AN: Sorry for the long wait guys. Between finals, work, and Christmas I've had very little time to even get my thoughts sorted out for this fanfiction. So far, I've got all my outlines for the next few chapters. Hopefully from now on I'll be able to update on an actual schedule, but life can be unpredictable (like my niece deleting the folder holding all of my chapter drafts on my computer) so don't hold me to it. Also, I'm thinking it's about time I get myself a beta, or someone who could at least look over my ideas and tell me whether or not they're good so that none of you are disappointed. If anyone is interested, PM me why you feel you should be my beta, and we'll go from there. Now, onto the story!
Key:
"Regular talking"
'Thoughts'
"Megan's telepathic conversations"
"Kyuubi"
"Computer speech."
Training Simulator, Mount Justice
One hour, fifty five minutes and counting. Naruto laughed to himself a little as he silently walked through the simulated training room that took the form of Konoha's Forest. Just a little less than two hours to teach these teen heroes what teamwork actually means. Inwardly, he was grinning like an idiot. Ever since Kakashi had used this test on his genin team and he, Naruto had been dying to use it on his own, and now he finally was. Though this team wasn't exactly like a Genin team, it was pretty close. Besides, though he didn't have full control over their training as Black Canary was still going to teach them some valuable techniques, he did have the end say in what the team did.
As he walked, Naruto heard the soft pitter-patter of running legs hitting the forest floor edging closer and closer to him.
Someone had spotted him.
It didn't take much to know that the person who approached him was none other than Kid Flash. He didn't exactly scream 'subtlety,' after all.
In one swift movement, Naruto sidestepped to his left and dodged the scarcely controlled fist that threatened to slam into the back of his head. Looking onto Kid Flash, he realized the young teen didn't have full control of his speed as he just scarcely missed slammed into one of the many trees. That was one thing Naruto committed to memory about the young speedster. There would be many instances in his time as a hero where the need to stop abruptly, even going at top speed, is required. Even if it's not an immediate halt, the ability to change direction on a moments notice was a countermeasure to that. Also something the boy seemed to lack.
"Alright, no more messing around." Kid Flash stated with a grin, "One of those bells are mine!" after exclaiming that, Wally started at him again, this time actually getting a bit creative and circling Naruto, hoping to catch him off guard by his inability to see where the speedster actually was on account of his after images. But, Naruto had plenty of experience at keeping a trained eye on his target, regardless of their speed. After all his time with Gai, Lee, and the Flash, he was able to keep notice of where Kid Flash was.
It didn't take long for the young hero to attack his back, hoping to grasp hold of one of the silver bells tied tightly on his belt. While Naruto's speed wasn't nearly as fast as the Flash's, it certainly outmatched Wally's. Though if he trained the speedster the way Gai had trained Lee, Naruto was sure that the boy would one day outrun the Flash.
Twisting his body, Naruto dodged the speedsters grasp and exclaimed in a mocking tone, "¡Olé!" making the young hero scowl in annoyance.
"Quit moving around!" Wally exclaimed before again taking off at him head on. With a small sigh, Naruto mentally noted that he also needed to teach the young hero a diversity of attacks. All he was doing was using his speed to try to outmatch his opponent. Which, on most cases, would work. However, he would occasionally meet some villain who would be able to match his speed, or counteract it with one of their own abilities. Someone like Count Vertigo would be able to stop the speedster before he got within five feet from him.
With a mischievous grin plastered on his face, Naruto brought his hands to form a few seals as the speedster made his way toward him ad called out, "Sexy no Jutsu!"
Wally was, to say the least, taken completely by surprise. As the ploom of smoke dissipated, so did his Head Supervisor, leaving a very, very attractive blonde girl in his place! Not to mention she was NAKED!
Unable to stop himself and the full on nose bleed that ensued from seeing such a sight, Naruto shifted back to his normal self, moved to grab the young speedster's outreached hand and was able to twist it in order to throw the boy aside in one quick movement. Kid Flash, who was still recovering from the amazing sight, was easily thrown to the ground and knocked unconscious.
