Sorry for the wait on the chapter guys, had some personal issues to work out along with long hours at work so I couldn't write too much. Hopefully you guys enjoy this chapter and just know that I do take into consideration all of the people you recommend for this story. Anyways I've spent enough time talking about useless stuff let's get on with the chapter.
-Five Days Later-
Sitting in his cell as he had been for who knows how long now was the red skinned former green lantern. Despite easily turning down Ashura's offer it still lingered in his mind. The idea of working below someone else still left a bad taste in his mouth but he couldn't deny that he was getting sick of this cell.
While he was down here rotting away, the scum of the universe were out there doing as they pleased, stealing, torturing, killing, creating chaos, while he, the one constant unassailable force against them was locked up. The Justice League didn't understand that fear was the only way to rid the world of chaos. His thoughts were interrupted as the sound of footsteps were nearing.
Perhaps it had been a week already and Ashura was returning to once again make his offer. He was proven wrong as the person turned out to be the caped crusader, Batman.
"Batman, what are you doing down here? You never seemed to have any interest in coming down here." Sinestro asked.
Batman ignored his question and asked one of his own. "Who was down here?" Looks like he wasn't in the mood for small talk.
"What gives you the idea that someone was down here?" He asked feigning ignorance.
"Infrared scanners picked up footprints heading down here precisely a week ago. They stopped right at the entrance to your cell. Now, who was down here?" He asked while putting emphasis on the last question. Sinestro was up to something he just knew it, what he didn't know was how when he's locked up.
Sinestro laughs at the man, his deep voice echoing through the hallway. "You're the world's greatest detective aren't you? Figure it out." He mocks.
Not raising to the bait Batman continues his interrogation. "What are you planning?"
"How could I be planning anything when I'm rotting down here in this god forsaken cell?" He asks rhetorically not really expecting an answer. "While I'm rotting down here, the scum of the earth are out and about while you and your little group are doing nothing about it. If anyone should be planning something it should be you on how to rid the world of those people." He rants.
Batman says nothing just narrows his eyes once more and leaves, knowing he wasn't going to get an answer out of him.
Having to remind the bat about his failure at keeping peace put him in a bad mood. Once again the thought of Ashura's offer popped in his mind. He'd consider taking it right now if only to show the League how to truly do their job.
Back with Batman he had headed back to the Watchtower to discuss with the rest of the League. When he arrived all of the original seven plus the members who joined later were in attendance to hear about what had happened. Everyone knew that someone had broken into the Hall of Justice but no one knew why.
"Everyone knows that someone recently broke into the Hall of Justice, thought nothing was taken and other than a small hit on Green Arrow no one was hurt. I found that someone used him to gain access to head down to the prisoner's cells. Specifically, Sinestro." Batman said.
"Sinestro?" Asked Green Lantern.
"Yes, though when I asked him who was down there he didn't say anything. He went on about how we couldn't do our job. No useful information out of him."
Green Lantern mutters that he's not surprised.
Superman decided to speak at that point. "In that case we'll have to put that aside for now. Right now I'd like to speak with those of us who have partners or apprentices'."
Only Aquaman, The Flash, Batman, and Green Arrow stayed behind. Martian Manhunter was there too because he already knew what this meeting would be about.
"I think it's time to get them through the first step. We've already told them they would get a tour of the HQ but never when. I think now is the perfect time to do it."
"I agree, thought they won't say anything I think they're getting a bit impatient." Says Aquaman.
"Robin has also been asking me for missions lately, now would be the ideal time. What do you think flash?" Batman asked.
"You're right, this will be good for them. They'll get their missions and start training to be full members."
"Hopefully this will be good for Roy." Comments Green Arrow "He's been moody lately, and I heard about his conversation with the rest of the team, his idolization of Ashura worries me a little." Most of the League would think that it was for good reason. Ashura was brutal.
The youngsters had gathered at the Hall of Justice after having been told that today would be the day. They were finally going to be members of the League. Once inside they had gotten a quick tour of the inside and sat in a comfortable looking living room.
"Quick debrief to discuss the coincidence of ice villains attacking on the same day. We shouldn't be long" Batman says to the both the Leaguers and the sidekicks. They're scanned in and approved before the metal door opens.
"That's it? You promised us a real look inside, not a glorifies backstage pass." Speedy says angrily
"It's a first step." Begins Aquaman "You've been granted access few others get."
