Chapter 19: Revelations of a True Self

(Ajnin-Nara Compound)

Naruto and Shikamaru say in the room they always choose when playing their annual Shogi game when he visits home. Tonight however, the Nara heir seemed to notice something odd going on with his opponent.

"Something on your mind?" Shikamaru asked his friend. "You seem distracted."

"Mind if I do something?" Naruto asked. "With the game I mean."

Shikamaru gestured with his hand to do so. His opponent started taking pieces off the board from his own side.

"Interesting strategy Naruto. Care to explain what you're doing?"

"Trying to learn how to win at a disadvantage." said Naruto.

"I get the feeling this more than just a game of Shogi. You took the rook and knight pieces. All valuable." said Shikamaru.

"Those are pieces I have yet to cultivate." said Naruto.

"And who are you playing against?" Shikamaru asked. "The guardian council or someone else?"

Naruto pointed at Shikamaru's own king piece.

"A ghost. Or ghosts depending on how many "kings" or "queens" are in it."

"Does this have something to do with what's going on Earth?" Shikamaru questioned but already knew the answer.

Naruto nodded.

"Someone's been having a lot of people, villains as it were, working together in a manner that my friends on Earth have not seen before. It's worldwide. I know of two players who would consider themselves kings and a name of an organization but that is as far as I've come so far."

"What's the name of the organization?" organization asked Shikamaru.

"'The Light', is what they call themselves." Naruto said.

"A bit pretentious if you ask me." said Shikamaru.

"Agreed." said Naruto.

"Such a group would have many associates working with or for them. Some of those associates would have goals and motives that will contradict with each other. Find at least one among them that have goals you can accomplish, and prove to them that the Light was helping one of their enemies, and you will be on step closer to putting these so called kings and queens into checkmate."

Naruto looked at the board. He reached over to Shikamaru's side and put another piece.

"And from there add more than just the one."

"An ambitious if not dangerous tactic. But one you have used before to great effect Naruto," Shikamaru reminded. "You have many weapons at your disposal. Your charisma and ability to speak to a person's heart may very well be one of, if the, greatest weapon in your arsenal. Take advantage of it once again and you shall defeat your kings and queens."

The lantern nodded.

(Happy Harbor with Lee and Naruto at the Townhouse)

The original Naruto is working on restoring a front yard garden, his clones are working on finishing interiors that were left unfinished, and Lee was hauling large stone cut outs for the natural stone driveways that Naruto wanted to upgrade to.

Jazz Music played over the sound of labor, via satellite radio.

"Naruto." Lee called out. "I have to something that I need to talk about with you."

"Go ahead Bushy-Brow I'm all ears." said Naruto. Him calling Lee his nick name seemed to take him off guard but also took some of the tension out of his old friend.

Lee took a deep breath. "I believe that I might have developed feelings for Lady Natu."

Naruto stopped working on his garden after hearing that.

"Yeah I kinda figured you did when you started calling her Lady. Not to mention the blush you had around her when she showed up after your fight with Gaara."

The green clad ninja blushed in embarrassment after seeing how he was so obvious with his crush.

"And if your planning to ask me how to approach this remember who you are talking to and my own track record when it comes to women." said Naruto.

"Ah." said Lee realizing that himself. "I see your point."

"But if it will help and keep you off my back about it ask Dinah. She has more experience in this field than both of us, including present circumstances about her own relationship. And it would probably be more helpful getting a woman's perspective on how to proceed with your crush." said Naruto.

Lee nodded and bowed. "Thank you Naruto."

Naruto shrugged and got back to his garden. Lee continued to work as well.

"How long do you think it will take for everything in the town house to be finished?" Lee asked. Naruto continued to work as he answered.

"About a year give or take. The construction company should be done in less time than that but the improvements, such as this garden and the interior, will take longer depending on what I want done with it." said Naruto. "Either way should be done in time for Dinah and whoever else from the Team or even the League that wants to move in. Now or in the future." said Naruto.

"You thinking either could be expanding?" said Lee.

"With as many beings with power that seem to crop up around this planet it's not so much if but when." said Naruto going back to work on his garden. Lee hauled up more stone cuts.

"You would think that an organization like this Justice League would have more organization to it." said Lee.

"You would think." said Naruto concentrating on his work.

"Something someone should talk to them about." said Lee. Naruto sighed.

"Lee you've never been one for subtlety so just say what you're thinking about."

"All I'm saying is Naruto that you could propose something that could make them more efficient. Not just in battle but in other areas." said Lee.

Naruto took a moment to think about what Lee was saying. It made sense. The League could do more to handle crisis that happened on this planet.

"I will think on it. But I'm not quite sure how it will work out. I don't exactly have a lot of authority or clout to work with at the moment."

"That will change." said Lee. Naruto rolled his eyes at that. It was at that moment that the radio stopped the music.

"We interrupt this scheduled broadcast to give you this important announcement. As we speak Metropolis is being attacked by what appears to be a giant plant monster. We will have more information as the situations progresses but for now an evacuation order is issued for Happy Harbor despite no indications yet that the city will be attacked. Anyone who wishes to leave please do so in an orderly fashion. That is all." said the voice.

Immediately following that Naruto got a call on his ear piece.

"Naruto it's Kaldur. Batman just called the Team to report to the cave. Better get a move on."

"Me and Lee are heading back now." said Naruto turning his earpiece off and turning to Lee.

"Looks like the project is done for the day. Let's get going."

As they left Naruto hanged back a bit and turned to the plants in his garden that were still alive.

"Behave yourselves." he before catching up with Lee.

(Mount Justice - Main Hall)

Both Lee and Naruto arrived to see the rest of the team were there in their civies along with Captain Marvel, Zatara, and their temporary den mother Dinah.

At almost the same time Batman showed up. Naruto and Lee moved so that he could pass them.

"Computer: National News." the dark knight called. Immediately the computer showed the television footage of Cat Grant reporting on the situation in Metropolis.

"The previous attack was short live but the Metropolis was only given a short reprieve. Despite intervention of Superman and the Justice League there seems to be no end in sight." said the reporter over the previous footage of Superman and the League saving civilians from crumbling buildings and fighting the creature.

"Should we get out there?" asked Robin

"No. The league will soon have the situation contained that's not why I'm here." said Batman who then pulled up an image of Sportsmaster.

"According to your intel, Sportsmaster supplied the Blockbuster formula to Kobra."

"Which they combined it with Bane's venom to created Kobra Venom." said Wally.

"Which the Brain used to create his animal army." Robin responded.

"Including Wolfe." said Superboy petting said giant wolf.

"The Brain also used inhibitor collars like the ones they use in Belle Reve." said M'gann

"Batman could it possible that these plant thingies are also using Kobra Venom too?" said Artemis.

"I had Green Lantern, John Stewart, do a spot analysis. According to the cellulose there is a trace amount of a Kobra Venom variant."

"This is no coincidence. Unrelated villains are working together worldwide." said Kaldur as Robin has pulled out a holo keyboard and started typing.

"Which leads to only one conclusion." Naruto called out. "The enemy has created a secret society of supervillains in answer to the Justice League. And I'm going to take a wild guess that Metropolis is only the beginning of these attacks."

"He's right." said Robin. He then pulled up four more video feeds.

"Plant creatures have sprouted in Gotham City, Paris, Star City, Taipei-"

Suddenly all the video feeds were nothing but static.

"Dude!" Wally admonished.

"It's not me!" said Robin frantically typing on his keyboard. "Someone's hacked the satellite signal. All satellite signals."

The static turned back into the live feed only it was not the cities under attack that showed. What did appear was the image of what to be the creepiest clown Naruto had ever seen.

Said clown knocked on the camera lens as if to make sure it was working.

"Ladies and gentlemen. We interrupt your regularly scheduled mayhem for this important announcement."

He then turned the camera away from him to a group of individuals. All of whom seemed to radiate power and malevolence.

"From the Injustice League." said the clown. The short hair blond who was dressed for royalty spoke up.

"We are responsible for the attacks on your cities." he said in an accented voice on what Naruto knew was going to be the beginning of his speech.

"If you wish to save these cities a ransom of ten billion American dollars is required. Instructions on its delivery have already been issued to the United Nations. There is no time limit. But the longer you're governments take to assemble said ransom…"

"The more we get to have our jollies." the Joker finished with his laughter being the last thing broadcasted as it went to static once again.

Batman touched the earpiece in his cowl.

"Roger that Aquaman the UN will prepare the ransom as a fallback. But it won't come to that."

Robin was typing on the keyboard rewinding the recording to the image of showing the Injustice League.

"Count Vertigo, the Joker, Poison Ivy, Ultra-Humanite, Black Adam, Atomic Skull, Wotan. All seven heavy hitters. Probably behind everything and everyone we have faced."

"There is your secret society." said Wally.

"Not so secret anymore." commented Artemis. Naruto stood in silence processing what they all just saw.

'Except no sign of Luthor or Ra's. And the name is different.' he thought to himself remembering what he'd heard in Taipei.

"Perhaps after India they deduced that we would learn the truth and saw no point in hiding anymore." said Aqualad.

"That was their mistake." Wally exclaimed excitedly. "I say we go out there and kick some plant creature butt!"

"The League will handle the plant creatures. I have a different assignment for this team." said Batman.

"Aww man." said Wally who got a well deserved punch in the arm from Artemis.

"With the plants attacking all these cities to simultaneously there must be a central control system. Your mission is to destroy it." Batman issued.

As he say this Naruto was already feeling hesitant about this mission.

"With Guy Gardner not here and on patrol they League will need all the firepower they can get. Maybe I should volunteer to join the League so I can coordinate with John and Hal to take out the plant creatures.'

