This is a Naruto and Marvel Crossover Fanfiction Only.
Other Franchises will be included.
-New York City, New York-
-March 30, 2005, 0800h local-
Natasha had just landed on the roof of the SHIELD New York field office using a quinjet. She had barely slept along the way. The stress of the manhunt for a possible alien and the accidental discovery of a superhuman in Vegas weighs heavily on her mind.
When she got off the quinjet, she was expecting Barton or Coulson to meet her on the helipad. What she was not expecting was Nick Fury standing with both of them, with both eyes intact, she was surprised that he no longer had to use the eye patch, Nick looked at her, "Naruto that son of a bitch messed with me, and he healed my one blind eye." Natasha said was not a good thing he had his vision back completely, Nick Fury looked at her with a scowl, "You would think so, but my fighting style revolves around having one eye, now my balance when fighting is off and I am going to have to retrain in close quarter combat again." She mentioned that at least he could see, he could still use that style if he closed one eye, and had another way to catch people by surprise thinking of his blind eye being a handicap.
"Didn't expect to see you here, sir." Natasha greeted her boss while giving a small nod to Barton and Coulson.
"Let's get inside. I'll talk along the way..." Fury said and walked toward the roof entrance. "I was not expecting to be here too, but I got an interesting call two hours ago..." Fury looked back to see if he got everyone's attention, especially Romanoff. "But first, I want you to tell them about what you found first while you're on your brief vacation."
Natasha immediately knew that the call must be related to Naruto. What the hell could he have done that would warrant a call to Fury himself in the span of a 5-hour flight.
Seeing the attention of her colleagues was on her, she spoke,
"I was on my way to Vegas to take my break after the mission in LA when I met a guy walking by the side of the I15."
"What? Did you pick up someone? Didn't know you got it in you." Barton teased. He just couldn't resist teasing Natasha at every opportunity he got. Fury, already used to the two, just let the interruption pass.
"Shut up, Clint, or I'm going to tell Laura about Tbilisi..." Seeing Barton effectively cowed, Natasha continued, "Anyway, the guy had nothing on him except his clothes. According to him, he just moved to the US and traveled around. He said he sent his stuff to the hotel had three thousand dollars and going to Vegas to get some money to continue his vacation, which in my opinion is crazy. But what got my attention and caused me to call Boss is that he said that he was a freelance contractor."
"So your first hitchhiker is a contract killer. Good to know Romanoff." Coulson said with a smile. He already deduced that the situation is not as bad as it seems since Fury is not giving the report.
"You shut up too. I can still call Lola..." Coulson's smile fell off his face too. "When we left our separate ways, I was still thinking about what he said, so I started digging. Nothing came up in all available databases."
"Damn, he must be good," Barton said with a whistle.
"So, I got a little desperate and made contact with the Bianchis..." Her two colleagues were about to reprimand her for doing something reckless, but she already anticipated it and placed her hands over there mouths before continuing. "I made sure I had leverage before I got in. But either way, I certainly got more than I thought..." They arrived in a briefing room. To emphasize her point, she projected the fight on the wall to show them. "As you can see, I was proven right to be wary of him."
"Hmm. He's good." Coulson said in a clipped tone.
"This part you won't like, Coulson..." Natasha warned him. "SHIELD tech analyzed the video. The results showed that he is better, at least physically than Captain."
"Captain who?" Coulson asked, not getting the statement. Natasha pointed to a flag outside the room. His face immediately paled. "Someone managed to remake the serum?" He asked with a shake in his voice. Captain America has always been his hero. Learning that someone, somewhere, had somehow recreated the serum is massive news for him.
"No, not that we are aware of, but we're not completely sure..." Natasha answered. "I was going to make contact with him in the Bellagio since he was playing poker, but Tony Stark got to him first."
"How!?" Barton exclaimed.
"He's apparently excellent at poker and Stark heard about it. He invited him to his private game, and I heard him claim he was friends with Howard Stark that is when the boss said I should stop and return here. " Natasha answered.
"Thank you for the report, Romanoff..." Fury interjected. "Reports have come in that all the high-level and most of the low-level members of the Bianchi Crime Family have been arrested."
"Don't tell me it's Naruto?" Natasha asked.
"Who's Naruto? Another Ghost?" Coulson asked, remembering a SHIELD special op agent codenamed Ghost due to her ability to phase through solid objects and partial capability to be invisible.
"No, Naruto is the guy I found in Vegas." Natasha clarified.
"You're boyfriend did that!? He's hardcore." Barton said.