"Oh really?" Comments Speedy before pointing upwards. "Who cares what side of the glass we're on."
"Calm down." Batman orders but Speedy ignores him in favor of addressing his fellow heroes.
"Today was supposed to be the day, step one in becoming full-fledged members of the League."
Kid flash responds. "Well sure, but I thought step one was a tour of the HQ?" He says now looking confused.
Hearing that Speedy remembers what Deathstroke had told him after he had beaten him down. " The giant satellite the Justice League has orbiting in space is the Watchtower. It's their true base of operations. You didn't know about it? It seems they don't trust you enough to tell you yet. "
"Yeah, and I wouldn't be upset if they gave us a tour of the HQ. I'm upset because this isn't the real HQ." He announces. The League members look at him shocked and wide eyed, except batman who's eyes narrowed.
"The real HQ is a giant satellite orbiting in space called the Watchtower."
"Roy, where did you hear about that?" He asks sternly. Judging by how he and the other League members reacted it seemed that Deathstroke was right.
Speedy couldn't believe it. On some level he didn't want to believe it. Deathstroke was right, the League had lied to them. They didn't trust them enough to tell them that this was just a front.
"We'll come back to where you heard that later. But right now we've decided that you're all going to be a part of a new team directly under the Justice League to get you training for the real thing." Batman says.
Speedy, still pissed looks over at Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad. None of them are even looking a bit distraught, in fact they look somewhat pleased. "You guys aren't going to say anything? Seriously? How can you be ok with this?"
"Well think about it, if they didn't tell us there must be a reason for it." Robin says
"Besides didn't you just hear them? They're going to start our training so that we can become real members of the League." Kid flash says.
Deathstroke's words once again play in his head. " But before I go, if you ever want to be truly powerful seek me out. I can see you're eager to prove yourself, I can make you strong and I can have people show you the respect you deserve. You have what it takes, you're just like Ashura was at your age. "
Speedy turns around and grips his hat, holding it in his hand after taking it off. "You know what? No." He says.
"I'm done with all of you even the League. I couldn't care any less about joining a group that doesn't trust me and treats us as if we're children!" The final nail on the coffin were the next words.
"I'm done with the League" He says and drops his hat and leaves. Those last words were the same one's Ashura used as he went Rogue.
The room was quiet. The younger ones of the room couldn't believe that Roy would just up and leave like that. They hoped that this was just him being frustrated and would come back. The adults were both worried and sad in Green Arrow's case.
Worried because someone told Roy about the Watchtower. Sad because one of their partners had left.
Roy was thinking how sad it is that one of the villains was more honest to him than those closest to him. He stops walking and makes a fist. He'll show these people what a true hero is. With that he heads in the direction of Jump City with one specific place in mind.
-Earlier with Naruto-
Naruto woke up in the familiar we he had become accustomed to. Spooning with Killer Frost. They still hadn't done anything as Naruto was sure she was close to breaking and would jump him any day now. He'd show her that she can't resist him.
These past five days have been pretty productive for the blond. Not including Deadshot or Sinestro they only needed two more members before it would be time to make themselves known.
With that in mind he remembered how Deadshot was recruited.
Flashback
This was all very strange to Deadshot. Being called by Deathstroke no less for a meeting in Switzerland was not something he was expecting. He didn't even talk to Deathstroke all that much, but he would be lying if he wasn't curious what the man wanted.
He was told that Ashura also wanted to speak with him. That was another problem in and of itself. He knew the young hero had gone rogue, hell the whole world knew now. So that begged the question. What did he want with him?
" Deadshot, thank you for coming." Ashura says. "Would you like anything to drink?" He offers.
" No, I'm more curious what you want with me." Deadshot says.
" Straight to the point huh, very well. Like everyone else in this room I have a proposition for you. I want you to join us in helping this world become a better place. Not everyone in this world can change like the Justice League believes." He stops momentarily and sees that he has the mercenaries' complete attention.
" Sometimes there's only one way to cure some people." He says.
" with a bullet between the eyes." Deadshot finished the sentence. "Why would I join?" He asks
" This could be an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself. To have a purpose in life, to be looked up to." As Ashura was talking to Deadshot the other members were also paying close attention to the conversation.
They had to admit, he was good. Knowing how many suicide missions Deadshot has been on giving him a purpose would be a good motivator.
