Fully stocking her bag with medical supplies, Hinata, guarded by a red-haired samurai, walked along the passage to the first corps. Doing her best, she carefully followed the hurried guard in her heels so as not to collapse at the extreme moment. Despite the fact that the shoes could have been taken off, the brunette could not bring herself to throw out the incredibly unique set from Gucci and put on something old-fashioned and not stylish. Mei at this time monitored the situation and drove away the starving schoolchildren. Pushing one cannibal to the side with her foot, she sent the second one flying from the third floor with a movement of her hand. Everything would have gone on so boringly and monotonously if the noise from the explosion had not suddenly spread throughout the school.
- What was that explosion? - the Hyuuga declared frightened, looking around. - On the other side of the third building, smoke comes out.
- Hmm, maybe, - Terumi said, and then instantly switched to the cannibals that appeared. - Do not stop, for this noise now a whole bunch of patients will gather. The sooner we get to the staff room, the better.
The blast shockwave blew the door leading into the closet, causing smoke to enter. Opening his eyes, Chouji began waving his hand to remove the acrid odor from himself, even though it was useless.
- Hey, are you okay? Kh-kh.
- Kh-kh-kh, ok. Only now Yasuda has collapsed into unconsciousness and does not want to wake up, huh. What a problem woman, your mother, - said the blue-eyed, putting the girl on his back and grabbing an ax. - So, kh-kh, Choji go ahead and sing to the first corps. You will cover us. I'm after you.
Taking up his weapon, the bespectacled man moved to the exit. The other office looked very nasty and bad. Half of the floor just collapsed to the lower floor, and where there used to be windows, a huge hole gaped. However, these were only trifles, since the bloody mess, the remains of the bodies and the incredibly nasty smell of fried meat instantly led to vomiting.
- This is not the time for that, - said the blond, as calmly as if it were business as usual. - Kh-kh-kh, if we don't get off as soon as possible, we'll stay here. Forward!
Pulling himself together and covering his nose with his hand, Akimichi ran away from here along the part of the floor that had not yet fallen apart. Meanwhile, a fight was fought in the corridor between the remains of the dead and rather familiar classmates who had arrived in time from somewhere. Since the two ghouls were not a big problem for the trio, after a few seconds the team began a dialogue with each other.
- Oh, Obito brother, you still managed to survive, - Naruto said with a grin, stepping closer to his friend. - And what kind of wind brought you here, guys?
- We walked along the roofs, we practically did not find ghouls here, we went down the stairs and then there was a bang. We already wanted to leave here, as we noticed you running out of the class. Ueno slapped his comrade on the shoulder. - I'm glad you're all right. What happened to Karin?
- Hmm, let's maybe pick another place for the talks. - Rin intervened in the men's conversation. - It's not very safe here, you know. And after that noise, that's right.
- We were just about to go to the first building and then find some kind of transport, - Chouji drew everyone's attention. - Only first we will look into the teacher's room, because there, according to Karin, the keys are stored.
- Okay, there's some kind of plan, - Kakashi said, and then pointed to a flight of stairs. - Now let's get out of here, as I think you all hear steps approaching from the stairs.
Throwing a piece into the lockers in front, Sai carefully walked around the three distracted dead and continued on his way to the first building. After this mess began, Sasuke called him on the phone and offered to meet in the chemistry room, since at the moment it was the safest place there. The black-haired man could not break through the school alone and that is why he expected to get to Uchiha first. But suddenly, from the classroom closest to him, very quiet female sobs were heard. Okada, after all, was a defender of justice and therefore could not, even in this situation, leave one innocent girl. Looking around and not noticing the walking corpses nearby, he went inside and began cautiously approaching the desks set up as shelters near the wall. And looking there, he saw a crying girl hugging her knees. Noticing an unidentified object, she was all alarmed, and so the guy quickly raised his hands up and began to speak in a soothing tone:
- Don't worry, I'm not one of them. What's your name?
- S-Sakura Haruno.
- Okay, Sakura, - Sai stepped closer to her and whispered calmly. - It's too dangerous to be here alone now, so I suggest you go to safety with me. My friends are gathered there now, and together we will certainly get out of this hell.
- But ... Mom, I called her. She told me to wait at school until she comes for me, - tears again covered the girl's face. - And more she did not answer my calls. I'm ... I'm afraid of what's on the outside.
- We cannot stay here. The police are already busy with urban unrest, we can only rely on ourselves. If you don't leave here, you will never meet your mom again, you know?
- H-well, I get it, - wiping away tears, the pink rose to her feet.
- Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and bring you to your mother, - Cai smiled and grabbed her hand. - After all, I'm a defender of justice!
Almost without any problems, the company moved to the first building and climbed to the third floor. And finally, having reached their destination, they ran into one very unpleasant problem.
- Your division, why the fuck is this stupid door closed? Obito grumbled, knocking several times. - Okay, gentlemen, disperse, we will knock out now.
Taking a good run, Ueno rushed to the target, but suddenly the door opened and he, caught on a wooden lining, fell to the floor. The culprit of the incident with the bokken, as well as the eyewitnesses, looked in surprise at the sprawling boy.
- Obito is good to rest already, - Namikaze said first. - The rest also want to visit.
As soon as all the brethren flew inside, Kakashi locked the door. After that, everyone decided to take a short break for rest and collecting thoughts. The dark-haired nurse from the very beginning did not even pay attention to the crowd, but only looked at the floor with tears in her eyes.
- Apparently not only we thought of looking into the teacher's room. I am incredibly glad that a doctor has appeared in our team - the blue-eyed man unloaded the patient on the desk and went up to the sad blonde. - Hinata-san something happened to you?" We kind of need medical help here.
- How can I not cry, - the woman pointed to the guy on the four halves of her recent shoes. - Terumi-san cut my Gucci shoes.
- Oh, what an incredible cruelty to her style, - the teenager narrowed his eyes suspiciously. - I can say with confidence that you did it on purpose Miss Ultra Sadism. I can see it in your grin.
- I don't understand what you are talking about, - the red-haired woman answered, covering her smile with her hand. - Hyuuga-san almost became a meal for our hungry comrades because of her heels. So I asked her to take off her shoes, and then got rid of the problem. Just imagine - she went the further way without incident, though with tears in her eyes. Besides, here we found some pretty good shoes for her without any bells and whistles.
- But she doesn't suit me, and Gucci… - the victim stammered, but noticing the victim, she immediately flew up. - Kami, what happened to Yasuda-san? Nobody bit her, did they?
- Nothing of the kind. She simply passed out due to a very strong shock, - Namikaze said, giving the pink one to the nurse's care and silently walking to the window.
- I bet this was due to a recent explosion that your three were at the epicenter, - said the former president of the kendo club. - Your clothes still smell a little.
- Ho-ho, what a savvy samurai, - the guy clapped his hands sarcastically, openly showing that he was dissatisfied with the girl's presence. - You got a medal for an incredibly strong nose.
- Despite her annoyance, she didn't change her face at all, remained silent, and he, not wanting to continue the conversation, stared at the street. As a result, everyone decided to spend their time in different ways. Hinata used smelling salts to bring the sleeping beauty back to the real world. Kakashi hugged Rin and tried to calm her thoughts about her father, whom she could no longer get through with his soulful words. Mei closed her eyes and meditated calmly in the chair. Naruto watched the monsters walking back and forth across the territory. Obito covered his face with his hands, trying to calm his mind. Kota rummaged through the teachers' desks to find something useful.
- So, does anyone have any idea what we ran into? - broke the silence, yellow-haired folded his hands. - For me, all this garbage is connected with an infection that has been kindled to our entire wonderful world recently. And before there were some prerequisites for this, when sick madmen killed their families in order to eat a little human flesh. Only earlier it was somehow restrained, but now it flew to hell.
- Agree. In the infirmary on the bed, the sick patient turned into this thing. The Hyuuga nodded in agreement, touching her chin with her finger. - His heart stopped, I tried to do a heart massage, but nothing helped. But after a few seconds, he breathed again, opened his eyes and tried to bite me. Fortunately, the headman who brought this student here helped me fight him off.
- So they are already dead? - asked Hatake. - So why the hell do they get up and start gnawing all living things?
- This may be due to the impact of the infection," the brunette continued to explain. - If a dead person bites an ordinary person, the latter will die or lose consciousness from the wound, and then wake up in a dead form.
- In addition, - Karin, who was getting sick, interrupted the dialogue, rubbing her sleepy eyes with her hands, - this disease apparently affects people in different ways. Some are slow and blind as moles, while others are big-eyed and very fast. But they all have one thing in common: if they are not disturbed or made noise, they will be in a passive state, wandering aimlessly back and forth in search of food.
- Mmm, subspecies. Maybe we will call them something special so that everyone can warn others about the degree of danger? - said Namikaze, snapping a finger. - For example, zombie assets and zombie liabilities.
- It's a bit perverse to give nicknames to former people, your classmates and teachers, - Nohara said indignantly. - And why zombies?