"He's not my boyfriend! Where the hell in my report did you get that!?" Natasha denied vehemently.
"Ehm..." Fury cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "As much as I like to get into Romanoff's romantic life..." Natasha gave him the stink eye with that statement. "We have to get back to the topic at hand. Yes, Naruto was one of the people responsible for the Bianchi family's downfall."
"One of them?" Coulson picked up on Fury's choice of words.
"Yes. He apparently thought it was a fun idea to bring five civilians..." Fury took on a more serious expression. "He took with him Tony Stark, two other scientists, and two professional athletes."
Coulson and Barton had a wide-eyed expression before laughing hysterically. Both of them think of what they wouldn't give to see that guy tow a drunk Stark around while taking down a crime family. That's got to be an event for the ages. Fury mentioned he was a little buzzed but he was not drunk, he would not want to be a bad example to his children who live with him, has seven daughters, living with him and a daughter living with her mother who does not know who her father is.
Natasha, on the other hand, is banging her head on the table repeatedly. How the hell can so much happen within two days of her meeting him. She currently wishes that she hadn't taken that vacation to Vegas. Maybe then she would have one less problem to deal with.
"I sent additional teams to monitor the situation. If Stark's army of lawyers can't deal with the situation, I'll make some moves..." Fury said while outlining his plan. "For the other reason, I'm here..." He turned to Coulson before continuing. "I want everything you got about the 083. I have a meeting with POTUS and JCS. They want an update on the event. They're also going to show me something that could be related to the 083. Apparently, it's for eyes only..." Finishing his statement, Fury started to walk out of the room. But before he could leave entirely, he looked back and said to Romanoff, "Before I forget, Naruto Uzumaki has suddenly appeared in our databases. You might want to look into that after this." He then walked out.
Natasha groaned again, hearing the news. Why can't everything be so simple? Naruto probably found a high-class forger in Vegas. Average forging jobs would not show in their databases since no paper trail would be made. Bianchi probably knew who was the best forger in Vegas, but it probably had to wait. The mission right now has the most precedent.
Natasha faced Coulson and Barton and asked,
"Want to catch me up on what's happening here?"
"I'll go first since my side has the least progress..." Barton said to both of them. "The search for the alien or the reason for the spotlight..."
"Spotlight?" Natasha asked for clarification.
"Well, 083 is just dull. So we call it the spotlight..." Barton answered. "No lead panned out. If there's an alien that crossed using the spotlight, there's no sign of it anywhere. The cause of the spotlight is now assumed caused by the alien, so we can't move forward without finding it." Barton finished his report before looking at Coulson to report his side.
"The techs found no trace evidence at the site. The only clue we have is the eight cherry blossom trees that grew exactly 100 m away from the site and were positioned in the eight directions of the compass. The trees are virtually indestructible, only the bark and leaf samples are taken. The genetic test identified the tree as Yoshino blossom. Ancient, Asian, and other unidentified scripts were found on the tree. Each text is made out of smaller texts that can only be viewed microscopically. The microscopic texts that can be translated have multiple repetitions of the words bridge and barrier. That's why I hypothesized that there might be an alien." Coulson finished his comprehensive report.
Natasha absorbed both of her colleague's reports. After a few seconds, she asked,
"Alright, so what do we do next?"
"We..." Barton indicated both he and Natasha, "are going to keep searching for that alien. Coulson's going to compile a report for Fury then continue reading through witness statements." Barton finished.
"All right, let's go," Natasha said.
She stood up and walked out of the door, followed by Barton and Coulson.
-Kamar Taj, Kathmandu, Nepal-
-March 30, 2005, 0800h local-
"Ancient One Izumi." Cast the revealing charm to undo the charm she placed long ago to hide the identities of Sasuke and Naruto from the world besides the supernatural.
-Kamar Taj, Kathmandu, Nepal-
-March 30, 2005, 1245h local-
"Good. You're all here. Have a seat." The Ancient One pointed to a Chabudai with one sitting pillow on one side and three on the other. The table has a small basket of biscuits and a pot of tea.
The Ancient One served everyone a cup of tea. Everyone took a sip of their drink as customary before she finally said,
"Let's get to business, shall we?" The Ancient One said with her usual smile. Everyone in the room showed their agreement. "Let me start with the most important point first. Master Pangborn."
"Yes, Ancient One?" Jonathan Pangborn straightened his back in attention.
