Wow, this is really different compared to the original dudes and dudettes. Go back and compare if you'd like; it changed a lot. Plus it flows way better and for those Naruto-newbs I added what some Naruto terms mean (some Jutsus are in Japanese, so its vital to let you know what they mean in English). So read on and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything but Rocky and his friends

RockyVRWolf

A splitting headache? Darkness? Something had to be wrong. I tried to remember back, but I couldn't. I remembered being in the car and then…nothing.

My eyes stirred behind my eye lids. I slowly opened them and blinked a few times to adjust to the dim lighting. Placing a hand to my head, I sat up and groaned. I felt disoriented and my body felt heavy. Lowering my hand slightly, I looked around. By the looks of it I was in some kind of hospital. Then why did it feel like a prison?

"Finally awake I see." My head perked up. I slowly turned my head. My eyes widened once I saw who it was. Gritting my teeth, I glared at the man in the two-tone mask. "I see you remember me."

My glare intensified.

"I can't forget a man who tried to kill me when I was fucking twelve."

The villain just shrugged.

"And yet, here you are."

I growled low in my throat.

"No matter what you say, I will never turn on my friends, Slade." The villain snorted. "My Nindo is to never kill an innocent life. And you can't change that."

"We will see," Slade said with a light chuckle. He paused. "Your mother's vehicle has been destroyed and there is no evidence of your kidnapping. Though I daresay, your mother will not be happy."

"And whose fault is that?" Slade didn't reply. "What do you want anyway?"

I could sense a smirk behind the mask.

"What I have always wanted from you, dear boy; for you to join my side."

I snorted.

"Why me? What's so special about me, huh?" I asked angrily. "Cora and Ice are more powerful than I am, so why not choose one of them?"

Slade took a moment to answer.

"Yes, your two best friends are strong, but I am not very fond of female apprentices after the last one."

That's right; I had remembered that in the news at one time about two years ago. A blonde Geomancer with light blue eyes had sacrificed her life to stopping the volcano that would have surely killed the city of Jump in California. Slade had mysteriously died and then came back with fire powers that he tried to kill me with.

"That was your fault you know," I said, annoyed. "You can't fully control an out of control teenager with whatever it is you used on her."

"Indeed." Slade paused again. "I have chosen you merely because boys are much more powerful, less whiney, than girls your age. Your Chakra control is much more powerful than your two friends'. And I prefer your ultimate Jutsus over the Saiyan's and the ice-user."

I snorted.

"What makes you think I won't use them against you and get out of here? I might not be able to fully stop you, but I can get away, couldn't I?"

"Yes, you could, but where would you go?" Slade asked. "You don't even know where you are or how to find your way out. Your efforts would be futile."

I continued to glare at the psychopath. He was right, I hated to admit. I had no idea if the place was above ground or below, if it had endless, dark hallways with locked doors, or if he had minions around to slow me down or stop me. I was like a rat in a cage. What was I supposed to do?

Keep talking.

Yeah, that was the plausible thing to do. But talk about what?

"How does someone like you walk around without being seen?" I asked. "How did you outsmart me?"

"You are aware of cloaking technology?" Slade asked. I nodded. "The mechanism is built into my belt and it turns me entirely invisible. My butler, Wintergreen, dropped me off in your small town of Grants Pass, I went in, forced chloroform into your brain, and knocked you unconscious long enough to bring you down here in your mother's car."

Down here? So that meant we had gone south.

"So, what, we're in Mexico or something?" I asked.

Slade shook his head.

"Not that far. You will know soon enough."

I looked away; being terrorized by this madman again made my heart beat twice as fast. What made it worse was the fact that it was just me, alone, with this guy and my friends didn't know what had happened. Contacting was out of the question since my backpack wasn't anywhere near me. Plus, knowing Slade, even if it wasn't much, he probably had destroyed my cell phone with the car.

"So you want me to be your apprentice?" I asked casually.

"That's correct."

I sighed. Gripping the end of the table I had been lying on, I stood up and glared at Slade.

