Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Justice League, or Justice League Unlimited.

A/N: Sorry for the late update no time on the computer these past three weeks.

Beta: Jebest4781.

Chapter XXII: Hearts And Minds.

Last Time.

"You're not bad looking." She said walking past him. "I've got an apartment close to here I use for when I help Batman.. I'll meet you there." He said before fixing his hood, and walked out with her giving her a piece of paper. "Oh.. But the way.. Kathy drew a woman beside you who looks really familiar.. Do you know her?"

"Yes.. She's Andrea Beaumont.. She taught me how to fight." She answering making Naruto freeze, and look to her.

Barbara's Apartment.

Naruto flashed in to see Barbara watching T.V. "Barbara." She looked back to him as he took off his coat. "I've got to tell you something." Sitting down, he told her about their future he learned from when he traveled with Static. "A.. Miscarriage?" She asked holding her stomach. He nodded. "Yes.. We broke up five years later, and you married someone named Sam Young."

"Really? Not Dick?" She asked as he shrugged. "I know you three had a falling out with Bruce.. Maybe you drifted apart with him, and Tim also." He sat down beside her, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I know you stop a mugging several weeks after you get pregnant.. Just throw down a Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God) Kunai when you come up to one, and I'll help."

A Few Days Later, With Bruce.

"So.. We're breaking up?" Kathy asked as Bruce looked down. "Yes.. But not because of you being Batwoman.. you just remind me of my ex-fiancé. Right down to having your father on the wrong side of the law." Bruce replied before Kathy leaned up to kiss his cheek. "Ok.. I understand." She said before walking in her building.

Bruce sighed before looking at the setting sun.

Gotham Cemetery.

A woman in a black dress was looking at a tombstone before sighing. "I'm sorry I haven't been by to talk Mom.. I just got in to town after leaving for a while." The woman said cleaning the grass off the stone showing 'Victoria Beaumont.' as the wind blew the woman's long brown hair.

Now.

Metropolis Noon, Naruto.(1.)

Naruto, in his costume, walked to a crime scene in an ally way as the police was outside. He looked down at a tarp covering a person, and a burn mark on the ground, and walls. "The fire damage will make it harder identifying the evidence..." He said before scanning the hand of the man. An info box came up on his lens going through records of fingerprints before stopping on one.

"Records say he's Alex Cane.. An arms dealer that works for some big time villains... Died of a gunshot wound to the heart.. The fire must have been made to destroyed evidence.. Either he ripped someone off, or we have a vigilante on our hands." He looked in front of Alex's feet, and saw a blood spot.

Once scanning it, he saw a hologram get shot by another at the end of the ally way, and fall on Alex's spot. "D.N.A. says the killer fired from close ranged, this suggest the two knew each other." He said before scanning the middle of one of the fire marks. A hologram of a fire came up. "Interesting.. This indicates the victim started the fire, an incendiary grenade perhaps?"

"The killer must have found a way out since they were at the dead end." He looked up, and rewinds a little showing a hologram jumping up, and climbing the windows before jumping up to a ladder, and stumbling. Naruto walked over, and saw the ladder on the ground. He scanned it, and found fingerprints on it before putting his hand to his ear.

"Oracle.." (2.) After a second, he heard Sonia's voice. "Yes?" He looked to Alex before continuing. "I need a location of one Kang Lou.. He's a suspect in a murder investigation." After a moment, she replied. "He's a couple of miles from your position at a bar." Naruto ran up the walls, and jumped across the rooftops before landing in front of the bar.

Walking in, he saw several people eating at tables, and the bar. The people stopped eating as Naruto walked up to a man that's talking to his friends. "Kang Lou?" Kang looked up to him, and raised an eyebrow. "You're under arrest for the murder of one Alex Crane." Kang stood up, and walked to him.

He threw a punch that Naruto grabbed before punching him knocking him in to a table. Naruto picked him up, and puts and punched the table cracking it. "Why did you kill him?" He asked as Kang talked. "I just wanted his business.." Naruto knocked him out before putting a hand to his ear. "Oracle, let the police know I have Kang Lou."

A Few Days Later, The Watchtower.

