Hello everyone. I'm back with the second installment for Naruto, the Kryptonian Ninja. First of all, I'd like to thank all the unbelievable support this rewrite has received ever since its publication. For all who reviewed, favorited, followed or even send me PM with suggestions, ideas or kind comments regarding the first chapter...
Thank you so much!
Author notes can be found at the end of this chapter. If I were you I'd give them a read, as they contain important information regarding the harem, plot, and ideas in general. Some explanations will be added as well, so be sure to check them out.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor Young Justice. Both series belong to their respective creators.
Chapter Two : Arrival
Konohagakure no Sato was one of the most powerful hidden villages in the Elemental Nations, taking second place behind Kumogakure no Sato, which barely surpassed it in economic, military and political terms. Home of the greatest shinobi that ever lived like Hashirama Senju, the Shodai Hokage, and his eternal rival, Madara Uchiha. Its ninja were feared throughout the nations, and every Hokage that took the other's place helped the village establish itself as what it was today.
The reason why Kumo had managed to take first place was the unprecedented incident that had taken place in Konoha barely two days before, on October 10th. A date that marked the end of the Yondaime Hokage's rule in Konoha, with both him and his wife, Kushina Uzumaki, along with dozens of fellow shinobi dying to protect their village and its civilians of total and complete anihilation.
Minato Namikaze had sacrificed himself to stop the Kyuubi no Yoko, the Nine Tailed Fox, from killing and destroying everything in its path. All that he'd left behind was his little daughter, Natsuki Uzumaki, his legacy, the symbol of his sacrifice and loyalty to his village; someone he wanted to be seen as the true savior who had her body used as a container and prison for the monster.
Said girl was currently sleeping peacefully on a crib at the hospital, ignorant of the events that had transpired ever since her birth, like the death of her parents and the fact that half of the village wanted her dead. In their opinion, the girl was the very demon that murdered their beloved Hokage, his wife and uncountable loyal, brave shinobi who fought to protect them all.
Even if the Sandaime Hokage (who had been forced to take Minato's place after his death) had promised to severely punish any attempt or complot to hurt the girl, most were willing to risk their lives to get their so desired vengeance.
The anbu in charge of her safety had already lost count on how many fools had tried to kill Natsuki. Not only all those attempts had failed, but those who did so much as try to enter the room she rested in at the hospital would end up tortured by Ibiki or worse,
Dead.
Since the Kyuubi incident, the Hokage had ordered most Chunnin, Jounin and Anbu to patrol the village as well as its outskirsts. The rest would go on short term missions as usual, as it meant income that Konoha desperately needed right now to rebuilt. He also had two of the best Anbu, whom he trusted the most, guard Minato's and Kushina's daughter, turning in shifts that lasted half a day at the very least. After being replaced by the second Anbu, the first would be instructed to join the other shinobi and patrol.
One of those Anbu was Kakashi Hatake, a fourteen years old ninja who, despite being so young, had become part of Hiruzen's select group thanks to his abilities and cunning mind. Two years before he'd managed what most thought practically impossible at the time, getting promoted to Jounin and applying for Anbu. Soon he reached to the very top of the squad, surpassing practically every member on it.
Kakashi was considered a prodigy, and as such, he always made sure that each task assigned to him was completed flawlessly. It was his duty as an Anbu captain, and he'd promised himself he would make his sensei proud by keeping his daughter safe.
He owed him that much.
Now that the village was left in a weakened state, Sarutobi instructed the shinobi to act with the utmost precaution. After all, the enemy could use that chance to attack them and Konoha could not afford to get involved into another war so soon. That was mainly the reason why Kakashi was at the moment patrolling the southern-east part of the forest that surrounded the village — his visible eye analyzed everything in a frenetic way while his spiky, silver hair swayed slightly with the impulse of each jump that carried the teenager across the woods.
His legs moved at dazzling speeds, transporting him forward towards a point where the array of trees opened to reveal the darkened sky above. Even at such speed and with only a few moon rays filtering through the treetops, Kakashi could see it all. Nothing escaped him, and less to his sharingan, which he used periodically to inspect everything in his path.
It was a worthless effort, mostly because he didn't believe anyone would be so stupid as to incurse in the village when practically every single shinobi was out on patrol. But he was an Anbu, and to protect Konoha was his duty; therefore, he'd to make sure that the village would be safe for another day before calling it a night and go back home.
