"Steve"
After returning to the base, Natasha signaled to Steve Rogers. She felt that although Nick Fury's memories were correct, his behavior was too strange.
Steve's friend had experienced HYDRA's brainwashing; maybe he would understand something about this. Receiving Natasha's signal, Steve stepped forward and patted Nick Fury's shoulder, saying,
"Nick, we need to know the situation. When you went out this afternoon, you said it wasn't for a fight. Where is your friend?"
"Everything changes, Steve. Like now, the Avengers are disbanded."
After Nick Fury said this, the office door suddenly closed, and all of SHIELD's internal network security was taken over. In front of 18, who could infiltrate the Kree Empire and deceive advanced civilizations, SHIELD's anti-AI network firewall was a joke.
They couldn't even stop Jarvis, let alone 18.
"Don't draw your guns, Natasha, Clint. Everything I've done has been approved by the International Security Council. You are no longer senior SHIELD agents. Hill has also been fired. Dr. Banner, you can go pack your things now. With your salary from the past few years, whether in Los Angeles or New York, you can buy a nice house.
If you choose to shoot now, you will be wanted globally. All your peaceful lives, families, and security will leave you. So, put down your guns and go home."
After saying this, Natasha and Clint suddenly discovered that their SHIELD identities had been erased. They were no longer senior SHIELD agents, but ordinary American citizens.
Clint asked, "If I'm not an agent anymore, what else can I do?"
"Anti-terrorism coach, police consultant, superhero. Just don't get involved with SHIELD anymore, Clint. Think about your family."
Hearing Nick Fury threaten him with his family, Clint almost shot an arrow at him. But he knew best the consequences of such an act. If he did that, the best outcome for him would be to live in hiding in the deep mountains with a friend's help for the rest of his life.
Steve stepped forward and asked, "Nick, where is your friend?"
"Let me ask..."
After a few seconds, Nick Fury finally answered, "She should be on the moon now. She's drunk and probably won't wake up for a month."
Steve looked at Nick Fury for a few seconds, then turned and walked out without a word. Following behind him were Natasha, Clint, and a bewildered Bruce Banner. He remembered Nick Fury was fine in the afternoon, but after coming back, he was controlled.
With Steve were also Hill and the others, all 'fired' by SHIELD. After 18 modified SHIELD's backend network, Nick Fury – or rather, 18 controlling Nick Fury – was SHIELD's supreme command.
"Everyone will receive communication devices with orders. Your missions will follow the content displayed on the order communications. Beyond that, there will be no superior orders."
This was SHIELD's first reform under 18's control. There would no longer be distinctions between superiors and subordinates. Rank divisions would only relate to their salary. They would have only one superior from now on: SHIELD's supreme intelligence, 18.
"How could such an order be issued..."
Sharon Carter found this order utterly absurd. If anything went wrong during communication, SHIELD would become the world's most terrifying terrorist organization.
"Agent Sharon Carter, please hand over your credentials and sidearm. You have been relieved of all duties at SHIELD."
Two agents suddenly appeared in front of Sharon Carter and said to her.
"What did you say?"
Sharon Carter asked back in shock. She had been relieved of all duties? Who could do that?
But when she picked up her ID card and swiped it on a nearby computer, she received an access denied message. She could no longer use any of SHIELD's networks. Even leaving here and taking the elevator required someone else's ID card.
"Please leave SHIELD, Ms. Sharon Carter."
The second time they addressed her, the two SHIELD agents had already stopped calling her Agent Carter. She was now an ordinary person. If she resisted, she would be arrested.
Slap.
Sharon Carter placed her sidearm, ID, and other SHIELD credentials on the table, then was escorted out by the two agents. After she obediently left this SHIELD base, the two SHIELD agents left directly.
"Sharon."
Just as Sharon Carter was about to go ask her Aunt Peggy about this, a nearby car window rolled down, and Steve leaned out to call her.
"How are you here too? Is this all because of that plan?"
"What plan? We got kicked out three hours before you. We wanted to see who else got thrown out."
Natasha said to Sharon Carter from the driver's seat. Then the rear door opened, and Bruce Banner inside waved to her.
"You should be the last one. Apart from those who went home, everyone else went to a rendezvous point. Get in. We'll go together."
Before Natasha finished, Sharon Carter got into the car, and the van started. After losing their SHIELD identities, this was the fastest vehicle they could get on such short notice.
SHIELD had completely changed in a single day, catching Steve and the others completely off guard. They needed to make a plan now, or the world might be in danger.
"Steve, we need help."
"You mean Stark? You can try contacting him, but I don't think he'll help. Fury was in contact with a country in Africa while developing weapons. Maybe we can try to convince them..."
Steve's mind was also in chaos. Before contacting allies, they needed to analyze the situation. Nick Fury didn't seem brainwashed so much as his thinking had been forcibly altered, but he retained his memories and habits, which sometimes made him appear very inconsistent.
Natasha, Clint, and Steve were all very observant. After spending some time with Nick Fury, they noticed this anomaly.
So, they needed to find a way to remove the control over Nick Fury; otherwise, many things would be inconvenient. As civilians, even speeding was illegal.
"18, I think this is unnecessary. SHIELD's weapons don't seem like much."
After reviewing the data, Hyuga Mirai didn't pay much attention. That black guy Nick Fury was indeed secretly developing, but he mostly used HYDRA's leftover assets. After modifying HYDRA's Project Insight into the Avengers and submitting it to his superiors, he didn't focus on developing the Avengers.
Instead, he developed many large-scale new weapons, including an air-sea integrated helicarrier. The weapons it carried could destroy a country with weak military power. SHIELD was now one of America's top military organizations, but this information was all kept secret by Nick Fury.
Even the members of the International Security Council didn't know, only him.