Naruto with his hood down walked in to the monitors and heard Hawkgirl arguing with Green Lantern over a monitor about fixing the Watchtower. Flash walked in reading a comic, and eating a banana before looking up. "Do I have to send you two to your rooms without dinner? I swear I'm living with two bickering siblings." Flash said making them stop. "That's better."

Suddenly, an alarm sounded off as a picture of something falling to Earth came up on the monitor. "We've got something coming to Earth." Hawkgirl said typing on the keyboard. "Meteor?" Green Lantern asked as she shook her head. "No.. There's a life sign.. Incursion maybe?" Naruto pulled his hood up and walked to the hanger. "I'll get the Javelin."

Desert, Earth.

Naruto, Hawkgirl, Flash, and Martian Manhunter flew down to a crater were Green Lantern flew down to a wounded Kilowog. As they walked out, Kilowog looked up to them. "They got her John... They got Kat." He said with a groan before falling unconscious. "Who got her?! Kilowog?!" Green Lantern shook him before setting him down, and looked to the others.

"Take care of him!" He yelled before flying in to the sky. Soon Flash couldn't help but say what was on everyone's mind. "What just happened?"

Medical Center, Watchtower.

J'onn worked on Kilowog as the others looked on. "Good thing we have a Martian carrying our M.O." Flash said as J'onn looked to him for a second. "Kilowog's biology is similar to my own." Hawkgirl glanced up to him before speaking. "And how much of this is guess work?" J'onn picked up a syringe before answering. "I'd rather not say."

He puts the syringe in Kilowog's arm having him wake up with a groan. Later, as J'onn was working on the last of Kilowog's injuries, He soon explained about how he, and a few other Lanterns were sent to stop Despero, the leader of a cult named 'The Legion Of The Third Eye' from taking over a planet. And how one Lantern; Katma Tui, John's teacher, and lover was captured.

"He was teacher's Pet? Good going G.L." Flash said as Hawkgirl rolled her eyes. Later, after getting dressed Kilowog stood as the others came back. "We can't raise John on his com-link." J'onn said as Kilowog nodded. "No surprise.. He's probably at the fringe of the galaxy by now. Crummy place for Katma to get stuck in." Naruto walked over, and crossed his arms. " Is there any way you could take us there? Or at least track him?"

"Yeah, but my ring's running low. I need my Green Lantern Battery." Flash looked down in thought for a moment before looking to Kilowog. "Doesn't John have one that you could use?" Realization dawned on Kilowog who slapped Flash on the back making him stumble. "Good thinking Poozer. Know where he keeps it?"

"Well.. Good place to start will be his apartment." Naruto said before walking out with Flash, and Kilowog following after him.

With Green Lantern.

"Not a good sign." He said looking at a destroyed Green Lantern ship. "Must have been some heavy weapons to take out a G-5 cruiser." He looked down at the nearest planter, and aimed his ring at it. "Come on Kat." He said scanning around until he felt a pulse. "Gotcha." As he landed, he saw a town with purple aliens walking around a marketplace before seeing two in armor with a triangle with an eye inside chase another.

When he caught up, he saw them about to kill the other alien with purple flames on their spears before capturing them in balls. "Can't we all just get along?" He asked before knocking them out causing the crowed to move away from him. "Good going John." He said before flying away to find Katma.

Later, after disguising himself, John found where Katma ring is. "Can I help you?" He turned to see an alien holding a mace. "No I'm good." The alien held up his mace, and glared as Green Lantern sighed. "I'm here on business from Despero.. Take it up with him." Green Lantern replied having the alien run off.

He went in a small house, and found Katma's ring under her pillow. As he puts it on his left hand, he was suddenly zapped by two of Despero's guards.

John's Apartment; Kilowog, Flash, And Naruto.

"Well.. John's a neat freak." Flash said looking at the clean apartment. Kilowog looked around with his ring before glancing to the others. "I'll find the Lantern.. This will only take a second." Flash nodded before dashing over to the fridge. "I don't think it'll be in there." Kilowog said as Flash picked a chicken leg, and took a bite out of it.

"I'm not looking for the Lantern.. You're not the only one that needs to re-charge." He closed the door, and opened the freezer. "I knew Johnny had a kink in his armor." He pulled out a carton of berry-flavored ice cream, and looked to Kilowog. Kilowog picked it up, and ate it. "Tasty." Naruto blinked before turning around and looked around the room.