As Kakashi approached the clearing, his left hand pulled his headband over his sharingan, hiding it from view. He had noticed two members of his squad approaching him, their leader, probably to report their findings if any.
The three of them suddenly landed on the ground with a soft thud and the teen turned around, gazing at a man in his thirties with black, long hair and a Tiger mask and then to a young man with shoulder length bluish hair and a Weasel mask. Both wore the usual Anbu suit, with their left arms sporting a tattoo of a spiral.
"We have finished patrolling our designed areas, Kakashi-taicho!"
Kakashi nodded at the man with long hair. "Anything out of the ordinary Tora?", non surprisingly, the only response he got from Tora was a shake of his head. Then, he turned to the other Anbu present. "What about your sector Izuna?"
"I didn't see anything at all taicho. Just burned trees and some craters made during Yondaime-sama's fight with the Kyuubi."
Their leader just blinked at that, and with most of his face covered by the mask he always wore both Anbu had a difficult time trying to guess what was on his mind. Nevertheless, it seemed they would be able to go home early that night... unless Kakashi had them patrol their sector again.
Tora and Izuna gulped silently at the prospect of spending the next hour scanning the woods in search of a threat one more time.
"In that case, you can return to the village", Kakashi finally said, making both of his subordinates smile behind their masks in relief. "I'll finish here and inform Hokage-sama in the morning."
"Hai! Thank you, Taicho!"
And with that, both disappeared in whirls of smoke and leaves. The young captain stared for a moment at the place where Tora and Izuna had been before vanishing from sight, before letting out a sigh. He could feel their anxiety and subsequent relief as he allowed them to leave, something he thought weren't appropiate feelings for a shinobi performing the important duty of protecting the village and everyone in it.
Maybe he was being too demanding. Or maybe they hadn't had enough time to rest and recover from the sudden attack to the village days ago. Either way, Kakashi knew he'd have to talk to the Sandaime about it.
The boy proceeded then to shake his head and prepare himself to move on, though not before turning his head upwards, his dark eye gazing at the many constellations that adorned the sky and stretched for as far as he could see. It was truly fascinating; how something could be so far away from mankind's reach and yet so mesmerizing and intriging.
Kakashi was not used to contemplate them, being busy all the time and focusing on the task at hand. But on those rare occasions that nobody was around, he'd stare at the bright, tiny dots, thinking about his past, his present and the future. Also, and when he was alone, he'd visit Rin's and Obito's graves at the cementery, where he'd speak to them about anything he felt like would be interesting.
Their deaths had affected him in more ways than he'd thought possible. And after his sensei passed away... He had nothing left, except his own will of fire that burned brightly for the village.
Like before, the Anbu captain sighed quietly and closed his eyes for a moment, trying to erase the memories of a better past with his friends and sensei from his mind. But as soon as his globes gazed once again at the marvelous sight in the sky above, something that had not been there before caught his attention.
It was some sort of orange star, one that seemed to be in movement if the tiny trail of reddish orange it left behind was anything to go by. Kakashi's eyes narrowed slightly as he focused on the celestial body that flew across the sky, always to the left. He'd heard of those once from a child in the village on his way back home... a girl, holding her mum's hand, who had pointed a little finger at the space and shouted: "Okaasan, look! A shooting star! Can I ask a wish?"
Kakashi had found it pathetic how parents told their children that celestial bodies flying from one point to another in space could make any of their wishes come true. Their efforts to keep their innocence only delayed the inevitable — those children would eventually find out that in real life, stars couldn't and wouldn't help you. Dreams do not come true by magic. If you wanted something, and it was something possible to accomplish, you'd to work hard to make it real.
He didn't recall being like those children who clasped their hands together and muttered their inner desires with all the strength they could muster. He'd had his eyes opened to the cold, merciless truth for as long as he could remember. Even before his father's death he knew what life was about.
The young teen soon grew bored and decided to call it a night, but suddenly the "shooting star" he was staring at changed its course, turning towards him and spontaneously expanding itself. He continued to watch in silence as the celestial body kept on getting bigger until it reached the size of a cilindrical sphere, moving towards the surface at unusually high speed.
