Gotham Nights
Chapter 7
I do not own Naruto or Batman (Or any other character in his story)
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I would like to defend my choice in going with a rookie hero like Static. Naruto knows about other the other heroes like Superman but what's the fun in messing with someone who'd know what to do in a emergency? Static is new and will panic. Besides, Superman doesn't have a sister like Static. -Wink-
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Naruto stalked the streets, hidden by the shadows while looking for a place to knock over for some extra cash. Rounding a corner, he saw a large armored truck parked outside a sporting goods store and watched as a armed guard threw a money bag in the back before returning back into the store.
"Hmm, now what kind of thief would I be if I ignored this golden opportunity?" he asked himself while popping his knuckles and making his eyes turn silted red then running a hand through his hair, slicking it back. He'd have to look different incase static showed up of a camera caught him, didn't want to chance risking Dwayne's trust in him just yet. (He looked a little like Virgil from DMC with red eyes)
Walking up to the truck he idly sensed a few of those strange energy signatures like Dwayne's. Probably a couple of bang babies around. They felt a little like chakra, whatever happened during the Bigbang must have effected the chakra in their body's and given them something like a bloodline except that their kids wouldn't inherent it... or would they?
"This is the last of it, sir," the guard said walking out and giving the approaching blond a suspicious look. "Can I help you boy?"
Naruto's hair shadowed his eyes as he walked right up to the guard with a grin. "Yeah, you can give me all the cash in that truck,"
The guard gave him a strange look, "Kid get out of here before you get hurt,"he said before turning to lock the door.
"Oh no," Naruto stated, grabbing him be the back of his neck, "I insist,"
The guard screamed as he was thrown into the armored door, denting it. Naruto walked over and pried the door open just as the guard in the driver seat got out to see what was happening and swung it, knocking the man out.
hearing the thud and groan, Naruto peeked around the door and saw the man laid out on the street, "Damn, you got knocked the fuck out,"
Shrugging it off, Naruto went back and started picking up the bags, only to drop it as a bolt of lightning hit his hand, shocking him and making his hand smoke.
"Didn't you know? Friday's payday for most people."
Naruto turned slowly while massaging his smoking hand. "Well if it isn't Static... how... shocking,"
Static stood on top of a electrified disk wearing baggy black pants with a gray belt, a white t-shirt with a matching mask, and a long blue jacket with a yellow inside.
Naruto popped his neck, "I was wondering when i'd run into you Static, I'm glade that you showed up so quick because... I wanted to know which one of us had better control," he said.
"Better control of what?" Static questioned, getting ready for a fight.
Naruto could only laugh as he walked out of the truck and charged up his own body with more lightning than he ever had before, sending waves of lightning coursing over his body. He had never energized himself to such an extent before, only using his power for little things and to unleash so much at once was a little exciting. Finally, the amount became so great that a bolt of natural lightning struck from the sky, an amazing feat seeing at it wasn't stormy at all, only a little cloudy.
"Woah talk about a lighting rod!" Static said as he covered his eyes.
"Never take your eyes off the enemy Lightning bug," Naruto called from the blackened ground, holding out his hand which buzzed with energy. With a loud CRACK that sounded like thunder, a long ark of lightning flew and narrowly missed the hero who flew to the side on his disk to hopefully dodge.
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Unknown to Static, The Breed were watching from the rooftops. They had been planning on robbing the place but found that someone had beaten them to it and was now doing the same to Static.
"Woah," the one in red with purple hair exclaimed, "Ebon, check it out it's like hero Static and evil Static,"
"I see it homie, who knew that there was someone else like that." Ebon said while sticking his shadowy head out of a shadow on the wall.
A woman covered in feathers and wearing purple landed next to him, "Not only that but he looks better too,"
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"WOAH!" Static cried out as he dodged another bolt then fired off one of his own, hitting a fire hydrant near the blonde and causing a torrent of water to shoot up in the air giving him the chance to get around his opposite.
Naruto wiped his face as the water rained down on him, messing up his slicked back hair and making it hang limply where ever it was. (Sort of like Dante) His red eyes scanned the area in front of him while his ears listened for any sounds, too bad the rushing water made it hard or else he would've heard the attack from behind him, frying his back and shocking whole body severely as the water amplified it to the point it exploded and sent him flying across the street.
