Uchiha Return

Back on the rooftop, Roy first dispelled the Transformation Technique, then casually set the unconscious Banner down on the ground.

Finally, he took a syringe of adrenaline from the System Space.

He had no idea how much anesthetic Banner had been injected with, nor did he know what type of anesthetic it was.

But he knew that one shot of adrenaline would accelerate Banner's heartbeat and blood flow, significantly raising his heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in a short time, forcibly waking him up.

If one shot wasn't enough, then he would give him another.

If Banner had been an ordinary person, he would not have used this method to wake him.

After all, excessive and improper use of adrenaline could cause serious side effects.

But Banner was not an ordinary person.

Even if an overdose of adrenaline put his life in danger, Hulk would emerge on his own.

As the adrenaline entered his body, the unconscious Banner slowly opened his eyes.

Having only just awakened from unconsciousness, he was not fully alert yet and stared at Roy with a confused expression.

Roy had no intention of wasting time explaining. He grabbed Banner by the shoulder and used the Flying Thunder God again, returning from the rooftop to the office.

Although she had just witnessed him vanish into thin air, Betty was still startled when he and Banner suddenly appeared before her.

"Once the money arrives, you can take him and leave."

Roy set Banner down on the sofa and spoke to Betty.

Betty nodded, hurried over to Banner, sat down beside him on the sofa, and gently stroked his cheek.

Compared to when he had first been captured, Banner looked somewhat thinner.

That was normal.

Although the military researchers had not forgotten to inject him with nutrient fluids, those could only maintain his vital signs.

After lying unconscious in a hospital bed for half a month, it was only natural that he had lost some weight.

"Who is he? Where is this?"

Upon seeing Betty, Banner fully regained his senses and quickly asked.

"He is Mr. Roy. This is his office."

Betty immediately responded.

Roy?

Banner wore a puzzled expression and looked at Roy warily.

Roy said nothing. He took out a white ANBU Animal Mask from the System Space and gestured with it at Banner.

The moment Banner saw the mask, he understood. Frowning, he said, "You were the one who captured me, and you were also the one who rescued me. What exactly are you planning?"

Roy put the mask back into the System Space and replied calmly, "I captured you because General Ross paid me fifty million dollars to help him."

"I rescued you because Dr. Betty paid me five hundred thousand dollars to save you."

Banner's brow furrowed even deeper.

He was not particularly surprised that Betty was willing to spend five hundred thousand dollars to save him.

After all, Betty loved him deeply.

But he could not understand why Roy had accepted Betty's request for only five hundred thousand dollars.

General Ross was an Army lieutenant general, yet even he had needed to spend fifty million to hire Roy.

Betty was merely a university professor, but she had paid only one percent of that price. No matter how he looked at it, it made no sense.

Banner first looked at Betty in front of him, then at Roy, and a thought immediately flashed through his mind.

Betty had paid another price!

The next second, Banner's gaze toward Roy turned hostile.

In the past, Banner would never have thought of a flesh-for-money transaction.

But during his years on the run, he had seen plenty of humanity's darker side. He was no longer the innocent doctoral researcher whose mind had been filled only with research.

Although Banner said nothing, Roy guessed what he was thinking and immediately said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm not as depraved as you think."

"You can question my character, but doubting even Betty, who loves you deeply, is rather disrespectful to her."

Banner's expression changed, and embarrassment flashed across his face.

Betty looked at Banner and Roy in confusion.

A few seconds later, she finally understood.

No one who could earn a doctorate was stupid.

"Nothing happened between Mr. Roy and me, Bruce. Don't overthink it."

Betty said to Banner.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have doubted you."

Banner immediately apologized to Betty.

"It's okay."

Betty gazed at Banner tenderly and stroked his head.

Just then, a system notification indicating that the commission had been completed appeared in Roy's vision.

[Commission: Rescue Banner]

[Commission Status: Completed]

[Commission Reward: Uchiha Gunbai (Delivered)]

After closing the information panel, Roy took out his phone and checked the bank deposit notification. He then said to the two of them, "General Ross has transferred the payment. You can leave now."

"Thank you, Mr. Roy."

Betty stood up and said earnestly.

"I do the job when I get paid. No need to thank me."

Roy responded.

Banner looked at him as though he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and left the office with Betty.

After they left, Roy did not hesitate at all. He immediately took the Uchiha Gunbai from the System Space.

Items rewarded by the system would appear directly in the System Space rather than materializing out of thin air in front of him.

Just as he remembered, the Uchiha Gunbai was an enormous fan.

Including the handle, it was nearly two meters long.

After examining the Uchiha Gunbai for a moment, Roy removed the chain attached to the end of its handle.

The chained Uchiha Gunbai offered more attack options, but he did not particularly like the chain.

After tossing the chain back into the System Space, he opened the system panel and read the system's description of the Uchiha Gunbai.

Just as he had guessed, because this was not the Naruto Universe, the system had made some adjustments to the Uchiha Gunbai to better fit the Marvel Universe.

More precisely, it had adjusted the defensive ninjutsu on the gunbai, "Uchiha Return."

The normal Uchiha Return absorbed the chakra within an enemy's ninjutsu, converted it into wind-nature chakra, then turned that wind-nature chakra into a storm and reflected it back.

After the system's adjustment, it absorbed an enemy's energy attacks, converted them into a storm, and reflected them back.

As long as the enemy's energy attack did not exceed the Uchiha Gunbai's limit, it could absorb any type of energy and convert it into a storm.

Roy was not surprised that the system had made such an adjustment.

After all, aside from him, no one else in this universe had chakra, much less could use ninjutsu to attack him.

After reading the system's description, Roy returned the Uchiha Gunbai to the System Space and sat down on the sofa.

Banner had been rescued.

However, he still did not think Banner and Betty had a promising future.

This was neither a purely cinematic universe nor a comic-book universe.

In the comics, Banner and Betty had ultimately become husband and wife.

But in this universe, Roy did not think Banner and Betty would successfully make it to marriage.

If he was not mistaken, after fleeing with Betty for a while, Banner would do exactly as he had in the movies and choose to leave Betty so he would not drag her down.