It was your typical morning in the large city of Tokonosu. It was April and the school year had just begun, and thousands of students were excited and ready for the new year. Thought quite a few of them just wanted to stay in bed.
"NARUTO! Wake up will ya, you have to get ready for school." Shouted an extraordinarily beautiful woman with crimson hair that cascaded down her shoulders and reached her mid-back. She had thrown open the door to his room and her violet eyes were staring at his still form. He appeared to be sweating all over and was tossing and turning like he was having a nightmare.
Kushina had taken the back of her hand and rested it against Naruto's forehead. He was hot to the touch, rushing to the bathroom to get a cool rag she had planted it on his head in an attempt to cool his raging fever. She took notice that Naruto was whispering something, placing her ear close enough to hear it.
"Madara don't you fucking do it. I'll fucking kill you, you bastard."
She didn't know who this Madara was but his body temperature felt like it was going down. Letting out a sigh of relief, if it had gone any higher she was going to rush him to the emergency room. Checking his alarm for the time, they had about an hour and fifteen minutes before classes began.
30 Minutes Later
Kushina only left Naruto's side when she needed to get change the towel that was on his forehead. His fever had gone down considerably, though she didn't hesitate to call the school to inform them of her situation. It was going to be her first day teaching there too. She had probably left a bad impression on the students and other faculty staff. Not like she cared when it came to her son nothing else mattered. He was the last of her direct family, her parents had passed away before Naruto was born, and she had divorced her ex-husband when she discovered he was having an affair.
Just the thought of Minato brought a bitter taste in her mouth. They had met in high school and he was one of the few friends she had made. They had gone on a couple of dates during high school though they had gotten into a relationship during college. Not six years later they were married and had Naruto. Though after a couple of years he had become distant.
One day she had come home and found one of his coworkers in their bed. Maybe Minato had forgotten why she was called the Red Hot Habanero in high school, she had been very thorough in reminding him and his little slut. Not long after she filed for divorce, and won the ensuing case for Naruto's custody. She had gone back to her maiden name and her family had pulled some strings so Naruto would have it as well.
The Uzumaki clan was a clan with a long history in Japan. Dating back to the Edo period. Having been renowned for their prowess in battle and their vibrant red hair. While most of the clan had lived on the island east of Japan, Uzushio was named after some of the whirlpools that surrounded it.
Kushina was one of the few who had left their ancestral home. Wanting to see the world instead of being stuck on the same island she had lived on since she was a baby. At first, it was exhilarating seeing new places, different cultures, and people. It still was at times, though now she wasn't a naive girl who was enamored by such pointless things. Though Naruto began to stir which broke her out of her thoughts.
"What hit me ''ttebayo..."
Rubbing the back of his head. His vision was blurry and he rubbed his weary eyes in an attempt to clear his vision. Only to come face to face with his Mother. Her violet eyes were filled with worry, and her beautiful face had a relief filled smile. He stared at her in shock, she had been killed protecting him. Then how was she alive right now? He had a million questions right now, though seeing his mother once again. Quickly embracing her holding her tightly.
"Kaa-chan..." He sobbed out quietly. Holding her form tightly against his body. He just sat there and cried into her shoulder while hugging the living daylights out of Kushina.
Kushina was shocked at first, she had been extra careful not to say her catchphrase around Naruto so he wouldn't pick on her strange way of speaking. Though her shock had quickly faded and she opted to just support Naruto. All of her maternal alarm bells were ringing, he had sounded so mentally drained. Yesterday he was just fine, they spent their regular time together.
They had always been close spending the weekends together watching movies and doing all sorts of things. Though right now he seemed so vulnerable. Just before he hugged her she saw a mirage of emotions flashing in his eyes. Immense sadness, and loneliness where just a few of them. Though her motherly instincts had taken over and she returned the hug instantly. She didn't know what was going on or what had happened. She just knew that he needed her to be there for him.
