Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 409 Superman, Batman, and Kryptonians all need to be trained.

"He's here! Superman is here!"

"He really came to the Capitol!"

"This is truly a historic moment!"

"We expect Superman to give the senators, the American people, and the whole world a statement —"

During the live television broadcast, the host seemed to be a fan of Superman, but the underlying meaning of her words was quite strange, with a clear hint of flattery intended to undermine him.

In the Wayne Enterprises office in Gotham, Bruce Wayne discovers that the employee who broke his leg in front of him has not received the compensation he was supposed to provide; it has been returned every month.

Bruce's expression was unusually grave; he vaguely sensed something ominous.

Members of Congress saw Superman and expressed their dissatisfaction.

We are the congressmen, sitting on Capitol Hill, looking down over the entire United States and the world, deciding the fate of the world with our fingers.

Superman! How dare you hover above the Capitol!

How dare they trample us gentlemen under their feet!

I need to teach you a lesson you won't forget!

Senator June walked into the hall with a serious expression and a determined look on her face.

Lex Luthor, who was talking to her about restricting Kryptonians, said provocatively, "He's not here with good intentions, June baby."

The senator responded firmly, "I grew up on a farm, I can take down pigs, why would I be afraid of him?"

Luther understood that Senator June meant she wouldn't be fooled by his words.

So he asked a question: "Do you know the oldest lie in American history?"

Before Senator June could react, Luther gave the answer himself: "The answer is that might makes right."

Senator June glanced at Luther warily; her intuition told her that the man in front of her was dangerous and insane, and she had to stay away from him.

But with the hearing about to begin, the senator had no time to ponder what the problem was. She could only give Luther one last look before turning and leaving.

Lex Luthor concluded with a flippant yet meaningful remark: "Good luck—"

Superman descended from the sky, and upon seeing his arrival, the protesters against Kryptonians began to curse loudly, while Superman's fans erupted in thunderous cheers, turning the area in front of the Capitol into a noisy sea.

Superman ignored the people's reactions and walked straight into the Capitol.

Walking through the long corridor and into the meeting room where the hearing was being held, Superman's steps were not firm.

He didn't know what questions the senator would ask him, nor did he know how to answer them.

Although Clark is Superman, the strongest superhero, and a god among men, he is also an ordinary person who has never interacted with those in power.

No matter how powerful one is, people will always feel uneasy and anxious when facing things they don't understand.

The tense Superman could not suppress the surge of his immense life force, which emanated an aura as imposing as a mountain.

As soon as he entered the conference room, his imposing presence put immense pressure on all attendees, instantly silencing the chaotic discussions and making the large conference room so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Superman pushed open the gate to the location where he was being questioned and stood in his rightful place.

Senator June began chairing the meeting, and as she fluently recited the clichés of democracy, she suddenly noticed a note stuck to the teacup beside her.

The senator, whose inner alarm bells were ringing, couldn't continue speaking.

She reached out and turned the teacup to face up, and saw the words on the note: "Grandma's Peach Tea."

These are her own words, a metaphor she used when exposing Luther's lies.

Senator June's pupils dilated, and he abruptly turned to look at Lex Luthor's position, where, sure enough, no one was there.

Everyone with a keen eye, including Superman, followed the senator's gaze to Luthor's location. However, the next moment, the wheelchair in which the witness with the broken leg was sitting exploded.

The wheelchair wasn't large, but the bomb was extremely powerful.

The terrifying shockwave and high altitude instantly destroyed the entire first floor of the Capitol Building, and also affected parts of the second and third floors.

The entire Capitol was engulfed in flames, and hundreds of people, including Senator June, journalists, experts, and witnesses, perished.

Batman saw the explosion on TV, and he went berserk, controlled by his inner rage, blaming everything on Superman and vowing to kill him.

Superman is an invincible god among men, and only Kryptonite can slightly restrain him, but only slightly; it cannot cause fatal damage.

"I need kryptonite, a lot of kryptonite, to forge a god-slaying spear, the Spear of Longinus, that belongs only to Superman."