'I knew he would fall for that!' Naruto thought laughing out loud at the unconscious nose-bleeding speedster.
"Of course he would!" Kuruma said stiffling a roar of laughter. That was one jutsu that he let the Kit get away with simply because of the hilarious effects it had on males.
'Still, he has a lot of potential.'
"Indeed." Kuruma said collecting himself, "Though he is still to arrogant. Not as much as Sasuke or Neji were at one point, but still too overconfident in his abilities."Kuruma said observantly.
'True, but knocking him down a few pegs would do wonders for him. I'm sure Black Canary already has something set up for him and the rest of the team knowing her.'
"Out of all the Leaguers, I have to say she's one of the better ones. She's just as good as those two 'Fires of Youth' idiots when it comes to hand-to-hand combat. Not as fast, but damn good."
'Should I let you out so you could ask her out on a date, Kuruma?' Naruto said mockingly to the fox as he continued his assault on the teen.
"Shut up, kit." Kuruma said with a rather angry growl, "I can appreciate skill, but there is no way I would ever lower myself to these measly humans."
'Whatever you say, Fox.'
Cutting off the 'fun' conversation with the Kyuubi, Naruto finished the young speedster off with on final fist to his abdomen, sending Wally to hit one of the many trees surrounding them.
"Not bad, Wally." Naruto said to the boy who was currently fighting the battle to stay conscious, "You have a lot of potential, but have yet to use it. You lack the motivation to continue to grow because of your arrogance." Once Naruto knew the boy was out for the count, he said with a smile, "Which Canary and I are going to have a lot of fun helping you with."
Leaving the boy where he passed out, Naruto stood his ground for a short while, trying to feel where he felt a small ripple in the earth originate from. Only one thing could do that, and that was Superboy. Whether from venting his frustration on the poor unassuming earth or leaping an incredible distance in hopes of finding him, Naruto was unsure. Either way, the boy had given away his position, something that could very well cost his own life, and/or the lives of his comrades in a real life-and-death situation.
'Least I didn't have to waste time trying to find him or Robin.' Without bothering to hear the Kyuubi's snark comment, Naruto took off in the general direction of the ripple, and eventually found himself in a small circle of fallen trees. The area practically screamed, "Superboy was here!"
"No more hiding!" yelled a rather aggravated young voice. Turning casually, Naruto met the gaze of the young clone who, like Wally, sped straight for him without thinking first.
One thing Naruto noticed was his lack of speed. This was supposed to be Superman's clone... so where was the super speed? Wanting to gauge the clones strength, Naruto let the fist make contact with his raised forearm.
It hurt like hell.
Not as much as Superman's punches, that much was for certain, but this kid seriously packed a punch. Easily on par with one of Sakura's chakra enhanced punches.
Letting Kuruma's chakra handle healing the nearly broken bone and ripped muscles, Naruto kicked the clone in the abdomen, sending Superboy back a few yards. Naruto needed to see everything the boy could do, only then could he hope to know what he had to train him in to make him stronger. Besides the obvious need of Teamwork, of course.
With an angry grunt, Superboy rushed forward again, and, not wanting to beat around the bush, Naruto started a strictly hand-to-hand battle with the young clone. He was faster than most, but his execution of attacks were sloppy. Whatever those genomorphs had taught him, they had failed to give him a proper foundation for his attacks. As such his movements were on par with lower level villains. Not a good thing when the League mainly dealt with the likes of the League of Shadows.
After a short while, Superboy let out a rather agitated growl and then screamed, "Stop holding back!"
Naruto was rather surprised the boy noticed, but at the same time, grinned mischievously. The boy wanted a real fight, he would get one.
"Oooh let me out, Kit!" Kuruma said excitedly. Though he knew that the clone was no where near as powerful as Superman, he still had Kryptonian blood running through his veins, so he was obviously tougher than most and could survive his attacks.
'Not a chance, Kuruma. I just want to teach him a little lesson, not send him to the medbay! I'll just see how he handles me when I enhance my strength and speed with Chakra.' With an annoyed Kuruma growling in the back of his head, Naruto focused his chakra into his legs and arms.
