And The Beast Cometh

Chapter 4:

Welcome to the Club! We Don't Have Jackets or Rings.

The seven league members appeared in the watchtower shortly after Batman's request. "Stay here," Bruce said while looking at Kara, "we need to have a chat. Alone." The remaining six original members left for their conference room while Kara sighed and headed for her room on the watchtower. Her mind was still reeling from what she had heard tonight.

"It's not fair that he had to put up with all of that," she thought while walking the short distance to her room. "No wonder he seemed downtrodden the whole day after Toyman, he must have been expecting them to question him. Or having flashbacks to his home," opening her door and heading to her window she looked down at the planet that she called home, "Naruto."

Back in the conference room tensions were tight. "He's so young," Diana finally said breaking everyone from there thoughts, "it is quite tragic that be has had to live through so much."

J'onn nodded agreeing with her, "I agree but we must focus on what is important to the Justice League and the worlds safety."

"J'onn's right," Clark said next, "we can't let someone with that kind of power run wild with it."

Batman narrowed his eye dangerously at Superman, "Then what do you suggest, Justice Lord Kal-El?"

That coming from Batman surprised the other members, "that was a low blow Bruce! What Superman said is true, the kid has a lot of power and just left a war. What's to stop him from going crazy," John asked trying to defend Superman's side.

"Because we do not know the full extent of what he can do," Batman said, "all we know is he's been fighting for a long time, survived a war that decimated his world, and killed a beast that could destroy place's from miles away. We know nothing."

"Well I know enough to say we should let him join," Flash spoke up. The others turned to look at him, Wonder Woman with a nod, Superman and Green Lantern with looks of shock, J'onn was thoughtful on it, and Batman gave no indication one way or another.

"Are you out of your mind Wally," John asked studden that he would even suggest letting him join the league

"What? No," he said before explaining his reasoning, "look we've all done something bad in the past, Superman you got brainwashed and attacked the earth. GL, you thought you destroyed that planet. Wonder Woman there was that whole deal with Aresia. J'onn, not sure what you might have done, but we don't know all your past. And well, look at Batman's track record. He interrogates guys by dangling them off rooftops by their feet threatening to drop them."

Wally sighed before continuing, "I'm not saying trust him for everything trust is earned not given, but I am sure he could help. Maybe we could actually help him too, give him something worth fighting for. I think he would be a great asset. Plus he seems nice, " Wally finished his speech and the members thought on their own in silence for a moment.

Diana was the first to speak up, "a vote, on if we should invite Naruto to join the Justice League. I vote yes."

Diana nodded over to Superman, "I vote no. He's too much of a risk. We should monitor him constantly." J

ohn seconded Superman, "I agree, he's a loose canon. One that could go off at any second, I vote no."

Wally crossed his arms and stuck his tongue out at Green Lantern, "well, I vote yes GL. So that's two and two."

The four voted members turned their eye's onto the remaining two. J'onn sighed before casting his vote, "I will have to agree with Wally and Diana on this one. We could use him, and might be able to help him. Even curve his killing side," Superman and Green Lantern were a little shocked, but understood where J'onn was coming from. He was an outsider just like Naruto, nothing left of their respective worlds, just like Superman as well. But Superman refused to sympathise with him, mainly for his willingness to kill.

Batman stood up and started walking to the exit. "Bruce you have to cast your vote, we need to know if it is a tie and do nothing or if he should join," Diana said stopping the dark knight for a moment.

"I don't have to do anything," his grainy voice said annoyed, "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." He left through the door right after his response.

"What the hell does that mean," Wally asked, exasperated with the dark knight and his varying degree of grumpiness.

Superman sighed, knowing full well what it meant, "it means we invite Naruto to join the Justice League."

Kara couldn't really do much to take her mind off everything she learned. Her best friend had been a soldier since he was five, and who knows what he's seen and done in that time. Her heart weeped for the young man she had grown close too. "Why do I feel like this?" She asked herself.

She knew she cared for her teammates, like Green Arrow, who was like an older brother to her. As well as people like Captain Atom and Green Lantern, both were well polished hero's who went out of their way to help her in training. But she felt something different with Naruto, it was even stronger than what she felt with Barbara, and Barbara was her best friend. She had made it a priority to help her out in Gotham when Batman was away helping the league.

"I wish this was easier," Kara thought before hearing her door open, spinning around she turned to see it was Green Arrow.

"Hey kid," he said before realising she was crying, "what the hell happened to make you cry?" He asked moving further into the room letting the door shut behind him.

Wiping at her eye's Kara was surprised to find tears, "sorry Olie, I didn't even realise I was crying."

Grabbing some tissues from desk, he handed them over, "so, you gonna tell me what's going on?"

Kara was wiping her eye's not sure of what to say, "I don't really know where to start, to be honest."

"The beginning is normally a good place to start," Olie said putting a hand on her shoulder. Kara smiled at him, before taking a seat on her bed explaining everything from the beginning. It took awhile and the whole time Oliver Queen had one thought on his mind, "man does she have it bad for this guy." After hearing everything, including what she synopsis from the talk the kid had with Batman, Oliver had a pretty good idea of what was really bothering her.

"Well I can safely say two things," Green Arrow said while smiling trying to cheer her up. "First is don't worry about what the league is gonna do." Kara raised an eyebrow, while he continued, "we bring the bad guys to justice. He ain't a bad guy, he was a soldier fighting for his country, and from the sounds of it his world near the end."

Kara placed her under her chin in thought, "he's right. We don't interfere during wars, unless they have been instigated by one of our rouges. It's part of the Justice League charter with the U.N!"

Nodding Kara continued, "well what about the second thing?"

Oliver laughed before ruffling her hair a little, "you're not worried about your best friend. You're worried about your boyfriend."

Leaving a sputtering Kara in his wake Oliver walked down the hall and to where he went while on the tower, "most likely to oggle Black Canary," she thought with a smirk.

Shortly after Green Arrow left, Kara heard her door open again. Turning to see who was standing there she saw her cousin. "Kara," he spoke calmly, "we have voted on what to do with Naruto."