What he noticed was a blazing meteorite, or something similar, reached the atmosphere in mere seconds and continued to descend, flying past his position to the eastern part of the forest surrounding the village, more than half way to the border with the Hot Water Land and Yumegakure. Kakashi's eyes widened as he prepared to move; he needed to make sure the meteorite, or whatever that was, didn't land near a town or anything. If he recalled correctly, in that direction stood the city of Tensho, famous for its agricultural products.
As he dashed forward, Kakashi focused his chakra onto his legs, in an effort to shorten the distance that separated him from the flying object before it crashed. He moved with all the speed he could muster, practically pushing his body to the limits just to reach the meteorite that had moments ago disappeared from his sight, with the treetops hiding it almost entirely. It was only thanks to the orange trace of light the object left behind in its way that the boy was able to follow it through the woods.
Soon, the sound of an object crashing loudly with the ground and the Earth shake that followed afterwards indicated him that his efforts had been in vain.
Kakashi cautiously approached to the site, a kunai in his right hand as he moved, using the shadows to hide himself. What he thought before was a meteorite was lying at the end of a small crater made on the ground after its impact, with a trace of dirt and dust leading to it that showed that the object had touched the surface before stopping inches away from where it first made contact with the surface. The boy was beyond intrigued, and shocked, but he easily overcame his initial surprise.
And even though he knew that could very well be a trap, he'd to make sure that the "object" was not a device created by another village to attack Konoha.
As he approached the object, and upon closer inspection, Kakashi noticed that the supposed meteorite was actually a strange looking transport vessel, made of some kind of metal, with a glass hatch that hided whatever (or whoever) was in the inside. He suddenly had a bad feeling about the whole situation, but he let his curiosity guide him towards the hatch and he looked through the glass, gasping silently at what he saw.
It was a baby. Or what seemed to be one; sleeping calmly inside with a red blanket covering his little body. His hair was short and spiky, with a golden tone that reminded him of Natsuki's own hair.
In fact, the boy was like a male version of his sensei's daughter. But... How? And most importantly, why was a baby inside of such a strange looking vessel? His visible eye widened to astronomical levels as his mind suddenly showed him the image of the object falling from the sky.
'Could it be...?', he thought it to be impossible, but yet again he'd never seen such technology before, even if he only got a glimpse of the whole thing. No village or country in the Elemental Nations could have manufactured something so sofisticated, and Kakashi found himself thinking that this object could have very well come from outer space if what he saw was anything to go by.
And his theory gained strength as he noticed the hole in the back of the vessel from where some smoke could be seen leaking, something that made him think of it as a sort of device that propelled the object upwards with fire or something akin to it. If this was true... then... The implications would—
His thoughts were interrupted, however, as the sound of oxygen escaping the enclosure of the vessel hit his ears, making him jump backwards and get ready for anything. Soon, he observed, the lowest part of the glass hatch turned upwards until it stood at 90 degrees from the vessel, revealing its contents to the world. Kakashi tensed his muscles and approached the ship once again, taking a quick peek at the inside.
A pair of sapphire eyes suddenly met his own, black ones. And the young teen noticed that the baby was pretty much awake and was now staring at him with nothing but curiosity and innocence.
"Daddy?" The child spoke in a language he could not understand, but it seemed the blond boy had mistaken him for his father. Only for a moment, though, before he noticed that Kakashi was someone he hadn't seen before. "No daddy..."
And then, just as he finished mumbling those words, his little face twisted into a frown and he cried. Loudly. Desperately calling for the parents he didn't know couldn't hear him.
Kakashi, on the other hand, just blinked. Twice. He just stood there, kunai in hand and eyebrows furrowed in slight confusion as the baby bawled his eyes out. For a few moments he kept his eyes fixed on the baby, mildly annoyed by the screams of it. And it was not after some time that he reacted, making some hand seals and placing his hands on the ground. "Kuchiyose no jutsu!"
In a puff of smoke, a small, pug-like dog with brown fur and a dark brown snout and ears appeared before him, wiggling his tail slowly with a bored expression on his face. "Yo, Kakashi. It's been some time."
The young anbu nodded in silence, pointing a finger at the baby who was now standing against the vessel's compartment and looking excitedly at the dog, not crying anymore. "I need some help, Pakkun", Kakashi observed with an amused eye-smile how the blond tried to reach the animal with his tiny fingers, much to Pakkun's annoyance.
"I'm no babysitter kid. I'm a Ninken in case you haven't noticed", the dog then noticed the strange metalic object that lied next to him, and the crater in which it resided, along with the broken trees and other flora that had been destroyed as the result of some sort of impact in the area. "Hey, what's with that thing? Did it fall out of the sky or something?"
