Yo! Hope your holidays were nice and all, but that's not my concern. I'm here to continue my fic!! Things are about to get interesing, and I shall begin setting it up for the original pairing: NejiXTenten. I fighured out how it's going to come down, so sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: Naruto is not owned by myself. But fret not. I will own it when no one is looking.

Side Note: The song used in this chapter is called Spirit Never Dies by Masterplan. This is one of the few Rock Songs I can tolerate, and it's one fo my favorite songs. My dictation pales in comparison to the actual song, so if you want to hear it properly, go to You-Tube and put in Spirit Never Dies AMV.

Side Note: Anyone who can guess what game the summons used in this chapter came from will get a preview of Chapter 7. Chapter 6 will be posted at the same time as this chapter.

Chapter 5: Battle for Honor, Sort Of. The Tasks Given Around.

(Village Square)

Raven relaxed his stance a little, so he would be ready for anything. (Okay, looks like this is going to be fun.) Raven thought to himself, ducking to avoid the kunai Mika threw at him. He slid back, and before he could charge, the announcer chick zipped in between them, halting Raven.

"Both of you forgot to wage a deal when one of you loses." She said, and Raven sweat dropped. "You're joking. Fine, if I win, I don't really need anything from her." Raven said, shrugging. "And you, Mika?" Announcer chick asked, and Raven could have sworn that she blushed.

"…" Mika didn't reply, and Raven looked confused. "Well, what you want me to do? Commit some kind of Suicide Ritual, ending the hatred that everyone has for us American Nins?" Raven asked, obviously joking, but he immediately was stunned when Mika began walking to him, shyly.

"Well…if I win…you become my boyfriend!" ……..Silence. Sheer silence. Blade couldn't even find it in himself to make fun of his friend. No, wait. Yes he can, because he was snickering. Then, outright laughing at Raven, who was blushing heavily.

"Well, Raven, your such a ladies man!!" Blade said, laughing and falling on the ground. Mika was blushing about as bad as Hinata would on a normal day, and he then began running scenarios through his mind.

(I could throw this fight, and complete my objective. No. She would be insulted by me half-assing her.) "I say you fight with everything you have, and worry about other things later." Fang said. Raven agreed, and smirked at her. "Okay then. I accept those terms. But don't think you can defeat me! I'm a Death God from America, and that means I'm strong!" Raven said, putting Fenrir on his back, and taking a single bladed stance.

"Not so fast Raven. I finally found you!!" Everyone turned, and saw a young man walking towards them, dark green hair, blue eyes, and a yellow jacket. This man is known as Alex, but there is one name he is referred to by the Death Gods.

"Hey!! What's up Mini-Boss?" Raven screamed, waving at him. Alex growled, and his eyes turned white. "MY NAME IS ALEX, YOU JACK-ASS!!!! I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT FOR 5 YEARS NOW!!!!" Alex said, but it went in one ear, out the other.

"What you doing here, Mini-Boss?" Blade asked, and Alex glared at him. "I'm here to finally defeat Raven in a battle." Alex said, and he put his hands together. "What happened to your old Battle Axe, Mini-Boss?" Raven asked, and Alex smirked at him. "Don't need it, when I can summon demons." Alex said, putting his hands together, and summoning a little blue penguin.

(Neji's Dorm)

Twitching. There was lots and lots of twitching. At first, Neji was twitching about being stuck with Naruto. Shikamaru he didn't care much for. But he was truly twitching because of the tasks they were given. 1. Become your polar opposite for a day, or 2. Get Girlfriends. (Yeah, Tsunade isn't really creative.)

They all looked at the sheets, and at the same time, said "Whose my polar opposite?" They sat and thought about it, and they all cringed. Naruto and Neji pointed at each other, and Shikamaru knew that Lee was obviously his opposite. (This is going to be a long day…) They all thought to themselves depressingly.

(Village Square)

"You summoned a blue penguin?" Raven asked, a little confused. Alex smirked, and made a seal. The penguin went rigid, and fire shot from under it like a rocket. He flew towards Raven, who was confused.

