The Hokage Of The League

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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Kyuubi Talking"

(Jutsu Translation)

Chapter has been beta read by 'Masamune X23'

Chapter 4: Making New Friends

Naruto watched from a distance as the Bat family arrived at the warehouse where Ivy and Harley held up some hostages. They displayed impressive stealth and infiltration skills that reminded Naruto of his fellow Shinobi. Batman gave Barbara and Tim vials of an antidote for Ivy's poison in case any of them needed it and for both themselves and the hostages.

Harley was currently ordering the mercenaries she and Ivy hired to shoot at the incoming police. A lot of them had decent firepower on their hands which gave the police a tougher time in rescuing the hostages. The hostages were currently wrapped up in Ivy's plants, but Ivy herself was nowhere to be found. That sent Batman on edge as he suspected that it may be a trap, but he had to rescue the hostages before they were killed by the plant's toxins.

Batman sent Batgirl and Robin to get the hostages out while he handled the Harley and the mercenaries. Barbara and Tim didn't like leaving Batman to face such armed men, but they knew how dire the situation was and complied with his orders.

The Bat-family parted and sprang into action. Batman crept up on the mercenaries from behind quietly. Harley was in the upper portion of the warehouse with only two mercenary guards at her side while the rest were on the bottom shooting at the police. Pulling out small metal like pellets from his utility belt, Batman threw several of them nearby the mercenaries' feet.

One of the mercenaries noticed one that tapped against his foot. Curious, he stopped shooting to pick it up. That was a stupid move as the pellet ejected a stream of gas in his face, as the other pellets activated as well.

One of the smarter mercenaries noticed the gas first, and ordered the men. "Anesthetic gas! Hold your bre- *cough* *cough*." The mercenaries began to lose consciousness one by one until they were all knocked out.

Harley took notice of the gas downstairs, "What's going on down there?"

She pointed at one of her bodyguards, "You! Go check what's happening. Red won't like it if you fail." The bodyguard gave a nervous salute and took off. The guard looked over the edge to see what was happening, only to receive a punch to the face as Batman used his grappling gun to launch himself up the next floor. The thug was sent crashing to the floor in an unconscious heap. The other guard noticed his partner fall to the floor and brought his gun up on the dark night. Batman reacted quickly to this and threw a Batarang at the man's hands, forcing him to drop his weapon. He rushed at the guard giving him a hard uppercut to his midsection making the mercenary reel over in pain, and then threw the thug over his shoulder knocking him out.

Now that the mercenaries were taken care of, Batman turned his attention to Harley. Harley gave him a wide cheesy grin as she waved at him. "Hiya Bats! Been a while."

"No games Harley. What are you and Ivy planning?" Batman demanded.

Harley bit her lips, "Well you see, Red asked for my help, so I'm just doing her a favor. And as for what she's got planned, you're gonna have to figure it out!" Harley pulled out her own specialized gun that fired a deck of joker cards and began firing them at the Bat.

Meanwhile Batgirl and Robin put on specialized poison masks' to make sure they weren't affected by the plant's poison. They secured the hostages and began to administer each of them an antidote before they were further infected. Things seemed to be going smoothly until the ground beneath their feet shook a little.

It felt as if something was coming closer and closer; Barbara's eyes widened. "Robin we gotta move now!"

Both made the intention to move but they weren't quick enough as large plant vines erupted from the ground, ensnaring the two. They struggled to break through the vines grip but the harder they tried the more the vines seemed to constrict them. A large seed rose from the ground and began to sprout petals of roses and lying in the center of the petal was Poison Ivy.

The redhead chuckled at the two's predicament as they continued to struggle. "Seems you two are stuck like a bug in a Venus Fly trap." They glared at Ivy who ignored their glares as she had the vines rip off their breathing masks and began to send poison toxin into their blood streams by making them breath the toxic powder the plants were starting to emit. The bat protégés continued to squirm in attempt to pull free, but eventually the toxins took their affect, making them stop struggling.

