"Naruto:Shinobi."
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Chapter 26
„Begining of End"
[U-Gin Genetic Research Lab, Seoul, Korea]
As Cho enters her lab she sees Ultron. She wanted to scream,but Ultron stop her by putting his finger on his own lips.
"Scream, and your entire staff dies."He promised."I could've killed you, Helen, the night we met. I didn't."
"Do you expect a thank you note?"Helen retorted.
"I expect you to know why."Ultron stated with chuckle,placing his hand on the cradle.
"Cradle?"She asked confused,before hearing her own recorded voice.
[…"This is the next thing, Tony."...]
"This...is the next me."Ultron explained.
"The regeneration cradle prints tissue, it can't build a living body."She stated,looking at the inside of cradle.
"It can, you can. You lack the materials. You're a brilliant woman, Helen."He commented."But we all have room to improve."Ultron uses the scepter to mind-control Cho.
[Barton House.]
Banner walks out of the bathroom and sees Natasha waiting outside for him.
"I didn't realize you were waiting."He said,looking at Natasha who was blushing a bit.
"I would've joined you, but uh, it didn't seem like the right time."She explained,as her blush became more visible.
"They used up all the hot water."He said,rubbing the back of his head.
"I should've joined you."She stated with sigh.
"Missed our window."Bruce joked and Natasha look at him sadly.
"Did We?"She asked and Bruce noded.
"The world just saw the Hulk. The real Hulk, for the first time. You know I have to leave."He said clenching his fist. For the first time he felt like he founded home...but because of that witch,everything was falling apart. And for the first time,he felt love again...
"But you assume that I have to stay? I had this, um, dream. The kind that seems normal at the time, but when you wake..."She paused and Bruce look at her with sad eyes.
"What did you dream?"He inquired,fearing the answer.
"That I was an Avenger. That I was anything more than the assassin they made me."She explained and Bruce frowned.
"I think you're being hard on yourself. Despite whatever happend in your past,I think you're great person."Bruce stated,causing her to chuckle.
"Here I was hoping that was your job."She leans close into him,causing him to blush.
"W-W-What are you doing?"He mumbled,as she hug him.
"I'm running with it, with you. If running's the plan, as far as you want."She said cutely,which cause his heart to melt.
"Natasha, where can I go? Where in the world am I not a threat?"Bruce protested.
"You're not a threat to me."She stated firmly.
"But the world will become treat to you! I can't put you into this! I finally have feeling for somebody and I simply can't..."His eyes winded,when Natasha press her lips againts his own. He wanted to push her away,but he couldn't. He wanted to do this for a long time and now he can't push her away.
[Outside of the House.]
Steve and Stark are chopping wood outside Barton's house. Thor and Naruto were outside too,playing with kids and telling them about their tales.
""Earth's Mightiest Heroes." Pulled us apart like cotton candy."Steve commented with bitter chuckle.
"Seems like you walked away all right."Tony stated.
"Is that a problem?"Steve asked,narrowing his eyes at Stark.
"I don't trust a guy without a dark side. Call me old fashioned."Tony replied with shrug.
"Well let's just say you haven't seen it yet."Rogers assured.
"You know Ultron is trying to tear us apart, right?"Tony asked and Steve noded.
"Well I guess you'd know. Whether you tell us is a bit of a question."At that Stark gave long sigh.
"Banner and I were doing research."He explained.
"That would affect the team."Steve added.
"That would end the team."Tony corrected."Isn't that the mission? Isn't that the "why" we fight, so we can end the fight, so we get to go home?"
"Every time someone tries to win a war before it starts, innocent people die. Every time."Steve assured and Tony looked away. Suddenly Naruto appeared in the flash of yellow.
"Boss is calling you to the house..."Clone said and poofed away. They look at each other and noded.
Both went into the house to see whole team around the table. There was also Nick Fury who leaning on the doors.
"I get it, Maria Hill called you, right? Was she ever not working for you?"Tony asked.
"Tony,please stop."Naruto said."Let's hear what he has to say."
