Chapter 2

There was a fire in one of the districts of Central City. Yellow lightning rushed there, so quickly that when our hero stopped, he asked Cisco on the radio:

— I missed, didn't I?

— Yes. Six blocks. — answered Cisco.

— Your health indicators are in perfect order. — Said Caitlin, who was sitting in the old labs with Cisco and helping Naruto. Although initially she was against this idea. But after a short argument, she agreed to help them so that Naruto would not kill himself ahead of time.

Naruto turned around and ran to the site of the fire. There were already many people near the house. One woman was trying to find her daughter, who most likely remained in the burning house. Suddenly a yellow lightning bolt ran past her right into the burning house. Naruto started running through the floors in search of the remaining people.

— Guys, there is fire everywhere! — Naruto shouted into the earpiece.

— Mum! Mommy! — shouted a girl in one of the rooms.

Naruto was able to determine which room the girl was in, he ran there, took her in his arms and ran out of the building leaving her on the street next to her mother. He also rescued the other tenants, after which he ran back to S.T.A.R. Labs. When he was running he stopped because he felt dizzy and painful in his head. He made a note to tell Kate about it.

Having come running to S.T.A.R. Labs Naruto removed his mask to catch his breath. Cisco was overjoyed at what they were doing, but Caitlin looked at Naruto with disapproval as she thought he was taking too much of a risk.

— Next time I hope you venture me on what you have in mind. — said Harrison Wells, who had arrived. — Because we have just begun to understand what your body is capable of, Mr. Allen, and in order not to sound like a worn-out record, I can only warn you, be careful.

— How else can I become stronger if I don't know my limits, professor? Naruto asked Dr. Wells. Naruto walked over to the lab and took the syringe and took his blood.

— Caitlin, I know that you do not approve of what we do, but believe me, I cannot do otherwise. And also check my blood, I nearly fell after the fire and my head was spinning. Naruto asked the charming scientist. He kissed her on the cheek when his phone rang. He saw that Joe was calling, and realizing that he had forgotten about work, quickly changed his clothes and ran to the crime scene.

Caitlin stood frozen as she slowly stroked the kiss with her palm, not knowing how to feel. But she was pleased. She smiled slightly, her cheeks flushed. She went to do the tests.

— The robber escaped with six Glock 19s and additional magazines. Apparently he has some serious business planned. Joe said to his partner.

— Sorry to be late. Naruto said as he walked over to the corpse and put on gloves to investigate the crime scene.

While Naruto examined the crime scene, Eddie showed Joe a tablet containing a video of the crime. There was only one criminal on it.

— There can be only one on the record, but there were six of them. All tracks intersect with each other. 6 sets of footprints, 6 pistols. You are looking for a team. Naruto said, but then looked closely. — It's weird, it looks like they all have the same size shoes. 10.

— Good job, Naruto. We missed you. — Captain Singh said before leaving, Naruto smiled.

Later

Central City Police Department

Naruto and Jo entered the police building.

I can't believe you were late to the crime scene on your first day after your coma.

— Sorry, Joe ...

— I'm starting to think "Sorry Joe" is my real name, given how often you say that to me. — Joe interrupted.

— You yourself understand that a lot is happening in my life now.

— Believe me, I know. I always thought that water makes more important. Gravity pulls down. Two weeks ago I thought that the fastest person can run a mile 4 minutes, not seconds.

Well actually, actually 2. — Naruto said with a smile, then the smile faded. Sorry.

I hope you didn't tell Iris about all this? — Joe asked him.

— No. I gave you a promise, and I keep them. — Naruto replied.

— Okay. Keep on lying, let it be so for now. Joe said. — Now go to the laboratory and start processing evidence from the gun store. Naruto had no choice but to go and do his job.

Naruto decided to test with a centrifuge, but it didn't work. He took the test tube in his hand and began to quickly vibrate with his hand, having received the desired results, he stopped. Taking off his gloves, he again felt bad and leaned on the table so as not to fall. Well, I quickly pulled myself together, so I heard someone's steps.

— It's all your fault! Naruto looked up to see Iris enter. She was dressed in a pink dress that accentuated her rather large breasts, which bounced slightly with each step. — I could take European folklore. But you said take journalism, journalists get all the fun and guess what, being a journalist is not so interesting. Journalism is boring. I'm bored. I blame you.

