Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 766 The Counterattack from Honest Man Uehara

dong dong dong...

Uehara Naraku arrived very quickly.

Before Tony Stark could even wait for Jarvis to hack into the database and obtain the intelligence, Uehara Naraku and his group of men were already standing at the laboratory door.

Uehara Naraku and a group of black-clad agents stood by the glass door, looking through the glass at Tony Stark, who was fully armed, inside the laboratory. They then tapped their fingers on the door.

"Come in!"

The security glass door opened slowly.

Tony Stark removed his visor, glanced at Uehara Naraku and the group of agents behind him as they entered, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Huh? You're unusually acting like a serious... um... official today?"

Today's event is quite large.

Uehara Naraku is usually a loner and rarely appears with a large number of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents like he did today, nor does he care about the pomp and circumstance of a director.

"There are some things I need to confirm with you..."

Uehara Naraku shook his head and waved to the group of agents who wanted to come in with him, telling them to stop where they were: "No need to come in, you can wait for me outside."

"Director Uehara, this is an order from the White House..."

"I just wanted to ask Tony Stark a few questions."

Uehara Naraku turned to look at the agent who had questioned him and said coldly, "Or are you saying that I no longer even have the right to conduct routine questioning?"

"Yes."

A group of agents filed out and stood guard outside the door.

Tony Stark paid close attention to their conversation throughout, and he had roughly figured out that the order from the White House had led Uehara Naraku to surround Stark Industries.

It is estimated that Uehara Naraku had no other choice but to do so.

Moreover, Uehara doesn't seem to be having a good time either. His agents dare to defy his orders as the director, something no one dared to do when Nick Fury was in charge...

Uehara Naraku watched his subordinates close the laboratory door before turning to Tony Stark, silently gathering his emotions.

"Hmm, what were you going to ask?"

Tony Stark glanced at Uehara Naraku, whose expression was becoming increasingly complicated, with surprise. His mind raced as he began to consider the current situation and what had happened.

What exactly happened?

Why is Uehara Naraku in a bad mood?

Why did Uehara Naraku bring a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to surround this place? Is it to capture him?

Why did that agent just say it was an order from the White House? What order did the White House issue? What does the newly elected president want to do to this billionaire?

Uehara Naraku finally finished building up his emotions. His expression gradually changed from complex to cold, and there was even a hint of anger in his eyes: "Mr. Tony Stark, I want to know one thing, is Director Nick Fury still alive...?"

"..."

Tony Stark fell silent.

After Nick Fury was assassinated, he faked his death and escaped at a hospital under Stark Industries, which was the only thing Tony felt somewhat indebted to Uehara about.

This time…

He seemed unable to continue lying.

Since Uehara Naraku came here to ask this question, he must have enough evidence. If he lies again, he will be exposed and they will lose their friendship.

After a moment of silence, Tony Stark slowly said, "Well, you already know... I didn't really care about it."

So it's all between you two anyway?

Didn't that bald guy tell you? He said there must be a lot of Hydra agents lurking within S.H.I.E.L.D., so he wanted to lure them out with his death, to see if those guys had any plans…”

to be frank.

Nick Fury's plan is pretty good.

However, the outcome of this fake death plan was rather disastrous.

Because Nick Fury faked his death, the Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't drawn out, but the Hydra bases around the world suffered instead...

The entire Avengers team knew one thing: the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Naraku Uehara, was cleaning up Hydra bases all over the world to avenge his superior.

Even Alexander Pierce, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. who was a Hydra spy, and a bunch of Hydra base leaders were killed by the Hulk.

This can be considered revenge for Nick Fury.

Nick Fury probably didn't expect this outcome.

This is just too outrageous. On the surface, it seems like the former bureau chief had just died, and his new subordinates took over and eliminated all his rivals to join him. It can only be blamed on the fact that the former bureau chief was too charismatic and deeply loved by his subordinates!

but.

Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D. did not emerge.

