Hello everyone, and welcome to another chapter of the crossover fanfic that is quickly becoming much longer than I intended it to be, The Red Fox. Don't worry, it's only getting longer because new ideas keep stemming from it. I always love seeing how my stories evolve into something far different than what I originally intended them to be. This chapter will slightly revolve around finishing up the things that I set up during the last chapter, but will be much more focused on giving the story some time to breath while having a bit of fun. Nothing fancy, but we've got a lot to cover, so let's get right to it. Let me warn you now, I was under a tight schedule, so expect some grammatical and spelling mistakes. Also, happy Valentines day to all the people like me out there who are single and just wanna enjoy it on your own like myself. Congrats if you have significant other though, enjoy your time with them. Thanks for reading and please review!

Chapter Soundtrack-Miranda Lambert: Gunpowder and Lead

"Hold on, we don't know how long Naruto would be gone for?" Mei asked as laid next to her husband in bed, the two of them about to settle down for the night, "How can Waller expect us to just give our son to her when we don't even know when we'll get to see him again?"

Bruce understood her frustrations, as he was feeling almost the exact same way, but did feel the need to point out something to her, "As the Mizukage, you've ordered more than a few people to go undercover for you. How is this any different?"

The woman gave a sort of pout before replying, "Because...because this time it's my son. I'm aware of the double standard here, but that doesn't make this any easier on me. Slade Wilson is monster based on every story I've ever heard about him. No matter how strong or how good of a person I know that Naruto is, it's hard to think of him being away from us like that with someone so horrible. Sure he's in danger on those rooftops at night, but I can reach him in no time in Gotham. I can't do that if he's off in Jump city or god knows where else. I'm...well I'm afraid."

"Believe me darling, I am too," Bruce said, squeezing her hand reassuringly as he knew this was a difficult thing for her to admit, "It's not for sure yet, but Amanda has a way of convincing people. I was hoping Naruto could be here for the birth of sister. Speaking of which, have we come up with a name yet?"

Mei put her head on her husband's shoulder, grumbling a bit, "I've got nothing other than the ones we already came up with. We could go with Martha, after your mother, Futusha, after my mother, or we could up with something original...if I could think of anything."

"Can't say I blame you for that. I can't think of anything myself," Bruce replied, as Mei began to rub little circles on her husband's chest, "Careful there sweety. You're gonna end up getting me in the mood."

That was perfect, seeing as it was her intent, "My love, that's precisely what I was going for. You know how a woman's hormones get when she's pregnant. Besides, I'm stressed and need a distraction. You aren't going to leave me high and dry at a time like this, now are you?"

Being the good husband that he was, Bruce had no intention of doing any such thing, "Sweetie, if I ever say no when you offer me sex, it'll be a good sign that it's time put me down. Now, let's get you out of those clothes!"

"Only if we get you out of yours first," Mei said, climbing on top of him and kissing his neck feverously, "I've been waiting all day for this!"

Naruto had never been the kind of person who took a someone's feelings lightly. He had his own heart crushed so many times that he took great care to make sure that he never left anyone else in that short or situation. Cheshire was an exception to this, as she'd done something horrendous enough that he genuinely wanted her to feel the kind of pain that he felt. Cassandra Cain however, was someone that he considered a close friend, and maybe even something akin to a sister given enough time. Now she'd confessed to Naruto that she felt a romantic connection between the two of them. Not wanting to lose the connection he'd found with the girl, he decided to take her out for a cup of coffee at a rustic cafe not from the mansion so that the two of them could talk the situation out. With him having gotten his cappuccino and Cassandra having gotten her plain black coffee, she was meticulous about choosing the things that went into her body, it was time to begin the discussion, "So, Cassandra...oh boy, how do I start this? About what you said to me yesterday, regarding your feelings..."

Sipping on her coffee, Cassandra replied in a small, almost embarrassed voice, "Yes, I may not have chosen the best time to admit them to you. I'm glad you know, but with your many issues enduring, it serves only as another problem to distract you."

"No, I didn't mean it like that. I'm glad you told me so that we can figure this out," Naruto comforted her, "You're a part of the family now, and I always take care of my family. Let's try to keep this simple. First, just tell me when you started to like me, okay?"

