…broke down. But he listened to me, and comforted me. It was nice…having someone just hold you."

The bathroom was silent, and Rei was lost in her thoughts, thinking about how it felt with Naruto wrapped around her, with her head in his neck. She felt so safe, so secure. Like whenever he was with her, no harm would come to her. So far he had protected everyone. It was wonderful to see how well he had fit into the leader roll. At first she thought it was a stupid idea to have one, but after following around with Naruto, even if they didn't appoint him to be one, she was sure that they would all look to him for his ideas.

Saya cleared her voice first, as Saeko blankly stared down at the bathroom tiles. She obviously had something in her head, some memory or thought. So Saya took it upon herself to break the tension. "That's an unfortunate situation Miyamoto…and I'm glad you were safe. I'm glad Uzumaki was there…but let's get this straight…" her eyes narrowed and she leaned forward, gaining everyone's attention again. "You said that Uzumaki held you?"

Immediately Rei blushed again, "A-Ah, well yeah. H-He was trying to comfort me and I just kind of broke down in his arms. He didn't push me away or anything, I just…needed it." She looked down and blushed.

"I like being held by Naruto-kun." They all looked over to Naomi who was staring blankly at the water as well. Oh yeah, Naruto has been by her side constantly since they left school. Minus when Naruto was split by the group. He had taken her under his wing, being overly protective of her in particular.

"Maaaaa, I think I need to be held by Naruto-kun!" Shizuka suddenly wailed, startling everyone in the room.

They all laughed at Shizuka's behavior, finding humor in a situation that was humorless. They could feel the tension in the room already. Feelings were heavy in the air, as the unspoken competition has officially begun. They all looked between each other, smirking confidently between one another.

Saeko merely stood up, in her fully nude glory, and looked at the tub. "I would like to join in the tub as well, if you would excuse me." She climbed inside the tub, effectively crowding the thing. Limbs were tangled up as they all squeaked, body parts touching each other, grinding in unusual spots.

"H-Hey watch where you stick your leg!"

"I'm sorry I just control it."

"Is someone touching my butt?"

"I think I am…why do you not like it?"

"Well…I didn't say that."

"Oh well than, it's fine."

Saya watched them with twitching eyes, wanting to join in the tub, but not wanting to be molested by the teens. She sighed and continued to wash herself. Her thoughts drifted over to Rei and her situation. If not for Naruto being there, she would have been taken, most likely never to be seen again… It's only been a single day but people are already going out and acting like this. It was crazy how fast the world can fall into chaos. She started to rinse herself.

"It was nice…having someone just hold you."

She blushed at the thought and shook her head. No, she was a strong independent woman who definitely does NOT need a man to make her feel good. She doesn't want a man either, she knows how much trouble a relationship is as well, and not to mention a relationship in this time would be crazy and illogical. Feelings would be hurt and it would lower their chances of survival. She was a genius after all, she's thought about things like this.

Even still…

Her hands fell to her sides as she looked at her blurry image in the mirror. She imagined a person with blonde spikey hair behind her, snuggling into her neck and hugging her from behind. She sighed in longing. Yeah, she could only imagine how good it would feel to be held by him without having to breakdown again. A small smile appeared on her lips, and a fire was sparked in her heart.

Maybe one day though.

~~o0O0o~~

That's all I can do for today! If I wanted to write any further it would totally be over 13000 words! Too many, too many. Alright, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Soon we will begin to see arcs that aren't related to the canon at all! But for now, it's just a loose guideline.

Once again, if you have a question/comment, please review or PM me! I'll do my best to answer anything without spoilers.

And again, I will not be updating for the next couple of days due to me working, and I work 12 hour shifts so it's difficult for me to even shower and eat within that time frame, minus writing. I hope you all have a good weekend though!