What's up lads!?
How's life treating you all? I know it's been good with me.
Now we could talk all day but I know that's not what catches your interest, so without further ado, let's get this chapter on the road!
Start:
Ignoring the suspicious and curious glances sent his way as he stood up, Naruto walked over to Shizuka and perched a hand on her shoulder, gaining her attention before she quickly returned her attention to the road.
"Naruto-Kun?"
The ex-shinobi leant down to her ear. "It's better if we stop here and leave by foot." He whispered.
Quite a few hours had passed by since everyone had boarded the bus, nearly everyone sitting down and still resting mentally after the whole bloody ordeal with the undead.
To say that things were tense was putting it lightly, no one inside the bus had said a word after Naruto had put Shido in his place, everyone too distracted by their own thoughts to socialize. Not that anyone would want to considering that the relationship between the two groups were extremely strained.
Needless to say, everyone inside couldn't wait until they no longer had to tolerate the presence of their rival group.
Sadly, with panic and chaos ensuing on the streets, a ride from the school to Rika's home that would have taken at most only an hour, was extended to a several few.
Shizuka blinked before her voice dialed down extremely low so no one else could hear them. "But why? We're only around three kilometers away from Rika's place."
"That's why I want us to leave Shizuka-Chan, if we get dropped off right at the entrance of her home, not only will Shido know where we're staying, but we also risk other survivors seeing that and trying to attack us, that's not mentioning those zombies who are attracted to noise."
A worried look crisscrossed her features. "Do you really think people would become that violent in just a single day?"
"Unfortunately, yes." He answered before leaning back.
A few seconds of silence passed before Shizuka looked at him from the corner of his eyes. "Alright Naruto-Kun, I trust your judgment, but I want us to talk later, preferably tonight, just you and me."
Naruto sent her a small smile. "Anything for the woman I love."
His proclamation, though quiet and unheard by everyone except for the woman he was speaking to, still produced a pink hue on her cheeks. "Baka… that's not something you can just say so casually, and certainly not at this time."
The shinobi chuckled quietly. "I guess, I do have my reasons though."
Another few seconds passed before Shizuka fully turned to him, her expressive hazel orbs flickering to meet her favorite pair of sea blue eyes momentarily before she turned back to the road. "You really love me?" She asked in the softest of tone.
"With all my heart and soul." He answered genuinely.
An exasperated yet fond look graced her eyes as she shook her head and smiled widely. "You and I are gonna have a long, long conversation later, mister."
Naruto grinned, gripping onto the metal pole right as Shizuka dug her foot into the brake and stopped the bus before getting off the seat.
Naturally, such a move caught everyone's attention.
"If I may be so bold to ask, what are the two of you discussing and why have we stopped, Uzumaki-Kun? Shizuka-Sensei?"
Twisting his neck so he could gaze at the one who addressed them, Naruto's grin only widened as he took note of the signs of nervousness that clung to Shido's form, the teacher's confidence leaving him once confronted with those deadly eyes.
"We're leaving the bus, my group is, we're pretty close to the place and we don't need the bus to reach our destination safely."
Saya instantly approved of the blonde delinquent's plan. "I agree, and I believe I speak for all of us Shido-Sensei when I say that none of us are willing to stay here any longer."
Her declaration was followed with everyone in their group standing up, each of them in their own silent way conveying their desires to be away.
Only Kyoko, out of the entire group, looked conflicted at the idea of getting away and leaving so many students in Shido's clutches, but one glance at the nauseating expressions of admiration and hope that those students held for Shido and she managed to steel her resolve.
Shido laughed. "I understand my dear, after all, Japan is a free country, and there's no forgetting the argument that Uzumaki-Kun made from earlier. Still, for the sake of the many students here, the ones you're willing to abandon…"
He smirked cruelly, yellow eyes alit with maliciousness. "I'd have to ask on their behalf, can any of you consider staying, there's strength and safety in numbers and with society deteriorating, we must look after one another. Surely some of you wish to help them, yes? I know that you're a caring woman Kyoko-Sensei."