"You do realize what you are actually asking them to do?" said Zatara.

"They are ready." said Batman.

"Agreed." said Black Canary. That got Naruto's attention hearing sound both worried and confident at the same time.

And the young shinobi realized one good reason why he couldn't leave the team to handle this alone.

"Ready for what?" asked Wally not getting the obvious. And thus getting another punch in the arm from Artemis.

"Ow! What did you do that-"

"Hello Wally!" she interrupted. "If the big guns are fighting the plant creatures who do you think we'll be fighting?"

"I don't know maybe-"

"Look at the screen Wally." said Naruto at the same time Artemis pointed at said screen with the frozen picture of the Injustice League..

"Oh." said the speedster finally getting the message.

"I'm not going to lie here guys." said Naruto suddenly. "I am conflicted. One the one hand you guys need as much muscle as possible for this mission. On the other hand you could make the same argument for the Plants."

He turned to Lee.

"But I do have a solution that could give the League a little more help without me being there."

His right hand made into a fist, Naruto concentrated and from his power ring he formed another ring that looked identical to his own. It hovered for a moment before floating all about the room until finally settling in front of Lee.

"Called it." Naruto quipped. "Lee, what you see in front of you is a deputy ring. A temporary ring made by yours truly. As you can guess it will give you the same options as mine with the big differences being that it will only be on your finger for twenty-four hours. For those hours I suggest you go weeding, kinda' like a D-rank from your Genin days, only bigger and badder."

"Are you sure this is wise?" said Batman.

"If there is anyone who should be wearing a Green Lantern ring, or in this case a deputy version of it, its Lee." said Naruto. "Besides like I said it's only temporary. If he were chosen he would have to go Oa to get trained and that is something we don't have the time for."

"Naruto maybe unorthodox Batman." said Dinah. "But after training the Team with both him and Lee I agree with his assessment."

"We are on board with it as well." said Aqualad.

"Despite the bruises." said Wally holding his shoulder.

"And Captain Marvel?" questioned the Dark Knight. "Are you alright with this?"

"Hey this is kind of Green Lantern thing. As far as I can tell this is none of our business."

"Agreed." said Zatara. "If the young lantern feels that our newest guest can handle the responsibility then we shall leave to his judgement. And I'm sure you can agree that we could use all the bodies we can to face the plant creatures."

Lee looked up at everyone watching as these events unfolded. He looked to Naruto who nodded and with a big smile on his face grabbed the ring and put it on his finger. As soon as he did flames of green surrounded him and he found himself in the same black and green body suit with a white circle in chest. The same suit that Naruto had when he first got his ring.

"Yooosh!" Lee cried excitedly. After he calmed down he looked himself down a bit.

"It's not my usual style though."

"The body suit is a construct. All you have to do is imagine what you want to wear, concentrate on it, and it shall be." Naruto explained.

Leed nodded and closed his eyes. The suit glowed and transformed. From what once was a body suit now changed into a black bodysuit with a green vest with a white circle in the center of it. His hands were now covered in green bandages like his normal outfit but he had combat boots instead of sandals.

"Nice." said Naruto. "Very you."

"Now that that is taken care of." said Zatara "Batman and Dinah I hope you are correct with sending the team after the Injustice League."

"I am if you can locate them." said Batman.

"Indeed. Wotan's involvement means that sorcery is involved in these attacks. Robin if you could pull out the holomap?"

Robin pulled out of his stupor for what just happened and pulled up the holo map of the globe.

Zatara held out his hand and made an incantation. The globe spun until a red dot landed on a location.

"There. That is where you will find the Injustice League transmitter."

"And their base no doubt." said Robin typing in the coordinates. "Got it. The coordinates lead to the Louisiana Bayou."

"Everyone get prepped with whatever gear you need. Meet at the Bioship in ten minutes." said Kaldur.

Dinah then looked to Lee and Naruto.

"If it is alright with you I could use your help in defending Star City. I will be joining up with Red and Green Arrow and we could use all the help we could get."

Lee saluted to her.

"Yes Ma'am!"

Dinah laughed while Naruto just smiled.

"Lee I know that you're trying to be nice but she's an ally. Not your commander."

"What he said but I appreciate the sentiment." said Dinah.

Lee nodded and moved to the Zeta-Tube and waited for her.

"I know this doesn't need to be said but are you okay working with Green Arrow in spite of what is going between you two?" asked Naruto bracing for the response.

"You're right you don't need to ask." said Dinah. "Oliver and I can still work together, at least I hope, without it being awkward. It helps that Roy will be there as well. More to the point, Star City has been my home for a few years. I won't abandon it."

"I'm sorry Dinah." Naruto apologized. "I just had to be sure."

She touched his arm.

"I know Naruto. You're being a friend just looking out for me while also making sure I can keep my head on mission."

She moved to join Lee and activated the Zeta-Tube.

"That kinda what leaders do!" she called out.

"I'm only second in-"

They both disappeared from sight.

"-command." he uttered. Frustrated he donned his uniform and flew towards where the Bio-Ship was docked to meet up with his team.

He flew into the ship to see the rest of the team all in their seats.

"Everyone ready?" he questioned.

"We are as prepared as we are going to be." said Kaldur. Naruto noticed the bag on him.

"What's in there?" he asked more than a little worried.

"Plan B." said Kaldur.

'It's the Helmet of Fate.' Kuramagrowled. 'I could sense that thing from a mile away after our encounter with Nabu.'

'Kaldur probably thinks to have it if they have to fight this Wotan person.' Naruto responded.

'We need to make sure it doesn't come to that. We still don't have a good choice for who should put that thing on yet.' said the tailed beast.

'Agreed.' said Naruto. He then spoke up to his friends.

"I better get prepared then." said Naruto. From there he pointed his ring to the right and summoned what looked like a miniature black hole. From it came his power battery as it came to his outstretched left hand. The rest of the team looked on in surprise at what they saw.

"Whoa." said Kid Flash in his costumes stealth mode. "We always heard about how Green Lanterns needed to recharge their rings via their batteries but none of us knew where you put them. Never mind that you guys had a pocket dimension to put them in."

"Very observant Wally." said Naruto. "From what I was told it seemed like the best place to put the thing that we needed to charge our batteries in the safest place possible. I was a little shocked myself when I found out how they did it."

The shinobi took a breath, turned his right hand into a fist, and placed the ring into the battery.

"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's lights!"

Immediately after saying the oath he could feel the battery charging his ring. What felt like forever but was only a minute his ring was charged.

"I have to admit that never gets old." said Naruto placing the battery back into the small hole. The battery disappeared back from whence it came and the hole vanished.

"So all it takes to recharge it is saying the oath?" asked Artemis.

"Yep." said Naruto taking his seat near the window.

"Then we are as ready as we are going to be." said Kaldur. "Miss Martian take us out."

The martian did so. The bioship lifted off the ground of the hangar, cloaked, and flew off towards their destination.

Naruto looked out the window seeing them pass over Happy Harbor.

'I only hope that we are truly ready.' he thought to himself thinking about all that had been done to this point with training the team. Little did he realize those same thoughts were plaguing his team mates

(Kid Flash)

Wally sat his in seat thinking of the the drills he had been running for months. Everyday after getting home from school and after getting something, or somethings in his case, to eat he went to Mount Justice. As per agreed with Naruto, Dinah, the toads, and now their newest trainer Rock Lee, he would train through the same drills.

Running drills to be exact. While kicking a stone.

He remembered finally being frustrated and stopped for a second turning to his trainers.

"What is the point of this?" he asked in frustration.

"The point of this exercise to get you to shorten your stride in order to make sure your lead leg is in line with your center of gravity." said Lee.

"Okay how will this help me with my maneuvering?" Wally questioned still not getting the point.

"It will make it possible for you to pivot quickly without having you slow your pace. Since you haven't been making much progress, what with the toads basically able to trip you up every fifth time forcing you to slow down, we figured this might help." said Naruto.

Wally just looked flabbergasted and confused. Naruto facepalmed and turned to Dinah.

"Dinah maybe you can tell him what you told me about it. You came up with the idea after all."

"It's a concept used in the same way an ice skater spins faster when they pull in their limbs but slow down when they hold them outstretched Wally." she explained. "Mainly with you having to make a short stride to set up the kick of the stone and blasting through with the next step. This should be able to help you find your center and from there be able to pivot quickly and more easily when running at fast speeds. And thus making it harder for your opponents to hit you while at the same time finding new avenues of attack and maneuvering."

The speedster took what she was saying and nodded.

"When you put it like that I guess I can keep trying." he said.

With that he went into his training with new gusto and as he thought about those days he had hoped that the training would start to bear fruit for the coming battle.

(Miss Martian)

Megan was at the controls trying her best to remain calm while flying the ship. She thought about her own trials and she prayed that she wouldn't get herself, her team, most importantly Conner, hurt. She hoped that the training that she through would help.

The niece of Miss Martian had gone through some of the most strenuous training she ever went through. She was instructed to train all aspects of what Naruto, Lee, and Dinah would be her best weapons in a fight. Two of them, which they deemed her primary abilities, were her telepathy and telekinesis.

For the former she went into Naruto's mindscape to face either him or Kurama in sparring matches. She had thought her battle with Psymon was one of her most difficult battles aside from the occasional mental spar with her uncle.

Both of her teachers proved otherwise as she was trounced by Kurama in five minutes flat. Naruto took a little longer just to ascertain what she learned though he let the giant fox take over the majority of the training for her.

Despite this the tailed beast proved to be an excellent teacher with the shinobi gauging her progress.