But Kakashi simply ignored him. "I want you to deliver a message to Hokage-sama. Tell him to meet me at Konoha's main gates in about an hour... Alone."
It was half an hour later that Kakashi arrived at the village, carrying a now sleeping baby in his arms. He'd fallen asleep sometime after the anbu passed the clearing in the forest near his patrol area, getting tired of sobbing and crying for his parents. The Anbu captain felt grateful that such had been the case or else he'd have attracted undesired attention on his way to the village.
The Sandaime Hokage was waiting for him at the gates, with Pakkun by his side. His figure partially illuminated by the moon above, though most of his visage remained hidden below the pointed hat he always wore on his head. As he approached them, Kakashi nodded to Pakkun who disappeared in a whirl of smoke, planning to ask his summoner about the baby and the strange object he was in later.
"Kakashi, I heard from Pakkun that you've some... news."
It didn't take long to Sarutobi to notice the bundle on the Anbu's arms, and the fact both his cheeks were red from crying and full of dried tears. "Hai, Hokage-sama. Though I believe it would be better if we spoke somewhere with enough room for an object of considerable size. There's something I want to show you, but nobody else must be present when I do."
Hiruzen nodded. That ought to be reason why Kakashi had send Pakkun ahead to have him wait outside the village, instead of just meeting at his office. Though, he couldn't help but wonder what could be so important so as to being requested to talk in private.
The old man knew he'd eventually find out, but he assumed it had something to do with the blond baby that slept on Kakashi's arms.
"We can go to the Hokage's mansion's main hall. It should suffice."
With only a mere nod as a response, both shinobi disappeared in whirls of smoke and leaves, reappearing seconds later in front of a magnificent, three story building that looked recently built and decorated, even though it dated from the time of the Shodaime Hokage.
Sarutobi led Kakashi through the main entrance, down a long corridor with doors at each side up to a spatious hall with two couches at one side, a small bookshelve and a simple table in front of the seats. That place had seen better days, but with Hiruzen being the sole occupant it was clear he preferred simplicity.
As both took a seat on the couches so that they would face each other, Hiruzen pulled out a small pipe from his robe, lighting it moments later before puffing on it. Some seconds went by in which the young boy moved his gaze from Sarutobi to the baby and then to the old Hokage again.
Sarutobi exhaled a mouthful of smoke in the form of a small ring before speaking. "Well then, why don't you start telling me where and under what circumnstances did you find that baby? Afterwards, I'd like to see the object you spoke about before."
"Before that, I'd like to request that everything I'm about to tell you, Hokage-sama, doesn't leave this room."
If the Sandaime was curious before, now Kakashi had his full attention. That the Anbu asked for such secrecy could only meant that what he intended to tell him was extremely important. "Of course. You have my word", to further prove that he was serious, Sarutobi made a hand seal with one hand and activated the privacy seals distributed all around his house.
The prodigy of the Leaf nodded, before begining with his story. He told him how he'd stopped to contemplate the stars for a moment after dismissing the anbu on his team, how he noticed then what at first thought was a shooting star but later seemed to be a meteorite approaching his position and how he chased after it in a effort to try to stop it before it collided with the ground.
Kakashi then shifted a bit uncomfortably in his seat as he moved to the part that still shocked him; finding out that the meteorite from before was actually a kind of transport that carried a blond baby inside who appeared to speak a different and unknown language.
"In the end", he concluded, "I decided to seal the 'object' into a scroll and carry the boy all the way here. I didn't want to risk other shinobi finding it before you arrived, even if I decided to use a genjutsu to conceal everything. I thought it'd be the safest choice."
A pensive nod from Hiruzen helped him relax from his anxiety a bit, as it meant the old man agreed with his course of action. He rarely let something affect him, but this was clearly an extraordinary event, one that he wanted to get to the bottom of. Careful not to blow some smoke at the baby, the old man continued to puff on his pipe for a while, letting his mind absorb everything Kakashi had told him.
Never in his life had he been told such an original and incredible story, and yet he believed him. How could he not? Kakashi was one of the most loyal and powerful shinobi in the village, with more S missions on his record than most Jounin in Konoha. Sarutobi trusted the Anbu captain in the same way Minato had done, perhaps even more.
