This is a Naruto and Marvel Crossover Fanfiction Only.
Other Franchises will be included.
-Kamar Taj, Kathmandu, Nepal-
-March 30, 2005, 1300h local-
A short walk to the main training grounds, The Ancient One saw it was full of elders, masters, and apprentices. Mordo walked forward and lined up with the other masters.
The Ancient One can't help but smile at the sight of all the sorcerers and sorceresses gathered. She still can't believe that sometimes the order grew from 50 from her time to 1500 now. Although she used to use the power of the enemy to unnaturally extend her life, before meeting her husband, she can't deny that seeing this now almost made everything worth it.
She walked towards the observation stage high up on the side of a building. Everyone is waiting for her announcement. Curious and excited at the same time. Through all the years The Ancient One had been leading the Order, a gathering of this size had never happened.
The Ancient One looked to one of the masters standing at the top of the wall and gave him a nod. The master called his hand together and spread it wide, extending his arms to the side. A bright circular orange spell array enlarges from where his hands met and grew exponentially. Similar occurrence arrays are growing around the perimeter of the wall. When the arrays meet, sparks are formed until the two merge. This continued to occur until the whole training ground had been covered. The vast array acts as a barrier, ensuring that nothing she said would come out.
Happy with the barrier, The Ancient One started her announcement.
"Elders, Masters, Apprentices. I have ordered this gathering to announce the new track the Order would take..." This announcement drew a variety of reactions from the crowd, especially from the elders. "The Order is formed as the first and last defense against the mystic and the supernatural. We made sure that the world we lived in remains safe!" This garnered agreement from everyone. "We have done this mission flawlessly! The world still stands as a whole, doesn't it?" Laughter and giggling spread through the crowd. She then lifted the Eye in the air to show everyone. "Our first Sorcerer Supreme created this artifact, The Eye of Agamotto. Reading its history in our library, you would know that the Eye used a more powerful object as its heart, the Time Stone..." She opened the iris of the eye, showing the green glow the stone emits.
"A solid manifestation of one of the aspects of the universe. This gives the user the capability of manipulating time." The Ancient One revealed. She knew disclosing this information would cause problems in the future, but she argued that this would make her plan more accepted. "I only used most of the powers of the stone in the direst of circumstances except for the one I use every day at noon. The ability to see the future." A murmur spread throughout the audience. "I religiously look into the future, seeing my end every time. Until the session, I had this noon. I didn't see my death soon, not like the others. For the first time, I saw the future beyond it. I saw the end of more than half of the life in the universe." Shock and fear can be seen throughout. The power of something that can wipe out half of all life is a frightening thought.
"But! We are here, and we have the power to stop it or undo it. Whatever we might need to do." This lifted the spirits of everyone. "What I want is for the order to grow in numbers and skill. We have to have as much power as we can have before it happens, and after it, if we fail to stop it."
One particular elder raised his hand to ask the question in everyone's mind. When The Ancient One acknowledged the elder, he stood up and asked,
"How much time do we have?"
The answer chilled their body to the core—an almost unreasonable time frame.
"13 years."
An apprentice typically only becomes a master after 20 years of studying and training. Only a few can do it in less than 15 years, an example of which is Mordo, who did it in 9 years. The more worrying task is the recruitment to bolster their numbers. Kamar Taj only typically gets 10 to 50 applications a year. To recruit more and make them combat-ready in 13 years would require dedication from everyone.
"I know you all feel the weight of our daunting task but have no fear. We have no other recourse, but forward or death would befall the universe. My husband has come up with a way to help us, achieve the training required in half the normal time, he will use everything to make certain we are ready to face the danger that threatens to end half of all life. After a certain amount of time, some of you will face my husband and many will die, but fear not I shall revive you, this is to test your readiness to face the threat we must stop."
-Las Vegas, Nevada-
-March 30, 2005, 2030h local-
Naruto and Sasuke are sitting on a bench by the side of the road, just watching and observing the world around them. The people and the environment are still a shock to him, but they have to admit that they are adjusting just fine. He guessed that this hobby needed to be developed since being mortal meant a lot of waiting around.
The first reports of the clones around the world are coming in since 3 hours ago. The bijuus are busy organizing the information in their heads to make sure their brains don't overload.
