Chapter 1


''How many more do i have to deal with?'' The words left the mouth of a male. He was young, looking to be in his early twenties with spiky blond hair like it was being ignored by gravity itself. Two deep azure orbs narrowed and staring in front of him, paying no mind to the the bodies he was cutting down left and right or the blood that splattered onto his clothes.

Around him bodies were strewn about. Man, woman or elderly it didn't matter to him as he'd cut them down either way. He didn't want to be bitten. He was glad there weren't any children though as he wasn't sure if he could cut them down as easy as he did with these.

''Urgh, where did she say they were going again?'' He sheathed his katana as he sprinted to a nearby building and quickly climbed his way to the roof. Why oh why did his daughter's excursion have to be today and why couldn't it be in Kyoto as opposed to here in Tokonosu.. At least he wouldn't be here looking for her then as his opinion of this city wasn't high.

He just prayed that she was alright wherever she was right now. He wasn't sure what he'd do if something were to happen to her and he didn't even dare to think what his wife's reaction would be. He shuddered.

He knew they were here to see a certain park and then something else. It was a building of importance, that he did know but the name escaped him. Just thinking of how scared she was right now was enough of a motivation that had him hop from roof to roof and quickly cover large distances.

A quick look at the streets to see they were littered by these stumbling zombies. At least he was glad they were relying on sound as opposed to sight as it made traversing much easier as long as he was silent and so was killing them with a weapon such as a blade or a bat.

He was definitely going to thank his wife for handing him this katana when he'd get back with their daughter as it cut through them like a hot knife and they were the butter.

Reaching the end of the building he was on and with no other ones near that he could hop on to he dropped down, it was a 15 feet drop but to him it was nothing as he landed in a crouch. Glancing around and seeing no one, he fished out his phone from his pocket before clicking his tongue as he still had no signal before shoving the phone back and continuing making his way through the city.

Passing a certain building his head snapped towards it as he heard noises coming from inside. He began creeping towards it, one hand on the sheath of his katana and without making a noise he made his way in using the open door.

As he explored the building he could hear the voices more clearly and there were two of them. One male and one female but he kept his guard up especially when the voices died down.

Entering the next room he made contact with someone as he walked into him and he acted. It happened in less time it took one to blink as he had pulled his katana from his sheath and had it pointed against the boy's throat.

''Takashi!'' A girl screamed loudly as she was right behind the now frozen boy named Takashi.

''W-Wait!'' The boy that was unable to move pleaded as he stared into the deep azure orbs of the blond male in front of him. "We- We aren't causing any trouble! Me and my partner are seeking refuge.'' He managed to get out with little stutter despite the sharp weapon that was held to his throat and it impressed him.

''That's right!'' The girl that was behind the boy said as he spared her a glance, taking in her features before returning his attention back to the boy. For what seemed like minutes neither moved as the blond stared at the raven haired boy's eyes before he removed his katana away and letting him breath out in relief as he was looked over by the girl who sent him a couple wary glances.

''Refuge you say? I thought you were looters given that you two are the first people i've stumbled across since arriving here.''

''T-that's right.'' Takashi nodded, a but put off by how calm the blond was acting but then again he was the one with a weapon. He was also more build as a single look showed his muscled arms and chest as the blond's shirt he wore beneath his jacket was sticking to his skin like a second layer. If he wanted to harm or kill them there was nothing stopping them.

''From the clothing you two are wearing i take it you are students?'' His voice brought him out of his thoughts as he nodded along with his female companion.

''Correct, why?''

''Which school?'' It sounded more like he was demanding them as opposed to asking but what choice did they have but to answer?

''We're from Fujimi Academy, sir.'' The girl answered and she and Takashi watched as his face scrunched up before shaking his head.

''That's not it either..'' They heard him mumble before he pushed himself from the wall he had been leaning against. ''Argh.. That didn't bring me any closer. Whatever, i'll be leaving as i have to find her. We might meet again if you two survive.''

''Wait!'' The pair shouted as he was about to exit the building which made him pause. ''You- You aren't sent here by my father?''

The blond rose an eyebrow as he looked at her from over his shoulder. ''Your father? Girl, i have no idea who he or you are so no.'' He was about to walk once more but this time he was being held back and he almost cut off the appendage that was touching him.

''But uhm..'' The boy stammered. ''Perhaps we can help! T-tell us what you're looking for and in turn we can travel together? The two of us are separated from our group and we are supposed to meet at the East Police Station which isn't too far from here.''

