Inside the Uzumaki household, the inhabitants were in a serious match. The atmosphere were tense and filled with noise, it felt like a fight could start at any moment.

Pam couldn't help but smile at the scene as it made Naruto look more human and it relieved her since she could finally see some physical changes in his demeanor.

"I didn't think I had ever see you with a game controller." Pam commented as she tried to hug him from behind but looking at those eyes of the girls, she backed away

'Guess that was too early.'

"It's nice seeing you Pam, how was your outing?" Naruto said as he controlled Ryu and jumped over Chun Li that Mea was using in the game Street fighter

"It was fun but I found something terrible so I wanted to ask about your opinion." Pam replied as she sat down on the sofa with Himawari

Pam smiled at her and extended her, which Himawari took and they stared at each other with smiles on their faces but Pam could tell it was very much fake.

'This is going to be much more difficult than I assumed. She sees me as an invader.'

"The white Martians that have an army on earth and the darkness which tried to utilize them, it truly is troublesome." Naruto muttered as he used a super move to finish off his foe but was countered and taken out

"I win, I win" Mea cried out in a jovial tone as she finally defeated Naruto after training for a while

"Yes, you won child but let's try again and see if it was a fluke or not." Naruto patted her head and brought her to the floor, and started the match again. He was a sore loser and never accepted defeat, which was a taboo.

"Inform the JL about them and I will handle her." Naruto continued in a calm tone, like it was something normal.

Pam just smiled at his response, it was something she had expected but hearing him voice it out made her feel better since the enemy was dangerous and impossible for her to resist.

'Still too weak'

"Okay and if you wouldn't mind, can I join in on this activity? I would love to play with the girls." Pam said as she clapped her hand in an excited manner, she was showing her enthusiasm to get to know her future daughters.

"Che"

Pam ignored that and smiled brightly, like nothing could rain down on her parade.

"No need to act like a stranger, just wait for me to finish up and I will let you play." Naruto replied as he did a combo and finished up round 1.

While everyone was chilling in the Uzumaki house, Naruto's clone was taking care of Kara in his personal dimension.

"It is the duty of the elders to guide the new generation so I shall do my part." Naruto muttered as he remembered Jiraiya and Hiruzen, and with a thought his mind entered Kara

Naruto had put Kara into an almost perfect dream world to help her resolve some of regrets and settle her stress from the new life.

He knew it would be kind of cruel when she had to leave the world but it had to be done as she was suffering deep down and it was messing with the healing.

Naruto already knew what to expect and he wasn't disappointed to see Krypton, in all its metallic glory. Truly a nightmarish place for Naruto, if he was forced to live here.

Naruto was look a ghost as he flew around the place and found Kara sitting on top of a building, looking down on the city where she lived.

'I forgot that it doesn't work well with the memories intact but hopefully it helped.' Naruto thought as he had ended up letting Kara dream what she desired the most

It had been months inside this world so Naruto decided to talk to Kara to see if she needed further therapy or not, her healing was on track and even without her mental health it wouldn't have been impossible. But Naruto preferred doing the best he could.

"Hello"

Kara looked towards the source of the sound and found Naruto clad in his armor. She wasn't surprised as she remembered seeing him before going unconscious.

"Hello"

"You look better now so was this experience useful." Naruto said as he sat down beside her casually

"It was kind of useful; also thank you for the rescue." Kara replied in a hesitant tone as she felt her heart desire to stay so she had to harden herself and remind herself of the reality. It was a good experience as she could act out her desires that she had not before and fill her heart with their presence. It was heart wrenching but she could tell the people here were real or they acted very much real so she could at least do a proper farewell

"You are welcome. I hope you are fine but if you require assistance then I am here to talk as we do have some time before you can leave." Naruto offered as he knew from experience it was much better to talk with others instead of suppressing it all inside

Kara didn't speak for awhile as she considered the offer, she knew he already most likely knew her story. He was someone sent by her friend; he had saved her and was now healing her from what she understood.

"Who are you?" Kara asked as she felt curious and wanted to know before she talked about her problems. She felt a similar presence from him just like the Phoenix

"I am known as the Shadow so call me that if you wish." This answer put a smile on Kurama's face as Naruto accepted his past standing. He hadn't called himself the seventh fire shadow for so long when it was his catch phrase.

Kara stared at him and knew that she wasn't getting his real name or his connection with her friend so she went with the thought that the shadow was a family member or a friend since Phoenix showed attraction to a normal human.

"Do you know how it feels to know that your world was destroyed and all that you loved killed?

I didn't experience it but the loss has brought emptiness in my heart that I could never imagine. I ever knew that I would be so weak after losing them. I wish I could have showed them the love they deserved but now I don't have the opportunity.