Naruto and Sasuke could see the cities they sent their clones to and felt the connection to the Hiraishin tags.
"What's next, kit?" Kurama suddenly asked, startling Naruto from his crowd-watching.
"Travelling first. I want to see what we are dealing with. Japan seems a perfect place to start. It looks like it has a lot of similarities with our world." Naruto answered.
"Yeah, it seems like it..." Kurama said. "You notice the tail, right?"
"Of course. They're really sloppy. Can't even seem to hide their presence." Naruto said, Sasuke replied this is amateur hour.
SHIELD has sent two recon packages to Stark, Naruto, and Sasuke to make sure nothing can get past them. A rapid response team was also added on stand-by after the Bianchi fiasco. The group following Naruto and Sasuke had broken off after they left the hotel. When they saw them leave the room without any luggage, they just assumed Naruto was going out to buy some ramen, again. What they don't know is that everything they have, including his bag of $100 mil cash, is already stored in a seal in the bathroom, the only place without a CCTV on the penthouse floor.
Naruto and Sasuke already noticed the surveillance team the moment they came, not because of their hostile intent, but because the feeling of being watched tipped them.
Naruto unsealed a folded world map in his pocket with many signs and marks on it. Looking over it intently, they finally made their decision. Naruto and Sasuke stood up and walked over to the alley behind them, still with agents following them.
Agent Richard Rogers is one of the agents leading the recon team. They were disgruntled when they were tasked to follow a playboy billionaire and some kid. Their team is one of the best in the US, so they have no idea why they were assigned to this OP.
His team is following their targets, Naruto Uzumaki and a guy who registered under Sasuke Uchiha in the hotel. They have lost him once during their 2-day stay, and it was during the Bianchi fiasco. Their bosses gave them some dressing down, but overall it could've been worse.
They saw Naruto pull out a piece of paper from his pocket, but they couldn't see what it was. They stood up a moment later before walking down the alley behind them, which is weird but totally normal behavior for Naruto. A tail is already following them some distance away, and a drone from above ensures they aren't lost. A gust of wind suddenly blew across momentarily covering the camera with a piece of newspaper. When the paper finally dislodged, the targets were gone.
Frantic about the prospect of losing them again, Rodgers immediately lunged to the radio on the dashboard.
"This is Oculus main, come in, Oculus 1, confirming visual on Whiskers and Eagle Eyes," Rodgers said to the radio, using their handles.
"Negative, Oculus 1 through 5 already searching." The voice on the other end finally said.
"Acknowledge. Continue Search. Over." Rodgers ordered.
After 30 minutes, another transmission from the radio came in.
"This is Oculus 1. Target lost. Orders?"
"Return to stage 1. Over." Rodgers said before finally setting down the radio.
He slumped on the steering wheel thinking about the lashing he would get again for losing the targets, again—best in the US, my ass. He took his phone and texted a message to his boss.
'Target lost. They left a message, and it reads We can teleport anywhere, Fury can go suck it. Request back up.'
-Bellagio Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-
-March 30, 2005, 2100h local-
"Well, it looks like he already left," Tony said to Pepper.
Tony and Pepper went to dinner in one of the hotel restaurants, and they drank four glasses of wine between them.
Naruto stayed behind to finish up his picking, but it looked like he left already. Happy, on the other hand, said he would be doing something so he won't be able to join them. It looks like he got himself a date.
"That's a relief. I can finally relax a little." Pepper said with a sigh.
"Hey! He's not that bad..." Tony defended Naruto. Pepper only gave him a disapproving look. "Ok, Ok. Maybe he is. But he's fun to be around."
"Fun for you, maybe, but trouble for me. I still can't believe you two took down the mob."
"We're just awesome that way..." Tony said with a grin. Pepper only gave him another one of those looks. Tony recentered himself. "You should have seen him. He took down eight guys faster than a coin to drop. I barely saw him move." He placated her. Thinking about the Falcone takedown.
"That maybe, but you barely have any experience in combat—only theoretical and controlled environment. You shouldn't even be there." Pepper countered.
There was a lull in the conversation. Both are thinking about what they just said. The silence allowed their minds to wander off, naturally drawing to the idea implanted by Naruto.
