-18 Hours Until Deadline-
-Triskelion-
Coulson, Natasha, Clint, and Hill entered the Mess Hall for breakfast and began quietly discussing Melinda May's maternity leave as they settled at the staff table.
"So any guess on who's the guy that knocked up the cavalry?"
Clint asked aloud.
"Clint, I don't think that's an appropriate topic of conversation right now."
Natasha remarked, giving Clint a stern look, which made him gulp.
"Oh, come on, Nat, don't be such a spoilsport. You're curious too about who finally knocked up agent May."
Hill responded with a broad smile.
"My money's on Coulson."
Said Clint.
"Ooh, did Agent May finally burst your cherry, Coulson?"
Hill said in amusement, teasing him.
"Come on, guys. I was in Japan the entire time, trying to find leads on Uzumaki's organization. I never had any time to meet up with her. And just so you know, I lost my virginity in high school."
Coulson replied with a small chuckle, concealing his hurt feelings.
"Stop teasing Coulson, guys. You know he's been holding out for Captain America. Haha, hahaha."
Natasha snickered, taking her jab.
"You know what? I'll be the bigger person. But screw you guys!"
Coulson retorted as he crossed his arms and sulked.
"Okay, enough joking around. We need to plan how to carry out our work without losing our people to two madmen leading powerful organizations determined to kill us."
Said Hill clarified their problem.
"We can send in our new graduates. According to Agent May's report, not everyone is on the hit list. If it works, we've struck gold. If not, it's a trial by fire."
Clint commented, throwing his idea into the air.
"You're either a genius or a complete idiot, Clint. But this might work."
Hill couldn't contain her excitement and leaped from her seat.
"I can't believe we're considering risking the new graduates on this idea. Coulson, I need your support here."
Natasha implored, seeking Coulson's help.
To which Coulson retorted.
"Is the woman who slept with every target she investigated really asking for my help? Because, as it seems, I'm saving myself for Captain America."
This left Natasha speechless, her mouth agape.
Clint, enjoying the moment, exclaimed.
"Ooh, Coulson, that was a good burn! Now, don't forget to kick her while she's down."
He said as if he were a wrestling commentator.
"Ha!"
Natasha sighed.
"This is precisely why we can only have meetings with Fury. Left to our own devices, we target anyone who shows the slightest weakness, like a pack of hyenas."
As their meeting progressed, the bickering didn't cease until Natasha nearly strangled Clint, terrifying many agents in the Mess Hall. Then, almost simultaneously, a realization dawned on the senior agents, and they smiled, recognizing that they were just as flawed.
-17 Hours Until Deadline-
The next morning, Revi and Kushina were disheveled covered in all their love juices as Leon awoke to the ringtone of his phone.
"Behave, or I'll make you both be sore all day."
He said, reaching out and taking hold of their curvy rears then lightly smacking them.
"This is Leon Uzumaki speaking, who am I speaking to?"
"This is Fury."
"What do I owe the pleasure of your call."
"We're prepared to offer CIA Director Richard Ravencroft, and the POTUS is ready to negotiate with you. Stop your bounties on all our intelligence agency operatives."
Leon reflected for a moment.
"Fine, Fury, I'll cease all attacks on your operatives, provided you arrange a meeting with your top officials to discuss terms. And don't worry about CIA Director Richard Ravencroft; he won't be attending the meeting. Ensure the POTUS and VP are present, or they may encounter a similar fate."
Fury bristled at Leon's veiled threats towards the POTUS and VP.
"Leon, listen! We do not take threats against the President of the United States, his Vice President, or any other senior officials lightly1"
Leon disliked Fury's tone.
"Fury, Fury, Fury... you seem to forget that you're the one seeking a cessation of the attacks on your operatives."
"Don't presume the moral high ground with me!"
"I hold all the cards, and you know it. Confirm a meeting, and then I'll stop the attacks!"
With that, Leon ended the call with Fury abruptly.
Two minutes later, he picked up the phone again.
"The president has scheduled a meeting for three o'clock in the afternoon. Make sure you're there, provided you've halted all the bounties,"
Fury stated, then promptly hung up on him.
Glancing at the alarm clock, Leon noted it was 9:00 AM. He then placed a call to the Continental Communication office.
An old-fashioned switchboard lady operator responded, surrounded by others who were manually connecting calls by plugging in and unplugging cords on the switchboard.
"Operator, How may I direct your call?"
"Account office."
"One moment, please."
Moments later, a secretary with a typewriter answered him.
"Tables Account Office, how may I help you?"
