Chapter 4: The Bourne Treachery (2/2)

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Naruto and Natasha stood in the frigid Queens air, Naruto using Transformation technique to cover his mission wear for a more civilian outfit consisting of a thick black coat and average form fitting jeans. Across the street from them was a small two story home that was white in color and a light blue in trim, James Bourne's childhood home.

”It's a nice neighborhood.” Natasha observed.

”There's a drug deal going on a block away.” Naruto said matter of factly, using several of his clones to scout out the area. Every few moments, a clone would make a clone of themselves before dispelling, giving him the things they encountered. The next street over, six kids were playing a pickup game of basketball. Another block away, a woman having s.e.x with a man inside a car. And three houses over, a father was laying into his son with a belt. This neighborhood may have been a nice place to live, a nice place to grow up, once. But it wasn't anymore.

”Show off.” Natasha said, ”Just tell me if Bourne's here.”

”He is.” Naruto said nodding, ”My clone could see him in the kitchen window.”

Natasha began a brisk walk forward, ”Let's go then. You take the front; I'll take the back.”

Nodding, the blonde walked towards the front door. Walking up the steps as he dropped his transformation, Naruto made sure to extend his senses out to make sure no one was behind the door before Spartan kicking it open. The wooden door flew off the hinges, breaking apart into four uneven pieces as they flew to the floor. Hearing a scream, Naruto could see that a woman that appeared to be in her late 60's jumping to her feet in absolute shock, her hands covering her cowering face.

Placing his hands in a hand sign, Naruto said, ”Sleep.” With a quick Genjutsu, Naruto put the woman to sleep, her limp body falling back into the chair.

Storming into the kitchen, Naruto leaned his head back to avoid getting his head decapitated as a man jumped from behind the kitchen doorway, holding a sharp kitchen knife in his hand. Taking another step back, Naruto dodged a downward slash then horizontal slash. Seeing that the man matched James Bourne's description of reddish brown hair and deep brown eyes along with a rather handsome appearance of an almost super hero level jaw line, Naruto got into a fighting stance.

”What the h.e.l.l did you do to her?!” Bourne yelled, flipping the knife into a reverse grip before lunging at the blonde. Dodging and sidestepping every swipe, Naruto finally grew tired of it by jabbing at Bourne's elbow mid swing, stopping it in time to open up his guard enough for Naruto to give two quick jabs at the man's jaw and sternum. Flipping into him, Naruto grabbed the knife hand with one hand and backhanded Bourne in the nose with the next. The red head stumbled back, letting go of his weapon as he did.

Grabbing ahold of the knife after it slipped out of Bourne's hand, Naruto threw it behind him so that it stuck into the living room wall, ”All I did was put her to sleep, Jason Bourne.”

Holding his now b.l.o.o.d.y nose, Bourne m.u.f.fled out, ”Its James jacka.s.s.” Charging towards him, launching a left handed jab at Naruto's face that was easily parried before sending two righted handed strikes towards his ribs and sternum. Naruto saw the punches coming a mile away, slapping away the first before blocking the next, using his hand to lift his arm up enough for Naruto to send two jabs of his own at Bourne's elbow and tricep. James' guards down, Naruto then slammed his open palm into the man's upper stomach.

Seeing James take a few stumbling steps back, Naruto smirked, ”I know.”

James looked at Naruto in confusion before he felt a pair of legs wrap around his neck and torso in a double-leg grapple. Said legs flipped him forward onto his back, with him eventually looking up to see a hot red head looking down at him just as she drove her fist into his jaw.

Taking the blow like a champ, Bourne shoved Natasha off of him as a yellow portal opened up underneath him, swallowing him before closing up. A portal then opened up next to Bourne's unconscious mother, before he jumped out, grabbed her, and then opened another portal and disappearing.

”Aaand he's gone.” Naruto said as he looked around at the mess they made, ”We probably could've been a bit quieter on our approach.”

