AN: Okay, so here's sort of a blend between my previous works. And this time, I'm not going it alone.

Co-Written by Engineer4Ever

E4E: God save me.

BB15: Drama Queen.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Young Justice

Rise of the Titans

1: The Green's Lantern

2008

It started, as always, with The Green. No, not the Light of Will, the spectrum color chosen by the immortal Guardians of Oa of which they chose to defend the Universe. No, The Green was the force that connected all plant life on Earth. It was falsely dubbed as 'Mother Nature' by the planet's dominant species, and for a good long while now, it has been ignored. That made it all the more surprising when It, since there really was no gender for a massive source of energy that seemed omniscient, was the first - if not the only - one to notice him. The Newcomer.

Thus, The Green sent forth one of its few agents, the only chosen agent to date. A creature not wholly man, not wholly flora, but something stuck in between.

The Swamp Thing.

The loyal agent of The Green ventured from his Louisiana swamps and ventured to the northwest. Swamp Thing ventured to the northern coastline of California. Travelling by subterranean means in order to avoid humans, he made it quickly to the national park filled with skyscraping redwoods, aptly dubbed The Redwood National Park.

Swamp Thing emerged in a small clearing, on the edge of a massive crater.

Within the center of the crater laid a blond boy. A boy that was clad in possibly the most bizarre orange outfit that Swamp Thing had ever seen on a human. A black band of some sort was wrapped around the boy's head, with a metal plate that had a leaf-like shape carved into it. Three thin lines, almost akin to a fox or cat's whiskers, adorned either side of the youth's face.

As he walked into the crater, the Swamp Thing felt a familiar tug in his body, in his soul.

He is one of us. One of The Green.

Swamp Thing did not argue with the echo of his powers. The boy was beaten, bruised, but still breathing, and with each breath taken, a small amount of nature's energy entered. Swamp Thing knew that the boy was special, not of this planet, but all the same belonged.

The terranean being knelt and slipped mossy arms under the boy's knees and back, being careful to not disrupt any unseen injuries. He lifted the boy from the crater and carried him out. As the first few specks of light danced across the boy's face, eyes cracked open.

"N-Nani…?" The croak of his voice was weak and weary. Swamp Thing did not know the tongue which with the boy spoke, but confusion and exhaustion was evident in his tone.

"Rest, my friend." His voice rumbled in his chest. Yellow eyes looked down at the closing ocular organs and a very small, hard to see smile crossed the Swamp Thing's face. "You are safe within The Green."

Bayou Bartholomew, 2010

A set of white teeth tore into the skin of a fresh, shiny green apple. A content sigh escaped the mouth after the fruit was swallowed. Blue eyes watched the branches of the trees around him sway in the wind as their owner rested on a branch within the canopy, the occupied hand near the mouth while a ring-clad left hand rested over his waist. A light breeze rustled the blond locks of a familiar whisker-marked teenage boy.

The teen wore what were once bright orange slacks, now a dull, almost earthly brown. A mesh shirt covered his torso and arms, and over that was the remains of his bright orange jacket, now sleeveless due to the heat of his surroundings. As mentioned before, an emerald ring adored the middle finger of his left hand, an emissive green light escaping the lantern-like shape. The boy's headband, once proudly tied around his head, now acted as a belt to keep his pants up and his sandals had been fixed with torn rags. He looked like he lived off the land for quite some time, and frankly, he did.

A harsher breeze passed through the air and made the boy's relaxed smile turn into a large frown. "Yeah, yeah, I hear you. I was just taking a small lunch break."

With that, he stood up, tossed the remains of his apple away and leapt from his perch. The teen bounded off of or swung from other branches effortlessly until he finally reached the forest floor. The blond stretched his arms high above him and stifled a yawn. Now back on full alert after his lunch, the boy made his way to his sensei's chosen protectorate.

