The Fox of Gotham

by choejhulkp9

Before Batman and all his allies and super villains called Gotham City their home, there was another. A vigilante who rose up to fight for his city when it was dying. He would punish those who fed on the fear of the innocent and he would bring justice to those who failed his city. His name is Naruto Uzumaki Wayne. Naruto/? Some elements from Arrow and other DC properties

1. Chapter 1

Hey guys, after watching a few episodes of Gotham, I got hooked. It's a pretty good show so I decided write a crossover story. It's a perfect blank canvas to add in Naruto as Gotham grows and so does Bruce until he becomes Batman. Hope you guys like it, enjoy!

The Fox of Gotham

The Joker…Penguin…The Riddler…Poison Ivy…Catwoman…Batman. These are the names synonymous with Gotham. The city where Batman prowls the roof and saves the city by striking fear into the heart of criminals. But…what was Gotham like before Batman,…before Bruce Wayne watched his parents die in front of him at age 12. What was the city like…what were the Wayne's like? Not many people know this, but before the Batman appeared in Gotham,…there was another vigilante. Way before Bruce was born, Martha and Thomas Wayne made their way to Japan on one of the Wayne Enterprises business trips and on the trip they found a young boy.

Naruto Uzumaki was his name. A young boy around the age of 8 when they found him by accident when he pick-pocketed Thomas's wallet in an attempt to get some food. Naruto was a street orphan,…his parents were killed in a car accident when he was 5 and then put in an orphanage. Other kids would pick on him because of the 6 scars he had on his face from the accident, which resembled whiskers. Naruto fought back and was often rebellious and disrespectful to the orphanage owners so Naruto ran away.

Thomas found Naruto sitting in an alley going through his wallet. Thomas could tell that Naruto was a street kid and offered Naruto some lunch and got to know him. Thomas could see that Naruto had a very good heart,…a rare thing to find back in Gotham. Thomas and Martha spent a month in Japan on business and when they had to go back to Gotham,…they asked Naruto if he wanted to come with them,…as their adopted son and Naruto couldn't have been happier.

Naruto Uzumaki Wayne fit right into the family as the family butler Alfred loved the boy. Thomas and Martha had Naruto in school and to make them proud, Naruto would do good things with this new chance in life. Over the years, Naruto rose through the ranks of his private school in both intelligence and athletics,…he convinced his parents to let him take martial arts classes and he was the picture boy of the ideal son, making him the perfect role model. 2 years later, Thomas and Martha had a son, Bruce and Naruto loved his little brother. He looked out for him and always tried to protect him.,…Bruce looked up to Naruto and respected him so much.

The time came for Naruto to go to college and he got accepted to Harvard to study science and business…with a minor in law. Naruto graduated top of his class and was on his way home to Gotham to see his family when tragedy struck.

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In an alley of the Gotham theater district, the GCPD had set up a police crime scene as uniforms took statements and the CSI took photos and DNA samples of possible evidence. Two detectives arrived on the scene as they passed the tape.

"Oh, the legendary Harvey Bullock. No rest for the wicked, eh?" Officer Baum asked.

"Tanner Baum, looking crisp. This is my new partner, James Gordon. So what do we got?" Bullock asked.

"I just got here myself. Male, female, gunshot. The kid saw the whole thing. Poor kid hasn't spoken a word since." Office Baum said as they looked over to alley fire escape and saw a 12-year-old boy sitting with a blanket around him.

Gordon walked over to the boy while Harvey looked at the victims and recognized who they were.

"My names James Gordon. I'm a detective. What's your name?" Gordon asked as they boy kept crying and didn't answer. "It's ok, you don't have to talk."

Harvey stood up and looked at Officer Baum. "Listen T, do me a favor? You didn't see me ok."

"I see you right in front of me. What's your problem?" Baum asked.

"That's Thomas and Martha Wayne." Harvey said as Baum went wide-eyed. "I don't need that kind of hassle. Call major crimes, they'd love to have this."

"Yeah, but they're not here. And your partner is talking to the witness. So, that makes it your case." Baum said.

"Bruce…" The boy said as Gordon turned to him. "My name is Bruce Wayne."

"Can you tell me what happened here, Bruce?" Gordon asked as Bruce began to cry and Gordon sat next to him to comfort him. "When I was about your age…drunk driver hit our car. Killed my dad. I was right next to him. I know how you feel right now. And I promise you, however dark and scary the world may be right now…there will be light. There will be light, Bruce."

"We just got out of the movies…we were walking through the alley to catch an uptown cab to get home. My brother was suppose to be home by then. A man came out of the shadows…he was tall, with a black mask. He had a hat, and gloves and shiny shoes. He took my dad's wallet, and my mom's necklace. And then he shot them,…for no reason. I should have done something! But I was too scared." Bruce said.

"There was nothing you could have done to stop what would happen. But there is something you can do now. You can be strong…be strong. I promise you,…I will find the man who did this." Gordon told him.

Then a car drove up to the scene as an English man stepped out of the drivers seat and a young man about 22 years of age with blonde hair and 6 scars on his cheeks stepped out of the passenger seat.

"Hey, who the hell are they?" Baum asked as he saw the two walk pass the police line as Harvey recognized one of them.

"The kid is Thomas and Martha Wayne's oldest son, Naruto." Harvey said.

"Bruce!" Naruto shouted as Bruce saw his older brother and ran to him and hugged him tight.

"I'm sorry…I should have done something…" Bruce said as he cried into Naruto's shirt as Naruto held him tight.

"It's ok…it's ok…" Naruto said as he pat Bruce on the head. "I'm here…I'm here." Naruto said as Bruce then hugged Alfred.

"Alfred…take him to the car." Naruto said as Alfred nodded and Naruto walked up to the bodies of his foster parents,…he lost his parents again. Naruto cried some tears as he wiped some away and tightened his fist as Detective Gordon walked over to him.

"James Gordon." Gordon said introducing himself.

"Naruto Uzumaki Wayne." Naruto said.

"We're going to get the guy who did this." Gordon told him.

"New to Gotham?" Naruto asked.

"You could say." Gordon said.

"Good luck." Naruto said as he walked to the car and they left.

After a few hours of working the case, Harvey and Gordon went to a nearby diner to get some coffee.

"Shouldn't we be there when they move the victims?" Gordon asked as Harvey took off his jacket and sat down.

"Why? Listen hotshot, do me a favor? Don't start talking to witnesses unless I say so." Harvey said.

"What's your problem?" Gordon asked.

"My problem, soldier boy, you just caught us a gigantic flaming ball of crap." Harvey said.

"Oh yeah, how's that?" Gordon asked.

"You never heard of Thomas and Martha Wayne?" Harvey asked.

"Yeah, sure the Wayne Foundation and Wayne Enterprises." Gordon said as the waitress poured them 2 cups of coffee.

"Yeah, two of the most rich and powerful people in Gotham. You can't even imagine the pressure if we don't close this thing quick." Harvey said.

"So let's close it quick." Gordon said.

"Yeah right. This is a random street robbery, Holmes. Perp could be any one of 10,000 mopes out there." Harvey said as the door to the diner opened and two more people walked in that Harvey recognized. "Oh crap. Well, well, well,…if it isn't Montoya and Allen. Major Crimes unit. This is my new partner, Jim Gordon."

"Nice to meet you." Gordon said.

"So the Waynes, huh? Terrible thing. Any leads?" Montoya asked.

"Just getting started." Harvey said.

"I'll be straight, you want us to take it off your hands?" Allen asked.

"Why you want it? You got a lead?" Harvey asked.

"No, just need the press action." Allen said.

"I don't know." Harvey said.

"Come on, Bullock. You know you're scared of this case." Montoya said.

"Damn right, I'm scared." Harvey said.

"Then do the right thing for once." Montoya said.

"For once? Where the hell do you get the nerve to say that to me?" Harvey asked. "You can kiss my ass." Harvey said as Montoya and Allen chuckled and left.

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The next day, Harvey and Gordon were at the GCPD in captain Sarah Essen's office, watching the Mayor give a press conference on the recent murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne.

"Poor bastard, first a crime wave and now this." The Captain said. "You take all the resources and people you need, you just close this case."

"Yes, captain. Jim, will you give us a minute?" Harvey said as Jim walked out of the office and to his desk.

Jim watched as Harvey had a heated debate with the Captain on trying to get a new partner but she wasn't going to have it. Jim chuckled as he saw Harvey walk out. "She said you had to keep me, huh?" Gordon asked.

"Yes she did." Harvey said as he put on his jacket and left as Harvey followed him and the two ran down every possible lead they could.

Back at the Wayne manor, Bruce had cried himself to sleep…the first time he had done that in years. Naruto was with him the whole night and when Bruce woke up, he barely spoke and ate. Naruto kept an eye on his little brother…he was all he had left.

Bruce was taking a nap in his room as Alfred brought him lunch while Naruto was in his study,…or more like his training room. When Naruto convinced his parents to let him take martial arts lessons, they let him take one of the empty rooms in the mansion to use for training. Naruto had some training posts and weights set up, some wooden bo staffs and swords and even some real samurai and ninja weapons his parents had bought at auctions or ones that were given to Naruto as gifts from his teachers.

Naruto also had a desk and T.V. set up so he could work or clear his head if he wanted to. Right now,…Naruto was letting off steam. He was wearing some sweatpants with no shirt as he was practicing on the training dummy,…going through his fighting techniques and stances. Naruto was highly trained in karate, kung fu, ninjutsu and escrima but he still had a lot to learn. Naruto was so focused on his training as he remembered seeing his parents bodies and faces from the crime scene…the person who killed them would find justice…one way or the other.

"ARGHH!" Naruto shouted as he elbowed one of the training arms with such force it broke off. He then did a double fist punch and broke off the other training arm and then finished the third arm with a knee up and ended up breaking the three training arms off the training dummy.

Naruto breathed heavy after he finished destroying the training dummy as he heard someone clear their throat and turned to see Alfred standing in the doorway.

"Is this a bad time, Master Naruto?" Alfred asked as he walked in.

"No, it's fine." Naruto said as he walked over and got a towel and bottle of water. "How's Bruce?"

