4 Chapter 4: Taking out the Garbage

Canary is in civilian clothes. Naruto is walking next to her in civilian clothes as well. The two stop outside a bank. Opening the doors, she gestures for him to enter. He enters into the bank. Ocean blue eyes immediately scan the entire area locating the exits, number of guards, and the fastest route to escaping should a fight break out. "There is no need to be so tense. This is a simple formality," smiles Canary.

"Tense?" Naruto glances at the woman. Amusement appears in his eyes. He gestures for Canary to lead the way not saying anything more. Canary realizes how silly she must have sounded. That is like telling Superman to be careful around a gun. As crazy as it may seem, the most dangerous person in the bank at the moment is the child. She heard about the mission to Santa Prisca. Naruto single handedly took down thirty Cobra fanatic followers, Cobra, Sportsmaster, and a genetically enhanced human with incredible super strength and speed. He did this all without taking a single injury. It was a scary thought to think that a child managed to accomplish such a feat on his own. Naruto's abilities have drawn the attention of the entire League.

'It is not just the League,' thinks Canary. She walks up to the bank teller. "I am here to help my nephew open an account. His name is Uzumaki Naruto."

The bank teller smiles. "I shall get the paperwork ready." Naruto barely pays attention choosing to go over various mental simulations in his head. There are a couple new jutsu that he has been wanting to work on.

While waiting for the paperwork Canary returns to her original thoughts. Cobra may be a fanatical that believes himself to be a god, but the man is extremely dangerous. A day after being captured and placed in Arkham Asylum there was a huge bounty placed on the person responsible for the capture of Cobra. Naruto's identity is unknown to Cobra but the bounty on his head is for 5 million dollars. Batman is working overtime to make sure that Naruto's identity remains a secret. However, Canary knows that Naruto's identity will come out eventually. He has no codename and doesn't wear a mask. Worse yet, Naruto carries no fear at all about his identity being revealed. She already knows that he is the type of person that will walk around in broad daylight even with a bounty on his head.

"Is there something you wish to tell me?"

"No, I have a lot on my mind is all."

Naruto speaks in a calm manner. "Batman told you already about my profession." Canary nods. "Then you should know that lying to me is pointless. Even half-truths will not work." Ocean blue eyes stare deep into her own light blue. "I grew up in a world filled with deception. If you want to lie that is fine, but do a better job at it."

A small smile forms on her face. "I'll work on it," smirks Canary. Perhaps there is hope for him after all.

Mount Justice

"Recognized B06, Uzumaki Naruto."

In a flash of light Naruto appears in the cave. That was faster than he thought. Canary had helped him set up a bank account and the League transferred seven hundred dollars into the account. Well, 83,320. 53 yen which equates to 700 US dollars. 83,320.53 yen will be transferred to his bank account each month with 59,000 yen extra for every mission he completes. A bit on small side compared to the money he used to make as a missing ninja, but it is a start. He used half the money to purchase a new set of kunai and shuriken before returning to base. There is this great blacksmith store that he found a month ago. It makes top quality weapons. Real weapons not ones for show. When he had enough money he planned to a buy a sword. He almost feels naked without a sword. A swords is very useful weapon that he learned to use on his own. Gives him extra reach and provides him with a quick way to deal fatal blows to his enemies. Aqualad and Robin use weapons so him using a sword shouldn't be a problem.

'Naruto!'

Megan flies towards him with a smile. 'How are you?'

'I am well,' greets Naruto. 'How are you?'

She lands on the ground. 'A bit boring. Superboy went out to help with an accident on the Metropolis Bridge. So I have been pretty much alone.' Megan shifts nervously. 'Do you want to do something?'

Naruto tilts his head. 'Sure, what did you have in mind?' Megan smiles brightly. Just as she is about to voice her idea, the Zeta Tube flares to life.

"Recognize B02, Aqualad."

In a flash of light, Kaldur enters the cavern. "Kaldur!" beams Megan. "What are you doing here?"

Kaldur smiles at Megan. "I was hoping to hang out with my friends." He walks over to Naruto offering his hand. "It is good to see you." Naruto stares at the offered hand before extending his own.

"Recognized B03, Kid Flash!"