They had just sat there together in the embrace in silence. Kushina was just rubbing his back soothingly to comfort him. Rubbing his face with his arm to brush away the tears he moved out of the embrace. He hated seeming so vulnerable, though when he saw her again. He couldn't control himself...he'd spent 16 years without knowing either of his parents. The one time he'd met her she helped him restrain Kurama, and the conversation he had with her was probably one of the best moments in his life.
"Naruto, honey what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost or something." said the redhead her voice filled with worry as her violet eyes met his cerulean blue orbs one of her hands cupping his cheek lovingly.
"Nothing's wrong Kaa-chan...I'm just really happy to see you." Flashing Kushina a bright smile which she returned. God his Mother was a beauty. Just seeing that bright smile and the warmth that emanated from her again made everything he had endured in the war worth it.
The last thing he could remember was Madara ripping Kurama out of his gut. Gritting his teeth, just when they had become friends and Kurama was gone just like that. That bastard was responsible for the deaths of dozens of people he cared about. Though if died when Kurama was extracted from him... then where was he now?
"Well, I'm just glad you're alright now. You gave me a real scare, I was this close from rushing you to the hospital. Just rest up, I'm going to get changed and bring some breakfast up to you." Kushina beamed at him as she made her way out of the room and leaving Naruto alone.
As she was leaving Naruto took notice of her clothing. Kushina was dressed similarly to the businessmen and woman. She mentioned that she trained as a Kunoichi though he couldn't recall much else.
Kushina was wearing a white t-shirt and form-fitting black pants that had reached her calves. Her shirt hugged her chest doing little to hide her bountiful breasts. The form-fitting pants hugged her slim legs and ass. Naruto's eyes were glued to her form as she was walking away. It was almost if she felt his eyes and she turned around with an alluring smile on her face.
"What's wrong Naruto-kun, see something you like?" Kushina teased effortlessly. Naruto had turned bright red and smacked himself causing her to laugh and walk out of the room.
After her divorce, she hadn't sought out another partner romantically or sexually. She had a child to raise and no time to play around. Naruto would be the only man she would need in her life. Though she couldn't help herself when she got a little excited when she caught Naruto. She knew it was wrong to get hot at the thought of her son staring at her ass.
After all the martial arts classes Naruto had taken. His physique was toned thanks to them. He was probably one of the most attractive men she had seen. Patting herself on the back for creating such a handsome son. He had even taught her some moves so she could defend herself should the need arise.
Naruto was always the talk of the girls in her class at the last school she had worked at. She could tell why too, he was incredibly handsome and was a rolling mass of muscle. Now she was all hot and bothered, breakfast would come later. Right now she needed some alone time.
With Naruto in his room
Naruto hadn't stopped slapping himself. He stared at his Mother's ass and enjoyed it! What sick fuck fantasized about his Mother. Though he couldn't help it, she hadn't been a major part of his life due to her death. He couldn't help but see her as the beautiful woman she was. Her voluptuous figure was alluring. While he was still a virgin, he was Ero-sennins' student! Having proofread some of his icha icha series he couldn't help but fantasize about her. Kami damn these hormones!
Slapping himself for good measure, he decided to get up and look out the window. Curious as to where he was, pushing the curtains aside. Naruto was shocked to find a bustling city...Which was not Konoha or any other city or town he had been to. There were carts with four wheels that were being propelled on the ground at fast speeds, and there were giants whales in the air flying.
Now some people thought he was an idiot. Though that may have been the case sometimes. It was just a part of his mask most of the time though. No Village had any buildings rising to meet the clouds, some of them were as tall as a bijuu.
If he wasn't in the Elemental Nations where the hell was he?
2 Months later
Walking through the halls of Fujimi Academy was Saya Takagi. It was just another boring day at school. Being the genius that she was even slacking off she made the best grades in all her classes.
Walking into her science class she glanced at the clock. It was the sixth period and the day was almost over. Their Teacher had recently been hired and she was one of the few she respected and listened to. Even though Uzumaki-Sensei was absent on the first day of school. Uzumaki-Sensei's son had a terrible fever, surprisingly he was in the same grade as her.
