Disclaimer:

Saxyguy – Do I really have to write out the disclaimer every time?

Leo – Not really but if you don't, lawsuits may ensue.

Saxyguy – Well seeing as how I'm just a poor boy…

Naruto – …I need no sympathy…

Sasuke – …Caught in a landslide…

Kiba – …No escape from reality…

Leo – Not that it isn't cute, but you guys did that back in chapter 1

Saxyguy – We did? Oh well we don't own Naruto for all that I wish I did…

Chapter 5

As it turned out, finding Raid was the easiest thing in the world. They walked outside of the ramen stand and there he was, hanging from a nearby tree.

"Damn. What happened to him?" Naruto wondered.

"Shit on a goddamn cracker… RAID-ONIICHAN ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" Jade yelled up to his still form. She got no answer, so she leapt up to his unconscious form, the rest of the team followed suit.

"Damn he looks worse for wear…"Naruto muttered as he poked him in the cheek.

They carefully cut Raid out of the tree, and took him to the hospital.

((A/N Saxyguy – MINOR TIME SKIP NO JUTSU!! Leo - Crunches watermelon onto Saxyguy's head))

A few days later, in the hospital

As Raid awoke, the first thing he realized was that he wasn't in his apartment. ((A/N Saxyguy – removes watermelon from head By the way, this was in the background but Jade and Raid bought an apartment with the money from their first few missions.)) The second thing he noticed was that Naruto was leaning over very close to his face.

"Back off baka boy. I'll cut you man." Raid said in a gangsta voice as he leapt from the hospital bed to the nearby window sill drawing a kunai from no where and pointing it at the blonde baka otherwise known as Naruto.

"Whoa, whoa chill man!" Naruto said as he stared at the kunai Raid was currently menacing him with.

"Way to notice the rest of us Aniki (Older Brother)." Jade said.

"Oh. Hi." Raid said as he scratched the back of his head.

"So how are you feeling?" Sakura asked.

"Hey! Did nobody else just see him threaten my life?" Naruto asked.

"I'm feeling better. Thanks for asking Pinky-chan." Raid said completely ignoring Naruto.

"Hey does anyone care that I was almost killed?" Naruto asked, desperate for some kind of a response.

"Shut up dobe." Raid and Sasuke said at the same time.

"That's it! I'm sick of your superior attitude! You're worse than Sasuke-teme!" Naruto shouted pointing at Raid.

"You're not even on my radar you blonde buffoon."

"Let's take this outside."

"Be my guest I'll meet you on the roof." Raid said as he vanished.

On the Roof

Naruto and Raid stood across from one another on the roof of the hospital. There were some sheets drying on the line in one section. ((A/N Saxyguy – Think the first fight between Sasuke and Naruto.)) Jade and Sakura stood off to one side looking worried, Jade because of possible lawsuits, while Sasuke balanced on the fence lining the roof looking completely indifferent.

"I'll be nice and let you go get your weapons." Naruto said chivalrously.

"I won't need them. Or have you forgotten my specialty?" Raid responded looking board.

"No I haven't! I like my opponents at full strength."

"If I went all out you'd die."

"You underestimate me! Now it'll cost you!" Naruto shouted as he charged across the rooftop.

Just as he reached Raid to make his first strike, Raid simply vanished.

"Hey! No fair!" Naruto exclaimed after realizing Raid was gone and looking around. He spotted Raid on the other end of the area making hand seals.

"I don't know what you're planning on doing but it won't work!" Naruto yelled as he closed distance with Raid rapidly.

"You really don't have any chance of getting a clue do you? I don't do Ninjutsu!" Raid informed Naruto, making sure his point stuck by accentuating it with a boot to the face, which sent Naruto back across the roof and through the sheets. "The seals were just to get you to come to me dobe."

Naruto chose not to respond with words but instead a volley of kunai.

"Gee you are dumb. You used weapons on the weapons specialist." Raid said as he caught the first two kunai and used them to deflect the rest. "You do realize that now that you've given me weapons, if you were a true enemy you would be as good as dead, right?" Raid asked as he fell into his stance; which looked similar to Neji's eight trigrams stance, only with weapons.

A short time later

Naruto was lying on the ground utterly exhausted. 'I'll never beat him on my own, but maybe I can use the fox! Oi! Kyuubi! Help me out here!'

'No.'

'Why not?'

'Two reasons…'

'And they are?'

'One, Kyuubi isn't actually my name; it's more of a title. And two you're being foolish.'

'Wait if your name isn't Kyuubi then what is it?'

'Well I owe me five bucks now. He actually asked. And my name's Lyndsey, Lyn for short.'

'What kind of guy's name is Lyndsey?'

'I never said I was male.' Lyn responded as she stepped out of the shadows to reveal a young girl appearing to be the same age as Naruto with flaming red hair, fox ears, and nine tails.

'So you're a girl… NANI? I'VE HAD A GIRL FOX LIVING IN ME ALL THIS TIME AND I NEVER KNEW?'

'Well you are kinda dense sometimes… oh by the way tell that guy trying to get your attention that I think he's cute.'

'Nani? You do not like my teammates!'

'Hey he's cute but you might want to show some activity soon otherwise they might begin to believe that he beat you into a coma.'

'That's it when I get a chance I am getting you out of my body.'

'WOOT! FREEDOM!'

'Damn fox…' Naruto thought as he turned his attention to his surroundings.

"Naruto-kun? Are you okay?" Jade asked.

"Wow Jade-chan! You actually care!"

"Well… no not really but I do care about legal issues that arise from beating people senseless. Unlike Aniki over there." Jade said pointing over to Raid who was currently struggling against the insane amount of string Jade had used to tie him up with. "String use number seven billion eighty three million one hundred fifty thousand and twenty five: preventing your ninja Aniki from killing your ninja teammate who stupidly challenged him to a fight."

"Where do you come up with all of those?" Naruto asked.

"Didn't you read the book I gave you?"

"Ummm… No?"

"If you had then you'd know wouldn't you?" Jade said as she walked over to Raid. "Are you going to behave now?"

"Yes Anee-chan." Raid said as Jade untied him.

"You guys finished?" Kakashi said as he appeared in a puff of smoke.

"Hai Kakashi-sensei." Naruto and Raid answered.

"Good because the Chuunin exams are fast approaching and we need to train." Kakashi said with one of his famous eye smiles.

Saxyguy – Woot finally done with the chappie!

Leo – Took you forever!

Saxyguy – Gomen! I'm in the middle of moving out of my current house and don't have much time to write! I'll update as often as possible! By the way, the next chapter will skip the vast majority of their training ('cause I don't feel like writing it XD) and will start with the team meeting Gaara.

Leo - beats Saxyguy with a Playstation 3 Baka! You have a responsibility to all our readers.

Saxyguy – Wait!

Leo – What?!

Saxyguy – If you can afford a Plaqystation 3 why are you beating me with it?

Leo – Shut up! Beats Saxyguy again.

Lyn – Review or when I escape Naruto you'll be on my list!