"Master Bruce is still asleep. I left his lunch by his bed for when he wakes up." Alfred said as Naruto nodded and put his shirt on and looked over the morning paper. "Master Naruto, a call came from Wayne Enterprises…"

"I know Alfred. They called and allocated my parents 40% shares of the Wayne Enterprises to Bruce and I. The board controls the other 40% and 20% of the shares remain public." Naruto said as he looked at one of the newspaper articles that showed a headline of Thomas and Martha Wayne's death and the Boards response to their death.

"Is that a problem, Master Naruto?" Alfred asked.

"Now it is." Naruto said as they saw the news where the board of Wayne Enterprises was talking about the recent death of the Waynes and their future plans to work with the mayor on preserving the Wayne Legacy. "The board is now going to try and take majority control over the company. 20% of the shares are public and my father was able to keep the board in check but with him gone, the board has the chance to take over."

"I see. So what do you plan to do?" Alfred asked.

"Everything I can do, to get at least 10% of the public shares. If I can get 50% of the shares of Wayne Enterprises, I can at least keep the board in check." Naruto said.

"Yes, and pray tell, what are your plans if you should succeed?" Alfred asked.

"Watch over the company until Bruce turns 21." Naruto said.

"Really, Master Naruto?" Alfred asked.

"Mom and Dad would have wanted Bruce to run Wayne Enterprises but the board won't like that idea. They'll do everything they can to try and box us out so I have to make sure that they can't." Naruto said as he looked an old picture of him and Bruce with his parents.

"No thoughts of running Wayne Enterprises yourself, Master Naruto?" Alfred asked.

"No. That's Bruce' destiny." Naruto said.

"And what do you think yours is?" Alfred asked.

"To help him get there." Naruto said as Alfred smiled and walked up to him and hugged him close as Naruto hugged back. "I missed you, Alfred."

"And I you, Master Naruto." Alfred said as the two stopped the hug and saw Bruce in the doorway.

"Hey, Bruce. How are you?" Naruto asked as he knelt down to his younger brother and saw his eyes were still stained with tears.

"I can still see them…I can still hear the gun shot…it's all my fault. I was too scared…I should have done something." Bruce said as he began to cry and Naruto hugged his brother tight.

"Hey, Bruce look at me." Naruto said as Bruce looked at his brother. "What happened to Mom and Dad was not your fault…ok. There was nothing you could have done…don't blame yourself."

"I miss them…I miss them so much." Bruce said as Naruto hugged him.

"So do I." Naruto said as hugged his brother. "But I promise you this…the person who killed them will be brought to justice. And I will never leave you again." Naruto said as Bruce hugged him tight.

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A few more days had passed since the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne and Gordon and Bullock were desperately trying to find the killer. They finally found a trail and that led them to Mario Pepper. After an altercation that led to Pepper's death, the GCPD ransacked his place and found the gun and the pearl necklace the killer stole from Martha Wayne,…to the GCPD the case was done. The news heralded Bullock and Gordon as heroes for stopping the killer.

At the funeral of Thomas and Martha Wayne, many of Gotham's elite showed up as well as friends of the family, some Naruto knew were good people, others not so much. The Priest had conducted the ceremony as people began to leave. Naruto had his arm around Bruce comforting him as tears ran down his eyes. Naruto, Alfred and Bruce walked away from the graves as Naruto saw Detective Gordon and Bullock.

Detective Gordon and Bullock walked up to Bruce and Naruto. "You kept your promise, thank you." Bruce said to Detective Gordon.

"I'm sorry you didn't see a trial." Gordon said.

"It's ok." Naruto said as Bruce shook Gordon's hand and then walked away. Naruto then shook his hand and walked with Bruce to the car.

Back in Gotham, at the apartment of Gordon's fiancé, Barbara Keen. She opened her door to see Detective Renee Montoya.

"Renee, long time." Barbara said.

"Yeah." Montoya said as she walked in. "Sorry to drop by unexpected like this. How've you been?"

"I'm good, you?" Barbara asked.

"I'm good. You're running an art gallery now?" Montoya asked as Barbara nodded. "Cool."

"And I'm engaged." Barbara said.

"That's why I'm here. The GCPD framed Mario Pepper for the murder of the Waynes." Montoya said.

"What?" Barbara asked.

"They framed and killed an innocent man." Montoya told her.

"And you're here to tell me that James was in on this?" Barbara asked.

"Yes." Montoya replied.

"And what's your proof?" Barbara asked.

"I can't tell you, but it's the truth. James Gordon is not a good guy. You deserve better." Montoya said.

"James Gordon is the most honest man I've ever met. He's not capable of doing that." Barbara said.

"You sure you know what he's capable of?" Montoya asked.

"Yes, I'm sure. I know him." Barbara said.

"Does he know you? Like I know you?" Montoya asked.

Montoya soon left as Barbara thought about what she said. Gordon returned home late after the funeral and some work at the police station and poured him and Barbara a drink. He walked out to the living room and saw Barbara staring out the living room window.

"Here you are." Gordon said as he handed her the drink and saw she was thinking about something. "Barbara, what's wrong?"

"Did you frame Mario Pepper?" Barbara asked as Gordon looked at her crazy, where did she get that idea?

"No." Gordon said.

"I knew it." Barbara said to herself.

"Who told you that Mario Pepper was framed?" Gordon asked.

"It doesn't matter as long as it's not true." Barbara said.

"It's not, who told you it was?" Gordon asked.

"Nobody." She replied.

"B, I know when you're lying." Gordon said.

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After the funeral, Naruto should have felt at peace…the news that his parents killer was killed should have filled him with relief, but no. It didn't go away. Bruce felt a bit better but he was different,…hell wouldn't you be. Alfred would look over Bruce while Naruto had some business in the city,…stuff to do with Wayne Enterprises. Naruto dressed in a dark red shirt, dark blue jeans, and a orange and black jacket with a hoodie. He drove into the city and stopped by city hall because that was where the best hot dog vendor set up shop.

Naruto stopped by to get a hot dog and tried to relax. He sat on the stairs and ate and saw Detective Gordon walked up to another Detective named Montoya. Naruto's curiosity got the better of him and walked up to city hall and hid behind one of the pillars and listened in on the conversation. He listened to their conversation and Naruto couldn't believe his ears…Pepper was framed. His parent's killer was still out there and the police department pinned his parents murder on some guy to get positive press. Naruto tightened his fists in anger as he saw Gordon leave and decided...if this was a cover up,…he needed to know why.

Naruto got on his bike and put on his helmet and followed Detective Gordon. Gordon's first stop was the apartment of Mario Pepper. After that, Gordon went back to the GCPD. Naruto had to wait outside for Detective Gordon because he would raise suspicion so he waited to see if Gordon would leave again.

Inside the GCPD, Gordon told his partner what Barbara told him and what Montoya told her. "Framed? How you figure?" Harvey asked. "You were there. We frame him?"

"Somebody could have planted the necklace on Pepper for us to find. Fish Mooney could have set the whole thing up." Gordon said.

"Why?" Harvey asked.

"To cover up for the real killer. Mooney works for Falcone,…maybe Falcone wanted the Waynes killed." Gordon said.

"Whoa, wait, why would such a nutty idea even enter your head?" Harvey asked.

"Montoya from MCU." Gordon said.

"That pill head loony bird. What's her proof?" Harvey asked.

"Wouldn't tell me. Didn't trust me." Gordon said.

"Cause she doesn't have any. If they did they would have used it." Harvey said as he kept working on some paperwork.

"Pepper didn't wear shiny shoes. He didn't own any shiny shoes." Gordon said as Harvey tossed his pen down.

"Shiny shoes, mother of god. Shiny shoes, just suppose for a moment, just suppose Pepper was innocent. I killed him." Harvey said.

"We killed him." Gordon said.

"We killed him? We'd lose our jobs at the very least. The case is closed. Forget about it." Harvey told him.

"Even if the real killers are still out there?" Gordon asked.

"Yes. This is very perilous stuff you're messing with. Listen to me for once, Jim. Forget about it." Harvey told him.

Gordon left and Naruto followed him as Gordon went back to his apartment and Naruto needed to get back to the mansion before Alfred and Bruce got worried,…he'd pick up snooping around tomorrow.

The next morning, after a few more phone calls about Wayne Enterprises, Naruto went back to the city and back to the GCPD to see if Detective Gordon had found anything else. Naruto arrived at the GCPD and walked into the main hall with his hoodie on so no one would recognized him. He looked around and didn't see Detective Gordon. He then walked up to one of the officers working the main desk.

"Excuse me, is Detective James Gordon in today?" Naruto asked.

"Um, no actually he didn't come in today." The office said.

"Oh, thanks." Naruto said as he walked away and saw Gordon's partner, Harvey Bullock walked out of the precinct in a rush. Naruto decided to follow Bullock, maybe he would lead him to Detective Gordon. Naruto followed Detective Bullock as Bullock drove to a meat packing and slaughterhouse that was owned by Carmine Falcone, the head mob boss in Gotham. Naruto saw Harvey walk in so Naruto decided to follow. He kept his helmet on to disguise his face and snuck in through the back.

Gordon woke up and found himself hanging upside down on one of the meat racks as three men talked around him.

"Hey, what are you doing? Move that over here, you'll get a better angle." Butch told one of his men who was setting up a camera.

"What, you're a director now?" the guy asked.

"Your fresh, just saying." Butch said as he rolled up his sleeves and heard the door open and Harvey walked in.

"Hey, Butch!" Harvey said as he walked up to him.

"Harvey. Who told you we'd be here?" Butch asked.

"Oh everyone knows this is where you take your problems. That's my partner you got there." Harvey said.

"Ex-partner." Butch said.

"Let me talk to Fish." Harvey said as Butch took out his phone and called Fish.

"Hey, Bullock showed up at the plant, wants to talk to you." Butch said as he handed the phone to Bullock.

"Fish." Harvey said.

"Speaking." Fish said, in a mood.

"Don't be like that. Listen you got to let my boy go." Harvey said. "How long we've been friends?"

"For a long time, until today. I did a big favor for you and your little friends and now it's all about to blow up in my face on account of your stupidity." Fish said.

"Look, the kid's not your problem here. He was led to the frame by Major Crimes, they're going to come after you." Harvey said.

"How did they get onto me?" Fish asked.

"Usual way I guess. Somebody talked." Harvey said.

"Ha. Not one of my people." Fish said.

"That's what everybody says. Listen you got to let my boy go. You kill my partner I got to come after you." Harvey said as Fish chuckled. "I don't want to but how am I going to look if you kill my partner and I don't make a move?"

