Naruto: Son of the Demon
Blanket disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Batman or Teen Titans
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
As stated in my other stories, my laptop computer broke down and most of my data was lost. I began searching for files on my old desktop and found notes to some of my old, defunct stories. The next few weeks of updates may be a bit scattershot as a result. Here is Chapter 9. Enjoy!
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Last Time….
Infinity Island, Indian Ocean
Mara al Ghul was furious. David Cain had lost Mad Dog and her best sniper for nothing! What was worse, he'd just written them off as expendable!
Flashback…
David Cain looked rather bored on the video screen, "They were acceptable losses. Mad Dog was as good as dead and Naruto al Ghul cut down your sniper." he said.
"Acceptable losses?!" roared Mara. "I'm paying you a fortune and lending you elites from my faction. I expect to see results!"
"You need to learn patience Mara al Ghul." said Cain. "These things take time. You'll get your results."
"I'd better or you'll end up with a price on your head Cain!" snapped Mara as she ended the video call.
Flashback end…
"The nerve of that man talking down to me!" growled Mara. I was going to kill Mad Dog myself but not before Naruto was dead and buried! God damn it!"
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Chapter 9
Gotham City, United States
That night, Naruto had reluctantly decided to go to his Father for information on David Cain. While Lady Shiva seemed amused by it all, the blonde detective knew it was deadly serious. It was raining heavily, and Naruto was sticking to the shadows on the sidewalk on his way to Wayne Manor. Then out of nowhere he was shot in the back by the famous assassin Floyd Lawton, otherwise known as Deadshot*①.
Batman's son crumpled over in a pool of blood that was quickly expanding in the rainfall. Deadshot crept down from the perch he was on to make sure the fallen blonde was dead and nudged Naruto's body. Seeing there was no pulse with his infrared and no sign of breathing with his hearing sensors, Floyd whispered to himself, "Cain said this kid was deadly… I guess I'll just mark him off my list and collect my pay." As Deadshot sauntered off to receive his money; he didn't look back to see Naruto's body disappear in a puff of smoke…
The real Naruto watched Floyd Lawton walk away from the back of a gargoyle he'd body flickered up to when he heard the bullet streaking towards him in near silence. The blonde had a terrific gash across his right shoulder that was bleeding badly. Deciding that discretion was the better part of valor, Naruto changed his destination from Wayne Manor to the Batcave.
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Batcave
When Naruto slipped into the Batcave he was quickly detected by his Father Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth who dressed his wounds. Alfred said, "Young Master Naruto, Floyd Lawton is a most dangerous criminal. You are very lucky you were only grazed. It won't take David Cain or Deadshot long to realize you are still alive though. Might I suggest some body armor at least?"
Naruto sat up and moved his wounded shoulder around gingerly. "This is going to take a few days to fully heal. Thank you for patching me up, Alfred."
The butler said humorously, "I've had plenty of practice dressing Master Bruce's wounds Young Master Naruto."
The blonde sat there pondering for a few minutes and said, "I guess I'll have to craft some armor then."
"That's an excellent idea my handsome boy." said Talia as she appeared from nowhere. "You should heal up here and get some proper protective armor if you are going to tangle with the likes of Deadshot."
"There are facilities here in the Batcave for making body armor." said Bruce helpfully. "The whole Bat Family uses the equipment here to make their uniforms."
The blonde grumbled, "I'll need to make it out of thin nanocomposite magnesium alloy. I don't want anything that will slow me down in the slightest."
Bruce Wayne's blue eyes lit up. "I've been meaning to try that material out myself."
Talia facepalmed and said, "Like two peas in a pod…"
…
Naruto spent the week healing while crafting his new armor and studying the assassin known as Deadshot. The lunatic had blown up 28 innocent civilians while working for the Joker before Batman nearly beat him to death and landed Floyd Lawton in jail. Naturally, Layton got out and went on to murder more innocent people. Naruto studied Deadshot's methods and decided to put the rabid animal down for good.
Deciding to use himself as bait, Batman's son was ready to take Deadshot out of the picture permanently.
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Gotham City Clocktower
Barbara Gordon found out about Deadshot trying to assassinate her boyfriend and she was well and truly pissed. The Birds of Prey were actively hunting for Deadshot a week later when Naruto showed up fully recovered from his injuries. He and Barbara kissed each other passionately and she said, "I've been worried sick about you."
The blonde smiled and stated, "I'm good as new. I modified my ninja gear to include some armor."
Hugging him, she replied, "You need a secret identity. Bruce told me you made yourself some high-quality gear. It just needs a bat symbol from what I hear."