Said woman frowned, knowing the kind of angle that her fellow teacher was going for.
"And of course." Shido's lecherous gaze shifted to the voluptuous nurse, not giving Kyoka the chance to respond, his tongue skidding across his lips as he admired Shizuka's otherworldly curves. "You care about them too Shizuka-Sensei, it is why you've been studying to become a doctor. Would you not be willing to help me care for these precious souls? They need you."
Everyone in the Naruto-squad grew even further disgusted by the man, Rei scowling hard while tightening her grip on her makeshift spear, ready to put it to good use, while Kohta clenched even harder on his nail gun.
Shizuka reeled back, shivering at the slimy man's disgusting and blatant ogling. "I-I-I-" "Enough." Naruto Interjected firmly, glaring dangerously at the male teacher. "I will not have you try guilt trip anyone in my group into joining you so you can use them.
Turning to Shizuka, Naruto sent her a reassuring nod, one that helped her regain her bearing. "Shizuka-Chan, open the doors, we're leaving.
The blonde nurse immediately complied, allowing the former shinobi to shift his attention back to everyone else. "For those of you who belong in Shido's group, this is your one and only chance to come with us, the man you all view as leader is nothing more than a venomous snake."
As Naruto had theorized hours ago, all the students admired Shido too much to even truly consider his words, it showed in their raging uproars.
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"SHIDO-SENSEI IS THE GREATEST HUMAN BEING EVER!"
"YOU WANT US TO FOLLOW YOU!? THE BIGGEST DELINQUENT IN TH FACE OF THE WORLD!"
"SHIDO-SENSEI IS NOT A VENOMOUS SNAKE!"
"DON'T YOU DARE INSULT SENSEI! HE'S THE MOST COMPASSIONATE MAN EVER!"
"HE SAVED US!"
"ONLY DELINQUENTS LIKE YOU FAIL TO COMPREHEND JUST HOW GODLY SHIDO-SENSEI TRULY IS!"
Even more love-sick declarations would have followed suit had Shido's pleased chuckles not reverberated around the bus. "Thank you for the kind words children, but there is no need to be so angry, everyone is entitled to their opinion and though Uzumaki-Kun's opinion is hurtful, he still has the right to think however he pleases."
Stars glittered in the eyes of Shido's students as they worshiped the smirking man with their gaze.
Naruto nearly gagged at the sight. "Alright, I can't handle any more of this, Naruto squad, out of the bus."
Everyone in said squad was more than happy to comply with their leader's order. "Good riddance." Rei muttered loudly while glaring daggers at Shido as she left, Takashi followed right after before Shizuka and Kyoko joined them, leaving only Naruto, Saeko, and Kohta left inside, the latter keeping his nail gun aimed right at the male teacher and his followers much to Naruto's approval.
Sending a nod to Saeko who returned it, she followed suit with the others, now only the shinobi and Kohta remained inside.
"May I, Uzumaki-San?" Kohta inquired, bloodlust swimming in his gaze as he locked orbs with Shido.
The shinobi gave his underling the thumbs up. "Of course, the stage is all yours my friend, oh and please, call me Naruto."
"Oh? Is there something you wish to get off your chest, Kohta-Kun." Shido placed a hand on his heart, as though dreading what might come next…
Only, the way his shoulders shook along with how his lips trembled between staying in a firm line and a smile easily foretold how the teacher found the situation amusing. "You can tell me anything Kohta-Kun, your safety and happiness is something I val-"
Shido's words were cut off as a nail grazed his cheek, spilling blood and causing the teacher to nearly yelp in fright.
"I missed on purpose." Kohta spoke quietly, rage bubbling in his chest as he glowered at the sweating man. "The next shot I take won't be a miss."
