Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I'm back now. to tell the truth this was sorted hard to write at first, but then I was like, 'this is no different then making a novelization of the manga' so that's what I did! It made writing this a whole lot easier. ...Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Lost friend

The classroom was completely quiet as the students continued to do their school work. Naruto sat at his desk scratching his head, he was confused and his brain hurt, why the hell was algebra so hard? I mean was this stuff really even going to be used in life?

Man how he wished he was on a mission right now kicking some rouge ninjas' ass, that would be great.

"Naruto-Kun, are you okay?" Arisu asked softly leaning over to him. "Is there something you don't get?"

The blond sighed, nodding his head. "Yeah, I'm confused, this stuff makes no sense, I don't understand it at all."

"Okay, well, lets start here," she leaned over, looking at his paper. "You know that you have to subtract the formula right here, that's good. Now all you have to do is-."

While Arisu explained the problem to Naruto, he couldn't help but feel that something was wrong, in the back of his mind something was telling him that today was going to be bad, and that something telling him this wasn't the Kyuubi this time, it was his inner-self, the ninja side of him that was trained to sense when danger was near. Naruto shuck his head trying to rid himself of the feeling, but it didn't help. Why do I feel like this? today should be like any other school-

"-Naruto-Kun, hey, you listening!"

Naruto looked over, he hadn't notice that Arisu had been calling his name the whole time. "Oh ...uh, sorry, did you say something?" He asked with a nervous chuckle.

The girl sweat dropped. "Naruto-Kun, were you paying attention? I just explained how to solve the entire formula to you for like three minutes."

"Sorry, Arisu-Chan, I was thinking about something, can you explain to me again?"

Arisu sighed, rubbing her temple. "Uhh~ fine, but please try to play attention this time. I know algebra is boring, but you need to do this in order to pass to the next grade, okay?"

"Okay, thanks Arisu-Chan, if it weren't for you I'd still be struggling in English class," Naruto said smiling.

She blushed and gave a shy smile, pushing her index fingers together. "Well ...it's not really a problem, I just want to help out a friend, that's all."

"Yeah, but I still want to think you for your help somehow ...hmm ...I know how about you come with me and Bee to the Raman stand downtown? It'll be great!"

"Really! ...I mean, if your okay with that, then I guess it's fine," She said shyly.

Naruto smiled. "Okay then, it's a date," he then looked back at his confusing work paper, that was just barely half done. "So, how do you do this again?"

Arisu giggled at the blond and went back to explain the formula from the beginning like she'd done a few moments ago, when-

Bam! ...the classroom doors were slid open hard, the whole class including the teacher looked over and saw who it was. Takashi was standing there panting heavily as if he'd just ran a marathon, plus his face was pale like he'd just seen something horrifying.

The math teacher stood up, looking pissed off. "Komuro! So not only are you cutting class, but your interrupting it too!"

But Takashi paid him no mind, he just looked around the class for the one he'd come to get, then his eyes landed on Rei.

He walked over to her desk and said in a serious tone. "Come on let's get out of here."

Rei looked at him, surprised. Did she hear him right? "Huh?"

"I said come on, we have to go," he said grabbing her by the wrist, pulling her up from her deck.

"What are you doing? I'm in the middle of class!" She shouted at him.

"That doesn't matter, just come on."

Takashi was about to start pulling her towards the door, when someone grabbed his shoulder tightly, it was the one person he didn't want to see right now ...Hisashi.

"Takashi, what are you doing with Rei?" He asked harshly.

"Hey Igo, I think Komuro's trying to steal your girl!" Said one of the male students.

"Do you think this is some kind of love confession?" A girl as her friend.

"It sure looks that way."

Takashi turned to him, if the class heard what he was about to say them might panic, and that's the last thing he wanted, so he leaned in close to him and whispered. "There was an incident with a killer at the front gate."

Hisashi face went from angry to surprised in seconds. "Really … are you serious?"

