Yo!!! Time for another chapter of ShadowRonin's Misadventures!! Sasuke and Raven are making a bold move, but is that all there is to it? Find out!!!

Chapter 14: Counter Assault!! Raven's Gamble.

"So, we meet again, Student of the Slug Sannin." Raven said. "You saw her a few minutes ago." Sasuke muttered to Raven. "Quiet, peon! In situations like this, you must establish your rivalries." Raven said. "And at the moment they are our rivals!" Sasuke shook his head.

"What now, American Demon? Gonna take all 5 of us on?" Ino asked, smirking. "Actually…" Raven said, as Sasuke slowly unsheathed his Chokuto. (sp?) "Taking you all on doesn't sound too bad. May give me a reason to use Sharingan." Raven said, as he slid Fenrir from behind his back.

"Ready?" Raven asked. The girls got into battle stances. "GO!!" Raven and Sasuke shot after the girls. Raven then slowed down, as Sasuke flashed towards Hinata. Her eyes widened as she hopped backwards, causing Sasuke to follow.

(Shit! You aren't following the plan, dumbass!) Sasuke was supposed to take the ones on the right of Hinata, which meant Ino and Mika. Sadly, he ignored him and went straight for Hinata. Raven then made the seal for the Shadow Clone and three Ravens appeared next to him. "Sorry. Sasuke's fight is none of our business." Raven said, as the girls sped away, each one with a Raven following them.

(Heading North)

Ino, after a few minutes of dodging kunai, managed to kill off the Raven Clone following her. What she didn't expect was a sky blue blade made of what felt like rubber to ensnare her to the tree she was in front of. Along with her eyes being covered with cloth.

"So Ino. Can you tell me what it's like being the one that is being dominated?" If Ino's eyes were visible, they would have widened. "Yep. It's me. Blade. You know why I'm here. I think I should have my headband back." Ino felt her heartbeat quicken when Blade rested his hands on her waist to untie the dark blue headband. "I could feel your pulse shoot up? Am I making you nervous?" Blade asked, as he rested a hand on Ino's right shoulder, which caused her face to visibly blush.

Ino managed to slide her right arm from the sword rope trap, and needed to think on how to get out of this situation. Blade was just releasing his light grip on Ino's waist before Ino had an idea. She grabbed Blade's hand, and Blade blinked in surprise. "Is that all you wanted?" Ino asked seductively, and Blade began to sweat.

"You don't want to explore my body?" Ino asked, and Blade began to really sweat. "W-w-w-what do y-you-" Blade cut himself off as his hand came into contact with something soft. He then turned incredibly dark red, and withdrew his hand rapidly. (She didn't do that! She didn't do that!) That chant continued in his mind, as his face began to really blaze when a picture of his hand caressing Ino's right breast entered his mind.

"What's wrong? You didn't enjoy it?" Ino asked. It sounded like she was pouting, but Blade knew otherwise. He didn't trust his voice, so he called Sky Dragon back, and disappeared. Ino let herself lean on the tree, and smile. She was slowly getting Blade to admit his attraction to her openly. It was only a matter of time.

(Heading South)

Mika was running and throwing kunai at the Raven that followed her. She managed to hit it, and watched with victory as it disappeared. "Got him." She said, smirking. "Nope." She turned, and there stood Raven, smirking. "Shadow Clone? You're the real one!!" She said. "In the flesh." Raven said. "Finally. I get the chance to defeat you!" She said, charging after him.

Raven merely smirked, as her fist ran into him. (That was fast.) He thought to himself, as he flew through the trees. Mika was about to charge him, but 10 more Raven's surrounded her. (His chakra is this resilient?) Mika thought to herself, as she began to dispatch the clones. After those ten, 20 appeared, and she felt as though she was fighting an endless supply of Raven Clones.

"Who are you really!?" Mika asked, as she was surrounded by Shadow Clones of Raven. "What makes you think I'm not who I say?" Raven asked, as his clones smirked. "From what I've heard of the American Demon, he has a strange mastery of Ice Jutsus. You have yet to launch one at me. And he has that one white streak in his hair, where as you don't." Mika said, and 'Raven' smirked.

"You caught me. I guess the jig is up." He said, as he dropped the Transformation Jutsu to reveal none other than Naruto Uzumaki. "Ramen boy? You think you can take my band? You're hopelessly wrong." Mika said. "Really? Well, I guess this is the part where I say you don't let your guard up." Naruto said, as 5 clones charged. As she took them out, Naruto smirked cockily. "I'm beating your clones! Why smirk!?" She said, as she ended some more.

