Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 770 Captain America, Accustomed to Being Backstabbed by His Comrades

Uehara Naraku is the supreme leader of Hydra.

Under Uehara Naraku's arrangement, Bucky Barnes was soon released from the laboratory, and the Winter Soldier calmly accepted the order to assassinate Steve Rogers.

Before his departure, Uehara Naraku arranged for a Hydra agent to pass on unique assassination techniques to Bucky Barnes, so that Steve Rogers wouldn't have too comfortable an assassination experience.

"Pakistani agent, you don't need any disguise."

"Steve Rogers was once the captain of one of our Hydra's special operations teams. After being resurrected by S.H.I.E.L.D. seventy years later, he chose to betray us."

"You were a member of the special operations team led by Steve Rogers during World War II seventy years ago. When he meets you, he will be surprised that you are still alive today."

"Steve Rogers will definitely not be wary of you."

"Because Steve Rogers would never have imagined that Hydra did not perish with the war. This traitor who defected to S.H.I.E.L.D. for wealth and glory would never have imagined that we were still hiding in this world."

"When that traitor Steve Rogers is overjoyed and surprised that you're still alive, you don't need to ask him why he betrayed Hydra, and we don't need his answer."

"Only death can erase the evidence of a traitor. When you meet him, all you need to do is strike decisively and kill him with your knife into his chest."

"Buckkey agents, take care of that traitor Steve Rogers."

"This is the mission our supreme leader has given you."

"If you can complete this task, the Supreme Leader will allow you to replace Steve Rogers in his former position and become the new Hydra Captain."

"Go, Agent Bucky!"

"Let that traitor Steve Rogers experience true despair and pain, let him know the unbearable price he pays for betraying Hydra!"

The Hydra agent then proceeded to give Bucky Barnes a detailed explanation of the techniques passed down from Uehara Naraku before finally allowing him to leave the base.

Actually, this is not an assassination technique at all.

However, the new story that Hydra instilled in Bucky Barnes, through methods such as switching identities and changing the course of events, first planted in Bucky Barnes the idea that Steve Rogers was a Hydra traitor.

Actually, they weren't part of Hydra at all...

They are truly Hydra's mortal enemies.

certainly…

Bucky Barnes isn't one of Hydra's people either...

He's just a guy they've brainwashed and controlled by Hydra. This guy named Bucky was also Hydra's former nemesis...

Thinking about it now, it seems that their leader, Uehara Naraku, had a pretty good plan, making these two mortal enemies of Hydra kill each other... especially since they were once comrades who had entrusted each other with life and death.

After Buggy left, Uehara Naraku appeared in the room and slowly asked, "How does my assassination plan feel?"

"Sir, isn't this plan a bit too hasty?"

The agent frowned, somewhat dissatisfied: "While it will hurt Steve Rogers's feelings, I have a feeling this operation is unlikely to kill him. He's Captain America, after all..."

"You're still too young..."

Uehara Naraku patted his shoulder and chuckled, saying, "I never intended to kill him. Killing someone is easy, but making them feel pain is difficult."

"You're too young to understand the power of bonds. What we need to do isn't to eliminate Steve Rogers, but to let our Captain America experience pain."

As he spoke, Uehara Naraku turned on the surveillance cameras. He watched Bucky Barnes drive away from the base on his motorcycle, chuckling as he continued, "Let our arch-nemesis slowly learn to get used to this feeling..."

Let Captain Steve Rogers get used to what it feels like to have his friends stab him in the back; he'll get used to it eventually.

"..."

The Hydra agent didn't seem inclined to speak.

Because he felt that his boss was a demon.

No wonder their leader could be both the head of Hydra and the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., because their leader was just too dirty-minded.

Uehara Naraku suddenly turned his head and asked his subordinate, "By the way, have you arranged the tracking device on Buggy Barnes?"

"The tracker is in his arm."

"Well done."

Uehara Naraku nodded in satisfaction and continued, "By the way, prepare a file on Bucky Barnes for me, preferably one that can prove he was affiliated with Hydra seventy years ago. I'll take it with me in a bit."

One night passed.

The morning sunlight was still beautiful.

Bucky Barnes spent the entire night driving to Brooklyn, New York City, where he put down his motorcycle and pulled out a map marking Steve Rogers' residence.

"It feels so familiar..."

Bucky's brow furrowed slightly, a look of confusion in his eyes. He felt a strong sense of familiarity with the location; he was certain he had been here before.

In just a few seconds, Bucky Barnes found a reason for himself: he was Steve Rogers' captain when Steve Rogers was still working for Hydra, and he should have often visited Steve Rogers' house back then.

As Bucky Barnes inserted the key to his motorcycle, preparing to head to Steve Rogers' house to meet him, a muscular blond young man ran towards him.

It was Steve Rogers.

This Captain America has always maintained a high level of military self-discipline, and he runs for a long time every morning to maintain his best physical condition.

Just as Steve Rogers was running towards him, he caught a glimpse of the somewhat luxurious motorcycle beside him, and the long-haired young man on it...

The black-haired youth had a very familiar face.

"Bucky?"

Steve Rogers involuntarily slowed his pace, staring incredulously at the man sitting on the motorcycle: "Bucky? Is that you? Bucky!"

This person…

It must be Bucky!

Even after seventy years of separation, Steve Rogers could still recognize his best friend Bucky Barnes at a glance!

Steve Rogers believed his eyes; he was certain he hadn't mistaken Bucky Barnes for someone else. He sprinted towards Bucky Barnes, stopping a few steps behind the motorcycle and grabbing Bucky's shoulder with one hand!

"Bucky! You're alive!"

"Steve?"

Bucky Barnes instinctively blurted out his friend's name.

