Noticing that Pepper Potts had discovered his action, Tony said, "I'm going to meet an old enemy. This time, I'm going to eliminate this scourge."
Pepper, puzzled, asked, "Old enemy?"
Tony replied, "2008, Afghan caves."
"But didn't Obadiah and those guys die?" Pepper questioned.
Tony explained, "Those guys weren't entirely wiped out. They are not the true Ten Rings."
"I found their true headquarters through Charles."
Pepper, shocked, responded, "Oh my, the Ten Rings really exist."
Tony reassured her, "Don't worry, I'll be back by dinner."
Knowing it was just a group of terrorists, Pepper felt relieved, trusting that such a group wouldn't pose a threat to Tony.
…
Meanwhile-
After notifying Tony, Charles Doyle went to the warehouse and took out a box.
Inside was a mask, resembling the Ōtsutsuki clan with its characteristic horns on both sides, crafted from vibranium. Storing the mask in his inventory, Charles used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to enter the Summoning Realm.
In the Summoning Realm, all six members of the Akatsuki—Kisame, Itachi, Hidan, Deidara, Konan, and Zetsu—had gathered. Upon Charles's arrival, they respectfully greeted him, "Lord Charles."
Looking at the six before him, Charles said, "I have a mission for you: to attack the Ten Rings, kill their leader, and retrieve their weapons, the Ten Rings."
"I won't intervene easily this time, but I will accompany you under a different identity."
Charles then took out the mask he had prepared and changed his Merlin robe to match the Akatsuki cloak style.
"You can call me the god of Ōtsutsuki!"
Hearing the new title, the Akatsuki members placed their right hands on their chests and bowed, saying, "god of Ōtsutsuki!"
Although most of the members didn't understand the significance of this title, they remembered it.
Zetsu, however, felt a storm brewing inside him. He knew very well what Ōtsutsuki meant—his mother was Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and his brothers were Hagoromo and Hamura Ōtsutsuki.
The fact that Charles took this name hinted at something profound.
With this realization, Zetsu bowed even lower.
Charles then took out a dossier from his inventory and said, "This contains the information I've gathered on the Ten Rings and Xu Wenwu. It's not comprehensive, but it provides some insight."
Konan stepped forward to take the dossier, read it, and then passed it around to the others.
After everyone had reviewed the information, Charles said, "Prepare yourselves here. I will use Summoning Jutsu to bring you to the battlefield when the time comes."
"Yes, Lord Charles!"
With instructions given, Charles deactivated the Reverse Summoning Jutsu and returned to Earth.
Sensing the Hiraishin Kunai that Shino had buried, he used the Hiraishin Technique to teleport himself to the location.
"Swish!" Next second, Charles appeared directly at the location where Shino Aburame had buried the Hiraishin kunai.
After retrieving the kunai from the ground and storing it in his space, Charles cast an invisibility spell on himself and sat on a tree, waiting.
Charles was very curious about the battle between Tony and Xu Wenwu. He wanted to see how Tony, equipped with the Mark 42 armor, would fare against Xu Wenwu.
As time passed, Charles waited patiently. Suddenly, he saw numerous Iron Man suits flying in the sky, totaling thirteen.
…
In the Ten Rings' headquarters, alarms started blaring in the monitoring room as red dots appeared on the satellite map, rapidly approaching the base. With the satellite feed showing images of the Iron Man suits, the guards immediately sounded the alarm.
As the alarm echoed throughout the headquarters, the base quickly went into high alert. Several yards within the base saw their grounds open like lids, revealing anti-aircraft turrets rising from underground.
The anti-aircraft alarm resounded within the base as numerous members of the Ten Rings began emerging, heading towards the armory to arm themselves.
The death dealer (a high-ranking Ten Rings operative) entered Xu Wenwu's office, reporting, "According to reports, Tony Stark is approaching with his Iron Soldiers, heading directly towards us."
Hearing the report, Xu Wenwu smiled and said, "Iron Man—Tony Stark, interesting."
"I didn't go looking for him, but he came to me. Have our forces prepare for battle."
The death dealer knelt on one knee and replied, "Yes, sir!"
With Xu Wenwu's orders, the entire Ten Rings base sprang into action.
Armored vehicles and tanks were driven out from the armory, anti-aircraft machine gunners and soldiers swiftly got into position, and attack helicopters took off quickly.
Due to the base's location deep in the mountains, there were no fighter jets, but the base instantly transformed into a war fortress with numerous heavy weapons appearing throughout.
…
From his vantage point on the distant mountaintop, Charles watched the scene and clicked his tongue.
"If this is all they've got, it won't be enough to take on Tony."
"Where's Xu Wenwu?"
…
Meanwhile-
Tony, flying fast in the sky, observed the changes in the Ten Rings' base from a distance.
"Interesting, they detected my arrival. Is it the satellite?"
"This setup looks like it's definitely the Ten Rings' headquarters."
"Jarvis, initiate free attack, prioritize targeting their heavy weapon units."
"Yes, sir!"
Tony's shoulder armor opened up, revealing four rows of micro-missiles. After locking onto his targets, Tony casually said, "Fire!"
With his command, twenty micro-missiles streaked towards the Ten Rings' anti-aircraft turrets.
The other twelve Mark 42 suits also began their long-range assault on the Ten Rings' headquarters.
At the same time, the Ten Rings' heavy artillery and anti-aircraft missile launchers locked onto the Iron Man suits, initiating their counter-attack. "Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Thud! Thud! Thud!"
"Rat-a-tat-tat!"
Anti-aircraft guns, surface-to-air missiles, heavy machine guns, and armed helicopters all began to attack Tony Stark.
The barrage from anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine guns managed to hit some of the incoming Iron Man suits' bullets, but it wasn't enough to stop them all. A portion of the missiles broke through the defense and destroyed some anti-aircraft facilities.
As for the Stinger missiles and tracking missiles fired by the armed helicopters, they were preemptively detonated by the flares released by the Mark suits.
Charles Doyle, sitting on a tree, watched the battle with a bucket of popcorn in hand, commenting as he munched:
"The daytime fireworks aren't as spectacular."
"If this were at night, the explosions would be a lot prettier."
He popped more popcorn into his mouth and glanced at the shells targeting the Iron Man suits.
"Judging by their aim, it seems the Ten Rings' targeting systems aren't up to par."
"Their weaponry is a bit outdated; there's no way they can hit the Iron Man suits with this."
Just then, heavy machine gun fire from an armed helicopter struck one of the Iron Man suits, producing a metallic clanging sound and scratching the paint off Tony's suit.
"The power is a bit weak."
"Boom!"
As Charles was commenting, a repulsor blast from an Iron Man suit blew up the rotor of an armed helicopter. Losing its rotor, the helicopter plummeted downwards towards the mountain below.
Charles watched the direction and noted that it wasn't coming towards his position.
The armed helicopter crashed into the mountainside, instantly turning into a fireball and exploding.
"Boom!"
The massive explosion ignited a burst of flames, setting the nearby trees and underbrush on fire.
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