Static watched, not really expecting to see him get up, but when the sounds of growling reached his ears over the busted fire hydrant he was surprised to see Naruto standing there and glaring at him while his hoodie was reduced to rags.
"That was my favorite coat you pick," Naruto seethed, turning around to where he spotted one of those large blue metal mailboxes and grabbed the thing with his bare hands. The sound of screeching metal and crumbling cement filled the air as Naruto tore the bolted down mailbox and effortlessly held it over his head.
By now, police were setting up a perimeter and a news chopper was flying around. Inside the chopper, the news woman started her broadcast. "We have breaking news, here live on the scene we are witnessing a true spectacle, below us the meta-human aka, Bang baby hero Static is fighting an unknown male with powers similar to his own-"
"LOOK OUT!" the pilot yelled, "HOLD ON!"
The camera man and the reporter stumbled and screamed as the chopper jerked to the side and the mailbox flew passed.
"Heh," Naruto laughed as the mailbox shattered the windshield of a police car, "Air mail," he muttered to himself before flipping back and dodging a metal storm drain cover that static threw with his power.
"Just who are you?" Static questioned loudly.
Naruto smirked and disappeared before reappearing in the open armored truck. "Maybe another time hero," he said giving Static, who spun around to see him, a small two fingered salute. "You interest me... we will meet again... I promise you that,"
With that, Naruto took two loaded bags in each hand and disappeared, making a few loose twenties and hundreds spin wildly in the air.
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"Man that new guy really whooped you," Richie said to Virgil as they walked to school the next morning.
Virgil groaned as he readjusted the bag on his shoulder, "It wouldn't have been as bad if he had just knocked me out and then left but he had to leave me knowing that he was better and to face the news and police." he said while rubbing his eyes.
"Don't worry, we'll think of something. Oh what about Dwayne?"
Virgil sighed again, "I couldn't find him, I asked dad to call his mom but he said that Dwayne told her that he was with his new best friend playing games all day yesterday."
"Well maybe you can catch him at the community center today after school."
The bell rang and the pair stopped talking, "We gotta jet V, ot we'll be late for first period." Richie said urgently as the started to sprint up the stairs and into the school.
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Around 10:30 in the morning, Naruto walked down the sidewalk towards the middle school that Dwayne went to dressed in his new black duster jacket with a hood. He was planning on getting him out very early today and take him around the city to have fun. He started to go earlier and get him out like ten minutes into class, (Class starts at 8:00) but decided that he needed to meet the boys mother to make sure nether he nor Dwayne would get into trouble. (Hell half no fury like a woman scorned... but both pales in comparison to a pissed off mother)
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Naruto walked into the projects that he had dropped Dwayne off at and made his way towards a sign that had 'OFFICE' written on it. "Wow, reminds me of back home" he said to himself remembering his apartment back in Konoha.
Knocking on the door he was greeted be a fat balding man in a wife beater that covered half of his body and sweatpants.
"What do you want?" the man growled, his breath burning the hair inside Naruto's nose.
Naruto plugged his nose as his eyes started to water, "Besides a couple cans of air freshener, a box of mints, and the ability to smell again, you could tell me where Dwayne McCall's mother is," he said in an bland and serious voice
The disgusting man frowned, "Room 35, third floor," he grumbled before turning around and making Naruto gag at the sight of his crack. He slammed the door and barely heard the sound of someone throwing up on his door.
Naruto shivered and whipped his mouth of his breakfast. "God damn that was gross," he mumbled while hunched over, holding himself up with one hand on the wall.
He stood straight and burned the sight from his mind before walking towards the elevator only to see an out-of-order sign on it and sighing, "Why am I not surprised?"
Walking up the flights of stairs beside the elevator, Naruto reached the third floor and walked down the hall, counting out the doors and looking at the dirty faded gray walls with cracks all over it.
"Here we are," he murmured before knocking on the door.
After a few seconds of waiting he heard the lock open and a woman with light brown hair stuck her head out.
"Mrs. McCall?" Naruto asked kindly with a smile.
"That's me but I'm married, It's Price now but who are you?" the woman asked
Naruto 'oohed', "I'm sorry about that Mrs. Price, My name is Naruto Uzumaki,"
"Oh," Mrs. Price said with a smile, "Your Dwayne's new friend, please come in,"
She opened the door wider and beaconed him inside. The place was... cozy to say the least, the walls were cracked and paint was chipping but you could tell the the woman kept the place clean and prided herself on being a good mother.