He travelled through the groves, past the vast amounts of flora and fungi until he reached a dark and damp swamp. The teen stood at the edge of the swamp's waters and folded his arms across his chest. He waited for about five minutes before his patience gave way.

"Oi, Sensei! Stop lurking around under there!"

After his the center of the swamp bubbled until a figure rose from its depths, wading towards the shoreline. Massive, bulky and dripping with the swamps' water - among other things - Swamp Thing towered over the blond boy. The teen's blue eyes blinked dully.

"That stopped being scary after the sixth time you did it."

"...You are no fun, Naruto Uzumaki." The Agent of The Green rumbled sourly to his student. The boy, Naruto, was the same one who he'd found two years ago in California. He was apparently from another dimension and had no recollection of what caused his sudden arrival. What he knew was that he'd just defeated a terrorist known as Pein and then passed out after the celebration. Next thing Naruto was aware of, he'd awoken on a different planet, in the presence of The Green's chosen hero.

"Well, try something new. Like from those films you told me about," Naruto said, rolling his eyes.

Swamp Thing stroked his chin thoughtfully. "I don't think they'd let me into picture shows."

"Yeah, no kidding." Naruto smirked and crossed his arms over his chest. "You'd stink up the place."

"Funny, Naruto Uzumaki. Very funny." Swamp Thing huffed. He made to say something more when he paused and turned to his right. Yellow eyes flashed brightly and his scowl became more prominent. "Do you feel that?"

"That's why I came to get you in the first place," Naruto said. His blue eyes had become a similar yellow as Swamp Thing's, only they were more toad-like and a line of orange had brushed over the top of his eyelids. Sage Mode, one of his few abilities that he recalled before he awoke in this strange new world. His left hand balled into a fist and the ring on his finger shone brightly. Swamp Thing released a deep growl of unease, one that made the entire forest quiver.

"Someone is abusing The Green. Who?" He demanded, his mind spreading through his protectorate to find the source.

"Someone who needs an ass-kicking." Naruto punched his right hand into his open palm. His ring shone again and his body was momentarily encased by light. When the light dimmed down, his attire had changed. He now wore a black long-sleeved shirt, the sleeves on his forearm bound in two places by green bands. A padded green flak jacket appeared over his shirt, and long black pants protected his legs. His sandals were cleaned up and green guards wrapped around his legs. The symbol of The Green's Lantern shone brightly on his back and either of his shoulders.

"They are here!" Swamp Thing snarled in offense. "Due northwest. Abuse The Green, in my home, no less...action must be taken!"

"Wouldn't have it any other way," Naruto said firmly as a black mask formed over the lower side of his face and a matching headband formed around his head, The Green's symbol shining proudly in the center of his forehead. His eyelids' highlights, formerly orange, turned to a dark forest green to match the motif. (If he were honest, Naruto liked green as much as he did orange, if only for the memories of his home it gave him.)

"And you say I am one for theatrics." Swamp Thing snarled at his apprentice.

"Hey! I make this look good," Naruto said with a smirk as a thin green light outlined his body and he lifted off the ground.

"For who? The birds?" Swamp Thing mocked as he sank into the ground and left without another word.

"You're just jealous because Kakashi-sensei looks cooler than you," Naruto said, recalling how The Green's agent would brood whenever he brought the kooky, laidback jonin up. Naruto's eyes grew distant for a moment and he briefly wondered how his former sensei was before he shook it off. There was time to reminisce later.

Now, he had to fight for The Green.

"...That is not normal." Naruto mumbled as he came to a stop beside his mentor. Swamp Thing growled in agreement. Before them was a massive plant - if the monstrosity could even be called a plant anymore - that was blended with technology and energies of the mystical sort.

"It is an abomination," he said lowly as he rose further from the ground. His eyes flared with energy. "It must be destroyed!"

"So, what are you going to do? Siphon out whatever is giving it a boost?" Naruto asked since Swamp Thing had decades of knowledge about plants, and Naruto only had two years under his belt.