"All right, well then you'll have to promise me that you'll keep him under control." Fish said.

"I promise." Harvey said.

"Cool. Put Butch on please." Fish said as Harvey handed the phone back to Fish.

"Yeah Boss?" Butch asked.

"That son of a bitch, just threatened me. You hang him up with his partner." Fish told him and then ended the call.

"You got it." Butch said as he saw Harvey talk to Gordon.

"Hey, how you doing?" Gordon asked.

"I'm good. We're going home." Harvey said.

"Yeah?" Gordon asked.

"Gentlemen, I'm just glad everything could work out—" Harvey was cut off as Butch walked up him and knocked him out.

"Pft, cops." Butch said as he had his men string up Harvey as well.

Harvey woke up and saw he was hanging upside down like James. He looked at Gordon. "How you doing?" Harvey joked.

"Been better." Gordon said. "Thanks for trying to help."

"Wish I hadn't." Harvey said. "Hey Butch!"

"Yeah, save your breath. Look, if it was up to me, you'd get a bullet in the head and a decent funeral. But Fish has her ways." Butch said to Harvey who exhaled in frustration. "Yo, Frankie! Show time." Butch yelled as Gordon and Bullock saw a giant man wearing an old style executioners mask and bloody smock walked out of a door.

"Aw crap." Harvey said as he and Gordon tried to get free.

With Naruto, he was able to find a way into the plant. He went around the back and climbed up through an old window. He grabbed a old lead pipe that was on the ground, just in case, and walked through the factory and followed the voices. He then peered around the corner and saw Detective Gordon and Bullock strung up and a giant man grab and butcher's knife. Naruto thought to himself, 'Aw man, I got to do something.' He then looked at the pipe and then back at Gordon. 'This is such a stupid idea,…but the right thing to do.' Naruto thought as he stilled his courage and walked out.

"HEY!" Butch and his men heard as they turned and saw some guy with a motorcycle helmet holding a lead pipe walked out into the room. Gordon and Harvey saw some guy as well. "Let them go!" Naruto said.

"What is it? Halloween? Sal, take care of this guy." Butch said as Sal nodded and pulled out his gun. Naruto saw the gun and threw the lead pipe through the air and hit the guy in the face and hit him hard that it broke his nose. Butch and his other guy took out their guns and fired at the stranger as Naruto dove for cover.

He took cover behind one of the old cow carcasses that was strung up for meatpacking. He saw them getting closer, but also saw the cow carcass strung up on a hook that was on a set of rollers so the butchers could move the meat between rooms and Naruto got an idea.

He pushed the meat and used it as a shield as Butch and his man kept firing but the meat took all the bullets. When Naruto got close enough he then close-lined one of the men and then rolled forward and then spin kicked Butch in the face, knocking him to the ground. Gordon and Bullock saw the guy with the motorcycle helmet fight against Butch and his men.

Frankie then swung at the man with the motorcycle helmet as Naruto kept dodging and moving away. He then rolled forward to duck a knife swing and picked up the lead pipe he threw before and turned around swung at Frankie's face, knocking him on his back. Butch then got up and grabbed Naruto from behind, so Naruto smacked the back of his head against Butch's face, then elbowed him in the gut and threw him over his shoulder and onto the ground. He then blocked a punch from another guy, and then kneed him in the gut, and then elbowed him in the face and kicked him to the ground. Then an alarm went off as the loading bay door opened and in walked five men with shotguns. One of Butch's men took out his gun and the approaching men opened fire and killed him.

Naruto ran as Frankie and the rest of Butch's men were killed. Naruto ran for cover and out of the factory as Butch held his hands up in surrender and saw who was leading the men: Don Carmine Falcone.

"Don Falcone." Butch said.

"Forgive me young man, I forget what your name is." Falcone said. "Or perhaps I never knew it."

"Gilzine, sir." Butch said.

"Gilzine, tell Ms. Mooney she's too impetuous. If she wants to kill police men, she has to ask permission." Falcone said.

"Yes sir." Butch said.

"Get yourself cleaned up. You're bleeding." Falcone said as he handed Butch a napkin to clean his bloody nose. He then looked at Bullock and Gordon. "There are rules. Cut them down."

"That's right, there are rules." Bullock said.

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After Bullock and Gordon were saved by Carmine Falcone, Falcone had a private chat with Gordon about what was going on and how his life was spared and that what Gordon thought was a simple cover up is part of a much larger thing that he couldn't even imagine. Falcone gave Gordon a test to make sure that he was on the same page as Harvey and the rest of the city was and if he didn't, he and his fiancé would be dead.

Gordon returned to his apartment to let his fiancé know he was fine and to get some sleep. The next morning, Gordon drove to Wayne Manor. Naruto was getting dressing in his room and looked at his motorcycle helmet he wore when he fought against those mob men. (Naruto's motorcycle helmet is a full face and has a front shield and it completely covers his head)

It was crazy to go up against the men of Carmine Falcone, he was the most powerful mob boss in Gotham, had most of the city in his pocket. But it felt…good, to fight against the corrupt and criminal of Gotham City. Saving people felt like the right thing to do, if he had fought against them without the helmet, they would have made him and he and Bruce would be dead. But with the helmet, he wasn't Naruto Wayne,…he was someone else…he was something else.

Naruto was brought out of his thoughts when he heard a car drive up the driveway and recognized it as Detective Gordon's car and went to the front door to see him. He and Alfred walked out of the front door to see Detective Gordon looking at them and point up. They looked up and saw Bruce standing on the roof's ledge.

"BRUCE! GET DOWN FROM THERE!" Naruto shouted.

"OY, MASTER BRUCE! GET YOUR BLOODY ASS DOWN FROM THERE! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO CLIMB THINGS!" Alfred shouted as Bruce saw his brother and Detective Gordon and came down from the ledge.

They all then met in the den as Alfred brought over some tea and cookies as Detective Gordon sat in a chair, Bruce sat on the couch and Naruto sat next to him. "Bruce, what were you doing on the roof?" Naruto asked.

"I'm learning to conquer fear." Bruce said.

"Fear doesn't need conquering. Fear tells you where the edge is. Fear is a good thing." Gordon said.

"And you think I haven't told him that, do ya?" Alfred asked.

"What brought you here Detective? I imagine this is more than a social visit." Naruto said.

"Yes. Mario Pepper didn't kill your parents. He was framed, by the police department, and the mob working together. We killed an innocent man." Gordon said.

"Right. So who did it then?" Alfred asked.

"I don't know." Gordon said.

"I see. Well then, starling work their mate." Alfred said.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Gordon said as he placed his badge on the table.

"Don't be. I'm glad he's still alive. I want to see him again." Bruce said.

"I'm asking you two, to give me a second chance. I'm going to find out who killed your parents, and why, and I'm going to clean up the damn police department if I can. But I can only do that from the inside." Gordon said as Bruce and Naruto looked at him. "So I'm asking you two, to stay silent about this, about what I told you. Your call."

"Well, this is all convenient—" "Alfred!" Naruto said, getting Alfred to stop. Bruce then looked at the badge and then at Naruto who nodded. Bruce then nodded to Gordon and handed him the badge and walked away.

"Thank you." Gordon said as he then stood up to leave and Naruto walked him out.

"Detective…if you're serious about doing this, you'll need some help." Naruto said as he handed him a card. "My number, if there is anything you need, anything all at. I can help." Naruto said as Gordon looked at the card and saw it was a Wayne Enterprises business card with Naruto's name on it and on the back, it was Naruto's personal cell number.

"Wayne Enterprises Business card?" Gordon asked.

"The papers would have published the story tomorrow, but you are looking at Wayne Enterprises new CEO." Naruto said.

"Congratulations." Gordon said.

"It's nothing. I managed to secure half of the company while the Board secured the other half so I am now Chief Operating Officer and will help run the company until Bruce is ready to take over." Naruto said. "If there is anything you need at all. I'll be there." Naruto said as Gordon shook his hand and drove away.

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After the meeting with Detective Gordon, Naruto spent the rest of the night and the next day looking over all the documents that were sent to him. His new position as CEO meant that he needed to know everything about Wayne Enterprises, every division and subsidiary and employee and board member. If he was going to run the company and carry on his parents legacy until Bruce took over, Naruto would need to know everything and help Bruce along the way.

After about five hours of sitting at his desk and reading over Wayne Enterprises documents since lunch, Naruto needed a break, so he decided to see how Bruce was doing. Naruto checked Bruce's room but saw he wasn't there. So he checked the kitchen, the living room and he wasn't there. So he went to the den and noticed the door was closed. He opened the door and Bruce immediately sat up and put his right hand behind his back. Naruto then noticed the lights were off with a lone candle lighting the room.

"Ah, there you are." Naruto said as he turned the lights on. "Come on, I could use a break and I smell that Alfred made those vanilla cinnamon raisin scones we love." Naruto said as he saw Bruce seemed to be hiding something. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing." Bruce said.

"You've always been a bad liar. You got something behind your back?" Naruto asked as Bruce shook his head. "Come on, show me."

Bruce then removed his hand from his back and showed Naruto his burnt hand and he put 2 and 2 together. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" Naruto yelled as he grabbed Bruce's hand as Bruce was scared that his brother yelled. Naruto then realized what he did as he saw Bruce's face. "I'm sorry. It's all right. It's going to be all right." Naruto said as Bruce hugged his brother.

In the streets of Gotham, runaway kids were huddled together next to fire bin as a homeless man was drinking some beer. Selina Kyle or Cat as she was called, was sitting against the wall, looking at a necklace. She was brought out of her thought when she heard the motor of a truck. She and other kids heard the noise and turned to see a truck drive up to them and a quirky man and woman step out.

"Hi, I'm Patty and this is Doug. We're with the Mayor's homeless outreach project. We have some sandwiches and soup." Patty said.

"Got cookies, who here likes chocolate?" Doug asked as the three walked over to get food.

"Ain't you hungry, Cat?" One of the guys asked as Cat shook her head no.

The three kids grabbed some food and began to eat when the woman walked up behind them and jabbed them in the back of the neck with a large pin. Cat saw what she did and ran as the homeless man got up. The homeless man's shout allowed the third kid tried to run away. Doug then pulled out his gun and shot the homeless man in the chest.

"Oh, fudge!" Patty shouted as they watched the kid run.

