Chapter 473: Hydra's Plot

Inside Hydra's secret base-

Sitwell quickly rushed over after leaving the S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance room.

Pierce's figure was now present in the base.

"Sitwell, why did you urgently call me here? What's going on?" Pierce asked as he arrived.

Sitwell pushed his glasses and slowly spoke, "Coulson recruited a wandering ninja, and now the individual has become a member of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Since the individual is an operative, SHIELD is arranging a supervisor for him."

Upon hearing Sitwell's words, Pierce was momentarily stunned, then asked, "What is a wandering ninja?"

"According to the information we received, within the ninja community, apart from village ninjas and rogue ninjas, there are also ninjas who do not belong to either of these factions. They are called wandering ninjas, or simply wanderers."

"The chakra surveillance room detected chakra fluctuations, and when Coulson went to confirm, he met the individual and successfully recruited him."

After hearing Sitwell's explanation, Pierce understood.

"What's his strength like?"

"He is stronger than Barton and Grant Ward, who have been injected with the enhancer serum. Winter Soldier wouldn't stand a chance against him. However, within the ninja community, he should be considered relatively weak."

"The intensity of his chakra fluctuations is only at D-level."

Upon hearing that the individual's strength was relatively weak, a smile appeared on Pierce's face.

"Weakness is good; it gives us an opportunity."

"We must secure the position of his supervisor."

"Only then can we effectively bring him into our fold."

"Does Nick Fury have a preferred candidate for the supervisor?"

Sitwell shook his head, "We're not sure of his thoughts yet. Hill recommends Coulson, while my recommendation is Grant Ward."

Upon hearing Hill's recommendation of Coulson, Pierce pondered for a moment before saying, "Coulson probably won't take on this role. He hasn't mentored anyone since his apprentice got into trouble."

"Besides, Coulson is responsible for ninja contacts and intelligence commissions, so it wouldn't be suitable for him to handle a ninja personally."

"We'll use our people to push Grant Ward into the position. It doesn't necessarily have to be him, but we must control it."

Sitwell nodded, "Yes, sir, the position must be filled by our people."

"Once we control it, we can better influence him."

"As for the ninja's training methods, ninjutsu, chakra extraction, and other techniques, we don't need to rush. Nick Fury will surely find a way to acquire this information."

"Once S.H.I.E.L.D. has it, it's as good as us having it, without the need to do anything that might offend others."

Saying this, Pierce and Sitwell smiled at each other.

Then Sitwell continued, "In exchange for the resources for the next batch of enhancer serum, we're almost ready. We can make the exchange next week."

"We'll select members to inject this batch of enhancer serum."

"Are we still using it for research?"

Pierce pondered for a moment before speaking, "Nick Fury will also have a new batch of enhancer serum. With his character, he will definitely try to crack and replicate it."

"Both our enhancer serums come from the Puppetry Shop of the Sand Village. If they manage to research it, it could save us the cost of research. If they fail, we can continue to crack it based on their research."

"We should insert more of our people into Nick Fury's research team."

Sitwell nodded, "I'll arrange that."

"But there's a problem now. It's difficult to obtain Vibranium on the market this year."

"Wakanda's quota for this year has been fully allocated. If we don't come up with some solutions, we might not be able to obtain the enhancer serum until next year's quota is released."

Upon hearing this, Pierce's expression turned serious. Replicating and cracking the enhancer serum is not simple and could take a long time.

After pondering for a moment, Pierce said, "I'll try to negotiate with the king of Wakanda to allocate some quota in advance."

"If negotiations fail, then we may have to resort to some tougher methods..."

However, Sitwell interjected at this point, "We're facing the same issue of not being able to obtain Vibranium, just like S.H.I.E.L.D."

"If we use force against Wakanda, will it not arouse Nick Fury's suspicion? After all, at the moment, the group that needs Vibranium in large quantities is only the ninja community."

"Especially since we're all using Vibranium to trade for the enhancer serum."

Upon hearing Sitwell's question, Pierce didn't seem concerned, "I'll mobilize Winter Soldier and other Hydra forces. It's hard for that small African country of Wakanda to offer effective resistance."

"As for Nick Fury's reaction, he won't get any useful information."

"As for Winter Soldier, if we have enough enhancer serum, exposing him won't matter."

Sitwell then suggested, "Perhaps we can choose some of the 084 items from the Slingshot Base that are about to be launched and exchange them with them."

"I feel that the ninja community would be quite interested in these items."

