Week Later
It's been a week since Naruto's and Chloe's friendship evolved, and Chloe was enjoying every moment of it, Naruto had began to look into more ways to earn money, he knew he could probably win the lottery but Johnathan broke into a tirade about the law saying he was underage, the excuse that he was actually a 24 year old man who was deaged to a 3 year old not having much affect, so with gambling being out of the choices, Naruto decided to write a book, he also found some old manuscripts from his dad's friend in the ship, he had to translate them, before he sped down to Metropolis and found a publisher to publish Make Out Paradise and Tale of a Gutsy Shinobi.
With the two books doing pretty good, seeing as the world was filled with perverts, Naruto began to write a story of himself back on Elum as an orphan without his Kryptonian abilities, it was coming along at a good pace. Lana and Naruto began to hang out more as well.
Currently Naruto, Pete, and Chloe were walking up the steps toward school with Naruto reading the school paper "Football: Sport or Abuse?" Naruto read
"So, what do you think?" Chloe asked sipping her coffee
"I think you need to seriously decrease your cappuccino dependency." Naruto said causing Pete to chuckle whole Chloe scoffed
"Pete thinks I'm being too hard on Coach Walt." Chloe said
"I mean, the man coached my dad, all my brothers. He used to come over and watch the Super Bowl." Pete defended
"While I'm touched by that Hallmark moment you don't get points for subtlety in journalism. I've already started getting hate mail."
"Why are you happy about that?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow
"Because it means I'm hitting a nerve. Besides, between the abysmal sentence structure and generous use of obscenities I've got a pretty good idea of who's been sending it." Chloe shrugged as the trip walked by the cheerleaders who smiled and waved at Naruto who returned the gesture
"If you think my teammates read the Torch, you're giving them way too much credit." Pete said as Naruto noticed Whitney, and Lana
"Don't you even care about this?" Whitney asked
"I don't see what the big deal is." Whitney shrugged smiling
"You don't think it's a big deal? I think it's a big deal." Lana said glaring at Whitney before she walked away smiling at Naruto as she did and continued on her way
"There's something you don't see every day. A pom-pom meltdown." Chloe said smiling as the football players walked by "Here they come. I need a picture of the cheating jockstraps."
Chloe handed Pete and got out her camera
"I don't want to hear any rumors going around, any false accusations." Coach Walt said to his players and the. heerleaders that had gathered around
"Any idea how they got that midterm?" Naruto asked
"Still a mystery, but I'm working on it." Chloe said snapping pictures, when a player noticed her
"What's she doing?" the player asked throwing his ball at Chloe but Naruto caught the ball with a single hand
"Woah, nice catch." Pete said patting Naruto's back
"One of your teammate attempts to assassinate me and all you can say is "nice catch"?" Chloe asked with a glare before she walked off,
"I thought you wanted to hit a nerve." Pete said following Chloe as Naruto tossed the football back to the player who grunted and fell to his knees as Naruto walked away as Coach Walt watched him
Moments Later
Naruto and Pete were at the vending machines, when Coach Walt walked up "Hey, Kent. I saw your arm out there. Technique was excellent, and you've got a lot of power."
"Thanks." Naruto nodded
"So why aren't you on our team?" Coach Walt said
"I have other things, I need to do." Naruto replied buying some Resee's
"Your school needs you on the field. We've got a big game Friday night. We're short players." Coach Walt said continuing to push, as Naruto and Pete shared a glance
"Look, look. I know your dad would understand."
"He's kind of stubborn." Naruto said
"Yeah, I remember. Jonathan Kent was one of the best athletes I ever coached. A lot of God-given talent. It's in your genes, Kent."
"I'm adopted actually." Naruto said causing Pete to snicker as the Coach looked to be getting annoyed
"Look, I'm giving you a chance to be a part of something special. A part of history. I've seen you stare at your father's picture in that trophy case. Don't tell me you don't want to be a part of this. Now, why don't you suit up? Look at Ross. He doesn't have natural talent -but he's got a truckload of heart."
