Chapter 28

"I can't believe you just did that."

"Did what?" Raven asked as she drank some water while taking a seat

"Win by cheating. I thought we had something, something pure and you had to go ruin it by using magic."

"I don't remember such a conversation taking place. Are you sure it wasn't in your head?"

"Of course it was in my head and you heard it. Hmph, I am never playing with you again."

Raven couldn't help but laugh at his dramatic act, he was so serious some time, other times so sweet, sometimes goofy and then there were he was dramatic.

All these things were clearly scene when you got closer as Naruto wasn't so carefree in public.

Getting up, Raven patted his head, "Don't go cry my big baby, I won't use magic next time."

"That's a deal and no take backs."

"Of course"

"Good, now let's go meet him."

"Are you sure about this?"

"I need to at least listen to what he has to offer. If he isn't stupid then he would have something useful to say and from what I gathered about him, he isn't some normal guy."

"Well, I will be watching so don't let his words affect you."

"How sweet, now if you would just sing it would be perfect." Naruto chuckled thinking about the song, Oh Raven

"Maybe someday I would do that."

"Is that the day you find love?"

"If destiny is written as such."

"Hopefully you will find someone before getting too old."

"I don't think you should be telling others when you haven't even experienced it once."

"But I want you all to have something to be happy about before I get chained by love."

Raven shook her head at those words, 'Chained by love, not completely wrong.'

Raven thought as she understood what he meant, getting tangled up by your lover and having less time.

He had learned these things from the people around him and majority had warned him to stay single, and just enjoy the single life.

Terrible influences all around.

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While the duo had been playing around, Ras Al Ghul had been waiting patiently.

Ras Al Ghul was an ancient man that had lived for countless centuries through the magical powers of a chemical compound that allowed him to come back to life.

He had seen and experienced a lot through his long journey.

There were many a lesson learned and he finally decided on his goals. His goal being what Naruto wanted but his methods were cruel and destructive as he didn't believe in the inherent good just the bad.

To him humanity was inherently flawed and filled with darkness, the only way to fix them was to rule them with an iron fist. Show them death and carnage, hold their lives hostage so they would finally see the truth.

He wanted humanity to become better and work together, for this goal he had done much but most of his important plans had been foiled by the Justice league and his old rival Batman.

But this time a new player had joined the game, someone from a dark background but with a similar goal.

Ras had watched the new hero since that day and heard his motivational speeches. He could see that the young man intended to bring positivity to the world and desired for the people to understand each other.

It was a naïve goal and Ras wanted to educate him as his elder.

Checking the time, he could see more than an hour had passed. This was a basic tactic to have the target lose patience and become reckless.

It wasn't something unexpected so Ras sat comfortably while enjoying the nature and quietness on the island.

"Sorry, I was kind of busy." Naruto appeared in front of the tower and called out to him

"No problem, I am just an uninvited guest."

"You know I could capture you now."

"But you are interested in hearing what I have to say." Ras smiled as he had sent letters before coming today

The young man was very efficient with his word so he wouldn't have talked if not for the letters.

I have a way to help you.

There is a crazy scientist in this area planning to poison the water supply. These kinds of things were done for this meeting.

"Okay, I am all ears so give me a reason." Naruto said calmly as a seat was formed from the ground and he sat down opposite his guest while Raven watched over them for safety reasons

Naruto never went without someone by his side as he was supposed to have been captured when alone.

"Why so hasty, young man? We can get to the important parts slowly."

"We can do that after you convince me that you are worth it. Time Is ticking and I am a busy man."

"As you wish so let me start off with the fact that I have three things that can help you out with your goal, your goal being to bring peace and harmony.

I have experience and knowledge of centuries about humans and events. I have also struggled on this path to cure humanity from this problem.

Second, my organization is active around the globe and can be used for many tasks.

Finally, I have the Lazarus pits that can bring back people from the dead and let you live for centuries with no worry about time."

Naruto watched the nice dressed older man with caution and his words definitely interested him, he really came prepared.

