This is the Phantompenance here with a brand new story that's been festering in my head for quite some time now, and I've decided to try and give this a shot at my first Naruto/Multi fanfic!

I already have a set of whom will be in the pairing, but they're limited to three at the moment. If you-the audience-want more, you are going to have to review or PM me, preferably review because I check those more often

Anyway, check my other fics if you like my work, and enjoy

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING

Regular Talk: I'm Batman

Thoughts/Communicator/Dream: No, I'm Batman

Demonic/Spells/Jutsu: Forget them both, I'm Batman

Chapter 1: Bad Nightmares and New Beginnings

Naruto stared at him, and he stared back at Naruto. They stood right in front of each other both garbed in all black and armed with a gleaming sword, Naruto did not know the man's name but the man knew Naruto about as much as Naruto knew himself, or at least what he could remember.

"Begin!" A voice commanded. The man yelled as he slashed his sword downward, but it was child's play for the blonde to merely block the attack, the fight quickly turned into a whirlwind of hacks and slashes, but only one of the men was really trying.

Naruto caught his break when his attacker tried to stab him, he side-stepped and jabbed his elbow into the man's arm, the opponent's sword clattered to the ground as a result. He yelled and kicked Naruto in the stomach. It didn't faze the blonde, rather he was surprised that the man got a hit in, the ninja took that opportunity to take Naruto's sword and slam it on the ground, Naruto only grinned in anticipation as he placed up a defensive form. "I don't need a sword to beat you."

The man jabbed at Naruto's forehead followed by swift punch to the gut, if only they connected. Naruto dodged the jab and grabbed the punch to the gut, he twisted the man's arm to get him to cry out in pain before punching him in the face and gut. He followed by kicking the man's leg out, making his opponent fall on the ground before Naruto, and at his mercy.

"Finish him!" Commanded the voice of the male who started the match. Naruto looked at the shadow of a man who stood on a balcony overlooking the whole display. "Master, he is a Shadow whose loyalty is yours alone." Naruto defended, the man below him stared at the blonde in disbelief and anger.

"He challenged your place amongst the League of Shadows. Dissuade any and all doubts of you being an outsider!" The man replied, "Then if it pleases you, I would like to purchase this man's life with my self-worth to the League," Naruto negotiated, the man merely gave a sigh before ending the fight with a wave.

Naruto immediately released the man, not bothering to watch him collapse to the ground and fiercely clutch his hand as two figures walked to the blonde. "Mercy does not suit a proper assassin. You must remember that we live in a merciless world."

"Doesn't mean we have to be wholly merciless in kind, Master Ra's Al Ghul," Naruto wisely replied, then he grinned, "besides, even my mercy has its limits." He suspected that his opponent would be a sore loser and attempt to attack once his back was turned, that's why he packed one shuriken.

He spun around quickly to see the man rushing him with a blade, then threw the projectile straight into his neck. The man gurgled and grabbed his neck hastily as blood began to splurt out, the Shadows ninja fell to the ground in a slow death.

Ra's wasn't surprised at the man's deception, he had taught his fair share of disappointments in his long life. "The rules state that there was to be no weapons," he reminded, Naruto gave an innocent stare at the Demon's Head, "We obey rules?"

Ra's stared, and stared, and stared, then smiled. "Very good Naruto. For a moment, I was beginning to think that Talia would have to wait for another suitor." Taking that as her cue, a beautiful dark-brown haired woman left her father's side to lean on Naruto's shoulder in a possessive manner.

"Yeah, I guess that would kind of suck," he agreed. Ra's pointed at a doorway, "I'm certain I don't have to remind you, but Sensei would like to address you after this." Naruto nodded and walked to the door. When he opened it, to his shock, he saw a familiar face of a woman with black hair and dark eyes, said eyes were filled with tears of betrayal.

"Paula…" he gasped before hearing a gunshot, she shot him in the chest, he stared at the blood on his chest as his vision dimmed….

Naruto awoke from that with a gasp. He was safe, and thankfully not shot, that was all a dream.

"Naruto, are you alright?" He glanced at his right to see Paula waking up besides him, she didn't appear sad or particularly murderous, probably just tired and concerned for her husband.