"You're Superman's clone?" Fire Shadow asked in a slightly mocking tone, "Hmph, let's see just how strong you are."
Angered, Superboy began his assault again. Only this time, he had nearly no control over his attacks, thus making them far easier to dodge and manipulate their movements.
'Way too easily angered... I'll probably have to deal with that someway or another.' Naruto thought with a small internal sigh. 'He also seems to show lack of other Kryptonian abilities. No attempt at flight, arctic breath, or even heat vision. I'll have to do some digging and see if that's normal for his apparent age.'
Finding that he had noted enough about the clone and his abilities, Naruto stepped back a bit and brought his hands to a similar hand seal until a ploom of smoke revealed four exact copies of himself. Then, Naruto and his clones took off toward Superboy - who had shaken off his surprise and gotten into a defensive position - and screamed,
"Fire Shadow Rendan!" Quicker than Superboy could keep up with, Shadow and his clones began to punch and kick his body with fluid motions. Though Superboy was doing a rather good job at blocking most of the punches, the last kick to the head caught him completely by surprise and sent him flying backwards onto the forest floor, the edges of his vision beginning to cloud. Looking to his side, Superboy saw his new Head Supervisor peer down at him.
"You are strong, Superboy, that much I can admit." Shadow said, "But, you are too quick to anger, and that is your greatest weakness. Rather than harnessing that rage, you let it control you. As of right now, you aren't even close to Superman's shadow." with that sentence, Naruto could see both hurt and anger cross the clones face, "However, with proper training, I have little doubt you will one day surpass your father." Even though Shadow had a mask on, covering his entire face, Superboy couldn't help but feel as though the Leaguer had a smile on his face. Before he could do or say anything, Superboy succumbed to unconsciousness.
'Two down and three to go.' Naruto thought with a small smile.
"One last solo act, Kit."Kuruma said, "And it just so happens to be the Baby Bat."
'That it is. Kid's smart though. Kind of like Shikamaru, but with way more motivation.'
"He's small though."
'So he's harder to catch.'
"Not when he's outnumbered by a thousand, Kit."
'Heh, not a bad idea, Fox.' Naruto thought with a wide mischievous grin. 'Now, off to find the Baby Bat.' He finished before trying to find the specific power signature the thirteen year old hero let out.
It didn't take long to find the right signature, and without missing a beat, Naruto went off toward the young hero's location.
"It should not take this long to hack into the training simulator!" Robin said in a frustrated voice as he fumbled with the small computer programmed into the armored glove on his left arm.
"Sometimes, technology won't be there to help you. In escape or fighting. So what will you do when you're in those situations?" asked out a muffled voice Robin knew well enough to recognize.
"Find an alternative way of escape or fighting style, duh." Robin replied cheekily taking out a number of his own personalized birdarangs in preparation.
"Even when you're over run?" replied Shadow before calling out, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" making two hundred physical copies of himself. He wanted to see if the young hero would realize that when you're outnumbered, your best bet of not being killed or captured, is having people fighting beside you.
Immediately, Robin sent out a dozen of his birdarangs, and while his clones dodged the projectiles with mastery, the explosion triggered after a few seconds easily dispersed a small number of them. While fighting, he inwardly cursed his luck. How on earth was he supposed to grab hold of the bell when he didn't know which Fire Shadow was the real one?! He had tried to keep an eye on the original, but when a dozen clones literally jumped him, his sight of the original was lost for good.
While Robin fought off the miniature army of Fire Shadow's, the original Naruto sunk into the earth, finding his way directly beneath the young teenager. He hated, absolutely loathed the time Kakashi had used this Jutsu on him, and knew from experience how difficult it was to escape without insane strength or help.
Above the surface, his clones were giving the young hero the fight of his life. Robin couldn't help but feel if his new Head Supervisor was slightly sadistic. Nearly one hundred and fifty clones were attacking him with speed that was simply inhuman! Not to mention their strength! While nothing was clearly broken, he wouldn't be surprised if he was going to be a new mix of purple, black, and blue the next morning. Still, he would show his new supervisor that he wasn't to be messed with. Sure he was small, but he had more experience than any of the other guys on his team; he's been fighting crime since he was nine years old!
