Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 761 The Prophecy Pierce Made Before His Death

The live TV signal is still available.

Everyone witnessed their president being beheaded, and they also saw the helplessness of superhero Tony Stark in the face of this execution.

Tony Stark stood there, stunned, staring at the head that had appeared on television countless times, as it rolled down to their feet...

"Oh my God..."

Pepper Potts' eyes were filled with fear, and she involuntarily covered her eyes tightly, unable to bear looking at the heads and bleeding corpses on the ground.

The most powerful man in this country…

In the midst of the chaos, his head was chopped off!

Colonel Rhodes collapsed to his knees, despair creeping into his heart. As a soldier, he knew all too well what it meant for the president to die here!

If it were an assassination attempt, it might only cause a brief commotion...

However, during the live television broadcast across the United States, the president was beheaded by terrorists, which plunged the country into panic and chaos!

Rhodes was a soldier.

Ever since the Mandarin and the Ten Rings terrorists appeared, Rhodes has usually been responsible for protecting the president while piloting the war machine... Now, he can only watch helplessly as the body of the person he is protecting is left to die.

"There's no need to be so sad, is there?"

Gin Ichimaru listlessly hoisted his Zanpakuto onto his shoulder, squinted, and chuckled softly, "It's all this president's fault for being power-hungry... Who told him to sit in such a high position? Even I think his position isn't quite right..."

"you!"

What does it mean to be greedy for power?

Could a president still in office really resign because of terrorists? No one could have imagined that their president would actually die at the hands of these terrorists…

Colonel Rhodes slammed his fist on the ground in anger, drew the pistol from his waist, and fired wildly at Gin Ichimaru!

"Now you'll see what you've really messed with, you bastard... You've messed with the most powerful nation on Earth! It's a fight to the death!"

"That's an interesting point..."

Gin Ichimaru crouched on the ground, slashing his sword several times, deflecting all the incoming bullets. A smile still played on his lips: "Death is just an end for you, but just a beginning for us..."

"Rhodes, step back!"

After Tony Stark realized what was happening, he quickly assessed the situation. What they needed to do was not to get angry, but to take care of the person in front of them first!

As long as the murderer is caught or killed...

Everything that's happening now is still better late than never!

In any case, Killian, the leader of this terrorist group, is now dead, leaving only this audacious light purple-haired man!

"Jarvis, take care of him!"

Tony Stark swiftly pulled Colonel Rhodes and Pepper Potts back, calling out to his AI Jarvis!

There are still more than a dozen Iron Man suits of various models on the battlefield. With Tony Stark's command, all the Iron Man suits flew toward this corner!

Rays of energy shone with dazzling light!

In the blink of an eye, Gin Ichimaru was completely engulfed by the energy shock rays released by a group of Iron Man suits, and a transparent barrier suddenly opened in his palm!

Gin Ichimaru blocked more than a dozen energy rays with a single hand!

but

Tony Stark never thought it would be an easy victory. Whoever appeared at the end was easy to deal with; they would all have to fight to the death...

Tony Stark reached out and pressed his earpiece, controlling more than a dozen Iron Man suits to fly towards Silver Ichimaru, with warnings of Iron Man suits self-destructing rising and falling in succession!

"Detonate! Detonate!"

Tony Stark watched as the Iron Man suits flew to Gin Ichimaru's side, each one detonating its self-destruct device!

Anyway, he wanted to get rid of these models...

Let's use these soon-to-be-discarded steel suits to take care of this audacious terrorist!

The sounds of explosions were incessant!

"It seems I'm being a bit rude..."

Gin Ichimaru glanced at the series of exploding Iron Man suits flying towards him. He didn't try to dodge the explosions, but simply tilted his head in exasperation.

Illuminated by the blazing fire, Gin Ichimaru stared blankly at the Iron Man suits flying towards him, standing there as if in a daze, until he was reduced to ashes by the self-destruction of more than a dozen Iron Man suits!

Even at the very end, Gin Ichimaru still had a smile on his lips…

This man…

Are they not afraid of death at all?