"Hey, Takashi, are you listening to me?" Rei yelled, but the two boys just ignored her, too caught up in there own conversation.

"Are you sure your not making this up?" Hisashi asked, still not believing him.

Takashi just glared at him. "And what would I have to gain by lying about something this serious?"

Rei finally managed to yank her hand from Takashi's grip, she didn't knew what they were talking about, but she didn't like being forced up from her seat. "Wait a second! Don't keep your explanation from me, Takashi! You can't just walk in here and do what you want! I really-!"

Slap! ...She was cut off when Takashi slapped her hard across the face, the whole class had gone silent and, surprisingly, the teacher did say a thing about it. Naruto couldn't help but glare at the spiky haired boy from his seat, Takashi was his friend and all, but that didn't mean he approved of him slapping a girl, rather it was Rei or not.

Takashi turned back to Hisashi, with a serious expression on his face. "Look ...it doesn't matter rather you believe me or not, but I'm not leaving Rei here. Her safety is the only thing I care about right now, so you can stay if you want, but Rei's coming with me."

Hisashi just looked at him for a moment, then sighed. If what Takashi said was true, then Rei's safety was the first thing to worry about on his list also, and rather Takashi knew it or not, Hisashi still considered him his best friend, so he was willing to listen to him.

"Fine ...Rei, lets go," he said walking towards to classroom door, he let Takashi and Rei walk out first before he turned to the teacher. "Please excuse us sensei. We'll be right back."

The teacher sighs, rubbing his forehead in frustration. "Just ...go, Igo-San."

"Thank you, sensei!" Hisashi gave him a slight bow before leaving out the class to catch up with his girlfriend and his best friend -although Takashi didn't really consider him much of a friend anymore-.

But, little did Takashi and Hisashi know, Naruto had been trained to sharpen his hearing and plus because of the Kyuubi, his senses had increased. He heard everything Takashi said, and he didn't think he was lying about it. Takashi won't lie about something like a killing, I need to go check out the front gate for myself …

"Um ...sensei!" Naruto called out raising his hand. The teacher turned to him and the blond asked. "Can I use the bathroom really quick?"

"Go ahead, Uzumaki, you've got five minutes."

"Thanks teach!" Naruto got up and grabbed his hoodie off the back of his chair, making his way over to the door. He stopped for a moment, turning back to his class, he needed to protect his friend, all of them. Kouta, Saya, Arisu, they didn't know what was going on. So it was his job to keep them safe from harm.

No matter what happens, I'll keep all my friends are safe, that's a promise! With that vow in mind he closed the classroom door and ran down the hall, taking the stairs up to the roof, hoping to get a better view of the school yard.

~ ~(Elsewhere)~ ~

Killer bee walked through the empty halls with his rap book in hand and a thoughtful look of his face, he'd been trying to come up with a rap song for his 'blond goddess' Shizuka, but so far his usually creative mind was dry of ideas, which was pretty rare for him. because most of the time he'd be able to come up with raps on the spot. Oh how he hated the wretched thing known as writers block, -or in this case rappers block-.

"Hmm~ lets see," Bee thought for a moment more before writing something in his book, nodding his head. "Yeah, this is hot, I think I've got somethin' here!"

He turned down the next hall, to caught up in his rap to see two students making out by the row of lockers, continuing to walk ahead he look up from his book and finally noticed them. A small smirk appeared on Bee's face as he snuck up on the two, his foot steps not making a sound.

"You know, your way hotter when your wearing your gym clothes," the brown haired boy said as he kiss the girl on her neck, making her moan a little. "Maybe you should wear it next time you come over my house."

The girl giggled. "Maybe I will, who knows you might get lucky this time," she said seductively.

"And maybe you two should get to class."

The two spun around seeing who it was, and a frightened look appeared on their faces. "K-Killer bee-sensei!"

Bee was smirking on the inside, but on the outside, his face was serious. "What are you two doin' out here? Shouldn't you be in classes right now."