When it came near him, it exploded. Everyone had O.O looks, and it looked like Mika was caught in the blast. When the dust cleared, she realized she was being held, bridal style, by Raven, who was glaring at Alex.

"Alex! You damn well better explain why you were involving outsiders with that attack!" Raven said. Blade and Alex's eyes widened. He only used his real name when he was mad at him. "Hey, I didn't see her there!" Alex said, putting his hands up in defense. Raven set her down, her blushing like a tomato, and gave her Fenrir.

"Hold it for a while." And he walked back to where he was at first. (Now, it's time for my favorite type of fighting.) Raven thought, pulling out an I-Pod Shuffle, (old school rectangular one) and turning it on. He waited for the song to begin, and prepared himself.

IT'S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!
PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!

Raven stopped the song and glared at Blade. "BASTARD!!! MESSING WITH MY DAMN MUSIC AGAIN!!!!" Raven screamed, pointing at Blade. Blade once again was on the ground laughing. "Blade!! Where is my music!?!?" Raven screamed, his eyes white. "Calm down dude. The next song is it." Blade said, wiping tears away from his eyes. Raven flipped through songs and found his song.

(Sasuke's Dorm)

Lee and Kiba now knew that a pissed Sasuke was a bad Sasuke. After finding out they were bunked with the avenger, Sasuke warned them that he would kill them if they annoyed him, which meant 'keep it down, I'm in a bad mood today.'

But today, Sasuke was even more annoyed than usual. They had gotten a set of tasks, and Kiba also cringed. The two tasks to choose from. 1. Succesfully Run to Konoha and Back. Or 2. Kiss a Girl. All three knew that running to Konoha and back would be impossible for all three.

Well, Lee could probably do it without any problem. But that's not the case. They knew that it was meant to make them choose the second task. They all sighed, and glared at the task sheet. "Well, it looks like we have no choice." Sasuke said, sulking. "Don't worry Sasuke! We'll prove our cabin has the most youth of everyone by defeating these tasks!!" Lee said, tears coming out of his eyes.

"Wow, someone whose more annoying than the Dobe. Who would have thought?" Sasuke asked. Lee obviously ignored him in a rant about youth. They both sweat dropped when Lee grabbed them, and ran off saying 'OUR YOUTH SHALL PREVAIL!!!'

(Village Square)

Raven set his phones on, and waited for the music to begin. Then he heard the small music, and then the blast of the guitars, then it began picking up, and he took off, zipping around and picking off random cat girls that Alex had summoned. He hit a few more, before he stood still, in a circle of blue penguins.

There was a place. A little town. Where we used to play and laugh around!

But we went to far. Reaching for that star. And the light moved away from me.

"Seems like Raven's in the zone." Blade said, and Mika approached him. "What song is he listening to?" Mika asked. "If I know him, some rock song. The bum." Blade said, smirking at Raven's fight.

But the spirit never died! The World belongs to me! This is where I've been given the time to live and see!

The penguins charged at him, little daggers ready to slice him to pieces. He jumped on the one that got to him the fastest, and roundhouse kicked one of them, sending him to hit another and explode. He regained his direction, and ducked under a blade, and kicked the penguin into the air, into another one, blowing those two up.

I'll NEVER GIVE UP!!!! NEVER GIVE IN!!! Won't stop believing cause I'm going to win! Same with my soul! Before I get old! Cause there may be no tomorrow!!!!

Raven dodged the various pointy objects being thrown at him, and got near Alex, who conjured a blue Cat Girl, and she throwing fists at an extremely rapid pace, unlike anything that Raven had seen before. He dodged them okay, and a kunai to it's throat made it disappear like the others he killed.

THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT CAN BE DONE!!!! Climbing the mountain with powers so strong! Dusty roads, down the way! LEAVING THE FUTRE BEHIND ME!!! WOOOOOOAH!!!!!

Raven jumped back, and threw a flurry of shuriken at Alex, who batted them away with his bare hand, causing Raven to have a o.O look before he dodged more penguin bombs. Then he looked to see what looked like a grey demon with all sorts of eyes. "GALATIC DEMON FIRST FORM! CYCLOPS!!!" Alex said, and the thing moved slowly.

