Chapter 21

With the final attack Naruto had used up all his energy and returned to his base form with bare minimum chakra keeping him awake.

His chakra system was fried from the abuse he put it through.

Unable to move, Naruto was brought above the watchtower by Raven where everyone had gathered after the battle finished.

Superman and the other four had also rushed back from Rimbor but only arrived at the final light show that had illuminated the day for the whole world.

It was lucky that majority of the world hadn't realized the source of the attack or Naruto would have more dangerous eyes on him.

His threat ranking would be too high in the eyes of the villains and they would end up sending someone with the power to handle that fire power when that wasn't Naruto's normal and was a combined effort.

Truly fortunate that the only one who knew was the cyborg and he saw it clearly so he wasn't going to overestimate him.

Seeing Naruto arrive the group gathered felt really glad that he was here. Without him the losses would have been in the millions.

He managed to save Zatanna, provide safety for the kids and even broke the war machine. If that wasn't enough, he managed to get the detained heroes free.

His role had been tremendous and none had expected anything of this sort from him. He wasn't obligated to risk his life either but he did and he showed them that he was worthy of their appreciation.

"Thank you for your work, Naruto. You have done a tremendous job and saved countless lives. I can say without doubt that this incident would have ended in tragedy if you hadn't taken action. Your small acts of kindness brought together this result. My words are not enough to convey my gratitude for your actions but I will try my best to help you out." Batman stood forward as the leader of this operation to meet Naruto and Raven

He saw many new heroes for the first time and they saw him for the first time.

This wasn't the first time he was thanked for his actions but really this was momentous occasion that he would remember for life since he never expected to save the world.

"Thank you for your kind words but you don't have to repay me since I have been relying on your help since day one and this couldn't have been possible without all of you and Raven." Naruto replied with a smile

He felt happy but that didn't mean he was going to deny that without them his actions wouldn't have a made a difference.

Batman nodded mentally to Naruto's words and felt that this young man was truly a model hero from his powers to his actions. In the few days they had been together, all of Naruto actions could be defined as incredible diligent and good natured.

"I didn't do much in this incident and just followed what he said. If it hadn't been for Dreamer, I wouldn't have been useful during the fight." Raven spoke up as she didn't feel right about Naruto's words

She did act but none of those things had been suggested by her and she had been directed by Naruto for all of it.

She was just a weapon or a monitor throughout the process.

"No need for such humbleness, without your powers we wouldn't have gotten the same result so you were an integral part of the process. Okay" Naruto looked at Raven as he said those words, he didn't like that she was denying her part

She was denying her worth and it made him feel sad.

Raven could feel his emotions through his clear eyes and couldn't help but feel a smile on her lips, "Well, I guess I did something. Good."

"Good"

"We don't deny her actions and apologize for our actions. We were in the wrong and we will help you out with your problem as it also concerns us." Batman turned to Raven surprising her with his words

She had never expected them to actually apologize or even act before things actually went wrong.

"I look forward to your action plan."

"You won't be disappointed."

"Now finally, we have been already considering your membership and seeing today's result…..we officially invite you into the Justice League."

It was an honor for most but Naruto didn't feel anything from it since he was still new and he hadn't lived with hero worship.

To him the only honorable position was Kage, the rest were chumps.

'I don't know what to do about this.'

'Just delay it for now.' Kurama said as he looked at the situation since Naruto was unsure

'But they have been so good to me and it's not like I can't leave later.'

'It's your choice in the end. I was just giving a suggestion.'

"For now I am kind of busy with training and my studies so I won't be able to help out all around the globe. I intend to move around slowly."

"No problem, you can still be a member and only come when it's an emergency."

"If you have no problem with that than I have no problem in joining you guys." Naruto extended his fist and Batman bumped it with his own

He was happy at getting closer to these people as they had experience that he was lacking. They had been helping out people longer than his whole ninja career.

They were knowledgeable and wise so he took the opportunity to learn from them especially since there was no disadvantage to this deal.

"Congratulations"

"Welcome to the JL" The many heroes clapped and welcomed him before the duo took a seat where Kushina and BB joined them along with Nightwing and Kara

"Thanks for the last moment help but next time tell me before you leave a clone." Kara smiled as she sat near him

"But I thought you would like surprises."

"I hate surprises"

"Good to know"

Kara just felt better as she sat with this group and her eyes landed on Raven, "Hello, it's nice to meet you."

"Indeed"

"She doesn't speak much." Naruto butted in before Kara got a bad impression

Kara nodded as they focused on what was happening.

Batman showed his appreciation for the young team and invited some of them to become JL members as they had finally graduated and showed their worth.

Connor, Megan, Bumblebee, Cassandra and Donna were given the opportunity but most of the declined just like Nightwing.

'There is already a Batman in the league they don't need another one.' Was Nightwing's reason when Naruto asked while Connor and Megan felt that the team still needed them.

Cassandra declined for Connor and her friends while Bumblebee gave up for her boyfriend Guardian.

Donna was the only one after Naruto that joined as she found her flame once again. Even though her depression wasn't gone but fighting with her life on the line made her forget the pain.

