Here is Chapter 10 of the Crimson Speedster. Naruto's made a sort of friend/ally in Gotham who gives him information on how to help Oliver which is how he starts. After that he heads back up where it turns out a lot happened while he was gone. Felicity pops in with her boyfriend but that's not the weird thing. The weird thing is Barry is acting very odd. What could have happened? Enjoy!

The last moment of normalcy before things change forever

My name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze and I'm one of the fastest men alive. After I got my powers, I dedicated my life to keeping the people of my city safe to the best of my ability and while I'm not in the suit I work at STAR labs to help the planet and make a better tomorrow. My life got more complicated after I learned about the work my parents did for a group called the Nine and their deaths was not an accident. I've taken down one of the Nine but in doing so I've strayed from my path. Now, it's up to me to rebuild myself into someone else…something else…I am Impulse.

April 2015

Huffs and grunts were all that could heard along with the bellowing of wind usually associated with high altitudes. Funny enough that's where Naruto found himself. He was decked out in cold weather gear and a hiking backpack as he used a climbing claw to help stabilize himself while he climbed up a mountain path. He walked over to the edge and took a drink of water before using some binoculars to look around while double checking his compass and they were heading in the right direction.

Naruto's little reprieve was interrupted by the gasping and huffing of Jiraiya who followed him. The old spy slumped to the ground to catch his breath. "You alive, old man?" Naruto asked, keeping his focus on what he could see with his binoculars.

"Just give me a second." Jiraiya told him as struggled to catch his breath. He guzzled down some water and ate a protein bar. "I hate this. Couldn't I have gone back to Central City with Gaara?"

"And miss out on all the godfather-godson bonding time?" Naruto joked. "Besides, don't you have enhanced durance?"

"Enhanced, not speedster endurance like you." Jiraiya pointed out. "But seriously…why did I have to come with you to this stupid mountain range in Tibet of all places?"

"And miss out on the exercise and clean mountain air? Besides, I wouldn't mind some backup. Bruce said she's dangerous and unpredictable but could be my best shot at helping Oliver." Naruto reminded him. Bruce gave him some information on the League along with an old associate who could give Naruto the help he needed. Naruto was thankful for the help, but Bruce made one thing clear, taking on the League wasn't going to be easy and even with his powers he was going to need help. That help led them to the mountains of Tibet to look for a monastery. When their business in Gotham had concluded, Naruto had Gaara head back to Central City and work while he and Jiraiya went to Tibet.

"And you're still sure about this? I mean, I know Bruce is the world's greatest detective, but I don't think there's anything up here." Jiraiya told him.

"You sure about that?" Naruto held out his binoculars to him before pointing northeast. Jiraiya got off the ground and looked to see a monastery built into a mountain. "Because that looks like something to me."

"Yeah, no one likes a smartass, kid." Jiraiya handed him the binoculars and the two made their way over to the monastery. It took a while and some tricky maneuvering, but they managed to do it. Jiraiya questioned why Naruto didn't just super sped them over there. The answer: Naruto didn't want to risk slipping on snow, ice or a rock and breaking his neck. Besides, it was good exercise.

They climbed up to the entrance to the temple and at the stone statues of ancient creatures/demons you'd see at temples all over the world. Along with the statues there was writing in Arabic above the door. Naruto took off his backpack to get his tablet to translate but Jiraiya stopped him.

"You don't need it. It says Demon's Lair. We're in the right place." Jiraiya told him. "You sure about this kid?"

"Honestly, not a hundred percent. But good thing is that I'll be able to get us out of here if things go bad." Naruto pointed out.

"More like when things go bad." Jiraiya corrected him. "All right, let's get this over with."

Naruto pushed opened the door and both were greeted to a welcome warmth provided by shelter and fire. The door shut behind and they saw its décor indicating it had been around for centuries with the only source of light being that from the sun and from several torches laid along the walls. Several more demon motifs and statues were stationed on the walls or in the corners. In the main area, they saw 8 black garbed men and women sparring with deadly purpose. Naruto loosened his jacket and put his backpack on the ground before taking point forward.

One of the black garbed women tossed her opponent to the ground before looking at Naruto and Jiraiya. "Who are you?"

"A traveler seeking a word and the aid of the Demoness." Naruto answered as the other men and women stood at attention. "I don't seek a fight, just to talk to her."

"Then you have come to the wrong place. Ill tidings fall on those who make demands of the Demoness. Leave this place or die." She warned him.

"I'm sorry but I'm not leaving until we talk." Naruto shot back. She threw out a punch that Naruto grabbed before twisting her wrist. "Guess that ends the talking portion of this." Naruto then turned and tossed her over his shoulder. She landed on her feet only to get a boot to the face and fall on her ass.

Naruto quickly ducked under a spin kick before doing a leg sweep and knocking the assassin onto his back and finished it up with an axe kick to the face. He parried a punch from the right before doing a chop to the throat, then throwing him to the ground and landing a left cross to the face. He parried another series of punches before grabbing the assassin by the head and slamming him face first into the ground. He rolled forward and kicked out another assassin before roundhouse kicking another and throwing another to the ground. He blocked and punched one assassin in the gut before throwing him over his back and then spinning into an elbow to gut shot the last assassin and finish with a knee to the face.

Naruto took a deep breath and saw Jiraiya still at the door. "I'm just gonna step outside and let you handle this." The old spy quickly exited the temple while the assassins got back up. Naruto readied himself for another fight as the assassins charged.

"HOLD!" A woman shouted and they stopped. "Stand down."

The assassins relaxed and weren't a threat at the moment. Naruto turned and saw the woman who stopped them standing on the second-floor balcony. Dressed in black armor with a knife bandolier around her waist and a sword on her back. Beside her was a young boy, maybe four years old at the most. "Impressive skills for someone so young. That alone has my curiosity and is the reason why they no longer attack. You say you are here to speak with the Demoness? How do you know she resides here?"

"Probably because she's speaking right now." Naruto pointed out. "So, you're Talia al Ghul. You're Ra's al Ghul's eldest daughter."

"How dare you speak to the demoness in such fashion!" One of the vocal assassins shouted only for Talia to signal her to shut up.

"So, you know my real name and you know my father. You haven't told me who you are or how you came to be here." Talia pointed out.

"A friend in Gotham told me about you after I helped him." Naruto answered and Talia intuitively knew who he meant. This was a conversation they needed away from prying eyes.

"Leave us." Talia told them but her minions were hesitant to leave. "Now." They begrudgingly did so as some of them licked their wounds from the fight and glared at the trespasser. "Damien, you too. Continue your studies."

The young boy nodded and left leaving Talia and Naruto to speak alone. "Cute kid. Do you train all your assassins that young?" Naruto asked rhetorically as Talia walked down the stairs so the two were on the same floor.

"So, the detective sent you here? How is Bruce?" Talia asked, walking over to a table and pouring two cups of wine.

"He's fine. It was kind of surprising to find out that you two know each other." Naruto commented as Talia walked over and handed him a glass.

"Oh, the detective and I know each other quite well." Talia took a sip and noticed Naruto sniff the cup. "If I were to kill you it would be in a martial challenge to test your skill for myself. I wouldn't poison you."

Naruto took a tentative sip out of manners but that's it. "So, the detective gives you information, you come here knowing my father and your fighting prowess shows skills very familiar to me. Tell me, how is Oliver doing?" She asked as Naruto gave her a look. "I mean Oliver Queen of course, or what is he calling himself now…the Arrow?"

Naruto was not expecting to hear that. "You know Oliver?"

"Know him? I trained him. I sought him out in Russia a year before he returned to his city and I trained him to use his darkness to fight against the evil he would face. I recognized many of the techniques you used against my students." Talia said. "So, why have you come here?"

"I came seeking your help against Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins." Naruto told her.

"And why would you think I would help you against my father?" Talia questioned.

"Well call it an educated guess but something tells me you guys aren't exactly on each other's Christmas card list. When Bruce told me you were his eldest child it got me wondering why his eldest would leave the League and start her own legion of followers? That led me to my answer…you and he had a falling out. By my guess, probably about who would inherit his title." Naruto told her and she was impressed with his deductive skills. Not on par with Bruce but still, impressive.

"My father and I came to be at odds. He would never have passed his mantle onto a woman, so I forged my own path." Talia explained.

"And I'm impressed. Especially given who your father is but take it from personal experience you can't run from your past, you fight it." Naruto said, intriguing Talia. She wondered what he had gone through. "I came to find you because your father and the League are targeting Oliver and his friends."

"My father is the Demon's Head. Warlords and political figures fear to even think his name. Why would he waste his time on one man? A man I trained and is capable of quite a lot but still, why has my father deemed Oliver a worthy enough adversary to face?" Talia questioned.

"Because of the problem you ran from. Your father has deemed Oliver fit to be his successor." Naruto said catching Talia off guard. "He wants Oliver to be the next Ra's al Ghul and Oliver doesn't want it. Bruce gave me an inkling as to what Oliver is going to expect with this whole heir to the demon thing."

"As he would. My father once thought Bruce to be a worthy successor, but it would not happen. Bruce will always be at odds with the League and how we…conduct our matters." Talia said.

"You mean he's against killing people and so is Oliver. He's not the same person he was when you met him. He doesn't want to be a killer." Naruto said and even though Talia turned her head he could tell she scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Look, I could care less about the League and I'm not suicidal to try and destroy it. There's probably still a lot of the world that I don't know about and I don't care. I came to help my friend."

"You and Oliver must be good friends if you're risking tangling with my father. But why come to me?" Talia asked.

"Because even if I help Oliver deal with the League members Ra's sends to Starling that won't solve the problem. And even if Oliver accepts the offer, then that means Starling is marked for death. The only way this can end is if we take the fight to Ra's al Ghul and someone else takes up his mantle. That's my offer." Naruto said, shocking Talia. "If you help Oliver and I stop Ra's al Ghul you can take your place as the next leader of the League of Assassins."

Talia looked at him, intrigued by his offer. "Interesting. You have my attention." Talia said as the two walked around her monastery.

"Oliver doesn't want the title of Ra's al Ghul but he's skilled and determined to fight him however he can but no matter how much or how hard he fights it won't end until Ra's himself calls it off and he won't so long as he wants Oliver as his heir. My plan is this, we have Oliver infiltrate the league to gain Ra's trust. Bruce told me of the League's more suggest measures for their members, but I can create something to negate that. Oliver gains his trust and learns everything he can, including how he plans to destroy Starling. Then when the time is right, we help him stop the plan, subdue all the league members, and you take Ra's place. Granted that's a rough estimate of the plan but once I meet with Oliver, we can go over the specifics." Naruto said, laying out a general outline of a plan and not a whole one.

"Not exactly a well laid plan." Talia told him only for Naruto to shrug.

"I'm the one who knows the least about the League. Oliver's the who who's fought him and he's your father. I'm not saying it's going to be easy, but it could work." Naruto said but he could see he wasn't doing the best to win her over. "Look, I know it's a lot to ask but I wouldn't even be here or have asked Bruce any of this if I didn't think it was possible. You're the eldest al Ghul and it involves your father, so I figured you'd be able to help."

"Interesting thinking though why would I help you and Oliver against my own father?" Talia questioned.

"Again, you two aren't exactly on each other's Christmas card list and you know him better than almost anyone. And think of it as a way to confront your past and take your rightful place as the next heir to the demon. I figured that has to mean something instead of being here in Tibet and running from your past." Naruto pitched. "Father's have a way of putting us in corners but it's up to us to climb out. And I'll owe you favor."

"A favor? What could you possible do for me?" Talia asked so Naruto quickly super sped behind her in a flash. Talia felt the wind rush past her as she saw Naruto vanish in lightning before appearing behind her. If he wanted to, he could have killed her right then and there and there was nothing she or any of her followers could have done. He could have easily taken out everyone and stormed in, but he didn't. He was powerful.

"There's a lot I can do that you and your father could only dream of doing." Naruto told her and if Talia was ambivalent about his plan…now she was interested. "So, are you in or are you out?"

"I'm still deciding. You are full of surprises. Let us continue this discussion. Follow me." Talia said as she led Naruto to get some food while they continued their discussion.

Four hours later…

Naruto walked out of the monastery to see Jiraiya sitting on the ground with a small makeshift fire and tent set up with a small pot of coffee brewing. He seemed to be enjoying himself as he sipped his coffee and wrote things down in his notebook. "Enjoying yourself, old man?" Naruto asked rhetorically.

"Very much so. So, how did it go in there?" Jiraiya wondered, pouring another cup of coffee for Naruto.

"Oh fine except for the fighting against Talia's students. Which, by the way, thanks for doing nothing and leaving." He remarked.

"Happy to." Jiraiya joked only for Naruto to give him a glare.

"What was the point of having you come with me if you're just gonna walk out when the fighting starts?" Naruto asked.

"You didn't need me, kid. You could handle it fine. I had faith in you. Besides, something tells me that Talia would have wanted to talk to you alone." Jiraiya answered still getting a glare from Naruto. "So, how did it go? Good, considering I didn't hear any more fighting and you're still alive."

"Sort of. Hopefully, it'll work but first things first is I need to talk to Oliver. Pack up, we're heading back to civilization." Naruto told him.

"Sounds good to me." Jiraiya replied.

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April 2015

Starling City

To say that things in Starling got complicated fast is an understatement. Oliver's rejection of Ra's offer ended up having a domino affect in the city. Ra's quickly began having his followers dress up like the Arrow and kill the cities criminals in an effort to turn the city and the police against him. Where he was once reveled as a hero to the city, he quickly turned back into a criminal. And considering that Captain Lance wasn't on his side anymore then he had no more allies in the city. Things got even worse when a League member dressed up at the Arrow killed the Mayor, several of the city's civil leaders and injured Ray Palmer. After that, Captain Lance was quick to order an arrest warrant for the Arrow and reinstate the Anti-Vigilante Taskforce.

At the moment, Oliver and his team were suited up in an effort to take on the League. With Nyssa's help they found out that the League was using a building called Magnuson Plaza as a safehouse and staging area while they were in the city. The plan was to have Dig on overwatch with a sniper while Oliver, Laurel, and Roy engaged the League. Dig watched over everything while Oliver, Laurel, and Roy finished their sweep of the place.

"We've scoped out every floor, so far nothing." Roy told Oliver.

"Same with the parking garage." Laurel added.

"Diggle!" Oliver contacted on his comm link.

"Northside is clear." Dig told him.

"Do you think Nyssa played us?" Roy asked and Oliver wasn't sure what to think when Dig contacted him.

"Hang on, I got movement. Upper level, southwest corner." Dig told him and they quickly made their way up to the roof parking level where several league members were waiting including Oliver's old ally Maseo.

Oliver fired an arrow at Maseo, but he caught it and tossed it to the ground before unsheathing his sword. "Kill them all!"

The league members unsheathed their weapons and charged forward. Roy fired two arrows and hit one of the assassins in the chest. Laurel unleashed her canary cry and the super sonic shockwave sent two assassins flying away and caused the rest to cover their ears in pain. Oliver used this to his advantage and attacked Maseo, hitting him in the face and chest before Maseo fought back. Laurel and Roy fought together against the remaining league members and because they were concussed from her canary cry it was easy.

Oliver knocked Maseo's sword out of his hand before punching him in the gut and then doing a leg sweep. He aimed an arrow at his head when he heard clapping and adjusted his aim to see Ra's himself step into view.

"Clearly I chose well in selecting you as my heir." Ra's commented and signaled his followers to stand down. "Killing me will only win you the mantle you reject."

"It'll stop you."

"I have legions who live to only to see my will done. No, boy. You have but two choices—you either ascend to the calling of Ra's al Ghul or you will spend the rest of your days in a cage." Ra's warned him.

"You're not going to take me prisoner." Oliver said.