"I'm going to uproot it." Swamp Thing snarled as he charged forward. "By force!"

"...Works for me!" Naruto grinned and made his favorite hand seal. His ring shone brightly as his home dimension's unique energy built up and expanded from him. "Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Multiple Shadow Clone Technique)."

A massive cloud of smoke erupted around him as multiple copies of the agent of nature-in-training were brought forth. The floating green-glowing teens numbering in the dozens looked at the original, each granted a limited amount of power by The Green, and awaited their orders. Naruto grinned beneath his mask and pointed at the dome-shaped facility.

"Alright guys, you know the drill," Naruto said. He couldn't see their faces, but he knew from the gleam in their eyes, they were eagerly anticipating the chaos they were about to unleash. "Wreck anything that's not natural."

"You got it, Oyabun!" The clones cheered before they shot down towards the dome. Naruto grinned and prepared to follow them when he caught sight of something that gave him pause.

...Is that...the Justice League? Naruto had only heard about the famed league of superheroes from his sensei. Some good things, some bad things, but Swamp Thing was like that with everything. Anything that didn't pertain to The Green or the other elemental forces was considered unimportant by the Swamp-Thing.

Though the young green agent-in-training wondered why they all seemed to be kids roughly around his age.

And were fighting a group of nasty looking guys.

"...Hmm…" Naruto rubbed his chin. He held out his left hand. "Help sensei smash…" He held out his right hand. "Help group of kids against the ape-man. Sensei, group of kids, sensei, group of kids…"

"Third option." A deep, accent-heavy voice rumbled behind him. "Die."

"What? That's a terrible-oh, damn, dude, you're big." Naruto gawked at the muscle-bound guy in black tights with a bright yellow lightning bolt on his chest and a golden sash around his waist. The behemoth grinned sadistically and backhanded him with enough force to send him not only to the ground, but also through several trees. His flight was stopped by some very nice shrubs, which then quickly helped him to his feet.

"Thanks for the catch." He grunted out and aimed a glare at the large man that floated down to sneer at him. "That was a bad idea, knife-ears."

"I fail to see how, boy." The man drawled. He lifted his hands up and tendrils of lightning shot down from the cloudless sky. "You now face the power of Black Adam!"

"First of all I'm seventeen, jackass. I am not a boy." Naruto growled. He thrust his left fist out and a massive green fist flew from his ring. The eyes of the man, Black Adam, went wide before he was sent flying into the bayou's forest. "And second, you say that like I should give a damn."

Naruto looked towards where his sensei had charged to and frowned. Something dispelled his clones, and it did so without being spotted. All at once. The only way that could happen was if-

His thoughts derailed as a massive root rose from the ground and wound around him.

"What...The hell!?" Naruto grit out as the snake-like root crushed him. He felt his stomach flip unpleasantly when he was suddenly pulled closer to the other teenage heroes, each currently under attack from a lightning blast of some sort. His masked chin was grabbed and turned so that he looked through squinted eyes at the one that caught him.

It was a woman who, while beautiful in any man's eyes including his own, had unnaturally light-green skin. It looked almost like she had chlorophyll instead of blood in her veins. Darker green patches were scattered along her body and a unitard made of vines covered her torso while long red hair trailed down from her scalp.

"What are you?" She asked breathlessly, her green eyes transfixed on his face.

"Lady, I could ask you the same question." Naruto managed to get out through his gritted teeth. Now, he hadn't seen a girl in two years - the life as a hermit's student was cruel in that particular regard - so, he was a touch tongue-tied.

That, and there was the whole giant root crushing his ribs thing going on. Breathing difficulties made it hard to talk to girls, go figure.

"Ivy!" Naruto tilted his head to see the jackass from before fly back into view. He looked absolutely livid. Good. Naruto loved making great, long-lasting first impressions. Black Adam pointed at the trapped blond. "Release him. His death will be by my hands!"

