Chapter 1: The Last Day of Civilization
Raking his fingers through his shaggy blond locks, Naruto Uzumaki the Guidance Counselor of Fujimi Academy glanced over at the brown-haired teen, Takashi Komuro, that was occupying his dark orange divan. Leaning back into his chair, his blue eyes slid over to look at the clock that was hanging above his door before sighing.
"Come on now Komuro," Naruto addressed his student."This has been the 5th time you've snuck off in here to skip class this week! I don't need Kyoko getting on my case about helping students be delinquents."
Turning his head, Takashi Komuro stare at the 27-year-old man. Bringing a hand up to adjust the collar of his black school uniform, he folded his arms behind his head with a sigh.
"Sorry Naruto…it's just that this is the only place I can go without being bothered," Takashi told him. "Saya knows where I usually go and would only nag at me and make things worse."
Naruto Uzumaki was the most popular member of the school's staff, and his office was where some students frequently found themselves at without a thought when they had a problem. Takashi Komuro was one of them.
It was the second week into the semester, and everything seemed to be going downhill for the brown-haired teen. Not only was the ever daunting fact that he had no plans for his future messing with him due to his mother's lectures over the break, but also the girl he loved had suddenly decided to date his best friend.
Rubbing his face in frustration, he furrowed his eyes as he looked over at the blond who was loosening the powder blue tie around his neck with a groan.
Ever since that day, Takashi had found himself skipping classes, and just hung around in the more abandoned halls near the front of the school. It was a way for him to avoid having to interact with the love of his life, and his best friend who had in a sense stolen her from him. But he soon moved from those once his childhood friend, Saya Takagi would find him and begin to nag.
If he didn't know any better, Takashi would've wondered if his life was some kind of soap opera.
"I take it this is about Rei?" Naruto questioned him on the subject. "You're still sore over the fact that she picks Hisashi? Well Takashi you're just going to had to accept it.
"I guess I just don't want to accept the way things are," Takashi admitted. "And yet I don't have the courage to try and do something about it."
Blue eyes locked onto the teen, and seeing that he had the man's full attention. Takashi continued, "None of it seems to make sense to me…one moment I think Rei and I was going to eventually get together and all of a sudden she is dating Hisashi!"
"Well you can't use Rei and Hisashi as an excuse for your recent bout of skipping classes." Naruto told him. "You want my advice...just date Saya, and you'll get over it."
Takashi seem to been caught off guard as he asked "What do you mean by that?"
Just as Naruto was about to answer Takashi about it, a familiar voice came over the intercom.
"NARUTO UZUMAKI! GET HERE THIS INSTANT!"
Cringing at the volume, the brown-haired teen watched as the usually cheerful man slumped down in his seat with a groan. Pushing himself out of his chair, Naruto made his way around his desk while grabbing the coat of his slate suit from around the back of his chair. Tugging it on one arm at a time, he grinned sheepishly at the boy lounging on the couch.
"I better get going," Naruto told Takashi as he got up from his sea."As much as I shouldn't allow it, you can stay here as long as you want."
Straightening out the suit top, he made his way to the door and stopped. Glancing over his shoulder, he allowed a small smile to form on his handsome face.
"While it may seem like it's the end of the world now, things will get better," Naruto calls out to Takashi as he leaves his office."Besides there is an old saying that if you love something then you should let it go, and if it comes back then it's truly worth something."
As close Naruto close the door behind him, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a bottle of pills. Once he opens it, he became a little upset when he found them empty.
"That's just great!"Naruto thought bitterly. "They're all gone.
They were his selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; treatment pills for post-traumatic stress disorder. Whenever Naruto gets edgy and anxious, he would take one pill every nine hours a day, to keep himself calm. This was common for combat veterans who suffer post traumatic stress disorder. However, he has habit of taking two or three at the same time.