"If this is true, and I'm not saying it's not, then the boy..."
"...May have come from outer space", concluded Kakashi, feeling a chill running down his spine. His visible eye gazed at the still sleeping boy with renewed curiosity and newfound disbelief. It was hard to believe it, but yet everything he'd seen so far destroyed every other idea his mind tried to create so as to prove his prior supossition wrong.
"I see", said Sarutobi in a deep, tired voice as he rubbed his temples with his free hand. Minato had chosen the worst time to die, even if it hadn't really been his choice. "Though I'll be more inclined to think that some other village has plot something of this... magnitude, it'd be foolish of me not to inspect the object you have recovered from the crashing site."
Kakashi saw this as a petition from the Sandaime and nodded, asking the old man for permission to lay the baby on the couch. And he did so carefully, observing how the blond didn't even notice he was not being carried by the Anbu and rested his little arms on either side of his head. Sarutobi smiled slightly at the sight before focusing on the scroll that now lay opened on the floor, with Kakashi soon making hand seals.
It wasn't long before the poof of smoke created by the Anbu's chakra faded away and a pointy vessel made of metal took its place, making Hiruzen drop his pipe. If Kakashi's story didn't shock him before, he sure was now.
Morning had finally arrived. And with it, another day in which civilians and even some shinobi continued with their ardous work in repairing all the damage the village had suffered from the Kyuubi's attack. Those who didn't help tried to continue with their usual lives, but the wound was still fresh, and it'd take weeks, months even before everything went back to normal.
In the case of Kakashi Hatake, the incident of the Kyuubi was the least of his worries at the moment.
He was currently at the hospital, standing behind the glass of the newborns' room where only two infants lied on their cribs. Just a few hours ago he had witnessed something so rare that he still thought of it as a mere dream, one of those he didn't mind having as it served as a distraction from all his constant brooding moments.
The boy, who was now inside the room on a crib next to Natsuki Uzumaki, had been taken to the hospital by himself and the Hokage after the latter had finished deciding what the best course of action would be. Sarutobi had told the nurses the boy had been found by Kakashi inside a destroyed house, crying for his parents who apparently were shinobi that passed away protecting the village.
When they asked for a name, he simply told them: "His name is Naruto", his following explanation to the young Anbu regarding his decision to use that name slightly shocked him: "Minato and Kushina always said that they would call their baby Naruto if it was a boy, and Natsuki if it was a girl. Minato was a great fan of Jiraiya's first novel, 'The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi', and loved the idea of calling his unborn son after the story's hero."
Kakashi of course knew little about the Legendary Sannin, not having met him before in his life. Yet, he frequently saw his name in the bookstores he went by to buy more reading material, and had always wondered what his novels were about.
That his old sensei liked them gave Kakashi a reason to give one a read sometime.
Based on the results from some routinary medical examinations done on Naruto, the baby was declared as a healthy one year old boy and Sarutobi had the hospital give him a crib next to Natsuki, where they would stay for a few weeks before moving to the orphanage. Most of the staff seemed against the idea of having the son of unnamed heroes stay in the same room as the "demon" that caused so much destruction and pain to the people in the village, but they were forced to comply.
Sarutobi was the Hokage after all.
Kakashi rubbed his neck tiredly as he stood there, eyes still glued to the window. He'd barely slept after the baby was handed to the hospital; not because he was worried, no, but because he felt he was the one that should keep an eye on him at all times, making sure he'd not be a threat to anyone.
Even if he was a mere baby who seemed almost identical to most human beings around, Kakashi was not going to let his guard down. If he truly came from space and was an... alien of some sort, then Kakashi had to make sure he'd not suddenly attack someone or go crazy.
He didn't really like the idea of Naruto being in the same room with Natsuki, but Sarutobi considered the blond harmless enough. Or so it seemed.
"Back already, Kakashi?"
The young Anbu captain dressed in his regular anbu outfit turned around and bowed slightly, only standing straight when the Sandaime Hokage approached his side, puffing on his pipe as he gazed through the window at the two infants. "Hai, Hokage-sama. I just wanted to make sure everything was in order."
Sarutobi just remained silent as he contemplated the scene unfolding in the room. The baby boy, who he'd decided to call Naruto, was standing against the crib's edge, giggling as he gazed at the little girl lying in the crib next to him. Two pair of eyes that were pretty much alike in tonality (Natsuki's ones being slightly lighter) met, and Naruto would just laugh for no apparent reason at the look of curiosity and innocence in the girl's orbs.