"Um ...well, ya see ...w-we were talking," The boy shuttered out.

The girl nodded with him. "Y-yeah ...that's right. W-we were just talking!"

"Really? Because it looks like you were making out to me," then Bee went did a pose and rapped. "Now you'd better get to class right now, and at gym I want fifty laps for skippin', and if I don't get that your ass is grass. Understand ya fools?"

The two teens sweat-dropped at his rapping but they listened and left for classes anyway, the last thing they wanted was to feel another one of those 'special' dodge balls thrown at them, whatever Bee did to them it felt like getting hit with a brick and being shocked by a taser at the same time. It was pretty painful stuff, but surprisingly it never broke bones.

The eight-tailed host stood there, watching the two teens leave with a smirk on his face, he really loved to mess with the students it was something that never gets old. He turned and made his way down the hall, taking the stairs down to the second floor and took a left only to find someone leaning up against the wall. It was a young women with short red hair, her eyes were closed and her teeth were clenched together like she was in pain. Then Bee looked down and noticed she was holding onto her right arm, bleed seeping through her fingers.

Bee walked over to her with a concerned looked on his face, he knew this women, it was his good friend Yamamoto Mika, who taught the gymnastics team. "Mika-Chan, you okay?"

The gymnastics teacher opened her eyes, showing their blue color, and looked at Bee. "N-no, somethings wrong, I know it is!"

"Slow down, Mika-Chan," Bee said with a caring tone, putting his hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "Now, what happened, who hurt you?"

"It was Kyoko-San," Mika answered, letting a few tears fall down her face. "I was walking down the hallway to class to teach the girls, and then I saw her just staggering there in the hallway, she looked sick and she was moaning in pain, I thought there was something wrong with her, then when I got close enough I saw all the blood on her chest. I went over to help her and asked what happen, then she ...she bit me!"

"She bit you?"

"Yeah, see," she moved her hand and showed him the bite wound, it didn't go deep, but it still hurt like hell. "It really hurts, do you think I'll need stitches?"

"Probably, but I'm not a medic so I can't say for sure," Bee answered, then he tore off a piece of his shirt sleeve, rapping it tightly around the wound. "Go see Shizuka and have her look at it, then head to the hospital, you don't want it to get infected."

"Okay, thanks Bee."

"No problem, ya know how I do, I'm always there for a friend to the very end," Bee said smiling then he asked. "So where's Kyoko-Chan at?"

"I don't know where she is now, but last I saw her, she was near the cafeteria," Mika replied.

Bee nodded and ran off down the hall towards the cafeteria, then he head his name being called. "Bee-Kun!"

He stopped and turned around. "Yeah!"

"Be careful, somethings really wrong with Kyoko-San, don't get too close to her," she said. Bee nodded and raced down the hall then going down the stairs, leaving Mika to herself.

She started walking down the corridor, still holding the wound on her arm. Ever since Kyoko bit her she didn't feel exactly one-hundred percent. Maybe I caught what Kyoko had? I really hope she's okay. Then suddenly, she covered her mouth and started coughing for a good five minutes. When her episode was over she looked at her hand and saw red ...it was blood. "Yep ...I'm really not feeling one-hundred percent anymore."

~ ~(Part2)~ ~

Naruto stood on the roof, leaning over the rail, looking towards the front gate. No one was there right now, but there was something on the ground. He looked around to make sure no one was around, then he jumped over the railing and landed lightly on his feet like a cat.

He walked over towards the front gates, then he stopped, that something he saw on the roof ...was blood, and lots of it. But where were the bodies? This was way to much blood to come from one person, maybe the killer took the bodies and hid them somewhere.

But this doesn't make any sense, how would a killer get on campus in the first place? The gates are always closed until after school! And what's the use in hiding the bodies if there's still all this blood here?

Naruto stood there and pondered the thought, none of it added up. There was no way for the killer to get through the gate without it being unlocked from the inside. Unless he or she hopped over it, but he was sure one of the teachers would have noticed a figure climbing over a twenty-five foot wall.

