The downpour was so heavy that to be caught unawares meant being drenched to the skin. Each drop was as large as a cartoon tear and they fell like gravity had been turned up a notch. Every person able to run picked up their pace holding futile hands skyward to fend off the worst and the world was cast into more somber tones.
A lone masked figure stood atop a building, narrowing his eyes through the rain his eyes focused on a long-haul truck.
The masked man gritted his teeth before leaping down.
Four men were unloading the long-haul truck, a fifth man was guarding the driver with a shotgun, one of the men went into an alley to relieve himself when he was pulled into the shadows of the alley and knocked him out by a knee to his face.
The man crumpled to the floor,knocked out cold.
Several minutes passed and Nicolas hadn't come back yet, Jonathan, the man guarding the driver, a man in his mid-thirties orders two of his colleagues to go look for their lost partner.
But, just like their fallen partner, they too met their end courtesy of the masked hero.
Fifteen minutes later, Commissioner Gordon and several GCPD officers arrived on the scene, finding the driver and cargo safe and all five men knocked out and tied up.
"Him again, this is the fifth time this month, but I guess I should be thankful."
Two nights later...
Soft Jazz was playing throughout the dance hall, a teal eyed, woman with flowing, elegant, almost regal looking hair dressed in a beautiful form-fitting cobalt blue dress and equally elegant high heels walked around, a glass of Merlot in her gloved left hand.
The dress she wears leaves her shoulders uncovered, instead it's supported around her neck and flows down into a modest semi-sweetheart neckline. It's a snug fit which helps to accentuate her breasts without making it look tacky.
Her arms have been left uncovered. A good choice too, as her skin and the color of the dress form a perfect combination.
The dress' waist is thin, but it's a comfortable fit. A bow has been wrapped around her and rests gently on her belly.
Below the waist the dress widens and has a trapeze style. The dress reaches to well above her ankles and is the same length all around.
She's wearing peep toes, which matches the dress perfectly. To top it all off she's wearing a simple, but stylish hat and small jeweled earrings.
This stunning visage of femininity is Ino Yamanaka, Owner of The Wild Lotus Flower Shop in East Gotham City. She's here tonight to donate 300,000 dollars to the Kindred Hearts Orphanage, which is owned by the dashingly handsome billionaire, Naruto Uzumaki. Ino had often wondered about the elusive blonde man, about what makes him tick, not unlike one of Gotham City's other billionaire playboys, Sasuke Uchiha, whom Ino found to be arrogant and morally repugnant.
"Waiting for someone, Ms. Yamanaka?" a man's voice inquired from beside her.
"Not anymore, Mr. Uzumaki." Ino answers, smiling.
Turning around, Ino smiles lustfully as she drank in the sight of the handsome blonde man standing before her, wearing a 100-watt smile.
He's wearing a simple shirt and buttoned it up fully to support the graceful bow tie he's wearing. On top of the shirt he's wearing a chic vest with 7 buttons, it has a fairly deep v-line, it's just narrow enough for the top to remain visible, adding another layer to the overall look of the suit.
The jacket fits him like a glove, a tailored glove. It has an elaborate houndstooth pattern which gives the suit a sporty, yet stylish look. The 4 buttons of his double breasted jacket are all buttoned up with the exception of one, it gives the suit a bit of both worlds, casual and stylish.
The jacket is the same length all around, it has vents at either side, there are two pockets on one side and one pocket on the other and there's a breast pocket which contains a pocket watch.
He's wearing pants which have the same pattern as the jacket, but a different, complementary color and they perfectly complement his shoes. He's wearing a classy pair of wholecut oxfords.
To top it all off he's wearing a modest belt, which can be accompanied by gloves and a tie clip.
"Well, I must say, Mr. Uzumaki, you're quite the head turner, aren't you?" Ino asked teasingly.
"I could say the same about you, Ms. Yamanaka, but looking at your dress, I think that you already know that." Naruto says before taking a sip of his champagne.
The man's compliment made Ino blush, but then her mood took an immediate nosedive as she saw Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha coming towards the two blondes.
