"Well, here we are again Homura, you waking up in hospital; all because of your stupid used of powers. Heck if Flash and Batman hadn't shown up at the right time you could have died" Naruto growled as Mami braided Homura's hair.

"So what, I managed to get here in time didn't I?" Homura asked

"You are missing the point, Homura why didn't you tell us about the Cardiac Overclocking technique?" Kyoko asked

"I just discovered it recent and I knew how you would react" Homura snapped.

"You think we didn't need to know that you have a life threatening technique, like your time based abilities weren't bad enough" Sayaka said facepalming

"She's right Homura we needed to know this information, so that why we can monitor you"

"Since when are you my keepers?" Homura snapped


"They may not be, but I am" Junko said walking into the room with Slade, making Naruto freeze up and glare, which didn't go unnoticed by Slade or Kyoko. the former of the two just smiled.

"How you doing today Naruto, you seem better today" Slade said smiling friendly

"Yeah I'm better thank you sir" Naruto said clenching his fist secretly

"Good to hear kid" Slade said before turning to Homura "So the batman saved you huh? In Australia a Batman is somebody who uses a bat while playing cricket"

"That was kind of lame" Kyoko said

"True, what can I say; my age is getting to me" Slade laughed. The Australian man looked at Naruto thinking of someone familiar, he just couldn't place it. But he was sure he had met Naruto before.

"Anyway we better get out of here and let the bonehead rest" Kyoko said flicking Homura's forehead. "Bye-Bye" the redhead waved making Homura growl.

"She's pissed" the teenagers thought.


Yosuke was standing outside the hospital when the group came out. He looked up and saw the group chatting, He went over to them.

"How is she?" Yosuke asked concerned

"She just needs a bit of bed rest for a day or two" Naruto said

"That's good. Guess it was a good thing I was jogging in the park when I found her

"So you found her in the park?" Kyoko asked

"Yeah why is that bad?" Yosuke asked

"No its not" Sayaka said.

'She was in a fight, so whoever was fighting her dumped her body in a park to let her die, until Yosuke came along. No wait that's not it; no one dumped Homura in the park, she was taken from the site to the park where she was given to Yosuke to take to the hospital.' Naruto thought

"You deep in thought there chief, anything wrong?" Yosuke asked

"No, nothing; thanks Yosuke, you may have saved her life" the blonde male said holding out his hand. Yosuke smiled and shook the hand being held out.

Soon Yosuke was on his own after the group left, he's smile was replaced by a serious look as he turned to the shadows.

"Come on out, I know you're there Batman!" Yosuke said as Batman's civilian persona stepped out into the light

"Hello Flash, how are you? Or should I call you Yosuke" he said

"And you are?" Yosuke asked

"Kazuto Kirigaya" Kirito said

"Wait, Kazuto Kirigaya as in Kirito the champion gamer?" Yosuke asked

"Sure am, but I'm moving towards MMA" Kirito said

"And the suit?" Yosuke asked raising an eyebrow

"High tech prototype that I had blueprints for, and then one day there it was right next to the blue prints I had created. So basically someone used my design to make my suit and equipment so I could fight back against those who cripple others through fear" Kirito said.

"Wow, how long have you been planning this?" Yosuke asked.

"A while now, but I've been tracking a time anomaly which I thought was where my suit from, but it turned out to a whole different matter" Kirito said

"How are you tracking this time anomaly?" Yosuke asked.

"Trade secret" Kirito smirked as Yosuke sighed

"Alright so what do...you disappeared, I have to learn how to do that" Yosuke said before disappearing in a blur, unaware that two beady little eyes were watching them.

"Interesting" Kyubey said, "I should check up on Homura" he said 'That boy Naruto has done something to me. But only slightly'


That night Batman was patrolling the area when he spotted Mami in full Magical Girl uniform, she was leaping gracefully over the rooftops. While observed the girl before moving in silently. Dropping behind a piece of cover and looking out to see if he could spy on her.

"Freeze" a voice said as a spearhead as placed against his neck "Now slowly get up" hearing that voice and the fact a sharp weapon was at his neck the dark knight slowly rose seeing Mami in front of him with a musket fully loaded, to his left was Sayaka with twin cutlasses ready to attack, Kyoko was holding her spear to his neck.

"No for the obvious question to be answered: Who are you?" Mami asked

"I'm Batman" he said smirking as he saw a red light dance over Sayaka's shoulder. He suddenly became concerned as he saw a shadowy figure with a bright red right eye "And if I was your friend in blue, I would MOVE!" he shouted diving for Sayaka as a bullet just missed them.

"OVER THERE" Mami shouted firing off a round from her musket.

"I've got him!" Kyoko said jumping over to where the assassin was. The assassin dodged the redhead before fleeing, dropping a smoke grenade to cover his tracks.

"Who was that?" Sayaka asked

"You don't want to know, but one name I found was Deathstroke, a master mercenary and assassin. He hasn't been seen in ten years though" Batman said "and his last known location was this very city"

"Wait did you say, ten years. So it was that bastard!" Kyoko snarled.

"Kyoko?" Sayaka asked.

"That bastard Deathstroke, he killed my Aunt and Uncle: Naruto's parents"

"What?" Mami gasped dropping her musket "Why wouldn't he tell me"

"Because he had a front row seat to his mother's death" Kyoko said leaking tears. "Deathstroke killed Aunt Kushina in front of Naruto when he was only a kid"

"That monster, no he's worse than a monster; if I ever find that thing I'll kill him, I'll show him no mercy; I don't care if I become her again I WILL KILL HIM!" Sayaka declared. The girls agreed, Batman however didn't, he wanted Deathstroke alive for a reason

"No" a voice said as Naruto gently landed before switching back to normal. "He's mine to kill"

"But Naruto" Mami said

"No Buts Mami, that monster is mine" Naruto growled.

"Please calm down." Mami said. Batman decided that now was the time to disappear.


That night Naruto stood on his balcony as he watched the night lights pass him by. He didn't want the girls to know about his mother's death; especially Mami, but Kyoko had told them and tonight she was giving him his space. Considering he may want to forgive his cousin for telling. Behind him was a sorrowful Mami looking at her partner, tears reflecting teh silver white moonlight.

"So you knwo now, anything to say?" Naruto asked bitterly

"No, I don't need to say anything, because it is you who needs to do something" Mami said holding Naruto tenderly.

"And what...what is that?" Naruto asked as he started to tear up

"Cry" Mami said, and with that Naruto unleashed the floodgates for the first time in years, he was finally venting his grief, sorrow and anger as his girlfriend jsut comforted him by hugging him

"I'm here for you, now and until the end of eternity" Mami whispered. "And nothing is going to change that" she said lifting his head to look into his sapphire eyes before softly kissing him.


Slade was in hotel room with a glass of Australian rum in his hand while looking out the window, That boy, Naruto he was familiar, but he couldn't place it. Where had he seen that boy before? he puzzled this over and over in this mind until it clicked

"Vixen's kid" he said with a sudden realisation. So he was still alive, meaning that the target didn't kill him. He let out a sigh of relief that one of the things he dreaded didn't happen. But no he was here to do several things, one with Junko Kaname and the company she worked for as Slade. And the other was to find the target he was after for the pass decade and bring him down.

"Cheers" he said toasting the city "Target D!"


Hey guys I just want to say that what you may read is not what's actually going on, so keep that in mind. Alos next chapter you may want some tissues, just saying