Pepper Potts and Maya Hansen had just escaped the Villa when another Rocket struck.
"Boom!"
Tony had just stood up when the room shook violently again, and the walls began to collapse rapidly, making it impossible for him to stand.
Pepper Potts, watching the Villa crumble, exclaimed, "My God!"
Then he shouted inside, "Tony..."
Just then, three armed helicopters in the distance continued to fire Rocket at the Villa.
"Whoosh!"
"Boom!"
Under the impact of this Rocket, the building could no longer withstand the pressure and began to tilt towards the sea below the cliff.
Tony seized the opportunity to grab the metal frame by the window to steady himself, just then Jarvis's voice came through.
"Master, Miss Potts has escaped from this building."
Upon hearing that Pepper Potts had left, Tony breathed a sigh of relief. He then turned to look out the window and saw the location of the three armed helicopters. He immediately began to control the Mark 42 back onto his body. Although he had Physical Enhancement Serum, he was still more proficient in the Mark Armor.
At Tony's summons, Pepper Potts's Mark Armor outside the room began to disintegrate automatically and flew into the Villa.
Meanwhile, the heavy machine guns of the three armed helicopters outside the house began to fire indiscriminately into the Villa at a rate of 6,000 rounds per minute, and continued their attack in conjunction with Rocket grenades.
"Da... da... da... da..."
"Whoosh! Boom!"
While dodging bullets, Tony began to put on his armor, finally finishing just before the Villa plunged into the sea.
However, Tony, who was donning his armor and preparing to take off for battle, discovered that his Thruster were missing and immediately asked:
"Jarvis, where did my propulsion energy go?"
"Installation is underway for the owner; after all, this is a test machine."
Seeing the three armed helicopters still firing continuously, Tony wanted to use the weapon system to retaliate, but found that because it was an experimental prototype, the weapons were not yet equipped. Helpless, he could only use his Repulsor Blast to blast the piano away and smash it into one of the helicopters in front of him.
Fortunately, my aim was good, and I hit the target successfully.
Without weapons, Tony had no choice but to run and dodge, and was eventually bombarded by a barrage of Rocket, falling into the sea along with the Villa.
Because he was entangled in the room's cables, Tony was temporarily trapped on the seabed and unable to escape.
After seeing that the Villa had been completely destroyed and that Iron Man was no longer visible on the sea, the armed helicopter in the air turned and flew away.
Because he fell into the sea, Tony also lost consciousness as seawater entered the machine.
After Jarvis configured the propulsion system, he carried Tony out of the sea and flew towards Rose Hill, Tennessee, according to the previously planned flight schedule.
Pepper Potts saw the entire Villa submerged and immediately ran over to look down, but she didn't see Tony flying out in his Mark Armor. She cried out in anguish, "Tony..."
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On the other side.
After listening to Charlotte's story, Tsunade asked incredulously, "Nine-Tails?"
"My God, there are so many Nine-Tails there! Aren't the people there afraid of the Tailed Beast?"
Charlotte shook her head and said, "Tsunade, that's Nine-Tails, not the Nine-Tails- Tailed Beast."
"Although they all have similar appearances, they are not Tailed Beast."
"And their size is far smaller than the Nine-Tails."
Recalling the battle at Ta Lo Village in Shang-Chi, Charlotte continued, "Those mythical creatures weren't powerful; in fact, they were quite weak."
"I even suspect they just have the same appearance and name, but lack the matching strength; they feel like clones."
Tsunade asked curiously, "Is it very weak?"
After thinking for a moment, Charlotte said, "The power of the Divine Dragon is somewhat interesting, but the Kirin, Phoenix, Dijiang, Nine-Tails, and Foo Dog all performed rather poorly."
"I'll show you sometime; they're somewhat like the Magical Creature in my Magic World."
When Tsunade heard Charlotte use Magical Creature as a comparison, Tsunade understood. Although she had never seen these creatures, she had seen Magical Creature from the Magic World, and those creatures were far inferior to the Tailed Beast, and even less powerful than some Summoned Beast.