Batman was able to see Tim and Barbara's situation from the top floor. The entire thing was a setup to split the group up. He cursed himself for letting them fall into a trap but focused on Harley. Harley kept firing at Batman who was able to dodge all the cards. The sound of clicking met Harley's gun. She frowned tossing the gun aside as Batman threw a larger pellet at her from which a net exploded out of, wrapping around Harley. Harley fell to the floor kicking and screaming like a spoiled little girl who didn't get what she wanted. Batman ignored her and took off to assist his apprentices before it was too late. The weights added around the net would hold her in place for a while.

When he was within range Batman threw a Batarang at the vines that were holding Tim and Barbara in place. Before it could severe the vines however, it was snapped aside by another vine.

"Aww, Batman you're just in time to see your two stooges die from the toxins my darling plants gave them. Would you care to join them?" Ivy asked in an all too sweet voice.

Batman didn't get to respond back as Ivy had sent more vines to chase after him. Naruto had enough of watching; he had planned on leaving this to the Bat-family but now they looked like they could use some help. He thought of using a Katon (Fire) style jutsu, but scratched that thought. With all these plants in the warehouse, there was a good chance that he may set the entire building on fire, which would just make the situation worse.

Naruto had the right jutsu in mind for this situation. He went through the necessary hand seals before inhaling deeply, sending chakra into his lungs.

'Fuuton Kamaitachi! (Wind Style: Cutting Whirlwind)'

Naruto inhaled sharply before blowing out the air he held in lungs. The gust of wind was sharp and slashed up all the vines. Batman and Ivy seemed shocked at the sudden gust of wind that managed to cut all the vines up, setting all the hostages including Barbara and Tim free. Batman had a good hunch on who had caused the gust of wind, but he had other more important prioritizes right now.

Ivy, seeing her treasured plants all cut up recoiled her giant rose bud to escape through the ground. Her plans had been so close to succeeding, but it had been ruined by some unknown factor. She would make whoever had ruined her plans regret it.

Batman rushed to Tim and Barbara's side and checked both their vitals. They were faint but still there. Quickly he injected them both with the antigen to ward off the toxins. He checked there vitals again; they were stabilizing slowly, that was good.

Police officers began to fill the area, arresting all the mercenaries, as well as an agitated Harley, who was still caught up in the net. Naruto took this time to jump down beside Batman.

"Need a hand?" he gently picked up Barbara bridal style. Batman didn't give him a response, only hefted Tim over his shoulder. In the corner of his eye he saw Commissioner Gordon entering the building along with Detective Bullock. Gordon caught Batman's eye; the two shared a small nod before he took off with Naruto close beside him.

Bullock had seen Batman to, but that wasn't what caught his attention this time. If his eyes weren't deceiving him, he could've sworn he just saw the Hokage take off with Batman.

"Hey wasn't that the Hokage? What's he doing in Gotham?"

Gordon shrugged disinterested; all he cared about was arresting these mercenaries and Harley. "That's not important right now. We need to wrap of the rest of these criminals and bring them back to the station."

Bullock reluctantly let it go for now and made sure all the criminals had been rounded up.

-Break-

When Batman felt they were far enough he stopped and put Tim down gently on the floor. Naruto followed the same with Barbara.

"Thanks" was all Batman said. Naruto was somewhat surprised that the supposed tall dark and brooding man had thanked him. Most people would consider that a half ass apology, but Naruto knew that the man was grateful that he had helped save his family.

Naruto gave him a Kakashi eye smile, "No problem. It was my pleasure to save such good kids especially a lovely young woman like Batgirl. Well I'll be taking my leave now. Till the next time we meet." Instead of using the Shunshin no jutsu (Body Flicker Technique) like he normally did, Naruto poofed away in a small cloud of smoke, revealing himself to be a shadow clone.

'That's different', Batman rose an eyebrow at that but shrugged it off and signaled for his Bat-Plane to come and pick them up.