— Actually, — Naruto said. — I said you should do journalism. It was just a suggestion.

— Don't make me beat you. Iris said to her adoptive brother.

— By the way, you look great.

—Yes, if you haven't forgotten the university is giving Simon Stagg an award today.

— Explain the scientific part of your article. I just need to change quickly.

— Hi Allen. — said only that Eddie came in, — Joe asked to find out how things are going with evidence from the gun store.

Then Iris and Eddie greeted each other with strange glances.

— Oh, come on, kiss already, — Naruto said. He was not going to tell Joe about it. It was a kind of revenge for the fact that he had to lie to Iris. While the lovers were kissing, Naruto looked at the test results.

Little while later

Simon Stagg gave his speech after being presented with the award. After he finished his speech, Naruto and Iris headed for the exit. Naruto began to tell her about the technical side of Simon Stagg's work.

— That's why I downloaded. — said Iris, — for how little time we spend together, after you came out of the coma.

— This week has turned out to be very crazy. Naruto replied.

Iris saw Simon Stagg and wanted to interview him, but his guard said Mr. Stagg was busy right now.

— Okay, I'll write something. Iris said and turned back to Naruto. — So where did we stop? You wanted to say something.

Naruto didn't have time to answer as shots rang out. All people ducked. Suddenly, several people entered, equally dressed in the same masks with weapons in their hands.

— Everyone shut up ! — Shouted one of the criminals, while the others kept everyone at gunpoint. — So convenient. You put on your finest jewelry as if you knew you were going to be robbed today. Now, everyone, all get in line !

Everyone took off their jewelry and put it in the robbers' bags. They were leaving when Naruto noticed something very important. The criminals moved at the same time and almost synchronously, and they also had the same height and physique. A guard suddenly appeared and ordered them not to move, they turned at the same time, raised their weapons and fired at him.

Naruto grabbed the guard at a very high speed, while not creating any electrical discharges around him so that he was not visible. The robbers were a little surprised that the guard disappeared, but took advantage of this moment and ran away, Naruto ran to catch up, but before he could do this, he again felt bad and passed out.

Naruto regained consciousness a few minutes later when someone pushed him, opening his eyes he saw Iris.

— Are you okay?

— Yes, I ran to see the license plate, but apparently stumbled and lost consciousness.

They entered the building where the police were already there, along with Joe and Eddie.

— Where have you been? — Joe asked Naruto.

— Dad take it easy, Naruto wanted to help but fainted.

— Allen, should you call a doctor? — Eddie asked, but Naruto shook his head.

They heard the guard tell how something saved him from the bullets of the criminals. Joe and Naruto moved away from Eddie and Iris.

— You ran after the criminals. What were you going to do with them? Ask them to stop? You are not immortal. So stop playing the hero. You are a criminalist. — Joe said firmly.

Naruto did not want to argue with Joe and therefore agreed with him, although he understood that he would do everything his own way. Now he needed to find out why he was fainting. He went to S.T.A.R. Labs.

S.T.A.R. Labs

— I ran a few tests on your blood, but they didn't give any results. — Caitlin said while standing in front of Naruto with a tablet.

— But we realized that you weren't just passing out. You've had a mini stroke. — Said Dr. Wells. — But we need to do a couple more tests, and Cisco will help us with this.

After 5 minutes, Naruto was standing next to a modified treadmill and a wall of boxes.

— Depreciation. Just in case. — said Cisco.

— Are you sure Cisco? — The blond asked.

— Are you sure about that, Cisco? — The blond asked.

— Most treadmills have a top speed of 12 mph. This is the Cisco version. Believe me. She can handle your speed.

— Okay. Naruto said before jogging and slowly accelerated until he picked up his top speed. At the moment, the maximum.

— Pulse, blood pressure, nerve conduction are normal. — said Caitlin, looking at the monitors.

— For Naruto. — Dr. Wells corrected her.

— I said the track will stand. — Cisco said with a smile as he watched lightning begin to form around Naruto.

— Look at the glucose level. — Harrison said to Caitlin.

— Oh my God! Well, of course! — Said Caitlin, — It was obvious!

— Naruto, I think we know what's going on with you. You have ... — Harrison did not have time to continue as Naruto fainted and flew off the path into boxes that were filled with filler, which scattered throughout the laboratory.