Jonathan Pangborn is a 6'2, medium-built, 30-year-old, caucasian man who came to Kamar Taj after an accident in the factory he worked for rendered him paralyzed from the waist down. He came to Kamar Taj in hopes of being able to walk again the same as many stories he heard. The Ancient One accepted him as a student and started his own journey in the way of the Mystical Arts. This allowed him to use his legs again.
"You're able to use your legs again to its fullest, never mind your legs were healed thanks to my husband using his magic to heal you, am I right?" The Ancient One asked. Pangborn nodded his head in affirmative. "When are you planning to leave the Order, if I may ask?" Of course, she already knew the answer due to the power of the eye, but the conversation would be more natural if Pangborn was the one who laid out his plans.
Pangborn looked shocked for a moment as well as Kaecilius and Mordo. The last of which felt betrayed that someone would willingly leave the order when they achieved their goals.
"Around a year from now, Master." Pangborn finally answered.
"Good..." She said. This drew shocked expressions from the people in the room. They would've thought she would be against Pangborn leaving. "But not good enough. I want you to leave immediately."
It seems like this whole conversation would continue to shock them all. Nobody heard the Ancient One ask someone to leave.
"May I ask why, Master?" Pangborn asked with a shake in his voice due to nervousness.
The Ancient One just smiled, enjoying drawing these reactions. Being centuries old, entertainment has become a scarce resource.
"For your final mission, of course..." she said. Pangborn drew a calming breath, hearing something to reassure him. He really wouldn't one to be on The Ancient One's wrong side. "As you would leave the order anyway, I'm giving one last mission for you. I want you to gather information on anything or anyone that might seem strange—the more powerful, the better."
"Your will be done, master. May I ask why and when should I leave?" Pangborn asked.
"Of course, you may ask, but I won't reveal the answer until I have identified who or what it is..." The Ancient One said, losing her smile. "As for when, I prefer if you leave as soon as possible. Maybe after the gathering. Bring your items with you; you won't have to go back here again unless I call for you." She answered.
Pangborn stood up, bowed, and left, but before he could go far, The Ancient One added, "Find the yellow fox and the flying serpent. It's this only clue I could find."
Pangborn bowed again and left to pack for his journey.
Kaecilius and Mordo are staring dumbfounded at the exchange. They guessed a similar conversation would happen with them.
"Now that's done..." The Ancient One faced Kaecilius. "After the gathering, I want you to pour over our records for any mention of a yellow fox and the flying serpent." She ordered.
Kaecilius is a 6'0, broad-built, 40-year-old man who came to Kamar Taj with the help of Karl Mordo. Mordo introduces Kaecilius to the Ancient One to help Kaecilius understand the grief he acquired when he lost his son and his wife.
As much as she hates it, the coming of Dormammu is an essential event in the future to make sure Strange steps up as the Sorcerer Supreme. The demon would need a follower from this world to weaken the shields, and the most likely candidate is still another person. Ordering him to protect the books that deal with Dormammu. Dormammu's followers would steal those books to start the whole event. She handed him a pile of books, "I want you to keep these books safe by taking them home." Not wanting anyone to feel the grief he felt Naruto offered relief by reviving his wife and son.
"Yes, Master." Kaecilius nodded. The Ancient One waved her hand, indicating he was dismissed. Kaecilius stood up and left.
The Ancient One stared at Mordo. She was thinking about which approach would make him less likely to betray the order in the future.
Karl Mordo is one of the most promising students the Ancient One ever had. He's a 5'10, broad built, 45 years old, African-English man. He came to Kamar Taj, hoping to acquire the power to file his revenge but eventually found peace under the Ancient One's tutelage.
Deciding on her plan, The Ancient One waved her hand, materializing a journal.
"This is one of my summarized journals. I write one every century I'm alive to keep track of the critical event..." She placed the journal and slid it in Mordo's direction. "I want you to read it. Ask any question, anytime. I'll try to answer with the best of my ability."
Showing him her choices from her point of view might lessen the chance of his betrayal in the future. His future is not clearly shown since the yellow fox would somehow cross his path.
Picking up the journal reverently, Mordo bowed deeply while still sitting down. "Thank you for giving me the chance to read this, Master."
"Let me warn you. This does not mean you would be the next Sorcerer Supreme. I still think you're talents are better suited for other endeavors."
"I understand, Master," Mordo said while gritting his teeth lightly. The Ancient One has been telling him this for quite some time, but he still doesn't understand why she doesn't want him to take on the mantle.
The Ancient One stood up and motioned him to follow her.
"It's time for the gathering. I'm quite excited to talk about the future." She said while smiling brightly.