The third aspect that Naruto wanted her to work one was her shapeshifting. Being able shift on the fly was something of a staple of her uncle in battle from what she told him. So he decided to spar with her in order for her to get that same level of refinement.

At least that was the thought as she stared up from being on her back.

"Are you done feeling sorry for yourself?" said Naruto trying to to motivate her while holding out his hand to help her back to her feet. She took it albeit grudgingly.

"I think my bruises have bruises." said M'gann rubbing her sore neck.

"It's a good thing I'm calling it for the day then." said the shinobi. "Just be aware that in a real fight the enemy isn't going to care how tired you are. So you have to learn to ignore it when the time comes."

"You, Dinah, and Lee have all said that my primary weapons in battle are my telekinesis and my telepathy. So what is the point of me doing this?" she asked. Naruto chuckled.

"What's funny?"

"Wally asked me the same thing." said Naruto turning serious. "The reason is I want you to have all your bases covered. Which means I want you to have as many weapons at your disposal. Never rely on just thing that you know you can use. I'm not saying that you haven't been making strides or that your primary abilities aren't important. They are. But you need to be as prepared as possible."

"Kinda like what happened with Psimon." said M'gann remembering Bialya.

"More than just that." said Naruto. "Say an opponent rather fights on a physical level but has strong mental barriers like I do. And say that this person or person's are strong enough to move aside what you throw at them using telekinesis. Learning to do what your Uncle does in battle will help you prepare for that."

"I guess." said M'gann.

"That being said you have to be able to use your abilities to your own discretion." said Naruto. "I'm not trying to make you a carbon copy of your uncle M'gann. But he is one of the main sources that you can look to into how to use your abilities to the best that you can."

M'gann nodded in understanding.

"Now I don't know about you but I'm hungry." said the shinobi bringing back some levity to the situation.

M'gann smiled and they headed to kitchen. As they did she thought about what he said.

'What he said makes sense. I only hope that I can live to what he and the others hope I can be.'

(Kaldur)

Kaldur was sitting in the center looking through the view screen as they flew towards the Bayou. He remembered talking to Naruto about trying to make strategies ahead of time and to remember to consult with him since he was now his second in command albeit grudgingly.

'He should be in command as far as I am concerned.' the Atlantean thought to himself. He even brought this to Naruto's attention.

"The team chose you Kaldur. Not me." said Naruto. "And that stays until they say otherwise. Kami I hope they don't say otherwise. You know at least three of them better than I do and they both wanted the job. Eventually they conceded on that first mission we had together. Don't doubt that decision now."

Kaldur had agreed to what his second in command was saying but he could not help shake the feeling if they had the vote now they would pick him. He knew enough about Naruto that he was trying to actively not let that happen.

"If you are afraid of not making the right call then there is nothing wrong with that. But you cannot let it take hold. Embrace that fear and turn it into something you can use to help our team. Anger is a good place but any emotion or strategy will do the job." Naruto explained.

Kaldur nodded at that moment. From there he trained by himself on his off time. Not in just swordplay or martial arts but in something that Naruto mentioned.

The reason he was underwater with the tattoos on his arms glowing as he held out his hands and concentrated grunting with the effort of trying to change the water around him into a shape like he saw Naruto did with his water jutsu.

So far he was having little success. The water shaped but not in the way he was hoping it would. He finally stopped and took a breath.

'It is not as easy as he made it look to be.' he thought to himself. He got an idea and grabbed his water bearers and concentrated again using his weapons and remembered something else that his second in command said.

"Be aware of something else Kaldur and this applies to everyone who thinks fear is a weakness myself included. Fear is only the precursor to valor. To strive in the face of fear is what it means to be a hero. Not feeling fear isn't true courage. It's feeling fear but overcoming it and in the process using it to your advantage."

As he remembered this his tattoos glowed bright and he managed to change the water around him into a dragon. Not as crisp as the one Naruto conjured but it was there.

Kaldur couldn't help but smile at his progress. A smile he had as he sat in his seat for the coming battle.

(Artemis)

All Artemis could think on as she was sitting in her seat at how many times she changed the gears in her bow. During the time when she was adjusting her arrows she figured she might as well adjust her composite bow as well. The trick was finding the right gears so that it would not affect the balance of her chosen weapon.

The need for gears came from the fact that for some reason her strength had increased. But only when she was using her bow. One day she was practicing with it and she nearly shattered the bow when firing at a practice target. When she asked Oliver about it he explained that with her newly awakened strength she could use a more powerful bow or she can put gears into one she used to help with the draw weight.

She went with the latter because she was already familiar with her weapon and getting a new bow could mean having to adjust. Granted with the gears she would need to adjust but she assumed that it would be easier with the bow she had. It still did not explain this unconscious thing that was happening when she fired her bow for she did not experience this phenomenon in other situations.

Turning in her seat she looked to Naruto who sat close to Kaldur. She looked at him talking to their leader and remembered asking him in private about what was going on.

He thought about what she said.

"Sounds like the chakra that I infused into you when I tested you guys to see if you could even develop a chakra network just have started to become active. In your case from a subconscious level its it's being channeled to your arm and back muscles." he surmised.

"But why can't I control it?" she asked.

"My best guess is that it only becomes active if your subconscious believes itself to be in danger or getting ready for battle. Fortunately its it's only a slight increase for now otherwise I would be concerned about you crushing someone." someone." said Naruto.

This brought a sudden fear to the young archer looking down at her hands. The shinobi quickly but calming hands on her shoulders.

"It's going to be okay Artemis. You came to us early about this. Lee and I will start having you train and practice using your chakra to enhance your muscles so that you will do it consciously. I myself use this to enhance my own strength. By the time we are done the only ones you will be harming are your enemies."

Those words and the intent behind them had gotten the archer to calm down and relax.

As she thought on those weeks that Naruto had trained her to do she hoped that this new ability would help against the Injustice League.

(Robin)

Robin looked down at his batarangs. He had been on missions before to take down Gothams rogues gallery. Two of them were with this new Injustice League. The Joker, Batman's greatest nemesis. And Poison Ivy. Who was arguably the most powerful.

And they joined up with several other powerful villains. In his mind from a tactical standpoint this was a job for the Justice League.

Yet his mentor sent him and the team to take them and their control center out. He had to believe that they were ready.

As he looked down at the batarangs in his hand he was reminded of his own training by their resident Green Lantern and his friend. Unlike some of the others it wasn't always inside Mount Justice.

"Remember to concentrate." said Lee as the memory played out in the boy wonder's head.

He nodded and jumped through the air concentrating on directing his batarangs on the different targets that were set up across the forests. Getting them to clang against each other via wire that Naruto provided from his own ninja tool kit to help with their trajectory.

He landed and they counted how many of the targets he managed to hit.

"Six out of ten." said Naruto using his clones to find all the targets. "Much better than the first time."

"And after only doing using the maneuver three times. It is impressive Robin." said Lee.

Robin looked up at them with a grimace.

"Still not perfect though." he said. "I still can't anticipate the batarangs in time before they clang against each other. How am I supposed to calculate the trajectory on the spot like that?"

"Chances are not least not with that as attitude." said Naruto. "Try to remember that these maneuvers were made by a guy who was like a prodigy from a clan that had a significant edge with their eyes having a gekki genkai."

Walking to the boy wonder he put a hand on his shoulder.

"But if there is anything me and Lee have said and done its it's not impossible. You need to rely on both what you calculate with your mind and your instinct. The latter part especially. If you can find that balance then all you have to do is let your body do the rest."

Robin nodded in confirmation.

"Alright then." then." said Lee. "You will keep doing the exercise five more times before we call it a day. With any luck you will see further improvement!"

Robin groaned as his body was wearing down. But after seeing Naruto not disagreeing with him he moved back into position using the chakra he had left to once again bolster his aching muscles.

Having his mind back to the present the boy wonder hoped that he could keep that resolve for the mission ahead.

(Superboy)

The boy of steel sat in his seat stewing about the battle to come and thinking of all the training that Naruto had done with the inclusion of his new big brother Clark aka Superman.

He smiled at hearing himself say that. And the memory of being introduced to the Fortress of Solitude. And to be given his full kryptonian name. Kon-El.

"Focus Kon-El." he heard his brother and now mentor as Connor himself and Naruto were sparing. He do so as he put his hand on the ground. Extending his Tactile Telekinetic field he made the ground explode towards the Lantern. Said shinobi jumped into the to the opposite side of the field avoiding the attack.

Connor grunted in frustration at missing his target and charged forward. Channeling the same energy into his hands he punched with more force and speed then he would normally not possess if he relied solely on his physiology.

Naruto immediately put up a barrier to block in the coming blows. To his surprise he felt and saw the cracks to his barrier from the blows of the young man.

"Very good Connor." said Naruto. Connor smirked in pride. That is until the cracked shield seemed to fold around his fist and wrap around and threw to the other side of the room.

"I'm training too," Naruto quipped.

Connor grimaced and tried hitting again but barrier only slightly cracked this time before it folded on his fist once again and throwing to the ground on his back.

A female voice soon spoke up.

"Remember to expect the unexpected in battle young man."

Naruto and Connor turned to see Diana aka Wonder Woman join them.

"And to not expect your enemy to fight fairly." said Clark putting his two cents in as well.

"I know." Connor grumbled. "I just didn't expect him to start bending his barrier constructs like that."

He turned to Naruto.

"What's with you doing that anyway?"

"After the Amazo fight I started to think that I might face opponents strong enough to smash the barrier I put up. It's a common enough thing if the accounts of Hal and John are sufficient. And while my barriers are stronger than theirs it will most likely happen to me as well."

"So you figure instead of blocking you would be catching your enemy's attack and throwing them or redirecting it." said Diana

Naruto nodded.