"No, I'm—" Ra's was cut off when he a flashbang erupted in front of him causing Oliver, Roy, and Laurel to shield their eyes. Whatever flashbang they were hit with was more powerful than anything Oliver had used or was hit by as it concussed and blinded him for a good sixty seconds. When he came too, he saw Ra's and his league followers were gone.

"Dig, where'd they go?!" Oliver shouted but got no response. "Dig!"

Soon enough a police helicopter hovered above them with a spotlight shinning down on them with several police cars, SWAT vans and an army of police officers showing up including Captain Lance. "This is the Starling City police! Put your weapons down and your hands up! You are all under arrest!"

"On the ground! Get on the ground!" Lance shouted only for all the SCPD officers to vanish one after another. Then he himself was whisked away and found himself back at the SCPD station along with everyone else. They were all confused as to what just happened. A second ago they were on the rooftop ready to arrest the vigilantes but now were back at the SCPD.

Something broke the police helicopter searchlight so they couldn't see anything and then Oliver, Laurel, and Roy were whisked away and appeared back in the bunker. Roy and Laurel doubled over with nausea and tried not to throw up while Oliver closed his eyes and shook his head as he came down from the whiplash.

"You know, if every time I visit this city, I end up saving your butts I should start charging you guys." They heard and saw Naruto sitting in Felicity's chair with a smirk while Dig was sitting in a chair with his head in a trashcan. "I mean it. I could make some nice spending money."

"That was you?" Roy asked and Naruto nodded.

"Were you watching us?" Laurel asked.

"Not exactly. I came to Starling to talk to Oliver. There was no one here so I did some digging and it led me to the roof of that parking garage. Good thing I did show up or else you guys would still be playing keep away with the cops." Naruto remarked. "Don't worry about the police. They're all back at the SCPD, confused as to what happened but very much alive. Some probably suffering from whiplash and nausea like Dig."

Dig threw up a little more before lifting his head out of the trash can where Naruto handed him a bottle of water and some gum. "Thanks." Dig said.

"And Ra's?" Oliver asked.

"He and his followers and taking a little swim at the moment. They're about…a hundred miles off the pacific coast. Give or take a mile or two." Naruto told them.

"You dropped them off in the middle of the ocean?" Laurel asked.

"No, just a hundred miles off the coast. I would have liked to drop them off in the middle of the ocean, but it would have taken longer, and I figured with everything going down I needed to race back. Plus factoring in the league members I had to carry it seemed good enough." Naruto said which made them all breath a sigh a relief. "Even with him being Ra's al Ghul, something tells me it'll be a while before you hear back from him if they're not eaten by sharks."

"Thanks for the assistance." Oliver said as Naruto stood up and shook his hand.

"Don't mention it." Naruto replied with a smile.

"You're looking better." Oliver remarked.

"I am. I'm doing a lot better. Some time and trip to Gotham gave me some much-needed clarity and healing. I've been on the sidelines for a while, but Impulse is back and just in time by the looks of it." Naruto said, seeing the news played on the computers. "So, this is how Ra's takes rejection. Honestly, you'd think a man as old as him would have some wisdom and learn how to take rejection."

"Yup, you're back all right." Dig added. "So, Oliver what's the plan? Naruto's bought us some time but not a lot."

"I say give or take a week before they pop back up and that's being generous." Naruto remarked.

"I underestimate Ra's. I thought that if we stopped Maseo that we could stop this, but this extends beyond him. And we're paying the price." Oliver told them.

"You'll come up with something. I've run some interference and the League is incapacitated for the moment. That'll give you some time to think of your next move." Naruto said. "Guys, can Oliver and I talk alone for a minute?"

"Sure. I'll check in with Lyla. She may no longer be working with Argus but maybe she can do something." Dig suggested.

"I'll go check in with Thea." Roy said.

"And I'll go try and talk to my dad." Laurel said as they all left until it was Naruto and Oliver alone.

"Sorry for having them leave but I figured it was best if we talked alone." Naruto told him.

"What is it?" Oliver asked.

"It wasn't just STAR labs business and personal healing I was doing since we last spoke. I've been trying to figure out how to help you deal with the League and aside from the obvious intervention I just played I got some help from a friend in Gotham. He led me to an old acquaintance of yours in Tibet." Naruto said which only confused Oliver. "The woman who helped you in Russia and turned you into the Hood."

"Talia." Oliver wasn't thrilled where this was going. "Why did you go to her?"

"Because she can help. Her full name is Talia al Ghul. She's Ra's eldest daughter and was supposed to be his heir but as you can guess that didn't work out." Naruto explained. "Look, whatever you're about to say about how dangerous this is you can save it. If a friend is running headlong into a fight, then I'm right beside him. Besides, with Talia's help we might be able to stop her father. I have a plan."

"A plan?" Oliver asked.

"A rough outline of a plan but it could work. It won't be easy…but it's something." Naruto said as he began explaining his plan to Oliver. Some bouncing of ideas and some crazy thinking but after about few hours…they had a plan. Only time would tell if it would work.

Naruto walked out of the bunker and into the alley behind Verdant where Jiraiya was waiting for him. "So, what did Oliver say?" Jiraiya asked.

"After some explaining, arguing, and theorizing…we finally have a plan. Oliver knows his part and I know mine. Only time will tell if it will work." Naruto said when he noticed the bag Jiraiya was carrying. "Is that everything?"

"Yeah. Everything I'm gonna need for your other plan and everything else is in place. You really think it'll come to that?" Jiraiya wondered.

"Don't you?" Naruto asked back and Jiraiya nodded. "Are you ok doing this?"

"Yeah. I figured it's the least I owe Oliver for doing such a good job in training and helping you. It's not like it'll be the first time I've done this. And as much fun as it's been to hang out with you kid, after I help Oliver…"

"Yeah, you have to head out. Keeping doing what you do best. Travel the world, take down some bad guys, and track down our next lead on the Nine: Sasori and Deidara." Naruto said. "Thanks for sticking around as long as you have."

"It was my pleasure. It's nice to relax and enjoy myself every now and then and having fun on your crazy adventures was definitely a hallmark moment." Jiraiya replied as Naruto smiled. Naruto then hugged Jiraiya who froze in shock for a moment before smiling and hugging his godson back. "I'm gonna miss you kid."

"I'm gonna miss you." Naruto pulled away from the hug and smiled. "Remember, if you need help just let me know. And don't take too long before your next visit. I've kind of gotten use to have my godfather around."

"I will…if only to hit on your hot land lady." Jiraiya remarked and Naruto rolled his eyes. "Stay safe, kid."

"Likewise, old perv." Naruto and Jiraiya shared one last hug before the old spy and the speedy metahuman parted way but their paths would cross again.

Central City

Naruto walked out of the Central City airport with his luggage and got a taxi back to STAR labs. As he walked out of the airport, he saw a lot of the news stations were reporting on the new STAR labs deal with Wayne Enterprises. Wall street analysts and business executives were commenting on the lucrative partnership this foretold. Wayne Enterprises global reach would essentially help develop STAR labs technology on a grander scale in a much faster timeframe. With the inclusion of an Arc reactor being developed in Gotham and revelation of STAR labs man-made tantalum element Starium…suffice to say that it made Wall street executives and stock holders of Wayne Enterprises incredibly happy. Although the Starium discovery did send a small ripple into the technology market, specifically the companies that mined and developed tantalum like in China, Africa, and South America. With the discovery of a man-made element that could do everything Tantalum could do but be made in a lab, their stocks weren't doing that great. Time would tell how quickly they would fall.

Naruto arrived at STAR labs and was glad to be back. He'd check in on the others in the cortex before going to see Linda. As he walked over to the cortex, he overheard the others talking about something.

Joe, Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, and Dr. Wells were dealing with the emergence of a copycat psycho calling himself the Trickster who's been plaguing Central City with terrorist threats. His recent plan led to the breakout of the original Trickster James Jesse and the kidnapping of Barry's father Henry Allen.

"We were able to identify the other Trickster. His name's Axel Walker, age 25. Apparently, him and James have been corresponding through snail mail for over a decade." Joe explained.

"I should have been there." Barry said, beating himself up for his dad getting taken as Caitlin came over to comfort him.

"We're gonna find your dad, ok?" Caitlin assured him.

"Definitely." Cisco added.

"Absolutely." They heard as Naruto walked into the cortex with his bags. "I picked a good time to come back, didn't I?"

"Naruto." Caitlin came over and hugged him and he hugged back. "When did you get back?"

"I landed a little while ago. I came over soon after and it's a good thing I did. I'll be able to help." Naruto said.

"Glad to have you back, man." Cisco told him.

"Don't worry, Barry. We'll get him back." Joe assured him.

"Right. Guess I should have listened to you." Barry said to Dr. Wells before he got up and left.

"It's not the welcome we were hoping to put on for you but it's good to have you back, Naruto." Dr. Wells told him.

"Good to be back, Dr. Wells. Don't worry, we can have the party after Barry's dad is back safe and sound." Naruto replied.

"Why did you come back late? Gaara showed up a week ago. He just said you were taking care of some other business." Caitlin said which got Joe's attention.

"Yeah, I had some extra things to take care of. I'll explain later. Catch me up." Naruto said as they filled him in on the whole Trickster dilemma they've been facing. "The Trickster…could have picked a better name but that's besides the point. All right if I'm really gonna help Barry then I need to get a suit ready."

"I've got a spare Impulse suit ready in the workshop." Cisco told him.

"Thanks, Cisco but I've got an idea on a new suit." Naruto replied as he got to work.

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Later that night, a charity gala was being held to honor Mayor Bellows at City Hall. Central City's elite were there along with press for the usual hand shaking and such. Iris and Linda had arrived to cover the story. Iris was wearing a red dress while Linda was wearing a lovely black and white dress. Guess Naruto was pretty spot on with black and white looking good on Linda. They checked in with the party organizer just as a man walked over with a tray of champagne.

"Champagne, ladies?"

"Thank you." They replied as they each took a glass and cheers before taking a sip.

Unbeknownst to them that their waiter was the Trickster, James Jesse in disguise. Axel Walker then walked over, disguised as another waiter. "We're almost out of champagne."

"Then the fun's about to begin." James Jesse replied with a smirk.

Linda and Iris walked around and exchanged pleasantries with some of the guess. "I imagine with you dating Naruto that this is going to become somewhat normal."

"What, covering these charity events? I do that all the time when we're short a reporter." Linda told her.

"I mean the whole charity gala, hand shaking thing. Naruto's probably going to be invited to a bunch of these things which means you'll be going along too." Iris joked as Linda laughed.

"I think I'll be able to enjoy them a little more if I'm not working." Linda joked back just as one of the waiters got onto the podium.

"Welcome, welcome Central City's finest. How about a toast to Mayor Anthony Bellows? He doesn't just yell at his staff, he bellows!" He joked causing some chuckles from the crowd. "Ha, ha, ha, you see what I did there with the wordplay and the…egh, tough crowd."

"Excuse me." Mayor Bellows walked up and covered the microphone. "Who are you?"

"How quickly they forget. James Jesse, your honor aka…" Jesse took off his wig and glasses and messed up his hair. "…the Trickster. And I'm here to relieve you fine people from all your money. Because we know if you're in this room you've got loads of it."

Axel pulled out an assault rifle with an attached grenade launcher and aimed it at the crowd as everyone began to get scared. "What makes you think that anyone in this room would give you a cent?" Mayor Bellows asked.

"Because that champagne they just slurped down like so much fruit punch—I added a little something special to it. Trimethylmercury 32. Poison! Without the antidote, you'll begin to feel the effects in about, oh…um—one hour!" Trickster announced as one of the guests suddenly began to foam at the mouth and stagger. "Oh, I remember you. You got to the party about an hour early. I offered you the very first glass of champagne."

The man retched up some vomit and foam before he collapsed to the ground. "An hour is plenty of time for all of you to call your bankers and transfer everything you have to the account number on the bottom of your glass. Once my young friend and I are rich, you'll get the antidote. If any of you decide to call 911 instead, well…" The Trickster pulled out a Glock pistol and cocked it. "…then we switch to lead poisoning."

Linda and Iris had their phones out and subtly used them to call for help. Iris dialed her father's phone number while Linda pressed the emergency button which sent a distress signal to STAR labs. Speaking of STAR labs, Team Flash still wasn't having much luck in tracking down the Trickster. Naruto was in the adjoining workshop, finishing his new suit when an alarm went off.

"What's that?" Cisco asked as Naruto rushed over and moved him to the side so he could use the computer.

"That's Linda's panic button. I installed it on her phone to send a signal to STAR labs if something went wrong." Naruto told him as he checked where she was. "She's at City Hall."

Joe's phone rang soon after and he answered it only it wasn't Iris. He put it on speaker and they all could heard the Trickster talk about the poison he used. "That's him, that's Jesse." Barry said.

"I'm pinging her phone." Naruto said, using the STAR labs satellite to track Iris's position.

"Trimethylmercury 32 is a relatively fast-acting poison." Caitlin told them, looking it up.

"Is there a cure?" Barry asked.

"Yes, we can start synthesizing the antidote right now." Dr. Wells assured him.

"I got it. Iris is the same place as Linda. City Hall." Naruto told them.

"The Mayor's having a fundraiser there tonight." Joe explained as Barry walked over to his suit.

"Barry, do not underestimate the Trickster." Dr. Wells warned him only for Barry to vanish in a flash.

"I'll get to work on the antidote." Naruto super sped to the bio-lab and quickly began synthesizing the antidote as fast as he could while also finishing his suit.

The Flash arrived at City Hall and slammed Jesse into the wall in anger. "Where's Henry Allen?!"

"He's where you'll be soon. Heaven!" Axel quickly strapped a device to the Flash's left wrist. "Are you familiar with the movie Speed? Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock? See, you're the bus and that's the bomb. A kinetic bomb actually and if you go below 600 miles per hour it'll explode. Same thing happens if you try to remove it."

Axel then flipped a switch and the bomb began beeping. "Ooh, it's active. Run, run, run, run, run!" The Trickster cackled in delight as the Flash quickly ran away and began racing through the city.

Back at the Cortex, Dr. Wells, Cisco, and Caitlin were now trying to figure out the solution to their new problem which was the bomb strapped to Barry's arm. "You guys figure out how to get that thing off Barry, I'll handle the Trickster."

"You've got the antidote all…" Cisco didn't even get the chance to finish his sentence when a silver blur rushed past all of them in a blast of wind much more powerful then they were accustomed to. The blur raced through Central City quickly before it arrived at City Hall and began injecting every single patron with the antidote. Jesse and Axel looked and saw a crimson and white blur move through the crowd at super speed before it stopped in front of the crowd. There, everyone could see with their own eyes the new speedster who came to their rescue. Black boots with red accents on the shins, with black pants and a belt fitted with various tools and gadgets. Silver took up the color of the majority to the suit from the waist up except for his gloves, forearms, and accents around his biceps, ribs, and collar bones which were crimson. His mask covered most of his head except for his mouth and hair and had crimson wingtips on the ears and a pair of goggles was on his forehead. To top it off, a symbol of a crimson lightning bolt in a gear finished everything. (1)

"Don't worry, everyone! You've all been given an antidote!" He shouted, holding up a serum injector.

"That wasn't very sanitary."

"Give it up, Trickster. It's over." Naruto told him only for Axel to fire his assault rifle. He unloaded a hell storm of bullets but something amazing happened as Naruto quickly moved his left arm in a blur. The crowd shouted in fear and ducked as Axle kept firing until the clip in the assault rifle was empty and Naruto stopped moving his arm. Everyone and the Tricksters could see that he was fine, and nothing happened as if blanks were used in the gun until Naruto opened his hand and dropped thirty bullets to the ground. "You clearly haven't been paying attention to the news if you actually thought that bullets would have worked on a speedster."

