After assigning the task to the Punisher, Rogge returned to his secret hideout using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
He wondered if the vibranium-forged weapon would successfully channel the Chidori Blade.
Rogge was quite interested in the ninjutsu known as the Chidori Blade.
Putting aside the Chidori Blade's destructive power, its mere appearance made it worth learning.
As for whether the Punisher could successfully obtain vibranium from Wakanda, he wasn't particularly worried about that.
Although Wakanda possessed advanced vibranium technology, it didn't mean they could protect it perfectly.
Even some mercenaries could snatch vibranium from Wakanda, so the Punisher, with his Impure World Reincarnation body, should have even less of a problem.
The only thing he needed to worry about was whether the Punisher could bring back the Heart-Shaped Herb, which only the King of Wakanda was qualified to consume.
No one would complain about having too good of a physique, and Rogge, as a ninja, certainly wouldn't either.
Moreover, with enhanced physical fitness, he would possess more and more chakra.
His total chakra reserves had been fixed a long time ago.
If he didn't take some other measures, his total chakra reserves would likely be difficult to increase further.
The best way to increase chakra reserves was to directly exchange for a [Sage Body] from the system.
However, the exchange price for this Sage Body was a bit high, even higher than Hashirama's Wood Release.
In the end, it was still because he had too few Ninja Coins.
If he had enough Ninja Coins, he wouldn't have to worry about these things.
He could exchange for whatever he wanted, even the Mangekyō Sharingan, one for another.
When he got tired of Itachi's Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, he could switch to Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.
When he got tired of Kotoamatsukami, he could exchange for Obito's Kamui.
With beautiful visions of the future, Rogge ended his day of practice.
...
"Stark Industries has released a statement regarding the events of last night, and it has been distributed to everyone."
"Eyewitnesses claim to have seen two armored warriors fighting last night."
Colonel Rhodes on TV was making a serious statement, while Tony was in the next room, making final preparations.
Tony held a recent newspaper with the headline "Who is Iron Man?".
"Iron Man, that name is quite catchy, but it's a bit inaccurate."
"To be precise, the main material of the armor is gold-titanium alloy, but as a title, it's still quite evocative."
Tony said to Pepper Potts while looking at the newspaper.
Pepper was helping Tony with his appearance, making him look more energetic.
"Your alibi is all here!"
Coulson suddenly appeared before Tony, just as Pepper was about to finish his makeup.
"You were on your yacht at the time, and Pepper took you to Avalon Island for the night. We also have testimony from 50 other people."
In this statement, other than the fact that he spent the night with Pepper, the rest was fabricated by S.H.I.E.L.D.
"I think it would be better to say it was just Pepper and me."
Tony said, after looking at the statement prepared by S.H.I.E.L.D.
"That's fine, just say the contents above, word for word."
Coulson didn't care much about these minor issues.
"Why isn't Obadiah mentioned here?"
Tony asked, puzzled, after carefully reading the draft of the statement.
"We took care of it. He's on vacation. The small plane accident rate has always been quite high."
It seemed that S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't plan to let Obadiah leave anytime soon.
"Don't you think this is too much like a movie script? Saying that one of my bodyguards made a robot?"
"Mr. Stark, that's not my priority. Just read the statement, and this matter will be resolved. You're on in a minute and a half!"
After explaining, Coulson left the room directly.
"Let's go on stage and perform!"
Pepper picked up Tony's suit jacket and helped him put it on.
"Actually, the name Iron Man is pretty good. I didn't even think of that name."
"You're not Iron Man?"
"I am."
"You're not."
"I am."
...
"You know, if I were Iron Man, my girlfriend who knew my identity would be both happy and worried, but this kind of psychological struggle would only make her love me more and more."
Tony made his final concluding remarks.
Colonel Rhodes at the press conference then said, "Now, Mr. Stark will make a statement. He will not answer questions from reporters. Thank you!"
After speaking, Colonel Rhodes moved away from the podium.
"It's been a while since the last press conference. I think I'll just read from the script!"
Tony took out the statement prepared by S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Some people suspect that I was involved in the highway and factory rooftop incidents last night..."
Tony had barely started speaking when a beautiful reporter in the front row interrupted him, "Sorry to interrupt you, Mr. Stark, do you really think we'll buy your story? One of your bodyguards suddenly appeared, and you were..."
"I know this sounds pretty far-fetched, and you can certainly question the official statement, but don't insinuate that I'm a superhero."
"I didn't say you were a superhero."
"Didn't you? This sounds too sci-fi. I'm not hero material. I have so many personality flaws and have caused so much trouble for everyone..."
Hearing this, Colonel Rhodes, who was standing next to Tony, couldn't help but walk up to him and whisper, "Stick to the script."
"Okay!"
Tony picked up the statement in his hand again, looked at it carefully, and pondered for a few seconds.
"I am Iron Man!"
Tony finally said the classic line, and the press conference immediately erupted. The live broadcast was then terminated because of Tony's departure.
After watching Tony's classic statement, Rogge turned off the TV and went to the training room.
He had decided that he would not go back to the agency until he had completely mastered the Chidori Sharp Spear.
Time passed day by day. After Tony publicly admitted that he was Iron Man, the whole world became somewhat different.
Those existences that originally only existed in comics or novels began to emerge, and the other side of the world seemed to awaken.
While Rogge was immersed in learning the Chidori Sharp Spear, the Hand and the Pure Land Sect, who were also ninjas, became extremely active.
Many citizens witnessed their battles, and the word ninja began to frequently appear in newspaper headlines.
In some neighborhoods, even a small trend of imitating ninjas was set off.