And what about the bodies, where would the killer hid them alll without someone noticing? It was as if the bodies got up and walked off ...but that was impossible ...right?

"Something weird is going on here," Naruto muttered. He looked around and noticed that on the ground a trail of bloody foot prints, leading from the gate back towards the school entrance. Damn it! I don't know what going on here, but I'm going to find out. He thought before racing back towards school. He needed to find who did this and fast.

~ ~(Elsewhere)~ ~

Bee stopped running when he had made it to the cafeteria doors, he felt really bad about leaving Mika by herself like that, but he needed to find Kyoko and see what was up with her. He placed his hand on the nod and turned, opening the door. The room was completely empty except for the eight long wood tables where the students sat to eat.

He walked in and looked around, then a loud sound came from the kitchen that made him jump slightly. It sounded like pots falling down form a very high place. What the hell?

Bee walked over the kitchen doors and taking a deep breath, inhaling and exhaling slowly, then after a moment he opened it. It was kinda dark, but he could hear something it, it sounded like ...chewing. He felt around on the wall by the door for a light switch, he found it and flipped it on. He walked slowly around the small counter, then stopped, stepping back slightly.

Kneeling there over the body of one of the lunch ladies, was Kyoko. He could tell it was her just by the way she was dressed but her hair, instead of being in it usual pony tail, was let down. She was eating her …he was sure of it. He could see the blood drip from her hands as Kyoko pulled out the lunch lady's intestines and chewed on them like they were some type was edible food.

Bee couldn't help but feel sick just watching it, plus the strong smell of fresh blood that filled the kitchen. Something was wrong with Kyoko! Horribly, horribly, wrong. This was like something out of a horror movie, he saw a new zombie flick once on his date with Shizuka, called: Resident Evil 2. He remembered clearly that it was based off a video game, in the movie the girl named Claire Redfield walked in on a zombie doing the exact same thing as Kyoko, but this time it was real, it made him want to throw up his breakfast.

"Kyoko!"

The women stopped eating her victim and turned towards Bee, blood dripping from her mouth, then she got up on her feet and began to stagger towards him. Her eyes were completely white, without any feeling or emotion behind them. They no longer had that playful spark that made the women so much fun to tease, sure Kyoko acted a little uptight about things, but she had her moments, laughing and joking around with the others teachers in the lounge.

But this women ...no, this thing was different. It's eyes were dead, it hands were cold, and it's skin was pale gray.

This was no longer Hiyashi Kyoko ...and apart of Bee knew that, but he didn't want to except it.

"Kyoko-Chan, what happened to you?" He asked, it was more so to himself then anything, but all the Kyoko did was let out a hungry moan. Then when she came with in reaching distance of him, she lunged forward.

Bee caught her with his hands, stopping Kyoko completely, holding her by the arms, keeping her away from him. "What happened to you Kyok-!" Then he saw it, there was a huge gaping hole in Kyoko's throat, with fresh blood still coming out the wound. She was dead, bee could see that now, no one could survive something like that! Not a shinobi or someone from this world.

"Your not alive anymore, are you?" He wasn't expecting an answer, and he didn't get one, she just continued to try and bite him, she'd gotten a lot stronger but she was still weaker then him.

Bee frowned, letting go of her, then he kick her in the stomach, sending her into the wall on the far side of the room. She fell to the ground face first, then before, the now zombified, Kyoko could even try to get back up he was already on top of her, with his knee on her back.

She scratched at the floor trying to get back to her feet, but couldn't do so as Bee's weight held her down. It was sad really, just this morning he had talked to her, they both laughed about some stupid stuff they did when they were kids, she even asked Bee if he could teach her martial arts like she'd seen him do many times before his morning class ...and now he found her like this ...as this thing, and he was about to do something he really didn't want to, he was about to kill her ... or re-kill her, which ever one sounds best.

