Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Ultimate Spider-Man.
A/N: Here's a 6 Ch. Update as a tribute to Stan Lee who passed on November 12. Rest In Peace.
Beta: Jebest4781, Chaos-PSD, Arkham Knight22, and Ryan L. Spradling.
Chapter VII: Exclusive.
Last Time.
Midtown High.
Shinobi was answering questions from the reporters as Peter, Ava and Danny were talking with Coulson.
"Taskmaster never even considered Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Your creativity is just as strategic as my training… More even." Ava said to Peter.
"Really?"
"Going solo paid off, OK."
"There's still one thing I don't get at all," Peter said before looking to Coulson. "Brief's, really?"
"I swim," Coulson said, hands behind his back.
"Leave the man's underwear alone, Pete. Or he'll get short with you." Ava said getting the others to chuckle as Coulson left.
Now.
Midtown High, Noon.
Naruto ate his lunch before hearing M.J. speak.
"The exclusive interview is conducted for the Daily Bugle Communications by rookie reporter Mary Jane Watson… Mary Jane… By Mary Watson… By Jane Watson… By M.J Wa… I think I'll just stick with Mary Jane Watson."
Looking up, Naruto saw the redhead turn a digital camera towards them excited to get an interview with his and Peter's alter egos for a contest for the Daily Bugle.
"So what do the men of the street think?"
"About what? That you're interviewing Spider-Man and Shinobi? I mean I did see you talk to Shinobi about it earlier today." Naruto said looking at the 'meat' the school gave them for lunch. "You should get him to investigate whatever the hell they're giving us for food. I think it's old gym mats."
After School, Rooftop.
"So, how long have you wanted to be a reporter?" Spider-Man asked holding M.J.'s camera and filmed her.
"Uh, forever. But why am I answering your questions? You're the ones who agreed to be interviewed." Mary Jane answered taking her camera back and pointed it at the Avenger and Avenger-in-training. "My audience wants to know, why now, why me?"
"We trust you won't hide the truth. I know Triple J sometimes just slaps whatever headline that sells and only retracts it when he has no other choice when the police or something shows him that what he's printed is false." Naruto said as Spider-Man looked at the future reporter.
"And it's important to know the top media, movers, and shakers… Speaking of which." He said before grabbing Mary Jane, shot out a web and swung to the next building.
"AAH!"
Naruto ran after them and jumped across.
"That was… Amazing! It was like-"
"Flying?" Spider-Man said interrupted what Mary Jane was going to say.
"Your voices sound familiar, do I know you two?"
"Nope, we just have those voices. I know a few people who sound like an actor." Naruto replied as M.J. turned to him
"Not much of a story if you won't answer my questions."
"We'll answer everything, except questions about our personal lives. Unlike the other Avengers, not everyone we know is another hero. We don't want them to be in danger all the time because the bad guys want to get to us." Naruto replied before J. Jonah Jameson appeared on a video billboard behind the heroes.
"And that's why I'm turning my airways over to you Manhattan! You find the proof, you bring me the video that'll lock this spider threat once and for all! You are the news!"
"Three words: Nose hair trimmers," Spider-Man said before Naruto suddenly looked over his shoulder and saw smoke coming up into the air just as a shadow bounds off the rooftops.
"Shit! Look out!"
The others looked to see a large shadow land on the roof beside them, break it off and lands on the street below them.
Looking down, they saw a tall, very muscular man with green skin wearing nothing but torn short purple pants. He has green eyes and dark green, almost black hair.
This is the Hulk, A.K.A. Robert 'Bruce' Banner, a gamma-powered superhero and member of the Avengers.
"HULK SMASH!"
Naruto saw policemen surround the Avenger before picking M.J. up and dropped down on the sidewalk.
"Stay out of range."
Naruto ran in front of the Hulk and looked at the police. "Stand down. I'll handle this."
Naruto looked at the Hulk before speaking. "Hulk. It's ninja-man. What's wrong?"
"Hulk smashing energy man!"
"Energy ma-!" Naruto stopped as Spider-Man slingshots a car at the muscle of the Avengers.
Naruto's shoulder slumped as Hulk walked over to the arachnid-themed hero and Mary Jane who was filming him and picked Spider-Man up very easily.
"Hulk not fighting bug-man. Bug-man better get out of Hulk's way!"
"'Bug-man?' Now that's just insulting! Spiders are not bugs!" He yelled as Hulk looked to M.J.
"Hulk no like paparazzi!"
He then threw Spider-Man away, knocking the camera out of M.J.'s hand several feet before throwing objects at buildings that disappeared right before hitting the wall.