"I'm not going to be bat-anything." said Naruto humorously. "Besides, I've already picked out a name to go with my new equipment."
She smiled and asked, "What is it?"
"Shadowhawk." he replied.
"Hmmmm…. That's not too bad." said the grinning redhead. "Let's see your new suit."
"I'll go change." said the blonde. He went into the restroom and slipped on his new gear. It was his charcoal-colored ninja attire modified with armored boots, armguards, chest, and back armor as well as a helmet, all of which were flat black*②. It also had red night vision lenses in the helmet. His katana Yokaze was strapped to his back diagonally.
Barbara's green eyes lit up at his new attire and she clapped her hands together. "It looks good on you Naruto!"
"I'm glad you approve." said the blonde. "Now all I need to do is hunt down David Cain and Floyd Lawton."
"You don't have to do it all alone you know." said the redhead. He ran his fingers through her hair and the two lovers held each other tightly for a moment.
The was when the Black Canary came bursting in. She gawked for a moment and asked, "Naruto, is that you?!"
The blonde nodded and said, "It's Shadowhawk while I'm in this suit."
"Cooooll!" said Dinah. "It's tight and sexy. I like it!"
Naruto sweat dropped and Barbara facepalmed.
"Was it something I said?" asked the blonde woman.
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East End, Naruto's Private Investigator's Office
The next night, Deadshot returned to finish the job. He'd been utterly humiliated when he found out his quarry was still alive from David Cain. More importantly, he didn't get paid. 'I saw Uzumaki's body. I'd swear I killed him!' thought Floyd.
Naruto Uzumaki had fallen off the map for a week only to reappear at his Private Investigator's Office this morning as if nothing had happened. The rumor mill simply said he'd been out solving a case and was back in his regular job now. There had been no news that he was injured at all and Deadshot figured the blonde had been holed up in a safehouse somewhere getting emergency surgery.
Floyd Lawton waited until after nightfall and saw Naruto leave his office and lock it up for the night. He was perched up on a building nearby where he had a clear shot of his target. The assassin carefully took aim and nailed Uzumaki straight on… only to see the blonde poof into smoke! "What the hell?!" screeched Deadshot. "Was that a hologram?! No, it was throwing off heat, so it had to be him."
Then Deadshot heard something whisper quiet nearby and moved just in time to avoid being beheaded by a blade of wind. The assassin didn't know what it had been, but it cut clean through a chimney he'd been standing by. Rolling to his feet, Floyd readied his wrist rifles and started scanning around him in the darkness. He saw nothing. He focused on his hearing instead and found there wasn't anything nearby.
Floyd heard a tiny scraping noise and reacted on instinct. He fired his rifles at the noise only to find out he'd perfectly shot a ninja flash-bang tag at point blank that went off and dazzled the assassin. Deadshot was disoriented for a few seconds, but it was enough. He felt a juken strike go down the length of his spine. It somehow bypassed his body armor and ripped into his vertebrae. Floyd Lawton was paralyzed. He fell on the roof with a dull thud.
"Helplessness is a terrible feeling isn't it, Lawton?" said a voice from above him. "Kind of like the innocent people you've killed."
Deadshot asked, "Wh-whose there?!"
"I'm someone who believes that you've existed on this Earth far too long Deadshot." said Shadowhawk. "Tonight t's time to end your little reign of terror."
Floyd felt a sticky liquid pour all over him from above and his eyes widened in fear as he caught the scent of motor oil seeping into the seams of his body armor. "N-no!" he whispered.
The voice said, "You must have a death wish tonight, Floyd. It would be a real shame if that oil ignited. With that body armor on I'll bet it would take a good long while before you were roasted to death."
"What do you want?!" asked Deadshot in desperation.
"I want to know where I can find David Cain." was the answer from above him.
"He's at the Orchard Hotel in the Old Gotham District!" squealed Lawton as the oil began to seep into his helmet.
"What room?" asked the voice.
Floyd was terrified. "Room 136A!"
The voice pondered aloud, "The Orchard Hotel, 666 Earl Street at Cornerstone Court, Room 136A…"
"T-that's right!" said Deadshot. Then he heard a match strike with his enhanced hearing and his eyes widened. "I TOLD YOU WHAT YOU WANTED TO KNOW!"
"DIE." said the voice as the match fell into the oil…
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Orchard Hotel, Room 136A
Early the next morning, David Cain was puzzling out what happened to Naruto Uzumaki the night before. He knew that Floyd Lawton was dead without a doubt. Cain had been down at street level when he saw the rooftop fire and heard Deadshot screaming his head off as he slowly died.