Holding out his hand she saw that there was a Justice League communicator in it. Kara's eyes lite up like a kid's on christmas. "really?!"

"Yes," Clark replied, "really. But!" He stopped her before she flew down the hall to the teleporter, "he isn't allowed to go on any missions alone, he isn't allowed within the vault, and if he kills someone, he will face the charges. Whatever they may be. Alone. No league support."

Kara nodded before flying with super speed through the watchtower to the teleporter, "hey J'onn send me down!" Kara shouted up to the martian, who nodded, already knowing where she wanted to go.

A blue flash of light later, Kara was gone from the watchtower.

As her vision cleared up, she saw the J'onn had managed to place her just behind Naruto's house. Noticing it was morning she was a little surprised that she wasn't more tired. Quickly walking up the steps Kara banged rather loudly on Naruto's back door. "Naruto!" She shouted hoping he wasn't in town, "come outside I need to talk with you!"

She waited a few minutes and still nothing. "Maybe he's in town?" She thought while knocking again, "I wish he had a car, it would make it so much easier to know if he's home or not." "Naruto I need to talk with you!" She shouted once more at the door. Pausing she waited again, growing frustrated with her fellow blonde. Pulling her fist back to punch the door down, Kara let it fly.

Naruto was having shitty night. After his horrible day in Metropolis, accidentally fighting Superman, and almost killing that annoying piece of shit Toyman. He managed to get home, and was well on his way to getting drunk. And of course his plan on getting drunk was ruined by Batman coming to question him.

Figuring it would be pointless to lie, due to his slip up with Clark earlier that day. Naruto felt if he divulged just enough they'd either leave him alone or ask him to join. Naruto in his drunken stupor had hoped for the first. With Batman gone he proceeded to drink enough sake to knock out Tsunade, Jiraya, Kakashi, and Anko simultaneously. It was just convenient that his sake storage happened to be in his safe room, which he'd sealed up after speaking with Batman.

While he did that, Kurama was woken up from his rest by his host's body calling on his chakra to avoid alcohol poisoning. "Surprising the whelp want's to get shit faced after free ramen." But after seeing the fresh memories of the war on the kids surface thoughts, Kurama decided to filter through the day's memories and find out what happened.

"Oh shit!" Kurama thought looking on at the woman standing next to Superman. Then he heard what Naruto said to the man. Sighing Kurama sent out a wave a chakra, "this night is not going to be good." Filtering through the rest of the memories, he saw him explaining to Batman. "Good at least he's being vague enough to not include me in this conversation," Kurama very glad for that.

Sighing Kurama resigned himself to healing the boy's liver as it processed more alcohol than what should ever be place into the human body. "New record, fifteen bottles of sake before touchdown." Kurama spoke.

Naruto slept dreamlessly, something he was thankful for. What he wasn't thankful for was the pounding resounding throughout the house. As well as his perimeter seals beeping loudly in his safe room. "UGGGAAA, what the hell is that," Naruto shouted while grabbing his head in pain.

"The beeping would be your perimeter seals going off," Kurama spoke up from within, "and the pounding would be that freakishly strong woman you have a crush on."

"Can't she nock quieter," Naruto asked out loud, head pounding too loudly to bother with trying to mentally communicate with his tenant.

"At one point she was, since then she has increased the force used."

Sighing Naruto staggered up the stairs to the doorway. Forming a seal with his right hand he pressed it against the door before opening it and stumbling into his kitchen table.

Hearing the pounding stop, "thank kami!" Naruto slowly moved to the door and opened it, ready to greet Kara, and hopefully retain her friendship. What he wasn't expecting was a fist to come barreling down at his face. To hung over and shocked to move, Naruto was treated to a super powered punch right in the face, sending him flying back the way he came. All the way back down into his basement.

Kara noticed too late that the door was opening on it's own and found her fist landing smack dab in the center of Naruto's face. She could feel his nose break as his head shot back, and watched in horror as he flew backwards across his kitchen. Eventually going through the door leading to the storm shelter in the bottom of the house.

"Naruto!" Kara flew down after him, "great job Kara, punch the guy you like in the face and break his nose. You are definitely gonna earn points with him that way!" She mentally berated herself. Finding him against the back wall with blood trickling down his nose, and swirls in his eyes. She also noticed black drawings all over the storm shelter.

"What are those," she thought drawing close to the ones directly behind him. Right before her hands could touch them, a second set of hands shot up from beneath her and grabbed her wrists.

"I wouldn't touch those," he said his voice giving off a hazley tone from his broken nose.

Kara looked down and saw Naruto had stopped her from touching the wall and before he could move enveloped him in a hug, "I am so sorry I just punched you in the face!"

"So," Naruto said still incredibly hungover, "this doesn't mean the Justice League is coming to take me away?"

Kara sighed placing Naruto down, "they gave me this," she spoke pulling a communicator out of what Naruto assumed was the smallest pocket in the world to be included on that skirt. "They said they voted to invite you to join the league, but," Kara said trailing off.

"But if I don't take it I could have the whole league raining down on me?"

Kara nodded, "that was the vibe I got off my cousin after he told me." Raising an eyebrow at her, she got the signal and continued, "he said there would be a few rules. The first you are not allowed to go on a mission alone, the second you aren't allowed near the vault, and third if you kill someone you fill face whatever charges are brought up against you."

Naruto nodded before popping his nose back into place with a sickening crunch, "basically if I feel like I should kill the bad guy, the league will drop all connection with me. Possibly even help bring me in?"

Kara nodded, and Naruto sighed, "well it isn't a perfect option, but I'd rather join than be an enemy." Naruto said taking the communicator and heading up the stairs. Kara following him sadden by the fact that Naruto still thought he might have to kill. "Does that mean you are still planning on killing?"

Reaching the kitchen Naruto opened the fridge pulling out an egg. Setting it on the counter before opening his cabinets, "do I plan on it? No, hell I didn't plan on joining the league. I came here for peace." Grabbing worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and ground black pepper. Setting them down on the counter Naruto continued, "however there may come a time, when I have no choice. Not everyone can be saved, not everyone deserves to be saved." Naruto got lost in his thoughts before beginning to make the prairie oyster

Kara watched him crack the egg dropping the yolk into the glass, unbroken before adding the other ingredients, "why are you making that?"

