Multiverse Mastermind: Starting in Naruto

Chapter 938: Chapter 702: People Can’t... At Least Shouldn’t Be This Arrogant

Nick Fury very much wants to have a superhero squad.

Since in his youthful ignorance, Nick Fury encountered a woman named Carol Danvers, he became obsessed with the power of superpower users, believing they could handle any abnormal trouble.

Of course.

This superhero squad must be controllable.

And these exceptionally powerful superheroes are undoubtedly full of personality.

To steer the direction of this superhero squad, the only way is to guide it, which involves sprinkling a bit of S.H.I.E.L.D. sand into the squad...

That way, we can monitor the squad’s movements at all times.

The most troublesome part is getting these unique superheroes to accept the S.H.I.E.L.D. sand instead of resenting their roles as monitors.

Nick Fury is quite optimistic about Uehara Naraku.

Nick Fury believes Uehara Naraku is most likely to integrate into the superhero squad; this somewhat lazy yet individualistic guy might be more suitable than Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton.

Now this is a good opportunity.

Nick Fury sat at his desk and slowly snapped his fingers, instructing his agents to break their hand and, within an hour, create an identity for Uehara Naraku.

An agent’s identity.

A brand new story was born.

According to Nick Fury, Uehara Naraku was an agent who once served with the FBI. During a mission to rescue an innocent civilian, he killed a squad of terrorists unauthorized, nearly jeopardizing his assignment.

The story ends with Uehara Naraku being fired by the FBI’s crazy director for ignoring the regulations.

Of course.

The events really took place.

Uehara Naraku did rescue the person, and he did take out the terrorists; the only issue was that Uehara Naraku was actually under S.H.I.E.L.D.’s orders at the time...

"I get it..."

Uehara Naraku looked at his new file, touching his chin: "Why is the story about the FBI director being crazy instead of the CIA director?"

"Because the FBI director wanted to snatch our funding this year..."

"Did he get it?"

"He certainly didn’t."

Nick Fury looked contentedly at the story drafted by his subordinates and continued slowly, "But that guy even tried to snatch S.H.I.E.L.D.’s funding this year; his brain must be malfunctioning."

"You’re right."

Uehara Naraku went with the flow, seeing his new story discreetly embedded in online databases: "Hmm, I hope Mr. Tony Stark will like this story."

Honestly, this story is a bit cliche.

Compared to Uehara Naraku’s past stories, it’s somewhat plain and simple.

Forget it.

The more exciting stories are always at Uehara Naraku’s fingertips, so let Nick Fury arrange this fictional story as he pleases!

Washington.

Tony Stark also owns a villa here.

Just as Uehara Naraku predicted, Tony Stark was very curious about Uehara Naraku’s skills; he immediately asked artificial intelligence Jarvis to search for all available information on Uehara Naraku.

The data was very fragmented.

Such as snippets showing Uehara Naraku maintaining order during official visits by national dignitaries to other countries;

Or news pieces featuring Uehara Naraku’s presence during the destruction of a group of terrorists or gangs.

Until...

Tony Stark hacked into the FBI’s internal network for 15 seconds and stole Uehara Naraku’s files, confidently assuming he had figured out Uehara Naraku’s life story.

Tony Stark pieced together bits of Uehara Naraku’s early life: "Hmm... an agent fired by the FBI for rescuing someone?"

This identity is a bit peculiar.

Tony Stark didn’t have much affection for FBI agents but was a bit interested in fired agents, especially ones with an interesting background.

No matter what...

Uehara Naraku truly was a good person.

At least Tony Stark believed people like Uehara Naraku shouldn’t be dismissed but should be active in positions protecting ordinary citizens.

"FBI director must have lost his mind..."

Tony Stark no longer doubted.

Because he learned just enough of what he wanted to know.

Tony Stark’s finger gently tapped on the virtual screen, dialed Uehara Naraku’s number, took a sip of vegetable juice, and opened slowly: "Hello, Uehara, can you recognize my voice?"

"..."

There was a brief eerie silence on the other end, then a calm male voice came through: "For the money, just deposit it into my old salary account."

"...Pfft!"

Tony Stark couldn’t help but spray out his vegetable juice. Why do all his interactions with Uehara Naraku make him feel a bit suffocated!

This guy...

Can’t he just have a normal conversation?

Tony Stark couldn’t help but rub his brow: "Stop making it sound like we’re making some shady deal; I’m not talking about money..."

"Do you intend to default?"

"A person’s life shouldn’t be all about money!"