Nobody in school knows it, but Naruto was a former Lieutenant of the Special Forces Group in the Japan Ground Self-defense considered relatively young, he is already a decorated veteran of a dozen special operation missions and dozen more black ops missions throughout his military career. His exploits have earned him a reputation as a war hero within the Japan Ground Self-defense Force.
When he runs out of pills, the mental pains come back. The pills were the only thing that keep the scars reopening. To keep the nightmare back. It goes to be a while for him to make a phone call to request new pills. And it will take about a week, which was something he could not handle.
Absorbing the advice of his former teacher and commanding officer, Major General Jiraiya, Naruto quotes "There are three things to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder...get drunk or get laid or do both!"
"Naruto Uzumaki, there you are!" a familiar female voice speaks to him.
Looking up, Naruto saw the lovely Kyoko Hayashi marching towards him with a stormy expression. Kyoko was the 30 years old Fujimi High School ping pong club's adviser who was single and she seemed to be unsatisfied with her life. Carefully spying on Kyoko's full figure with large breasts, he recalls overbearing a student name Imamura, saying that she "gives off this aura like she's unsatisfied with her life."
"I wonder if I can satisfy her aura," Naruto thought pervertedly. But he remembers that Kyoko was seen in a bar with her arm around Teshima, suggesting that they shared a relationship outside of work. She was already with someone, so he's going to scratch that out.
Then again he could try it with Shizuka Marikawa. Shizuka is the school nurse of Fujimi Academy, with recommended medical skills and extensive medical knowledge. However, Shizuka drew male attention due to begin a tall buxom woman with ridiculous curves and her physique is most pronounced by her humongous breasts. Plus, she was a 27-year-old bachelorette which was no problem to him in asking her out.
However, Shizuka was also the best friend and roommate of Rika Minami. A top sniper of Japan's Special Assault Team, and also Naruto's ex-girlfriend, the two met each other during a cross military training between SAT and Special Forces Group, and it was hot and heavy when they are alone. However, they broke up due of Naruto suffering post traumatic stress disorder. While they no longer a couple, they decided to stay as friends and because of it, he knew it will be disrespectful in going out with his ex's best friend and roommate.
"I guess I'll have to get drunk...but then again, I might get lucky at bar tonight,"he concluded before he replied"You wanted to see me Kyoko?"
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It was several minutes later Naruto found himself in Shizuka's office.
"Hey Shizuka," Naruto greets her."How are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine Naruto, thank you," Shizuka responded with a big smile. "What can I do for you?"
"Well I wondered if you could do me a favor," he begins to ask. "I know that it's patient-doctor privacy or whatever, but I need only to know some information about certain students."
"Even if you ask me, Naruto, that would be breaking my oath as a doctor. I can't just give out information without a good reason."Shizuka would be the first to admit that she'd do pretty much anything Naruto asked, but she needed to know more details before handing out delicate information.
Naruto felt a bit unsure, but the truth here was important. "I understand. There's no choice then."He took a seat and faced her but made sure they weren't being watched by peeking outside."I have reason to believe that a teacher might be abusing some students."
"Abusing? As in intentionally hurting?"she asked."You mean like Shidōu?"
"What about Shidōu?" Naruto responded.
"Well it's rumor that you personally threatened Koichi Shido over a student," Shizuka pointed out.
Koichi Shido was the teacher of class 3-A at Fujimi academy. Yet despite his role as teacher, Naruto extremely hated him for a number of reasons.
For example, Shidōu was the son of a prominent politician, Ichirou Shido, who was a candidate for Cabinet Minister. While it is unknown whether he won the election for Minister, he is seen to have a great amount of power and influence.
Ichirou seems to fit the typical profile of a corrupt politician in that he uses illegitimate sources to acquire funding, he is adulterous, and he manipulates people who threaten to expose him into backing off. He also has some affiliation with Souichiro Takagi, the father of Saya Takagi.