Pepper is looking subtly at Tony when she sees his mouth starting to move, trying to find a start for the conversation. Quickly deducing where the next talk was going, she promptly cut it off.
"It's not going to work," Pepper said.
"What's not going to work?" Tony dumbly asked but already kicking himself for continuing his train of thought.
"You know. Don't deny it." Pepper chastised him.
Tony took a deep breath and asked,
"Why?"
"Cause I can't handle a relationship with someone who I don't know would stay with me through everything."
"I can be that guy," Tony said quietly, with a hint of pleading in his voice. Pepper collected her thoughts before answering.
"Tony, you got me and six other women that we know of pregnant, each of us loves you, that is was we all agree to be engaged with you, but we need you to prove that you are ready for a serious relationship, what your did with Naruto proves otherwise, For god sake, you introduce yourself as a billionaire, PLAYBOY, genius, philanthropist."
Tony stayed silent, agreeing with most of what she said, but he was not deterred.
"I never really thought about we would be able to be together before Naruto arrived, but after he placed that idea in my head, it's the only thing running in my head..." Tony stared intently into Pepper's eyes. "It's the first time I imagined myself being with someone. Growing old. Having a family..." Pepper remained silent throughout his speech. "I want you to give me a chance to prove I can be better. I want you to give us a chance." Tony looked down and closed his eyes. Waiting for the inevitable no.
Pepper has a tear running down her left eye. Her resolve to say no is breaking down. Tony's scenario is the same as her own.
"6 months." Pepper finally said.
Tony looked up with a quizzical look, not understanding Pepper's answer.
"You have six months to prove you are worthy for actual marriage and we can start planning," Pepper explained. With that said, she stood up and marched quickly to her room.
Tony is still looking dumbfounded at the development. But a smile is slowly forming on his face as he absorbed what Pepper said.
He stood up and walked over to the bar to have a victory drink before thinking twice, remembering what Pepper said. He seriously needs to cut down on his drinking.
Tony was walking towards his room when he heard an angry shout.
"I'm going to fucking kill him!"
Tony sprinted towards Pepper's room, thinking something horrible happened. When he reached the open door of Pepper's bedroom, he flopped down and laughed hard.
He can see Pepper standing in the center of the room with pictures of peppers of various varieties and sizes everywhere, including the ceiling.
Pepper walked out of the room, slamming it shut. She gave Tony an angry glare.
"6 months" She bit out.
This immediately shuts him up.
-New York City, New York-
-March 31, 2005, 0900h local-
Natasha sat frozen in her seat in a cafe. She had dragged both Barton and Coulson to have a better breakfast than just take-out coffee.
They were about to finish eating when Fury called her. She answered immediately, but before she could say anything, Fury said the words that left her frozen.
"Naruto is the alien."
Barton is immediately concerned and tries to call Natasha's attention to no avail. He then stood up and shook her.
Natasha shook her head and gave Barton a nod of appreciation.
"Romanoff. Are you still there?" She heard Fury from the other end of the line.
"Yes, boss. Just a little taken aback. Wait for a second, boss. We're outside." Natasha answered. She signed to Barton and Coulson that they needed to get back to the office.
"Who are you with?"
"Clint and Phil." She said.
"Good, I want you to put me on speaker when you get in." Fury ordered
They walked briskly to the car while still making sure no one was tailing them—Coulson on the driver's side, Barton on the passenger side, and Natasha in the back.
She connected her phone to the speaker and said,
"You're on speaker, boss."
"Good. I just got out of the meeting with the President. He assigned SHIELD to find a person who is a threat to national security. He suddenly appeared on a crash site in the middle of the Mojave desert at quarter to 9." Fury said.
"Near Vegas?" Natasha asked
"Yes..." Fury confirmed. "He sent a clone to LA while the main body ran towards Vegas. The photo on file is a match to Naruto Uzumaki."
The two finally understood Natasha's reaction. She already found their alien and had close contact with him. The worst part is, they let him get close to Tony Stark.
Fury can be heard typing something on his phone before saying,
"I want you and Barton to go to Berlin."
"Sir, why Berlin? Isn't Naruto last spotted in Vegas? We even have a tail on him." Barton asked for clarification.
