A/N: I want to point out I started this, story earlier in the Fall than I did with my other crossover: Arashi Uzumaki of the Blue Plague, but still no where in the beginning, so if you want to know what happened in Blue Plague series before the point I used, you got to read the actual books. Just don't let kids read it.

I'm also censoring curse words as it's too many used in more than just saying usual ways that I can't ignore them all. At least with censoring I'm not going against my usual way of avoiding curse wordsof the Blue Plague series Tomas W. Watson, whose wife is Tina Watson. I should also tell you Watson always based a character after himself in his books, and in the Blue Plague series that's Bruce.

Finally, I don't own the Blue Plague series or the Naruto series or it's characters. But I do know the wife of the writer of the Blue Plague series Tomas W. Watson, whose wife is Tina Watson. I should also tell you Watson always based a character after himself in his books, and in the Blue Plague series that's Bruce.

If you haven't read it yet, read this first:

Blue Plague's Nine-Tail Fox's Son: The Fall

Racing to Safety with Kids

"Konohamaru, Moegi, Udon, before you leave there's something you should know," Naruto said as he gave the trio the same speech Bruce gave everyone from Connor's group.

"So in otherwords, if we want to stay, we have to work and train, and Bruce is the new boss?" Konohamaru asked.

"Yeah," Naruto said. "If you come to the land with us, I'll summon a toad to alert the fourth Hokage you three are with me. But only if you are willing to follow the rules."

"Are you kidding boss! We'll be glad to help!" Konohamaru said.

"As for training and working, it doesn't sound much different than our ninja lives back home, with missions being work," Udon said.

"And we can help keep Frank and the others feel right at home," Moegi said.

"Thanks guys," Naruto said. "Even though I'm not full Jonin Rank, since your sensei isn't here, I'll ask Bruce if I can be at least your temporary jonin instructor."

Naruto headed over to Bruce and Debbie. "Konohamaru Moegi and Udon are coming."

"I figure as much," Bruce said.

"Bruce, when we get back to the land, I want to be in charge of their training and I want them assign to me when on watch duty," Naruto said as he explained how the ninja system worked and how Genin are normally assigned a Jonin.

"Fine by me," Bruce said. "Just so you know if they mess up with an assignment you'll share punishment."

"Thanks Bruce," Naruto said.

Bruce nodded and called everyone around. "Kids, with an exception of Konohamaru Moegi and Udon we're going to have to carry each of you because monsters are coming, and we have to move fast. Konohamaru, Moegi, Udon, I'm hoping you three can run long distances."

"Well yeah, we maybe Genin, but we're still shinobies," Konohamaru said.

"Good, because we'll have to run fast and at long distances," Bruce said. Bruce felt goose bumps on his arms, knowing the infected were getting close.

Naruto reached in his back pack and unsealed three safety goggles and gloves and handed it to his new squad. "Wear these at all time—and I mean over the eyes with the goggles. They're your first line of defense against contamination."

The trio nodded and put on their goggles and gloves.

"Hey bo—I mean Naruto. Looks like we're copying your looks again," Konohamaru joked, referring to how he and his friends use to wear the same type of goggles Naruto use to wear before assigned to a team.

"Yeah, but this time it's for your own good," Naruto said.

"Conner, carry Frank. Jake, carry Alice. Sling your rifle and carry your P90. Debbie, carry Nathan, and Danny, carry Robert. Emily and Sherry, come here. I'm carrying both of you," Bruce gave out orders.

"Daddy, I can carry the baby," Buffy volunteered.

"No, BB, you have to help Naruto and his friends protect us. Especially since you and Naruto are the only ones who can fire a gun. If they make it by either one of you, we all die," Bruce said.

"Nothing will make it by me, Daddy. I promise," Buffy said.