'It must have been Uzumaki that killed Lawton.' thought the master assassin with a cringe. 'I wonder exactly what transpired. What a grisly way to die.'
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Gotham City Police Department, Commissioner James Gordon's Office
Jim Gordon was on the phone with Forensics that afternoon. "So, what did you find out about the body that was in the fire Lieutenant Duncan?"
"Our dental records matched the corpse inside the armor as Floyd Lawton, also known as Deadshot." replied Duncan. "From what we can ascertain, his spine was shattered, and he was burned alive. There are no clues as to who did it or why. Considering the man's line of work, he probably had a list of people a mile long that wanted him dead."
The Commissioner sighed. "Damn. I guess his past caught up with him. Keep me informed if anything else turns up."
Duncan said, "Will do Commissioner. For what it's worth, the world is a better place without the likes of Lawton. He won't be missed."
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East End, Naruto's Apartment
Naruto was watching the news after work and saw the report that Floyd Lawton was no longer counted among the living and the list of murders he was known to have committed for money. "Tonight, I go after Cain." thought Naruto aloud. "Then I'll talk to Lady Shiva."
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The Orchid Hotel
That night, Shadowhawk was perched across the street from the Orchid Hotel watching room 136A. His gut told him it was a trap. There were no signs of life in the room and suddenly his danger instincts went off. He drew his katana Yokaze faster than the eye could follow and parried a blow from a sword strike aimed at his head.
Moving in the shadows, Naruto and his assailant traded blows at incredible speed and the blonde found he was slowly but surely losing after fifteen minutes of brutal fighting. That's when he was thrown out into the moonlight and saw who his opponent was. Shadowhawk hissed, "Slade Wilson? You're working for Cain?"
Deathstroke chuckled and put his sword away. "David Cain has left of town of his own accord, but I think you already guessed that. Nyssa al Ghul sends her greetings."
Naruto wasn't sure how to react. Deathstroke had been trying to kill him in the shadows for the past quarter of an hour but now the man was talking to him as if they were discussing he weather. The blonde asked, "Why did you attack me then?"
"I wanted to see how you'd grown Uzumaki." answered Deathstroke. "I have to say I'm impressed. You detected me before I struck and kept your aura suppressed throughout the fight. You're not the same boy I fought at the La Brea Tar Pits. I'd ask how you managed to survive that little ordeal, but we are all entitled to our secrets."
"So, you toyed with me just for your own amusement Wilson?" growled Shadowhawk.
"Not exactly." admitted Slade. "Nyssa sees a lot of potential in you, and I wanted to put you to the test. Heh. Besides, I had fun. That was worth my while in and of itself."
Naruto wasn't sure whether to laugh or hiss at the older man.
Then Deathstroke said, "Your Aunt Nyssa al Ghul sent a message to David Cain, and he left Gotham. Cain is smart enough to not tangle with Leviathan. Now I've answered your questions. I want you to answer one of mine."
"What is it you want to know?" asked Naruto.
Wilson said, "You had Deadshot completely at your mercy. Why did you burn him alive?"
"Dead men tell no tales." hissed Shadowhawk.
"Heh, good answer!" said Deathstroke. "Until we meet again, Shadowhawk." With that, Slade Wilson disappeared into the shadows…
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East End, Naruto's Apartment
Naruto confirmed that David Cain had indeed checked out of the Orchid Hotel the previous day. The blonde went back to his apartment above his Private Investigator's office feeling exhausted from battling Deathstroke.
…It was there he found Cassandra Cain-Wayne waiting for him. Naruto was surprised but did his best to hide it. She asked in a quiet voice, "Did you have to face off with my Father?"
The blonde was a bit stunned. "Your Father?"
Cassandra said, "My biological parents are David Cain and Sandra Wu-San. You know her as Lady Shiva."
"I didn't fight David Cain." explained Naruto. "I had a run in with Deathstroke and he told me the David Cain is no longer in Gotham City."
Her eyes widened. "You fought Slade Wilson?! When? How badly are you hurt?!"
"Wilson was toying with me." said the blonde in a disgusted tone. "I'm beat up, but I'll be healed by morning. You know I heal fast." Then Naruto relaxed a bit. "How long have you been waiting here for me?"
"I came over after the sun set. I thought I'd catch you when you closed your office, but you were already gone."
"How did you get inside then?" asked Naruto. "It's a computer key card lock."
She smiled and said, "I have a key copy in case you are in trouble. So does Bruce of course."
The blonde sweat dropped. '…And here I thought Barbara had the only spare key card.'
