The fact that he had only watched so far made him lean slightly closer to it being Shikamaru, the lazy but brilliant Nara being the most likely to stay back to plan out everything before making his move. However at the same time it could be Sasuke pretending to be Shikamaru in order to surprise him, it definitely sounded like a plan the pineapple head would come up with.
Before he could think on it any more his thoughts were interrupted when both Kakashi and Lee charged at him at the same time, his old sensei aiming to swipe his legs out from under him while the bowl haired teen aimed a kick at his chest. Crouching down on one knee, Naruto ducked under Lee's kick while blocking Kakashi's leg by pinning it to the ground with his hand. Before either could react the blonde teen flipped himself into a hand stand and brought his foot down of the back of Lee's head, causing him to face plant into the pavement. Pulling his leg out from Naruto's grip Kakashi quickly sped through hand seals before putting one hand where his mouth would be under the mask.
"Water style: Water Bullet Technique!"
The projectile hit the blonde in the centre of his chest, knocking him off his feet and the wind from his body. He landed on the ground gasping for breath about ten feet away from where he had been standing, and before he was able to regain his breath Naruto was forced to roll out of the way as Kakashi attempted to stomp on his head, his feet leaving creaks in the ground when it missed. He kept rolling for several feet, Kakashi following him and attempting to stomp on him again and again, until the blonde regained his bearings and, planting his hands on the ground, swivelled around and knocked the older mans feet out from ender him. When he hit the floor Naruto lifted up his left foot and brought his heel down on the silvered haired jonin's chest, hearing a satisfying crunch as several of the mans ribs broke under the force.
Not giving himself time to celebrate the small victory, Naruto leapt to his feet and, taking advantage of Kakashi's and Lee's momentarily weakened state, charged straight at the third figure, who was still yet to move. Pulling his fist back Naruto punched the figure in the face, cracking the mask in the process. Out of the corner of his eye he had just enough time to see the Titans arriving, his eyes locking with Ravens, right before the figure in front of him exploded. The ground shook from the force, the sound of glass shattering from the shockwave as a small mushroom cloud of smoke shot into the air and covered most of the street, obscuring it from view. The few people that had stayed to watch the fight ran, screaming as they went.
Raven and the other Titans could only look on with shocked expressions on their faces at the sight before them. They couldn't see what had happened to Naruto, but the fact he had been right at the centre of the explosion could only mean he was dead. Another thing that shocked them was the fact that one of the people he had been fighting had actually blown themselves up! What had the blonde done that had inspired such commitment to end his life?
It was then that Robin saw the other two cloaked figures getting back up, although slowly, and stood on the edge of the smoke as if waiting for something. One of the two's masks was broken on the top right side, leaving a single black eye in view, and the other seemed to be holding there side in obvious pain.
The brightly dressed teen was about to demand they surrender when an all to familiar, at least by this point, sensation hit him and the others as they were all forced to their knees as the air grew think and a feeling of absolute terror smacked into them like a brick wall. He had just enough time to take note of the fact that the two figures, although staggering a little when the sensation first hit, didn't fall to the ground.
Without warning a strong wind that seemed to burst out of the centre of the smoke kicked up and blew it away to reveal Naruto stood in the middle of the road. His shirt was completely destroyed, his pants were in shreds and what could be seen of his skin was covered in burns and patches of his hair had been burned off, his hat destroyed by the explosion. His right arm hung limply at his side and the hand was little more then a black husk of chard meat, a small trail of blood dripping from it to the ground.
The fact he was still standing was almost as shocking as the fact he was still alive to the Titans.
Suddenly without warning the blondes body stiffened before his back arched backwards to a painful degree as his mouth open wide into a soundless scream, his knees almost buckling in the process. It started slowly at first, the smallest of the cuts and burns on his skin shrinking, small whips of steam coming off of them as they closed with a lo hissing sound. Then it got faster, his hair started growing back, and the burns on his chest healed in a matter of seconds. It was at this point that his scream became vocal, echoing around the street as his arm and hand healed. Just as suddenly as it had started the healing stopped, leaving the blondes in the same condition he had been in before the explosion, minus his shirt.
That was when the Titans got their first look at his chest, or more specifically the large, fist sized scar right next to his heart.
However for Kakashi and Lee, who had a clear view of Naruto's back, they saw something that both confused worried the older jonin more then the fact that Naruto had just healed himself before their eyes, even if the explosion wasn't supposed to do that much damage. On either side of the teens spine were six kanji, one fore each of the hand seals used for jutsu inside a circle. In the centre of his back were three more circles in a triangle formation, one with the kanji for Wind, one with the kanji for Water and the last with the kanji for Lighting, witch were connected to each other and the twelve others on his back by curved lines.
Standing up strait, his breathing heavier then normal, Naruto let his KI fade and turned to his old comrades, his eyes alight with barely controlled furry that was so intense it actually made them take a step back. The next words he spoke filling the veins of all that heard him with ice.
"I'm surprised at you, Inu-san. That explosion was set to kill, and here I thought you were supposed to take me alive. Well, I guess if you're not holding back...neither should I."
His eyes widening beneath his mask, Kakashi quickly stepped forward with his hands held in front of him in an attempt to calm his ex-student down.
"It wasn't like that Naruto; it wasn't supposed to be that strong!"
Unfortunately for the two injured Leaf-nin the blonde wasn't listening. From there possession behind Blonde the Titans watched as several of the tattoos, at least that's what they assumed they were, on either side of Narutos spine started lighting up in a seemingly random sequence before ending with the Kanji for Wind. Putting both hands to his mouth, Naruto took in a deep breath before shouting out his technique.
"Wind Style: Concussive Force Technique!"
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Hope you like the chapter :)
Just a little head up, Sloth is only part of the reason Naruto is so smart, after all he can only be as smart as Naruto in the end, but it will all be explained in later chapters :)