In order to fend off the mass amount of clones that surrounded him, Robin moved around as much as he could, trying his best not to waste a single movement. He had tried to use the trees to escape into a more advantageous position only to find that there were clones literally sticking to the side of the tree trunks defying the law of physics(!) and had thrust him back into the barrage of the masked Leaguer.
Quickly becoming exhausted, Robin used practically everything he could that was stored in his utility belt, causing the number of blondes to finally dwindle into the thirties, something Naruto thought to be rather impressive. But, time was ticking away and he still needed to deal with the last two who actually understood the point of this test, and he was sure it would take plenty more time to deal with the two than it had for the solo acts.
"Always be aware of the number of your enemies." Naruto said surprising the young hero before he called out, "Doton Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu!" Robin was at a loss for words. First he's fighting Shadow's clones - which he still couldn't figure out how he made them - and then the original (he assumed) literally drags him down into the solid ground with only his head above the surface!
While Robin struggled to free himself, he couldn't help but feel as though the masked blonde was smirking at his situation.
"Your smarter than most Robin. Way smarter than any of the others, I'm sure." Shadow said, "But, that arrogance of yours is going to get you killed one day." he stated seriously, causing the boy to wince at his tone. It sounded eerily like Batman's when he reprimanded him over a rookie mistake. "Still, not bad. All your lacking is one vital thing, once yoy figure out what that is, you'll definitely become a force to be reckoned with." he said before sending a quick blow the the back of the boy's neck, knocking him out efficiently.
"I'm a bit disappointed in the baby bat."
'You know... so am I. I feel like I'm missing something important...' Just as Naruto left the area after dispelling the small remainder of his clones, he foolishly stepped on a trip wire, causing a net to come over his head. With no time to dodge, Naruto made a few hand seals with break neck speed before calling out,
"Kawarimi no Jutsu!" and watched as the substituted piece of log was shocked silly with what was 500,000 volts of electricity.
'...Can't say the kid isn't prepared...' Naruto thought as he looked at the flaming log with a small bead of sweat running down the side of his cheek.
"Still didn't help him much." Kuruma growled out, annoyed that his vessel failed to see something so simple as a trip wire.
'True... Oh well, he's out for the count and I've got a little pair of hero's waiting for me.'
"Get going, Kit. I want to see just how you handle these last two."
'Alright, I'm going, I'm going.'
Training Simulator, Observation Room
"How are they doing?" Black Canary -who had just arrived- asked the red clad Leaguer
"Fairly well considering their opponent. However, only Kaldur and Megan realized the true purpose of this test." Red Tornado stated as he continued to watch the various monitors that showed each of the individuals location in the Training Simulator.
"Hm, I didn't think any of them would realize they needed to work together." Canary said aloud wondering how the two young heroes would work together to attempt to take down Fire Shadow.
Over the two years Shadow had been a member of the League, he had proved time and time again that he didn't need a team and could easily handle himself. However, whenever it was offered, or demanded by Batman since he wanted to keep an eye on him, Shadow would work with his teammates strengths with mastery, and cover their weaknesses for them. He was the perfect back-up and possibly the best teammate to have in any situation. While Canary and he weren't exactly the best of friends, she could say that they would trust each other with their lives. For whatever reason, he refused to speak of his life prior to heroism, though Canary did have a few theories as to why that was so.
Every conversation they had together left the senior Leaguer knowing that something terrible had happened to the young blonde. Despite the muffle in his voice due to the mask, she could hear the slightly broken tone that was only heard in a man, or woman, that had seen death in the worst of ways. She was certain if she had been able to see his eyes, she would have looked into ones that were haunted by the past.
Red Tornado shared the same speculations of their young member. While he could not empathize with such emotions, for he had little understanding of them, he could try to sympathize with them. Though he was certain, with the way the young blonde carried himself, that he wanted no pity.
