Rising
Chapter 10: Team 7 and Team Guy (sort of)
DISCLAIMER: I own Raven Ashcrest. I don't own Naruto, or any of the characters.
Guy is taking his students out in the forest for some "special" training. Lee is running on his hands, trying to catch Guy. Tenten is walking besides Neji, who looks indifferent. "Stop here, everyone!" "What are we doing here?" Tenten asked. Guy smiled. "You are going to spar with Team 7!" Lee saluted Guy and went "Yeah!" Neji sighed. Tenten said, "Oh my god!" Lee asked, "Guy-sensei, where's Team 7?" Just then, Naruto and Sai appeared in front of them. "Now Tenten, you will fight Sakura. Lee, you will fight Sai. And Neji, you will fight Naruto." Lee counted only two of them. "Where's Raven?" Naruto scratched his head. "I haven't seen him at all lately. Nor have I seen Sakura." Sai nodded. "Normally, they'd be here by now."
Raven was fleeing from 5 Jonin, falsely accused of theft and murder. "Stop, kid! You're under arrest!" Raven turned to face them and immediately made hand signs. "Take this! Ice Style: Deep Freeze Jutsu!" A blast of cold emanated from Raven's hands, freezing everything around him. Although it wouldn't take long to melt due to the Sun, the ice served as a distraction while he got away. "Alright, everyone. One, two, three! Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!" Although there were 5 fireballs, they barely scratched the ice. "Damn, this kid is smart. And how is the ice so resilient?" Raven was moving through the forest with two clones, hoping to confuse them further. If this works right, the Jonin will follow the clones. Meanwhile, I can double back towards the Leaf Village.
It worked! Raven hid underneath a rock while the Jonin chased the two clones. He moved underground, hoping to get to his house. After a few miles, Raven popped up in what seemed like his house. (In reality, it was Sakura's house.) Just then, Sakura walked out of the shower. It took a few minutes for them to realize what happened, then… "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! What are you doing here?!?" Sakura turned bright red. Raven turned to run, but got thrown out the window instead. "Oww…my head…" "PERVERT!!" Raven rubbed his head. "Girls…wait, I know I was gonna say something. Damn! I forgot."
Lee hit Sai with Leaf Hurricane. Sai melted into ink. The ink glued Lee's feet to the ground, making him unable to move. Sai then slashed Lee across the stomach. Neji hit Naruto with Rotation, sending him flying away. It turned out to be a clone. Naruto popped out from underground and nailed Neji with a hard uppercut. Lee broke free of the ink and aimed a high kick at Sai's head. Sai ducked and slashed at Lee's knee. Lee jumped, then kicked Sai into the air. Naruto then axe kicked Neji. Naruto's shadow clone knocked Sai out with a well-placed kick before he realized what happened. "Uh-oh." Neji hit Naruto with an uppercut. Lee then followed with "Primary Lotus!" Naruto vanished. Naruto then headbutted Neji, knocking him out. That left Lee. Naruto rushed at Lee with the Rasengan. Lee channeled the power of two gates into his fist. Lee ran against a purple background. Naruto ran against a green background. KABOOM!!! Air rushed into the gap created by the attacks, then exploded, sending Naruto and Lee flying away.
Raven was walking down Konoha's main street when he was hit in the back of the head. He saw stars, then black. He woke up to find himself in a warehouse. "Where am I?" "Raven, how nice to see you." Zane walked out of a room. "Dammit Zane, what do you want from me?" Zane rubbed his chin. "Oh, I don't know…how about telling me where the Sabata heir is?!" "I already told you, you son of a bitch, I don't know where he or she is!!!" Zane ripped out his katana and stabbed Raven in the stomach. Raven winced, then coughed up blood. "Tell me the truth! NOW!!!" Raven closed his eyes, then opened them with the Raisengan active. "You want the truth? Truth number one: you're gay with Itachi. Truth number two: I'm cooler than you. Truth number three: I don't know anything about the Sabata clan. And finally, you're an idiot."
With that, Raven disappeared into thin air. Zane shouted, "I'm not gay with Itachi! I'm gay with Kisame." Kisame stabbed Zane with his sword, then handed his body to Tobi. Tobi dumped Zane's body in a trashcan.
