Chapter 27

While the clone was going through a new life, Naruto and his team were getting comfortable into their new base inside the moon.

It was large enough to fit five football fields but lacked much futuristic touch since Naruto had only used his earth control to make it at the core of the moon.

Using his control, Naruto had increased the durability of the rock formations with his powerful chakra that was saturated with continuous input of Nature energy.

It had a simple design so now Kushina, Kara and Veritas were busy with giving it a personal touch along with Impulse while Raven shifted her room with a thought into her desire.

Just like what Beast Boy had tried saying that day, Raven's room wasn't just filled with her mystical items and books but also contained some girly items such as dolls and cute clothes.

In this month Naruto had managed to become very close everyone in his team and they confided in him as they trusted his ability to listen and get them going.

Kara had shared her name and her life before the incident while Raven had also divulged her problems with him and let him stay in her room.

When they trained together, Naruto usually stayed inside her room. This was especially true when he needed help with learning some difficult concepts.

It wasn't one way as they all knew about his life and Kurama. Kurama had finally been able to leave his body for a short time like making a shadow clone.

Naruto wasn't the only one that learned jutsu and Kurama could now use them as well but it was much better using it with Naruto.

Divided they were weak but together they were monsters.

The training was going well and Naruto had learned a lot, mixing it into his fighting style and intended to learn more from these monks when he was finished with the current subjects.

He integrated technology into his style with the help of Veritas as Naruto now had a nano armor made from powerful material that could take away a lot of the force behind an impact and survive powerful hits.

The objective of getting an escape had been achieved since Naruto had mastered teleportation like his father and could leave marks with a touch.

Now he was working on making his danger sense work without his mind needing to act. Chakra could move at any speed needed but it followed the thought process and the body so if he could just let the danger sense take over then it would react without a thought and he could dodge any attack that came at him doesn't matter how fast.

It was still work in progress as the danger itself was something vague and not physical. It was a conceptual thing and needed a lot of mumbo jumbo to understand so he was still lost in the study.

Obviously Naruto wasn't just using up time by getting strong but also used it on learning a great deal of things outside of combat.

Naruto had read and taken lectures on Law, philosophy and everything to do with the humans and their nature from experts and League members.

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"Sigh"

"What are you sighing about?" Raven asked as she adjusted her reading glasses and looked at her reading partner sitting on the carpet inside her room

"I just feel so tired. I don't know why for some reason my mind feels so sluggish and so does my body." Naruto replied as he massaged his temple putting down the book in his hand

Raven tapped the air creating a spell circle that covered Naruto's body as she was careful about everything.

"Normal, there is no issue with your body. But I can understand why it feels like that. Its mental thing, you have been training too much and learned too much in a short time when these things are not what you are used to."

"So how do I get better?"

"Take a rest, don't touch books for a while and let your mind absorb what it has taken already. You are abusing your healing factor too much. The danger of getting kidnapped has been lessened with teleportation in your arsenal so just let your mind relax and go out to play."

"But I am doing that everyday"

"Cancel the clones" Raven said as she stood up from the sofa

She could finally see what Naruto had been hiding for so long with his positive enthusiasm. He was breaking down his body by doing too much in a short time.

His body healed all the time and Naruto never showed his pain so no one had noticed that this problem was slowly building up as he increased his range.

Naruto hadn't noticed it himself as he was lost in getting towards his goal because deep inside he just wanted to get back home quickly.'

There was fear hidden beneath the positivity.

Fear that he would find total destruction and this had appeared in his dreams.

Looking at Raven, Naruto could feel her concern for his well being, and he closed his eyes.

"Naruto"

"Fine, I will cancel all of them except that one."

"No, you need to cancel that one especially." Raven was alarmed with his words as the clone sent to learn was the one with the highest danger

"You are worrying too much Raven. One clone won't hurt me and I need it. I can't hold myself anymore and since it's not possible with my real body, I need that clone." Naruto replied as he stood up and faced the young woman that had become a best friend of sorts and his top teacher

"Why do you have to stubborn about these things? You just need to relax for some time and then send it."

"Who knows what the future holds? It is better to act now then at a future nobody knows about. It's just some pain and discomfort, and we all have endured worse than this so no need to make a big deal about it."

Raven could see that Naruto wasn't going to change his mind about this issue. She knew how important this deal was to him and it seems he didn't care about what happened to him if he could just fix the problem.