Bruce nodded. "Order of march Debbie behind me and Buffy, then Konohamaru, then Danny, then Moegi, then Conner, then Udon then Jake, then Naruto. If you're not carrying a kid, you better be watching our sides. Except for Naruto who will watch the rear. Buffy and Moegi watch our left, Konohamaru and Udon our right. Naruto, summon a shadow clone to be your guide. We are moving fast. We aren't stopping for at least two hours. If someone has to stop before then, everyone else keep going. For those of us carrying a child, remember, if you give out, the child you're carrying dies with you," Bruce said as he knelt and picked up one twin's leg, putting it through his left backpack shoulder strap as she straddled his hip. Then he did the same to the other twin on his right. Even if they let go, they wouldn't fall. With his arms wrapped around the twins and his rifle in his right hand, he took off at a fast jog with the others following behind them.

You call this a run? I can do this forever, Konohamaru joked.

Good thing too because in seven minutes, despite being a mile away, they reached the pipeline. Turning down the pipeline, they settled into a quick jog. Anytime Bruce checked on Paul, the baby smiled and clapped his hand, despite being rained down by sweat. Even the twins were getting soak as they held onto Bruce with vice-like grips They stuck to the middle of the pipeline, not wanting to get close to the woodline.

Conner kept running at the pace Bruce had set. When Conner was on the roof, he had question himself. Why was he following this crazy man? Bruce was waging a war with hopeless odds against the infected and against any others that preyed on the weak or helpless. Hearing Naruto tell the story of the kids on the island and the condition they were in when the teen trio Naruto knew arrived, he knew now why he followed Bruce. Bruce thought of others and would fight until last breath escape his lips. Running down the pipeline, Conner looked at the small boy he was carrying. Conner knew in his heart that the only reason he would stop running would be if he died from exhaustion. Smiling, Conner knew he would die for his clan, and could kill a lot before he died.

They been running for over an hour when, fifty yards in front of them, two blues popped out of the wood line on their left. One second they weren't there; the next, they just materialize. Without even breaking stride, Buffy raised her M-4, sending a three-round burst into each blue's face. They just jogged past the bodies and down the pipeline. Fifteen minutes later, Bruce heard someone scream over the radio. "Get off the f- pipeline now; move to your right fast."

Without hesitation with Bruce leading, they turned and plowed through the bushes into the woods. Bruce turned back north. Then, he heard in his ear. "No. Go further east, to your right." He followed the instructions and headed east, getting p-. Whoever is giving instructions had better have seen something because running through the woods s-, Bruce thought as he jumped a log, which wasn't the first one he jumped, He even had ran through rosebushes earlier which had hit the twins.

He wanted to ask what they had seen but was having trouble keeping his breathing in rhythm. It had been a male voice, so he thought it was either Jake or Conner. He just kept running for what had to be a long time. The voice came back over then radio. "Alright, head north again. You're fixin' to come to a road that heads northeast. Take it, I'll tell you when to turn."

Guessing for certain that it was Jake, Bruce asked in amazement between breaths, "You memorized the map that well, son and can run it from memory?"

"This is Mike, m-! There're infected all around you. We watched a mob of at least thirty thousand pour out of Natchitoches. I know you're tired, but you have to keep going. I hope the three people with you were worth it," Mike said, p-.

Naruto came over the radio. "Mike, I have you know, the three people you are seeing on that UAV happen to be friends of mine from my world…"

"There were seven other kids on the island with Naruto's friends. Oldest nine, youngest about nine months. Had to save baby. He was dying," was all Bruce could say as he gulped down air.

"Okay, brother, here's the road now. Take it for a mile. Than, I'm talkin' ya through some fields and roads to the levee on Saline Lake," Mike called back. He felt bad about yelling at Bruce after hearing about the kids, and glad about hearing that Naruto found some old buddies from his home world—although he's confuse how they got there. Since the group was carrying the kids, he only saw the trio on the UAV.

When he reached the road, Bruce turned down the road and just concentrated on moving his feet. He glanced down at Buffy and noticed she was wobbling with her stride. Their jog was a good run for her little legs. Bruce reached over, grabbing her M-4. She just let it go. He put the strap over his neck and slung the rifle over his back. He called on his radio and asked if anyone needed to stop. Hearing roars in the distance, everyone replied, "Just go."

As Bruce was reaching down to try to carry Buffy also he heard from his side, "I have her, Bruce." Naruto ran up beside Buffy, picking her up with his right arm. "I'm a shadow clone. The real me created me when Moegi said Buffy was tiring."

