Welcome to the next installment! Wow, for Christmas you guys get the treat that couldn't be a trick two months ago.. Naruto goes to Gotham! Merry Christmas! Duuuh na na NUUUUUH nuuuuuh (or whatever it sounds like in word form .)
Naruto was a whole different league of emotional. Impatient, energetic, confused, angry, frustrated, anxious, happy, and more. It was a montage of emotional backlash for what was to come.
He was slightly irritated at himself for making this snap decision to just waltz his way from Jump to Gotham, I mean who decided to walk from city to city, without knowing how far they are apart, when you have a kid who can teleport you there in a second?
Really, who doesn't think about this? Kyuubi was laughing a storm. "Oh you are rich, thinking you can just walk in? Unless you undress and get in your civvies, and I doubt you would be totally left alone, you would still be found out. A new addition the day KitsuneX is found in Gotham, huh. Sounds like the Bat would tear you a new one."
Naruto grinned under his mask, looking over the darkened city. It was getting late... "Well, he IS known as the greatest detective... and I am thankful Gizmo gave me a really hard to take off mask, with shock therapy for anyone dumb enough to try it, and a fail-safe lock that cannot be broken and not released unless I say. So, STAY KitsuneX. Hopefully I get what I can and get Cheshire before trouble finds me..."
He threw a Kunai into the air, one of his special ones, and seen it arch into the City... He hoped that when it stopped, he would be able to claim it and be in a good spot. He trusted his luck with the throw.
He felt it stop and grinned, seeing it landed in range, which was good, and teleported himself. He found himself in between a fight between a gang and some thugs, it looked nasty. One guy scoffed. "What, another Bat sidekick? What you you supposed to be, the Rat Wonder?"
Naruto sighed. "You know, I understand my all black and my mask may be seemingly a rat of sorts, but now. My name is KitsuneX, and am not a damn Batman Knockoff. Tell you what, give me some information and you can go about your day."
Another guy was laughing, coming up with a bat. "Well, I tell YOU what. I know Batman, he had me strung by my leg from the clock tower, you ain't getting squat from me!" He roared and swung hard. Naruto twisted and caught the bat.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Wrong answer..." he fired a hard kick and knocked the guy into the fence behind him. "Who wants to talk?"
Did NOT get the right reaction, but then again, who would get it with that kind of action? All of them sped at him. He sighed, seeing their skill speed and everything lacking... He caught one guy with a right hook to the gut, jumping back and slamming a kick into another, but twisted on his hand and made two more coming at him hit into two others, dividing the numbers easy.
There were four more, one with a chain hooking on his arm. Naruto grinned as the two bats and a pipe came at him. "Wrong move." He pulled hard and pulled to the side, having all the tools hit the chain. He pulled even harder, making the chain guy ram into the three, but then threw the chain guy into a fence.
He sighed, going to the first guy he knocked out, who was waking. He picked him up. "You say the Bat uses intimidating means? Let's see you not talk when I use my own..."
He lifted the guy up, flying into the air and high high into it, nearing over all Gotham at this point. The guy was panicking Naruto grinned wide. "Listen up... Seeing as Gotham is new to me, and I am new to town that is, I do not know the ropes... So you will tell me all the latest info you got for me, and IF I like your answers... I will let you live and even put you safely back on the ground."
The guy nodded. "Alright, this is new, batman could never get this high, and there's nothing for me to get a hold of..."
Naruto nodded. "Good boy. Now, Since I am New in Gotham... Here is question one... Who is Poison Ivy, and what is she so famous for that I need to keep in mind?"
The thug grunted, huffing, hyperventilating as the wind picked up around them. "She's a real big player, formally a greenhouse scientist, but somehow turned green and grew the ability to grow hybrid plants and shit, she just usually wants to rebuild Gotham into the fucking Amazon, a big ass Jungle, no man made anything."
Naruto hummed, wondering what Cheshire was doing with her then... He lifted the Thug more. "Second question, Who is the Cat here?"
The Thug grunted more, feeling Naruto slip a little and looking horrified. "Alright Alright! I'll tell! Just don't drop me!" Naruto clung harder and he felt safer. "The only Cat I know from Gotham is Catwoman, she's a big time Thief. She isn't no psycho like our normal rogue villains, but she still a criminal breaking the law."
Naruto nodded, humming. "Alright... So, She just a thief.. dressed like a cat?" The Thug nodded. "She dressed black and has a whip as a weapon, is very agile, very fast and acrobatic. Mostly into cat things and cat art and jewels, anything Feline."
Naruto nodded, raising them higher. "Last questions... Better make it worth my while, or you are gonna drop..." The Thug was barely able to breath as he was horrified, the wind picking up harder. "Does Ivy and the Cat work together? And no matter the answer to that, where can I find Catwoman?"
The Thug looked down, practically feeling like he was dead already. He shook his head and looked into the sky, sweating. "Uh, well no, Catwoman usually works alone, mostly goes for muscle or anything that interests her into a partnership, otherwise she just a rogue."