"You can take your offer and shove it down your throat."

Now I really could sense Slade smirking.

"If you don't accept, people will die. You wouldn't want that, would you?"

I growled. This was a lose-lose situation. I may not know his possible victims personally, but that still didn't mean I wanted them dead by someone else. I had to choose the only option I had.

"You may be overjoyed by this blackmail, you condescending bastard, but I'm not," I said angrily. "But seeing as I have no choice-"

"I knew you would see things my way, apprentice."

That word truly sickened me and the way Slade said it sent a terrible chill down my spine. Sooner or later I was going to make him pay.

"Fine, now where are we?"

Slade turned his back on me.

"Follow me and you will find out."

I felt like punching this man's lights out. Nevertheless, I followed him out of the room and down too many hallways to count. What felt like ten minutes later, Slade stopped in front of a door with a security code panel on the wall. Folding my arms over my chest, I watched him type something in. Pushing ENTER, the door slid open. He walked through the doorway and I, reluctantly, followed. The door slid shut behind him me and we were cast momentarily in total darkness. Soon dim lights flickered on, revealing the room to be medium-sized with a cage near the other end. I saw a huddled mass within the steel wire walls. Slade approached the cage and I followed. The closer we got, the easier I could tell that a teenage boy wearing traffic light colors was inside. We stopped a few feet from it.

"You like kidnapping don't you?" I asked annoyed.

"Only what is rightfully mine," Slade said almost too calmly. My eyes narrowed. Pulling his leg back a bit, the man kicked the cage door. It clanged loudly, causing the boy to jump and awaken from his slumber. He tried to move his right arm, but he practically yelped in pain. I cringed. "Its time to wake up, little Robin; we have a guest."

My eyes widened at the name. I finally recognized him from papers and the ten o'clock news; Robin leader of the famous Teen Titans. With his left hand, the teen pushed himself up into a sitting position, growling as he looked at Slade.

"Slade."

Wow, the kid knew how to sound venomous. Slade chuckled.

"Good evening, Robin," he said. "I'm afraid you broke your arm in the process of getting you down here. What a pity, hm?" Robin growled. "It will take a while to heal, but my medicine will make it take less time than normal healing. In the meantime, my new apprentice will go through intense training, much like what you had gone through two and a half years ago."

Robin suddenly glanced wearily at me as I stood behind Slade on his right. My expression never changed. The Boy Wonder looked back at Slade.

"He has nothing to do with me," Robin said angrily. "Let him go."

Slade chuckled.

"He may not have anything to do with you, Robin, but he has something that I admire most; spirit."

I snorted.

"What do you need two apprentices for?" I asked. "That's why you kidnapped him too, right?"

Slade turned so that he could look at both Robin and me.

"That is exactly why," he replied. "I should have realized from the very beginning that more than one apprentice would suffice for what I want to accomplish. My first agenda is to finally destroy Jump City, take out the weak heroes, and then target the entire world, starting with the Ninja villages."

I growled.

"You can't take on a whole army of Ninjas, dumbass. They'd slaughter you."

"That may be so, but with you, it shouldn't be a problem."

That was a low blow. I did several hand signs, then ended with my middle and pointer fingers on each hand to connect front-to-back in a lowercase T.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

Several loud poofs could be heard around the room along with clouds of smoke. It soon cleared, revealing ten clones behind me in a line. This was Multi-shadow Clone Jutsu; a Ninjutsu technique that distributed equal amounts of Chakra to each clone, depending on how many. I preferred ten as a limit but I could create at least fifty now. Robin's masked eyes were wide in surprise. Slade seemed undisturbed.

"You have wasted Chakra; careless mistake."

My eyes widened. There were even more poofs behind me. Slowly looking over my shoulder, I saw that my clones were gone. Lying on the floor where they had been sat throwing needles. Then, before I knew it, I was sent flying back after a kick to my chest. I fell and crashed into the floor, sliding back a few feet. Lowering my arms to my sides, I pushed myself up and pulled my lower body backwards. Slade was now standing where I had been moments before. I could see Robin looking at me worriedly. I slowly stood up and glared.