"Don't worry, I'll get him." Doug said as he ran after the kid. The kid fought back but due to the pin jab he was feeling woozy and was thrown through the window of a fancy restaurant causing Doug to flee.

The next morning, Naruto was getting a drive to Wayne Tower by Alfred as his first day as the CEO of Wayne Enterprises. Alfred parked the car outside the tower as Naruto stepped out of the car and looked up at the building. He fixed his tie and Alfred walked over to him and made sure he looked presentable. He saw Naruto fidgeting with his tie so he fixed it for him.

"Nervous, Master Naruto?" Alfred asked.

"How could you tell?" Naruto asked.

"Don't be. You'll do great." Alfred said as he stepped back and looked at Naruto in nice business suit. "You look like a true Wayne, Master Naruto."

"Thanks, Alfred. Watch over Bruce, ok?" Naruto asked.

"Of course." Alfred said as he got back in the car and left as Naruto walked into the main lobby.

"Good morning, Mr. Wayne." "Morning, Mr. Wayne." "How are you, Mr. Wayne?" Are some of the greetings he got when he walked into the building as everyone greeted their new boss. Then a woman walked up to Naruto.

"Good morning, Mr. Wayne. My name is Peggy Carter, welcome to Wayne Enterprises. If you follow me, I'll escort you to your new office." Peggy said as she escorted Naruto through the building and up to the top floor and to his new office. (She's the assistant from Batman Begins that Bruce plays golf with during the Board meeting)

Naruto saw the door said, CEO Naruto Wayne and smiled as he saw the door open and remembered when he and Bruce were kids, they would play here every now and then, when their dad wasn't too busy. "Is the office to your liking, Mr. Wayne?" Peggy asked.

"It's perfect." Naruto said.

"I'm glad. I'm right outside should you need me." Peggy said as Naruto nodded and she walked outside and closed the door. Naruto smiled as he walked to the chair that he remembered his dad use to sit in and sat down. He looked around his desk and saw his new computer, his phone and an old photo of his dad's one with him and Bruce right before Naruto left for college.

Naruto was brought out of his thoughts when Peggy walked back in with a file. "Mr. Wayne, the board has arranged a meeting today in 2 hours to meet with you and discuss the quarterly earnings as well as talk about the new Arkham plans." Peggy said as she handed him the file on Arkham Asylum.

"The Arkham plan?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, Mr. Wayne. With a Wayne now in control of Wayne Enterprises, the board felt it would be better that Wayne Enterprises takes over the restoration plans for the asylum. Is there anything I can get you?" Peggy asked.

"Coffee, please. Cream and sugar." Naruto said as Peggy nodded and left while Naruto got busy looking over the Arkham plans that his parents had developed. Not only were the plans for the new asylum which would have the old one torn down, but it was also being coupled with a new housing project backed by the mayor, which meant that it was Falcone's housing development plan.

Naruto looked over the Arkham plan and saw the proposed memos for the destruction of the old asylum to build a new advanced and secure mental health facility, which is what his mom and dad wanted. Peggy then escorted Naruto to the boardroom where the board of directors were waiting for him. When Naruto walked in, they all stood up as Naruto took his seat at the head of the table.

"Naruto, welcome to Wayne Enterprises." Sid Bunderslaw said, one of the heads of the board.

"Thank you, Mr. Bunderslaw." Naruto said.

"Oh, you know who I am?" Bunderslaw asked.

"In preparation for becoming CEO, I've familiarized myself with everything that has to do with Wayne Enterprises. Now, shall we get this meeting started." Naruto said as they all took a seat.

"Mr. Wayne, we've had our accountants drum up possible third quarter earnings and they say all of our departments are at more than optimal levels." One board member said.

"I'm sensing a but." Naruto said.

"But, they've suggested on minimizing the applied sciences division here in Gotham,…again." The board member said.

"Again?" Naruto asked.

"You're father was the one who minimized the applied sciences division himself. He felt that compared to the other applied sciences divisions overseas, our Gotham branch has been under-productive." Molly Mathis said.

"Hmm,…all right. Send me a copy of the document so I can look it over. I just want to take a look at it before I make any decisions. Maybe I can find something that my father missed." Naruto said as Molly nodded. "And our final point of business, the Arkham plan."

"Yes, after some consideration, we felt that it would be wise to have the Arkham plan back under Wayne Enterprises control and we'd like to announce it during the Mayors press conference in a few week." Bunderslaw said.

"That sounds fine. I've also noticed the Arkham plan has been joined with mayors new progressive development housing project in the Arkham district." Naruto pointed out.

"Something that we felt would further boost the support for the plan during the vote in a week." Mathis said as Naruto looked over the support and didn't really like it, because it was tied to Carmine Falcone, but he couldn't do much.

"All right, we'll prep for the vote. If that will be all." Naruto said as they all got up and left as Naruto walked back to his office as Bunderslaw walked up to him with someone next to him.

"Naruto, there's someone I'd like to introduce to you. This is Lucius Fox, one of our junior executives and the current head of the Gotham branch of Applied Sciences." Bunderslaw said.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Fox." Naruto said as he shook Lucius' hand.

"The pleasure is mine, Naruto." Lucius said.

"I figured it'd best to talk to Mr. Fox about the Applied Sciences division so we can figure out what to do." Bunderslaw said.

"All right." Naruto said as Bunderslaw walked away. "Let's talk in my office." Naruto said as he and Lucius walked into Naruto's office. After they walked in, Lucius closed the door and reached into his pocket.

"So, Mr. Fox—" "Shush" Lucius told Naruto as he then pulled out a device from his pocket that looked like a lighter box and then pressed the button on the side causing a light to turn red.

"Ok, now we can talk." Lucius said.

"What is that?" Naruto asked.

"People could be listening, this makes sure our conversation won't be heard beyond this room." Lucius said as Naruto picked up the device and looked at it.

"A miniature surveillance encryptor, incredible." Naruto said as he looked over the device.

"One of the many wonders I've invented at applied sciences." Lucius said.

"What's going on here?" Naruto asked.

"I needed someplace to talk to you in private, away from the board. They don't like you." Lucius said.

"Yeah, I figured that much out." Naruto said.

"They really don't like you. When you were able to acquire 50% shares of the company, they were really upset. They only gave you the CEO position to keep up appearances. They want you out." Lucius said.

"Why are you telling me this?" Naruto asked.

"Because I want to help you save this company,…and to honor a friend. I knew your father well, more than anyone else here at the company. Your father was a good man. He wasn't the man the company thought he was." Lucius said.

"I don't understand." Naruto said.

"Naruto, your father was a true stoic. He kept his best self, hidden, but he was a good man. And I believe there are some things your father would want you to know." Lucius said as he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Naruto, it had an address in the Narrows. "Come there went you want answers." Lucius said as he turned off the encryptor and walked to the door. "You can keep the encryptor, a gift."

Line Break xxxxx

Back at the GCPD, Gordon and Bullock got the case of the dead hobo found on the street, which revealed to be part of a much bigger case involving child kidnappers. Both were working the case, but their relationship was strained ever since Gordon's act of following the program. Right now, the two were talking to Captain Essen about their behavior, which was starting to become a problem.

"He says he has a right to stop me from beating on a mope." Harvey said to Captain Essen.

"Damn right I do." Gordon replied.

"How am I suppose to work with this?!" Harvey shouted.

"Look it, Jim. It's not like I can order you to break the law, but this is Gotham. You don't bend, you'll get broke." Essen said.

"I understand." Gordon said.

"I thought you were with the program?" Essen asked.

"He is." Harvey said.

"Well, let's get back to work. So, where are you at?" Essen asked.

"Well, if the boy we have is telling the truth, there's a couple of kidnappers out there abducting homeless children. In numbers. They lured them in with the food truck from the Mayor's homeless outreach program, and they drugged them with a jab from a big pin." Gordon said.

"Why would anyone want to abduct scraggly ass orphans in bulk? I mean, where's the profit. There out on the street because no one wants them anyway. If they said they were snatching cute girls, I'd believe him but what would anyone want with a lard ass like Mackie?" Harvey asked.

"What is it, Ed?" Captain Essen asked, seeing the CSI Edward Nygma outside. Ed then walked inside.

"Guess what I found? I did a blood analysis on your boy and he has high levels of ATP, what's ATP? It's a fast acting knock out drug. They use to use it at the old Arkham Asylum, bring down troublesome patients. It's hard to get, no recreational use." Ed said.

"Ok, that's interesting." Harvey said.

"Anything else?" Essen asked.

"No." Ed said.

"Thank you, Ed." Essen said as Nygma stayed around as Gordon cleared his throat. "Thank you, Ed." Essen said as he left.

"Get to work, and keep this quiet. No press, not a word." Essen said.

"Shouldn't we tell the public what's going on, warn them?" Gordon asked.

"Department policy, we don't advertise this kind of stuff. Causes panic. The headlines will read, Gotham's kids snatched." Essen said.

"Which would be true." Gordon said.

"No press, that's an order. Follow up on the drug, ATP, and the Arkham connection." Essen said.

"Arkham's been closed for like ten years." Harvey said.

"Yeah, 15." Essen said.

"Drug supplies might still be in business." Gordon said.

"Ah, this happened on Fish Mooney's turf. Do you want to see if it's safe for us to go back there, or, uh, is she still mad at us." Harvey said.

"Good question." Essen said.

With Fish Mooney, she was at her club and business was booming as the patrons listened to an awesome band play. When the song ended, they all clapped as Fish saw Falcone enter and she and Butch stood up.

"Don Falcone. What a wonderful surprise. Welcome." Fish said.

"Thank you, my dear. Can we talk?" Falcone asked.

"Of course, give me a moment to clear the place." Fish said.

"No, don't. No need to spoil the fun." Falcone said as they sat down and Lazlo came by and poured them two glasses of wine. The two raised their glasses to toast. "Men who are about to die are very honest. It pays to listen to them."

"That's some toast." Fish said as they drank.

"I spoke with your man, Cobblepot, before he died. Odd little fellow. Perceptive. He told me the death of the Waynes would bring troubled times for our family in Gotham." Falcone said.

"Pft, what did he know. Business is as good as ever." Fish said.

"No, he was right. The Waynes and the Falcones were the pillars of the same house. We understood each other, now that they're gone, everything is out of balance and the Wayne Empire is in flux. We've got a new boy in charge now, who knows what will happen. The Maroni family senses weakness, they'll start making moves and then every criminal in this city will start making moves." Falcone said.