" And at the end of it all, I'm sure there will still be some people after your head." Ashura finished.
" That's supposed to be persuading me to join?" Deadshot comments referring to the last bit.
" It should, because you'd still be able to collect the bounties on anyone who tries you and more importantly. I wouldn't be one of them." He finished "So what do you say?"
" What if I say no? I assume I'll be killed?"
" No, you can refuse my offer and leave this place right now without a scratch on you." His voice became harder on the next sentence. "But the next time you're on a job and someone innocent is killed because of you, then you will be killed."
Deadshot looks around and sees everyone looking at him, expecting his answer. Frost on the other hand is reinforcing Naruto's threat by spinning an ice pick she created and looking right at him.
He turns to look at Ashura and says nothing as he thinks over his options. A chance for something new sounded good to him, he'd still get his bounties, and as much as he didn't want to admit it, being looked up to for once sounded good.
" deal" Ashura shakes his hand and says "welcome to the Sternritter"
Flashback end
He carefully removes himself from the bed as to not wake his bed mate and heads down to the HQ. Along the way he sees Deadshot in the living room already eating and watching the news. Good, he was making himself comfortable.
Upon reaching the HQ he notices a stack of metal on a table. Looks like Morrow came through and finished all twenty. He went over to pick his up and was happy with the end result. One test squeeze later and the Kryptonite came out. He looked over at the man who was seemingly buying some stuff on Ebay.
"Well done on the medallions Morrow." Naruto praises as he pockets his.
The man looks over at him and says "Thank you it was simple. Any scientist worth their salt could have made them with the right materials. Though no one else would have access to the metal I used."
"I'm glad you thought it was simple and I hope the next project is as easy for you, because this one is where the money is going to start flowing in. I'll tell you all what it is once the core members are complete. For now feel free to enjoy yourself." He stopped as his phone rang.
"Yeah, what's up?" Naruto asked
" As I predicted Speedy did indeed seek me out. He found out that I was telling the truth about the watchtower and left. He showed up at one of my old warehouses in Jump City and I was alerted by the monitoring system and spoke to him through a computer.
Seems he's eager to get started." Deathstroke says.
"I see, think you can train him? Get him to a decent level to be able to keep up with everyone?"
" I can teach him hand to hand combat as he's lacking and tactics, for his specialty however I have someone I think you'd like to recruit. Over in Star City someone by the name of Merlyn resides. He's the best with a bow and could also be a good member of the Sternritter. He'd be able to teach the boy more than I could in that regard.
Give it a few months with us two and he should be ready to handle even some members of the Justice League."
"I've heard of Merlyn, if you think it's a good idea I'll trust your judgement on it. In a related topic, I want you to come with me to a meeting today."
" Oh? And who is the meeting with? "
"Ra's Al Ghul"
" The leader of the League of Shadows. What business do you have with him?"
"One of his ninjas told me almost a week ago that he was interested in meeting me and wanted to talk to me about something. Our goals are similar from what I can think of so I'm guessing he wants some sort of alliance."
" True, you're both willing to kill those who threaten peace. So why do you want me to come? " Deathstroke was curious. It's not like Naruto couldn't handle them on his own in the event that it was an ambush.
"To prove to them that I'm not stupid enough to go alone, even if I can beat all of them. That and you're my second in command you have to be at all of the important meetings so they know you're one of the leaders of the Sternritter." Naruto said. Once there was enough members Naruto planned to have Deathstroke be one of the commanders of the Sternritter.
" Alright, I'll have Speedy continue to train. Where and when?"
"In three hours, I'll text the location to you. I'm going to get a light training session in before then. I'll see you later." With that he hung up.
The sound of a yawn got his attention. Killer Frost had finally woken up from her sleep. "What's going on?" She asked.
"Deathstroke and I have an important meeting to attend today. In the meantime, I want you to train with your ice powers. By the time we make ourselves known I want you to be strong enough to handle anyone that comes at you. When I get back I'll start training you personally."
Her eyebrows raised at that. He was going to train her? Either he had a lot of faith in her or he was planning something for her. Either way getting stronger was always a plus for her.
She nodded and headed to the clear area to stretch and begin.
3 Hours later
After a light training session which consisted of some meditation and sparing with hundreds of clones he met up with Deathstroke at the agreed upon location in Tibet.