Got a fast car. Like a rock star. Come and join the ride with me! Take a spin out of town! Check out whose around. I'll show you where you want to be!

Raven charged the metallic multi-eyed fiend, and threw a punch, only for the sound of bones being crunched to resound, and make a few people cringe in pain. Raven winced, and jumped back, and threw a kunai, which hit it's metal body, and exploded on contact.

And the spirit never dies!! Let the music take you high!! I know what it means to burn! That's how I begin to learn!

Much to Raven's chagrin, it did nothing to it. The demon then shot dark balls of energy at Raven, who dodged them, and noticed that it rose it's arm like thing before an attack, he decided to play on that little fault. It attacked again, and Raven shot a Lightning Gun at it, and it was shocked to death, exploding.

So NEVER GIVE UP!!!!! NEVER GIVE IN!!!! Rise from the fire if your going to win!! Same with your soul! Soon you'll be old! Fight the demons inside you!!!

Raven smirked, and was just in time to be hit by an giant exploding penguin. Alex thought he won, but was scared when Raven rose from the flames, looking a little burnt, but fine nonetheless, scaring everyone around. Raven then took out a kunai and charged at Alex, who was stunned from surprise.

THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT CAN BE DONE!!!!! Climb every mountain with powers so strong! Dusty Roads, on the way! Leaving the past behind you!

Alex broke from his stupor and summoned five more green Cat Girls, and they all charged at Raven, who smirked, and jumped into the air, creating 2 Shadow Clones. The Clones crashed down on the cats, taking them out efficiently, and the real Raven charged Alex, who dodged the initial kunai swipe, and punched him with a chakra charged punch.

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!! LEAVING THE PAST BEHIND YOU!!!! OOOOOHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! YEAH!!!

Raven flew past the crowd, straight into a building that was some meters away, the whole thing coming down upon him. Alex muttered a yeah, before Raven stood back up out of the rubble, blood coming from his head. Alex sweat dropped, and made the seal to summon 3 pumpkin men.

(Guitar and Drum Solo)

Raven charged at the pumpkin men, who all pulled out daggers. Raven clashed blades with one of them, while another came down, and tried to stab him from above. Raven dodged the attack, and spin kicked said pumpkin and knocked it's head off, killing it. He jumped back and clashed blades again, this time, he tripped it up, and used a fire jutsu to burn them both alive.

(Electric Guitar)

Alex growled, and summoned close to 1000 penguins, and they all surrounded Alex, who smirked at Raven's surprised look. He then made the seal, and they all went rigid, and took off into the sky.

(choir like voice)

As the penguins were coming at Raven, he took a breath, and went into a stance where his right hand, palm open, was in front if him. His left hand brought back in a fist, and his legs bent. "Watch Mika. Raven's about to blow your mind." Blade said. Mika looked on, confused.

(Rapid Guitar solo)

The moment the penguins were a foot away from him, he began throwing punches. They weren't normal punches, they were lightning fast. Everyone was surprised, and even amazed that each punch took out a penguin before it could explode. After what looked like punch 250, and a slow motion punch, he roundhouse kicked another, and jumped away to dodge four bombs shooting at him. He began running around, dodging more bombs meant to hurt him.

(Guitar/ Electric Guitar and Drum rocking the rest)

After all the penguins blew up, he summoned another blue Cat Girl, and Raven charged the demon, engaging in a fast paced fist fight. "Raven is still fighting after all that?" Mika asked, and Blade smiled at her. "Of course! Raven isn't the leader of the Death Gods for no reason." Blade said. Mika looked on in time to see Raven take out another penguin bomb, and use another one to kill the blue cat girl. Raven slid back after another explosion to see that Alex was making a set of hand signs, and press his hand against the ground.

(Pace slows down)

Raven was slightly stunned by the immense power that Alex was using to summon whatever hellspawn that he was going to have the honor of dispatching. When the surge of energy was gone, Alex pressed his hand into the ground.

AHHHHHHAAAAAA!! I've seen all the pain, I've felt the pain! TORN IN DESIRE, LIVE BY THE FIRE!!!

