A week has passed since Naruto and Raven found out they were married and honestly if it wasn't for the prophecy, then everything would have been just fine. They kept it a secret and Raven actually felt happy, like she didn't have to worry about the prophecy or anything. She had this new feel about her and at first she thought she was pregnant, but after several tests she wasn't. She narrowed it down to being married to the man of her dreams as cliche as that sounds.
As for Naruto he was basically the same except for the fact that he upped his training some more. He was practicing his wind manipulation one day and accidentally lifted himself off of the ground once. Raven was with him when he did it and questioned him as to why he can't control his ability and he simply said he just figured it out. He knew that even if he managed to fly, that using the hiraishin would be faster, but flying would be pretty cool. Right now Naruto was watching the Titans as they were about to be in a fight with Doctor Light who for some strange and weird reason decided to tear up an oil rig.
"Once I drain the energy from fifty thousand barrels of oil, I'll flood the city in never ending daylight." Doctor Light said then the tubes to his costume disconnected and he had to jump out of the way from some gadgets and a blast.
"You know, Doctor Light. For a guy obsessed with illumination, you're not very bright." Robin said
"Next time you're looking to steal something. You might want to pick a target we can't see from our living room." Raven said
"Oh. Well, umm." Doctor light said and then threw blasts at the Titans who split up
"That's a real pretty light show, but sound packs a bigger punch!" Cyborg said
Cyborg shot a blast at Doctor Light who blocked it with a light shield then blasted Cyborg into the water. Starfire was flying at Doctor Light, shooting star bolts at him and he blocked all of them with a light shield and shot a beam out of his chest plate and sent Starfire flying back to the ground. He had a brief exchange with Beast Boy and Robin that he lost when Beast Boy turned into a dinosaur and slapped him to the ground.
"No one defeats Doctor Light! No one!" Doctor Light said and Raven appeared behind him with tentacles flowing from underneath her cloak
"Remember me?" Raven asked and he paled
"I'd like to go jail now please." Doctor Light said as Cyborg climbed up the ladder
"Alright! The butt kicking is over and it's almost midnight. Time for donuts. Yeah!" Cyborg said
"I'll see you back at the tower." Raven said walking away from the Titans
"But, Raven." Robin said
"You do not wish to enjoy the nuts of dough? It's like eating sweet tiny wheels." Starfire said
"I just wanna get home before tomorrow comes." Raven said and flew away
"What's so special about tomorrow?" Beast Boy asked
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing is special about tomorrow." Naruto thought
"Friend Naruto. Do you wish to join us?" Starfire asked
"Not after last time. I'll pass on this one." Naruto said
"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry?" Beast Boy asked
"Doesn't matter. You still did what you did and now I'm not going to the donut shop with you." Naruto said and vanished
Next day Raven's room
"It's time." Naruto said as he appeared in her room
"I know. I just want today to be over with already. It's 6pm and I only have 6 more hours to go." Raven said
"You slept in your room last night." Naruto said as he sat next to her
"I know. I just wanted you to be safe just in case something happened." Raven said
"Did you have nightmares last night about him?" Naruto asked
"No. Nothing happened yet." Raven said
"Then stay with me tonight. I'll be able to handle whatever happens." Naruto said
"Are you sure we'll be able to stop Trigon?" Raven asked as she put her head on his shoulder
"I don't think we can beat him, I know we can beat him." Naruto said and Raven sighed
"You're right. I'm worried about nothing. The portal will open and I will survive." Raven said
"Good to hear that." Naruto said and gave her a kiss
"I can't believe we're married." Raven said looking at the symbol on her finger
"I know, but at least it's something we both wanted." Naruto said
"You wanted to marry me?" Raven asked
"You could say that. When we first met, your mom asked me how I felt about marrying you and I told her maybe in the future, but I didn't know what village you were from. That's when your mom told me that you were from a different dimension. I got the idea to leave to another dimension from her and that's when I decided to make my own portal. I would tell my mom that I was only looking for you to get some answers when I was having dreams about Trigon and a prophecy, but deep down I knew it was more than that." Naruto said
"You were looking for me because you wanted to be with me." Raven said
"Yeah. I won't say it, but the way I feel about you now is how I felt about you deep down all those years ago." Naruto said
"I'll tell you as soon as all of this is over." Raven said
"You can say it whenever you're ready." Naruto said
"Okay. Why haven't you switched your eyes yet?" Raven asked
"Think of it as discipline. I know I could have switched my eyes, but then I'd become reliant on them and use them all the time." Naruto said
"Are you sure the switch will work? What if I forget to connect something?" Raven asked
"Just do your best. My healing ability will fix anything that's wrong." Naruto said
"Just don't go fighting recklessly." Raven said
"I won't." Naruto said and gave her a kiss that started to get heated after a while until they heard a noise that made them stop
"What was that?" Raven asked
"Don't know." Naruto said and they left the room
Living room
"Hello." Raven said as she and Naruto walked into the living room
"SURPRISE." Robin, Cyborg, Starfire and Beast Boy yelled making Raven scream
"Uh, Raven?" Cyborg asked
"It is merely us. Your friends with warm wishes for the day of your birth." Starfire said
"I told you a surprise party was a bad idea." Robin said to Beast Boy who screamed when Raven appeared behind him
"How did you know it was my birthday?!" Raven asked
"She's pissed." Naruto thought
"Uh, remember last night how you made that big deal about tomorrow? Well we started wondering what tomorrow was, so we did some snooping." Beast Boy said and everyone looked at him
"Well, I did some snooping and I sort of found a restricted file in the off limits area of the Titans computer and it kinda had your birthday on it." Beast Boy said
"And we have been preparing your celebration ever since." Starfire said
"We put up tons of decorations." Beast Boy said
"And I made my famous 8 layered cake with three kinds of frosting." Cyborg said
"And I have assembled for you a traditional Tamaranean throknar. The crown of meat." Starfire said
"I hope this is okay." Robin said
"No, it's not. Look, I really appreciate what you're trying to do here, but I'm not interested." Raven said and walked away
"But there will be music and the iced cream and a strange game involving pins and the behind of a donkey." Starfire said
"We've got a pinãta shaped like Beast Boy. You know you want to smack it." Cyborg said
"I said no." Raven said
"Relax, Raven." Naruto thought
"I'm trying." Raven said
"Come on, Raven. I know you hate fun, but it's your birthday. It's special. You can't let this day end without..."
