Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 709 Xiao's New Identity, and a Letter from a Father Entrusted to Xiao to Deliver to His Son (Third Update!)

"Let's get ready for something big!"

Justin Hammer saw Alexander Pierce off, ignoring the group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who stayed behind to monitor them, his face instantly filled with excitement and joy!

This time, not only did he gain access to the Iron Man suit technology, he also made the befriend a high-ranking official with immense power. What a fucking surprise!

That's what you call a surprise!

When they finally achieve their Iron Man suit technology, Justin Hammer even wants to designate today as Hammer Industries' corporate day!

of course.

Justin Hammer didn't forget to curry favor with Ivan Vanko, the scientist personally brought by Pierce, and enthusiastically extended his hand to Ivan Vanko: "My friend, welcome to Hammer Industries. I hope we can cooperate sincerely..."

Before Ivan Vanko could even shake his hand, Justin Hammer hastily grabbed Ivan's hand and whispered in his ear, "Hopefully, we can... sweep Tony Stark and his Iron Man suit into the trash heap together!"

"Well... it's a pleasure working with you."

Ivan Vanko nodded hesitantly.

If anyone had noticed Ivan Vanko's eyes, they would have seen a look of pity and compassion in his gaze toward Justin Hammer.

This person doesn't seem to be very intelligent...

To be honest, Ivan Vanko couldn't see how Justin Hammer could possibly be a match for Tony Stark. How did he end up being targeted by those devils?

Really...

A great calamity has befallen us.

Beneath Hammer Industries.

Alexander Pierce, even after transforming into a White Zetsu, remains lurking here.

After listening to its report, Black Zetsu contacted their direct superior: "Hehehehe... Hagoromo, everything is arranged."

"Okay, arrange for our people to contact Tony!"

Uehara Naraku pulled out a black envelope with red clouds, his brow furrowing slightly. "Speaking of which, first there was the USB drive with the Hydra logo, and now this envelope with the Akatsuki logo. Won't people suspect it was made by the same people?"

"Hehehe... No need to worry."

Black Zetsu chuckled softly, reassuring Uehara Naraku: "People in this world take markings very seriously, so no one will particularly suspect us..."

After saying that, Black Zetsu's laughter suddenly turned sinister: "Hehehehe... Even if some people have doubts, it doesn't matter, right? Hammer Industries has taken in Ivan Vanko, which will become ironclad evidence that Alexander Pierce is the mastermind behind Hydra..."

"That's true."

Uehara Naraku slowly nodded.

"Hehehehe...who will deliver the message this time?"

"I think either way is fine..."

"Xiao Nan?"

"..."

Uehara Naraku suddenly fell silent.

After a long silence, Uehara Naraku spoke softly, "This universe is too vast, and there are still some dangers that I cannot truly confirm whether they exist that I cannot easily resolve. Therefore, at this time, I do not wish for Konan-sensei to live in this world."

Especially…

Uehara Naraku knew that a strange thing had happened in New Mexico: a hammer that fell from the sky could not be taken away by any person or force.

Asgard's gaze has already turned to Earth, where a powerful sorcerer wielding the Time Stone is sealing away darkness in New York.

Although I don't know why...

However, they have not yet made contact with Uehara Naraku.

"Hehehehe..."

Black Zetsu, for the first time in a long time, sensed the vulnerability in Uehara Naraku's heart and couldn't help but chuckle softly: "He just asked Konan to come here to help deliver a letter..."

"never mind."

Uehara Naraku lay on the beach in California, looking up at the starry sky, shaking his head to himself, and remained silent for a long time without answering Black Zetsu's question.

Just when Black Zetsu almost thought the connection between the two of them had been severed, it heard Uehara Naraku let out a faint sigh.

"I'm just worried that when I see Ms. Minami again... I might not want her to leave anymore?"

"..."

Black Zetsu couldn't help but fall silent.

After sighing, Uehara Naraku calmly continued, "Furthermore, while we spent thousands of years in the Bleach world, Konan-sensei was actually still living in the ninja world for the few days after I left. She shouldn't be in any particular situation now..."

The night sky is ablaze with stars.

It's a pity that beneath the stars in the sky lies not beauty, but a series of crises that threaten everything on Earth.

Let's not talk about this anymore.

Uehara Naraku quickly shook his head, leaped into the air from the grass, and raced towards Tony Stark's villa: "Get ready to begin! Tony Stark has probably discovered everything; he's leaving to get the keys!"

Exit of the underground parking garage.

Tony Stark's sports car roared out.

Tony Stark saw the video his father, Howard Stark, left him and became acutely aware of his father's hidden expectations of him. He even speculated that the Stark Industries Expo model left behind by Howard Stark might be the key to the new energy element!

Unfortunately…

A model of the industrial expo is displayed at the Stark Industrial Building.