He could tell that Mrs. Price had just gotten up a while ago, she was still in her slippers, a pair of dark gray pajama pants, and a light purple shirt with a white apron over it.
"I'm sorry if I sound rude but when Dwayne told me about you I thought you were..."
"Around his age?" Naruto finished, taking a seat at her small wooden table while she walked to the sink and started back washing the dishes.
"Yeah,"
Naruto laughed lightly, "Don't worry, I'm not into little boys or anything like that if that's what your wondering, to tell the truth I'm more into older and more mature women," he told her, noticing her twitch as he said that.
"Why was he with you yesterday? Aaron told me that he would be with him all day." Mrs. Price asked, placing a glass onto a towel beside the sink.
"I was going to the arcade and saw him walking down an ally by himself, I know how dangerous the streets were and asked him why he was by himself and he said that his brother ditched him to go to a party. So I invited him to come play some games at the arcade and brought him home afterwards,"
"Oh really?" Mrs. Price asked, narrowing her eyes while she turned towards him.
"That's right, Mrs. Price,"
"Oh call me Anne," she said while looking into each others eyes.
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She didn't know what happened, one minute he was just a friend of Dwayne's then suddenly she had entertained the thought that he would be a perfect father for her child. Of course, said thought also came with the fantasy of giving Dwayne a little brother but said thought was quickly snuffed, as she was now... happily married to Mr. Price who was hardly around.
Strangely, she was happy that Naruto offered to take care of Dwayne when she had to work late. He even offered to help with his homework after school. She was relieved, Aaron was definitely his fathers child and often complained when he had to baby-sit his stepbrother. Had he continued she felt that his bad tendencies would rub off on Dwayne.
She had often suspected that Aaron was a part of some gang and sold drugs, she didn't want Dwayne exposed to that but beggars can't be chooses as it was risk exposing Dwayne or risk living on the streets and still exposing Dwayne.
Naruto had just left her home after telling her that he wanted to get her son from school early to go have some fun. At first she was against the thought but Naruto had been vary persuasive and pointed out that Dwayne 's normal routine was; wake up, rush to school, sit through classes, catch the bus to the community center where he would do his homework, play a little basketball by himself while he waited for someone to pick him up, then come home and play video games before bed. Hardly the way for a growing boy to grow up, he needed to relax and have some fun. After a moment she agreed, why not let him do so while a responsible person like Naruto made sure he was safe as possible?
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He made his way up the middle school steps, passing a grumbling janitor who complained about bratty kids throwing paper around as he followed the little signs on the wall pointing out that visitors needed to be signed in at the office.
Opening the doors to the building, Naruto was greeted with a long hallway with half lockers lining the halls with little posters promoting good grades and healthy lifestyles.
"Hmm," Naruto exclaimed, "compared to most places, I half expected the school to be-"
"Trashy?" interjected a sudden voice from behind him, making him feel like a kid getting caught skipping class.
Turning around he was greeted by a tall african american wearing a pale long sleeve shirt with a tie, black pleated pants, and a pair of loafers.
Naruto blinked "Ah... well yeah... who are you again?"
The man gave a smile and held out a hand, "Mitchell Archer, school councilor."
Naruto studied the hand and took it, "Naruto Uzumaki,"
"Nice to meet you Naruto," Mitchell said while shaking his hand, "I couldn't help but overhear you and couldn't agree more. But the city has started pushing more money into education now so we've been able to fix up the school."
"I see,"
"So," the cheerful councilor started, "Is there something I can help you with?"
Naruto was starting to get annoyed by his overly cheerful mood, after all, he had to listen to the problems of immature brats, what did he have to be cheerful about? "Look, I'm here to pick Dwayne McCall up, can you just tell me how I can sign him out, do I need to go to the office or-"
"Ok, follow me I'll take you to the office now,"
Naruto groaned inwardly and trailed after the babbling man.
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"Just sign the paper while I call the room," the woman at the front desk told him, handing over a clipboard and a pen before reaching out and picking up a phone beside her.
"Ms. Louis, I need Dwayne McCall to go please," he heard her say as he signed his name. Not five minutes later said boy come jogging down the hall only to be scooped up by Naruto who bolted out to the school.
