Hey guys I know I said I'd update two other stories but this chapter came to me pretty quickly. Let me just say thank you to all of you who have continually supported my work and have left reviews and suggestions and continue to do so. Just want to let you know that none of the stories on my profile are going to be abandoned, they will all be updated just at different times. Anyways, now that that's out of the way i give to you guys chapter 10. Hope you guys enjoy.
Just twenty minutes after the Sternritter had laid waste to the would be exporters, the gotham police were at the scene of the crime, and they were not alone. Arguably the two most iconic members of the Justice League were also there, they were the man of steel and the dark knight.
Some of the former slaves were being tended to by the paramedics that were called in, while some were being spoken to by the police, trying to get any information they could on what happened tonight.
While this was going on the two heroes were also investigating the area. Batman and Superman looked at the bodies laying on the ground. They were careful as to not move any of the bodies as the Gotham Police Department would have to still go through the area. What they noticed was that there was nineteen bodies in the area, all of them having one thing in common.
They all had the same cause of death. A bullet to the head. All nineteen bodies had a hole right in the center of their forehead.
Superman didn't have to use his advanced vision to try and see who had caused this. "This is most likely Deadshot's work." He comments as he looks at another body.
"I don't doubt it, I've dealt with Deadshot for a long time, this is definitely his work." As he stood up both men noticed a police officer coming towards them.
"Batman, Superman, I thought you might want to have a look at this." The man leads the two over to where one of the former slaves was seated.
"We found this on the ground next to one of the dead bodies." He says as he points to an object on the ground. Batman looks at it and narrows his eyes. It was made entirely out of Ice.
"The Sternritter" Superman says.
"Exactly." Replies the dark knight,
"Well they certainly don't waste any time do they? Nineteen dead already." He asks not really expecting a reply.
"It was twenty." Came the soft voice from besides them. The former slave who was sitting near the ice sculpture was looking over at them.
"Come again?" Superman asked.
"There was twenty men here tonight. A girl in blue with a star, the same as the ice crystal, on her chest broke our cage. From what we know she froze the men while someone shot them down."
Batman looked back at the ice, there was a chance it could've been freeze but the woman said that it was a woman who did this. There was only one woman on the Sternritter that he knew that could use ice, and that was Killer Frost.
"She left one alive, he got shot in the stomach then she crouched down and said something to him and left after that. We saw the man hold his stomach and quickly leave the scene. We didn't try to stop him, most of us were scared that there could've been more." She said shaking a bit.
Superman looks over at Batman to try and see if he could get a feel of what the Dark Knight might be thinking. He didn't have to wait long for an answer.
"Let's head to the Watchtower." He said as he turned back. Superman followed suit but first thanked the girl for the information and assured her she was safe now.
He caught up with the bat. "What do you plan to do?"
"I'm going to get the video feed from the docks and analyze the footage. After that we'll decide our next course of action."
Back at the base Naruto was facing his two soon to be commanders. They had successfully returned from their first mission.
"Well done, I knew you two wouldn't disappoint." He praises "I've made accounts for every current member of the Sternritter and have linked them to my own. The funds will be transferred into your accounts immediately." Turning back to the two his eyes are drawn to Frost. More specifically the medallion on her chest.
"Dismissed." The two walk out and he's left to his own devices once more. He sits on the bed and leans over resting his elbows on his knees and thinks to himself.
" The medallions are good for getaways for everyone other than myself. If the man brings backup against some of my members they'll be at a disadvantage. If disarmed they won't stand a chance against Superman.
Besides myself there's no real big hitters to take on Superman in the event that I'm not present. The Sternritter has some big players but we're not balanced. We need a few people, but who?" He asks himself
His eyes widen as a thought comes to his head. He quickly heads down to the computer where he knows Morrow will be. Sure enough the man was there going over some schematics on the screen. Hearing the sound of someone approaching Morrow turns around and was about to speak when he noticed the serious expression on his leaders face.
"Morrow, would you mind coming upstairs with me for a minute? I need to speak with you about something big." They head back upstairs, along the way some of the members of the Sternritter would also notice the serious expression on Ashura's face and look at Morrow, as if asking, 'What did you do?'.
Upon entering Ashura closed the door and put a silencing seal on it as to make sure they were not overheard.
Naruto turned to him and noticed that Morrow was looking a bit nervous. "Relax Morrow, you're not in any kind of trouble." He told the man, easing his worries a bit.
"I want to know, are you able to look around the galaxy on that computer in any way?"
"I am, I've hacked into multiple satellites and computers from all around. Why do you ask?" He asked now curious.
Naruto smiled at the news. "Good, I want you to look for something for me."
-The next day-
The only surviving man who had been present at the docks yesterday had finally made it to where his employer was currently at. Black mask was at a safe house on the other side of town, he would have been there sooner if he hadn't been shot in the stomach. That along with the fact that it wasn't a smart idea to walk around gotham at night.