"Please, don't lose any sleep over Maroni. He's number two for a reason." Fish said.

"I never lose sleep over my enemies, it's my friends that keep me awake at night. Cobblepot said that you think I'm old and soft and ready to be taken out and that you're the one who's going to replace me." Falcone said as Fish took his hand.

"Don Falcone I would never. I only have deep love and respect for you. You have been like a father to me." Fish said.

"I'm so…happy to hear you say that. Let's forget all about it, then. The babbling of a condemned man." Falcone said as they cheered. "Enough business, how have you been my dear. Thriving, I hope?"

"Yes, good. I'm good." Fish said.

"Which of these, is your lover?" Falcone asked, referring to the bartenders and waiters.

"Please, my heart has been broken far too many times for that nonsense." Fish said.

"Hmm, I heard you had a lover." Falcone said.

"Well, if you're referring to the boy I keep around for exercise, my lover he is not." Fish said as Falcone looked at Lazlo and signaled him over.

"What's your name?" Falcone asked.

"Lazlo, sir." Lazlo said.

"Lazlo, be good to this women, she's very precious to me. If you break her heart, you break my heart." Falcone said.

"Yes sir." Lazlo replied.

Falcone then nodded his head as his men grabbed Lazlo and brought him to the front and began to beat the crap out of him as a message to Fish. "Give me your hand." Falcone said as Fish put her hand in his. "Thank you for being honest, it means a lot to me. It shows wisdom and humility." He said as he kissed her hand and got up.

"Now, if you'll excuse me. It's time to get to know the new Wayne boy." Falcone said as he left and Fish wanted everyone out.

Line Break xxxxx

Naruto was in his office, looking over files on new projects and earnings from the various over sea subsidiaries and Wayne Enterprise divisions. Naruto put a file down and looked at the clock and saw it was 6:30 and he was getting hungry so he decided to head out for dinner. Naruto grabbed his jacket and some files to read at home, as he was grabbing the files he also saw the address that Lucius gave him. He put that in his pocket as he walked out and gave Peggy the rest of the night off.

Naruto walked out of Wayne Enterprises and went to a small Ramen Shop that he always use to go to when he was younger. Ichiraku Ramen was a small ramen shop in Gotham's Chinatown district where a lot of the Asian businesses were located. Naruto took a company car to the Bleake island district. He got out of the car and entered the small Ramen shop were the owner of the shop, Tazuna greeted Naruto with open arms.

"Naruto, it's so good to see you!" Tazuna said as he hugged Naruto and Naruto hugged back.

"Good to see you, Tazuna. How's business been?" Naruto asked.

"Good as ever, and we've got our number 1 customer back." Tazuna said as Naruto sat down at a table and Tazuna's daughter, Ayame brought Naruto a bowl of Ramen.

"Welcome back, Naruto." Ayame said.

"Thanks, Ayame." Naruto said as he relaxed and ate his bowl in peace. Naruto let loose a sigh of relaxation as he slurped and chewed the noodles in the miso broth. He quickly finished the first bowl and ordered a second and began eating it when he heard a new person walk in.

"That is some appetite you got there, son." Naruto heard as he recognized that voice. He put his chopsticks down and looked up to see Carmine Falcone with his men waiting outside the Ramen shop.

"Carmine Falcone." Naruto said.

"I see that you know me." Falcone said.

"Everyone knows who you are." Naruto said.

"And everyone knows who you are as well. Naruto Wayne, eldest son of Thomas and Martha Wayne. The prodigal son returns on the eve of tragedy to take over the family business and secure his future." Falcone said.

"More like ensure that my brother has one." Naruto said as Falcone smirked.

"A boy who loves his family more than himself, an admirable quality. You don't mind if I take a seat, do you?" Falcone said as he took a seat.

"Something tells me that I can't disagree." Naruto said.

"That would be right. Don't worry, I don't plan on staying long to ruin your dinner. I just thought I would get to meet the new head of the Wayne Family." Falcone said as Naruto took a drink of water.

"You know, a Wayne company car driving around China Town is an unusual sight,…but seeing an old fashion Cadillac drive through following said company car does raise some eyes." Naruto said as Falcone smirked. "Tell me, did you follow me after I left Wayne Enterprises or did you just happen upon me?"

"You are very wise for a boy your age. I must say, that is very impressive." Falcone said.

"I was raised in Gotham. Even though being raised as a Wayne was a privilege, this is Gotham, it helps to be prepared in life." Naruto said as Falcone chuckled.

"That is the one truth in life. So, how does the work of the CEO of a multi-billion, multi-National company fair for a young man such as yourself?" Falcone asked.

"Keeps me busy. I'm currently working on preparing for the development of the Arkham plan. A plan that has your house development attached to it." Naruto said.

"It's a plan that's good for Gotham. And I want what's best for Gotham. Your father understood that." Falcone said as Naruto took another sip of water.

"And that is the reason you're here. To see if I'm willing to play along with what you do." Naruto said.

"The Waynes and the Falcones have been the pillars of Gotham for years. Your parents death was a tragedy, and I see this city falling to ruin…unless we make sure it stays strong. With their death, the city will be brought under a crucible and I want to know if you're willing to work with me to make sure it stays strong." Falcone said as he held his hand out.

"Mr. Falcone, with all due respect, I've just started as CEO today. My only goal is to make sure that my brother has a future and that my city stays safe. I honestly don't know what will happen with Gotham in the future because of my parents death, but…if you and your people play nice, I won't be your enemy." Naruto said as he lightly shook Falcone's hand, just out of respect.

"That is all I ask. After all, you can't have organized crime without law and order." Falcone said as he shook Naruto's hand. "Enjoy your dinner, Mr. Wayne. I hope to see you again in the future." Falcone said as he left.

When Falcone left, Tazuna walked up to Naruto. "Naruto are you ok?" Tazuna asked.

"I'm fine. Don't worry, I can take care of myself. And all my friends." Naruto said as he assured Tazuna that he and his daughter were under Wayne Enterprises protection, in case Falcone had any ideas.

Line Break xxxxx

After dinner, Naruto went back home. He checked on Bruce and was a bit worried, Bruce had shut himself in more and had gotten darker from the kid that Naruto remembered. Alfred told Naruto that Bruce had begun to have nightmares and wasn't sleeping well. Naruto was getting worried and wanted to help Bruce but he knew that therapy wasn't a possibility. The kind of stress that Bruce went through is something that no one should go through alone and Bruce needed more than him or Alfred. He needed someone who had gone through that kind of trauma to help Bruce move past it…and Naruto knew just the person.

Naruto was on his way to the office, driving his Mustang and walked into his office and saw Peggy waiting with a coffee and the morning paper. "Good morning, Mr. Wayne. The morning paper and your coffee." Peggy said as Naruto smiled and took them.

"Thank you, but you didn't need to do that. I'm more than capable of getting my own coffee." Naruto said.

"It's my pleasure, Mr. Wayne." Peggy said as Naruto walked into his office and sat down in his chair. "You have some new acquisition papers that need your signing and a memo came from Sionis Industries that the board would like you to look over."

"Thank you, Peggy." Naruto said as she left. Naruto took a sip of coffee and saw the headline on the paper. Child Snatchers! Gotham Spirals Ever Downward! Naruto read the paper and saw that the police were trying to cover up the fact that for the past few months, Gotham's children have been going missing, and it's been confirmed that they have been kidnapped.

Naruto felt sympathy for the children taken. Street kids with no one to look over them. Naruto was one of them once and it was only because of the kindness that his dad showed him that he was adopted. Naruto then thought to himself that he needed to do something about this so he spent the entire day making calls and arranging something that would improve Gotham.

Naruto's work continued into the night so Naruto let Peggy go home. He then got a call from the Mayor that Gordon and Harvey rescued the kids but the kidnappers were still out there. The Mayor was going to have a press conference at the GCPD to explain his new program that would help the children but Naruto politely declined the request and thought to himself, would the kidnappers really just give up on those kids after months of taking them. The Mayor said they didn't identify the kidnappers so they could be anyone, something they could use to their advantage,…at least that's what Naruto would do.

Naruto returned home and talked to Alfred and asked him to head to the GCPD tomorrow to talk to Gordon about Bruce, maybe Gordon could help. While Alfred did that, Naruto wanted to make sure those kids were safe. He woke up early the next morning and as he left the house, he went to his training room and grabbed two escrima fighting sticks and hid them in his jacket as he grabbed his bike helmet, a pair of binoculars and left on his 1980 Harley cruiser bike.

Naruto was heading to the Gotham Juvenile center while the Mayor was hosting his press conference. "On behalf of all the citizens of Gotham, I want to thank you brave Gentlemen. From the bottom of my heart." The Mayor said to Harvey and Gordon as he then turned to the children and the rest of the people at the press conference.

"And I want to promise you kids, that we will take care of you as if you were our own children. But here's the thing, the people that victimize these kids are still out there. And hundreds of vulnerable youngsters are living on our streets. Alone, unprotected, and lets face it, that's the real crime here. So what are we going to do to help these kids? Yesterday, I made a phone call to Juvenile services and the GCPD to initiate a humane, but tough love program to get these kids off the streets, and into the loving arms of juvenile services." The mayor said as the press took photos and asked questions.

After the press conference was over, Captain Essen, the Mayor and Gordon and Bullock retired to Essen's office to speak. "I think that went very well." The mayor said.

"I thought so too. A small toast, your honor?" Essen asked as she got a bottle of whiskey and four glasses as Gordon closed the door.

"Mr. Mayor. Where are you sending all the children that get rounded up?" Gordon asked.

"Foster homes for the cute undamaged ones. Upstate for the rest." The Mayor said.

"Upstate?" Gordon asked.

"The Opena youth correctional facility. A fine institute." The Mayor said.

"Prison, in other words." Gordon said.

"Forgive me, your honor. Detective Gordon is our house fire ant." Essen said as she handed Gordon and Bullock two cups of whiskey.

"No, no it's ok. Jim, may I call you Jim? Half of the petty crime in this city is homeless kids. They need structure, people who care for them. For the greater good of Gotham, and for the children you see?" The Mayor asked.

"I see you using the child snatchers as a pretext to lock up children, without a trial." Gordon said.

"Thank you, my friend. Valuable input. Most refreshing." The Mayor said.