Bruce nodded and Buffy thanked the clone.

"Moegi, Udon, Konohamaru, do you guys need a clone?" Naruto asked.

All three said no, but Bruce could tell they were feeling the effect of the run.

"Alright, I want you to head right, through this field," Mike told Bruce.

Never stopping, Bruce followed the directions he was given for another hour, only slowing down to wade across several large creeks (although the teen-trio were able to walk on water along with Naruto). Reaching the levee, they ran on top of it. It was dark now, and off to the west and south they could still hear lots of roars. They kept running until Mike came over the radio.

"Okay, you can rest here. The closest infected is over a mile away. Get your NVGs on; you have two more large groups to get by. Take twenty minutes.

Everyone dropped to the ground, first putting the kids they were carrying down. Even Bruce dropped and even vomited. Everyone was exhausted but they manage to get some think to drink and eat, and even fed the kids. Bruce even fed Paul.

While taking slow drinks, Bruce studied the twins, who were standing together, watching him, eating their food in unison. They both had blond hair and green eyes with heart shaped china doll faces. Bruce turned around, asking in a low voice, "Everyone drink some water?" He got eight yeses and one f- you. Knowing who had said the 'f- you' he said, "Debbie, you better drink one liter or I'll pour one down you."

Turning back around, Bruce found the twins still staring at him. He hated to admit it, but it was starting to freak him out. One stepped toward him, holding out the uneaten half of her food bar, and Bruce shook his head. Then, the other one stepped forward and held out hers. Again, he shook his head. They both stepped forward together, putting the food bars on his lips. Somewhat afraid they were fixing to voodoo his a-, Bruce took a bite of each, chewing it slowly, hearing snickering from Naruto and his trio of followers. At first, his stomach growled in protest, threatening to invert itself, but he slowly continue chewing. Once his stomach quit protesting, Bruce thought this was the best food he had ever eaten. Swallowing it, he then kept eating the twin's half of each food bar they held in front of him. When he was finished, they both hugged Bruce's neck, kissing him on each cheek. Then, they sat down at the same time beside baby Paul, who was sleeping.

Bruce didn't start pulling on his pack until everyone else did. When he did, he noticed Buffy was staring at him. What was it with little blond girls just staring at him tonight. Reaching up, Bruce turned on his monocular. There was a lot of light out, but he still lowered it over his left eye. Naruto had shadow clones piggy-backing the trio as they didn't have NVG, with their packs facing his front. Looking back down at Buffy, she had lowered her eye piece, still looking at Bruce.

"What, Buffy?" Bruce asked. He just wanted to lie down and sleep for a year.

"They really love you, Daddy," Buffy said.

"Don't ask right now, BB. Daddy is ready to lie down and die, and we still have a long way to go," Bruce said just as Nancy came over the radio.

"Okay, you need to move, but do not run. Keep a sixteen-minute-mile pace. Any faster and you could run up on blues. Now, come home."

Bruce got the sling in place. Then he knelt, motioning for the twins to come to him. They walked up to him, stopped in front of him, then, without a word, switched sides. They pulled out his shoulder straps, putting their legs in. Bruce looked at the twin on his left.

"Weren't you on the other side last time," Bruce said, and she nodded. "Your leg hurts from the straps huh?" he asked, and they nodded in unison.

"Don't worry. We'll get home, but it'll almost be daylight. Which one are you?" he looked at the twin on his left. "Emily," she replied in a soft meek voice.

"Let's go, girls." Bruce said, picking up a sleeping Paul and putting him in his sling. From that point on, Bruce could tell the twins apart. Everyone else would have trouble—even Naruto. Even Danny and Debbie would paint their fingernails different colors to tell them apart.

Adjusting his rifle, Bruce started walking home, keeping the pace he was told. After walking an hour and twenty minutes, they were in a field, still heading North. Buffy was starting to fall down a lot as her little legs started giving out, so Naruto summoned another clone for her. The twins were sound asleep, still holding onto Bruce. Then Naruto clone carrying Konohamaru yelled, "Blues left side!"

