Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 702 Uehara, I hope you can become a member of the Avengers.

Alexander Pierce is not very good at handling things.

Uehara Naraku hoped that Pierce could bring a group of ruthless gangsters to their deaths, but these guys were clearly courting death!

Just as the gang leader raised his pistol, about to shoot Uehara Naraku dead, Tony Stark suddenly spoke, interrupting his action.

"etc!"

Tony Stark raised his hand to stop the mob boss, then pointed at Uehara Naraku: "I'm willing to pay an extra $100,000 to save his life too."

"..."

Uehara Naraku's expression showed a slight surprise.

The gang leader tilted his head, a mocking smile flashing across his face: "Mr. Stark, now that we've kidnapped you, do you think we care about $100,000?"

"But this guy is worth at most $100,000."

Tony Stark shrugged indifferently.

"..."

Uehara Naraku's expression became even stranger.

However, Tony Stark paid no attention. He simply observed the mob boss's nonchalant expression and explained softly, "Give me some face. I've already offered a high price. Since you're going to kidnap me, you'll need a driver to take me home afterward, right?"

"Hahahaha..."

The mob boss readily agreed, a playful smile playing on his lips: "Mr. Stark, would you like to go back?"

However… he had no intention of letting Tony Stark go back!

The gang leader had received an order to intercept a pickup truck on this highway, kidnap a wealthy man, and collect funds for the organization's operations.

It turned out they had kidnapped Tony Stark!

Who gave this ridiculous order?! Kidnapping Tony Stark?! They really don't want them to live!

If Tony Stark manages to return alive, this wealthy superhero will definitely not let them off the hook; however, if Tony Stark dies at their hands, their future lives will likely be quite difficult...

This is a hot potato.

In short, the plan was to first take the person back, then ask the higher-ups in the organization how to handle the situation. The gang leader instinctively felt that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.

This driver…

Let's just kill him...

Tony Stark has no face with Hydra!

Just as the gang leader raised his gun again, Uehara Naraku couldn't help but sigh: "Friend, have you always been this brave?"

"You mean..."

Click!

A crisp cracking sound!

No one expected that Uehara Naraku's hand would suddenly reach out and grab the gang leader's throat, snapping his neck in an instant!

No one could believe what was happening...

He looked like a coward, yet he brazenly snapped the neck of a gang leader, especially since the man he killed was holding a loaded pistol!

Many people didn't even realize it!

Uehara Naraku moved with lightning speed, snatching the pistol in an instant. However, he seemed a bit clumsy with firearms, and the gun accidentally went off, nearly hitting Tony Stark…

However, Uehara Naraku also had a solution!

The next moment, Uehara Naraku threw the corpse of the gang leader next to him, knocking down a group of people. He punched another gang member in the temple, pulled a fruit knife from his body, and charged into the crowd!

Swords flashed!

Blood splattered!

Five seconds later.

There were no more enemies around the pickup truck. A group of corpses lay sprawled on the ground, and the stench of blood gradually filled the road.

Tony Stark involuntarily widened his eyes.

It wasn't until Uehara Naraku brandished the pistol in front of him that Tony Stark snapped out of his daze and snapped back to reality: "Hey, hey, hey, put the gun down right now!"

Tony Stark was terrified!

This guy's marksmanship is absolutely terrible!

No, this guy's audacity is off the charts, and his skills are just too incredible. He single-handedly wiped out more than a dozen armed gang members...

Even though Tony Stark had seen many skilled bodyguards, he had never seen anyone as swift and agile as Uehara Naraku…

That skill is inhuman!

"What exactly are you...?"

"Sigh, I originally wanted to interact with you all as an ordinary person..."

Uehara Naraku reached out and wiped the fruit knife and pistol, removing the fingerprints: "But I ran into a bunch of guys who wanted to take shortcuts in life..."

Uehara Naraku tossed aside the two weapons, shook his head, and sighed, "Don't they know I'm the strongest person in this world?"

"..."

Tony Stark nearly choked.

This guy... he's such a braggart!

"That's enough... Killing these guys isn't a small problem, even though they don't seem like good people... I'll help resolve this issue when I get back."

Tony Stark shook his head and beckoned to Uehara Naraku: "Get in the car first. Tell me who you are. Your employment file at Stark Industries doesn't show any fighting ability..."