Batman has actually collected quite a bit of Kryptonite over the past few months, but he hasn't collected enough large Kryptonite to be polished into a spear.

Throughout the world, almost all the large pieces of kryptonite have been acquired by Shazo, with the only exception being the Luther Corporation, where he displayed them in the Luther Corporation's lobby.

Xia Zuo acts erratically, but he is meticulous in his methods and has an extremely strong sense of secrecy. Batman had no idea that he had something ready-made in his possession.

So Batman stormed into Lex Luthor Corporation and stole the largest piece of Kryptonite.

Batman was unaware that his every move was being watched by the Chloride soldiers, and even filmed with night-vision cameras and sent to the forests of Gotham City.

Xia Zuo watched this scene with a cold laugh.

Blinded by rage, Batman lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong, becoming like a puppet manipulated by Luthor, running headlong in the wrong direction.

This time, it's probably not just Superman who will learn a lesson, but Batman too.

Shazo asked, "Fora, we only have Batman's surveillance data, what about Superman's? And Lex Luthor's?"

Fiora lowered his head in shame: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shazo, our warriors couldn't catch up with Karl, and Lex Luthor... he lost them too."

"Heh." Xia Zuo laughed sarcastically: "Superman's strength is immense. He can definitely see your actions, so it's understandable that he can't catch up."

He looked at the young Kryptonian warrior behind Fiora and said in an increasingly strange tone, "But Lex Luthor—that shouldn't be the case, right? He's just a human, an ordinary human."

"You spoke so casually before you set off. How could a mere human possibly escape my notice?!"

There was no need for Xia Zuo to continue. The young Kryptonian warrior behind Fuora was so ashamed that his face turned purple, and his whole body trembled.

Xia Zuo pointed at him and said, "Kryptonian kid, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Here's another mission for you: monitor a human again. If you fail this time—"

The Kryptonian warrior raised his head: "If I fail again, I will absolutely not come back alive!"

Xia Zuo laughed heartily: "Great! I have high hopes for you!"

After sending the three Kryptonian warriors on guard out, Xia Zuo suddenly stopped smiling.

He asked with great dissatisfaction, "Fora, is the arrogance of Kryptonians ingrained in their bones? If he were serious, with his strength, how could he not keep an ordinary person in check?"

"Even if he used a body double, even if he went through a tunnel, couldn't someone with X-ray vision see it?"

Fiora opened her mouth, but didn't say anything in defense, because she had nothing to say.

Xia Zuo snorted coldly: "Failure doesn't matter to me, but it's different for you."

"Didn't I tell you this was your last chance to find Zod's body? Did you just ignore it, or do you think my words don't matter?"

Before Fiora could defend himself, Shazo stopped him with a gesture of his own. With a smile that was both cheerful and eerily bright, Shazo said with utmost seriousness, "Fiora, remember this: I'm forgiving him and you this time because it's not my interests that are at stake."

"Next time—you won't want to know the consequences, understand?"

Fiora nodded repeatedly, her face slightly pale.

She was truly frightened by Xia Zuo's unpredictable emotions, and given that they had indeed done something wrong, she felt no anger or resentment, only the fear of failing again.

Shazo's emotional change frightened Fiora, but that was just the result; there were three real reasons.

Firstly, Xia Zuo's strength has been growing day by day, far surpassing that of Fuora. When the two are together, he unconsciously puts pressure on her.

Secondly, there is the ideological imprint left on Fauci's genes.

If Zod is the template for a thought leader, then Fiora is the template for a deputy. When oppressed by a more powerful leader, she will naturally feel a slight fear, and this fear will become the breeding ground for a submissive mentality.

The third reason is the situation of the Kryptonians.

After escaping from the Shadow Realm, the Kryptonians lived a life of constant displacement, and they would have collapsed long ago if General Zod hadn't been so resolute.

Today, the Kryptonians have lost their leader, but they have taken root steadily on Earth and the Moon, and have multiplied into a new generation. Moreover, all of them are no longer manufactured products, but primitive species that need to be educated and nurtured.

