"Great, another mission at last."
The missions he had waited so long for finally refreshed. Kazuhiko Uchiha immediately stopped on his way out of the room and opened the mission board.
[Save New York]: Foil Red Skull's plan to destroy the world. Posted by: Colonel Phillips Mission setting: Captain America 1 Mission payment: 12 gold coins Mission points: 11 Mission rank: Black Iron Rank [Slay the Dragon]: Kill Smaug, the dragon occupying the Lonely Mountain. Posted by: Thorin Oakenshield Mission setting: The Hobbit 2 Mission payment: 105 gold coins Mission points: 65 Mission rank: Bronze Grade [Defend the World Tree]: Prevent Archimonde the Defiler from entering Mount Hyjal. Posted by: Tyrande Whisperwind Mission setting: Azeroth Mission payment: 12,000 gold coins Mission points: 1,650 Mission rank: Gold Rank
Kazuhiko Uchiha had seen Black Iron and Bronze missions before, so their appearance came as no surprise. This was, however, the first Gold Rank mission he had encountered.
Archimonde the Defiler was the most powerful subordinate of Sargeras the Dark Titan and one of the commanders of the Burning Legion, a mighty demon who had led its armies in destroying countless worlds.
If even someone as powerful as Archimonde only warranted a Gold Rank mission, it was truly impossible to imagine what enemies might appear in Diamond or King rank missions.
Just as before, Kazuhiko Uchiha ruled out the difficult Gold and Bronze missions and accepted the first Black Iron Rank mission.
Kazuhiko Uchiha had already prepared plenty of supplies for the Chunin Ninja Exams, so this time he wasted no time and chose to teleport immediately.
After a brief sensation of weightlessness, Kazuhiko Uchiha appeared in a spartan room in a military camp. At the same time, he received the background information sent by the system.
[Host's background has been modified to a member of the special operations squad under Colonel Phillips. Under Colonel Phillips's orders, accompany Captain America to HYDRA's last base and stop Red Skull's insane plan.] [Current time: One hour before the operation begins.]
Once he understood his identity, Kazuhiko Uchiha studied the other Allied soldiers' uniforms through the window, then used the Transformation Technique to turn his conspicuous ninja attire into the same standard military uniform everyone else wore.
Before long, someone pushed his door open from outside, and a beautiful woman with a mature allure strode into the room.
Wavy brown curls, an Allied women's military uniform, and a perfectly curvaceous figure-one glance was enough for Kazuhiko Uchiha to recognize her.
Peggy Carter, Captain America's lover, an agent of the Strategic Scientific Reserve, one of the people in charge of the super-soldier program, and a future cofounder of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Peggy approached Kazuhiko Uchiha, handed him a loaded submachine gun, and ordered, "Soldier, follow me to the airfield. We leave in five minutes."
"Yes, ma'am." Kazuhiko Uchiha took the submachine gun, slung it over his back, and followed Agent Carter out to the airfield to meet the famed Captain America, Steve Rogers.
When Kazuhiko Uchiha and Peggy reached the airfield, Steve immediately ran over from nearby. After waving to Kazuhiko Uchiha in greeting, he sidled up to Peggy and began speaking to her quietly.
"Hey, Peggy, I'll definitely capture Schmidt today. Would I have the honor of asking you for a dance at the victory celebration?" Steve grinned shamelessly, practically tempting fate with his promise.
Peggy blushed and gave Steve a coquettish glare. "Of course, if you really can capture him," she said softly.
"Ha! Then it's a date. I'm looking forward to dancing with you." Suddenly brimming with excitement, Steve shouldered his Vibranium Shield and jumped aboard the transport plane waiting to take off.
Seeing this, Kazuhiko Uchiha also said goodbye to Peggy and boarded the transport.
"Hey, buddy. Nice to meet you. I'm Steve Rogers. Of course, you can also call me Captain America."
When he saw Kazuhiko Uchiha enter the transport, Steve greeted him warmly.
"Hello, Steve. I'm Kazuhiko Uchiha."
Captain America was a textbook noble, upstanding, righteous hero, and Kazuhiko Uchiha had a fairly good impression of him. After hearing his introduction, he gave Steve his own name.
"Kazuhiko Uchiha? That sounds Japanese. What made you choose to join the Allies?" Steve was somewhat surprised. After all, this was World War II, and Japan was one of the Axis Powers.
Of course, Kazuhiko Uchiha couldn't say he had traveled here from another world to complete a mission. He could only make up an excuse to fool Captain America. "For justice, of course."
"My friend, your character truly deserves respect." Completely taken in, Steve grew solemn with admiration, and his opinion of Kazuhiko Uchiha immediately rose from ordinary comrade to friend.
"The same goes for you," Kazuhiko Uchiha replied casually. Then he stopped talking to Steve and sat there with his eyes closed, resting.
With Iron Man's father, Howard Stark, at the controls, the transport plane made a perilous flight through HYDRA's armed blockade and safely dropped Steve and Kazuhiko Uchiha into a dense forest near the Alps.
After landing, Steve took his shield in hand, approached Kazuhiko Uchiha, and suggested, "We're still a fair distance from HYDRA's last base. I think we'll need some transportation."
"Then how about their motorcycles?" Kazuhiko Uchiha shrugged nonchalantly and pointed at the military motorcycles ridden by a squad of ordinary HYDRA soldiers approaching from the distance.
"Good idea." Steve gave Kazuhiko Uchiha a thumbs-up and led the charge toward the HYDRA soldiers.
Kazuhiko Uchiha wanted to observe Steve's strength, so he didn't step in to finish the enemies off quickly. He casually fired a few shots to look busy, then focused his attention on Steve.
Whoosh!
Steve hurled his Vibranium Shield, knocking the first soldier off his motorcycle. He charged forward a few steps, caught the rebounding shield, and held it upright before his chest to block the attacks from the other soldiers' Magic-Energy Weapons.
While their Magic-Energy Weapons recharged, Steve rapidly closed the distance. He knocked the second soldier down with a punch, threw his shield again to knock out the third soldier as he prepared to fire, then swiftly vaulted and leaped out of the way of the energy beams fired by the others.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The agile Steve soon finished off the ordinary HYDRA soldiers. Then he slung his shield onto his back, righted two nearly undamaged motorcycles, and called to Kazuhiko Uchiha, who stood some distance away, "Buddy, it's our turn to go for a ride."
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