"Yeah, just… bad dreams," he muttered back, not really wanting to delve into specifics. Talia and the League was behind him now, this was his life now.

"If you say so…" Paula replied as she rose from the bed to stretch. "I should wake the girls up, they'll be late for school." Naruto nodded as he stared at the gold ring on his middle finger, it still felt surreal to him to be married, and with two girls as kids as well.

Their door opened, then a gunshot followed by Paula screaming.

Naruto shot his head up to see his wife dead on the ground, and Talia standing before him with a smoking gun. "I can't believe I ever loved you," she muttered before pulling the trigger in his general direction.

"AAHH!" Naruto raved himself to consciousness as thunder crashed in his window. He quickly glanced around to find himself in a dark apartment, alone in bed, and certainly without a ring on his finger; he started to calm down.

A double nightmare. Did such a thing even existed? It didn't matter, the facts was that both Paula and Talia was in the past, he wasn't an assassin or a married man, the latter he could never be.

His phone buzzed beside him, and there was only one person who would call at 2:00 in the morning, he answered it anyway. "Yes, Captain Sourpuff?"

"Where are you?" Demanded a voice that was half-way deep, a percentage of a growl, and the rest was poorly made to sound scratchy. "I don't know Bats, where on Earth would I be at 2 in the morning after patrolling Gotham till 1:30?" Naruto replied sarcastically.

"There's a robbery at the General Bank. Scarecrow's got Killer Croc backing him up on this one." The Dark Knight reported over the phone. "Why don't you bring Dick with you?" The blonde asked in a whiny tone.

"He deserves his rest, today is the day as I'm quite sure you know." "…..could you believe that after a straight week of reminding me, I still forgot?" "Yes, I do. Get there. Now." With that, Batman promptly hung up on Naruto. He sighed and reached for his armor while complaining to himself.

The man dressed himself in all black armor that was spray-painted bright orange on the sides of his rib area and between his legs as well as the single sword on his back. Naruto tied on his fox-like mask to his face to complete the transformation from an ordinary man to the Shadow Fox, partner to Batman, defender of Gotham, and a chatterbox.

Running across the rooftops of Gotham in the rain was a great wake up for the hero, but it failed to keep his thoughts from reminiscing in the past.

Reason he became a superhero (or vigilante) was to do the right thing and feel like he was doing the right thing. Fixing the world's problems with death wasn't always the right answer, and he found out the real hard way that the bad guys and/or their families don't ever forget what he did to them.

That's why he isolated himself in Gotham for a fresh start as the Shadow Fox, and it was purely coincidental that Paula also moved there at the same time. Really.

Shadow Fox didn't even bother to wait as he fell through the roof window into the bank above some startled crooks. 'Thought just occurred, why does nearly every building in Gotham have those?' He mentally wondered as the crooks yelled something out, probably went along the lines of shooting him.

Shadow Fox ducked behind a counter as the men wasted their bullets away against wood, completely oblivious to the fact that guns do need to reload when they run dry of ammo. Once the familiar 'click click' sound ensured, he popped out of the corner and threw shurikens at their hands.

"You guys aren't really good at this, are you?" He questioned, their response was to run up to him for melee, poor things, looked like Naruto had to teach them the pecking order. He chopped the first goon in the neck and struck him twice in the chest before flipping him over his head, the second one threw his fist out at Naruto's head, but he leaned back and broke the man's arm.

"MY ARM-" he barely had time to register it before Naruto headbutted him and roundhouse kicking the guy right behind him. "You got some stupid guards Scare-"

Naruto faced the Scare king and nearly had a hearattack. Standing in front of him, was the silent Batman who held onto an unconscious villain.

"You took your time." Batman stated in a simple manner, "Yeah!? Well… I had a late night, 'ttebayo!"

Chapter Completed!

What a mess of a life Naruto had to leave behind. If I get enough reviews, the later on chapters will explain that later on in the story

Just to let you know: Girls in the Multiple Pairing are as of now

Talia Al Ghul

Paula Crock (Huntress)

Poison Ivy (Optional)

Not many, but that's where you all come in! Review who should join, and please tell me how you liked the story so far while you're at it. I like good reviews!

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MAY THE YOUTH BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS –Jedi Master Maito "Might" Guy