Act III/Scene III

(The canal where Kakashi and Gai fought Itachi and Kisame for the first time. Night, 9:30 p.m. Marvin briefs Desiree on the mission he's about to embark.)

M: Okay, I'm heading for Tanzaku to look for Orochimaru's hideout.

D: What about Naruto and Shikamaru?

M: I didn't tell them yet. This is more of a recon. Mission.

D: A what mission?

M: (sighs, annoyed) I'm gonna find the hideout, come back to tell them, and look for look it.

D: Oh! Alright.

(Kisame rises from underneath the water and leaps toward Batman)

Kis: (laughs) So you're the freak ,huh?

D: (whispers) Who's that?

(Marvin disguises his voice.)

B/M: (to Kis and D) Hoshigake Kismae. . . I don't have time for you.

(He walks past Kismae without a second glance. Kisame become enraged and gnashes his teeth.)

Kis: (angrily) NOBODY WALKS AWAY FROM ME! NOBODY!

(The Akatsuki draws his Sharkskin Sword and leaps into the air, sword raised. Batman doges it at the last second and lands in the canal. Kisame flows him.)

My, my, aren't you a squirrelly one? I hope you're a challenge! WATER STYLE! WATER SHARK JUTSU!

(A dorsal fin breaks the surface of the water then submerges out sight.)

B/M: Is that all? I'm disappointed.

(The shark jumps out of the water.)

SHIT!!!

(He leaps over the shark, flies toward Kisame, hurling shuriken at the swordsman. Kisame simply swats the projectiles as if they were nothing but flies.)

Kis: Wow! Party favors! Now it is a party!

(Batman overshoots Kisame and drops three spherical devices in a triangle formation.)

Kis: You missed!

(Batman somersaults over the Akatuski and throws three shuriken at the orbs.)

B/M: FYI, I don't miss.

(The shuriken hit the orbs and electricity courses through Kismae's body. The smoldering body falls. Batman leaps out of the canal. Desiree stayed on the phone during the fight.)

You still there?

D: Yeah. That was quick. I heard some crackling noise. What did you do?

B/M: I "steamed" a fish. (She sighs at the irony of the statement.) I'll leaving for Tanzaku now. I'll be back tomorrow.

D: You're gonna be there all day in costume?!

B/M: I didn't say I was WALKING. (She hears an engine revving through the line.)

D: YOU HAVE A CAR?!?! (Marvin returns his voice to normal.)

M: Not jusy any car! The batmobile from The Dark Knight!

D: You have got to be kidding me. How did you afford this?!

M: Made it from scratch. Gotta go. By the way, you should tell Itachi the "news".

D: I will. Good luck.

(She hangs up. Marvin gets into the batmobile and activates the car's phone and calls his ex-wife, Winry Rockbell.)

M: Winry, you there?

W: Yep. What do you need?

M: I'm using the car tonight. Start a system diagnostic.

W: Sure thing. . .GPS's online, brakes are good, oil tank's fuel, nitrous tank's full, throttle online, weapon and defense system are in the green light, and emergency eject system's good. All systems go. You're good.

M: Thanks, Winry. I-

W: (Ecstatic) YOU BETTER NOT DESTROY THAT THING! ALL THOSE ALL NIGHTERS I WENT THROUGH BUILIDING THOSE "TOYS" OF YOURS!

(Marvin disguises his voice.)

B/M: You worry too much. It'll be fine. (He hits the throttle and rides off the Tanzaku.)