Chapter 2: Of Rivalries and Sexual Harassment

Yuay looked at the remaining members of Team 7. Sakura, who was so use to this by now it didn't bother her or was just silently ticked off, went back to reading her manual. Naruto however was more vocal with his displeasure of said event. "Aw man this sucks. What the hell does Kakashi see in him anywhere?" This comment received him a smack across the head from Sakura and Yuay broke the tension by suggesting they spar. They spared unaware that they where being watched.

Lawrence watched as his target and the one known as Yuay Strife spared. What most people don't realize is that assignation requires a lot of observation. The assassin, especially in Lawrence's case, does not always go after helpless politicians and scared eyewitness. A lot of assassination targets members of the other team , spies, police, military etc. The point is most victims of assassination have had some for of formal training and a good assassin knew the strength and weakness of each of their targets. Lawrence disliked killing but he was convinced that he was killing for a good cause so he grinned and bared it even though it sometimes gave him rather bad nightmares.

Lawrence looked around but could not see Sephiroth anywhere. The older man had told Lawrence to circle the clearing and attack when he saw Sephiroth's signal, the flash of his blade. Sephiroth had told Lawrence that once he entered the clearing he was on his own and Sephiroth would not interfere unless he was about to die. Lawrence knees where beginning to ache from his crouch but he was not about to move, he was far too close to his target. He looked out across the clearing again and saw the flash of metal in the strong sunlight. Lawrence took a deep breath and moved.

Yuay was known for his quick reflexes which had saved his ass on more than one occasion. He found that they saved him yet again as he leapt in to the air to avoid a snake of liquid that came at him. Naruto was not so lucky however and found himself flying backwards and into a tree, the tree that Sakura was currently sitting under. As Naruto fell on Sakura with an "Oof" rendering her unconscious, Yuay head a curse to his left and turned to see a young man of about fifteen with long black hair tied behind his head in a long ponytail. The teen was well built but not overly bulky with pale skin, dressed in a blue leather motorcycle jacket with blue jeans and navy blue gloves and knee high boots. However, the most striking feature the teen had was his eyes which were a bright, intense, green and currently narrowed in frustration. "Damn it! I though I had him." Yuay didn't waste any time and threw a bolt of lightning at his attacker. The young man dodged and snapped his water like a whip at Yuay. "I have no quarrel with you, Yuay Strife I'm here for the fox-boy"

Yuay was taken aback. How did this guy know his name, more importantly what did he want with Naruto? Yuay got into a defensive position and narrowed his eyes "Who are you?" The young man answer by attacking Yuay again this time hitting him in the stomach with the water whip. The young ninja grunted but would not be taken down so easily, he threw a kunai hitting the water user in the forearm. The young man didn't even blink but returned fire with slivers of ice. Several of the ice shards sliced Yuay as he tried to dodge them, it was official this guy wasn't playing around. The lighting adept smiled, perhaps today would not be so boring after all. Yuay was about to attack again when a orange blur streaked in from the right, a fist connecting with the water- user's jaw. "Dadadaaaa! Naruto!" Yuay thought, a sweat drop appearing next to his head.

Lawrence landed hard on the ground and looked up to see a deferent spiky haired blond about to attack him again. Naruto punched down and found his hand connected with the ground as Lawrence flung his body in around a graceful arc both of his feet slamming into Naruto's head. The young Jonin landed hard on his back and was barely able to dodge the water whip as it smashed in to the ground. Assassin and target faced one another, waiting for the other to make the first move. Naruto spat the blood from his mouth and turned his opponent "Hey, what's your problem, what did I ever do to you huh?" Lawrence focused his green eyes on Naruto and effectively creeped the young ninja out. He felt that the assassins eyes where looking into his very soul "Nothing personal fox-boy, you have just been chosen to be erased. That's it, end of story."