"Artificial intelligence. You never even hesitated."Nick stated with dissapointment.
"Look, it's been a really long day, like, Eugene O'Neill long, so how's about we skip to the part where you're useful?"Tony said,making everyone to sigh.
"Look me in the eye and tell me you're going to shut him down."Nick demanded.
"You're not the director of me."Tony stated with crossed arms.
"But I am."Naruto said,standing up."So what's your answer?"Tony didn't replied,making Naruto clench his fist.
"Well I'm not the director of anybody. I'm just an old man, who cares very much about you."Nick said,making everyone look at him.
"And I'm the man who killed the Avengers."Tony said,making everyone confused."I saw it. I didn't tell the team, how could I? I saw them all dead, Nick. I felt it. The whole world, too. It's because of me. I wasn't ready. I didn't do all I could."
"The Maximoff girl, she's working you, Stark. Playing on your fear."At that Naruto look down with close eyes.
"I wasn't tricked, I was shown. It wasn't a nightmare, it was my legacy. The end of the path I started us on."He admitted with frown.
"You've come up with some pretty impressive inventions, Tony. War isn't one of them."Nick said pointing his finger at him.
"I watched my friends die. You'd think that'd be as bad as it gets, right? Nope. Wasn't the worst part."Tony replied gritting his teeths.
"The worst part is that you didn't."Nick concluded crossing his arms.
"Tony,We won't die so easly."Naruto stated."Just because Wanda show you something,doesn't mean it'll happend. I've seen much in my life. People die,you won't stop that. But that doesn't stop the new generation to take the place the previous one. Someday,they will come new herous. I'll probably guide them some day...But right now,We'll have to save the world...As a team,friends and family! We'll do whatever it takes to save people lifes. Do you understand?"Naruto asked. Tony look at the whole team and slowly he smiled. He nods and everyone smiles.
"Ultron took you folks out of play to buy himself time. My contacts all say he's building something. The amount of Vibranium he made off with, I don't think it's just one thing."Nick concluded, scratching his beard.
"What about Ultron himself?"Steve asked.
"Ah. He's easy to track, he's everywhere. Guy's multiplying faster than a Catholic rabbit. Still doesn't help us get an angle on any of his plans though."Nick retorted with snarl.
"He still going after launch codes?"Natasha asked,who was clinging to Bruce.
"Yes, he is, but he's not making any headway."Nick replied.
"I cracked the Pentagon's firewall in high school on a dare."Tony admitted with chuckle.
"Yeah, well, I contacted our friends at the Nexus about that."Nick said,raising Naruto eyebrow.
"Nexus?"Steve asked confused.
"It's the world internet hub in Oslo, every byte of data flows through there, fastest access on earth."Bruce explained.
"So what'd they say?"Clint asked,picking up her daughter.
"He's fixated on the missiles, but the codes are constantly being changed."Nick replied.
"By whom?"Naruto asked.
"Parties unknown..."Nick replied shortly.
"Do we have an ally?"Thor asked.
"Ultron's got an enemy, that's not the same thing. Still, I'd pay folding money to know who it is."He explained with chuckle.
"I might need to visit Oslo, find our "unknown.""Tony stated.
"Well, this is good times, boss, but I was kind of hoping when I saw you, you'd have more than that."Natasha said with fake pout.
"I do, I have you. Back in the day, I had eyes everywhere, ears everywhere else. Here we all are, back on earth, with nothing but our wit, and our will to save the world. So stand. Outwit the platinum bastard."Nick said seriously.
"Naruto doesn't like that kind of talk."Natasha chirped.
"C'mon Nat!"Natasha smiles mischievously at him.
"So what does he want?"Nick wondered out loud.
"To become better. Better than us."Steve stated."He keeps building bodies."
"Person bodies. The human form is inefficient, biologically speaking, we're outmoded. But he keeps coming back to it."Tony explained.
"When you two programmed him to protect the human race, you amazingly failed."Natasha said shaking her head,making Bruce chuckle nervously.