"You ready for this Raven? Meet the Dragon Summon Level 3: Wyvern!" Alex said, smirking at his red dragon. Raven's hair was covering his face since he had lost his bandana, and the last surge caused his hair to come undone.

(Music stops) As I lived it all, the world became too small, and my colors grew colder…(colder is repeated)

(He still has enough power to summon that? Well, he's giving everything he has.) Raven thought to himself, and then he tuned himself into his music. (Colder eh? Well, I'll make hell freeze over!) Raven thought to himself, and you could see his Frosty Eye through his hair.

(Music begins blaring again) WAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAA!!!! THE SPIRIT TAKES ME HIGH!!! HIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!

Raven's chakra spike high, and it was snow white. His chakra was at least 175 percent stronger than it was a little while ago, and Alex actually raised and eyebrow. (So, he still has some more gas.) Alex thought to himself.

NEVER GIVE UP!!!! NEVER GIVE IN!!! Won't stop believing cause I'm going to win. Same with my soul. Before I get old. What if there's no tomorrow!?!?!

Raven opened his palm, and ice senbon materialized in his hand, and he sent it towards the wyvern, who spat fire at Raven, hitting him. Alex thought he got him, but he was surprised to see a wall of ice withstanding the attack. But there was no Raven behind it. Instead a second shield appeared, and he kicked the dragon in the back of the head. He used that kick to launch into the air, and threw some ice shuriken, that hit. The dragon turned around and shot fire at him, and he dodged it.

THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT CAN BE DONE!!! Climbing the mountain with powers so strong! Dusty Roads, down the way! LEAVING THE MEMORIES BEHIND ME!!

Raven then made a ice bo staff, and began swinging it at the dragon, who was actually being affected by the blows. He then ducked under a claw swipe, and shot more ice senbon, hitting the dragon right in the stomach. The Dragon roared in pain, before a ice cleaver took it's head off.

YEEEEEEEEEEHEEEEEEEEEAAAAAH!! USE THE SPIRIT!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Raven spun in mid-air after throwing the cleaver, and turned to Alex, running at him. "FEEL MY WRATH, MINI-BOSS!!!" Raven said, charging with speed he didn't have earlier. When he was right in front of him, he unleashed a staff assault, and when the music ended, he put the staff on his shoulder, the instant Alex fell unconscious.

"Music over!" Raven said, and his white chakra left, along with him falling to one knee. (Damn, with my ice chakra, it was numbing the blow to my head. Now that it's gone, I can tell that I've lost some blood.) Raven thought to himself. He slowly stood up, and nearly fell over again. He was ready for the ground, but Blade had caught him before he hit the ground. "Reckless idiot. You just now acknowledge the big gashing wound on our head." Blade said, and carried the American Demon to the hospital.

The girls were all giddy with excitement. Tsunade had bunked the girls together, and their tasks were to either: 1. Complete 1000 Sit-ups in 5 minutes, or 2. Throw a party and invite everyone they knew. They knew that the thing was rigged for them to chose the second one, and they did with gusto.

They were going to throw the best damn party ever, and they even agreed to invite the American nin to join them. "Why are we inviting them again?" Ino asked. Don't get her wrong. She didn't have anything against them, she didn't believe that they would come at all. "Well, if they come, we can learn about them!" Sakura said optimistically. "You're going to get them to come?" Tenten asked. "No. I know Blade will come. I'm sure he can get Raven to come." Sakura said.

(Raven's Dorm)

Oh how wrong Sakura was. "Come on Raven. They're throwing a party, and I know that they aren't going to make an attempt to murder us!" Blade said. "No." Raven said, crossing his arms. "But Raven! I really want to hang out with them!" "No." "But-" "No." Blade then growled in frustration.

He hated when Raven got like this. So he decided to try this another way. "If we go to this party, we can get rid of the first task!" Well, that got Raven's attention. "And I can get the $50 that I can win for losing my virginity first."

Wrong move.

"I'm staying here!" Raven said, not liking this silly bet they made a few years back. "Come on dude! You know I was kidding." Blade said, raising his hands in defense. "Blade, give it up! There is no way in hell I'm going with you!" Raven finalized, crossing his arms.