"NO." Raven yelled as she turned around and her powers destroyed everything then she stormed away
"I told you a surprise party was a bad idea." Beast Boy said
"Give it a rest." Robin said and went to chase after Raven
"Leave her be." Naruto said
"I need to know what's going on with her." Robin said
"If you were meant to know then she'd tell you. You all need to realize that when Raven says no, she means it." Naruto said
"Well, do you know why she won't celebrate her birthday?" Cyborg asked
"I've always known. I'm just not at liberty to say." Naruto said
"Since we're speaking of birthdays, when's your birthday?" Beast Boy asked
"None of your business. Like Raven, I don't celebrate my birthday." Naruto said
"Why not?" Starfire asked
"Because the day I was born, thousands of people were killed and I was blamed for it." Naruto said and left the room
"Great. Now we have two dull people on our team. Raven was enough, but now we have Naruto to deal with." Beast Boy said as he sat down and then screamed when a kunai was a centimeter away from taking off what made him a boy
Raven's room
"Can't this thing go any faster? Ugh. I just want this day to be over. Relax. I just have a few more hours to go. It might not even happen." Raven said and started to meditate then she started choking as she had a vision
Raven's Vision
"What you have concealed you shall become. You have no other choice. Your destiny will be fulfilled. The portal must be opened." Trigon's voice said as Raven was surrounded by fire and the Mark of Skath appeared
"NO." Raven yelled
Real world
"Raven! What's the matter?" Naruto asked as he appeared next to her and she took a deep breath
"Trigon. He's coming, Naruto. He's coming." Raven said and gave him a hug
"It's alright. We're ready for this, aren't we?" Naruto asked
"Yes, but the closer he is to arriving the more scared I am." Raven said
"Don't worry. I'll be here every step of the way." Naruto said and then there was banging on the door so Raven opened it
"I heard you scream." Robin said and then the alarm went off
"Trouble." Raven said
Power plant
"So, who's the bad guy this time? Gizmo, Mad Mod, killer moth?" Cyborg asked
"The report stated there was an intruder." Starfire said
"Whoever it is, we're gonna totally kick their...ouch." Beast boy said as he bumped into Robin
"No." Robin said as he saw who they were up against
"It's been a long time hasn't it, Titans. A month? A year? A millennium? Far too long for my tastes anyway. I was beginning to think I'd never see your smiling faces again." The person said
"You? How did you survive?" Cyborg asked
"Tera took you down. Way down." Beast boy said
"Slade. I don't know where you've been, but you shouldn't have come back. I'm still ready to take you down." Robin said
"Where he's been? He's been dead this entire time, Robin." Naruto thought
"That's precious, Robin, but I didn't come back for you." Slade said
A mark appeared on his forehead and he shot a blast of fire at them making them dodge, but it kept following Raven who escaped.
"Ever have one of those days where you just feel happy to be alive." Slade said
"Dude." Beast Boy said
"Yeah. Since when could Slade do that?" Cyborg asked
"Not sure, but he won't be doing it for long. Titans! Go!" Robin said
They all went into action and Starfire shot star bolts at Slade while Cyborg used his sonic cannon. Slade created a wall of fire to protect himself and then appeared on the ledge he was originally standing on. Robin used some gadgets that turned the fire to ice and Slade was frozen as well. Slade simply broke out of the ice as if it was nothing and landed on the ground. Raven used her powers and launched some of the ice shards at Slade, but he backflipped out of the way.
Starfire shot a big star bolt at Slade who created a web of fire catching the star bolt and sent it back at Starfire knocking her out of the air. Cyborg picked up a huge piece from one of the surrounding machines and swung it at Slade who simply melted it once he was hit. Cyborg ran at Slade and missed a punch leaving himself wide open for an attack. Slade plucked Cyborg away and he unintentionally crashed into Raven. Slade jumped up high onto a platform and moved as Robin came swinging at him and throwing an explosive gadget at him.
Robin was looking for Slade, but he couldn't find him. Slade finally appeared and had a flaming pole that he used to attack Robin who barely had time to react. They started fighting and after a brief exchange, Slade cut right through Robin's staff.
"Take my word for it, Robin. You shouldn't play with fire." Slade said and knocked Robin away
"It really has been nice seeing you all again." Slade said as he looked at Raven
"I just want this day to end." Raven said
"I think we both know that this day is far from over. Hello, birthday girl. Ready for your present?" Slade asked and Raven blasted him away and flew to check if he was gone
"I have a message for you." Slade said and grabbed Raven's wrist making the mark of Skath appear
"It has begun." Slade said floating in the air he was staring to channel electricity in his body and then it made everything start to fall apart.