"W-What!? But you're not a violent student Kohta, you have always been a civil and polite young man." Shido uttered shakily, his amused smile having long since faded away.
"I tried my best to ignore the bullying, to ignore the fact that you turned a blind eye to my problems and even encouraged others to pick up on me…" Shido paled as Kohta's voice incessantly increased in volume. "I was civil because I wanted a normal life! Even after all the times you bullied and made fun of me!"
Silence engulfed the bus after the roar, Naruto couldn't help but be impressed.
Taking a deep breath to subdue his rage, Kohta continued more calmly. "But normal is not something we'll have ever again, this is your only warning, mess with us and I will be the one to kill you… in the most painful way possible."
Gulping, Shido shakily nodded.
Placing a hand on the gun otaku's shoulder, Naruto sent him a nod before they both backtracked to the exit. "Adios to you all, asswipe-sensei and asswipe-sensei's deranged cult." The ex-shinobi gave them a two finger salute before both he and Kohta finally left.
"Everything alright Kohta? We heard you yelling." Takashi stepped forward in concern.
Kohta rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, reverting back to his meek demeanor much to everyone else's amusement. "He's good, he was just being a badass and putting asswipe in his place." Naruto spoke on his behalf before he could reply.
"Which speaking off." Naruto turned to the gun maniac. "That was pretty cool brother, you've officially earned my respect, from here on out, I shall call you gunner. Is that acceptable to you?"
Kohta was moved to tears. "Hai!"
"Excellent." Naruto grinned before turning to everyone else. "Now I don't know about you losers but I'm not really interested in continuing to stand on the road like an idiot, follow me please."
"Oh and before I forget." The ex-shinobi turned around to face them. "We'll also go to any nearby stores, get some necessities like food, medicine, anything important."
"That includes." Naruto eyeballed the pair of women that he came to associate with as annoying orange and howler monkey. "The stuff you need for when you're on your period. If the two of you are annoying now, only God knows what kind of horror the two of you would be when you're in your period." 'If you're not already.'
Rei and Saya clenched their fists in fury, veins bulging all around their features.
Before they could give the blonde a piece of their mind, Naruto raised his chin, smirked smugly and spoke. "Make sure to keep the volume down, in case you've forgotten, our gray skinned bumbling friends are attracted to noise."
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With the Naruto-squad raiding a few abandoned stores, it took them a bit longer before they had finally made it to the residence of Shizuka's residence, having taken somewhere around an hour to an hour and a half until they finally reached their journey.
Fortunately, they hadn't met any survivors on the way and the undead they had encountered were few in numbers.
Made sense since nearly everyone was heading to the bridges to escape all the chaos.
Now well into the early night, it came off as no surprise that after making sure that no one was inside the house that the first thing the girls did was claim the bathroom for themselves, calling dibs on showering first and forcing the boys to be productive in the meanwhile.
That's how Naruto initially found himself wound up with Takashi and Kohta, watching the pair amusedly try relentlessly to open the safe inside Rika's bedroom.
He was more than content to just watch, but alas, Kyoko, the only woman who didn't get in with the remaining girls inside the bathroom, was intent on privately conversing with him.
Naruto knew what the topic was about. It was obvious really.
Truth was, he was surprised that she took so long to confront him. But hey, whatever.
Which was why he currently stood face to face with the lovely…redhead? Brunette? He was just going to think of the woman as a redhead. Well anyway, he stood with her outside in the backyard, away from the curious eyes of everyone else.
"Kyoko-Chan, how are you?" He asked with a silly grin.
Feeling her eyebrows twitch at the casual use of familiarity with her name, Kyoko had to resist the urge to scowl as her most troublesome student pressed her buttons. "Uzumaki-Kun, we… we need to talk. About your arm"
Her eyes softened a great deal before she looked down in guilt. "I'm… I'm so, so sorry Uzumaki-Kun, you getting bit is my fau- Wha!? What are you doing?" Kyoko felt herself blush, scandalized as Naruto playfully pressed a finger into her nose before pulling it back.