Naruto said nothing finished making the drink, he knocked it back. "Hung over," he replied placing the glass into the sink, turning to face her, he rested his back against the counter. "You guys go up against some people in the past I would have killed the first meeting."

Naruto sighed looking out his window for a moment before turning back to her, "I once gave two people a second chance Kara-chan. The first used it wisely. The second one tried to kill me. He was my teammate, someone I thought of as a friend, maybe even brother in grief. The two of us had lost so much before we were ever supposed too. His name was Sasuke Uchiha."

Kara began to give him her full undivided attention, "he didn't tell Batman this last night."

"He was assigned to my squad after the academy. My sensei tested, him and the other assigned to us. It was a hard test but they passed, doesn't me the road was any less hard. Especially for him. His brother had killed his whole family, and spared him," Kara's eyes shot open at that, she couldn't imagine anyone killing their whole family.

"He said he spared him because he was weak, not even worth killing. It made him cold inside, only wanting strength. Kakashi-sensei and I thought we were helping him deal with the pain. Get over it. But all he saw was the training I had gotten, and not him. He saw that I had been a Genin, starting shinobi, for three years before him. And no matter how much we tried, his hate was brewing inside, becoming toxic. He never let it go, and eventually turned traitor to the village and ran," Naruto closed his eyes, recalling Sasuke's reasoning behind it all. "He was heading for someone that promised him power. An older traitor to the village. Myself and a few others were dispatched to bring him back."

"What happened?" Kara asked, "not that I mind you telling me more about your life Naruto, I have a feeling you wouldn't be explaining your reluctance to giving second chances unless something major happened."

Naruto nodded, "we caught up to him and the people escorting him. The two of us fought. I had a chance to kill him and I hesitated due to my, I guess you could call it, friendship with him. He however was not held back by such feeling and stuck his hand through my chest."

"Wha!" Kara was stunned, "his friend, someone he considered a brother, tried to kill him?" "How did he manage that," She asked, truthfully scared to know.

"A jutsu, what we shinobi call attacks. It covered the hand in lightening, you run forward at breakneck speeds, plowing it into whatever you are attacking."

Kara rose up from her seat, pulling Naruto into another hug, "he, nor anyone else will ever hurt you like that again." She whispered into his ear. Naruto smiled back before returning the hug. After a few second they released and Naruto started to question her.

"So I take it you heard from Batman about me," Naruto asked; however Kara glanced out the window ashamed, but felt that coming clean would be better.

"Actually Batman had the original six and myself all take staging points up outside your place last night. I heard it directly from you."

Naruto felt ashamed, "she heard it all, it wasn't much but it was enough."

Kurama snorted drawing the blondes attention, "if she hated you, do you think she would be the one delivering your communicator? For that matter hugging you?" Sending a mental smile and thanks to Kurama, Naruto nodded to Kara.

"I don't hate you, and I am not afraid of you," she said running her hand along his cheek. Naruto blushed, never before had a girl he had a crush on be this intimate with him. "You were a soldier doing what you felt was right." Leaning in she kissed his cheek which sent Naruto's blush level skyrocketing, almost to Hinata levels.

Smiling back at her, "thanks Kara-chan."

She nodded dropping her hand and stepping back, "well it's time to head up their for the tour and for them to make the profile on you."

Naruto blinked owlishly, "head up where?"

Kara just looked at him like he was crazy, "ya know the watchtower? The Justice League's base orbiting above the earth."

Naruto looked up at his ceiling before looking back at Kara, he did this a few times before stopping to look at her, "how do we get up there?"

Kara facepalmed, "via teleporter or Javelin."

Nodding Naruto started walking from the kitchen, "guess that means I should shower and switch into my shinobi uniform," he said.

Kara followed, "yeah that might be a good idea you kinda smell like alco," Kara stopped dead in her tracks.

There before her in almost all his glory stood Naruto, "what the hell are you doing," Kara yelled at him at the top of her lungs.

Naruto was pretty sure that the people a state over could have heard her; however Naruto turned around confused, "I am undressing so I can shower." "

In your living room," Kara once more yelled as loud as possible.

Naruto nodded still confused as to the problem, "yeah. Why not?"

"It is highly inappropriate for you to do that while you have a guest in your house! Specifically a girl," Kara finished with an atomic blush.

"Since when?" Naruto asked, hands on his hips, still standing in just his boxers. "Damnit! Why! Why does he have to look so hot like that?!"

"Since forever," Kara's voice coming down further still blushing like mad though.

"But, I've undressed and even bathed with female teammates as well as clients I was assigned to protect on missions."

Kara's mind stopped working right that instant, "say what?"

Naruto nodded, "yeah on protection detail mission we had to bath with our clients. Make sure no one tried to kill them in the bath houses. Most diplomats, businessmen and women, actors and actresses, and daimyo's liked to bathe in the bath houses so we had to go with them." He said it just like someone talked about the weather.

"So you're not a virgin," Kara asked, feeling slightly down. "Why the hell did I just ask that?! He's totally gonna think I am some kind of freaky girl!"

Naruto shook his head in the negative, "nah, I am a virgin. Truthfully a super pervert in honor of my sensei, and godfather. But I haven't found a woman that would want to be with me."

"We'll see about that, but wait what is a super pervert?" "Ok, just wondering," Kara said before asking, "what is a super pervert?"

Naruto smirked before pulling an orange book off one the the shelves. "Find out," he said tossing it her way before stripping off his boxers in plain view of Kara and heading the rest of the way to the bathroom.

"He totally did that last part on purpose," Kara thought trying to stop a nosebleed. Looking over the cover, she heard the water turn on, and figured why not. "No idea how long he's gonna be. Might as well." Now Naruto knew Kara couldn't read Japanese, but he had been spending time lately translating all of his godfather's work into english, for possible licensing and selling.