"L'chaim." Bullock said as they all took a drink.

After the drink, Gordon left the Captain's office and walked back into the precinct when the desk sergeant called him.

"Yo, Gordon! There's a man waiting for you, upstairs!" The sergeant said as Gordon turned to see Alfred waiting up on the upper floor.

"Mr. Pennyworth." Gordon said as he walked up to Alfred.

"Alfred. It's bedlam in here. Rough job you got here." Alfred said.

"Best job in the world." Gordon said as he shook Alfred's hand.

'"I wonder if it might be convenient for you to visit us tomorrow?" Alfred asked.

"Of course. Why? Something wrong?" Gordon asked.

"I don't know. Never had a child before?" Alfred said.

"Nor me." Gordon said.

"Naruto sent me here himself. He and Master Bruce respect you. He thinks you may be able to help." Alfred said as Gordon nodded. "Tea time, shall we say?"

"Tea time." Gordon said as Alfred shook his hand and walked away. "Just another question, where is Naruto?"

"I imagine rather busy with a new project of his." Alfred said as he left.

Naruto was actually at the Gotham Juvenile building, he near the far fences on his bike with his helmet on. He removed the shield on his eyes to use the binoculars and to get a better view of what was going on. The police were moving the kids into prison buses to be moved to a prison upstate, which rubbed Naruto the wrong way. But right now, he just wanted to check to make sure that the kids would be safe. Naruto overheard that the buses weren't scheduled to leave until noon, that gave him about half and hour.

Naruto was looking at the far right bus when he noticed two officers, one man and woman walk into the third bus. Naruto looked inside the bus through the windows and saw a girl wearing a leather jacket try to run away but the woman pulled her gun and pointed it at her. Something a cop would never do in a bus with kids. Naruto then saw the woman force the girl in her seat and had the her partner drive the bus away from the prison, but none of the other cops thought something was off. Naruto, knew they were the kidnappers.

He started his bike and followed the bus, staying back enough so he didn't raise suspicion. Naruto followed the bus as it went to the warehouse district near the docks. The bus went into one of the warehouses that was owned by Trident Intercontinental Shipping. He parked his bike to the adjacent warehouse and snuck in through a broken window.

The bus moved through the warehouse and stopped near some shipping containers. The two kidnappers got out as four other men with guns came out from the warehouse as well as they ordered the kids off the bus and into the open shipping container.

"There you go, kids. Don't worry, everything will be all right." The woman said as she and her partner took head count as the kids walked into the shipping container.

The last kid got off the bus as the two kidnappers compared head count. "Funny thing, by my count according to the sheet they gave us, we're one short." The guy said.

"Me too. Maybe there's one on the bus." The woman said as she walked back onto the bus. She had her gun out as she looked at the seat, underneath and in the back but there was no one. "Nope. Weird."

"Must be a miscount someplace. Don't worry, we got more than enough." The guy said.

"We did good." The woman said as they high fived.

"Indeed we did. The Doll Maker will be so pleased with us." The guy said as they didn't see Cat, sneak off the bus and out of the warehouse. She walked away slowly and carefully, so as to not make a sound. She made her way to the old containers part when she was grabbed from behind and a gloved hand put over her mouth.

She tried to scream but her scream was muffled. "Quiet. Do you want them to hear us? I here to help." Cat heard as she looked up to see some guy in a motorcycle helmet. Naruto motioned her to be quiet as she nodded. He peaked out from behind a container and saw one of the thugs walk towards them, he must have heard her muffled scream.

"There's a guy coming. Be quiet and stay hidden. Go." Naruto said as Cat ran and left. Naruto stayed against the container and got a plan.

The guard with the gun heard something near some old shipping containers and walked to them. He had his gun out just in case and walked to the containers but saw nothing. Must have been a bird that flew into the warehouse. The guy put his gun down and turned to walk back when Naruto quietly jumped down and grabbed the guy from behind.

"ARGH!" He shouted as Naruto put his head in a lock under his arm, causing the man's body to go almost parallel to the ground. The man tried to get free but Naruto kept his grip strong. He then brought his free arm up and did an elbow slam onto the man's chest and knocked him out.

As Naruto did that, the kidnappers and the guards heard the shout and cocked their guns, ready to kill whoever was there. They split up to look around as they had their guns out. One guard walked to the far window to check outside but was then hit on the head with something and knocked out, with his body dragged out of the light.

Another one walked around some old boxes as he thought he heard movement. He was turned around a box and pointed his gun forward, when Naruto got up behind him and then put him in a headlock, holding tight as the man soon lost consciousness. The two remaining guards and the two kidnappers walked back to the middle of the room and saw they were two men.

"What the hell is going on?" The male kidnapper asked as they missed something that would kick their asses. Naruto climbed onto a tall crate, he then jumped forward and did a jumping knee strike and hit the male kidnapper in the back and knocked him into the other three and they hit the ground. Naruto kicked a gun away and pulled out his escrima sticks and twirled them in his hands.

He saw one guard get up with his assault rifle so Naruto threw one stick and nailed him right in the face, causing him to drop the gun and hold his face in pain. Naruto then ran forward, jumped and hooked his legs on the man's shoulders and then flipped backward, throwing the man onto the ground. Naruto then socked him across the face and knocked him out. He then rolled forward to grab the thrown escrima stick and spin kicked the woman in the face. He then blocked a punch from the other goon, kneed him in the stomach and flipped him forward. He then blocked a knife from the male kidnapper and then smacked him in the face with his escrima stick, and then a flurry of strikes and smacks against the man's arm and upper body and then kicked him in the chest and knocked him away.

He then blocked a kick from the lady kidnapper, then smacked her across the face with his escrima stick and then again in the shoulder and she fell to the ground. He dodged a knife strike to his side and backed away as the goon tried to stab him. Naruto then blocked the knife, grabbed the man's arm, spun and fell to the ground and then twisted the man's arm and kicked him in the face and knocked him out.

Naruto got up and saw all of them dealt with so he put his escrima sticks away and walked over to the container holding the kids. "It's all right, your safe. Stand back!" Naruto said as he kicked the lock on the door and opened it slightly so the kids could see him but then they and he froze when they heard a gun cock.

Naruto turned to see the female kidnapper with several bruises on her face and cuts with blood coming down her mouth as she held her handgun and pointed it at Naruto. "You know, I was worried when we were one kid short. But a grown person more than makes up for it. Get in the container." She said.

"No." Naruto replied as he tightened his fist and prepared to reach for his escrima sticks behind his back, but if he tried to dodge the bullet, it could hit a kid. He needed to be smart.

"One bullet in you won't ruin things for the Doll Maker." She said as she prepared to fire the gun when she was hit from behind with a gun and knocked to the floor. Naruto saw it was Gordon as he pointed his gun at her and then at Naruto, but instantly recognized him as the man who saved him and Bullock from Fish's men at the meat factory.

"You! Who are you?!" Gordon asked as he pointed his gun at Naruto.

"Just a friend. I only wanted to help." Naruto said as deepened his voice so Gordon couldn't really tell it was Naruto.

"You helped me at the meat place?" Gordon said.

"I did." Naruto said.

"Who are you? Are you with the police department? The MCU?" Gordon asked as Naruto shook his head no.

"Just someone like you, detective. Someone trying to do the right thing." Naruto said as he looked behind Gordon. "Behind you."

Gordon turned to see the two goons get up and grabbed their guns. Gordon shot one of them as the other fell to the ground dead as Harvey walked in from the back. Gordon turned back around to see the helmet figure was gone.

"Who the hell took out these mooks?" Harvey asked.

"Same guy who saved our butts." Gordon said.

"What we got a guardian angel? A vigilante?" Harvey asked.

"He said he wanted to help." Gordon said.

"A good Samaritan? Ha! Only in Gotham." Harvey said as he called for backup.

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After rescuing the kids, Gordon and Harvey called in backup to put the goons away and take the kids back to the police precinct where they would be bombarded with reporters. After everything seemed to be normal, Gordon left to the Wayne Manor to have tea with Alfred and to talk about Bruce. Naruto had arrived a few minutes before and put his escrima sticks and helmet away. As he saw Gordon pull up, he then quickly changed and sprayed some cologne on him so he didn't smell like blood or sweat.

He then opened the door for Gordon as the two plus Alfred enjoyed a nice snack as Alfred had tea and cookies set up. Naruto poured Gordon a cup of tea and put a sugar cube in it.

"Thank you." Gordon said as he took a sip. "So, how are things at Wayne Enterprises?"

"All right. It's been a big adjustment but I'm making it day by day. Thank you for asking. So how are things at the GCPD?" Naruto asked. "I read about the child kidnappers."

"Well, I'm glad to say that the kidnappers are in jail and the children are safe." Gordon said.

"Good. I'm glad their safe." Naruto said as he took a sip of tea. "Well, I'm sure Alfred told you why we ask you to come here."

"It's about Bruce?" Gordon asked.

"He hasn't been sleeping well. And when he does he has these nightmares. Now he's hurting himself, burning himself, he's cutting." Alfred said.

"Is he getting professional help?" Gordon asked.

"You mean a psychiatrist? No, he won't have them." Alfred said as Gordon looked at him. "No psychiatrists, that's a rule."

"Bruce is stubborn like that. He doesn't want to be psycho-analyzed." Naruto said.

"Well you're his older brother and you're his guardian." Gordon said as Naruto exhaled.

"My father wasn't the kind of man who liked therapy." Naruto said.

"Mr. Wayne gave me very strict instructions should he and the Mrs., die. Now I will raise the boy the way his father told me to raise him." Alfred said.

"Which is how?" Gordon asked.

"Trust him to make his own course." Naruto said as he stood up. "That's how my dad raised me,…and that's how he wanted Bruce to be raised."

"Sounds like a recipe for disaster. What do you want me to do?" Gordon asked.

"They want you to talk some sense into me." They heard as they saw Bruce walk in.

"Haven't I told you not to creep up on people, before! It's bloody rude!" Alfred said.

"All right then, Bruce. Talk to me." Gordon said.

"I'm perfectly fine. Alfred and Naruto are worry warts." Bruce said.

"What'd you do to your hand?" Gordon asked.

"I burned it." Bruce said as he clenched his fist.

"Listen to me, Bruce. You've been through a terrible experience. Talking about it can be helpful." Gordon said.

"You must have seen terrible things in the war, does it help you to talk about them?" Bruce asked.