Natasha straightened up, ”Not really considering what he can do, besides,” pulling out her phone to show it had a city grid on the screen, with a yellow dot blimping in the center of said grid, ”No he's not.”

Naruto smirked, ”Putting a tracking beacon on him in the middle of a take down. Nice.”

”Of course, look at who you're talking to.”

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Bourne silently skulked towards his hotel room. Slowly opening the door, he peaked inside before checking behind the door. Walking towards the small closet, he slid the door open to reveal a body suit with a green color scheme hanging on a single hook. Under the suit were a pair of large suitcases. Pulling them out, James heaved them towards the bed. Reaching into his pocket, he took out a key and unlocked the two briefcases. Clicking open the latches, Bourne threw them open to reveal that they were stocked to the teeth with guns. Glocks, AK's, M1911's, MP5's, G3's, FAL's. Bourne looked over his small a.r.s.enal before turning around towards his body suit, only to see Naruto and Natasha standing next to the closet.

”Green really isn't your color.” Natasha said.

Bourne didn't bother answering, instead reaching for his Glock behind him. Just as he was able to reach it however, a ma.s.sive yellow hand grabbed ahold of him before slamming him into the ceiling. Looking over, James's face was filled with shock at the sight of Naruto's extended arm being covered in a yellow flame, with a fiery arm extended out and holding him. His gun hand free, he pointed his weapon of death and destruction at the blonde before opening fire. The flames quickly covered Naruto's entire form, just in time to prevent the bullets from piercing his skin.

Seeing that the bullets weren't doing anything to Naruto, and his gun now clicking from being empty, James lowered his gun as he gazed at Naruto and Natasha in fear and wonder, ”I didn't know Gant had an Inhuman working for him.”

”We don't work for Gant, Bourne. And even if we did, how exactly does one for a dead man?” Natasha asked as the chakra shroud around Naruto receded back to just his arm and hand.

Naruto however couldn't help but ask, ”Wait…Inhuman? What the h.e.l.l is that?”

Bourne raised an eyebrow, ”Wait…so you're not one of them? But your powers…”

”Are all natural.” Naruto said.

James now looked at Naruto in a new light, ”Amazing.”

”This guy has an eye for awesome s.h.i.+t I see.” Kurama chuckled.

”Let's get back to what important boys.” Natasha said, giving Naruto a pointed look, ”We're here because you Mr. Bourne are currently wanted for treason against your country and terrorism.”

Bourne looked at her in bewilderment, ”What the h.e.l.l are you talking about?! I was betrayed by that b.a.s.t.a.r.d Gant! We went on that mission to stop those terrorists, only for them to turn around and kill everyone one that plane, terrorist, civilian, the rest of our team. Then he teleports away like a coward after I nearly beat him to death!” He finished with a gruesome snarl.

”Then why did you run?” Natasha asked, her theory starting to prove correct.

Bourne closed his eyes as he gained his composure before opening them again his face taking on a calmer façade, ”I had to make sure my mother was safe from him. She'd have been the first one he'd go after, to use her as bate against me.”

Natasha looked at Naruto, the man knowing what she wanted, ”He's telling the truth.” Kurama said.

”He's telling the truth.” Naruto repeated as his chakra hand let Bourne go, ”Looks like your theory was pretty spot on, Agent Romanoff.”

Bourne gave Natasha an appraising look, ”So you're the infamous Black Widow of s.h.i.+ELD? I thought you'd be taller.” He then closed and locked his weapons cases before going over to his suit, folding it as he said, ”So, now that my name's been cleared, I can take care of my business.”

Naruto put his hand on Bourne's shoulder, ”We're more than influential enough at s.h.i.+ELD to convince our higher ups of your innocence off this encounter alone. But NATO is a whole other issue. They're not gonna believe the word of a one-time KGB agent and her handsome sidekick that one of their men isn't actually the traitor or terrorist they believe.”

