Walking through alleyways one can learn all sorts of things.
Take for example the fact that the Bat and his associates have been on a war-path of sort. Everyone that has ears in places has been hit for information on a man wearing a white mask with thin, slanted eye-holes and orange wavy design in place of the mouth, a etching of a stylized leaf on the forehead, black full-bodysuit with grey flak-jacket, metal shoulder and arm guards, three small equipment pouches on his back-waist, two medium sized ones strapped to each leg, and a sword strapped to his back under a bright orange hooded cloak. Word was he almost killed Robin and Batgirl in their first meeting.
After one month, the only information they had on him was that he preferred to use kunai and shuriken for distance, his sword, a jian, use for groups of enemies, and a hand-to-hand fighting style used to maim or kill his opponents. He was recorded all over the city at the same time. Glimpses of orange streaking along rooftops from shootouts ended in bloodbaths.
Month two saw a new gang starting up called The Whirling Tide. It started small enough. Home invasions, muggings, small-time drug trafficking, and car-jacking. Mostly made up of orphan children and teens that roam Old Gotham and the East End. Few confirmed sighting of the man are made during that period.
Months three to eight saw a slow increase of The Whirling Tide's notoriety, making a name for themselves as reliable drug and gunrunners for all the small-time gangs. Expanding into Robinson Park and absorbing all street gangs in the way cemented their place in the underworld.
Month nine the masked man was revealed to be in charge of The Whirling Tide. Calling himself Kyuubi, but known by his men as Hokage, he leads The Whirling Tide against the Black Mask's gun and drug trade ending in the near successful assassination attempt of Black Mask by Kyuubi himself that left Black Mask in a coma.
The Whirling Tide soon took over all weapon and drug running in Gotham from the Penguin in month ten.
The next two months are spent shoring up their territory and clientele with Kyuubi earning a reputation of fighting and winning over the Bat-family. Assassinations and exterminations became the norm for their dealings with rivals trying to get in on their business.
So it was little wonder the Bat would be out looking for information on Kyuubi. The only problem was no one with useful information would be able to talk because of strange markings found on their tongues.
They would talk, just nothing not already well known about The Whirling Tide or Kyuubi.
So it was with a smile a blonde, whisker marked twenty-three walked, slight spring to his step, thinking about his past year.
This is my first shot at writing fanfiction.
I will be making this AU for both Naruto and the DC Universe. I will be using the manga with a movie or two forming most of the background of Naruto. The DC Animated Universe, Young Justice, Teen Titans, The Batman, the DC wiki will provide some of that background.
I'm just using this chapter to set up the next few which will explain how Naruto gets set up in Gotham City. Please review and tell me what you think.