"No." The woman, Ivy, hissed at the meathead. She cupped Naruto's masked cheeks, and the root coiled protectively around him. Naruto groaned, his ribs were not made for this sort of abuse. The redheaded woman glared at Black Adam. "He reminds me of my children, he feels like them! He is not to be harmed!"

"Woman, you test my patience!" Black Adam snarled with balled fists.

"Oh, you have patience?" Naruto asked. He couldn't help it. Really. Guys like Black Adam, smug and oozing superiority complexes, always brought out his playful side. He looked at the woman holding his face. "Hey, uh, any chance you can let me go? Starting to lose feeling in my legs."

"No, no. You must stay with me." Ivy purred to him, her fingers drifted down his neck and-whoa! Where was that hand going?!

The man's eyes narrowed and the veins in his neck became visible as lightning came to life in his hands.

"You dare flirt with a Green Lantern!? One of our foes?!"

That certainly made eyes, if not necks, snap over in their direction. Well, wasn't Naruto the popular one today? And-Okay, the root has to go.

Now.

"I. Said. Let. Me. Go!" Naruto cried out as his eyes shone with the Earth's Natural Energy. The symbol on his ring, headband, shoulders and back illuminated brightly before Naruto released another yell. His arms lifted up and tore through the root of the abomination, consequently knocking Ivy away in the process, before he was free. He glared at Black Adam, who glared right back.

"You will die, boy." Black Adam growled as the sky clouded overhead.

"Bring it, grandpa." Naruto snarled in return. The two flew at each other and matched blows. If not for the enhanced strength of Sage Mode, Naruto knew he'd be more than outmatched. Still, he had Sage Mode and he had The Green's power to boost it lightly. Naruto caught a punch in his hand and threw a right straight that was caught.

"You are nothing, Lantern!" Black Adam snarled as they struggled against each other. "I am an Emperor! A Ruler! I was chosen by the Wizard and granted the Word of Power! I am a God!"

"...You know something, I was really hoping you'd say something like that." Naruto grinned behind his mask. He reared his head back and flung it forward, smashing his skull against Adam's nose hard enough to send the older man flying back. Naruto grinned and held his left hand up, a green sphere growing in his palm. "Because I've faced a god before and lately, I've been really bored!"

"Okay, so we have backup. I like this," Kid Flash said as he ducked under a beam of magical energy. He tripped over a stray root and slid to a stop on his face. "...I just had to jinx myself, didn't I?"

"I thought all the Lanterns were off in different locations!" Artemis shouted as she fired a trio of explosive arrows at Wotan, only to do no harm thanks to his energy shield. Her eye twitched. "I hate magic."

"Last I checked there were only three, none near our age." Superboy added as he charged at the magic user, only to be sent flying back from a blast to the chest. His partner, a genetically altered white wolf named Wolf, snarled and tried a similar attack, only to be pulled back by the ape-like Ultra Humanite.

"Superboy!" Miss Martian cried out in worry. She turned to attack Wotan telepathically, but reeled back as though she ran into a brick wall.

"Foolish Martian, as if such a measly mental assault would work on me." The enemy of Doctor Fate chuckled as he swept his hand through the air, arcs of yellow energy raining down on the young heroes.

Aqualad, with a thrust of his hand, released the electricity in his tattoos in a stream towards the magical attack, but proved futile. He scowled under the strain and looked at Miss Martian. Any word from the Bioship?

She's still recovering. Miss Martian thought back as she got to her feet.

Well, tell her to hurry up! The youngest of the six, but arguably most experienced, mentally retorted as he flipped away from a violent blast of lightning. Robin landed on his knees and pulled out a few batarangs that he tossed at the mystic, only for them to explode prematurely. The masked boy wonder scowled. That figures.

"Incoming!" The Team looked up and dove out of the way as Black Adam rocketed towards them. He hit the ground with a loud bang. No reprieve was given to the mystical villain as two sandaled feet slammed into his chest, knocking the air out of his lungs.