(Girl's Dorm: Main Room)

"I can't believe that you got me to come here…" Raven muttered to himself, as they were approaching the girl's dorm. "Who would have thought that holding your I-pod hostage would get the desired result." Blade said smirking.

They got closer, and heard what sounded like music that normal people wouldn't play. When they entered, they nearly had heart attacks. The place they entered was almost akin to Hooters. Hot women and all. Would you believe that this is what happened? If you don't, then you obviously don't know what being author can do!

Raven and Blade were speechless at this sight. Girls all no older than 19 were parading around in skimp shirts and shorts so short that they hugged their bottoms like a glove on a hand. Raven was about to turn around and leave, but Blade grabbed his arm, forcing him to stay.

"Hi! You two are those American Nin, aren't you?" One of the 'entertainers' asked. Raven's eye began twitching, and Blade felt like god had just blessed him with the greatest luck ever. (I won't fall prey to such shallow Human Emotions!!) Raven chanted in his mind, before something that he wasn't expecting happened.

The girl looked like she dropped something, and bent over to grab said thing.

Blade smirked, a heavy blush on his face, while blood shot out of Raven's nose, and sent him into 'Male Fantasy' Land, a.k.a unconsciousness. "Raven? Get up." Blade said, picking his friend off the ground, and dragging him to the area he saw Neji hanging at.

Neji was merely sipping on some water, before he saw the two nin. "What happened to him?" Neji asked, pointing at the unconscious nin. "He got a little excited." Blade said, ending it at that. Neji smirked at his 'fallen' friend, and chuckled a little. "I don't see why he wasn't able to stay awake. I've managed to stay calm so far." Neji said.

"Because Raven isn't as bold towards the opposite sex as he is in battle." Blade said. Neji chuckled some more, and sipped more of his water. "This was Tsunade's idea, wasn't it?" Blade asked. "Of course." Neji said. Blade sighed, and wondered what possessed him to even go through with this.

Oh yeah. The hot women at every turn! "Where are the other girls that were hanging with us? You know, the blond, the pink haired girl, the shy one, and Panda?" Blade asked. Neji knew who he was referring to, but he raised an eyebrow when he referred to Tenten as 'Panda'.

"Panda?" Neji asked. "Yeah. If you look at her the right way, her buns make her look like a panda! At least that's what Raven believes." Blade said, scratching the back of his head. "Who knows. But I know they are okay." Neji said.

(Outside the Girl's Dorm)

"So Hunter, those girls are the ones that Copy Cat Kakashi is charged with guarding?" Cole asked. "Yeah, and Raven and Blade are with them as well. Now, which one should we take?" Hunter asked. "Let's take the bun girl. I bet Kazu will find a use for the other Hyuuga." Karina said.

"Right, with his Curse Seal and all." Cole said. "Okay then, when the moment is right, we take the girl, and Raven and Blade will die at the hands of our troops." Hunter said. "We get big time promotions, and some cash as well." Cole said, smirking.

(The Party)

The 'party' was actually going along without a hitch. Everyone was having fun, Raven woke up and enjoyed the punch, and he was introduced to the others from Konoha via Naruto and Neji. He noticed that Blade became fast friends with Shikamaru, seeing as how Blade loved chess, and Shikamaru played Shogi.

(Che. These guys are actually okay. If only Scarecrow wasn't such a pain in the ass, everything would be okay. But I guess being an ass comes with the Sharingan.) Raven thought to himself. He made that comparison on the grounds that Kakashi was a bastard in his mind, and Sasuke was an even bigger ass than Kakashi.

He had nothing against the Uchiha, but people who act the way he does ticks him off. He shrugged it off, and was about to go bug Naruto into playing Tales of the Abyss with him, but he was stopped by Kobi, Rai, and Tobi.

"Oh great, what do you three want?" Raven asked. "You obviously are more trouble than we thought. You need to learn your place." Kobi said, gripping the Naginata with a wood blade instead of a steel one. "You want to fight? I have no weapon." Raven said, and Tobi tossed him his wooden Katana.