"They don't need to be protected, they need to evolve. Ultron's going to evolve."Bruce stated with frown.
"Wait you don't mean...Has anyone been in contact with Helen Cho?"Naruto asked and everyone tensed.
[U-Gin Genetic Research Lab, Seoul]
Back in Korea,Cho is creating a new body for Ultron.
"It's beautiful. The Vibranium atoms aren't just compatible with the tissue cells, they're binding them. And SHIELD never even thought..."Cho said amazed and Ultron chuckled.
"The most versatile substance on the planet and they used it to make a Frisbee. Typical of humans, they scratch the surface and never think to look within."Ultron breaks open the scepter's blue gem and a yellow gem that was inside floats out and lands in his hand. He places it in the head of the body.
[Barton Farm]
"I'll take Natasha and Clint."Steve said,looking at Naruto,Tony and Nick.
"Alright, strictly recon. I'll hit the Nexus, I'll join you as soon as I can."Tony said.
"I'll send my clones with all of you. I have the idea where our main battle will be."Naruto said and they noded."If Ultron is really building a body..."
"He'll be more powerful than any of us. Maybe beside Naruto. An android designed by a robot."Steve stated."You know I really miss the days when the weirdest thing science ever created was me."
"I'll drop Banner and Thor off at the tower."Nick informed."Do you mind if I borrow Ms. Hill?"
"She's all yours, apparently. What are you gonna do?"Tony asked.
"I don't know. Something dramatic, I hope..."He replied smirking.
"I'm gonna finish re-flooring that sunroom as soon as I get back."Clint promised to his wife.
"Yeah, and then you'll find another part of the house to tear apart."She retorted,while hugging him.
"No. It's the last project. I promise."He kisses her.
Later Laura watches them fly off in the Quinjet.
[Nexus Internet Hub, Oslo, Norway]
"A hacker who's faster than Ultron? He could be anywhere. And as this is the center of everything, I'm just a guy looking for a needle in the world's biggest haystack."Tony said with smirk.
"How do you find it?"One of Naruto clones asked.
"Pretty simple. You bring a magnet."He starts playfully singing as he conducts his search."Oh, I'm decrypting nuclear codes and you don't want me to."He said reffering to other people around."Come and get me."
[Korea with Cho and Ultron]
"Cellular cohesion will take a few hours, but we can initiate the consciousness stream. We're uploading your cerebral matrix...now"Helen informed and Ultron noded.
"I can read him. He is dreaming."Wanda said,as she and Pietro walk into the lab.
"I wouldn't call it dreams. It's Ultron's base consciousness, informational noise."Cho corrected. "Soon..."
"How soon? I'm not being pushy."Ultron assured.
"We're imprinting a physical brain. There are no shortcuts. Even if your magic gem is..."Wanda, reading Ultron's mind, sees a vision of global annihilation, which horrifies her and she screams.
"How could you...Naruto was right after all!"Wanda said,shocking Ultron."You said that you'll make world better!"
"It will be better."He stated.
"When everyone is dead."She added for him,which cause him to frown.
"That is not...! The human race will have every opportunity to improve."He promised,but Wanda shaked her head. Pietro look down and gritted his teeths.
"And if they don't?"She inquired.
"Ask Noah..."Ultron said coldly.
"You're a madman!"She stated with snarl.
"There were more than a dozen extinction level events before even the dinosaurs got theirs. When the Earth starts to settle, God throws a stone at it, and believe me, he's winding up. We have to evolve. There's no room for the weak."Ultron stated with crossed arms.
"And who decides who's weak?"Pietro asked,as Ultron was distracted Wanda broke the scepter's hold off of Cho.
"Life. Life always decides. There's incoming. The Quinjet. We have to move."Cho cancels the upload to Ultron's consciousness.
"That's not a problem."Ultron blasts Cho, Wanda and Pietro run off.
"Ah, wait, guys!"He blasts Cho's technicians."They'll understand. When they see they'll understand. I just need a little more time."He unplugs himself from the Cradle.
End of Chapter!