This is the rewritten fic. It has a lot of the old but I changed a few scenes for How i want to develop the characters instead
Disclaimer: I don't own anything of this . Both Naruto and DC belong to their respective creators
Demon/Machine /Mystical being talking
Thoughts or thinking of characters,
[Other Language]
EMPHASIS
Scarlet Scarab #0 ' Secret Origin'
TOKYO JAPAN 'Location CLASSIFIED'
Inside a dimly lit room, a red-haired man in his 50s with black eyes, dressed in military camouflage, was watching multiple monitors. Standing next to him was a younger redhead with red eyes, wearing a white lab coat over a purple shirt and blue jeans, with a few other scientists nearby, working at the keyboards.
"Sasori, start the experiment," he ordered the young redhead, who smirked before pressing a button on the communicator in his ear.
"Send the Sergeant now," said Sasori. Moments later, the door opened, and a figure dressed in black body armor entered the room.
His name was Sergeant Rei Tachibana. He had the typical appearance of a Japanese man, with a black buzz cut, black eyes, and relatively pale skin. First in his class upon promotion, an amateur Boxer with an excellent record to his name and a JGSDF Ranger, he was truly an exemplary soldier
The man saluted and entered what looked like a giant white square that was in the middle of the room
"General Ishida," said the Sergeant from inside. "I'm ready."
Sasori and the other scientists exchanged glances before nodding. They adjusted some levers on their control panels, preparing to proceed.
Inside the white room Rei saw suddenly appear flying from one of the walls that suddenly opened what looked like A redKabutomushi, no larger than eight inches, its sleek metallic shell glinting ominously in the faint light.
He was in a way dissapointed from what Major General Rasa Ishida told him this was supposed to be somekind of superweapon, a mass destruction machine capable of turining any men into a force comparable to a demigod.
The first in what was supposed to be one of his beloved nation greatest defenders.
This looked like one of his toys when he was a child.
But he was a soldier, so he did his duty and approached the bug with his right hand like if this machine was a wild animal.
Which in a way it was.
Meanwhile Rasa and Sasori are looking at the monitors with their full focus. Constantly monitoring the process and the Sergeant vitals at the same time
"Symbiosis has started," said Sasori. "Currently at 10%."
BAMMMMMMMMMM! BMAAMMMMMMMMMM!
"What happened, soldier?!" Rasa shouted through the communicator. "Answer me!"
"AHHHHHH!" screamed Rei from inside the cube.
"It looks like the Sergeant was thrown against the wall," reported one of the operatives monitoring Rei.
"20%," Sasori said, his gaze locked on the screen. "The Scarab is connecting with his spine."
Suddenly, the lights in the room began flickering.
"The Scarab is resisting the process," Sasori noted. "38%."
"Release the sonars, quickly!" Rasa barked. The operatives activated the sonar, releasing a special frequency designed to control the Scarab during dangerous moments.
"IAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Rei screamed even louder, his voice echoing through the room.
"53%," Sasori announced, increasing the sonar output. "This is the highest synchronicity we've achieved with the Scarab so far."
PEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
In an instant, a burst of sparks erupted, and with a deafening BZZZT, the ceiling lights and several computers exploded in a flash.
Rei was thrown violently across the room, landing hard on the floor near the door. His body armor was shattered, pieces scattered around him. His eyes were bloodshot, crimson streaks trailing from them, and blood dripped from his mouth and face. Severe burns covered large portions of his body, with smoke rising faintly from the scorched fabric of his uniform.
The operatives quickly sealed the squared chamber, and the Scarab flew around, watching them as they sealed the door. Then they said, "Subject 51, Sergeant Rei Tachibana, is in critical condition."
"General please, I can't fell my legs..." Said Rei from the floor "What happened to my legs"
"Alert the medics and bring him to the ER! Now!" barked Rasa at his underlings, who quickly lifted the man from the ground and dragged him out of the room to the hospital wing.
"Another one bites the dust," joked Sasori, causing Rasa to glare at him.
It was an extremely inappropriate comment, especially to someone as proud of his military career as Rasa was.
"Come on, it was just a joke. It's not my fault your men are so incompetent," Sasori added, smirking.
It took all of Rasa's willpower and discipline not to knock the teeth out of that pretty boy's mouth.
Luckily, he was a soldier, and his training had prepared him to deal with stressful situations.
"Send the 'cage' back to storage and prepare it for Experiment Number 52," ordered Rasa to a pair of men, who quickly saluted him.
The Scarab was discovered by an archaeologist named Yamato Tenzo in the ancient ruins of a Kahndaqi temple in Shurita. Originally believed to be nothing more than some kind of ancient totem, further research showed it was something else they weren't sure if it was an ancient relic or forgotten technology .
Whatever the fuck it was, the onlt thing that was without a doubt , it was that his ridiculous power. After that, thanks to the hard work of a team of scientists led by Dr. Sasori Sakurai and the most brilliant minds the Japanese government could recruit, it had been brought to life. Or maybe revived is the most appropiate term.
If their research was correct, they had in their hands a weapon with more dangerous potential than an atomic bomb. The problem was making it controllable. The majority of test subjects ended up like Sergeant Tachibana regretting the attempt for the rest of their life. The others wished they had been that lucky.
The Scarab was unruly and refused to operate like it was supposed to , the closest thing Rasa could describe him was like a wild horse rampaging to its heart's content ignoring his master beast, a truly untamable beast.
"UGHHHHH,!" Rasa groaned while angrily punching the wall denting it with the sheer strength of his fist . "What kind of perfect, exceptional and talented person do you need to be to get this fucking bug to work?"
TOKYO- SHINJUKU
"ACHOOOO!" Sneezed Naruto while driving a patrol car . " Shit... Somebody is talking about me"he grumbled to himself. Being an officer in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police had its moments, but working at a police officer in Shinjuku wasn't exactly what the TV dramas made it out to be.