-Break-

The memories of the shadow clone that Naruto sent to help Batman came back. Good, everything was fine on that end. Naruto was currently tracking Ivy's chakra signal, which was actually pretty easy considering she put off a lot of it. Ivy's chakra signature felt similar to Naruto's when he used Senjutsu (Sage Technique) and entered Sage Mode. She to, could absorb natural energy like a plant because of the chlorophyll in her body. Now normally you would turn green if you had chlorophyll in your body just like plants do, but since Ivy wasn't that told Naruto that she had good control of her powers for her skin's pigmentation to stay more human colored.

The trail ended near the mountains outside of Gotham. When Ivy thought she was in the clear she sprouted out of the ground in her rose bud. She felt a migraine coming along. Her plan was full proof, just where had that wind come from? It had to have been some meta-human to shape the wind like that, but just who was it?

"Evening Miss Ivy, or would you prefer to be called by your real name; Pamela Isley?" a voice unknown to her spoke out from behind.

Startled Ivy spun around to face the voice speaking. It lead to a figure leaning against the tree with his arms crossed.

Ivy's eyes narrowed, there was so many questions buzzing through her head. 'Has he been following me this entire time? Could he be the one responsible for ruining my plans?'

As if reading her thoughts, the man spoke, "Yes, I was the one who cut your vines; sorry about that but I couldn't just let you kill Batgirl and Robin. Also I've been tracking you ever since you fled the scene."

Ivy growled, she was tempted to attack the man for cutting her precious plants and for ruining her plans, but she was curious as to who this man was. She would first find out who he was before she killed him.

Squelching her anger, Ivy managed to form a smirk as she placed her hands on her hips a bit seductively. "Is that so? How were you able to track me while I was underground?"

Naruto could tell she just wanted some information on him before she attempted to kill him, but he decided to play along. He had read her file as well. Ivy was a beautiful woman whose outfit consisted of a LOT of green. Her clothes looked like a lovely strapless green one piece suit that revealed a lot of her back and looked like it hugged her frame quite nicely from how her outfit showed even more cleavage than Catwoman, and revealed a slender abdomen. She also seemed to be wearing light green stockings that showed of her nicely shaped legs and had on green shoes that looked similar to what an elf would wear. She also had on a pair of matching green gloves that stopped just before reaching her elbows. Her fiery red hair held a mix of leaves and flowers, and was flowing with the breeze, making her look more exotic as Naruto mentally whistled in his head at her chose of attire and appearance. It was certainly unique and worked to show off her beauty very well.

Ivy was known for dressing this way to seduce her victims and control them to do her bidding. She was widely known as the world's most prominent eco-terrorist, obsessing over plants, botany, and environmentalism. Her abilities varied from toxins to mind controlling pheromones. Truly she was someone that could even give Tsunade a headache to make an antidote for all the poisonous toxins she could produce. Had Naruto not have his clan's strong vitality, Sage chakra training, and Kurama's healing factor, facing her in combat would've been quite a hassle.

"You emit a strong natural signature that makes it easy for me to sense and track down.

'He sensed my natural signature? What does he mean by that? He must be a meta-human then if that's the case." Ivy thought while wondering how she'd deal with him.

"Who are you exactly? I'm afraid I didn't catch your name."

"Aw, excuse my poor manners. I forgot to introduce myself. You can refer to me as the Hokage." Naruto said as he bowed slightly to the red haired villainess.

Ivy raised an eyebrow from hearing that name is it sounded familiar for some reason 'Hokage? I've heard that name before, but from where?'

"Aww yes! You're that new hero that was on the recent news in Metropolis if I'm not mistaken. What does someone like you want with me? You couldn't have come all the way out here just to arrest me. If you were, then you would have tried back in Gotham." Ivy asked being curious why a hero from San Francisco had been migrating through Metropolis and now in Gotham all of a sudden.

Behind his mask Naruto smirked. "I actually just came for some answers to my questions."

"Questions?" Pamela's voice laced with a mix of both confusion and curiosity.