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Upper East Side, Mikado's Tea House
Three days later, Naruto answered an invitation (read: summons) from Lady Shiva to join her at Mikado's Tea House. Naruto arrived fifteen minutes early and found his Master was already there waiting for him. Sandra Wu-san had a calculative smirk on her face when the blonde stepped into the tearoom, and she motioned for him to sit across from her.
Naruto sat down in the seiza position and said, "Master, your invitation was unexpected but not unwelcome. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
Sandra smiled coldly and said, "Your manners are impeccable as ever I see."
The blonde raised a puzzled eyebrow. "Surely you didn't invite me here to talk about my etiquette."
Then she said without preamble, "The One Who Is All… what do you think of her?"
"The legendary assassin…?" asked Naruto.
"My daughter." corrected Lady Shiva. "Cassandra Cain-Wayne"
Naruto frowned. "I wasn't aware you had a daughter until three nights ago."
"So, she told you herself?" asked Sandra. Seeing Naruto nod the Chinese woman said, "Good, she trusts you."
"What does that have to do with anything?" asked the blonde.
Lady Shiva stated, "She was supposed to kill David Cain and myself. I wanted her to end me. She is the only martial artist that has defeated me in an even fight."
"She's totally against killing." said Naruto. "Are you trying to convince me otherwise?"
"No." replied the female assassin. "Though it disappoints me, she has turned against her destiny. Her stupid Father messed up her training."
"Cassandra said Cain is the reason she's dyslexic*③." said the blonde with a frown.
Sandra smirked, "You want to help her."
"It gives me another reason to eliminate David Cain." stated the ninja.
"What do you think the odds are of you defeating Cain one on one Naruto?" asked Lady Shiva.
Naruto pondered and said, "I'd estimate 70 to 30 in his favor."
"Slade Wilson thinks otherwise." she replied.
Naruto grimaced. "That bad huh?"
Lady Shiva gave one of her cold smiles and said, "Deathstroke said he'd wager on you winning."
"I suppose I should be honored." groused the blonde.
"My point is you are getting stronger Naruto...Slade isn't one for hyperbole." she stated. "Taking out Deadshot was no mean feat. I heard you…dealt with him rather cruelly."
Naruto's eyes turned hard as steel. "I believe putting that psychopath down that way was suitable given how many innocent bystanders he murdered."
Her eyes were full of mirth. "I never said that I didn't agree with the way you handled things. Honestly, I found it rather appropriate."
The blue-eyed ninja relaxed a bit. "It isn't like you to beat around the bush Master. What is it you want from me?"
"I want you and Cassandra to have a child." said Lady Shiva. "I believe that you two would produce the ultimate assassin…a true One Who Is All."
"I have a girlfriend." said Naruto. "I like Cassandra and all but-"
"Then have two girlfriends." said Lady Shiva. "You have both the money and the power to protect them. I know about Barbara Gordon and who she really is." Then she added, "I've been asked to join the Birds of Prey you know."
"I was unaware." said Naruto. "Why team up with a bunch of vigilantes?"
Sandra answered, "To grow stronger of course. There are always ways to improve as you well know."
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East End, Crime Alley
Naruto was walking down Park Row (otherwise known as Crime Alley) that evening trying to clear his mind. He had a long conversation with Lady Shiva and frankly, the idea she wanted him to give her a grandchild shocked him to no end. Cassandra and Barbara notwithstanding, the thought of raising a super assassin with the goal of murdering his or her grandparents appalled him.
'Why do I associate with people that are insane?' lamented the blonde. 'Jiraiya-sensei would probably use this as book material.'
That's when a shuriken shot out of the darkness headed right for Naruto's head. He caught it between two fingers and darted it skywards where it exploded rather spectacularly. He saw the silhouette of a shapely kunoichi reflected in the light of the explosion before she vanished in a body flicker.
His blue eyes widened, and he whispered, "Bloodlust…*④.'
Bloodlust was trained by a rival of Jiraiya's. Naruto didn't know Bloodlust's real name. She and Naruto were both friends and rivals of a sort when they were children. Jiraiya and his fellow Master often pitted them against each other in contests until Jiraiya's rival died about a year before Naruto left Japan for Infinity Island. After that the young kunoichi simply vanished…
Naruto had no idea how she'd tracked him to Gotham City or why she'd left Japan to begin with. The blonde always assumed the kunoichi had gone to another Master to complete her training. 'Just what the hell is she doing here?! Bloodlust is deadly!'
Naruto searched for the kunoichi from the rooftops for hours with no luck. He was at a loss as to what to think. 'Is she an enemy now? An ally…? This is bad. I need to contact Master Jiraiya.'