Cassandra nodded, giving an uncharacteristic smile as she reminisced, "It was about 3 months ago I believe, after you saved me during that riot in Arkham. Zsasz nearly stabbed right in the back, but you stopped him just before he could. I felt so stupid, letting him get behind me like that. Yet, you didn't me wallow when we returned home. You sat there with me for hours, telling me stories of your slips ups, making me laugh when all I wanted to do was cry. I don't know if anyone has ever been able to do that for me. That was the first time I felt like I truly knew you. Seeing how wanted to help me, even though I'd barely said a word to in the three months I'd been there, it awoke something inside me. Does that make sense?"

Despite her usual struggles in communication, Naruto completely understood what she was getting at, "I think I do. Honestly, I'm touched that you feel that way about me, it's kinda the way I want everyone to feel about me. Don't think for a second I don't care about you, because I do, but I'm worried your feelings are stronger than mine. Seeing as how I can't pick between two girls as it is, adding a third one to the mix just doesn't seem right. Not to be a dick, but can we just stay friends, at least for now."

"Of course we can Naruto, I would be honored to be your friend," Cassandra said, holding out her hand as if she was going to shake his. He reached for it in return, but when their hands met, she pulled him into a soul searing kiss. After a pleasant few moments, she broke it, saying in a pant, "My apologizes. I needed to get that out of my system."

Naruto tried to respond to her apology, but he found a voice ringing in his ear more distracting. A dark, comedic, and all around twist voice screaming to him, "Did you feel that kiss boy? There was more tongue in your mouth than in hers, haha! Come on! Throw right on the table! Give these people a show!"

What was frightening about the Joker's rant was that this time, Naruto found himself feeling the urge to do as he said. The clowns idea was more tempting than it had ever been before. No doubt, it was getting stronger, and that rocked Naruto to his core, "Um...it's okay Cassandra. I'm sure worse things will happen to me today."

"Aw, come on! You're more boring than Batman's last colonoscopy," The Joker complained, a mental vision now having appeared right beside the boy, "When I take over, we are gonna have to something about your attitude towards the ladies! If a girl kisses you like that again, you'd better take the chance and make yourself a man already! Sheesh!"

Shaking the clown's voice out of his head, Naruto took another sip of his coffee and stood up, Cassandra following his lead, "Glad we've got that settled. Now, let's head home. Alfred's making cinnamon buns for Hinata, and if we don't get to the mansion soon, she'll eat them all herself."

Cassandra nodded, following closely behind Naruto as he made his way up the sidewalk. However, the loud, shrill voice of a teenage girl pierced his eardrums, "There he is! Naruto Wayne! I've been looking for him all day, ahhh!"

"Oh god, not this again," Naruto groaned, now used to having girls chasing him down at this point. He was the son of the most famous man in Gotham, so his image got around, "Look, whoever you are, can we just take this picture and be done with it? I'm kinda tired today."

When he turned around, he found a girl with bleach blonde hair about his age standing before him. There was something unsettling about her eyes though. They had a deranged look to them, "Picture? I don't want some silly picture. I want you, lover boy, and Kitten always gets what she wants! You've got yourself a pretty new girlfriend sweety!"

Naruto could hardly believe the words coming out of this girls mouth. To be fair, she was rather pretty, with a petite body many girls shoot for, but her voice was like something out of demonic squeak toy, "Look, Kitten is it? You're cute and all, but you're not the first girl to walk up on the street and start hitting on me, and you won't be the last. I don't date girls who throw themselves at me when they don't even know me. Just head home before you embarrass yourself, okay?"

"Oh no you don't," Kitten hissed as Naruto and Cassandra turned around, prepared to leave the girl behind, "I'm not letting you slip away when you're this close to me! You're coming home with me!"

Preparing to tell the girl how wrong she really was, Naruto had just turned around when he felt something smack against his side and begin to wrap around him. It was some kind of whip made from pure orange energy, and it prevented Naruto from moving his hands and arms. This was a new one for him, "What the hell? Not gonna lie, you're the first girl to ever do this to me! Let me go, now!"

