I don't own Naruto nor Spider-Man. This will be the last flashback chapter. And this will be long. Not 5,000 words but maybe 3,000. Grab your tissues cause this is a tearjerker.
Both Naruko and Sakuro rushed back home after he regained unconscious. They opened to door to see a a pissed off grown adult woman with her arms crossed sitting on the stairs. The blond haired man was standing behind her.
"Young Lady, it is 7:30 P.M. at night and you just now showed up? And Sakuro you've fought that Jack guy at school? You better have a good explanation for this!" Said an enraged Kushina. Naruko winced. Her mother is scary. Sakuro sighed as he closed the door.
"Okay, you probably won't believe us if we told you so we might as well show you. Are the curtains closed?" Kushina and Minato nodded. Naruko and crossed her hands and shot a string of the web. Kushina and Minato's eyes widen. Naruko laughed nervously while rubbing her head.
"Why don't you let me do the explanation on how we got this mom, while Sakuro explains it with nerd talk." Sakuro gave his girlfriend a playful glare. Naruko explained the spider bite and Sakuro explained that the spider bit was radioactive and it altered their DNAs. Kushina's face was still shocked while Minato chuckled.
"No wonder you felt better after a day. I don't think in my comic writing days have I had thought of anything like this." Naruko giggled.
"So... with your new powers..." Kushina said. "What are you gonna do with them?"
"I don't know, Kushina. We will test on these powers for a few days. Then maybe just maybe show them to scientist and sees what he recommends." Sakuro spoke. "Until then, I don't want anybody to find out. We need some sort of competition. Something to test our strength against. The question is where can we find one?""
"Like wrestling?" Kushina suggested. Everyone else looked at her in awe. They couldn't believe she would suggest a thing. That is until Naruko gave a big smile.
"Great idea, Mom. We could go to that amatuer wrestling contest tomorrow. The winner gets $3000 for a two on one against Bone saw McGraw." Naruko explained as she pulled out a newspaper clip.
"No way, Absolutely not." Minato said.
"Why Not?" Asked Naruko. Minato sighed as Naruko was prepared for him to say "it's too dangerous."
"Because... it's next week. and you don't have costumes for your match." Kushina cleared her throat.
"They can wear our old army clothes, Minato. I'll just design their costumes all night then after school. You pick them up and drop them at the arena, Next Friday."
"Great... until then, Naruko. You and I need to practice our powers." Later the next day after testing their powers, Naruko wrote on her sketch pad at the library and is drawing costume possibilities. She drew one pair with wings. She sighed then wraps her paper and throws it to the garbage. She sketched and sketched all week until she finally finished the final design. It was sleek and spare Mostly blue with red gloves, boots, mid-section and mask. The difference between hers and Sakuro's is she has a hood. The next week, they tested their powers by shooting webs at Coke and beer bottles in her garages. Naruko checked her the clock the time said 6:30.
"Oh my god, we got 30 minutes." Naruko panicked. She went to her room and grabbed the costumes. Minato drove them to the parking lot near the arena.
"Thanks for the ride, Dad. I appreciate it." She was about to open the door before Minato cleared his voice.
"Hey Naruko, Sakuro. Before you have your match. I just wanna say something to you."
"What is it?" Asked his daughter.
"Well... it's just that you're changing. I'm not talking about your powers. It's just that in a few weeks, you'll be graduating, be in college and you'll be married. Hopefully to Sakuro." He chuckled making the two blush. "Anyway I just wanna let you know some words my father told me when I was in the army."
"What was it, Minato?" Asked Minato.
"With Great power comes great responsibility." Naruko's just had chills running down her spines. Out of all the speeches her father gave her, this one feels impactful.
"Wow, Dad. that was very inspirational." Said Naruko. She gave her father a kiss on this cheek and said this to him. "I love you. And before we go, I just wanna say thanks for everything. You and mom have always supported me with everything. Your comic books also inspired me to help people. And that's why I strive to be a reporter."
Minato grinned then hugged his daughter and told them that he will pick them up at 10:00. Naruko and Sakuro steps out of the car and heads towards the arena. They walked inside to see a match between a big costumed wrestler pinning down another one. The ref jumps in to stop the match. The crowd looked bloodthirsty to Naruko and Sakuro.