"Hey Megalicious, did you miss me?" Kid enters the room dressed in his usual hero gear. In a burst of speed, he speeds over to Megan placing an elbow on her shoulder. "Want to spend some alone time together."

Megan gives a friendly smile. "It is nice to see you too." Naruto admires the girl for enduring Wally's lame attempts at flirting. She is even nicer then he thought.

"Recognized B01, Robin."

"Yo," waves Robin. "I am ready for a mission."

"Tell me about it." Kid starts to munch on a chocolate bar. "I am getting bored with all this nothing."

"I am sure we will get a mission soon," reassures Megan.

"Recognized B04, Superboy."

Superboy enters into the room. "How did everything go?" Megan's question is never answered. The clone brushes past the entire team.

A new voice speaks out stopping Superboy from leaving the room. "Time for training." The entire team turns around to see two adults walking towards them. Martian Manhunter and Black Canary walk towards the team. Naruto's eyes lock onto Canary's right shoulder. It is bandaged up. That was not there two hours ago when he last saw her.

"Uncle J'onn!" Megan runs over to her uncle giving him a hug. "What are you doing here?" A large smile is on her face.

"I was in the neighborhood and decided to drop by to see how you were doing," smiles the Martian Manhunter.

Megan smiles, "I hit a few bumps but I am learning."

"That is all I can ask."

Superboy sends a jealous glance at Megan and Martian Manhunter. Scowling, he turns to leave. "Stick around," says Canary. "Training is in session." Canary walks to the middle of the room activating the simulation. "I want you to know that I consider it an honor to teach you." She goes to remove her jacket. "I will throw everything at you. Everything that I learned from my own mentors and as well…" she winces in pain, "and my own bruises."

"What happened?" asks Megan concerned.

"The job," smirks Canary. "Combat is all about putting the battle on your terms. You should always be acting and not reacting. I need a sparring partner."

"Oh me!" Kid walks forward with a cocky smirk. Taking one last bite from his banana he tosses it into the nearby garbage bin. "Once this is over, I'll show you my moves."

Canary clears her throat drawing Kid's attention. "Are you ready?" Kid turns back around gaining that flirtatious smile. She crouches into a fighting stance. Moving quickly, she throws a straight right punch. Kid easily blocks the punch, but she already predicted that he would and ducked down into a leg sweep that swept Kid's legs out from under him. The speedster hit the ground back first. The words FAIL appears next to him.

"Hurt so good," groans Kid. Robin burst out laughing.

Canary helps Kid up. "Good block, but did you know what you did wrong?"

Robin raises his hand. "He hit on teacher and got served!"

"Dude!"

"He allowed me to dictate the terms of battle," starts Canary.

"Please." She turns around to face Superboy. "With my powers the battle is always on my terms. I am a living weapon and this is a waste of my time," scowls Superboy.

Canary smirks, "prove it." Superboy's eyes narrow. He steps forward crouching into a fighting stance. Canary gets into her own stance. A silent signal goes off. Superboy throws a punch only to find Canary grab his arm and toss him over her shoulders.

'Bad move,' thinks Naruto. Superboy is a powerhouse with incredible strength. Instead of throwing punches he should be looking to turn this into a grappling match.

Laughter comes from Robin. Kaldur nudges his friend. Robin throws up his hands over his mouth to muffle his laughter. Superboy charges angrily at Canary, but is once again knocked to the ground. "Good, you are angry. Channel that anger," says Canary. Growling, Superboy leaps at Canary only to have his legs swept out from under him. For the third time he is on his back with the words FAIL next to his body.

"Enough!" Superboy stands up. "I am done."

"Training is mandatory," states Canary.

A screen pops open. "Batman to the cave!" The team gathers around to listen. "Five hours ago, Green Arrow called in the League to help deal with an android threat. It turned out to be disastrous." Another screen pops open to show an alien looking android fighting various members of the Justice League and winning. "The android possessed the ability to copy the powers of anyone it came in contact with. In the end, it took eight League members four hours to defeat the android."

Robin's eyes widen. "A machine with the powers of the entire Justice League. Who made it? T.O. Morrow?"

"Good guess, but Red Tornado doesn't think so."

Martian Manhunter addresses the team. "It bares the signature of Professor Ivo."