"We don't have a tail on him anymore. The recon team lost him last night. Naruto and another guy just suddenly vanished when they walked down an alley, even the drone lost sight of them when its view was temporarily blocked. They left a message saying that they can teleport and that is the only part I will say."
"But why Berlin, sir?" Natasha asked again.
"His credit card was pinged in a McDonald's in Berlin an hour ago. A street cam confirmed his location."
"Got it, sir. We'll go right now." Natasha said.
"I'm sending you the access code for his electronic file. It updates every time his identity or card is used. Our system is also continuously scanning for all remote access CCTV we can get. The President wants him found. We have been authorized to use any resource we need." Fury informed them before hanging up.
"I'll handle everything here, including the Stark situation," Coulson said helpfully.
"Thanks, Phil," Natasha said before they all disembarked the car. They already arrived at the New York field office.
Coulson walked off, trying to get ahead of his job, leaving Barton and Natasha who were walking slowly.
"What are you thinking?" Barton asked when he saw the scrunched-up look on her face.
"There's nothing that indicated that he was an alien when I met him. I should've thought of it when I got footage of his fight." Natasha said.
"Don't be too hard on yourself. The event happened in New York. Who would've thought his first stop is Vegas to gamble."
Natasha looked at her phone and opened Naruto's file. She was shocked again at what she saw.
"What now?" Barton asked, already anticipating another headache.
"He's not in Berlin anymore. According to this, he's in Moscow."
Barton walked over to the nearest wall and banged his head hard while Natasha just watched. Satisfied with venting out his frustration, he walked back to Natasha.
"He's gonna be worse than you." He finally said, remembering the time he tracked down Natasha.
"I'm still better. We're gonna find him in a week." She confidently said.
-Triskelion, Washington DC-
-January 26, 2007, 1000h local-
"I'm better, she said. We'll find them in a week, she said." Barton said out loud while sitting on his desk, sorting out files.
"How many times would I need to say I'm sorry!" Natasha shouted, her face showing visible signs of stress only covered by light makeup.
The duo had been following Naruto and Sasuke for almost 2 years. At first, every time they showed up, they would check it out personally. But they quickly realize how futile it is. They can be in Rio in one minute and then show up in Seoul the next. After three months of cat and mouse, they finally gave up. Their cloning and teleportation ability must have a high limit, if not limitless. Their clones must have the ability to disintegrate too since there's no trace of the clones anywhere. It's like they just vanish in a puff of smoke.
"Sorry, Nat. I just seriously hate those guys right now. For God's sake, they are making us look bad, and it's not like they aren't really hiding! They know who we are. They are taunting us those stupid annoying bastards." Barton exclaimed. His frustration is getting the best of him.
"They sent another package, didn't they?" Natasha asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes, they sent another fucking package," Barton confirmed.
"What did it say, and what do they want?"
"Some Iranian General is going to Budapest to buy some plutonium. They will send the details if we leave a cargo container of groceries, more than half of which are ramen, at a place at a port in New York by tomorrow night. The good kind, he says."
"They are not even trying to hide it anymore," Natasha said with a small smile. She can admit to herself that the situation they are in is hilarious.
"Those bastards are making us do their groceries! Us! They are making SHIELD do their groceries! We can't even track them with anything!"
Six months after Naruto and Sasuke's disappearance, chatter about information brokers began to spread. Law enforcement, military, and spy agencies around the world are receiving packages with incomplete information and a price. The one similarity that stood out between all of them is that they are signed as the drawing of a nine tails fox kit and a small serpent with wings written using the native language. No one initially took it seriously until a relatively wealthy businessman was kidnapped, and his family was forced to pay a ransom well above their means. The LAPD, rapidly losing time, received a package. The Chief of Police opened it. Inside is information about the case not shown to the media, the first name of the suspect, and the price, two king-size beds are to be left in front of the H of the Hollywood sign before 6 pm.
The Chief informed the family about the possible information and its cost, explicitly saying that it has no guarantee. They immediately took the deal as time was running out. They bought two premium beds worth $15000 with pillows, and a police van brought it to the agreed-upon spot. SWAT was left to see who would take it, but to their surprise, it just suddenly vanished. Even the bugs and trackers were left behind.
At precisely 6 pm, another package was received. Still, this time, it contains information about the kidnappers, their location, blueprints, and a video that was seemingly taken outside and inside the building. Checking out the information was easy enough and they confirmed that everything seems authentic.