- Well, of course. The media show all heresy on TV and what is beneficial to the state itself. Thus, they zombie local residents and make them take all this shit. And now the virus walks the globe and turns people into idiots. Don't feel a bit of a coincidence?
Before the team decided to voice their opinion on the blue-eyed proposal, Akimichi appeared on stage with a satisfied smile.
- Hey, just look what I found in the bedside table of our mathematician, - opening the lunch box, he licked his lips with relish. - If someone wants to eat, then go ahead to the table, since there is definitely enough food for five.
- Well, finally, we found something useful, otherwise I'm not childishly hungry anymore, - Namikaze said, going up to the table and starting to tuck onigiri by both cheeks. - Eh, Kami, I bless the math.
- And she just cooked it for herself? - grabbing a fried octopus, Ueno spoke up. - Although if you remember its proportions, it explains everything.
- And that's putting it mildly. You remember that she was sitting on two chairs because of her huge ass. Then, after a few days, they broke under her weight, and this carcass fell to the floor. She waved her arms and begged for help until six people put her on her feet - sent several pieces of bacon into the yellow mouth. -It was because of such random events that I began to enjoy school.
- Of course, I remember, the two of us were later sent to the director because of loud laughter and disrespect for the teacher - five pieces of fried fish were consumed by the black-haired in seconds. - Eh, the good old days.
The trinity began to have fun, eating someone else's food along the way. The rest decided not to interfere, but Yasuda still decided to describe the situation to the starving boys for everyone:
- How can one think about the stomach at the moment, after all, we are bleating surrounded by the dead. Damn, I am still turned back from just what I saw for the day. And they eat as if nothing had happened.
The guys looked at the four-eyed for a moment, then returned to the banquet. Due to some traits of her character, she could not forgive the fact that she was so rudely ignored. But before she said anything unpleasant, Mei spoke up.
- Leave Yasuda-san, at the moment we need to decide what to do next. And getting away by bus is just one option. Perhaps someone has a better idea?
- Maybe we can set up a barricade here, be quiet and wait until the military rescues us, - Chouji suggested as he swallowed another batch of rice. - They cannot leave people to their fate.
- No one is coming for us, - Obito spoke up, tossing the fish bones aside. - From the roof, we saw military helicopters flying past the school. And I think they will first of all save the president or some other important bigwigs. We are on our own.
- Since our schoolmates have become dead, we can wait until they start to decompose in the sun, - Hinata said. - Only now I do not know exactly when it will happen. This may take days, weeks, or months.
- Too long and dreary. And in general, there is no need to think about it: transport is the most suitable option for us at the moment. - After swallowing a large piece of onigiri, Naruto dusted off his hands and stroked his stomach contentedly. - Most of the zombie schoolboys have now paid attention to that explosion. There are not so many critters walking around our building and its adjacent territory now. First, let's try to distract the rest, and if we don't succeed, we'll fight to the garage.
- The garage doors open from the inside, in order to get inside you need to go through another door from the outside, - Karin continued the thought. - But since I have a copy of the card and knowledge of the password, I will open it without any problems. And don't ask where I got all this from, long history.
- Well, we'll go there, get on the bus. And who will drive this vessel? Rin drew attention to herself.
- In addition, we have to think in advance where we will go. Since I don't think just driving around town would be a good idea, - Kakashi spoke up, folding his hands. - It would be nice to lie down where the creatures can't reach us.
- I think I can handle the bus, - said Hyuuga, putting the key in her pocket. - And we can call at the house of my good friend in the Chuo area. I don't visit her so often, but her house is fenced off by a rather high wall and is located near the bridge.
- Great, and before anyone offers to go looking for their parents, I suggest we get to the hideout first, - Naruto spoke up, realizing that some of the group have families. - And then everyone will decide for himself: who, when and how will go about his business.
As soon as the organizational issues were over, everyone noticed an unexpected uproar made by the fullest member of the group.
- Um, Choji-san, why are you getting all these books and cool magazines? May asked the first question. - At the moment we do not have time for all sorts of nonsense.
- It won't take even five minutes, - said Kota, taking out the scotch tape and starting to glue the book to his hand. - I want to make myself at least some kind of armor, otherwise one bite and that's it, and fucked up.
- Great idea! - Ueno and Namikaze jumped to the aid of a friend, after which, in front of the others, they began to arm their bodies.
- She will only interfere with you ... - Karin growled, but realizing her senseless attempts, she folded her arms and grumbled: - Damn nerds!