Before either Trickster could do anything, Naruto super sped forward, and shoulder checked Axel in the gut and sent him flying into a wall with a hard slam. He then slammed Jesse's face into the podium and twisted his arm behind his back. "Now, are you going to give up or do I have to break your arm?"

"Hey, since when do heroes get this violent?" Jesse asked only for Naruto to twist his wrist.

"This hero does. You lost, Trickster." Naruto pulled out a pair of zip-cuffs and tied his hand together when they heard a whoosh and the Flash appeared. "Oh, it looks like you're 0 for 2 tonight."

"It's over, Trickster. Now where's Henry Allen. You're going to jail either way." Flash said only for Jesse to sigh as he told them where his hostage was, and the Flash left soon after.

The police arrived soon enough so Naruto handed Jesse and Axel over to them. The bystanders began taking pictures and cheered as Naruto waved back. "Thank you for everything. Who are you?" The Mayor asked.

"Impulse." Naruto said as everyone took pictures and videos.

"If you're Impulse, why do you look different?" Iris asked.

"I made myself a new suit. It felt like time for a change. And just for clarification so everyone knows…I'm not the Flash's sidekick. I'm his partner." He told them before winking at Linda. "Get home safe everyone. Catch you later."

He super sped out of there in a blur and made his way back to STAR Labs leaving everyone a little star struck. "At least tonight wasn't boring." Linda joked causing Iris to laugh.

Barry found his dad and managed to save him before a precariously hanging box of knives turned him into swiss cheese. To the team's surprise, Barry's dad knew he was the Flash. Barry dropped him off at STAR labs to get looked after and to spend some time before he would be taken back to Iron Heights.

Henry Allen looked around the cortex of STAR labs in amazement. "Wow. So, this is what it looks like inside a company trying to revolutionize the world. Even in prison we've been hearing all about STAR labs but I still can't believe it. Half of this stuff didn't even exist when I was practicing."

"Yeah, well I'd be happy to give you a crash course on all of it if you get out." Cisco said when he realized what he just said. "I'm gonna shut up now."

"It's ok." Henry assured him.

"Dr. Allen? I'm feeling the need to give you a hug." Caitlin said.

"Absolutely, I will always accept a hug. Thank you." Henry replied as the two shared a nice hug. That's when he noticed the two mannequins set up on the wall where the Flash and Impulse suit were displayed. He walked over and marveled in amazement as he looked at his son. "Wow. You gotta tell me. What does it fell like when you're running down the street like a bat out of hell?"

Barry smiled before looking at Dr. Wells. "There's no feeling like it."

"I bet. Actually, you're all heroes in my books, especially you, Dr. Wells. Thank you for everything you've done for my son." Henry said as he shook Dr. Wells hand.

"Well, your son is an extraordinary man, Dr. Allen, and I will do everything in my power to ensure Barry's future." Dr. Wells assured him as Henry looked over at Barry. Naruto then walked over and pat Barry on the shoulder.

"And I'll make sure that he stays safe out there in the city. It's what partners are for." Naruto assured him.

"Thank you." Henry told him as he and Barry shared one last hug. "It's time, Joe."

Joe nodded but didn't put handcuffs on him as he led Henry out of STAR Labs. While it was a victory for Team Flash, it was a little bitter sweet as Henry was going back to prison. But there was hope they'd get him back. Caitlin walked over and gave Barry a hug.

"You seem like could use a hug, too." She told him before walking over to the medical lab.

"Your father is an extraordinary man. You're lucky to have him." Dr. Wells said.

"I'm lucky to have you too." Barry said as he shook Dr. Wells hand. While all seemed good on the surface, it wasn't. He left soon after to take care of some work.

Naruto walked over to the mannequin that displayed his suit and smiled. It felt good to be back out there. "An impressive suit." Dr. Wells said as he strolled over. "Though I am curious as to the color change."

"I guess you can say I saw it in a dream." Naruto told him. "And I wanted a change…this is the new me and this is the new Impulse. Besides, it was kind of fun building a new suit."

"Yeah, fun you left me out of, dude." Cisco said as he walked over. "I'd bit a little more upset with you if I didn't love the new suit. A composite material?"

"It's a reinforced tri-polymer composite material like Barry's suit but I added in a light-weight Kevlar weave as well so it's bulletproof. And there's an intricate in-built sensor system to monitor vitals and things like that. I was going to add in-built Hud system into the cowl, but I ran out of time." Naruto explained.

"Next time, then." Dr. Wells joked.

"Oh, Cisco before I forget." Naruto took out a small polaroid photo and handed it to him. "Here."

Cisco took it and immediately went wide-eyed before fainting. He would have hit his head on the ground if Naruto didn't super speed over and catch him mid-fall.

"Oh my god, Cisco." Caitlin rushed over as Naruto picked him up and carried him over to a gurney.

"Relax, he's ok. He just fainted." Naruto assured her as he put Cisco down for a nap.

"Why did he faint?" Caitlin asked as Naruto showed her the photo. "Oh my god."

The photo was of the Batcave during Naruto's team-up with Batman. He must have taken it as super speed because it had Batman, Robin, and Nightwing in clear view and none of them seemed to notice a picture being taken.

"Yeah, I took it at super speed. I figured Cisco would want some details, but I figured a photo would be a cool souvenir. He can keep it but remind him that if he shows it to anyone or advertises this to anyone then I'll kill him." Naruto told her as he left the picture on a table.

"Duly noted." Caitlin assured him as she watched over Cisco while Naruto left to meet up with Gaara. Gaara was still in Central city and working on Naruto's designated work floor. The sand controlling metahuman was fairly busy as head of STAR Lab's HR after their Gotham trip and that would only increase with time if things kept up the way they did.

Naruto walked into Gaara's new office which had quickly been refurbished with furniture, computers, phone system, holographic workstation, TV, and everything else he needed for his job. He was currently typing away at the computer while the holographic workstation projected some documents he needed to read over. "Hard at work, I see." Naruto said.

Gaara looked up and saw Naruto standing in the doorway. "Well, I've got a lot of work to do now. If STAR labs is actually going to be a real company then it means I have a real job." Gaara got up and the two shared a hearty hug. "Glad you're still alive."

"So, am I. How's everything been?" Naruto wondered.

"Busy, that's for sure. I've spoken to Dr. Wells and STAR Lab's attorneys and I'm going over all the old legal paperwork, contracts, and things of that nature to make sure they're all updated. But honestly, it's work that I can do with some help. Speaking of help, where's Jiraiya?" Gaara asked.

"His time playing godfather is up for now. He had to get back to work but I have a feeling we'll see him again." Naruto promised. "As for help, well I'm here to help you but in terms of expanding STAR labs that'll have to wait a little while until the secondary site it set up in the city. I can't risk exposing the team to regular workers coming in and out of the building. Especially since we have a pipeline filled with evil metahumans.

"Fair point. I figured enough people know about you and Barry as it is." Gaara commented.

"True. But STAR labs has enough capital to start expanding. I've already heard from Lucius and Wayne Enterprises is already working on a huge deal with the US department of defense for production of our body armor. Then there's the myriad of small deals with police forces around the country along with our Icers not to mention the holographic workstation blue prints are going to go into production in a month. Plus, the Oxohydrine Bacteria is being used to combat pollution already. STAR labs is making plenty of money to begin expanding not to mention pay you and the others. I've already bought a large warehouse near the business sector to act as the first STAR labs expansion. That's where we'll have everyone work out of. They'll start construction there in a month." Naruto explained. "I've even gotten emails from the Board of directors at STAG industries who are hoping STAR labs might make some inquiries about purchasing controlling interests in the company."

"Nice planning." Gaara commented as Naruto handed him the paperwork on everything including everything for his payment. "Although it is more work for me."

"You're not going to be alone in this. I'll be helping and hopefully we'll be hiring some more people to help as well, which is actually going to be your job. Speaking of which, we're gonna need to do some recruiting. Any ideas?" Naruto wondered.

"Well, there are some old friends in New York who could be willing to sign on with STAR labs but like you said they won't be working until that STAR labs expansion is built. Still, I can make some calls." Gaara suggested.

"Sounds good to me. Let's get to work." Naruto said as he and Gaara laid out the groundwork for what STAR labs would turn into. Suffice to say it was a lot of work.

Line Break xxxxx

It had been almost a week since the whole Trickster incident and the appearance of the brand-new Impulse. Both Trickster old and new were arrested and sent to jail, the money they took was transferred back and all the patrons were fine. After that, it was relatively calm except for the crazy night of crime but Barry was able to handle that with Joe. Other then that, there wasn't a lot to talk about. Naruto kept up with things in Starling and they were quiet still except for the police still being after the Arrow. Guess Ra's hasn't returned yet.

Naruto kept busy with Dr. Wells, Cisco, Caitlin, and Gaara in getting everything set up for STAR labs expansion. A lot of it was logistical stuff but mostly it dealt with local orders like finishing the orders for the CCPD with their Icers and body armor. STAR Labs pretty much became one of the massive donors to the CCPD and began upgrading all their equipment, workspace, and things like that. Captain Singh joked they would soon be the envy of police departments all over the country. Naruto vowed he'd make sure they'd stay safe and secure as they did their job to keep the city safe and combat the rising metahuman problem. He was even in talks with the police and city hall in developing anti-metahuman technology like restraint cuffs that dampened their powers. STAR labs wouldn't be able to hold them all and having the police better equipped would make their job easier. Maybe they'd create a designated metahuman wing at Iron Heights.

Some more goods news as the Oxohydrine bacteria was tested at the Central City dumps and landfills and within two days, all the harmful garbage was dissolved and turned into Oxohydrine gas to help improve the air quality and reduce air pollution. It was a huge success and treatment would soon be done in Gardener lake. Plus, Naruto was working on building the STAR labs monitoring station on the roof of STAR labs. Soon enough, Oxohydrine treatments would start all over the country to decrease pollution and one step closer to saving the world. Not only that but Naruto was trying to partner up with Central City hospital to sponsor new medical treatments for diseases like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and a bunch of other things. With all the good press, there were talks that STAR Labs could receive a Nobel Prize for their work. That was a fun idea, but Dr. Wells pointed out to all of them that science is about the joy of discovery and helping your fellow man, not parading on the news like a prima donna and winning prizes. Cisco colorfully pointed out that there's nothing wrong with prizes. Still, STAR labs partnership with Wayne Enterprises developing and distributing their patents did free them up to work on other projects and finally let Naruto pay Cisco, Caitlin, and Gaara their salaries.

Gaara used that money to look for an apartment in the city but he first took a trip to New York City and Los Angeles to do some business like recruiting new talent and starting up the old Manhattan and Los Angeles branches for research. STAR labs used to have facilities and warehouses in other cities but after the Particle Accelerator explosion, the other branches began to shut down. The Manhattan and Los Angeles branches were shut down but the facilities were still there so it could be an easy stepping stone to turn those facilities into research labs for the company. He'd be gone for a while. Conservatively, two weeks for business in Manhattan to start looking for new hires and checking into the old facility there before heading to Los Angeles to do the same thing. And Naruto told him to take some time off to relax as well. Temari and Kankuro would meet him in Los Angeles for a family vacation but they might also be moving to Central City. They were extremely interested in employment opportunities with STAR labs. Gaara would handle that.

Naruto also got caught up on what he missed while he was gone. The whole Weather Wizard situation along with Captain Cold and Heatwave. Weather Wizard was safe in the pipeline, but they were in a stalemate with Captain Cold as he now knew who Barry was. They'd have to be careful with how they progress with him, but he also found out that Barry and Ino split up. Apparently, Barry liked Ino a lot, but his heart didn't ache for her. Ino kind of figured that and honestly wasn't mad because she knew his heart was set on Iris, which led to him trying to tell Iris how he really feels. That went about how you'd expect…badly but Caitlin saved his butt. Still, it was odd, and everyone did note that Barry was acting kind of weird and not like himself. Naruto just hope it wasn't something bad.

Naruto, Caitlin, Cisco, and Dr. Wells were working in the cortex on a bunch of tasks. Caitlin was busy in the medical lab as she began designing alpha-tests on treatments which basically meant rough outlines of future testing. Dr. Wells was working on developing more Starium with the Arc reactor. They had already sent two massive truck loads to Gotham which totaled about a thousand pounds so it would be a while before the next scheduled shipping for refinement and processing. Cisco was working on the applications for Arc reactor energy and developing the rough blueprints of Arc reactor batteries while Naruto was multi-tasking with working on some projects and logistical paperwork and patent filing with their legal team at Weathersby & Stone. Honestly with everything they'd be doing Dr. Wells joked that they might have to hire Weathersby & Stone full-time as STAR Labs legal team. Which would also help because Naruto was also going to start the STAR labs foundation, a charity organization and fund where proceeds from their profits would be used for good causes. Again…a lot of work.

At the moment, he was using the holographic workstation to design some things for their superhero/vigilante team and allies. He had already designated files for himself, Barry, Oliver, Roy, Laurel, Diggle, Vixen, and Batman. Honestly, after seeing the Batcave Naruto was a little jealous at everything Bruce had developed to make him Gotham City's Dark Knight. So, he began developing his own upgrades for Bruce to use. That's when he noticed Cisco was staring at him.

"Is there something I can help you with, Cisco?" Naruto asked, seeing Cisco's expression of both intrigue and pants-wetting need for information.

"Come on, dude. What was he like?" Cisco asked only for Naruto to sigh in exhaustion. This was the hundredth time Cisco asked this question.

"Cisco, for the hundredth time and I am counting, I can't tell you anything." Naruto reminded him.

"Come on, dude. You had a trip to Gotham where you not only meant Batman, but you teamed up with him, Nightwing, and Robin against some of his greatest supervillains. You can't expect me to not ask questions." Cisco told him.

"Oh, I expected this but like I said I can't say anything. I already told you too much by telling you about what happened with Roulette. Batman was pretty specific that he didn't want me saying anything and I'm taking that promise to heart." Naruto replied. "I don't want to piss off Batman."

"What was his suit like? Was it a harden Kevlar fiber suit or more of the plating kind of situation like a knight? What about Nightwing? Come on, give me something on the Batmobile." Cisco begged.

"Caitlin, can you help?" Naruto asked.

"I'm not touching this one with a ten-foot pole." Caitlin said as she got back to work.

"How about his computer system? What was it like?" Cisco added.

"Dr. Wells?" Naruto begged.

"I'm all right." Dr. Wells smirked leaving Naruto to deal with a begging Cisco.

"Cisco, I'm sorry but I can't tell you anything." Naruto said as Cisco inched over to see what he was working on only to get pushed to the side. "And that also extends to not showing you what I'm designing for him."

"Oh, boo you." Cisco said when they heard some footsteps and in walked Barry. "Hey, Barry."

"Barry, thank god." Naruto praised that someone was here to get Cisco to stop. "Please tell me something's happened and we've got a job to do."

"Something's happened and we've got a job to do." Barry said as he filled them in on their next unusual case. Death of Professor Lindsay Kang of Hudson University. She was found in her car dead with hundreds of puncture marks that caused anaphylaxis. Caitlin ran the information and data Barry recovered and found the culprit.

"Death by apitoxin." Caitlin told them.

"Honeybee venom." Dr. Wells said, intrigued at the situation.

"That's an odd choice for an attack." Naruto commented when he noticed Cisco wasn't looking that great.

"Bees. Why did it have to be bees? Y'all, I don't do bees. Ain't nobody got time for bees."

"But when a honeybee stings, the stingers are literally torn from their abdomen, and they die." Dr. Wells postulated.

"But there were no stingers in the body and no bees in the car." Barry told him.

"A honeybee can only deposit .1 milligrams of apitoxin when it releases its stinger." Caitlin said.