LAPD immediately did a rescue operation, and it was a success. News about the authenticity of the information brokers spread throughout the world like wildfire.
Fury immediately sent a team to find the information brokers to no avail. He was about to assign it to a secondary priority status until he received a package from one of the brokers, placed on his table. The possibility of the brokers having enough reach to put a box on his table already sets him on edge.
The information inside outlined the presence of a terrorist cell that uses possible alien tech—the price for further details, two decommissioned quinjets to be left in a hanger in Reagan airport.
Fury accepted the deal and left two fully functional quinjets, not decommissioned ones, in the hanger but not before leaving a bunch of trackers and cameras in the jet and the hanger. In case all of this doesn't work, the functional quinjets can be tracked down remotely. He was confident he could find out who the brokers were until he saw the jet fade in front of the camera, leaving behind everything that he added, including the built-in trackers.
That's when it suddenly clicked. They can't find the brokers since they might be the person they can't find already. Naruto and Sasuke probably built an information network and sold the information. This was only confirmed by the fox kit and serpent drawings in the package he received after the payment.
Two months after that event, a different type of package arrived at the Office of the Field Marshal of the United Kingdom. It still has its information and a price, but the purpose is wholly different. It states that after the payment, he would do the mission himself—something like a mercenary. The Field Marshall checked the information and figured out why the broker offered to do the task himself. An English journalist is captured by the Taliban and taken to a fortified hideout. The mission would likely cause high casualties before even retrieving her. That's why he decided to accept the deal but still sent SAS units near the area.
The following day, the SAS units reported that the journalist appeared in the middle of their camp, unbound but with a sack over her head. The bag itself has a face drawn on it with whiskers. Interviewing the journalist yielded no clue to the broker's identity.
This incident opened up a new avenue for the brokers, not only selling information but also selling their services. Luring them into a trap to ascertain their identity proved futile since they were the ones who chose which group or person they would offer their services to. The only upside is that the people could see that they only seem to help the good, weak, or vulnerable. The governments, on the other hand, want them for their own.
They are already considered a thorn to all the organized crime groups, terrorists, and some politicians. They pooled their resources to place a bounty on the brokers' heads, which is currently at $1.5 billion. In retaliation, the brokers pranked all of them.
To this day, the only people who are sure that the Nine-Tails and Naruto, and the Serpent and Sasuke are the same people are Fury, Barton, Coulson, and Romanoff. Other organizations are still speculating who it is.
"You going to accept the deal?" Natasha asked after Barton finally calmed down.
"As much as I don't want to, Fury already green-lighted it. The cargo should be arriving any second now." Barton answered.
"Did he place trackers on it?"
"Yup, for all the good it's gonna do."
"Did he say if he's gonna do it?"
"No. Fury's going to send us to wherever the information says. Too high risk to send some other team."
"Anyway, did they find Banner already?" Natasha said, changing the topic to something less stressful.
"Not yet, but the military is taking point in this one. It's their screw-up. Thunderbolt's heading the op."
"That's a disaster waiting to happen," Natasha commented.
"He's furious about the brokers not sending him anything about the Hulk. He's been spewing that the brokers are 'Working against US interest.'" Barton recalled a meeting Fury took him.
The two chatted for a few minutes until Natasha noticed something on Clint's desk.
"Looks like you got a package," Natasha said, pointing behind Clint. This is one of the infuriating things about Naruto and Sasuke. They can somehow get in and out anywhere.
Clint turned around and saw a box.
"I really hate them," Clint said through gritted teeth.
He stood up and opened the box. Inside are various tapes, photographs, and a folder. All must be damning evidence against the general. The folder also includes floor plans of the hotel and approximate hostile numbers.
"It looks like we're going to Budapest," Barton said before standing up and taking the box with him. Natasha followed close behind him.
-Malibu, Los Angeles, California-
-January 26, 2007, 1800h local-
Naruto finally decided to cash in on Tony's bet. He's been traveling the world, but he spent most of his time in Kyoto, enjoying the nostalgia the place made him feel. He saw as much as he could see without relying too much on his clones, only using them as a diversion.