Bruce spun to the left, flipping his SCAR to full auto. He saw runners coming out of the woods forty yards away. Bruce didn't had to fire as Naruto made a series of hand signs. "Lightning Style: Lightning Strike Jutsu!" A huge bolt of lightning fired down and hit the runners, charing them and electrocuting the blues. When the flash ended, the blues were down but it was unsure for how long. Four more joined the party, but Jake took care of them.

Nancy came over the radio. "Sorry, they changed directions. I thought they were going to pass you. Good thing Naruto sense them coming. Only a little further. Move it guys."

That didn't add up to Bruce, as they still had fifteen miles of rough terrain before they get home. His pace had slowed to a twenty-two-minute mile, and it was almost 11:30. Physically, they couldn't go faster. They were all worn out and moving on determination.

Nancy came over the radio. "At the road up ahead, stop in a ditch and wait." Not in a mood to talk, Bruce did as she told him. Ten minutes later, she came back on the radio. "You should be able to see Mike and his team coming down the road now."

Bruce looked down the road and saw five electric buggies coming at him at their top speed of thirty miles per hour. Mike came to a stop in front of them. "Need a ride?" He asked smiling.

"I love you, man," Bruce said, kneeling down. He told the twins to get off. They both shook their heads. "Both of you can sit by me, and I'll hold you," Bruce said, and they climbed out of the straps. Bruce sat beside Mike. He put Emily between him and Mike and then Bruce sat Sherry between his legs. "Conner, help Naruto cover our a-. Runners go faster than our rides."

"Already doing it, boss," Conner said.

Thirty minute trip home was uneventful as Mike and his team floored the buggies. When Mike stopped in front of the house, Bruce got out, grabbing the twins, putting one on each hip. When someone opened the front door, Bruce was almost blinded by the light. He still had his NVG on, and the light wasn't bright enough to throw the safety shutoff. Hearing several groans from behind him, Bruce knew he was not the only one.

Stumbling into the house, everyone rushed forward to hug the group as they walked in. Lynn called the group to the kitchen, telling them to sit down; she had cooked them something. Bruce had a hard time with the twins until Lynn placed two chairs beside Bruce's, one on each corner.

Naruto and the trio sat down after placing their stuff on the floor, about ready to fall asleep when Bruce shouted. "You s- on me? How could you s- on me? Then you rolled around in it. Paul, that's disgusting."

They turned to see Bruce holding up Paul who was covered in baby poop as Paul clapped his hands and laughed. Then Paul peed on Bruce's chest, making everyone laughed. "Then you pee on me. We have to work on your manners," Bruce said. Paul thought that was the best thing in the world as he smiled and laughed. Susan came over, took Paul, and told Bruce she would give him a bath and put a diaper on him. When Paul left Bruce's hands, he started crying, or more appropriately screaming, and continued as Susan took him to the bathroom.

"Yep, Bruce is stuck with those three," Naruto chuckled as Bruce stood up and ripped off his clothes. Maria and Angela ended up helping with the boots and pants as Bruce was not in the mood to remove them.

Everyone was sitting in their underwear, and all but Naruto, Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon were sound asleep with plates of food sitting in front of them. The four shinobies were awake, but too tired to eat. The kids they had rescued were spread around the table, asleep in their chairs. Buffy had her head lying on the table fast asleep, her food untouch.

The shinobi and Bruce were about to join them in sleep until Susan brought back Paul, who was still crying. When she placed Paul in Bruce's hands, he had stopped screaming.

The rest of the clan were wide awake. Bruce stood, wobbling with Paul in his arms. Stephanie rushed over and support him, making sure he didn't fall. Mike had to stop Bruce from picking up one of the twins. "Who do you want, and where do you want them? We will carry them," Mike said as Stephanie held him upright.

"I want me, Danny, Buffy, the twins, Paul in my room. Oh and don't forget Debbie. Konohamaru and Udon can join Naruto in his and David's room for now, and Moegi can stay sleep in Mary room. Put Jake and Connor in Jake's room. Put the rest of the kids in Danny's room since the girls are with me." Bruce said. Stephanie guided him upstairs.

Bruce never remembered lying down.