He gulped, thinking hard, closing his eyes. "The Cat is very stealthy though, a Grand Thief! No one knows where she is until she decided to pay them a visit! I Swear!"
Naruto let his fingers start to slip, clicking his tongue. "Aww, sorry, that was a wrong answer... Not worth shit.. But, good news or you, I am a VERY generous man... Tell me where Ivy is... And if you give me good information, I will keep my original promise and let you live and deliver you safely to the pavement."
The Thug nodded, smiling in relief. "Well, ivy usually hangs out in some old warehouse in the outskirts, but this time around she grabbed onto a partner, don't know who, but she moved her operation to the south side, in a working natural Hot Spring, and happens to have a Chemical bath next to it."
Naruto hummed, looking around at the ground, but grinned. "Fine by me. Good night." He slammed his head into the Thugs, knocking him out. He lowered to the ground and dropped him into the trash before flying up onto a roof and sighing.
He grinned. "Well, I have to say, you are good. I only just noticed you, and you could NOT have missed me in the air."
He turned to see that THE legend, THE big man, THE one and only... The Batman was standing on the top of the stairwell entrance part of the building, having height advantage. Batman stood tall and narrowed his eyes.
Naruto knew this as a gesture of judgment, and kept his posture, steady, guarded, ready to move if need be, but still peaceful. Batman stepped to the very edge. "KitsuneX. You haven't got a Reputation yet, but between your fight with the Titans in a Lex Crops building as Red X, and the fact Robin seems to have taken an interest in you, Batgirl gave me some decent information..."
Naruto chuckled. "Oh really? Glad to hear I'm pretty well known by the Gotham Masks. Between You, Robin, Batgirl, Huntress, I'd say you guys are doing well for yourselves... But, whatever Robin left you for, that is a mystery even you cannot fathom I gander, otherwise he wouldn't hate your shadow."
Batman looked hardened, and Naruto could feel the slight emotions being sent at him. He couldn't tell with so little, but didn't care when it vanished. Batman grabbed a Batarang and flexed it open. "Why would you even be here... There should be no business for someone like you to be in Gotham, and even so, you are still a Criminal, so I will take you in."
Naruto backed up a step, looking ready. "Sadly, you ain't getting nothing from me besides this is a personal visit. Also, you ain't takin' me nowhere. I have information, information in which your tricks will not help you find... Think about it, taking me in would be a bad move..."
Batman thought it over, stalling his throw... but threw it non the less, the Batarang flying by Naruto as he ducked. Naruto jumped back, flipping out of the way of Batman's thrusting punch to his shoulder.
Naruto stopped, smiling as batman stalled too. "I see. Won't let me go easy huh? Fine by me. Tell you what though, I will only use physical attacks and anything to supplement them.."
Batman narrowed his vision and Naruto nodded. Naruto rose his hands up and tightened them to fists, and suddenly smoke was out as two swords suddenly jutted from the formed armor of the arms and went to hit Batman.
Batman ducked, and let the Swords go behind him.. BAD mistake... Naruto was suddenly gone from sight. And he looked back and caught the hard kick to his face. Naruto had somehow teleported to where his swords were behind him and was still in mid-air enough to strike.
Naruto landed and backed off as batman rushed in with an Elbow, but spun and kicked hard, managing to break the bricks off the wall that was where Naruto was a second ago.
Naruto rolled under him and stabbed his sword into the roof and vanished. Batman turned to the left, then rushed ahead and turned to the right, seeing nothing. He looked at the blade and seen it was something specially made. He went up to it as a closer look...
He regretted getting to close, as out of nowhere, Naruto once more appeared, grabbing onto the handle and kicking hard, knocking Batman back and pulling the sword from the roof. Batman staggered a bit, yes, but got back in the game.
Naruto chuckled. "Serious people need to stop being serious. I mean really, why can't we have some fun? Guess you wanna know how I did that huh? Not gonna happen..." Batman narrowed his eyes, his cloak falling around him and covering his body.
Naruto got ready, knowing that whatever Batman was doing under that cape, it was bad news for him... he moved first. He threw his sword up ahead and tried to cut into Batman, but that failed, as Batman twisted out of the way and then threw some pellets to the ground.
Naruto had once again teleported to behind Batman, but that smoke dealt with his plans. But he had to admit, it went off Batman's as well. The big bad bat was trying to get more information.. He threw his sword once more and knew he hit into a wall nearby, but heard steps.
He turned to see Batman tackle him, and he raised his arms up and slammed his elbows down, but Batman, being so good, had managed to let go and roll to the side before getting hit. Naruto rolled and got on his feet as he seen batman running at him again, throwing a hard left kick.
Naruto blocked it, and as he twisted around it, grabbed the blade form his back and slashed down. Batman blocked up, his three pronged Gauntlets catching the blade. Naruto disappeared from view, going to his other sword and jumping of the wall of the stairway entrance.
