Chapter 708 - Akatsuki’s New Identity and a Letter His Father Commissioned Akatsuki to Hand Over to His Son
Justin Hammer sent Alexander Pierce away. He ignored the group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had stayed behind to monitor them. His face was instantly filled with excitement and joy!
This time, not only was he able to obtain the steel armor technology, but he also made friends with a very powerful official. What a f*cking surprise!
No, this was called a pleasant surprise!
In the future, when they completed the steel armor and celebrate, Justin Hammer even wants to set today’s date as a corporate day for their Hammer Industries to celebrate!
Of course.
Justin Hammer also did not forget to curry favor with Ivan Vanko, the scientist that Pierce had personally brought over. He excitedly extended his palm toward Ivan Vanko, “My friend, welcome to Hammer Industries. I hope that we can cooperate sincerely…”
Justin Hammer did not wait for Ivan Vanko to extend his hands. He grabbed Ivan’s hand and whispered in his ear, “I hope that we can… sweep Tony Stark and his steel suit into the garbage can!”
“Then… have a pleasant cooperation.”
Ivan Vanko hesitated and nodded.
If someone noticed Ivan Vanko’s gaze, they would find Ivan Vanko’s eyes full of sympathy and pity for Justin Hammer.
This person’s IQ doesn’t look too good…
To tell the truth, Ivan Vanko couldn’t tell that Justin Hammer was worthy of being Tony Stark’s opponent. Why was he also targeted by that group of demons?
It was really…
Catastrophe.
Underground of Hammer Industries.
The White Zetsu transform as Alexander Pierce was still lurking here.
After listening to his report, Black Zetsu contacted their immediate superior, “Heheheh… Uehara, everything has been arranged.”
“Alright, arrange for our people to contact Tony!”
Uehara Naraku took out an envelope with a red cloud on a black background, and couldn’t help but frowned slightly, “Come to think of it, first it was a USB with the Hydra logo on it, and then an envelope with the Akatsuki logo on it. Would anyone suspect that it was made by the same person?”
“Hehehehe… Don’t worry.”
Black Zetsu chuckled and comforted Uehara Naraku’s emotions, “People in this world attach great importance to symbols, and no one will particularly doubt us…”
After he finished speaking, Black Zetsu’s laughter suddenly became sinister, “Hehehehe… even if someone suspects it, it doesn’t matter, right? Hammer Industries has accepted Ivan Vanko, and this will become the solid evidence of Alexander Pierce being the mastermind behind the scenes…”
“That’s right.”
Uehara Naraku slowly nodded.
“Hehehehe…how will I send the letter this time?”
“I think we can let…”
“Konan?”
“…”
Uehara Naraku suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, Uehara Naraku said softly, “This universe is too big. There are still some dangers that I can’t really confirm. So at this time, I don’t want Konan-sensei to live in this world.”
Especially…
Uehara Naraku knew that something strange had happened in New Mexico. A hammer that fell from the sky could not be taken away by anyone or any force.
Asgard’s gaze was already focused on Earth. There was also a Sorcerer Supreme in New York who holds the time stone and suppress the Dark Dimension.
Although I don’t know why…
But they had yet to come into contact with Uehara Naraku.
“Hehehehe…”
At this moment, Black Zetsu, who hadn’t felt the weakness in Uehara Naraku’s heart for a long time, couldn’t help but chuckle, “We are just asking Konan to come here to help deliver a letter…”
“Forget it.”
Uehara Naraku was lying on the beach in California. Looking up at the starry sky, he shook his head and did not answer Black Zetsu for a long time.
It was not until Black Zetsu almost thought that the connection between the two of them was broken that he heard Uehara Naraku sigh faintly.
“I am just worried that when I see Konan-sensei again… I may not want sensei to leave anymore?”
“…”
Black Zetsu couldn’t help but fall silent.
After sighing, Uehara Naraku continued calmly, “Moreover, when we spent thousands of years in Shinigami World, only a few days has passed for Konan-sensei living in the Ninja World after I left. She shouldn’t be…”
The starry sky was bright at night.
However, it was a pity that the stars in the sky were not beautiful. Instead, they were dangerous enough to threaten everything on Earth.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore.”
Uehara Naraku shook his head quickly. He jumped up from the grass and flew toward Tony Stark’s mansion, “It’s time to get ready. Tony Stark has probably already discovered all of this. He wants to leave here to get the key!”
At the exit of the underground garage.
Tony Stark rushed out with his sports car.
Tony Stark saw the video left by his father, Howard Stark. He was deeply aware of the hidden expectations his father had for him. He even guessed that the model of Stark Expo left by Howard Stark might be the key to the new element!
Unfortunately…
The Stark Expo model was in Stark Industries Building’s hands.
Tony Stark secretly observed for a while and found that Uehara Naraku was no longer around, so he planned to drive his sports car out and bring back the Stark Expo model.