In the past, Tony Stark would never have taken such a risk; he would have done everything in his power to put himself in a safer position…

However, due to palladium poisoning, Tony Stark is now able to estimate how much time he has left to live, and he wants to satisfy his curiosity.

Uehara Naraku doesn't seem like a bad person...

Putting everything else aside, Tony Stark suddenly felt that Naraku Uehara was quite magnanimous; at least he didn't take this opportunity to harm his former boss who fired him…

certainly…

It could also be because this guy is short of money.

"It should have been there originally."

Uehara Naraku sat back in the driver's seat and continued softly, "I originally wanted to join Stark Industries' security department, but the salary you offered was too low, so I could only sneak into Stark Industries' research and development department..."

"That's the salary plan proposed by the administration department..."

Tony Stark shook his head.

"Wait, we're not discussing that..."

Tony Stark quickly gathered his thoughts and continued, "I'm very curious about what kind of person could be so..."

Tony Stark shook his hand, finally finding an adjective: "...Such...such ruthless methods...Hiring mercenaries? Agents? Assassins?"

"Anything is fine."

Uehara Naraku nodded indifferently.

"This isn't a matter of 'anything goes'!"

Tony Stark slumped back in his seat, nearly driven mad by Uehara Naraku's words. They were discussing Uehara Naraku's past profession—whatever you called it?!

next second...

Tony Stark suddenly realized what was happening and stared intently at Uehara Naraku: "Wait...you mean...you did all of this?"

"It will be all right."

"Don't be so perfunctory!"

Let's not talk about this anymore.

"I must say!"

"Too lazy to explain."

Uehara Naraku leaned back in his seat and glanced at Tony Stark: "After I send you back, remember to send me another million as hush money. Don't tell anyone. I can pretend you saw nothing today..."

"Okay...wait a minute, things are reversed! Shouldn't you be paying me a million dollars to keep quiet?!"

"You're not short of money..."

"You're right."

Tony Stark nodded in agreement. He stopped pursuing the matter of Uehara Naraku and fastened his seatbelt. "Take me home first..."

Once I get home…

Tony Stark believed he had plenty of ways to find out more about Uehara Naraku. Such a skilled fighter couldn't possibly be unknown!

Tony Stark will only contact him after he gets home and thoroughly investigates his background, as there might be a reason why he needs to use Uehara Naraku.

Unfortunately, Naraku Uehara didn't take Tony Stark back to his home in Washington; instead, he simply abandoned the billionaire on the street.

Don't forget to pay.

"Don't keep bringing up money; I've never cared about money!"

Tony Stark leaned against the pickup truck window, his face serious, and said, "You've missed a chance to potentially become friends with Iron Man..."

"Oh, I understand."

Uehara Naraku calmly rolled up the car window.

Based on some strange and unpredictable laws, Uehara Naraku guessed that Tony Stark, who had been very curious about his past along the way, would likely use Jarvis to investigate him once he got home.

Unless Tony Stark deliberately breaches S.H.I.E.L.D.'s firewall and hacks into their database, he won't be able to uncover Uehara Naraku's first hidden identity.

Tony Stark probably never imagined S.H.I.E.L.D.

Tony Stark only uses web crawlers to scrape any publicly available information about Uehara Naruto that might appear online.

Therefore, Uehara Naraku must take advantage of the time difference when Tony Stark returns home to find someone to help him create a resume that Tony Stark can believe.

This is the instinct of a time management master.

Washington.

S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Uehara Naraku stood in the director's office.

Uehara Naraku reported to Nick Fury that he had saved Tony Stark on the way and also dealt with a gang that was robbing people on the road, which made Nick Fury's eyes light up.

In fact, Uehara Naraku didn't even need to reveal his plan; he merely mentioned that Tony Stark was very interested in him, and Nick Fury immediately realized the value of this coincidence…

"I'll find a way to get you a suitable resume."

Nick Fury's eyes lit up as he nodded and said, "Tony Stark can find all of this; he can completely trust you..."

I will have Agent Romanov secretly instruct Pepperpots to increase security, which will allow you to return to Stark Industries, and perhaps even back to Tony's side.

"I only saved Tony Stark on my way back, why should I be assigned a mission related to him..."

"This is the best opportunity."

Nick Fury looked at Uehara Naraku with a serious expression and advised, "Uehara, I hope that in the future you can be recognized by those people with superpowers and become a member of the Avengers program... Tony Stark is the first person we will select for the future Avengers program."

I have re-evolved into a two-watch beast!

(End of this chapter)