Cassandra charged at Kitten, ready to snap the girl's neck in rage. In her haste, the hero failed to realize what her foe contained in her hand. Kitten threw an unknown powder into Cassandra's face, stunning her for a moment before she found herself getting hazy. She fell to the ground unconscious, leaving Kitten in complete control of her object of affection, "Hmph, did she really think she could take my lover boy? No way, Naruto is all mine now! Aren't you snookums?"

"If you get any closer to my face I swear to god I will headbutt you," Naruto replied, earning a small frown form the girl.

Kitten grabbed another handful of the unidentified dust from her pocket and tossed it on his face, causing him to have the same reaction Cassandra had. With Naruto out cold, and the small crowd that had been in the coffee shop having run off, Kitten could get right to work, "Good, I've got him all to myself. Now there's no one to stop me from dragging him home. Wait til you see what you've got in store for you!"

Though he had no way of being certain, Naruto felt like he'd been out cold for at least an hour. He woke up with his limbs unbound and laying ontop of rather comfortable bed. Naruto sat himself up, wiping some of the sleep from his eyes as he tried to glance around the room. It was pitch black, leaving him completely clueless. It felt inevitable that he'd mutter, "This is feeling way too similar to what happened with Cheshire a while back. Head hurts a little more though…"

"Did you say something snookums?" He heard a voice that made his heart sink call out, "I'm so glad that you're up! We can finally get to know each other now! Well, you can get to know about me anyways. I already know a lot about you…"

The lights flipped on, allowing Naruto to see just where he was. He immediately wished he'd been left firmly in the dark, "Holy shit…"

All around Naruto were pictures of himself, some of them shots he'd taken with his father for magazines, others had clearly been taken with a camera from a distance. Kitten beamed at her handywork, "Do you like it? It took me like a month to get it this far. Aren't you gonna thank me for all my hard work?"

As if the situation wanted to make itself worse, the Joker appeared out of the corner Naruto's eye, putting his two cents in, "Huh, a crazy blonde girl who's obsessed with everything you do and has a pension for violence...why does this feel familiar to me?

"I...well I," Naruto stammered, trying to ignore the Joker and suddenly realizing how free he really was, "Am surprised that none of my arms orlegs are tied up. What's that about?"

Kitten giggled, plopping down on the bed next to her 'boyfriend,' "Because silly, I know you'd never run away from me. Daddy would hurt you if you tried to do something like that."

This was first time she'd mention this 'Daddy' person, "Daddy? Who the heck's your daddy?"

"Oh my god, you haven't met Daddy yet," Kitten screeched, making Naruto cringe, "Daddy, come in here! It's time for you to meet Naruto!"

A set of massive footsteps echoed through the halls of wherever Naruto was being kept. Entering through the doorway was a creature standing on two legs like a human would, but it was covered in a sort of white fuzz with black tufts, had large set of insect wings, and had eyes that looked like something that belonged on a fly. It spoke in a raspy, almost demonic sounding tone, "Naruto Wayne, how nice to finally meet you. My daughter speaks the world of you. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Drury Walker."

"Drury Walker? Last I heard he was still making cocoon guns or something. Called himself Killer Moth I think," The Joker said, adding in after he eyed him up, "Looks good though, like he's been working out. He could use some good skin cream though."

Naruto had heard that name before as well, "Drury Walker? As in the criminal engineer Drury Walker? Killer Moth, that Drury Walker?"

"I see my reputation proceeds me," Killer Moth responded, walking up and standing directly in front of Naruto, "Yes, I used to engineer weapons under that name, mainly the cocoon guns I'm famous for. However, due to Scarecrow's rise to power, my services have been needed less and less. He supplies his own men, cutting out the need for me. However, I was able to get a sample of that new miracle drug he's been practically handing out, Titan or something like that, and I attempted to use it with my moths to try and make them produce more silk for my work. Sadly, it worked far too well, and I ended up being attacked by a swarm of my new creations and was infected with some kind of mutating virus. With a little research, I was able to turn my new form into an advantage, using my pheromones to control this new highly deadly generations of moths. There venom is no longer transformative, thanks to some additions I've made, but they're still just as dangerous as ever. Would you like to see them?"