Naruto grinned. "What do you think Kyoko-Chan? I just booped your nose."
"Be serious Uzumaki-Kun! You can turn into one of those things and it's my fault."
The shinobi laid a reassuring hand on the teacher's shoulder. "You have no reason to worry Kyoko-Chan, take a look." Pulling up the sleeve of both his arms till they rested on his elbows, he showed off his forearms, slowly twirling them around so she could see the bite wound.
"…There's no sign of a scar." She murmured in shock, fretfully, she grabbed a hold of his arms, bringing them to eye level so she could examine them closer.
She took her time, looking all over his arms again and again. "There's nothing! I remember seeing the bite wound on your left forearm, and yet there's nothing! How?" Kyoko let go of his arms, so utterly surprised by the unexpected twist.
"The answer is pretty simple Kyoko-Chan, it's because the scar has healed."
"Huhh?"
"Oh, didn't I tell you? I'm an alien."
Kyoko blinked.
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…
Having a good idea of what probably would come next, Naruto covered her mouth with his palm just as she bellowed. "Huhhhhh!"
He grinned while returning his hand back in place. "Surprise."
"What the hell do you mean by you're an alien!? This is no time for jokes Uzumaki-Kun."
"Okay, fine! I'm a ninja from a different dimension with all kinds of special powers." He said with a snicker.
Kyoko clenched her jaws in frustration. "For the love of all things holy, can you just be straight with me?"
Naruto lost his cheerful deposition as he eyed her seriously, causing the redhead to nearly step back in surprise.
"Alright… The truth is, I don't really know how or why but ever since I was a kid, I learned that I had a strong healing factor." Naruto half lied and half spoke the truth. "It's been like that all my life and I never brought it to anyone's attention because I know it would bring me the wrong kind of people into my life."
The best lies always had a grain of truth to them
While he found the act of deceiving the teacher distasteful, Naruto wasn't anywhere near comfortable disclosing his origins to Kyoka.
"I know it sounds unbelievable but you're now a witness to my… healing abilities, how else could I have not turned into… thoset…." Naruto breathed deeply and looked away, putting all his acting skills to use in an attempt to deceive her. "All I ask is that you don't tell anyone, please."
Snapping out of her shock, Kyoko looked at the blonde conflictingly. The teacher in her understood his reasons for not wanting to disclose about such a personal matter, she wasn't blind to the corruption of the government and even the regular person.
Perhaps it was a bit cynical of her to think in such a form but there was no denying that had her student's healing abilities become public knowledge, he'd have to constantly look over his shoulder.
Yes… she understood why he was so wary.
However…
For him to be able to heal from a bite wound and not turn like everyone else… Such an ability at the present time was extremely important. This pandemic was already causing severe damage and it was just the first day!
But despite that, if Naruto were to allow himself to be subjected to experimentation, they could end the pandemic! They could develop a cure!
That's right. He's the cure!
"Please Kyoko."
Her student's voice brought her back to reality once more. Gazing into his sea blue eyes, usually alive with unforetold amounts of mischief and joy, now soft, pleading… Fragile, Kyoko felt her heart melt. "Okay Uzumaki-Kun, I won't tell a soul. This I vow." She declared genuinely.
Was she a fool to make such a vow? Yes. Yes she was, but she was indebted to him for saving her life at the risk of his own, and even forgetting that, Kyoko couldn't recall a single time that Naruto had ever looked at her in such a way.
Looked at her with such a vulnerable gaze.
What kind of teacher would she be if she refused him when he needed her?
Not the good kind, she knew that much.
Naruto smiled gratefully. "Thank you…Sensei."
Despite her greatest efforts, Kyoko felt her lips get tugged into a smile as she sent him an exasperated look. "Now you choose to address me respectfully?"
"What can I say, I'm just that special."