Is not like he didn't like his job, hell he liked his job but if he was 100% honest, he thought that he would be busting Yakuza and serial killers by now. Instead, he was stuck doing grunt work at the Koban. The Koban, a small police station connected to the main station , focused on a more direct approach to the community doing things like directing traffic, investigating minor crimes, patrolling the area, guiding tourist , taking care of lost children, or assist in bigger cases etc.
They are basically the typical entry points for rookie officers and officers stuck doing grunt work .
And Naruto wasn't someone who wanted to spend his career in the Koban. He wanted to be a detective. Hell he even took the Detective course last year at the first chance he get and while his grade weren't the greatest- His superior blame it on his overeagerness and lack of experience -but he still passed and submitted an application to the Criminal Investigation Division a few months ago.
As he speed up in the car while watching the closed business and the city lights surrounding the night sky.
"Well at least is quiet and I'm almost finished so if it stay like this I can just go ho-" .And then his radio buzzed off.
Shit. No, that was his own fault , he just jinxed himself, he really should have known better by now .
"TOKYO HQ TO SHINJUKU, WE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A DRUNK DISTURBANCE IN THE RESTAURANT ICHIRAKU'S BY THE TAKAMICHI AVENUE. HEAD THERE INMEDIATELY. OVER"
"Roger that. Over," he replied, pushing the button on the radio before turning on the sirens. He sped up, following the road toward Ichiraku's—it wasn't far, so he arrived relatively quickly.
Ichiraku's was a small ramen shop that Naruto had been visiting since he was a kid. His mom used to work for Teuchi-san, the owner, so they were on familiar terms.
Hell, Teuchi-san even named a dish after him, and Ayame-nee had given him tips for his first date.
In a way, this felt personal.
That thought stayed with him as he parked the patrol car outside the restaurant. Pushing open the wooden door, he stepped inside and took a look around.
Once inside the restaurant a young brunette woman with eyes of the same color in her late 20s signaled him, to talk to the side, Naruto nodded subtly moving toward the side to avoid drawing more attention from the rest of the customers. "Officer Uzumaki, thank you for coming, "she whispered. Ayame and Ichiraku were going through a transition period. Her father, now approaching 60, could no longer keep up with the demands of running the restaurant full-time, so he had been stepping back, leaving more of the day-to-day responsibilities to her. By next year, Ayame would be fully in charge, giving her father a well-earned retirement.
In a way, she was relieved that it was Naruto who showed up and not another officer—there was less chance of anyone making a scene with someone they knew personally. Still, seeing him in uniform always felt strange. She could vividly remember the little boy who used to sit at the barstool, asking her for help with his math homework while his mother worked in the kitchen.
But just like her , people change and mature with the passage of time and just like she wasn't a highschooler fuzzing about boys and Idols, but an adult woman trying to run her family business , Naruto wasn't a little boy who hated doing his math homework but an Adult with his own responsabilities and objectives
"Don't worry, Ayame-san, it's my job," Naruto said calmly. Normally, their interactions were more casual, but like most people who knew him personally, Ayame addressed him more formally when he was on duty. Naruto didn't mind if anything, he appreciated the change. It made him feel more respected, in a way.
"I asked him to leave more than once," Ayame continued, her voice laced with frustration as she stole a glance toward the bar. "He won't listen. He's loud, aggressive, and he's making the customers uncomfortable. I want him gone before he does something to someone else."
Naruto noticed the subtle tension in Ayame's posture. He understood the pressure she felt in running the restaurant without her father, to show that she could be the boss.
So is better to do this right.
"So a drunkard" Said Naruto with Ayame nodding. " Don't worry Ayame-san. I will take care of it" Said Naruto while going to the bar of the restaurant.
In There it was a man mid 30s if Naruto was going to guess, with silver hair, he was apparently arguing with the bartender
"Excuse me, sir," Naruto said in a calm but firm voice, cutting through the argument. "Can you come with me to the station"
The man turned, his bloodshot eyes narrowing at Naruto. "Screw off, tax parasite!" he spat, his voice dripping with disdain.
Naruto sighed internally, already used to insults like this. If anything, this was one of the more common ones anyway.
I mean he had been vomited for guy like this more than once and even spat a few times, ridiculized, threaten, mocked, etc. A few insults just don't bother him anymore.
Hell he was even stabbed once, going to the hospital for a couple of days and everything. He met a cool goth chick there, never got the name though-
"Sir," Naruto replied evenly, "I'm sure I pay more taxes than you." A few customers snickered at the retort. Even Ayame and the bartender cracked small smiles at the jab .
"And I insist just leave quietly," Naruto kept his tone steady, despite the tension in the air. "You haven't committed any real crimes, just go to the station and rest , then you can go to your house in the morning". That last part was true the only thing Naruto could charge him aside from being a jerk was disorderly conduct, and that means he will prrobably spent the night in the drunk tank and they will let him go in a couple of days . That wasn't even an arrest anyway just a temporary detention .
"What if I want to finish my drink in peace and you go fuck yourself instead, you nosy brat"
Naruto let out a slow breath. "You've had enough for tonight, sir," he replied, keeping his voice calm and measured. "You're disrupting the place, and you're making people uncomfortable. I don't want to make this harder than it has to be and I doubt you want to be accused of tresspasing. Just come with me, and we can handle this quietly."
"No one was complaining until you showed up, just leave and everything will be fine"
"Oh, shut up, Mizuki!" Ayame snapped, her frustration finally boiling over. "Every time you drink, you yell, you break things, and when we refuse to serve you more, you harass my customers. You're not welcome here.".
Naruto internally asked himself why the hell ayame, didn't say anything to him when he come to Ichiraku's or went to the station to get a restraining order that would have solved a lot of problems
"Who asked your opinion, you bitch" snared Mizuki . "I pay my drink , the least you could do is let me finish it in peace".