Because no matter how you look at it, with the outer Hydra forces completely wiped out, the inner Hydra forces certainly wouldn't dare to show their faces. This also disrupted Nick Fury's faked death operation, which was rendered completely meaningless by Uehara Naraku's antics...

Looking back now, Nick Fury's faked death plan seems incredibly stupid.

Tony Stark thought so too.

"At the time, I thought that bald guy's plan was ridiculous."

Tony Stark, still rambling on about Nick Fury's faked death plan, continued, "But you know, that guy's got a weird thing going on, so when he asked me to keep it a secret..."

"Shut up."

Uehara Naraku interrupted Tony Stark with a grim expression, continuing coldly, "Tony Stark, do you... know what you've done?"

"What?"

Tony Stark's face lit up with a question mark. He looked at Uehara Naraku, whose face was showing some anger, and blinked. "Don't be too angry... I also think his fake death plan is a bit far-fetched..."

"Then why did you help him!"

Uehara Naraku clenched his teeth, as if he were out of control of his anger, and threw a punch at Tony Stark!

This attack came too suddenly!

Tony Stark instinctively reached out to resist, but Uehara Naraku punched him so hard that he was sent flying and crashed onto an experimental table!

Fortunately, he was wearing an Iron Man suit…

"Are you crazy?"

Tony Stark closed his mask with lingering fear.

If he hadn't just happened to be wearing this Iron Man suit, he would have been seriously injured by Uehara Naraku's punch. Has this guy gone mad?

Uehara Naraku charged toward Tony Stark again, grabbing Tony's arm and slamming him over his shoulder to the ground!

this moment…

He seemed to be blinded by rage!

"Do you even know what you've done?!"

Uehara Naraku pressed Tony Stark firmly to the ground, grabbing his steel mask and ripping it off, his face contorted with rage as he continued, "Director Fury... no... Nick Fury, he's a Hydra executive!"

"..."

Tony Stark stared blankly.

Looking at the astonished Tony Stark, Uehara Naraku continued in a deep voice, "Furry... Nick Fury's faked death wasn't to lure out Hydra, but to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. legitimately, because soon someone will trace it back to him..."

"Impossible...right?"

Tony Stark was a little incredulous.

If Nick Fury is Hydra, what has he been doing all this time? And what has he been doing now?

"The evidence is conclusive."

Uehara Naraku looked down at the still-shocked Tony Stark, his emotions gradually calming down: "Now the White House has issued arrest warrants with the FBI and CIA... everything is beyond repair. The former president's murder was very likely orchestrated by him!"

"How is that possible..."

A look of confusion gradually appeared in Tony Stark's eyes.

Tony Stark hesitated for less than two seconds before quickly considering the implications of the possibility that Nick Fury was Hydra: "If Nick Fury really is a Hydra executive..."

Do you need me to help you clarify your thoughts?

Uehara Naraku pulled the Iron Man to his feet and said softly, "The fact that Nick Fury is indeed a Hydra executive... seems to have no idea how troublesome that is?"

"I have no idea..."

Tony Stark shook his head, and blurted out instinctively, "Isn't this a case of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the government doing a bad job? I don't care, you're using our taxpayers' money..."

Stop being fooled.

Uehara Naraku interrupted him, his words sending Tony Stark plummeting into an icy abyss: "Tony, have you forgotten Christmas Eve a few days ago?"

"..."

Tony Stark's face instantly turned ugly.

He didn't need Uehara Naraku to remind him much; he had already figured out these troubles because a president had died on Christmas Eve!

and…

The person who killed the president was a member of Hydra!

Uehara Naraku glanced at Tony Stark and calmly continued, "The guy who killed the president and almost killed you was Death, a Hydra executive."

This matter cannot be hidden any longer. The White House has now concluded that the former president's mysterious death was a terrorist attack orchestrated by Hydra.

And you just happened to survive that night.

Even if I happened to save you all, I couldn't have avoided this established fact... The former president is dead, and you survived. What a coincidence..."

