2 Weeks Later
It's been 2 weeks since Tina died, and things were beginning to get back to normal, well as normal as they could be with a dimension hopping alien in a town filled with people affected by Kryptonite.
Currently Naruto was with Chloe at a party out in the woods "This is what I love about high school parties. People will gather anywhere as long as there's illegally purchased alcohol and even the slightest chance of hooking up." Chloe smiled
"Need I remind you, that you're the one who dragged me to this party." Naruto said
"You weren't doing anything else, but in my defense I didn't know it was going to be so cold. It's like twenty thousand degrees below zero out here." Chloe said
"Go sit by the fire and thaw out, I'll get us some beers." Naruto said causing Chloe to nod before she walked off, as Naruto turned to head toward a keg he saw Sean Kelvin a member of the football team
"Hey, Kent. You're friends with Chloe. Is she flying solo tonight?"
"You're not her type." Naruto said causing Sean to smirk as he glanced back to Chloe who was rubbing her hands by the fire
"Well, you'd be surprised." Sean said walking over to Chloe as Naruto shook his head and walked to get some beer
Sean walked over to Chloe and spoke "If you'd like, I could rub them for you. Nothing heats up a body like friction."
Chloe looked up at Sean and smiled "Wow. I can't believe you just delivered that line with a straight face."
"Well, all I did was offer to keep your hands warm, Chloe." Sean replied
"And he knows my name." Chloe said
"I've read your editorials in the Torch. Pretty cool.' Sean said sitting down
"Well, thank you, Sean. I sit next to Jenna in Bio class. Remember, you dumped her last week?" Chloe asked motioning over to a girl who was talking to her friends
'It was mutual." Sean shrugged
"So you're here trolling for fresh meat." Chloe scoffed
"Don't worry, Chloe, I'm not going to make a move on you, no matter how pretty I think you are." Sean flirted causing Chloe to slightly blush
"Yo, Sean! Hail Marys down by the lake!" Whitney yelled with a football
"Yeah, uh. Hey, can I get your number?" Sean asked getting ready to go
"Wh-why? You're never going to call." Chloe said
"I'll call you tomorrow, I promise." Sean swore
"Well, I won't hold my breath." Chloe said before she wrote her number on Sean's palm not seeing the smirk on his face, as he ran off
Chloe smiled before she jumped when Naruto held her beer in front of her "So Sean Kelvin huh?" he asked taking a sip of his beer as she took her cup
"Relax, I just gave him my number to get rid of him."
"Whatever you say." Naruto said before Chloe hit him with her shoulder
"Get Pete, the taxi is leaving." Chloe said walking off with her beer, as Naruto sighed as he tossed his cup, while standing up to see Lana sitting by herself on a truck, and instead of approaching her he walked off
Looking for Pete, Naruto came upon Sean trying to retrieve his football that was on the frozen lake, and hearing the ice cracking, Naruto took a deep breath and blew Sean to the other side of the lake to safety, and left him there, as he began to scream for help
Next Day
Naruto walked down the steps and paused when he heard "The distributor gets twelve five."
Peeking in Naruto saw Johnathan and Martha in the kitchen going through bills "The feed bill over six months at five percent." Johnathan said
"Plus the mortgage at eight point two. Plus the harvester repairs gives us," Martha was calculating
"Fifty four thousand five hundred and one dollars and thirty-eight cents." Naruto said getting their attention
"Hey, uh, son, I'm sorry, we didn't mean for you to hear all that." Johnathan said getting a nod from Naruto who sped upstairs and returned with a stack of money
"Here's $56,000, from my book money." Naruto said
"Nathan we couldn't take this." Martha said
"You can, think of it as good karma. You took in a alien from another dimension, and never wanted anything in return, not even a thank you." Naruto replied placing the money on the table
Naruto smiled as he walked off while Martha and Johnathan smiled after him
Minutes Later
Naruto, Pete, and Chloe walked to the edge of the property as the bus pulled up "So, did Sean call?" Naruto asked
"Negative. Not that I was waiting by the phone or anything." Chloe said
"Maybe he got caught up. One time, my sister didn't hear from a guy for a week. When she called to tell him off, it turned out his grandmother died." Pete replied
"Ah, as much as I appreciate the spotlight here, I'm fine." Chloe smiled
"Sean's a douche anyway." Naruto said
"He's not that bad, Nate. He's always been cool to me. Just because you can't get past your Lana crush, don't knock us for trying to make a love connection."