"Yes, a little." Gordon said.

"You're not a very good liar." Bruce replied.

"Bruce, you're hurting yourself—" "I'm testing myself!" Bruce replied. "Just like Naruto did when he began to learn martial arts."

"Bruce?" Naruto asked

"You told me once,…that the mark of a true warrior is to not only push yourself, but to never stop until you have no limits. And I'm finding mine." Bruce said as he sat down and ate a cracker. "I heard of your exploits in the newspapers. I feel very sorry for those poor children."

"Me too." Gordon said.

"I'll give you some money to give to them." Bruce said.

"I'm afraid it doesn't work like that. Those children need someone who cares for them, like you and your brother have. Money won't buy that." Gordon said.

"I wouldn't be so sure. It can make a start." Naruto said as he sat down.

"What do you mean?" Bruce asked.

"After reading about what has happened,…Wayne Enterprises will be opening the Thomas and Martha Wayne shelter and orphanage. A state of the art home and orphanage in Gotham set up for the cities at risk and orphaned children. Housing the best people in health care, therapy and child services. Along with the best security team, the Thomas and Martha Wayne foundation will help make a better future for Gotham." Naruto said as Bruce smiled.

"That's good, Naruto. I'm happy for you." Gordon said as he shook Naruto's hand.

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A few days had passed since the meeting with Gordon and Bruce had stayed recluse in his room but was getting a tiny bit better, he wasn't completely shut off with Naruto. Naruto had gotten a bit busier and began taking his work to the manor to work at home. He took over his dad's study and used that as a place where he could begin working. Naruto kept thinking about what Lucius had told him, his father being a true stoic and keeping his best self-hidden.

Naruto got up early one day to leave for Wayne Enterprises but was stopped as Alfred walked up to him with a tall African American man in a suit. "Master Naruto, a moment please?" Alfred asked.

"Sure. Who's your friend?" Naruto asked.

"Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. Given how things have been, with me being here with Master Bruce,…I thought it would be best to have someone watching your back." Alfred said.

"Uh huh." Naruto said as he looked at the man.

"Mr. John Diggle, this is Naruto Uzumaki Wayne." Alfred said as Diggle shook Naruto's hand.

"Sir." Diggle said.

"Nice to meet you." Naruto said.

"Well, I shall feel better knowing that you have someone watching your back. Don't worry, I personally selected him. You'll be in good hands. Good day, Master Naruto." Alfred said as he left and Naruto and Diggle went to Naruto's car as Diggle got in and drove.

After a few minutes of awkward silence, Naruto spoke. "So,…what should I call you?" Naruto asked.

"Diggle is good. Dig if you want." Diggle said.

"Your ex-military?" Naruto asked.

"Yes sir. United States Special Forces, Delta Force. Saw action in the invasion of Panama, the Gulf War, Somalia and Bosnia. Retired. I've been in the private sector a little over four years now." Diggle said. "I don't want there to be any confusion, Mr. Wayne. My efforts to keep you from harm may outweigh your comfort. Do we have an agreement?"

"Sure…as long as you don't follow me into the bathroom." Naruto said.

"Clear, Mr. Wayne." Diggle replied.

"Naruto. Titles make my skin crawl." Naruto said as Diggle chuckled. "So, you live in Gotham?"

"I have my whole life. Father was a dockworker, mother was a nurse. I grew up with my older brother until we joined the army." Diggle said.

"Hmm. So Diggle. Since you'll be with me most of the day, I figured I should give you fair warning. A lot of the big wigs at Wayne Enterprises aren't exactly thrilled that a 22 year old has control of the company." Naruto said.

"I'm sorry?" Diggle asked.

"I'm just saying….if you want to. You can taser or shoot them. It'd be fine by me." Naruto joked as Diggle chuckled. "And just to clear this up, I'm not expecting you to hold my hand and watch over me like a helpless cat. I can handle myself."

"Understood." Diggle said with a chuckle. This kid wasn't at all what Diggle thought he'd be.

They drove to Wayne Enterprises as Naruto went to his office and Diggle followed him. "{Whistle} It's nice." Diggle said.

"Thanks. Do you want anything?" Naruto asked as he activated his computer.

"I'm good, thanks." Diggle said as he sat down and picked up the Gotham Ledger. Naruto looked and saw a curious headline.

"Diggle, what's the big story?" Naruto asked.

"Uh, it says, Mysterious masked hero saves kidnapped kids." Diggle said as he turned a page. "Uh, according to the testimony and statements from the children taken by the kidnappers, their rescue and safety was not due to the police but by a mysterious good Samaritan who managed to subdue the kidnappers and free the children as the police arrived."

"Huh." Naruto said.

"They even got a rough sketch of the guy." Diggle said as he showed it to Naruto and it was an artist rendering of a guy in a helmet. "A vigilante in Gotham, about time."

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked as Diggle looked at him.

"I'm sorry, it's not my place to say. I'm just here to watch over you." Diggle said.

"Oh, come on, Diggle. I value your opinion. Besides, it'll make our time together better." Naruto said as Diggle took a breath.

"Well, considering how this city has been for years, I think it's about time that the power was put back to the people and not the police and mob." Diggle said.

"Power back to the people. Even you. You going to start heading out at night to take the villains down?" Naruto asked.

"I don't think so. Something like this,…it's not for me." Diggle said as he kept reading and Naruto looked at him.

He then finished writing up a memo when he glanced out the window and saw something that raised an eyebrow. "Uh,…Diggle. Am I seeing things or is that a balloon with someone tied to it floating out of the city?" Naruto asked as Diggle looked and he saw a large white balloon floating up through the city with a person attached to it.

"Uh, I think it is." Diggle said as Naruto got up to the window.

"What the hell is happening to this city?" Naruto asked, thinking could things get any weirder.

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In Gotham City, outside the home of Ronald Danzer, one of Gotham's titans who was on trial for money laundering and extortion, the GCPD had set up a crime scene. He was the victim tied to the balloon, which was currently high in the sky and getting higher. Gordon and Bullock were doing some investigating, well Gordon was, and Harvey was being lazy. Gordon was looking over the cart that the killer used while Harvey returned to the scene with a cup of coffee.

"The cart was loaded with bricks for balance. So Ronald Danzer cheats half of Gotham out of their savings. Before he can stand trail, an unknown man clips him to the balloon. No body…we calling this a murder?" Gordon asked.

"Call it a public service. Danzer was a bum and got what he deserved. I'm going to get a Danish, that's was I deserve." Bullock said as he left.

After some more evidence collection and some eyewitness testimony, Gordon and Bullock returned to the GCPD. Gordon has some files and was walking to his desk when he heard some shouting. He turned to see the door to one of the interrogation rooms opened and a cop walked out.

"God dammit! Someone find me O'Brian, and get me some ice too!" The guy said as he looked at Gordon. "Who the hell are you?"

"Jim Gordon." Gordon said.

"Gordon. You're Bullock's new partner, right?" The guy asked as Gordon nodded. "Lieutenant Bill Cranston." He said as he shook his hand. "Yeah Bullock tells me that you're a real boy scout. Don't think we should be roughing up the skells."

"Well they do have their rights." Gordon said.

"I'm going to have to remember that. Maybe I'll get that tattooed on my ass. Let me show you something." Cranston said as he walked past Gordon and an officer handed him a trophy. "This was a gift from the Gotham Chamber of Commerce for years of service. I call him O'Brian. He also just happens to be the best interrogator on the force. Nice meeting you Gordon."

Cranston went back into the interrogation office as Gordon walked up to his desk and put his files down. "Well I just met Lieutenant Cranston." Gordon said.

"The Man, the myth, the legend." Bullock said.

"He's a thug. So no fingerprints and those carts are too easy to buy or steal to narrow down, how are you going on those death threats?" Gordon asked as Bullock looked at him.

"I thought we talked about this." Bullock said.

"Ronald Danzer was murdered, it's our job to catch murderers." Gordon said.

"The guy was a crook." Bullock said.

"Who had not been convicted of any crime." Gordon replied.

"Tell that to the two guys who killed themselves because he lost their life savings. This guy was living high for 30 years while the city kissed his ass and gave him awards for being such a philanthropist." Bullock said.

"So we just let his killer go free?" Gordon asked.

"The guy walks in here and holds out his hands, I'll arrest him. Otherwise I'm content that justice was served." Bullock said.

"Like with the Waynes?" Gordon asked.

"For the last time, Mario Pepper killed the Waynes. End of story." Bullock said. "Besides, our killer is probably that helmet guy you saw a few days ago."

"No, it's not him." Gordon said.

"How are you so sure? The guy saved those brats, so going after a scum bag like Danzer seems right in his MO." Bullock said.

"Except eye witnesses say they saw the guy wearing a hood and mask from one of the street carts. Besides, the guy who saved us and those kids never killed." Gordon said as he then had to leave to do some work on the Wayne case.

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Back at the Wayne Manor, Alfred had helped Bruce move his files into the empty study room near his room, since Naruto had taken over their father's study room for his work at Wayne Enterprises.

Alfred was playing fencing, using some canes and walking sticks around the house and managed to get the kid in Bruce to come back out. They were in Bruce's study, as Alfred was poking and smacking Bruce until Bruce forced Alfred to stop.

"Whoa! Whoa, stop!" Alfred said as he hid behind the curtain. "Down swords. I surrender." He joked as Bruce chuckled.

"See? Nice sword fight. No blood." Alfred said as he moved to pick up some papers and folders that Bruce knocked to the floor during their little fight. "Better than reading these dusty old files. What's in these anyway?" Alfred said as he opened one and saw they were police files, of Thomas and Martha Wayne.

"Police files…about your mum and dad. How'd you get these?" Alfred asked.

"Wasn't hard." Bruce replied.

"Why would you want to look at these? They're horrible. They're going to give you nightmares." Alfred said.

"I have those anyway. And…I'm looking for clues." Bruce said.

"What, so you're a detective now, are you?" Alfred asked.

"If I find a clue, I am." Bruce replied.

"You found a clue?" Alfred asked.

"Not yet." Bruce said.

"Not yet. Now, Detective Gordon has promised you that he will find who killed your parents…" "Do you really believe he will?" Bruce asked.

"He will try. Of that, I am certain." Alfred said. "Does your brother know about this?"

"No. He doesn't." Bruce said.