"Ivo? But he is dead," says Aqualad.

"So we thought and hoped," replies Canary.

Naruto's eyes narrow upon the android. A machine that possessed the powers of the Sharingan. That is a scary thought. He had no idea that technology could do that. The technology of this world is far more dangerous than he thought. Looks like he will need to be a bit more careful with his techniques.

"Until this threat is permanently neutralized, we are sending two trucks carrying the parts to two separate STAR Labs in Boston and New York. You all will split up into two separate teams to safe guard the two real trucks," continues Batman.

"So now we take out your garbage?"

Batman stares at Superboy not liking the attitude. "You had something better to do?" The image disappears.

Aqualad double checks the coordinates. "Coordinates received, time to move out." The team begins to head out.

A hand reaches out grabbing Superboy's arm. Superboy turns to look at Canary. "When you are ready, I will be here," says Canary.

Highway

Batman and several other League members are overseeing the loading of the android. Among them is Captain Atom, Superman, Hawkman, and Green Lantern. Naruto stares curiously at the members of the Justice League. He must admit that these League member sure do look strong. Honestly, he is curious to how he measures up to them. Not to sound arrogant, but he knows that he can take Black Canary. If her only power is being an expert in martial arts than she won't prove much of a match for him. It makes him wonder the abilities of the rest of the League members.

Aqualad glances at Naruto and Superboy. Superboy is staring straight in the direction of Superman while Naruto is observing all the members of the Justice League. This is the second mission that the team was given. Teamwork is the key to success. Naruto proved on the first mission that he is able to handle his own even when the numbers are stacked against him. While the rest of the team argued and fought, Naruto single handedly brought down Cobra and Sportsmaster. Two of the most dangerous criminals in the world were taken out by a single person. Aqualad knows that the most qualified person to lead this team is not him nor Robin, it is Naruto.

According to Robin, Batman learned that Naruto is formerly a ninja. Ninjas are experts in stealth and espionage. Robin may have been trained by Batman, but Naruto was raised in the world of shadows making him the ideal candidate to lead a covert team. The problem is that Naruto lacks the communication skills to give out commands to the team. Megan is constantly relaying conversations to Naruto via telepathy. The second problem is that no one except Megan's knows Naruto's personality since she is the only one that he talks to. Until the team learns a bit more about his personality no one can really trust him. Using this knowledge, Aqualad has placed Naruto on his team along with Miss Martian. Robin, Kid Flash, and Superboy make up the second team.

Batman gives the signal. The team splits into two groups following the trucks. One by one the members of the Justice League leave the scene. Superman is about to take off, but is stopped by Batman. "I told you that we needed to talk."

On the road, Team A is following the truck to Boston. Team A consists of Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Naruto. Each member of the team is riding on a brand new motorcycle. Naruto revs the engines shooting ahead of the others. This is the type of technology that he enjoys. 'Do we get to keep these?' asks Naruto.

Aqualad's eyes widen. 'I can understand you?'

'I am using my telepathy to tap into the speech pattern of Naruto's brain. This is how I am able to communicate with him,' explains Miss Martian.

'I see,' Aqualad rides next to Naruto. 'These are for mission purposes so they will be available to us during missions. I doubt Batman will let us use them for other purposes.'

'I will have to look into buying one.'

A smirk appears on Aqualad's face. Perhaps his worries were unjustified. A strange sound hits Naruto's ears. He turns his head making Miss Martian and Aqualad do the same. All three stare at green and silver monkeys that are flying through the air right towards them. 'Flying monkeys that is new.'

Aqualad opens up communication with Team B. "Robin come in, we are under attack."

"Kind of figured, it is the same over here."

Naruto hits several buttons. The seat shifts up and the back part of the bike comes apart. He starts to ride on the front wheel. Miss Martian abandoned her bike choosing to fly. She uses her telekinetic powers to smash the monkeys into each other. The two monkeys explode in a shower of debris. Aqualad keeps one hand on the handles while using the other to swing his a whip of water that cuts through several of the robotic monkeys.

In a single leap, Naruto lands on the roof of the truck. He channels chakra to his fists to add extra strength to his punches. Each punch destroys the monkey. The monkey's eyes begin to glow green. Green laser beams are fired at the young heroes. Naruto reaches back tossing a half dozen shuriken that take out the several of the monkeys.

