Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 713 A man who loves to tweet!

A military base.

It attracted the attention of countless people.

Washington, D.C., S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Nick Fury stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the director's office at S.H.I.E.L.D., issuing orders to the military base in Arkansas, urging them to prepare for war immediately.

"Immediately go on high alert and prepare for battle!"

"Field personnel, spread out! Search for any suspicious persons!"

"I'll be at the Arkansas base within an hour!"

Although Nick Fury didn't know why Ivan Vanko and Tony Stark had arranged to fight there, nor why Hydra had chosen that military base... being on high alert and prepared for war at this time was the right thing to do!

Furthermore, Nick Fury has already ordered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Quinjet to pick him up, and he himself will immediately head to the Arkansas military base to avoid any mishaps.

"Yes, sir."

The military base commander accepted the order with a serious expression.

Then the commander tried to contact Alexander Pierce…

After all, the commander is truly loyal to Hydra, or rather, all the members of the military base in Arkansas are Hydra's people, so what is there to hide?

This is their Hydra's reserve training base!

When the military base commander contacted Alexander Pierce, Pierce was contemplating the possibility that the military commander and the entire base would die heroically in the impending war.

Pierce sensed that the imposters were targeting them, the Hydra agents, and at that point, a Hydra base that had likely already been exposed became irrelevant…

In particular, this base is only a logistics and training center.

"Carry out Fury's orders!"

Alexander Pierce pressed his phone, his fingers tapping lightly on his desk. "I don't want anyone exposed at this time. It'll kill a lot of people... Colonel Wim, do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes, we will be careful to keep it hidden."

The commander's face was very determined.

"idiot!"

Pierce couldn't help but curse!

The entire Arkansas base is likely already exposed, so what's the point of hiding now? The most important thing is to destroy the evidence!

Regardless, we need to keep Nick Fury calm for now and not let him suspect that something went wrong at S.H.I.E.L.D.!

"Now you must immediately destroy all Hydra data in the base... Nick Fury is very likely to thoroughly investigate the Arkansas base, and not a single piece of data can be missed."

Alexander Pierce paced back and forth in his office, pressing a hand to his forehead: "Before Nick Fury heads to the Arkansas base, prepare to activate the self-destruct sequence in case he discovers there are Hydra spies within S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Sir..."

The commander gripped the receiver tightly, slowly raising his head to look at the fiery clouds appearing in the sky, swallowing hard: "We might be too late..."

"Sir, unidentified high-speed flying object attacking!"

A man in charge of the radar display reported loudly!

The commander glanced at the cluster of red dots on the radar screen and roared in despair, "Enemy attack! Everyone, immediately on alert! Return to your positions!!"

Boom!

A cluster missile has penetrated the military base!

A violent explosion resounded throughout the base, and the shockwave instantly swept away everything around it, engulfing the entire base in smoke and dust!

A towering steel suit of armor leaped into the air and landed atop the military base, two crackling whips suddenly emerging from its hands!

A whip-like lash sliced ​​through the roof of the base like a sharp blade!

It was Ivan Vanko!

As Ivan Vanko took the lead, armed machines descended from the sky, with cannons and machine guns aimed at the military base!

Hundreds of machine guns tore through the base's defenses in an instant!

This kind of surprise attack by a cluster of steel machines, which was half a generation ahead of its time, had already completely lost its chance of success before they even had enough firepower to deal with the air raid...

They never imagined that a military base located in the safe central region of the United States could possibly face such a terrorist attack!

In less than ten minutes.

Ivan Vanko led hundreds of armed machines to destroy all resistance forces at the military base, which was originally part of his long-planned operation!

The only use this military base can have is to request assistance from a nearby air force base and army base.

Hundreds of kilometers away.

An army tank battalion is already heading here.

Two F-22 Raptor fighter jets took off from the air force base to support the attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. base, but were destroyed by two lasers en route.

The military was instantly thrown into chaos.

The Department of Defense in Washington immediately convened all generals to discuss whether or not to use missiles to directly destroy the Arkansas base, eliminating both the S.H.I.E.L.D. members and the enemy within...

Nick Fury would definitely disagree.

Nick Fury announced that Iron Man Tony Stark had rushed to the Arkansas military base to provide support; the military also sent Tony Stark's friend, Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes, to assist in the operation, wearing his newly armed War Machine suit.

Furthermore, Nick Fury himself flew to the Arkansas base in a Quinjet, intending to investigate the secrets hidden behind this incident…

In fact, he didn't need to investigate at all.

After Tony Stark and Rhodes made contact, they both arrived at the ruins of the Arkansas military base, where they saw rows of armed robots and Ivan Vanko's Iron Man suit.

All of these steel weapons were printed with the same exquisite patterns.

Both Tony Stark and Rhodes were very familiar with those patterns; they were the logo of Hammer Industries. Both of them were a little speechless.

"Has Justin Hammer gone mad?"

Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes's lips twitched in War Machine, and he couldn't help but continue his sarcasm: "Or is he just an idiot? Providing terrorists attacking military bases with Iron Man suits—weapons even the military can't equip... wait, how did he manage that?"

"Because of Ivan Vanko..."

Tony Stark, his crimson Iron Man suit floating in the air, gazed at the rows of armed robots on the ground, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes: "That idiot Justin Hammer actually dared to collude with Hydra..."

Regardless of the outcome of their battle…

Justin Hammer can no longer escape the charge of treason!

Unless Hydra helps him solve this problem.