He had spent the night in an old abandoned warehouse and prayed that he would wake up in the morning. He had used his shirt to wrap his mid section to the best of his ability to stop the bleeding, though the bullet was still in there.
When he was allowed into the safe house the guards told him that Black Mask was expecting him. Sure enough there he was, siting behind a desk with his arms crossed, his secretary to his left. He didn't look happy.
"I hope you have a good explanation as to why the job wasn't done. Weren't my orders clear enough?" Black Mask asks angrily. He had lost millions of dollars over night because of this.
"I'm sorry boss." The man says as he kneels. "We were doing as you said. One minute we're loading up, the next everyone is getting shot. The ground froze and we got picked off one by one."
Black Mask stood up and slowly walked over to the man. "If they began shooting everyone why are you alive?" He asked as he stopped directly in front of the man.
"Killer Frost froze me and I was shot in the stomach, I don't know by who but they left me alive to send a message to you. She said 'A message from our leader, tell black mask if he keeps this up the Sternritter will be on his ass next' She left me there and left after that.
"Ahhhhhhh" Black Mask yelled in rage. In his rage he pulled out a nine millimeter and shot the surviving thug in the head, effectively putting him out of his misery.
Taking a second to compose himself he sat back down. His secretary was already calling someone in to take care of the body.
"No matter." He said "This is only a minor setback, Killer Frost and whoever else was with her will regret messing with me. I'll have all of my men looking for them and when I get my hands on them, they'll be begging for death.
Batman had finally gotten to access the computer in the watchtower. He had meant to do it yesterday but a robbery in metropolis had required his attention. He was currently going through all of the recordings he could get from the Gotham Docks. He had spent a few hours getting the footage from the closest spots as well as the ones that showed what was going on from the best angles.
"What do you need wonderwoman?" He asked without turning around. It still amazed her and some of the others how he knew who was coming without even turning around.
"Just curious to see what you were working on." She replied as she stood behind him. She leaned over slightly to remove some of the glare that was on the screen. "The Gotham Docks?"
"Yes. The Sternritter have made their first move." He comments. They watch from three different angles on the screen as the men are frantically shooting around before being frozen and picked off one by one. The watch the last one get shot in the stomach before Killer Frost bends down and heads out.
"Is there any other angle where we can hear what she says to him?" She asks. He doesn't verbally reply but begins typing on the computer. A small command screen appears and he tinkers with the settings, removing some of the unnecessary noises in the background. He amplifies some of the surrounding area and he was set. They play back the last part of the footage and listen in on the message she gave the henchman.
"So they're after Black Mask." Wonderwoman deduced.
"Perhaps." Superman walks in as Batman is speaking. "There's a chance that this wasn't meant to lure out Black Mask." Batman explains. "They were created by the government" he had to refrain from using air quotes when saying they were government created, "to stop crime. This could be just them responding to what Black Mask was doing."
"That and they decided they might as well send a message while they do it." Says superman. "They had Killer Frost leave the statue there for a reason. They wanted people to know who did and and to show that they have no problems killing."
"So what do we do?" Asked Wonderwoman "We can't allow them to continue as they are. They've only been formed for a few days and they already have nineteen killed."
Before Batman could respond an alarm went off on the computer. He opened the alert and got a video feed directly from Arkham Asylum.
They got video footage of the inmates running around attacking the guards and taking their weapons. In the middle of all of this chaos was Harley Quinn doing summersaults and also attacking guards.
Batman changed the camera and saw that at the entrance to the asylum was a giant green sign with purple letters that read. "Batman, you're invited to the party. Love the Joker"
Batman cut the feed and stood up. "Excuse me"
"Do you need some help?" Superman said as he got ready to move out to help his friend.
"No, I'll handle it." He says and leaves. Superman says nothing but the look on his face says that he's troubled. He as a feeling something is wrong, and with the Joker there usually is.
A similar alert appeared on Morrow's computer at the same time. He decided to call Ashura and let him know of the development.
"So the Joker has taken over Arkham… again." Naruto mutters to himself before a small smile appears on his face. "This could be the perfect chance." He turns around to head out but stops to address Morrow once more. "I'll be back later, for now since Deathstroke isn't here Deadshot is in charge. Keep working on what I told you."
He flew off into the sky and headed towards Arkham.
" I know I'm most likely going to run into Batman there. He wouldn't let anyone else handle the Joker, no doubt he'll try to stop me from killing the lunatic. Oh well, if he does I'll knock him out before doing the world a favor that should have been done a long time ago . He speed up and landed in Arkham in little time.