"Well, he ought to know. I'll tell him when he gets home." Alfred said.

"No, Alfred. Don't. He's got enough to worry about. It'd be an inconvenience for him." Bruce said.

"An inconvenience? Despite whatever your brother does, he knows that his first responsibility is to you. And if you plan on investigating and doing detective work, then your brother should know. If not to get you to get your head on straight." Alfred said.

"I know. I've grown up with him looking out for me. Protecting me, teaching me, shielding me,…I don't need anymore protecting Alfred." Bruce said.

"Yes, you do. You're still a boy." Alfred said.

"I'm not a child, anymore. I've grown up. Naruto has enough to worry about without this being a burden to him." Bruce said.

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With Naruto, he and Diggle were walking out of Wayne Enterprises and to the car as Naruto wanted to do something. "Diggle, head to 37th Arner street. There's someone I need to talk to." Naruto said as Diggle nodded and got in the car.

Diggle drove through the city to the address, which was on the edge of the Bleake district. Naruto looked outside and saw the slums and condition of Gotham, crime ridden and under the control of the mob with the police and city government in their pocket. His city was dying, and like his father, Naruto needed to help save this city.

"We're here." Diggle said as they stopped outside an old martial arts dojo. Naruto got out of the car and looked up at the sign for the White Wolf's fighting school. It was a bit rundown and even though the sign said open, there was no one inside. It was small and looked a bit un-kept.

"Thanks, Diggle." Naruto said as he walked up to the door and walked in as a bell rung. "Hello?"

They walked through the door and entered the main area where a small section near the window was an old computer, a desk and some papers. The rest of the place was the training dojo, fighting mats, training dummies, weight vests and a variety of weapons against the wall: katanas, tantos, nunchaku, sai, bo staffs, shuriken and kunai, kusarigama, escrima fight sticks, fight spears and bladed weapons along with tonfa fighting sticks, Tekkō/brass knuckle type weapons and even several bow and arrows were set up.

"You sure anyone is in here?" Diggle asked.

"Oh someone's here all right." Naruto said as he walked over to the wall where a few photos were set up and saw that most of them were of him and a tall man with a face mask that covered his face from the nose down. He also had white spiky hair and an eye patch on his left eye.

Diggle then heard the back door open and he cautiously walked forward onto the mats when all of a sudden, someone dropped from the ceiling and knocked him to the ground and socked him across the face. The person then threw a shuriken at Naruto but Naruto caught it and threw it back as the person ducked. Naruto then jumped forward and did a jumping knee strike but the man blocked it and grabbed Naruto by the back of the head and tried to knee him in the gut but Naruto blocked the knee strikes. Naruto then knocked the knee away, grabbed the person's left arm and rolled forward bringing the man with him as they rolled onto the ground. Naruto then tried to elbow the person in the chest but they blocked the strike and then tried to punch Naruto in the face but Naruto blocked that and the returned that strike with knee to the man's face but the man rolled backward to avoid it.

The man then stood up quickly and brought his leg down to strike Naruto in the face but Naruto brought up his arms to block them. Naruto then pushed the man off and he flipped back to his feet as Diggle had regained his composure and pulled out his glock 17 handgun. "Don't Move!" Diggle shouted.

"Wait!" Naruto shouted as he held his hand up, getting Diggle to stop as the person who attacked them stood up and they saw he was wearing a hoodie and face mask.

"I see you've kept up with your training." The man said as Naruto nodded to Diggle to lower the gun and Diggle did. "Glad to see that four years at college haven't hampered your skills."

"What, you'd expect me to just slack off, sensei." Naruto said as the man took off his hoodie to reveal he was the man in the photos with Naruto.

"Good to see you, Naruto." The man said with a smile as Naruto smiled and hugged him as he hugged back.

"You too." Naruto said as he looked at Diggle. "Diggle, let me introduce you to Kakashi Hatake, my martial arts teacher. Kakashi sensei, meet John Diggle…my bodyguard."

"You need a bodyguard?" Kakashi asked.

"Alfred thought it would be better if I had someone watching my back. This is Gotham." Naruto said as Kakashi chuckled.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Diggle." Kakashi said as he shook Diggle's hand.

"The pleasure's mine." Diggle said as he shook back.

"Oh, here. This is yours." Kakashi said as he held a pistol clip in his other hand and Diggle saw it was the clip to his glock. He managed to remove it during the fight.

"Not bad." Diggle said as he took the clip back.

"Diggle, excuse us for a minute." Naruto said as Diggle nodded and walked over to the weapons racks to check out the swords.

"It's really good to see you again, Naruto. We never really got to talk at your parents funeral." Kakashi said.

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that. But I had some things to take care of." Naruto said.

"I know. I understand. How's Bruce?" Kakashi asked.

"Not well. He's changed. He's grown darker." Naruto said.

"Well, everyone goes through grief differently. You of all people should understand that by now." Kakashi said as Naruto nodded.

"I don't think I'd be as ok as I am now if it weren't for your training." Naruto said, remembering one of first training sessions with Kakashi.

Before they even started fighting or training, Kakashi wanted Naruto to be mentally ready. That mean going back to the bad and horrible memories of his past and boyhood and confronting them. His treatment at the orphanage, life on the streets and his birth parents death. Kakashi told him that a true warriors only fears, were their own past. It would be up to the warrior to either confront them and rise above or get swept up by them and fall down.

"You were strong, Naruto. You still are. I can still see that." Kakashi said as he smiled at Naruto.

"Thank you." Naruto said.

"Don't mention it. So how goes running Wayne Enterprises?" Kakashi asked.

"It's going. It's not easy, but it allows me to try and do some real good. With the new city shelter opening, it's just the first step in trying to save this city." Naruto said as Kakashi saw that Naruto was serious and determined with this mission, he could see it in his eyes.

"Your father would be proud of what you're doing, Naruto. I am." Kakashi said as Naruto smiled and they looked at one of the photos on the wall. It was off a 13 year old Naruto with Kakashi, his parents and a three-year old Bruce being held by their mother. Naruto won a martial arts tournament in Coast City and when they returned to Gotham, they took a celebratory photo. Naruto and Kakashi held the trophy as Naruto's dad hook his arm around Naruto's neck and their mother smiled as Bruce smiled as well.

"Thank you. I also wanted to ask you something." Naruto said.

"What?" Kakashi asked.

"I want to continue training." Naruto said.

"You're sure?" Kakashi asked.

"Yes. But with Wayne Enterprises, we'll have to have a flexible schedule." Naruto said.

"I'd be more than happy to." Kakashi said as he smiled. "Besides, I could use the revenue. I haven't taught since you. No one else has passed the first step of my training."

"Well, let's keep going." Naruto said as he shook Naruto's hand. They then heard the front door open and the bell ding. Naruto and Diggle looked to the door to see four punk teens walk in, one holding a bat and another holding a crowbar.

"Hey, Cyclops! Rent is due!" One of the teens shouted as Kakashi walked forward calm and cool.

"As I said last week, boys. I am not paying a protection fee since I do not need protection." Kakashi said with a smile. "Now, why don't you boys go back home."

"I don't think so, Cyclops! Like the man said, rent is due!" The teen with the bat said as he stepped forward.

"Hey!" They heard as Naruto stepped next to Kakashi. "You heard what he said. Now, leave." Naruto said, warning them as Diggle moved behind him.

"Oh look. Cyclops got himself a posse." A teen said as they chuckled and Kakashi looked at Naruto.

"Ok, Naruto. First part of your new training. We fight together." Kakashi said as Naruto smirked as the teens laughter died down.

"Well, maybe you'll think different with a limp." The teen said as he stepped forward and swung his bat but Kakashi reached up and stopped it.

"Bad decision, son." Kakashi said as he yanked the bat out of the kid's hands and smacked him in the face with the butt of the bat.

"Ouch." Naruto said as the teen fell on his ass.

"Get em!" The leader shouted as they charged but it was over before it started as Naruto kicked one teen in the stomach, blocked the swing of another, grabbed and twisted his arm and knocked his head against a counter, knocking him out. He then blocked the kick from the teen he kicked in the stomach, and then pulled him forward, and shoulder bumped him to knocked him back. He then blocked a wild haymaker and then grabbed his arm and threw him over his shoulder and onto the ground and then socked him across the face.

Kakashi used the bat to block a crowbar to the face and kicked out of the leg of the teen, chopped him in the neck and kneed him in the face and knocked him away. He then kicked the last teen in the face.

"I think you boys should leave now." Kakashi said as one of them got up and covered his bloody nose.

"We'll be back." The teen said as he left as the others slowly limped to the door and left.

"That was fun." Kakashi said as Naruto chuckled.

"Nicely done, sir. It seems that your training was very effective." Diggle said, surprised to see that kind of skill in him.

"Well, 11 years of extensive training changes a person. Especially with Kakashi." Naruto said as he then looked at Kakashi. "Kakashi, maybe you should relocate."

"I'd love to but there isn't a lot in the sense of other real estate that I can afford right now." Kakashi said.

"Let me worry about that. I think I have someplace you'll find more than comfortable." Naruto said as Kakashi smiled.

"Thank you, Naruto." Kakashi said.

"It's my pleasure. I'll see you later." Naruto said as he shook Kakashi's hand. Come on, Diggle." Naruto said as they and Diggle looked at Naruto.

'This kid is….interesting.' Diggle thought to himself.

End of Chapter 1

Hoped you guys like the first chapter of the story, it's one that I was excited about, doing another Naruto vigilante story but in Gotham. Say what you will about the show, it lends itself to do some interesting things in the pre-Batman years. So we'll follow Naruto on his journey to save his city and watch him succeed and also make mistakes. For the arrow fans, I wanted to add in John Diggle, because I love the character. I might also add in some other characters since it's years before Batman and everything, I can add in other characters from maybe Arrow or maybe even Flash but I'll keep it grounded in the Gotham universe.

Think of Naruto's fighting style as a combination of Nightwing's and Robin's, he's fast and agile, skilled with fighting sticks and bo staffs but strong as well.

Next Chapter, the Arkham plan is news and Naruto's training kicks up a notch.

I have some ideas about Naruto's eventual outfit, sort of based on the Jason Todd Red Hood so look forward to that and to the talented artists out there, if you managed to create some awesome Naruto art of him from any of my stories, please send them to me. I'd love to take a look.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Gotham, both belong to their respective owners, I'm just a huge fan.