"You did that on purpose," Kurama said to Naruto once he had reached the bathroom. "It was glorious, it was evil, it was perfect." The demon lord practically sang in Naruto's mind.

"It wasn't that evil," Naruto defended himself stepping into the shower, not bothering to wait for the water to heat up.

He was use to cold showers anyway, "you called yourself a super pervert, told her to find out for herself what one was. Threw her a copy of your godfather's smut, took off your boxers leaving yourself as naked as the day you were born. Then left her to read said smut. The word evil comes to mind!"

Naruto had to stop washing his hair and think about that for a second, "now that you mention it, that does sound kinda evil." Shrugged his shoulders Naruto continued washing his hair and body.

Kurama realized that his host did all of that without actually thinking it through, "these are the moments I question if your brain actually works. Or if it is just a mushy useless organ."

Naruto finished his shower, toweling off he left the bathroom with one wrapped around his waist, the other still being used to dry his wet hair. Walking out he saw Kara sitting on his couch, still reading the book, blushing like mad, and biting her lower lip. "Holy kami in nervian! That is the hottest image I have ever seen." Naruto thought, "Notebook, where's my notebook. Must find notebook!" Quickly looking around for his notebook Naruto slowly moved across the living room with all the stealth training at his disposal as to not draw attention from Kara.

Reaching his desk, and grabbing his notebook, Naruto started to scribble in it. Just like his godfather before him, Naruto couldn't help but let out perverted giggles while he was writing. That was when Kara looked up to seen Naruto standing at his desk, wearing a towel very loosely around his waist, and one was draped over his shoulders.

His normally un-naturally spiky hair was down around his face still damp, and she could clearly see the muscles she saw from earlier. But she also noticed the only scar he had, was on the left side of his chest, right over his heart. Getting over her nervousness Kara pointed at it before drawing Naruto's attention, "what happened there?"

Naruto looked up from his notebook and saw her pointing at his chest. Looking down, he realized she was pointing at his only scar. Placing the notebook down, "that was where Sasuke stuck his hand through man chest."

Kara got up and walked to him. Placing her hand on it she felt his heart beating under the scar, "it is a miracle you survived." Tracing the scar with her finger, she could see how it was jagged, almost burned into him. While she was tracing it she noticed all kinds of tattoos on his body and left like asking about them later.

Naruto softly grabbed her wrist stopping her from continuing, "miracles are the work of the divine. Escaping death," Naruto said, "is nothing short of demonic." Dropping her wrist Naruto walked to his room to get dressed.

Dressing quickly in his shinobi gear from the other day Naruto got ready to leave before seeing Kara standing at his door, "watching me get dressed Kara-chan?"

She blushed before handing over the picture she pulled off the bookshelf. "Was that him," She asked noticing him throwing a sad smile at it.

"Yeah it was," he said before pointing to the other two, "the girl, was Sakura Haruno. She was in love with him, would have given up everything for him. At one point I tried to go out with her."

Kara raised an eyebrow, "and?"

"And nothing, she was in love with him. But we grew close, almost like brother and sister," Naruto said.

"The man behind us was my first sensei, and our team leader," Kara's eyes were drawn to the silver haired man with one eye visible, close in what looked like a smile.

"He's the one who force drafted you," she asked to which Naruto nodded walking out of his room after grabbing the picture from her hands.

Setting the picture back with the others Naruto told her a little bit more about him, "yeah, he was one of my dad's students and squad members. He looked out for me when he could, but he wasn't always there. After something bad happened, he spoke with the Hokage, our military leader, and had me force drafted passed the academy and into apprenticeship with him."

Kara nodded, "you've had a hard life, I hope we can give you something new to live for Naruto." "You ready?" She asked wanting to change the subject for the moment. Receiving a nod from him she instructed him to place his ear piece in. "J'onn," she said into her own, "two for pickup." She quickly grabbed his hand and smiled. He squeezed her's lightly in return before they were whisked away in blue light.

Naruto decided that while it was fast, the teleporter that the league used, left you feeling awkward and weird. Kara saw his queezyness and laughed, "it will pass in a minute, and you get use to it, promise." She offered him a smile that he returned.

Both heard a clearing of a throat and looked up to the monitor overlook seeing Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Flash. "Kara, Naruto," Clark addressed the two. Kara dropped his hand before floating up to her cousin, while Naruto leapt up.

"Hey there Supe," Naruto exclaimed from his perch on the railing he landed, "what's up?"

"Not much," Superman said, not thrilled with the nickname. Kara, and some of the others chuckled slightly. "I see you accepted," Clark said a bit of bitterness in his tone.

Naruto nodded at the statement, "yup, thought you might prefer that than fighting me," Naruto's eye's closed into what looked like little smiles.

"Yes well," Clark said driving attention off of the previous night, "we need to create your league profile as Kara has probably mentioned to you."

"Yup that she did," Naruto said while getting off the railing. "So what do you guys need from me," Naruto asked wondering what exactly they would need.

J'onn was the one to speak up, "we need a picture of you, as well as a list of abilities, skills, and experience so we can properly deploy you as well as outfit you with support should you need it." Naruto nodded and followed J'onn over to the camera on the console.

"So I take it you and he are fine," Clark asked his cousin stiffly.

Kara caught it though, "yes we are, and if you had the decency to at least see what he's been through instead of what he could be, you'd be fine with him too." Their once good relationship was strained and neither was happy about it.

Clark was worried about the earth and Kara, while Kara was worried about her crush. "I wish being a superhero was easier," Superman thought while seeing a list of abilities appear next to Naruto's Picture.

"That is quite the list," Green Lantern said looking over the resume of experience.

"Yeah," Naruto responded, "my squad was a direct combat squad. We basically bailed out other teams that got into a pinch, ran protection detail, and were front line during the war."

"Mind going a few rounds," Green Lantern asked, hoping to put the new guy in his place. Show him there were other was to defeat an opponent rather than killing them.