"Well you see, it's written in your file on how much of an extremist you are when it comes to the environment. So I wanted to know why you resorted to such methods to protect the environment. Don't get me wrong, I myself have a great love for nature, but I have to question your methods of approaching the problem."

Ivy snorted, "Why do I do what I do and go to such extremes to protect the environment? It's because these filthy humans are desecrating nature wherever they decide to set up shop! They continue to pollute the environment and destroy forest without even a care in the world! Especially the men!"

Behind his mask Naruto frowned. Ivy's hatred for humanity was blankly clear, but something was off. A lot of her tension and hatred seemed to be more specifically directed at men in general. Could it be linked to what he had heard in the data on her not having the ability to bear children?

"I can understand your hatred for humanity as a whole, but you seem to bear hatred for men in particular. Why's that?"

Ivy had heard enough of his questions. Her patience had reached its peak with this man. "Enough of your questions! You made a mistake following me here in the forest of all places."

She raised her hand in front of herself. The surrounding trees' roots shot out from the ground toward Naruto. Naruto cursed under his breath as he sent chakra to his legs to dodge the incoming roots. He hopped from tree to tree quickly; none of the roots were able to ensnare him.

'He's a fast one! My roots can't catch up to him. I'll need to change strategies.' Ivy knelt down and put her hands on the ground surface.

Naruto dodged another root that broke right through the bark he was previously standing on and landed on another branch. Suddenly the roots stopped, surprising Naruto. Naruto eyes widened as he sensed activity in the ground. Without warning giant flowers sprouted from the ground and began to release toxic purple gas. The gas spread so quickly that it filled the area giving it the impression of fog around the area.

Once finished, Pamela found herself panting a bit. That move had exhausted her; she would need to rest soon to regain her strength. As soon as the cloud of poison dissipated Ivy expected to see the Hokage's body on the floor. When she found no sign of any such body in the area she was alarmed.

'Impossible! Where is the body?!' she said while looking around.

"Doton: Shinju Zanshu no jutsu! (Earth Style: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique)

Cracks in the ground behind her caught her attention. Before she could react however, an unharmed looking Hokage erupted from the ground with a kunai positioned at the pulse point in her neck

"That was quite the move you used there. Almost got me by surprise, had I stayed a second later you would have gotten me."

Ivy got out of her momentary shock, "How did you escape from something like that?!"

"Now, now Miss Ivy that would be telling. A ninja such as myself needs to keep a few secrets. I've got a reputation to uphold you know. But as you saw I escaped underground where the gas wouldn't reach me but how I did that will remain a mystery"

Ivy shot him a death glare, wanting to impale him more than ever.

"Settle down Ivy. I know that little stunt you just did sapped a lot of your strength so just relax." Naruto could see how tense she was so he put his hand on her shoulder, gently sending her a piece of the pure nature chakra he gathered while he was standing still. Before Pamela could question him and remove his hand she suddenly started to feel much more… relaxed. The emotions she was feeling after he held her shoulder gave her a feeling she had never felt before in her life. Whatever it was it made her feel much more relaxed and rejuvenated. It was like something akin to being in Nirvana. She actually let out a low moan of relief from the sensation she was feeling by his touch.

A few minutes later Naruto released his grip, and Ivy found herself actually missing his touch much to her surprise since she hadn't enjoyed physical contact with a man since her transformation. She idly grabbed the shoulder where he touched her before looking at him with a face that asked for an answer.

"Much like how you can gather the natural energy from the sun thanks to the chlorophyll in your body, I can gather the pure nature energy of our surroundings. What you felt was that energy in its purest and most natural form." Naruto explained.

Pamela gave him a look of slight disbelief, but on the inside she was hoping that he was telling the truth. If what he said was true then he may actually understand her unlike everyone else.

"Then are you also in tuned with nature like I am?" Ivy asked slightly hoping he was since he could become an ally for Mother Nature.