"It would also use some of their momentum against them adding their force to the counter attack." he further explained.

Clark smiled at that.

"A well conceived idea. And I'm assuming that you believe Connor is reaching that level of strength now."

"Yep." said Naruto looking to Connor. "Thanks to the additional training from you Clark. Or is it Kal?"

"Either is good."said the Man of Steel walking over and putting a hand on his brother's shoulder. "You've made impressive strides since we started Connor. You still have some ways to go but you will get there."

"Yeah like being able to actually fly." said Connor.

"All in good time." said Clark. "Now we got one more training session with Diana in grappling then we will call it a day."

Connor groaned at that.

"Great. Now I guessed tossed around like a rag doll, again."

They laughed at that with Connor having a smile while saying this.

"Speaking of which." said Naruto. "How is it that you have access to this place Diana?"

"Kal gave me a key to the Fortress not long after we formed the League. I was actually the first before he gave one to Batman." she responded.

"Really? Huh." said Naruto. Diana put her hands on her hips.

"And what is it that you seem to imply?"

"Nothing. It just shows that he trusts you. Quite a bit I might add." said Naruto.

"I would trust Diana with my life." said Clark.

"Just find it interesting that's all." said Naruto

"And that is something from what I have heard from Connor that the team shares with you. Curious since you have been with them for such a short time." time." said Clark.

"If they have given me that trust then I will honor it." said Naruto.

"And more than a little curious. There are those among your team that have worked together since before you all came together. Yet you quickly earned their trust." said Diana.

Naruto remained silent. She took that as her leave to continue.

"Despite the fact that we simply don't know that much about you or your abilities. Your battle with Amazo we saw a glimpse. And it's gotten some of us worried."

"If it does you have an easy answer to that." said Naruto pointing at Diana's lasso of truth.

"I said some not all of us Naruto. I was there when you saved Prince John from his suffering and gave him peace. I know your valor. So does the League. As far as I'm concerned I don't need the my lasso. You have your secrets but then we all do."

"Seconded." said Superman now stepping in. "Connor told me what you have done for him and this team. Fact is unless you called me out on it I would never have had time to actually get to know him. And would have never found the little brother that I never knew I wanted."

Connor looked at what's going on ready to come to Naruto's defense. But the young half-breed almost teared up at that. He shook his head.

"Well this all well and good but I like to get started on Diana training me. Aka her kicking my ass."

"Language Connor." said Superman

That made all of them blink for a second.

"I'm sorry, did he just say 'language'?" Connor questioned.

That made Clark think for a moment.

"Yeah on second thought never mind. That just came out."

"Yes well Connor shall we?" said Diana gesturing to the training area. Connor groaned.

"Don't groan. And please remember your 'language'." Diana said with teasing smile to Clark.

The Man of Steel made a very similar if not the same type of groan as Connor.

"That's not going away anytime soon."

"Don't give the lady ammunition." said Naruto with a laugh.

The Bayou: Injustice League Control Center. Present day.

The Joker was wearing gloves with sensors controlling each of the plant monsters. On the monitors he and the rest of his colleagues could see the destruction that they were making across the world as well as the members of the Justice League destroying or fighting the monsters.

The clown prince of crime had already unleashed a combined version of Joker venom gas with Kobra venom. The latter increased the strength of the plants while it dispersed it spores upon their defeat. The spores would then release his Joker gas killing the populace by having them laugh to death.

"Kobra venom has nothing on good old Joker venom!" he laughed.

"And they are a potent mix when put together." said Count Vertigo.

"Yes." said the voice of Poison Ivy as she walked to the tree that was the transmitter for the rest of the plant monsters. The 'mother' as it were. "But it's putting a deep strain on my baby."

She went to the plant and start using her powers to help soothe the plant. From there Ultra-Humanite was providing liquids and checking on its biosignature as Wotan enacted a spell to help Ivy in her efforts.

"We shall keep her safe and healthy Ivy." he said. "But she requires more power. Skull!"

As soon as he said this Atomic Skull at his station started funneling power into the transmitter. The effect was instantaneous as the plant soon sprang gigantic new leaves and its power grew.

Count Vertigo smiled as he looked on.

"It's astonishing what a little teamwork can accomplish." The proximity alarm soon sounded off.

"Intruder alert!" he called out. "Adam with me!"

Black Adam moved towards Vertigo grimacing as he carried a battle axe with him as they left the base. The axe had a double-headed blade which Adam could clearly see had minor magical enhancements judging from the glowing runes that adorned the oak tree hilt of it.

"This is not how I usually go into battle Vertigo." he said gesturing to the two handed weapon.

"Vandal gave his instructions Adam. He wished to test the mettle of this new Green Lantern that we have been hearing about. What you hold is a minor relic to help prove at least his proficiency in using his ring."

Adam grimaced again but nodded in understanding.

"Don't worry." Vertigo said with a smile. "Do your part and we will help you find what you have lost."

Black Adam's face turned from a grimace of disgust to stone cold resolve after hearing that. He then grabbed the Count and flew into the air as they moved towards the ones foolish enough to try and stop his plans. His hopes.

(The Bioship)

'Naruto.' said Kurama getting the young ninjas attention.

'What is it old friend?'

'Just a friendly reminder of what we are doing and why we are here on this world.'

Naruto knew what the tailed beast was referring to. Ganthet had told him it was to make allies here on Earth. For what even the Guardian did not know. But it was clear that it would be for something far down the future.

'So knowing that; If you let the Team get hurt because you're hiding your power, the League may never forgive you.'

'You're right. And given who we will be up against I can't afford to, given how worried everyone is. Guess I'll just have to muddle through the best I can,' Naruto answered the fox.

Naruto suddenly felt a spike of awareness in Kurama.

'Naruto, They…'

'Know we're here,' Naruto finished.

Looking over the rest he knew what he had to do.

"We need to stop the ship here." he called out.

Everyone looked to him.

"Naruto what is it?" asked Aqualad.

"The Injustice League knows we are here. Or at least that intruders have entered their perimeter." the shinobi answered moving to the center of the ship.

"Dude how do you know that?" asked Kid Flash.

"Kurama sensed an intent to kill coming in this direction. We don't have much time." said Naruto. "Miss Martian of you can open a hatch?"

She did so and a hole opened up on the floor.

"I am assuming you have a plan?" asked Robin.

"I'm going to cloak, leave the ship, then fly ahead and uncloak. You guys will land the ship farther away from me. Split into groups and destroy their transmitter while I get what I hope is at least one of their heavy hitters attention on me." Naruto explained.

"That's sounds great Naruto but that would leave you facing whoever that is alone." remarked Artemis.

"Yeah man we can't just leave you to the wolves." said Kid Flash. That got a growl out Wolfe who joined the mission with his new pack.

"Present company excluded."

"Regardless of how we feel I believe Naruto's plan is sound. We have a mission to complete." said Aqualad taking charge. "Besides it is become painfully clear that no one, not even Superboy, is more equipped to handle this situation than Naruto is."

'He doesn't know the half of it.' said Kurama.

"Are we all clear then?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, but are you still sure you don't want to be squad leader?" Kaldur asked, amusedly.

Naruto grimaced before replying, "You're still going to be giving orders on the ground anyway," feeling somewhat defensive. "Good luck guys."

The Green Lantern cloaked and dropped out of the hole that Miss Martian created. He then proceeded to fly towards the source of killing intent that was nearing. As he did the bioshop flew in the opposite direction in order to land.

As he stopped and landed he could not help but feel anticipation at what was about to happen.

'For the first time since I went to Betrassus I get to cut loose a little bit. To actually be able to try against an enemy.'

'Me too kid. So shall we get to it?' Kurama asked as eager as his host was.

Naruto smirked under his mask as he decloaked. And then he transformed into Kurama mode for the first time letting the green colored chakra surrounded him and ignite his body like a beacon to anyone coming his way as seals came upon his body with horns sprouting from his forehead protector. The symbol on his chest still the Green Lantern symbol only the white color of it brightened.

(Oa)

"Guardians." called out Salaak from his console.

"What is it Clarissi?" said Ganthet calling him by his title.

"You wanted to be informed of if and when the strange energy from Green Lantern Naruto was active again. Well whatever he did in the Betrassian Blitz has just become active again." said Salaak albeit reluctantly.

"Well then perhaps we might get a better understanding of our young lantern's abilities today." said Appa eager to hear the report.

As Salaak was busy with his console gathering readings Ganthet himself could not help but worry over his young charge.

'Something is happening if Naruto needs to show his power today. What could he facing down on Earth that prompted him to show a glimmer of his full strength?'

The Guardian knew that Earth has more than its fair share of powerful individuals and not all fought with the Justice League.

"Ganthet are you not going to join us?" asked Appa. Sayd looked at Ganthet as well although from her expression she too was worried.

"Of course Appa." he said. But as he did he once again thought to himself.

'Be wary young man.'

(Louisiana Bayou)

Black Adam and Count Vertigo didn't need to fly too far when a bright green energy suddenly sparked from out of nowhere.

"What the hell is that!?" said the Count.

"If I had to guess? An invitation." said Black Adam directing them to the source of the light. What they saw gave them a moment of pause as the target of interest on this team of children stood before them and found the person in question that was practically on fire.

'They're here kid. Get ready.' said Kurama. Naruto looked to the direction of killer intent that his old friend had sensed. Sure enough two figures landed. The one that was flying landed and put the other down. From the distance he could see that the two figures were Count Vertigo and Black Adam. Although what was seemed off was that Adam was wielding a battle axe.

'No matter.' he thought to himself conjuring a green bastard sword construct which like the rest of his was in a green fire state.