Miss Martian slams a monkey into the street with her telekinetic powers. Turning, her eyes widen in surprise. Naruto is standing on the side of the truck as if upright. He is fighting them as if standing on solid ground. 'How is he doing that?'

Several monkeys land on the back of the truck. Using the laser, they cut through the armored truck opening up a large hole. "There are too many!" yells Aqualad.

'Get in front of the truck!' orders Naruto. Miss Martian and Aqualad look at him curiously. Naruto's hands come together and he begins to flash through hand seals.

"Miss Martian move!" Aqualad speeds in front of the truck. Miss Martian flies ahead. Naruto finishes the hand seals and claps his hands together.

"Wind Style: Great Wind Breakthrough!"

Gale force winds erupt outward from Naruto's body. Miss Martian is almost caught up in the fierce winds. Aqualad watches in awe as Naruto created a wind strong enough to rival Red Tornado and Mister Twister. Two dozen of the monkeys hit the street causing multiple explosions. The winds keep up until all the robotic monkeys are destroyed. "How did he do that?" wonders Miss Martian.

"It is similar to way the magic is used except he is using hand seals instead of incantations," answers Aqualad. "I have never seen anything like it."

Naruto falls to a knee breathing heavily. That jutsu is a C-rank jutsu, but with the amount of chakra he poured into it made it into an A-rank jutsu. Usually that wouldn't take a hit to his chakra reserves or at least it didn't when he had a demon inside of him. The demon replenished his reserves at a high rate making him able to use multiple high rank jutsu at a time without tiring. Since losing the demon his chakra reserves were cut in half. He no longer has the stamina to pour so much chakra into a jutsu.

"This is Robin to Aqualad. We lost our cargo and a teammate. Superboy is pretty much gone."

"Yeah, the guy went ballistic."

Aqualad radios Superboy. "Superboy give us your position so we can back you up."

"I don't need help. Don't want it!"

"Superboy! Superboy!"

"I think he ditched his transmitter."

"Great, now how do we get back the parts?"

'Well, there is one way to track the parts.'

"How is that?" asks Aqualad.

The ninja points in the distance. There are a dozen more monkeys flying towards them. 'If we let them take the parts and follow them,' suggest Naruto. Miss Martian relays the plan to Robin over the radio.

"That actually isn't a bad plan," says Robin. "We could capture whoever is after the parts and that could lead us to who built the robot."

"The League would be impressed if we can capture Professor Ivo."

Aqualad gains a pensive expression. "Not much time to decide," says Miss Martian.

"Let them have the parts," says Aqualad.

Naruto leaps from the truck landing on the back of Aqualad's bike. Aqualad is shocked to see Naruto stand there without any trouble at all. The three watch as the robotic monkey steal the Amazo parts.

Break

Superboy slams down upon the train car. He spent the last five hours chasing those monkeys. There were several points that he almost lost them, but he managed to use his enhanced vision to find them again. It led him to this train car. He punching a hole in the roof, he jumps down into the car. Laughter fills the air. Robotic monkeys are sitting on the crates.

"Well what do we have here?"

A small man that barely comes up to five feet tall steps out of the darkness. He wears a sweater vest over a long sleeve white shirt and black dress pants. "You are Professor Ivo?" Superboy looks down upon the man. "Consider me turbed."

"I didn't know that the Big Blue had a brat."

"He doesn't."

Professor Ivo looks at the clone before waving dismissively. "If you say so." The professor smiles as his monkeys start to hover behind him. "How did you like my Mobile Optimal Neural Quotient Infiltrators?" Laughter comes from the robotic monkeys before attacking Superboy. A couple punches destroy the first two monkeys before he grabs the third and fourth. He smashes the two monkeys together. "Hmm, if Ivo's Magnificent MONQIs don't float you maybe my Amazing Amazo will better suit you." Superboy has no time to react when a punch slams into his face sending him flying into the crates behind him. "Or better slay you."

