9 Chapter 9
Back with the Flash Clan, Barry got a call that there was danger in the city from a new super villain so he excused himself.
Impulse remembered decided to follow just in case anything changed from his entrance and wished to follow his grandfather for some time.
"Wally, are you not coming?" Impulse asked
"No, I am good."
"What?"
"I am thinking of dropping out."
"No way! You are THE FLASH, the fastest being alive."
"No, uncle is the Flash and I was the kid flash."
"Wally, you are the fastest Flash in all existence. Even I would surpass Grandpa in a few years. You can't just drop out, the world needs you."
"I think you should go if you don't want to miss the action." Wally shook his head and turned away as it would be another pointless argument
They couldn't understand that he just wanted a peaceful life with his girlfriend. He had understood that death followed heroes too closely and he might not survive the next day.
The fear of death had wormed its way into his heart and he took the easy way out as even his powers were being affected by his weak mindset.
"I will wait for you Wally because you are my hero." Impulse said as he hugged him and ran to follow Flash
Naruto saw the exchange between the individuals and felt bad for the kid since he could sense he didn't like seeing his hero so weakened.
But even Wally wasn't in the right state as his mind was filled with confusion.
'If he stayed a hero in the future then he will most likely get back once danger arrives.' Naruto thought as he flew behind Impulse as a raven leaving Wally to stay with the family affected by the words he heard
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Central City was the city of the hero known as Flash and was one of the cities that was always in the middle of something.
Tonight, a man in red armor was walking through the city while releasing Omni-directional force after force that destroyed everything that it came in contact with.
Fortunately there had been no casualties as the villain appeared far away from the people and they ran away once they saw the energy waves around him.
The energy waves moved 10 meters around the man and he seems to walk without care as destruction spread around him.
Flash arrived at the location and noticed that there really was no gap in his defense as the new wave came before the new wave ended.
He was unsure whether it would be safe to try going through the wave as the man was wearing an armor, which could mean that the energy was dangerous in other ways.
'There is always some risk.' Flash thought and smiled as he decided to take the enemy down but was almost hit by some lightning from the back
"Thanks" Flash said as he saw Naruto standing behind him
"No problem, it's the least I can do." Naruto replied as he looked towards two men in black gear that seemed to be confident that this lighting would have affected Flash
"It's anti-speed force gear so I really would have troubled if I got hit like that." Flash explained as he looked at the hunters that were specialized in taking down people like him that had connection to the speed force
'I really detest that man so much.' Barry thought of Zoom when he saw those things as they had been introduced by him in this age
They weren't supposed to exist in this time but the nemesis came back from the future and introduced them to the people of this world to make trouble for him.
Zoom was from the 25th century and the person that killed his mother because he didn't like that Flash had a fulfilling life.
He was jealous of the happiness since his life had been complete nightmare from the beginning and only Flash was light of his life but the Flash had a family and would never give him the time.
So in his madness he became Zoom so that Barry would always make time for him.
"Can you take care of him?" Barry asked as Impulse apologized for what he had caused
"Flash get out of the way. This time I am here for him." Appearing from nowhere was the nemesis that Flash had been worried about
"He hates me because we are related."
"How?"
"He is my grandpa by blood but I despise him to the core. This monster killed my parents and destroyed my life." Impulse seeing in red as his eyes landed on Zoom who was also filled with desire to kill and their bodies radiated electricity
"Relax, anger will only lead to mistakes and this is not your battle yet." Naruto said as he placed his hand on Impulse's shoulder causing him to get encased by his chakra that held him in place and brought some sense back to him
"I will take care of the other guy." Naruto said as he turned towards Neutron who hadn't noticed them talk at all since all four of them operated on a different level than him
Naruto decided it wasn't the right time to test out his skills and went for a quick take out. With his palm on the ground, Naruto made a giant clawed hand appear from beneath and captured Neutron inside.
Held between in his two hands inside a golden sphere, Neutron continued to release energy but it couldn't break through the barrier and deiced to take action.
He focused his powers into a beam to break the prison but there was no affect.
Naruto decided it was better to knock him out as this was slowly draining his chakra and he might need to provide assistance.
But before he could do anything the man exploded and Naruto focused his chakra on point so the barrier easily withstood the nuclear blast that would have leveled the city.
Naruto thought the enemy died but the man reformed while unconscious but this time he wasn't shocked since he had already seen worse than this back home.
"Let me help, I got something to neutralize his powers or we will be back to square one as soon as he wakes up." Impulse said as he looked towards Neutron
The bald man had regretted his actions in the future and asked him to change his past so this was a good opportunity to help him get his powers under control and allow him a normal life.
Neutron had atomic powers but he couldn't control them at all and his body released them all the time so he needed the suit to keep them slightly under control so that his body doesn't disperse.