"..."

Tony Stark's brows furrowed as he stared intently at Gin Ichimaru, who was surrounded by the self-destruction of the Iron Man suit and torn to shreds like a rag doll!

Tony's expression remained grim.

This guy is so fearless, daring to show up in front of them. Is he just trying to arrogantly kill the president right in front of them?

Is it just pure madness?

Or is there another terrorist mastermind behind it all?

Tony Stark was a little confused, because he had only learned about Killian's information today, and he didn't recognize the light purple-haired man in front of him at all; he had never seen him before...

to be honest…

I'm a little confused...

Wait, I think I've heard that before...

Just as Tony Stark was still pondering the identity of the light purple-haired man, the usually calm AI Jarvis suddenly issued a sharp warning: "Sir, be careful! He's resurrected!"

"Um?"

Tony Stark suddenly looked up!

above the sky.

Under the glow of the entire oil tanker, the dust and scraps of paper on the ground seemed to be drawn by gravity, quickly drifting towards one spot!

Gradually...

The man who had just been defeated by the Iron Man suits…

They actually came back to life and appeared right in front of them!

Tony Stark felt an unprecedented unease, and he rubbed his temples with his fingers.

Gin Ichimaru chuckled softly and said slowly, "Perhaps because we don't need to worry about life or death... we inevitably lose some of our elegance when fighting... I'm truly sorry... everyone..."

Because his body is a prosthetic created using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Gin Ichimaru has no need to worry about his body being physically destroyed...

As for being destroyed by the Iron Man suit's self-destruction...

It was just to buy time for someone's arrival.

Gin Ichimaru drew his long sword again, smiling as he pointed the blade at the uneasy Tony Stark and the others, a soft murmur playing on his lips…

"Shoot him, sharpshooter!"

Gin Ichimaru's eyes flickered!

The next moment, the blade in his hand suddenly extended, instantly lengthening by tens of meters, and stabbed towards Tony Stark and the others!

now…

More than a dozen Iron Man suits had already self-destructed...

Right now, Tony and his friends are just three ordinary people!

No, or rather, Tony Stark and Colonel Rhodes were just ordinary mortals; Pepper Potts, who still had the Extremis virus within her, was even stronger than those two men…

But neither Tony Stark nor Colonel Rhodes considered having Pepper stand in their way, nor did they have time to think about it…

This knife…

They came too fast!

It just so happened at that moment.

A beam of azure energy swept across, piercing through Gin Ichimaru's body first, thus saving Tony Stark and the others!

"This is... Uehara?"

Tony Stark's unease subsided slightly.

It was at this moment that Uehara Naraku rescued him. Perhaps he hadn't arrived in time yet, so he could only hastily use an energy ray to save him...

Tony estimated that Uehara Naraku would arrive soon.

Having obtained the power of the Tesseract during the Battle of New York, Uehara Naraku gained a body far beyond that of an ordinary person. Combined with his mastery of superpowers, his combat strength in the Avengers was astonishing…

At least…

We'll be safe soon.

"Oh? A very important person has arrived..."

Gin Ichimaru still had a slight smile on his lips. The wounds that had pierced his body were rapidly filling and healing. He looked in the direction from which the azure energy had flown, and then looked down at Tony Stark on the ground.

"Mr. Stark, Colonel Rhodes..."

Gin Ichimaru slightly opened his eyes, and the slight gleam in them was somewhat unsettling: "Looks like you've had good luck this time..."

"Now that you can't even protect the president of this country, then... who can you two protect?"

"..."

This is a heart-wrenching question.

Moreover, this is no longer just a problem between the two of them.

If even Iron Man and his War Machine friends couldn't protect the president, who was already heavily guarded when he went out, then who in America is safe from the terrorists?

Gin Ichimaru didn't seem to expect their answer. He simply asked his routine question and then vanished in an instant.

The television signal is still broadcasting live.

With the president's assassination and Gin Ichimaru's final interrogation, the entire United States descended into chaos, and this year's Christmas Eve seemed anything but peaceful...