Tony Stark was well aware that this duel between him and Ivan Vanko was not only to settle a long-standing feud between their families, but also because Hydra was secretly pushing for it.

That terrifying organization lurking in the shadows…

They want to select the strongest Iron Man suit technology through this battle!

Boom!

The fierce artillery fire instantly ripped through the night sky!

Ivan Vanko, piloting his Iron Man suit, led hundreds of armed machines in a sudden and fierce attack on Iron Man and War Machine in the air!

"Rhodes, watch out!"

Tony Stark rapidly increased his altitude, his Iron Man suit slightly opening at the legs, and micro-bombs shot out, destroying seven or eight armed robots in succession!

"Don't worry about me, my firepower is stronger than yours!"

Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes piloted his latest armed war machine, unleashing a barrage of firepower on the ground. He was loaded with large-caliber machine guns and grenades!

One armed robot after another fell to his attacks…

These armed robots were merely expendable items to Ivan Vanko, simply to deplete Tony Stark and Rhodes's ammunition and energy.

Ivan Vanko himself calmly looked up at the exchange of fire, his hands tightly gripping two whips crackling with electricity, a toothpick dangling from his lips.

"Are you going to use me as a pawn...?"

"It's truly pathetic to be of no use in your organization... You bunch of demons, never imagined I would defeat Tony Stark?"

"Hehehehe...you're just a pawn..."

The White Zetsu slowly detached from Ivan Vanko's body, quickly disappearing into the ground. It chuckled and continued, "Hehehehe... there's a difference between a pawn and a full member. However, if you want to be resurrected, we don't mind taking your soul..."

"Ha, there's no need."

Ivan Vanko shook his head, slowly tightening his grip on the Arc Whip in his Iron Man suit, his voice suddenly turning sinister: "Tony Stark... let's settle this here!"

As the sounds of gunfire gradually faded away.

Tony Stark and Rhodes destroyed all the armed machines and stood in front of Ivan Vanko, looking at the Hammer Industries insignia on Ivan Vanko's body with mixed feelings.

"Justin Hammer is such an idiot..."

"I think so too..."

"That idiot must have been scammed..."

"Even if he was deceived, it only proves his stupidity..."

Tony Stark shook his head and quickly had Jarvis call Uehara Naraku, ordering him to go to Hammer Industries immediately to prevent the evidence from disappearing.

This matter is definitely related to Hammer Industries.

Regardless of whether there is sufficient evidence, neither S.H.I.E.L.D. nor the military can easily let Hammer Industries, as the prime suspect, go.

Unless Justin Hammer can atone with the Iron Man suit, he simply cannot create it without Ivan Vanko's help...

"Uehara."

Tony Stark, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, was on the phone with Naraku Uehara: "Hammer Industries and Hydra may be colluding. We'd better hurry; we might be able to find Hydra's whereabouts. I suspect Hydra might destroy all evidence..."

"Peace of mind."

After a moment of panic, Uehara Naraku quickly calmed down and explained in a low voice, "I have already notified Agent Romanov and Director Fury."

Tony, be careful on your end. It's best not to force a fight. Director Fury should have already mobilized reinforcements and they'll be here soon..."

"No, no, no, we don't need any support."

Tony Stark calmly hung up the phone.

"What an idiot..."

Ivan Vanko looked at Tony Stark and Rhodes with disdain, then glanced at the Hammer Industries logo on his arm armor, and slowly closed his eyes.

Even a brilliant scientist like Tony Stark could never have foreseen the riots and battles that would unfold tonight…

The real purpose...

Just for one thing.

They deliberately had the investigation traced back to Hammer Industries.

Once they trace it back to Hammer Industries, they will discover the truth about Justin Hammer's collusion with Alexander Pierce, Ivan Vanko, and others.

As for the other side...

While S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were urgently surrounding Hammer Industries.

Justin Hammer was completely unaware of this; he was still sitting in his office, his fingers tapping incessantly on his phone, a slight sense of unease creeping into his mind.

Since Ivan Vanko suggested test driving the Iron Man suit tonight, Justin Hammer has no longer been required to abide by the so-called gag order.

Justin Hammer is considering whether to tweet...

Should it be announced now?

Or should we wait until the press conference?

Or should we wait until he announces it at the Stark Industrial Exposition?

Justin Hammer picked up his phone, looked at a photo on it, and felt a faint, itchy itch in his heart.

That was a group photo.

In the center is a steel suit bearing the Hammer Industries logo.

On the left is a beaming Justin Hammer, and on the right is Secretary Alexander Pierce; both men are standing on either side, giving a thumbs-up.

This photo was suggested by Justin Hammer and was taken as a commemorative group photo to celebrate Hammer Industries' successful creation of its own Iron Man suit.

In Justin Hammer's view, this photo is the key to his future wealth.

"Fine, I'll just send one?"

"I haven't tweeted in so long, I should post a few more!"

Hammer Industries has created an even stronger Iron Man suit, which finally made Justin Hammer announce to the world that he has surpassed Tony Stark!

Justin Hammer rubbed his hands together excitedly and quickly edited a series of new tweets, attaching various photos with them.

"An even stronger Iron Man! [Photo]"

"Hammer Industries' new steel suit is coming soon! [Photo]"

"A new era of peace has arrived! [Photo]"

"Hammer Industries reports to the US and allies! [Photo]"

"Thank you to my new friend, Secretary Alexander Pierce of the World Security Council, he will be my friend forever! [Photo]"

Ah, how melancholy!

and also!

(End of this chapter)