"I thought you were a god?" The Green Lantern mocked as he looked down at the villain, possibly grinning behind his mask. "A god of what? Eating dirt?"

Black Adam looked like he wanted to retort, but didn't have the air supply to do so. The Lantern floated off of the powerhouse and lifted his left hand. A green sphere wrapped around Black Adam, and the Lantern looked at the spellcaster hovering nearby.

"Oi! Does this trash belong to you? Last I checked, littering was a crime!" The Lantern cried out before he flung Adam at the spellcaster. The lightning assault cut off when Wotan dodged Black Adam, not even looking bothered that his fellow villain was just flung at terminal velocity.

Instead, the ancient spellcaster frowned towards the Lantern.

"Tch, so even The Green sends a child to face Wotan? I feel insulted."

"Hey, I was thinking whether to smash this place or help the kids here." The Lantern shrugged and crossed his arms. "Blame tall dark and pointy ears for making that choice for you." He glared at Wotan. "Still, you really ticked off my sensei. Nice job, by the way. As if he wasn't already distrusting of humanity."

"Your sensei…?" Wotan's eyes went wide and he looked towards the signal. "Joker! Atomic Skull! Vacate the facility and be cautious! The Swamp-!"

His words were cut off by a massive explosion that was echoed by Ivy's pained scream. The Team and the Lantern looked over at the woman to see her collapse to her knees, her eyes wide and in horror as the monstrous plant burned to the ground. Two figures jumped out of the smoke, one a man whose face looked like a skull, and the other...well, he got a response out of the Lantern.

"I thought clowns were supposed to be at the circus," he said, scratching his head. "And, you know, funny. Make you laugh with water-flowers and balloon animals, that sort of thing."

"...Is he being serious?" Robin asked lowly, while the rest of the Team looked just as surprised. To their knowledge, only someone who'd been living under a rock didn't know who The Joker was.

Wouldn't they be surprised if they knew that wasn't too far from the truth?

"You want to laugh, Mr. Green? I'll make you laugh," the clown said to Naruto, a crazed grin on his face. He drew two switchblades and launched himself at Naruto. The blond weaved through the wild slashes like they were child's play, which they honestly were in Naruto's humble opinion.

"C'mon, boy, don't you want to laugh!?" The clown asked, chuckling with each slash he attempted. "Let me put a smile on your face!"

"Hm, for some reason I get the feeling you're not going to tickle me with a feather." Naruto slid out of the way of another slice and then ducked down under a stab. His right fist flew into the clown's gut like a missile and he sent the clown flying. The clown hit the wall of the building hard enough to leave a spider web of cracks behind. Naruto winced. "Ooh, thought he had super durability or something."

Naruto suddenly felt sick, immeasurably sick. It was so alien a feeling that he dropped to his hands and knees, almost unable to breathe. He was never sick, before he arrived to this Earth and after, it wasn't something that happened. His vitality was immensely high and he was almost always at peak health. So the sudden bout of...whatever this was, literally threw him for a loop.

"Keep on him, Count." The spellcaster's voice was warbled and distorted as Naruto tried to find the source of his pain. He saw through blurry eyes a man dressed in a suit with a cape draped over his shoulders, a cane in hand, and a strange device on his head.

"Not." Naruto burped a little and gagged before he swallowed down the bile that threatened to come up. "Cool."

The tortuous experience thankfully came to an end when the girl with the bow shot an arrow at the dick that was making him feel so ill. Naruto got back to his feet only to be abruptly tackled out of the way of a magic blast by the archer.

"You okay, Lantern?" The archer asked as she got to her feet and offered her hand to him.

"Who's Lantern?" Naruto returned, rubbing his head and taking the offered appendage to get to his feet. He looked around and spotted his new target. His eyes flashed red for the briefest of seconds before returning to their calm blue and then flaring back into bright yellow. "Dibs on the douche with the cane."