"Only if Superman agrees to fight with you," Naruto said causing everyone on the overlook to glance his way, "cause then it might just be a fair fight." Now everyone looked on as if he'd grown a second head, "plus," gesturing to the man of steel, "I bet he's got some pent up aggression he want's to let off."

"Deal," Clark said agreeing.

"What," Kara shouted at the idiocy of her friend, and for her cousin to be agreeing.

"Don't worry about it Kara-chan," Naruto said waving her off, "it's just a sparring match."

"Huffp! You are all a bunch of idiots," she glared while he chuckled nervously.

"Why do I have a feeling the three of us are gonna regret this," Naruto asked.

"Well follow us kid," Green Lantern said motioning for Naruto to follow.

Superman bringing up the rear turned to face Kara, "I promise we'll go easy on him."

Arriving at the training room, Naruto saw it to be a plain white room with a bunch of dots lining it all the way around. Superman reach up to his ear, "J'onn load Metropolis into the simulator." Before Naruto's eyes building became created, and solid, "what is this place? This is amazing!"

"Hard light constructs we use for training new recruits and improving ourselves," Superman said while Naruto went up and touched the buildings pumping a bit of chakra into them, "good I can channel chakra through these walls."

Smirking inwardly, Naruto turned to face his opponents, "I heard what you said about going easy on me." The two were surprised that he was bringing that up, "word of advice. Don't." Flinging a set of black eggs onto the ground and disappearing from view behind black smoke. Superman got ready, while Green Lantern ignited his ring.

Quickly switching to x-ray vision Clark looked into the black smoke, "let's see what he was hiding." Superman's eye's widened, "John get ready, he multiplied himself!" Right after Superman said that six clones broke from the smoke and attacked the two. Three each, they came in at speeds that would rival most of the heros but nothing impressive.

John quickly started to fire energy blasts at the three zoning in on him. He was surprised by their agility. Dodging with easy, John felt like kicking it up a notch, "so that ain't gonna be good enough for ya huh?" The lead one was almost on top of him when he created a dome on energy, before shooting spikes out at the attacking clones. "Let's see you get through this hot shot!"

The clones broke off the attack before any of the spikes could land hits. "With pleasure," one of the Naruto's spoke before all three began running through a series of hand seals and taking a deep breath. "Futon: Renkuda," all the Naruto's brought a fist to their stomach while bringing a one handed ram seal to just below their mouths.

Three compressed wind bullets flew out of their months in front of his mask, slamming into the dome. Detonating on impact, they sheared Lantern's shield apart throwing the man to the ground. Not one to stay down he quickly recovered before plowing a giant green fist into the closet clone. Seeing it disappear in a poof of smoke Lantern smirked, "one down, three to go."

Both clones lept into action, one grabbing a kunai the other grabbing and handful of shuriken. Flinging both at the same time trying to hit him dead on, John was forced on the defensive. Creating an old school broad shield John was able to stop the projectiles before sending them back. He only managed to hit one clone with the return fire. Seeing it poof out of existence along with the shuriken it had thrown. "So the weapons are clones too."

"I am not going to give away everything in the middle of a fight," the clone respond before closing the distance faster than what John remembered them being.

"Shit," he thought, "hes gotten faster!" Moving into hand to hand combat was not a favorite of John's, he could hold his own but he wasn't the best.

Ducking under a right cross from the blonde, John brought up a haymaker. However it didn't connect as the clone bent backwards into a flip, bringing his right foot up into John's chin with enough force to lift him into the air slightly. Completing the flip before John landed, Naruto ran forward and speared him with his shoulder. Knocking him into a nearby building. "Ug, that's gonna leave a mark," John muttered rubbing his stomach looking for the blonde.

Catching sight of him running through another set of hand seals, John realized he shouldn't let him finish. "Oh no you don't," John shouted throwing his hand forward sending a giant green boxing glove at the clone. Still running through the seals, Naruto actually charged forward leaping over the boxing glove. Almost finished with the seals in midair the clone wasn't expecting a spike to shoot up from behind him.

With the final clone dispatched John started to track down Superman.

As the three barreled down at him Superman was unimpressed, "this was the guy we were worried about?" His ego, clouding his judgement, completely forgetting his small scuffle with Naruto from yesterday. Still standing with his arms crossed, believing him to be about as strong as a metahuman, he was not prepared for a chakra enhanced punch to the face.

Nor was he prepared for the lift off he received when pushed back by the force of the punch. "What the hell?" Clark thought, "that felt like I was just punched by Darkseid!" Still in confusion he didn't expect to see a clone leap off the first one nor him the throw the third at him. Delivering a double footed dropkick to his stomach, Superman was pushed into the ground forming a small crater.

The clones, not wanting to give Superman any breathing room started to prepare. The first drawing a set of shuriken and priming the explosive seals on them with a chakra pulse. Throwing them at the now recovering man of steel, he didn't have a chance to destroy them with his heat vision and was hit full force by the exploding weapons. The shrapnel from the weapons being blown up didn't even faze him, nor the explosion itself. But the light blinded him for just a second which was all one of the clones needed. Finishing a string of seal, of the the clones slammed his hand together, "Futon: Daitoppa."

The gust of wind slammed into him, but once more with little effect. "Seems you're gonna have to change strategies, Naruto," Superman taunted.

Naruto smirked under his mask, "I think that can be arranged." Forcing chakra through his hand, it started to glow blue.

"Uh oh," Superman said before Naruto slashed it horizontally in front of himself.

"Juha Sho."

Superman saw a wave of blue coming toward him almost as fast as bullet.

Raising both arms, he prepared for impact. However Superman was thrown through a loop when the wind blade not only threw him off balance, but when he felt it cut him. "What the hell," Clark mentally cursed, but didn't have time to dwell on it as the clones charged in. Quickly righting himself, Clark pushed off the ground with his super speed and threw a right cross at the clone head on.

Too close to dodge the clone took the hit and vanished in a poof of smoke. Not wanting to be blinded Superman spun around to dissipate the smoke. Before blocking a punch from another clone as it closed the gap between them in seconds. Grabbing it's outstretched arm he threw it into a building with enough force to send it through the wall.