He saw the big man clutch the battle axe and charge at him. Naruto did the same. The two combatants flying at each other faster than the eye could see. A clash and a shockwave emitted from their weapons that was felt across the bayou.

The battle was now on.

(Star City)

Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Red Arrow along with Lee were on a bridge fighting the plant creature there while trying to keep the civilians safe.

The heroine used her Canary Cry to stop a plant monster from attacking a school bus destroying it in the process. Another seemingly cropped up behind it and attacked her with a vine knocking her off the bus. As it came down to finish her Lee sliced it in half with is kunai. Both hero and former protege blasted it with exploding arrows giving her time to get back on her feet.

"Thanks Lee." she said.

"You're quite welcome Black Canary." said Lee remembering what Naruto told him about the heroes using their code names to protect their identities. "I actually have a question for you about relationships if and when you find it convenient."

"Sure but right now we have bigger and more immediate concerns." she said pointing at the plant monster that the Arrow's were pelting with their attacks.

"Ah. One moment." said Lee with confidence.

Meanwhile back at the base Joker was watching on seeing this action on his screen at Star City.

"Poor heroes. Nothing they do is quite enough. Ain't it grand!" he laughed.

"And impressive. How you manage to juggle so many scenarios." Ivy pointed out while petting a branch of the transmitter tree.

"I've had practice juggling my many personalities." said the clown. He watched as a newcomer stood in front of the monster. A young man with a strange bowl like haircut. Suddenly he burst out with a green aura and moved forward with amazing speed. In what seemed like second the tree was nothing green tree trunks as this boy chopped and sliced it to bits.

"I just said 'nothing they do is enough'!" he yelled at the screen.

"What's wrong?" asked Ivy.

"Some kid just diced up one of the plant monsters in seconds that's what." the Joker said. Suddenly there was boom that shook the complex.

"Now what?"

"Something's going on out there." said Ivy.

Back in Star City the three of them, Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Red Arrow were stunned as the threat had been neutralized. Canary herself looked on as for one moment Lee burst out in a green aura screaming as his skin became red. The next thing she knew he had destroyed the plant monster easily.

What made it even more astonishing was how Lee was casually walking back to them with a notebook and pen he pulled from his ninja tool kit.

"So do you have time to ask those question now? I think that was the last of them."

Dinah stood in shock before shaking her head and pulling him aside as the archers just stood there their mouths open wide.

"I'll do my best to answer."

(Louisiana Bayou)

"Will someone please just tell me what just happened!?" the Joker screamed at looking at Star City.

"Forget about that for now and focus on the other cities." said Wotan. "Speaking of visuals."

Wotan casted a spell. Suddenly an image came into being showing the young team of sidekicks doing their best to travel silently through the bayou.

'To find our base no doubt.' he thought to himself. As he looked on to where Adam and Vertigo were he saw Vertigo standing there unable to do anything as Adam fought against this new Green Lantern at speeds that Wotan could not keep up with.

"Change of plans." he called out. "Ivy and Ultra-Humanite with me. Joker and Atomic Skull stay and keep the transmitter operational."

"Is that really necessary?" asked Ivy

"Yes. Something has changed the equation. We must take out the children before they get to the transmitter." said Wotan

Ivy wanted to disagree but the prospect of her baby being destroyed was enough to convince her.

"Don't worry kids. I have everything under my control." Joker laughed as he worked his gloved hands to control the plant monsters.

"Enough. Let's go." said Wotan. The ape left immediately following the sorcerer. Ivy looked on her beloved tree before following them.

Back in the center of the bayou stood Naruto and Adam. Their weapons clashing in the air as they attacked each other with such speed and force that Vertigo could not even see them.

"Should have stayed in the command center." he said to himself. "Adam! Get him within visual so I can attack!"

Naruto for his part blocked one attack from the magic infused axe while deftly parrying another before making a side sweep with his sword construct. He didn't hit but the force of the attack force Adam back onto the ground. Naruto landed in front and rushed him. As he did he suddenly felt very dizzy and finding it hard to stay on balance or concentrate.

'Naruto to your left!' called out Kurama. He did so seeing Vertigo with his eyes closed as if in concentration. Naruto grunted in annoyance as he made his sword disappear and fired a beam right at him. Knowing the blast would be more powerful being in Kurama form he aimed at the ground that the villain was standing on. The force of the explosion sent Vertigo flying as he landed hard onto the ground unconscious.

Though it was not in time as Adam managed to strike him with the axe. He grunted but managed to block a fatal blow. Flying through the air he stopped himself. He saw the villain coming after him. Instantly he brought back his longsword construct. He held it in both hands and swiped it down on his enemy.

"Wind Style: Wind Blade Jutsu!"

Black Adam could feel the wind shifting around the Green Lantern as if he was the eye of a hurricane. He didn't know what was going on but something was going to happen. He stopped and braced himself. But that didn't stop the surprise as blade of wind erupted from his opponents blade and crashed into him. He felt the blow gash him as he plummeted to the ground in a large crater. Spitting out blood he looked at his chest to see a large gash down his chest.

What made it worse was how much it hurt and how slow to heal it was.

'What kind of magic does he possess that can do this?' he thought to himself. He didn't get a chance to answer as he saw Naruto approach him with incredible speed.

Vertigo awoke to hear the clanging and shockwaves of battle as he watched, or tried to, the battle between the two. It was then that he realized something. They were getting further away from their base!

"Adam finish off the Lantern! The rest of the delinquents are heading to our base to destroy the transmitter!"

"Go then!" Adam said over the intercom "I will hold him off."

Vertigo realized at that point that Adam might not be able to defeat the boy so he did as his colleague advised and ran off.

Adam focused on the battle as he parried the Lantern's attack sending both weapons into the ground together. He then back handed the boy but he responded with a head butt to the face cracking his nose. Naruto then managed to dislodge their weapons and attacked again with Adam barely dodging it. Naruto went for a side swipe on his opponents left flank charging wind chakra into the construct.

At the same time Adam charged more of his own magic into the axe and the two attacks met and were once again stuck in a bind as they pushed against each other. Adam's magic lightning with Naruto's wind chakra with two causing a lightning storm as they clashed with neither force giving in to the other.

Throughout the fight Naruto had sensed something going on with Adam. His attacks were strong and precise but there was a desperation in the way he was fighting.

Suddenly from out of nowhere in his mind he saw a brief glimpse of a woman. One he had never seen before with long dark hair and deep brown eyes dressed and built like a goddess. A name came out though not from his mouth. Naruto shook his head and looked directly at Black Adam.

"Who is Isis?" he blurted out.

The question seemed to shock Black Adam as the shinobi surmised before his face turned to rage as he pushed more magic into his axe forcing Naruto to do the same for his construct. Though they appeared even Naruto knew that his wind chakra was canceling out the magical lightning from his foe.

A crack is heard as both the Lanterns construct and Adam's axe were breaking from the strain. The villains axe however broke first and the energy channeled into explodes sending both of them flying.

Naruto lands on his ground while Adam skits on it a few meters before recovering. The axe he was wielding broken into pieces. He casts the pieces aside and charged at him.

Naruto was smiling under his mask as he cast aside his construct. It disappeared as soon as he let go of it and started making hand signs. The next thing his opponent saw was the Lantern blowing a fireball from his mouth directly at him. Adam punched at the ball of fire sending up into the air. He grimaced as he actually felt the heat from the ball of fire. He deflected another with his flight path only slowing down slightly as his next punch went to strike him only hitting air for the young man jumped into the air.

Adam barely had any time when he looked to see the boy come down on him with a ball of swirling green energy coming down upon him. His instincts told him that it would not be good to be hit with whatever the boy was bring down was going to hurt and barely twisted out of the way as the attack came crashing on the spot he was at. Using that momentum he twisted and let out a spinning roundhouse kick to Naruto's jaw. It hurt but he moved with the blow using his own flying ability to move with the blow.

He responded with a spinning kick of his own to the gut and a punch to Adam's jaw sending him reeling. The two then floated in the air staring at each other waiting for the next move.

"You surprise me boy. I'm not often surprised." said Black Adam.

"You're not the first person I have fought to tell me that. And you will not be the last." said Naruto. Both of them had a shallow cuts on them from their weapons. Naruto from his axe and Adam from his opponent's sword. They both could see the other as those cuts healed rather quickly as they talked showing them both their regenerative abilities. Naruto noticed however that the wound he left on Adam's chest was taking the longest time to heal.

'Jutsu did more damage than I thought.' Naruto thought to himself.

Adam spat blood out of his mouth and wiped it with his hand. "We shall see about that."

He thrust his hand out and a lightning bolt struck Naruto in the chest. The shinobi yelled out in surprise and though the pain was intense it wasn't anything he hadn't felt before and his shroud shrugged off most of the damage. He recovers to see Adam approaching him.

"That looked like fun. My turn!"

Adam felt it again as he saw the boy making strange hand signs faster than the human eye could see. Blue lightning soon erupted from his hand.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Spear Jutsu!"

A spear of pure lightning erupted from the young man's hand and was thrown at Adam. The villain managed hold out his arms to block the attack but it still hit him with such force that he rarely felt from anyone save the strongest members of the Justice League. He was flown by what felt like several miles away before correcting himself.

Adam looked around to try and find his enemy while still be dazed from the lightning attack. Which was also strange since it was lightning he shouldn't be feeling anything at all. Suddenly the whole sky seemed to turn green. He looked up to see Naruto above him with another ball of swirling energy.

Difference was this was the size of a small mountain as he saw the boy bring it down upon him. He barely had any time before he put his hands out to try and stop the approaching attack. As soon as he touched it he felt his hands being burned and sliced at the same time while he was being pushed. The power of this attack was nothing he had come to expect and he knew if he didn't do something he was going to be pushed back on the ground where he might just die from the attack.