"Kyoko ...you were a good person, strict sometimes ...but still fun all the same, hanging out with you has been fun, maybe I'll see you in the next life," he said sadly as he about placed his hand on the back of her head. "Bye ...Kyoko-Chan." And with that he sent a lighting chakra into her, frying her brain and every last cell in her body completely.

He let go of her and stood up, her body twitched uncontrollably before it went motionless on the marble floor, smoke raising up from her burnt corpse. He'd lose another friend, just like he had lost his best friend, Yugito to akatsuki, fixing his shades he began making his way to the kitchen door, he turned and noticed the lunch lady's body start to move, before it could even open it's eyes he picked up a kitchen knife from the counter and throw it getting her right between the eyes, her body falling limp once again.

Hmm, whatever happened to Kyoko and the lunch lady, it seems like the infection spreads through the bites … then he remember something, something very important. "Oh shit, Mika-Chan got bit too!" He rushed out the kitchen, and busted through the cafeteria doors. Going full speed towards the nurses office. "Damn! Way didn't I notice it before, Mika-Chan's infected and I sent her straight to Shizuka!"

It didn't take long for him to reach nurse office, the second he got there he slammed open the door and rushed in, making ditzy blond women jump out of her sleep.

Shizuka rubbed her eyes and turned around, surprised to see Bee standing there. "Oh ...Bee-Kun, do you need something?"

Bee just ignored her question, walking over to her. "Shizuka, did Mika-Chan come pass here?"

"Mika-Chan ...hmm," she said thinking a little. "No I don't think so, is there something wrong with her?"

"Yeah, you could say that," Bee answered then her turned to her and said. "Shizuka, pack all your things, I think we need to go."

"Leave ...but it's the middle of the school day."

"I know that, but ...somethings in the school, we need to go and-"

He stopped talking when the school intercom came on, and he could tell by the voice it was the person speaking was scared shitless and panting.

"Attention all student and teacher! ...Attention all students and teachers! At the present time, there is a violent struggle ...occurring on the premises." The voice said between breathes. "Students, stay with your teacher and follow their instructions!" Then there was the unmistakable sound of glass shattering, everything went to hell after that. "...what the hell are you doing in here? ...get off! Get the hell off me! ...Ahhh! ...it hurts, stop! Stop it! Help! Somebody help! I don't wanna diiee! ...-" the intercom dead, and silents filled the school, the only sound anyone could be heard was the sound of their own breathing.

Then screams could be heard all around the entire school as teacher and student ran out their classrooms in a panicked stampede.

"W-what's going on? What was that?" Shizuka asked with slight fear in her voice.

Looks like peace doesn't last long here either ...what a shame, Bee turned to the busty nurse and smirked, he didn't know way, but he was smirking. "Just pack up your things, Shizuka-Chan, I'll explain in a moment ...but first …," he dug into his baggy cargo pants and pulled out a small scroll, after laying it on the ground, he unrolled it and did a hand sign. I never thought I'd have to use these "Release!" And in a poof of smoke appeared all seven of his Chō Biburāto Raitontō(Super Vibrating Lightning Release Sword) perfectly in their sheaths.

Shizuka looked at him with the look of awe on her face, and asked. "Bee-Kun ...how did you do that?"

Bee put the swords on his back, still having a smirk on his face. "There's a lot of things I didn't tell you about me baby, but I'll tell you later when we get outta this mess, okay?"

Shizuka pouted cutely and crossed her arms under her chest, making her bust look even bigger. "Fine ...but I expect some answers when we have some free time, Bee-Kun."

He nodded, keeping his eyes on the door while Shizuka went and got her purse, putting different medical supplies in her duffel bag. Things were changing and little did anyone know the whole world was going through the same thing.

The dead were coming back to life.

The next chapter will be out soon, so stay tuned. And also remember to review, who ever does gets a free Zabuza sword made from steel along with a 'how to kill your clan for dummies book' autographed by Itachi!

Peace~