Sakura had just dodged Tenten's Rising Twin Dragons. Tenten picked up the weapons with strings attached to her hands and threw them at Sakura. Sakura flipped over shuriken, slid under kunai, sliced through chain axes, ran between scythes, and delivered a hard uppercut to Tenten's jaw. Tenten went flying into the air, but flipped over and threw even more weapons at Sakura. She sighed and with the grace of a cheerleader, flipped over them all.
Raven was 3 feet from the Leaf Village when he was surrounded by 20 Anbu swords. Raven grimaced. "Heh heh…h-hi everybody. What's up?" Two Anbu grabbed his arms while the squad leader walked in front of him. Just then, Sasuke dashed by them, Itachi supposedly in the village. "What the f!? That was Sasuke Uchiha, and you're worried about me? He could destroy the village to kill Itachi!" "Dammit, you're right. Bento, Jin, watch Raven. The rest of you, follow me! We're going after Uchiha!" 18 Anbu dashed after Sasuke, while Raven was stuck.
Sakura was walking down the main street of Konoha when Sasuke dashed in front of her. "Sasuke?" He turned around. "Sakura…" She walked over to him. "Why are you here?" Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I'm looking for Itach-holy shit!" He activated the Sharingan, unsheathed his sword, and raced at the Anbu. Sasuke basically owned the Anbu while Sakura watched the carnage. By the time he was done, 10 Anbu were dead. The rest had fled. He cast an almost mournful look at Sakura, and jumped away, dead-set on Itachi. Sakura closed her eyes…Sasuke…we used to be teammates. Now you push us away to kill Itachi. She opened her eyes, and with a determined look in her eyes, jumped after Sasuke.
Raven was bored, seeing he couldn't go anywhere without the two Anbu noticing. He remembered something about the Shadow Possession Jutsu and how it could bind up to nine opponents at a time. He didn't know how to do it, however. Wait…if I combine the Leaf Body Flicker with my liquid abilities, I might be able to imitate the Shadow Possession Jutsu! He turned liquid, then performed the Leaf Body Flicker. The Anbu noticed he'd vanished. "Where'd he go?!" Raven reappeared in midair, then did the Leaf Body Flicker again. The Anbu unsheathed their swords, preparing for an assault. Raven, utilizing the liquid form, turned his shadow into liquid and directed it towards the Anbu, thanks to the extension from the leaves. "What? I can't move!" Raven pulled three shuriken out of his pocket. The Anbu did the same. He threw the shuriken and ducked at the last second. The Anbu ducked, but knocked their heads together. Raven released the Water Bind, turned solid, and raced off towards the village to stop Sasuke.
Naruto heard rumors that Sasuke was in the village, and remembered his fight at the Valley of the End. Sasuke is strong with his cursed seal, but I'm stronger! I'll stop Sasuke even it destroys me! With his mind set, he rushed towards where Sakura and Raven were headed: to find Sasuke.
Sasuke was jumping through Konoha, hunting Itachi. Itachi…you will die! I'll make sure of that! Then he realized that Sakura was following him. I can't have trackers. I have to shake her off my trail. Sasuke suddenly used the Body Flicker in combination with several clones to confuse her. Don't even try that! She cloned herself, still following Sasuke. As she passed the casino, Naruto joined up with her. "Looking for Sasuke?" "Yeah. You too?" "Oh yeah. Let's do this." Naruto and Sakura had joined forces to stop Sasuke.
