Rating: M for violence, gore and sexual theme.
Disclaimer: I am neither Masashi Kishimoto nor Daisuke Sato.
Warning: Characters might be OOC!
A/N: I'm so glad that this story is getting so many good feedbacks from you all! I thank you all that took their time of day(or night) to read this story. I decided to follow the manga rather than the anime due to the fact that the manga practically has season 2 of HoTD in ink and paper. This chapter was written real quick because I wanted to update so bad! So sorry that this chapie is really short, I promise that the next chapter will be much longer, considering that the HoTD gang will be in it.
DeathBreath: You will see in the next chapter! ;)
Dark0w1: Madara is one of my favourite characters of all time and I was so sad that Madara practically doesn't have any fanfics with him as main, so I wanted to write this fic with him!
majin21: No, Madara won't be weak, but neither will he be sage-strong like in the manga/anime. Cause let's face it, it would be a piece of cake for him if he was strong like that. :D
To the other that reviewed this story, thank you very much!
The DEAD Shinobi
Chapter 1
Act.1: Spring of the DEAD. Part 1
Tokonosu City, Japan
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Z day, 9:17AM
The morning rays of sunlight seeped through the dirty window, illuminating the small run-down room. The pipe filled room contain a few pieces of furniture and a small cracked window. It wasn't much, but it would have to do for now. Springtime in Japan was truly a sight to see, with all the cherry blossoms and such. Birds were chirping happily while bathing in the heat-filled air. It was peaceful. So peaceful, that it reminded him of a peace before a huge storm. A dark silhouette occupied the small bed. His dark eyes shifted from the floor to the window. Something just wasn't right. It was only a gut instinct, but that instinct kept him alive for years, so he felt rather anxious in the morning.
The Uchiha stood up from his sitting position on the bed and walked calmly through his self-claimed room. Swinging the wardrobe door open with a great force, he hummed in approval at the wood cracking sound. He liked to cause destruction to these amateur delinquents. He quickly scanned the clothes of various shades of red and black before pulling out a pair of combat boots. They were much more comfortable than the traditional shinobi sandals he was so used to wear. At least his toes didn't get caught in sand and dirt every few seconds.
Stepping into the mirrors view, he took his time to examine that pesky little seal that fallowed him into the afterlife. It wasn't anything special by all means; Madara could break it if he wished. But that would take his normal amount of chakra, which he didn't have. The seal was designed to hold prisoners at the newly established prison near Konoha. Narrowing his eyes at his own reflection that mirrored his movements, he pulled down his mesh shirt.
'It's going to be a long day' He mused. He still had to investigate the strange chakra appearance after all. It's a long run, but Madara thought he could manage to dispose of those phony chakra copies before sundown. As he was about to kick the door open, like he usually did, but paused. Sending his chakra to his ear, the Uchiha ex-leader's eyes flashed to crimson.
Gun shots. That was the first thing he heard. This shouldn't be strange, given the circumstances of the people that lived here. No, the fact that nobody was foolish enough to play cowboy in broad daylight was what ticked him off. Something wasn't right. He turned around to face the small room once again, his long hair brushing his cheek lightly. Grasping some emergency scrolls from his bedside table he slowly opened the door and slid into the lounge. What greeted him was total and utter chaos.
Criminals were screaming left and right while shooting anything on sight. Most of the gunshots were from outside, he noted. Blood splashed everywhere where bodies fell lifelessly to the dirty ground. Madara stared bemused. The clenching of the black haired man's jaw was the only indication that he was furious. A chubby man ran thought the wide opened double door while yelping in pain. He had greasy black hair and a small moustache that made him look like a second Hitler.
But the thing that caught Madara's attention was the bite mark on his arm that was clenched between his fingers to lessen the pain. Soon enough, the man coughed up blood before falling down into a sweaty mess. Madara activated his sharingan and scanned the biker's body with a light grunt. Yup, he was dead alright. As he stood there, he heard a loud whimper next to him. Catching sight of the familiar bleached-blonde hair cowering behind one of the sofas, the Uchiha sigh. How annoying.
Grasping the little man's collar, he dragged him up to his feet. He pulled out a kunai that was strapped to his tight and placed the cool metal onto the bandaged spine. Ranmaru yelped in pain before whimpering when the knife sunk into his back.
''What's going on here?'' A sinister voice hissed from behind him and he gulp. His feet were hovering over the ground, turning into jelly as cold sweat spread though his body. He turned his head to the side a little and sure enough, Madara Uchiha was staring down at him with those red eyes. Losing his ability to speak, he pointed a shaky finger at the entrance. Madara looked up and sure enough, that chubby man from before rose to his feet.
His skin was a few shades paler than before. The once brown eyes were rolled over to the back of his head as his face twisted into spasms. His movements were eerie sluggish, which caused Madara's dark eyebrows to shot up. He was certain that that man was as good as dead. But here he was, walking, or dragging himself across the room.
A man, the same one from yesterday that spoke up, was lying on the floor a few meters away from the pale skinned biker. He was pointing a shaky gun at the sluggish man who approached him in a painfully slow pace.
''S-Stay back!'' He exclaimed with a stutter before firing three rounds at the man's chest. To Madara's and 'stutter boy's' surprise, it didn't have the effect that they wished for. Instead the zombish figure quickened his pace as 'stutter boy' kept pleading for him to go away. He shielded himself with his arms in self-defence as the undead biker lunged at his throat. This will not do. Madara flicked his wrist, sending the kunai wheezing though the air and the next moment, was implanted deep in the zombies skull.