Tony Stark secretly observed the area and, finding that Uehara Naraku was no longer around, decided to drive his sports car out to retrieve the model drawings from the Industrial Expo.

"Mr. Stark, what do you intend to do?"

A figure stood in the middle of the road, blocking Tony Stark's sports car. Uehara Naraku's figure appeared in front of Tony Stark, bathed in the headlights of the sports car.

"Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Tony Stark's eye twitched involuntarily. Looking at Uehara Naraku blocking his way, he casually replied, "Ha, it's just too boring at home..."

Although Tony Stark suspected that the model at the industrial expo might be the key to the Iron Man suit's new energy source, and could perhaps replace the palladium energy plate to solve his own palladium poisoning problem.

but…

Tony Stark had no intention of telling Uehara Naraku this secret, even though he knew that Uehara Naraku was now on his side!

However, Uehara Naraku had lied to him before, and Tony Stark swore he would never share any secrets with Uehara Naraku!

Or rather...

Tony Stark doesn't trust S.H.I.E.L.D. either!

Tony wasn't sure if S.H.I.E.L.D. would change their attitude and hide the key first, now that they also knew where the key to the new elemental energy was!

"Are you still feeling stuffy in your seaside villa?"

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow slightly and walked step by step to Tony Stark's sports car. His expression gradually turned cold and stern: "My orders are to protect your safety until you resolve the danger within your body. You are not allowed to leave this villa."

"I know, I know..."

Tony Stark tapped his fingers slowly on the steering wheel as he considered his options: "But Pepper just told me there's been a bit of an emergency at Stark Tower..."

"I have not received any contact from Agent Romanov or Miss Pepper."

Uehara Naraku exposed Tony Stark's lie with a single sentence, continuing softly, "And no matter what trouble Stark Industries encounters, Agent Romanoff will help handle it. No trouble is trouble for S.H.I.E.L.D..."

"Hmm..."

Tony Stark hesitated for a moment, then slowly continued, "I've got a lead, but I need to buy some materials. Could you help me buy them?"

"You can buy what you need late at night..."

Uehara Naraku's voice suddenly stopped, his whole body stiffened, his face seemed to be shocked, and his body seemed to be unable to move at all.

"That is..."

A look of surprise flashed across Tony Stark's face!

Although Tony Stark couldn't determine Uehara Naraku's condition, the dozen or so thin threads connecting Uehara Naraku's body gleamed faintly under the sports car's headlights!

It's obvious...

These thin threads are quite strong!

Could it be these thin, long lines...?

Has Uehara Naraku's body been frozen in place?!

Tony Stark slowly raised his head and looked up at the sky, following the thin lines!

Beneath the moonlight and starlight, there was an ugly, giant white bird that didn't look like a living creature!

What surprised Tony Stark even more was that two figures dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns were standing on the white giant bird, which seemed completely unscientific!

Tony Stark felt like his worldview had been turned upside down!

One of the red-haired boys stared coldly at the ground, his fingers curling up as if playing a piano, as if he were the one using those thin threads to control Uehara Naraku, rendering him unable to move!

As for the other blond youth, he was all smiles and jumped down, landing lightly on the hood of Tony Stark's car as if he had no weight at all.

The blond youth grinned a few times, then raised his thumb to indicate that Uehara Naraku, who was unable to move behind him, was immobilized: "Hehehehe... Howard Stark's son, do you need our help to kill this guy restricting your freedom?"

"He doesn't seem to be a bad person."

The red-haired boy standing atop the giant white bird suddenly spoke, explaining softly, "I can sense his inner will through the puppet strings. This person wants to protect you in front of us; he doesn't seem to be an enemy of Howard Stark's son..."

"you…"

Today should be the day Tony Stark hears his father's name from a second person, two seemingly young men who know his father!

This world…

How bizarre can it get?

Tony Stark quickly recovered from his surprise, waved his hand hastily, and said softly, "There's no need for that... Although Agent Uehara Naraku deceived me before, he is indeed a kind person..."

"Yeah?"

The blond youth pinched his lips and nodded slowly: "Then we don't need to hide what we're about to say from his presence..."

"No, no, no..."

Tony Stark shook his head quickly, a hint of regret creeping over him for not wearing the Iron Man suit.

Unfortunately, he worried that his body could not withstand any more palladium poisoning, and he had to leave enough time to study the new elemental energy.

Facing these two alone is a little dangerous!

However, Tony Stark would definitely be unwilling if all the secrets were to be known by Uehara Naraku, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!

Tony Stark quickly realized that Uehara Naraku seemed completely powerless against these two and had no way of protecting his safety...

and…

The two men dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns didn't seem to have any ill intentions; they appeared to be old acquaintances of his father, Howard Stark. It was unclear whether they were friend or foe…

These two people...could they be Hydra agents?

Tony Stark hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Let's find a private place to talk... How about my place?"

"Hehe, either way is fine!"

