Part 1 – The Jackal
Ever heard of the domino-effect? The domino effect's official definition is a chain reaction of small events which then causes another similar change.
Well in 2014, a small nightclub in Moscow, thirty-four year old Dimitri Lebanov stepped out of his 1965 Mercedes 230sl, and walked into the club, unaware of the Russian MVD and American FBI team watching him from afar.
As Dimitri took his seat at the private booth the owner had set up for Dimitri, the Russian MVD operative, Ino Yamanaka signaled the troops, "Green light. All troops move in!" She said.
The FBI and MVD troops signaled the SOBR to move in.
As the SOBR moved in, club security tried to move in, but was then beaten with telescopic police batons and restrained when one of them used a taser against one of the SOBR officers.
Soon the SOBR surrounded Dimitri's table, Ino, FBI Agent Shino Aburame, and FBI Deputy Director Kakashi Hatake entered behind the SOBR team.
"What is this," Dimitri asked as Ino walked up to the table.
"Dimitri Lebanov," Ino said, "Ino Yamanaka, MVD. You're under arrest."
Dimitri pulled out 33,739 Russian Rubles, "Is this enough," Dimitri asked as he held out the money to Ino who swatted it onto the floor.
"Fuck that," Ino said, "You're under arrest for the murder of Mayor George Lebendofski. Your DNA was found at the scene."
"What," Dimitri asked, "I was nowhere near Mayor Lebendofski," Dimitri then looked at the FBI, "You have nothing on me," Dimitri then looked at Ino, "You blonde-headed bitch!"
Dimitri then leapt over the table, and attempted to strangle Ino.
After that, a huge melee fight broke out between Dimitri's thugs, the SOBR, and the FBI as Dimitri held his hands around Ino's throat.
Ino reached into Dimitri's suit pocket, and pulled out the Makarov PM he carried in his jacket, and fired one round through Dimitri's heart.
Dimitri dropped to the side off of Ino as the entire fight stopped, Ino then sat up, holding her throat gasping for air.
Kakashi kicked the thug he was fighting across the face, then ran over, with rookie FBI Agent Naruto Uzumaki, and helped Ino to her feet, "You ok?" Kakashi asked.
"I'm fine," Ino said, "But he isn't."
At the end of the night, the Russian MVD rounded up the thugs that attacked them while the coroner took Dimitri's body off to the morgue, and Ino was sitting on the hood of a black 2014 Peugeot 508 with a blanket wrapped around her as the snow fell.
Naruto walked over, and placed his hand on Ino's shoulder.
There goes your first domino…
The next week, Dimitri's older brother, Russian Mob Pakhan (the Russian Mafia Godfather) Alexander Lebanov was having lunch on his three-story yatch on the Volga as one of his Brigadiers, Makarov lied about the entire ordeal that went down at the club.
"They then proceeded to beat the guards with excessive force," Makarov said, "They then walked in, took his weapon, and shot him with it."
"And you did nothing?" Alexander asked.
"What else could I have done," Makarov asked, "There were MVD, SOBR, and FBI everywhere."
Alexander wiped his mouth, and then began walking around the table, "Really," Alexander asked, "Because here's the thing," he stopped and looked at Makarov, "I know you're lying," he continued walking, "That club is owned by me, which is why I have cameras all over that place," he then walked toward the other end of the table where his Sovietnik (Councilor) was, "And I watched as he attacked that MVD woman, while you didn't even move."
"They had me pinned to the floor," Makarov said, "I'm sorry."
"Well you're sorry and I'm sorry," Alexander said, "And right now I know you're more sorry than ever," Alexander then silently slipped a knife out of his pocket, "Which is why I'm going to be courteous," Alexander then stabbed Makarov in the side of the throat, he then pulled his Brigadier out of his chair, and proceeded to repeatedly stab Makarov in the chest and throat.
Blood went in every direction, staining his white shirt, and leaving splotches of blood on his black suit jacket, and covering his hands in blood.
Alexander then stood up, and let his heart-rate settle, then held his hands out to another one of his men who held out a silver bowl while another poured water over his hand to wash the blood off.
After the blood was gone, he held his hand out to a third man who handed him a handkerchief, Alexander then brushed the blood off his face, and then looked at his men, "I loved this man," Alexander said, "Loved him like a brother, and he lied to me. But I took no joy in that," he then walked around to the edge of the table, "Now imagine this, if I could do this to someone I love, imagine what I could do to someone I hate. The American F.B.I. and M.V.D. declares war on us? Then war it is."