A grandfatherly smile found its way to his wrinkled lips, but he didn't try to conceal it from a silent Kakashi. Instead, he said, "I wonder if this was somehow predestined..."
"Hokage-sama?", Kakashi turned to him, confused.
"The boy may have come from space, but he is not really different to other children when you look at him. From what the doctors have told me, Naruto is a healthy one year old boy", Sarutobi's smile grew significantly larger after noticing how Natsuki would move her arms around excitedly everytime Naruto made a funny face to her. "And pretty much human in looks and in behaviour. Whether or not our suspitions are correct, I plan to have the orphanage take him and Natsuki together. In time, I believe he'll act as the brotherly figure that Natsuki desperately needs."
Kakashi's eyes widened slightly. "But what if the boy starts developing in a way which could differentiate him from the rest? There's no telling what he could turn into in a few years. We must not forget he may not be... from this world."
"I haven't forgotten about that fact Kakashi", the Sandaime puffed slowly on his pipe, looking at the Anbu out the corner of his eyes for a moment. "However, that theory is yet to be thoroughly proved. I'll have some experts analyse the object you found him into without telling them where and under which circumnstances we came across it", his eyes closed for a few seconds in which he gathered his thoughts. "And besides, I have a feeling the boy will prove you wrong."
The Anbu Captain grudgingly inclined his head, diverting his eyes from the Hokage. "Hai, Hokage-sama."
"For the time being I want you to watch those two, protect them if you must", hiding the upper part of his visage under the tip of his hat, Sarutobi turned around and started to walk down the corridor that led to the entrance. "Oh, and Kakashi?"
"Hai?"
"Good job."
With a smile slowly finding its way through to his lips behind the mask, the young teen watched as the Hokage disappeared from his sight behind a wooden door, leaving him, and two babies behind.
Life had suddenly become more interesting for Kakashi Hatake.
And... cut! That's all for now ladies and gents.
There a lot of things that I should and want to talk about now that we've reached the end of the second chapter.
N°1: First of all, let's talk about the Harem. As I said before, there will be many girls interested in Naruto, but the harem will consist on three girls max. I've decided to include Donna Troy (since a lot of readers back then asked for her) and Batgirl, personally because I thought it'd make a good addition. Supergirl will be in as well, as in the original.
N°2: Regarding Naruto's age, when I first published the story back in 2014 I had thought of making Naruto younger than Kal-El, since after getting teleported to another dimension the rocket he travels in shuts down in order to recharge energy and our hero enters in a sort of cryogenic state. Apart from that, and since it's an alternate universe, time flows differently, thus stretching this age gap between Superman and Naruto. I just liked (and still like) the idea of a sixteen years old Naruto joining the team. Don't worry, as I tend to show a more mature version of the cannon Naruto Uzumaki we all got to watch in the series. This will be further explained in the following chapters.
N°3: As you may have noticed, this chapter is different from the original. I decided to stick to cannon, yet there will be plenty of surprises and plot twists. In the old version, Kakashi and Rin are the ones that find Naruto and raise him as their own child. In this version, not only does that change as Kakashi is younger but I've also added Sarutobi in as well, as he'd be the one to give Naruto the chance for a life at Konoha. Even though I didn't dislike the idea, I felt like sticking to the cannon would be better. Again, there is no need to worry, as I plan to add some elements from Naruto into Young Justice as in the original. For those who read the old version will know what that will be ;)
N°4: Originally, I had planned to include a brief summary of Naruto's life as a shinobi in this installment. However, when I saw it'd be too long and not too relevant for this story, I decided to cut it out and add those parts I deem necessary in latter chapters, probably in the form of flashbacks or dreams. What interests me the most is to detail part of Naruto's training, abilities and some major events he took part in. I also didn't feel the need to add it in this chapter as I noticed it was pretty much the same as in cannon... with some changes, of course.
And that's all for now. I'll add more notes explaining other changes and my reasons behind them in the following chapters. Next one will deal with Naruto acquiring his Kryptonian powers and ultimately learning from Kakashi about his identity.
Don't forget to leave any comments, thoughts, ideas, suggestions that you may have about this chapter or the story in general. As always, flamers will be dutifully ignored.
Until next time, Karai.