Naruto's patience snapped. "Hey, you bastard, who the hell do you think you are talking to her like that?" he said angrily throwing all of his self control out of the window
Mizuki sneered, stepping closer, his breath reeking of alcohol. "Oh, what's the matter, officer? Did I hurt your little feelings? You gonna cry about it? Need your mommy's tits, huh?" He shoved Naruto hard, eyes gleaming with drunken bravado. "Ah, not so high and might now, eh? Why don't I teach you some manners, you punk-ass brat?" Mizuki growled, drawing his fist back for a punch.
However instead of being scared or angry, Naruto smiled he gave him a reason after all. Mizuki's shove might have been meant to provoke him, but all it did was hand him the justification he needed.
This went from mere tauting to assault, which means he can arrest him.
Naruto saw the slow drunk fist coming from a mile away, so he only needed to moved slithly so the drunk gave a jab to the air. Without hesitation, Naruto grabbed Mizuki's wrist in a firm grip, twisting it sharply in a textbook wrist-lock.
In a way Naruto was dissapointed after all that show Naruto expected a little more.
"Let go of me, you brat!" Mizuki roared, his free hand reaching for Naruto's collar.
Without missing a beat, Naruto used his hold on Mizuki's wrist as leverage. He kicked his back foot into the floor, pivoting his body with expert precision while pulling Mizuki forward. Mizuki's feet slipped out from under him, and with one smooth motion, Naruto executed a flawless shoulder throw. The drunk's body crashed to the ground with a deafening thud.
But Naruto didn't let go. He quickly bent Mizuki's arm behind his back, locking it in place while pressing his knee firmly into the man's spine to keep him subdued.
Mizuki let out a guttural howl of pain, thrashing beneath Naruto. "AI! AI! AI!" he screamed, voice cracking with frustration and pain. "I'll kill you for this!" he spat, his rage barely contained, but Naruto amused instead of worries.
Ignoring Mizuki's threats, Naruto calmly reached for his handcuffs with his free hand.
"For disorderly conduct, harassment, failure to comply with a police officer's orders, assaulting a police officer, ressisting arrest and tresspasement. You're under arrest " And with a quick snap, the cuffs clicked around Mizuki's wrists, securing him tightly. Mizuki continued to struggle beneath him, but his movements grew weaker, futile against Naruto's controlled hold. "Not so tough now... eh" Mocked Naruto.
Mizuki could only glare him from the floor with Naruto just gave him a teasing arrogant smile in respond.
He was enjoying this way more than he should .
"What happened cat got your tongue don't worry, maybe is for the best I'm not sure someone with your mouth would make a lot of friend where you are going"As he finished, Naruto lifted Mizuki to his feet, keeping a firm grip on the man's cuffs to prevent any sudden movements. The silver-haired man staggered and his resistance had faded, drained by the alcohol and the swift takedown.
Ayame approached from behind the counter, her steps quiet but deliberate. "Thanks, Naru-chan," she said, her voice soft but laced with exasperation. "This guy has been a real pain for a while. I didn't want things to get out of hand, but I appreciate you handling it"
Naruto gave her a small nod, imagine if Mizuki broke a bottle in someone head or well the thousands of stupidities that drunkards do while wasted "It's my job, Ayame-san. Don't worry about it. Though I probably going to need you come to the station to give a statement about this, ok"
Ayame waved him off, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "I go first thing in the morning . Just... make sure this piece of shit doesn't show his face here ever again."
"I'll see to that." Said Naruto before turning to Mizuki who was surprisngly quiet, Naruto wasn't sure if it was embarrased of being arrested , the reality of the situation crashing down to him or something else entirely.
But Naruto didn't give a fuck about it.
Naruto grabbed Mizuki by the arm, giving him a firm push toward the door. "Come on, Mizuki. Let's get you out of here," he said with a calm tone that contrasted the tension building between them.
As they stepped outside, Mizuki didn't say a word. The silence hung heavy in the air. Naruto could feel the weight of the man's reluctance, but he had no sympathy to offer. Mizuki had made his bed, now he had to lie in it.
"Keep your head down, and not cause more troubles" Naruto ordered, guiding the stumbling drunk toward the patrol car. Mizuki just shuffled along, head hanging low. Naruto opened the back door, the cool night air carrying the scent of the city as he shoved Mizuki inside.
As the engine roared to life, Naruto glanced back for a moment, thinking, "At least he won't be bothering Ayame-nee for a while. " With a small exhale, he shifted gears, heading toward the station.
Bump Bump bump
"Hiroshi-san I don't how can you be so calm" Said a japanese men to his partner another men of the same ethnicity. "Knowing that thing is just a few meter away"
Hiroshi glanced at his partner Takashi, and just sighed. The men was still too much of a greenhorn. The pair were assigned the mission to traslade the 'Scarab' to their contaiment unit , just like they do to the rest of the gear.
To keep things low-profile, they were disguised as truck drivers, blending in with the other vehicles on the road, however that thing has spend the whole travel pushing against his cage which left his junior terrified.
"Don't be a baby" Said Hiroshi keeping his eyes on the road. "That thing is locked in a cage surrounded by machine neither of us could understand"
"You see what it did to Tachibana-san, right" Replied Takashi because even though he was a soldier, he was still human so , sometime he is scared for example when he has to deal with a Machine that sent much tougher men than him to the ICU . " That thing is a murder machine ready to kill us all"
BUMP BUMP BUMP
"That thing is a weapon. " Explained Hiroshi. " And just like any weapon is dangerous... but at the end of the day is just a machine in a cage , we are completely safe"
"Hope you're right sempai. For both our sakes , because I got a bad feeling about this"
Hiroshi didn't respond. His grip on the wheel tightened ever so slightly as they continued down the road. "Why don't you put the Radio, maybe a little music will distract you"
Takashi glanced at him, then sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. He couldn't deny that Hiroshi had a point. Music might help, even if just for a moment. "Any suggestions?" Takashi asked, a hint of resignation in his voice.
BUMP BUNP BUNP
"If you could find maybe... I don't know Dinah Lance" Hiroshi had to admit that american could sing pretty well.