''First of all it who, not what. And secondly i very much doubt either of you will be much help.''

''But you can at least try!''

The blond let out a sigh. ''I can tell you won't stop bothering me else so alright. I'm here because my wife wants me to look for our daughter. Her class had an excursion today which they went all the way to Tokonosu for but unfortunately i can't remember exactly what they were coming here for.''

His words shocked them. For several reasons. Firstly that his wife had sent him out here. Second was that he had a wife and was married, the former wasn't that strange but the latter caught them off guard as he appeared to be around twenty years of age.

''It doesn't help that i'm not from around here so i don't know which buildings are of importance. Now anything else as i'm wasting precious time i could be searching for my daughter.''

''Yes! While we can't be any help someone in our group might.'' Takashi said with the girl nodding.

''Takashi is right. We have an adult in our group who might know where you should be looking and if she's no help one of us there is considered a genius and knows the city like no other.''

They really were desperate it seemed but they had piqued his interest when mentioning that they had a larger group and someone who know the city well. ''..Fine, we'll move together for the time being. Which direction is the police station you had agreed to meet?''

''It's that way.'' Takashi pointed into a direction and he sucked in a breath. That was the direction he had come from.

''Alright.. Do try to keep up with me and make sure not to make any unwanted sounds as i'm sure you've noticed but they are blind.''


Thankfully it wasn't too far from where they had been. He estimated it had been around thirty minutes of running though it was mainly due to him having killed a majority of these zombies when he first came through.

It could've been faster but the pair wasn't used to running for thirty minutes in one go so they had to walk when running wasn't an option.

''Uhm uh,'' He looked to see the girl wanting to say something and gestured for her to do so as they could see the police station. ''Well.. it's just that we've never properly introduced ourselves.''

Blinking at what she said, the two watched as he palmed his face while muttering about how his wife would've scolded him for being so disrespectful. ''Ahem.. Well then.. My name is Naruto Uzumaki, yours?''

''Rei Miyamoto'' The girl answered. ''And he is Takashi Komuro.''

''I see. We're here, though i'm not seeing anyone else.''

''They should be here soon, just wait a little longer.'' Rei said as she and Takashi entered the police station using one of the broken windows. They were a bit nervous and prayed they would show up soon as they didn't want to anger the blond as they were taking away time he could be out looking for his daughter.

''Who are you!?'' However, it was as if some higher being was listening as they heard the unmistakable voice of Saya even from inside the station and quickly ran outside where they saw their group standing opposite of the blond who was fingering the hilt of his katana, uncaring of the weapons aimed at him which included a nail gun.

''You guys!'' Rei called out, getting their attention as she and Takashi ran past the blond and towards their schoolmates and teacher.

''Rei, Takashi, are you two alright? Who's he?'' The pink haired girl asked as she eyed the blond from the corner of her eyes.

''Calm down Saya, we're fine. He's Naruto, someone we stumbled across and helped us get here.'' At Takashi's words the looks of suspicion lessened but were still there.

''Yeah and let's get to your part of our deal.''

''Deal?'' The one asking was the girl with purple hair in the group, one that had been eyeing him since the moment they had seen him. She was holding a wooden bokken which was cute and all but wouldn't hold up to the real deal which his very much was.

''Uhm uh, let's get inside where we can explain.'' Takashi turned to see the blond already making his way inside, twirling the katana in his hand which he had unsheathed to play around with.

''So, what's this deal he was talking about? Something about his daughter?'' The oldest of the group spoke up, even if she much like the others were surprised that a man looking as young as he did already had a child of his own.

''Right.. Simply put he's here to find his daughter who along with her class is here in the city for an excursion of sorts. However, due to not being from around here he has no idea where she's at.'' Takashi kept the fact that he didn't even know if she was alive to himself as he very much doubted he'd appreciate to hear that from him.

''Wait, what do you mean he doesn't know where she's at?''

''Exactly how it sounds.'' Naruto answered the pinkette's question. ''I hauled my ass here after my wife wanted me to look for our daughter but didn't catch where she was supposed to be. Unfortunately due to not having any phone signal i'm unable to make any calls so i'm just going to have to look around and get lucky. All that i know is that they were here to see a certain park, which i still don't get as we got plenty of those in Kyoto and a certain building of importance.''

''You're all the way here from Kyoto?'' The older blonde woman asked and he nodded.

''Yes, now these two here told me you might be of help given that you know more about this city so i can look for her.''

