Young Justice: Kage

Chapter 1: The Canary Meets a Fox

I don't own Naruto, Young Justice, or any other DC characters
(A/N, Naruto is 16 and 5'11 and he changes his hair and eye color to black when on missions.)

"Hi" People speaking out loud in English
'Hello Megan' People speaking telepathically or inner thoughts
"Nani" People speaking out loud in another language
'Dattebayo' Naruto speaking to Kuruma in the mind
"Mortal" Kuruma speaking out loud
'Weaklings' Kuruma speaking to Naruto in the mind
"Jutsu"
"Recognized" Zeta-Tube speaking
Los Angeles, California, 2010     Locations

Dinah lifted the chopsticks to her mouth and took a bite from her smoked salmon. It was absolutely delicious. This was her first time visiting Japan. She always meant to come visit the country but rarely ever has the free time to have a personal life since joining the Justice League. The reason that she is in the country at the moment is because she is on official Justice League business.

For the past three days, she has been trying to find a certain hero that sprung up in Tokyo recently. The first mention of this new hero was about three months ago. It was one of several topics that Batman brought up in a meeting. She didn't think it was that big of a deal as long as he is helping others, but Batman is the type of person who doesn't trust a single person in the world especially ones that display any sort of superhuman powers.

If a person in the world shows up with superhuman powers whether villain, hero, or civilian, Batman will create a massive profile on the person in case that person ever becomes a threat. The Dark Knight doesn't take any chances when it comes to global safety. As much as she hates to admit it, Batman tends to save many lives with his paranoia even those of his fellow heroes.

Getting back on track, this new hero popped up around three months ago during a terrorist bombing. Over fifty lives were saved that day by the hero who revealed the power to manipulate and control the elements of water and wind. Amateur video of the incident showed a large tidal wave of water appearing out of thin air creating a protective sphere around survivors. This wall of swirling water knocked away falling debris and doused flames in an instant.

What was more impressive was when the wall of water exploded outward in a massive tidal wave putting out the majority of the flames followed by strong gusts of wind to put out the rest. There was no video footage on the hero, but many survivors caught sight of a child in a black and silver outfit with raven hair. A couple weeks later more sightings of the hero started to pop up. Soon enough Tokyo had its own hero protecting it.

A small chuckle comes from the gorgeous woman as she recalls some of the ridiculous names that are floating around the internet. Some people have too much free time on their hands. She reaches into her jacket pulling out a photo of the young hero. He looks to be from 13 to 16 though it is hard to tell with the black face mask covering his face from the nose down. Definitely a raven and wears a grey vest over a long-sleeved black shirt. The image is blurry making any other distinguishing physical characteristics nearly impossible to make out even with the advanced technology at the fingertips of the League. If she had to harbor a guess she would say that he is between 5'10 and 6'1 at the tallest. Putting the picture away, she finishes her meal and leaves the small restaurant.

For the past three days, she has been trying to spot any signs of the young hero but has not had any luck. She was sent on this mission by Batman due to her ability to speak Japanese. Plus, she knew on some level he was counting on her physical appearance to be appealing to the man.