"So that's what you did. You willingly became a puppet for Trigon just to breathe again." Naruto said as he appeared
"I was wondering when you'd show up." Slade said
"I figured I'd let them have some fun before I made my appearance." Naruto said
"STOP." Raven yelled and froze time
"How did I do that?" Raven asked
"You might be able to stop time, birthday girl, but you can't stop me. You can't stop any of it really. I have to say, Raven, when I found out the truth I was very impressed. All this time I had no idea the power lurking inside of you. The glorious destiny that awaits. It's always the quiet ones. Isn't it? But honestly, did you think you could just blow out the candles and wish it all away? Today is the day it begins. You've known this all your life. It is going to happen and I matter what you wish, no matter where you go, no matter how you squirm, there is nothing you can do, to stop it." Slade said
"Who says she wants to stop it?" Naruto said as he appeared
"How are you able to move? I froze time." Raven thought
"I quickly made a shadow clone and had it use the Mangekyou and then made another one to come back." Naruto thought
"What do you mean?" Slade said
"We want the portal to open. I want Trigon to appear and I want you to watch as I make your master scream in agony as I kill him." Naruto said and Raven grabbed him and phased out to the street
"I thought we had a plan." Raven said
"We do. I'm telling Slade you want the portal open so it gives Trigon a higher chance of leaving you alive. Just keep doing what you're doing. How did you stop time?" Naruto asked
"I don't know. I just wanted everything to stop. I guess I got my wish." Raven said as Slade appeared
"Run!" Naruto said
Raven did as told and ran away. Naruto went up to Slade and gave him a quick combo and hit him with a rasengan, sending him into a building before he vanished and Slade did the same, but he found Raven first.
"I have a message for you and I will deliver it whether you like it or not. The skies will burn. Flesh will become stone. The sun will set on your world, never to rise again. Time won't wait forever. You can't run away from who you are." Slade said as he marked Raven again
"I can try!" Raven said and crushed him with two rocks then ran
"Naruto!" Raven said
"I'm here." Naruto said and they ran
Church
"I shouldn't have dragged you into this." Raven said
"It's fine. I was involved once I started having Trigon appear in my dreams. We're doing good so far. We knew this was unavoidable. You're doing a good job at letting him mark you. Keep it up." Naruto said
"I will." Raven said and the doors were opened by Slade who separated them with a wall of fire
"It's just you and me now, kid." Slade said as Raven ran away
Outside
"You're making this much more difficult than this needs to be." Slade said and created a wall of fire prevent Raven from leaving the alley
"The message must be delivered." Slade said and flew after Raven then tackled her onto the top of a building
"What you have concealed you shall become. You have no other choice. The message will be delivered. Your destiny shall be fulfilled." Slade said
He ripped off Raven's cloak and revealed more symbols on her skin then grabbed her wrists and time seemed to speed up. Raven's clothes ripped barely covering her body and her hair grew longer. The sun and moon both came and went until eventually the sky was red and everything was destroyed.
"No." Raven said
"Yes. Look at it. Drink it in. Behold the world you are destined to create." Slade said as an image of Trigon appeared
"No! I won't do it. This is just a vision. It can't be real." Raven said
"You're doing good, Raven. Keep it up." Naruto thought as he was watching
"This is the future. Your future. It begins on the day you were born. Nothing can stop it. This will come to pass. I will make sure of 're going to destroy the world. It's written all over your face." Slade said
"Since you have a message I have my own." Naruto said as he appeared in front of Slade switching places with Raven
"What's that?" Slade asked and Naruto cut his head off with his sword
"Tell Trigon that I'll be waiting for his punk ass when he arrives." Naruto said then Slade's head and body disappeared as time went back to normal then Naruto caught Raven who passed out and almost fell to her death
"Let's go home." Naruto said and vanished before anybody could see her
Titans tower
Raven woke up in her bed and remembered what happened and then smirked. She went to the bathroom, washed up and cut her hair. As she was finished cutting her hair, she heard a noise and when she opened the door, she saw papers with arrows guiding her and she followed them. She opened the doors and covered her eyes from the light immediately turning on and from the confetti.
"Um, surprise." Beast Boy said
"Look. We know you didn't want to celebrate your party, but after today." Cyborg trailed off
"We hoped that you might reconsider." Starfire finished
"You may not like your birthday, but we're all glad that you were born." Beast Boy said
"We're going to need ice cream." Raven said after she was silent for a few second
"Coming right up." Beast Boy said and ran to the kitchen
"I'll cut the cake." Cyborg said
"And I shall fetch the throknar." Starfire said
"You sure you're okay?" Robin asked
"I will be." Raven said
"How was Slade alive? I know for certain that he was dead." Robin said
"I don't know. I'll look into it some more after we're done." Raven said
"I figured you would. Something like that is in your field of expertise." Robin said and started to walk away
"Where's Naruto?" Raven asked
"Don't know. We haven't seen him since the fight with Slade, but his communicator said that he's in the living room." Robin said
"I'll go get him." Raven said
"You know where he is?" Robin asked
"Most likely in his room." Raven said and walked away
Naruto's room
Raven made it to Naruto's room and after knocking for a while, she gave up since he wasn't answering. She opened the door which was weird because like her, he keeps the door locked all the time. She entered the room and saw him meditating while floating in the air similar to how she does except his fingers were locked together and his thumbs were touching each other. She called out to him again and figured he must be talking to Kurama again. She locked his door and got in her meditative position and then placed a hand on his head. Next thing she knew she was in his mindscape.
