46 Chapter 46

"Hippolyta, I need your help" Naruto asked as he appeared and realized he was in the royal bath

The Queen of the Amazons was naked inside the water in all her glory and looked at him when she noticed his presence.

"What can I help you with?" Hip asked as she brushed her hair aside and turned golden gaze on him

To most man this would be an invitation and an incredibly tempting one but Naruto was not someone affected by nudity plus the queen wasn't inviting him.

Amazons just didn't care about nudity unlike the normal world. They were a lot like the ninja in that regards, the proper ninjas that were not affected by the clan pride and the new wave of change.

"We met one of your girls and she stole a flower that poisons men." Naruto replied as he turned into Aresia

Hippolyta lost her smile as she laid her eyes on the form and rushed out of the bath completely wet.

Naruto followed his guide as she rushed without any care and people got out of her way before she pushed open a large door inside the west end of the castle.

"That disobedient child!" Hip exclaimed as she saw the stone where a sword had been resting and one corner where there was armor

"What happened?"

"She took two artifacts of great power that corrupt the mind of the user."

"And you are saying they were left here without any protection for anyone to just walk inside to take." Naruto said in a sarcastic tone

"Don't use that tone with me, do you think we are so incompetent?"

"Do you really want to go there?" Naruto didn't back away from the challenge and stared back

"We learnt from our mistakes and these items were guarded by a great enchantment making them impossible to steal. Not even I could take them away if I didn't have the authority given to me. Someone is behind this as Aresia doesn't have the capability to steal these items."

"From the people I know who could have done it?" Naruto asked to understand the level of threat they might be handling

"The enchantment was made by Lord Zeus so only Dr. Fate might have the ability to take them if Lord Nabu used more of his powers than recommended."

"Sometimes I feel like I shouldn't speak too much." Naruto muttered as he had also said in a state of fatigue, words about some action and threats being nice

"There are other ways as well so it could also have been disabled by some other artifact."

"I understand and do you have any idea what Aresia might be planning with this flower." Naruto showed an illusion of the flower that Aresia had stolen

"Man killer that's what the flower is called and if I understand her mindset then she is most likely using one of my old plans to make the world a better place."

"You guys really need to stop making trouble for the future generation."

"Mistakes happen and even your actions will bite you in the future and affect someone else."

"I know but we are still different and hopefully you are as well."

Hip looked at his gaze and peaceful expression, she still couldn't believe that their masters chose him.

Someone filled with selfless spirit and love for all living things.

Even Gaia had done so many evil acts in the past that you had to be blind to associate love and patience with that woman.

It would have made sense if Hestia had chosen him but it was Gaia and he had managed to crawl into their lives.

Slowly the women on the Island were attracted to him and she could feel their distaste for men wither away for majority of them.

Patience and understanding was what made it happen but Hip still wondered if this was the right path or not.

She liked the kid, he was truly beautiful but not all that shined was gold and the happiness of the present did not reflect the unknown future.

Just like Superman and Supergirl, just like Raven, he was a threat to the order. If he went rogue in the future nobody knows how much damage he could do since his pace of improvement was insane.

His fighting skill improved so fast that it made her ashamed of her long life and she only held physical advantage over him.

'We have done so much damage over the years. It isn't my place to decide what the future holds. Maybe a little bit hope and positivity is necessary.' Hip thought as she smiled

"You have tried hard enough and I can assure you that it had some affect. As for Aresia, she plans to cover the world with the poison from the flower using one of the artifacts that can enhance poison to very high levels.

I am not sure how she plans to cover the planet since I didn't think of that part."

"Any idea where I can find her or a way to track her since I am unable to find her life signature."

"Really?"

"Sorry, I just realized that was a stupid question." Naruto chuckled

"You really have a way with things. In the old days we would be stressing about it but now people seem to just tackle things with confidence."

"Isn't that better than worrying pointlessly?"

"Maybe, we will only know the answer when this state of mind survives the test of time."

"Scientifically proven that positive minding people live longer and healthier life styles. They also live more fulfilling lives even with less."

"Sometimes being too positive makes you take things lightly and miss a point that a stressed out mindset would have noticed."

"Cautiousness doesn't disappear with being positive so don't try to put that quality with negativity."

"I would love to talk more on this topic but I would hate to keep you away from your business."

"I will see you later once I am done."

"Wait! What happened to Cassandra?" Hip quickly held his arm before he could teleport

"She is fine now, just moved onto a new relation even."

"Who?"

"Aqua guy….Just kidding, she is with Impulse now and they are testing out this relationship." Naruto teased and she looked like she was about to go look for Cass

Cass was the daughter of Zeus so Hippolyta still held a lot of pride and wouldn't like the idea of her being with a lower being.

She would have murdered the man in Diana and Donna's life if she had known about it. Naruto had noticed it with his time spent on the island, one of the biggest reasons she had been unable to help Donna since she couldn't sympathize and understand her view point properly.

"Will she be okay?" Hip asked in a soft tone showing care for the child since Cassandra had been spending time on the island and got close to the Queen

"I will make sure this one goes well." Naruto said as he teleported to the watchtower for a meeting with the Justice League

Even if the Hero association was a thing, small teams exist as a part of this big whole and operate under its laws.

But this team was the actual head of the Hero association and core that kept everything under control.

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A.N Hope you enjoyed and comment

I would appreciate it if someone could review the last half of the first volume. That would be great. or just point out parts that you found not making sense or such. criticize freely