-New York City, New York-
-February 4, 2009, 2310h local-
As soon as Naruto got the confirmation from JARVIS and placed his phone back in his pocket, he heard a few explosions and gunfire in the background. A few minutes later, the truck shook because Tony dropped from the open roof.
"They're from the ten rings..." Tony stated before removing his faceplate. "All of them." He added seriously.
"So someone helped them inside the country considering how much firepower and resources they have..." Naruto concluded. "I got a feeling which grouped helped them."
Reese pulled the truck over to a large alleyway and released a sigh of relief before looking around. He paled slightly when he saw the damage inside the cabin. He doesn't even want to think about the outside damage. All the gunfire must've made the exterior look like swiss cheese.
"Don't worry about it..." Naruto told Reese, trying to reassure the ex-soldier. "We'll handle everything. It's the least we can do for keeping this guy alive..." He continued while pointing at Tony. "But in the meantime. I need you to get out of the truck." This caused him to receive a questioning sare from Both Tony and Kyle.
"Ok. Did I miss something?" Kyle asked, not really liking the fact that he's getting kicked off his truck.
"Don't take this the wrong way, but you're a nobody compared to Tony and the fact that you have not met any cops in the first ten minutes of the chase means they have someone inside the government, either local or national..." Naruto stated with absolute certainty. Tony immediately got the implication, but Kyle doesn't seem to get it, and it showed on his face. "Tony and I are rich. Those men in black guys will either be let out or swept under the rug. That leaves one target..." He added. "They'll crucify the hell out of you since they need someone to blame the whole thing, and you're the convenient scapegoat."
"Fuck..." Reese cursed silently before picking up a cap from his dashboard and other personal effects. "Alright, alright. I'm out of here." He said while opening the door.
Naruto reached inside his jacket pocket and took out an access card and a check before handing it all to Kyle.
"Just go to Stark Industries tomorrow afternoon and give this card to the reception. The check, on the other hand, is a cover when you are inevitably questioned. So you should deposit it by tomorrow morning." Naruto explained.
Naruto collected a few pieces of stuff from Tony in case of emergency. One of those things is a VIP access card for company executives and a few checks with different amounts. He never expected that he would be able to use the check but good thing he had Tony make some.
"Ok. I'll be there at 4." Kyle replied before jumping out of the truck and walking away.
Naruto moved over to the driver's side while Tony scooted over to the passenger side.
"What are we going to do now?" Tony asked. He had an idea what Naruto would suggest, but it's better to be sure.
"We're going to do our civic duty, and you are going to 'report' this to the police..." Naruto said with a grin. He's just going to let Tony run his mouth. "Call lawyer. You should make a record for this since the senate is working their way up to your ass about the suit."
"Yeah, yeah..." Tony replied, a little disgruntled. "Aren't I technically your boss?"
Naruto looked at Tony incredulously while hiding a bit of his amusement.
"So, boss, what's the plan?" Naruto said sarcastically.
"Shut up..." Tony grumbled out. He knows that no matter how smart he is, he doesn't have a mind for strategy and planning. He's more of a straight forward attack guy. "Let's just go. The 82nd precinct is the closest one here."
"No way. We're going to the 99th. I have a friend there. His team rotation should have the night shift until next week." Naruto countered before starting the truck again, but it wouldn't start right away.
"How the hell were you able to meet someone from the NYPD?" Tony asked, genuinely curious. He knows Naruto doesn't have that much free time, and he never uses clones for social interactions.
"We're guildmates in World of Warcraft. We never met in person, but I know of him..." Tony hid his amusement about Naruto's statement. He can't help but imagine a pasty white desk cop that may be on the larger side of the size scale. He was snapped into thinking when the truck finally started. "Oh, yeah! Let's go!"
-New York City, New York-
-February 4, 2010, 2320h local-
"You didn't think this through, did you." Tony said with a shit-eating grin.
"Isn't it obvious?" Naruto groaned out while continuously banging his head on the stirring wheel.
Now, one might wonder what mess Naruto got himself into this time. Well, this mess this time is caused by simple oversight. He forgot the fact that cops would immediately surround a semi that parked in front of a police precinct. You get the assault rifle and spotlight bonus if the truck is littered with bullet holes. The only reason he could think of why they aren't being forced out of the vehicle was that Tony is inside the car while wearing his Ironman suit.
Naruto only looked up from the steering wheel when he heard the telltale noise of a megaphone.
"Get out of the vehicle slowly while keeping your arms up and hands closed." Someone commanded, showing that the guy is somewhat knowledgeable about Tony's suit. Naruto and Tony can't see the guy since the spotlights are making him look like a silhouette.