Naruto's mindscape
"So it's really happening?" Naruto asked
"Unfortunately. With Narumi defeating the one with the rinnegan and the 8 tails still being hidden, war is the only way this fake Madara Uchiha can capture me and Gyuki." Kurama said
"What happened at the Kage summit? I'm sure you heard about what happened." Naruto said
"Ah, yes. Well, like you guessed, Sasuke and Danzo both attacked the summit. Sasuke killed Danzo and then went after Tsunade and she killed him. It wasn't easy due to him constantly getting healed by someone who was experimented on with Uzumaki dna and somehow came into possession of the heal bite ability. She took his body and they are taking some of his DNA to try and repopulate the Uchiha clan. They are looking for women who would be willing to carry an Uchiha brat." Kurama said
"That's a bit disturbing. I'm guessing Tsunade's chakra enhanced fighting style was too much for him to handle." Naruto said
"Oh no. He handled that just fine by constantly using his Susanoō to block the attacks. What got him was her ability to use wood style like Hashirama Senju. It's not at his level, but that's probably because she rarely uses it." Kurama said
"Wood style huh? How has the village taken it?" Naruto asked
"There were some who were against it, but that was quickly shut down when Tsunade revealed Sasuke tried to kill her." Kurama said
"Did Kurenai have her baby yet?" Naruto asked
"No. Now as I was saying before we got off topic, the war is happening and it seems as if somebody else is working alongside the fake Madara Uchiha." Kurama said
"What makes you say that?" Naruto asked
"There have been reports from every village that caskets have been raised above ground and someone has been cutting the bodies stealing strands of DNA from them. All the caskets were of the most elite ninja and Kage from each village. You should know why somebody would only want a small portion of dna." Kurama said
"The reanimation jutsu." Naruto said
"What's the reanimation jutsu?" Raven asked
"I was wondering when you'd show yourself." Naruto said
"How'd you know I was here?" Raven asked
"This is his mind. Nobody can enter without him knowing." Kurama said
"Anyway, the reanimation jutsu is a jutsu that binds the soul of a deceased person to a living vessel, restoring them as they were when they were alive in order to do their summoner's bidding. It was originally created by Tobirama Senju and then he declared it a kinjutsu." Naruto said
"How does that even work?" Raven asked
"To actually perform the reanimation jutsu the DNA of the person to be reincarnated is smeared on a special scroll. Once the scroll is activated, the remains spread out in the form of a special seal with the living sacrifice in the center. Then dust and ash encase the sacrifice's body, giving them the same appearance that the reincarnated had at the time of their death. The process is apparently painful for the sacrifice. The sacrifice's chakra signature is completely overridden with the chakra of the one being reincarnated. Although the sacrifice is still technically alive so long as the technique is active, their body will never again be theirs and the body will die when the reincarnated soul is released." Kurama said
"That's disturbing." Raven said
"We know. Do you think Itachi will be reanimated?" Naruto asked
"It's possible. If whoever is working with the fake Madara has some of his dna then I would assume he'd be somebody they'd want to reanimate." Kurama said
"Dammit. The only idea I have that would break him out of the reanimation and whoever controls him can't be done until I switch my eyes." Naruto said
"You haven't switched them yet?" Kurama asked
"No, he hasn't. He said he's disciplining himself because he doesn't want to switch them and become reliant on his eyes." Raven said
"She knows about the sharingan?" Kurama asked
"Well, I couldn't exactly keep it a secret from her." Naruto said
"Why the hell not?" Kurama asked
"Well, she's my wife." Naruto said
"Well that's not the answer I was expecting. So I'm guessing you've mated then. How was it? Did he ravish you like a dirty little vixen? You seem like you're into bondage actually with the whole dark and gloomy look you've got going on. Actually looking at your body, I bet you're a flexible one. Can you put both legs behind your head? I bet you can." Kurama said and Raven was blushing so much that steam was coming out of her ears
"Okay! That's it! Goodbye!" Naruto said
"What?! No! Wait!" Kurama said but Naruto kicked him out of his mind
"Sorry." Naruto said and when he turned around Raven was staring blankly at him
"Uh, Raven?" Naruto asked waving his hand in front of her face
"Huh?" Raven said still dazed
"You okay?" Naruto asked
"Yeah." Raven said
"No you're not." Naruto said and forced her out of his mind
Real world
"Ow." Raven said rubbing her butt as she fell on the floor
"Sorry, but you needed that." Naruto said
"Sorry. Kurama just got to me for a second that's all." Raven said
"Uh-huh. Why'd you come here anyway?" Naruto asked
"We're celebrating my birthday. Come on." Raven said
"Parties aren't my thing. I'll stay here and go to sleep early. Plus I want to work on flying again." Naruto said
"You seem to be pretty good at it." Raven said
"That's because I wasn't moving around. I need to test how it is when I'm actually flying around." Naruto said
"Can you do it later? I would like my husband to celebrate my birthday with me." Raven said