“Mr. Stark, what do you want to do?”
A figure stood in the middle of the road, blocking Tony Stark’s sports car. Uehara Naraku’s figure appeared in front of Tony Stark under the sports car’s light.
“Are you not afraid of death?”
The corner of Tony Stark’s eyes could not help twitching. Looking at Uehara Naraku who blocked his way, he casually said, “It’s mainly because the house is too boring…”
Although Tony Stark suspected that the Stark Expo model was likely to be the key to the new element, maybe it could replace the palladium and solve the palladium poisoning problem in his body.
But…
Tony Stark did not want to tell this secret to Uehara Naraku at all. Even if Tony Stark knew that Uehara Naraku was now in the same camp as him!
However, Uehara Naraku had once lied to him. Tony Stark swore that he would never share any secrets with Uehara Naraku!
Or…
Tony Stark also did not believe in S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Tony Stark was not sure if S.H.I.E.L.D. would change their attitude and hide the key first after S.H.I.E.L.D. knew where the key to the new element was!
“The seaside mansion boring?”
Uehara Naraku raised his eyebrows slightly and walked step by step to the front of Tony Stark’s sports car. His face gradually became cold, “The order I received was to ensure your safety before you resolve the danger in your body. I will not allow you to leave this mansion.”
“I know, I know…”
Tony Stark’s fingers slowly tapped on the steering wheel as he thought about his countermeasures, “But Pepper just told me that something urgent has happened on Stark Tower’s side…”
“I didn’t receive any contact from Agent Romanoff or Miss Pepper.”
Uehara Naraku exposed Tony Stark’s lies with one sentence and continued softly, “Moreover, no matter what trouble Stark Industries encounters, Agent Romanoff will help deal with it. Any trouble will not be a problem for S.H.I.E.L.D.”
“Oh…”
Tony Stark couldn’t help but feel a little conflicted. He slowly continued, “I have a little idea here and I need to buy some materials, can you buy them for me?”
“I can buy what you need in the middle of the night…”
Uehara Naraku’s voice suddenly stopped. His whole body suddenly froze. His face seemed to have been frightened, and his body seemed to be unable to move at all.
“That is…”
A hint of surprise flashed across Tony Stark’s face!
Although Tony Stark was unable to determine Uehara Naraku’s state, under the illumination of the sports car lights, more than ten fine threads that were connected to Uehara Naraku’s body faintly glowed!
It could be seen that…
These thin threads were quite tough!
Could it be that these thin and long threads…
Did they freeze Uehara Naraku’s body?!
Tony Stark followed those thin threads and slowly raised his head to look at the sky!
Under the moonlight and river of stars, there was an ugly white giant bird. That giant bird did not look like a living creature!
What surprised Tony Stark even more was that there were two figures wearing black robes with red clouds standing on the white giant bird. This matter did not seem scientific at all!
Tony Stark felt that his worldview had been subverted!
The red-haired man looked at the ground with a cold expression on his face, his fingers bent like he was playing zither as if he was using those thin threads to control Uehara Naraku and make him unable to move!
As for the other golden-haired man, his face was full of joy. He jumped down and stood lightly on the hood of Tony Stark’s sports car as if his body was weightless.
The golden-haired man grinned a few times and raised his thumb to point at Uehara Naraku who was unable to move behind him, “Hehehehe… Howard Stark’s son, do you need us to help you kill this guy who restricted your freedom?”
“He doesn’t seem to be a bad person.”
The red-haired man standing on the white bird suddenly opened his mouth and explained softly, “I can feel his inner will through the puppet line. This person wants to protect you from us. It seems that he is not Howard Stark’s son’s enemy…”
“You…”
Today, it should be Tony Stark’s second time hearing his father’s name from the second person. The two men who looked so young know his father!
This world…
How bizarre could it be?
Soon, Tony Stark recovered from his shock. He waved his hand and said softly, “There is no need for that… Although Agent Uehara once lied to me, he is indeed a kind person…”
“Is that so?”
The yellow-haired man arched his lips and slowly nodded, “Then what we’re going to say next, there’s no need to shy away from his presence…”
“No, no, no…”
Tony Stark shook his head quickly. At this moment, he vaguely regretted not wearing the steel suit.
Unfortunately, he was worried that his body could no longer bear more palladium poisoning. He had to leave enough time to study a new element.
It was a little dangerous to face these two alone!
However, if all the secrets were known by Uehara Naraku, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Tony Stark would definitely be reluctant!
Tony Stark quickly figured it out. Uehara Naraku seemed to be powerless in front of these two people. There was no way to protect his safety at all…
And…
These two people did not seem to have any malicious intentions. They seemed to be his father Howard Stark’s old friends. It was just that he did not know if they were friends or enemies…
These two people… could they be from Hydra?