Takashi tried to turn the radio on
BZZZDDDD
Takashi frowned as the static from the radio persisted, the faint buzz cutting through the air. He twisted the dial again, trying to get it to work. "That's weird," he muttered, glancing over at Hiroshi.
Hiroshi didn't look up from the road, but his expression tightened ever so slightly. "Don't worry about it," he said, his voice unusually firm. "It's probably just some interference. Bad reception out here."
"Good point" Takashi said as they entered a tunnel
BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP
"I think he is getting more agitated". Said Takashi who was getting more anxious for the second.
"Relax we're alm-" Said Hiroshi before everything went to black for the both of them.
After booking Mizuki in the station Naruto could return to his post in the Koban, it wasn't far off the main station so it didn't take long. In there he could finish his paperwork and finish his shift. Most people seemed to believe police work ended with just arresting someone and finished.
In reality, like many jobs, police work involved a mountain of paperwork—an enormous part of the job. Any mistake in his statements could easily lead to a case dismissal. So Naruto ha been drilled by his superiors and instructors to be meticulous in his reports; even something as small as how fast the perp blinked was crucial and had to be noted.
It was still tedious and boring work that no one really likes to do.
To Naruto it normally take him 90 minutes to finish his report
BZZZD
Naruto suddenly felt a buzz in his pants, apparently he just got a text message, so he pulled out his phone and he couldn't help but smile at the name
Gori-hime : Hey Kitsune, did you finish your shift
Naruto:No sorry, But I'm almost finished, I just needed to finish a little paperwork I can go home.
Gori-hime: You realized you just jinxed yourself right, babe.
RING- RING
And just then the phone in the Koban started ringing proving Gori-hime right.
"When will i ever learn to stop jinxing myself" Thought the blonde wanting to slam his head against the desk
"This is Shinjuku Koban. over." Said Naruto answering the phone.
""WE RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS PERSON TRYING TO BREAK IN A HOUSE BY SUGIYAMA'S 510 . HEAD THERE INMEDIATELY. OVER"
Naruto glanced over the rest of the Koban to repeat the message to someone else and realized something... he was alone.
"I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE " Though Naruto jawdropped . Indeed he was completely alone in his post. Normally Polices boxes in large cities have between 5-10 officer in charge and each operate in 8 hour shift so there is always at least 1-3 officers in the Koban.
That mean if someone can't be contacted or reached another one has to cover.
So Naruto ...has to do it
Gori-hime: Let me guess you just got a call and are coming back late, right
Naruto: I can see you tomorrow, after I finish the morning shift.
Gori-hime : Sorry but I'm on the late shift tomorrow . You realize we haven't really had any alone time in all week right.
If there was a problem with dating and being a police officer was that is extremely difficult to have some alone time to be with your significant other, after all is pretty common for them to be stuck working overtime or being called in an emergency during private times, having to cancel plans at the last second
Hell even he had spent days without being able to return home
Plus the higher up held the force image in a pedestal so even when dating civilians they have to do things like a background check and tell your superiors about it, he has seen enough of his sempais whose romantic interest ended up dumping them for those same reasons. (1)
So many night they dragged him to drink for that.
Gori-hime: Don't worry we still have the night for the both of us, now go ,before you get in trouble.
That why most officer end up dating or marrying each other , they understand the problem with their jobs and lifestyles in ways the majority of civilians never truly could. Plus his girlfriend is the best , that why they live together and been together since they finished the police academy.
Naruto: You're the best . I love you, Gorilla.
Gori-hime: Love U too Kitsune. I'm sure you can make up to me tomorrow night. We have the whole night for just the two of us and a whole week of time to make up XOXO.
Naruto couldn't help but blush at the comment understanding what she meant
Like he said she was the best.
Rasa was pissed, apparently his operatives in charge of keeping of transporting the 'Scarab' end up getting involved in an accident, luckily they would survive the accident, unluckily the 'Scarab' went missing in crash and him being the officer in charge of the Red Beetle project he was furious about it.
If the Scarab went missing or worse end up in one of the his nations enemies, then all the time , money and blood. Spent in this project would be wasted.
His pride would never forgive him if that happened. He who pridefully worked in defending his Nation future , in which way he could face his own children who decided to follow his footsteps in the miliitary
So he went with his least favorite option Cockroaches
Ever since the famous JSA first appeared fighting for america during World War 2, any governament has tried to create their own group of Metahumans, From the the mighty US and China to the small Pokolistan and Markovia.
Any country with a decent army has tried to find way to weaponize and create Human weapons
One of Japan responses was Project Cockroach
The project was the development of implementing machinery that were supposed to imitate the powers used by metahumans.
Basically creating cyborgs.
However before the project could be safely implemented in capable soldiers they needed guinea pigs to perfect the process. So project Cockroach was born using test subject out of dangerous Inmates with low risk of release aka Disposable People and those in which the experiment were a sucess were sent to high risk mission in exchange of the possibility of an earlier release . An idea their spies stole from an American woman named Amanda Waller
Now he called 3 experienced roaches. Who had a relatively good record on their missions.
The first one is a spiky haired punk who is watching the ceiling, probably counting how many crack he can find his name is Zaku Abumi 23 years, he was a wannabe Bancho and leader of the Black Tigers a relatively dangerous gang in the prefecture of Gunma, he was arrested after his gang end up in a fight for territory and he accidentally killed a cop that was sent to stop the conflict.
He was sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter.
Next to him is a girl with long black hair siting on the floor with her back leaning against a wall, Her name is Kin Tsuchi . Once an infamous hacker and information broker, Kin had been at the center of numerous corporate espionage scandals however she'd burned too many bridges, and when her former clients turned against her, it was only a matter of time before the police swooped in. Guess is true what they say it does matter to have friends.
Her sentence: 34 years for cybercrimes, sabotage, and conspiracy.