Just as the two were talking, Charlotte Doyle's phone rang. She took out her phone and saw that the Electro was none other than Pepper Potts.
Pepper Potts waited at the ruins of the house for a long time, until the police arrived, rescue teams came, and reporters appeared on the scene, but still did not see Tony descend from the sky.
Although she believed Tony was alright, she was still filled with worry and finally decided to call Charlotte Doyle.
"What's wrong, Pepper Potts?"
"Charlotte, Tony... he's been attacked at the Villa and is missing."
"I believe he's alright, but he's out of contact, and the media is saying Tony is dead..."
Upon hearing Pepper Potts's words, Charlotte knew that Tony's house had been bombed.
Thinking of his own Agency, which had been bombed several times, Tony realized that this was only the first time it had been bombed, so it wasn't a big deal.
"Don't worry, Tony will be fine."
"Okay, I'll come and take a look at the scene."
Pepper Potts said gratefully, "Thank you, Charlotte."
Tony is attacked and missing, Happy is hospitalized, Pepper Potts has no one to turn to except Charlotte Doyle.
Maya Hansen, standing nearby, asked in confusion, "Who did you just contact?"
Pepper Potts hung up the phone, her face filled with anxiety, but she still answered the other person's question, saying, "I contacted Charlotte Doyle, he's a good friend of Tony's, so if anything unexpected happens, he should be able to reach Tony."
He'll be here soon.
Upon hearing Pepper Potts's words, Maya Hansen exclaimed in surprise, "Is it the God of Ninjas?"
Pepper Potts nodded.
Upon hearing that the person was coming, Maya Hansen's face paled even more, whether from the attack or some other reason, it was unclear, but Pepper Potts clearly did not notice this.
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On the other side.
Charlotte Doyle put down the phone and said, "Tsunade, it seems I can't continue this conversation with you. We need to go to Tony's Villa."
"Is he alright?"
Charlotte nodded. "It should be fine."
Just then, Jiraiya ran over, stood in front of Charlotte Doyle, and asked:
"I just saw on the news that Tony Stark was murdered?"
Although Tony had already established a relationship with Pepper Potts and stopped taking Jiraiya out, the two still formed a deep friendship in the beginning. Later, Tony recommended many interesting places to Jiraiya, and Jiraiya helped Tony develop an Anti-Ninja Armor.
Seeing Jiraiya's worried expression, Charlotte shook her head and said, "Fake news, don't worry."
"I'm going to the scene of the attack anyway, let's go together."
Jiraiya nodded.
Soon John Wick drove the three of them toward Tony's Seaside Villa.
Meanwhile, Kankuro Sunagakure Puppet Shop, saw the news about Tony's murder. He then tidied up his Puppet and left the Agency.
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On the other side.
"Master, Master..."
Tony Stark, who had been unconscious, gradually awoke at Jarvis's call and spoke:
"Okay, turn off the alarm. I'm fine now."
"This is an automatic emergency alarm indicating that the energy level is below 5%."
The next second, Tony saw the armor begin to fall rapidly, eventually crashing onto the roadside and rolling before coming to a stop.
Tony lay on the ground, sparks flying from his armor, indicating serious injuries.
After taking a deep breath, Tony removed his faceplate, looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky, and asked:
"Is this snow? Where are we? In the north?"
Jarvis replied, "We are about five kilometers from Rose Hill in Tennessee."
Tony asked in surprise, "What happened?"
"Jarvis, I didn't plan it that way."
"What are we doing here? This is completely irrelevant."
"I need to find Pepper, I need to..."
Jarvis said, "I planned this flight, and this is the destination."
"Who gave you permission to make this plan?"
Tony sighed, then said, "Open the armor."
"I... I've made a mistake, Master."
"Open it quickly, Jarvis."
The armor opened a second later, Tony sat up from the ground, and said, "Feeling much better."