Catching a glimpse of smoke rising from the rubble Superman turned to the finally one. Getting ready to attack him, he was surprised to see John shoot a bubble around him lifting him into the air. "Looks like we win rookie," John said cockaly.

"You know I had him, right?" Superman asked with an amused look.

"Oh it's not over," Naruto's' voice came from all around. They both looked to make sure he was trapped in the bubble, and saw that he was.

"Pretty neat trick, bet you could put on a good ventriloquist show," John taunted.

Then they heard his laugh the same as his voice before, "ya know? I just might be able to. In the meantime enjoy the present." The clone in the bubble waved at them, and before they could figure out what he meant exploded.

"Ah gotta love shadow clones and its explosive brother," Naruto said to himself sitting on a rooftop. He wanted to watch the fight both from above and front row seats. "Know thy enemy and know thy self. And you need to fear the outcome of a thousand battles."

"Let's show them who the real rookies are kid."

Smirking, Naruto stood up while the other two were recovering. Using shunshin to drop into the area between the two, Naruto had just finished a set of seals on the roof, "Futon: Senpuken." Throwing two punches, one to each side, Naruto releases two whirlwinds that separated the heros. Moving on Green Lantern first, Naruto delivers a devastating round of punches on his already sore stomach before throwing in a final haymaker to the chin. With Lantern laid out Naruto could focus on Superman.

Leaping away just in time Naruto, managed to avoid a heat blast from Superman. Landing on the side of the building and standing for a second Naruto looked down at the man of steel. But his eye's were not his own. They were bright red with slits, they were so bright they almost looked like they were glowing, just like when Naruto threatened him.

However before the match could continue Naruto leapt down and surrender, "whoo I'm beat, who's game for some lunch?" Closing his eye's for a minute and taking a couple breaths, Naruto opened them to his normal bright blue eyes. Walking over to the downed Green Lantern, Naruto pulled something out of his belt.

Showing it to Clark, Naruto explained, "it is a fast acting supplement that will restore whatever energy he has used up in the spar. It also has the added bonus of waking him up."

Superman nodded, "J'onn, can you scan that please."

"Will do, Superman," the two heard over the speaker as the fake Metropolis dissolved in a light show. Superman turned to Naruto, "it's not that I don't trust you, it's just..."

"You don't trust me," Naruto said cutting him off, "and that's fine. It shows you being a good team leader, caring for those you work with."

Superman was surprised that he wasn't offended, and smiled a little, "maybe he will work out after all."

"It is as he said," J'onn's voice came over the speakers once more. Superman nodded to Naruto who dropped the pill into the downed man's mouth before rubbing his throat. A few seconds later John woke up.

"Did we win," John asked Superman seeing him standing, and Naruto sitting on the floor near him, having moved as to not startle him when he awoke.

"Yeah John," Clark confirmed, "but because he surrendered."

"Damn, I was hoping you'd get in a few good hits for me," Stewart said standing up. "And why do I feel like I could go another ten rounds," he asked stretching a bit.

Naruto pulled another pill from his belt, "standard issue soldier pill. Replenishes energy in a few seconds from ingestion. Also gives you a slight boost in power. Not much but enough." Placing the pill back into his belt Naruto stood up and followed the two out.

"Well thanks, it's a lot better than waking up in the med bay," John said thanking him, "by the way, nice moves back there kid. Didn't expect any of that."

"Even after you glanced at what I'd done," Naruto asked, "plus let's not forget that you both were with Batman last night." Naruto also said catching their attention.

"How did you...Kara," Clark asked then realized how. Naruto nodded in confirmation, "she told me all of you went on the little outing."

The two heros looked between each other as Naruto passed them into the outlook area of the watchtower. "He played us like a fiddle," Lantern said, not angry, but annoyed.

"Yes he did," both turned to see Batman walking towards them, he had come up to the tower when he heard about the spar. "We watched the fight on the monitor," Bruce said actually sounding impressed, "he is definitely trained to be a shinobi. He used deception on you at first." Batman started to recall.

"Hiding himself so you couldn't tell right away about the clones. Then he had them engage you while he looked on from above, he was probing you to find out the weaknesses in your attack patterns. Never once putting himself in harm's way. It also had the advantage of weakening you John," Bruce told them, and they were shocked that he was able to plan something like that against two senior members.

"Why did he forfeit then," Stewart asked confused, "it doesn't make since, if he had me knocked me out that fast, he might have been able to take on Superman for a bit. Hell! He made the big guy bleed!" Lantern had noticed the dried blood and already healed cuts on his teammate's arms.

Clark answered before Batman, "he got to into the fight. His eye's turned red and slitted."

Batman nodded seeing that happen of the monitor. "We checked his ability list," Bruce said with them walking over to the rest of the gathered heroes, Diana congratulating Naruto on such a good job, "he left that out, he's a mystery and one I am glad we have under observation now." The other two just nodded as they reached the rest of the group.

"So," Naruto began, "what else is required, cause I am ready to put my feet on the ground again. And get some lunch." Naruto need to meditate and balance his body out, being off planet away from the natural chakra of the earth was getting to him. Especially after the previous day's activities.

"Just a physical," J'onn spoke mentioning him to follow.

Naruto nodded and followed after before turning around to look at Kara, "don't peak on me like you did back at my place Kara-chan!"

Superman looked to his cousin hoping Naruto was joking, but finding her blushing bright enough to light up the room red, "now I wish he hadn't surrendered."

The physical was just that, a physical. J'onn gave him an MRI, tested for disease, and scanned his body with an energy scanner. "Incredible," J'onn spoke surprised by the readings.

"Everything ok," Naruto asked.

J'onn nodded, "just surprised by the differences of humans from you reality vs this one."

"Anything bad," Naruto asked, confused by what might be different.

"Nothing bad," he confirmed for the blonde, "just different."

Shrugging his shoulders Naruto nodded before walking out. "Time to get some food," he was hungry after the fight, and missing dinner and breakfast, plus drinking all night really didn't help.

"Do you even know where food is on this hunk of junk?" Kurama asked, and Naruto realized he had a point.