Naruto landed beside the two and sighed. "I had that all under control but nooo you had to make him mad."
"He's the one attacking the city!" Spider-Man yelled getting up.
"Not without a reason, I know it doesn't look like it, but underneath all that brawn is a genius scientist. He said something about an Energy Man." Naruto said as Mary Jane continued filming them, battery showing '90%'.
"Show us the footage M.J.," Naruto said looking at the screen.
Mary Jane rewound to show the cars disappearing in an electric field before hitting the night vision. "I've got an idea. Night vision."
"OK, we got that," Naruto said nodding his head quickly having his lens glow green.
Looking down they saw a humanoid looking man slightly shorter than the Hulk made of pure electricity fighting against the Hulk.
This is Zzzax a being made of pure electricity.
"That's Zzzax, one of-Crap look out!" Naruto pushed the two out of the way as Zzzax threw a police car at them.
Spider-Man grabbed M.J and swung away as Naruto ran along the buildings.
"This is Mary Jane Watson reporting, a massive energy creature is attacking New York, our only hope is the Hulk, Shinobi and Spider-Man!" M.J. said looking into her camera.
Naruto went to calm the police in the area and had some trouble with some who were J. Jonah supporters before bringing up that he's good friends with the commissioner as M.J. turned the camera to herself as debris flew past her.
"As you can plainly see, the streets of Midtown are in chaos. And while I'm not cool with that, we're staying live. I appear to be the only reporter on sight possibly the only one dumb enough to be here!" She said ducking under a car flying by. "Near inches from the confrontation that can only be described as... Incredible!"
She saw Hulk punch the air and get electrocuted.
"Why energy man here?!" He asked as a billboard lost power as Zzzax grew large and became visible to everyone. "Hulk hate getting zapped! Stop or Hulk make you stop!"
Zzzax then attacked Mary Jane getting the two heroes to grab her and jump up to a building.
"We need help," M.J. said getting Spider-Man to look to her.
"Help? Me? I'm Spider-Man! Just a minute." He said before turning around and turned on his communicator. "Director Fury, it's Spider-Man. We need help. Send S.H.I.E.L.D. back-up."
"Nice to hear you admit it. But we've got all hands against a destroyer-class threat in Jersey."
"You can't just let Jersey go?" Spider-Man joked before Naruto spoke.
"Fury, it's Zzzax. He's attacking New York City."
"Wrapping up and heading over."
Naruto and Spider-Man dropped to help the Hulk get Zzzax out of the city before Spider-Man convinced he's a friend by throwing a dumpster against a building before running to attack the electric being and kept Mary Jane out of harm's way.
"No, my camera!" She yelled out before Naruto caught it as they went to another building.
Naruto handed Mary Jane her camera before she looked past them. "Water!"
Looking back Naruto saw a water tower before looking to Spider-Man. "Water would hurt him."
Spider-Man then shot both his webs and pulled the tower down on to Zzzax who quickly went into a light post and into the subway.
The heroes and M.J dropped down beside the Hulk. "Hulk not like surprise shower." He said to Spider-Man. "Hulk like bug-man. Bug-man good smasher."
"Coming from the master, that means a lot," Spider-Man said before Hulk bounds away.
Naruto was looking at the subway entrance before walking over and started walking down. Passing tape that blocked entrance as it was closed for repairs. Looking around, he didn't notice Spider-Man and Mary Jane follow as well.
"Spider-Man? Shinobi?"
The lights suddenly turned off having the trio turn on their night vision.
"Who knew night vision was a useful option," M.J. stated looking through her camera.
CRACK!
A burst of lightning cracked in the tunnel behind them having Naruto and Spider-Man turn around.
"Please tell me that's the 6 Train."
"No… Get out of here!" Naruto said as a bolt got near them.
CRACK!
"NOW!" Naruto yelled pushing Spider-Man and M.J. away just as a bolt of lightning hit him in the back.
He was shot towards a wall and cracked it as Hulk crashed through the ceiling.
"RAH!"
Naruto got up and saw Hulk fighting against Zzzax before jumping over to protect the others.
"Your exclusive turned out shocking didn't it?" Spider-Man said as he got up as well.
"Really?"
"He has a bad habit of making bad jokes in tense situations," Naruto said not taking his eyes off of the fight. "Go."
M.J. ran up the stairs as Spider-Man followed holding her camera for her before tossing her it and webbed the entrance as Zzzax attacked them.
"Spider-Man!"
She ran to the hole Hulk created before filming and reported on the fight before the three heroes jumped out, Hulk carrying Spider-Man.