In this one month, one thing she realized was that Naruto was extremely selfless and didn't care about harming himself for the good of others.

It was apparent in his actions, words just reinforced that idea.

"Isn't all this enough? Why do you have to also put your time on fixing their nature? It will only bring you pain and suffering."

"Raven I choose to suffer this pain for a short time instead of the long lasting pain of regret. You already know that this is what I want if I don't get it or try to get it then it will be a regret. A regret that will never go away. I know it might feel like I am walking a thin rope but I am Naruto Uzumaki and I never bow to despair so relax or are you going to stress me out with that frown." Naruto chuckled as he pinched her cheeks

'What will you do if the answer is something you don't want to face?' Raven thought but held back from saying as she didn't want to spread negativity to Naruto

It was his dream so it better to show support and prove that he had good friends behind him to have him bounce back up.

Taking from his positivity Raven smiled as she pinched his nose, "You know I don't like that."

"But I like doing it."

"You are always doing things that I don't want."

"But you like it so how about we try out the racing track."

"Why would you think about that and I can't believe you made a racing track inside the base."

"But it looked fun and we can use Batman's cars for something useful now since they had been sitting in his garage."

"Did you ask him?"

"Yes, I got permission from Nightwing."

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Back at the Batcave, Bruce was confused to see that some of his cars were missing.

"Alfred, what happened to the cars?"

"Master Bruce, Young master Grayson said that you wanted to give them away to Golden Dawn team for personal use."

'That boy is still holding a grudge.' Bruce could feel his muscle twitching and his hand shaking with the desire to bitch slap him

He could still remember his smile before separating and understood the reason.

'Hey chum, wear this suit that obviously doesn't stand out in this dark night.'

"Alfred, have I ever called Dick chum?"

"No Sir"

"That boy is getting out of hand." Bruce shook his head as his favorite cars were gone

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"I wouldn't steal things from others that would leave a bad example for the rest." Naruto continued and walked towards the door

"Just asking to be sure." Raven said as she followed him

Since she stopped him, Raven thought it would be unfair to continue with her reading and he needed company since Jaime was home while the others were busy with their decorating.

Walking the corridor in silence Raven watched his back outlining his tense muscles it seems he really had become too addicted to working.

Relaxation was done but Naruto left clones to continue training in his place. The more he learned the more reckless he had been with his clones.

He seems to be in a hurry to reach his limits.

'All the heroes obsessed with saving seem to go through this stage.' Raven thought as she knew some of the heroes who had used up a lot of their time and effort to become strong ignoring their health and life

Even Batman had gone through it but learned with time that pushing through the pain wasn't always the right answer. The body and mind needed to relax or it will only affect the performance.

'Even Kushina has been unable to change his mind about this goal, is there really a way to make him change without destroying his personality? The path he is walking is filled with thorns and I don't like the thought of seeing him broken.' Raven worried about his future state when she understood his dream

It was usually forgotten because of the current Naruto's bright aura but this pain had brought that worry to mind.

She kept it inside as Naruto would sense it but tried to find a solution for his problem. He promised to help her with Trigon's influence so the only thing she could do was help with his dream.

'Only reality warping humans to never have aggression towards each other is going to bring the result desired.'

"Hey hey, don't go dreaming when we are together. I start feeling lonely."

"Don't be big baby, as some peace and quiet is always the answer."

"Che, quietness has it place and time. That time has passed my dear, now it's time for words and action."

"So you are going to defeat me in a race and feel good about yourself because I don't have much experience with it. What a big brave man!"

"Your words would have hurt a lesser man but this man isn't affect by words. You are going to be eating dust so eat it with dignity and honor."

"Is that so?" Raven smiled as she got closer to his ear and tapped his head

"Hey! no taking memories."

"But you said only experiencing with your body counts so memories can be used a guide can't it?"

Naruto looked at her twinkling eyes as she used his argument against him, "Fine, you can take them."

"Thanks, let's have some fun now." Raven walked to a Malaren and sat inside while Naruto chose a Lambo

"Naruto, you have guest." Veritas voice entered his head through the connection

"Who is it?"

"Ras Al Ghul, he is waiting outside the Tower for an appointment."

"Tell him to wait since I am kind of busy with something."

"How long?"

"1 hour at least" Naruto replied as he started up his car and followed behind Raven

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