'He wouldn't dare. Would he?'

The fear in that thought and from not accomplishing what he hoped to do in order to have the one person he loved back gave him the strength to lift and push the attack into the sky.

For Naruto's part he pushed with all his might on the attack only to be surprised as Adam deflected it into the sky. With smoking hands he came at the young lantern and tackled him into the ground. Adam had one knee on his left arm and grasped Naruto's right hand which is where his power ring was. He was now using his right hand to try and choke him to death. Fortunately, Naruto had enough sense left to use his shroud to produce a fist straight from his chest that slammed into Adam. Before he got far that same chakra arm grabbed his foot and pulled him in as Naruto stood up and smashed his face in with a haymaker sending him into a nearby lake with a crack of thunder and a loud splash.

Naruto took that moment to breathe.

'This is worse than the Amazo fight. Machine was stupid this guy isn't.' he thought to himself as the bruises, cuts, and whatever damage that he had suffered healed albeit slowly from their severity.

Rising up from the muddy waters rose Black Adam. Water and blood dripping into the water below as his own wounds were also healing. What caught Naruto's eye was the big gash across his opponent's chest was taking the longest to heal.

'This whole fight he's been having trouble with your chakra. Keep using that.' said Kurama. As Naruto was thinking on that and his next move and explosion erupted in the distance.

"Naruto we've taken out the transmitter. The Injustice League is in bound heading for-ahhh!"

The mental transmission from M'gann cut off.

"Miss Martian come in. M'gann!"

'Times up we gotta go Naruto!' said Kurama to Naruto's agreement.

"Sorry Adam can't play no more." said Naruto. Adam didn't seem to listen to the taunt as he flew at Naruto. The shinobi flew ahead with his back to him sending construct walls to try and slow him down. Each wall took Adam three punches to break before Naruto through another. Adam tried punching it again but this time it folded on him. Naruto used that to throw him some distance away before blasting a ring blast at Adam sending him further away. He turned and flew towards the explosion.

"NOOOO!"

Naruto heard that in the direction he sent Adam but he kept going as the chase was now on.

(Moments Earlier)

Robin and Miss Martian moved quietly through the forest hoping that the sounds of what they could ascertain as their Green Lantern providing their distraction as they got closer to the transmitter's location.

Suddenly plant like tentacles sprouted around him grabbing him and Miss Martian even though she was cloaked.

"Hello." said a feminine voice. The boy wonder didn't need to see her to know that it was Poison Ivy. He turned to confirm it was her with her hands on her hips with a smirk on her face. Next to her was Ultra-Humanite with a bazooka targeted right at them.

"And goodbye."

Robin channeled his chakra into his right arm breaking free of the trap. A second later he throws a batarang at Ultra-Humanite hitting the bazooka just as he fired it sending the missile into the air and exploding.

At that same time all of them saw the ground explode towards both villains. The managed to get out of the way but it disrupted Ivy's concentration enough that the tentacles lost their hold on Miss Martian and Robin.

"Get going!" called out the voice of Superboy. They did so with the boy of steel looking directly at Ivy and the Ultra-Humanite. The ape he was especially eyeing.

"I hate monkeys." he said with Wolfe at his side as they moved together attacking them with Wolfe biting at the ape's shoulder and Superboy following up with a punch sending him flying.

Before he could continue he was blasted by a form of energy that actually hurt. Superboy looked up to see Wotan.

'Magic. No wonder Clark doesn't like it.' he thought to himself.

He soon saw a blur as Kid Flash took his place and followed up what he was going to do as the speedster starting punching Ultra-Humanite.

Ivy shook her head to shake off the effects of Superboys attack. She used her vines to rise above the ground and throw the speedster off the ape. Before she could do anything else she heard whistling in the air. Turning she saw a pair of arrows fly at her. She caught them in her vines only for them to explode knocking her off her perch.

Artemis drew her bow again only for her suddenly feel dizzy as Vertigo appeared using his visor to disorient her. Once again though his position was exposed leaving Kid Flash to distract him by ripping a piece from his cape.

"Souvenir!" he yelled out running away towards the ape. His back to him Vertigo launched another wave at him. Kid Flash felt the effect starting to happen and he felt himself start to slow down but the training he had been under since Naruto arrived kicked in as he weaved to the side avoiding the punch that Ultra-Humanite had waiting for him. That maneuver had the added effect of Vertigo's attack now hitting the ape as Kid Flash ran to safety.

Both Vertigo and Ultra-Humanite were sent swimming as a controlled but powerful wave of water hit them before Vertigo could end his unintentioned attack on his ally. They both would have sent to the next county if not for Ivy using her plants as a wall blocking the flow as Aqualad stood with his water bearers. Said wall was broken through as he unleashed what looked like a dragon made of water blasted into it. The atlantean soon had to make a barrier of his own as Wotan struck back with a blast of mystic energy.

"These children are putting up more of fight then we estimated." said Wotan. He then formed a spell that levitated Aqualad. His own magic defenses not strong enough to stop the attack as the team's leader was thrown across the battlefield. Artemis standing in front giving cover fire as Superboy leapt into the air to try and blitz the sorcerer with punch only to be stopped mid air and cast aside just like Aqualad.

Having a moment to get his bearings he noticed among their enemy's number two were missing.

"Where are Robin and the martian!?"

"Oh no my baby!" cried out Ivy turning around to their command center. The others did as well and sure enough there were batarangs all over the tree beeping.

They all stopped beeping. A booming sound was heard as each batarang exploding sending the tree ablaze and tumbling down to the surface. And standing on its ruined remains was Robin and Miss Martian.

"Timber." said Robin.

Ivy screamed with rage as plant tentacles erupted from the ground attack the members they were fighting.

"Scatter!" ordered Aqualad. They all did their best to move out of the way from the attack though Artemis was knocked for a loop by a strike from one of the tentacles needing Kid Flash to get her out of the way of the next one that would have smashed her into paste.

Robin and Miss Martian had their own issues as Joker and Atomic Skull showed up with Skull sending energy blasts towards them. M'gann was blocking the barrage with a telekinetic shield but was struggling to hold it.

"Children?" questioned Joker. "Children foiled our plans!? Impossible! Unexceptable! Retributionable! That last one might not be a word. Sue me!"

"Kill them. Kill them all." said Vertigo pointing at them.

"Indeed. Enough is enough." said Wotan putting up a mystical barrier that blocked the arrows, batarangs and another water dragon attack from Aqualad with ease. He channeled his power into an attack that would surely destroy them.

Before he could unleash it they saw Black Adam float above them looking worse for wear.

"Adam you are just in time for the party! The slaughter party that is!" said Joker in his maniacal laughter.

If he heard the clown he didn't pay attention to it as he started to channel his energy. Lighting surrounded him and channeling into his hands into a ball of magical lighting.

But it wasn't directed at the team. Seconds later what looked like a green comet started heading towards them. Adam was floating in position to intercept.

"You should have stayed down!" said Naruto as he channeled his chakra. A massive swirling ball of chakra appeared along with three smaller spheres covered in a lattice of black lines and dots. They circled around the large one as they were summoned into his right hand. Naruto thrust it forward as Adam prepared to spear through the Lantern with a hand full of surging lightning magic.

"Planetary Rasengan!"

The two attacks collided striking with such force that it felt like the earth itself shook. Lightning and energy cracked the sky as everyone braced from the force of the attacks.

Adam for his part was in shock as his attack was matched. He pushed more but it was a struggle to do so.

"Finish the rest of them off!" said Vertigo.

Wotan was already doing so before the count made his command firing powerful lightning bolts on the team sending them all to the ground except for Aqualad who was doing his best to channel the attack but was hard pressed to do so.

The young atlantean managed to moved to Miss Martians position and channeled her lightning bolt off her. Lighting bolts channeled with both hands he looked down to her.

"Plan B."

Naruto was pushing with all his might to get the attack through but Adam stood his ground. He could see out of the corner of his eye that Wotan was blasting his team with lightning and knew time was running out. He needed a boost.

'Kurama can you get into position?'

'Way ahead of you kid. I'm in the pose ready to channel nature energy. Just waiting on you!'

From that moment Naruto could feel the natural energy surge into him as he entered into Sage mode.

At the same time Ivy could sense something going on in the forest. It was as if someone was controlling and using the energy of the forest itself. Not stealing it but just using it. She concentrated but could not pinpoint who it was that was doing it.

Her answer came as the clash above took a turn as Naruto broke the tie and planted Adam with the planetary rasengan breaking his own attack. The villain screamed as the attack planted into stomach feeling the swirling energy plant itself into his stomach while the seals of the magnet rasengan ensnared him. He was sent flying hundreds of yards before he slammed into the swampland, a great geyser of mud signaling the impact.

The Lantern assumed that put Adam out of commission as he fired a beam of energy from his ring at Wotan that was enhanced by the elemental energy from his sage mode along with the power of his Kurama form.

This move made the sorcerer stop his attack to dodge out of the way as everyone stared above at this being who was shrouded in green fire and strange symbols. Naruto looked upon them with his eyes in sage mode waiting for one of them to make a move.

Ivy stood shaking as she finally got to who it was that was channeling nature. But to her it was like staring at the center of the earth itself she was seeing. Screaming she tried to send as many tentacles at him as she could summon. Naruto waves his hand and uses a powered up Wind Scythe jutsu to slice the tentacles a part.

Wotan shook out of his stupor and floated higher into the air and fired lightning at the boy. Naruto simply put his hand out and stopped the attack in its tracks.