It led to his mental breakdown and he lashed out at the world since he could never have a normal life. He especially despised heroes who could live happily with their super powers while he was left cursed.
"Sorry but I need to be careful so let's do it like this." Naruto replied with a shake of his head as he was worried about the battle that he couldn't follow and controlled Bart to walk towards Neutron
Impulse found the experience very annoying and planned to get him back for this but for now he held it back and took out the pill.
He fed the pill to the target and his energy seemed to have become stable.
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On the other hand, Flash and Zoom were busy with their battle as Barry had to keep Eobard from the kids.
They battled across the city exchanging millions of hits but nothing was getting through their defenses as both were experienced speedsters.
"Zoom stop being so difficult, he is just a kid."
"He is kid between our families and that is unforgivable."
"You are tempting me to kill you again Zoom."
"I would like to see you try. You will always be a step slower Barry."
"Enough!" Barry shouted as he released an electric pulse around him that forced Zoom to back off
"You are not stopping me from this goal."
"We are stopping you from this goal." Flash muttered as Green Lantern and Superman appeared behind him
Zoom glared at them, "You will pay for this."
"What else can you do? You will always be a child, Eobard."
"It's Zoom and it rhymes with doom remember that." Zoom smirked and disappeared into the time stream
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With the battle ended, Naruto got to know Green Lantern also called Hal Jordan and Barry Allen. They took Neutron away and Naruto was invited to stay with Flash since he wanted to thank him for the assistance.
"Thank you for the invitation but this is a private time for you guys so next time." Naruto replied as he popped since staying for too long would be a burden on the original as so many alternative memories appeared out of nowhere
Flash didn't mind and went back home while the League was once again in a meeting where they discussed about the forces in the dark and their potential member.
All the stats had been received so they understood where he stood at the moment since they had been alerted that his growth hadn't stopped.
Just like Superboy, Kid Flash and other kids were still in their growth phase so was Naruto.
"I like him. He is to the point unlike the other kids." Hal said as he liked that Naruto didn't play around with the enemy or risk Impulse taking action
"He is a nice kid and cute boy but the problem would be his obsessive personality. It could lead him to dangerous decisions." Zatanna said as she sat in her seat
"Isn't Batman also having the same problem so why is that any special?" Shazam asked as Batman glared at him
"Obsession isn't that bad if we can guide him right. He has already opened up to us so I doubt he would fall especially with his mother by his side." Superman always saw the positive in everything but even then he was very perceptive and a genius in his own right except that he refused to use his high level intellect to do something useful outside of fighting crime
"We don't have to make an opinion now about theoretical changes. Time will tell whether he has the will to stay strong no matter the cost." Batman concluded the meeting with those words as it was pointless to talk about it
The boy was strong but there were many ways to take him down if he became problematic and the only problem would be actually his so called clone that caused destruction in the future.
They couldn't allow that to happen and for that Supergirl was good but they needed some way to keep watch over him.
Zatanna left a mark on his soul so they would know where he was at all times.
Taking care of that problem, the team also discussed about the second threat that caused even more damage and this one seemed unpreventable.
Superman decided to follow the advice and up his normal state to a higher level to avoid whatever surprise that appears while Hal also upped his energy levels.
They couldn't do more since they were still handling the problems around the world from the Light and aliens.
There just wasn't enough time to do all of this and get good results.
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Back in Mount Justice, Naruto was sleeping on Kushina's lap as she played with his hair and treated him like a child.
Truly he didn't like the feeling as it was embarrassing but he was happy to feel the love from his mother. It was soothing and without limits.
He had never felt such emotions from anyone but that might be because his empath ability didn't exist before this day.
She had been asking about what happened and Naruto talked about everything while covered in the golden sphere so nobody else heard them speak.
It wasn't about distrust but this was his life and only someone close should know about these details and it could slip through to other people so it was better to be safe.
With each word, Naruto could feel that his mother was getting angrier and he couldn't blame her as a mother would always try to protect their child.
But she had been unable to do anything while her child had been abused even worse than they had imagined.
Minato had been too trusting of Jiraiya, Hiruzen and Kakashi's ability to move on from the past. These three souls had become tired by then and couldn't handle taking care of a child while the village always had problems of discrimination so it wasn't a surprise that it became worse after all of them suffered under the Kyuubi.
They didn't hate him actually except a few but they feared him down to their core as he was their nightmare in flesh, always taunting them with his existence.
If they weren't living in a ninja village the people would have already escaped from the fear they felt and the heart attacks they almost experienced from Naruto's childish actions.
They could never see the adorable little child as they saw the little devil with a cruel smile on his face.
"Once I return home, I am breaking some skulls." Kushina muttered as she cracked her knuckles
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