"I thought we were focusing on me, here." Chloe said
"So did I." Naruto said as they both looked at Pete
"I'm just saying, why don't you ask some girl out?" Pete asked
"Like who?" Naruto asked
"Like Chloe?" Pete asked causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow before he made to speak but Chloe beat him to it
"Okay, wait! I'm not some crash test dummy you guys can use to try out your dating skills on. You, if you like Lana so much, why don't you just ask her out and get it over with." Chloe said looking to Naruto with a nod before she turned to Pete "And you, stop acting like a Vegas bookie picks your dates. And both of you, treat me better."
Chloe smiled before she got on the bus, as Naruto slapped Pete in the back of the head "Way to go." he said getting on the bus
Later, Beanery Coffee Shop
Lana was sitting in the coffee shop, reading about an exhibit in Metropolis when Lex who had just arrived from the Kent farm talking to Martha about coming to a dinner party he was hosting for farmers in trouble, saw her and walked over "That's a great exhibit. I caught it in St. Petersburg."
"Whitney and I are going to Metropolis tomorrow. I thought we'd check it out." Lana said with a small smile
"Ah, trying to give the quarterback some culture?" Lex asked causing Lana to frown
"It was his idea." Lana said
"He figures one afternoon at the museum, he's off the hook for six months." Lex smirked
"For someone who wants people to keep an open mind, you're pretty quick to judge." Lana frowned
"Hey, Whitney!" someone said from the back
"What can I say? I just think you're with the wrong guy." Lex shrugged walking off and sitting down
"Hey. Everything okay?" Whitney asked sitting down after kissing her cheek
"I was just checking out some stuff for us to do tomorrow." Lana smiled watching as Whitney looked confused causing her to frown "Metropolis, remember?"
"Actually, some of the guys are pooling together and getting the fight on pay-per-view. It's tomorrow." Whitney said
"And you gave them your money already." Lana sighed
"Yeah. Hey, we'll go next weekend, okay? I promise. I'm really sorry, Lana." Whitney said
"Culture can wait." Lana gave a fake smile
"I'll make it up to you. See ya." Whitney said before he kissed her forehead and walked off
Lana looked over to Lex who was watching her, before he left,
Outside
Naruto was walking down the street with his headphones on, and was about to walk into the Beanery when he saw Lana reading a book looking upset
"You know, she's free tomorrow night." Lex said walking up, causing Naruto to look at him, as he took off his headphones "Hey, Nate. This is the perfect time for you to ask her out."
"She's got a boyfriend." Naruto said
"A high school boyfriend isn't a husband. He's an obstacle. You know, I bet if you ask Lana to go with you to the Radiohead concert in Metropolis tomorrow, she'll say yes."
"Even if she did, there's still the issue of having no tickets to the concert." Naruto replied
"I'll give you the tickets." Lex said holding them up, causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow
"Why are you doing this?"
"You're like the younger brother I never had. I figure someone should benefit from my experience." Lex shrugged as Naruto looked back to Lana "The hardest thing in the world is telling the girl you love that you like her. I'll raise the bet. You ask her in the next sixty seconds, you get the tickets, and I'll throw in a round-trip limo ride, starting now."
"The Ferrari." Naruto said
"Deal." Lex smIled before Naruto snatched the tickets and walked into the beanery
Naruto walked over to Lana, "Hey, Lana, you busy?" he asked
"Completely swamped. That's why I'm sitting in a coffee shop attempting to wade through a Russian classic." Lana joked as Naruto raised an eyebrow "That was a joke, Nate."
