Multiverse Mastermind: Starting in Naruto

Chapter 940: Chapter 704: I Believe Mr. Stark Will Definitely Cooperate With Our Hydra...

The contents of the letter in Uehara’s hand were rather simple.

This was a letter given by the Akatsuki to Tony, but its contents were written in the name of Tony’s father, Howard Stark.

Could it be that just a letter seems easy to arouse suspicion?

Uehara Naraku thought for a while, raised his finger, and a pitch-black figure was summoned out of thin air, floating in front of him.

"The technology in this world is advanced..."

"Unfortunately, this is not a purely scientific world."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, took out a USB drive drawn with the Hydra symbol, and threw it to the pitch-black figure: "Go control Ivan Vanko and have someone record a video threatening Tony Stark to join Hydra. I’ll forward the content to you..."

"Who is he?"

"The one who recently attacked Tony Stark."

A surge of energy appeared at Uehara Naraku’s fingertips, imprinting on the pitch-black figure’s forehead: "After recording the video, send a snake directly to Stark’s home..."

"Understood."

The pitch-black figure silently sank into the ground.

By then, the USB drive with the video will surely be handed to Tony by Hydra, and the content will inevitably involve threats and inducements.

This way, when Tony Stark receives the letter, he will feel more comparisons, always leaving plenty of contrasts in any matter for others...

Only in this way can people see the good intentions of the Akatsuki.

Besides this, Uehara Naraku also hopes that Nick Fury discovers Hydra’s tricks soon, thereby provoking conflict between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra. The more problems arise, the stronger his position in this world.

As for whether this would arouse others’ suspicion...

Uehara Naraku has ways to dispel such doubts.

Since arriving in California, the time he spent with Tony Stark has been increasing, and it seems the friendship between men is easily cultivated.

The only trouble is...

Tony Stark seems to have endless words.

Or rather, Tony Stark seems to want to find someone who can chronicle his life before his end, preferably a living person to whom he can pour out some secrets.

Uehara Naraku was such a character.

Today was a special day.

At Tony’s home, Uehara Naraku met Pepper Potts, the current CEO of Stark Industries, and Pepper Potts’ new assistant Natalie.

Or should we say, S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Level 7 agent, Natasha Romanoff.

"Uehara..."

Tony Stark held Pepper Potts’ shoulder and softly began: "Pepper doesn’t really need me to introduce the current CEO of Stark Industries..."

After speaking, Tony immediately turned his gaze to Natasha beside Pepper, and said playfully: "This is Natalie, the new employee in Stark Industries’ legal department. Our contract needs her to review..."

"Hello."

Uehara Naraku reached out his palm to Natasha.

The two colleagues from S.H.I.E.L.D. met again under these circumstances.

"...Hello."

Natasha didn’t hide the intensity in her gaze.

Known for her formidable combat skills as an agent at S.H.I.E.L.D., Uehara Naraku’s presence was highly impactful, and she had heard of him many times.

Pepper Potts glanced at Uehara Naraku, with some curiosity in her eyes: "But we don’t need any security consultant..."

Especially this security consultant, who was previously known for slacking off and gaming at the company, even having received internal warnings from Stark Industries...

"Trust me, Uehara is really capable."

Tony Stark shook his head and gave it a thought, then suddenly whistled: "Uehara, how about having a fight with Natalie? Natalie can knock down Happy in one hit..."

Tony Stark then turned to Natasha: "Interested in trying? Natalie, Uehara is the new security consultant of Stark Industries, his employment contract needs your drafting and approval!"

"Tony..."

Pepper Potts was a bit displeased with his instigating behavior.

"I just want Uehara to prove his strength."

Tony Stark shrugged indifferently and glanced again at Natasha beside him, continuing to provoke: "Although I think Uehara might only need a second? Two seconds? Or three seconds to easily knock you down..."

"I believe it."

Natasha nodded earnestly.

"Huh?"

Tony Stark was a little dumbfounded.

"But I don’t mind seeing it..."

Natasha’s eyes gleamed, as she kicked off her heels, speaking softly: "A salary contract of two hundred thousand dollars a month needs real assessment too, to see whether it’s worth the price..."

"Meaningless."

Uehara Naraku took a sip of juice.

Natalie’s eyes narrowed as she suddenly kicked towards his face; this woman resorted to sneak attack without any martial virtue!

Moreover, she wore a tempting cut-out long dress today, showcasing her slender and beautiful legs entirely, with a hint of red lace faintly visible!

This woman...

She didn’t even care about exposing herself!

Natasha truly didn’t care about such things; only someone who had personally trained with Uehara Naraku, like Natasha, knew that Uehara Naraku wasn’t just an empty name within S.H.I.E.L.D...