''Could this be Edo-Tensei?'' Madara muttered to himself as he pushed the mafia leader away from himself. He looked back at his recent kill of the day and was pleased to see an unmoving corpse.
'No, only Tobirama could pull off that kind of jutsu, besides, these corpses seem unstable and they spread like wildfire.' Madara thought as he sidestepped one of the zombies that had outstretched his arms at him. Focusing chakra into his fist, a trick that Hashirama taught him when they were still allies, he slammed his clenched hand into the man's ribcage and sent him flying to the wall.
A sickening crack of bones followed as blood splashed onto the wall from the pressure of the chakra enchanted attack. The undead's skull seemed to crack onto the brick wall. 'Huh, so only brain damage can stop these ghouls.' He smirked before running out of the abandoned factory. He panted slightly as he felt a burning sensation from the curse seal all around his torso. Some of the zombies that were far off didn't pay him much mind, but the ones that swayed near the exit turned their heads into his general direction. Madara doubted they could see, being blind himself for a short period of time, he could tell these things. But then, what attracted them then? He could just feel the gears in his head turning.
Smell couldn't reach them at a long distance that they stood apart, so that idea's out of the window. They're practically blind from what Madara could see, which leaves..
''..Sound'' he muttered before grabbing an abandoned gun that lay next to his feet. He swung the gun into the opposite direction of himself and was pleased when those unidentified things slowly turned to walk towards the sound. Now that his theory was confirmed, he started to put less weight in his steps. He was still curious about their other still functional senses but knew he'll have a lot more chances to find out. He dodged the bloody messes that lay on the already littered floor. The only sounds that echoed though the hideout were moans, screams and a flesh tearing sound. He cringed slightly. That was not according to plan.
When he finally stalked out of the hideout and into the open, his eyes widen at the sight. He could see smoke coming off from the city as the once clear blue sky was shaded with orange and grey smoke. A fancy-gangy car was crashed into a nearby tree as flames erupted from the engine. A few feet away, a zombie sank his teeth into someone's arm, ripping it off with surprising ease. He could make out a few of the survivors meters away that were surrounded by 'them'. 'Them', because Madara didn't know what to call them.
''Kuro! Come on man, I don't want to hurt you!'' One of them yelled out. Madara could just practically face palm as more ghouls joined the horde. He let out a long and tired sigh. He knew something similar was going to happen, but this was ridiculous. He untangled his arms and set his sight at the offending zombies approaching the group. He quickly started to do hand signs, too fast for a normal human eye.
Horse, Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger-
'' Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!'' He could feel his lunges fill up with the familiar heat and smoke. He took a deep breath though his nose before breathing out a majestic fireball. The ball of flames rushed towards the horde before impacting on their unprotected sides, sending them flying. He could make out a yelp of pain from one of the survivors; he must have set his leg on fire or something.
''I would advise you to not make any unnecessary loud noises!'' He shouted at them when he saw one of the thugs opening their mouth. He shut it up instantly. He heard light footsteps behind him and grunted slightly. Turning around with a roundhouse kick he stopped his foot mid-air when he saw Ranmaru raise his shaky hands up. The sly man must've followed him out of the hideout.
''C-Can I come w-with you?'' To Madara's displeasure, the little man pleaded. He stared down at the mafia leader. What good use was he to him? The only plus side to this guy was that he could drive a car, and that's it. Placing his thumb to his lip, he hummed his approval. Ranmaru's face lit up with joy before he scurried behind him to a red sports car which was surprisingly unharmed. Madara saw one of 'them' stalking behind his impermanent comrade.
Comrade. The word left a bitter taste on Madara's tongue. The last set of comrades he had betrayed and left him to rot. But this was an exception. He quickened his paced before he was standing right behind the ghoul. Hearing foots steps behind him, it turned around only to be met with an elbow to the face. It fell onto the ground from the sheer force of the hit. Madara quickly bashed the zombie's head using his foot with a maniacal glint in his onyx eyes. He stepped on it's face again and again until all was left of the once pale face was a mixture of blood and splatters of brain of his shoes. Madara tsk'ed. He liked those shoes.
The mafia leader whimpered at the sight. Did he really want to stay with this psychopathic monster? He did. Because he was the key to surviving this chaos. He watched enough zombie flicks to know where this was going. When the man turned at him, with those blood red eyes of his, he wanted to reconsider. Maybe being zombie chow wasn't so bad after all.
''Can we go yet?'' He asked, more like demanded with an air of power and leadership. This guy… Was truly an enigma. In a situation like this, he didn't even once show a hint of weakness or panic. Like it was a normal occurrence. His intimidating demeanour combined with the power he held was very terrifying. Of course, living in modern Japan Ranmaru knew, or at least heard of him. Uchiha Madara, the antagonist of Naruto. He still couldn't process the fact that a manga character came to life.
When he and his boys encountered him for the first time, they thought he was some crazy otaku cosplayer. But they were wrong. Oh so wrong. He was the real thing, reincarnated from ink into flesh and blood. And now, he was stuck with him.
''Y-yeah.'' He mumbled while eyeing the ghouls from a distance. They were coming closer due to the sound of the engine roaring into life. They had to leave here. He gulped before sitting into the driver's seat.
Madara glared at the approaching zombies. He could use taijutsu to easily overpower them. But when a horde attacked, he had to use ninjutsu because it was clear genjutsu was out of the question. This was truly frustrating. A small smirk played on his lips when he climbed into the passenger's seat.
But it was a fine challenge.