"Not a very good one." Naruto said causing Lana to scoff, smiling as he sat down "Look, I know the last time we were together was weird, but I was wondering if you'd like to go to the Radiohead concert."
Lana looked at Naruto in surprise as he held up the ticket "Wow. Where'd you get these?" she asked taking the tickets
"A friend. Something came up at the last minute, and I was wondering if you'd like to go." Naruto said
Lana smiled "Sure. I had nothing better to do."
Naruto told Chloe and Pete what happened, and while he and Chloe were alone, he asked her if she wanted to go, since apparently Sean was now back with his ex-girlfriend, but she refused, he could tell she was a bit upset, and he reminded her that Lana was with Whitney and it was only as friend's, before they had sex,
Martha, and Johnathan had decided to go to Lex dinner party and the two discovered that they were the only farmers in town that were invited to his party much to Johnathan's annoyance
Naruto and Lana had a good time at the concert, dancing and singing together truly enjoying themselves, while they were bumping and grinding which they probably shouldn't have done,
As they grinding against each other, Lana looked up into Naruto's eyes and the two kissed before they pulled back, and Naruto grabbed her hand and lead her out of the concert to the car, the two began kissing lustfully
"Wait, what about Whitney?" Lana asked pulling away
"I won't tell him, if you won't." Naruto said
"But, this is cheating."
"Do you really love Whitney?" Naruto asked raising an eyebrow
"He makes me fell safe."
"I don't know if I should be insulted by that." Naruto said causing her to laugh slightly
"Look, I know it hurt you when I suddenly started dating Whitney, especially after what happened between us, but Chloe, and..." Lana paused as she was about to say Tina "Chloe liked you, I thought I was doing the right thing by my friend."
"I know, and I told her I can't be a boyfriend to her, since I love her, and you, equally. It wouldn't feel right to be with her, yet love you at the same time."
"And sleeping with me is fair to her?"
"Well, I am sleeping with her, kinda like a friend with benefits situation." Naruto replied causing Lana to look at him in surprise "but if you don't want to do this, we won't. I just don't like to see you with Whitney, the guy doesn't deserve you."
"How can you say that?"
"Well, why aren't you with him?" Naruto asked
"He's watching the fight with his friends."
"And you guys didn't have plans of your own, before that?" Naruto asked causing Lana to frown "Listen Lana, there are things about me I'd like to tell yo-"
Naruto was interrupted as Lana kissed him, and he returned the kiss before she pulled away "Do you have somewhere we can go?" she asked
Naruto smiled before he got into the car he had a place, not the most romantic place but it would suffice
2 Days Later
Pete and Naruto walked down a long hallway, Naruto had been assigned here for his 30 hours of community service, while Pete was just here because he gave him a ride, as an old man with a walker crossed in front of them. Naruto and Pete smile in acknowledgement at the man, although their smiles seemed somewhat forced
"Man, I don't envy you with this." Pete said
"Every Smallville High Student needs to complete 30 hours of community service. I just was unlucky enough to pull old folks home." Naruto sighed
"Yeah, I guess the shoe was on the other foot because I get to serve our community by lifeguarding the girl's swim class at the Y, instead of hanging out with the denture crowd." Pete smirked
Naruto turned to Pete with a twitching eyebrow "Thanks for the ride Pete."
Lana, pushing a cart of books out of a room in front of the two boys, smiled seeing them "Hi Nate, Pete." she greeted although her focus was on Naruto who returned the smile although he was a little surprise to see her here
"Lana! I didn't know you were imprisoned here."
"For a couple of weeks now. Are you part of the companion program?" Lana giggled
"Yeah, I'm reading with...Cassandra Carver." Naruto said reading the post it note in his hand
"She's an interesting woman. Some of the nurses say she can see the future." Lana replied disbelievingly
Naruto raised his eyebrow in interest, while Pete rolled his eyes and Lana grinned at the boys before pushing her cart on down the hall, as she and Naruto discreetly touched hands as she passed causing her to smile remembering the long night they shared with each other
A woman's hands was scanning a Braille book. For some reason, the page was lighting up as she scanned, almost as if the light was coming from her fingers.