And finally the unnoficial leader of this trio, a position at the pure old school sengoku era style , pure strength . Dosu Kinuta, he was a serial killer with a temper and while normally someone smart enough to have the police in a national chase out of more than 20 confirmed victims, including his own family which earned him a lifelong Makoto Shishio cosplay, it doesn't take much to upset him which explain why he become a serial killer before being cornered by the police in a small motel in Hokkaido.
He was given the death penalty until his superiors saw an small use in him, as a black ops agent, they said it was to give him an opportunity to give back at the country he took so much
Those 3 are the kind of people he hate to have under his command, arrogant, unruly, problematic or just plain miserable. But for an OP that needed a mix of raw power and discretion they were his best bet.
He didn't want to call one of Nuclear options
"I will go straight to the point to not waste anymore time" Said Rasa as he handed an iPad to Kin, who accepted it with a raised eyebrow but said nothing.
"Your mission," Rasa continued, "is to retrieve the Scarab as quickly and quietly as possible. No civilian casualties. No operatives compromised. No one outside of Root should even know you were there." Rasa paused, his piercing gaze sweeping across the trio. "If you are captured or compromised, don't expect rescue. And remember as far as the government is concerned, you don't exist so if any of you decide to play the wiseguy well".
"We die" Finished Kin bored is not her first rodeo after all and while she is scared because Rasa is not a man who make idle threats, she while not give him the satisfaction.
She still has some dignity after all.
"I'm happy you understand the position you're Tsuchi-san, so I expect your and your teammates to deploy inmediately. That table track the scarab energy sourse so unless he finds a host it should be easy to track, we lost the scarab near Shinjuku so you guys will start here
Kin rolled her eyes but said nothing, already scrolling through the data on the iPad. "Fine. Let's get this over with." She didn't want to spent more time than necessary with moron and psycho
Naruto arrived at the house in Sugiyama, only to find that the "suspicious person" reported was a false alarm. The culprit? A flustered salaryman who had forgotten his keys at work and, unable to return to his office, was desperately trying to break into his own home. Unfortunately for him, his clumsy attempts had spooked the neighbors, who mistook him for a burglar and called the police.
Naruto sighed, crossing his arms as he looked the man up and down. And said with his cop voice "What if there was a real emergency and I couldn't go because of this? Or worse, someone mistakes you for an actual burglar and decided to take action . You're not a kid anymore you need to be more responsible."
The salaryman looked mortified, his face flushed red with embarrassment. He bowed repeatedly, stammering out an apology. "Sorry, officer... I just... didn't think.. I didn't want to... ."
"Great. Now I feel like I just kicked a puppy", Naruto thought, suppressing the tiny bit of amusement he felt at scolding someone old enough to be his father.
"Next time, just call a locksmith or leave a spare key with a neighbor, okay?" Naruto said with a sigh. After the quick reprimand, he decided to help the man out. Using a simple hook, Naruto unlocked the door before the salaryman could make things worse by breaking a window or causing other damage.
"Thank you! Really, thank you so much!" the man said, bowing in gratitude as he disappeared into his home.
Naruto checked his watch: 1:12 AM. He let out a long, tired groan.
Between heading back to the Station, changing clothes, and going home, he would barely have any time to sleep before his next shift started at 8:00 AM. It didn't take long for him to decide.
"Yeah, the nap room it is," he muttered. Going home would just eat into what little sleep he could get. And after along shift, even the hard, rickety bunk bed that smelled like piss back at the Station seemed like pure luxury.
Plus is not like his girlfriend was waiting for him.
"Well i still have time to have a little sleep before my ne-"
Just then he saw a trio breaking into a building.
Naruto groaned, slapping a hand to his face. really needed to stop jinxing himself.
He took out his gun and decided to follow them. Uknown to Naruto he was being spied from a nearby tree.
For a Red Kabutomushi
Zaku Abumi wasn't the smartest person in the room, and he accepted that fact—begrudgingly, but he accepted it. Maybe that was why his life had spiraled into absolute insanity. It was surprising how one bad decision—responding to a taunt from some piece of shit—had led to an arrest, which led to a conviction, which somehow landed him in this situation: hunting down a mechanical bug for the government. All for the benefit of a bigger piece of shit.
And to make matters worse, he had to work with two people even worse than him: a manipulative bitch and a psycho.
Maybe he should have just stayed in the big house. Sure, it wasn't paradise, but at least it was better than this. Three meals a day, a roof over his head, and some of his old crew were still in there for company.
"Did you find something, Kin?" Zaku asked.
Kin glared at him, her eyes cold. "Do I look like I found something, dumbass?" she snapped.
All three of them had been modified by the Japanese government, turned into cyborgs for their twisted missions. Zaku's enhancements were in his arms, granting him aerokinesis—he could generate tornadoes with a flick of his wrist. It was apparently based on some research by a guy named T.O. Morrow, but Zaku didn't care much for the details. All he knew was that he could blow things up with air.
Kin, on the other hand, became electrokinetic, perfect for someone who spent more than enough time behind a computer, like right now when they were using her to scan the area, hoping to track down the metal bug they were after. Actually, thanks to her hacking, she was always the one doing surveillance, breaking into systems, and pinpointing the exact location of their targets.
She was still a huge egomaniac bitch.
But a useful one.
Then there was Dosu. His ability? Sound manipulation. At first, it hadn't sounded as impressive as thunderbolts or the power to create tornadoes with your fists. But that thought vanished after their first mission when Dosu blew a guy's head clean off with a single punch, using nothing but sound waves.
After that, both Kin and Zaku left him in charge, without much arguing.
Right now, they could pinpoint the Scarab signature to a warehouse of Kord Industries, the poor man's Queen Industries, who were the poor man's Wayne Industries.
All of them ridiculously rich though.
"Just saying maybe You're wrong" Said Zaku while streching his arms causing Kin to frown.