"Lazarus pit"

"It's a magical pit filled with unknown liquid that can bring someone back to life if you put the body inside. The less time it has been the better than chances of a proper revival."

"It has a catch."

"If the mind isn't strong enough then the person will go crazy."

"And you are sharing all this with me, why?"

"Because our goals are similar even if the means are different. I have been looking for a proper heir for a long time and settled with Batman but that boy declined because of his poor vision.

His vision doesn't really see a world without these problems and he can't see more than this country. There were many ways that he could have done better with my League at his command but he didn't think it through.

I can say that it was fortunate that it didn't happen since I got to meet you. Unlike other heroes, you do things differently.

You don't play in a single area and you have clear goal for the future unlike others who are just there to fight crime.

I want to make that dream a reality as I wish to see humanity reach a new frontier."

"Are you telling me that you have given up on your extreme methods for my soft approach?"

"I want to see how much you can change people with a positive attitude. It doesn't hurt to try new things since I have already out many other methods."

"Okay, you got my interest but we need final confirmation. Show me the base." Naruto looked him in the eyes and asked

"Sure" Ras smiled as he had finally gotten through the first step

He would be happy if Naruto's method worked out but if it didn't then he wished to see Naruto follow a better path crafted by him.

Just as he was about to get up, Naruto sensed danger that Superboy was facing.

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While Naruto was conversing with Ras, Superboy also had a visitor and this one seemed a tad bit violent since the first thing he saw was a fist in his face.

Connor was having a good time with his girlfriend Megan in an amusement park, enjoying the rides and each other's presence when suddenly he was hit in the face by an angry young man.

This angry young man was another survivor of Krypton called, H'el. He lived for the purpose of preserving the legacy of Krypton and planned to bring it back.

He had come in contact with Cyborg Superman and learned about the details of this land, and his siblings.

But he wished to handle it on his own and see if they could be convinced.

To show his loyalty to house of El, he planned to bring the disgusting clone as an offering. Clones were despised and illegal on Krypton as such H'el held deep hatred for them.

H'el was actually a clone created by Clark's father with the genetic material of countless Kryptonians making him the ultimate Kryptonian with countless abilities.

H'el was unaware of this truth and thought he was just adopted into the family.

Landing on the ground, his long hair flew with the wind and everyone could see that he wore a similar dress to Superman, with the red and blue colors along with S shield.

"Stop" Megan finally could react to what happened and used her telekinesis to stop him

"Don't interfere in things that don't concern you, Martian." H'el muttered as he casually waved his hand and sent her flying with his telekinesis

"Get away from her!" Connor roared even with his jaw broken from how hard the man had punched him

He was bleeding from his mouth but the energy from the sun was making up for it.

"Guess you can take a hit, let's how good you really are." H'el said as he blocked Connor's punch and broke his arm on his knee causing Connor to scream in pain

With the right arm broken, H'el smashed Connor into the ground and raised his fist to spear him through the heart.

"NOO" Megan focused all of her mental powers and attacked H'el surprising him for a moment, which gave Connor a chance to get up and kick H'el in the chin sending him into the sky

Following that, Connor unleashed a full powered beam from his eyes hitting H'el from below.

Just at that moment Naruto arrived and he teleported both of them away from the scene as H'el just appeared behind Connor through teleportation.

H'el looked around to find his target but realized that they had escaped though teleportation.

'It's that Dreamer, who has been messing with my siblings.' H'el thought as he remembered the details provided to him

"Identify yourself" Superman arrived along with Hal as they looked at the destruction and receiving information from Naruto, they knew he had attacked Connor

This had made Clark very angry as the young man was his little brother.

"Greetings little brother, I am from Krypton and wished to bring you a tribute before our meeting but it escaped so I would like apologize for not having a gift for this meeting.

My name is H'el, your big brother and I have been tasked to protect the legacy of our people."

"And how do you intend to do that?"

"That's a private matter brother so you will have to ask your friend to leave."

"Follow me" Clark stared at him for a moment and then flew towards the arctic with H'el following him

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