"Thanks?" Raven said, while Tobi merely nodded in his direction. "You know, I don't think I want to kick your-" Raven started before he ducked under a swipe from Koby. "Hey! You must think you-!?!?!?" This time, the sound of something cutting caught his attention, and there was a loud, collective gasp.

Raven turned slowly, and on the ground was half of his single braid. The rest of his hair, now two inches past his shoulder, was out of it's braid, and was flowing. Raven's eyes were white and hid body felt like it was stone. Then his chakra began increasing, and his eyes turned blue.

"Frosty Eye." Tobi said. "You…you…YOU!!!" Raven said, his aura becoming seriously murderous. "Raven…it isn't worth it to make the Cloud Village-" Blade was cut off by a raised hand. "Blade, stay out of it. HE'S A DEAD MAN!!!" Raven screamed, the air dropping about 15 degrees.

Before he could commence to kicking their asses, there was an explosion, and the Three Shadow Members appeared, Cole holding an unconscious Tenten. "Hey Raven! You guys bells are tolling. If you care for this girl, you will-"

The three nin then jumped back as a plethora of ice needles took place of where they were just standing. All three had O.O looks, and visibly cringed. "Well, bun girl has been kidnapped, so if you want her to live, find us! Bye!" Hunter said, and they all took off. Raven growled, and was about to follow them, before he was grabbed by Blade.

"Cool it! We need help." Blade said, pointing to the rest of the Konoha nin. "Yeah yeah! If you guys are ready, there's no time to waste!" Raven said, looking back at them. They all nodded, and took off.

(Read to figure out Location)

They were now about 20 miles from the Border Village, and they had found tracks that the three nin were there. "Okay, there's a clearing up ahead. Won't have anymore trees to run in." Raven said, and they all nodded.

They then took off again after a quick rest. The moment they reached the clearing, Kiba and Neji sopped them, serious looks on their faces. "An ambush." Shino said, and in the distance, there was close to 300 people out there, ready to end their lives. "Hunter was thorough about this." Blade said, and Shikamaru was thinking.

"Okay, these guys are no stronger than your average mercenary, but their sheer numbers make up for it. We'll send two people after them. The rest prevent them from following." Shikamaru said. "I'll go." Raven said, and sheathed the wooden Katana on his back sheath.

"Okay, anyone else?" Lee was about to scream his willingness, but Neji beat him to it. "I'll go along also." That stunned everyone. He was the Neji Hyuuga, the one who didn't show any emotions ever. Well, amusement and arrogance don't count because that's just the way he is.

But he was willingly going to save his teammate. That caused Raven's brow to rise a little, and he nodded. "Okay. Lee, Naruto. Both of you launch us over them, and we'll save Tenten." Raven said. Both nin nodded, and Naruto grabbed Raven and began spinning, holding onto him. Lee lifted Neji, and place his feet on his hands.

On three, Naruto tossed Raven, and Lee shot Neji like a rocket. The mercenaries looked into the air, and saw two boys flipping over them, and landing behind them and taking off. They were about to follow, but the other 11 prevented them from following them. "Sorry, but your opponents are us!" Naruto said, smirking.

(Cabin in the forest)

Neji and Raven ran for what seemed like 5 minutes, before they came to a cabin that Hunter and his team were standing near. "So, you came Raven. I'm surprised you left your friends to die against my army." Hunter said. "Don't be stupid. The will com out alive. All of them." Raven said, gripping the wooden Katana on his back.

"Hey Neji, you ready?" Raven asked. "Of course!" Neji said getting into his Gentle Fist stance. Hunter smirked, and Karina and Cole positioned themselves so that Raven and Neji were in the middle of their circle, back to back. "Okay, what's the plan?" Raven asked. "We fight and watch each others-" Neji didn't finish because Hunter was wrapped up in chakra strings.

"Raven, do ou have any idea how hard it is finding you!?" A familiar voice screamed, and Raven smirked. "Hi to you too Coin." Raven said, and said nin appeared out of the shadows. "Yeah whatever. You look like you need help." Moon said. "Neji, you get Karina, and I'll get Cole." And with that, they began their battle.