Although they cannot compare to naturally born children like Karl El, and their potential is limited, their next generation will completely revert to naturally born children.

Kryptonian civilization will return to its upward trajectory.

This hopeful state of life is something all Kryptonians cherish and feel immense gratitude towards Shazo, who brought it all to them.

Gratitude itself can unconsciously make people feel inferior and easily generate a sense of fear.

The combination of these three factors has shaped Fiora's current mindset. She lowered her head and said earnestly, "Mr. Shazo, we will not fail again."

Xia Zuo smiled happily: "I hope so too."

"Alright, let's get down to business."

"The human that kid is protecting is Superman's adoptive mother, her name is Martha. Superman and his adoptive mother have a very close relationship and he trusts her very much."

"so----"

"So the plot against Karl will definitely have to exploit his adoptive mother's weakness," Fiora continued.

Xia Zuo nodded and said, "This time we're just trying to teach him a lesson, not to make him our mortal enemy. So we can't let someone he values ​​die a violent death."

"That troublemaker named Louise is going to be sent too—" said Fiora.

"No, no need." Shazo rejected Fiora's suggestion: "Louise is irrelevant. Superman's focus is on her. As long as Superman is alive, no one can kill Louise on Earth."

"The things between lovers are complicated. I can't understand them at all. If we rashly intervene, we might end up making a deadly enemy of Superman even though we've saved someone. That would be counterproductive."

Fiora: "—Ah, is that so?"

Xia Zuo nodded: "Believe me, although I'm a madman and have never understood love, I'm still human. I've seen countless displays of affection, so I know how irrational things can be between lovers."

Fuora: "————What's dog food?————Okay, I'll listen to you."

Xia Zuo added, "Keep a close eye on Batman. If he uses kryptonite to create a lethal weapon, you must tell me immediately."

"I'll steal it out, no, I'll replace it with a fake."

"Large kryptonite weapons are too dangerous. Even if you are equipped with radiation protection suits, it will be fatal if that damn thing gets into your body."

"Therefore, all the large kryptonites must be in our hands."

Fuora stood at attention, head held high, and loudly replied, "Yes, sir!"

Under the watchful eyes of the largest group of Kryptonians, the vanished Lex Luthor successfully swayed public opinion, putting Superman in the spotlight.

The Kryptonians couldn't understand why humans could make Kal'el so confused and distressed, but they were still happy that this traitor was being tormented by humans.

Moreover, the more pain Superman suffers, the happier the Kryptonians feel.

Rogue ninja never have a good ending! Unless they can be both male and female, salty and salty, tough and gentle.

A few days later, Batman polished the stolen kryptonite into a spear, and used the powder to make smoke bombs.

Xia Zuo ignored the smoke bombs but replaced the kryptonite spear with a fake one covered in kryptonite powder.

Xia Zuo didn't do it himself; instead, he used a box of gems as payment to have the catwoman exchange it.

Batman was very wary of Shazor. Whenever Shazor left the forest, Batman would become so nervous that he seemed to be dying, giving Shazor no chance to make a move.

But Catwoman Selena is different; she only needs to gently call Bruce's name twice to make him lower his guard.

After a fierce close-quarters fight, Catwoman effortlessly swapped out her kryptonite spear and also stole a custom-made diamond necklace from Bruce.

Even though it was made specifically for her by Bruce, secretly taking it away brought her greater happiness than Bruce putting it on her by himself.

When the catwoman appeared before Xia Zuo, adorned with a necklace, earrings, rings, and bracelets studded with diamonds, and exchanged them for the tip of a kryptonite spear, even Xia Zuo found it dazzling.

He looked the catwoman up and down a few times, then jokingly said, "So you like diamonds."

Catwoman nodded: "Of course, diamonds are the most sparkling of all gemstones, so naturally they are my favorite."

Xia Zuo casually stretched out his hand, and the branches beside him quickly dehydrated and carbonized, turning into pure carbon powder that fell into his palm.

As he suddenly squeezed the fist shut, a dazzling light burst forth.

In just 5 seconds, the toner turned into a transparent and dazzling diamond.

"Consider this a small free gift."