-Bellagio Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-
-March 30, 2005, 1600h local-
"...In conclusion, Mr. Tony Stark and his accomplice had broken no laws in their action against the Bianchi Crime Family. Instead, they have done a great service to the people of Las Vegas by removing one of this city's blight to society..." The spokesperson of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department continued with his speech on live television.
Tony, Pepper, Happy, and finally, Naruto are sitting in the living room eating fast food takeout as their late lunch while watching the report. Tony and Naruto had just come back from the police station 30 minutes ago, giving their statements off the record.
Tony's army of lawyers has straightened out the situation with the police, discouraging them from filing a case against Tony, extension Naruto. Pepper has also done amazingly in her job in the public relations department. She had created and executed a PR plan that would turn Tony into a hero fighting against an underground enemy. The news of Tony Stark's involvement in bringing down a successful and entrenched organized crime group skyrocketed his popularity with the masses.
Tony's reputation had effectively sidelined Naruto, but that's the way he liked it. He really should think about the faster and more effective way news is disseminated in this world. Everything he does that is too public or too flashy can immediately be found out by the whole world.
Happy is still a little upset with what happened. Not because his boss was in danger, but because he hadn't been able to do much. Tony would fight against the Bianchi's either way. It's better to have been there with his boss to make sure he wouldn't get hurt. He can't even really get mad against Naruto cause he did one hell of a job keeping Tomy back while still keeping him involved enough to point his attention.
On the other hand, Pepper is still seething against Tony and Naruto for doing something stupid. Her ire doubled for Naruto since he's the reason Tony went to fight against the mob. Another source of her annoyance is that Naruto is still pushing for her and Tony to get married, although he's only doing it while they're alone. The worst thing is that it's working! She has been imagining continuously what it would be like to be with Tony. The only thing stopping her is that she knew that Tony's personality used to be counterproductive in a long-term relationship. If she wants to have the relationship she wants with Tony, some parts of his character would need to change.
Naruto's question is still bouncing around Tony's mind. Echoing. His brilliant mind is working against him, concocting vivid scenarios of living with Pepper until they were grey and old with their family around them.
Noticing Tony's blank stare, Pepper nudged him and asked,
"Are you all right?"
"Yeah yeah. I'm fine. Just thinking about stuff." Tony said, placating Pepper.
She didn't believe it for a second but let it go anyway. She looked over to Naruto and saw him eating another bowl of ramen. How can someone eat so much of that stuff is beyond her.
Tony noticed the wary but thoughtful look at Naruto. This reminded him of what he was supposed to ask earlier.
"Hey! Naruto!" Tony shouted to get his attention.
"Hmm?" Naruto answered while still having some noodles dangling from his mouth.
"I was thinking of going back to LA tomorrow. Are you coming with?" Tony asked.
The question immediately drew the attention of everyone in the room, remembering the bet of Naruto staying at the Malibu house. Pepper was still hoping that it wouldn't happen. It will make their lives a lot more complicated. Happy is just watching, interested in hiring Naruto in some capacity.
"I'm not going to stay for a while. I still have some traveling to do." Naruto said with a smile after swallowing the noodles.
Tony just nodded. He was secretly relieved that Naruto would not stay for a while. He really would like to talk to Pepper first about Naruto's suggestion without the added complication.
Pepper had roughly the same thought running through her mind.
"As a matter of fact, I might be leaving tonight..." Naruto said. He's thinking about trying to get a head start on his plan. "I'll take a hundred million with me, as for the rest, I'll just buy some shares in your company," Naruto explained his plan for the money he won in the game.
"Pepper can handle that." Tony just waved his hand.
Pepper is typing away on her phone, listing out Naruto's plan.
"Just call ahead before going to LA. There might be no one there if you just stroll in." Tony informed Naruto.
"Don't be too sad, you little brat. I'll drop by soon. Is that any way to talk to your godfather?" Naruto said with a smile.
Tony just groaned and rolled his eyes. It would undoubtedly be an interesting experience to be close to Naruto.
"Oh, before I forgot..." Naruto said while pulling three strips of paper from his pocket. He gave each one of them a piece. "If ever you're in trouble. Like a life-or-death situation. Just tear that piece of paper. I'll be by in a flash." He finished with a grin.
-White House, Washington DC-
-March 31, 2005, 0800h local-
Fury hated being in the White House. Even if he used the secret entrance to hide his presence, the White House is still one of the most publicly known places on Earth. He feels too exposed in this place.