"And yet, Ms. Kang was found with enough venom in her system to kill a herd of elephants. It appears not only is a meta-human controlling these bees but also increasing their toxicity." Dr. Wells suggested.

"Or maybe the meta-human was able to mutate the bees into a new breed or it could be a metamorphic change like Kabuto." Naruto added.

"Bees communicate by releasing pheromones. Maybe this meta's controlling them through secretion?" Barry suggested.

"Question is how do we find this meta." Naruto said.

"Anyone want to join me in getting a beekeeper suit?" Cisco asked.

"I'm pretty sure Naruto and I can outrun a bee." Barry reminded him.

"Oh, just don't run into a lake." They heard and saw Felicity standing there. "Bees will wait for you to come up for air and then they'll sting you. Discovery channel. Turns out there's a lot to discover."

"Remind me to get to work on the security system. We really need to get that thing fixed or else anyone can walk in." Naruto whispered and Dr. Wells nodded.

"Felicity, what are you doing here?" Barry asked.

"Is it Oliver? Is Ra's back?" Naruto added causing Barry to look at him weird.

"No, not yet and he's fine for now. Well, not fine but as good as can be. I'm actually here for another reason. Can you guys come outside for a sec?" Felicity asked.

They all gathered outside the side entrance of STAR labs with Felicity, wondering what they were waiting for. Felicity said that they just needed to wait for something.

"What exactly are we waiting for, Ms. Smoak?" Dr. Wells asked.

"Up there." Felicity pointed into the sky and they saw something closing in.

"Is that a bird?"

"It's a plane."

Soon enough the figure flew down in a completely uncoordinated fashion and crashed onto the pavement with a loud thud, breaking the concrete underneath its feet. Said figure was a man in a red and blue armored suit. "It's my boyfriend." She told them.

The figure took off his helmet to reveal Ray Palmer. "Hi. I'm Ray."

"Our world just keeps getting smaller, doesn't it?" Naruto commented as they led Ray into the cortex where Caitlin gave him a quick check up to make sure he was ok while Dr. Wells and Cisco checked out his suit. Naruto sat at the computer to finish some work when he noticed Barry and Felicity talking and it seemed like he wasn't particularly thrilled she showed up unannounced.

"Ah, well my ears popped so that's something." Ray said as he walked out of the medical lab.

"You're lucky you didn't break your neck. What is it with billionaires being superheroes?" Caitlin wondered.

"So, uh have you picked a name yet?" Cisco asked.

"I'm kind of partial to the ATOM." Ray collapsed his fist and made a shrinking noise to cement his point, but Cisco wasn't that convinced.

"You married to that?"

"Your A.T.O.M suit is quite the technological achievement, Mr. Palmer. I'm impressed." Dr. Wells told him.

"And he is rarely impressed." Caitlin added.

"Well, thank you but I can't quiet seem to keep it up." Ray said drawing some weird looks from all of them.

"He means the suit."

"Yeah, I mean the suit."

"Yeah, I can attest that everything else works just fine. There's nothing we need to fix in…that area."

"No, no, no. The sex is great."

"God there's two of them." Caitlin joked.

"I know from Felicity that you have been very helpful with Barry and the Flash suit, and I was hoping to get another set of eyes on my…problem." Ray and Felicity managed to finally put into words.

"Any friend of the Arrow's is a friend of—" "Hold on that thought, Dr. Wells." Naruto stopped him. "I'm a little dubious if we should be helping you."

"Naruto." Caitlin scolded him but he held up his hand and motioned her to wait until he made his point.

"First off, Barry has a point that you showed up unannounced, Felicity. Now, I love you, you know I do but a little warning would have been nice as well as a heads up that you told Ray who we are. Secret identities kind of have a habit of keeping use safe and considering its our identities at the risk it would have been nice to have a say in the matter." Naruto told her. "Imagine how you would have felt if we told everyone you worked for the Arrow without your knowledge. Granted Barry did that but that's beside the point."

"Fair enough." Felicity replied.

"Second, I'm a little concerned in helping a business rival seeing as how you brought the CEO of Palmer Technologies right into the center of STAR labs." Naruto added.

"Well, I'm not exactly here as CEO of Palmer tech but I swear to not look at anything I'm not supposed to. Scout's honor. You don't have to be afraid." Ray told him.

"Lastly, I'm not sure we should be helping you. Just a little while ago you tried to arrest The Arrow for being a vigilante when apparently you're trying to do the exact same thing." Naruto pointed out. "A little hypocritical if you ask me and your pride nearly got you mixed up with the League of Assassins who would have turned that Dwarf Alloy suit into a paperweight if the Arrow didn't get you to back off. Suffice to say that I'm a little concerned in helping you with your suit."

There was a bit of awkward silence after that, but Naruto made some valid points. They were more than happy to help but the matter of Ray's arrival did warrant some concern. Barry looked at Naruto and was not expecting the reaction he gave…a lot had changed.

"Naruto makes some valid points, Ms. Smoak. Would you care to plead your case?" Dr. Wells asked.

"True, Naruto that everything you said is true and I'm sorry. Guess I kind of forgot the basic manners with everything going on but you're right. Next time I swear I'll give you guys a heads up and promise your secret is safe with me, I swear. And I know Oliver and Ray didn't get off on the best of terms, but Ray is one of the good guys. He just wants to help." Felicity pleaded.

"Yeah, after a rather painful conversation, Oliver pointed out exactly what you did. I was in the wrong, but I want to help people. So, if you'll help me…I promise I won't let your trust in me go to waste." Ray added.

The team shared some looks before they rested on Naruto who seemed to have the unmentioned final say in this matter. "The problem with your suit is the operating temperature. The oxide fuel cells in the belt overheat and throw the system into flux most likely from damage due to your fight with the Arrow. If you want to actually use your Atom suit, you'll need to insulate your suit and the fuel cells with a ceramic cobalt resin which will improve the operating efficiency while maintaining power to weight ratio." Naruto explained as Ray looked at the suit and did some quick mental calculations.

"You're right." Ray said causing the team to chuckle.

"Naruto's super genius brain for the win." Cisco joked.

"If you want to use that suit, I'd work on that first but honestly those oxide cells should be thrown out. If you want something efficient, go for an ionic charging reaction with the Dwarf Star alloys potential energy properties. If you work it right, that suit can generate all the energy you need without excess batteries or things like that. Granted, it'll take some time but that's where you'll want to go with the suit." Naruto explained, effectively melting Ray's brain. All the work he put into the ATOM suit and Naruto managed to fix a problem in a matter of minutes when he had been struggling with it for weeks. Naruto chuckled and playfully tapped the side of his head. "Super genius. Cisco can help you."

"Totally." Cisco added, eager to work on the suit.

"Whoa, guys. I don't need to remind you but we kind of have our own problem to deal with. A metahuman killer who can control a whole hive of mutated killer bees?" Barry reminded them.

"Cool…" Ray said until he saw the look he got from Felicity. "I mean awful."

"I'm sure Caitlin, Naruto and I will provide ample support, Barry." Dr. Wells told him.

"And I will be happy to sit this one out." Cisco added.

Felicity noticed Barry was acting a little weird, so she decided to give them some space. "Ray, why don't you stay here and work on those upgrades Naruto told you about while Barry and I run to Jitters for some java?"

"Sounds like a plan." Ray said as he and Cisco got to work.

"Coffee?" Felicity asked.

"Sure." Barry replied as he and Felicity left with Naruto and Dr. Wells giving them some weird looks.

"That was odd, right?" Naruto asked.

"At this point I believe odd is just part of Barry's personality." Dr. Wells told him causing Naruto to chuckle. Ray and Cisco took the ATOM suit to the speedster trap room because it had the equipment they needed to work on the upgrades while Naruto, Caitlin, and Dr. Wells kept working on their new meta killer. Well, Naruto was multi-tasking while also helping with the meta-killer. Speedster brain for the win.

He was going over the information on their victim and she seemed like a completely normal scientist. Engineering professor at Hudson University who just got tenure with a loving husband who was distraught to learn what happened. Past employment history at Mercury labs where she worked for their robotic engineering team but not so much as a smudge on her records or mention of a police report. And the fact that it happened in her car meant someone knew her habits. Before they could dig any deeper, an alarm went off.

"What's that?" Caitlin asked as Naruto checked the computers and it was coming over the CCPD feed. Reports of killer bees at Folston tech.

"Another bee attack at Folston tech. Contact Barry." Naruto quickly grabbed his suit and super sped out of STAR Labs.

He arrived at Folston tech to see everyone running out of the building in a hurry, so he made his way up to the third floor to an office where the victim was. Barry arrived soon after and saw the victim too. "We're too late." Flash said over the comms.

"Where are the bees?" Cisco asked.

"No sign of them here. Looks like they're gone." Impulse told him when they heard a slight buzzing noise. A closer look and they saw a tiny bee crawl out of the victim's mouth and fly into the air. "What the hell?"

Then a whole horde of bees flew out of his mouth, nose, and ears and filled up the office in a scene that honestly looked like it belonged in a horror movie. "Found them." Flash said as he and Impulse quickly raced away with the Bees chasing after them in an organized and precise fashion.

"Split up!" Impulse shouted as they took opposite paths down a hallway, but the bees split up and chased them.

"How do I get out of here?" Flash shouted as Cisco ran some simulations to find out a route.

"Take the Northeast crossway, it's the quickest way out of the building! Naruto, hang on I'm working on a route for you too." Cisco told him.

The Flash made his way to the north crossway but soon arrived at a glass hallway and found bees blocking his path. Then more bees poured in from the ventilation system and surrounded him. "Guys, they're everywhere. I'm surrounded!"

The bees then began attacking him all over as he swatted and swiped but there was nothing he could do. Impulse was on the other side of the building and still running from his bees. He quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher from the wall and began spraying them all, giving him some room and distance. He then made his way over to Flash and saw him getting attacked so he raced forward and sprayed extinguisher fluid all around to confuse and immobilize the bees along with swinging the fire extinguisher to kill any he could before grabbing his partner and jumping out the window.

Joe arrived in his car to see Impulse and the Flash jumping out the second-floor window. Naruto held onto Barry as they hit the ground and tucked and rolled so he didn't break a leg and to soften the blow for Barry. Joe raced over as Naruto placed Barry on the ground and they saw he was covered in bee stings and wasn't breathing.

"Barry!" Joe tried to wake up him, but he wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse.

"Cisco, Barry doesn't have a pulse!" Naruto shouted into his comms.

"Stand back. We need to jumpstart his heart. There's a defibrillator in his suit." Cisco told him as Naruto and Joe stepped back while Dr. Wells activated the defibrillator in the suit. The first pulse heaved his upper torso, but he was still unconscious until the second one which brought Barry back to a conscious state. He was worse for wear but would get better once they got back to STAR labs.

"Jesus Christ." Naruto exhaled in relief in seeing Barry alive. He was wheezing a bit but was alive and breathing. "Joe, I'll be right back. Look after him.

Joe nodded as Naruto super sped back into the building to find any trace of the bees that attacked him. With his spraying fire extinguisher fluid and swatting like a mad man, he hoped to find some dead bees but so far nothing until he arrived at the place Barry got surrounded and saw one on the ground that wasn't moving. He quickly stepped on it just to be safe but instead of a squish he heard a crack.

"What the hell?" Naruto lifted his boot and checked the bee but instead of a mutated insect…he found a bee designed robot. "And so, the plot thickens."

They returned to STAR labs so Barry could get looked after by Caitlin and make sure he was ok. Caitlin gave him a once over and other than some scratching he was fine. Cisco put the Flash suit back on the mannequin and removed the defibrillator.

"That's it for the defibrillator. It is fried." Cisco said.

"You're lucky to be alive, Mr. Allen. We're just lucky that Naruto was able to think fast and get you out of there." Dr. Wells told him.

"I was very specific that you not die." Felicity reminded him.

"Yeah, that's a pretty big thing for her." Ray commented.

"Cisco, what happened out there? I followed your directions, exactly." Barry said.

"I'm sorry. I led you the wrong way. The schematics that we had, they…they weren't up to date." Cisco said, apologizing and feeling horrible about his mistake.

"What, they weren't up to date? What do you mean? That's never happened before." Barry said, confused on the whole thing.

"What, you think Cisco was trying to get you killed?" Felicity joked and Barry got super defensive.

"No. Why would he do that? That doesn't make any sense."

"I know, that's why I was joking." Felicity told him.

"Barry. It's our job to protect you and today failed but that'll just serve as a warning for all of us to be more vigilant in the future." Dr. Wells said, looking at Cisco for part of that explanation.

"Good news is that the apitoxin is out of your body. Your levels are back to normal." Caitlin told him.

"Even better news, I found out what we're dealing with." Naruto said, holding up a small container that held the bee. He then tossed it to Barry who jumped a little, thinking the bee was still alive but calmed down once he took a closer look. "We're not dealing with killer mutated meta-bees."

"It's a robot." Barry finished Naruto's thought as they all looked at the container and saw the crunched remains of a bee-looking robot.

Naruto led them to the lab where he already had holographic scans, schematics, and details of the robot-bee on the computer. "That is seriously impressive." Cisco said.

"Yup. I mean, this thing's got a miniaturized power source, specialized miniature carbon fiber wings, enough circuitry you'd find in a regular drone, a 360-vision system with multiple micro-lenses and a powerful titanium needle to deliver a concentrated dose of apitoxin. Whoever made this thing wasn't screwing around." Naruto explained.

"Amazing." Cisco and Ray said in delightful engineering glee.

"Disturbing." Caitlin corrected them.

"It's also next-generation hardware that only certain labs could produce. STAR labs being one of them." Dr. Wells added.

"Yeah, and given the equipment needed to build something like this we're definitely dealing with someone who has or had access to a sophisticated lab." Naruto finished.

"So, we're not dealing with a rogue metahuman." Felicity said.

"Just a mad scientist." Barry finished as Naruto's phone rang with a call from Joe.

"Hey, Joe." Naruto answered. "Uh huh. Ok. Thanks."

"What did Joe say?" Barry asked.

"He gave me an ID on the victim. Bill Carlisle, specialist in robotics who was hired by Folston tech to beef up their robotics division." Naruto replied.

"Just like Lindsay Kang." Cisco commented.

"Looks like our mad scientists has a type." Felicity said.

"More likely she has a hit list but that could give us a way to ID her." Naruto suggested.

"Right, let's run Bill Carlisle's background against Lindsay Kang and see if we can find out a common thread." Dr. Wells told him.

"Already on it." Naruto said, speed typing on the computer and speed reading through thousands of data points in a matter of seconds.

"I love it when you guys do that." Felicity mentioned causing Barry to chuckle.

"Got it." Naruto stopped on both their resumes. "They both worked at Mercury labs for their robotics division at the same time."

"Let's call Joe. I think it's time we paid a visit to an old friend." Dr. Wells suggested.

Line Break xxxxx

Naruto, Dr. Wells, and Joe went to see Dr. McGee at Mercury labs. Naruto told Barry he'd handle this so he could rest and recover from the bee attack, although that didn't exactly take as Barry left with Ray and Felicity to the dinner with Iris and Eddie. Barry was honestly just acting odd, probably due to the whole Iris/Eddie thing if Naruto had to guess. Still, it was a good thing they weren't invited to that dinner because he had a feeling it would be awkward.

After some waiting in the lobby, they were taken up to Dr. McGee's office who would meet them there in a few minutes. She had a meeting to finish but soon arrived. "Twice in one year, Harrison. I was a little cautious to hear that you were visiting. You really are vying for comeback scientist of the year."

"Always a pleasure, Christina." Dr. Wells greeted.

"And Naruto, hard to believe the last time we saw each other you were working for the CCPD, now you're my biggest competitor." She commented.