Naruto smiled looking to Pete who frowned "Thanks, I guess."
"I'll think about it." Naruto said hoping the man would walk off, but he didn't instead called Whitney over
"Fordman, get over here." Coach Walt said causing Naruto's eyebrow to twitch
"Hey, Nate." Lana greeted coming over with Whitney
"Fordman, you're the team captain. How do you think Kent would do on the field?"
"I mean, considering our current predicament? He might do all right." Whitney said not wanting Naruto on the team
"He seems afraid, though." Coach Walt said causing Naruto to look at him
"That's not the reason, is it, Nate?" Lana asked frowning at Whitney and the Coach trying to force Naruto to be on the team
"Kent. There comes a time when you've got to step out of your father's shadow and be your own man. Now, what do you say?" Coach Walt asked
"Be my own man?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow
"Yes! Are you ready to be your own man?"
"Yeah, I am. I tried to be polite about it like my dad, but I should give you my real answer. Ready, because this is from the heart and I want you to hear me when I say this." Naruto smiled taking a deep breath as the coach smiled "Go fuck yourself coach."
Pete, and Whitney's eyes widened, while Lana tried to smother her large grin, as Coach Walt looked at Naruto shocked
"I don't want to play, I have other things on my plate, then running around in tights and tackling other boys. You can either respect my decision or go to hell." Naruto smiled before he walked off followed by Pete, while Coach Walt stood there stunned at the audacity of Naruto
Whitney, and Lana walked off, with Lana still smiling as Whitney looked to her "So are we okay?"
"This isn't about us." Lana said frowning as she looked to Whitney
"The guys made a mistake. I don't see the big deal." Whitney replied
"They cheated. I don't know how you can support them." Lana frowned
"Because they're my friends, and they used to be yours. Do you want to tell me what's really going on here?"
"The things that I thought I knew for sure don't seem so certain anymore." Lana sighed
"I don't understand."
"I know how much you love football, and you're great at it and I support you. I want to find something that I'm great at." Lana nodded
Kent Farm
Kitchen
Naruto was eating, as Johnathan, and Martha watched him, "So Nate, your going to tell us why you were given detention?" Johnathan asked
"I told Coach Walt to go fuck himself." Naruto said causing his parents eyes to widened "He was trying to bully me into joining the team, gave some big speech about being my own man, and I got annoyed and told him how I felt."
"Nate, look we know that because of your abilities that you can't play."
'Oh, I can play." Naruto said showing them the necklace they found him with "This necklace is made from blue kryptonite, my grandmother gave it to my mom, when she made general, and I was supposed to get it when I decided which field I wanted to take. The Blue Kryptonite makes me just like any other human, well except for my speed of course. It also sort of protects me fr the effects of green kryptonite. See."
Naruto grabbed a knife, and cut his finger, causing the two to look at him in shock, before he took off his necklace, and the cut vanished in seconds
"If we knew about that, raising you would've been a lot easier." Johnathan said causing Naruto to scoff
"I still would have gave you both an hard time." Naruto smiled, before in a flash of speed he washed the dishes and cleaned the table "Now if you'd excuse me, I have homework I need to speed through."
Johnathan, and Martha watched as Naruto left and looked to each other with Johnathan shrugging
Next Day
Lana was folding up her cheerleader outfit when Nell knocked on the door and opened it "Lana, you're home early. Did they cancel cheerleading practice?"
"Sort of. I quit." Lana shrugged causing Nell to look at her in surprise
"You loved being on the squad. What happened?" Nell asked walking into the room
"I just think there's more to life than memorizing cheers and shaking pom-poms." Lana said putting her pom-poms in the box
"You just decided this out of the blue?" Nell asked a dissaproving glint in her eye
"Some of the football players were caught cheating. Guys I know. I told Whitney how upset it made me he said it was no big deal, that people aren't perfect." Lana frowned as Nell watched her pick up the box and put it in her closet "I thought, "Why am I doing this, wearing a fake smile and stupid outfit for people who will do anything to win a game?"