"You guys are so screwed now!" called out Superboy in excitement. Excitement that was shared by the rest of the team Naruto could feel. He smiled under his mask as he looked up at Wotan and flew up to meet him.

"That thing you did looked like fun. My turn!"

He made some hand signs that Wotan was confused with before his hand erupted in lighting.

"Chidori True Spear!" he thought to himself. The shinobi threw what appeared to be a spear of lightning that chirped like birds at Wotan. The sorcerer weaved his hands to try and counter this by absorbing the energy of the lightning as it hit him but the spell he was using was disabilized and shatter as he was sent flying. He looked down to see his hands becoming toad like as the nature energy he tried to control backfired. He could feel his face also changing.

"What is this magic!?" he cried out. Naruto responded with actions flashing through another set of hand signs before seemingly vanish in a blink of light. He reappeared above Wotan before his enemy could even register that the shinobi had even moved.

"Fire Style: Toad Flame Bomb!" he thought as he unleashed the fiery blast upon the mage. In a second Naruto shot a Wind Blade through the fireball, creating a blazing hot blade right before Wotan sending him sprawling down. Wotan was burnt and smoking from the attack but still conscious. Up until with speed he could not anticipate Naruto had conjured another Magnet style Rasengan and crashing into his stomach sending him crashing down to the earth below.

The Injustice League looked down on their fallen ally.

"He's strong...too strong." Those were the last words before Wotan became unconscious as the symbols appeared on his body keeping him in place in case he woke up.

Atomic Skull immediately fired a beam of energy at the young Lantern. Naruto deflected the beam with a wave of his hand as if it were nothing. He moved forward so fast that even Kid Flash could not see where he went. Suddenly he was behind Atomic Skull and hit him with a chop to the neck sending him into the water unconscious but still breathing.

Naruto made his trademark t-shaped hand sign. In an instant several clones of himself surrounded the remaining members of the Injustice League.

"Your heaviest hitters are down and out. The rest of you have two choices. You can either surrender peacefully or me and the clones can crush you where you stand. Either way you're going to prison. Or the asylum in some of your cases. Only difference is in how much pain you want to be in. Choice is yours."

The rest of them looked at each other and saw their odds. Before anyone could say anything an eruption of laughter came from behind them as the Joker walked past his colleagues.

"Bravo! Bravo!" he laughed clapping his hands, whistling and cheering. "An astounding performance! Ten out of Ten!"

It was this awkward tableau that the Justice League witnessed as they finally arrived. The young shinobi was worried that those among them, Batman in particular, would ask about his changed form. But if they did have questions they kept them to themselves at least until they dealt with the Injustice League though he did notice that Dinah, on her perch from Green Lantern John's platform construct, looked at him with more than a little curiosity.

As they landed on the ground Naruto joined them. Their numbers grown the clones disappeared in clouds of smoke and the shinobi himself returned to his normal form. The Joker seemed to laugh even harder now as he looked up at the League.

"This guy is awesome!" said the clown pointing at the young Lantern. "In fact he's so awesome you didn't need to send your pathetic sidekicks to come after us. The new kid could have taken us on by himself and the rest of the brat squad could have been helping you all save lives while you were battling our plant beasties. I can't help but wonder how many you let die just because you didn't do that?" he finished that last statement with a shrug indicating that he didn't care.

The rest of the team bristled at that. Naruto could tell they were all angry at the statement he just made. He shared that anger but he couldn't help but think that the Joker, twisted as it was, had something of a point. But then he remembered that his teammates managed to destroy the transmitter and fought the Injustice League to a standstill before Wotan showed off his power.

It was something that would need to be talked more about in the future.

"Awww did I hurt your feelings? Let's turn those frowns upside down!"

The villain started waving his fingers laughing as he did so. Naruto noticed that he had gloves on with glowing wires and the such. He put two and two and together and realized who it was that was actually directly controlling what the plant monsters did. And who was now unleashing that same gas that had killed so many from the vines under the base of the Injustice League.

"Joker venom spores. Don't breathe-"

Before Batman could finish a strong gust of wind came surrounded the area. All of the groups involved saw the source being Naruto as he quickly made hand signs and was directing the wind itself to send the gas upward into the sky. Once it was a safe distance above them he made another set of hand signs and fired a fireball from his mouth into gas cloud burning it to ash and making the poison inert.

Naruto glared at the Joker before towards him. Suddenly before he knew it he was on the ground and from the looks of things unable to move. On his back was a piece of paper with a seal on it.

"It took all my restraint to not snap his neck. Not just for him being an evil bitch but for what he said about my students." said Naruto. He looked to the rest of the Injustice League. "Anyone else have anymore surprise attacks or are we done?"

They held their hands up in surrender.

"There will be another day." said Vertigo as Captain Atom and Captain Marvel took them away with Zatara using his magic to lift Wotan but he strained and was unable to do so.

"Something is keeping him in place that is affecting my magic." he said.

"Oh sorry that's my fault actually." said Naruto. He reached out with his hand a released the Magnet style of the rasengan he used. Instantly, Wotan's unconscious body had lightened and the spell worked to lift him above the ground.

"Much obliged." said Zatara.

Batman looked to the rest of the team with Naruto joining them on the field.

"It's over. The super villain secret society has been neutralized. As for your performance it was more than satisfactory."

"Yeah thanks to our secret weapon!" said Kid Flash motioning to Naruto. "What did you just do with the whole green fire thing?"

"It's kind of of a long story Kid Flash." said Naruto trying to avoid the question.

"Oh c'mon I've never seen anything like that before! And in this business that's a rarity." said Kid Flash.

"None of us have." said Artemis. "I mean we all knew that you were holding back but you took out both Black Adam and Wotan."

"Perhaps it would be better to ask these questions back at the cave." said Aqualad.

"It's dryer there at least. Going to be a week before all the mud is out of my boots." said the female archer.

"But there will be more questions." said Batman. Naruto grimaced at that.

"At a later time. When the Green Lantern is ready." said Black Canary.

'Thank you for the save Dinah.' Naruto thought to himself nodding in her direction.

"I saw Black Adam fall several hundred yards from this position. I'll go get him as well." said Superman seeing how things were starting to get tense.

"No." Naruto said. "I'll have a clone retrieve him. It'll save time."

'Plus you have questions of your own right kid?' said Kurama.

'Damn straight on that Kurama.'

"A clone? What if Adam tries something?" asked the Man of Steel.

"Don't worry. The attack I hit him with should have brought him down for good. Besides, I'll know if my clone is dispelled." said Naruto as he made the shadow clone. Immediately after he did so the clone began leaping towards the location Black Adam had impacted the landscape.

Discreetly Naruto reignited his chakra cloak only about his ring, connecting its power to Kurama's chakra, having recently thought of it as a means of letting his clones use his ring without needing to create a copy of it.

(Clone Naruto's POV)

Clone Naruto was soon perched next to the dictator, surprised that Adam had managed to move several inches crawling as though trying to escape despite the triple layered seal that had been applied to him.

"I'm surprised you're able to move at all given what you were hit with." said the clone.

Black Adam looked up to see the Lantern and bitterly laughed at the situation.

"So come to take me away to a prison of some sort I assume." he snarled. "Do it then boy. Get it over with."

The clone however just stood there looking at him.

"Well what are you waiting for?" asked Black Adam. Clone Naruto brought up his right hand. A band of green fire erupted where Naruto's ring would be as the clone channeled Kurama's power which the original had linked to his power ring. With this done, the clone was able to create a bubble around them.

"This barrier is sound proof. No one can hear what we say while we are in it." said Naruto.

"And this is supposed to matter how? You and your team of children have beaten us and I assume the League has arrived. You've foiled us so what do we have to talk about?" said Black Adam in frustration.

"Because I know you guys aren't the real secret society of supervillains. Reason I know this is because I didn't see Luthor or Ra's al Ghul among your ranks today." said Naruto.

Adam's eyes widened when he heard the shinobi say those names.

"You also called yourselves a different name then the one I've heard before. Which means you were just a group made as a distraction. Thanks to my team the League was starting to close in on this group so you guys were made to throw them and us off the trail. Might have worked too. If not for some due diligence on my part." Naruto explained.

Adam sighed and held his head in defeat.

"But I want is an answer to my earlier question. Who is Isis?" The shinobi questioned.

(Airspace of Louisiana Bayou)

Meanwhile Naruto and the rest waited and followed a bit with the Team as the Justice League escorted the rest of the Injustice League to a bubble construct. M'gann was having the bioship open up into a more convertible form since apparently Batman, Superman, Hal Jordan and Black Canary wanted to tag along with the team to get a more comprehensive report on what happened.

Before he went aboard the ship Ivy looked to Naruto and spoke up as she and the rest of the her fellow "leaguers" were hauled into the bubble.

"How did you do that?"

"Do what?" asked Naruto playing dumb.

"You know what." said Ivy not having it. "You somehow accessed nature's power. The Green's power, and was able to utilize it, but without draining from it. What are you?"

Naruto looked to the others including the League and his team and he knew after today that question was burning in their minds as well.

"I'll be keeping that to myself for now." said Naruto to Ivy.

"Well whatever you may be I get the feeling we will meet again." said Ivy as Captain Atom moved her along into the bubble that Green Lantern John had erupted. From there Naruto got on board to join the rest that were inside. The ship then flew at a slow base to what Naruto assumed to be Belle Reve and Arkham Asylum. They took this pace to give his clone time to catch up with Black Adam

"Not sure you want her to have an admirer." said Miss Martian.

"But I think she pretty much voiced what we are all curious about right now." said Artemis.

"Agreed." said Batman.

It was then that Hal walked up to Naruto.