Naruto, and Pete stood in the doorway looking at Cassandra Carver "It takes two of you to read to me now, does it?" she asked Naruto and Pete looked to each other in surprise "Don't just stand there. Come in."
The boys slowly entered the room "How'd you know there were two of us?" Naruto asked watching as the old woman laughed
"Well, I'm blind, not deaf. I heard your little friend's shoes squeaking all the way down the hall." Cassandra said
"Can you really tell the future?" Pete asked curiously
"Real subtle." Naruto said getting a shrug from his friend
"What's your name?" Cassandra asked
"Pete Ross." Pete introduced
"Mr. Ross, if you want your fortune told, go to the circus." Cassandra said before she leaned forward in her chair, and her book fell from her lap to the floor "Oh..."
Pete knelt down and picked up the book, before he handed it to Cassandra, and as she took it, their hands touch. Cassandra then reached out and grasped Pete's hand with both of hers "Oh...It's a long walk home, Mr. Ross. Check your pockets."
Pete raised an eyebrow as he looked to Naruto who shrugged while Pete checked his jacket pockets "Oh man...I locked my keys in the car." he said running off
Naruto chuckled as he looked to Cassandra who smiled at him knowingly and rose from her chair "Now...what's your name?"
Naruto smiled at Cassandra
Elsewhere
Lana, pushed her book cart into a room and knocked on the door "Mr. Bollston? It's Lana Lang." Lana said as she looked into the room where classical music played on a music stand with sheet music on it, Mr. Bollston, had his eyes closed, and he raised a hand to shush Lana as he enjoyed the music.
After the music reached it's peak, he reached over and switched off the record player before turning his wheelchair around to face Lana "Lang. The Langs moved to Smallville in 1938. Took over a couple of dust bowl farms knew a bargain when they saw it."
"You're a local history buff." Lana said impressed
"It's kind of my obsession. So...are you my next victim?" Bollston asked smiling
"You don't look that scary to me." Lana smiled
"You should have known me in my younger days." Mr. Bollston replied
"I'm sure you were quite the heartbreaker." Lana chuckled
"How about a spin around the grounds, and you can tell me what the Langs have been doing since 1938?" The old man asked
Lana smiled and nodded in agreement
Moments later
Lana brought the old man to the bridge over the koi pond. "It's so beautiful. I don't know why more people don't come out here."she said as she stopped pushing the wheelchair, and reached down before she set the brake
"They're too busy watching television." Mr. Bollston said as he pulled his robe tighter around his neck "Say, would you mind running back to my room and getting me a scarf? I don't want to catch a chill."
"Sure." Lana smiled
"Aww, honey...you're a doll." Bollston said as Lana chuckled and walked off heading back to get his scarf.
Mr. Bollston waited until Lana was far enough away, then reached into his robe and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, as he obviously wasn't supposed to have them. The old coot put a cigarette in his mouth before reaching into his pocket to pull out a lighter, and as he began to light his cigarette, he fumbled the lighter and dropped it onto the bridge. Coughing, he tried to lean over the side of his wheelchair to pick it up.
Inside
Naruto was reading to Cassandra, when she began coughing just as Mr. Bollston was, causing Naruto to stop reading and look up in concern.
"Water...please..." Cassandra said coughing before Naruto got up and picked up the glass of water on a table near Cassandra's chair. Raising it to her lips as she rose from her chair, she accidentally knocked the glass from his hand, and it began to fall, before in a flash of speed Naruto caught the glass and saved the water and held it up for Cassandra
Outside
Mr. Bollston, was straining as he reached over the side of his chair for the lighter, before the wheelchair tipped over, and he fell into the pond. Immediately electric sparks shot up and a small explosion, with Mr. Bollston floating face down in the water as bolts of electricity crackled in the water around him as Mr. Bollston's face began to shift, and he suddenly reverted to a younger perhaps early twenties version of himself. With a gasp he stood up, looked at his hands, and realized he's no longer an wheelchair bound old man, but rather a young one, before he began to laugh menacingly.