"Did we get him?" Naruto asked before falling on his ass to catch his breath. His shirt now having a burn hole on the shoulder to the chest. His burnt skin quickly healing.
Spider-Man fell on his back as soon as the Hulk lets him down to take a knee as well.
"Mr. Hulk? Do you mind answering some questions?" Mary Jane asked Hulk who frowned before standing. "My viewers would like to know if you have a message for them? For New York? Or the world?"
"Hulk not do interviews now."
"Attention Hulk!"
Naruto looked up to see it was night as the Heli-Carrier floated above them with Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents flew down on jet packs with guns.
"Put up your hands and surrender! You're under arrest for the destruction of New York!"
Both Naruto and Spider-Man stood up as Fury and the others landed.
"Ease off, Fury! Hulk helped save it from Zzzax." Naruto said rolling his shoulder.
He then saw several agents aim at the Hulk before stepping in front of him. "You guys want him, you got to go through me," Naruto said before a giant Zzzax appeared beside them. "There! Go after him!"
Spider-Man then swung Mary Jane out of the way away before everyone started attacking Zzzax. "Hulk, keep him busy," Naruto said as Fury walked up to him.
"Hulk hitting him isn't going to work."
"Not the plan," Naruto said as Spider-Man jumped to a wreaked tour bus.
Spider-Man then pulled a large cable and explained that Zzzax taking too much energy before surging out before jumping over and threw the cable at Zzzax.
"Here you go, Sparky!"
Zzzax grew before Naruto yelled.
"Anything you have that uses electricity, throw it in!" Naruto then threw his shock ammo in as the agents threw their weapons and utility belts in while the Hulk threw car batteries in Zzzax as well.
"Anything left?" Fury asked as Mary Jane walked up, her battery fully charged from the earlier fight.
"My camera."
"You sure?" Naruto asked having the journalist enthusiast nod. Naruto grabbed it, turned around and threw it at Zzzax's leg before he exploded knocking down a building.
"MARY JANE!" Spider-Man yelled as he ran to where she was pulling rubble away.
Hulk picked him up and moved him out of the way before pushing several large pieces away and saw Shinobi keeping a chunk of a wall off of them before pushing it away.
"Thank God! That was heavy like no tomorrow." He said before the Hulk took several steps forward.
"Humans stupid!" He yelled before looking back. "Except for bug-man and ninja-man. They good smashers!" He then jumps away as Naruto turned to M.J.
"Here you go. I was able to get this before throwing it." He said holding a memory card.
"(Gasp!) The memory card! You're not worried about how worried Jameson will use this?"
"I trust you'll do the right thing," Naruto said as Spider-Man walked to stand beside him.
M.J. then hugged them both for a second and ran off. "I won't let you down!"
"I know you won't," Spider-Man said before swinging off.
A Few Days Later; Queens, Peter's House.
Naruto, Peter and Mary Jane watched her report on YouTube rather than on D.B.C.'s website but she still used their logo on the green screen at the end. She explained she didn't enter knowing J. Jonah would have chopped it up/made it look like Spider-Man didn't save the day before the doorbell rang.
Going to the door, they saw a delivery man holding a package. "M.J. Watson? Her folks said she was here. Signature required."
M.J. signed and took the box before they went back inside and opened it showing a digital camera. "It's a new camera from the Daily Bugle!" She picked it up and turned it on showing a video of J. Jonah.
"Saw your footage, Watson. There might be a place for you at the Bugle. Send your work to me before you post next time."
"Well, whaddya know. He does have a heart." Naruto said as Mary Jane erased the video and had the camera turn to her friends. "I wished they would have let me know who they were." She said as Naruto covered the camera.
"You never know. You might get another shot someday."
To Be Continued.
A/N: Thanks for reading and let me know of any mistakes.
Beta: Jebest4781, Chaos-PSD, Arkham Knight22, and Ryan L. Spradling.
OK a 6 Ch. Update for a tribute to Stan Lee. Someone who has been apart of all of our lives. (Big or small depending on your age.)
He paved the way to humanizing the hero so we as readers/watchers/gamers, can relate to them more.
I can't tell you how many times coming home from being made fun of. (I was never in fights outside of play wrestling with friends and family)
And seeing the X-Men/Spider-Man cartoons and seeing they turned their bullying/prosecutions around to be better/shake it off for lack of a better word and knowing I can do that too.
There will never be another Stan Lee but he will live on with his works in comics, TV, movies, and games. Rest In Peace Stan Lee.
Lone Wolf Out.