The apparition of the Joker began to jump up and down, "Oh, say yes! Please say yes! I haven't gotten to see a pet rip anything apart since one my minions tried to give Harley's hyenas a bath!

Considering that Naruto needed to assess the damage these things could do if unleashed upon Gotham, he quickly said that he would, "Okay Mr...Moth, I guess, I'll take a look at them. As long as you promise not to send them after me anyways."

Killer Moth grinned, or at least grinned as much as he could with his face being as disturbed as the rest of his body, and motioned for the two teens to follow him. Whatever his work was, the villain seemed rather proud of it. Kitten grabbed Naruto by the arm and began to drag him out of the room so that she could follow her father down to the lab. This was shaping up to be an interesting group of insects.

"How in the hell did you let her take him like that?" Hinata screamed as she stood next to a groggy Cassandra on the sidewalk, "A villain got the jump on him, I get that, but how do let this crazy bitch do the same thing to you?"

That was the most vocal the young Hyuuga had ever been in life. She hadn't even stuttered once in the entire sentence. Cassandra was almost impressed as she stood herself up, "I didn't expect her to have knockout powder with her! All I could think about was trying to save Naruto! How does you standing here yelling at me help the situation?"

Hinata opened her mouth to fire back, but realized Cassandra was right, "Fine, we'll figure out who to blame later. Do you have any idea who took him?"

"If she doesn't, I do," Came a female voice who'd just arrived. It was Temari, and she was holding a file in her hand and had the new pup Ace under her other arm, "Sorry I'm late, Barbara called me here last minute. Bruce is up at the Watchtower with the rest of the gang and Tim and Stephanie were supposed to be looking into the Red Hood thing, but they're not responding to their communicators. She got a hold of me in the hidden Sand and the Seal Relay System (SRS from this point foreword) got me here pretty quick. By the way, when did Naruto get a dog and why was I told to bring him with me?"

It took no time at all for Cassandra to scold Temari, as there were still a few lingerers around who may have been able to hear them. Admittedly, the fact that she was one of Naruto's current pursuits may have added to the flame, "Not so loud Temari, we don't want them to hear us! Hand Ace off to Hinata and then tell me who were dealing with here."

Temari did just that, which made Hinata ecstatic, as she got hold Ace once again, and then opened the file she'd been holding to begin showing them pictures of w young girl with an older man with white hair, "Her name is Kitten Walker, and she's the daughter of someone called Killer Moth. She has a tendency to be obsessive and occasionally even stalkerish. It appears Naruto's her object of obsession right now, and it might be her craziest moment yet. She's never gotten close to this level of madness until now. We need to find him, fast."

"That's what this little guy must be for," Hinata said, letting Ace her face as she laughed, "He's got a great nose, almost as good as Akamaru's. Give him something with Naruto's scent on it, and he'll track him down in no time."

Though Cassandra wasn't fond of the idea of putting Naruto's fate in the hands of a dog, she didn't see many other options. She picked up the boy's coffee cup for the dog to get the scent off from later and began to walk somewhere more private, "Guess we'll go with that then. Let's get changed and then we'll head out. Luckily I've got an extra mask for Ace with me."

"You're not really going to put a mask on dog, are you?" Temari asked in deadpan, "It's a freaking dog, he doesn't have any identity to hide."

Cassandra pointed to the star on Ace's head, "I disagree. This star is all the identity he needs. People will see that star and put it together that Gotham's heroes are using Naruto's dog to track people down, and it won't take it long for them to put the rest of it together. Ace wears a mask, and that's final."

At this point the group had entered an alleyway, allowing Cassandra to pull of the backpack she'd been wearing and take out a mask for Ace. After making a few adjustments to it, she placed it on the dog's face, covering his star and making his blue eyes impossible to see from the outside. Hinata brought the dog to her face skeptically, "I still don't' think he needs a...Oh my god, he's adorable!"

"Glad you approve," Cassandra said, lacing every word with sarcasm, "Now everyone get dressed already. I don't know about the rest of you, but I refuse to have Naruto lose his virginity to that blond bimbo. Let's move!"