Because of the death of the US president…

This was also a president who died on Christmas Day.

If a country's president dies in a public execution by terrorists, will anyone dare to resist these terrorists? In some cities and towns, there have already been many thugs and gangsters impersonating the Ten Rings and the Mandarin's men.

of course.

This chaos is not pure chaos.

For some politicians, this is an opportunity.

For the vice president awaiting his term, the president's death is a great boon, as he will directly assume the presidency. In particular, this vice president, named Mike Sr., knows the truth about the president's assassination, and he is confident that he can regain popular support.

Because Vice President Mike Sr. and Killian were originally in cahoots...

If they could secretly manipulate things and get Mike to take decisive action against the terrorists, they could easily win over the people, and then running for the next term wouldn't be a problem...

On the Quinjet.

Uehara Naraku collected the president's body and brought back Tony Stark, Colonel Rhodes, and others. He did not blame Tony and the others, but simply watched the live television broadcast of the successor president, Michael Sr., with them.

In the live television broadcast, the somewhat aged vice president stood in front of the camera, calmly delivering his prepared speech.

"terribly sorry."

"This Christmas Eve was not a pleasant one for anyone."

"Our president tragically passed away today..."

"I will carry on his will and continue the fight..."

"I don't need to find anyone or any superhero to protect me... because as president, I have only one duty: to protect the people until the end of my life..."

It must be said that...

The vice president has a good way of appeasing and winning people over.

Ordinary Americans were already worried about terrorist attacks, because if even the president couldn't guarantee their safety, their own safety couldn't be guaranteed either.

however…

The vice president abruptly shifted the subject, instantly transforming these conflicts into a declaration that they would fight to the death, proving that seasoned politicians are indeed capable...

Uehara Naraku felt the same way.

Colonel Rhodes stared blankly at the television for a long time before finally speaking, "It seems our new president is quite confident..."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Pepper Potts shook her head and explained softly, "If he can't regain his confidence, then no one in the entire United States will have the confidence to fight against Killian and his terrorist gang..."

Killian is dead.

Tony Stark remained frowning, his fingers tracing lines along his temples. "Only that lawless guy remains, that guy with the light purple hair who's always smiling. Jarvis can't find any information on him..."

"Can't you find his information?"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Tony Stark with surprise, reached for a tablet, swiped up a photo, and handed it to Tony Stark, saying softly, "It seems you didn't use any illegal means... because his information only exists within S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Um?"

Tony Stark looked at the tablet in surprise, his eyes fixed on the photo, his face gradually turning grim.

Because that photo was taken before the Battle of New York…

A photo of Loki and Gin Ichimaru.

This photo was taken unintentionally by a camera. It is a picture of Gin Ichimaru when he took Loki's scepter, and it is also the only documented record of Gin Ichimaru's existence.

Because Loki's scepter was taken away beforehand, it didn't cause a big stir, and not many people paid attention to it during the Battle of New York. After all, the Akatsuki and the Chitauri were causing more trouble, and the whole of New York was a monster field.

Tony Stark glanced at Uehara Naraku and immediately realized the identity of the light purple-haired man: "I remember before the Battle of New York, it was Hydra who took away Loki's cane that could control people's minds..."

"That's right."

Uehara Naraku nodded slowly and said softly, "This man who killed the president was called Silver by Alexander Pierce. This guy named Silver should have a very high position within Hydra, because the scepter seems to have always been in his hands."

Furthermore, it seems he has a direct connection with Hela, the Asgardian goddess of death. I suspect he stole the scepter for Hela, the Asgardian goddess of death…

A few months ago, when Dr. Bruce Banner and I killed Alexander Pierce to avenge Director Fury, Pierce mentioned the name Silver before he died.

Because Pierce kept making a prophecy before he died…

Hela, the goddess of death and master of Hydra, will unleash Ragnarok, using death to reclaim her rule over the world… Silver is the first Grim Reaper Hela sends out.

That's utter nonsense!

(End of this chapter)