Kyoko nearly rolled her eyes before her countenance turned serious. "Uzumaki-Kun, I won't tell a single soul as promised, but I personally think it would be a good idea to at least inform Marikawa-Sensei, she could possibly develop an antidote from you and you already trust her."
"I plan on telling her soon." He admitted much to her approval.
"So, now that we've concluded our discussion…" A playful look crisscrossed Naruto's features before he waved a hand back and forth near his nose. "Get your ass in the shower, you stink."
Snapping out of her shock, an affronted look entered her visage. "How rude, you and I are gonna have a long conversation young man."
"Yeah, yeah." He waved a hand in disinterest. "Get in line, now go, spend time doing girly stuff with the other girls in the bathroom."
Shooting him a glare, Kyoko huffed before walking back in.
Letting loose a snicker, Naruto walked back in, curious to know if Takashi and Kohta had made any progress with the safe.
He tried his best to not think about the moans emanating from the bathroom, lest he be tempted to peak.
Arriving in the room, Naruto tched and shook his head in an exaggeratingly disapproving manner. "Why am I not surprised that you still failed to open that safe? I expected better from you both, Rotten cheeseburger, gunner."
"I'm so sorry Naruto-taichou." Kohta bowed his head, tears spilling from his eyes.
Gritting his teeth, Takashi glared at his senior. "I'd like to see you try and open the stupid safe, and stop calling me a rotten cheeseburger, why do you even call me that?"
Naruto sent the teen a disbelieving look. "Are you an idiot? The answer is pretty straightforward, it's because your personality is just so boring and awful, just like a cheeseburger that's way past its expiration date." He answered while walking to the safe.
"Now if you gentlemen don't mind, I need a little spa-" "Ahhhhhhhhaaahhhhhh! Miyamoto-Chan! this is so inappropriaaahhaaaahhaaahhh!"
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…
Like a set of dolls, Naruto, Takashi, and Kohta turned their gaze to the wall, as though they had x-ray vision and could peer right at the source of those noises.
Closing his eyes in thought, the ex-shinobi nodded in approval. "Kyoko-Chan has definitely joined the party."
Grinning pervertedly, Kohta nudged Takashi in the shoulder. "Think we should check up on them? Y'know, just in case."
Takashi bashfully looked away. "As much as I'd love to sneak a peak look, I don't want to risk death knocking on my door."
Grunting in annoyance, Kohta turned to the blonde. "And you Taichou?"
"I'm unfortunately going to have to refuse as well, right now almost all the girls in the group are annoyed with me for one reason or another, don't want to fan the flames even more despite the fact it would be more fun." Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly.
"But anyway. I have a safe to bust open." Grabbing the steel pole, Naruto propped it in place and with a hard pull, opened the safe for their viewing eyes.
"And that my minions." Naruto said while gesturing inside to the weapons and other… exciting accessories. "Is how you get the job done.
Hate him or love him, there was no denying that he was effective with his work.
A round of applause greeted his ears.
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Timeskip: Two hours later
Leaning on the rails of the balcony, A frown crisscrossed Naruto's features as he heard all the groaning and screams a bit faraway inside the neighborhood.
With his biology, all of Naruto's senses including hearing exceeded that of a regular human and while it was normally a gift, at the present moment, he thought otherwise.
Not even a sadist would enjoy the kind of pained screams that the thousands of civilians had been releasing today. And while the volume was dull and low, it still painted a good picture of what kind of horror was going on. The kind that he unfortunately found himself unable to prevent.
The ex-shinobi barely quelled the urge to sigh. 'If only I could use chakra again…'
So distracted by his thoughts, he grew unaware of the world around him till he felt a pair of arms sneak around his midsection along with a pair of mounds pressed on his back.
Naruto's eyes widened slightly before he shook his head with a small chuckle. "Shizuka-Chan, how many times did I tell you not to do that? You remember what happened the first time, don't you?"