Killer Moth's basement was lined wall to wall with class cases, maybe 3 dozen of them, each of which contained at least ten moths. Each moth was the size of a large mouse, with fangs that one would usually have guessed were on a spider. They were ferocious, looking ready to consume one another whole. It seemed that Killer Moth's influence was the only thing preventing the bloodbath, "Glorious, aren't they? I'm working breeding four hundred of them now. I've seen these things take a chunk out of steel when they need to. The group I've got here could Gotham a new one like it was nothing. Now this is an army!"

"Yup, it's an army alright," Naruto replied, tugging at his collar, "One Gotham definitely wouldn't wanna deal with. These things would rip a guy's throat right out. Oh boy…"

In Naruto's head, the Joker was right beside him, laughing his ass off at the situation, "Killer Moth, I underestimated you old boy! I would've killed to have a prank like this up my sleeve. I'm in love with these things! They're like little deliverers of winged death!"

Kitten, who had no idea the kind of twisted things the Joker was whispering to Naruto, started to giggle with glee, "Teehee, daddy works real hard on these little guys. It's thanks to the them that I can get whatever I want. If someone says no to me, I can send some of these guys to literally eat their heart out. Oh, and there dust from their wings knocks people right out, so that's fun too! These guys are awesome, huh sweetie?"

"Yeah, they're um...really something," Naruto replied, sweat beginning to protrude from his forehead. It was clear to him now that, until someone came to rescue him, he was going to have to do whatever this girl wished of him. There was no way to calculate how many people these things would end up killing if they were set loose. It was time to bust out whatever acting chops he had, "So Kitten, what would you like to do? I wouldn't wanna let down my snookums."

Another screech escaped Kittens lips as she began to list off ideas, "You could take me shopping! Or we could binge The Blacklist on Netflix! Better yet, we could go to my room and have some Alone time! Hehe! That one sounds the best, huh lover boy?"

Naruto forced himself to smile, noticing the way Killer Moth was eyeing him, "Of course, Kitten, if that's what you want, that's what we'll do. Mr. Moth, what's your plans?"

"Keep breeding more moths until I get enough of them to take down Scarecrow and all of his men. You're job is to keep Kitten happy while I'm finish up my little project," Killer Moth replied, walking over to one of the cases, "You kids run off and have your fun. I've got a lot of work to do."

The girl nodded to her father, grabbing Naruto's hand and dragging him back up the stairs, "I'm so glad we can finally do this! Oh boy, I hope you're a good kisser!"

Just the thought of that made Naruto a touch sick to his stomach. Still, he'd do it for the sake of his city. He was having a few hopes of his own, "Kissing better be the only thing this girl wants to do today."

"Ace is leading us into a nasty part of town," Cassandra mused, noting the crumbling brick and chipping paint on every building she passed. If she got through this alleyway without seeing a splatter of blood, it would be a miracle, "It appears Killer Moth has seen better days."

Temari had seen plenty worse in the Hidden Sand, "Back home every neighborhood looks like this. We tend to focus more on military spending, so how a building looks doesn't matter much to us."

The Hidden Leaf tended to be more in the middle, as Hinata soon pointed out, "Military is important in our village, but we spend a decent amount to keep the citizens happy as well. Too much if you ask my father."

"Under normal circumstances, this conversation would fascinate me, but right now Naruto must be our main concern," Cassandra scolded as she noticed that Ace had stopped dead in his tracks in front of set of cellar doors, "Looks like we've found him. Hinata, before I go breaking into someone's home, are you sure that Ace is right about this?"

Hinata had complete faith in the pup, "I've never seen an Inuzuka nose be wrong. If that's where Ace says Naruto is, then that's where he is."

Even if she was competing with the girl for Naruto's affection, Cassandra still trusted Hinata. There were few people in the world who had a kinder heart than she. Cassandra picked up Ace, gave him a little kiss on the nose to show some gratitude, and placed him gently next to the cellar doors, telling him stay right where he was. Cassandra then took out a Batarang, throwing it at the pathetic padlock holding the cellar doors closed and breaking it in two, "Alright ladies, here we go. We get in, get Naruto out, and leave without causing anymore trouble. Everybody got that? Good, then let's move!"