"In a way I guess you could say I am, since I become one with its natural flow of energy. Although I can't control plants like you, I do possess an influence over them."

Hearing this Ivy looked a little skeptical.

"I can see you don't believe me. Here, I'll show you." He looked around and spotted a nearby dying plant that was shriveling and brown in color. Naruto knelt down next to the plant and gingerly touched its leaves. He closed his eyes in concentration, focusing on gathering the necessary nature chakra which was much easier now that he was out of Gotham and in the mountains.

Pamela continued to stare as this man stood as still as a statue, and she began to feel the wildlife around them drawn to him. A bird had even come out to rest on his shoulder much to her surprise. She turned her attention back to the dying flower and much to her fascination and amazement, the once dying flower was slowly budding back to life again. It's depressing brown was replaced with a healthy green and more leaves and flower petals continued to grow from it.

Naruto stopped feeding nature chakra into the flower and gestured for Ivy to touch the flower. Ivy nodded and tenderly touched the flower with the utmost care, as if it was fragile enough to break on contact. She held the petals and leaves in her palms and could once again feel the life and energy flowing through the flower as if it had never been wrinkled and brown. Pamela couldn't help but smile at the renewed life the flower held again.

Naruto took notice of Ivy's overjoyed emotions and smiled warmly himself. "You feel it?"

Ivy nodded slowly, turning to Naruto. "I apologize for my harsh behavior back there. It's just that I've had bad experiences when it comes to men." Pamela didn't know why but she felt compelled to tell Naruto her story, if he was still willing to listen to it that is.

Naruto's smile never faded, "I'm all hears beautiful." Pamela blushed slightly despite herself. Never had she let a man affect her like this, but somehow she felt drawn to his warm demeanor and power. It felt like he was a sun that gave her light to grow, flourish and blossom. She brushed off these foreign feelings and addressed Naruto.

"It started back when I was still in college and I was studying botanical biochemistry. I foolishly became infatuated with a professor of mine there. It was he who took advantage of my infatuations and turned me into what I am right now." She said while gesturing to her body

Naruto on the outside kept up a calm demeanor, but on the inside he was livid with that professor. It reminded him a little too much of the experiments that Orochimaru practiced on his 'test subjects'.

"And it's what cursed you forever with being unable to give birth to children right?" Naruto said softly.

Hearing that made Ivy flinch as she looked down sadly as she remembered the day she heard the news. She had never felt as sad or mad as the day she found out she became sterile. It was worse than when the professor experimented on her. To know that she'd never be able to have a family was the most horrible thing she ever heard. Not only that but the poison coursing on her body didn't allow her to get physically close to any man she might've fallen for in the future. She'd never know what it was like to be held and loved by someone who truly cared for her. It was the reason she cared so much for her plants. They were the closest thing she had to children. She loved them, nurtured them, took care of them as if they were her own, and could be with them for as long as she lived. But even so there was still a void in her that felt unsatisfied.

"I don't want to talk about that" Poison Ivy said with a hint of pain and venom in her voice.

"As you wish Ivy" Naruto said in understanding having seen her discomfort.

For what seemed like hours the two talked and Pamela got to let loose a lot of the pent up feelings she had bottled up until now. The conversation lasted until early morning and both began to part their separate ways, but not before Naruto left without saying one last thing.

"Think about what I said Pamela. Killing these people isn't the way to go about your protests. There's always a better way."

"And what way is that Hokage?"

"One way is to let others help you. After all I'm sure there are other people out there who share your desire to protect nature from any further destruction. Once you find them and try using the law to protect it rather than fight against it, I'm sure you'll see that it's much beneficial to be on the side of good. Especially if it means you won't have to keep facing Batman and his apprentices. Don't you think that sounds better than being a criminal wanted for arrest?"

Pamela smiled at the gesture, and this smile was the first genuine smile that she had used in quite some time. "It does sound better now that you say it. Thank you for what you've said and done. I'll think about your offer but I can't promise anything right now."