At the same time at the police station, Joe went up to Naruto's laboratory, but did not find anyone there. He held up the map and found there information that Naruto had been collecting all this time to prove his father was innocent.

— I passed out again? — Naruto asked as Caitlin helped him out of bed.

— Metabolic failure caused by acute hypoglycemia. — Caitlin said in scientific terms.

— I'm not eating enough. — summed up the speedster. — Glucose package and I'm free?

— Yeah, — Cisco laughed and turned Naruto in the direction where there were about 40 packages.

— You were thirsty. — Cisco decided to joke.

— You will also need to develop a special diet for your metabolism. — said Caitlin. She was afraid to admit to herself, but she loved helping Naruto. It distracted her from thinking about Ronnie.

— I did some calculations. You need to eat about 850 tacos. But well, if they are with cheese and guacamole, these are also completely different calculations. — said Cisco and went to re-calculate the calculations, taking into account some changes.

— If you want Mexican, then the best tacos on Bruckner Avenue. — Joe West said as he entered.

— Detective West. What brings you to S.T.A.R. Labs? — Dr. Wells asked.

— I couldn't find Naruto in the lab and I started doing some research. It showed that there were reports of a red streak throughout the city, stopping robbers, rescuing people from burning buildings.

— This is not a joke from Naruto. You already have a job in law enforcement, and I suggest you return to it. The detective said seriously.

— Detective. We all want the best for Naruto. — Wells said.

— If you wanted the best for him, you would try to dissuade him from this madness, instead of encouraging him to go there, risking his life.

— They tried to dissuade me. But you know how I can be. Naruto said to get up. — Besides, you've seen a person who can create a tornado. What can the police do against him? We suspect that after the explosion of the accelerator, people like me and Mardon could appear.

— And what are you going to do? Catch them? You are crazy! Do you think you are invincible because you run so fast? No, you're a child. My child.

— I'm not a child, Joe! Naruto said, getting annoyed. "And you are not my father. My father is paying for what he didn't do. Maybe I can't help him now, but I can help other people. Rescue someone from a burning building or stop a robbery. You can't stop me, Joe. Do not even try.

— You think you are so smart. — Joe said with broken grief. "But you don't know what you don't know. And I hope you are smart enough to figure this out before anyone gets killed. — He finished before leaving.

The next day

Central City Police Department

Naruto was in his laboratory doing various analyzes to investigate crimes when Joe entered the laboratory with papers.

— Came to yell at me again?

— Stagg's head of security was killed last night. The coroners took several leather samples belonging to the killer. Can you find a match? — John said.

— Strange that Stagg was attacked yesterday.

— I'm going to question him.

— I'll go with you.

— You have a job. Stay and deal with her. Joe told him firmly before leaving.

— Hello father. — said Iris just entered with two cups of coffee

— Hi honey. I have to go. — said Joe, kissing his daughter on the cheek.

— Why is dad angry with you? — Iris asked. So far, Naruto was testing the samples.

— Long story. Naruto replied and looked at Iris. — Why are you angry?

— You were supposed to meet with me and explain to me the technical side of my work.

— And I didn't come.

— And now I have to come up with a new topic to report in 24 hours, or I'll fail the task. Iris said as Naruto turned to her.

— And don't say you're sorry. I know it isn't. I don't know what's going on with you. — said Iris, taking out a bag of sugar for coffee. — Do you sincerely think I don't know when you're happy? Or sad, or depressed, or lost? Damn it, we were each other's first. So I will ask you one last time, Naruto Allen, and you better be honest with me. What's with ...

Iris started pouring sugar into the coffee and the whole world slowed down. Naruto began to run quickly around her.

— Do you want to know what is happening to me? I understand it. I want to tell you what's going on since you are my first real best friend that I had. But this is a different life, and I promised Joe that I would not tell you. I'm sorry.

The crowd stopped and Iris began to move normally again.

— … is it happening to you?

Naruto was about to say something when suddenly the computer beeped, and he walked over to look at the data he received.

— What the hell? Naruto asked, eyeing the results. — There was a murder last night. These skin cells belong to the killer, but these cells are primary. Stem cells, which they can reproduce and transform into whatever cells the body needs. Only babies have them.

— Does that mean the killer is a newborn? — Iris asked.