Bang!

Uehara Naraku calmly kicked Natasha in the abdomen!

Natasha’s body bent like a drawn bow at the moment she was hit, kicked by Uehara Naraku, she flew seven or eight meters away!

Everyone present hadn’t even had time to react, staring in shock at Uehara Naraku politely retracting his leg: "Sorry, I don’t quite like physical contact; this way maybe it won’t be seen as sexual harassment..."

"Intentional injury is much more serious than the charge of sexual harassment..."

Natalie clutched her abdomen and stood up, the pain on her face unhidden, cold sweat dripping from her cheeks.

"That was too heavy-handed..."

Pepper Potts couldn’t help but frown, somewhat dissatisfied with Uehara Naraku’s ruthless treatment, although she was even less pleased if Tony Stark had suddenly acted rashly.

Uehara Naraku’s combat skills might be strong, however, a big man defeating Natasha didn’t really show how strong he was...

Standing from the perspective of responsibility for Tony Stark and Stark Industries, Pepper Potts, the new executive president, habitually characterized this as a commercial behavior: "Speaking of which, our company and another security company’s contract..."

Since it’s a commercial behavior...

This security consultant’s expense must be reasonable and well-founded, especially since Uehara Naraku’s salary is only slightly lower than her own as executive president!

Just as Pepper Potts habitually used her negotiation tactics, a several-meter-long snake suddenly appeared in her vision, making her scream instantly!

"Ahhhh... snake!"

"Hmm?"

Uehara Naraku’s juice cup instantly shot out, directly killing the snake, but unexpectedly, the snake began to shed its skin, coming back to life!

This bizarre scene made everyone’s scalp tingle!

Just as Uehara Naraku was about to make a move, the snake suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a small bag containing a USB stick, the bag even had quite a bit of mucus attached...

"That’s disgusting..."

Tony Stark, looking at the snake that spat out the USB stick and then died on the spot, instructed Jarvis to deal with the snake’s body, check the security measures, and help dispose of that USB stick bag.

Jarvis quickly clarified everything.

According to Jarvis’s retrieval from the surveillance footage, it was a snake that took advantage of the villa platform’s open access during the day and secretly crawled in.

As for the USB stick brought by the snake... it was adorned with a delicate pattern, depicting a menacing-looking Hydra!

Hydra!

"This is..."

Uehara Naraku and Natasha’s faces couldn’t help but change.

Uehara Naraku’s surprise didn’t seem to fade away, while the professional agent Natasha quickly regained her composure, even deliberately reminding Uehara Naraku. The two couldn’t help but glance at each other, seeing in each other’s eyes the same bemusement!

As level 7 agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., they were naturally exposed to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s history, both having heard of the legendary Hydra Organization...

"It doesn’t seem to say we can’t have more people watching..."

Tony Stark connected the USB stick to a drive and saw the only video in the USB stick, directly opening the video.

A masked man appeared on the virtual screen.

"Mr. Tony Stark."

"I’m very pleased you received the message from our organization."

"I believe you have already met Ivan Vanko and know that the Energy Reactor driving the Iron Man suit was your father, Howard Stark’s, stolen achievement from his own father, right?"

"..."

Tony Stark’s face turned ugly.

He had heard about this from Ivan Vanko in Monaco, half suspicious in his heart... Now a masked man in the video even knew about this secret matter?

Furthermore...

Who could have anticipated that this USB stick would reveal such explosive information!

In addition to Tony Stark looking grim, Pepper Potts, Uehara Naraku, and Natalie also had their expressions change upon hearing this information...

Unfortunately...

The video wouldn’t stop because of this.

The masked man in the video continued speaking.

"If you are willing to cooperate with us..."

"We would happily help you eliminate Ivan Vanko, eliminating Howard Stark’s lingering concerns for Mr. Howard Stark, although he was once our enemy..."

"But in this world, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. I believe as Howard Stark’s son, you would want to protect your father’s reputation?"

"Mr. Tony Stark should be aware that once the news of your father Howard Stark stealing others’ achievements gets exposed... What kind of storm would the large Stark Group encounter?"

"Don’t doubt..."

"Ivan Vanko has already told us everything..."

"Palladium poisoning isn’t a pleasant experience, is it? Mr. Tony Stark, if you are willing to cooperate, we can solve the palladium poisoning issue for you as well..."

"Please believe we have this ability."

"Back in 1945, we already mastered a rather special Energy Block, an energy far cleaner than palladium, enough to let you survive safely."

"Hope that the next time we contact you... you will give us the answer we want."