"We are not finished, boy!" A gravelly voice snarled at him. Naruto glanced over his shoulder at the rising Black Adam and then looked at the archer.

"Okay, change of plan. I'll take the wannabe god and you take the douche with the cane."

The girl smirked and drew an arrow. "Sounds fair, Lantern."

"Don't call me that," Naruto said lowly as he turned to face Black Adam. "Give him two in the ass for me, will you?"

"I'll certainly try."

Content with that answer, Naruto launched himself at the powerhouse, only to be blindsided by a beam of unfamiliar energy from the side. He slid along the ground and wound up beside the boy with the S on his shirt. The boy in question was knelt beside the large white wolf that had been knocked aside earlier.

"Oh, what hit me that time?" Naruto asked as he sat back up and held his burnt side. The boy with S on his shirt looked at him.

"I thought Green Lanterns were able to resist radioactive blasts."

"The hell is a Green Lantern?" Naruto asked. He got to his feet and rubbed his neck. "Wait, let me guess, a hero?"

"...Yeah...So if you're not a Lantern, then who are you?" The boy asked.

"Right now? Someone who's very, very, very pissed off," Naruto said through a snarl as he glared at the skull-headed man and Black Adam. "You?"

"Superboy." The boy, Superboy, rose to his feet alongside the white wolf. "The guy that shot you is Atomic Skull, the other guy is-"

"Black Adam, yeah, we've met." Naruto muttered. He looked at Superboy and recalled the brief lesson on heroes his sensei gave him. "You're like Superman, right?"

"...Yes." Superboy grunted out, his fists tightening.

"That means you can take Skull-face's radiation."

"Let me guess. You want to fight Black Adam?"

"Am I that obvious?"

"Plan all you want, children. You will die all the same." Black Adam sneered at them as Atomic Skull dropped down beside him.

"...Kind of want to fight Black Adam," Superboy said under his breath.

"Get in line." Naruto hissed as the green light outlined his form again. He glared at the powerhouse villain. "Lightning Fart is mine."

"Come and kneel before your king, boy. Beg me for your life!" Adam shouted before he and Naruto flew at each other while Atomic Skull fired blasts of radiation at Superboy. Black Adam and Naruto rose into the air as they traded blows. Naruto took a shot to the jaw that made him flip back before he righted himself mid air. His stomach continued to flip and he almost took a devastating blow to the neck had he not used the seal-less substitution technique.

"Okay, now I'm really mad." The blond glared at the Egyptian and held his hands up into his favorite technique's hand seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu."

Three clones popped into existence beside Naruto and he held his hand in front of his body while one clone went to fend off Black Adam. The two other clones rotated chakra in Naruto's palm to form a sphere that grew and widened, becoming a massive spinning force of energy that Naruto had to hold above his head. The two clones vanished in plumes of smoke once their purpose was gone and the one fending off Black Adam willingly took a dispelling shot that shrouded the villain's vision.

"Here you go, Dirt-Eater!" Naruto shouted as he reared his hand back before he tossed the attack at the villain. "Futon: Rasenshuriken!"

Black Adam cut through the smoke that covered his vision and sneered at the attack sent his way. He fired a massive bolt of lightning at the Rasenshuriken from one hand, but the wind jutsu cut through the magical attack like it was made of paper. As horror spread across the villain's face, Wotan teleported in front of him and conjured an energy shield to protect them from the attack.

Wotan's face contorted in pain as his arms shook from the stress on his magical shield.

"Adam, leave!" He snarled out while the jutsu let out a loud shriek at the obstruction. "Now!"

Black Adam did as instructed just before the technique exploded into an expanding dome of microscopic wind blades. The yell of the sorcerer stuck within was lost to the ear-wrenching shriek that caused all those in the vicinity to cover their ears.

All save for the originator of the attack.

Who charged at the dumbfounded powerhouse with a war cry.