"Well, you can't let a couple of bad apples spoil the experience." Nell said sitting on the bed "You're part of a team, you're making friends."
"Aunt Nell, I don't want to go back. I want to try different things. What's wrong with that?" Lana asked looking to her aunt who sighed
"Nothing. It's just that you're on a good track. I want you to be happy." Nell said with a fake smile as Lana sat beside her "What are you gonna do with this newfound freedom?"
"I thought I'd get a job, something part-time. Earn some extra money so I can go travel in the summer." Lana nodded with a determined smile
"Well, I suppose I could always use some help around the shop." Nell said
"Thanks, but I'm not looking for help. I want to do this on my own." Lana replied
Later
Smallville High
Naruto had spent the afternoon in detention by himself, Chloe had stopped by earlier but she had to leave, and Pete had practice,
In another area, Coach Walt was reviewing film from day's practice before Principal Kwan walked into his office "How's my favorite football fan?" Walt asked turning off the TV
"One of the players accused of cheating came forward and said you supplied them with the tests."
"And what boy told you that little piece of fiction?" Walt asked with a glare
"I'm not at liberty to say." Kwan said putting his handbag down
"I'm guessing you already went to the school board and asked them to suspend me." Walt asked with a glare
"You have a lot of friends in high places." Kwan glared
"I should have. I coached most of them. You don't understand. I'm an institution. Who'd you think the school board was gonna believe some cheating little brat who's just trying to cover his own ass or the man who's been leading this school to victory for 25 years?" Walt ranted
"They may not believe one, but if I can get all of them to step forward the board will have no choice. They'll suspend you from coaching for the rest of your life." Kwan assured
"You will not bring me down!" Walt yelled shooting to his feet as he slapped a hand on his desk, before the TV burst into flames causing the two to look on in bewilderment
"What the hell's going on here, coach?" Kwan asked shocked before he quickly grabbed his bag and left
Walt glared after Kwan before he walked to the window and watched get into his car "Who the hell does he think he is?"
Walt closed his eyes as he appeared to be focusing and when Kwan started his car, the interior quickly combusted into flames
Currently Naruto was leaving having met up with Pete, when they saw Principal Kwan car on fire with him screaming "Come on." Naruto ran up to the car with Pete, before he slammed his elbow into the window causing it to shatter, and he reached in and opened the door before he and Pete grabbed Kwan and helped him away from the car just as it exploded
Later
After having dinner with his parents, Naruto was out with Pete, and Chloe "You guys, it doesn't make sense. Cars don't just spontaneously combust." Chloe said
"The cops said it was faulty wiring." Naruto shrugged
"I've already got my headline: "Jockstrap Saves Principal From Burning Car!"
"Will you lay off the "jockstraps" thing?" Pete asked as the trip entered the Smallville Beanery
"I still an't believe Nate, told Coach Walt to go fuck himself." Chloe chuckled
"He was getting on my nerves, maybe I would join the team one day, if they get a new coach of course." Naruto said
"Yeah right, and I'll be joining the pom-pom brigade." Chloe smiled
"I hear there's a spot open." Lana said walking by them causing the trio to look at her in surprise
"Lana, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked
"Taking your order, I hope." Lana said walking to a table and giving a man his order as Chloe, Pete, and Naruto followed her
"What? What is this? Some sort of a cheerleading charity, like, be-a-waitress-for-a-night sort of thing?" Chloe asked
"Yes it is, except for the cheerleading and charity parts. And tips are always appreciated."
"So you're a waitress for real?" Pete asked
"Even got the perky nametag to prove it." Lana smiled
"First day?" Naruto asked
"Ever." Lana nodded
"Hm, well you look very waitresslike." Naruto smiled
"If I could only tell the difference between a half-caf decaf and a nonfat latte." Lana said smiling back
"In that case, we'll have a regular coffee." Pete said, as Lana nodded and walked off, before Naruto noticed she forgot her tray, and took it to her
"Yo, you forgot this." Naruto said handing her the tray
"Thanks. That's been happening a lot today." Lana sighed
"First days are always rough." Naruto said sitting down "So you just quit cheerleading, to be a waitress?"