Superboy looks up to see a six and half foot tall android. It is the same android that was in the footage of fighting against the Justice League. "Accessing Superman," says Amazo. Narrowing his eyes, Superboy lunges at Amazo. Amazo catches the punch and slams a knee into Superboy's gut. An uppercut launches Superboy through the roof and high into the air. The clone is sent flying over half a mile before crashing through the roof of a school building. He crashes straight through several floors landing in a large basketball gym. Superboy goes to stand, but a force from above smashes him back into the floor creating a small crater. The clone is lifted up before a punch sends him flying. Blood sprays from Superboy's mouth.

A whip of water heads at Amazo's back. "Accessing Martian Manhunter." Amazo becomes into intangible. The whip of water passes through Amazo harmlessly.

Amazo turns around to face its new opponents. "Accessing Captain Atom." Aqualad dives out of the way to avoid nuclear energy. Superboy goes to attack Amazo, but the android turns around firing a second blast of energy that strikes the clone in the chest. Pain fills the clone. The android never gets a chance to finish Superboy. Amazo is picked up into the air by an invisible hand and tossed into the bleachers.

"Now that was interesting."

Professor Ivo is carried into the gym by his robotic monkeys. He takes a seat on the bleachers. His eyes land upon the green skinned girl hovering the air. "I didn't know there was another Martian. Guess the Big Blue wasn't the only one hiding a kid," smirks Ivo.

"Analyzing…information downloaded." Amazo stands up. A wave of the hand sends Miss Martian flying into the wall. "Accessing Miss Martian."

A chuckle comes from the professor. "It looks like you are not as weak as the others," smirks Ivo.

Aqualad forms a pair of whips with his water bearers. "We need to dissemble the android before it absorbs more powers."

"Good luck with that," Ivo leans back on the bleachers. "Amazo kill them, priority alpha."

"Accessing Flash."

In a burst of speed too fast to follow, Amazo dodges the water whips and appears in front of Aqualad. Fifteen punches strike Aqualad all over his body. A right hook sends Aqualad flying into the far wall. "Accessing Martian Manhunter." Amazo becomes intangible letting a kick pass through him harmlessly. Naruto lands on the ground spinning around to face his opponent. "Accessing Superman." Amazo's eyes begin to glow red. The ninja takes off running with a pair of heat beams on his trail.

Amazo pauses to analyze Naruto. "Analyzing…analyzing...unable to upload."

Ivo's eyes widen. "What?! Impossible." The professor's eyes narrow upon Naruto. "Why can't my amazing Amazo analyze your powers?" Naruto doesn't respond as his attention is fully on the android. Amazo appears behind Naruto. Naruto ducks under a high speed punch before sliding backwards to avoid a follow up punch.

"Accessing Miss Martian."

A telekinetic blast sends Naruto flying. Miss Martian uses her powers to catch Naruto. "Are you…"

'No time to focus on me!'

Miss Martian has no time to react when Amazo is flying in the air next to her. "Accessing Superman," Amazo slams a fist into Miss Martian's gut. Her eyes roll up into her head. She falls towards the ground face first.

"Miss Martian!" yells Superboy. His eyes fill with rage. Superboy leaps into the air. Amazo spins around catching the fist and twirls Superboy around before tossing him straight down into the floor.

"Accessing Captain Atom."

A stream of nuclear energy plows into Superboy. Superboy screams in pain. His shirt is burned away and the skin on his chest begins to melt. "Leave him alone!"

Amazo becomes intangible to avoid a mace made of water. "Accessing Martian Manhunter." Amazo turns to face Aqualad. "Accessing Superman." Flying straight at Aqualad, Amazo pounds Aqualad into the ground. An explosion fills the gym.

Ivo clicks his tongue. "Oh well, looks like the show is over."

The dust clears to reveal Amazo standing in a crater with Aqualad knocked out cold. Amazo turns his head to look up in the bleachers across from Professor Ivo. Naruto is standing on the bleachers with a hard expression. "Oh right, the one that managed to avoid my Amazing Amazo's analysis. Amazo, capture him priority alpha. I want to dissect him to find out why you were unable to copy his abilities," smirks Ivo.

"Accessing Flash."

In a burst of speed Amazo appears behind Naruto. Amazo wraps his arms around Naruto. "Accessing Superman." Naruto grits his teeth as Amazo begins to squeeze him. The bones in his body start to crack under the intense pressure. Professor Ivo smirks in glee. A grin starts to form on Naruto's face.