"Naruto?" Dwayne asked in surprise as Naruto held him under his arm.
"Hey Dwayne," He said vaulting over the fence and turning, making sure that councilor wasn't near.
Dwayne saw him looking around and squirmed from his grasp, "Who you looking for?"
"That councilor of yours, I swear he was trying to talk me to death, the longer he talked the weaker I felt," Naruto told him making the boy nod.
"You mean Mr. Archer, yeah he's like that," the boy told him with a smile. "So why are you here?"
Naruto smirked, "Well, I just figured that you enjoy a break from going to school and since you mother don't mind, you and me will be doing what ever we want for the rest of the day."
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Hours passed and money was spent at an incredible rate. When he dropped Dwayne off that afternoon he was greeted by a smiling Anne Price who hugged her happy son and thanked him for watching her son. Dwayne asked if they could hang out again the next day and since tomorrow was friday, Naruto agreed, planning on starting his plan that day and using Dwayne to rob the mall for him.
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Around lunch, Naruto picked Dwayne up from his house and took him to the mall just before Aaron walked around the corner to try and trick his step brother into stealing for him... again.
"Naruto, this doesn't feel right," Dwayne said as they stood on a secound floor walkway with other people rushing around screaming about the large centipede looking thing below that was busting windows with its body and stealing clothes, jewelry, and anything else it saw before dumping it into a hatch on it's back.
Naruto looked down at him, wearing a new pair of orange tinted sunglasses that had just been stolen, "Dwayne the owners of these places are greedy pigs, they've raised prices higher and higher until normal people have to save money to buy it and the less fortunate don't bother to try," he said simply.
"I guess so,"
Naruto started to say something but he faintly heard the buzzing sound of electricity, the same sound he recognized from the night he went at it with Static.
"Hey Dwayne, stay put, ok? I'll be right back,"
Before the kid could even answer Naruto faded from existence, which Dwayne admittedly found neat.
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5 minutes earlier
Virgil, Richie, and their friend Daisy Watkins, a girl Virgil met and befriended in that special school for the gifted, all sat in the mall eating nachos when the yelling started.
"What's going on down there?" Virgil wondered out loud as they all pushed their chairs back and rushed over to the guardrails only to see the large thing stealing from the shops.
While Daisy was distracted, Richie leaned over, "Yo V, I think you need to get down there," he whispered
"I can't go Static here," he whispered back, nodding towards the girl.
Richie motioned to the plate of nachos on the table, "Think food poisoning,"
Suddenly, Virgil hunched over groaning.
"Virgil?"Daisy cried out in shock, "What's wrong?"
"Bathroom!" Virgil ran off holding his gut.
Richie turned to her, "Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine,"
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Dwayne looked down on his creation with a unsure expression on his face. He wasn't completely sure about this, even though Naruto had said it was fine he had always heard growing up that stealing was wrong.
"Dwayne!"
Dwayne looked over to whoever called his name to see his hero "Static!" he called excitedly,
"Dwayne what are you doing?"Static questioned, "Your a good kid you shouldn't be doing this,"
Dwayne was confused, "B-but-"
"Think fast fly-by,"
Static looked up to see the bottom of a boot press down on his face and send him to the ground below while a familiar blonde landed on his feet a few yards away.
Static pushed himself up from the ground and scraped his tongue with his sleeve, 'Man my tongue touched it!' he thought to himself.
Naruto flipped from the ground floor and landed next to Dwayne, "Finish him Dwayne," he ordered with a feral grin.
Dwayne saw it and got scared.
"Now Dwayne," the blonde snarled.
"Static looked up and saw the blonde beside Dwayne, "Dwayne stop, don't listen to him, he's playing you,"
"Naruto, this aint right, this aint the right thing to do,"
Naruto looked at Static then Dwayne and frowned, "I see," he said lowly, "Fine, if you won't do it, I will,"
With that, Naruto left Dwayne standing on the secound floor and leapt back over the edge where Static was now standing,
"I told you that we'd meet again Static,"Naruto said while charging up once again.
Static did the same as him, "Yeah but last time you weren't using a kid to do your dirty work," Static shot back making the blonde shrug.