Naruto and Tony nodded at each other before following the instructions. They slowly walked in front of the truck while still keeping their arms up.
"Ehem..." Tony cleared his throat, effectively getting everyone's attention. "We come in peace..." He loudly added, 'successfully' imitating a first encounter. "We would like to speak with..." He continued before facing Naruto. "What was the guy's name again?" He asked in a whisper.
"Ebony Eagle loves Yogurt (EbonyEagle3Yogurt)." Naruto answered.
"Seriously!?" Tony groaned out. "Didn't you know his name?"
"Of course, I know. But he doesn't know that I know." Naruto reasoned.
"I'm not saying that." Tony gritted through his teeth.
"Fine. Then I'll do it..." Naruto said before taking one slow step forward, but that's enough to get everyone's attention. "We are here to report a crime. Not done by us, obviously, but to us. Evident by the bullet holes all over the truck..." He explained, causing everyone to relax slightly. If Tony Stark in his Iron man suit is not refuting that statement, then it must be true on some level. "We would like to talk to a detective about this. His gaming handle is Ebony Eagle loves Yogurt."
Naruto was waiting for the inevitable round of laughter, but he could see that everyone turned their head towards the guy carrying the megaphone to his surprise. The huge guy walked forward, finally making him visible to both tony and Naruto.
"I'm the Ebony Eagle. Detective Terrance 'Terry' Jeffords..." A muscular African-American man spoke up confidently. "Everybody stand down, but squad 1 to 3 will remain on guard in case something happens. We are officially on High Alert..." He ordered, causing Tony to raise an eyebrow since a detective doesn't have the authority for something like that. "Come on. Let's get inside and write up a report about it..." He added before walking back inside the precinct. Naruto shrugged at Tony before following behind Terry but not before noticing that none of the cops are following. They must be squad 1 and 2 while squad 3 is at the balcony. "So, how'd you know about the Ebony Eagle?"
"Well, everyone in the Guild of the Band of Heroes should know about the Immortal Paladin." Naruto answered. Terry stopped in his tracks and looked at Naruto.
"Your voice does sound familiar..." Terry replied while thinking back on the guild members, and he could only think of one guy. Their sketchy Night Elf Rogue. "Ninja?"
"The one and only."
"Damn!" Terry exclaimed while looking at Naruto up and down. His years of being a criminal detective enabled him to see how expensive the blonde's suit. That's not even mentioning the watch and shoes. "And you're playing Warcraft."
"I have nothing to do on the weekends, and I like playing games." Naruto said in a matter of factly kind of way right before they got inside the elevator.
Tony took a hesitant step inside the elevator when he saw how old it looks like. The suit weighed quite a bit, even if he removed most of the armor plating and used lighter but weaker materials to greatly reduce the weight. However, the suit still weighs 150 kilograms. Still a long way from his goal of 20 kilograms but still lighter than his 300 kilograms Mark 3. So it's clearly a relief when the overweight sign flashed, he didn't suddenly create a whole at the floor, or the elevator didn't straight up crash.
"Weekends? Aren't you online every day since I can see you from time to time during my day offs?" Terry mused out loud.
"I have someone that goes online for me every day to get the daily log in bonus, especially when I'm busy." Naruto replied. That someone, however, is one of his clones, though.
Terry just nodded and waited for the elevator door to open, but he didn't expect complete pandemonium from the other side of the door. That's not exactly right. He expected an uproar but because of the sudden 'attack,' not because of Tony Stark. Everyone is lined up in front of the elevator with an excited look. At the helm of the crowd, a certain Jacob 'Jake' Peralta.
"Ames! Ames! Ames! He has his suit on!" Jake practically shouted before walking towards Tony with a marker. "Sign my arm for me, please!"
Tony practically beamed when he heard the statement. He thrived in being in the center of attention. That just how it is ever since in college and though his family is off-limits. He immediately went into his practiced routine when dealing with fans, when he actually gives a fuck, unlike most of the time.
While the rest of the crew are surrounding THE Ironman, Terry guided Naruto to his desk so that he could at least say that someone is doing their job. He wouldn't admit to anyone that he would ask for an autograph later. What guy doesn't appreciate a full-body suit of armor?
Terry gestured to Naruto to sit down beside his desk and opened up a police incident report.
"So, tell me what happened." Terry told Naruto.
"Ooh. Do I have a story for you..." Naruto said excitedly. "It started when my girlfriend arranged a double date with her sister.