The gold-lame-suited ring announcer was trying to pump up the crowd. "Is there no one man enough to step into the ring with the likes of this titan of testosterone, Bone Saw McGraw?"
Naruko gulped then she turned to her boyfriend.
"We can't do this, Sakuro." She said fearfully.
"What do you mean?" Asked the pinked haired teen.
"I mean look at that guy. He could take down a tank." She said. "Scratch that... Godzilla."
"Listen, Naruko. This match will test our spider powers. We gotta find out how strong we are. I think we both can take him down." Naruko sighed then nodded as she followed Sakuro to the signup sheet
There was a line filled with nervous wrestlers wanting to take on Bone Saw in the two on one match up. Their costume consisted of two pairs of white gloves for the both of them, Navy blue sweat pants, a dark red sweater with a spider in the middle of their chest, and masks that only covered 95% of their head, well except Naruko, she had to cut a hole in the back of hers because of her ponytail.
The wrestling receptionist looked at both of them strangely, "There is no featherweight division here, small fries some other time. Next!"
Sakuro stopped her before she put their names on the reject list, "No, no, hold on! Sign us up!"
Sighing, the wrestling receptionist looked at the two determined teens in the eyes, "Okay. You two understand that N.Y.W.L. is not responsible… for any injury you and your partner may and probably will sustain while participating in the said event and you are indeed participating under your free will?"
"Yes." They both said.
"Top floor on the right. May God be with you." She sighed. "Next!"
After the latest match up, the ring announcer walked up stage with the microphone.
"Are you ready for more!" the ring announcer shouted through the microphone, as the crowd roared in excitement. Bone Saw grabbed the mike and turns to the crowd
"Bone saw is ready!" He said. That fired up the crowd. Bone saw gave the ring announcer back his mike.
The Announcer checks them out, leans over covering the microphone with his hand, "What's your names, kid's?" He looks at the ring grinning as Sakuro responds
"The human spiders..."
The announcers pulled down his glasses in disgust as he turns around facing the cover teens. Naruko gave him the same look. "The Human Spiders? That's it? That's the best you got?"
"Yeah." Sakuro answered.
"I'm with you, too." Naruko said. She would know. After all, Minato was a comic book writer. And he knows good names.
"Well that sucks." He cleared his voice then spoke into the microphone.
"The sum of 3,000 dollars… will be paid to… the terrifying, the dead, the Amazing Spider-man and his girlfriend, the lovely Spider-Woman!"
"Spider-Man and Spider-Woman? That's better." Naruko thought. Sakuro however disagreed.
"We are the human spiders." He complained to the guy behind them.
"I don't care. Get out there."
"No, he got our names wrong-"
"Get out there, you morons!" The guy shoved them and made them take a few steps forward. The crowd was booing and screaming at him but wolf whistled at Spider-Woman as popcorn hit them in the face. Bone Saw's all-female posse was waiting on the way down, each holding microphones and talking trash. Despite feeling nervous, Spider-Man and Spider-Woman both ignored them all as they made it through the stage.
The metal cage groaned to life as it slowly made its way down to the ring as both teenagers made their way inside the ring. They looked up to see that this was going to be Cage match. They heard the announcer as it finally made its way to the bottom, "Will the guards please lock the cage doors at this time!"
"Uh guys?" Naruko said to a man locking the cage behind the corner locking the iron bars.
"Hey Listen, there's some kind of mistake." Sakuro shouted. The guards however ignored him as they left their post. "We didn't sign up for a cage match!" Again he was ignored, "HEY! Unlock the cage! Take the chains off!"
"Hey lovebirds." They turned around to see Bone saw smiling at them.
"I got you for three minutes. Three minutes of play time." He smirked. The bell rang as the match began as Bone saw charged at them but they flipped off to the cable bars before they could get hit as Bone saw ran into the cage and hit the bars and fell off his back. He stood up and pointed his finger at our heroes.
"What are you doing up there?" He asked.
"Staying away from you." Spider-Man commented.
"Hey, that's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?" Joked Spider-Woman. That joke pissed Bone Saw as he jumped to catch them but Spider-Man flips to land on the ground. Spider-Woman joined him while pretending to check her watch.