''Depends, you said something about a park, right?'' Saya asked the blond who nodded after which she closed her eyes in thought. ''I can think of a couple places that are often used for excursions, these are also in close proximity with a park. The first thing that comes to mind is Tokonosu's museum. It has a large park in front of it and is located inwards of the city.''

''What else?'' Naruto asked as he branded the information in his brain.

''Next would be the San Hashira building which is actually not too far from here. It's an old building which has survived the bombing during the war and often visited by schools all over Japan. There's a park near it which is of importance as well as it's named after a political figure whose name escapes me at the moment.

Then there's the Old Palace.. This one is located on the outskirts of the city and furthest away from our current position. If she's here you'd be traveling at least an hour even with a car… Though i wouldn't call the surrounding area a park i guess one could see it as such.

There are other buildings that could be it but to my knowledge there's no park or anything of sorts in the vicinity so i left those out.''

''Mhm, that's helpful. Now, which direction would you say each of these are if we take our current position as starting point.''

''Uhm.. The museum would be going to your right if you'd step outside. Same for San Hashira though this one is a bit more to the right and further away. For the Old Palace you want to go towards the left and keep going until you're about to exit the city as it should be around there. Of course it's not exact but a general estimate.''

''I see. Thanks for that, turns out this wasn't a total waste of time.'' Naruto the stood up and began walking towards the door. ''Perhaps we'll meet again. Though whether that is as living beings or not depends.'' The group watched him look towards his left and right once he was outside before nodding at the latter. He got in position and then just.. disappeared.

Right in front of their eyes his form was simply gone.

The group looked amongst each other before quickly running outside and looking around for any signs of the blond and not finding anything. ''What the hell!? Did i imagine that or did he just disappear?'' Saya looked at their group to them shaking their heads.

''No, i saw it too. Well whatever, that's not important right now. What is important is that we need to find shelter, preferably somewhere with food and a way to clean ourselves.''

''Ummm.'' Their attention moved towards the oldest member in the group who had her index finger pressed to her lips. ''I might know somewhere we can stay. It's the house of a friend of mine but i sometimes sleep there when she isn't around.''

''I think that seems like it's for the best. Is it far Shizuka-sensei?'' The blonde shook her head.

''No, it's quite close actually. A few blocks away at most.''

''I see. Anyone against going to Shizuka's friend's place?'' No hands rose at Takashi's question. ''Let's head out then, i'd like to make it before it gets dark. Saeko goes in front with Kohta in the back. Everyone else stay close and make sure to keep quiet, let's move!''


Naruto enjoyed the sensation of the wind fluttering around him as he moved with speeds that surpassed any car, even if the streets were free to drive in. He was hopping from car to car and building to building, not even laying a feet on the ground.

He was pretty sure he could see the building that girl talked about in the distance, he really hoped his little girl was there as he would need a short break once he'll arrive as he could feel his energy deplete rather quick especially when moving like he was doing now.

He finally allowed himself to touch the ground when he reached the building. A little over a thirty percent his daughter was somewhere inside. As he made his way towards the entrance he noticed it was broken down with bodies littering the ground around it, both from civilians and armed guards.

Once inside it was surprisingly silent. And much like outside there were bodies on the ground, dismembered and riddled with bullet holes. He silently cursed his inability to create clones as it would kill him in his current state so he was left to check each and every room and did so, starting with the top floor as he ran up the wall like it was normal and landing with a simple flip.

It would be smart to hide on the highest floor and his wife and himself had taught their daughter so as well. He peeked inside the first room he came across only to find no one there, not even a single body before walking towards the next one.

This one had two bodies lying on the floor. A man and a woman, the man had his arms around the woman with chunks of his shoulder having been bitten off as the woman's head was dislocated from her spine. How romantic that they were together even in their last moments.

The room after that one was empty, though the trail of blood that led out of it had him alert as he partly unsheathed his katana as he followed the trail that led around the corner. There he found a single zombie continuously walking into the closed door.

Naruto slowly walked up to the stumbling being as he flicked his wrist, he continued making his way to the door, not even batting an eye as the zombie was bisected with one half landing on each side of him.

Pressing his ear against the door he listened for voices and was pleased when he heard some, muffled as they were. Leaning back, he pressed his hand to the door before knocking a couple times and heard the voices stop.

''..Hello? I know someone's in here. I killed the zombie that was here. Mind opening as i need to check if someone specific is inside.'' He counted to sixty, giving them a minute which he found was enough. ''..If you won't open i will break down this door, trust me. I'm looking for my daughter and this won't stop me!''

