AN: As many of you have guessed, Naruto does have a past with S.T.A.R.S., though what connection is still being left for your somewhat sane imaginations. Let me just set the record straight on a few thing-
*Queue Resident Evil 6 intro style where I turn into a zombie before I can do the big reveal*
... Braaaaaaaaaiiinnnnsss - Just kidding! I don't need anymore brains than I've already got (Although...)!
As I was saying, the Umbrella corporation does exist in this fanfic, but they are neither a multi-national conglomerate nor responsible for a viral outbreak in this one. They are simply a pharmaceutical company that is trying to ensure that Hunters and Huntresses don't die on the field of battle as easily.
With that being said, any and all Resident Evil monsters don't exist... Pffffffffftttt hahahahahaha! Oh Oum, I can't write that with a straight face! I'm still trying to convince myself that it isn't a good idea, something that I'm failing at. Somehow, I'll fit them in.
And as for "sexual tension" (Quoted from grimreaper40045), Naruto is past the hormonal teenager stage, yet still nowhere close to the need for Viagra stage. So he's basically in the stage of life where he can start rutting and not go at it every five minutes like a dog in heat, if that makes any sense...
So.. enjoy!
Chapter Start
"What the hell do you mean, 'Scorch Protocol'?!" Barry exclaimed, priming his M4 Dragoon Revolver in case things went south.
"This building has been compromised." Avian stated. "My team and I have been ordered to eliminate all of these creatures that we can and extract all non-infected personnel before 0800 hours."
"And after that?" Jill questioned.
"This area, as well as everything within a five hundred meter radius, will be reduced to ashes." Fox replied, inspecting her pistol's cartridge. "Shit, I'm down to three mags including this one."
"Single burst mode only then." Avian said before turning to the three S.T.A.R.S. members. "Now, will you three come with us or not?"
"We're not going anywhere without the rest of our team!" Wesker exclaimed, aiming his pistol at Agent Avian, as did Jill while Barry aimed at Agent Fox.
"They're all dead." Avian stated bluntly, causing the three to falter. "Confirmed KIA by infection or suicide. As of now, you three are all that's left of S.T.A.R.S., both Alpha and Bravo team."
"Oh Oum... no..." Jill mumbled, dropping to her knees, tears falling freely from her eyes. "Chris..."
"... Look, Jill." Avian started, kneeling down and placing one hand on the woman's shoulder. "I am truly sorry for your loss. I lost one of my best agents to these things. But please, for their sakes, don't die here."
...
"I-"
"SHIT! MORE INCOMING!"
-A Fox Among Us-
"Contact, six o' clock!" the S.T.A.R.S. team quickly dashed to cover as bullets whizzed by. Naruto, on the other hand, just stood there, bullets bouncing off of his visibly Aura-coated body like he was the Person of Titanium himself.
His Aura was so large that it made his body nearly impervious to bullets, save for a few scratches that quickly healed...
The same could not be said for the remains of a cigarette that was held by his mouth, which he quickly spat to the ground.
"That was my last cigarette, assholes." Naruto mumbled, holding up both of his L-CAR 9 pistols and firing at the terrorists, bullets spraying out and piercing some of them.
"Shit... you guys know this tank?!" Forest questioned.
"Apparently!" Jill said, watching the blond man stomp towards where the terrorists were taking cover.
"Motherfucker!" was the last thing one of the terrorists yelled before being pumped full of bullets.
"*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*!" the four gunshots were followed with utter silence, putting the S.T.A.R.S. members on edge.
...
"Okay... People are dead." Naruto's voice called out, immediately causing the five to sigh out of both relief and exasperation.
-A Fox Among Us-
"Honestly, if it weren't for that mouth of yours you'd be the perfect soldier." Jill stated, watching as Naruto kicked the bodies - all of which, save for one, had bullet holes in the heads, the one that didn't being filled with bullets in the upper chest region.
"Funny, everyone I've ever worked for and with has said the same thing at some point." Naruto responded, dropping his pistols and searching the five corpses until he found...
"A cigarette pack? Really?" Jill questioned, sending a deadpan stare towards the blond as he looted said item off of one of the dead bodies.
"They're contributing to the 'Naruto needs his smokes or else he gets pissed' cause." Naruto stated, pulling out one of the cigarettes and his lighter.
"Those things will kill you someday, you know." Jill said.
"Tch, I use Aura to coat my lungs, Val." Naruto retorted, taking a puff of his cigarette. "And yet I still have a lesser chance of dying from one of these than the usual load of shit I deal with."
"Well I don't see how - hey!" Jill exclaimed as Naruto went in and placed his hand on her breasts...
Only to push her down as bullets whizzed by the spot where she once stood, piercing the blond's arm instead. He quickly drew his M4 Dragoon Revolver, something that the female fox Faunus immediately noticed.