Sticking his head back into the room, "hey where is the food at?"

J'onn sighed, looking up from some of the readings, "I will call Kara and have her take you to the cafeteria." Paging Supergirl, as well as the others who knew about Naruto, the two waited. Naruto opting to wait outside, while J'onn kept looking over the scans.

It didn't take long for the paged members to arrive. "So why did J'onn page us," Kara asked for the group.

"I don't know why he paged them," Naruto said gesturing to the others, "but I am hungry and he said you could show me to the cafeteria Kara-chan!"

Kara smiled a little and nodded, "sure can Naruto; however," Kara's eyes narrowed dangerously. Shooting forward faster than he expected, Kara punch him in the gut. Hard. Naruto dropped to his knees coughing.

"That was for making me have an embarrassing conversation with my cousin after you left! Jerk!"

Naruto stayed on the ground clutching his stomach, "Ero-Sennin is laughing his ass off at me right now. I just know it."

"If it helps, so am I," Kurama said through an amused chuckle. Naruto finally got up and the two headed in search of food.

The other league members watched the interaction with varying degrees of emotions. Clark was still unsure about the boy, especially when he found out that he was parading around his house in the nude in front of his cousin. Batman saw him as what he was, a soldier trying to move on. Green Lantern was starting to change his opinion of him to that of Flash.

Diana looked on with amusement, and Wally didn't care either way. Just happy to have a new member. "So J'onn," Bruce spoke while entering the room, "what did you call us for?" Turning to face them for a second, J'onn proceeded to throw the readings up on a larger screen.

"His physical turned up some interesting things," the martian spoke. "First the MRI showed his bone structure to be almost as dense as Clark's, but half the weight." That got quite a few shocked looks from the vetrine leaguers.

"What else did it show," Batman asked intrigued.

"He has antibodies in his system that slow poisons down, so he can live longer before treatment. Plus he heals faster than even you Superman. Also just like other humans who cast magic his body posses an internal bioelectric field."

"That's how that attack cut me, he was using magic." Superman said glad to know how he was able to do that.

However it was short lived, "I said like, didn't say it was magic. He can actually control the flow of this energy and send it out of his body. From what I saw on the video feed, and the description I got of his abilities when creating the profile; he uses the hand signs to move the energy to the right points in his body before expelling it, generally into an element of some kind. But that's not all he can do."

"Great Hera!" Diana exclaimed, "what else can he do with this energy? Also how was he strong enough to actually go toe to toe with Superman? Generally I am the only one that can hit him hard enough for a workout."

J'onn showed them the energy scan. "His body is filled with pathways, they run to all the different muscle groups. He can channel the energy into them increasing his strength, speed, endurance, and durability."

Batman was the first to get over his shock, "it seems his people figured out a way to become living weapons." J

ohn's opinion of the kid had once again switched back to his earlier one, "so how do we stop him if he goes rogue?"

"Set his rogue status to omega," Batman said walking toward the door.

"Is that really necessary Bruce," Diana asked, confused as to the reason why Batman would make him just as high as Superman on threat level.

"Yes," the doors closed behind the retreating dark knight.

"Why," Naruto shouted, "why don't you guys have ramen up here?" Naruto asked downtrodden that his favorite food was not available on the menu.

Kara sighed, "seriously? Just pick something else."

Huffing, Naruto selected a burger and fries while Kara grabbed a chicken sandwich and salad. The two began looking for a table and found Kara found Green Arrow eating his lunch, "Olie," She called walking over with Naruto in tow. Said blonde still grumbling under his breath about the lack of ramen, while Kurama was laughing in his mind scape.

Setting her tray down she smirked at him, "still ogling Black Canary from afar?"

Oliver glared at the girl, "what's it to you?"

Laughing Kara sat down with Naruto following, "nothing, nothing. Green Arrow this is Naruto, Naruto, Green Arrow," she spoke gesturing between the two, who shook hands during her introductions.

"You can call me Oliver or Olie when not on a mission," Green Arrow said while shaking his hand.

"Well I go by Naruto so let's stick with that," he spoke in return with his eyes forming little smiles.

The two broke contact and all three turned to their lunch. Naruto pulled his mask down before eating. Oliver leaned over to Kara and whisper, "you were right, he is very cute." Kara blushed, thankful Naruto didn't notice their mini-side conversation. "Don't have a superhero name yet kid," Olie asked, trying to learn more about Kara's crush.

"Superhero name," Naruto asked turning his head to the side.

Kara spoke up, "yeah so no one finds out your identity and such."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders, "never needed one before. Even though shinobi records were well guarded, they were always stolen."

Olie and Kara both sat trying to think of a name, when all three heard a voice, "Shinobi."

Turning to it the came face to face with Batman, "his superhero name." "

Thanks Batman," Oliver said mustering the most sarcasm he could, "ya took all the fun out of it for the kid." And of course he squirmed under the infamous Batglare. "Shinobi works, it works really well," he replied quickly to get the glare off him. No matter who it was in the league Batman scared them all, not because of his methods. Or the fact the he didn't show much emotion. It was because everyone in the league believed Batman was the strongest.

A human able to fight metahumans, some most wouldn't go within a five mile radius, and come out on top. Throwing a keycard down at Naruto's spot he gave him a look, "your room on the watchtower is across the hall from Kara's. Your rotation starts in a week."

He turned to walk away but was stopped by Kara, "what did Clark have to say about where Naruto is staying?" She was surprised that they managed to convince her overprotective cousin to let her friend, who was a boy, that he had issues with, sleep across the hall.

He doesn't know," Batman said finally turning around, "I picked them room." Walking away he cast a glance over his shoulder at Naruto, who got the gesture, "we'll talk again soon."

Neither had telepathic abilities, but both could read body language. Naruto knew Batman was going to be paying a visit real soon. "God," Olie said drawing attention away from the retreating bat, "that guy is one scary dude."

Naruto faced Olie with a questioning look, "does all the Justice League fear Batman?"

