"It's better to give them a way out before that happens," Fury said. "Give them a purpose. They'd be dogs, and you'd be their master."
'Dogs, huh? Fury knows my sweet spot,' Kakashi thought, amused. His thoughts though quickly turned serious. 'His idea of having another group keeping the Avengers in check isn't bad. But this could lead to fighting between the two groups, especially when the other group would be made of former criminals. Me included, I was a mercenary for hire who had illegally killed people no matter how scum they were.'
His mind drifted to Danzo's Root who were similarly formed to hunt rogue ANBU but were later twisted by Danzo's ambition.
'If I'm not wrong, Danzo formed his Root to hunt down ANBU who turned rogue. And nothing is to be said what happened between the two groups.' Kakashi's thoughts darkened.
'The power went to Danzo's head. Having so many agents under his command, he thought of the power he held over Konoha, and this resulted in greed for more power. Danzo, the student of Lord Second, a hero of Konoha, a hero of the first two great shinobi wars, turned to hunting his own village men, his own comrades, to gain more power.'
A question surfaced, one that would decide his involvement with this new group that Fury was forming. 'I need an answer. Who controls this group?'
"Who would command this new group?" Kakashi asked, his voice steady. Internally, 'No way I'm following the commands of some world politician of Security Council, Fury included, with a group of enhanced criminals with me. This would be just like Root in making.'
Fury smirked,"Here is where it gets interesting. No one."
"No one?" Kakashi blinked, confused.
Fury explained, his voice firm. "You as the leader of the group would lead them and would have complete authority over them. This includes what missions to do. Whether to hunt down and enhanced or not. Everything for the safety of Earth. I believe I am a good judge of character, and you would use the group in right situations and when the time demands."
Kakashi's thoughts were filled with disbelief 'Has Fury been drinking? Wait, or has he been smoking… what they call weed in this world?'
He analyzed the offer. 'He's giving not just the leadership of the group but the authority to deploy and use them whenever I want. No, he is too paranoid for it. He might have a backup plan. He's probably trying to gain more of my trust and goodwill this way. Recent events with the aliens and enhanced individuals might have pushed him forward with this idea.'
His mind lightened briefly. 'If he wanted my goodwill, he should have just given me more of my favorite novels or those limited edition Playboy magazines. A vacation would also have helped. I still have to explore this world's tourist destinations.'
Fury pressed on, "That's not the only reason I am giving you the authority to command them. The truth is both Carl Creel and Blonsky would not listen to me. They both have power to kill me with a swat of their hands. Why would they respect someone like that? These men value physical power more than anything else. Creel is a former boxer and Blonsky a soldier. Blonsky became an abomination to beat Hulk despite General Ross having authority over him, but that did not stop him, did it?"
Kakashi's thoughts aligned with Fury's, 'That's a logical explanation. It's similar to what happened in my world. A genin does not respect another genin; he respects shinobi of higher rank and would rather follow their orders than another genin who is of similar strength to him or her.'
"Makes sense," Kakashi said, his voice even.
Fury's voice grew sharper. "You beat the shit out of one and made the other send crying back to his mommy asking for mercy. They would have to respect and follow your orders if they don't want another ass-whooping."
Kakashi's thoughts were dry. 'He's not wrong. Fear's a motivator. They know I'm stronger. That'll keep them in line.'
"This is not the only reason. I would have loved to have them under my command. But the Security Council, including my own boss Senator Pierce, would see this as me gathering more power than they want me to have."
'Politics. Like Konoha's elders meddling in Hokage's plans. And that's why I never wanted to be a Hokage.' Kakashi thought
Fury's irritation showed, his voice scoffing. "They would want the authority of such a group with them rather than me. And if it would be up to them, they would put the moving of this new group on vote like they are about to release a nuclear warhead."
Fury's voice was firm. "I can't have the lives of the people depend on them taking their sweet time to vote whether to use your group or not."
Fury's voice grew serious. "But this brings me to the last issue. An issue that would stop from the formation of the group. And even I would be hesitant without the issue being resolved."
"What's that?" Kakashi asked curious
"These people are at the end criminals," Fury said. "What happens when you are away on a mission? Who would keep them from rampaging? What would prevent them from escaping from you if they believe that you are far away or in no condition to stop them?"
Fury looked Kakashi straight in the eye and asked,"So Hound, do you have a way to keep your dogs on a leash?"
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