"Whoo!" he yelled splashing the water as he exited the pond that was infested with Kryptonite
Cassandra's wide, unseeing eyes stared at Naruto, "Something wrong?" he asked before he raided an eyebrow when Cassandra reached out and touched his face, passing her fingers over his cheeks and lips.
"Someone close to you is going to die...very soon." Cassandra said
"Um..." Naruto frowned as he looked at the woman in confusion
Later
Naruto sped into the barn to see that Jonathan and Martha were cutting a piece of wood with an electric table saw, before he pulled the plug and the saw suddenly stops working, and Jonathan pulled the wood out to see what was wrong "Guys, Why don't you go relax, I'll finish up."
Martha removed her safety goggles "Are you alright, Nate?"
"Yeah, this old blind lady who could see the future told me that someone very close to me will die soon." Naruto shrugged as Martha and Johnathan looked at each other
"Listen, Nate...you can't let some old...lady..scare you with a half baked prediction. She probably just does it to scare the nurses anyway." Johnathan said
"Right, no one can tell the future." Martha nodded
"You mean like how aliens don't exist. Or how humans can't crawl walls with their hands and feet, or change their physical appearance at will, right?" Naruto asked causing the two to frown "I've known people who can tell the future, and if Kryptonite has something to do with how this woman became blind, then it is possible that she can see the future. And if someone close to me is in danger, then I will stop it."
In a flash of speed Naruto cut the wood, and sped through the farm finishing everything in a matter of minutes before he sped off to meet Chloe and Lana as the Kents sighed
Retirement Center
Young Harry Bollston now dressed in scrubs, bound down the step excitedly, before he paused and looked on in mock pity as an old man with a walker passed by. Harry then headed to his room, and pulled an envelope from under his mattress and opened it, before he pulled out yellowed, old newspaper articles.
As he flipped through them, he read a few titles 'Strangulation...Murder Trial Continues...Harry Volk On Trial for Murder. He also pulled out a list of handwritten names, on the list were the names Garfield and Gage, and across from those names were the names Zoe Garfield, and Jim Gage. Harry crossed the room and studied himself in the mirror
"Fate's given you a second chance, Harry-Boy. And this time...they're gonna pay." Harry swore
Beanery
A waitress with the nametag reading "Zoe" was carrying a plate featuring a large burger and mounds of fries, before he sat it down in front of her customer, Harry.
Harry breathed in pleasure and caressed the food "God, I haven't been able to eat one of these in years. I mean, not since the bypass." he said as Zoe looked at him in confusion as he smiled "That was a joke."
"You're a riot." Zoe sad with a fake chuckle before dhe pointed to the menu behind the counter "What can I get you to drink?"
Harry turned and looked at the chalkboard menu, and frowned in confusion when confronted with all the various expresso, latte, and cappuccino choices "How much is coffee? From, you know...beans?" he asked turning back to Zoe
"$2.75" Zoe said writing his order down
"Did they carry it here from South America on foot?" Harry asked incredulously
"You sound like my grandpa." Zoe said annoyed walking off as Harry smiled
"Just make sure it's hot."
"Yeah, whatever." Zoe said still walking away as Zoe headed back toward the counter, Chloe , Lana, and Naruto entered the Beanery
"Your being to hard on yourself, Lana." Naruto said sitting down across from Chloe and Lana
"Do you know anyone else who's lost an entire old person in a wheelchair?" Lana asked
"No...that's pretty impressive, even by Smallville standards." Chloe said with a nod "Maybe he was kidnapped."
"Who'd want to kidnap Harry? He's just a harmless old man." Lana asked as Harry who was directly behind them leant back slightly, eavesdropping as he realized the teens were talking about him.
"Maybe a koi turned into a piranha and ate him." Chloe said jokingly causing Naruto to scoff as Harry chuckled to himself at Chloe's comment "You asked for my help. I'm just thinking out of the box."