But travel is not the only thing he did. Naruto and Sasuke finally managed to build up their information network that encompasses the world. They sold the information as planned but not for cash—only for goods that they needed or could not get in any other way.
They made sure to only help the people in the right. He really wanted to save everyone, but Gyuuki's argument made him act otherwise.
"You can't save everyone, and even if you can, you shouldn't. You would be the crutch of the world. You would prevent them from growing. Even God does not help everyone." Gyuuki advised him.
Naruto and Sasuke's mercenary work, on the other hand, is due to his boredom and Kurama. He's always been an active person, always wanting to do something. Kurama's solution is to do the hard jobs himself, which helps him relieve a lot of his tension.
But the information network and the mercenary work didn't consume most of his time; it was setting up his business. He needed a front to launder the money earned and a base of operation for each place or country.
His great idea is to establish a Japanese-style fast-food restaurant with on-site living arrangements for workers. He named it Ichiraku, an obvious tribute to the ramen place for the hidden village in the leaves or Konoha. The spiral symbol of the Uzumaki over the Fan of the Uchiha was used as the logo for his business. They just set up the company, and they chose to steal some money from terrorists and crime groups.
It took him a year just to start the business and make it look legit, including establishing identities for the managers of each place who were their adult children. Hiring people has also been a problem since he needs to find someone relatively trustworthy and train them up to acceptable levels. He focused on hiring people who were in the lower class and aimed to help them.
The easiest part, on the other hand, is encouraging customers to eat there. Aside from the delicious meals comparable to five-star restaurants while still using relatively cheap and healthy ingredients, he used fuinjutsu in everything he could get away with.
Fuinjustu is one of the most versatile stuff they ever learned. It can do almost anything you can imagine, even bending space-time. He used it on the farms and ranches to improve the nutrition and quality of ingredients, The only problem is, that his business needs to stay under the radar. It means he can't use fuinjutsu to create his own electricity or extract water from the air. But through hard and continuous thinking, he found where he could use it, attracting customers.
Most, if not all, of the printed symbol used by his restaurant, is a Fuin designed explicitly to attract customers. It implants a minor genjutsu that places a suggestion into everyone's subconscious to eat at Ichiraku. Since it's embedded in your psyche, any conscious choice to eat somewhere else would still happen, but the choice of eating at Ichiraku would always be in their minds. It also has multiple security features like implanting the thought of not examining the symbol. The best part is, that almost no one can counteract it due to their atrophied chakra network.
In the seven months his restaurant's been operational, they already have acquired a hefty profit from both sides of their business. Naruto and Sasuke already traveled the world and made his system partially automated due to his clones. It's finally time to learn more stuff from the best.
Naruto headed straight to the cliffside house of Tony Stark, forgetting to call ahead first. He jumped over the fence while still subconsciously using his stealth to move around. He walked past the gate and knocked straight at the door.
This threw the recently upgraded AI of Tony, JARVIS or Just A Rather Very Intelligent System, for a loop. It was added to the house system and the company servers four months ago when Tony finally achieved pseudo-AI status with JARVIS.
It started as a simple PDA assistant that he named after his family butler who died a few years back. Continuous tinkering and upgrades have made JARVIS more intelligent and sophisticated.
"Good morning, sir. May I ask who you are, and how did you get past the gates?" JARVIS asked while already informing the residents of the 'guest.'
Naruto looked around for where the voice came from. He figured it might be from a speaker.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, a friend of Tony's, and I just jumped over the fence to get here," Naruto answered. The fence he is referring to is a 10-foot-high wall.
"Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Uzumaki. I'm JARVIS. An AI was built by Mr. Stark. I have already informed the residents of your arrival." Jarvis introduced himself.
Naruto had read about those AIs or artificial intelligence and was not surprised that Tony already built one. Every book he read says it's still about 1 or 2 generations away.
While thinking about how Tony managed to build an AI before his sister, he heard the sound of running from inside the house and muffled shouting that seemed like 'Get back here.' Naruto got down on his fighting stance, preparing for whatever might happen when the door opened.
As the steps got closer, Naruto tensed up to prepare an opening attack. When the door opened, he started to attack but immediately held himself back, surprised at what he saw. With his body still in a fighting pose, he dumbfoundedly said,
"Hello there, I'm Naruto. What's your name?"