"Great. She's already playing the marriage card." Naruto thought
"I heard that." Raven said
"Of course you did." Naruto said
"Look, if you come to the party then I'll." Raven said and then whispered in his ear
"LETS GO." Naruto yelled and grabbed Raven's hand running out of the room
Few days later
"Please. Explain why it is bad to be the old maid?" Starfire asked holding cards and then multiple ships were seen flying past the Titan tower
"Whoa! What was that?" Cyborg asked
"Giant worms?" Beast Boy asked and they ships flew by again
"I don't think so." Raven said
"Titan! Go!" Robin said and everyone ran outside except Naruto
"You're not coming?" Raven thought
"Nah. I'll sit this one out." Naruto thought
"Why?" Raven thought
"I don't feel like getting up." Naruto thought and then a poof of smoke appeared
"Message from lady Kushina." A bird said dropping off a scroll for Naruto who read it and then a headband fell out of the scroll
"Here's my response." Naruto said and quickly wrote a response then the bird left
"Naruto, you should have come with us. This dude is amazing." Beast Boy said
"Yeah. He took out an entire ship with his bare hands! Think you can do that?" Cyborg asked
"I could destroy this entire city if I wanted to. Taking out a ship with my bare hands would be child's play." Naruto said
"I see you have another warrior in your team. Val-Yor, pleasure to meet you." Val-Yor said
"Naruto. Who had the bright idea of bringing another stranger into the tower?" Naruto asked
"He's a good guy. We can trust him." Robin said
"Right." Naruto said and Val-Yor went over to the computer
"Who were those things?" Beast Boy asked
"Locrix. They are vicious fighting machines." Val-Yor said as he pulled up an image of them
"Machines? What do they want?" Robin asked
"Nothing less than total galactic domination. The Locrix think they're superior to organics. They're determined to wipe us out." Val-Yor said
"But you have defeated them, yes?" Starfire asked
"They were just scouts. There are many more where they came from." Val-Yor said
"Sounds like you've got a lot of experience fighting them." Cyborg said
"I've been battling them for about as long as I can remember. They tried to take over Vernathia, but I wasn't about to let that happen." Val-Yor said
"So, how do we stop them from trying to take over earth?" Robin asked
"I'm on a mission to hit them where they live, Sentien, their mother planet and I'm taking a class 5 quantum-eradicator. Once I plug it into their central power core, it'll shut them down forever." Val-Yor said
"We'd like to help." Robin said
"The fuck? Since when did he decide for me?" Naruto thought
"Just help with the mission." Raven thought
"I can use all the help I could get. I'll warn you, it's going to be dangerous. These Locrix are tough. They won't give up without a fight." Val-Yor said
"Neither will we." Robin said
"Hang on a second, you human traffic light. Something isn't right." Naruto said
"What could be wrong?" Cyborg asked
"Why did you come to earth? From what I understand, their planet is nowhere near earth. Why did you purposely lead them here?" Naruto asked
"I didn't purposely lead them here. They were chasing me and I needed to lose them." Val-Yor said
"They were chasing you because you were on your way to their planet, which is in the opposite direction. You purposely came here knowing we were on this planet. It's a well known fact throughout space that we are on planet earth and you just so happened to bring the fight near the tower. I think you came here because nobody else would help you. This mission is suicide and you know that." Naruto said
"I don't know what you're talking about." Val-Yor said
"You can tell that he's lying." Naruto thought
"Let's go do the mission. We can handle it." Robin said
"That helpful attitude of yours can possibly get somebody killed one day." Naruto said and walked away
Space
"It was me versus twenty of them, they had me surrounded. Locrix to the left of me, Locrix to the right. It wasn't looking good for Val-Yor." Val-Yor said as he was telling a story
"What did you do?!" Cyborg asked
"Well, I wasn't going to let them get me, so I led them to a trap. Short circuited the lot of them and escaped without a scratch." Val-Yor said
"Dude. Those Locrix didn't know what was coming." Beast Boy said
"They sure didn't son. Just installed a new neutron turbo engine. You wanna take it for a spin?" Val-Yor asked Cyborg and he started making weird noises
"I think he means yes." Raven said
"Robin, why don't you navigate." Val-Yor said and Robin got in his seat
"Oooo." Robin said
"Raven, Beast Boy, man the blasters." Val-Yor said
"Cool." Beast Boy said and ran to the blasters
"Can I blast whoever I want?" Raven asked looking at Beast Boy
"Umm is there not a task for me and friend Naruto? I also wish to be useful." Starfire said and then the ship was attacked
"Intruders! The cargo hold has been compromised." Val-Yor said
"The Locrix?" Robin asked
"They're after the eradicator. Cyborg, keep us on course. Keep an eye out. You three come with me." Val-Yor said
Raven, Beast Boy and Robin followed after him. Starfire followed behind them as well. Naruto decided to stay back and relax since he only came to see space again. After a while everyone came back into the room celebrating and he noticed Starfire was sad. He walked over to her and she looked like she wanted to cry.