"I like your theory." Harry said causing the three to look at him
"You know, you might want to work on your eavesdropping technique." Chloe said annoyed
"Sorry. I'm...uh...I'm new in town. I just heard this is where young people congregate." Harry said causing the three to glance at each other amused
"Yeah, we congregate here often." Naruto said with a nod "I'm Nathan, the blonde is Chloe, and this is,"
"Lana Lang." Harry interrupted getting raised eyebrows "The name tag was a big clue."
Lana looked down and saw that she was still wearing her stick on name-tag from her work at the retirement center.
"So...uh...good luck finding your missing old person." Harry said turning around just as Zoe came back with his coffee.
"Enjoy your coffee. They brought it in by burro this morning." Zoe said sarcastically
"Thanks honey. You're a doll." Harry said causing Lana to look at him curiously, remembering that old Harry said the same thing to her before he was "lost"
"Weird, if I didn't know any better I'd say the guy was an old man." Naruto said causing Harry to choke on his coffee as Zoe walked to the their table and took the order
Next Day
Naruto was sitting in the barn, looking up at the sky he had been to see Lex earlier and got his opinion, but the man was dismissive of what Cassandra could do, Lana had been questioned by the cops turned out Harry Bollston used to be Harry Volk a 17 year old who murdered his teacher's son because he didn't get recommended to the old observatory for his piano talent, but the main thing that was bothering him was when he went back to see Cassandra and in a vision was him in a endless grave yard
Lifting a hand Naruto a watched as it vibrated before lightning flickered around it, he was in charge of a energy source that still had depths unknown to his father and himself, if he wanted to be able to protect his friends and family he needed to get stronger, and to do that he needed to awaken his mother's eyes, every ability he gained would help him
"Nate, we got your message." Chloe said as she and Pete walked up as Naruto turned to them
"Hey where were you? What happened? I thought we were all supposed to meet at the Torch."
"Sorry. Got a bit caught up in my own thoughts." Naruto said
"Will the lovely Miss Lang be joining us?" Chloe asked
"No, Neil needed her for something." Naruto said with a nod "So what've you got?"
Pete unfolded the newspaper under his arm "A guy was found dead in his house. He was blindfolded and strangled with a piano wire."
"Which is the same signature Harry Volk used in 1945." Chloe said as Naruto took the paper
"Sounds like a copy-cat." Naruto said
"A copy-cat of a murder that happened 60 years ago, two days after the original killer happened to disappear? I don't think so." Chloe replied
"Harry's in a wheelchair, Chloe. Not exactly in prime condition to go on a crime spree." Naruto shrugged
"Well, I found this picture of Harry from the 40's." Chloe said handing Naruto a picture and he frowned as he saw the picture of the kid from the Beanery
"It looks like the kid we saw in The Beanery." he said
"Maybe he's got a grandson or something." Pete added
"Or...maybe it's Harry." Chloe said as Naruto paused
"When we were at the Retirement center, I saw that there were meteor rocks in the Koi pond, maybe the meteor rocks made the pond like a fountain of youth." Naruto said
"That's kinda out there." Pete said
"Let's go check Harry's room, see if there are any clues." Naruto said heading for the exit with his friends
Retirement Center
"What happens if someone sees us searching Harry's room?" Chloe asked worried
"I'll handle it." Naruto said looking around
"Nathan, is that you?" Cassandra asked as Naruto paused when he saw her walking slowly toward them from a sitting area down the hall, before she waved him over.
"Harry's room his down the hallway. I'll meet you there." Naruto said before he headed over to Cassandra while Pete, and Chloe walked down the hall
"The other night you left in a hurry." Cassandra said as Naruto sat with her "I..uh...I hoped you'd come back."
"I'm sorry. You saw it." Naruto said
"I always see them. The question is, how did you?" Cassandra asked taking off her glasses
"Wasn't I supposed to?" Naruto asked
"Nobody ever has. But, we both know...you're not like other people." Cassandra said leaning forward and lowering her voice
"Excuse me?" Naruto asked
"I've seen you...before we ever met. More than once, I've touched people, and I've seen such pain and despair and...but then you were there, and the pain was gone. I think that's your destiny, Naruto to help people. To save them from fear and darkness."