He gave them half a minute this time.

When the door stayed close he decided to show he wasn't playing around as he thrusted his katana forward, imbedding in through the door to the hilt. A couple screams followed this, it expected though as he had shoved his sword through an metal door. ''One more chance to open up before i will break down this door! Ten seconds starting now!''

''One.. Two.. Three.. Four.. Five.. Six.. Seven.. Eight.. Ni-'' He paused when he heard the door being unlocked before it was slowly, very slowly pulled open as a woman peered at him. She became much less tense when she got a look of him and fully opened the door and allowing him entry.

The second he had set a foot inside a small blur crashed into him along with a cry of ''Daddy!'' Naruto let his katana clatter onto the ground as he wrapped his arms around his daughter's frame without a ounce of hesitation as he felt her cry against his chest, her small body trembling in his hold as he slowly slid into a sitting position.

''I'm glad you're safe Kunou-chan.'' He mumbled as he kissed the top of her head. He was aware they were the center of attention right now but didn't care. He needed to hold his daughter and console her after all that has happened today. ''Your mother would probably go ballistic if anything were to happen to you.'' Naruto continued to place kisses on her head as her crying had died down to soft sniffles as Kunou moved her head back and looked up, her golden orbs that were a bit red from crying meeting his blue ones that had softened.

''M-Mama had made you look for me?''

''Indeed she had. You know how she is, though i would've done so either way.'' He scratched her head, right at the spot he knew her ears were supposed to be but were hidden right now. ''Hey little princess? What happened to the rest of your class?''

Naruto quickly regretted asking her that as her eyes once more began to tear up. ''I see.'' He pulled her in another warm hug. ''I'll have to thank those kids if i ever run into them again. If it weren't for them i don't think i would've found where you were at..''

''So you're Kunou's father, sir?'' Naruto blinked before letting his gaze rest on the person that spoke. It was an middle aged woman who looked.. well average. There was nothing special about her or anyone in this room really. Nevertheless he nodded.

''That's right.''

''But you look so..''

''Young? Heh, you wouldn't be the first person to say so and i doubt you'd be the last. I assure you that despite how i look i'm older than you think.''

He could see that the woman was still in doubt from how she was looking at him. ''Look, i honestly don't quite care what you think. It is how it is and i'm sure you'll have more pressing matters to handle, mainly what you'll be doing next as i'll be taking my daughter out of here in a few hours as i need some rest.''

Unfortunately that turned out to be the wrong thing to say as seconds later the people he and his daughter were sharing the room with erupted in panic. ''Quiet!'' His voice cut through the room with the commanding tone it held. ''My daughter is trying to sleep so be considerate. She had a rough day, seeing things she shouldn't have and the least i can do is let her rest.'' To finish, he eyed his katana that was at his feet and sent the group a certain look. Whether they took his unsaid threat serious or not was not important as they did in fact shut up.


Feeling Kunou shuffling in his lap had Naruto look down, just to see Kunou blinking her eyes open, releasing an adorable yawn while doing so. ''Hello there little princess, had a nice nap?''

Having rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, Kunou looked at her father before nodding with a toothy smile.

''That's good as we'll be leaving soon. It's night out so it should be easier to move around. I've also replenished some of my energy, weirdly enough it seems to be less than i hoped for.. Still, it should be enough to make it somewhere safe, preferably somewhere with something to eat as i take it you're hungry?''

"Mhm.'' Kunou nodded which he returned with one of his own.

''I expected as such.''

''Uhm.. Will we be leaving them here?'' Kunou looked at the others in the room which were asleep with the exception of a select few.

''Yes. I can't bring them with me.. Or well, i could but don't want to. You're my priority and i can't afford to pay attention to anyone else. Your mother will kill me if i let something happen and i like living, you know?'' Despite the situation he couldn't help but sneak in a joke, trying to elate her mood and from the giggle she gave it seemed to work.

Naruto then slowly got to his feet, doing so as silent as possible while holding his daughter close to him who in turn had wrapped her arms around his neck. ''We're leaving.'' Was all the blond said walking past the two men guarding the entrance, stopping briefly once he stood in front of the railing before without a care in the world jump right over it.

He was unable to refrain from smirking as he could hear two gasps as he landed smoothly on the ground as he made his way outside. Once outside he disappeared in a burst of speed before reappearing on a tall building shortly there after, overlooking the city that was surprisingly bright.