He landed at the front gate which had the sign that the Joker had placed for Batman rather than the Arkham Asylum letters. Even from out there you could hear the sounds of all the inmates yelling. He walked up to the front door of the intensive treatment building and kicked right next to the knob, allowing him to drop the whole door.
He looked left and saw a pathway where there were arrows, no doubt left for Batman to follow. He followed them for a long period noticing henchmen all downed along the corridors. "Batman" he muttered. Before long he was in a giant room where a brawl could be seen taking place.
Batman was in the center of it fighting off hoards of inmates. "Come on Batsy you can do better than that can't you?" The Jokers voice rang from the PA systems.
"Oh what's this? We have a visitor….Harley! Weren't you watching the cameras, young Ashura crashed the party." The sound of a smack could be heard through the speakers followed by the sound of something hitting the ground. Didn't take a genius to know it was Harley that had been dropped.
"Sorry about that, well while you're here why don't you enjoy yourself." Said the Joker as some goons came out of a door, all armed with bats and crowbars. Four rushed him and began swinging. Naruto ducked the first swing and did a spin kick that knocked him out.
The two came at him at the same time, he ducked a swing and used the mans arm to pull him near. Using his body as a shield he allowed the other man to hit the body and then threw him as a diversion. Not wanting to waste time he went through a series of hand signs before the fourth guy could even approach and expelled a great gust of wind all around them. He blasted everyone back into a wall. That included the Batman who was unprepared for the attack.
Batman stood up and glared at him. "Ashura, what are you doing here?" Though he had an idea and he wouldn't let it happen.
"You know why I'm here. I'm going to take care of this little problem once and for all."
"No you won't." Batman said menacingly pulling out a batarang.
"Now now boys no fighting. If Ashura kills you who will I have to entertain me?" The joker said "On that note, you're not gonna let him kill me are you bats?"
Naruto quickly dashed forward and threw a straight kick at Batman, who saw this coming and deflected it before throwing a right hook. It didn't work as Naruto blocked with his left and faked a punch and instead threw a right kick to the mans jaw. ( Think how Hisoka kicked Gon )
Not wasting a second naruto sensed where the Joker was and quickly headed in that direction. The steps behind him let him know that Batman was also going, no doubt to stop him from killing the clown.
" Batman knows that if he follows me he'll get to the Joker. Gotta keep him busy long enough to end him " He flashed through some hand signs and turned around and slammed his hands on the ground. " Doton: Doryuheki " he continued running as the giant piece of rock appeared from the ground behind him stopping the Dark Knight in his tracks.
The man grit his teeth and put his finger up to the communicator in his ear. "Superman, I need your help. Ashura is here and he's after the Joker he's cut me off. I need you to come down and find him with your X-ray vision and stop him if I'm not there."
"On my way."
Batman reached into his utility belt and brought out a gun. He quickly sprayed the wall with something and stepped back before pressing a button on the gun. The material on the wall exploded but when the smoke cleared out there was only a small portion missing.
" That wall is strong " he knew he wouldn't be able to break it quickly enough so he turned back and went looking for another way.
Naruto meanwhile decided to forget about running and just flew right through the corridors. Following the mans energy he knew he was getting closer. He finally arrived to a room that looked out of place in Arkham. It looked like what the inside of a farmers tool house would be made up of. Joker was on the second floor sitting on a chair overlooking the bottom, Harley no where to be found.
"You're not Bat's." He said, his eyes wide and began looking around in fright. He knew Batman wouldn't kill him, but Ashura? He'd have no problem with it.
"Maybe you should be the worlds greatest detective." Naruto replied sarcastically. He materialized a chakra rod from his hand and broke it off. "Unfortunately for you Joker I'm not gonna let you live." He flashed in front of him and stabbed the man in the shoulder, right before he was able to pump electricity through it he had to jump back as to not be hit by the man of steel.
"Ashura stand down now" Superman commanded. He stood in front of the Joker, while he may not like the lunatic he wasn't about to let him be murdered either.
"Hoho, Supes is defending me, what are you gonna do about that Ashura?" The Joker instigated. Instead of answering him he addressed superman.
"I'll give you one chance to step aside." He said as he reached into his pocket and gripped the medallion in his pocket. "If not, well let's just say you're gonna have a bad time."
Superman didn't look deterred "Can't do that. We're gonna capture him and put him in a more secure location."
Naruto shook his head. "Isn't that what Arkham is for? Hows that working out right now?" Channeling chakra to his hand he sent a devastating right hook to the man of steel before setting his sights on Joker only to have to use a kunai to deflect a batarang.
"You got here faster than I expected." Naruto commented. He honestly thought he had a little more time but he shouldn't be too surprised. He's not the worlds greatest detective for nothing.
He threw three shuriken at him and then faster than the eyes could follow did some hand signs and brought his hand up to his mouth and proceeded to shoot two medium sized fireballs. Batman got out of the way while superman wasn't worried at all. The attack hit the ground and caused an explosion which shook the whole building.
