Darkseid of the Moon

Naruto

Fifteen: Do It For Her

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Five ominous characters slipped through a vibranium hospital door to enter a medium-sized hospital bedroom. The clean and pristine marble-lined room was completely void of life save for the four-year-old girl sleeping on the bed. Her innocent expression, her tiny fists, the massive headphones keeping her asleep, the drool running down her chubby cheeks and the foetal position she'd taken up to slumber wrapped her up in a cute ball of innocence that could've fooled the layperson into thinking she was just a baby girl.

Both Rhodey and Tony retracted their face plates to glare at the tiny human. They turned to Carol, T'Challa and Okoye. Tony pointed at the girl, "This is the almighty killing machine we've been searching for this whole time?" the goateed billionaire looked back at Rhodey, "S.H.I.E.L.D's not paying us enough for this."

"You're acting like they're paying us at all," the man in heavy silver shrugged.

"Exercise extreme caution, she's managed to injure fifteen of my best guards," King T'Challa warned.

"Fifteen? That's not that impressive if you ask me," Tony turned to him.

"It is if you're like three years old," Rhodey said.

"Hey, who's side are you on?"

"Hol' up, we're picking sides now?"

"Just… get this girl off Wakandan soil," King T'Challa exclaimed. The large headphones blasting white noise allowed the group to raise their voices a bit. Iron Machine's helmet lowered over his face as he approached the white-haired girl.

Two hands reached out of the floor to hold him in place, "We're really not getting paid enough-," Iron Machine was dragged through the floor into the room underneath.

"What brings you guys here," the shadows morphed to form Naruto's figure. The twenty-year-old blonde shinobi approached the team, making sure to put himself between the little girl and them.

Tony casually glanced through the hole in the floor. Rhodey gave him a thumbs up before lying back down on the rubble in pain, "You? When did you get here?" the billionaire playboy glared at the Uzumaki.

"A day and a half… why are you here, in Wakanda?"

"Ironically, perfect time to run into the Cosmic Cube… which is what I'm here for."

"Cosmic what?"

"The Cosmic Cube, very powerful, very dangerous," Carol explained, "But the people from S.H.I.E.L.D are here to help out. You just need to hand it to Iron Man here and we'll be good."

"She's not going anywhere," Naruto shrugged.

"Naruto, that's not a child, that's a conglomeration of cube shards taking the shape of a human being," Tony explained.

"By your logic, what stops me from saying you're just a mix-up of cells taking the shape of a universe killer?" Naruto asked, "Unfortunately, Kobik won't be going anywhere without me, and since I'm going to fight Thanos…"

"You're not letting that thing get on my ship," Carol's arms locked under her breasts. Naruto's chakra flared. She felt it so she did him one better by hitting him with a wave of energy.

"That thing… has a name."

Tony shot a glance at T'Challa. The opposing power levels were cracking and denting the concrete floor beneath them. The man in metal armour took a step back along with the African King. "I don't care, you're not letting it on my ship."

Naruto's fist clenched, "And what are you gonna do to stop me?"

Carol spotted the gesture. She looked at him.

"What's going on here, you're gonna spook the baby," Shuri rushed in as dust rained from the ceiling. Naruto's chakra release decreased from 60 to 0 in a second. He stepped back to allow Shuri to get her hands on the white-haired toddler.

"The baby?" Carol raised an eyebrow.

"I'm a little uncomfortable after that," Tony scratched his forehead.

"You're uncomfortable, that came out of my little sister's mouth," T'Challa growled, "Shuri, what is the meaning of this?"

"Naruto and I have taken to adopting baby Kobik as our own," the teenage genius lifted the sleeping infant, "So in a way… meet your niece."

"NO!" T'Challa's voice boomed, "You're seventeen… please never say that ever again."

"She's adopted, you idiot, it's not like I fucked Naruto or anything," she gently rocked the already out-cold toddler. Naruto leaned back on the hospital bed and sighed.

"There's a lot wrong with what I heard, legally and socially, but I need to step out so I'm gonna need that child," Tony said.

Shuri's smile turned to a frown, "Need her for what?"

"She belongs to S.H.I.E.L.D."

"So?" Shuri asked.

"So? So, you'll have to give her back," Tony laughed nervously.

"Just tell them I don't want to."

"I can't tell Nick Fury that some seventeen-year-old girl has adopted his multiversal atom bomb!"