"Hello, Ino, Mr. Uzumaki." Sakura says dramatically, obviously not being truthful with her words.
"Sakura." came Ino's reply, laced in venom and malice.
Naruto however says nothing, which angers Sakura.
"It's rather impolite not to reply when someone addresses you, Mr. Uzumaki." Sasuke says with a growl.
"That is only true when the two parties are relatively close, which myself and Ms. Haruno are not." he answers, shocking Sakura.
The pinkette was so upset that she spun on her heels and stomped off, fuming.
Ino couldn't suppress her smile.
Sasuke narrows his eyes at the two blondes before walking away from the two blondes.
"Care to dance with me, Ino?" Naruto asked with a warm smile. "Sure Naruto." Ino said as she stood up and followed Naruto out onto the dance floor.
On the dance floor Naruto placed his hands on Ino's right hip and left shoulder while Ino just wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck and started moving slowly the music, Ino leaned in and rested her head on Naruto's shoulder and sighed.
"Is something troubling you, Ino?" Naruto asked in a whisper. "No Naruto, I was just getting used to the feel of your body against mine." Ino whispered into Naruto's ear, making the other blonde catch his breath.
Ino began to grind against Naruto with the beat of the music. Their bodies moving together in perfect sync creating an instant wet spot in Ino's midnight blue thong. Naruto didn't seem to mind this, so he moved his hands and slid them slowly down her body.
"Ino, I wanted to thank you for your sizable donation to the orphanage, it really means a lot and not just to me."
"I've been meaning to ask about that, why is the Kindred Hearts orphanage so important to you?" the platinum blonde inquired.
Naruto dropped his gaze.
"When...I was born, m-my parents abandoned me, th-they left me on the street and some people tried to hurt me so I ran to an orphanage and they took me in and raised me, so that's why I wanted to build Kindred Hearts."
Ino stepped forward and hugged Naruto before kissing him lightly on his left cheek.
"That was very noble and generous of you, Naruto Uzumaki." Ino whispers.
"Thank you, Ino Yamanaka." Naruto replied, his playful side returning.
The following night, the masked hero ran across the rooftops, he is trailing Harley Quinn, who has just robbed the Jade Vigor jewelry store. The blonde villainess cackled madly as she ran and flipped acrobatically as she traversed the rooftops, she's happy that she cut ties with the Joker and is striking out on her own to make a name for herself in the criminal underworld.
Just then, a kunai struck Harley's right thigh, making her stop and turn around.
"Hey! Whoever threw that is in for a world of pain-. Suddenly, the blonde woman is struck in the chest hard, which sends her flying across the roof.
Groaning, Harley slowly gets to her feet, wiping the small amount of blood from her mouth, dropping her mallet, Harley grabs her magnum, but drops it when another kunai pierces her left hand, making her scream out in pain.
"C-come on Bats, th-this isn't how ya usually do things, what gives?"
For a tense moment, there is nothing then, a figure emerged from the shadows, the person Harley Quinn saw was most definitely not Batman.
He was 5'9" he wore This set of armor has a flat top helm with a face guard shaped in the face of a fox. Attached to the forehead area and the backside are two wide, wing-like ornament pieces.
The shoulders are fairly squared, very wide and quite large. They're decorated with pieces of crystal-shaped metal, creating the illusion of shards of ice or rock.
The upper arms are protected by rounded, fully covering rerebraces which sit quite well under the shoulder plates. The lower arms are covered by vambraces which have several layered metal sheets on the outer sides.
The breastplate is made from several layers of metal sheets, which perfectly sit just under the shoulder plates. It covers the entire front and back side, but the attachment straps leave the sides under the arms exposed.
The upper legs are covered by rounded, fully covering cuisses. The lower legs are protected by greaves which have a curved animal bone attached to each outer side, the bone curves upwards towards the pelvis.
Dread filled Harley as she realized that she was literally up shit's creek without a paddle.
"K-Kitsune." the blonde woman whispered before she was grabbed and savagely kneed in the face, braking Harley's nose and shattering her left jaw.
The now identified Kitsune focused chakra into his left hand, forming a swirling ball of chakra, preparing to strike Harley down with it, when-.