"Starfire, you okay?" Naruto asked
"Yes, I am fine." Starfire said
"No, you're not. Come with me." Naruto said
"You'll miss the briefing." Robin said
"Fuck the briefing." Naruto said and walked out with Starfire
Naruto & Starfire
"What's wrong, Star?" Naruto asked
"Val-Yor does not like me." Starfire said
"Why? Did something happen during the fight?" Naruto asked
"I nearly destroyed the ship on accident saving him from a Locrix. I apologized and told him I will be better next time and he rudely told me there will not be a next time." Starfire said
"That doesn't seem so bad. He's mad at you over a mistake that you apologized for. He'll get over it." Naruto said
"No, he will not. When the fight was over I wished to apologize again and he called me a stupid Troq." Starfire said and Naruto narrowed his eyes
"Are you positive that's what he said?" Naruto asked
"Yes. A Tamaranean can recognize that word even if it whispered." Starfire said
"Alright." Naruto said and walked away
"Where are you going?" Starfire asked following him
"To talk to Val-Yor and by talk I mean threaten him." Naruto said
Main room
"Is everything alright? You missed the briefing and some of Val-Yor's stories." Robin said and naruto walked right past him towards Val-Yor
"Yes, I was just telling them about one of my battles against..." Val-Yor was shut up when Naruto punched him right in the face sending him crashing to the ground and then picked him up by his neck with his sharingan rapidly spinning
"Naruto! Stop!" Robin said
"Next time you call Starfire out of her name, I'll kill you. You need our help, remember that. This is your only warning." Naruto said and then summoned his Susanoõ rib cage when Val-Yor tried to shoot him with eye beams
"Naruto, please stop." Starfire said and grabbed his arm
"I hope you take me seriously, Val-Yor. This Tamaranean just saved your life." Naruto whispered in his ear and dropped him
"What was that about?" Cyborg asked
"Maybe Naruto has space madness." Beast Boy said
"I doubt it. Naruto's not one to do something unless he has a pretty good reason for it." Raven said
"Still, he can't go around attacking allies." Robin said
"It's alright, Robin. I've dealt with worse." Val-Yor said as he stood up
"That was Naruto going easy on you." Raven thought
"Naruto your behavior is unacceptable. One more incident and I'll have to kick you out of the group." Robin said
"Fuck off." Naruto said
"How about we go over the plan again?" Cyborg asked
"Right. We'll land on the dark side of Sentien. It's the best place for a sneak attack. Robin and Cyborg, I want you both providing cover as I bring out the quantum-eradicator. I'll take it to the central power core. I trust you to do a good job spike." Val-Yor said and ruffled Robins hair make him smile like a kid
"Pathetic." Naruto thought
"What's your problem?" Raven thought and Naruto ignored her
"We got your back." Cyborg said
"I know you do, metal butt. Now, Sunshine, I'm gonna need you to keep that energy field of yours around the ship. Champ, you provide back up where needed." Val-Yor said to Raven and Beast Boy
"Ay-ay." Beast Boy said giving a salute to Val-Yor
"You getting all of this, Troqie?" Val-Yor asked Starfire and he was blasted away by a huge gust of wind
"I fucking warmed you." Naruto said and created his lightning edge and would've killed Val-Yor if the alarm didn't go off
"More Locrix?" Beast Boy asked
"No, mines. A dirty Locrix trap. Our ship won't be able to pass through the minefield. If one goes, they'll all go. This is a job for you. Get out there and move those mines, Tro..."
"Say it and I'll remove your head from your shoulders." Naruto said placing his sword at Val-Yors neck
"Are you sure it's safe?" Robin asked
"It's just a few mines." Val-Yor said
"Val-Yor. You are such a brave warrior. Are you sure you do not wish to move these devices yourself?" Starfire asked
"Of course I could move them, but I'm needed inside. Only an experienced pilot can navigate through there. Besides, your people can withstand the hostile conditions of space." Val-Yor said and Starfire just walked away
Exit door
"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Cyborg asked
"I wish to prove my usefulness." Starfire said
"Let's get moving. We don't have all day, Troq." Val-Yor said on screen and then a kunai was stuck in his shoulder
"What does that mean?" Cyborg asked
"It means nothing." Starfire said and walked away
Ship main room
"Why do you keep attacking Val-Yor?" Raven thought
"Don't worry about it." Naruto thought as he watched Starfire move the mines
"You're making it seem like we're the bad guys. Can you stop attacking him?" Raven thought
"No." Naruto thought
"YOU TRIPPED THE DETONATOR. YOU ONLY HAVE 20 SECONDS." Val-Yor yelled as Starfire accidentally hit on of the mines with her foot and flew away quickly with the nine and then the mine exploded
"You may proceed safely." Starfire said and everyone celebrated
Exit door
"Way to go Troqie!" Cyborg said as Starfire came back into the ship and she gasped
"You do not call me that." Starfire said as she got in Cyborg's face
"But, Val-Yor calls you Troq all the time." Cyborg said and Starfire turned away from him
"It does not make it right." Starfire said
"What's up? You said it didn't mean anything." Cyborg said
"No, I said that it means nothing. When Val-Yor calls me Troq, he is meaning that I am worthless. A nothing." Starfire said
"Star." Cyborg said
"There are those on other planets who feel Tamaraneans are inferior. Troq, is what they call us." Starfire said
"So he's calling you a terrible name and you know that if you punch him out then it will confirm all the bad stuff he thinks about you." Cyborg said
"Yes. You know what it feels like to be judged simply because of how you look?" Starfire asked
"Of course I do. I'm part robot. Let's go find Robin." Cyborg said
"Wait. Perhaps we should tell Robin later." Starfire said
"He would want to know now. You told Naruto and now you don't want to tell Robin. What gives?" Cyborg asked
"I cannot hide anything from Naruto. After we left Tamaran, Galfore entrusted my safety to Naruto. In a way Naruto is my K'norfka. I cannot keep secrets from him." Starfire said
"That's why he keeps attacking Val-Yor. He knows what Troq means and is sticking up for you." Cyborg said
"Yes. He knows of my people and our culture so he understands some of our language." Starfire said
"Then why didn't he say anything?" Cyborg asked
"Because I asked him not to. I did not wish to cause any trouble on the mission." Starfire said as they walked away