"Nor did I." Red Tornado said as he watched Fire Shadow walk through the trees in search for the two remaining heroes.
"Well, they only have a little bit longer until the alarm goes off. I wonder if Megan and Kaldur will suceed?"
"Perhaps they shall."
"Ten says that they won't." Canary said, betting on Naruto's skill and experience over the young heroes would prevail.
"...I do not understand." Red Tornado admitted, causing Canary to smile slightly.
"Never mind, Red. Let's just enjoy the show."
Training Simulator
"Which way do you think he went?" Megan asked as she stood next to Kaldur. Everyway they went it seemed they merely hit more trees. They hadn't even gotten a glimpse of their friends, though they did feel a slight rumble earlier.
"Is there anyway you can try to locate him through your telepathy?" Kaldur asked instead of answering her question.
"Hello, Megan!" she said with a smile and a soft palm to her temple, "I can try to connect to his mind and find him that way!"
For a moment, Kaldur looked thoughtful, "Is there anyway you can make it so we can keep telepathic contact? When we confront him, it would make communicating much easier."
"Sure! Back on Mars this is how we talk to each other." Megan spoke to Kaldur telepathically. However, since he wasn't expecting it so suddenly, he grasped his head in slight pain.
"That is good, Megan, but give others a warning before you do so. Here on Earth that would be considered a major invasion of privacy."
"Oh! I'm sorry!" she apologized vehemently, "I'll be sure to tell you from now on."
Nodding, Kaldur continued, "That would be most appreciated. Now, let us find Fire Shadow."
"Right." she agreed nodding before she brought her hands to the side of her head and tried to telepathically come to contact with Fire Shadow. She let out a smile when she found him, though she felt as though something were blocking her powers. She couldn't see his thoughts, only a small flicker of emotion every now and then. It was... odd.
"I have him. He's approximately two hundred yards east from our current location, and it seems he's waiting for us." she said letting her arms fall back down to her sides and turned to Kaldur.
"I do not know whether or not he will be prepared for the both of us. For the moment, we have the element of surprise." he said while beginning to make his way east.
"Right. He'll only be expecting one of us." Megan said in agreement.
"From what Robin has said of Fire Shadow's abilities, I do not know if he would recognize your touch of his mind. I will meet him head on while you camouflage yourself and get behind him. When you see the opportunity arise, take the bells."
"Understood. We're almost there, should I link us up?"
"Yes." Kaldur said, preparing himself for the foreign feeling to return.
"Link established." Megan stated telepathically.
"Good. I will keep his attention. Do not hesitate."
"Got it." she thought to him before quickly shifting to camouflage mode and swiftly but silently phasing through the trees of the forest to position herself behind Fire Shadow. She noticed that he seemed to be meditating. He was seated on the grass with his legs crossed, though she couldn't be certain as he could very well easily be watching everything as his mask hid whether or not his eyes were open.
Just as she finished positioning herself, Kaldur walked into the open activating his waterbearers and causing Shadow to rise.
"Just you, Kaldur?" he asked in what seemed to be a knowing tone.
"I am more than capable on my own." he replied.
"Well, then let's see what you've got compared to the others." With that said, Shadow positioned himself in a battle stance.
As they were located far from the only source of water in the training simulator, Kaldur had to shift his waterbearers into the hammers he was used to fighting with and move swiftly to attack the blonde. Naruto knew that Megan was positioned behind him, simply waiting for the right moment to grab a hold of the bells while he held off Kaldur. Taking a pair of kunai in hand, Naruto met Kaldur's weapons with a force that knocked him back a few feet.
When Kaldur moved toward him again, twisting his body for more momentum and power behind his attack, Naruto swiftly moved away and brought his leg to hit the young Atlantian's head only for it to be halted by said hero's forearm. With a slight smirk, Shadow jumped back a bit and made a few hand seals until he called out, "Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" making the Atlantian's face pale drastically before causing him to dive to the side in order to dodge the giant fireball.
Kneeling on the floor, Kaldur looked back to the masked Leaguer.
He wasn't messing around.