"Because I win." Naruto said, as one of his clone's hand popped out of the ground, grabbing her ankle. "Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu!!" Naruto then dragged Mika into the ground till her head was the only thing not buried, and he smirked. "Seems like you lost my band. Tough." The clone said, as Naruto walked up, took the headband, and dismissed it. "Don't underestimate the next Hokage, or else you will lose." Naruto said, as he left.

"You got me, you bum…" She said, but she smiled. "You won't win next time Naruto Uzumaki!" She screamed after him, and he turned to give her a side smirk.

(Heading East)

Tenten flashed across treetops tossing weapons at the Raven chasing her, but she couldn't hit him. "That all you got Tenten!?" Raven screamed, taunting her. Tenten scowled, and unleashed the giant scroll upon her back. "Summoning Scroll: Destuctive Dragon's Dance!!" She screamed, as the scroll spiraled into the air, before it launched wave after wave of weapons, blasting Raven and sticking him to a tree.

"You still think you are better?" Tenten asked. "No. But then again, I was merely a clone. NOW!!!" Raven screamed, as he disappeared. "You are in the Zone of my 8-Trigrams." Tenten, who's eyes had widened, turned, and saw Neji in his stance for the 8-Trigrams.

"2 Palms." He slid, and struck. "4 Palms. 8 Palms. 16 Palms. 32 Palms." Tenten had been slowly being pushed back, and Neji was merely following. "8-Trigrams 64 Palms!!" He shot her into a tree, and she hit it pretty harshly. "That's it, Tenten. Your chakra has been sealed, and I win. Now hand over your headband." Neji said. "You…you…" Tenten muttered to herself, as Neji looked at her confused.

"You touched my breasts, you pervert." She said calmly, like she was holding in fury. Neji's eyes widened, and his mini versions appeared. (Don't believe her, Neji! You did no such thing!!!) His Angel screamed. (He didn't, but I sure as hell did!!!!) Devil Neji said, a sick smirk on his face.

(YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!) (YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!) Both Neji and Angel Neji screamed in anger. (Boo hoo. You know you liked it.) Devil said, smirking. (You bastard!!! I ought to-) (How did you take control of his body?) Angel asked, cutting Neji off. (Ancient Lucifric Jutsus.) He said, and they both disappeared. "You are aware that the hand that touched me will become mine, correct?" Tenten asked, as she began to smirk.

Neji's face darkened, and he looked away. "F-forgive me." He said, as he disappeared with Body Flicker. "That hand will be mine alright. It will be my best friend." Tenten said, smirking at the things that flew through her head.

(Heading West)

Hinata found that Sasuke wasn't holding back this time. He was coming with the intent to fight for real. He was coming to get his band back. And he was coming with the intent to show her what he could really do. Which is why after 5 minutes, Hinata had all sorts of small scrapes across her, while Sasuke was just fine.

"I guess that the last time was just a fluke." Sasuke said, as he retied his headband around his forehead. "You will never get stronger if you don't believe in yourself. You will fall by the wayside, and be passed by everyone." Sasuke said, and Hinata lowered her gaze. "You are wrong, Sasuke-san. I am not weak." Hinata said. "Really? From that last performance, I wouldn't think so." Sasuke said, and Hinata's eyes lowered even more. "Prove me wrong. Prove you are as strong as Neji says you are." Sasuke said, walking away. Hinata's eyes widened.

(Neji-nii-san thinks I'm strong?) Hinata thought to herself. "I wish to see that kind of power. One that isn't enshrouded by darkness. Pure as the light." Hinata's eyes widened even further. She knew exactly what he meant by that. Him and Naruto had dark powers under their command. Naruto's Demonic Chakra, and Sasuke's Sharingan and the Curse Mark that Naruto told her about. No one besides Naruto himself has seen Sasuke in this form that Naruto described, and Naruto described it as deadly.

(What kind of evil does Sasuke have in himself?) Hinata thought to herself.

(Border Village Training Grounds)

Sakura stood in a clearing, as she felt around for Raven. She knew he had followed her, and his Shadow Clones to take the rest. But why he did that, she didn't know. All she knew was that she would get him to play for real. "Don't even think you can get me to go for real." Sakura's eyes widened, and she looked into the sky, which was now black.

And then, blue Sharingan Eyes appeared in the sky. "I did some research on these eyes while at home. These eyes are quite famous. The power to enter people's minds. The power to warp time and space. And with the Mangekyo Sharingan, the power to envelop into a Genjutsu so fierce, it kills within seconds. That kind of power sounds really bad. You sure you want to face it?" Raven was taunting her, and Sakura wasn't going to take that.