"I like to freeze an active account."
"Can I have your name and the account?"
"High Table Leader, Leon Uzumaki. Account name Richard Ravencroft, and operatives."
"Verification?"
"Code 1001."
"State of contract."
"Frozen for twenty-four hours."
"What of bounties within the interval."
"All bounties can be claimed within 20 minutes of the accounts being frozen. Any actions passing the 20-minute interval will be severely punished."
"Processing. Please hold."
While Leon was on hold, the account office clerk completed the new form for Richard Ravencroft's account and operatives. Upon finishing, she passed the form to a colleague who dispatched it via the capsule pipeline.
Shortly thereafter, the capsule reached the central hub of the Communications office, where they commenced the account upgrade using the newly received form. Once all the new details were entered, the network began transmitting updates to all active assassins regarding the account's status.
Nearly all assassins ceased their pursuits, unwilling to risk the consequences, yet a few, driven by desperation for money, continued regardless.
"The account has been processed. Is there anything else I can assist you with today, sir?"
"No, that will be all for today. However, I appreciate your efficiency. Please ensure that each person involved in this call is awarded five gold coins from the vault of my High Table Leader, Leon Uzumaki. The verification code is 0001."
"Thank you, sir. We will take care of that promptly."
Sensing that most of his wives were outside his room, Leon decided to pull them inside and started to fornicate with them since he had around six hours to wait.
While Leon was enjoying some personal time with his wife, his children were engaging in their usual mischief.
"Ha ha ha, tremble, you fools. I have taken one step closer to achieving our father's greatness," declared Rudeus, the red-headed boy in plain clothes from Wenwu's tea and engagement parties.
"What are you talking about, Rudeus?"
Shouted another 5-year-old boy with red hair, dressed in a blue yukata.
Rudeus pulled him close, face-to-face.
"Listen, Tobirama! Dad got me engaged to my first lady, which means I'm one step closer to building my harem. Hehehe, hahaha,"
He boasted.
POW!
Tobirama delivered a swift punch to Rudeus's cheek, leaving a red mark and knocking him to the ground.
Before Tobirama could strike Rudeus while he was down, his twin brother Hashirama intervened.
"Brother, please stop this! We must not have internal strife within our family!"
"Hashirama, stop imitating our great grandfather Hashirama! You can't even wield wood release, whereas I can. It baffles me why mom named us incorrectly, as I am the one skilled in wood release, and you are merely adept in water release."
Tobirama retorted to his younger brother.
"Very well, older brother, it seems I must leverage my political influence to prevail in this conflict. Rasa, execute the political maneuver Blue Blitz!"
Hashirama commanded, smirking at his younger brother Rasa, the eldest son Temari, and his faithful subordinate.
"Aye, aye, Captain,"
Rasa responded with a chuckle before lunging at Tobirama, followed by laughter and the rest of his siblings eager to even old scores with their brothers Tobirama and Rudeus, the family's habitual troublemakers.
Meanwhile, their sisters observed the commotion from a corner, sipping tea and watching the sea of redheads embroiled in the fray.
All of them had been nurtured by their mothers to become high-born ladies, destined to marry into noble houses or, if fortune favored them, to princes. They were trained as kunoichis, mastering skills such as singing, poetry, dancing, sewing, and other traditional arts of the lady.
"Hmph. Can you believe those boys? They're always ready to quarrel over the slightest thing. So, Akame, what can you tell us about the boy to whom father has betrothed you?"
Akahime, the eldest daughter of Karin Uzumaki, inquired of her older sister Akame, the firstborn of Kushina Uzumaki.
"He's a kind-hearted young man, whose father occupies a position equivalent to that of a Kage. He also has a charming face, and judging by his father's appearance, he will grow into a handsome man,"
Akame responded.
Name: Leon Uzumaki/Leon Petrov
Kekkei Genkai: Uzumaki, Wood Release, Dust Release, Lava Release
Elemental Affinity: Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, Lighting, Yang
Chakra level: Sage of Six Paths
Chakra Control: Rank EX
Taijutsu: Power Rank S, Technique Rank S
Shurikenjutsu: Rank A
Kenjutsu: Rank A
Fuinjutsu: Rank S
Genjutsu: Rank C
Ninjutsu: Rank S
Templates:
+Naruto Ashura mode, Sage of Six Paths, Rank A
+Yamato, Jonin, Rank A
+Onoki, Kage, Rank S Ninja
+Harold Finch, Rank S Mechanical Engineering and Rank S Computer Science
Divinity: 18%