Chapter 14: What the Hell Happened Pt 2
-Bellagio Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-
-March 30, 2005, 1030h local-
"Tony, talk to me! Don't think you can get out of this mess..." Pepper said while pacing back and forth in front of the dazed Tony. Having enough, she snapped at him. "Tony!"
Tony shooked his head, snapping out of his daze and said, "I never noticed how beautiful your hair is."
Tony and Pepper both froze when the words left his mouth. He has no idea why he said it. Well, he has some idea, but now is not the time to linger on it.
"Did I just say that out loud?" Tony asked with no one in particular, but Pepper nodded anyway. When Tony got his answer, he took a deep breath and said, "Damn. Naruto seriously did a number on me. Anyways, where was I?"
"You went down to security..." Pepper said helpfully. "And we're going to talk about what that Naruto said to you later."
"Can we not?" Tony asked, hoping not to go through the mushy stuff that they would be definitely trudging through when that conversation continues.
Pepper only gave him a hard glare. Tony deflated, knowing he already lost. Trying to retake hold of the conversation, he finally continued trying to remember what happened
~Flashback continues ~
"Oh hell yeah. Let's go to security!" Tony shouted while putting on his blazer.
"Why?" Naruto asked
"Well, do you know who gave this to you?" Tony said while waving around the calling card. Naruto shook his head no. "That's why we're going there first. We need to find out who gave this to you and who's this Falcone guy."
"Oh. Okay! What are we waiting for? Come on!" Naruto said, vibrating with excitement.
"Ok, ok, sheesh. Let me get my stuff first." Tony took his IDs and walked out the door.
Naruto followed behind Tony with a hop in his step while Tony is trying to act sober. He led them straight to the office of the head of security.
When they reached the office, Tony went right through the door without missing a step.
"Joey! How you doing!?" Tony asked the guy who was sitting on the opposite side of the desk. He didn't even notice the guy reaching for his gun.
Joey Griffin is an unassuming 55-year-old, 5'10 man with Irish descent. He has reddish-brown hair and green eyes.
Joey was a Navy Seal squad captain until he took a bullet to the knee ending his field career. He was going to continue to serve the military as an instructor to help mold the next generation of Seals, but the news of his daughter's cancer meant that he has to find a more profitable job. This led him straight to being hired by Stark Industries to be head of security for its subsidiary, MGM hotels, and casinos. He's been assigned as Head of Security for all MGM buildings in Las Vegas. His increased pay and premium insurance had allowed his daughter to receive the best treatment possible.
The reason he was still in his office was that there are multiple VIPs currently in the building, especially his boss's boss, Tony Stark.
Seeing Tony Stark burst through his door at this time of night was the last thing he thought would happen. He calmed himself down and tried to stand up. But before he could stand up to shake his boss's hand, he felt a knife on his throat.
"Holy fuck! Naruto! When did you get there? Get that knife away from him. He's the one we're going to meet..." Tony said to Naruto, finally noticing him standing behind one of his security officers. "and can you teach me?" Added Tony a little hesitantly.
Naruto withdrew his knife away from the guy's neck and pocketed his knife. He walked back to the door while still keeping an eye on Joey.
Joey, on the other hand, was scared for his life. He only felt this kind of fear when Saddam Hussein's private guard captured him, and now there's this guy, whoever the hell he is. He never even saw the guy pass through the door.
Joey rubbed his neck and looked at Tony.
"Mr. Stark, not that I'm not happy to see you, but why are you here, and who's the guy who almost opened up my neck?" Joey asked, still alert from the previous encounter.
"Hey, good to see you're still alive..." Tony said with an awkward laugh. "and this guy here is Naruto. He's kind of the reason why we're here."
Joey narrowed his eyes to the blond guy next to his boss. All the bells in his head are warning him that the guy is dangerous.
"You want me to call the police on him?" Joey asked, completely serious.
"No, not really. He's the guy who'd been ripping off the people in the poker room." Tony informed Joey.
"Ah. I knew he looked familiar." Joey said, still not relaxing.
"And he's going to apologize for what he did," Tony said while looking straight at Naruto.
"Hey! He's the one who tried to draw a weapon. It's not my fault he's slow." Naruto defended himself. Ever since the war, he's wary of hidden weapons. It's better safe than sorry when it came to those.
Joey tried to defend himself, but he knew he would do the same in that kind of situation.
Naruto's answer just earned a look from Tony until he finally caved.
"Sorry." Naruto apologized while scratching the back of his head.
