Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 727 The Three Princesses of Asgard

The Pacific Ocean.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s space carrier.

The space carrier had not yet taken off, but its size and unique design were still awe-inspiring. Bruce Banner and Steve Rogers listened to Natasha's introduction and were somewhat shocked that this behemoth had a takeoff mode.

boom!

A figure in a steel suit flew towards the aircraft carrier, leaving a trail of flame in the air before landing directly on the deck, attracting everyone's attention.

"You're late, Mr. Stark."

Natasha reached out and tossed her wavy hair as she walked towards Tony Stark: "But it's not too late yet, we haven't taken off..."

"First tell me, where is the Cosmic Cube?"

Tony Stark removed his faceplate and looked at Natasha with a serious expression: "You're secretly working on the Tesseract without consulting any professionals... you're in big trouble!"

Tony Stark trusted Xiao's judgment.

The Tesseract's awakening on Earth will undoubtedly attract the attention of many aliens in the universe who want to obtain it. This matter must be warned to S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Unfortunately...

Tony Stark's warning came too late.

After Nick Fury saw that all the members of the Avengers team had assembled, he explained the history of the Tesseract and the unexpected events that had occurred the previous night, including Asgard and Loki's identity and personality.

Nick Fury made no secret of anything.

Because in the face of war, no intelligence can be missed.

Furthermore, Nick Fury handed out information about the Cosmic Cube and the subtle gamma rays it emitted to everyone present, except for Uehara Naraku and Natasha.

Tony Stark rubbed his forehead, his mood turning sour: "So, before I even had a chance to warn you, some outsider named Loki had already stolen the Tesseract?"

That's it.

Nick Fury nodded slowly.

"Okay, maybe I should remind you again."

Tony Stark looked up at Nick Fury, then at everyone else present: "Besides that outsider from Asgard, there's a group of Chitauri also keeping an eye on the Tesseract, and they might be storming into our house soon..."

How do you know all this?

Steve Rogers frowned.

Tony Stark raised an eyebrow and said, seemingly casually, "My father used to have some friends... I learned about it from his friends."

No matter what...

This is something to be quite proud of.

While the group was still focused on the Hydra on Earth, Tony Stark had already turned his attention to space and focused on Akatsuki.

"How come I didn't know about these things?"

Steve Rogers' brow remained furrowed, instead deepening. "A friend of Howard Stark? Do I know him?"

If he remembers correctly...

Howard Stark probably doesn't have many friends...

You don't need to know them.

Tony Stark shrugged indifferently.

"Alright, Tony."

Nick Fury interrupted the potential argument between them, his face grave as he asked, "Tony, can you tell me where this intelligence came from? You seem to know something we don't..."

"There's no need to explain..."

Tony Stark rubbed his temples and continued, "I can't reveal their information before I get permission..."

"Tony."

Nick Fury, his one eye fixed on Tony Stark, said in a deep voice, "If possible, I'd like to meet them too. I haven't heard of Howard Stark having any friends in the universe; he wouldn't hide this from his files..."

"Because he knew S.H.I.E.L.D. had become like this, he didn't include that in the files..."

"Are they those two?"

Uehara Naraku, who had been standing to the side drinking juice, suddenly interjected, his gaze fixed on Tony Stark: "Those two people who appeared riding strange birds, dressed in black clothes with red clouds painted on them..."

"..."

Tony Stark was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Bruce Banner rubbed his hands nervously and cautiously asked, "Um... Mr. Stark, if they sound like aliens too, how can you be sure they're not after the Tesseract?"

"I believe in them."

Tony Stark shook his head quickly, then continued, "If they wanted to, they would have taken the Tesseract thirty years ago... They are more trustworthy than S.H.I.E.L.D., who are hiding their research on the Tesseract from us."

This is a bit hard to explain...

S.H.I.E.L.D. did not tell Tony Stark about the Tesseract because they assumed he knew nothing about it.

As it turned out, Tony Stark had other sources of information about the Tesseract, and even knew about the potential dangers of studying it, which greatly reduced the trust between them…

Steve Rogers immediately retorted, "You choose to believe those aliens instead of your own comrades?"

As a World War II veteran, Steve Rogers values ​​his comrades highly and is somewhat resentful of Tony Stark's attitude...

However, when it comes to verbal sparring, how could Tony Stark possibly back down?

Tony Stark shook his head indifferently and chuckled softly: "If they had trusted me as a comrade-in-arms, this crisis wouldn't have happened today."

Yes…

If S.H.I.E.L.D. trusts these Avengers, then they should let them know about the Tesseract and consult their opinions.

Aside from Uehara Naraku and Natasha, two agents with limited education, Steve Rogers had contact with the Tesseract, Bruce Banner was quite knowledgeable about the gamma rays leaking from the Tesseract, and Tony Stark, a scientific genius, was even more knowledgeable…

however…

S.H.I.E.L.D. chose to keep it a secret from them and conducted unauthorized research on the Tesseract, which directly led to the Tesseract being stolen and its whereabouts remaining unknown to this day…

The Avengers have only just officially assembled, and they're already on the verge of splitting up because of their differing attitudes. That's when a mediator is needed.

"Everyone..."

Natasha shook her head, a hint of worry in her eyes: "Right now, isn't our most pressing need to find the location of the Tesseract and Loki's whereabouts?"

"..."

Everyone immediately fell silent.

Nick Fury glanced at the group, then looked at Natasha with satisfaction, and said softly, "Natasha, Agent Uehara Naraku, take them to the lab. Perhaps there's something you can use there..."

"Yes, sir."

Uehara Naraku nodded calmly and was about to lead everyone present to the space carrier's laboratory, their expressions still unpleasant.

After arriving at the laboratory.

Bruce Banner was preparing to search for the source of the gamma rays when Tony Stark took his cell phone and walked over to the side, dialing a landline at the Stark Industries headquarters.

Because the mysterious masked man from outer space was still waiting for his message, he needed to seek outside assistance from someone he trusted.

After all, there's an alien living in the house...

Why not just ask this alien if he knows anything about Loki?

"hello."

Tony Stark cut to the chase: "Does Dawn have any intelligence about Loki and Asgard?"

"Hmm? That third princess of Asgard?"

and also

(End of this chapter)