He headed straight to a separate meeting room in the White House. Away from the usual foot traffic, the other parts usually get.
Fury headed straight inside the room, not even acknowledging the guards posted outside. As soon as he got in, He saw a circular table where the President, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, Secretary of Defense, and the Director of both the CIA and the FBI. He looked at each one of them, recalling their dossier.
The first one is President Allan Trumbull. A 6'2, medium built, 68 years old, African American man, he is the first non-white president ever to be elected into office. A relatively clean man, in contrast to other politicians, he focused on international relations, making it relatively harder for SHIELD to get around.
General Joseph "The Viper" Colton is the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. A 6'0, muscularly built, balding, 50-year-old caucasian man, he is a career military man just like his father before him. He first started his career at the tail end of the Vietnam War and acquired multiple decorations. He climbed quickly through the ranks until he finally was able to lead a war theatre of the Gulf wars. His performance in the Gulf Wars allowed him to be nominated as the chairman of JCS by two presidents. Joe earned his moniker by being a brilliant commander capable of brutal decisions against the enemy.
Jon Voight is the Secretary of Defense. He is a 6'2, bulky, white-haired, 66-year-old caucasian man. Unlike many of the former SecDefs, he has never joined the military but only worked as a specialist and consultant. His knowledge of the military and his mental acumen were the reason Trumbull appointed him.
The director of the CIA, Alan Hunley, is the primary rival of Fury. He's a 6'0, largely built, pepper-haired, 47-year-old caucasian man. The CIA has always been a little envious of SHIELD's resources. Alan Hunley has the same stance as the other high-level CIA members, that SHIELD is an over-hyped spy agency that has no real purpose except for investigating the weird stuff. He was a field operative who retired for a safer desk job after he married.
The Director of the FBI, on the other hand, is still doing some field ops from time to time. A 6'1, lean muscled, 40-year-old, brown-haired caucasian, Seeley Joseph Booth is a former army ranger who joined the FBI after having enough of the violence. He vowed to catch as many criminals as he had killed. He only partially retired from the field after his daughter was born and aimed to be the director of the FBI.
Fury sat down on the last available chair without another word. Trumbull cleared his throat and said,
"I have here in my hands is the only copy left of something that can be a threat to national security..." Trumbull said while lifting a folder in his hands. "I'll let Colton report a summary. I'll pass this around. You can't make a copy of anything in this file. Reserve your questions for later." He said in an authoritative tone before passing the folder to Sec Def.
"At 8:45 pm two days ago, a pair of technicians from Edward's Air Force base noticed an anomaly in one of their experimental machines. Ladder has picked up a small, high-speed object crashing in the middle of the Mojave desert..." Voight passed the folder to Hunley. His expression shows concern and interest at the same time. The folder must really have something interesting in it. "A man appeared suddenly on top of the crash site. We used God's Eye to get more detail. After some time, he created a clone, and the clone ran towards the direction of LA. The main body ran toward Las Vegas..." Fury immediately perked up hearing Las Vegas. Something in the back of his mind is screaming at him and slowly getting more evident. Like a puzzle slowly being completed. He saw Hunley passing the folder towards Booth with apparent interest. "We lost him before he reached Vegas, but we noted that he was running at around 200 - 250 kph." Colton finished.
"We have no idea who or what he is, but he is somehow connected to the event in New York due to his appearance being close to the event. The direction of the object was also determined to come from the direction of New York. He would be considered a threat to National Security until proven otherwise..." Trumbull said. Booth passed the folder to Fury. His face is severe but unreadable. "I want SHIELD to take point since it's their specialization. Everyone here would help them with finding out more about the man." Everyone nodded to the President's orders, with inky Hunley slightly disgruntled.
Fury finally opened the folder, a picture on the first page—a black and white photo standing in the middle of nowhere. His instincts screaming at him, he turned the page showing a portrait taken by God's eye. A very familiar man. Goddamned Naruto Uzumaki. He felt like banging his head on the table repeatedly, but his professional attitude allowed him to stay stoic.
Trumbull noticed Fury's silence.
"What are you thinking, Fury?" Trumbull asked.
"I need to call my team and send one immediately to Vegas," Fury said, lying smoothly. Hunley stared at him for a moment, trying to ascertain his thoughts but immediately gave up, remembering how different his and Fury's skill level is.
The President nodded and dismissed them. Fury immediately headed toward the secret entrance and called Romanoff. When she answered, Fury immediately said the one thing that could make her stress skyrocket without waiting for Romanoff to greet him.
"Naruto is the alien."