Little while later

Stagg Industries

Naruto arrived just as the three Dalton Blacks began shooting at the barrels Joe was hiding behind. The next second, Naruto stood in front of Joe in his suit, and he threw the pistols beside him.

— Go away. — Naruto said.

— No. — Joe tried to answer, but Naruto pulled him out of the building very quickly. And he returned just as quickly.

— Whoever you are, give up. — Naruto said.

— Sorry, we're not going anywhere. — said Danton Black. A couple more copies of Black appeared. — Until Simon Stagg dies.

Naruto scattered the two clones in opposite directions and stood in front of the third. Two more clones emerged from it. Naruto hadn't expected this. He started hitting new clones. But they continued to appear and appear. Naruto was not ready for this and therefore was not attentive. This was enough for one of the clones to hit him in the ribs, causing Naruto to fall to the floor and the clones began to beat him. They threw Naruto into barrels and were about to shoot him. But he managed to escape the bullets at the last moment. After running a sufficient distance, he stopped to rest.

S.T.A.R. Labs

Naruto sat on the couch in the lab while Caitlin treated his abrasions. Cisco was cleaning Naruto's suit.

— You stained the whole suit with blood. — said Cisco.

— His blood is there too. Naruto replied. Caitlin turned her back on him and Naruto could admire her mouth-watering ass. He tried to banish these thoughts from himself, reminding himself that her fiance had recently died.

— His name is Danton Black. He was a biogeneticist specializing in therapeutic cloning, growing new organs to replace those that had failed. said Professor Wells, showing his profile on the monitor.

— Most likely Stagg stole his research and fired him. — summed up Caitlin.

— I saw him create from a copy of himself from his own body. — Naruto said.

— Ironically, he specialized in cloning and can now clone himself. — said Cisco.

— If he experimented on himself when he was exposed to a wave of dark matter from an accelerator, then that explains a lot. — Dr. Wells said.

— Meet Captain Clone. Cisco said, but everyone looked at him with disapproval. — Don't worry, I'll come up with a better idea.

— Where are you going? — Caitlin asked as Naruto walked towards the exit.

— I need to rest a little and gain strength to fight Black. Naruto said as he left.

Jitters Cafe

Naruto entered Jitters Cafe and saw Iris and Eddie watching the news on TV. They saw Naruto and said hello, but then Eddie went to the station, kissing Iris in front of them. Naruto felt a little jealous at this.

— Did you come for coffee or tell what happened to you? — Iris asked her adoptive brother.

— Both. Naruto replied.

Little while later

Naruto sat and finished the last plate of what Iris had brought.

— I see you are really very hungry.

— It's all stress. — answered Naruto

— I see.

I went through to apologize. You were right, I pulled back.

— Right.

— I was a jerk.

— Apologize often. You're doing well. So what were you going to tell? — Iris asked with interest.

— I want to quit the police and do something. — Naruto said.

— And what? — Iris asked in surprise. She couldn't imagine Naruto as someone else.

— I have a few ideas, and as soon as I decide, then you and Joe will be the first to know about it. That's all. Naruto said. — do you still need help with the article?

— Not anymore. I found a new topic. Iris said, showing him her laptop. — I know it's going to sound crazy. Rumors circulated on the internet this week that someone was saving people. A fire in the building, a bank robbery, even last night when these robbers were shooting at a security guard.

— It looks more like a fantasy story. — Naruto said.

— From the day we met, you believed in the impossible. What if you were right about the night your mom and Barry died? — Iris asked, making Naruto sigh, he was about to answer Iris, but his phone rang, they called from STAR Labs. He replied.

— You must come to S.T.A.R. Labs. This is very urgent ! — Caitlin said in a worried voice. She and Cisco stood and looked at Danton Black.

S.T.A.R Labs

Having come running to S.T.A.R. Labs, he immediately saw Danton Black, but for some reason he did not move.

— Why is he just standing there? — Naruto asked, looking at Caitlin.

— This is one of his copies. — said Dr. Wells.

— And how did he come here?

— I took a sample of Black's blood from your suit to see if I can start the in vitro growing process and see how Black reproduces. — Caitlin said walking over to her computer to show Naruto what she was doing. — I exposed the target cells to a protein gel, and they started replicating into it.

— And why not move?

— We scanned his brain, — Dr. Wells replied. — Involuntary motor functions are active. Nothing more.