"Let me say Something Zaku f I was any 100 times dumber than I am I' still be smarter than you" she said. "And you need to be at least 1000 smarter to ever dare to correct me"
Zaku's face twisted in anger as Kin's words sank in. "You're really pushing it, Kin," he growled, stepping closer, his fists clenched tightly. His arms, modified with aerokinetic implants, tensed, ready for a fight.
Kin just smiled and lifting her own arm showing her own Electrokinesis, daring Zaku to do something
"Zaku, Kin. Shut up."
And the mummy finally talks.
Both of them scoffed. They don't want to make Dosu mad .
Zaku backed off, grinding his teeth. "Fine."
Kin shot him a victorious glance but didn't push her luck. Not with Dosu around. Even she wasn't brave enough to provoke him.
"Let's just find that fucking beetle," Dosu muttered, this was just a damn wharehouse, that bug should appear sooner or later
Naruto kept a safe distance behind them, his gun in hand. "What are these guys up to? Corporate espionage? Sabotage? or are they just thieves" Kord Industries was a big player in the tech world after all.
Zaku kicked at a loose bolt on the floor. "This place is giving me the creeps. How much longer, Kin? Are you sure that thing's even here?"
Kin, focused on her handheld scanner, didn't look up. "I know what I'm doing. Dumbass. The signal's faint, but it's here. We just need to get closer."
Naruto edged forward, his heart pounding. He needed to gather information without being detected. He crouched behind a stack of crates, straining to hear their conversation.
Suddenly some invisible wall shocked Naruto like a freight train. A wall of sound slammed into him, sending him crashing into the crates behind him. He hit the ground hard.
"How... when?" he tried to say but the words couldn't escape his mouth
"Looks like we got a rat on our tail," said an amused Dosu, a sadistic smirk dancing on his lips as he stepped forward, the air around him crackling with energy.
Zaku and Kin exchanged uneasy glances; they hated when Dosu got like this, but they also knew it was better to keep their noses out of his fun.
Just then, Naruto stumbled into view, gun raised and voice firm despite his racing heart. " TMPD Freeze! On the ground, now!"
In all his time as a police officer, he had never shot anyone, but he always told himself that if it came down to it, he would do it.
So after seeing him not backing down he squeezed the trigger, the shot echoing in the warehouse. But to his shock, the bullet ricocheted off Dosu's modified body armor, a metallic clang filling the air.
"Nice try," Dosu taunted, his grin widening as he stepped forward, unfazed. "But you'll need more than that to take me down."
After all a secondary power that Dosu received was the durability necessary to withstand sonic waves on his arms. Zaku and Kin have similar abilities.
"C'mon, officer. You should have stayed behind those crates," Dosu sneered, his voice dripping with mockery. "This is going to end badly for you."
Dosu was a sadist, simple as that and while Zaku and Kin would preffered just kill Naruto, Dosu liked to play with his prey to see them break.
Naruto backed away, desperately looking for an escape route. He couldn't let them get the upper hand. "Stay back!" he shouted, trying to sound more confident than he felt.
With that, Dozu unleashed another sonic wave, this time aimed directly at Naruto. The force of the sound hit him like a freight train, slamming him against the wall. Dazed and struggling to catch his breath.
"Fuck he is toying with me". Thought Naruto ." I'm such an idiot why I didn't call for back up , or reported this "
"Dosu just kill him already. We are losing time , the scarab could escape" Said Kin earning a glare from Dosu
A Scarab is that what they are looking for"
"Shut up, Kin!" Dosu shot back, his patience wearing thin. "I want to have a little fun first. It hasn't been a while I haven't killed a cop"
Naruto, adrenaline coursing through him, reached for his radio, desperate to call for backup. His heart pounded and the ringing of the sonic blasts repeating on his ears. He needed to get the message out before Dosu decided to make good on his threat. Only for...
But as he fumbled with the device, his stomach dropped. "It broke."
The radio was silent, Panic surged through him. "Of all the times..." Probably from the shock waves of Dosu, glancing up just in time to see man himself smirking at him. "He is gonna kill me"
That's it the end of the line, he was going to die at the hands of a mummy and his flunkies. He can't run, he can't shoot, he can't call for help "
He was going to die.
"I have to do something" Said Naruto while lifting his gun one more time, he wasn't going to give this Psycho the satisfaction of seeing how scared he was.
Seeing him Dosu couldn't help but act in a way that made Naruto swear that he was smiling underneath his mummy face ." That... the face I love the most the face of someone at the brink of despair"
In that moment, Naruto seized the opportunity. He grabbed his baton and swung it hard, smashing it against Dosu's head.
"It tickles" Said Dosu mockingly at the futility of the attack before shoving Naruto against the wall and started to choke Naruto
Naruto gasped, struggling as Dosu's grip tightened around his neck. He clawed at the bandaged man's arm, trying to free himself, but it was like trying to bend steel with his barehands totally . And for every second Dosu's fingers squeezed his throat Naruto making it harder to stay concious
"Ino-chan, karin, Mariko-baa .I'm sorry"
"Is this the best you can do" Said a sinister and cocky voice in the back of his head
"What... ?" Said Naruto in confusion
"If you wish to live, you must defeat him and I can give you the power you need for it"
"Who… are you?" Naruto managed to think, his consciousness teetering on the edge of darkness.
"Your only hope. So what is your choice human, you don't have much time."
Naruto wasn't sure if this was real or just his oxygen-deprived brain conjuring up a desperate illusion. Either way, the crushing grip around his neck left him with little room for doubt—he was going to die if he didn't do something now. He couldn't call for help, couldn't overpower Dosu on his own.
"I… accept!" he thought with all the force he could muster.
Just then, a sharp pain shot through Naruto's back, something biting into him.
"What the—?" he gasped, startled. Suddenly, pincers dug into his skin, and a surge of electricity enveloped his body. The shock was intense, coursing through him like a wildfire, but instead of debilitating him, it ignited something deeper.