"Bunshin Daibakuha."

Professor Ivo's eyes widen as Naruto suddenly explodes. The bleachers crumble under the explosion. Out of the smoke emerges Amazo with severe damage to its chest. Sparks begin to fly from the android making it move a bit sluggish. Amazo uses its x-ray vision to locate Naruto hiding in the shadows. Naruto leaves the shadows barely able to avoid a high speed punch. 'Shit, creating that shadow clone severely damaged my reserves. I only have enough chakra for two more jutsu,' thinks Naruto. Amazo moves at speeds that rival Superman. Naruto dodges the first punch, but a second and third collide sending him flying. Never in his life was he hit so hard. It takes all his willpower to stay conscious. It is only the fact that the android was ordered to capture him that the punches didn't kill him. Twisting around in midair, he begins to flash through hand seals.

"Accessing Flash."

"Doton: Doryu Taiga," Naruto slams a hand upon the ground. The gym floor under Amazo turns into a river of mud.

"Accessing Martian Manhunter."

Naruto grins having got the one that he wanted. Amazo becomes intangible floating out of the river of mud. "Accessing Captain Atom…" Channeling chakra to his legs, Naruto increases his speed three fold running at jounin level speeds and leaps into the air to deliver a kick. Amazo hardens with Naruto's foot in its chest. An explosion fills the air. Flipping out of the smoke, Naruto lands on the ground and falls to a knee. Burns and blood covers his right leg. Amazo falls to the ground in multiple pieces.

'Shit…I am out…of…chakra…' Naruto falls forward as the world of darkness consumes him.

Mount Justice

Ocean blue eyes snap awake. Naruto stares at an unfamiliar ceiling. Sitting up, he winces in pain. He looks down to see his chest heavily bandaged. Memories of the battle with the android come back to him. That android almost killed them all. It had the amazing ability to copy the powers of any meta-human that it laid eyes upon. Fortunately, Amazo was unable to analyze his powers or copy them. That is because his powers come from the ability to manipulate and control chakra. Chakra is the mixture of physical and spiritual energy that only a living organism possesses. An android is a machine and a machine can never have access to chakra. Though given the advanced technology that this world possesses it wouldn't surprise him if a machine could replicate his chakra abilities.

Naruto wouldn't have had such a hard time fighting the android if he had could have used his Sharingan. The problem is that the Sharingan wouldn't have worked against Amazo. Like Amazo couldn't copy his abilities, the Sharingan can't read the attacks of a machine. Sharingan pierces the inner eye of an opponent to read emotions. The problem is that Amazo is a not a living being therefore the Sharingan would pierce the inner eye and find nothing. There is no brain activity to read. In the end it didn't matter as he found a way to defeat Amazo before succumbing to chakra exhaustion. He really needs to focus on building his chakra reserves back up. Losing Kurama hit him worse than he thought. On the plus side his chakra control is much better so he is able to use high level jutsu back to back in almost the same manner.

The doors to the room slide open. He turns his head to see Canary enter into the room. A smile is on the woman's face. "Good to see you awake." Canary takes a seat next to him. "You have been out for the past two days. We are not sure what happened."

"Chakra exhaustion." Canary remains silent. Naruto knows that she is waiting for a more in depth explanation. "Chakra is the mixture of spiritual and physical energy. It is how I am able to use my jutsu. When I use too much chakra it puts my body in a state of shock and in extreme cases I could die."

Canary gains a hard look. She has heard about chakra in her martial art studies. Chi and Chakra energy sources that were believed to have empowered warriors in ancient Asia. A few of her masters talked about using Chi to strengthen one's body, but it is something she never had an aptitude at. "You fought like a true hero. Ready to sacrifice your life to take down an enemy. I am proud of you," praises Canary.

Naruto raises an eyebrow. "Give my life? I have no intention of dying. My mission was to collect the android parts and I accomplished that. Nothing more."

"You almost died."

"No, I passed out for a couple days. I was fine."

The woman rolls her eyes. And he is supposed to be cold and detached. Canary stands up with a smirk. She reaches over and ruffles his hair. Naruto gives her an irritated look. Laughing, she leaves the room knowing that Naruto is finally acting his age. There is still hope for him.