"You can't intimidate me, Raven!! You won't beat me!!" Sakura said. "My mission this time around isn't to beat you. It's merely to set the stage for the last phase." Raven said. Before Sakura asked that he elaborate, there was an explosion in the air. "Seems like it's time. You have 2 days, Sakura. At the moment, I would plan long and hard, because you are down one headband." Raven said, disappearing.

(Boys Meeting Place)

Raven reappeared where the boys were supposed to meet. "Those boys better have gotten what we needed." Raven said, and he turned to see Naruto walking towards him. "Naruto! You got your headband back! All according to plan." Raven said, and Naruto smirked. "Of course. As the strongest of our team, I must complete my missions." Naruto said. Next to appear was Sasuke, who wore his headband over his head, smirking.

"You broke the original plan, baka." Raven said, and they both bumped knuckles. "I got us a headband, didn't I?" Sasuke said, and Raven smirked. "Sure." They both then turned, as Neji appeared. "Neji!! You got Tenten's headband?" Naruto asked. Neji shook his head, and Raven frowned.

"Come on dude. Your mission was the most important one of all of ours. You needed to get Tenten's headband!" Raven said. "Sorry. Things popped up." Neji said. "Sure. What happened, you touch Tenten's boob or something?" Naruto asked, and Neji went silent.

"You touched Tenten's boobs, didn't you?" Raven asked. Neji blushed, and turned his head. "I did no such thing!" Neji said. "Liar." Both Uchiha said, deactivating their Sharingans. "Your body language showed you were telling a lie." Raven said. "So, what did they feel like, Neji?" Sasuke asked, as the boys all smirked.

Before Neji could answer, or make death threats, Blade appeared, his headband on his sword sheath, and his face red as an apple. "Do we even want to know?" Raven asked. "Just know that this hand is never going to be washed again." Blade said dreamily, and the other boys sweat dropped. "Back to square one." Raven said, and they all hung their heads.

(Girls Meeting Place)

Sakura stood where the girls were supposed to meet, contemplating the last thing Raven said. "Why the long face, Forehead?" Ino appeared, and Sakura sighed. "I think this little attack had a purpose." Sakura said. "It did." Mika appeared. "The purpose was to get the headbands back. That's all." Mika said, as Hinata appeared.

"Why would they do that?" Ino asked, and Sakura shook her head. "To satiate their pride? We did get three of their headbands." Sakura said outloud. (Could have been four, but Raven's glow from the sun distracted me…) Sakura mused to herself, and felt a small blush coming.

"It isn't that simple." Mika said, and Tenten appeared. "They are looking for a Final Battle." Mika said. The girls donned confused looks. "We have 2 days left. Tomorrow is the last day for us to get the win." Mika said. "This should be fun." Ino mused out loud. They all then decided to watch them.

(With the Boys)

"So it comes down to a final showdown, huh?" Blade mused out loud, as the other boys looked to him. "That seems the plan, since a certain perverse Hyuuga couldn't keep his side of the plan." Raven said, and pointedly glared at Neji, who glared right back with the Byakugan activated.

"Now isn't the time." Sasuke said, and Blade agreed. "Damnit! Is this a battle, or are we stuck in some kind of Fanfiction!?" Raven screamed. "Eh?" Naruto and Blade looked confused. "Now that you mention it…" Sasuke said out loud. "Coincidence. This is merely a coincidence." Neji said, and the others shrugged. "You never know. Maybe we are just characters in some dudes story." Blade said. They all then looked to the sky philosophically for about 5 seconds.

"Nah!!!" They all said, and Naruto chuckled. "So, we need to take them on, one on one?" Naruto asked. "Basically. The original plan was to make them come to us in a last attempt desperate move to steal our headbands. But thanks to Romeo over there, we have to take a more active part on the last day." Raven said, as Neji scowled in his direction.

"Don't scowl at me, Jiraiya 2.0." Raven said, and calmy dodged an Empty Palm that destroyed the building he was in front of. "Now now." Blade said, as him and Naruto held Neji back. "Look. There's nothing we can do for now. Meet up tomorrow at 10:00. I'll have a plan by then." The boys nodded, and Blade, Neji, and Naruto disappeared. Before Sasuke could, Raven got his attention.

"You're playing a dangerous game, Sasuke." Raven said, and Sasuke closed his eyes. "If you plan to get with her, you need to be aware that breaking her heart could result in some catastrophic things." Raven said. "Hn." Sasuke said. "No 'Hn'ing me. I'm dead serious. The last thing I want to happen is for an entire clan to turn on you." Raven said.