Bourne brushed his hand off his shoulder, ”Then don't tell them. I don't care what people think of me. All I care about is getting that b.a.s.t.a.r.d back.” He then went towards the door.

”You can at least tell me what the h.e.l.l you meant by Inhumans.” Naruto said.

Bourne turned from the door, ”The Inhumans are a society of superhumans, kind of like those mutants you read about in those comic books, only these guy aren't known to the public. Supposedly they're holed up somewhere in Asia.

Naruto and Natasha looked at each other, before Natasha spoke, ”And why is it we've never heard of this secret society of superheroes before? Seems like something s.h.i.+ELD would know about.”

Bourne sighed, ”Because they're as high up on the secret food chain as it goes. h.e.l.l, one of the only things higher is where it is they live exactly. The only reason I know about them is because their leader, a man named Black Bolt, came to NATO for some kind of conference. We were a part of the protection detail in case things got violent. Supposedly the guy's whistle can cause concrete to split open.” Bourne then turned the door handle, about to open the door, ”You guys may be influential in s.h.i.+ELD, but I'd imagine that only your Director knows of them, and I doubt he'd ever tell you, even if you brought it up.” With that he opened the door, both suitcases now in hand, backpack on his shoulder, and then walked away, leaving the door wide open.

”We're gonna capture him, right?” Naruto asked as he let the man get a head start.

”Of course.”

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Back at the Triskelion, In Director Fury's Office

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”Congratulations on your recovery of James Bourne, Agent Romanoff.” Fury said behind his desk, hands folded in front of him as he leaned back in his chair, ”NATO now has him in their custody. It has also come to their attention that the body of Gabriel Gant was never found anywhere near the scene of the plane crash. They currently have a new investigator on the case, one who is going to be much more thorough.”

”Yeah…not like I did anything.” Naruto said, arms folded across his chest, looking at Fury with fake annoyance. s.h.i.+fting gears, Naruto's face grew more stern, ”There's something I need to speak with you about Nick. Something important.”

Natasha got the hint, giving a nod towards her boss before walking out of his office. Seeing they were alone, Fury leaned forward resting his elbows onto his desk, ”Go ahead.”

”When Natasha and I cornered Bourne in his hotel room, I used my shroud to restrain him. He then asked if I was an Inhuman. After more questioning, Bourne told me about them, the fact that they're a secret superhuman society hidden away in the Himalayas. So, my question for you is, why didn't you bring it up when I asked you about possible ways home. One of these people could have the power to send me home Nick! The f.u.c.k were you thinking?!” Naruto's voice was slowly raising before he finally ended at a firm yell, his eyes wide with rage at Fury's need to know basis mentality.

”Naruto…calm down.” Kurama's warning was ignored by Naruto as Fury spoke

”I was thinking that the last thing I need is an Omega Level being, who at the time I'd only known for a short time, coming into contact with the Inhuman society, a Presidential Cla.s.s Secret. I don't know about you, but knowing a person for only three years on this planet may be long enough to get say engaged, but it sure as h.e.l.l isn't long enough for someone to tell someone else something that would label them as a traitor of not just their country, but everything they believe in!”

”I thought we were friends Nick. I thought we'd learned to trust each other by now.” Naruto growled out in a low voice.

Nick turned around in his chair, looking out the window, looking out into the countries capital, ”Sometimes it's not just about trust or friends.h.i.+p. Sometimes, it's about what's best.”

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”Where're you going Naruto?” Natasha asked as she sped walked behind the now determined Naruto, ”What the h.e.l.l did you say to Fury? What the h.e.l.l did hesay to you?” The two were now in his apartment building. Natasha having driven him home, the blonde not saying a word, seething the entire time.

Naruto came up to his door, driving his apartment key into the door lock, ”Don't worry about it Nat.”

Natasha looked at him in wild bewilderment, ”Don't worry? Don't worry?! You look like you're about to walk on a war path!” Following the blonde as he flung his door open, she continued, ”If you go to war with s.h.i.+ELD, we won't be able to help you! We'll be your enemies dammit!”