Batman saw this, grabbing Naruto's sword and slashing at the same time as Naruto had at him. This was where shit with batman got real... batman was full swung and seen Naruto had vanished from his spot, but was once more at where the sword on the wall was, and jumped again, pulling it from the wall and spinning, a drill you might say, and swung hard.
Batman ducked, sliding on his heel as Naruto flew over him. Naruto swung down as well but Batman blocked it and threw the blade at Naruto after he had passed, trying to stab into his shoulder.
Naruto did not land, but vanished from his spot and went right by the passing blade, and grabbed it, letting it pull as he rolled it and changed it's direction, throwing it at Batman.
Batman dodged the other way, but found Naruto on him right as the Sword that was thrown was on him, and batman blocked high. The Gauntlets were very heavy duty, blocking well, and Naruto chuckled. "Invigorating!" He vanished from view...
Batman jumped up and saw Naruto standing still at the ledge of the building. Naruto looked around the city. "Ah, Gotham. Rumored to be a hell hole infected with rodents and evil... I have seen the darkened streets... I bet by day they are as normal as can be, but by night, the evil that slumbered in the dark comes out to play, and the Rodents? They come out to play. "
Naruto turned to Batman. "I see why Robin is so serious, how he got the skill he has. Let me tell you something... You cannot hope to be the master forever. Robin will soon become greater and more involved in his own, and when he does, you will see, you will witness your mistake of letting him go..."
Batman narrowed his eyes, and this time Naruto felt it, the twitch of irritation. This meant the big bad bat had a soft spot for the boy wonder. Batman launched five Batarangs at him, consecutive three, and two in the shadows of the three.
Naruto vanished once more and Batman... knew it... As he flipped back on his hands and pushed hard, giving a double Heel kick to Naruto, whom appeared next to the door of the roof access.
Naruto was about to fly off the building, but caught himself, on the air no less, and was standing on it. "Ah, gotta love it. Kitsune are tricksters, remember this." Naruto vanished again, back to the door, and Batman rolled back giving a hard Hook.
Naruto backed into the door and tackled Batman to the ground this time. Batman hit elbows into Naruto's back, but Naruto gave hard jabs to the Dark Knights ribs. They split, Naruto being thrown back thanks to batman's superior skills to do so, and Naruto catching on the air.
Neither were affected. Batman's punches at such close range would be unable to give much force with the absorbent material under the layer of steel in Naruto's suit, and batman had his own integrated materials to absorb damage.
Naruto popped his neck. "Alright, so we are just increasing on the power. How about I do it even more huh? Watch yourself.. Don't feel too bad after I CUT YOU OPEN!" Naruto vanished... This was where he picked it up ten fold...
Naruto dropped all three blades around Batman... and he appeared near one, throwing a rough hook and catching Batman's block, vanishing again and kicking Batman in the back of his shin, but Batman rolled off it.
He went to the third sword and flipped, slamming a hard kick into the Knight's chin, this being his only REAL hit on the bat since it started. He appeared again behind and shoved an Elbow, but batman used that to roll and slam his own into Naruto's back.
Naruto was about to hit the ground when he vanished again. Batman caught the hard kick to his chest, and turned, rolling with the spinning back-kick to his shoulder, and forced Naruto back. Batman was a more formidable Opponent then Naruto thought at first.
Naruto grabbed his sword this time, slashing super fast and hard, and batman couldn't stop it in time and it cut into the Knights shoulder, cutting a small gash in the suit, but hitting the Kevlar that was under it.
Naruto got his next sword, slashing low and slashing high. Batman caught the high one, but was cut to his knees, blood spilling to the ground as his knee was actually cut from the low blade attack. Naruto suddenly appeared and slammed the hilt of one sword in his hands with the fallen sword and it clicked together.
Naruto slashed with both ends, and the sword in his other hand which went upward. Batman brought his boot up to stop that one and caught the other in his gauntlet. Naruto landed on his feet, but only for a second as batman spiraled and slammed two really hard kicks into his stomach.
Naruto slid along the ground before rolling and landing on his feet again, still holding his blades. Naruto huffed. "I see, so you are a hell of a fighter. No wonder the kid is good. Though, as you know, he ain't got your skills or experience... wanna know why?"
Batman narrowed his eyes, Naruto feeling the hate coming in now... The feelings would make Batman more susceptible to mistakes... right? Batman threw another Batarang, this one coming in on a high angle.
Naruto bent back to dodge the so simple device, to see another coming in hard and fast at him. He rolled to the side, but instead of doing a roll, he was laying on his back... in mid-air! "Nice, got me to get off my feet. You ARE good... But I bet you never allowed Robin his chance to get this good huh?"
Batman gritted his teeth, and ran forward. Naruto grinned and twisted back on his feet again. Batman slid on the ground, trying to trip Naruto, but Naruto lifted his feet again, and slamming them down.