Naruto looked at her in surprise as she used his true name "Listen you can fear the future, or...you can embrace it. The choice is yours." Cassandra said holding out her hand, before a after a moment Naruto took her hand.
Instantly, there there was a flash, and a series of images rapidly unfolded: a screaming young blonde woman being attacked. An overturned car on fire, a child clutching a teddy bear trapped in a burning house. The young blonde woman grasping at her throat then lying in the street her face filled with fear. An injured man laying face down beneath an overturned truck, glass shattering, a closeup of a silver unicorn pendant, the child inside the burning house as the flames climb higher, the young blonde woman looking scared.
Before Naruto pulled back and gasped "Who are they?"
"People who need your help." Cassandra said
"How am I supposed to help them if I don't know who they are?" Naruto asked
"I'm not a radio. I don't pick up continuous transmissions. That's all I have." Cassandra said causing Naruto to smile lightly "Your secret is safe with me."
"Thanks." Naruto said before he walked away
Chloe and Pete, were rifling through Harry's belongings, while Pete was going through Harry's dresser drawers, while Chloe was going through a box of newspaper clippings sitting on Harry's bed, before Naruto entered the room and shut the door behind him "Any luck?"
"No fan mail. Just a bunch of old news clippings from The Smallville Ledger...obituaries, articles." Chloe said as she handed them to Naruto
"The guy's been obsessed with Smallville for 50 years." Pete said as Naruto paused on an article Chloe handed him.
"Local Waitress Saves Customer With Heimlich Maneuver". Alongside the story was a picture of Zoe, holding a plaque honoring her acheivement as Naruto was focused on her necklace
"This is her." Naruto said before he placed the paper down "I have to go."
Naruto hurriedly left the room, and sped away he saw a burning house with a family in front screaming for their daughter who was clutching hee teddy bear, before he sped in and grabbed her before dropping her off in front of her family and continued on to the Beanery
Where he saw Harry with a piano wire wrapped around Zoe's throat and sped in "Let her go." Naruto said as Harry whipped around, yanking Zoe in front of him as he faced the door, and grabbed a large butcher knife from the counter to Zoe's throat.
"Ah-Ah! Don't move! Don't move!" Harry ordered as Zoe wimpered as Harry, using Zoe as a shield, crossed around Clark and headed for the door
Naruto quickly grabbed Harry's arm, and pulled Zoe away before he punched Harry in the gut and tossed him behind the counter where he was knocked unconscious, checking checking to see if he was unconscious Naruto ran over to Zoe, and made sure she was alright before calling the cops
After giving his statement how he was walking by and heard Zoe's screams, and saved her Naruto left back to the retirement center st the koi pond to see it filled with meteor rocks, with a frown he began to take them out, and double checked to make sure he had all of them before he sped home to see Johnathan and Martha wasn't home causing him to shrug and go change his clothes and sped out of Kansas to somewhere nice and secluded where he began to train
Morning
Naruto arrived back in town to see a news report of elderly Harry Volk had drowned in the koi pond, causing him to smirk seems the man thought he'd get younger again if he took another tumble, as he walked away he missed the second report of Johnathan Kent being pronounced deceased in a car accident.
Kent Farm
Naruto walked into the kitchen shirtless, as he had a towel and was wiping sweat from his body and face, before he looked up to see Martha in tears, with Lana, Pete, Chloe, and their families "Um, what's going on?" Naruto asked
Martha sniffled as she walked forward "Nathan, it's your dad...he's uh, he's," Martha couldn't finish the words as Naruto already put it together as he frowned and hugged Martha who began to sob, while Naruto's tears began to fall as well before their friends came over to support the grieving mother and her adopted son.
Finished
Rest in Power Johnathan Kent.
It was Johnathan in the overturned car from the vision, next chapter will be a four month time skip.
Fine ass Martha Kent is back on the market. I'm just playing
Or am I?