Speaking of the redhead's son. Naruto had walked in and took a seat by the window. He was an anomaly to Saya. He had made pretty good grades in all his classes, excelling in the physical classes and electives. Most of the girls thought he was extremely handsome which he was. Much to the disdain of all the boys, it was hard to try and date someone when all they talked about was another guy.
That's what confused her. He had some of the best traits most girls were looking for, he was polite, intelligent, and strong. Yet he hadn't tried to date any of them. Though one thing was for sure. He was extremely protective of his Mother.
Some of the boys had hit on her and made some extremely vulgar remarks. Unfortunately for them, Naruto was close by. Just as Uzumaki-Sensei was going to reprimand them he had beat the ever-loving shit out of them. The vicious beating had sent a message to all of the boys, disrespect or say anything foul about my Mother and you'll be next. He even went as far as to beating the Kendo Instructor in a spar when he had been way to friendly with Uzumaki-Sensei.
Saeko Busujima the School Captain of the Kendo team had watched over it. The fight was entirely one-sided. Naruto didn't have a fighting style, it was just him improvising. Though he knew how to block and strike. Busujima-Senpai went as far as to say that Naruto would be a worthy adversary for her.
She even personally invited him to the Kendo club. Which he turned down surprisingly, usually any sane man would want to be close to someone as beautiful as Busujima-Senpai. Though his reasoning she had heard from listening to someone gossip was that he had said that he had nothing to learn from joining.
Though she assumed he had said it respectively. He didn't seem like an arrogant person at all. It seemed as if he despised arrogant individuals. Those and bullies, he had always gotten into confrontations with those kinds of people.
With Naruto
Naruto just stared out of the window looking out at the blue sky. Honestly, he had no idea why he was alive. He had his Bijuu ripped out of him and then he just woke up here. Anyone else aside from his mother who was also alive here died instantly after such an ordeal. It almost seemed like some form of divine intervention.
He had adjusted to living here well. He finally had that parent bond he longed for all those years ago. He wasn't fighting in some damned war all because of a delusional mad man's dream.
At least life here was relatively peaceful. Compared to the Elemental Nations where the main business was being a shinobi. A hired killer, while he was sure there were some here. It wasn't as high in demand as the Elemental Nations. Here people could make an honest living doing honest work.
That didn't mean everything here was perfect. In all honesty, it wasn't. He had learned the country he was residing in was one of the better off ones compared to the rest of the world. Even here in Japan crime was everywhere. People were stealing things, committing murders, and selling drugs. Not to mention with the technology they had, the wars that had been fought were devastating. While in the Elemental Nations sure, there were individuals like himself that could level entire mountains.
Though he didn't know if he could do that anymore. It was one of the things that were bugging him. His chakra reserves had reduced to what he would assume a typical chūnin's would be. While he could just fix this by training rigorously, exhausting them and letting them refill again. It took him so much longer than normal to recharge them, even going into sage mode took almost three times as long.
At least he could still use chakra. His reflexes, keen eyesight, strength, and stamina were the same thankfully. He just couldn't go around throwing a Rasengan at everything.
"Naruto, focus on class will ya." Kushina had said calling out in front of the entire class. Letting out a sigh, his Mom always loved to embarrass him with any chance she got.
Giving her a nod Kushina gave him a radiant smile. Her gorgeous red locks framing her beautiful face. A clip had prevented the hair from getting in the way of her gorgeous purple eyes. Kushina was the prettiest woman on the planet in his eyes.
Unlike her garments at home that left little to the imagination. She was dressed professionally. A slate-blue lightweight cardigan, and a white skirt that had reached her knees. No makeup was on her creamy white fair skin.
He still had no idea why his Father would cheat on her. Frankly, he didn't care either. Kushina had told him all about it, though she was quite confused when he asked where Minato was. Deciding not to think about him any longer he just began working on the assignment she had given the class.
2 Months Later
Infection Outbreak
The screams of people could be heard throughout the dark hallways of Fujima Academy. There was an announcement about violence breaking out followed by the deathly screams of the man giving it. The ensuing panic that followed was total anarchy.