"Alright, we are almost ready for our first big kiss," Kitten said, checking on her recently applied eyeshadow and putting on some neon pink lipstick, "I have to look perfect for this moment."

It was fine with Naruto if she took as long as she liked, "No rush, it's not like I'm going anywhere, right?"

"Nowhere but right here to lock lips with me," Kitten said, putting her makeup down and turning to Naruto and grabbing his face with her hands, "Now, pucker up!"

Naruto tried his damnedest to look like he was excited about this, "Alright then. Get over and kiss me already."

With a squeal of delight, Kitten pulled the boy towards her and smashed their lips together. Acting like he was getting into it as much as she was, Naruto grabbed her waist and pulled her close to him. She broke the kiss after a few long moments, panting with a smile plastered firmly on her face, "Wow, that was one hell of a kiss. Hehe, I got lipstick on you!"

"Yeah, real funny," Naruto replied, trying to sound normal. The kiss had been sloppy at best, but he still acted as though he enjoyed it, "You're a good kisser."

Kitten slinked her arm around the boy, licking her lips, "You're not too bad yourself. Keep this up, and who knows how far you might get tonight! Since you did such a good job, I'll make you any kinda food you want me to."

That was a surprisingly nice gesture, considering she was an absolute nut. Naruto wasn't about to turn it down. He tried to think of something that would buy him some time. Something she likely wouldn't have on hand, "Well, my favorite food in the world is,"

"Ramen," Kitten exclaimed, throwing Naruto for a loop, "You're favorite food is ramen, I know! I made some before I you came just in case you wanted any. Aren't I the best?"

Naruto had no real choice but to agree with her, "Yup, you're the best. I thought it would take you forever to make that...but you have it for me right now...that is just great."

Kitten ran off to get him his food, leaving the teen to think to himself, "Please guys, hurry up and get here already! This bitch is nuttier than the Joker!"

"The hell she is," Mumbled the clown inside Naruto's head. He threw himself into the bed, wondering what he's done in a past life to deserve having to deal with these mad men. Odds are, he'd never know.

Descending down into the basement, Batgirl could hardly see a thing. She clicked on the night vision on her mask, which enabled her to see the bland concrete walls surrounding her. The two girls behind her wore similar suits to the one she wore, only without all the symbols. Batgirl called back to them, "The little switch on the left side of your mask is night vision. Turn it on if you need it. Hinata, you can just use your Byakugan if you want. From what I understand, it works on a similar principal."

Hinata did just that, preferring to use her own powers rather than some technology she didn't trust. Temari, however, was forced to use the mask. It worked in both cases, and they were able to see that the corridor was about to end. Her eyes allowed Hinata in particular to see that hundreds of small creatures moving around in a cage while a large man tended to them. She could see it was time to warn the others, "I don't know if you guys can see it yet, but we've got someone right ahead of us. He looks big too. Do we have some kinda plan?"

"Kick his oversized ass comes to mind," Temari offered, confident the foe would be no match for them, "I don't think anyone in this city is tough enough to beat all three of us. It's probably Killer Moth anyways. He didn't sound like much of a threat in the file I read about him.."

That was a statement Batgirl was less than sure of. She skidded to halt, holding out her arms to stop the other girls as well, "Gotham's home to many of the most dangerous criminals in the world, and they've had a tendency to get massive boosts of power lately. I don't want us to go in there only to find out we're outmatched."

Temari found it hard to believe that anyone without chakra could outmatch her, "Look, I get that you don't have any powers, which means you have to be careful and all, but I've seen the kind of people you've got around here. You've got some tough ones, I'll give you that, but no one who can ever compare to Hinata or myself. If you're scared, step aside and leave it to me and Hinata."

"Perhaps it would be b-better if you let us handle this," Hinata added in, "You know, for Naruto's sake."