"Kid you gotta give something here. It's a little late to put the genie back in the bottle." he whispered.

Naruto sighed and nodded.

"There has only been one other time I've used anywhere near my full power before. It was during what is now called the Betrassian Blitz. Named after the planet Betrassus. Because of its location in what is called Frontier space it would have taken a Green Lantern eighteen months to get there at full flight. And they were under attack so I had to unleash more of my power to get there." said Naruto.

"And this power comes from where?" asked Batman.

"My ring and my chakra network have a symbiotic link. My rings power increases as does my chakra." said Naruto.

"That part we know but somehow I doubt all of your people can suddenly erupt into having fire surround them." said Batman.

"How about you let him finish his story first Batman." said Black Canary. The dark knight could also see the team, Robin included, start to move to defend him.

"Very well." said Batman.

"Thank you for your permission. Though I don't need it." said Naruto directly at Batman. "Anyway after the Blitz I worried that some among the Guardians might see to use what I can do as a weapon. It should be a given that though the can be both military and police the kind of power should not be used lightly or be controlled by anyone whose intentions might become less about protection and more of control and possibly looking at me as a means of that control."

There was a moment of silence between everyone as the implications of what the young man just said sunk in.

"So then we can assume that you didn't use your full power then?" said Superman.

"No I didn't. Though I did use more it at that time as compared to when fighting Black Adam." said Naruto.

"So you're saying you just fought both Black Adam, Wotan, and took out the Injustice League and you still haven't tapped into your full potential?" asked Robin.

"As I said to the League after the fight with Amazo I tend to hold back my full power. Something that Superman himself does. Today was one of those days where holding back, to a degree was not an option." said Naruto.

"One other thing." said Black Canary. "This Blitz that happened on Betrassus. You got there right?"

"Yes." said Naruto with some suspicion on where she was going with this.

"And what was your role in it?" she asked.

Naruto was now nervous and scratched the back of his head.

"I did my part to help in the defense effort."

"That's a hell of a understatement." said Hal with a smirk. Naruto put his foot down hard on Hal's to get him to shut up.

"Ow!"

"Sorry. Wasn't looking where I was walking." said Naruto with gritted teeth.

"Looks like your clone just arrived behind the rest of the League." said Superboy. Sure enough they looked to left and saw the bubble that Naruto's clone made. Black Adam was inside it.

"Well it looks like your clone brought him without a hitch." said Superman. "Black Adam is even being cooperative. He's not even putting up a fight."

It was at that moment that the clone disappeared in a puff of smoke. Instantly Naruto tensed for a moment.

"Naruto are you okay?" asked Black Canary. Before anyone else could say anything the shinobi looked up at everyone.

"Excuse me." said Naruto would suddenly flew flew out of the hole in the roof of the morphed bioship and flew over to Zatara of all people who along with Captain Marvel was keeping a close eye on Wotan and now Black Adam inside the bubble. He flew parallel to them as they continued to travel

"Zatara may I speak with you for a moment?" he asked. Zatara was surprised at seeing this young man approach him but decided to indulge him.

"Captain I shall return shortly." Captain Marvel nodded knowing there was enough heroes to keep Adam or any of the others escaping.

"What can I do for you?" the magician asked.

"I was wondering if you knew a way to find something or in this case someone that is hidden by magic." said Naruto.

"I do know of such a spell but who is this person that you are trying find and why?" asked Zatara.

"I can't say. Not yet. I have to find the person." said Naruto.

"Then I'm afraid we are in a predicament. I can cast the spell easy enough but I have to inform the League of who it is and what the reason might be. It is the procedure of the matter." said Zatara. "And at any rate I can't do the spell right now. After the attacks by the plant monsters I have to help with the wounded and perhaps help with the damage that has been done. So I will be on call."

Naruto shook his head in frustration.

"Are there any independent mages that can help? One outside the League channels perhaps?"

Zatara took a breath before speaking.

"I should warn you he will want money up front before he decides to help you. If he does in fact agree to help you. And he will be difficult to find." he said.

"I'm okay with that." said Naruto.

"Very well." Zatara said with a sigh. "His name is John Constantine. He lives in what is called the House of Mystery. The location is constantly changing from one place to another but the locations that he frequently goes to when not on a job of his own is either a pub in Liverpool, England or Las Vegas."

"Thanks Zatara." said Naruto.

"Before you go can you at least tell me that whatever you are planning I only hope you have good intentions because some among the League aren't going to be happy about this. Batman to be more specifically." Zatara warned.

"I know. But this is something that I have to do. And you can relay that to the rest of the League." said Naruto. With that he flew back to the bioship.

"Aqualad I need to borrow that duffle bag if you don't mind."

"For what reason?" he asked.

"For what I need to do I might need some help from Fate." said Naruto.

"And what is this you are planning to do?" asked Batman suddenly.

"Right now I can't say. Not yet. Not until I come back at least." said Naruto.

"That isn't good enough." said the dark knight.

"It will have to be." Naruto walked up to Batman staring at him in the face. "All I can say right now is that I gave my word for this and I cannot and will not go back on it. That's the way I do things even though I tend to step on a few toes. Sometimes I'm right sometimes I'm wrong. But I have a feeling this time I'm in the former category. Now you will know after I am done because that is when I will know whether or not I'm successful. And to be honest don't ask permission. And I'm not asking now."

The two had a stare down before Black Canary moved in to put some space in between the two with Superboy, Kid Flash, and Aqualad standing behind Naruto. Miss Martian just watched the whole exchange while guiding the ship in shock. Robin sat and watched not knowing which side to go with.

"How long will you be gone?" she asked.

"A week. Maybe two." said Naruto.

"And do you feel that strongly about this?" she asked.

"Yes I do." said Naruto.

She took a breath and nodded.

"You will have to make a full report when you return. Is that clear?

Naruto nodded.

"Good luck then." she said.

"A sentiment shared by all of us." said Aqualad as he handed him the duffel bag. Naruto took it and nodded as he looked to the rest of his team, Black Canary, and Superman who smiled at him after Aqualad had said those words.

"Thank you. All of you for trusting me. And even you Batman for not. Rest assured that I will explain once I am done and return to the cave. You have my word."

And with that Naruto flew out once again from the hole in the sky to parts unknown.

"Black Canary." said Batman with him sounding more than a little pissed off. "You should not have given him authority to leave. I am in still in charge of giving missions as I recall."

"No disrespect intended Batman but shove it up your ass." said Black Canary. "The team took down the Injustice League and that was done in large part, without taking anything away from the rest, because of him. I think he has earned to the right to some leeway."

"Yeah considering that he did it in style. Makes me wonder why he is on this team and not the League." said Kid Flash.

"One of the many questions that need asking." said Superman who had remained silent up until now. "But for now be proud that we managed to end this threat and hopefully the secret society of supervillains along with it."

The rest took stock in that but Batman, Robin, and even Black Canary couldn't help but hear a seed of doubt from the man of steel.

(Unknown Location)

"Impressive. The plant creatures have proven themselves to useful potential weapons. More importantly the so called heroes now believe our secret society to have been revealed and crushed. With the Injustice League, serving as our proxies, we are now once again free to operate with impunity." said the voice of Vandal Savage turning to his fellow colleagues.

Stepping with him were Lex Luthor, Ra's al Ghul, Queen Bee, Ocean Master, Klarion the Witch Boy, Dr. Strange, and the Brain.

"And shadows still conceal our Light." Vandal said with a smile.

"Perhap Vandal." said Queen Bee. "But potential in this case is a double edged sword for now we have a new problem."

The video image turns from an image of the the Injustice League to the fights that the mysterious Green Lantern had with both Black Adam and Wotan.

"Can someone explain to me how this super ninja of a Green Lantern slipped by us?" said Klarion.

"That is just one of the many questions we have." said Queen Bee. "Too many questions and no answers. And after today we cannot simply ignore it after his display of power."

"While I don't deny his abilities are we not as your surfaces say jumping the gun?" said Ocean Master. "As powerful as he may be he is still a young man on a team with children."

"Who also fared better than we had assumed they would." Luthor answered. "After today he cannot be ignored."

"Knowledge is power." said the Brain. "Up until now we knew the players of the game. Now we have an unknown factor."

"For which we have no idea of his weaknesses. Whether they would be physical or psychological." said Dr. Strange.

"What we don't know will destroy us. We must find out more about our newest enemy. We have already seen his combat abilities but we do not know the full extent of his powers." said Ra's al Ghul turning to Vandal. "I recommend we ask our new allies about this Green Lantern and find out whatever we can if there is any information on him at all."

"Agreed." said Vandal. "And I already have. They have allies besides ourselves known as the Sinestro Corps. A reverse version of the Green Lantern Corps who are more inclined to our ways then their counterparts. It is time we expanded our list of allies and gain the information we need."

He turned to the still image of the Lantern in question that was engulfed in green flame.

"Whatever secrets he hides shall be illuminated by our light."

End Chapter

Well this took far longer than even I wanted. I hate myself everyday I'm not writing this story but life has a tendency to throw a lot at you. All I can say is yes I am alive and I am still not giving up this story no matter how long it takes. Thank you all for continuing to read this story. The support that it has gotten has been beyond my wildest hopes.

A quick update that while I haven't been the best at keeping up with timely updates I do keep my ear to the ground. Which is why I am going to create an account at Archive of Our Own with this story after hearing some of the issues going with . Don't worry though as I continue to write chapters both versions will be updated for both websites.

Side note. What happened with Naruto learning about Isis is him using Ninshu to gain better understanding. It just so happens that in the Naruto verse this happens more often in battle. Because you know it's exciting.

See you all next time. I only hope it will be much sooner. And Happy Halloween.