People were trampling all over each other to escape. All semblance of humanity was gone and all that remained was self-preservation. Not like it mattered as soon as they ran into those things...it had all went to hell.
Naruto had waited out the initial panic that he knew would ensue. He only had one goal, find his mother and get the hell out of dodge. Silently creeping through the blood and gore covered hallways. Coming across three students all of which were pale in color and covered in blood.
His icy cerulean eyes narrowed. He was just about to introduce them to his taijutsu when they had just walked past him as if they couldn't see him. Crouching down and grabbing a piece of debris he threw it down the hall, this garnered a reaction from the trio as they growled and clumsily made their way to the noise.
If they were attracted by noise this would be easy since he was a trained Shinobi. He had a hidden pouch of ninja tools that he always kept with him just in case of emergencies. Drawing a pair of kunai he continued down the hall towards his mother's room.
Running up another flight of stairs he saw two students. Saya Takagi and Kohta Hirano if he remembered correctly. The two had some blood on them though they still retained the color of skin and Kohta was pointing a modified weapon at him.
Saya had waved him over though she held a finger over her mouth signaling him to be silent. Quickly making his way over to the duo, he scanned the area around them and determined it to be safe for the time being.
"Uzumaki-san good to see someone who uses their brain. We're headed to the staff room to get the keys to a car and leave. Care to join us?" Saya had said to Naruto in a hushed tone.
"No, I don't plan on leaving without my Mother. Will you two be alright if I leave you, those things are attracted to noise." He whispered back still scanning the area. Some of those things had begun walking towards them. Dispatching them with ease he crouched back down by the duo who were staring at him with awe.
Saya and Hirano had struggled with a ranged weapon to take out a small group of them and Naruto had just taken out five of them with his kunai with ease. He was someone you would want to protect you in this scenario.
"After I get her I'll meet you two there okay?" Naruto said in a rushed tone as he silently ran away not waiting for their response. Kushina's room was just another flight of stairs above him.
10 Minutes Later
The lack of blood on the walls and floor eased him just a little bit. If they hadn't reached this area than hopefully, she was safe. She didn't have a class right now though that didn't mean she had gone to look for him. He prayed to whatever god there was that she had just locked up and waited for him.
Arriving in front of her door he could hear a small group of people whispering to each other though he couldn't make any of it out. Knocking softly on it the voices had stopped.
"Kaa-chan are you in there." Naruto voiced out softly not wanting to draw the attention of the dead. Hearing a soft gasp and rushed steps the door slid open.
His eyes watered at the sight as he let felt a weight lifted off of his shoulders. There was Kushina Uzumaki, she was crying and had quickly hugged him. Returning it without a second thought he hugged her tightly. It would've been some cruel joke if whatever deity was up there had taken her from him again. Kushina looked a little shaken up but besides that, she was fine.
Kushina had been tutoring a couple of students when the blood-curdling screams came over the intercom. Not too long after that the spine chilling screams were all over the Academy. Her motherly instincts were yelling at her to find Naruto and leave. Though when she looked out of the window into the courtyard, it was absolute carnage. She had just prayed to whatever deity there was to protect her son.
A loud noise had interrupted the two's reunion. One of the students hiding inside the room had knocked something over. Naruto could already hear the dead staggering down the hall towards them. Stepping away from Kushina he gently pushed her back into the room.
"Stay quiet, do not leave this room. No matter what you hear outside." Naruto had voiced in a tone that left no room for argument.
Kushina had peeked back into the hall and saw the oncoming group of the dead. Every fiber of her being had wanted to take Naruto and run. Call her a worthless Teacher for wanting to abandon her students. She could care less. She had seen what they were capable of and her son wanted to face dozen of them by himself? They'd torn people apart in seconds, and he wanted to charge into them alone.
Just as she was about to protest Naruto gave her a gentle smile. While he didn't know the students he wanted to protect them and her. If it was this bad in a gated off Academy. He couldn't picture how bad the streets would be. Every person he saved now would be one less of them he had to kill.