"You got me there bootlicker, but the kid's got morals, unlike most kids his age... but I know personally that even a saint can go bad, all you need is a push,"Naruto said loudly, "I saw his power and knew he had potential, I didn't want to see him waste it like you do,"he lied.
"I don't waste my power, I save people and they love me-"
"Please," Naruto laughed, sending a ball of lightning at him, "People like us are freaks, give them one reason and they'll turn on you. The one's you save will hunt you, the ones who cheer you name will curse it, Being a hero is overrated,"
The pair fought and Dwayne pulled his knees to his chest with his back to the stone wall. Naruto was using him? That thought coursed through his mind and made tears well up in his eyes. The sound of thunder and zaps echoed all around, he couldn't see it, nor did he want to, but he could hear it all.
"Why Dwayne?" He heard Static yell.
Naruto chuckled, "Because, that boy reminds me of myself at his age, I was a hero and they scorned me for it, many people tried to kill me." The anger in his voice fit perfectly with a loud explosion that happened. "No one deserves that,"
Naruto and Static locked fists in the middle of the mall, Static was straining against him while Naruto looked like he was sleepy.
"It's not the right thing, man," Static half yelled,
Naruto sneered, "It doesn't matter if it's the right thing or not, with our power, we are above the law,"he said before twisting Static's hands, making him scream in pain.
Dwayne stood up and made a six armed ninja girl appear which attacked Naruto from behind, Surprising him and giving Static the chance to hit him with the strongest blast he could, which exploded knocking both him and the blonde back.
Dwayne sprinted down the steps and walked up to Static, who was standing up, with his head hung low, "I don't know what to do," he said sadly
"It'll be ok," Static said patting his shoulder.
Naruto groaned and pushed himself up, "Ok, that hurt," he said standing up all the way and making his back pop while poking at a hole in his shirt.
Dwayne turned to him with a sad face, "Naruto, please stop this, we can't do this it's not right." he pleaded,
The glasses on his face were shattered so he dropped them to the floor, "You think I care about right and wrong?" he questioned, "Kid your just too light hearted... but remember what I said, people will turn on you if given the chance,"
He leapt up to the secound floor, "Nothing personal kid, aright?" he stated before disappearing,
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"Fuck, that hurt," Naruto muttered while rubbing the fading red mark while sitting on a rooftop. Luckily only his shirt was messed up and his new coat was only covered in dust.
He stopped as he sensed a few presences behind him and turned as a shadow bulged from the ground and a man in a red shirt and red pants fell through while the shadow itself turned into a man and lastly a birdlike woman landed next to the shadow.
"The names Ebon," the shadow said before pointing to the other guy, "He's Shiv, and this is Talon," he stopped to touch her cheek, "She's our little turtle dove,"
"Yo man we saw how you handled static and that was tight dog," Shiv said.
"Yea and we wanted to see if you wanted to run with us," Talon finished while giving him a hawk-like stare.
Naruto looked at them for a minute then smirked.
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(In a random ass forest)
Harley snored lightly as she laid on the vine hammock Ivy made for her and held a framed picture over her heart. She and Ivy had toured the forest all week, camping out or sleeping in tree houses made of plants and while it wasn't exciting as she would've liked, she found it enjoyable... except for the bugs.
Ivy walked in and sighed at the sight, "I swear Harl," she said walking over and pulling the light blanket over her close friend.
She stopped at the sight of picture frame, "What's this?" she wondered aloud, pulling it from her grasp and turning it over.
It was a picture that they had taken with Naruto just before leaving the city, both she and Harley had their arms around Naruto's neck and he held them around the waist. She was looking at the camera but Harley was rubbing her cheek against his with a large dopy grin.
"Oh Harl," she cooed, rubbing the blond girls head, "I'm so proud of you, finally dropping the Joker and moving on,"
Harley turned in her sleep and snuggled up to her pillow under the blanket.
'Must be dreaming,' Ivy thought, 'Wonder what she's dreaming about,'
Harley uncovered her smiling face, "Mmm... Foxy,"
Ivy nodded, 'Not surprising,'
"Mmm... oh Foxy, harder," Harley moaned as she started humping away at the pillow, making the hammock shift and shake.
Ivy's cheeks turned red and she jerked away from the and ran from the room quickly.
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That's a wrap on this chapter. I don't have any real questions just which girls Naruto should be with.