Main room
"And that's how we defeated control freak." Robin said as he finished telling a story about themselves
"Sounds like you handled your team well. You're a true leader. You remind me of myself when I was your age, Spike." Val-Yor said and pulled Robin into a headlock ruffling his hair
"Robin, can I get a word?" Cyborg asked as he and Starfire came into the room and Robin nodded
"This mission is about to get a lot more interesting." Naruto thought
"So, you think I can fly this ship sometime?" Beast boy asked and Val-Yor looked away
"What?" Robin asked as Cyborg told him what was going on
"And that's what he's been calling her this whole time." Cyborg whispered
"Starfire, why didn't you say something? He will apologize. I'm going to make him." Robin said and started to walk away
"No, Robin. Our mission is more important than my feelings." Starfire said
"But Naruto's been doing more than I have and I'm supposed to be the leader." Robin said
"It is his responsibility to protect me. Galfore has entrusted my safety to Naruto." Starfire said and then the alarm went off
"We've arrived at Sentien. Prepare for landing! Looks like they were expecting us." Val-Yor said as the Locrix started firing at the spaceship
Sentien
"Okay, Titans. Just like we planned. Cyborg and Robin take the lead. Beast Boy and Raven guard our escape route. I'm taking the quantum-eradicator and putting an end to the Locrix once and for all." Val-Yor said
"What about Starfire and Naruto?" Robin asked
"Guard the ship, Troq." Val-Yor said and then a kunai hit the quantum-eradicator as soon as he activated it
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Val-Yor yelled at Naruto
"Looks like you better be quick. That thing can explode any second now. Starfire, we're helping. We don't take orders from scum like him." Naruto said
The ship landed and as soon as they opened the hatch, a group of Locrix landed in front of them. Before anybody could react, a star bolt surrounded by fire dragon came and destroyed the group of gathered Locrix in front of them. After the path was clear they all rushed to the power core with Robin using his gadgets to take some out, Cyborg using his sonic cannon, Raven using her powers and ew skills taught by Naruto. Beast Boy turned into an apatosaurus and destroyed some more by himself.
Starfire cleared a path for Val-Yor who was not happy with receiving her help. He called her a Troq of course and he was lucky Naruto didn't hear him this time. Cyborg wanted to go after Starfire, but Robin was against it. Naruto told everyone to get behind him and they listened. Starfire and Val-Yor were far ahead of them so he knew his jutsu wouldn't harm them. By gathering fire chakra into a churning ball in his hands, Naruto fired the ball of fire and the results were astonishing. Everything in front of him was destroyed. This was the jutsu he created when he was younger, but he simply changed the name for it. He used to call it Fire style: fire comet, but now he calls it fire style: great devastation.
"Whoa." Beast Boy said and they saw an explosion happen in the distance
"They did it." Robin said
"No, she did it." Cyborg said as Starfire landed with an injured Val-Yor on her shoulder
"Starfire, are you okay?" Beast Boy asked
"Val-Yor requires medical attention." Starfire said
"Get him on the ship." Naruto said
"Are you going to heal him?" Cyborg asked
"Hell no. Somebody else can do it." Naruto said
Titan tower
"Well, thank you for your help." Val-Yor said with his arm in a sling
"Don't thank us. Thank Starfire." Robin said
"Yeah. She's the one who saved your sorry butt." Beast boy said
"Thank you, Starfire. I have to admit you're not too bad for a Tro...Tamaranean. You must be one of the good ones." Val-Yor said
"No. The fact that I rescued you does not make me better than any other Tamaranean." Starfire said
"Look, I'm trying to pay you a compliment." Val-Yor said
"Then why does it still sound like an insult?" Raven asked
"That's because he wants to insult her while complimenting her. Face it, he's an old man who's washed up and can't complete tough missions by himself anymore. He needs to put other people down to make himself feel better. He refuses to grow up and let go of that biased attitude he grew up with like the rest of the planets who feel the same way. You're nothing but a grumpy old man who needs to be put to rest. I'll gladly do it myself if you insult Starfire again." Naruto said
"Spike, you understand. I didn't mean anything by it. It's just..."
"Val-Yor, I think it's time for you to go." Robin said interrupting him
"I thought you earthlings were alright. I guess I was wrong. You're just like the Troqs." Val-Yor said and before he could fly off, the right side of his chest had a hand covered in lighting going through it
"I told you." Naruto said
"What did you do?" Val-Yor asked
"I stabbed you. You might want to get this wound looked at. You could die soon if it's not treated. Now get off of our planet before I finish the job." Naruto said and Val-Yor got on ship then left
"You did not have to do that, Naruto." Starfire said
"You know me better than that, Starfire. It's my job to protect you until you are married." Naruto said
"What does that mean?" Robin asked
"When we left Tamaran, Galfore had appointed Naruto as my new K'norfka until I am to be married. He is merely doing his job protecting me from what he deems an insult or threat to me." Starfire said
"I'm sorry Val-Yor treated you like that. If I had known, I would have never let it happen." Robin said
"None of us would." Cyborg said
"There is nothing you could have done. There will always be people who say mean words because you are different. Sometimes their minds cannot be changed, but there are many more people who do not judge others based on the way they look or where they are from. Those are people whose words truly matter." Starfire said
"We can still try to change their minds though, right?" Beast Boy asked
"It depends on the person. Some people are willing to change if you sit them down and talk, but like Starfire said, there are some people who refuse to change and would rather continue to spew hatred and divide people rather than try to bring everyone together to create peace." Naruto said
"Is that how your world is? You know, filled with hatred?" Cyborg asked
"Yeah. As far as I know my world has been filled with hatred and wars since it's beginning. Starting from the warring clans between the Senju and Uchiha clan all the way up to the now fourth shinobi war. It's probably been longer than that, but I don't know. My life growing up I was hated by my entire village and nearly killed on multiple occasions just because I was blamed for something out of my control." Naruto said