"Well, to be fair I did say I was still working in science. I just never said how far I got." Naruto joked.

"It seems Dr. Wells chose well in you as his protégé." She commented causing Naruto and Dr. Wells to chuckle. Joe on the other hand was a little concerned seeing the relationship between Naruto and Dr. Wells but that was on another matter. "To what do I owe this visit? Did you finally find my tachyon prototype or are you here to blackmail me for another one?"

"Do you have another one?" Naruto and Dr. Wells asked at the same time.

"We came here for information." Joe took out the photos of the two victims. "Bill Carlisle and Lindsay Kang. Former employees who were recently murdered."

Dr. McGee wasn't expecting to hear that. "My god…I wasn't aware."

"Stung to death by robotic bees." Dr. Wells told her and she instantly knew who was responsible.

"You're looking for Brie Larvan." She told them.

"Who's that?" Naruto questioned.

"A quite brilliant roboticist who once developed miniature mechanical bees for agricultural use. Kang and Carlisle warned me that Brie was weaponizing the bees for military use, so I terminated her." She explained as Joe took down notes.

"Well, it seems that you would be on her hit list too, Doctor." Joe told her.

"You've got to let us keep you safe." Dr. Wells implored her only for Dr. McGee to sigh.

"I'm all too familiar with your inability to protect things, Harrison. I can take care of myself. Good day, Gentlemen." She said.

"Thank you." Joe replied as they left her office and took the elevator to the lobby. "Well, that could have gotten better."

"Yeah, but to be fair the last time we told her to trust us she lost a highly advanced and expensive prototype that we couldn't protect so her distrust is kind of a given." Naruto pointed out and Joe conceded his point. "Plus, Dr. Wells and I are her biggest competitors and despite our past relationship that has to play a part in this."

"Still, if Brie Larvan is after the people who wronged her than Christina is her next target." Dr. Wells said.

"All right, I'll head to the station and see if I can find any information on her. Last known location, jobs, anything like that. What about you?" Joe asked as Naruto thought it over.

"I'll try and work it back from the robotic bee. If Brie made those things then she'll need a lot of space, privacy, and power. We'll start a search in the city and let you know what we find." Naruto answered and Joe was good with that idea. They walked out of Mercury labs and Joe drove back to the station while Naruto and Dr. Wells got in the STAR labs van. "Knowing how awkward that dinner with Ray, Iris, and Eddie is probably going to be, I'm glad we got stuck with the evil genius with robotic bees."

"Amen to that." Dr. Wells replied as he drove them to Big Belly Burger to pick up food before heading back to STAR labs.

While Dr. Wells, Naruto, Caitlin, and Cisco worked on tracking down Brie Larvan, Barry was being the awkward fifth wheel to a dinner with Eddie, Iris, Ray, and Felicity. Ray, being the rich tech-owner bought out the restaurant so it was just the five of them and unbeknownst to him at the time, so no one else would be witness to the awkward situation the dinner would turn into.

"So, Felicity how did you two meet?" Eddie asked.

"Work." She answered.

"Well, actually I bought the company that Felicity was employed and she was forced to join me at Palmer Tech." Ray corrected.

"It's not as creepy as it sounds." Felicity assured them.

"So, you two work closely together?" Iris asked and they both nodded. "Interesting. I guess you guys share all your thoughts and feelings and…"

"Yeah…I share everything with Felicity." Ray said causing her to smile.

"It's nice that you guys have that level of communication." Iris said in a not-so-subtle tone before looking at Eddie.

"Oh, well, no, not every-everything. I mean, sometimes it's good to just shut up." Felicity told her, trying to say Eddie."

"I get that. Some things are better left unspoken." Eddie added.

"Really? I don't find that to be true." Iris told him.

Everyone began to get a little uncomfortable and their saving grace came in their first course. "Oh, thank god. It's the food. The food's here."

The server's came and dropped off their first course, some egg frittata thing but honestly it did little to help with the whole Eddie/Iris issue.

"Barry, I've got to admit, I envy you spending so much time at STAR labs. Harrison Wells, is like, a personal hero of mine. I mean, it's amazing to be in the same room with him. And I have to admit that even though Naruto is my business rival, everything he's done has me a little in awe. Although it means I have to work extra hard to try and keep up." Ray joked causing them to laugh when Felicity noticed Barry's uneasiness.

"Uh, I'll be right back. Just excuse me." Barry got up and quickly left the dining room. Once he was free, he let out a massive exhale of frustration, anxiety and honestly felt like he was going to have a panic attack. Felicity soon joined him, seeing her hunch was right about something off about Barry.

"Okay, you've been acting super strange ever since Ray and I got to Central City. What is going on with you? And don't say it's a bad time. Oliver's juggling with Ra's and the League of Assassins, Laurel's the Black Canary, and Thea's training with Malcolm, so I know about bad times." Felicity told him.

"Okay…uh…" Felicity could see that Barry was really struggling with this. "Joe and I found out that Wells isn't who he says he is. He…he is the man that killed my mother. He's the Reverse-Flash."

"Oh my god. But he's been helping you."

"Get faster, stronger, I know."

"Why?" Felicity asked.

"I don't know. I don't know anything anymore, especially who I can and can't trust." Barry told her.

"So, you think Cisco, Caitlin, and Naruto are helping him?" Felicity asked. "That's impossible."

"Is it?" Barry asked again.

"Yes. They were trying to save you today, Barry. They did save you." Felicity reminded him.

"Wells has also saved me. Many times. I thought that Wells was a great man, and I was so wrong about him. What if I'm wrong about everything else too? Ok, I don't feel safe at STAR labs anymore." Barry told her.

"Barry, this is ridiculous, they're your friends and partners. Naruto's been fighting by your side for a year and he's saved your life more than once. Remember how he stopped you from hurting Eddie and Iris when Rainbow Raider messed with your mind? Or how about helping you save all those people when Captain Cold derailed that train?" Felicity reminded him.

"Yeah, and Dr. Wells has saved my life too but he's still the man who killed my mother. And I—I think Naruto might be working with him? Ok, I know it sounds crazy but this radical change in Naruto's behavior, the times he's not at STAR labs and let's not forget what happened in Starling City and when he almost killed Oliver and I." Barry said only for Felicity to smack him across the face.

"You're going through a lot so I'll chock up that last thought to anxiety, but you should be ashamed to even think that. You know as well as I do that Naruto would never betray you like that. And as for what happened in Starling, you know that was an accident." Felicity told him. "Everything Naruto has gone through is proof that he couldn't work with the Reverse-Flash. What he did, how he reacted and everything he's done to try and build himself back up is all you need to see that he's on your side. If you can't see that then you don't know how good a friend you have."

Before either of them could go on, Ray peaked his head out from the door to the dining room. "Hey, guys. Uh, things are getting a little intense in here."

Eddie and Iris were going back and forth on their argument and it was reaching its boiling point. "Please can't we just have a nice evening?"

"Okay, so it's my fault that we're not having a nice evening? I am your girlfriend. Who you live with. I shouldn't have to beg you to talk to me." Iris told him.

"If I could talk to you about this, I would, believe me. But I can't." Eddie told her for the hundredth time.

"You know what? I am not hungry anymore." Iris grabbed her purse and stood up. "You know what? When you are ready to act like we are two people who love each other, call me. I'll be at my dad's."

Iris stormed out of the door after that and Eddie needed to be alone. "I'm gonna head home. Enjoy your evening." Eddie bid them farewell. Suffice to say that the dinner didn't last long after that and the trio decided to cut their losses and head to STAR labs.

Naruto was working at the computers in the cortex with some Big Belly Burger next to him. Dr. Wells was doing something, Caitlin went to get dinner and Cisco went to work on Ray's suit. Naruto had the computer running a tracking algorithm for any kind of leads on Brie Larvan along with scanning the unique energy signature and operating frequencies of the bees. Joe didn't get anywhere with the police, so it was up to them to find her. To help with that and with dealing with the possible large army of robotic bees, Naruto was building a new pair of repulsor energy gauntlets like the ones before that were unfortunately crushed by Orochimaru. Seeing as how he already had the design, he was just rebuilding a new pair but made some upgrades. They were sleeker, more form-fitting, and a lot less bulky then the first pair. He also managed to rework the circuitry and power source so that it took the kinetic and electrical energy he generated when he ran in a more efficient way. Plus, he was adding in a built-in scanner.

He adjusted the last wire and began welding the armor components into place when he got a text on his phone. He put down his soldering iron down and checked to see the message that read:

Can't believe all the publicity and success you're getting. You're changing the world. Bet the family's kicking their asses for how things went down with your mom. Super proud of you cous. Don't be a stranger and remember me fondly when you get too famous and rich for me.

Naruto smiled when he read the message and texted back:

Like I'd ever forget you…no matter how hard I tried. Talk soon.

"A message from Ms. Park?"

Naruto turned and saw Dr. Wells make his way into the Cortex. "No, it was from Karin. Just a text of congratulations."

"Ah, I see. I take it even after everything you've been doing you've yet to hear back from your mother's side of the family in Japan?" Dr. Wells questioned and Naruto shook his head no.

"It's fine, Dr. Wells. It's been thirteen years and I've been fine. I'm not hoping for a big family reunion." Naruto assured him when Cisco walked back in to get some items from the lab. "How is it going with the ATOM suit?"

"So far so good. We just finished with the upgrades to the fuel cells, but we still need to run some test to make sure they're working right." Cisco told him as Barry walked into the Cortex still wearing his suit from the dinner, but his tie was undone and loosened. "Hey, Barry."

"Hey, how was dinner?" Naruto wondered.

"Awkward would be an understatement. Iris and Eddie pretty much argued the entire time and left in a huff." Barry said.

"Sorry, dude." Naruto replied when the satellites picked up a unique electronic signature moving through the city.

"What's that?" Cisco asked.

"The Satellites picked up something." Naruto accessed the satellite information and found a large cluster of the unique signature heading east. "Oh boy."

"What is it?" Barry asked.

"It's the bees. They're moving again." Naruto told him.

"It's Brie. She's going after Tina." Dr. Wells said. Naruto and Barry quickly suited up in their suits as Felicity, Caitlin, and Ray joined them.

"How do we stop them?" Barry asked, zipping up his suit while Naruto adjusted his belt and grabbed his goggles.

"She's got to be remotely piloting those bees from somewhere." Dr. Wells replied.

"We need to stop this bug-eyed glasses woman." Cisco said.

"And her mini bandits." Ray added when they both got hit with a name for Brie.

"Bug-Eyed Bandit."

Felicity was working at the computer and managed to track the electronic signature of the bee cluster to its origin point. "Got her. She's at an abandoned greenhouse."

"You two have to take out Brie. It's the only way to stop those nano-drones." Dr. Wells told them.

"What about Dr. McGee?" Barry asked.

"The defibrillator in your suit is broken. You cannot risk going near Mercury labs." Caitlin told him.

"Divide and conquer strategy. I'll distract the drones while Barry takes out their queen." Naruto suggested.

"Naruto, you saw what happened to Barry. Your new suit is stronger than the last, but I don't think it'll stop those bees." Cisco told him.

"I'll just have to stay one step ahead of them. Something tells me I'll have the advantage out in the open. Besides, I'm not about to let a mad scientists go psychotic and hurt Dr. McGee." Naruto walked over and put on his repulsor gauntlets but since they weren't finished, they just consisted of the metal frame, circuitry and palm bases. They weren't armor covered but would still work. "Besides, these could use a test run."

"Be careful, both of you." Dr. Wells said as Naruto nodded, slipping on his mask and racing out of the cortex in a blur of crimson and white lightning.

"Dr. Wells…"

"Naruto will protect Tina, Barry. Go." Dr. Wells assured him as Barry super sped out of the lab.

Impulse raced through the city as his goggles plotted out the fastest route to Mercury labs while Cisco fed him the swarm's location from STAR Labs. Said swarm was huddled outside Dr. McGee's window as Brie got in her last words before they began to crack the glass.

"I see them." Impulse said. "Felicity, can you jam their frequency?"

"I already tried but I might be able to redirect them onto a different target. Naruto, get ready you're about to have incoming." Felicity told him.

"Send them my way. I'm ready for a rematch." He raced up the side of Mercury Labs tower and circled around the swarm several times, firing a few blasts from his repulsors which blasted dozens of drones into tiny pieces before racing down the building and away from Dr. McGee. He raced down the streets as the bees chased after him and while they were fast, he was faster. "All right, I've got them on my tail. Barry, you're up. Take her down."

"Roger that." The Flash had arrived at the greenhouse and found Brie at a high-tech homemade computer control center. "It's over, Brie. I know you're trying to kill. Dr. McGee. You think that she betrayed you. I can imagine how that feels."

"You think you understand the sting of betrayal? I show you what it means to be stung." Brie pressed a button on her console and an even larger swarm of bee drones appeared. The Flash quickly raced away and played a game of keep away with the drones but being inside a building was a lot more difficult then out in the open.

"Naruto, Barry's got a swarm after him. I've got to help." Felicity told him.

"That's all right, Felicity. I've got this." Impulse kept racing down the streets with the bees playing catch up. He made his way through the city and saw the docks and riverfront about 20 blocks away. "Luckily there's one universal truth with technology."

He changed direction towards the river with the bees following him, unaware they were heading to their doom. When he was close, he super sped onto the water and began running in a large circle, creating a small water tornado that drenched the bee drones in water. Even though they were cutting edge technology, they were no match for water and short-circuited, dropping like flies. Impulse slid to a stop on the sidewalk and tapped his ear comm.

"I'm all good here. Bees are taking a little swim." He told everyone.

"Brie's restrained. Call CCPD." Flash reported.

"Boom, drop the mic!" Felicity shouted over the comms causing Barry and Naruto to chuckle.

Joe and the CCPD arrested Brie at her hideout and confiscated all her tech. Dr. McGee was relieved to hear that so no more people would get hurt. She went to the station the next morning to give her statement but decided to drop in on Barry.

"Mr. Allen. Do you have a moment?" She asked.

"Yeah, of course. What can I do for you?"

"I just finished with Detective West, but I wanted to come apologize." She said and Barry was a bit confused. "I should have listened to your colleagues when they warned me about Brie. Perhaps next time I will take the CCPD's offer of protection."

"After we lost your tachyon prototype, I can understand why you were hesitant to trust us." Barry replied as she nodded and left, but Barry wanted to ask her a few things. "Can I ask you something? Naruto told me that you've known him and Dr. Wells for a long time."

"Yes, I worked with his parents for a few years before they went to work at STAR labs. They were good people. And Dr. Wells before circumstances dictated otherwise." She told him.

"Do you mind if I ask what happened between you two?" Barry wondered as Dr. McGee took a deep breath.

"I ask myself that same question all the time. 15 years ago, Harrison and I were thick as thieves. We were promising young scientists in Starling City. He such a kind man but everything changed after Tess died." She told him.

"They were gonna get married?"

"I understand how grief can affect someone, but this was more than that. It was like, after that day, Harrison Wells became a completely different person. But I do find it funny how Naruto's parents weren't deterred and stuck with him and years later Naruto is following in their footsteps." She said.

"What do you mean?" Barry wondered.

"They were the only people from before the accident that Harrison never pushed away. Minato and Kushina were amazing scientists and great people but I have to imagine they noticed the same changes in Harrison as I did. Yet they stayed with him until the very end. Perhaps Harrison coveted his relationship with them more and I hate to say it, but I imagine Naruto wouldn't be the person he is without Harrison Wells in his life." She explained before bidding Barry farewell, giving him a lot to think about.

Despite what Felicity told him, there was a nagging part in Barry's mind that couldn't separate the fact of how close Naruto and Dr. Wells were. They were practically family, something no one else in the group was even close to replicating. Cisco and Caitlin had been with him for years, but Dr. Wells knew Naruto's parents, mentored him when he was a kid and continued to do it now. Was there a possibility that he and Dr. Wells were working together?