Within a week, Alexander had tracked down notorious assassin Orochimaru, also known as The Jackal, a six-foot-six Japanese male with pale skin and red eyes.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Alexander said, "I had some business taken care of."
"If we could get to the point." Orochimaru said.
"The M.V.D. woman killed my brother," Alexander said as he pulled out a picture, "But their allies in American I wish to send a message," he held out the picture to Orochimaru, "Can you kill this person?"
"Yes," Orochimaru said, Alexander then walked over to his chair, and ran the picture through a shredder, "I should warn you if I take this job I'll have to disappear, forever. So if you want me to do this you're going to have to pay me."
"Yes I know," Alexander said, "Name your price."
"American dollars, half now half upon completion," Orochimaru said then took a swig of his drink, "Half a billion."
Alexander laughed, "Done." He said.
"And how many people know about this?" Orochimaru asked.
"You, and I," Alexander said as he pointed at Orochimaru then himself.
"Good," Orochimaru said, "Make sure it stays that way. If I were you I'd find a small place outside of Russia to lay low until the job is done. And don't have any contact with me or anyone else connected to this."
"Ok," Alexander said as he raised his glass, "To Revenge."
"Revenge," Orochimaru said as he raised his glass.
There goes the second domino…
Two weeks later, after Alexander had moved to a villa he owned in Vienna, two of the SOBR officers involved in the raid on the club had been killed in car-bombings.
Somewhere, in Western Europe, the FBI and MVD met up with FBI Director Tsunade, a woman that could be described in one word, 'Cougar', she was drop-dead gorgeous, but she was in her late thirties or early forties.
Ino walked around the table, giving her briefing, "With in the past week, two SOBR officers involved in the raid on the club have been killed in car-bombings," Ino began, "Which is why we moved them underground. We've managed to capture one of Lebanov's men, one Dimitri Makarov, and through necessary means we've managed to pull the name, 'Jackal'. We also pulled documents that give us reason to believe that one of us is the final target."
"I've heard the name 'Jackal'," Kakashi said, "Wanted across thirteen countries for multiple murders, and numerous other acts, including terrorism."
"What do you propose we do Lieutenant Yamanaka?" Tsunade asked.
"We believe that only one person who can give us a description of the Jackal," Ino said as she waved her hand toward the screen, revealing a five-foot-one Caucasian pinkette with deep green eyes, "Her name is Sakura Haruno, she's the only known lead we have on him, she was a reporter. We believe one person knows where she is," Ino looked at Kakashi, "Deputy Director."
Kakashi opened the file on the touch-pad embedded into the table in front of him, and opened the file, then brought it up on the screen, which was a military file from the Department of the Navy.
The file showed a six-foot-four Japanese/Caucasian male with onyx eyes and spikey black hair dressed in a full white Navy Officer's uniform, "Navy Military Police Lieutenant Commander Sasuke Uchiha," Kakashi said, "Twenty-seven years old, and possibly the most dangerous Military Police Officer alive. 95.54% hit-ratio with a sniper-rifle. 94.54% accuracy with an assault rifle. And an 89.76% hit-ratio with a pistol. Numerous threatened court-marshals, zero of them have found him guilty, several excessive force citations in reference to using various methods to subdue hostiles and suspects, and numerous higher-ups in the Navy want to see him discharged."
"Are we really going to trust someone that unstable?" Tsunade asked.
"We don't have a choice," Kakashi said, "He's the only lead we can track on the Jackal. And, he might be useful if we can get him to tag along. Someone like him can give the Jackal a run for his money."
"What's his relation with Sakura?" Tsunade asked.
"Husband," Naruto said, "Sasuke and Sakura are married. We assume that Sasuke was the one that hid her from the Jackal."
"How do we get him to tag along?" Ino asked.
"By offering him leverage," Kakashi said as he pulled a file out of his suitcase, "This file reveals the details about a murder that took place within the ranks of the U.S. Navy ordered by someone powerful. All we have to do is tempt him with this, he tags along, he gets the file, busts the case wide open, and that gets the Military Police Internal Affairs off his back for the rest of his career, and maybe a promotion to Commander."
"That could work," Tsunade said, "Where is this unstable officer now?"
"Camp Delta, Guantanamo," Naruto said, "Interrogating a POW recently captured in Afghanistan. The Navy's higher ups thought his more destructive ways could serve his nation better interrogating POWs."
There goes the third domino…
Guess what happens next…
