Day 3: Revisited
It was 1am. Naruto Uzumaki was already wide awake, waiting by his front door for Sasuke to arrive as promised. To Naruto's delight, Sasuke did indeed arrive only minutes later, looking a bit tired, and still in his police uniform.
"Let's get this over with," Sasuke grumbles, with Naruto responding with a wide grin of excitement as he pulls Sasuke in and shuts the door behind him.
Both young men drop down onto Naruto's couch. Naruto reaches for his remote and turns on his TV. After flipping through some stations, he stops on the horror movie marathon that he watched in the past.
"This is it, the show I started watching that triggered that zombie outbreak that'll happen later this morning!" Naruto proclaims, pleased that things were still happening in tandem.
"…You're rather cheery for something tragic and foreboding you claim will happen soon…" Sasuke comments, bewildered by Naruto's positive energy in this seemingly ridiculous charade.
"Of course I'm cheery! I'm going to prove to you that I'm not crazy! Now, let's get to watch these scary movies already!" Naruto says with confidence before whipping out a large bowl of popcorn to share with Sasuke.
Sasuke sighs. "Might as well enjoy the classics I guess…" he says, relinquishing his doubts for moment to indulge in some good flicks.
The two watch numerous short horror movies back to back, until they finally drift off to sleep around 4am.
It was then in the distance they could hear Naruto's alarm blaring from the upstairs bedroom.
It was 6am.
Both guys sat up tiredly and yawn in unison…
…and soon realize they were both lying on top of one another, with Naruto on the bottom.
"WAH!" Sasuke yelps, falling off the couch in the process. "Naruto you ass! What were you doing getting snuggly with me like this?!" he proclaims in frustration and anger.
"Huh? I don't know, I don't remember much after the third movie last night…" Naruto says with a shrug while rubbing his eye.
"Well I'm done with this whole stay-over thing! I'm heading back home to change!" Sasuke says in an huff as he jumps to his feet and grabs his things.
"Wait Sasuke, I wouldn't open the front door just yet!" Naruto tries to warn him, but Sasuke wasn't listening.
Sasuke proceeds to exit out the front door. As soon as he opens it, he stops and gazes in horror at what he was witnessing.
The entire Hidden Leaf Village had, as both Naruto and the older gentleman had forewarned, turned into a post-apocalyptic landscape.
Buildings were destroyed and dilapidated…
…the skies were grey and stormy…
…and worst of all, all of the residents were turned into mindless zombies.
"What…the hell…?! Sasuke says quietly in disbelief before unconsciously shutting the door close in response.
"See?! I told you! I told you all I wasn't losing my shit!" Naruto says to spooked Sasuke as he approaches him.
Sasuke turns to Naruto and narrows his eyes at him.
"Okay…you got me. Why don't you start at the beginning with how all of this started…" Sasuke says, finally regaining his composure, now wanting to know the full story on how all Naruto's hyperbolic testimony was completely valid up to this point.
As Naruto explained everything over a cup of coffee, they decide to hide out in his home for the rest of the day. As expected, none of the zombies had attempted to break into the house throughout the day.
The day ends with a mutual understanding, as Sasuke now believes all what was happening was the truth. They both decide to turn in for the night and plan their next move tomorrow.
Sasuke of course opted to sleep on the couch, far away from Naruto who had retired to his own bedroom.
Would tomorrow bring them closer to the answer?
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