Dashing down the hall he could hear Kushina's cry out his name in a choked voice. His heart clenched at hearing how pained she sounded. He'd have to make it up to her in some sort of way...now that the world's gone to shit. He'd definitely need to improvise.
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts and focus on the upcoming fight. His cerulean eyes narrowed at the dozen or so corpses. Being surrounded by them was something he didn't want happening.
With Takashi and Co
Staff Room
"I don't think we should wait much longer for him. It's beginning to get dark." said the second-year Takashi Komuro. This entire situation had everyone in the room a little unsettled. The news broadcast they had just watched didn't help any either.
Everyone was already on edge due to the recent events. The news broadcast they had just watched didn't help any either. Every other country in the world was affected by whatever disease this was. In a matter of hours, the world they knew was gone.
"While Naruto would be a capable person on our team. I have to agree with Komuro-kun." said Saeko voicing her opinion. They were burning what precious daylight they had left. They were a couple of miles away from the city, and if it was this bad here. The city would be a living hell to go through.
Saya bit her lip. Both of them were right, they'd waited long enough for Naruto. What's to say he hadn't left with his Mother anyways. "Fine let's go."
All of them had gotten into the planned formation they had talked over. Takashi in the center, with Rei on the left flank, and Saeko handling the right flank. While Shizuka and Saya were in the center leaving Kohta to bring up the rear. Just as they were about to rush out of the door the moans and groans of the dead outside had stopped.
Sliding the door open they saw the blonde they had been waiting for. He removed a kunai knife from the skull of a corpse on the ground. Kushina was just beside the doorway to the staff room wrapped in Naruto's jacket.
"Care to fill me on your plan." Naruto said as he placed the kunai back in its pouch that was strapped to his leg.
"We're going to the Bus and helping survivors for now." said Saya. Naruto nodded at the plan.
"Alright, let's get going. Kaa-Chan if you could get in the middle of the formation. I'll help bring up the rear." Naruto said and they all nodded. Having someone who was able to take out a group of the dead silently wasn't to be questioned.
They had made their way outside with relative ease. Blood and corpses littered the Campus as they stood next to a guard rail. A large group of undead had amassed in the courtyard. It was rather silent now, besides the groans of the dead.
"Don't begin fighting unless you need too." Said Saeko seriously as they stared down at the horde.
"They respond to sound and are strong enough to break down a door. If they get a hold of you, you're going to get eaten." added Saya a gust of wind blew past them filling their nostrils with the foul smell of death.
A scream of terror was heard by the group and they all went into action. Naruto saw six students, three males, and three women. Stuck on a staircase with the dead coming from both sides.
Kohta had taken one of them down with his improvised gun. While Naruto and Saeko had lept from the balcony above, Naruto drove a kunai into the skull of one of them and threw a kunai embedding it in the skull of an undead female student. Saeko had delivered swift yet powerful blows to the skulls of the undead closer to the group.
While Takashi guarded Kushina, Shizuka, and Saya. Rei had dispatched of the undead at the foot of the stairs. Naruto had looked the group of six over, none of them appeared to have any wounds.
"Have any of you been bitten." Said Saeko as she gripped her bokken firmly, her blue eyes narrowed at them.
"N-no none of us have been bitten." stammered a girl with short black hair.
"We're getting out of here, want to come with us." Said Naruto as he holstered his kunai and went to pick out the other one from the skull of the zombie. Knowing how the world is now it was going to be hard to find supplies weapons included.
"Y-yes we would." stuttered the same girl obviously shaken up by the ordeal.
Naruto grimaced, a larger group meant they would go slower, and the possibility of one of them making noise increased. They'd also go through whatever supplies they gathered faster. Filling his thoughts for later the group began making their way to the parking lot.
15 Minutes later
Naruto sat down on the stairs and relaxed for just a moment. Kushina had sat beside him and pinched his cheek. Naruto pouted at her, she was glaring at him while still pinching his cheek.