"*BANG*-"
"-*BANG* *BANG*!"
"Dammit, what are you doing?!" Avian exclaimed, pushing Barry's arm that held his massive revolver down. "These things are attracted to sound!"
"I was just-"
"Look out!"
"Look out!" Richard exclaimed, firing three-round bursts of his PDW-57 at the incoming two terrorists.
"-*BANG* *BANG*!" the gunshots from the revolver were loud and obnoxious, yet they came out as no more than muffled sounds to Jill.
"Get up, Val!" Naruto yelled.
"Get up!" Avian yelled, firing off his silenced pistol at another incoming creature.
"I... I'm not gonna make it..." Barry mumbled.
"Dammit get the fuck up!" Avian repeated, attempting to put Barry's arm over his shoulder, only for the latter to shake free.
"I can't!" Barry said.
"We're almost there!" Jill exclaimed.
"You're going to make it out of here, Oum help me-" "I've been bitten, okay!" Barry interrupted, causing all but Fox to turn towards him, the masked woman picking off any incoming creatures.
"B-Barry..." Jill mumbled.
"How long?" Avian questioned.
"When we splintered off to search for the others." Barry replied. "I... I didn't expect the corpse to reanimate like that and lunge at me."
"... I see." Avian mumbled. "D... Do you... want me to-?"
"Yes." Barry quickly responded, drawing his M4 Dragoon Revolver and handing it to Avian. "I don't... I don't want to turn into one of those creatures!"
"Barry!" Wesker exclaimed, only for said person to hold his hand up.
"I-It's fine, boss..." Barry muttered, breaking out into a stark sweat and his pupils dilating.
"... Officer Barry Burton." Avian started, pulling his mask up slightly so that only he could see his face, as well as the sadness and regret it held. "You and your team, those who have passed away in the Mansion Incident, will be labeled as heroes who died in the line of duty, preventing a bioweapon threat from a group of unknown terrorists."
"Is... that... the *COUGH* *COUGH* official... story?" Barry asked.
"Yes. Officially, you died from a headshot by one of the terrorists." Avian replied, putting his mask back on and priming the revolver, pressing it against Barry's forehead. "I... I'm sorry it had to be this way."
"I-It's *COUGH* f-f-fine..." Barry mumbled. "Now please... kill me - I don't know how long I can - *COUGH* *COUGH* *COUGH*!"
Avian, Jill, and Wesker all winced when they heard the violent coughs from Barry.
"One... two... *BANG*!" Avian mumbled, firing not a second after saying 'two'. Blood splattered against his mask, with Barry's eyes growing dull and lifeless immediately.
Jill began to cry, with Wesker pulling her into a comforting hug, his sunglasses hiding the tears that were welling up in his own eyes. Fox bowed her head slightly, and Avian shakily reached up with his free hand, using two fingers to close Barry's unmoving eyes.
...
"We..." Avian began, standing up with the revolver still in his hands. "We have to get moving..."
"We have to get moving! Val!" Naruto exclaimed, shaking the woman back to reality.
"... It's you..." Jill muttered, eyes widened as she gazed at the blond cop.
"Yeah, sure, whatever - look, there's still a fucking BOMB threat, or have you forgotten about that?!" Naruto questioned sarcastically. He quickly holstered his revolver, all rounds having been used in the firefight, and began his search for a new weapon.
"Shit! I've been hit!" Forest exclaimed, applying pressure to his bleeding shoulder.
"You won't mind if I borrow this then." Naruto said, grabbing the discarded DSR 50 that Forest dropped.
"G... Go for it..." Forest grumbled.
"Attention all officers!" Naruto started, pressing his hand to his bluetooth. "I've got a wounded S.T.A.R.S. operative that needs medical attention. Nothing to serious, just a bullet to the shoulder."
"Copy that. Sending in a medic right away."
"We still have two terrorists in here." Naruto stated, inspecting how many bullets were left in the sniper's cartridge. "My bet's on that they're near the nuclear reactor core."
"On what assumption?" Wesker questioned.
"Call it a hunch." Naruto half-lied, something that Wesker immediately saw through.
"... Let's get moving, then." Wesker said, running off towards the reactor core.
...
"You coming, Val?" Naruto called out, cocking the bolt-action sniper rifle.
"... Yeah." Jill replied, smiling a little as Naruto dashed after Wesker. 'Now I remember you...'
-A Fox Among Us-
(Play UNCHARTED 4: A Thief's End - Man Behind the Treasure Music (Maxence Cyrin - Where Is My Mind))
"Deidara!" two men were left to go through with the assault, to go through with the plan...