As Naruto was looking around the room, he heard Flash speak up. "Old Yeller.. A classic." Naruto saw Kilowog eat the V.H.S. and blink. "Wasn't that movie like forty, fifty years old? Do they even still sell them anymore?" Flash looked over to him as He continued. "And wasn't that John's favorite movie? One given to him by his father?"

Flash blinked again before chuckling nervously. "I'm sure he'll forgive me." Naruto shrugged before going back to searching. "Good lord." Naruto turned around to see Flash being beaten by… An old woman with a broom. "A little help here!" Naruto held in his laughter as he spoke up. "Sorry Flash.. She has a broom.. I can't go up against that." Kilowog found the Lantern, and ran out the room with the others following. "And don't come back!"

Green Lantern.

Green Lantern groaned as he was dropped in front of an alien with a third eye, black goatee, and a few female aliens in brass bikinis around him. "Despero I presume?" He asked as the other aliens in the room chanted his name. "And a back-up group too?" Despero smiled at him before speaking. "The Guardians would be wise to step aside.. A new order is coming."

He went on to talk about how he was an outcast for his third eyes, and one day in the desert found the Flame of Pitar. And how it chose him to spread its message. "Really?" Green Lantern asked as Despero pointed towards a giant door, which opened, and showed a purple flame. "So you built a bon fire." Despero chuckled before looking to the fire. "You are skeptic.. So were others."

Despero attacked him by shooting a beam out of his third eye as Green Lantern countered but was overpowered. He kicked him to a female alien with orange skin, black hair, and black lipstick. "Priestess.. Throw him in the flame." Green Lantern's eyes widen at her. "Kat?" Kat dragged him over, and threw him in to the flame.

Unknown Location.

Green Lantern screamed as he fell down from a transporter. "Welcome." He looked up to see the alien he talked to earlier, and another with a bandanna. "To the resistance." Green Lantern face-palmed as he sighed. "I should have guessed that... There's always a resistance." The alien went on to explain how they transported him before a female voice spoke up.

"It's the best I could do on that short time." Green Lantern turned back to see Katma walking over. "Kat." As he got to her, she punched him having him trip over a pipe. "Nice to see you to Kat." She glared at him for a moment before putting her right foot on the pipe. "What the hell are you doing here?!"

"Its nice to see you too… I thought you were in trouble." He replied rubbing his jaw. "And when have you ever known me to be in trouble?" John got up, and stared at her. "I was obviously mistaken." He said before picking her ring off his finger, and gave it back to her. "Here... This isn't something you leave lying around."

"It is when you're undercover." Kat said putting the ring in her bikini bottom. She sighed before going into detail of loosing several Lanterns fighting Despero, having to pretend to be a recently converted follower for the resistance and what she's learned so far about his plan.

Later; Naruto, Flash, Hawkgirl, Kilowog, and Martian Manhunter.

Naruto ran across the rooftops shooting arrows down, and having them explode on Despero's followers as the others attacked on the ground. Naruto jumped high in the air, and shot three arrows down before landing beside Hawkgirl. She lifted her mace, and attacked one of the tanks that rolled to them as Naruto went through hand signs. He flipped the tanks over as Kilowog, and the others came down to him.

Later J'onn was reading the hieroglyphics for the Aliens about the 'Flame of Pitar', how Despero uses it, and having a way of possibly destroying it. "I can make a carbon bomb." Kilowog stated getting the others to look at him. "What? That was my major before joining the Corps." He said as Naruto walked up. "You know... This Despero reminds me of several ninjas I faced in my world."

Naruto crossed his arms remembering Nagato before beating him, the stories he heard of Hanzo, and Danzo. He sighed before leaving to check on John. When he got to the room, John stormed out as Katma sighed in frustration. "Impatient?" Naruto asked as she nodded. "Let me talk to him.. I was in a similar predicament with having to go to a teacher after I was 'promoted' of sorts, but still needed his help."

"Hell I even went to a teacher that wasn't mine when I was learning how to cut a leaf in two using only my chakra." He said turning around, and found John. "Listen John... You need to go back in there... I know you think the basics of the Ring training doesn't apply anymore but you need to continue practicing the basic principles.."