Batman was no fool though, and Naruto would find out, even if you try, Batman... was the god damn BATMAN! He always will be, because he caught those heels and pulled hard and twisted them, forcing Naruto into the ground.
Naruto vanished again before Batman could throw the knockout punch to the head, which cracked the concrete to ribbons under the punch. Naruto was in the middle of the roof, standing as if nothing happened.
Batman stood, turning to him. "I see why Robin had trouble. But you are no match for me. You are a fool not going full strength on me, and that will be your undoing."
Naruto grinned. "Yes, well, I never meant to actually kill you, so I won't try it. Tell you what though, let me go, I do my business, I leave, you can go your merry little way. No hassle, and your so called rivals of justice have less time to prepare for you."
Batman threw another Batarang and Naruto ducked on it. "Seriously, how many fucking tools you got!" "I'm prepared for anything!" Naruto was kicked hard into the wall and when he tried to see Batman again, he got a punch to the face, a kick in the stomach, a rolling elbow to the shoulder, a headbutt and then a fierce double heel into his gut and chest.
Naruto was deep in a hole but he was still protected enough to keep awake. He huffed, feeling the force against him this time. Batman got up and twisted around, about to snap another kick, when he forced himself from the hole, rolling under the kick and Batman and jumping out of the way.
Batman landed and tried to kick Naruto back, but missed when Naruto jumped away. Naruto grunted as he got up, seeing Batman stable, passive, and emotionless as he has seemed at first and throughout. He grinned. "Lighten up, you are way to serious. I congratulate you on finally bruising me, but you will not defeat me so easy!"
Naruto got his swords in a flash of yellow and Batman saw three Naruto out of nowhere, but even if he thought it was only one Naruto moving fast, it was actually, Naruto and two clones, grabbing a sword each and crossing blades in a slash at his chest.
Batman ducked and got on his hands, flipping upside down and kicking all Naruto's back hard. Two turned into smoke at that, dropping the swords, and the real one slid along the ground.
Batman got on his feet and jumped to the side, getting to where he could see all swords, catching on that they were part of his teleport ability. "I got your number now, you can't teleport without your swords."
Naruto grinned, popping his neck again, feeling it sore as the anticipation stressed all his body into going all out, but had to hold back. "Oh, how wrong you are... I will say this, you got a good perception, and the swords are part of the reason I teleport."
Naruto vanished behind Batman again. "GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!" Batman was actually showing a bit of surprise, seeing as his facts were wrong, but still, he would not allow himself defeat so easy.
Naruto back flipped onto his hands, but moving forward, and kicking high up with both legs. Batman blocked but only just, as the force made him fly into the sky.
Batman flipped back before sliding on his belly and opening his cape, and Naruto seen him glide in fast. "Not good..." he vanished and got to his swords again, being him and one clone to attack Batman.
Batman grew tired of this game now, seeing he had no chance to figure everything out without losing, so he gave up on that strategy. He rushed in, pulling a double fist rush and knocking Naruto back, and the Clone to go away in a plum of smoke.
Batman took out his sling and threw it as Naruto flipped back on his feet, but they got caught on the downside. Naruto stopped and stalled in mid-air. "Phew, you are goo-" Didn't get a chance as Batman fired off a snap kick to his ribs and jumped at the same time to push hard down and ram a fist into the same spot.
The absorbent Dragon Skin could only handle so much force before transferred to Naruto's body, and Naruto belt the pain as if taking a hit from a tank as he hit the ground. Batman didn't let up, firing a fist to his helmet, making his head his the roof's gravel and getting up, taking out some Pellets and throwing them, all of them exploding on Naruto.
Batman landed on the top of the entrance, and waited. He knew that his attack wasn't enough to beat Naruto, but at least enough to make him make mistakes now. Or so he thought, because it seemed Naruto was way better then he imagined.
Naruto stood, clapping as he was seen unharmed after the smoke cleared. "Not bad. Damn, you might have gotten a clean hit through this time." Naruto pointed to his swords. "You think the teleportation works one way? Wrong..."
Naruto made his hands to fists and suddenly one sword was next to the other, and the other lone sword had appeared in his hand. "I modified what my father built upon. But, sadly the two way road has some issues. Still, only issue is the distance I can teleport TO the marked position is fixed. I can still grab any of my objects from even half the world away and make them come to me. People are a little harder."
Batman narrowed his vision. "Why would you tell me something like this? It would have been a helpful secret..."
Naruto hummed, putting his sword on his shoulder. "Let's just say it makes things more interesting if we battle again. For now, all you need to know is that I can span all of Gotham in a single jump, so there is nowhere I cannot go in this city."
He was lying through his teeth... the addition of the two way teleportation made the distance he can travel nearly two thirds of Gotham, but that would be all he would need. And he loved the fact the Batman was so easy to fool.
"Nice try, I heard better bluffs from people who never bluffed against me." Naruto sighed. Ok, he forgot, Robin called his power core bluff, how the hell was Batman going to go for a supplement technique he never knew bluff...