The blond youth standing in front of him gave Bucky a sense of familiarity; this blond youth was his assassination target this time.

Steve Rogers.

The Hydra agent was right; he and Steve Rogers were indeed comrades-in-arms who had shared life and death. The moment he saw Steve Rogers, his brain couldn't help but throb, and he involuntarily tried to recall their past.

When Steve Rogers heard his friend call his name in the same old tone, the joy in his heart almost jumped out of his chest!

Bucky's hesitant call completely swayed Steve Rogers, and he was finally certain that this was his friend!

His friend…

He's still alive, just like him!

"Bucky, you're alive!"

Steve Rogers was so excited he almost cried. He grabbed Bucky's shoulder tightly, his wrist so strong that Bucky couldn't break free and could only let him hug him.

pity…

Only Steve Rogers could experience the joy of reuniting with an old friend.

No matter how much Bucky Barnes' subconscious longed for the feeling of that embrace, his reason reminded him that he couldn't forget his mission...

Kill his former captain…

Kill Steve Rogers, that Hydra traitor!

No matter how friendly his relationship with Steve Rogers may be, it doesn't change the fact that Steve Rogers is a traitor!

Hydra gave him the task of eliminating traitors!

Hydra's orders...

It was something he absolutely could not disobey!

Just as the two were embracing and celebrating their reunion, Bucky Barnes, who had been brainwashed by Hydra, deftly flipped his hand!

A sharp dagger hidden on his wrist fell into his palm!

next moment…

Bucky Barnes gripped the dagger in his hand and plunged it directly into Steve Rogers' spine, intending to pierce Steve Rogers' body from behind!

"Bucky?"

Steve Rogers noticed something was off when Bucky Barnes flipped his palm. Why was his friend flipping his wrist?

Steve Rogers's life was saved by the countless times he had been attacked from behind by Hydra agents lurking in S.H.I.E.L.D. The moment the dagger pierced his body, the pain in his back caused Steve Rogers's body to move instinctively!

This feeling of being attacked from behind...

It gave Steve Rogers a peculiar sense of familiarity…

Because when he had just awakened and was attacking the Hydra base with the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., he was always attacked from behind by Hydra spies who were lurking in S.H.I.E.L.D.!

A teammate you trust...

But they stabbed him in the back!

Why do these kinds of awful things always happen to him?!

He had just met his friend from seventy years ago, someone with whom he could entrust his life, and yet they still attacked him from behind!

Fortunately, having been trained by Hydra spies, Steve Rogers was actually quite experienced in handling such life-or-death crises. He suddenly exerted force with his arm and threw Bucky Barnes away, thus narrowly escaping danger!

The sharp dagger merely grazed Steve Rogers' back, tearing open his clothes and leaving a long gash from which blood gushed out!

Intense pain instantly spread throughout Steve Rogers' entire body!

However, compared to having internal organs pierced, a mere cut from a dagger is actually within a perfectly acceptable range...

The only problem is…

Steve Rogers is starting to lose his composure.

Why does this always happen to him? Why does even his friend Bucky Barnes want to assassinate him? Is there anyone in this world who can be trusted?

Steve Rogers straightened his chest with difficulty, trying to contract the muscles in his back wound to prevent excessive bleeding.

"Bucky..."

Steve Rogers' eyes were filled with hurt as he looked at his friend, who had gotten back to his feet, and said with a pained expression, "Bucky, why did you do this? Who sent you? Bucky, have you forgotten about us..."

"Captain Steve Rogers."

Bucky Barnes calmly interrupted Steve, coldly gripping his dagger as he charged at him again: "Captain, there's no need to dwell on the past... Steve, I'm going to kill you today."

"Bucky!"

Compared to Bucky's actions...

Bucky's words were clearly more hurtful.

Because Bucky did know him, but even though he clearly knew him, he still chose to attack him!

Steve gritted his teeth, suppressing the pain in his back, and dodged the sharp dagger. Looking at his friend's familiar face, he couldn't bring himself to hurt him...

however…

even so…

Bucky Barnes is not Steve Rogers' captain either.

Even though Steve Rogers deliberately suppressed the power in his fists, he still managed to subdue Bucky's wrist in just a few moves thanks to his superior physique and fighting experience!

Steve Rogers twisted Bucky's wrist to knock the dagger away, then grabbed Bucky's arm and slammed him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw!

Bucky Barnes made a hasty escape...

Steve Rogers chased Bucky frantically all the way, but when they were intercepted by several armed thugs, he could only watch helplessly as his friend disappeared before he finally managed to get to the hospital to treat his wounds…

Brooklyn.

In a beverage shop

With a juice straw dangling from his mouth and a phone in his hand, Uehara Naraku was filming this farcical drama between Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes.

This elaborate drama he orchestrated, which included scenes of reuniting with an old friend, betrayal, a life-or-death chase, and a desperate escape, all took less than five minutes in total…

That is to say...

In less than five minutes, Bucky Barnes went from an assassin with a clear advantage to a weakling being chased around, leaving Uehara Naraku speechless.

"Real food..."

Uehara Naraku commented on Buggy Barnes' fighting abilities, then shook his head helplessly and glanced at the photos on his phone: "This guy... if he can't beat them, he could at least catch up with his old friends..."

Uehara Naraku sighed softly, opened his phone's photo album, and found the first picture of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes embracing after their reunion.

fortunately…

This photo can also be given to Tony Stark to let him know that Bucky Barnes is still alive and that Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes are still in cahoots.

"Um…"

"A warrant has been issued for Bucky Barnes..."

"Shouldn't you be about to disappear on your own, Captain..."

"Next up are my former superior, Mr. Nick Fury, and two of my old colleagues..."

(End of this chapter)