The blond youth readily nodded, took an exquisite clay figurine from his pocket and placed it in Uehara Naraku's pocket, chuckling as he said, "Then stand here and rest for a while. Don't wander around, or it'll explode..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku nodded hesitantly.

The man slowly looked down at the doll in his pocket. It was a life-size clay figure of the blond youth. If he remembered correctly, this thing was from the C4 series.

one…

Enough to flatten a mountain!

Inside the Stark Villa.

Just as Tony Stark was secretly instructing Jarvis to activate the defense system, the red-haired boy took out a black envelope with a cloud of auspicious symbolism drawn on it.

This pattern…

There's a vague resemblance to the clothes these two people are wearing!

The two of them are definitely in a mysterious organization, but it's unclear whether it's Hydra or some other organization...

"We are the dawn."

"Mercenaries who exist in the universe."

"If we use the planet's own terminology, we are extraterrestrial humans, perhaps not quite what you imagine, son of Howard Stark."

"No, no, no, for extraterrestrial life, nothing is too amazing..."

Tony Stark slowly shook his head. He could tell at first glance that something was wrong with the red-haired boy; his body seemed to be made of wood!

However, the red-haired youth possesses rather strange abilities, and even has a brain and consciousness. Is he a super-intelligent mechanical life form?

Tony Stark couldn't help but ponder how such a highly intelligent mechanical life form could possibly be created.

At least it can be confirmed that…

This is definitely an alien!

Such powerful artificial intelligence could never exist on Earth; current technology is far from capable of achieving it, especially considering these two individuals possess such strange and unusual abilities!

"Son of Howard Stark".

The red-haired boy noticed Tony's distraction and gently reminded him, slowly pushing the envelope on the table toward him: "This was left by your father, Howard Stark. In exchange for allowing us to observe the Tesseract, he entrusted us with its safekeeping."

"This is…"

"We haven't opened it."

The red-haired boy slowly shook his head and continued softly, "To keep the contents of the letter confidential, the person who made the envelope was the teacher of our organization's leader."

"We haven't been able to find any physical energy belonging to Howard Stark, so it seems he ultimately didn't break through the limits of human life."

"As per our agreement with Howard Stark, this letter should be returned to his son before the end of this year on this planet."

"However, our organization is facing some crises during this period, and may be on the verge of collapse. We can only entrust this task to you at this time."

"..."

Tony Stark silently picked up the envelope.

Just as he was about to open the envelope, the envelope suddenly fell off naturally, turning into a piece of origami that floated in the air and slowly burned and dissipated...

Only one letter remained on the table.

"Then, the agreement is fulfilled."

The red-haired boy nodded, stood up, and prepared to leave.

The blond youth pouted slightly, looking a little unhappy, and glanced back at Tony Stark, seemingly wanting to chat with him a bit more.

The red-haired boy stopped him and tried to take him away.

Tony Stark glanced at the first few sentences of the letter. His father, Howard Stark, was indeed very knowledgeable about the Akatsuki organization, introducing it at the very beginning of the letter.

This is a trustworthy organization.

In a sense, Howard Stark's letter suggests that he trusts the organization called Dawn of the Sky even more than he trusts S.H.I.E.L.D., which he created!

Of course, Tony Stark still had some doubts.

If he reads the letter thoroughly, perhaps he'll trust it a little more. He's still an Earthling, and he's bound to have all sorts of suspicions about the universe beyond Earth…

"Wait a mininute."

Tony Stark suddenly called out to them, "Perhaps I should say something a little presumptuous, what crisis have you encountered?"

"And... um... could we chat a little longer? After all, this is my first time encountering extraterrestrial life. Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Not enough."

The red-haired youth slowly shook his head and calmly said, "It was the Chitauri who wiped us out. Even the armed forces of this planet are far from enough."

Howard Stark was once our friend, and as his son, you may also have an adventurous way of thinking, which is not advisable.

I must remind you not to follow your father's example and presumptuously study the energy of the Cosmic Cube, as this will bring an irresistible interstellar war disaster to this planet.

"It was precisely because we inadvertently leaked the fact that we had observed the Cosmic Cube that we brought about a crisis that could have brought down the organization..."

What is the Cosmic Cube?

Tony Stark frowned slightly.

"Don't you know?"

A hint of doubt appeared in the red-haired boy's eyes. He slowly shook his head and said, "If you don't know, then just pretend you don't know anything. In this universe, the less you know, the longer you can live."

After saying that.

A giant white bird landed in front of them.

The red-haired boy and the blond youth jumped onto the back of the giant white bird.

The blond youth, who seemed quite cheerful, waved at Tony Stark and said with a grin, "Hahaha, goodbye! Remember to throw the artwork I just left behind far away, because in this world... art is an explosion!"

Big chapter!

good night!

For the sake of me staying up late...

(End of this chapter)