"You mean Hyuuga?" Sasuke asked. "If it were just them, that wouldn't bother me. From the way the village ninja seem to regard her, they all may turn against you. Should that happen, your only allies may be me and Naruto, but Naruto would be a stretch." Raven said.

"I see. So, me seeking her out would be disastrous for me?" Sasuke asked. "Basically." Raven said, and then there was a tense moment. "Well, I always was too overconfident for my own good." Sasuke said, smirking. "Don't come to me when Konoha tries to kick your ass." Raven said, and chuckled. "Revive that clan!!!" Raven cheered, and Sasuke sighed.

"You're an idiot. Even I don't work that fast." Sasuke said. "Well, you better at least invite me to the wedding!" Raven said. "Should I get that far and Neji has spared my life." Sasuke said, joking back. "The Ice Block jests!? My word!" Raven said, and both nin began to chuckle. "So, good luck with her, cousin." Raven said.

"Hn. Uchihas don't need luck." Sasuke said, as he disappeared. "…Maybe. But a little luck early on could have helped us both out, huh? Krad and Itachi. Both have caused pain, but only I had someone to show me the way back to the light. Sasuke, I'll bring you to it as well." Raven said, as he turned to walk away. "If I don't, surely Hinata can!!" Raven said, chuckling out loud.

He was about to disappear as well, but he heard a silent thunk, and turned to see a kunai at the base of the tree. On instinct, he activated his Frosty Eye, and glanced around. "Whoever is out there, show yourselves!!" Raven screamed.

The girl's felt their blood run cold, and their faces paled. (Busted!!) The thought ran through their minds like a reel, and they knew they were screwed. Then again, maybe luck was on their side. "Found you, Demon-kun!!!" Raven looked to the tree top, and saw a little girl with pink hair. "Those robes. You're from the Shadow 20!!" Raven said.

"More like 16. But you get the idea, ne Demon-kun?" She said, and Raven merely gave her a dark look. "Why are you here?" Raven asked. "You know, Demon-kun. Krad wants you dead." She said, and laughed. "You here to fight me now?" Raven asked. "Of course not. When the time comes, you'll face Kirikiri, Shadow Number 3." She said, disappearing. Raven stood, thinking, and sighed.

"Now they have little kids in the Shadow 20? Man…" Raven then disappeared. The girls stood in the tree, surprised that neither Raven or the mysterious girl in the tree noticed their being there.

(Elsewhere)

Blade was chilling with both Artemis and Coin, who were sitting under a tree, lounging around. "Seems like life has become quite easy going since we have been in the Border Village. Don't you think Sun?" Artemis asked, since Coin was in Sun Mode. "I guess. But it has been oddly quiet." Sun said. Blade was about to comment, but Raven appeared.

"Something wrong?" Sun asked. He noted Raven's solemn look. "The Shadows are making a move." Blade's eyes widened, as Sun transformed into Moon. "What do you know?" Moon asked. "Nothing short of be on guard tomorrow. I get the feeling we will need it." Raven said. "Just who are we looking out for?" Artemis asked.

"I'd say a girl of 10 years old, with pink hair." Raven said, as the other gawked at him. "You serious?" Blade asked. "Dead." Raven said.

(Outside the Village)

"So, this is the village, right?" A boy, silver short hair, asked. He looked to have sharp teeth, and a giant cleaver on his back. "I can feel his chakra in there." The girl, redhead, said.

"Then he needs to know that Orochimaru is closing in on him." The taller man, messy white hair, said. "I see. Well, let's pay our old leader a visit. It's times like this where Hebi is needed the most." He said, smirking. The taller guy nodded, and the girl glared at the silver haired boy.

"Who the hell died and made you leader!?" She screamed at him, which caused him to smirk. "You are just protecting that boy's spot." He said, and she scowled. "Can it wait till we find him?" The giant asked. "Fine!" They both said, huffing and shifting their glances away from each other. The tall guy sweat dropped, and sighed.

ShadowRonin: Yeah. Both sides are pulling out the last stops in an attempt to end this little game. Will the girls end this with their favor, or will Raven's plan come to victory? And what of the Shadow 20? What are they planning? And who are those 3 coming into the village? Don't know, well find out as the story progresses.

Next Chapter: The Last Day. Both sides are tied with no head bands lost. But with the last day, comes desperation. Naruto and Blade both take their foes on, but can they win? Or will Naruto be defeated, and Blade seduced? Find out on:

Chapter 15: The Final Day: Naruto's Brawl and Blade's Downfall!!