A giggle was the answer to his response, he shivered as he felt her breath on his neck. "Sorry. But you know I Like huggi-Hiccup."
The delinquent blinked before he turned around to face the busty nurse. "Are you drunk Shizu… Yup you're drunk." Naruto deadpanned.
Ignoring the subtle way her words slurred and the hiccup, along with the smell of alcohol. It was easy to tell the older blonde was intoxicated judging by the flush on her cheeks along with that look in her eyes.
Not mentioning her interesting state of dress.
From what he could tell, the only piece of article thing she wore was a long white rag wrapped and strained around at her breasts and ending at her upper thighs.
…
…
"Please tell me no one else saw you in just a towel."
Shizuka felt another giggle escape past her lips before she leaned her head into Naruto's chest. "Are you jealous?"
"Just a little."
"Don't worry, no one saw me, everyone except the two of us has already fallen asleep, the girls are all sleeping inside the guest room while Takashi and Kohta are sleeping inside the living room."
"I see." Naruto hummed curiously before he wrapped his arms around her in a hug, perching his chin on top of her head. "Probably a bad time to say this, considering you're drunk and all, but I'm really glad you're okay."
Shizuka's lips tugged into a smile, one that spoke of her melancholy. "I feel the same way, you have no idea how scared you made me you silly boy. I couldn't find you no matter where I was looking with Saeko."
The younger blonde's eyes softened. "Sorry for worrying you so much."
Her voice began to crack slightly. "…B-Baka, no point in apologizing, you…you always make me worry so much."
"I suppose you have a point, still I'm sorry." Naruto rubbed her back soothingly, kissing the top of her head. "Shizuka-Chan, I know we said we'd talk tonight but… I'd rather do so when you're not drunk."
Shizuka only hugged him tighter. "It's okay, I just want us to stay like this."
"Mhmm, you and your love for cuddling." Naruto smiled fondly before it shifted to something a bit more teasing. "Still, isn't it a bit inappropriate to cuddle when you're only in a towel?"
Taking a step back so he could see her face, Shizuka bit her lips seductively and smiled, a forbiddingly alluring glint nesting in her honey gaze "Come now, you know I don't care for how I dress when it's just the two of us, and are you really complaining about me being in just a towel?"
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying the view." Naruto admitted, almost shivering at the seductive look in her gaze. "That said, I still remember you saying in the morning that we'll be having a long conversation because I looked at your ultra big ass. Doubt you'd suggest this if you weren't drunk."
"I trust you." She proclaimed genuinely before her tone took a bit of a teasing edge. "Besides, we've cuddled hundreds of times, and I remember not all of them had me being dressed innocently, a towel isn't so bad compared to some of our previous sessions."
"True, in that case…" Naruto scooped her up bridal side before he began to walk. "I don't see a reason not to cuddle, but let's do it in bed. Not exactly interested in standing outside for hours."
Shizuka swooned playfully. "What a man, carrying me like this."
He only chuckled and shook his head. It still threw him off how Shizuka always underwent a complete one-eighty whenever she was drunk.
From a bit shy and innocent, to teasing and downright seductive.
Gently laying her down on the bed, Naruto affectionately kissed her forehead before he got up and walked over to close and lock the door.
"Ohh Narutoooo~ Why are you taking so loooonngg~?"
Naruto sweatdropped, it was only a few seconds.
"Give me one moment Shizuka-Chan." Heading to the closet, he picked out a random pair of undergarments before strolling back to Rika's bed. "I know a towel isn't so bad but assuming you fall asleep, you'll be naked once the towel unravels."
Shizuka giggled. "And what's the problem? I know you like looking at my body."
"I love looking at your body." Naruto corrected, joining the woman in bed while handing her the garments.
"How shameless." Shizuka let loose another series of giggles as she graciously accepted the pieces of fabric before pinching his cheek much to his confusion. "You said my butt was ultra big… You're such a naughty boy." She purred before letting go.