Finishing with these things, Batman stood in front of everyone to explain the situation.

"With this incident we have finally been able to get the final piece of information that completes the puzzle. We have gotten our name cleared and found the enemy in the shadows called the reach that has its sight on capturing our planet.

With Dreamer's help we have identified them and ended up capturing one of their operatives that tried to act nice during the battle.

Blue Beetle, do you have anything to share?"

Everyone's gaze landed on Jaime and he felt the pressure from their suspicious eyes.

"I..I..I don't really know much but some things about the reach conquering worlds. I saw the scene when I got the scarab but after that I haven't received anything more. The scarab has its own mind and doesn't seem to work with them after being affected by the magic from centuries ago. According to it, we can help with locating Reach facilities around the planet if they exist." Jaime felt his heart beat go haywire, he was sweating so much that his shirt was wet

He was scared now, scared that they wouldn't trust him because he was using enemy technology especially one that had sentience.

He wasn't sure but the gazes felt hostile.

"Blue Beetle relax, we are all friends here. Keep calm and we will handle the problem together. Are you sure that the scarab can be trusted?" Naruto spoke up as he felt the emotional turmoil inside the boy

His powers of empathy were increasing since he started using them and Raven's influence boosted them even higher.

Hearing his words, Jaime was surprised as he looked at the young man that had only joined them for a few days.

He was still an unknown and they had never talked before but from his words he felt like the man understood his dilemma.

'He is using empathy, don't let it influence you.'

'Shut up, you aren't helping here.'

'I am just suggesting don't get swept by emotions. It would have been better if you had given me control and we would have handled this problem alone.'

'I doubt that you would have done a clean job. You still need to learn to value life and learn that I don't want to be a galactic criminal because you decided to slaughter people willy-nilly.'

'You values put you at risk.'

'Something's are just above such concepts.'

'We will see when the time comes whether you can choose such a thing.'

'I already proved my choice blue so don't try to say that I didn't win.'

"I trust him enough to say that he would lead us to the enemies."

"Good, since we have a team free for use then you can accompany them and locate our targets." Batman said as he indicated for Superman and the others to lead the operation

With that the mission was adjourned after some talks and greetings as they were all tired and needed rest but before they left, Naruto dropped a bombshell.

"I want the Warworld since you guys are not going to use it."

"What are you going to do with it?"

"I plan using it as a defensive measure and mobile home when I need it."

"Okay, suppose I allow it, where are you going to keep it?"

"I am going to put inside storage seal on my arm so when needed, it will appear in this universe while being sealed in a pocket dimension most of the time."

"Fine, you can keep it but you to ensure its safety and utilize it for the safety of the planet when needed." Batman said as he put this as a final test

It was the ultimate test of character because when you give power to someone that is above anything around you, they will show their deepest desires.

Bruce trusted Clark the most because the man had proved more than once that he was purely a force of good as he actually had the power to stand above all but never used it for his own personal gain. He literally lived a normal life outside of crime fighting.

"Thanks, I won't let you down."

With that Naruto and his small team teleported to Warworld.

"This should be possible?" Naruto asked as he sat on the smooth surface and held the control device

"Theoretically any size is possible but depends on the material and energy." Kushina replied with a large grin

She had never thought her son would act so damn crazy.

She was also proud of him as she finally got to witness her little baby make a name for himself.

"Bro, are you serious? This is just too damn crazy." BB muttered as he stood there wearing gear as he couldn't survive in space

"Isn't better to just leave it with the league? It seems troublesome to lug around this thing." Kara said as she looked at the giant machine

It just didn't feel right thinking about having it with you all the time. What if the seal malfunctioned and the machine crushed everything.

"Are you sure you this seal can hold it safely?"

"I have never seen a storage seal break in my life and even if it breaks it will require someone to capture me. For such situations we have counter measures so the pocked dimension implodes, destroying everything inside." Naruto explained as he didn't want them to think he was being reckless

He was just increasing his arsenal since it was clearly lacking. With this, he now had high level tech at his disposal and they could study it to improve their knowledge and abilities since it had many functions.

"So you want me to supply the energy?" Raven asked as she was the only one here that had energy to supply since Naruto was out of gas

"Can you?"

"No problem, it's the least I can do for your help." Raven nodded as Kushina guided her hand and they drew the seal on his arm

Using her energy, she carved the seal on his flesh that would leave the sign on the skin even after it heals up.

With the seal in place, she poured in a large amount of magical energy after analyzing the seal with permission.

She got the storage seal in return for this service.

Naruto didn't even show any sign of pain as his flesh was carved and when it was finished, he used the small amount of chakra to activate it.

Placing his hand on the giant surface, the seal spread and within a moment it was sucked inside his arm leaving them floating in space.

Raven had covered up the place with her magic so no one could spy on them as they didn't want the information about this machines location spreading.

With this, the incident came to an end and Naruto earned a lot from the risk he took.

But there was more as he intended to practice his sealing skills on Mongul once his chakra was back. The problem of imprisoning powerful enemies had been understood clearly and he needed to fix it.

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