Sasuke jumped to the top of the Hokage Rocks, where he thought he had evaded Naruto and Sakura. He walked along the top when he got tripped up. Raven threw off his disguise and stood up. "Uchiha." Sasuke brushed some dirt off his shorts and looked at Raven. "Ashcrest." "Why are you here, Sasuke?!" Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "Where's Itachi?!" "Itachi isn't here! You were tricked!" Sasuke clenched his fist and activated the Sharingan. "You're just protecting him!" Raven activated the Raisengan. "Why would I protect him?! I hate him!!" Sasuke thought to himself. If Raven hates Itachi as well, maybe he can help me to kill him. Sasuke looked at Raven and smiled. "Well then, you want to help me find him?" "If it means killing him, hell yeah." Sasuke chuckled. "What about Sakura and Naruto?" Raven folded his arms. "Relax. I'll take care of th-incoming!" Sasuke unsheathed his sword, as did Raven. They backflipped to avoid a massive storm of kunai, shuriken, and spears. Eight Anbu appeared in the midst of the storm. Raven looked at Sasuke, and they both nodded. "Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!" A thick fog surrounded Raven, Sasuke, and the Anbu. Sasuke, using his Sharingan, figured out where the Anbu were and decapitated two of them. Raven, utilizing the Fenice de Luna, tripped up four of the Anbu. Sasuke, using three clones, killed the Anbu with his sword. That left two. Raven, unsheathing the Fenice de Sol, made hand signs. "Fire Style: Phoenix Blaze Jutsu!" The mist was dispelled by a fiery vortex surrounding the Anbu. Raven cut through the fire with the Fenice de Sol and spun around with his sword, decapitating the Anbu.
Naruto and Sakura were still looking for Sasuke when Naruto saw a vortex of fire on top of the Hokage Rocks. "Sakura! Come on! He's on the Hokage Rocks!" Sakura followed Naruto to the monument.
Sasuke looked at Raven. "Not bad, Ashcrest." "Back at you, Uchiha." Raven caught two blurs out the corner of his eye. "Crap! Naruto and Sakura know we're here!" Raven grimaced. Sasuke sighed. "Whatever. You know where to find me." Raven was confused. "No, I don't." "Exactly. Later." Sasuke vanished, leaving a totally confused Raven. Just then, Sakura and Naruto got to the top of the Hokage Rocks. Sakura asked, "Raven, where did Sasuke go? Raven? RAVEN!!" Raven snapped out of his confusion. "Oh, uh, he vanished before I could grab him." Naruto noticed the corpses of the Anbu. "Then why are there eight dead Anbu?" Raven turned to face Naruto. "It was another assassination attempt by the Fifth Hokage. She hates me."
Sakura put her hands on her hips. "Then what's that piece of fabric?" Sure enough, it was a piece of the Uchiha clan symbol. "It was a joint assassination attempt. The Anbu tried to kill Sasuke and I at the same time." Naruto growled. "Then why didn't you stop him?" "We teamed up to stop the assassins." Sakura was steamed. "You had the perfect chance to stop him and you blew it!" Raven was angered by that. "If you were in my situation, you would have done the same thing! Then you would have tried to get him to stay by selling yourself out!!!" Sakura couldn't believe what Raven just said to her. "Excuse me?!" "You heard me!" Naruto clenched his fist and stepped in front of Sakura. "What the f is your problem?!" "YOU!" With that, Raven jabbed Naruto in the stomach, then followed up with a butterfly kick, sending him flying off the rocks. "Raven! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Raven glared at Sakura. "Don't start with me," and he said it with such venom it sent chills down Sakura's spine. He jumped off the rocks and started towards the lake. Sakura jumped down to find Naruto. When she found him however, it was a clone. She was surprised. Then where's the real Naruto?
It was twilight when Raven got to the lake. Man, this has been a bad week. Maybe I can finally relax. When Raven sat down, Naruto punched him into the lake. "That's for insulting Sakura!" Then, Naruto noticed black clouds form in the sky. The lake was bubbling. Five geysers shot up into the air, and Raven was riding in the central one in liquid form. Naruto tapped into the Kyubi chakra. Raven raced across the lake. Naruto was sprinting on all fours towards him. Raven blocked Naruto's claw slash and aimed a high roundhouse at his head. Naruto ducked it and spin-kicked at Raven's stomach. Raven backflipped away. He turned solid and triggered the phoenix chakra. Naruto made the Rasengan in his hand. Raven charged White Lightning Blade in his hand. The two attacks were about to clash when Kakashi appeared in between then and redirected their attacks to nearby water towers. "Huh?" "What?!" Yamato then appeared and used the First Hokage's technique to forcefully turn Naruto and Raven back to themselves. "Whatever. I'm going home." Raven jumped towards his house.
Next time: Is this the end for Raven and Sakura's relationship? The Senior Council has decided a course of action, but what is it? How will Raven's fight with Naruto affect the village's opinion of him? Find out next chapter!