"You good for another run? There's a fast food shop around here i think, maybe we can find something?" Sasuke suggested looking around trying to spot the shop ciri told him about.
"Only if ya promise not to screw me with those things" the man smirked pointing at his kunai, tightening his bag and followed along
"The shop you are talkin' about. I saw it, but...it's overrun with them, you sure about this?"
"We will be careful, better try a place where food is the focus point than wasting time wandering around"
"Fair point, you didn't tell me your name"
"Sasuke, uchiha sasuke"
"Foreigner? You can call me billy, billy butcher"
"Yeah, half japenese. Leave those two to me and recover your rythm" cutting the talk sasuke stepped forward with quick steps using a kunai to eliminate the walkers that were in front of them as the duo kept moving to the sidewalk with cautious steps.
"Military?" Billy asked seeing how the young man moved, he was obviously trained, too fucking well. No hesitation, no wasted movement, simple and efficient takedown.
"Not really, but i was trained for this kind of things, you?"
"Figured, i was. There it is, damn...i can count 6 from here"
"9"
"Seriously? Where did you learn to count?"
"I got good eyes, let's make it easy" taking a shuriken sasuke flicked it on the opposite side of the shop shattering a car's window.
The noise drove 4 walkers toward it source away from the restaurant.
"Smart, now what...force through? I can take three at once maximum, boy"
"Don't worry i won't make an old man overwork himself" sasuke grinned behind his half mask as the two moved ahead slightly croushed.
Reaching the side of the shop sasuke brought three kunais to his hand lunching them at the group who went for the car following the noise.
And once again billy watched with admiration as the boy hit each head with super accuracy without even looking longer than two seconds at them, as if confident that he would never miss.
"I'm starting to feel useless here" billy wishpered with amused smirk, he haven't felt this relieved in having an easy fight against those walkers since the breakout.
"I will leave that one to you, he may arrive when i start taking them down, two whistles will signal that the place is clear. Good? And if possible, help me take back those. Only if it's safe" sasuke said showing him the kunai.
"Sure, go for it and be carefull boy, i wouldn't want to lose a buddy this quick" billy patted his shoulder, unaware that every muscle on sasuke's body was coiled to respond in the slighest intent of attack.
"Sure, see ya soon"
With that sasuke skipped forward slipping through the entrance and coming face to face with a walker before burying his kunai on its temple.
Before the corpse even hit the ground his kusanagi blade already claimed the neck of the nearest one.
With two thuds he pierced the severed head Then took a quick glance at the place.
it was a normal sized restaurant with tables and chairs in the dining area.
Two nearby walkers stood like string puppets and started walking toward him with their growls.
sasuke saw Billy successfuly smashing the head of the walker he left for him.
He would protect the man with all his power as long as he proved to be a good one.
Shaking those thoughts sasuke finished the two as easily and turned to a corner where he spotted one of the walkers that billy missed before.
It midsection was blown and all it could do is snarl and growl at sasuke who finished it.
*Whistle* *whistle* two short sounds and billy walked in holding his blodied bat. And giving him the three kunais.
"Thanks"
"All done?, You sure work fast boy"
"Let's keep our guard alright, i don't know what is inside the kitchen"
"Should we barricade the entrance with tables and all?"
Sasuke thought for a second, he didn't know what was inside the kitchen but even if it was a dozen ones he was sure he can take care of it thus he nodded.
"I think it's better to make it light in case we have to withdraw"
"thought so, help me out"
In few minutes two tables and some chairs were up each others in the entrance and sasuke walked around making sure no hidden spot remained unchecked.
While Billy started going through the walkers searching for anything good.
You never know which one may hold a gun tucked somewhere.
Taking a breath sasuke reached the kitchen pushing the door open, inside there was only a female walker in dirty chef uniform.
Taking care of her sasuke moved pulling open every cupboard along the way checking them.
Untensils, spices, salt, sugar, canned food, and some noodle packs and other safe edible things were inside.
Reaching the small storage room on the back he frowned as the rotting smell assaulted him.
The supposed refrigerator here was reeking with flies and even worms habitating it due to the wasted meat.
"Fucking hell, place smells worse than harris's unwashed socks" came the curse of billy who looked happy, at least the trouble were worth it as they found some good food here.
"Who's that?"
"Grandfather, bless his soul. Happy he didn't live long to witness the world fell apart"
"We weren't as lucky" sasuke muttered looking around.
"Well jackpot, no meat...but all those sacks of wheat and flour. I don't think they are spoiled yet. And look at all the water gallons here. It can last for a month at least"
Sasuke looked seeing 5 big sacks of wheat and flour inside a wooden cabinet. And the 12 big water gallons in one side.
"They should last some time yeah, how do we split?" Sasuke asked wanting to see what would the man choose.
"That isn't even the right question ninja boy, how do we move'em? And to where. This place isn't safe"
Hearing that sasuke nearly facepalmed, the things that should've required three hand moves to solve now stood like a troublesome challenge.
Still, he knows that exposing his singularity to someone he just met would be a stupid move.
"You don't have to hurt your back old man, i will move them to the dining area first and we will think of something" with that he croushed grabbing three sacks of flour at a time and lifted them with ease.
Seeing this billy couldn't help it "i see you didn't skip a gym day" before he carried one himself and followed him outside.
"Ya know how to cook? now we are here i'm craving a pizza, with extra cheese"
"Do i look like one who can cook?"
"Honestly, yeah...you looks anything but the damn terminator that you are"
"Thanks for the compliment" sasuke laughed dropping them on a table then turned to the sweating man
" you sure you ain't salty just for not having a face like mine old man?"
"If i had, i would at least be in some penthouse with a rich women takin' care of me right now instead of living in this shithole"
"Good thing you haven't then, sure they would be taking good care of all that meat you have in store"
"You think so? What a damn shame" billy smirked totally twisting his words about the meat part and sasuke could only laugh at that.
Time passed quickly as the two finished layering the things on a table.
"So, should we just go with noodles?" Billy suggested waving two packs.
"Guess so, and we need to leave in an hour, before sunset"
"I will do it you keep studying whatever magical recipe is that" billy spoke seeing sasuke immersed in a cooking book he found somewhere around then he retrieved small heater from his own backpack going to the kitchen.
' i'm a fucking cheat ' even without his sharingan, Sasuke still found it easy to remember everything he saw shortly and even stimulate the process.
though the matter of him having talent to really cook is it still remained to be seen.