Naruto could not move, could not brake away from the penetrating gaze of those green eyes. Lawrence raised his had to end the fox-boy's life when he felt jolt pass though his entire body. "Shit!" he thought, "the lighting user!" Yuay smiled as he saw the water-user fall to his knees, grimacing, "What's the matter water-boy? Your not all out of fight are you?" Lawrence looked up a smile on his face "Not by a long shot lighting-rod." and dosed Yuay and Naruto in a torrent of rushing water. Naruto was flung full force into a tree again, and after having so many blows to the head that day, was finally knocked out. Yuay fared better in that he was not flung into a tree but sparked and shuddered "No, not now!" he thought "I can't short out now!!" He leapt back from the assassin, throwing kunais at him, hoping the water-user would not figure out that he had no lighting to throw around. Sadly this was not to be. Lawrence smiled "So that's it huh? You short out, good to know, too bad this game of ours is going to end so soon."

Lawrence went to attack again but was stopped by a navy blue and green flash that yanked Yuay out of the way. Kakashi faced the young assassin with his usual languid stare, still holding Yuay by his collar "Well, well it seems I can't leave you or Naruto alone for five minutes without someone trying to kill you." Yuay grunted and kicked Kakashi in the leg, "Bite me, Kakashi and put me down! I was doing just fine before you got here." Kakashi obliged and dropped Yuay unceremoniously on his rear end "Don't be a pain Yuay make yourself useful and introduce me to your lovely lady friend here." Kakashi grabbed Lawrence's hand and brought it to his lips while his other hand slid around to fondle Lawrence's hindquarters. "Hello my dear, my name is Kakashi and I'm

sorry that one of my is giving you so much trouble may I be of any assistance?" One seventy-fifth of a second latter Kakashi collided with a tree pinned down with slivers of ice, the last of which embedded itself an hair's breath away from Kakashi's pride and joy. Kakashi raised an eyebrow "Hmm bit of a spitfire huh? I like them with a little fire in them."

The clearing fell dead silent as sweat drops appeared next to Yuay and Lawrence's heads. Lawrence turned to Yuay "Well then, shall we continue?" and threw a water whip at him. Yuay dodged and took of in a dead run toward the pack that was lying near the prone form Sakura. Reaching into the pack he pulled out what looked like an energy drink named Shock and Aweâ Natural Blend Energy Drink Wild Kat Inc. Opening the can with a pop, Yuay swigged the contents in one gulp and smiled as he felt the energy coarse though his body. He began to glow yellow sending off sparks of energy as he reached peck capacity levels. With a loud boom he took off running straight for Lawrence, large sparks of energy trialing behind him.

Lawrence didn't even have time to blink before the raging ball of electricity collided with him with a load CRACK!! Now it was Lawrence's turn to fly into a tree adding to the number of trees that had taken abuse that day. He barely had time to get up before he was surrounded by a large electrically charged tornado, a tornado that was attacking him repeatedly. Yuay ran circles around his competition, literally. He was moving so fast that all anyone could see was a red, black and yellow blur. Lawrence was on his knees now, covering his head with his arms. "Nng…I have to stop this or he'll tare me apart!" He concentrated on the water around him drawing water from the very air causing it to rain on the clearing.

Yuay felt the rain drops hit his skin and stopped his attack. He looked up to see that once clear sky was full of rain clouds, dumping their contents on the combatants. Yuay began to spark but the rain was not enough to short him out again and he was about to attack again when he noticed something strange. The rain was not made of rain drops but of slivers of ice. Yuay turn to find that Lawrence was glowing blue-white and hovering a foot off the ground. Lawrence push outward with his hands and icy rain flew out in circle around him. Yuay felt the sharp ice slivers enter his body and slice his skin. Then he up against a tree, his body incased in ice. Lawrence approached his trapped foe still wrapped in a bluish-white light, and raised his hand to deliver the finishing blow. Yuay though he was in terrible pain managed to weakly smiled at his new rival "What? No clever remarks?" Lawrence returned the smile "Lights out."

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