Ichirou is shown as being ruthless and power-hungry. He will do whatever it takes to protect his image and maintain his position. For example he has his son hold Rei back a year in school to threaten her father, Tadashi Miyamoto, a detective working for the public safety department, who has been conducting an investigation on Ichirou Shido's corrupted activities.
Naruto hated Koichi for what he did to Rei. He also hated Koichi's father. Rei was a brilliant student he greatly admired and see her being treated like that disgusted him. There come a time when people piss him off, he would secretly kidnapped them, contain them in a hidden place, take a knife so he can hear them...
"Naruto!" Shizuka speak up. Hearing Shizuka's raised tone of voice, Naruto's senses were back to reality as he says "Huh?"
"Are you ok?" she asked, looking concern.
"I'm fine thank you Shizuka," Naruto says, trying to brush off the subject."And any way, yeah, I admitted that I personally threatened Koichi Shido over a student. Not just one student, but a number of students. Sooner or later he's going to go too far and if something isn't done about him it will be already too late."
"Uhm... I see. We'll let's see what we have."she started going through some of her records, while Naruto tried to refrain from staring too much at her perfect figure. He has to remember that she was Rika's best friend and roommate. While he ad Rika no longer going out, he still respected her and has feelings towards her. He also has to show Shizuka respect, for she was studying to become a doctor at a college hospital.
"Say Naruto, can I asked you a question?" Shizuka asked.
"What is it, Shizuka?" he asked curiously.
"You and Rika seem to know each other a long time before I met her," Shizuka begin to asked. "Were you in the Police force as well? Like SAT?"
Naruto look edgy when she says that. He very much doesn't like talk about his past. She aware that Rikia and him had been a couple before she came along. Yet she is not aware that he was a soldier in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, although he was confident he can trust her.
"No I was not part of SAT," Naruto told her. "I...I was part of the Japan Ground Self-defense Force."
"I didn't know you were a soldier," Shizuka says. "You don't look the type."
"And what type would I be?" Naruto asked her.
"Well," Shizuka explained. "You're the best Guidance Counselor Fujimi Academy has ever had. Everyone love and trusted you; students and teachers alike...well expect Mr. Koichi Shido."
"I appreciate that Shizuka, thank you." Naruto replied with a smile.
She pulled out several files and handed it to him "Here you go. I hope this is what you need Naruto."
"Thanks Shizuka," Naruto says as he took the files in hand."I appreciate your help."
As Naruto getting ready to leave, Shizuka suddenly speaks up "Oh Naruto, do you have plans tonight?"
Stopping at the door, Naruto turn to face her and says "Why?"
"Well I was wondering if we share some drinks together tonight?" Shizuka asked. "Get drunk until there is no tomorrow."
Hearing that, Naruto hesitated for a moment before he says "I don't know about that Shizuka. It's just..."
"Is it because of Rika?" Shizuka asked.
"What about Rika?" Naruto responded.
"Well," Shizuka told him. "I know that you and Rika broke up on something and that you're now friends. She told me you were too much of a gentleman and respectful friend to try asked me out behind her back because we're lived together as roommates. But she suggested that if I don't want to be home alone tonight I can hang out with you."
"What do you mean by that?" Naruto asked her, confused.
"Rika says she isn't coming home tonight," Shizuka told. "Says something about begins assigns to some important SAT mission. She says if I don't want to be home alone, I can hang out with you."
Naruto was quiet and hesitated for a moment "I guess it's ok if that's what she wanted. Having a fourth drinker wouldn't hurt."
"Fourth drinker?" Shizuka repeated.
"Kyoko asked me if she wants to hang out with her and Teshima at the bar," Naruto."This would probably be a double couple enjoying laughs and drinks."
"Yeah it would be," says Shizuka. "So what time would we meet at the bar?"
"About 4:30 PM," Naruto told her." Kyoko and Teshima will be waiting there at the bar."
"Good, will you pick me up after school?" Shizuka request.
"Sure," Naruto says."Just be ready when I pick you up."
"Ok then,"Shizuka says with a smile.
