Teen titans belong to others.

Naruto belongs to Kishimoto.

Kakashi made many attempts at Zabuza, while the swordsman went for the bridgebuilder for either Raven or Kakashi to block him from his target. Kakashi fought with his kunai to hold the sword back, but Zabuza thought Raven was just a civilian that bribed to come along for the journey, 'Your going to regret the come along, missy.' He thought darkly, prepared to swing it at the dark haired and cloaked woman before him.

His sword swung, and it hit, but what was it...?

Before Zabuza was what appeared like a black shadow, but clear as glass against the kubikiribocho that seemed to rest against it, the woman only glided her hand diagonal with the black stream following behind and holding as steady as steel against his sword, but before he could react from the momentary shock the dark haired woman spin kicked him back a step.

"You surprised me there, what are you? A little demon?" Zabuza snarled, but more out of allowing her to surprise hit him than anything about her personally, with the genin and Tazuna surprised seemingly every time with the woman.

"Raven, when we return to Konoha, we are getting a full assessment of your abilities." Kakashi states dully, earning a glare that made black claw like hands to appear and pull on his mask again with more strength then before.

Kakashi was mainly kept in sight, but away from Zabuza during the 'punishment' which Raven caused through her magic for a few moments, even as her attention stayed on the swordman himself, knowing he could kill her or anyone with the weapon he wields in hand.

Kakashi returned to battle slightly humbled in knowing Raven did not drag him around, but muss up his mask at most, and in seeing she did not like people knowing her anymore than he liked people getting to know him or his past.

Raven remained close to the genin and Tazuna, while Kakashi kept Zabuza occupied in a fight between blades and jutsus they wielded with skill, but it was only needed to make one mistake for Kakashi or Zabuza to be caught.

The genin watched with kunai at the ready, but eyed Raven carefully, trying to watch her as they kept watch on Zabuza, the main threat to their client's life. Naruto and Sasuke held a grim determination, while Sakura was determined as well, she looked terrified about the threat they were about to face if Kakashi cant defeat him.

Raven was mainly using her powers to help in defending, not in offensive attacks, but seeing the teacher of the genin get trapped in water by the gray man was not a pleasant sight to see. Surprised the man submerged in water can still speakwhen he asked Raven to take the genin away from the battle, but she was given no chance to offer a word when Naruto yelled out, "No way sensei!" Then Sasuke who nodded in agreement, adding his words of why it was unwise to themselves or to their sensei.

Raven stood to the side and gave a small shrug her only response to the situation going on, but watched intently as the two boys in the group aimed to free their sensei from the water prison.

Watching was an attempt for success, if one did not work, another could work instead until it finally came to a success. Which Raven watched carefully as Naruto and Sasuke aimed to free Kakashi from his prison, by using some trickery and surprise to get through it.

The battle seemed to move fast, 'Maybe I should not have came? Besides for the roadside incident there was not anything for me to assist with.' Raven pondered, more considering that the young shinobi were rather tough, but still not going to beat her friends.

Splsh! The water prison got destroyed, presenting a drenched Kakashi and a furious Zabuza looking at Naruto, who was bobbing in the water a little away from the two men.

Raven watched from a distance, her fists clenched tightly to hold her emotions in and keep under control, not showing any emotion outwardly besides for the tenseness of having fists tight.

"Zabuza Momochi, you will die today." Kakashi threatened harshly, his eyes narrowed to where he seemed to glare at the gray man near by him, but forced his tone light to congratulate Naruto on the plan and execution. The bright blonde gave an eager, but happy explanation and remained bobbing in the water until told to make his presence scarce for safety, along with added preessure that the water was getting out of control for staying in one place.

The fight was fast, but also it ended rather quickly in Raven's eyes. She fought in only one battle involving shinobi, but felt that it was not fast, more calculated and moved with prpose. When she saw the sudden attack of needles to the gray man's neck, she saw him collapse and Kakashi say he was dead, but...

'How can he just die from needles?!' Raven's anger thought fuming, then yelled internally 'They did not even do bodily harm to eachother, than he drops dead!' But then the thought brought an idea to Raven.

She stalked to the collapsed form and knelt by the gray man's body, her just as gray fingers gently felt for a pulse and when she found none went back to Naruto, willing to accept what was infront of her.

'He died by the needle's placements.' Raven informed her emotions, but anger spoke out, 'Yea right! You just are not willing to dig for answers like I am.' But Raven sighed, 'Your digging is threatening people. I do not need that.' Raven informed sternly to anger before focusing on the genin group before her.

Kakashi saw off a strange shinobi that was called a Hunter-nin by the pink haired girl, Sakura, but besides that nothing was said about the strange mist ninja. Raven decided that everyone should start on their way to Tazuna's and whomever she deemed injured rode on her magic disc-like saucer to the location.

It is becoming less secretive, and more that Konoha or Naruto are important to Raven... so hiding herself is less important when those important are endangered.