..Though not for good reasons as up high he could see smoke in the distance along with lights of a fire. He even felt Kunou turn her head to look around. ''You see over there?'' He pointed at several houses that at least on the outside appeared to be untouched by whatever was happening. ''We're going to look there for a safe place, at least for tonight. One of the surrounding buildings might have something to eat as well.'' Reaffirming his hold around his daugher his form flickered several times, each time he appeared in a different spot a distance away.

He arrived in front of the many houses that had his interest and with a careful application of chakra forced the door open as he entered and closed in behind him. One hand was on his katana sheath while supporting Kunou with the other as they explored the house only to find it empty.

''How about you go and get yourself cleaned while i'll see if there's any food, alright Ku-chan?'' The little girl nodded as she hopped of the bed and made her way towards the bedroom, leaving him alone as he let out a sigh.

Today had been something else, definitely unexpected as he made his way back downstairs and towards the kitchen area. He opened the fridge and cabinets looking for anything that Kunou could eat and was happy when he found something. It definitely wasn't much, some bread and fruit but it would do for now. If it came to it he'd check the surrounding houses.

Taking whatever he had found with him he made his way back upstairs where he proceeded to sit down onto the bed and took his phone from his pocket once more. He made a silent prayer as he tried to call his wife and was experiencing some of the longest seconds ever.

Hope filled him though as after several tried he heard the phone call going over and waited with baited breath.

''-uto-kun? ..Naruto-kun, is this y-ou?''

''Yasaka? Can you hear me Yasaka!?''

''..I-I can hear you but the signal is ba..-d''

''I know. Good news though, i found her! I found Kunou! She's here with me as we're taking shelter in a house that appears abandoned. She's cleaning herself but other than that she's fine!''

''Th-at's great to h..ear. I -ew you'd find her.''

''Of course! That's what i promised didn't I? Anyway, do you have any more news about what's happening, other than the obvious?''

''I d-on't, sorry. The cause for this is still -nknown and is causing panic wor…-ide. I do know that we're -ot the only ones experienc… this. Supposedly the same is hap- ing in the -derworld as well and causing it to be -ealed off. No one c-an come in or ou-t.''

''I.. I see. At least it doesn't appear to be originated by any of them. Which is good. How about you? What's the status there in Kyoto?

''...We're fine for the mo.. -art. It has also reach- ..us but is cont..-ed to a se..ction of the -ity for now. There's a barrier -ut up to ...eep them out so worry -bout yourself and Kunou. Te..ll her i miss her and ..ope to see -er soon, love you but i have to -ang up as the ..gnal is ..tting worse.''

''O-Okay.. Be sure to keep yourself safe and i love you Yasaka-chan!'' The signal faltered after he said his piece but he didn't care at the moment. He was just happy to have heard her voice and ease some of the worries that might've been plaguing her. What was worrying however was what she said in regarding to the Underworld that was now closed off as the same was happening there and he imagined it was quite a bit worse, especially with the powerful figures that resided down there.

''Daddy?'' Naruto's head snapped towards the bathroom to see Kunou standing there. Her hair was still wet, a mixture between Yasaka and his own blond which turned red near the tips, something she must've inherited from his mother. The same went for the ears on top of her head that she was showing which had red tips. ''Was that mama on the phone?''

Nodding at her, Naruto held out his arms as Kunou took no chance of waiting as she launched herself back against her father's chest and his warm embrace ''It was. She's is glad to know that you are alright and misses you a lot.''

''Is mama okay?''

''Of course!'' He scratched her behind her ears. ''The same is happening there as well but you know how your mother is. She's more than strong enough to defend herself so no need to worry alright?'' He then picked up an apple and held it out for her. ''There wasn't much but it should do for now,'' Kunou took the fruit from his hand. ''There's more and also some bread i found. We'll stay here for the night before moving out tomorrow in the morning.''

Naruto then blinked as his field of vision was blocked by a round and red colored object. Leaning back showed it was Kunou who was holding an apple up to his face while munching one of herself. Getting what she wanted from him he couldn't help but let out a smile as he accepted and took a bite out of it before letting himself fall onto his back.

Their situation wasn't too bad. He had gone through worse alone but also had new responsibilities right now and had to take everything with a bit more care. Oh well, as long as his chakra reserves would be at least halfway full tomorrow should be no problem.


End chapter.

X-over with Hotd/DxD/Naruto/?

Backstory and whatnot will be explained in furthur chapters such as how Naruto and Yasaka met and his situation regarding his chakra along with where he currently is.