Batman rushed in, using the ledge as a hard surface to kick off. Naruto caught the Bat, but instead of drawing back or flipping him, he rammed his knee hard into Batman's chest, making the bat spit out blood and hit the wall hard.
Batman was a tough as hell guy because he used the momentum of being bounced from the wall to rush in and shoulder into Naruto. Naruto, as it seemed, was taking the kid gloves off.
Naruto caught the shoulder, something red shining before he pushed Batman where his back was facing, and Batman used that to swing an elbow into Naruto's neck. Naruto rolled forward and kicked off the wall as Batman rushed in, jumping and snapping a hard kick, crushing the bricks under his weight as Naruto flew into the air over him and arching to the ground.
Batman looked surprised as a red X on his shoulder suddenly started zapping him. He grabbed the X and ripped it off him, sighing in relief, but only for Naruto to crack his jaw with a hard left, and slam into his ribs with a spiraling right.
Batman stepped forward and turned to see Naruto spinning like a top in the air, and as he got close, snapped his legs out and tried for Batman's head to come right off, and failed because batman ducked under the first leg, but caught the second and pulled down hard.
Naruto had to options here, either try to stand and stop the bat from bringing him down to the ground, thus breaking his fucking leg... or the way he went, and bent back, catching himself with his hands and snapping a kick up, probably cracking the Batman's wrist to let go before spinning like a top and kicking the Bat back.
Batman staggered back as Naruto went back onto his legs. Batman lifted his dislocated wrist and Naruto grinned. "Sorry, I'll be more gentle for the highne- CRACK" Naruto looked to see that Batman had popped his wrist back into place, and not showing even a hint of feeling... "Did I say I will be Gentle? Forget that shit!"
They had a slight stare down... Naruto was in his mind with Kyuubi, who was laughing his ass off. "oh Kit, you are so dead meat! He ain't even through figuring out what you can really do! You really thought he would be as weak as you thought?"
Naruto growled in his mind. "Fine, Fine, I admit... I didn't expect the Bat to be such a contender, but then again, seeing as he might as well faced my power before, seeing as he HAS faced Superman quite a lot, I gotta stop thinking about what is truly under his skills... This time, I fight him as if I am facing the true legend of the Bat, because Kami be damned, I AM facing the Legend!"
He only had a limited amount of time, seeing as he needed to grab Cheshire and get out, or else have to endure the wrath of the Justice League of the Universe. He stopped their stare-down with a highly unpredictable move so far...
He activated his X blades on his hands, whilst creating an insane amount of X Shuriken, and ran forward, throwing them by the dozens at the big bad bat. Batman ran to the side and jumped out of the way and under, rolling back to dodge more before blocking the last few with his Gauntlets, a few tearing into his cap though.
Naruto got to him, slamming down hard with his X blades, the Gauntlets rising to protect the Bat, and they grunted, trying to overpower each other. Naruto grinned more. "Come on old man! YOU AIN"T STRONG ENOUGH TO FACE THIS!"
Naruto kicked hard, forcing the bat back, but rushed in, slicing with spinning X blades, which batman blocked the first swing but not the rolling snap kick, managing to roll into it and try a pounding Elbow.
Naruto caught onto the Wrist and twisted it, and forced it down, and his spinning X blade cut into the chest of the bat's suit before he spun and kicked really hard, and by hard, it was as if Superman had gained ten times his strength.
Batman's arms blocked... only to be crushed against him and him flown back into the wall of the entrance yet again, and having a hard double elbow drop on his shoulders, forcing him to the ground. Batman groaned, still awake, and looking up to see Naruto
Naruto grinned. "Checkmate." Naruto got his sword back to him and was about to pin the bat to the wall, not kill, but pin him, and he turned rapidly because he felt a presence behind him, moving in fast. He turned and saw a black figure come at him.
As he turned to see the Black Figure, his blade followed in front of him, and it sunk within the figure's chest. Naruto's eyes widened. "Shit! I didn't mean to kill the guy, what the hell! Did he NOT see my sword?"
The Figure's head was on his shoulder, but it rose, seeing a man with a hat and domino mask, smiling. "Sorry, but you cannot kill The Spirit!" Naruto suddenly saw the man's head go past him and coming in on the side was a fist, and it connected, HARD!
The force of the punch was so intense he was forced back and hit the wall really hard, but before he could figure out what was going on, he had it happen three more times, hard rushed powerful fists connecting to his head, making it go back and hit the wall, back into the fist, into the wall, and one more time before he fell over, unconscious...
Batman got up, seeing KitsuneX down for the count. He turned to see the man in the black hat and Domino mask, a black suit with bright red tie, smiling as he stood proudly before the Bat. Batman narrowed his eyes. "Spirit."
The Spirit, a hero from Central City, one that Batman grew to respect and befriend during a harsh time for both Gotham's and Central's commissioners being kidnapped to Hawaii. Spirit smiled and bowed. "My pleasure, Batman. Anything to help a fellow hero out."