Carefully and quietly, but with slight acceleration, the team descended the stairs. There were practically no dead people, and those who stood in the way got confused by teamwork. And all would be fine, if suddenly a woman's cry was not heard near them. Having reached the second floor, the company saw a very interesting scene at the other end of the corridor: Sai, the very defender of justice, is trying to fight off the ghouls who surrounded him and some girl. The quickest reaction was Obito, who, without further ado, ran as fast as he could to help Okada.
- Damn, where are you going, idiot? We don't have time for rescue services, - growled Namikaze, but not hearing an answer, he briefly addressed the group that had stopped. - I cannot leave this idiot alone, so go ahead and find a transport. If we do not show up in the garage on time, give some signal so that it becomes clear when we need to approach the gate.
As soon as he said his last phrase, the team split into two parts. Under May's guidance, most of the teenagers began to descend further. And the blond, meanwhile, ran to Obito, who had already begun the scuffle. Beating off the head of the dead man, Sai looked at the ghouls surrounding him and Sakura. Having made such a serious promise to this girl, he couldn't give up so easily. But still, common sense began to tell him that they would not leave here alive. And what was his surprise when, out of nowhere, a black-haired boy appeared and began to smash the bastards to their left. And then a blue-eyed eccentric with an ax in his hands joined him.
- Last! Obito shouted after he and his comrade cut the path from their side. - Follow us faster!
But suddenly the door, which was not far from the company, opened and new ones began to dump out of it.
- Seriously? They bleat, just like mobs that, after the death of their fellows, appear scripted out of nowhere! - shouted Namikaze, sensing the dangerous situation. - I propose to throw the pink one as bait, and run by ourselves.
- Stop talking, idiot! They are trying to surround us, forward on the stairs to the next floor! Ueno growled as he ran upstairs after the pair.
Having instantly started from a place, the blond felt too late how he was grabbed by the fastest living corpse and tried to bite his hand. However, having bumped into the pasted book with his teeth, he did not achieve his goal and was quickly punished with a blow to the head with an ax.
- Zombie Asset Books are no snack! Ah, bitch, my favorite hatchet! - the rapidly approaching crowd did not give him time to get the weapon firmly stuck in his skull, and therefore the yellow-haired man with empty hands began to climb the steps.
- Naruto, run here! Ueno shouted to him, standing near the open door to the classroom and watching the walking ghouls slowly approach from the other side. - We are pressed from both sides, we have to hide in the room!
Almost reaching the office, the yellow-haired man ran into another runner. Having reacted at the last moment, he only managed to hide behind armor from rotten and bloody teeth. the black-haired man helped push the dead man away from his comrade, and then, grabbing him by the scruff of his neck, threw him into the office, not forgetting to lock the door at the very nose of the cannibals.
- Fuh, you know what I'll tell you, Obito buddy, - with a tired sigh, Namikaze sat down on a chair and pointed to the bitten book. - I'll kiss Chouji when we get out of here.
Half an hour has passed since Umino, along with a group of students, sat in a chemistry class in the second building. Staring languidly out the window and watching the dead walking back and forth, he hoped for a miracle. Although they had diminished significantly after the recent school blast, it was still dangerous to go outside. Uchiha and Inuzuka did not wait for their comrade, they were preparing to get out of here on their own. And what was the surprise of the bespectacled man when the headman of his class in the company of teenagers came out through the emergency exit and began to fight their way to the garage.
- Haha, this is my chance to escape from here, - Iruka grinned, and then turned to his little assistants quite energetically, - I know how we can all leave school fairly safely. However, I don't have time to explain everything to you. Just trust me.
- Why the hell are we supposed to just believe your words? - Kiba's brow furrowed suspiciously. "The two of us will do well together. Come on, Sasuke.
- Wait a minute, sensei is not the kind of person who would just risk his life. Apparently, he really is confident in his plan, since he began to behave so actively, - the dark-haired friend stopped his friend, seriously addressing the teacher. - We will go with you, Umino-san, but if something goes wrong, everyone will be for himself.
The not too stubborn Inuzuka did not have to persuade for a long time, as well as the rest of the survivors, who badly wanted to leave this place alive. And now, almost without any problems reaching the transition between the buildings, they saw a bus approaching here.
- It was a risky undertaking, but everything happened as I thought - as quickly as possible down the stairs to get the group, Iruka ran to the transport that stopped near them. - The closest thing is to leave through the gate, which is not far from the first building, and the turn to them is next to this very passage. It was only necessary to believe that the car would still appear.