Joey waited for something more, but he never got a continuation of that apology. After a few more seconds, he sighed and nodded. He then looked back at Tony and asked,
"By the way, why are you here, boss?
"Two things. I want you to look for the attendant who greeted Naruto when he walked into the Bellagio, and what can you tell me about Ricardo Falcone?" Tony answered while handing over the calling card to Joey.
"I'll look through the footage..." Joey said while scrolling through his computer. He then looked at Naruto and asked, "What time did you get in?"
"Maybe around 7:30." Naruto answered.
"Ok..." Joey opened his desk drawer and retrieved a folder. He slid it toward Tony's direction. "In the meantime, that's the file I have on Falcone and the Bianchi Crime Family. Does Falcone have a man on the inside?"
"According to this guy, Yes..." Tony said while patting Naruto while looking through the file. "He told me the attendant gave him that card and said to call Ricardo Falcone."
"Damn, thought I got rid of them all. They just grow like weeds..." Joey said while still scrolling with the CCTV footage. "Got it, it's Morris Grant. He's got almost five years with us..." He said and looked at Tony, who placed the folder on the desk. "I'll take care of it, sir. Have a nice night."
"Ok, have nice night too, Joey." Tony said and left.
"Sorry again about the thing earlier." Naruto apologized again before following Tony.
When they reached the elevator, Naruto asked,
"What now?"
"Well, I saw three main locations for the Bianchi crime family. We can hit them all tonight." Tony said with a smile.
"Wait up. You're not coming with me. Do you even know how to fight? Or use one of those guns? Do you even have one of those?" Naruto said while thinking about the mess bringing a civilian in a fight.
"Hey! Of course, I know how! I'm the CEO of a weapon's manufacturing conglomerate. I designed and built more than half of what we sold..." Tony said proudly. "Do you even know where you are going?" He asked, knowing the answer.
Naruto hanged his head low for that minor oversight. The elevator door opened, showing the parking garage. Tony walked to a closed gate and placed his palm on a console. The whole gate lifted, revealing two cars, A black Hummer 5 and a hot rod red Ferrari Enzo.
Tony walked over to the Hummer's driver-side door and got in. Naruto followed and got in the passenger side door.
Tony started the car using the key from the visor. He then opened the glove and central compartment, revealing an FN F2000 and a Beretta 92FS, each with multiple magazines.
Tony looked at Naruto smug and said,
"Yes, I have some of "those" guns."
"Alright. I'm going to take point. You trail behind. Try not to use that on anyone. We don't want them dead. We wanted them captured by the police. Got that?" Naruto laid out the plan. He could use Shadow Clones, but where's the fun in that.
"Why do you got to go first? I'm the one with the gone." Tony countered.
"You got almost no experience based on your reaction to Joey. You're a civilian. You're drunk. Take your pick..." Naruto listed. "Besides, I don't need a gun. I'm a close and personal kind of guy. By the way, can I have those shades." Naruto said the last part pointing to the Ray-Ban Aviator Classic shades on the dashboard.
"Sure, go ahead. Don't see the reason why you would need those when it's darkout." Tony pointed out the obvious ignoring the rest of the Naruto's statement but following his plan nonetheless.
Naruto knew that wearing shades in the dark is stupid since it leaves you almost blind, but he's not going to use it to keep out the light. He'll use it to cover the change he's eye would go through when he activates his dojutsu, RinneTenseiSharingan. Or simply Shinigan because the full name his such a mouthful, and the Death God is such a massive part of his life.
His own dojutsu is the result of the equal parts mixing of Senju and Uchiha blood, forming the RinneSharingan. The Tenseigan, the final form of the Byakugan, much like the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan is to the Sharingan, was a by-product of Kaguya Otsutsuki's blood mixing with his own. The process almost killed him, but he survived due to his Uzumaki vitality and Kurama's youki.
The Shinigan combines all the best parts of the three dojutsus making it the ultimate dojutsu. It allows him to see chakra networks and tenketsus, 3D Xray vision up to 10 km away, eidetic memory, telescopic vision, and a whole lot more.
Tony stopped the car next to an apartment complex. He took both of the guns and two spare magazines before he looked at Naruto.
Seeing that Tony is gearing up, Naruto slipped on the shades and activated his eyes. He can see eight guys with weapons and an unarmed guy sleeping all on the top floor.
"You remember the plan?" Naruto asked to confirm
"Yep. I'm going to follow far behind you and try not to shoot anyone." Tony said.
Naruto got off the car with Tony following behind him.
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