The red lightning burst forth, a violent wave that radiated outward. Throwing Dosu aways from him releasing him from his choke.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Naruto screamed, pain coursing through him as his body was enveloped in a thick, black goo that oozed from the puncture wounds in his back. The viscous substance clung to his skin, pulsating like a living thing, sending jolts of agony through every nerve.
"What the hell is happening?" Kin shouted, backing away as the scene became chaotic. The goo began to form around Naruto, almost as if it were trying to protect him while simultaneously consuming him. It crackled with energy, absorbing the residual power from the scarab's bite.
His skin was now black as night, a stark contrast to the blood red armor that adorned his legs and forearms. The red pincers extended from his arms, giving him an imposing and almost monstrous appearance, while his face took on an otherworldly quality, shadowed and fierce. (COVER IMAGE).
"So this is what having a human body feels like, interesting " .Said the beetle-like warrior before creating a sonic cannon and pointed to the trio. "You three have made a grave mistake"
Zaku's eyes widened in alarm. "What the hell is that?" he shouted, instinctively taking a step back.
Kin, usually so composed, felt panic creeping in. "I think that is the Scarab. We need to get out of here, now!" she urged, but it was too late. The warrior activated his sonic cannon. A devastating blast erupted, reverberating through the warehouse with explosive force.
The sound wave detonated, shattering crates and sending debris flying. The trio barely had time to react before the sonic blast struck them, knocking Zaku and Kin off their feet and slamming them against the wall. Dosu, caught in the epicenter of the blast, felt the air knocked from his lungs, disbelief replacing his earlier bravado.
Zaku gritted his teeth, summoning all his focus. "I won't let you take us down that easily!" he shouted, extending his arms. Wind began to swirl around him, rapidly gaining strength as he channeled his aerokinesis.
With a fierce yell, he unleashed a torrent of tornadoes, their whirling forms rushing toward the beetle warrior. But the beetle wasn't fazed. With a swift motion, he sprouted a set of metallic wings from his back, their edges glinting dangerously in the dim light of the warehouse.
He soared into the air, cutting through the vortex with ease. The tornadoes twisted around him, but he navigated effortlessly, each flap of his wings mocking Zaku,
"You want wind . I show you wind".Said the Warrior mocking Zaku before extending his arms and creating one cannon for each of his hands and unleashing twin cyclonic blasts from the cannons. The force of the winds he generated dwarfed Zaku's tornadoes, creating a storm inside the warehouse. Metal beams creaked, crates were hurled like paper, and shattered glass rained down from above.
Zaku's eyes widened in shock as the sheer force of the beetle warrior's wind cannon overpowered his own. He tried to hold his ground, but the blast lifted him off his feet and flung him into a stack of metal crates, knocking him out cold.
Kin's instincts screamed at her: Get out. Now. Desperate to create an opening, she unleashed a flurry of lightning bolts toward the beetle-like warrior. However, instead of inflicting damage, the bolts were absorbed effortlessly, red sparks crackling over his dark armor as though feeding him power.
Her heart pounded. He... absorbed it? The realization sent a chill down her spine. What kind of monster is this?
The warrior tilted his head slightly, red arcs of energy dancing across his form like a living storm. . "Thanks for the boost, weakling."
Kin instinctively stepped back, her hands trembling as panic set in. Before she could react further, a series of sharp, metallic, tentacle-like appendages erupted from his back, writhing toward her with terrifying speed.
She barely managed a gasp before they lunged closer tightening around her limbs, pulling her back with a fierce jerk. Kin struggled against the restraints, her heart racing as panic surged through her.
"Please Let me go" Sne said with fear and in her voice trying to to use her powers to break free, but the chains were too strong.
With a swift, brutal motion, the beetle warrior slammed Kin against the wall with a bone-jarring impact. The force knocked the breath from her lungs, and the world blurred around her as stars exploded in her vision.
"Pathetic" Mocked the Warrior after seeing the bruised body of Kin.
BZZZZZDDD!
The beetle warrior staggered, clutching his head in pain as a violent ripple echoed through the air. His armor rattled loudly, and red sparks flickered erratically across his body.
"What the—?!"
Behind him, Dosu stood with his gauntlet raised, the air still humming from the high-frequency sound wave he had unleashed. His breath was heavy, but his grin was vicious. "Did you forget about me, you overgrow insect"
With a flick of his wrist, Dosu sent a concentrated wave of vibration rippling through the air. The beetle warrior dropped to his knees, hands clutching his ears as the painful resonance pierced through him and to make matters worse Dosu started stomping the warrior in the back
Enough!" the warrior growled, gritting his teeth against the agony. He struggled to maintain his composure, trying to focus through the debilitating sound.
Dosu, not satisfied, increased the frequency. His eyes gleamed with sadistic joy. "You underestimated me, and now you'll pay for it! But don't worry I'm going to make you pay for it piece by piece. Or maybe," he leaned in, his voice low and venomous, "I should blow your head up "
"I SAID ENOUGH!" he beetle warrior roared, summoning a massive pincer-like construct that shot out from his arm and clamped down hard on Dosu's stomach.
The sudden pain and shock interrupted Dosu's concentration, the frequency wavering as he gasped. The vibrations he had been directing at the warrior faltered, allowing the warrior to regain his composure and leverage.
With a savage twist, the warrior lifted Dosu off the ground, squeezing tighter. "I WILL NEVER BE A SLAVE AGAIN!." the beetle warrior roared, his fury palpable as he unleashed a wave of electricity from his pincer . The crackling energy surged through Dosu, lighting up the dark warehouse with a blinding flash.
Dosu's body convulsed under the shock, the power coursing through him overwhelming every nerve. He gasped, struggling to maintain any semblance of control. The beetle warrior, seeing Dosu helpless, couldn't help but sneered in to then cleave Dosu's unconscious form against the wall with his pincer-
"Now to finish this," the warrior said with cold finality, raising his left arm to summon a massive sword made of metallic energy. He prepared to bring it down and sever Dosu's head in one clean strike.