The reaction to yet another team addition was mixed. Mei and Karin were pretty calm about the newcomers. Chouji involuntarily gripped the nailgun, restraining his impulse to shoot the two rascals who always ruin his life. Rin glared at the smug Iruka, but she still didn't get hysterical under Kakashi's influence. The reason for this performance was Hinata, who did not want to leave people still living to their fate. And since she was driving, she did not even listen to the screams of the disgruntled part of the group, but simply let the survivors inside.
- Hyuuga-san, we'll be at the gate soon, - Terumi announced as she walked closer to the driver. - Isn't it time for us to warn Naruto and the others about our imminent arrival?
The faint sound of a signal coming from an approaching but still distant vehicle reached the ears of the four besieged heroes through the open window of the third floor.
- Apparently, your friends still found something that you can use to leave the school, - said Sai, holding the door together with Obito from the hungry schoolboy. - Next, what are we going to do? We didn't find anything useful here, we can't get out of here, and they certainly won't wait for us for a long time.
- You're wrong, our only escape in this situation is to be able to fly. - The three looked at Namikaze as insane, but he ignored their expressions. - But since we do not know how to fly, we will jump. We are incredibly lucky to have a rather large trash bin next to our window, full of all kinds of rubbish. It's not very clear why he was moved to this place, since I have never seen him here. And what the fuck does it matter, this is our chance.
- Are you nuts? - squealed Sakura, starting convulsively biting her nails. - There must be another way. I… I don't want to die.
- Hmm, you and Karin and Chouji were in a similar position when we found you, right? - Received a nod from his friend, Ueno continued the thought: - That time, bless you. So what did you do there?
- Well, I found some gunpowder in the closet and then blew up the cabinet with all the zombies. You should have seen what a bloody mess ended up there.
- You're really fucking psycho! - Haruno did not calm down.
- Tsh, are all bitches really annoying bitches? I will soon have a migraine from your stupid chatter, - standing on the windowsill, the blond man silently prayed to St. smashed her favorite vase together.
As soon as his silhouette disappeared from sight, the black-haired one immediately ran to the window, and then calmly exhaled.
- So this is how she found out, - he whispered as he watched the blue-eyed man grab his back upon landing. - Serve you damn bastard.
- Hey you cowardly assholes! Let's come to me, before all sorts of tinsel came here, - the first tester shouted to the trinity, jumping out of the box, and then drew attention to the rapidly approaching dead man: - Bleat, why of all the bastards, it's a zombie asset that flies to me. I also haven't found any weapon for myself. What an ordinary piece of luck.
Preparing himself this time, he instantly dodged the escaped ghoul. At the same time, the pink-haired one landed with a loud squeal. Taking advantage of the distraction, the yellow-haired man decided to use his only remedy. As soon as the fist very quickly collided with the walking corpse, it was blown away by the force of the blow right into the nearest wall, forming a small crack. Glancing at his hand in shock, he shifted his gaze to the no longer rising runner.
- What? What was it? - Approaching the blonde, said Sakura. - How could it be so imprinted on the wall? You drank steroids and pumped up too much?
- I doubt it, - the fighter said in bewilderment. - More like some kind of super power from the manga.
Meanwhile, Obito appeared with a loud crash in the dumpster. Slowly approaching zombies began to surround the company. Haruno hid behind the blue-eyed man and screamed loudly for salvation. Moving forward, he intended to use his power.
- Okay, now I will ... Ugh, damn it, it hurts! - falling to his knees, he grabbed his right hand and clenched his teeth in incredible pain.
- Naruto, what happened to you? - Grabbing his friend by the shoulder, said Ueno, then stared at the walking corpses with a bat at the ready. - Damn, there are too many!
- Well, where is the damn bus! The blond growled furiously.
And then, as ordered, a bus suddenly left at high speed, knocked down several zombies and stopped next to the company. The door opened and May looked out:
- Sorry for waiting too long, there was too much blockage on the road.
By this time Sai was already on his feet, and that is why the four actually simultaneously moved to the transport, while the samurai and the shooter knocked out the brains of the new ghouls. The trio immediately jumped inside, but the last yellow-haired teenager began to slow down due to the increasing pain in his hand. Noticing this change, Terumi, under Chouji's cover, grabbed the patient by the scruff of his neck and dragged him onto the bus. And as soon as all the passengers were inside, Hinata closed the door and pressed the gas to the floor. Bus drove through the yard at high speed, knocked down the gate and left the school for good. Taking the samurai hand away from him and grabbing the handrail, Namikaze looked at his surroundings and accidentally met new looks.
- Oh, what a pleasant surprise! - despite the persistent pain, he growled in irritation, barely restraining his anger. - Someone tell me why the hell did these clowns forget here?