"Well it's about time you've made it. I was about to take a nap." Bone saw tried to leap to her but Spider-Woman flips over and spins the top cage and calls out to Bone saw.
"Hey bone head! Does that count as staying in the ring?" Spider-Woman then landed on his shoulders than covered his eyes.
"You better not see this, mister. It'll give you nightmares." Spider-Man then spins Bone Saw till he is all covered with string. Once Bone Saw was all strung up, ref then counted.
"One, two, three! You're out!" He then raised both Spiders arms and declared them winners.
"Ladies and Gentleman give it up for the new champions Spider-man and Spider-Woman!"
The crowd chanted their name. Naruko and Sakuro were popular but they never had a crowd cheer for them like this as they raised their arms in appreciation.
The administrative offices.
Upstairs at the arena the promoter puts a single 100 bill into Sakuro's palm who is still wearing the costume as well as Naruko's, but with their mask off. Sakuro raised an eyebrow.
"A hundred bucks? The ad said three thousand!" He protested.
"Check it again, webhead. It said three grand for three minutes. You and your girlfriend here pinned them in two and half. For that I'll give you a hundred, and you're lucky to get that." Naruko glared at the man.
"Listen. We need that money for our families." The man looked at them like he wanted them gone.
"I miss the part where that's my problem." Naruko turned her hand into a fist and was about strike at him but Sakuro stopped her.
"C'mon, Naruko. He's not worth it." Said Sakuro. Naruko clutched her money then flipped off the fight promoter as they left the room. Another man walked in the office with a bag and threw it at the fight promoter.
"Hey! What the hell-"
The man had raised a pistol at the promoter and said "Put the money in the bag."
As Sakuro was pushing the button to go up the elevator, he heard a shout come from the office saying "Hurry up!" The thief got impatient and hit the promoter on the face then took all of his money.
"Help! Police! That guy stole my money!"
A cop approaches from one end of the corridor. The elevator dings as its doors start to open, and the thief takes off down the hallway toward it.
"Stop that guy!" The cop shouted.
As the thief was running towards the elevator, Both Naruko and Sakuro nodded at each other and took a step back.
The doors close and he gets away. The Cop arrives, slams his fist on the elevator doors looking at the two teenagers, "What the hell's the matter with you?! You just let him go." He then left the hallway told his partner to hold him off the lobby and call the cops.
The Promoter comes rushing up out of the office, a large red welt growing on his cheek, "You two could of taken that guy apart! Now he's gonna get away with my money!"
"We missed the part where that's our problem." Naruko spoke, making him eats his own words.
After their confrontation with the fight promoter. They dressed in their street clothes, waiting for Naruko's father. They see a crowd gather in a circle. They made their way towards the crowd to check what they're looking They heard person said "Someone got hurt." They pushed their way towards the crowd. A police officer held them back as Naruko's eyes widen at the man on the ground.
"That's my father!" Naruko yelled. The cop let them through as she knelt down and holds her father's hand. She was in disbelief.
"What happened?"
"Carjacker. He's been shot. We just called the paramedics. They're on their way." the officer answered.
"Dad?" Naruko asked. Sakuro stood from behind in shock. His eyes started to tear up. Minato opened his eyes and sees his daughter and boyfriend comforting him. Naruko was still holding his hands.
"Naruko?" He said.
"We're here, Daddy." Naruko said as a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Naruko..." He spoke again then his eyes closed. Minato's hands began to slip. Naruko couldn't believe it. She started to sob while holding her father. Sakuro stood her back up and embraced her in sympathy. He too was in tears. Minato was like a second father to him and is one of his inspirational heroes besides Dr. Orchimaru.
"They've got the shooter," she heard one of the policeman saying. "He's heading south on Fifth." Naruko and Sakuro looked at each other and nodded. they are going after the killer.