"Well tell him the Princess of Wakanda, heiress to the throne, richest woman on earth, and genius of the most technologically advanced country in the world… has adopted his multiversal atom bomb."

"She pulled out her titles… that's that Game of Thrones shit right there," Rhodey groaned. Tony turned to T'Challa almost to ask 'Help me' without saying a word. The King looked around.

"Okay, Naruto, if you're so persistent on raising a child with my sister, then let's have our battle now. If you win, you get to keep Kobik and leave with my sister, if I win, Kobik stays on earth and you leave Wakanda."

"Battle?" Shuri stuttered.

"The Handing Over Ceremony," T'Challa clarified.

"Tsk, that's for marriages," Shuri's face scrunched in confusion.

"It's also for when a man wants to remove a princess from the kingdom."

"Aren't you coming with us?"

"I have a kingdom to protect, Shuri…" his focus shifted to the relaxed blonde, "Are you ready?"

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"Should've said no," Naruto sighed. Large spotlights from ships teetering over the waterfall's edge shone down on him. They illuminated the outcrop jutting out from the waterfall, along with the hundred or so warriors from different Wakandan tribes chanting T'Challa's name. A shirtless T'Challa reached for his shield and spear. He pulled them back before readying himself.

Okoye approached the shinobi, "A spear," she handed him the six-feet-long weapon before offering him a shield. He declined before staring past her to see T'Challa psyche himself out by beating his spear against the shield. He quickly took the weapon. The loud bang echoed over the roaring of raging water and cascading falls, "Good luck," Okoye marched through the rushing water onto the rocky shore, where she was joined by Shuri (with Kobik in arms), Queen Mother Ramonda and Nakia.

The ninja felt the moving water around his ankles, it felt strange to not be walking on the liquid's surface. He grasped his wooden spear tightly. The Jinchuuriki got ready. Ramonda stepped forward, "Let the challenge… begin."

Kobik's eyes gradually opened. Instinctively, the four-year-old began weeping. Naruto lost focus. T'Challa charged. He heard the splashing water. Naruto ran back. T'Challa slashed at thin air. Naruto looked back at the guards pointing their spears at him. He stepped forward. T'Challa attacked. Naruto parried. Shuri rocked her baby.

"Taijutsu?" Naruto whispered as T'Challa's spear came down, "Taijutsu!" a wild leg swing knocked the spear out of T'Challa's hand. Naruto pulled back his fist, "Taijutsu!" he was rocked by a kick to the face. Naruto's face hit water. The guards took a step closer. He tripped T'Challa.

The king reached out for his shield. He used it to block Naruto's rolling kick. T'Challa threw his hand out, so Naruto stepped on it. T'Challa break-danced to knock Naruto over. He leapt onto the spear. Naruto got up. He grabbed his spear as T'Challa got up. T'Challa raised his shield.

A spear tip lodged itself into the African King's foot. He let out a bone-chilling shriek. Naruto approached. T'Challa returned the favour. Naruto froze in place. Too adrenaline-fuelled to remove the spears, both men traded blows.

The guards' spears trapped the warriors against the falls. Naruto threw one. T'Challa took it and dealt it back. Naruto didn't even try to dodge. He threw one back. T'Challa returned it. The king grabbed Naruto's head. He kneed it. The blonde dropped. T'Challa pulled the spear out.

Naruto kicked him down. Kicked the spear into a kunai knife. Stood up. Pulled the kunai knife out. He leapt into the air. T'Challa lifted his spear. He caught Naruto in the stomach, penetrating him.

"Yield!" T'Challa screamed. Naruto's blood ran from various orifices onto the Wakandan. The shinobi's eyes closed. He grabbed the spear.

"ARGH!" he pushed the spear deeper. It came out through his back. T'Challa couldn't pull it away. Naruto came down with the kunai knife. T'Challa grabbed his shield. Naruto stabbed him through the hand. He pulled the knife out to stab his other hand. The blonde dropped the knife, lifted his head, gave out one last cry, "Do it for her!" and smashed his forehead against T'Challa's. The king fell limp, the shinobi raised his body over his to snap the spear. He groggily reversed to get some distance between himself and the unconscious Wakandan.

"We… we have a winner," Ramonda announced, giving Naruto the peace of mind to pass out with spear through torso.