"The weapons are too backward, and many require human operation. Forget it. It's better than a single Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball. Gather the energy they control and transport it here. Let's do that."
Hyuga Mirai made the final decision. SHIELD's weapons weren't bad. If fully mobilized, they might be able to put up a fight against Thanos's army. You could say Nick Fury's biggest trump card wasn't the Avengers, but these forces he secretly controlled.
But now they were taken by Hyuga Mirai. He didn't understand that the power of gods, in the eyes of some lifeforms, no matter how advanced their civilization became, could hardly break through a single universe.
"Understood, sir. But gathering the energy will take two months. If Thanos's army arrives on Earth before then, our efforts will be wasted."
"It's not a waste. Use it all to build robots. We're going to establish a civilized home here eventually. Maybe Sasori has been researching, but he doesn't have much in reserve."
Hyuga Mirai said to 18. He was already considering the days after bringing Kiyo Hyuga and the others here. After living here peacefully for a while, he could perhaps use the system's shuttle function.
It seemed he had used up his luck for drawing scientist templates early on, resulting in not drawing any useful characters in over a decade. He hadn't used the shuttle function much either, since it was a single-person function, and he had wanted to bring more people, leading to him accidentally ending up in the Marvel universe.
After bringing some people from the ninja world over, he would establish a civilized empire here. But he didn't need to bring everyone. The ninja world's universe still had value to explore.
Hyuga Mirai still coveted the Divine Tree on the Otsutsuki planet. There were far too many life-sustaining planets in the Marvel universe. Eating just one Divine Tree fruit would make you a powerful being capable of freely moving through space. There were also beings like the Celestials.
Once Thanos's army arrived, he could collect all six Infinity Stones.
Although Thanos also had three Infinity Stones, the one Hyuga Mirai was most wary of was the Soul Stone. Its abilities hadn't been fully revealed. Powered by the Power Stone, no one knew what it could do.
But Hyuga Mirai had used the Mind Stone in advance to set up a barrier in Tsunade's and Kurenai Yuhi's minds. Even if the Soul Stone's abilities were strange, it couldn't break through the Mind Stone's power instantly.
Each Infinity Stone had incredibly powerful abilities. Even with three Infinity Stones in hand, Hyuga Mirai hadn't mastered any one of them. If he could truly master all the powers of a single Infinity Stone, he would be like Infinite Ultron, able to casually slaughter even Thanos with five Stones.
After Hyuga Mirai finished his conversation with 18, Tsunade pushed the door open and walked in.
She could sense Hyuga Mirai was discussing serious matters, so she hadn't disturbed him. But as soon as the talking stopped, she immediately entered the room.
"I thought you had gone out again. Why the sudden serious expression? Did something happen?"
Hyuga Mirai looked at Tsunade's solemn face and suddenly felt like he was back at the beginning when he first saw her at Konoha Hospital. Back then, Tsunade held a high position. Apart from being a bit dejected, she was full of authority.
Tsunade said to Hyuga Mirai with a grave expression, "I've made a decision. I'm going to quit gambling."
"Oh, good luck with that."
Hyuga Mirai thought it was something serious, but Tsunade was just joking with him.
Seeing Hyuga Mirai's skeptical expression, Tsunade walked over to him and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him. "I'm not joking. I'm serious this time."
"Alright, then I'll personally supervise you from now on. If you gamble again, you'll be punished my way. You still don't like wearing anything, do you."
Hearing this, Tsunade then felt that mischievous hand on her body, and her body suddenly felt strange.
Given her body, which had been strengthened multiple times, it was hard for her to feel this way anymore. But Hyuga Mirai was also someone with exceptionally fine control over chakra, and he was her lover.
The tingly sensation of that fine Lightning Release chakra seemed to flow from the plump red beans throughout her body.
"Well, starting next time..."
"What, this time just goes unpunished? That won't do, Tsunade."
Just as Tsunade tried to get up and leave, Hyuga Mirai wrapped his arm around her waist. Her clothes didn't have any special functions either, and were quickly removed.
The brief moment of authority just now reminded Hyuga Mirai of the director of Konoha Hospital.
Tsunade wanted to struggle. She had come to announce her decision, not to do this. Unfortunately, Hyuga Mirai's resolve was even stronger. Unless Tsunade was willing to smash the building, she would have difficulty leaving today.
Once her clothes were removed, her perfect body was revealed. She didn't wear anything because she had the confidence. No matter how full and round, it remained firm like peaks. Slightly annoyed, Tsunade then pushed with both hands, shoving Hyuga Mirai onto the sofa across the room.
The next second, she sat on top.
Tsunade always preferred to take the initiative. As long as Hyuga Mirai didn't use those chakra manipulation techniques to influence her, she was always the one in charge.
On the other side, Kurenai Yuhi had just finished disciplining Hyuga Yuzuki and was trying to get her to sleep.
But Hyuga Yuzuki was teary-eyed and couldn't sleep. She had been punished too harshly and her abilities sealed. Now she felt very wronged. "I want to see Dad."
Kurenai's face flushed slightly, then she sternly scared Hyuga Yuzuki. "No. He's disciplining Aunt Tsunade right now. Neither of you is getting away today."
Hearing this, Hyuga Yuzuki gave up the idea, but she still whined and refused to sleep, wanting Kurenai to remove the seal on her body and return her chakra and Tenseigan.
After much pleading, Kurenai judged the time was about right, then reached out and tapped Hyuga Yuzuki. She immediately fell into a beautiful dream. In the dream, she got her chakra and Tenseigan back, and also became the older sister of Hyuga Mio and Hyuga Yuto.
Kurenai then quickly walked away from there, heading toward Hyuga Mirai's room. She could vaguely hear Tsunade's voice growing weaker.
(End of chapter)