Tony Stark shook his head wearily, quickly speaking to the man on the other end of the phone: "I’ll transfer the money to you right away..."

"Thanks for your patronage, see you next time."

"Wait..."

Tony Stark heard Uehara Naraku hinting at hanging up, hurriedly speaking to stop him, continuing: "Uehara, do you have time to talk about your work?"

"I don’t need to work."

Uehara Naraku chuckled on the other end: "With Mr. Stark transferring one hundred thousand dollars to me every month, why bother working..."

"I found out."

Tony Stark interrupted Uehara Naraku, softly continuing: "The things you did before... The internet actually has a memory... Well, it’s just hidden quite deeply... Interested in talking about your work?"

Tony Stark couldn’t believe that a former agent like Uehara Naraku would continue to drift aimlessly for a mere one hundred thousand dollars!

Because he hadn’t found out Uehara Naraku’s first layer of identity yet, Tony naturally assumed Uehara Naraku was still wallowing in despair over being fired by the FBI...

Speaking of which...

This guy, feeling dejected after being fired by the FBI director, why is he still slacking off and playing games when working at Stark Industries? Is this appropriate?

Isn’t this somewhat bullying?

If Tony Stark didn’t know Uehara Naraku was a good person, he really wouldn’t want to continue this conversation with him...

Just as Tony Stark was feeling distressed, he heard Uehara Naraku’s displeased voice, which somehow reignited Tony Stark’s interest!

"You investigated me?"

"Just a bit..."

Of course, Tony Stark wouldn’t say that to uncover Uehara Naraku’s past, he even hacked into the FBI’s internal network, which was troublesome for him too.

"Just a bit..."

Tony Stark leisurely continued: "How should I put it... Robert, the current FBI director, is an idiot... He actually fired you..."

"Didn’t you also fire me?"

"That’s different!"

Tony Stark raised his voice slightly, sounding very resolute when mentioning this matter: "We both know the difference, if you worked seriously at Stark Industries..."

"It’s too late."

Uehara Naraku’s voice remained calm, though it seemed a bit more tired and emotional: "Anyway, forget about what happened tonight... I’m just an ordinary person."

After saying this, Uehara Naraku directly hung up the phone.

Tony Stark couldn’t help but frown, as he hadn’t even conveyed his thoughts before Uehara Naraku abruptly ended the conversation.

Never mind.

There’ll be another time.

Maybe he could leave this matter to Pepper to handle.

Tony Stark slowly placed his hand on the energy reactor on his chest, with an expression of bleak despair; he couldn’t even solve his palladium poisoning now, and could only wait quietly for his death...

He hasn’t even solved his own trouble yet!

On the other side of the phone.

Uehara Naraku slowly put down his phone.

Nick Fury nodded satisfactorily, saying to his subordinate: "Good, that’s it, now’s not the time for you to meet again..."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you think Iron Man needs a bodyguard? No, or, does he need a companion who can help him now?"

"Only if there’s an emergency..."

"That’s right."

Nick Fury slowly nodded, gently tapping the table with his fingers: "When he encounters some dangerous emergencies, that’s when you should meet him..."

"Will Iron Man encounter dangerous situations?"

"Iron Man might not."

Nick Fury shook his head, his gaze becoming somewhat dim: "But... With Tony’s personality, he’s bound to encounter dangerous situations!"

Guys with the Stark surname...

Are filled with adventurous genes in their bones!

Especially with Tony Stark facing palladium poisoning, a smart, proud guy who thinks he’s beyond saving is sure to encounter plenty of dangerous situations in the future!

Just as Nick Fury predicted.

During this month, Tony Stark did very little worthwhile, except for hosting the opening of the Stark Industries Expo to spread the seeds of technology, and incidentally donating part of his wealth to some environmental organizations before his death.

However, Tony Stark still hasn’t changed his arrogant personality.

At a public hearing regarding whether he should hand over the Iron Man suit, he ridiculed a senator mercilessly and casually demeaned his business rival Justin Hammer.

At that hearing, Tony Stark’s sarcasm was at its peak; if not for Justin Hammer’s cowardice, he might have hired a hitman afterward...

And the senator ridiculed by Tony at the hearing was a high-level figure in Hydra, and the true purpose of the hearing was Hydra’s attempt to use public opinion to seize Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit technology...

Unfortunately...

Tony Stark’s eloquence was too good, and his words were too caustic, successfully turning the tables in this public hearing.

Uehara Naraku watched the whole hearing, slowly clasping his hands together, as he looked at Tony Stark on TV ridiculing others with his words.

"Sigh... People shouldn’t... at least not be so arrogant..."