Both Kara and Oliver nodded before the latter spoke up, "he carries a chunk of kryptonite on him incase Superman or Supergirl ever go rogue."

Kara threw her two cents in, "he also keeps personal files on the bat-computer on how to take out the whole Justice League. Clark told me about one instance with the Legion of Doom where they managed to almost kill all of the original members using his plans they some how stole."

"That begs the question on what the man wants," Kurama spoke up from within having heard the conversation.

"I think I know, but we will wait and see." "So," Naruto said gaining the attention of the other two, "what started your fortie into the hero business Olie?"

WIth a new topic at hand, the three broke into pleasant conversation for the rest of their lunch.

J'onn had managed to teleport Naruto back inside his home with relative ease. "Man I hate that feeling," Naruto thought still not use to the teleporter.

"Cry me a river."

Shaking his head, Naruto headed for his fridge grabbing a bottle of water. "You know," Naruto said to Kurama, "you are gonna have to output some of your power this time." Stepping out of his back door Naruto made his way through his field.

They had grown to about knee high, it brought a smile to his face thinking he could create something, instead of just destroy. "I am aware," Kurama spoke back, "but it won't be that much, not even close to a tenth of my power." Reaching a spot of ground Naruto left untouched on the edge of his property he sat down and began to meditate.

First he pushed his own chakra outward until it was almost in the visible spectrum. Kurama taking this as his que, brought one tali up, causing it to glow slightly before stabbing it into Naruto's mindscape. Breathing in and out slowly, Naruto began to drawn in natural chakra.

It was a slow process, Naruto hadn't meditated in a few weeks. He didn't feel a need to with the calm buzz of Smallville. However; his trip to Metropolis strained his reserves, the city was screaming out for plant life, and nature to return. His pursuing fight with Toyman, causing flashbacks and rage to take hold didn't help matters. And his goading into a sparring match had tipped the scales.

His whole chakra system was out of balance, and it would be a few minutes until it returned. Using advanced control that Naruto learned from the toads, he drew in the natural chakra before pushing it outwards as well. Feeling his reserves, and Kurama's start to fill up with the energy he smiled through closed eyes.

"Almost done big guy," Naruto said to his friend.

"Yes I can feel that."

A few minutes later Naruto cut off the flow of natural chakra, and started to recede his back into his body. The Kyuubi had it easier, simply pulling its tail out of Naruto's mindscape. Once finished Naruto stood and stretched, "so I guess we are talking earlier than later huh?"

Turning to a spot in the field, he saw Batman stand up. "It is impressive," he said walking toward the blonde, "how you are never surprised to see me." Shrugging his shoulders Naruto leaded the way back to his place. "So what was it you were doing back there," Batman asked.

"Gathering natural chakra. It is for somethings I have the ability to do. I have to store it every so often, if I wait too long I run the risk of my control going to shit."

"I take it chakra is the name of the bioelectric energy you use," Bruce asked trying to get more information on his strange abilities.

"Bioele what," Naruto tried to form the word but couldn't with never before hearing the term.

Sighing Batman asked again, "the energy that powers your elemental attacks?"

"Oh," Naruto said, "yeah that's what we call it. It is the combining or physical and spiritual energies that one posses." They reach the house and Naruto opened the door. Pulling his mask down Naruto headed for the living room taking his first swing from the water bottle he brought with him.

Taking a seat on the couch, Naruto turned to the dark knight, "so what did you want to talk about?"

"You," Batman said glaring at Naruto.

"Ask then," Naruto said back, not bothered by the glare.

"I need to know your weaknesses, it was something you glossed over in your abilities during your profile," Batman asked.

"Straight and to the point I like this guy," Kurama said, but added something as an after thought, "well I would, if he didn't give off that creepy Danzo vibe."

"I told you a lot more last night than I intended," Naruto said his tone getting cold, "partly because I respect you more than the others. Partly because I was drunk. Mostly because I am tired of holding on to my past, bearing the weight of what I have done. I wanted peace, I intervened to help a few people and now I am forced to fight again." Sitting up straighter, Naruto returned Bruce's glare with piercing blue eyes, "make no mistake, I will not kill anyone who doesn't deserve it. But I will not compromise myself or my ideals, even to you."

"What gives you the right to decided if they live or die," Bruce asked, his voice also becoming ice cold.

"The lives of those I am protecting give me the right," Naruto stood up to his full high and glared into the unflinching eyes of the dark knight, "I read up on all of you over the months I have lived here. I respect all of you for fighting for the weak and staying true to your code."

Crossing his living room distance in seconds Naruto was right up in Batman's face, "but just because you don't actually kill them with your own hands, doesn't mean yours are clean. You've on purposely failed to save villains unlike the other league members. Some have survived, others have not. You have no right to judge me or what I have done," Naruto turned from him and began heading to his room, before turning back to Batman once more, "I am not planning on killing everyone I might face in battle for the earth with the Justice League, but I will not leave that option off the table."

Walking into his room and slamming the door, Batman got the cue to leave.

Jutsu List:

Futon: Senpuken : Wind Release: Whirlwind Fist

Futon: Renkuda : Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet

Futon: Daitoppa : Wind Release: Great Breakthrough

Juha Sho: Beast Tearing Palm

The reason behind the jutsu being in japanese is because, they are faster to write, sound cool, as well as to confuse Naruto's opponents who don't know japanese.

As for Naruto being as "Strong" as Superman/Darksied…...no. While I have nerfed Superman and given Naruto a bit of a strength and skill boost, in terms of actual lifting strength Superman is the STRONGEST PERIOD. However I made Chakra basically magic, so when Naruto punches Superman the punch "feels" like a punch from Darksied because the chakra powering the punch isn't absorbed by Superman meaning he actually does feel pain...just not from physical strength.

AN: Updated 1/22/15 - All authors notes are being deleted and replaced with this. I am back baby! I have an SAO and Halo story now as well and will be fully committed to this story soon. Also I know while it won out in the Poll I am changing the writing style and it should be easier for those that complained before.

So just know Chapter 13 is coming….and so is what I promised…..a superhero war the likes of which we hopefully have never seen.