The ex-shinobi rolled his eyes and looked away. "Shizuka-Chan, quit wasting time and get changed."
She pouted. "Fine, but only if you promise to hug me good for the rest of the night."
"Done." Naruto instantly agreed.
He couldn't say he found an issue with her stipulation, while not something they did too often, it wasn't uncommon either as Shizuka had a bad habit of, like three out of six times, falling asleep on him after a good cuddle session.
And it wasn't like he was immune to the whispers of the dreamworld, there were times where he too fell asleep alongside her and it always culminated into them being a sleeping pile till either of them woke up.
That was off course without mentioning the few times when they would watch horror movies together, getting scared half to death, Shizuka would always refuse to allow him to leave and would force him to sleep with him for the next few days until she would finally get over her fright.
Naruto didn't have an issue considering they had slept together many times, it was only a first that he was going to sleep with her when she was drunk.
"I'm done~"
"Hmm, that took a bit longer than usual." He shifted his body around, throwing his shirt away before he lied down on the mattress, gaze flickering to the seductively smiling nurse and inwardly whistling at how good she looked.
Clad in a lacy blue bra and panties, Shizuka's breasts, massive and milky, looked absolutely mouthwatering, each shapely orb nearly the size of her own head and pressed together as they were, produced a delicious cleavage that seemingly had no end to it.
Sadly, in her seated position and with him laying down on the bed, Naruto couldn't get a good view of her meaty legs or her beautifully oversized rear, but that was alright, he could still gaze at the pair of large mounds on her chest that he called heaven.
"Enjoying the view?" Shizuka asked with a light laugh, wobbling her chest for his viewing pleasure.
Naruto grinned. "I am."
"Good." Shizuka giggled as she grabbed the blanket before she lied down and snuggled up to him, laying her head on his upper chest while covering their form with the bedspread.
Unable to resist, he wrapped one arm around her, nearly sighing contentedly as Shizuka happily leaned further into his embrace.
Thinking about how the entire day had gone, he peered down and breathed in relief, He had lucked out when hundreds of thousands hadn't.
"…I don't know what I would have done if something happened to you." Naruto lightly dug his fingers through her hair.
"I know what you mean." Shizuka quietly admitted, her seductive persona momentarily forgone. "I was so scared that something might have happened to you that I just didn't care about what happened to anyone else. It's heartless of me to say this, but…anyone could have hiccup! d-died and it wouldn't have mattered to me."
Naruto blinked in surprise. "Really?"
He felt her nod. "Remember how a f-few months ag-o on my birthday, you said that I was the most p-precious person in your world?"
"I do, and that hasn't and never will change." He declared earnestly .
Shizuka smiled softly, butterflies flying in her stomach at his sweet words. She raised her head, cheeks flushed from intoxication as she met his eyes. "I feel the same way, you're the most precious person in my world too, now and hiccup! forever."
Naruto returned her soft smile with one of his own, heart drumming happily in his chest as he gazed at her hazel pools for eyes, filled to the brim with boundless affection.
Only one thought flashed through his head. 'Oh dear God, I'm hopelessly in love with this woman.'
End.
And that's it for this chapter, hope you all enjoyed it lads, now keep in mind that that little girl that Takashi rescues, she and her father don't arrive in the neighborhood till tomorrow.
Naruto's interference has, as you can obviously tell, caused changes to the story, case in point, Rei and Takashi not leaving the bus, and everyone arriving in Rika's home a day earlier.
Now because there's not much material in the manga (and I don't usually follow canon in writing stories.) I might make it so that their stay in Rika's residence would be a bit longer than the usual.
And that's all I have to say really, hope you all enjoyed reading this, it was a blast.
Chapter 4, 5, and 6, are already posted on my p.a.t.r.e.o.n, feel free to check it out lads. Link is down below.
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Take care lads.
Peace.