Batman nodded, and rolled his shoulders, his arms disappearing in his cape. "So, what brings you to my city this time, came for a friendly chat?"
Spirit sighed, shaking his head. "Sorry, as much as I like our small visits, this is big. We got the Octopus in Gotham..." Batman's vision narrowed. Spirit saw this and nodded, sighing heavier. "Yeah, seems he and some rouge of yours got together for some major activity. Got the Intel that he might bring whatever will happen to Gotham to Central, just to find me dead soon."
Batman nodded, turning to KitsuneX. "Batgirl, mind picking this one up for me? I got some trouble here." Batgirl flipped from a nearby building and flown onto the roof, sighing. "You wouldn't have that kind of trouble if you had dodged the stupid kick."
Spirit nodded to Batgirl, pulling his hat, and she nodded back. Batgirl went and grabbed KitsuneX from the floor and pulled him along to the edge of the building. "See you at the Cave, going to take this guy up to the holding cells." "Wait."
She looked back to Batman walking to her. He shook his head. "No can do, he has information we need, and the gang I was about to hit to help us out he hit first. He has the information, and my techniques of interrogation would be not as bad as his, if you seen him up there..."
Batgirl thought about it for a second before shrugging. "Your choice. So, Cave then?" He nodded and she zip-lined up to the cloaked Batwing, getting it back to the Cave.
Batman looked back to the Spirit who walked from behind him to beside him, carrying all three swords. "So, this guy is pretty good with swords. I didn't see the whole thing, mind giving me an update on this guy's abilities?"
Batman looked at the Swords, then out and tried to Zip-line away. Spirit putting the swords in a bag he was carrying and started trying to follow the dear Dark Knight. "Always the talker..."
XxX Back at the Batcave XxX
Batman places the Sword that looked like the primary one on a pedestal. He started unwrapping the and unhooking the guard's lining. After he got it all off he looked at the entire thing. "Interesting..."
The Spirit hummed before sliding a finger along the full tang handle of the blade. "This writing, it looks man-made, not mystic."
Batman nodded, picking the blade up. "He said that the reason he teleported wasn't because of the sword, but because of something else he has, and this is the only thing I can think of that can make him teleport with this sword..."
The Spirit knocked on the blade. "Not bad, this stuff looks like high quality steel." "It is..." he put the blade down, going to the computer and pulling up a file. "It's Mano Steel, Project name Titan Omega, a man-made synthetic created to be a denser, stronger metal, still light weight too. Able to withstand forces from Superman at medium strength."
The Spirit whistled. "How he get this stuff?" "Stolen..." he pulled up yet another record. "A supply was taken from LexCorp from Jump City around the time the whole Brother Blood incident went amok for the Hive."
The Spirit looked to the sword. "He has three swords from this stuff? Question, why did you want him to come here?"
Batman put the files away and went to the sword, covering it up again. "Like I said, the information I was trying to get was taken, and not from me. Any way to retrieve it went out in smoke when KitsuneX took to those gangs. Only way to find out what Ivy is up to is to grab the chance and hold him here."
Spirit sighed, walking to the Bat. "I respect your decisions, this is your town, but I have a bad feeling about this." he sat on the table, looking at Batman. "Letting this guy, whom you have no idea what is going on with his skills, in your lair? You sure Batgirl can even stand up against him?"
Batman turned, typing in some information to fill out on KitsuneX. "She can handle it. Besides, he isn't one to brutally or lethally harm anyone. I know, we fought it out on that roof for a bit. The only reason I'm not on the ground in pain is because I am pretty much resistant to that feeling."
Spirit smiled. "You're a tough one, Batman. Still, how can you be so sure?" Batman smiled slightly as he turned. "Because, he didn't use anything but his fists against me."
Spirit was confused, and Batman clicked a button, showing the tape from the Hive's old days, Naruto forming the tornado and making the camera go out. "He is capable of much, and only fought me minimally. He either doesn't consider me a challenge or he knows what he is capable of and doesn't want to destroy."
Spirit nodded, smiling. "You are the greatest detective. But you never answered my question... You think it is a good idea bringing him here?"
Batman looked down the cave, then turned. "Better here then breaking some cops in whilst doing his business. Seeing as we don't know any available weakness and he can do pretty much anything against us. I'm surprised he didn't know you enough to keep fighting, he looked horrified at the possibility of killing you."
Spirit grinned. "And you thought I'd never trick my opponents... Anyway, You know you are gonna ask, so let me say it. Word is, Octopus haggled with Ivy, both chemists looking for a 'you scratch my back I scratch yours' deal. Sounds like the Octopus' style to me."
Batman nodded, but sighed slightly. "Not Ivy's, she is more of a use the nearest male and never look back. Taking everything for herself kind of girl."
Spirit shrugged. "Still, Octopus isn't easy to kill. He is like me in that manner..." He looked out into nowhere, thinking his thoughts.