— We believe he is acting as a recipient. — added Cisco.

— The clone is an empty shell without Black. Knock out the real one and everyone will stop moving. — said Caitlin.

— Then there is one question, how to cut out the original? — Naruto asked.

— Your problem gave me an idea. — said Cisco.

— He, like you, has limitations. Managing all clones requires a lot of energy. So you have to look for the one who looks the weakest of all. — explained Caitlin.

— This is just a theory. But you should try it, Naruto. —Wells said.

— And I also made low calorie energy bars to keep your glucose levels up. — Cisco said and gave Naruto the bars.

The clone started to move when Naruto thanked Cisco, the blond wanted to hit the clone, but heard shots, after which the clone fell. Shot by Joe West.

— There are still clones? — Joe asked, firing his gun.

— No. — answered Caitlin.

— Due to the fact that he moves, we can conclude that Black is again trying to kill Stag, and is collecting his clones.

— He's likely heading to Stagg Industries. Joe said. You were right, the police can't do this, and neither can I. You are the only one who can do it.

Naruto chuckled and ran to get his suit.

Stagg Industries

Simon Stagg came out to see what was happening in the hallway when he heard the shooting. There were two guards on the floor, and Danton Black was standing next to him, but he was not alone, there were three of them.

— Hi Danton. — Simon greeted.

— Goodbye Simon. — said Danton and pointed the pistol at him, but did not have time to pull the trigger, as Stagg disappeared in yellow lightning.

— Stay here. — Flash said to Stagg.

Returning to the corridor, Naruto noticed that several Black clones were walking at different levels and it was difficult to determine which one was the real one.

— I understand Stagg stole your invention, but that's not a reason to kill him. — Naruto said, trying to find the real one. One of the clones shot at Naruto, but he dodged the bullet, after which he ran and began to knock out the clones in turn. Then Naruto stopped and saw that there were still too many clones. Turning, he saw a pistol pointed at him.

— Do you think it's just because of work? — Danton asked.

Naruto grabbed him abruptly and pushed him against the wall by his throat, then knocked the pistol out of his hands.

— This is my wife, Elizabeth. — Said Danton. Naruto turned around and saw another clone that shot him. But he dodged a bullet again.

Naruto started knocking them out one by one again, but the clones continued the story.

— She had progressive heart disease and had been on the transplant list for years, but time was pressing. Heart…

— You were going to grow her heart again. Okay. — Naruto said before dodging the shots again.

— I was very close. Until Stagg stole my research. So that he can reap the glory. I had to bury my wife and now I am alone. — one of the clones finished speaking as Naruto knocked him to the ground.

He soon noticed that one of the Dantons was covered in sweat. Naruto ran through the crowd of clones and knocked out the one who was sweating. Then all the clones collapsed.

— So, I figured out with them, what are we going to do with Stagg? — Naruto asked his friends.

Everyone looked at each other in star labs as they realized that they had not thought of this question.

But suddenly the original got up and ran at Naruto. The speedster dodged and the original fell out of the window. Naruto managed to grab his arm.

— What the fuck are you doing? — Naruto asked.

— Let me go! — Danton shouted. Naruto tried to save him. But another hand emerged from Black's hand and squeezed Naruto's hand, forcing him to let go.

Central City Police Department

Joe entered the lab with three boxes of pizza.

— Pepperoni, olives and hot peppers. Everything as you love. — Joe said.

— Thanks. — Naruto said.

— You were wrong. — said Joe, looking at his adopted son

— Well, you need to be more specific, because I was wrong a lot lately.

— You said that you cannot help your father and therefore you help others. — Joe said and held up a card that covered another card with evidence. — We can help him. We will figure out who or what killed your mother and brother, and then we will get your father out of prison together.

— Joe, when I said you were not my father ... — Naruto began to say.

— I understand. I know that I am not your father. — Joe said.

— Yes you are right. You're just the person who fed me, read my books until I fell asleep because I was afraid of the dark and helped with my homework at night, taught me how to shave and drive, took me to college. That's what fathers do. — said Naruto and Joe didn't burst into tears of happiness before sitting down and joining in eating pizza.

It was a very long delay with this chapter. It was my fault. I will try to post the chapters more often.

What is Naruto to do with work. Stay or leave?