"That's alright, these things will take some time, but before I forget, this is to keep into contact with me in case you need my help or just want someone to talk to." Naruto opened his pouch bringing out one of his father's Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God) kunai.

Naruto placed it into her palm in which she sent him a questioning look. "It won't matter where you are on this Earth; wherever you throw that kunai I'll be able to teleport there instantly."

Had Pamela not seen his previous acts earlier, she would've labeled him insane, but after seeing what he had shown her thus far she didn't doubt what he said was true.

"It was nice meeting you Pamela. Talk to you some other time" Without another word he vanished in a swirl of leaves. Pamela stood there clutching the kunai he gave her. With one last small smile she took off underground in her flower bud. She had a lot to think about now after meeting the mysterious Hokage.

-Break-

The following day…

Naruto had slept like a rock all day. His conversation with Pamela had dragged on through the night. By now the sun had already set and the moon was beginning to come out; he cursed at the fact that his sleeping pattern was all out of whack now.

He had rented a room in a standard hotel, nothing fancy. It was about time for him to leave Gotham. Rumors were spreading around the city that he had been spotted with Batman and everyone was talking about it. Naruto didn't want to over stay his welcome, but he still had one more thing to do before he departed Gotham.

Making a single hand seal he transformed into the Henge of a random person he used to rent the room. After paying for the fee's to stay a night, he took off to visit everyone's favorite cat.

-Break-

Selina Kyle stroked her cat Isis's fur as she let her thoughts wander to last night's events. Right now she was conflicted about the things the Hokage had said about her past. Normally she would never let someone get to her like this. Heck even Batman didn't get through to her this much but there was something about the Hokage that was different. At the moment she was in her Catwoman costume and was enjoying the scenic view of the moon. Being in uniform and out at night was one of the only things that made her feel alive.

Isis licked her owner's hand, consoling her owner for she could feel her mistress's mixed emotions. Selina smiled at her precious darling, scratching the back of her neck causing the cat to purr.

The images of the man's eyes were stuck in her head. There was something in the man's eyes that she felt she could relate to. It was the eyes she had when she was just a kid, one that experienced a great tragedy.

Her deep thoughts were broken by the sound of a familiar voice behind her. "Nice night, mind if I join you?"

Selina turned to the source of the voice to find the man she had been thinking about; the Hokage stood right behind her inside her room.

She had no idea how he found her, let alone how he got inside her room without her noticing but despite that she didn't feel threatened or invaded. In fact she felt like she was just getting a visitor. "Not at all" she motioned for him to sit on the side next to her, which he graciously took.

"How did you find me?"

"I followed your energy signature that every person has. Each person has their own specific signature. I'm able to track it wherever it is, well unless they're really good at masking it."

Isis hopped over towards Naruto. She stared intently at him, as if judging if he was intending to harm her mistress. With a small meow she walked over to Naruto and started rubbing against his legs. Naruto mentally sighed to himself, for a minute there he thought it was gonna turn into another Tora incident.

Selina was surprised at Iris actions. She normally wasn't this friendly with strangers. That in itself told her that there may be something special about the Hokage.

Naruto smiled at Isis and motioned for her to join him on the couch which she did as he stroked her fur. He was thankful that the cat actually liked him unlike a certain evil cat of the Daimyo's (Feudal Lord) wife. That damn cat called Tora had to have been possessed by some demon or something. Then again maybe it was because he was returning him to that woman who squeezed him to death that he always attacked him to get away. Not to mention Naruto seemed to have been having an easier time with animals after the Bijuu (Tailed Beast) gave him a part of their powers. One of which happened to be the Nibi named Matatabi, who was a giant flaming cat, which made him wonder exactly what kind of effect he had on animals now.

"So have you thought of what I said before?"

Selina nodded, "What exactly did you mean when you said that you've felt the same pain I've felt?"

Naruto's demeanor changed at the mention of his past words. "When I did a back check on your history, I found out that your parents had died but the files didn't state the reasons why. The reason I said that I understood your pain is because my parents had died when I was young."