"You never did fight fair," I growled.

Slade ignored my comment.

"There is a bomb set to go off in Titans Tower with the push of a button," he said instead. "If you decide you want to pull another Jutsu, then it will go off, killing everyone inside. I don't give out many warnings, boy." I growled but said nothing. "Now then, if you accept my offer, training will start at six o'clock sharp. Breakfast is at five-thirty; Wintergreen will be waking you both up at five. Do you understand?"

I glanced at Robin, who was glaring at both Slade and me.

Looking back at Slade, I replied, "Yes, I understand."

Slade's eye narrowed ever so slightly.

"Starting tomorrow, you will address me as sir," he said. "Wintergreen will show you both to your room."

Lifting his arm, Slade pushed a button on his wrist. The cage surrounding Robin slowly sunk into the floor. The door to the left of me slid open. An old British butler, who I assumed was Wintergreen, entered and approached me. I watched as Slade yanked Robin to his feet by his bad arm. My eyes narrowed in a glare. The Boy Wonder let out a small growl of pain. Wintergreen stopped a few feet from me. Slade pushed Robin forward by moving his arm forward. The boy growled in pain and he stumbled. He managed to hold his balance.

"Make sure they don't try to escape, Wintergreen," Slade said.

"Yes, Master Slade."

I continued to glare at Slade, even as Wintergreen demanded I followed. Growling, I slowly turned around and followed the old man out, Robin standing in front of me. Wintergreen took us down four hallways until he reached a door. It slid open upon approach. He led us inside, told us to sleep well, and left without another word. I heard the door lock behind me. Looking around the room, I noticed a twin-sized bed on the far back wall in the middle, a three drawer oak dresser in a corner, an adjacent bathroom, and my backpack sitting against a corner. Ignoring Robin as he sat down on the bed, clutching his arm, I walked to my backpack, picked it up, and shifted through everything. My school books (math, English, and Spanish) were gone along with my cell phone, important papers, pens, pencils, and MP3 player. All that was left were an extra pair of black boxers, my PE shorts, and my lunch. Sighing, I took out the brown paper bag and joined Robin on the edge of the bed.

"Hungry?" I asked, taking out my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

There was a pause as I unwrapped the sandwich.

"I suppose." Nodding, I tore half my sandwich and handed it to Robin, who took it and started to eat. We both ate in silence for a while. Taking my water bottle into my hands, I unscrewed the cap and drank half of the lukewarm water. "How do you know Slade, exactly?"

I looked over at Robin, the end of the bottle still in my mouth. Swallowing, I took it out and handed it to Robin.

"Ever since I was younger," I said as Robin cleaned the top and slowly drank water. "I trained as a Ninja in Konohagakure, Japan; Village Hidden in the Leaves. He first showed himself to me in The Hidden Mist Village on an important mission. He kept saying that one day I would kill my closest friends and join him willingly." Folding my arms over my chest I snorted. "He still doesn't get it, and that pisses me off."

The room was silent. I sighed.

"What is a Nindo, exactly?" Robin asked.

I looked at him. He was gingerly grasping his arm.

"It's a Ninja promise," I said. "My friend, Naruto, his Nindo is to become the greatest Ninja known as the Hokage. He also vowed to never go back on his word, no matter what. Breaking your Nindo would be like sinning. If Slade forced me to break my Nindo, Hell will be there to take me in."

"Oh." Robin and I were silent again. Rubbing my left eye, I stood up with my backpack in hand and walked over to the wall. Laying my backpack against it, I sat down, leaned back against the wall, and closed my eyes. "You're going to sleep on the floor?"

I opened my eyes to look at a confused Robin.

"Yeah," I said. "Your arm is still broken. I'm not going to make you sleep on it. You get the bed, I'll take the floor. Besides, I'm used to sleeping on sleeping mats when I was in Konoha."

"But it's a metal floor."

Shrugging, I turned on my side and closed my eyes again.

"Good night, Robin."

Within five minutes of silence, I was fast asleep.