"You sound surprised." Lana noted
"Well, as a cheerleader you always had this fake smile, and you seem kinda miserable here too." Naruto said causing Lana to look at him
"You noticed that?" Lana asked
"We grew up together, of course I know your tells." Naruto smiled which Lana returned "So, why the sudden desire to get a job?"
"My mom was a cheerleader. So was my aunt. Figured it was time to break the vicious cycle. Plus I want to travel during the summer." Lana explained
"Bet Whitney wasn't to excited about that."
"Neither was my aunt." Lana nodded
"Well, as much as I think you should've chose something you'd enjoy, I'm proud of you. You want something and your going after it." Naruto smiled which she returned before he noticed her boss, coming toward them with a frown, and quickly surveyed the shop, and looked down to Lana's notepad, and made his move
In a burst of freak wind, everyone had their correct orders and Lana had a large roll of 20's in her pocket
"Lana, table three's been waiting for their drinks for five minutes. If they go cold, it comes out of your tips." Lana's manager said
"Um, miss, I dont mean to intrude, but no one is waiting for anything." Naruto said pointing to the table, Lana and her manager looked over and their eyes widened when they saw everyone with their drinks,
"Oh, well good job Lana." her boss said walking off, as Lana nodded absently before she looked to Naruto who shrugged
Chloe was talking with Pete to see if he had any ideas of how his teammates got the midterm when she saw one of the suspended players walk over to the other six players "Coach says he needs to see us on the field right now."
The players frowned before they followed after their teammate "What's up with your fallen brethren?" Chloe asked
"I don't know." Pete frowned watching curious
"I'll see you tomorrow." Chloe said gathering her jacket and bag before she began to leave but Naruto arrived and raised am eyebrow
"Chloe, your leaving?" Naruto asked
"Relax. I'll see you tomorrow, okay? Bye." Chloe said in a rush before she left,
Naruto looked to Pete who shrugged
Smallville High
Chloe was hiding by the entrance of the field while Walt, stood with the seven players, as the sprinklers watered the feild "Congratulations. I've never seen a group of young men demonstrate such extraordinary stupidity. Now, which one of you talked?...No one here told Kwan that I supplied you with that test?"
Chloe snapped pictures as she listened in on what was going on
"Coach, no college is even gonna look at us with cheating on our record." a kid named Trevor stupidly spoke up as the ihrt players shook their heads as Walt walked over to him
"So it was you, Trevor? Now, why doesn't that surprise me?" Walt asked with a glare before he punched Trevor in the jaw, sending him to the ground before he glared at the other players "Nothing! Nothing is gonna stand between me and my legacy!" Walt shouted as the water sprinklers became flame throwers much to the shock of everyone "Now, you go home and keep your mouths shut, understand?"
"Yes/Sure thing, coach/Yes, sir." the players said scared before leaving quickly whIle Chloe snapped another picture and left
Next Night
Pep Rally
The pep rally was in full swing, with the cheerleaders cheering around a bon fire "Come on, Crows, let's go Come on, Crows, let's go, let's go,"
Chloe walked away from the festivities to meet Trevor who frowned at her "Why'd you call me? What do you want?"
"I want to know if Coach Walt supplied the players with the tests." Chloe said getting to the point
"If you don't want to get hurt, leave this alone." Trevor warned
"Look, you can talk to me now or later. Either way, this picture's on the front page of tomorrow's Torch." Chloe said showing the picture she took last night
"Just leave me alone." Trevor said frowning before he walked off
Chloe shrugged and walked off
As Trevor approached his car, he suddenly shouted when his arm, beginning to burn him "Talking to the school newspaper, Trevor? I thought you were brighter than that."
"Coach, I didn't say anything. You've got to believe me!" Trevor pleaded in pain "She was at the field last night, got a picture of us in the sprinklers!"