Down below at the lowest parts of the cave, whilst still above the water, Naruto found himself waking up. He groaned, his vision coming back, but it being really dark and shaded. "Oh great, someone tried to take my mask off... Thankfully the fail-safe helped..."
He sighed heavily. "Fail-safe Revert: Go-Lucky Wings." he heard the Helmet click and his power running on again, thankfully he could refill the suit anytime he wishes thanks to Gizmo being a genius and his own infinite supply.
He saw the room, a bit dark and dank, but felt his restraints, and was impressed... actually, he was honored, that the Batman put him a high threat... he was thinking cuffs, maybe chains... this was a whole knew ballgame. He was put up against an X, his hands put into big metal cuffs around his whole hand and wrist, and in his legs, and what felt like fifty pounds of metal covering his chest down to his hips.
He looked in front of him to see Batgirl keeping an eye on him. "Should I call you mistress, or bat-babe?" Batgirl grinned evilly, grabbing three Batarangs. "Only if you be a good boy and bite your tongue off and choke on your own blood."
Naruto chuckled. "Least you have fun with your serious attitude... Unlike the big guy and the young ward I faced with. I'm honored actually, really. Who knew batman thought me to be such a threat and lock me up like this."
Batgirl looked confused a bit. "Honored to be put that high? Normally bad guys get pissed about this kind of captivity..."
Naruto chuckled more. "Hell no, I ain't such a bad guy, once you get to know me. Besides, I always had a question about me and the big guy upstairs, if I was strong enough to be considered good enough to his skills, or if he was just for show."
Batgirl grinned. "I see. So, he got the skill, and you got the acceptance of big threat... Congrats."
Naruto nodded. "Yep. Anyway, what happened to the guy I killed... I wanna pay my respects..."
Batgirl caught his saddened voice, and looked confused. "You don't know the bigger hero's huh? Only by name?"
Naruto looked confused himself. "I know the Titans, I know the seven members of the Justice League... I know nothing of you, or whatever you are talking about."
Batgirl rolled her eyes. "Figures. Alright, the Founding Seven of the JLU, that is who you are most likely talking about. They have way more now. As for me, well, I came in awhile back and am currently happy with it. Though I wish Robin wasn't such a simple minded jerk..."
Naruto shrugged. "Well seems to me he is just having things go wrong in his life. You two friends?"
Batgirl sighed. "We were... still are I think, but at this stage I doubt he even wants to talk to me, or if talking to him will even do well..."
Naruto say this and smiled a bit. "I see. So the kid doesn't know your feelings... or is it the other way around?" Batgirl looked confused. He chuckled. "It's written all over your face, you love the traffic light."
Batgirl blushed for a moment, but then stood straight up. "Do not! We are just friends! That is all!"
Naruto rolled his eyes, grinning. "Oh sure, that's why you deny it so strongly right?" Batgirl sputtered and he chuckled louder. "Relax, Red, I know the feeling... To have someone you love and suddenly things go wrong..."
Naruto chuckled sadly, sighing at the end... "I was betrayed so many times... it's not even funny... I can see in Robin, who I am, and I see now why... You betrayed him somehow..."
Batgirl was about to speak when he interrupted. "I don't know how, and honestly hearing your side of the story will just make me hate the situation worse. All I know is you did something that made him angry and hurt and sad. You don't know why that is?"
Batgirl was about to reject... when she remembered and looked away. "Ok... so maybe I was a little tough... maybe I did give him some harsh times... I guess I betrayed his trust, but I didn't mean to. I mean, how was I supposed to know he didn't..."
Naruto nodded. "Listen, you have time to think about that later, especially time to make things right. As of now, I doubt the Bat wants me to stay here any longer without answers." "Got that right."
They both turned to see Batman coming down with The Spirit. Naruto recognized the outfit. "Hell no! I killed you!"
The Spirit grinned. "Sorry to disappoint, but I'm not gonna die so easily. I've been shot and stabbed so many times, but no way will I die, not until the world is cleansed of evil."
Naruto sighed heavily in relief. "Well, good to know I didn't kill anyone... I was worried..."
Batman smiled at that. "I realized you wouldn't want death. So, tell me what I want to know and I will let you out."
Naruto looked at the Bat, but turned his head to the side. "You ain't gonna get squat out of me so easy... See, I could already get out..." Suddenly the cuffs and metal bars on him sprang back into the giant X and he walked up to Batman, non-hostile.
Batman grinned. "This is my lair, and you don't have your weapons."
Naruto shrugged. "I fought you by hand, I still can. By the way, whoever you are, nice hooks, you got some skill"
The Spirit tipped his hat. "I trained my butt of for my great skill." Naruto turned to Batman. "Besides, you remember I can either teleport to them, or bring them back to me. So you got nothing on me."
Batman hummed, turning and walking to the door he came from. "Come with me. We shall negotiate." Batgirl and Spirit were surprised Batman was being so lenient with him so far, but followed behind Naruto as he followed the bat.