Naruto's right arm caught Black Adam around the neck and they dove for the ground. A good thirty feet from the ground, the blond stopped abruptly and spun. He used the added acceleration of his mid-air turn and the sudden descent to launch Black Adam headfirst into the dirt. The magically gifted villain hit the ground with an earthshaking boom, and then flopped to his back, unconscious. Wotan fell and landed nearby, just as unconscious and badly injured by the attack that he'd been at the epicenter of.

The green-clad blond's chest rose and fell as he quickly gathered more natural energy from his surroundings. The clones and Rasenshuriken followed by the chakra-assisted throw really took some of it out of him. Not to mention he was still a little off after that cane-holding bastard made him feel sick.

Speaking of which, Naruto thought as he looked down at the horrified count. The reason for the villain's abrupt emotional shift was lost on The Green's agent-in-training, but had he looked at the other heroes, he'd have seen a look of awe on their face.

Wotan was a huge baddie, rivaling Dr. Fate and Zatara in magical renown and ability. Throw him in with Black Adam, who could go toe-to-toe with Superman himself and win, and you had yourself an already dangerous duo. To the Team, this new guy, some Green Lantern look-alike, had not only taken out Wotan with one attack, but just tossed Black Adam around like he was a rank amateur! That made their respect for him skyrocket, and the confidence in their chances rose just as fast.

"I did not sign up for this," Atomic Skull said, his voice raspy as he held up his hands.

"We can still emerge victorious!" Count Douche, as Naruto had dubbed him, snapped. "Do not surrender!"

"Surrendering would be your wisest choice of action, my friend." The stern warning came from above, and all eyes looked up. The villains felt dread and anger whereas the Team felt relieved and victorious.

Naruto just wondered why the heck the dude in blue had his underwear on the outside. He floated down alongside the other guy in green, who gave him an odd look.

"I've never seen you on Oa. You new to the Corps?" The masked hero asked as he lowered those incapable of flight to the ground.

"No idea what you're talking about. Nice spandex." Naruto smirked behind his mask while the older man frowned at him.

"I'm going to have to ask you a few questions about your ring."

"I'm going to have to tell you to piss off," Naruto said dryly. The man in green's nostrils flared and he narrowed his eyes.

"Listen, you little smart-mouth-" He was cut off as the man in red with the golden lightning bolt on his chest put a hand on his shoulder.

"Hal, I don't think now's the time." He whispered, unaware of the young hero's heightened senses.

So the guy's name was Hal, huh? Good to know, Naruto thought. He landed beside the green hero - seeing as no one present wore orange, he went with the second best option. The other heroes landed around the Injustice League, as the blue dude with his red undies on the outside called them, and the villains immediately surrendered.

Well...Almost immediately.

"No, no, no...The game's only just start-Urk!" The clown was cut off by a massive green hand of energy slammed into his body and made him collide with the wall once more.

"Dude, you lost. Deal with it." Naruto grumbled as he lowered his left hand and looked back at the other heroes, and villains. "What? Is something on my face? Did sensei draw on my face again!? I'll kill him!"

"...Are you sure he's not a Green Lantern?" The red-suited lightning bolt man that looked like one of the teens asked the green-clad man.

"I'm pretty sure."

"Oh. Okay. Was just a little confused was all, you know, by the energy construct of green light. Glad that's cleared up."

"Flash, don't be a smartass," the black caped hero said firmly. He looked at the blue man with his undies on the outside, who nodded and went with a few other heroes, including the green-clad man, to apprehend Black Adam. The man in black turned to Naruto. "I don't believe we've met. I'm Batman."

"...That's arguably one of the dumbest names I've ever heard, but whatever. Your life." Naruto shrugged as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Uh, dude, what's your casket size?" The formerly-black-now-banana-colored suit-clad kid asked.

Naruto blinked. Why would this kid want to know his...oh, it's an Earthling innuendo! Well, two can play at this game! "I'm not into dudes, kid. Flattered, though."