Naruko and Sakuro tore off their clothes while sprinting into action behind a dark alley to catch Minato's killer. Both puts on their masks then climbs up the side of a building. They raced upon rooftops and upon rooftops until they see a car chase. Spider-Woman and Spider-Man shot a line of web out of their fists and stepped off. They were about to crash into another building but Spider-Man webbed into it then another. They managed to keep on going until they finally landed on roof of the car. Spider-woman punched the roof and tried to grabbed his chin. The shooter shot bullets them but the two heroes dodged it before they could get hit Then a truck was in front of them but they jumped on it then chased her father's car. The shooter couldn't tell were he was going because he crashed into a warehouse. The shooter survived the crash and rushed inside the warehouse. Inside the warehouse, the killer was nervous because he saw a shadow and attempted to shoot at it.
"Whos' there?" Before he can get his answer, both heroes got behind him, grabbed and slammed him into the windows of a lock door. The killer pulled a knife and attempted to stab them but they kicked it to a ceiling. Spider-Woman then grabbed the handle and kicked the murderer down. They took off their masks in anger.
"Don't hurt me!" He pleaded. "Just give me a chance! Just give me a Chance!" Naruko wasn't having it.
"What about my father?" She demanded. "Did you give him a chance? Did ya?" The crook didn't have time to answer because Naruko grabbed his shirt.
"Answer me!" But when Naruko got a closer look, she gasped. Sakuro's eyes widen too as the light uncovered who the murderer really is... it was the thief who got away with the money they were cheated off of.
A cop approaches from one end of the corridor. The elevator dings as its doors start to open, and the thief takes off down the hallway toward it.
"Stop that guy!" The cop shouted.
As the thief was running towards the elevator, Both Naruko and Sakuro nodded at each other and took a step back.
"Thanks." The thief said to them.
Naruko couldn't believe it. She had the guy and she lets him go. If she didn't stop him, Minato would still be alive. She didn't notice the thief pointed a gun at her and gave her an evil grin.
"See ya, pretty thing." He flirted. Spider-Man grabbed his arm and twisted it. It cause him to drop his gun as he walked backwards, not seeing the loose pipe. He tripped it then fell out of the window to his death.
The searchlight went to the thief's body, then up to the destroyed window, where the officer shouted through his mic, saying "Freeze! We got the place completely surrounded!"
Naruko and Sakuro quickly snatched their masks and swung out the window before the police could catch him. After that they both sat on top of the Chrysler builder. Naruko couldn't stop thinking about how she let him get away. After that, She returned home. She sees Kushina relieved that she is all right. Kushina then grabbed her daughter and bawled into her shoulders. Naruko.
4 weeks later
After Minato's death, Naruko, Kushina and the family grieved until it was time to move on. Naruko and Sakuro took their graduation photo then was congratulated by their parents. Sakuro didn't tell his parents about his powers because he doesn't want them to worry. However, he and Naruko got accepted into New York University. His major is science while Naruko is broadcasting. After the photos taken, Sakuro and Naruko were wondering where her best friend Satuski was. It wasn't like her to miss graduation. She looked high and low until she sees her butler Charles holding an envelope. Naruko gasped. She took the envelope, opened it and it said...
Dear Naruko and Sakuro, If you are reading this, you're wondering why I didn't make it to Graduation. Well to tell you the truth is... I'm pregnant. I told my father and he was furious. He told me to get an abortion but I couldn't kill something so innocent so he had not choice but to kick me out because early pregnancy would damage the family reputation. He turned off my inheritance and fundings so I am moving far war where he won't know where I am. I am sorry I didn't tell you this earlier but I had to leave. I won't tell you where I am right now because I don't wanna be a burden. What I do wanna do is wish you two the best of luck and hope you stay together forever. I will miss you guys but I hope to see you sometime soon. Until then, Godspeed.
-Love Satsuki.
Naruko felt a knife twisted her heart. First her father died now her best friend is away. Sakuro then hugged squeezed her hips while Naruko squeezed his shoulders. Naruko looked up the sky then she spoke.
"Sakuro... I thought I could use my powers to make money and to have fun but I vow on this day that I will use them to fight injustice. But I can't do it alone. Will you..." Sakuro smiled then kissed her lips then they let go.
"Naruko... I was thinking the same thing. From this day fourth we shall use our powers to help people.
And that's how Naruko and Sakuro became Spider-Man and Spider-Woman. I thought about making this the last flashback but ever since Stan Lee's death. I decided to write one more before I continue the main story. Don't worry. It's not a filler. It's one of the most important days in their lives and I'll have it written by next week.