"You said the now fourth shinobi war. Is that what's going on right now in your world?" Starfire asked
"Not yet, but it's going to happen within the next year." Naruto said
"Are you going back?" Beast Boy asked
"Yeah. Maybe this will be the final war needed to bring peace to the world I'm from, but I would have to find out for myself. Narumi is the main focal point for the war since she has something important a certain person wants." Naruto said
"How is it a war if it only involves one person on the other side?" Robin asked
"Imagine one person with an ally that can raise an entire army of dead people able to the things I do and 7 large beasts that make whatever Beast Boy transforms into look like an ant. These 7 beasts have the power alone themselves to destroy a village with a single breath. There are 9 total, but only 7 have been captured and the person started this war to get the other two." Naruto said
"When you put it that way I don't think I'd survive." Cyborg said
"You wouldn't. That's why if you wanted to come back and join the war I wouldn't recommend it. Your batteries would die out quickly since it's an all out fight against the undead basically and there is no place for you to charge up at." Naruto said
"If you had to choose, who would come back with you?" Beast Boy asked
"Robin, Starfire, Raven and you, but I know you wouldn't want to leave cyborg behind, so most likely it would be just me, Raven, Robin and Starfire." Naruto said
"Then I guess since you came here and helped us with our problems then we'll go and help your world." Robin said
"Thanks, but I don't recommend you just agreeing instantly. We still have about a year before it actually happens, so you should sit down and think about it, all of you. This isn't some you defeat a bad guy and put him in jail type of thing. It's basically a suicide mission and I wouldn't want you to go there and die." Naruto said and then Garaga showed up
"SNAKE." Beast Boy yelled and jumped onto Cyborgs arms
"You call yourself Beast Boy, but you're afraid of snakes. That's ironic." Raven said
"What's going on?" Naruto asked
"I wish to be summoned when you go to war. I am your familiar so I want to be the one fighting by your side." Garaga said and Naruto smirked
"Who else would I call? Remember, I specifically chose you as my familiar. To not have you by my side in a war would be an insult." Naruto said
"Good to know. How much time do I have to get prepared?" Garaga asked
"About a year." Naruto said
"That's more than enough time." Garaga said and left
"No offense, but how can he do anything? He's like 2 feet tall." Cyborg said
"If Garaga was to appear in his actual height then it would take 5 or 6 Titan towers to match his full height. He shrinks down when he comes to deliver a message to me." Naruto said
Naruto's room
"So you're Starfires K'norfka?" Raven asked
"Yeah." Naruto said not looking at her as he was sitting still
"What's wrong?" Raven asked
"Nothing." Naruto said
"Then why aren't you looking at me?" Raven asked
"Because I'm gathering nature energy and I can't move my body unless I want to turn into stone." Naruto said
"I see. Why is it taking so long? I thought you were able to gather that natural energy in a split second?" Raven asked
"I can. I'm seeing how much my body can actually handle." Naruto said
"What does this sage mode of yours look like? I've never seen it." Raven said
"It depends on how I decide to show it. There's one where I gain purple pigmentation around my eyes and my eyes look like that of a snake. Then the other form if I gather enough nature chakra, I gain a cyan chakra shroud that forms into ethereal snakes around my body to aid in my attack range. A single horn appears from my forehead and I gain black markings around my eyes." Naruto said
"So how long can you stay in sage mode now?" Raven asked
"The first one I can use for up to 30 minutes and the second one I can only use for 15 minutes. If I go into the first state then I can gather nature energy in less than a second. The second form I'll have to sit still for 5 minutes to gather enough energy." Naruto said and then released the nature energy he had gathered causing a relaxing feeling to come over Raven
"How did you become a sage?" Raven asked
"I had to go to Ryūchi Cave, the home of the snakes. In order to become a snake sage, I had to be bitten by the White Snake Sage, who injected me with natural energy. According to the snakes, if one's body is strong enough to withstand said injection, it will accept the power without reservation. If not, the snake will devour the person whole." Naruto said
"I'm guessing your body accepted the power then." Raven said
"My body accepted the natural energy quite easily. The White Snake Sage told me that in order to use sage mode, I would need to have extreme chakra levels and I have as much chakra as the 8 tailed beast right now. Sage mode training wasn't easy, but I got it down after about 5 months of training." Naruto said
"Why'd it take so long?" Raven asked
"Well I did have a job. I was only able to train in sage mode during my time off." Naruto said and stood up then walked over to Raven
"What?" Raven asked
Naruto just pulled her into a hug and although she was confused she returned the hug and enjoyed it as much as he did. She took a deep breath before releasing it and relaxing into the comfort of his body. It took her a minute to figure out why he was doing this and then hugged him even tighter after she realized why. She lifted her head and then gave him a kiss filled with as much passion as she and her passion side could muster. This kiss lasted for about 5 minutes and they were breathing heavy after it was over with and released each other.
"Naruto I..." Raven trailed off and then Naruto poked her forehead with two fingers like she saw Itachi do to him
"I know." Naruto said with a smile
Raven just felt her forehead where he poked her and smiled. Naruto understood her perfectly and if it wasn't for the prophecy about to happen soon, then she would have confessed to him how she really feels. They stayed up talking a bit more before eventually falling asleep together with Naruto holding Raven tight and she buried her head deep into his chest. This would be the best sleep she's ever gotten, but they both knew they had very little time left before Trigon appeared.