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Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Professor Gama Jiraiya was grading a literature paper in his office at Hokkaido University when he received a coded email message from his apprentice, Uzumaki Naruto. The code was undecipherable as it was ancient being a ninja cipher that dated back to the warring states period of Japan.
["Master Jiraiya, Bloodlust is here in Gotham City. Do you have any information on her I can use? I don't know if she is here as a friend or foe."] wrote Naruto.
["Ah, I've been wondering where she went."] replied Jiraiya. ["She probably wants to avenge her Master by killing you."]
[You killed her Master?! I thought you were friends.] exclaimed the blonde.
["I didn't kill her Master. He was my rival and died of natural causes. He had a grudge against me, and he passed it down to Bloodlust."] answered the Master.
["Do you have any idea what her real name is?"] asked the blue-eyed ninja. ["I can't exactly look up Bloodlust in the phone book."]
["All the information I have on her is what you gave me Naruto."] replied Jiraiya. ["White hair, red eyes and the ability to manipulate her blood as a weapon…Oh yes, you said she had a great body."]
["It looks like I have some detective work to do Master."] wrote the blonde.
[Keep me in the loop Naruto. This could make a good book."] typed the Master ninja.
Naruto sighed. ["Your concern for my wellbeing is touching Master."]
East End, Naruto's Apartment, Gotham City, United States
Naruto signed off and thought, 'Good god, first the Assassin War, then Lady Shiva wants to be a grandma and now Bloodlust. What else could go wrong?'
…
The blonde detective went to bed and slept like the dead. His mental exhaustion had caught up with him and sleep was the best answer. He woke up late in the morning and called his girlfriend Barbara to make sure she was okay. Batgirl had a long night of fighting crime herself and answered the phone tiredly. The redhead answered, "Good morning lover, how's my favorite blonde today?"
Naruto said, "I'm tired but happy to talk to you."
"Long night?" asked Barbara. Hearing the ninja hum in the affirmative, she said, "Me too. Do you want to come over?"
"I'd like to once I'm up and about." replied the blonde. "Are you up to having company?"
She smiled. "Dinah's out and I want to see my man. We've both been swamped with work. Let's spend some time together."
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Barbara and Dinah's Apartment
Two hours later, Naruto was over Barbara's and was making love to her in the shower. They hadn't planned this but couldn't keep their hands off each other. She raked her nails across his back and let out a sultry moan that escalated into a silent scream as she climaxed for a fourth time. Her green eyes were wide with lust as she felt her blonde lover follow her into ecstasy and release inside of her once again.
They were both panting heavily as the steam from the shower filled the room and the water cascaded down over their wet bodies. The pair of exhausted lovers managed to stumble out of the shower and into her bed where they promptly passed out in each other's arms…
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Naruto awoke hours later to a passionate kiss from his beautiful redheaded girlfriend. When she pulled away, she was smiling down at him. "Hello lover, did you have a good rest? That was quite a workout."
He grinned up at her matted, bed head hair and said, "You know I always sleep well with you Barbara. How did you sleep?"
"Like a baby." replied Batgirl. She giggled as she felt his arousal growing. "Let me ride your pony one more time…"
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The young couple finally managed to get out of bed that evening in time for dinner. Dinah was sitting in the front room on the couch watching TV while wearing headsets. She said, "Oh, are you two done? I was getting all hot and bothered listening to you to get it on, so I finally put on some headsets to drown out all the growling, hissing, and moaning. By the way, is that bed totaled?"
Naruto was pale as a ghost and Barbara was blushing red as her hair from embarrassment. "I thought you were going to be out today!" squeaked Batgirl.
Dinah smiled and said, "I was out -this morning. I was here in the afternoon and the evening though. You could be the Red Canary the way you were screaming girl."
Barbara hid her face in Naruto's chest and said, "Room." In a muffled tone.
Naruto said, "We're going to go die of mortification now."
Waving, Dinah said. "Okay! I love you both! Bye!"
'…I never should have asked what else could go wrong…' thought Naruto.
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POSTSCRIPT:
*①: Deadshot's history can be found on the DC Database. This is before the whole Suicide Squad business came into being.
*②: I based the name and uniform off the original Image Comics anti-hero character Shadowhawk. Imagine that character with flat black instead of chrome colored metal. See Wikipedia for images.
*③: See the DC Database on Cassandra's messed up childhood.
*④: Bloodlust is an original character. Her appearance is based upon the character Elise in the Shining Force Wiki.
This chapter was a bit of a mixed bag. It took awhile to come up with new material once I found the old notes. I was originally going to have Selina Kyle make an appearance but I'm not sure how she would fit in this story. Anyway, see you next time. Blue out 9/30/23