The first was the leader of the group, Deidara Okamoto. He stood at 5'5", quite short for the average young adult height in the Vale kingdom, with slanted blue eyes and very long blond hair which he wore drawn into a half ponytail with the rest hanging down freely, a bang hanging over his left eye. He wore a simple long-sleeved black shirt, black pants, green-grey steel-toed boots, and a green-grey tactical vest. In his hands he held an eight-round grenade launcher dubbed the War Machine, a suitable replacement for his custom-made weapon...
No way in hell was he going to let that weapon fall into the hands of the authorities.
The second person was his second-in-command, Nikko Hudson, commonly referred to by his last name. Hudson was a man that stood at 5'11" with greying blond buzzcut hair and steel grey eyes. He wore the same outfit as Deidara, only his boots and vest were a dark grey color, and he held a SWAT-556 assault rifle.
"Yeah, Hudson?" Deidara questioned.
"I've gotten no response from the others. They've likely been taken out." Hudson stated.
"Then they must be on their way here then..." Deidara mumbled, aiming his War Machine at the closed doors.
"Sir... It's been an honor."
"Likewise, Hudson... Likewise."
"*BAM*!" the door's hinges flew off, propelled by a breaching explosion that sent them flying towards the two terrorists...
Everything began to move in slow motion to Deidara, almost frame by frame...
"*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*!" three shots were fired, the first two piercing through Hudson's left shoulder, neck and skull...
He was dead before he hit the ground, before he could even fire off a single round of his weapon.
"*P-TAFF*!" And before he knew it, so was he.
Deidara did his best not to smile when he died.
That would destroy the illusion, the facade that they all died for.
This plan better be - no, it will be worth it in the end.
"Targets down!"
-A Fox Among Us-
Naruto winced as Yugao bandaged his left arm, blood already staining the white fabric.
"Idiot... charging in like that..." Yugao muttered.
"Would it help if I said sorry?" Naruto questioned lightheartedly.
"Your Aura doesn't make you invincible, and your Semblance can only carry you so far, you know that right?" Yugao retorted.
"I know my limits." Naruto said, hissing as the purplenette wrapped the bandages a bit forcefully.
...
"Naruto Uzumaki." The two police officers turned to find a familiar S.T.A.R.S. member walking towards them.
"Jill Valentine." Naruto responded, watching the woman in question stop in front of him with her arms crossed and her tail flicking behind her.
"I thought I recognized you..." Jill stated. "Agent Avian."
"Heh..." Naruto grunted, a small - but noticeable - smirk on his face. "I have no clue who you're talking about."
"Do you now?" Jill retorted.
"Yeah. No clue whatsoever." Naruto replied, tapping his nose twice.
"Ah... So what happened officially?" Jill questioned.
"Resigned. Went for a less risky career." Naruto said.
"You call this less risky?" Jill queried.
"Compared to before. Yes." Naruto retorted.
...
"You know..." Jill began, moving her arms to plant on hand on her hips and let the other hang freely. "My team and I will be stationed in the city for a while, at least until we get the all clear signal that there aren't any more terrorist threats. I could use a guide around to the best places?"
"Maybe tomorrow." Naruto replied. "I have... not gotten any sleep in the past forty-eight hours. Honestly, I'm surprised I can still physically function."
"We all are." Yugao stated, mentally grinning as she remembered what Naruto's stamina translated to...
"Freaking Oum, what the hell have you been doing?" Jill asked.
"Ahh..." Naruto said sheepishly.
"It's a long story."
-A Fox Among Us-
The fragmented moon shined brightly above, the city having settled back into normalcy surprisingly swiftly.
"It's time." A mop of red hair dashed off away from the window and behind closed doors.
...
"*GASP*!" Deidara gasped, his lungs deprived of air and his brain mentally shocked from his 'death' experience.
"You awake now, ese?"
"Ah fuck you, Sasori! Oum, I never want to do that again!"
"Shut up. If it weren't for me you'd be dead for real." Sasori retorted.
...
"Did... Did we lose anybody?" Deidara asked.
"Just one. Jones." Sasori replied. "They pierced his heart instead of his skull. I can't do anything if the heart is destroyed."
"Dammit!" Deidara cursed.
"As much as I would like to allow you time to grieve, you and your team have new orders." Sasori stated.
"Already?" Deidara questioned.
"Yeah..." Sasori said. "You and your team are being transferred to the Arctic Institute."
"That place?" Deidara whined. "Why?"
"I don't know. Orders came from the boss herself." Sasori stated. "Effective immediately."
"Tch..." Deidara grunted, limping towards the doorway.
"Oh, and Deidara..." Sasori started, causing the blond bomber to turn towards him. "Welcome to the 'Afterlife'."
Chapter End
Post AN: And done! The end of the first arc!
Arc 1 [Prologue (The Manhunt)]: Complete
Arc 2 [Delving Deeper]: Coming Soon!
See you guys next time! Ja mata!
-CrimsonKyuubiSage out!