Naruto was at STAR Labs, finishing up with his repulsor gauntlets when Ray and Felicity walked over to say goodbye. "Hey, just wanted to come say goodbye before we head back." She said as Naruto got up and hugged her. "Oh, and so ends another adventurous time in Central City."

"Hopefully one of these days you visit things will actually be quiet." Naruto joked backed as he shook Ray's hand. "Ray, it was nice to meet you. And I hope you won't say anything about your little adventure here."

"Absolutely but it was fun watching you work. And not only have I gotten my suit's new power system working, I've even thought up of an upgrade. The entire time I kept thinking I needed to go bigger when in actuality I needed to go smaller." He held up a small case that held one of the bee drones. "I'll be able to use the bee's nano-power source to work out the self-powering ionizing reaction you suggested."

"Well, if you need any help just give us a call and if you are coming back, again just give us a heads up." Naruto told them and Felicity crossed her heart. "Tell Oliver and the others we said hello."

"Duly noted. Hopefully the next time we see each other it's for drinks and not disaster." She hoped.

"Here's hoping." Naruto promised.

Line Break xxxxx

Central City

After Ray and Felicity had come and returned to Starling, things were relatively quiet. Well, except for the Game of Thrones season 5 start which was awesome. Naruto arranged a huge showing at STAR labs for the group and it was amazing. Game of Thrones was something everyone was looking forward to and it was a nice break from the metahumans and workload. Although Linda kept joking now that Naruto was a billionaire, his odds of meeting the three women on his freebie list was a lot higher than before. It came up as a joke when Caitlin mentioned having a thing for Kit Harrington. Cisco, of course mentioned his love for Lena Heady since he loved her in the Sarah Connor Chronicles show and that's when Linda told them about his freebie list of Emilia Clarke, Natalie Dormer, and Nathalie Emmanuel. The actresses who play Daenerys, Margaery, and Missandie respectively. When she brought that up, Naruto brought up her list of Chris Evans, Cara Delevigne, and Jared Padalecki. Caitlin approved of the men on her list and Cisco liked the addition of Cara Delevigne. Naruto joked that again, it was just something stupid, but Linda pointed out she wouldn't be mad if he hooked up with anyone on his freebie list. If anything, she would be impressed, and pointed out again that it could happen in his future. She just reminded him that he couldn't be mad if she managed to work an interview and dinner date with anyone on her list. Honestly the entire freebie conversation was a laugh.

It was a couple days after that premiere night, that's when things got weird again. Not just with Barry but with Caitlin and Cisco. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but something was up. He just had no idea what was going on. It's kind of like that feeling you get when you know people are in on a secret but you're not. And for someone reason, they looked guilty. Something really strange was going on and he was going to get to the bottom of it.

Naruto was working on a project at the cortex with Dr. Wells when the news began playing a breaking story from Starling. It was about the capture of the Arrow and his unmasking as a black-haired man named David Otsuka, a Glades resident but Naruto and Dr. Wells recognized his face as Jiraiya. Dr. Wells spared his young protégé a glance while Naruto stood up and walked over to grab a bag and his phone.

"I imagine Jiraiya's predicament and his choice of attire is your doing?" Dr. Wells asked rhetorically.

"You could say that. Think of it as my way to help Oliver against Ra's Al Ghul although if this happened then it means its time for phase 2." Naruto slung the bag over his shoulder and grabbed some high-calorie energy bars. "I'll be back soon. A few days at most. Don't let the place burn down."

Naruto super sped out of the STAR labs and made his way to Starling City.

Starling City

Things in Starling changed since Naruto's last visit. His gamble with Ra's Al Ghul gave Team Arrow some time but eventually Ra's returned and employed a new gambit to turn the city against them. This time, he went to Captain Lance and told him that Oliver was the Arrow and after that happened all hell broke loose. Oliver turned himself in, pleading not guilty to the charges but Lance couldn't care less and arrested him. He was being transported to Iron Heights when the Arrow stopped them enroute. There were cops, news helicopters and cameras ready as the Arrow revealed himself to everyone. Exonerating Oliver and giving Captain Lance a new problem.

They returned to the SCPD where a mob of protestors were gathered against the Arrow's latest actions that put the SCPD on his ass but Jiraiya was as calm as can be with Captain Lance escorting him into the precinct. Oliver was handcuffed to a desk as he saw Jiraiya walk in and the two shared a quick nod. Lance walked over to Oliver and spared him a scoff.

"I hope your happy with yourself. Letting an innocent man take the fall? And just when I thought you couldn't sink any lower."

"Captain Lance, as I've told you before I am not the man you think I am." Oliver told him when Laurel arrived.

"Oliver, don't worry. It's almost over. Uncuff him." Laurel told her father who scoffed.

"Sure, in 25 to life."

"More like right now. Habeas writ. The District Attorney's Office won't be pursuing charges against Oliver Queen while it's charging David Otsuka with the same crime." Laurel told him.

"Nice try. Five hours ago, Queen turned himself in." Lance said.

"Because you put a warrant out for his arrest and last I checked he was pleading not guilty. Then the Arrow turned himself in. The DA is ordering Oliver to be released. Are you the only one who's allowed to put themselves above the law?" Laurel asked as Lance had his hands tied and reluctantly uncuffed Oliver.

"This isn't over." Lance warned him before walking away to find something to put him in jail. Oliver stood up and rubbed his wrist as he and Laurel walked out of the precinct. Once they were clear of the precinct and away from prying ears, they could talk.

"That was Jiraiya, right? This is Naruto's plan?" She asked as Oliver stopped so they could have a moment.

"Don't worry. Everything is being taken care of." He assured her when he noticed some cops looking their way. "We'll keep in touch."

Laurel nodded as she left to go do her job while Oliver got a cab and went to Verdant. He walked into the club and saw Thea and Roy at the bar. "Oh, thank god." Thea rushed over and hugged him. "Are you ok?"

"I'm all right. Are you ok?" Oliver asked.

"Yeah, I just want this nightmare to be over. Do you know the guy who turned himself in?" Thea wondered.

"I do but honestly I think it's better if you don't know too much." Oliver said and Thea agreed. They heard the side door open and in walked Diggle and Felicity. "Were you guys followed?"

"Don't think so, why?" Diggle asked.

"The police might have a new suspect, but Captain Lance knows its me. He'll likely be putting tabs on me, so we need to be careful." Oliver told him.

"Well, it looks like we might have another problem to add to our ever-growing list." Felicity said as they looked at the TV and saw the report of a robbery/homicide at Starling National Bank. There was a surveillance image still showing a man shooting red lasers out of his eyes.

"Makes sense. As a bank-robbing meta-human, why stay in Central City when you have plenty of banks and no Arrow?" Dig theorized when Oliver got a text with the words, Bunker cleared, moved to secondary location. Meet you there.

"Ok, we'll deal with that, but we need to head to the secondary lair." Oliver said only for Captain Lance with a squad of SWAT officers and CSU officers barge right in.

"SCPD! According to City records, you got a basement down here." Lance said.

"You already have the Arrow in custody." Dig told him.

"Yeah, and I got a warrant that says I can search that basement." Lance replied, handing the warrant to Thea. "Sorry for the rush, but I didn't want to give you a chance to turn that place into a storage room again."

Lance marched over to the basement door where he had Swat break the door down and they marched downstairs. Lance flipped the lights on but instead of a lair or the Arrow bunker, he found an old and dirty storage room. "What the hell is this?"

Oliver, Thea, Roy, Felicity, and Diggle walked down and saw the bunker was gone and replaced with storage items like chairs and boxes of liquor. "I think it's a storage room." Thea told him.

"Yeah, we use this place when the office storage room is full." Roy added.

Lance looked around to try and find a secret switch, false bottom or hidden wall but nothing. "Captain, it seems to me that…"

"Shut up! Whatever line of crap you're thinking about giving me, you just save it. Smart as you all are, you are bound to make a mistake eventually. And I'm going to be there when it happens." Lance promised.

"Captain, David Otsuka gave away his hideout. Units are heading there now." A SWAT officer told him as Lance gave Oliver one last death glare before they left.

Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle stepped out to speak while he had Roy look after Thea. "That was some pretty fast, thinking? Barry?" Dig asked.

"Naruto. He set everything up including Jiraiya." Oliver explained.

"And he's ok with that?" Felicity asked.

"It's one of Jiraiya's aliases that he's had for years. He was ok with burning it for this instance. He'll handle things from now on." Oliver told her.

"Leave it to Naruto to have a plan for everything but what do we do now? There's still that metahuman running around." Dig said.

"We'll handle that when we get to the secondary lair. Come on." Oliver led the two away from Verdant and managed to slip any tails that Lance might have put on them. They eventually arrived at the secondary lair which was in a forgotten underground section of an old building that used to belong to Queen Consolidated. Oliver set it up when he first started in case Verdant was compromised. Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle walked down the stairs to see their equipment from Verdant all set up and running with Naruto sitting at the computer doing some research on the metahuman bank robber. He must have seen the news.

"That's another one you guys owe me. I'm officially starting a tab." Naruto told them as he turned around. "Glad you made it."

"Thanks again for everything." Oliver walked over and shook his hand. "You sure Jiraiya is ok being on his own from here on?"

"Yeah, he'll be fine. Trust me, it'll be like a vacation for him. He's got everything set up to make sure this goes away." Naruto assured him when he noticed Dig and Felicity. "The fact that they're here means you want to bring them in to phase 2."

"Yeah, are they here?" Oliver asked and Naruto nodded.

"Who's here? And what's phase 2?" Dig asked.

"Color me shocked, Oliver." They heard as Dig quickly pulled out a gun and aimed it at Malcolm Merlyn who strolled in from the side. "I never knew you could be so clever."

"Please tell me I'm dreaming and I'm not actually seeing this right now." Felicity begged.

"You sure it's a good idea that they're here? They're not very good actors." Merlyn pointed.

"You keep talking Merlyn and I toss you into an active Volcano. You're lucky we need all the help we can get for this plan." Naruto warned him.

"A very intricate plan." Dig and Felicity heard a female voice as a dark-haired woman in black armor walked into the room. "One that appears to be working well so far. Color me impressed, Naruto. Perhaps it was a worthwhile gamble to work together after all."

"Ok, would someone please like to tell us what is going on?" Dig asked.

"Starting with who is that." Felicity pointed to the mysterious woman who walked in.

"Diggle, Felicity this is Talia al Ghul." Oliver said, introducing Talia to the two newcomers.

"Al Ghul?" Diggle asked.

"She's Ra's oldest daughter and Nyssa's sister. She's also the one who's going to be helping us take down Ra's." Naruto explained. "Don't be mad at Oliver for not telling you guys sooner. I figured with fewer people knowing it would be easier."

"Easier for what?" Felicity asked.

"Our plan to usurp my father." Talia told them. "My father and I have a long and complicated history which forced me to walk a path of my own. Never did I think I would attempt to combat him, or the League until Naruto found my sanctuary."

"You went to her?" Dig thought this whole thing was crazy but more so that it was Naruto who came up with the plan and not Oliver.

"When I was in Gotham, I met a friend who has a history with Ra's like Oliver but much longer and he said that the only way to stop Ra's would be with people who knew how he and the League operate. He pointed me to Talia, and she explained everything to me after I got her to agree to help." Naruto explained.

"And why did she agree to help us? I'm just finding it odd that she would agree to work with people against her father even if they had a strained relationship." Felicity pointed out. "How do we know that she's not secretly working for him?"

"You don't but if I was then none of you would be here talking about this." Talia said.

"It's the only way anyone of us come out alive in this situation." Oliver told them. "We take down Ra's and the League from the inside."

"And how do we do that?" Dig asked.

"By giving him what he wants, his heir." Merlyn told him.

"You've got to be kidding me? After everything we did to get you off the crazy band wagon, you want to jump back on? Did you forget they're called the League of Assassins for a reason." Felicity was downright furious with Oliver for even thinking this.

"This isn't something that's just going to go away or that you can handle like you've been doing, Felicity. You need to understand that. From what Talia and Merlyn said, Ra's won't stop until he gets Oliver no matter who he has to kill. He's smeared the Arrow's name with the copycat set up, killed the city leadership, turned Captain Lance against you and made him public enemy number one. I've bought you some time, but Ra's won't sit around, twiddling his thumbs for long. How long before he goes after innocent bystanders? Or chooses targets closer to home like Thea, Roy, Laurel or you guys?" Naruto asked.

"I wouldn't put it past my father. He's relentless and will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants." Talia explained.

"So, we give it to him but on our terms." Oliver added. "We use this as a trojan horse to infiltrate the league, find out their plans, and take them down from the inside."

"By doing this we can at least make sure that no more people die here in Starling and focus on taking down the League." Naruto finished.

"It makes…some sense." Diggle said, getting a weird look from Felicity. "But Ra's will wonder if something is going on with you just willingly taking his offer."

"Not if we work it right. All Oliver has to do is play defeated when he meets Ra's and League customs will take it over from there." Merlyn told them.

"What customs?" Felicity asked.

"A part of the league's training for new members involve a form of behavioral modification. New initiates are given a special herb during their first few weeks that make them more suggestible to my father's will and their loyalty absolute." Talia said as Naruto held up a vial of blue liquid.

"That's where I come in. Talia gave me a sample of the herb and I managed to create an antidote. Ra's will think Oliver is his to control but not really. From there on, we dismantle the league bit by bit and we do that before Oliver's final test."

"What final test?" Diggle questioned.

"To become Ra's al Ghul, the heir must be freed of all parts of his past so that he may focus on his future and the League. If Oliver is selected as the heir, then that means for him to take the mantle Starling City must die." Talia explained.

"Which is why we stop him before that happens. We figure out whatever way he plans to wipe out Starling, stop him and the League, and then Talia will take her rightful place as leader." Naruto finished.

"Are we sure that's such a good idea?" Felicity wondered but Talia ignored her.

"I'll have my acolytes continue to prepare for phrase three." Talia said before she left.

"This plan is quite devious and underhanded. I wasn't expecting this at all from you, Naruto." Merlyn said to him. "I'm impressed."

"Ra's may have spared your life, but I can have Talia reverse that when she takes control. Don't tempt me, Merlyn." Naruto warned him only for Merlyn to chuckle and leave. "One of the parts that suck about this is that we need all the help we can get."

"Believe me, I know but we have limited options like you said and next to Talia and Nyssa, Merlyn knows the most about the League." Oliver said.

"Doesn't mean we have to like it. Are you sure about this, Oliver?" Dig asked.

"Honestly I'm not sure but it's the only play we have. Naruto's right. The longer we don't act, the more Ra's will tear this city apart. At least with this, we have a chance." Oliver replied.

"A 75.6% chance of success, actually." Naruto said as they looked at him funny, so he just tapped the side of his head. "Super genius brain, remember? At least it's better than 50%. Once Jiraiya's part is done, then we move forward with the next part."

"Right, until then we've got another problem on our hands." Oliver referred to the still image of the meta-human from the Starling National Bank. "Did you manage to find anything?"

"I checked with Dr. Wells and there haven't been any similar crimes to this in Central City. I'm working on trying to ID our attacker but the lens flare from his laser eyes is making it hard. I'm trying to figure out a work around." Naruto told him.

"What if you had some help?" Felicity asked with a pleading smile which Naruto and Oliver instantly knew who she meant.

"No, no, no. I can handle this on my own. One rogue metahuman is nothing new. I don't need a rookie tech billionaire in a robotic suit to add to that." Naruto told her.

"Please, I know Ray can help and it's always good to have some backup out there. Oliver can't help and Roy and Dig are under a microscope." Felicity pointed out.

"I'll be fine on my own. I'm not an invalid." Naruto said.