But just as he swung, his left arm was suddenly gripped, his hand caught in a vice-like hold that stopped his sword mid-air.
"What—?" the beetle warrior snarled, his voice dripping with surprise and anger. Before he could process what was happening, a deep voice from within the warrior's own body spoke.
"I will not let you kill them," Naruto's voice rang out, distorted and powerful, emanating from within the beetle warrior himself.
The warrior's eyes widened in disbelief. "This is not your problem. Human."
Naruto's voice, cold and resolute, responded, "It is when you try to kill someone in cold blood."
"You shot this human this man with the objective of killing him before" snapped the Warrior " What the difference"
"THERE IS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE AND COLD-BLOODED MURDER!" Naruto said angrily. He could be a lot of things—impulsive, hot-headed, and even rude—but he couldn't let someone kill on a whim.
He was too moral for that.
The warrior was annoyed. He had chosen this body because it seemed compatible, and the host appeared gullible and weak-willed.
Much to his anger, it seemed Naruto was more trouble than he had anticipated..
"And what are you going to do?" mocked the Scarab. "I guess I only have to suppress your personality." However, much to the Scarab's surprise, when he tried to move, his legs didn't respond.
"This is my body you piece of shit" Said Naruto before causing the Scarab to retrocede.
"WE HAD A DEAL!" Exclaimed the scarab angrily. "I give you power to save your worthless life is only fair I GET YOUR BODY OUT OF IT"
Naruto stood tall, his eyes burning with determination as he faced the Scarab. "I'm the one who's taking back control," he growled. " I don't need a filthy parasite using me as a meat suit!."
"PARASITE? I gave you power! You would have been dead without me!" His form trembled with rage as his grip on Naruto's body tightened, but the more he tried to control it, the more resistance he encountered. "Just another worthless human"
Naruto's expression hardened, a fire igniting in his chest. He never liked when someone talked down to him, normally he can keep it under control.
But today he just wasn't in the mood to give a shit.
"I couldn't give less of a shit about the power you gave me or about you. I'm not your puppet" His hands clenched into fists, sparks of red energy dancing around him as his aura flared with intensity. "So let me put this on your little parasitc skull you don't get to take over my life. NOT NOW, NOT EVER!"
After finishing that sentence red bolts surrounded his body and the armor shattered leaving Naruto in his uniform again and on 4 legs in the floor
That was the most horrifying experience in his life , at least it can't get any worse.
HOURS LATER
ROOT SECRET BASE TOKYO
Rasa didn't wanted to do it. But after Dosu, Zaku and Kin failling to retrieve the scarab , he has to tell his superior in ROOT about it
He wouldn't be happy in the slightest
"General Ishida," He said, his voice stern "I trust you have good news?"
Rasa's throat went dry. "We lost the Scarab "
"How?" . Said Danzo Shimura Japanese Minister of defense. Ex-JSDF general and leader of ROOT a black ops unit of agents that work for the Japanese governement doing missions that officially don't exist.
Basically the dirty work no one dares to do.
"We originally thought that it was in a mere traffic accident or the Scarab itself but we were wrong" Said Rasa before showing Danzo a laptop .
Footage
The camera showed the truck Hiroshi and Takashi were transporting, steadily moving down the street. Suddenly, a small red orb appeared above the truck. From the orb, a woman stepped out. She was dressed in a sleek black leather suit, and her face was wrapped in bandages, almost as if she were using them like the Invisible Woman, hiding her identity.
The woman moved with eerie calmness, placing a small disk on top of the truck. A low hum followed, and moments later, a minor EMP pulse surged from the disk. It was just strong enough to disable the vehicle's defenses, causing the truck to malfunction. The resulting chaos gave the Scarab the opening it needed to escape its cage.
"Danzo just glared at the image already making an idea of who could be behind all of this , but changed the subject an old woman old vendetta is not a priority,
"What happened to the Scarab?" Asked Danzo talking about what he see was the bigger problem
"We don't know, but we have reason to believe it synchronized with someone" Said Rasa angrily. "I know this is bad bu-"
"Maybe is for the best"
"But—" Rasa struggled to find the right words, his mind racing. "We've invested so much into this project. Losing the Scarab puts everything at risk! It's jeopardizing years of hard work"
Shimura's voice turned icy, cutting through Rasa's panic. "Jeopardizing? No, General, this is just an opportunity, and one we been waiting for a while"
"But sir, we just lost a superweapon! What if it fell into the hands of our enemies? We would lose one of few advantages this country has!" His voice was edged with urgency, the weight of the situation pressing heavily on his shoulders.
Danzo leaned back in his chair, a sardonic smile playing on his lips. "Ah, General Ishida, that's what I've always admired about you. While most cling to the illusion of peace, you see the truth no one dares to voice.. Even when our men aren't marching in the front we are always at War , and the only way to keep our way of life safe is to wield the greatest power possible. And right now, we live in the age of the superhuman. With the american's Justice League standing at the peak of the mountain"
Rasa, still grappling with the implications of their loss, struggled to connect the dots. "But sir, what does that have to do with the Scarab?"
"Because where the Scarab failed, Herkus will succeed." His tone shifted, a sense of gravity seeping into his words.
"Herkus?" Rasa's confusion deepened, his mind racing to catch up.
"The Scarab's successor and superior in every aspect. He will be combat-ready soon, and that's why I need you, Major General Ishida, to ensure that Herkus becomes this nation's greatest defender. And let me promise you when the time come the Scarab will kneel against his superior"
Author Note:
(1): That's true, actually some manga even referenced it for example in JOJO is revealed that Ryohei Josuke grandpa is keep in the Koban of Morioh because Josuke is Illegitimate even though that has nothing to do with him. From what I researched in Japan compared to America is really easy to fire a cop, principally because they held honor and public image in such high pedestals.
.(2) I changed a few things not much but I kept what I liked of the orignal chapter. Next one will be most different though
(3) there was a text I forgot to delete and change So i reposted the chapter
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