The look in his eyes and the tone of his voice told Selina that the man wasn't lying to her. But then that begged the question to why he would share something so personal to someone he had only met yesterday.

"Why are you telling me this when we've only just met yesterday night?"

"Because you remind me of myself a little when I was a kid. Your eyes show the pain of your past and so does your situation. Just like how you had to fend for yourself on the streets of Gotham, I had to fend for myself where I had lived. It was tough and at one point I hated almost everyone, damning the world for the cursed life it gave me."

Selina could almost feel the somberness in his voice. She felt compelled to ask what had been on her mind. "What changed?"

"Eventually down the road, I was able to meet friends who I could truly call family. It was they who gave me the motivation to keep going and get stronger. A reason for me to strive and protect my precious people with all my strength."

Selina crossed her arms, not quite seeing the connection. "And what does this have to do with me?"

"Everything. I believe the reason you go to such extremes to save animals is because you feel that you somehow relate to them more than most humans…and I have a feeling that it somehow all ties with your parents deaths."

Selina sighed to herself. She felt compelled to slap the man for bringing her parents up again, but she also admitted to herself that what the man said made some level of sense. That and he seemed to understand her pain unlike most people. The only other person who she felt that related to her was Batman, for she knew who he really was and that of his past.

"I'm sorry for bringing up your parents again. I just wanted you to know that I can relate to you in some ways…You know that you shouldn't steal to achieve your goals, even if the people you steal from are the corrupt kind."

Selina gave him an even stare, "Why shouldn't I? You of all people should know how much they deserve it."

"That may be, but if we resort to using such tactics then that won't make much better than them. If everyone decided to get even and sought for revenge, then that would just cause an endless cycle of hatred. Most of my life, I've been finding a way to break that cycle of hatred."

"And have you found it yet?"

Naruto paused, trying to find the right words. His gaze fell on the moon and a sad smile crept on his face. "Not yet, but every day I strive to find the answer to that question. A long time ago someone asked me a similar question."

"What was your answer then?"

"If there is such a thing as peace, then I will find it and break the cycle of hatred."

Selina looked at the man in wonder, his determination seemed unbreakable. It made her somewhat believe that he could do it.

She chuckled a bit, "Never pegged you as the idealist type."

"Neither did everyone else who knew me but then again I've always been someone that's full of surprises. It's one of the unique things about me I suppose"

Before Naruto could continue Selina leaned over and kissed him on his cheek. Naruto was surprised at the sudden contact and his cheeks reddened, though Selina couldn't see because of the mask.

"What was that for?" Naruto asked still feeling the warm sensation of the kiss's touch through the fabric of the mask.

"For understanding me. I'm not saying I'll change my ways so easily, especially since I'm still not fully convinced but I admire what you believe in."

Naruto smiled, it seemed that he may have gotten through to the feline a little after all. A silence seemed to settle for the two as they gazed at the moon, admiring its beauty. After some time Selina looked over to Naruto, or more specifically his face.

"Hey, let me see what you look like under there. It's only fair since you know what I look like."

A foxy grin appeared on Naruto's face. "Hmm, tell you what. If you manage to catch me in a game of tag, then I'll let you see what's under this mask." He said in challenging tone.

Selina's beautiful eyes gleamed at the prospect of a challenge. "Alright handsome, you have yourself a deal. Whenever you're ready."

"3,2,1…" Selena began.

"GO!" Naruto shouted as he dashed off while at the same time deciding he wouldn't use any of his skills except for wall walking to avoid Miss Kyle's attempts to catch him.

Thus began the never ending game of tag between the cat and the fox.

End…

The other revised chapters will be added on as soon as possible, including chapter 6 as well. I hope the newly revised chapters came out more smoothly this time around. If you've read through all the chapters then you'll notice that some dialogue has been either changed or embellished on. Give me your opinions on how you guys/gals like the new versions. Also want to give a big thanks to my new beta reader Masamune X23 for helping me with my story.