Steeling his nerves, Kaldur launched foreward again. "Megan, try to telekinetically grasp hold of the bells, I will keep his attention even if he realizes you doing so."
"On it, Kaldur." Megan said as her eyes glowed green. Naruto heard the jingling of the silver bells that were tied to his belt and looked down to them, realizing that they were attempting to escape by some phantom force. Who happened to be named, Megan.
'Right. She has telekinesis.' he thought to himself as he took the bells in his hands, hoping to force Megan out in the open.
"He's taken them in his hands, I'll try something. Be prepared to hit him." she said to Kaldur who simply nodded. Naruto knew he had no hope to counter her telekinesis when she took hold of his entire body and raised him into the air and slammed him into a nearby tree, rather forcefully, before bringing him toward Kaldur who prepared to hit him with his hammer as though he were nothing more than a baseball.
Bringing his arm out, Naruto in the last minute was able to grasp a hold of the hammer and maneuver himself away from the blow. Rolling onto the floor, Naruto skillfully threw a small number of shuriken toward the scarcely visible Megan. The young martian lost concentration due to the projectiles and swiftly moved to the side in order to dodge the small weapons, bringing her out in the open just as Naruto had hoped.
With a small smirk, brought his hands to a few seals and called out, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" creating another hundred clones before making them all charge the slightly shocked pair of heroes and, in unison, screamed, "Fire Shadow Bunshin 'Bodii Gachan!" The two teens stood no chance at escaping of fighting off the blondes and ended up crushed beneath them, suffering a number of punches and kicks at the same time.
When Fire Shadow dispelled his clones and looked at the nearly unconscious pair, he was about to comment on their execution until a rather loud alarm filled their ears causing both Megan and Kaldur to realize that they had failed.
"Well, looks like times up!" Naruto said in a rather happy tone before walking up to the fallen heroes and offered them his hands, which were taken appreciatively. Once they all stood, he continued, "Let's go grab the rest of your friends and I'll let you all know what happens now since you all failed."
"You mean none of us could get the stinking bells!?" Wally exclaimed with a small wet towel on his nose that was helping rid his face of the blood.
"Yes. We all have failed." Kaldur said in a solemn tone.
"At least none of you were dragged into the ground!" Robin bit out. He was still frustrated that he one, couldn't get the bell, and two, he couldn't get himself out of the earth even after he regained consciousness; it had been Shadow who helped him out.
Superboy and Megan both decided not to say anything, though for different reasons. Superboy was beyond annoyed that he was beaten by such a weak looking guy. Though, inwardly he was wondering if the blonde had meant what he said before he lost consciousness. Could he really surpass Superman? Even when it seemed he had neither heat vision or the ability to fly? Megan, on the other hand, felt that she was a few words away from being sent back to Mars. She had a chance to be a part of a team here on Earth, the planet she had dreamed about visiting forever! She had a chance to make friends... to be equal with the people here, and she failed.
Noticing the tension, Naruto decided to speak up, "Yes you all failed. Anyone have an theory as to why you did?" he asked the heroes.
"Because you're stronger than us?" Megan said a bit softly.
"Individually, yes, I am stronger than you. But that's not why you failed. Anyone else?" when no one raised their voices, he continued, "The reason none of you were able to even touch the bells was because you didn't work together." he said causing a few eyes to widen, "Megan and Kaldur were the only ones to come at me together, and I had to keep my wits about me during my time with them, while when I fought against you three," he said pointing to Superboy, Wally, and Robin, "I didn't really have to put that much effort."
"The Justice League faces against villains who are hell bent on world domination, or mass destruction, going off on your own doesn't help, it'll only get you killed. No hero, not even the Man of Steel himself can do everything alone. That's why we work together."
"Give us another chance, this time we won't fail!" Wally screamed out.
"Just one more time." Robin asked.
Getting nods from the rest of the small band of heroes, Naruto inwardly smirked. It was strange how they reacted so similar to how he and his team had when they had failed the test.
"Alright." he said receiving wide smiles in return, "However, I did state at the beginning of the test that only four of you would be on the team. I'm giving you five minutes to choose who won't be on the team."