"All right. Go home. I'll take care of this." Walt ordered as he made his way after Chloe, and came up to the fire exit, and closed his eyes concentrating
Chloe was almost finished with the paper, when suddenly the computer bursted into flames causing her to gasp and quickly get up backing away
Pep Rally
Naruto walked through the students with a cup of soda, when he saw Pete walked up to him "Hey, you seen Chloe?" he asked
"No." Pete said before he saw a girl and ran up to try to get her number
Naruto walked through the students when he heard his name "Nate!"
Looking up his eyes widened when he saw Chloe at the window as fire raged behind her, quickly he ran into the school and raced upstairs
While Naruto was on his way, Chloe covered her head with her jacket, and ran toward the exit but tripped and quickly tossed off her jacket as it was on fire, and tried to get to the door but the fire blocked it off, and formed a circle around her
"Chloe!" Naruto yelled causing Walt to lose his focus and the fire was snuffed out
"Nate!" Chloe smiled hugging Naruto tightly, as outside Walt scoffed and stormed off
Moments Later
Naruto picked up a burnt newspaper as Chloe looked around devastated "The Torch torched. How ironic." he said causing Chloe to glare at him "Just trying to get you to smile."
"This is more than arson, it's like the fire knew what I was doing." Chloe said
"You believe Coach Walt was somehow controlling it?" Naruto asked with a raided eyebrow
"Look at the facts. Kwan launches an investigation into the cheating scandal. Coach tries to fry him in his car. One of his players comes forward, and he threatens them with pyrotechnic sprinklers. I'm about to print the picture, and the Torch goes up in flames. He's behind the cheating scandal. Coach obsessed with winning his 200th game helps bonehead players pass test to secure his position in the pantheon of high-school sports."
Chloe watched as Naruto frowned in thought "You don't believe me?"
"Considering the fact, that last week I was attacked by a teenager with bug abilities, yes I do." Naruto said causing Chloe to smile "Do you have another copy of the picture?"
"No, it's kind of hard to recover the files." Chloe sighed
'We don't have any proof."
"Trevor Chapell." Chloe said causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow in curiousity "I'm sure he talked to Kwan about the cheating. He wants to talk, I know it, but he's still scared to talk to me but I think he might open up to you."
"I'll see what I can do." Naruto said causing Chloe to smile before he kissed her softly "I'm glad your okay."
Chloe smiled brightly as Naruto walked off
Smallville Beanery
Lex had a serious frown, on his face as he regrettably had to fire 20% of his workforce, looking up from his paperwork, he was surprised to see Lana Lang, a girl he met through her aunt who was friends with Nathan "Lana! What happened? Did Nell put you out on the street?" Lex asked
"I decided to join the work force." Lana smiled
"Good for you. You'll be employee of the month in no time." Lex said encouraging the girl
"Right now I hold the record for most dishes broken in a single day." Lana said truthfully
"Better bring my cappuccino in a Styrofoam cup, then." Lex smiled as Lana nodded and turned to see Naruto walk up "Hey." she said
"Hey, how are things going here?" Naruto asked
"Today is one of those days I just want to scream." Lana sighed as Naruto smiled
"Well hang in there, you'll get better at it." Naruto said
"Thank you. So can I get you anything?" Lana asked
"Surprise me." Naruto smiled causing Lana to nod and walk off
Naruto saw Lex and walked up "Yo." he greeted
"Rumor has it Nathaniel Kent turned down a spot on the football team."
"Rumor's true. Coach Walt tried to bully me into joining the team. So I told him to go to hell." Naruto said as he sat down "Paperwork?"
"Yeah, I'm trying to figure out which poor bastards should get the ax. My father wants me to cut 20% of my work force."
"Any way around it?" Naruto asked
"Once my father's made his mind up about something he's not easy to turn around." Lex sighed
"If it makes you guys feel any better you should have seen my aunt's face when I took this job." Lana said arriving with 2 Styrofoam cups
"I guess we're all in the same boat." Naruto said
"No. You both stood your ground and didn't cave to pressure. I did. You two have inspired me."