They didn't have to wait too long before the masked League of Shadows member Cheshire joined them.
"Ashura, why is Deathstroke the Terminator here?" She commented looking at Deathstroke.
"You didn't really expect me to go into a potential enemies base by myself did you?" She didn't respond and led them through a series of underground tunnels.
"This is just like Ra's Al Ghul." Comments Deathstroke as they make their way to the base.
They made it to a metal door and headed inside. There were many men and women dressed in all black sparring both by hand and with weapons. Naruto and Deathstroke observed their technique as they walked passed.
They walked down a hallway which led through a series of doors until finally stopping at the farthest one. Cheshire knocks until a voice tells them to come in. Sitting in his chair is the leader of the League of Shadows. Behind him was a woman with brown hair that had bangs covering one of her eyes. She wore a black body suit with a silver belt and a silver circle on her chest.
"Seems Ra's also has someone who wasn't mentioned." Commented Deathstroke.
"Thank you for bringing them Cheshire, you may go." She nods and leaves the room only briefly looking back at the two. Once the door was closed Ra's spoke.
"Ashura, Deathstroke it's a pleasure to have you here." He glances at Deathstroke "Though I wasn't expecting the world's greatest assassin."
"No one ever does" Comments Naruto. It was true, if Deathstroke was after you, you would never know what was coming. You'd be dead before you realized what happened.
"In any case, I was surprised when I heard about your defection from the League. May I asked what brought this on?" Asks Ra's.
"I got tired of letting villains go just for them to break out soon after. I knew that if all I ever did was lock them up I would just be giving them the opportunity to break out and hurt innocents once more. The joker is a good example of that." Naruto explained.
"Very true, some people need to be killed for the world to be a better place. I too believe that, that's why I created the League of Shadows. To protect the world from people like that. The reason I wanted to meet with you Ashura was because I wanted to see how similar we were. I've been looking for years for a suitable replacement for me so that I may finally pass on and know that the world will be protected.
I had thought that I'd never find such a person. At one point I thought I had a replacement but he refused because of his moral compass. But you, you seem to know what needs to be done. I want you to become the new leader of the League of Shadows young Ashura." He states.
Truth be told Naruto was a bit surprised. He thought the man wanted some sort of alliance. But this, this could work out better in the long run, though it could be this easy.
"I get the feeling that there's a but, somewhere. I doubt you're just going to hand over everything to me just like that."
"Very astute of you. That's correct, I wish for my daughter Talia to join you for a few months. She will tell me how you handle the situations going on in the world and how you handle the Justice League. Once that's done I will seek you out and give you one final test, which I'm sure you will have no trouble passing. Once you pass, the League will be yours. So what do you say?" Ra's asked.
"What do you think?" Naruto looked over at his second in command. Sure he already had an answer but he wanted to know what Deathstroke thought of the situation.
"I think this could be good for us. If you inherit the League that's more members of our forces and in the event that Talia is a spy and Ra's turns on you then we know that we have to power to crush them and it's one less thing to worry about. It's a win-win situation." He comments.
Turning back to Ra's and Talia Naruto speaks. "Very well, she can come with us and I'm sure you'll find that the world is about to change."
Ra's smirks "I look forward to it."
He nodded at Talia and she headed down and left with the two men. Looks like Ra's Al Ghul has found the perfect replacement.
I'm going to end it there. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Ra's wants him to be the leader of the League, Speedy has gone to Deathstroke for training, Deadshot has been recruited, and Sinestro will be joining shortly. There's only about two more chapters of recruiting action going on before the Sternritter make their first appearance against the Justice League and show themselves to the world.
Next time Naruto will be picking up Sinestro while having his first battle against one of the league members. He's not gonna talk about his team but you'll see what happens. He'll also recruit Merlyn and I'll focus on what the Justice League is doing and how the young justice is handling Speedy leaving when they realize he's not coming back. Would you like me to show how Deathstroke will be training Speedy or no? And finally the first lemon between Naruto and Killer frost will happen.
So far the members of the Sternritter are as follows:
Naruto, Killer Frost, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Morrow, Poison Ivy, and now Talia. Speedy will be joining in the future.
Also I want to add more females to the team so if you know any good ones please let me know.
As always if you have any suggestions for any characters or story plots you'd like to see leave them in a review or PM me. Later.