Batgirl had anticipated something like this occurring soon. Temari and Hinata had always seen her as the threat because of how much time Naruto spent with the girl, and they could tell she had a thing for the boy. Girls have a sort of sixth sense about that. Batgirl understood their distrust of her, and that it was true that they could likely take anyone Gotham had to offer, but that didn't mean she could let them do something that could lead to their demises. Naruto cared for them after all, "I realize that your feelings for Naruto make it challenge to work with me, but it would be wrong of me not to remind you a certain fact. We've had dozens of ninjas more powerful than you come to this city, including Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi Hatake, and both of them have said they weren't sure they could've beaten their opponent without the help of Batman and the others. You may not need my help with this villain, but on the off chance that you do, I'm going wherever you go. Feel free to try and stop me."

The two kunoichi's glanced at one another, considering everything the girl had said. Neither of them could deny finding themselves respecting Batgirl more after the speech. Temari and Hinata both nodded to her, accepting that she'd be with them till the end on this one. With that settled, they all made their way back down the corridor, this time silently so that they didn't alert Killer Moth. As they drew timidly closer, Hinata noticed something about the way the flying objects moved. They reminded her of something her bug obsessed partner Shino had once described to her about the way different insects moved. Hinata could see they moved with a short of flutter, which she remembered meant it was most likely either a moth or a butterfly. Considering who they were going up against, she knew which one it was, and that the hundreds of small life forms were far bigger than they should be, "Guys, I think those things up ahead are actual moths, and they're huge! As in big enough to take a bite out of us huge! I think that guy has wings too!"

"Shit, if we go in there those things are gonna tear us to shreds," Temari cursed, her mind swarming with ideas, "We're gonna have to take him out before those bastards can get to us."

Batgirl pulled out three smoke pellets, getting a little glint in his eye, "Taking someone down before they realize it is one of my specialities. Hinata, follow my lead. Temari, we're gonna need you to wait back at the other end of the hall. I've got something special planned that only you can pull off. Have your strongest wind attack at the ready. Don't worry about the two of us, I'll make sure we're safe. Believe me, you'll know when to use it."

A wide grin spread across the girl's face as she turned around to return to the cellar entrance. Once she was on her way, Batgirl threw the pellets down the corridor. They immediately burst, causing a gruff voice to call out, "What the hell? I can't see a damn thing!"

"Now Hinata! Move, move," Batgirl cried, sprinting the short remaining stretch of the hallway. Her mask and the lavender haired girl's powers let them see through the mist, knowing right where Killer Moth stood. They could see that villain was headed straight for a switch on the wall, one that would likely realse a cloud of hell upon them and Gotham. That was exactly what Batgirl's had been hoping he'd do, as she knew exactly how to release the moths. Her next order of business was to stop Killer Moth, so she took out her thread with the batarang at the end and threw it around the villain's wrist, pulling him towards her and allowing Hinata to sweep for his legs. He came tumbling down right at Batgirl's feet, "Like a moth to a flame!"

Killer Moth groaned at the horrible pun before Batgirl smashed her fist into his skull. It hurt like hell, but his increased strength allow him to stay conscious. He began to push himself back up on two legs, but Hinata put a stop to that with a well placed hit in between his shoulder blades. This time Killer Moth stayed down, giving Hinata the chance to ask once she was done panting, "How did you know that would go so wel-ll? What if we'd been too slow and he'd gotten to that button on ti-ime?"

"I've seen you fight before, and one of the deadliest aspect of your arsenal is speed. I was reasonably confident that you could out speed a man his size who likely still hadn't gotten fully used to his new body yet," Batgirl responded, dragging Killer Moth body to the entrance of a stairwell the seemed to lead to the rest of the house, "With a team like the one we've got here, I think we could likely defeat 80% of the people here in Gotham. We simply have to plan ahead and make sure our emotions don't get the better of us. Would you kindly stand next to the release switch?"

The girl nodded as Batgirl looked at the control panel by the stair up and down, trying to discern which button did which. Hinata soon realized what the endgame here was, "We release the moths, let them fly down the corridor, then have Temari rip them to shreds with her wind attacks since they'll have no place to go. Is that d-door going to be able to protect us for sure though?"