"Oh, yeah, cursing out the football coach, and pouring some coffee. We're a couple of real rebels." Naruto smirked
"Long live the revolution." Lana said as Naruto and Lex picked up their drinks and Lex sipped his, wiping the whip cream from his noes
"How is it?" Lana asked as Naruto smiled seeing the look on Lex face
"It's perfect." Lex nodded as Lana smiled and walked off
"You didn't order that did you?" Naruto asked
"Not even close." Lex said as Naruto chuckled
"Hey, let me ask you something. You don't seem to like your dad all that much, and based on what you've told me he seems like a real card, have you ever thought of leaving LutherCorp, and starting your own business, LexCorp or something. Something that is all yours, it would get out from his thumb, I bet."
Lex looked thoughtful as he seriously never had thought of that, having just been counting the days till his dad finally died "I am now." Lex smiled
"Glad I can help." Naruto nodded
Next Day
Naruto with a frown walked into the coach's office, he was coming from seeing Trevor and the kid was terrified, but he did confess to the Coach's actions, walking into the sauna he looked at the man blankly "Kent, changed your mind huh? I knew you would. Apologize and we can go and win this game."
"You're not walking out on that field." Naruto said causing Walt to frown
"Look, I don't know what the hell your problem is but you do not want to tick me off right now." Walt glared
"I saw what you did to Trevor's arm." Naruto said glaring at the man "You tried to kill Principal Kwan, and Chloe!"
"Trevor should have kept his mouth shut! Kwan tried to ruin my legacy, and that blonde should've kept her of business."
Naruto growled as he stepped closer and twitched when he saw the meteor rocks, but kept on, as Walt stood up, and tried to punch Naruto who leaned out if the way, before he punched the couch in his gut and when the man hunched over he grabbed him by his hair and tossed him out of the sauna, before made his way out of the sauna away from the kryptonite
"It's over Coach. You need help, you've been exposed to something very dangerous." Naruto said
"What I need is to win this game."
"You'll be forfeiting." Naruto said before Walt shouted and a wall of fire appeared between him, and Naruto only for Naruto to walk through it without trouble
"How'd you do that?' Walt asked surprised
"How'd you control the fire?" Naruto asked in return, before Walt backed away into the showers "Now enough games, don't make me hurt you, old man."
Walt shouted and fire spewed from the shower head, before he was burned alive, as Naruto watched blankly before he sped off
Later
Smallville Crow's had went out onto the field and won the game, with the leadership of the assistant coach. Walt would be discovered by paramedics and police during the game, currently Naruto was on the field after the game, football wasn't in the cards now, but it could be in the future
"Peaceful, isn't it?" Lana said snapping him out of his thoughts
Naruto looked back and smiled "Hey, thought you were working."
"I got let go. Apparently, I'm not waitress material." Lana smiled unbothered
"Oh, bet Nell said it was a sign to reconsider cheerleading." Naruto smiled
"Exactly what she said." Lana nodded before the two shared a laugh "Hey, I heard about the coach. Pretty weird."
"Yeah, he won his 200th game and didn't even see it." Naruto nodded
"Are you gonna play next season?" Lana asked as Naruto looked around
"Not sure, I mean, my dad played, my granddad played. Probably should let the vicious cycle end with them." Naruto smiled
"Why does that sound familiar?" Lana asked
"A smart woman said it first." Naruto smiled before he asked "So what're you going to do now?"
"I don't know, but instead of rushing to the first job I see, I'm going to try to find something I'd enjoy." Lana nodded
"Still want to scream?" Naruto asked getting a nod "Why don't we?"
"Why don't we what?" Lana asked
"Scream. You know let lose the frustration from this tiring week." Naruto said as Lana looked at him and smiled
"I'm game if you are." Lana nodded
"On three." Naruto said as he stood beside Lana "One."
"Two." Lana said
"Three." the duo said before they screamed at the top of their lungs
Finished
Naruto won't have all the kinetic abilities from my Flash story. And Arrow Oliver exists in this world not the Smallville version.