"I-! That's! ...I'm just going to shut up now." The red-faced teen mumbled while the short boy and the red-clad hero, Flash, laughed.

The cutie of a green archer whistled, a smirk on her face. "Wow, I'm officially impressed. He shut up Kid Flash."

"Artemis!" The banana peel, Kid Flash, hissed.

"Well, almost."

"Enough. We need to discuss your performance in this battle." Batman's voice quieted the teens (and Flash) and he looked over at the Team. He gave them a brief nod. "It was more than satisfactory."

While the six teens and the genetically altered white wolf seemed pleased by that, Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Ugh, you sound like an Academy Instructor." He mumbled under his breath. He began to levitate up and away, ignoring the wide eyes of the rest of the League and the kids. Naruto nodded briefly at Superboy before he looked back at Batman. "So, everything seems fine here. You have all your crazies rounded up, yeah? Good, good. Word of advice: Get lost. Sensei doesn't like it when you humans come to his land."

Batman's eyes narrowed behind his cowl. "And who is your 'sensei'?"

The young agent-in-training smiled behind his mask. The man in green looked just as interested as the villain in his green sphere, Ivy, whose eyes he could feel roaming over his body even without looking at her. Gross. Pushing that to the back of his mind, Naruto folded his arms over his chest.

"Alec Holland."

"...Team, get your things. We need to leave." Batman announced while the other members of the Justice League seemed to freeze at the name and Poison Ivy began to hyperventilate, her eyes darting at each shadow that moved. The younger heroes frowned and shared confused looks with each other, each wondering about the words from their mysterious aide. Before he could leave, Batman spoke to Naruto once more. "Who are you?"

"You can call me..." Naruto paused and looked away for a moment when he heard a whisper from The Green. He looked back at the caped crusader. "You can call me 'Sage'."

An object flew up and Naruto caught it with ease in his hand. He arched a brow at the strange device and looked back at Batman.

"We'll be in touch." The Bat of Gotham muttered lowly before he turned and apprehended the clown.

"Yeah, sure." Naruto shrugged indifferently and pocketed the device before he shot off towards his home.

The Green was safe for another day.

"You want me to what?!" Naruto asked as he stared at the moss-covered form of his sensei.

"You are to venture into the world and act as the voice of The Green." Swamp Thing instructed as he slowly began to seep into his marsh. "Nature needs an active, loud, and annoying voice such as yours out there to tell the world that it is alive."

"And you're not going because?" Naruto asked snidely.

"I scare children. It is not, as they say, good PR."

Naruto grumbled about nature needing politics now.

"Go. Travel to the Gay Harbor. Join the Heroes and spread the will of The Green." Swamp Thing ordered. Naruto did a double take.

"I'm sorry, you want me to go where?"

"The Gay Harbor, it is the town I believe the children of Heroes reside near." Swamp Thing elaborated. He blinked when his student continued to stare at him. "I split consciousness to ensure those of The White had left. The children spoke adamantly about a Gay Harbor."

"That explains the kid in the banana suit." Naruto rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He sighed and his ring flashed before he was back in what was now his 'Sage' attire. He floated off the ground and frowned at his sensei. "Alright, fine. I'll go...But I won't like it."

"I believe you will be pleasantly surprised, Naruto Uzumaki." Swamp Thing smiled at his apprentice's departure. One of the best things to happen to the creature once known as Alec Holland was to meet the Newcomer, it reminded him of life with his wife and daughter. The memories made Swamp Thing cringe and he slowly sank back into his marsh, hidden from the world, but there to defend it if needed.

As the blond flew off, he huffed under his breath. "I bet they live in an apartment building or something."

AN: Ahh, yeah, new and improved. YJ meets Naruto, Agent of The Green style.

I know the plan was for a blue lantern and yeah, originally he was going to be one, but then I looked over at Earth 2...oh, Earth 2 of New 52, how you inspire me so.

Thanks for reading folks! Now y'all know what to do!

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