Naruto saw his blades and seen Batman nod to them before continuing. Naruto got his blades to him again, putting the arm ones back in his gauntlets and the back one in the sheath. He sighed. "I feel so much better now."
They got to the Computer and batman opened up some files. "In exchange for helping us, what do you wish in return."
Naruto hummed in thought... then snapped his fingers. "Yours will do. Seeing as I have not committed any crimes at all in Gotham, and YOU attacked ME first, so I claim self defense."
Batman nodded. "Fine, and I suppose you got a point there, so you are off the hook... for now. What help do you require."
Naruto shrugged. "Well, I need help finding a friend. My personal business you would say."
Batman looked at Naruto. "A Friend huh... From the Hive?"
Naruto nodded. "Cheshire, to be clear. She's on my team, and we are still setting up shop. She told my little buddies she was going to come here looking for a Cat... I asked that thug about it, seems it's Catwoman."
Batman brought up a picture, a very stylish black suit, turtle neck to her nose, orange goggles, and really big ears. "Catwoman huh... Seems it fits the usual feline attire both share. Got the info you needed?"
Naruto shook his head. "Nope. Said he had no leads to the Cat... so I asked about the other lead when Cheshire got a message through to my Techie, saying Ivy has her... I asked about her."
Batman brought Poison Ivy on the screen... Skin green and crawling with vines and leaves, and Naruto whistled. "For a green plant babe, she lookin' fine."
Batman got the Information up. "Poison ivy, AKA Pamela Isley. Botanist chemical scientist. A very independent woman who loves plants and the earth in such high regards she disregards human life, and destroys everything and everyone getting in her way. Able to Control plants and grow more even from just a tiny seed."
Naruto nodded. "The Thug told me she had a thing for the vine... Also told me her location."
Batgirl turned to him. "And where would that be, might I ask?" before they could continue though... The alarm sounded, and then another.
Batman brought the first up. "Catwoman is striking the East-side Animal Museum, possibly for the newest Feline addition, the Feline Jewel portrait." he listened in and looked a little confused. "This is odd, seems Mr. Freeze is with her, She normally doesn't work with others, and even then, none as smart..."
he brought the other one up. "This says Bane is wrecking a whole slate of land down, one building at a time, possibly to plant the seeds of more destruction. Alright, KitsuneX, Batgirl, you take Bane, I'll go for-" "Nuh-uh"
Batgirl pointed a finger to his chest. "You ain't taking the cat anymore, you two get WAY too flirty, and I don't wanna see any more mushy mushy between you and that villain. Me and KitsuneX will handle the Cat and Ice man."
Batman narrowed his eyes, but seen her point.. "Fine, I'll grab Bane. Seems Harley is with him somehow... Spirit, give me a hand here."
Batman and Spirit got in the Batmobile and sped off. Batgirl pulled KitsuneX to the Batwing. "Get in."
Naruto smiled. "So, your mentor has a thing for Felines?" Batgirl scoffed as she got the plane flying to the Museum. "You betcha..."
XxX Robin Sees Raven about an Object, Omake XxX
Robin knocked on Raven's door, and seeing her open it he smiled. "Hey, mind if I come in?" She nodded and gestured him inside. He looked around a bit. "You have a very nice room."
She floated to her circle of books and smiled back. "Well I try. So, you wanted me for something?"
Robin gave her the two Kunai he had, one from KitsuneX, the other from Naruto, and not knowing they were one and the same person... The Kunai though, were not totally the same. "I need you to help me understand something..."
Raven nodded and took them. "Their energy signatures match Naruto and KitsuneX, but they are different, just like the difference in person... This one seems to be a rough draft kind, more like the first seal made."
She gave him the one from KitsuneX back. "And this one here is newer, has modifications on it, and even a different shade of yellow." She held up the one from Naruto. "Both are using the same energy, but they are for different people."
Robin nodded, humming... he looked at her. "Naruto told me only he and KitsuneX could do it... Is there a way I could too?"
Raven got a book, noticing the symbols somehow and looked. "It's possible. It's just re-arranging the energy needed to use whatever the technique is."
Robin smiled. "Can you help me make the KitsuneX one into one for me only? This way I stop him from having a way in the tower, and I can probably use his own technique against him."
Raven read the book a little more, but smiled. "It'll be easy enough. If you need more, I suggest making more... Any kind of design is ok, just give me an object you wish to use and I will create the Energy based Seals. You will have to figure out how to activate the seal though."
Robin nodded, smiling more. "Thanks Raven. With this, I think I can do very good work..."
END! HAHAHAHA! So, how was it? Did I do well? I hope so... Net chapter has the pick me up of the crazy villains... also the Omake, for all you who know me well enough, most of them, base on either past events I didn't tell about that are funny, or additions I put into the story later on in detail as HOW they got there. So guess which one this one is...
Think Robin will be the same ever again?... Nope... HAH!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!