"I hate to play this card, but you were rather rude to my boyfriend when we visited and aside from keeping this major secret from us, you didn't even let us know you were coming to Starling. So, I believe you owe me." Felicity pointed out. "Your rules, not mine."

Naruto let out an exhausted sigh causing Oliver and Dig to chuckle a bit. "Dammit."

They went to the Palmer Technologies building top floor which was Ray's designated work space. Felicity led them to Ray's lab where they saw him working on his ATOM suit.

"Oh, hey Felicity check this out. I finally got the neural network online, so when my brain tells the gauntlet to wave, and…" Ray turned around to see Felicity with Oliver and Naruto. "Hi."

"Hi." Oliver replied.

"Sorry to hear about what's happening to you. Uh, if there's anything I can do to help."

"Well, actually that's why we're here." Felicity told him. "You know how I try to keep my work life and my other work life separate. I meant to tell you that. Did I tell you that? Well, there's a—"

"There's a meta in Starling City that's killing people." Oliver got straight to the point.

"A meta, as in human?" Ray asked and Oliver and Naruto nodded.

"So, obviously we need to catch this Plasma death thing guy. Ugh, now I see why Cisco gives them all names. The police are all over Oliver so I was hoping you could backup Naruto out there." Felicity told him.

"And you two are ok with this?" Ray wondered.

"Felicity won the argument." Naruto told him as Ray chuckled with excitement.

"So, it's a team up. High-five!" Ray gave both Naruto and Oliver a high-five and both were instantly regretting this.

Line Break xxxxx

The next day, David Otsuka or more accurately, Jiraiya with dyed hair was being escorted by officer through Iron Heights. Jiraiya was in handcuffs as the officer led him down a hallway to get to his new cell. The inmates all shouted curses and pretty much wanted Jiraiya dead but he was as calm as can be.

"You better watch your back in here, hood!"

"You're dead, Arrow, you're dead!"

As they walked down the hallway, Jiraiya noted a prisoner moping the floor but sparring some glances to another inmate who was talking to his friend outside a cell. When a third inmate stepped out from behind a pillar, he heard a crack and knew there was going to be trouble. The prisoner with the mop broke the head off and hit the guard in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground while the second inmate grabbed Jiraiya's handcuffs and the third held a shiv at his neck.

"Let's see how good you are without your arrows."

"I don't need them." Jiraiya taunted, pushing the shiv away and headbutting the first inmate in the face before drop kicking him away. He quickly threw his head back and hit the prisoner holding him before jumping and looping his hands under his feet so they were in front of him. He caught the mop handle with his cuffs and kicked the prisoner the gut before smacking him across the face and then on the head. The second prisoner tried to charge him only for Jiraiya to knee him in the face, sweep his legs out from underneath him, stomp on his crouch and then whack him across with the face. The third prisoner managed to grab the mop and yank it away only for Jiraiya to punch him across the face, knee him in the chest and then deliver an elbow to his collar bone, making a loud break and causing the prisoner to scream in pain. He quickly sidestepped the shiv and caught the prisoner's hand, breaking it at the wrist before dislocating his entire left arm and slamming his face into the floor. The last prisoner still conscious charged at him only to get a jumping back kick to the chest and knocked into a pillar where Jiraiya grabbed him by the head, kneed him in the groin and then slammed his face into the pillar about ten times before he let him drop to the ground, a wheezing and bloody mess.

Jiraiya took a deep breath and looked at the prisoners in their cells whose cheers of adulation quickly turned silent. "None of you seem to grasp the obvious. I'm not locked in here with you…you're lock in here with me!" He shouted as the alarm went off and the guards rushed in so he got down and laid on the floor as he and the other prisoners were secured. Any disillusion that the Arrow was easy pickings quickly vanished after that.

Back at Palmer Technologies, Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle were waiting in the work lab while Ray went to get something. Naruto super sped back to Central City about an half an hour ago to get a power dampening bracelet for their metahuman. He didn't pack one because he wasn't anticipating the metahuman. He'd be back soon.

"Hot off the presses." Ray said, entering the room with a handful of pictures.

"What are those?" Oliver asked.

"I visited the bank today. Uh, manager's a friend of mine. I beat him at squash every Tuesday. And I took a few photos of the crime scene. Actually, photos is a bit reductive. These are enhanced resonance scans. It occurred to me that if we can't see his face because of the radiation, we need to remove the radiation." Ray said.

"Oh, I could kiss you right now." Felicity leaned in then stopped. "Awkward, sorry. Boundaries. We're working on it."

"So, if we interlace the resonant scan's frequency with our news footage, we get this." Ray showed them the procedure and the previous obscured face of their attacker was cleared to reveal a clean image.

"Run facial recognition." Oliver said.

"Way ahead of you." Felicity ran the program and got a match. "Jake Simmons. He's already in the system. Serial bank robber, which explains Starling National. Last known address, Central City."

"Where is he now?" Oliver asked.

"He was last seen on a traffic camera at the corner of Gantner and Yount. There's a processing plant there; he went in, never came out. Can we wait for Naruto to come back?" Felicity wondered.

"Let's hope he gets back here soon or else we risk losing track of him." Dig said.

"Well, lucky for us, I'm here. I'll head there now and see if I can find him." Ray answered.

"Ray, that's not a good idea. We should wait for Naruto. This Jake Simmons isn't just a metahuman. He's is a killer and you're not ready for that." Oliver told him.

"Look, I'm—I'm not going to try and equate our experiences, but superpowers are based in science and I am a man of science. So, if there's any way to defeat this guy I'm the best one to figure it out. And like Diggle said we can't risk losing him." Ray pointed out.

"Fine." Oliver relented causing Ray to smile. "But the second you get in over your head…"

"I'll run. Fly, probably." Ray left to get suited. Felicity texted Naruto to hurry back to Starling as fast as he could. Hopefully, he'd get back just in time.

After getting his ATOM suit on, he flew out of the Palmer Tech building and made his way to the processing plant which took only a minute. He landed outside the processing plant and saw the adjoining old warehouse. "How many abandoned warehouses do you think are in this city? No, I'm genuinely curious."

"Stay focused, Ray." Oliver told him as he and the others were watching everything from the monitors at Palmer Tech.

"Maybe Simmons isn't in there." Felicity said in worry.

"Do you get this anxious when I'm out there in the field?" Oliver wondered.

"I honestly can't think of an answer to that question that doesn't get me in trouble." Felicity replied as Dig shook his head no to not push the subject.

Ray began walking around the processing plant for any kind of sign but found nothing. "Still nothing. Not a visual sighting or any other reading at all from the ATOM. And when I say ATOM, I mean the suit, not myself in the third person."

"There's a decent chance that you and Palmer are related." Oliver commented causing Felicity to give him the stink eye.

Ray kept walking until the surrounding lights flickered for a little before going out. "Well, that's equally fascinating and terrifying." Ray pressed a button and turned on the light from his gauntlet.

"What's going on, Ray?" Oliver asked as Ray took a gander around the place until he heard a voice and saw Jake Simmons up on a rafter beam.

"Oh, Tin Man? You shouldn't be here."

"Actually, I should. See, you're the bad guy, and I'm—" Ray was cut off as Jake Simmons removed his glasses and hit Ray with a blast of his plasma eye beams. The force sent Ray crashing through a fence and through several wooden crates but the armor protected him from the impact.

Ray quickly turned and fired his compressed light beams which hit Jake Simmons but instead of knocking him back, he absorbed the energy and his eyes began glowing brighter. "Thanks for the top off." Simmons then channeled that energy into his fists and began beating the holy hell out of Ray. Even with his suit providing the best protection, the impacts alone hurt like hell. He was completely out of his league even with the suit.

Simmons punched him to the ground before grabbing a chain and wrapping it around his neck, hellbent on killing the armored man only for something to come at him from the side and send him flying into a wall. Ray slumped to his knees to catch his breath and saw Naruto arrive in his Impulse suit, having just shoulder slammed Simmons away.

"You all right?" Naruto asked and Ray managed a nod.

"Yeah, I'm ok."

Naruto saw Simmons get back up and his eyes were glowing red so he quickly threw down several pellets at his feet which erupted into a thick cloud of smoke. Simmons fired his laser beams and they cut through the smoke cloud but didn't hit anything. He looked around through the smoke to try and find the metal man and the new arrival who hit him but couldn't see anything.

All of a sudden, he heard a whoosh of air and something punched him in the back so he turned but nothing was there. Another whoosh and this time something punched him across the face but again he couldn't see anything. Another whoosh and this time he got a punch to the gut and then all of a sudden, he began getting hit all over. What Simmons didn't know was Naruto super speeding around him faster than he could see and laying out punches all over his body and face. In the span of sixty seconds to Simmons, Naruto had dealt him over a hundred punches to the body before he finished it off with a spinning hook kick to his face that sent him head first into a support beam.

Simmons hit the ground with a thud and was definitely knocked unconscious, if not by the force of his head hitting the beam then by all the trauma he endured from Naruto's attack. Naruto took out a meta-power dampening bracelet and placed it on Simmons left hand before taking a pair of zip cuffs and tying him up and then giving him a sedative to make sure he wasn't going to wake up anytime soon.

"Simmons is dealt with. Ray is safe." Naruto tapped his ear comm as Felicity breathed a sigh of relief.

Naruto dumped Simmons body into a dumpster for just a minute before he raced Ray back to Palmer Technologies. Ray was alive but hurt as he took his helmet off and Felicity rushed over to her boyfriend. "Oh my god, Ray are you hurt?"

"Heh, hurt would be a step or two up from how I feel right now but…just a second." Ray walked away to take his suit off.

"You're lucky to have gotten out of there alive!" Oliver told him as Ray walked back out wearing the underlayer of his ATOM suit.

"It wasn't that bad, was it?" Ray asked.

"It was way worse, Ray." Diggle told him.

"You're just lucky I showed up when I did or else, you'd be dead by now." Naruto added.

"Right, I need shields!" Ray exclaimed only to hold his ribs in pain.

"That's not the answer, Ray. You need to anticipate your opponent. You need to trust your instincts and not just your tech." Oliver told him.

"My instinct is to trust my tech." Ray replied.

"Ray, when I'm out in the field, my bow, my arrows, those are just tools. I'm the weapon."

"That's poetic." Ray chuckled.

"This isn't a joke, Ray. This is your life we're talking about. You need to take this seriously." Naruto told him. "If I didn't show up when I did, you'd be dead. Do you understand that? We'd have your blood on our hands."

"Naruto, take it easy." Felicity told him.

"I'm sorry, Felicity but if Ray is serious about using that suit in the future than he needs to understand just how important this is." Naruto told her. "When Oliver first started training me, he told me that even with all my powers, it was up to me to use them effectively and to be smart. Discipline is key to everything."

"Easy to say when you can run faster than the speed of sound." Ray commented.

"My speed is only half of what makes me the person I am. The rest is training and when I'm out there in the field, I am a hundred percent focused on what I know I can handle and what I can't. I am casing every single corner and advantage I have and then adapting to when things change. That suit may keep you out of harms way but if you really want to stay alive then you need to focus on Ray Palmer, not the ATOM." Naruto told him.

"Naruto's right. The more you rely on your suit and not yourself, it'll get you killed." Oliver finished and Ray nodded.

Felicity helped him into the other room to get his wounds tended to leaving Naruto, Diggle, and Oliver to talk. "I got word from Jiraiya's contact. Phase three is going to start soon." Naruto told Oliver who nodded.

"What's phase three?" Diggle asked.

"Jiraya's got his old CIA contacts to help him fake his own death. David Otsuka is going to get killed in prison and so the Arrow dies." Naruto told him.

"Leaving Oliver Queen innocent." Diggle finished and Naruto nodded.

"After that's done, Jiraiya has his own plans but we'll be able to move forward with ours. I'm gonna head back to Central City but if something comes up let me know and I'll be there." Naruto said as Oliver shook his hand.

"Thank you, Naruto. For everything. I mean it. If you or Barry need anything just let me know." Oliver told him.

"Don't mention it. Honestly, after being out of commission for a while it's nice to be back in action." Naruto said. "Hopefully, things go our way in the future. Give me a call if something happens."

Naruto bid them goodbye and raced back to Central City with Jake Simmons in tow. He already contacted Dr. Wells to ready a cell in the pipeline for him and would have it ready when he arrived. When he arrived, Jake Simmons joined the growing list of dangerous metahumans who were put in the pipeline so they didn't go wreaking havoc. The glass was one-way so Simmons couldn't see Naruto or Dr. Wells or where he was except for his cell.

"And that's another one to the list." Dr. Wells commented, pressing a few buttons on the console which locked up the pipeline. "So, do we have a name for Mr. Simmons?"

"Ray did suggest something before I left. How about…Deathbolt?" Naruto wondered.

"That works. Then again, the names is more Cisco's department." Dr. Wells replied.

"Yeah, speaking of, where is he?" Naruto asked.

"He's busy with Caitlin and Barry." Dr. Wells told him as he handed the tablet to Naruto. "Take a look at what I found on Mr. Simmons."

"Last known address in Central City is 4160 Dixie Canyon…wait a second, hang on." Naruto looked at the arrest record on Deathbolt that brought up a red flag. "Jake Simmons was incarcerated for an arrest in Opal City on December 11th, 2013. That's the…"

"The night of the Particle Accelerator explosion. Which means that Mr. Simmons wasn't present the night the dark matter wave erupted in the city." Dr. Wells told him.

"But then how can he be a metahuman?" Naruto asked.

"I believe the key to that may lie in your research on the ASA and their activity in Freeland years ago." Dr. Wells told him.

"You think that he could have been made a meta back then?" Naruto asked for clarification.

"More likely that someone with that information is continuing their work in the present. The mystery deepens but one which we will tackle another night." Dr. Wells closed the pipeline as the two walked down the hall. "Besides, I believe you have that surprise for Ms. Park."

"That I do. You don't think it's too soon, do you Dr. Wells?" Naruto wondered.

"Honestly, I believe after everything you two have been through and what you could be facing in the future, now is as good as time as any. Ms. Park loves you and you love her. When you have something like that then its important to hold onto it." Dr. Wells wisely said.

"Words to live by." Naruto replied when he decided to talk to Dr. Wells about what he's been noticing with the others. "Dr. Wells, have you been noticing something odd going on with the others?"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know but Barry's been acting weird since I got back from my trip to Gotham. Did something happen while I was gone. Something…possibly…time travel related?" Naruto wondered as Dr. Wells stopped his chair and looked at him.

"What makes you say that?" He wondered.

"Well, before I left Gotham I talked to Linda and we had a very odd conversation. Not odd like she's keeping a secret from me, more like somethings weren't adding up." Naruto told him which got Dr. Wells attention. "Before the whole charity event thing with Scarecrow and the fear gas, I talked to Linda who told me about Mark Mardon. The brother of the guy Joe shot and you guys were working on taking care of him. Cisco even dubbed him Weather Wizard. Then when I called her before I was leaving, it was like that conversation didn't happen the way I remember."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Linda told me that Weather Wizard was in the pipeline on the same day when you realized he was a problem and before Cisco even worked up something to stop him. Not only that, she said she told me about Snart and Rory coming back before but I don't remember that happening. It's like we remember two different days. Honestly, I've been silently driving myself crazy trying to figure this out." Naruto told him which intrigued Dr. Wells and he knew the root of this conundrum.

"Well, perhaps I can illuminate the situation and present the root of your dilemma. While you were gone, Mr. Allen informed me that he traveled back in time." Dr. Wells told him.

"Barry traveled back in time?" Naruto was not expecting to hear that. "I know we found out that his future-self traveled back in time the night his mother was killed but I didn't think he could do that now."