"What!?"
"That's not fair!"
"Life is unfair. Get used to it, kid." Naruto said sternly.
"No. I will not make such a decision." Kaldur said with a firm voice.
"Neither will I." Wally said, sounding uncharacteristically serious.
"We never wanted to work with the League anyways." Superboy stated with his arms crossed as he stood side by side with his teammates. He wasn't about to abandon them. They were the sole reason he wasn't still with Cadmus, the reason he wasn't the weapon he was meant to be. They were his new family, and home.
"I won't either. I won't do that to my friends." Megan said with as much courage as she could muster. Times like this, Shadow was rather intimidating.
Naruto looked at the five young heroes with a small smile, though he made sure his voice didn't give way to it. "I see." he said in a calm, almost cold voice that made the heroes slightly fearful for some reason. "Then I can only do one thing." he said pausing dramatically, as Kakashi had simply for fun, and even let out a slight killer intent just for effect.
"I have to pass you." he said, a smile sounding clear in his voice and recalled the killer intent as he watched Wally face plants into the grass and the other heroes look taken back.
"What?" Megan asked confused.
"I am afraid I do not understand." Kaldur admitted.
"If you all decided to kick one of you out, then you would have failed for you wouldn't have what it takes to be a functional team. But you didn't, you stuck together and refused to betray one another. So congratulations, you are all now officially the Young Justice team." Naruto finished with a wide grin plastered on his face, though he knew that no one would be able to see it.
When the news finally sunk in the five heroes, they mirrored his unseen grin and Wally jumped up in the air in a victorious pose.
"Now, I don't know about you, but I could go for a few bowls of ramen!" Naruto stated happily at the excited teens.
"Ohh! I'll bake cookies and make us lunch!" Megan said happily as she began to float, looking as though she was barely controlling the urge to speed off into the kitchen.
"Sounds great, Megan." Naruto said heading toward the exit, "Come on, I'm sure you're all just as hungry."
"You bet!" Wally said racing out of the Training Simulator, a happy martian girl trailing after him.
While they were walking toward the kitchen, Naruto couldn't help but smile. He had a few doubts about training and supervising this team, but it seemed as though they were baseless. While each hero had their faults, they had the potential to surpass their mentors and become a great team.'They'll all do great things one day.' he thought contently. The future was definitely going to be interesting.
A/N: Fixed Robin's 'shuriken' to birdarangs like you all said they were called. Anyway, hope you found the chapter satisfying! If not, then I deeply apologize! Until next time!
Jutsu Key: (in order of appearance - I think.)
Sexy no Jutsu - I think we all know what this is.
Fire Shadow Rendan - Uzumaki Naruto Rendan: A copy of the Lion Rendan. Creates Four Shadow Clones, and follows a punch-kick combo, followed by a kick to the head, sending the opponent into the ground.
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu - Shadow Clone technique: A forbidden jutsu, that creates clones - which are not just plain illusions (like the normal bunshin no jutsu). Each clone is an exact replica of Naruto, capable of attacking. A direct hit causes the clone to disappear.
Doton Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu - Inner Decapitation technique: The user hides beneath the ground, and reaches up to grab their opponent. The opponent is then pulled under the ground, up to their chin, allowing the head to be subject to more attacks.
Kawarimi no Jutsu - Body Substitution technique: A common jutsu - used to quickly replace a body with a close by object. Creates confusing among the opponent(s) - creating a chance to escape, or return with a larger strike. Useful for avoiding attacks, and hiding from potential enemies.
Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu - Grand Fireball technique: Uses a high amount of chakra, which allows the user to breath out a large portion of flame. Can be extremely powerful.
Fire Shadow Bunshin 'Bodii Gachan - Uzumaki Naruto Bunshin 'Bodii Gachan'/ Uzumaki Naruto Clone Body Slam: Using Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, its a combination technique used to crush the opponent, or throw the real body behind the enemy.
Information of Jutsu's used found at: www. narutochuushin main. php? category = information&page = jutsulist