"That's enough." Batman said, appearing in front of the downed blonde.
"You are interfering with my dispensation of justice, I will only warn you once: Stand down and step aside." Kitsune said, narrowing his eyes at the other masked hero.
"You already stopped Harley, and you've most likely ended her career as a criminal, why do you feel it necessary to end her life?" inquired the Dark Knight.
"To send a message to the other lowlifes here in Gotham." Kitsune hissed.
"And what message is that?"
"That Kitsune is here to send them to see the King of Hell!"
"Look, I don't know who you are, or why you're-."
Batman is cut off by a hard punch to the face, followed by a bone rattling kick that made him feel as he wasn't wearing his body armor, Harley was shocked. Batman was like the boogeymen to most of Gotham's criminal underworld, but this new guy, Kitsune just left him laying there, crumpled in a tangled heap. Kitsune then turned his attention back to Harley as he picked up the jewels that she had stolen, turning with a glare, Kitsune eyes the injured blonde.
"I will grant you clemency, but only on the condition that you retire from the criminal life, otherwise..." he says before picking up his kunai and throwing it at a passing blackbird, killing it instantly.
Harley was horrified, she looked at her mangled leg and nodded quickly.
"K-Kitsune, will y-you take me t-to the hospital, pl-please?"
He nods, after picking up his weapons, Kitsune walks over to Harley and kneels down and picks her up, his left hand under her legs and the other supporting her back like a groom carrying his bride.
The next day, Naruto went into the Jade Vigor jewelry store, smiling he walked up to the counter and the blue haired young woman sitting behind the counter.
"Hello, I wish to purchase a broach, price is no object." the blonde says, still smiling.
The Clerk, Monica Black, a 24 year-old Med student studying at Gotham's new Medical School which was ironically able to open because of Naruto's six hundred thousand dollar donation that he'd made last year smiled and looked up, she froze when she looked up and saw the handsome blonde.
"M-Mr. Uzumaki, y-you're here i-in m-my family's st-store. I-I'll get you t-that b-broach right a-away s-sir." Monica stammered.
"Take your time... um, what's your name, Miss?"
Monica felt her heart leap into her throat and she blushed.
"I-it's M-Monica."
"Well, Monica, you and your name are both stunningly beautiful." Naruto says with a wink, this only makes Monica's blush explode to even greater proportions.
"T-thank you, Mr. Uzumaki."
"Just Naruto, please." the blonde says.
Monica nods as she hurries into the rear of the store. She returns roughly ten minutes later with a teal colored box, she sets the box on the counter and opens it, inside was a sparkling A gorgeous 14k White Gold Amethyst and 1/6ct TDW Diamond broach.
"It's perfect, I'll take it, Monica." Naruto says.
"Excellent choice, Mr.-I mean Naruto." Monica says as she rings up the purchase.
"Your total is 45,000 dollars." she says.
Naruto pulls out the amount and pays for the broach, as he does he eyes Monica.
"Monica, is there something here that you would like to buy?" he asks
"Wha-what?" she asked to see if she'd heard right, which only makes Naruto laugh.
"I said is there anything here that you would like to buy? A vision of beauty such as yourself should always be adorned with things that compliment her beauty." Naruto says.
Monica's blush returns in full force, she eyes the 1/6ct TDW Diamond Necklace that sat next to the broach that Naruto bought. Picking it up, she sets it on the counter in front of the blonde.
"Exquisite, just like you. Ring it up for me, I'll buy it too." the blonde says.
Monica does as asked and rings up the necklace and goes in the back to box it up.
Once she returned with the box, Monica put the box on the counter.
"Here you go, Naruto."
Smiling, Naruto opened the box and picked up the necklace and walked around the counter to Monica.
"Turn around for me, Monica."
Monica did as Naruto asked. He stepped in behind Monica before Naruto placed the necklace around Monica's neck. "Naruto, it's so beautiful." Monica said as she rubbed the necklace gently.
"Then, it fits you perfectly." the blonde replied before turning to leave.
Monica watched the blonde leave, her heart hammering in her chest and she was blushing again.