As Uehara Naraku finished speaking, he looked at Tony, whose expression was growing increasingly grim, and continued, "What's even more coincidental is that... before that, you assisted the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, one of Hydra's executives, in escaping government oversight."

"..."

Tony Stark's face finally darkened completely.

If we follow Uehara Naraku's logic, then this Iron Man is also one of the accomplices in the president's assassination, because he did have connections with Hydra!

"It seems you understand."

Uehara Naraku stared at Tony Stark and calmly continued, "When our new president summoned me to the White House the day before yesterday, I told him that no matter who is a Hydra spy, you could not possibly be a member of Hydra."

Because when I took over as director, I saw that your father, Mr. Howard Stark, was one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., and I also saw some information about that.

After all, your parents, Howard Stark and his wife, were assassinated by Hydra. However, the White House still considers you a suspect in the assassination of the former president, and the president and the World Security Council have ordered me to take you and Colonel Rhodes into custody…”

"Thank you...wait a minute?"

Tony Stark instantly noticed something was wrong. His eyes widened, and he grabbed Uehara Naraku's shoulders tightly: "What did you just say?"

Uehara Naraku frowned and repeated to himself, "The President and the World Security Council have ordered me to take control of you and Colonel James Rhodes, and to send people to take over..."

"My mother..."

Tony Stark gripped Uehara Naraku's shoulders tightly, a shadow suddenly appearing on his face: "Assassinated by Hydra... Tell me what happened!"

This is just a person's habit.

Even if Tony Stark knew that Howard Stark and his wife were murdered together, he would still subconsciously hate the person who killed his mother.

"You didn't know about this?"

Uehara Naraku seemed oblivious, as if he had no idea what important things he had just said. He simply looked surprised and frowned, saying, "I remember there was a record of something being taken out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal warehouse. Howard Stark's belongings were already handed over to you..."

Uehara Naraku's brows furrowed even more as he continued to ask, "The S.H.I.E.L.D. files have already been taken away. Has no one given you that videotape?"

Not long ago, when we were cleaning up the Hydra base, we also obtained a videotape that we resealed. After all, it contained information about Howard Stark, the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D.…”

"What videotape!"

Tony Stark's eyes instantly turned red!

At that moment, as if he had grasped something, he gripped Uehara Naraku's shoulder tightly and did not move, and the strength in his hand increased!

"Please... tell me, Uehara!"

"Video recording of Howard and Stark before their murder..."

Uehara Naraku paused for a moment after saying this before continuing, "I'm sorry, Tony, I don't know if I should tell you this..."

Uehara Naraku hesitated for a moment, but spoke very fluently: "The data inside S.H.I.E.L.D. was taken away in advance. I only learned about this sealed file from their base when we were destroying Hydra."

Your father, Mr. Howard Stark, and your mother, Ms. Maria Collins Howard, were involved in a car accident orchestrated by Hydra. They had a chance to be saved, but were instead murdered by Bucky Barnes, a Hydra assassin lying in wait nearby…

I'm sorry, I assumed you already knew about this.

"Bucky Barnes?"

Tony Stark slowly loosened his grip, then suddenly said, "I don't know... Jarvis! Find out Bucky Barnes' information for me..."

"Tony!"

Uehara Naraku placed a hand on Tony Stark's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Promise me you won't investigate right now... You have to come back to S.H.I.E.L.D. with me!"

"Don't stop me!"

Tony Stark shoved Uehara Naraku away, his eyes red and on the verge of tears, pleading, "Uehara, if you still consider us friends, don't stop me..."

"Tony! I won't stop you."

Uehara Naraku shook his head and continued softly, "But you won't find out. Bucky Barnes is a spy who has been lurking for a long time. S.H.I.E.L.D. has all his information and biography."

Now you must come back to S.H.I.E.L.D. with me. You can see all this at your leisure there. I must ensure that you are under the control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and that you are not a pawn of Hydra. I'm sorry, but only in this way can I guarantee your safety.

This is a commitment I made before the President and the World Security Council.

(End of this chapter)