"From what I understand, he didn't mean to travel back in time. It was by accident and only traveled back in time a day. That day was when Mark Mardon attacked the city. Mr. Allen changed the events that were supposed to occur against my better judgement and as a result, time rippled out from that point creating new events. In this instance, Mr. Snart and Mr. Rory returning to Central City and the events that followed." Dr. Wells explained.

"So, he traveled back in time and essentially butterfly-effected a day of events." Naruto was honestly having a crazy time wrapping his head around that. Even being a man of science, time travel was when things got weird. "Ok, that makes some…semblance of sense in our growing and crazy world but how is this possible?"

"I wish I had the answers for you Naruto but I simply don't know. There's a lot about your powers we don't know and may not ever understand."

Naruto took a deep breath to calm down and try to wrap his genius brain around this. "Ok, time travel is possible. I get that. But how come I remember things like they were before? I mean, if time changed…wouldn't my memories be adjusted to remember this new timeline and…not the old one, I'm guessing?"

"I'm unsure. Perhaps it has to do with your developing brain or perhaps something deeper than that. Something you and Mr. Allen both share that no one else does." Dr. Wells suggested.

"We're both speedsters." Naruto said, taking a moment and leaning against the wall. "Whoa, this is heavy."

"Yes, it is but something that you and Mr. Allen must be extremely careful with. If Mr. Allen is capable of time travel then that means you are as well and there is something you must understand. This new ability of yours is extremely dangerous. Time is a fragile construct. Any deviation, no matter how small, could result in a cataclysm. Mr. Allen only traveled back in time one day. What happens if you travel back decades? Centuries? Imagine the havoc you could wreak? How many people could die if you changed how events occurred?" Dr. Wells suggested.

"Yeah, I get that. I've seen enough movies to know the timestream is something that's not to be messed with but I'd be lying if I wasn't curious to imagine a different life. A life where things happened differently and my parents were still alive." Naruto said and Dr. Wells nodded. It was an entertaining thought but also one that could be dangerous. If you could travel back in time to better your life, would you be ok with the consequences of that decision. "How's Barry dealing with this revelation? I mean, he was hoping to travel back in time to save his mother."

"A conundrum for sure but something that we'll tackle again when it arises." Dr. Wells informed him.

"Right." Naruto checked his phone and saw he needed to go. "I need to head out. I'll talk to you tomorrow, Dr. Wells."

He super sped past Dr. Wells and out of STAR labs. Dr. Wells had a slight smile on his face as he made his way to the time vault where he got up and walked over to the podium, activating Gideon. "Good evening, Dr. Wells."

"Good evening, Gideon. Any changes to the timeline?" He wondered as Gideon showed him the newspaper article from 2024 and it hadn't changed.

"None. The new timeline seems to have officially set in and your plan is on track. Congratulations, it would appear your machinations are working in your favor." Gideon told him.

"Of course, Gideon. After all, no one knows more about time then I do."

Linda was at Central City Picture News, locking up her desk and logging out of her computer as she was done for the day. Naruto said he had some big news to share and would be waiting for her when she was done and true to his word, he was waiting outside with a taxi when she walked out.

"Ok, I'm officially off the clock. What's the big surprise?" Linda asked as the two shared a quick kiss.

"Well, first things first, you're gonna need to put this on." Naruto held up a blindfold. "It can't be a surprise if you know where we're going."

"Fine." Linda put the blindfold on as they got in the taxi and headed to their destination which was the Vandewater Towers, Central City's most luxury condominium towers. Naruto checked in with the guard at the front desk before heading up to the top floor. Linda was of course was oblivious to the whole thing but did hear the ding of an elevator.

"Ok, follow me." Naruto continued to lead her to wherever they were going. "We're almost there."

"Where are you taking me?" She asked.

"Let me show you." Naruto removed her blindfold and she found herself in a two-floor condominium with a fully renovated kitchen, dishwasher and dryer, three-bedroom, three-bathroom luxury home complete with a washer/dryer. It looked like something that belonged in the pages of Architectural digest or magazines for Condos and apartments because it was amazing and probably cost a pretty penny. The place still needed furniture and to be decorated but just it being plain was still amazing.

"Oh my god." Linda was amazed at the place.

"What do you think?" Naruto wondered.

"This place is amazing." Linda said as she walked around the living room area of the apartment and found the pamphlet for Vandewater towers on the table. "Vandewater towers?"

"Yeah, I got the top floor condo of the place along with the roof. It's a good thing I'm a successful businessman and inventor or else I wouldn't be able to afford this place." Naruto said.

"So, you're moving out of the shelter?" Linda asked and Naruto nodded.

"Yeah, I discussed this with Tsunade and Shizune." Naruto told her. "I'm gonna miss them and the kids. They took me in when I needed it the most and I'll never be able to repay that but I think its time to finally get out on my own. I set up a bank account for Tsunade and Shizune so they and the shelter will have all they could need and I'll head back whenever they need me. But Tsunade also insisted it was time for me to move on. So, I've been looking for a place to live and settled on here. I've set up the payment plan tied to my bank account so I don't have to worry about paying and I also bought the roof as well."

"Oh, why the roof?" Linda wondered.

"If I wanted to add a jacuzzi or rooftop garden, it seemed like a nice idea. Plus, the idea of renovating the roof as a sort of patio seemed like fun." Naruto replied.

"I can see why. This place is amazing and you're probably one of a few people who could afford the top condo of the most expensive real estate in the city." Linda said as she took the pamphlet which had all the information on the condo. Everything was fully renovated and had all the amenities one could need. "Three bedroom and three bathroom seems kind of big for just one person though."

"Maybe but it would seem a lot less for two." Naruto suggested as Linda looked at him. "You don't have to give me an answer now. I know this is kind of a massive bomb drop at the moment so feel free to take some time to think it over."

Linda shut him up and gave him a passionate kiss which he immediately responded to. He wrapped his arms around her waist while she moved her hands to his head. The two battling each other dominance before finally separating to get some air. "Ask me again." She told him.

"Linda Park, will you do me the honor of moving in with me?" He asked as she smiled and gave him another kiss.

"Yes." She replied as Naruto gave her a kiss. "I love you."

"I love you, Linda Park." Naruto held her close as she reached into his pocket to take the blindfold. "Now what do you plan on doing with that?"

"We are going to break in this new apartment." She gave him a hungry kiss before pulling away and sensually walking away. She dropped her bag to the floor and removed her jacket as she looked over her shoulder and spun the blindfold around her finger. "Are you coming?"

"Don't have to tell me twice." Naruto joked as he followed her. Suffice to say that some cleaning would need to be done in the condo before they bought furniture.

Things were going good for Naruto…if only he knew how much that would change in the coming weeks. Suffice to say that his life would be turned upside down.

NOT THE END JUST YET. HERE'S A SPECIAL BONUS SCENE

Bonus Scene

A female Palmer Tech employee was taking a box of files down to be catalogued in the storage room. It was honestly a mundane task and judging by the bored expression on her face and her yawn, she wasn't having fun. Plus, the cheesy elevator music wasn't helping. The elevator stopped on a floor and when the doors opened, she saw the Arrow, Flash and Impulse walk in.

"Come on. Not even a hint?" Barry asked as they got in the elevator with Oliver in the middle of the two speedsters.

"Nope." Oliver replied as the elevator doors closed. "Look, you guys are part of the club now so I thought you deserved a proper initiation."

"Initiation?" Naruto asked as Oliver hit a button ordained with skull and crossbones.

The elevator stopped on the woman's floor as she walked out but quickly turned. "I just have to say I think you guys really put the super in…"

The doors closed before she could finish as the elevator took them down. "It's something we do to blow of steam." Oliver told them.

"Wait we?" Barry asked.

"Just remember. This club has only one rule…" The elevator dinged and they walked out. "There are no rules!"

[Insert Madness by King Tuff]

They made their way into the secret underground fight club where a small enclosed space with a metal rebar cage was set up and a simple score board to determine fights, wins and losses.

"All right. This I can get on board with." Naruto smiled as they walked around the cage.

King Tuff is my name
I got madness in my brain

Black Canary and Arsenal entered the cage while Dark Archer flipped into the center. A bell dinged and the fighting started.

Pleased to meet you
I'm gonna eat you cause I'm batshit insane
Now I want you to see
All the madness in me

The fight was pretty much one way between the three. Dark Archer easily kept up with both Black Canary and Arsenal, besting both of them with just his bow. Black Canary using her police baton and Arsenal using his escrima sticks. Even two on one, the two weren't much of a match as he handled both of them with ease.

So open your eyes
And show me all your madness tonight

Oliver ushered on Black Canary and Arsenal as the two got back up to fight. Arsenal charged forward in a flurry of attacks, occupying Dark Archer giving Black Canary the chance to smash him across the face and sending him to the ground. A point was put into the heroes column as Merlyn removed his mask and chuckled. The bell dinged and the next match started: the Arrow vs Ra's Al Ghul.

Magic little dreamer, be my little lover
And twist another one up of that psycho stuff
I can't get enough

Oliver started off the match with a flurry of arrows that Ra's easily deflected with his sword. When Oliver stopped fighting, Ra's dropped his sword and advanced forward so Oliver dropped his bow and did the same.

Now I want you to see
All the madness in me
So open your eyes
And show me all your madness tonight

Oliver threw out some strikes that Ra's dodged and blocked before punching him in the chest and stomach before kicking him back. He did a leaping punch only for Ra's to sidestep it and slam him onto the ground. Oliver used this chance to grapple Ra's to the ground and then land a right cross to his face, causing a lot of blood to fly out. On the wall where a sign that read days since last injury had the number 2 before it was removed. Oliver finished his fight with a final punch to the face before the match changed to Naruto and Barry against Snart and Rory.

The two criminals were back to back, using their elemental guns while the speedsters raced around them on the ground and on the cage. It was a flurry of lightning, fire, and ice. Soon enough, something tripped them up and sent them to the ground as Reverse-Flash appeared in front of Barry.

Alright

La la la la la la

"Pick on someone your own speed." He told him.

While Barry dealt with him, Orochimaru appeared in the cage with his katana out. "He get's the speedster. I get you for a rematch."

"Come get some." Naruto taunted.

Professor Stein, who was diligently keeping score smiled in anticipation. "Ooh…this should be good."

Barry got into a slug fest with the Reverse-Flash while Naruto fought against Orochimaru who turned into his snake form and the fight was intense to say the least. Super speed punches were exchanged before the entire fight cage turned into a massive light show with the speedsters rushing around.

A huge ball of fire descended from the ceiling and landed in the middle of the cage to reveal itself as Firestorm.

"Awesome!" Rory shouted while Firestorm unleashed a massive fireball that knocked everyone away and filled the room with light.

Ronnie looked around and smiled. "That's how it's done."

Barry picked his head up and looked at Oliver. "And I thought you had anger management issues."
M-M-M-M-Madness

The Final chapters of Season 1 of the Crimson Speedster coming soon…

Reverse-Flash, Ra's Al Ghul, Snart, Rory, Merlyn, and Orochimaru got into the elevator to leave but gave their heroic counterparts one last look.

"Just remember, without us you guys would be out of business." Snart said as the elevator doors closed to show the words:

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A fanfiction collaboration

Something crashed down through the ceiling and they saw it was Ray in the ATOM suit. "Hey, guys. Sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything?" He asked when he heard the elevator ding. "Oh, there is an elevator."

The elevator opened to reveal Batman along with three new heroes. A black-haired woman wearing a golden headband, silver metal forearm guards, and a red, gold, and blue armored dress/outfit with an eagle over her chest and a W over her waist. On her back were a sword and a shield and saddled on her waist was a golden rope. This was Wonder Woman

Standing next to her was a tall long-haired wild-ish looking man wearing dark green and silver scaled armor with an unique A symbol on the belt and a five-pronged trident. Arthur Curry, the Aquaman.

The last person was wearing a green and black armored suit with a green lantern symbol on the chest and a simple domino mask across the face. Hal Jordan, Earth's Green Lantern.

"Sorry, we're late. We hit traffic." Hal told them when they noticed it was just the heroes.

"Damn. Knew I should have gotten hear earlier." Arthur hugged.

"Next time." Diana said as Naruto, Oliver, and Barry shared a look.

"Our world is going to get really crowded soon." Naruto joked.

End of Chapter 10

1). The black, crimson, and silver Kid Flash Suit from new 52. The cover image from above. That's his suit from now on.

I hoped you guys liked the chapter. There was some follow up from the last one which will play out for the rest of season 1 of the Crimson Speedster. I hope everyone's staying safe despite everything. Please guys, watch out for one another and stay safe out there. Hope this was fun to read as it was to write. We're reaching the end of season 1 of the Crimson Speedster. I'm sorry, I know it seems like it's taking forever but I'm sorry. I'd rather take longer and work on my chapters than sped through it and have them be not as good. But there should realistically be only two chapters left. Maybe I can stretch it into one but it would be massive so maybe do that but we'll see. I hope you guys liked the bonus scene. I knew when I was writing this that I wanted to include those fight club scenes. They're meta and funny. And a little easter egg with Naruto's cousin, Karin. Naruto's Uzumaki side of the family will come up again in the future.

As you can tell, a lot of things have diverged from the canon. Obviously with Naruto's involvement a lot of things will change and we'll go over just how much in the next chapter. Naruto's involvement with the League and helping Oliver will change up season 3 and season 4. For example, Naruto using Jiraiya to help Oliver and Roy is sticking around. I figured that Naruto would see something like this happening and come up with a failsafe. Their plan for Ra's is coming up and things will go about differently. You'll have to wait a see. And things with Team Flash are not smooth with Barry and the others keeping secrets from him. Suffice to say that things will blow up big time when the truth comes out.

Next time, Naruto's whole world comes crashing down as he finally learns what's been going on with Barry and the others and he won't like it. What will be worse: finding out the truth or that his so called friends have hidden it from him? Suffice to say, Team Flash will never be the same after this. Until next time! Enjoy!

Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze AKA Impulse: Age-23/Date of Birth (10/8/1992)

· Actor appearance: Lightly Blonde-haired Shannon Kook or whoever you want

· Casual outfit: friction-proof sneakers, dark blue jeans, a dark red or black shirt, black button up and jacket.

· Uniform: (New 52 Crimson and Silver Kid Flash suit)

o Reinforced tri-polymer composite/Kevlar weave friction proof battle suit with built-in sensor system and belt to hold gadgets and items

o Safety googles owned by Minato Namikaze/modified by Cisco Ramon

o Armored repulsor gauntlets

· Resources: Co-owner of STAR labs with vast access to cutting edge technology

Current top speed for Naruto Namikaze AKA Impulse: Mach 2=1534.54 mph.

Current abilities in bold are unlocked now

· Super Speed

o Can run on buildings and water

· Training in combat by Oliver Queen and Jiraiya

· Accelerated healing

· Superhuman endurance

· Superhuman reflexes & agility

· Improved homeostasis

· Enhanced strength/durability

· Enhanced mental capabilities to speed read and process information quickly

· Superhuman/infinite intelligence

o Current Genius level: Professor Martin Stein

· Speed punches: Mach punch

· Speed force constructs: Draws power directly from the speed force to create solid constructs like armor or even weapons (Drains stamina quickly)

o Speed force armor: increases speed, strength, resistant to damage, and generates lightning

o Speed force weapons: weapons made up of pure speed force energy, highly destructive

· Molecular Oscillation: Vibrate molecules at high frequency

o Accelerated Mass/Force punch

o Physical disruption

o Air solidification

o Intangibility/phasing

· Time Travel

· Temporal Awareness: ability to detect any alterations to the time-stream and remember multiple timelines

Multiple Pairings: Naruto x Linda Park

· Eventually: Lena Luthor, Sara Lance, Kara Danvers

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the Flash, both belong to their respective owners, I'm just a big fan.