Turning towards Natasha, Naruto towered over her, ”There wouldn't be a war if it came down to it. I would obliterate that stupid base, and I would sink that flying boat of yours, both in a single move. So, if I ever 'go to war with s.h.i.+ELD' you'd f.u.c.king no it!” Taking a breath, Naruto put his hands on Natasha's shoulders, ”Bourne was right, Fury knew about these Inhumans all along. He knew of people that might be able to send me home. I have to find them Natasha. I have to.”

”But why?” Natasha asked, ”If there's nothing back home for you, why are you still trying so hard to go back there?”

Naruto looked Natasha in the eye an internal struggle occupying his mind as Kurama said, ”Tell her Naruto.”

Letting go of Natasha, the blond plopped down on his couch, he leaned forward as he spoke, ”The reason…the reason I'm trying so hard is because I have to know for sure. To know if I failed. To know that everyone one I've ever loved, everyone I've ever known, is gone. If I don't, I won't be able to live with myself.”

Natasha looked at Naruto for a moment, before slowly sat down next to him, placing her hand on his leg in comfort, ”I understand.”

Looking at her with skepticism, ”How could you?”

Natasha smiled sadly, ”The reason I left the KGB was because they killed my mother and father after I failed a very important mission. They couldn't afford to kill me, because I was too valuable to them as an a.s.set for them to simply kill off over a botched mission. So…they killed them, to teach me a lesson of what happens to those that bring the shame of failure to the home country. All I did however was push me into the arms of s.h.i.+ELD after an olive branch was given to me through Clint. But even after my betrayal, I had to make see my family for one last time. So, against Clint's order's I returned to my home, much like Bourne did, and went to the morgue they were being kept at so I could say my good byes.” Pausing for a moment, Natasha closed her eyes to calm herself, ”No matter how stupid it was, I needed to do it. I needed the closure of seeing them that it would bring me.” She moved her hand from his leg to his face, her palms touching his cheek, ”So trust me when I say, I understand.”

Naruto and Natasha's eyes met, his blue meeting her green. It was then that Naruto truly realized how beautiful this woman was. To most men, her beauty was nothing more than a trap, something to watch out for or else they'd be drawn into the Black Widow's deadly web. But to him, her beauty wasn't an omen, it wasn't something to be afraid of. It was something to embrace. To hold. Feeling a magnetic pull towards the woman sitting next to him, Naruto's face drew closer to Natasha's, and Natasha's drew closer to Naruto's. Eventually, it became inevitable before their lips touched, melding together perfectly.

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”Wow.”

”Yeah.”

”I'm sorry…for yelling at you earlier.” Naruto apologized.

Natasha sighed, ”It's fine.” She looked up at him, ”We both got a little heated.”

”No s.h.i.+t.” Naruto laughed.

The blonde was laying down on the floor of his living room, in the middle of catching his breath. His left arm folded behind his head, looked over at Natasha, who was laying on top of his other arm comfortably, the woman trying to catch her breath also. Looking over at her, Naruto couldn't help but admire her form, from her smooth porcelain skin, to her long athletic legs and backside, to her heaving b.r.e.a.s.t.s.

Wrapping her leg around his own, Natasha said, ”So…is this gonna be another one night stand like it was with Jennifer Walters?” She asked, her voice a teasing tone, hiding the sincerity of the question.

Looking up at his apartment's ceiling, Naruto spoke, ”I don't know…do you want it to be?” He asked.

”…what if I don't?” Natasha asked, her voice less confident than usual, ”What would you say then?”

Naruto looked Natasha in the eye, ”If you don't mind, I don't.” He said with a smirk, before moving his head forward so that his lips met hers again.

Lips separating, Natasha smirked as she said, ”I don't mind.” She then moved on top of Naruto, her pelvis sitting on his abdomen, ”Ready for round two?”

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