Batgirl prefered not to say she was sure of anything, ever, simply because that was asking to be proven wrong. In this case however, she felt more than confident enough to say, "Most definitely. This panel appears to control a pair of blast doors that even Temari's wind couldn't cut through. The moths will be destroyed, while we're left perfectly unharmed. Whenever you're ready, press that button and get yourself over here as fast as you can. Once our blonde friend is finished with the insects, we'll go find Naruto."

"S-sounds solid," Hinata said, her hand hovering over the button, "Alright, three...two...one… now!"

She pressed the switch and dove into stairway entrance as quickly as she could, Batgirl closing the blast doors behind her. Once they were safe, the army of moths broke free, with the sound of wings flapping and fangs gnashing making a twisted short of music. Temari must have heard it all, because only a few moments later they heard her cry, "Summoning Jutsu: Great Sickle Weasel Technique!"

The sound of something akin to a hurricane went off behind the doors, and hundreds of screeching insect let their voice be heard as well. Things went on like this for nearly a minute before the sound died down, allowing Batgirl to reopen the doors and see the carnage that had been left behind. First thing to hit her was the smell, something like the most pungent mothballs scent ever created. Then the yellow guts and tuffs of fur caught her eye, lining the room as if they were its paint. Before she could take in any more of it, Temari came into view looking pleased with her work, "And that's how you kill a small army with one attack. This whole day is turning out to be much more fun than I thought it was gonna be. What do you say we go rescue Naruto and make it perfect, eh girls?"

"That is precisely what I was thinking," Replied Batgirl, turning to head up the stairs, "Let's make this bitch pay for thinking that she can literally steal Naruto away from his family!"

The ramen was almost gone, her lipstick was being reapplied, and Naruto could almost feel Kitten's tongue being forcibly shoved down his throat. The thought of that nauseated him, and he wasn't sure how much more he could take before he did something stupid and pissed the girl off enough to make her father release the swarm. Naruto looked at her eyes, noticing the demented look in them growing, "You okay Kitten? You're looking a little, well…"

"Excited?" Kitten asked, which was far from the word Naruto would've used, "That's because I am! I'm thinking about all the fun you and I are gonna have as boyfriend and girlfriend! We're gonna get married one, day, make love, have babies! Isn't it all so wonderful?"

Wonderful was the last thing that came to Naruto's mind, but he kept his happy demeanor. He needed someone in here, and fast. The very talk of all this was making him want to puke. Right as he was about to sit the bowl down next to him, he heard someone running down the hallway. Naruto though it was Killer Moth, making him groan under his breath, "Oh god, what now? How could this situation possibly get any worse?"

Kitten looked at the entrance to find Batgirl and the others bursting through. She was lived, while Naruto's heart sored, "Hey, who are you guys? Daddy! Get in here right now!"

"Daddy's not coming to save your ass this time princess," Hinata growled, her fist flying at light speed into Kitten's nose. It broke instantly, blood squirting everywhere. Temari then kicked her in the stomach, making her fly back onto her bed. Batgirl finished the whole thing off with a strong left hook to the jaw, knocking her out instantly. The crazy bitch wouldn't be getting back up this time, "And that's what you get for trying to hurt Naruto!"

The three girls high fived as Naruto jumped up, pulling them all into a group hug. He'd never been happier to see them in his entire life, "Thank god you're finally here! I thought she was gonna try to kiss me again. You three look more beautiful right now than you ever have to me."

They all hugged him back, Batgirl pleased as could be that he was okay, "We reached you in time, that's all that matters to me. Thank you, Temari and Hinata, for helping me save him. I couldn't have done it without the two of you."

"Hey, we couldn't have done it without you either," Temari replied as they all broke the hug, "You're tougher than you look girl. I'm glad we had you by our side instead of anyone else."

Naruto was happy to see the girls were getting along, but figured the time for talking would come later, "Let's finish being sentimental later. I don't want to give these nutbags time to wake up. What do you guys say we drag them off to Arkham and then spend the rest of the day relaxing at the mansion, huh? Maybe watch a movie?"

That was a plan that all of them could get behind. It had been one hell of a day, one that hopefully wouldn't repeat itself anytime soon. There had been some good things to come out of it, sure, but they didn't wanna press their luck that things would turn out so well a second time. This day as a whole had turned out to be one hell of a distraction...