Tony Stark pondered for a while and suddenly said, “Let’s find a place to talk… How about my house?”
“Hehe, all right!”
The yellow-haired man nodded quickly and took out an exquisite clay doll from his bag and placed it in Uehara Naraku’s pocket. He said with a smile, “Then stand here and rest for a while. Don’t move around, or it will explode…”
“…”
Uehara Naraku hesitated but still nodded.
Uehara Naraku slowly lowered his head and glanced at the doll in his pocket. It was a life-sized clay doll of the yellow-haired man. If he remembers correctly, this thing seems to be a C4 series?
One…
It was enough to flatten a mountain!
In Stark’s mansion.
Just as Tony Stark secretly instructed Jarvis to activate the defense system, the red-haired man took the lead and took out a black envelope with a red cloud logo.
This pattern…
It was faintly similar to the clothes on the two of them!
The two of them were definitely in a mysterious organization, but he did not know if this organization was Hydra or some other organization…
“We are Akatsuki.”
“A space mercenary.”
“If we use this planet term, we are alien. It is different from what you imagined, Howard Stark’s son.”
“No, no, no, it’s hard to overstate how miraculous alien life is…”…”
Tony Stark shook his head slowly. He could tell that there was something wrong with this red-haired man at first glance. His body seemed to be made of wood!
However, the body of this red-haired man had a rather strange ability, and it even has a brain and consciousness. Was this a highly intelligent mechanical life?
Tony Stark could not help but begin to ponder. How could such a highly intelligent mechanical life be made?
At the very least, it could be confirmed…
This was indeed an alien!
This kind of powerful artificial intelligence would never appear on Earth. It was still impossible to achieve with the current level of technology, especially since these two people had strange abilities!
“Howard Stark’s son.”
The red-haired man noticed that Tony Stark was distracted. He reminded him softly and slowly pushed the envelope on the table toward him, “This is left by your father, Howard Stark. As a price for us studying the Cosmic Cube, we are entrusted to give this to you.”
“This is…”
“We didn’t open the letter.”
The red-haired man slowly shook his head and continued softly, “In order to keep the contents of the letter confidential, the person who made the letter is our organization leader’s teacher.”
“We have not found the body energy belonging to Howard Stark. It seems that he has not broken through the limits of human life.”
“According to our agreement with Howard Stark, this letter should be given to his son after his death.”
“However, our organization is facing some crises during this period and may be on the verge of destruction. So we can only hand it over to you at this time.”
“…”
Tony Stark silently picked up the envelope.
Just as he was about to open the envelope, the envelope suddenly fell off, turning into a piece of paper that slowly burned and dissipated in the air…
There was only the letter left on the table.
“Then, the agreement is complete.”
The red-haired man nodded. He stood up and was about to leave.
The golden-haired man’s face showed a hint of displeasure as he pursed his lips. He turned around and glanced at Tony Stark as if he wanted to chat with him a little more.
The red-haired man stopped him and was about to leave with him.
Tony Stark glanced at the first few words in the letter. His father, Howard Stark, indeed knew him very well. He first introduced Akatsuki Organization at the beginning of the letter.
This was a trustworthy organization.
In a sense, what Howard Stark meant in the letter seems to be to believe in this organization called Akatsuki more than the S.H.I.E.L.D. he created.
Of course, Tony Stark still had some doubts.
If he completely read this letter, maybe he would have a little bit of trust. He was still an Earthling, so he must have all kinds of suspicions about the universe outside of Earth…
“Wait a moment.”
Tony Stark suddenly called out to them, “Maybe I have to say something that is a bit presumptuous. What kind of crisis have you encountered?”
Also… that… can you talk to me a bit more? After all, this is the first time I have seen an alien lifeform. Is there anything I can help with?”
“No.”
The red-haired man slowly shook his head and calmly said, “The ones who destroyed us were the Chitauri. Even the armed forces of this planet are far from enough.
Howard Stark used to be our friend. As his son, you may also have his adventurous way of thinking, which is not advisable.
I must remind you not to learn from your father and study the cosmic cube energy. This will bring an irresistible interstellar war disaster to this planet.
It was precisely because we accidentally leaked the news that we had studied the Cosmic Cube that we brought about a huge crisis that could overthrow the organization…”
“What is the Cosmic Cube?”
Tony Stark frowned slightly.
“Don’t you know?”
The red-haired man’s eyes revealed a bit of doubt. He slowly shook his head and said, “If you don’t know, just pretend that you don’t know anything. In this universe, the less things you know, the longer you can live.”
After saying that.
A giant white bird stopped in front of them.
The red-haired man and the golden-haired man jumped onto the back of the giant white bird.
The golden-haired man, who looked a little happy and waved at Tony Stark. He smiled and said, “Hahahaha, goodbye! Remember to throw away the artwork I left behind just now. Because in this world… art is an explosion!”