-New York City, New York-
-February 4, 2010, 0000h local-
" If that's really what happened, I'll never doubt the stories you are telling in the chat..." Terry said after 30 mins of Naruto's storytelling while reading over the incident report. It looks like the script of an over the top action movie. But maybe that's just how your life would be if you're friends with Tony Stark. "I'm going to send this to the servers and request for someone to look into why no one responded to a car chase through the city."
"You could ask Tony for a video copy of his attack to add to the file." Naruto replied.
"That could certainly help." Terry answered.
Naruto nodded and looked around for Tony. He saw him in the break room, still surrounded by excited cops listening to some of his stories. He's pretty sure that some of the stories Tony told are classified. The blonde ninja stood up and approached the armor-wearing genius.
"Tony!" Naruto called out. "We can go now, but can you leave a copy of the counterattack for filing." He added.
"It looks like times up..." Tony said to the crowd, causing some to groan in disappointment. He walked out of the room and approached Naruto. "I just need a USB port to connect to."
"Connect with Terry's desk. I'll talk to him for a while you upload the AV." Naruto replied.
Naruto and Terry talked about different topics but mostly focusing on PC Gaming while Tony uploaded the AV from his suit. Five minutes later, Tony finished his upload. The pair said a quick goodbye to everyone in the station before Tony flew out of the station balcony while carrying Naruto. They landed in an alleyway a few blocks away from the 99th precinct.
"No matter what happens, we're never going to do that again..." Naruto exclaimed as soon as they landed while moving away from Tony and moving his pants around. "I was practically wedgied throughout the whole flight..." Tony's faceplate opened up and looked at Naruto incredulously before releasing a burst of full-blown laughter. Naruto waited for Tony to calm down with a deadpan stare. "You done now?"
Tony wiped an imaginary tear from the side of his eyes before straightening back up.
"Yeah, yeah..." Tony answered. "Want me to carry you back to wherever you live in this city?" He asked seriously.
"Fuck you."
"No need to be vulgar..." Tony countered while still having that shit-eating grin of his before getting a serious expression. "You told me you hand an idea about who helped the Ten Rings."
"Let me cut you off right there..." Naruto interjected while fixing up his suit and tie. "I'm 90% sure who helped them, but I'm not giving you any detail about them..." He saw Tony was about to cut in, so cut him off before Tony could even say anything. "First of all, I ain't' telling you squat about the group. Information about this group is above top classified, and they're massive. At least fifty times more powerful than the Ten Rings even after I've been slowly chipping away their forces in the past three years. I have a group already that's preparing to bring down this group, but you might just fuck everything up if you come barging in..." He explained but purposely leaving out the information that they are the same guys that attacked during Tony's wedding. "More importantly, you're not fit enough to do anything about it now."
"What are you talking about?" Tony asked, acting dumb.
"Oh, come on! Don't use that bullshit on me..." Naruto exclaimed with a sneer. "Did you forget who I am? I'm a fucking god with magical bullshit eyes. I can practically feel your life force ebbing away. It's much worse when you are actively using your suit. I can see the Palladium wreaking havoc inside your body..." Tony remained silent throughout the explanation. "The only reason I haven't Told Pepper anything was because you're doing something about it like the chlorophyll or the 'secret' research into other possible sources of energy."
Tony stayed in silent contemplation for a moment before he asked something in a quiet voice.
"You're not going to tell her, do you?"
"Maybe after two months, I'll be forced to say something..." Naruto replied but continued when he saw Tony's questioning look. "Without intervention and you continuing your chlorophyll treatment, you'll last till the end of the year. But with your current use of that armor of yours, you have until a month after the Stark expo."
Tony released a round of self-deprecating chuckle.
"Should I be worried that you know that much?"
"Well, you shouldn't have given me open access to JARVIS." Naruto answered.
"You already found a solution, didn't you?" Tony stated plainly.
"Found some options, but I don't know if it will work. I'm not. a genius, remember..." Naruto replied. "If worst comes to worst, I can just heal you. I've been practicing my Medical Ninjutsu for a couple of years now, so at the very least, you shouldn't explode in a rain of blood and gore."
"That doesn't exactly give a sense of comfort.c Tony deadpanned.
"It shouldn't..." Naruto said with a grin before looking at his watch. "It's already late. I'm going to go home now. I want to see if the ladies are still awake." He continued before suddenly disappearing, leaving Tony in the sketchy alleyway.
"Fucking overpowered magical ninja, leaving me alone for some chicks..." Tony grumbled before suddenly stopping. "What the hell am I saying. I would drop everything too for my girls." He added before flying back to Stark Industries to check on his security since they should be there according to JARVIS, although some are pretty banged up.