"I have a bunch of questions for you mister." Kushina said quietly as she released his cheek. While she was thankful for Naruto's skills she couldn't help but have inquiries about them.
"Alright, Kaa-chan I'll answer them later. Just let me rest for a little bit." Naruto replied while rubbing his sore cheek.
He'd been lacing his kunai with wind chakra so they wouldn't get dulled since he was using them constantly. His reserves were around sixty-five percent if he guessed right. Though he wanted to keep the use of his chakra to a minimum, with how chaotic the last couple of hours had been he didn't know what the night had in store for them.
"We need someone to validify if they're attracted to noise." said Saeko as Naruto listened in on the conversation they were having.
Taking out a kunai, Naruto offered it to Kushina. While ideally, he wouldn't want any of those things near her, from past experiences had taught him to be prepared for anything.
"I'll go." said Takashi suddenly as he rubbed his eyes. Both Saeko and Rei had protested but he stood firm.
Naruto respected Takashi for his courage, not many people would volunteer going into that hell hole down there. There were probably thirty of them just lumbering around the lockers. If anything happened Naruto would intervene while keeping the noise to a minimum.
Not too long after Takashi had gone down there he signaled Saeko and they had begun exiting the building. Naruto held Kushina's hand as they silently made their way to the door, being wary of all the undead around them.
Outside
Just as they all made their way out there was a resounding noise from inside the building. One of the students had banged his makeshift weapon against the railing of the stairs as he made his way down.
"RUN!" Takashi yelled and not a second later every single one of the dead was making their way to them.
"Stay close to me." Naruto told Kushina as the group made a mad dash to the bus on the other side of the parking lot.
The parking lot was crawling with them. Naruto, Takashi, Saeko, and Rei were trying their best to clear a path for the group behind them. Naruto threw some shuriken and went through hand signs. This Jutsu would take a chunk out of his already dwindling reserves.
Ninpou: Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu)
Everyone stared in awe at what had just happened. Naruto had thrown one shuriken and it had turned into thirty. It had just about cleared the path to the bus. Though now wasn't the time to question what had just happened. Saeko had taken point and with a powerful strike cleared out the last zombie in front of the bus.
Naruto and Saeko were defending the entrance to the bus as what was left of the group boarded. They could still hear the screams of the students they had rescued minutes ago were being devoured.
"Busujima-Sempai you go ahead and get on." Naruto said as he buried a kunai into the head of a faculty member. Saeko nodded and ran inside quickly followed by Naruto as the bus's engine roared to life. As he was about to shut the door they heard someone shouting.
"Help us!" yelled a student. Naruto looked out the window and saw Koichi Shido and growled. He was one of the Teachers that had made the most advances on his Mother despite her refusing all of them. His feelings for the man were shared by both Saeko who was scowling and Rei.
"Hold on just a little longer." Said Takashi who was grabbing his baseball bat and was about to run out the door to assist them.
"Don't save him Takashi. He deserves to die." said Rei furiously. As they were debating on helping him or not Naruto heard a cry of agony and looked towards it. Shido had just kicked a student in the face who was now writhing in pain.
It didn't take a genius to know the man had kicked him in the face. The screams of the student had attracted a considerable amount of the swarm as Shido made his way onto the bus.
"You'll regret saving him." Said Rei with a deep scowl as she glared at Shido. Forced to take a seat since Shizuka floored the gas and ran over some of the dead as she rammed through the gate.
Kushina was giving Naruto a worried look as he took controlled breaths. She had noticed that ever since that dreaded fever that Naruto was slightly different. He had become very mature and even more protective of her. Resting her head on his shoulder she just hoped they would get through this together.
End
Author's Note
I've recently watched Highschool of the Dead and thought it was pretty good actually. Besides the overly excessive fanservice (Which isn't bad) the plot was pretty good. I decided to throw Naruto and Kushina into the mix to see how things could pan out. As for pairings, I'll leave that up to you guys, though there is definitely going to be Naruto X Kushina. Uzumakicest is always good.
Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed it. Leave a review if you think I should continue.
Until next time
-Kiege