I wish I can bring them back but all I have learned about such a thing is that only evil beings can do it and I can never stop to such a level of stupidity." Kara muttered as she looked ahead, she was ranting and taking out her feelings and giving them voice. Her voice was not calm but broken at some places as she said her piece.

Naruto listened quietly and just shone on her with his aura to heal her heart. He understood what she felt and knew how bad it could become so he didn't want Kara to experience the pain.

"I will be talking a walk so play nice." Naruto said as he closed the door behind him, leaving the girls.

Raven looked at Mea, Himawari, Cassandra and Pam, and realized this was not going to be a peaceful conversation so she got up quietly and followed Naruto.

The girls sat in silence staring at each other, waiting for the other to speak up.

"It is nice to have some quality time with you girls so how about we talk about our interests to get to each other better." Pam spoke up as she realized she had to be the adult here and it was her endeavor, and struggle

"You like father, don't you?" Mea asked suddenly making the atmosphere even tenser as her eyes weren't showing any excitement nor was Himawari or Cassandra. This was one thing all of them were in sync about

But Pam didn't let the unexpected attack hinder her movement and she chuckled in melodias tone.

"I do and I hope he does to but before that we have to warm up to each other as it wouldn't work out otherwise." Pam answered honestly as she didn't want to try their abilities. She wasn't sure if they had a lie detector like Naruto or not

"What do you like about Father?" Cassandra questioned in a calm tone, she was much more mature of the bunch when it came to Naruto

"Hmm, there are many things I like about him. His smile, his laughter, his voice, his eyes, his expressions, the way he speaks, his kindness, his aura, his love, his everything. I love all of him, do you understand?" Pam replied in a tone filled with sweet honey, her expression filled with adoration that it was embarrassing to look at.

"What do you even know about Daddy? You accept everything then what if Daddy wanted your life, will you give it away?" Himawari snapped as it sickened her when someone else spoke like that about Naruto

"Hima, relax" Mea put her arm on Hima carefully to hold her back attacking

Pam looked at her and showed no hesitation, "If that is what he wishes then this life, I will be happy to give."

Hima wanted to deny her love but she knew Pam was not lying, 'Her love is not enough. I love Daddy the most.

But if love Daddy then I need to wish for Daddy's happiness, even if it isn't me.' Hima thought as she was somewhat affected by the honest love and she understand what Pam felt, they were very similar in some way.

"If Father is happy with you, we don't mind but understand that you can never take his time with us." Mea said as she looked at Pam then Hima, waiting for any resistance but Hima just nodded in defeat

"Of course, I don't want to break the usual pattern here and cause a wedge." Pam replied calmly with a happy smile as she saw the light of hope

"This isn't decided yet. Try harder to please us." Hima muttered in a calm tone and a smile that was showing the trouble ahead

'You still need to pass the tests to be worthy.'

It was the start of an annoying quest for acceptance for Pam, which was fun and frustrating.

A day had passed by since the incident and Kara was back on earth.

"Kara" Clark cried out and hugged her tightly; his body relaxed at the sight of her and the stress lessened a bit

"I am okay so don't worry too much." Kara replied as she hugged him back as she understood that her disappearance would have brought a lot of stress to her sensitive cousin. Plus, she was feeling a lot better so was more responsive to their approach.

"Are you okay now? What happened?" Clark asked as he let her go and looked her up, finding no traces of damage

"My blood was poisoned with kryptonite but I am doing fine now as a friend helped me." Kara replied with a smile, which showed that all was good in the world

"That's good but who is this friend, do we know him?" Clark realized his worries were true and she was truly in mortal danger. It was affecting his mind a lot as fears of loss were surfacing but he held it in and spoke calmly as he was an adult.

"I don't think so, his name is Shadow and he is someone related to Phoenix." Kara replied as she wasn't told to hide his name or anything, which meant he didn't mind them knowing but she kept everything in check and just told his name.

"Shadow, someone with that appearance would be mistaken to be part of the League of Shadows.

Okay, you can go rest now. Ma and Pa were missing you." Clark said with a smile and Kara nodded as she walked away. She didn't feel tired but felt like talking with her friends now that her mind was lighter.

"This Shadow must be the Guardian; we can finally identify his gender and appearance even if it is temporary. Plus a link that we can utilize." Batman said as he walked into the room

"Bruce, you need to control your bad habits. I would have talked to you about this."