"Even the strongest can be beaten by the weakest attack if they underestimate their opponent." He finished as John looked down in thought. As the he left, Naruto started meditating before Hawkgirl walked up to him.

"You trying to get into that nature mode of yours?" She asked as he looked up. "Sage Mode and yes... Want to sit in my lap.. That would help." She huffed before crossing her arms. "Why would I? I'm not with you." He smiled before replying. "Because I'm irresistible." She bent down, and smirked. "I could do better.."

"So you have thought about it? I always thought you had someone back home." She looked away with a sad look. Naruto was about to apologize on that remark and say something until the wall broke down showing Despero's army covered in purple flame. "Crap." Naruto cursed before going through hand signs. He hits the ground creating a dome over him to continue gathering energy.

The dome shook as Naruto felt the energy of the flame. "That's weird.. It feels tainted.. Like it wasn't evil before." He thought as orange pigmentation came around his eyes. "A little harder than back on Earth.. but this little will do." He broke the dome before picking up several Hiraishin. (Flying Thunder God.) Kunai, and threw them at the army.

Naruto attacked every solider as he flashed in between the kunai before seeing Katma create a wall of rubble to allow J'onn, Flash, and Kilowog time to finish the bomb. He turned his attention to the army as Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Katma flew outside to another group.

Later.

Naruto jumped through the window to see Katma covered in the Flame of Pitar standing in front of a tied up Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl as Despero used his third eye on Hawkgirl. Naruto dashed forward, and kicked him away sending him flying in to the wall. Naruto dashed to him, and punched him before jumping back as the Flame of Pitar covered him.

"You bastard." Naruto said before red chakra started covering him. "Let's see how good you are when you can't use that third eye." Naruto grabbed him, and burned his third eye causing him to scream. Naruto looked over his shoulder, and saw Green Lantern fighting a mind-controlled Katma.

Green Lantern created a shield as Katma threw a punch at him. "Try to knock her out or cuff her!" Naruto yelled before punching Despero up in the air, grab his feet, and slam him down to the ground. Green Lantern created a large cuff that caught Katma from the neck down. Suddenly, her flame went away as a large thorn-covered root wrapped around Despero and dragged him down into the ground.

Morning.

Naruto looked out to the new foliage covering the planet before touching a tree. "It doesn't feel tainted anymore." He thought before walking back to the others, and look to Katma. "Say... Do you have anymore brass bikinis?" She looked to him for a moment before answering. "Yeah.. But like I told John.. You'd look horrible." Naruto looked green for a moment before taking a deep breath.

"First of all ew.. Second of all I meant to give to my girl... Ow!" Naruto stopped as Hawkgirl reached up, and twisted his ear. "Hey come on I would've given you one too.. Ow!" She twisted it harder as she dragged him to John who created a bubble, and took them in the air. "Oh yeah, almost forgot John... Flash destroyed your only copy of Old Yeller." Naruto stated as John glared at Flash whom was sweating bullets by now.

To Be Continued.

A/N: Thanks' for reading, and let me know of any mistakes.

Beta: Jebest4781.

1 Arkham Origins side mission I used as a backdrop.

2. Gave her Oracle since Barbara never became Oracle in DCAU.. I'll only use that to let things cool down since reading up on her/the movie it said she/they didn't care if anyone died/got hurt so going with that She'll be like that for a few chapters except for the next one to help put with the episode/chapter everyone's been waiting for.. A Better World.

But I promise you won't see my changes coming/guess them.

Poll: Mei: 121., and Anko :102. Poll will stay up until next chapter sop vote.

Ok Naruto's Manga ended on Monday (10th.) I noticed a few writers aking themselves if they want t continue their Naruto, and Naruto x-over stories because of that.

Me? I'm still going to write Naruto stories.. Just letting you know since Naruto is married for the last chapter (700.) I'll just have him come to the show/world before the war, or before he loses his right arm. (Unless he goes to a universe where they can give him a prosthetic arm.) because I would have trouble having him with someone if I have him come to the world, and he's already going out/married.

Ok Next is Hero Rising.

Talk To You Later,

Lone Wolf Out.