Inside the smoke Superman spoke. "Batman are you alright?"
"I'm fine" He replied coughing a bit, the close area combined with smoke making it hard to breath. While they waited for the smoke to clear they heard Naruto speak once more.
" Senpo: Inton Raiha " the room was illuminated in a combination of white and purple as five separate bolts of lightning shot out of Naruto's hands and connected with the Dark Knight. Superman used his super breath ( not sure what it's called ) to clear out the smoke and saw Ashura holding the man with lightning in place.
Ashura looked over at him, knowing that he was going to try and stop him. He pulled out the medallion which superman immediately recognized as the same type from the docks. He realized that it was a bad idea far too late.
Ashura pointed the medallion to him and squeezed. Superman's eyes widened as he saw the star glow green before he felt his power leave him.
" Kryptonite " He thought as he hit the ground. Seeing that Batman had passed out and Superman was at the brink he let the medallion die out and turned his attention to the clown. Only to frown when he realized he wasn't there anymore.
"He must have left when the smoke filled the room. Looks like you get to live for a little longer clown." He muttered to himself and headed out. He looked back at the two superheroes and went over to superman. He reached into his ear and took out the communicator.
"Ashura to Justice League, I'd suggest you come down and pick these two up. They need some medical attention." He threw the device down and left not bothering to listen to whoever had replied.
The next day in the afternoon Naruto was once again meeting with Morrow, who had some great news for him.
"So you found it?" Naruto asked as he looked at the Hologram that Morrow had created. He didn't even give him one of these but he didn't question how the man had done it.
"Yes" He used his hands to zoom in on the 3D display showing a planet. "It was hidden using highly advanced technology. The reason it goes unnoticed is because people aren't looking for it, so the small clues of a planet go straight over their heads. Plus it's shielded by some very advanced force fields." Morrow explained.
"I see, and it's position in the solar system as well as it's unusual orbiting patterns would make it hard to detect even if it weren't hiding." Naruto whistles in appreciation.
"That's correct. So what do you plan to do now?" Morrow probes "You don't strike me as the type to take over a planet. This groups motives being proof of that."
"You're right, I'm not looking to take over it. I'm looking for someone, and the only place he'd be is there. Once more you've come through Morrow, rest assured I'll deposit a handsome amount of money into your account immediately for your services." He pulls out his cell phone and calls Sinestro. He'd given them all phones to communicate in the meantime.
"What?" The man asked rudely, still not liking that Naruto basically forced him into the group.
Not at all bothered by his subordinates tone he spoke. "Come to the base, there's something I need to ask you."
When the man reached the downstairs his attention was immediately drawn to the 3D hologram.
"Sinestro, now that you're well rested I assume your ring is at full power yes?" Naruto asked.
"That's correct" The red skin man replied.
"And compared to a Green Lantern's ring how much more powerful would you say yours is?"
He scoffed feeling insulted that he would even compare the two. "With me as its user I'd estimate about ten times stronger."
"So you could travel through the solar system with your ring?"
"Wouldn't have to. I'm experienced enough to open a wormhole in space so long as i know where I'm going. Just give me coordinates and I'll be there." He bragged.
"Excellent. Take a look at the coordinates on the hologram above us. Know where that is?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, though to my understanding there shouldn't be anything there, much less a planet." He said as he stared at the image.
"Normally one would think so but I assure you there's a very real planet there. You and I are going to pay a visit." Naruto explained.
"What for?" this time it was Morrow who asked.
"Have you two ever heard the phrase 'fight fire with fire'" The two nodded. "Now using that phrase apply that here. What would be the best way to fight a kryptonian with no Kryptonite?"
Morrow looked shocked for a second as his mind connected the dots. "With another Kryptonian." Sinestro caught on seconds later and looked back at the planet.
"So that's…" he didn't get to finish as Naruto finished for him.
"Correct. We're going to New Krypton to speak to General Zod"
So tell me, what did you guys think? I want to incorporate a lot more missions with various members of the Sternritter before having some of the cannon threats appear. If you have any suggestions let them be known. Also as for the end of this chapter I can't say I've ever read a story where Naruto looks for Zod. The closest I've seen is where he's a clone.
Anyways next chapter will be them arriving on New Krypton and speaking with the Kryptonian himself. Not sure if I want to do a speedy chapter where he encounters his former partner as well as his friends or something else. Anyways thanks for the support and if you have anything to say please leave it in a review or PM me. Those of you who are hardcore comic fans and know i made a mistake with anything feel free to educate me as I'm honestly more knowledgeable in anime but I'm always willing to learn.
Also there is some other members that will be joining soon but I don't want to say who they are. Just letting you know that some of your suggestions will be applied.
Anyways till next time. Later.