"Sorry, I will try not to do it next time. But for now, I will need you talk to Kara so that she can find more about this topic." Batman continued and he was feeling quite a bit of excitement since he felt like the end was near. It was a challenge and a frustrating torture but finally everything seems to be falling into place

"I will talk to her but it is her choice in the end so don't try to force her, it is a bad habit of yours." Clark replied and reminded Bruce of his problems

"No problem" Batman said and the two close friends went back to work

This incident may not have brought ripples in the world directly but it caused them indirectly. Clark had become overbearingly protective of Lois and Kara that he couldn't keep his mind and eyes of them. It affected his work quality and even caused him to cripple the criminals which he caught.

His stress levels were rising as he couldn't calm down completely and was having nightmares along with the bashing by the media that had their own agenda.

Outside one of the famous shopping malls of Gotham, three grils were meeting. They attracted the eyes of the people with their extraordinary looks and style.

"Hey, how have been doing? Haven't seen you for days now." Barbara said as she shook hands and hugged Hima. It had been a week since they talked.

"I was kind of busy with something personal. What about you?" Hima replied as she didn't elaborate on the fact that she had been spending time with Naruto and the other with her sisters and Pam.

"Studying and spending time in the country side. Also let me introduce you to my friend, Kara Kent." Barbara responded by also not answering with a complete answer as she had been spending time cracking up cases and such

"Hello, it is nice to meet you. I have heard a lot about you from Barbara." Kara greeted Hima in a friendly manner, which cause Hima to smile as she hadn't expected to meet Kara without their masks

"It is nice to meet you as well and I hope she said some good things because anything negative is a lie." Hima replied with a chuckle and a handshake

"Let's not stand at the entrance; we can talk as we walk." Barbara said as she saw that they were disturbing others

The girls nodded and they started their journey inside to procure some female gadgets to enhance their feminine wiles and style.

After a hours of shopping the girls finally settled down at a coffee shop where the ordered a sandwich and a Cappuccino along with some other snacks.

Hima was enjoying the time with her two best friends when Barbara brought the topic to guys they liked, which Hima denied as she didn't like anyone other than Naruto while Kara also didn't have anyone of interest.

The topic would have ended peacefully but Barb through a literal bomb.

"You know Hima, your dad is kind of handsome and sweet. I can understand why so many women flock him, he is that aura that makes you feel complete and safe."

"What are you getting at?"

"What do you think of me trying to date him?" Barbara looked at Hima with a calm look, hiding her embarrassment.

"But you only met once."

"Once with you but I did end up meeting him by coincidence, a couple of time and we talked about things." Barbara responded truthfully and Hima knew because she had seen those meetings.

"You know that it won't work out, Daddy isn't interested in such a thing and I don't see Daddy going for younger girls." Hima replied as she tried to discourage her from taking a move

"I don't mind. It's just an attempt since I did develop positive feelings for him and he is single, and he doesn't look old. Please, help me out. I think he would be the best person I can be with as I find other men really repulsive these days." Barbara asked for help as she had been developing distrust for men in general because of Nightwing's betrayal

Hima didn't know what to do here, she could see the trauma inside her friends head but she was being asked to help conquer the man that she loved.

'What to do? I like her but not enough to make such a sacrifice.'

"Okay, I will help you out but nothing forceful." Hima responded with a smile as she was confident this relation was never meant to be. Barbara wasn't a threat but Pam and Raven were definitely a security risk.

"I love you so much. You are the best." Barbara stood up from her seat and hugged Hima from the back

In the depths of the infernal realm, Trigon had finally decided on his next step.

"We had been playing around too much and you took our presence for granted. We will show you the folly of getting in our way." Trigon muttered as his hands pulsed with energy that was radiating out and causing destruction

Trigon had found out that Naruto was connected deeply to nature and was deeply aware of most disturbances so surprising him was almost impossible. So he devised a way to blind him for awhile and let him taste despair.

Trigon connected with two of his spawns in the human world, flooding them with his power continuously and used one of them to denote in space. The explosion was silent but it gave of ripples of energy which disturbed the natural order as demonic presence filled the world.

Naruto felt his senses go blind as he was forced to rely on his five natural senses. He felt worry and fear, after so long along with rage that he had been suppressing. His demeanor turned to dark as he had a hard time controlling his power.

He had been visiting another solar system, which was his territory. It had no planets but was filled with giant trees, the shinju. That absorbed the energy from the planets that existed before and the stars around them.

The trees were huge and comparable in size to the stars, and they were filled with enormous energy. Naruto wasn't careless and had a failsafe in the case of someone trying to absorb them.

On the trees lived beings of titanic build, dragons to tigers to whales. These were all subservient to Naruto and he had not used them since there creation.

"What do you want, Nabu?" Naruto muttered as he looked towards the man wearing a golden helmet, a blue spandex and a golden cloak.

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