However, Tony, wearing short sleeves, felt the cold in the snow and finally decided, "I'd better go back inside."
Jarvis said, "I think I need to sleep, Master."
"Jarvis."
Jarvis, are you still there?
"Don't abandon me, buddy!"
After confirming that Jarvis had run out of power and shut down, Tony was somewhat helpless; the place was frozen in the snow and there wasn't a soul in sight.
In the end, Tony could only assemble the Mark 42 and then carry it away into the distance.
After walking for a while, Tony finally arrived at a Texaco Store carrying the Mark 42.
Seeing a cape hanging on the doll outside the store, he took it off and put it on himself before going inside the phone stand.
"Stark Security Service, send to all known receivers."
"Pepper, it's me."
I know I owe you a lot of apologies, but time is limited now.
"So first of all, I'm sorry I put you in danger."
"Because of my complete selfishness and stupidity, I promise it will never happen again."
"And Merry Christmas, that bunny is definitely too big."
That's all, I'm sorry.
"Also, I apologize in advance because I won't be able to get home on time."
"I'm going to dig that guy out. All I want is for you to be safe."
"I just stole a Cloak from the wooden figure."
After leaving a message for Pepper Potts to let him know he was safe, Tony hung up the phone and continued carrying the Mark 42 outside. He needed to find a place to repair the chip on his arm and the Mark 42.
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On the other side.
Kankuro ran all the way and arrived first at Tony's Seaside Villa, where reporters, media, police, and rescue teams were present.
As soon as Kankuro appeared, he was spotted by sharp-eyed reporters who immediately surrounded him.
"Sir ninja, are you also here to confirm that Mr. Tony Stark has been attacked?"
Kankuro shoved the reporter's microphone aside, Root him, and walked straight toward Pepper Potts.
"Ms. Pepper!"
Pepper Potts looked at the boy who appeared before her, his face covered in face paint, and said, "You've come, Kankuro."
Kankuro looked at Pepper Potts, whose face was full of anxiety, and asked, "Ms. Pepper, Mr. Stark, he..."
Pepper Potts shook her head. "We were attacked, but Tony and the Villa were swept into the sea. He didn't come back up, and I have no trace of him."
Upon hearing Pepper Potts' words, Kankuro looked towards the sea and asked directly, "Did it fall into the sea along with the Villa?"
Pepper Potts nodded. "I didn't see Tony fly out. Some people speculate he was buried in the sea by construction debris."
"Rescue teams are currently using cranes to lift the building debris, but Tony's Villa is too big."
Kankuro glanced at the cliff beside him and said, "I understand. I'll go down and take a look."
After saying Kankuro leaped off the cliff.
"Sky!"
Kankuro's actions surprised everyone around him.
A reporter, accompanied by a photographer, was live-streaming Kankuro jumping off the cliff, providing commentary:
"This is the ruins of the Villa where Tony Stark was attacked. A young ninja has already arrived at the scene."
"My God, he jumped straight off the cliff."
"He just stood there on the sea surface. Is this the magic of a ninja?"
"This ninja is salvaging wreckage from the sea. He's stronger than a crane. Is he here to rescue Tony?"
Maya Hansen, standing nearby, looked at Pepper Potts and asked, "And who is this?"
Are all ninjas this powerful?
Pepper Potts looked down and saw Kankuro searching for something on the sea. She said, "This is Kankuro, a close friend of Tony's despite their age difference."
At this moment, above the sea surface, Kankuro used his Puppet to search for traces of Tony Stark underwater.
After searching, Kankuro found many Mark Series armors that had been damaged by the explosion, but he did not find any trace of Tony. Even under some building rubble, Tony used Puppet to lift things up, but still could not find Tony's body.
Seeing that they hadn't found any trace of Tony, Kankuro felt much relieved. As long as they hadn't found a body, the chances of Tony Stark being alive were very high.
Just then, John Vick arrived at the scene in his car, Charlotte Doyle was immediately surrounded by reporters as soon as she got out.