Initiation

Inside a blackened room, several individuals sat around a circular table. Before them was a holographic display, replaying the events of the vicious battle encountered upon the space station mere minutes ago. All eyes in the room were riveted on the video, and it was partially due to the fact that the playing hologram was the only source of light anywhere to be seen within the darkened atmosphere.

"I think you all know why I've called you here."

The footage stopped on a stilled image, the demonic youth that had been engaging the justice league captured perfectly in a roaring expression.

"Is it because of the child?" a feminine voice asked aloud.

All eyes went to the speaker briefly before shifting to the next, the lights beginning to return to fluorescent illumination.

"Yes."

A pair of yellow-orange eyes shone softly in the slowly lit room,"What is wrong? Is my mental summation of the boy's health not direct enough?"

"No, it's just that we have little to no other information on him... That makes him dangerous. To us, to the league, and to others as a whole. There's just not enough information on him."

Finally the dimness of the room was brightened by the glow of the lights, and Flash was the first to announce his thoughts,"Aw come on Bats, you heard from Jason the same as us-"

"That child was able to fight evenly with seven members of the Justice League, unconscious, and possessed by his own demonic blood. His powers were only amplified by one of our own, and who knows if that ability can include the rest of us. If that boy had been awake and losing it, it could've been worse...much worse." The cloaked hero harshly cut in.

The green lantern looked up from his spot ,"You're looking for a weakness.."

A nod from the dark knight came first,"I don't like having someone we can't stop aboard this station, too many things can happen."

Nothing but silence and engines sounded for a long moment as those words were taken in, yet it was Superman's answer that brought them all back,"That child is Jason's son, Batman, I believe that he should at least be here to have a say on things."

"Why. He was the one who him here in the first place, if someone had died, it would be on his hands." The bat-themed hero all but growled out.

"Are..are you afraid of him, Bruce?" It was Hawkgirl's turn to respond as she held a slightly shocked look on her face.

The tension in the room increased tenfold as Batman whipped around in a flash towards the Thanagarian warrior,"What?"

Gazes uneasily went to the Amazon as she she responded,"Shayera's right. I've never seen you so rattled by someone before. Not even the Joker-"

"It's not fear, but concern Diana. Concern for the lives of everyone here within the tower. I can't have some metahuman storming through here without some kind of insurance against him going berserk and killing someone."

She recoiled a bit from the harshness of the tone, yet she continued on," I understand that Bruce, but, we can take care of ourselves.."

It was Zatanna that piped up with a reply this time as he said,"Then, if it's information that you lack.. Why not just test the boy? See what he's made of?"

Diana spoke up,"A test of what exactly? I do not believe that the boy needs a test of valor or merit?"

John answered with a brief nod of his,"Take it as an initiation of sorts, we get to see his skill set and figure out just what we are gonna do with him."

The man of steel interjected solemnly,"Guys, I really think that Jason should be here... It would make all of this easier."

Flash brought up his own thoughts on the matter saying,"Oh! I get it, kinda like that old proverb, Keep your friends close-"

"And your enemies closer." Finished Batman, with a satisfied smirk.

"Ugh, I feel like I was hit by Chouji using that enlargement jutsu of his."

Darkness gave way to too bright a light as the ninja snapped his eyes closed with a hiss.

Psstch

"Ah, you're awake! How are you feeling?"

Shielding his face with his hand, the teen looked to see Jason Blood standing by his bedside.

"Old red?"

The mage allowed a chuckle to escape his lips at the nickname used for him, and responded,"Interesting name, I like it. We must be on our way, there are some things that must be discussed, but before that...What is your name?"

"Naruto. Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto. What is it that we're supposed to be talking about, if I can ask?"

Helping the boy up and out of the bed, he spoke calmly,"Everything. Where you are to stay, what life we are to help you establish, your powers, and your transformation."

The youth stiffened at the mention of the last word,"Transformation? W-what do you mean?"

As he started to ponder the meaning of Jason's words, a few strands of strawberry blonde hair dropped down into his vision. Reaching out to it with slightly shaking hands, the once blonde shinobi came to the horrifying realization that it was his.

"Aaaargh! What is this? The hell happened to my hair?!"

Glancing at the man beside him, he asked hurriedly,"Is this what you meant by transformation?!"

With a shake of the head he received a negative,"I mean your other one. The one resembling a...kitsune, I believe is the term, that allows you usage of your demonic foxfire. You went berserk while passed out earlier and single-handedly fought on equal footing with members of the Justice League, myself included."

Naruto merely sat on the edge of the bed in complete shock, he couldn't believe what all he had just heard.

'I had five tails?! I went berserk..again? Guys, do either of you know what the hell is going on here?!'

Minato spoke up first,'Your seal. It hasn't fully closed as of yet, so it's still absorbing energy. Your body, however, had reached it's maximum capacity for youki at the moment; causing to you to go rampant while still unconscious. I don't know about the fire though..'

'Kit, it was probably because of the seal. It isn't just pulling energy from inside your body, but outside as well. I suppose if you had a demon fighting you, the seal would take in the youki or demonic energy and attempt to purify it for your body's use. In other words, your going to be gaining new abilities possibly until this thing closes. That is quite unique...and dangerous for you right now.'

Confused, the youth questioned his foxy bijuu,'What do you mean?'

'I'll explain later, it's a part of your demonic rules lesson. We'll get to that later.'

Coming back to reality, the blue-eyed teen shook his head before heading to the bathroom, clothes in tow.

{A/N}: Well now, finally managed to push this one out... .
Lol Anyway, hope you don't mind the talking, next chapter will be back to the good stuff! Fans of NSA or SAO are gonna get a little sumthin' soon so be on the lookout.

This is Gekko signing off, Ja'ne...