Hearing about the 084 from the Slingshot Base, Pierce thought for a moment and then said, "We can try that."

"As for whether these items are really what the ninjas need, we'll only know after communication."

Sitwell nodded, indicating he understood, and then remembered something.

"Sir, there's one more thing."

"Nick Fury has ordered the recall of the S.H.I.E.L.D. search team from Japan. They are no longer searching for the traces of the ninja villages there."

Pierce calculated the time. It hadn't been long since the team was dispatched to Japan, and recalling them now meant that S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel couldn't have completed the entire investigation.

"Have our people sent back any information? Have they already found the location of the ninja village on the island?"

"Sir, what baffles me is this."

"There were no clues found based on the information our personnel sent back."

"It's just that they suddenly received a message today, ordering the recall."

Pierce pondered for a moment, "Today... should be related to that wandering ninja."

"Nick Fury must know the reason for the recall. Arrange for our people to investigate and find out."

Sitwell nodded, "Yes, sir!"

After discussing some more matters, Sitwell left the Hydra secret base.

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The next day-

After the sun rose, Kabuto woke up from bed, got up, and freshened up before heading to the living room.

Kabuto looked at the three boxes in front of him. He opened the box containing energy blocks and took one out, holding it in his hand.

Looking at the pale blue energy crystal in his hand, Kabuto was curious about its purpose.

After studying it for a while, Kabuto couldn't figure out how to use it, but he could feel the energy contained within the energy block.

Although Kabuto knew that this item was needed by Lord Charles, he didn't understand its significance for ninjas.

After studying for a while, Kabuto suddenly felt his chakra surging in his hand. He decided to experiment and see if he could activate the energy within the energy block using chakra.

As chakra enveloped the energy block, it became restless, and the once-contained energy became violent.

Sensing something amiss, Kabuto quickly opened the window and threw the energy block out.

As the energy block was thrown out, before it could fly too far, it exploded due to the uncontrollable energy.

"Boom!"

The intense explosion shattered Kabuto's windows and several nearby ones, immediately setting off alarms in the Triskelion, the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D.

On the building's monitoring system, the source of the explosion was immediately marked, and the surveillance video outside the building captured the explosion.

Kabuto looked at the shattered windows with some astonishment. He wondered how Lord Charles used such an unstable thing.

While Kabuto was pondering, a team of field agents arrived outside his room and knocked on the door.

Without delay, Kabuto opened the door.

Agent Coulson, leading the team, looked at Kabuto and said, "Kabuto, you just threw something out of the window, causing an explosion."

"Please explain this incident."

Kabuto had no intention of hiding anything and calmly explained, "I was just researching the use of energy blocks. I was curious about how ninjas from the ninja villages would use it."

"I didn't expect that when my chakra came into contact with it, the internal energy became unstable. In my haste, I had to throw it out of the window. I didn't expect it to explode."

"I apologize for this."

Upon hearing Kabuto's explanation, Agent Coulson glanced at the open box in the living room and understood what had happened.

"Kabuto, there's a rule in S.H.I.E.L.D. that prohibits conducting experiments of any kind in the dormitory..."

"If you're interested in researching energy blocks, you can consider applying to conduct tests in the experimental area, where there are specialized blast-proof zones."

"Also, there are various regulations of S.H.I.E.L.D. that you need to understand. Someone will send them over for you to study later."

Upon hearing Coulson's words, Kabuto smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry for the trouble. I'll study these regulations carefully and make sure not to make mistakes again."

Kabuto's apology made Coulson nod inwardly. This wandering ninja wasn't someone unruly.

"Kabuto, come with me. The Director has something to discuss with you."

Kabuto hesitated for a moment, looking at his broken windows. "It's just my house..."

"Don't worry, someone will come to handle the window problem later."

Upon hearing Coulson's assurance, Kabuto had no objections. "Okay, I'll go with you now."

Coulson nodded, then tapped the blue earpiece on his ear and spoke, "Cancel the Alarm, no harm, explosion was an experimental accident."

As Coulson's words fell, the alarms inside the building immediately stopped.

Then, Coulson disbanded the field agents behind him and led Kabuto to Director Nick Fury's office.

At the door of Director Nick Fury's office, Coulson knocked.

Soon, the door opened automatically, and Coulson led Kabuto inside.

As Kabuto entered the room, he looked at the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Nick Fury also looked at Kabuto brought by Coulson.

At this moment, Coulson introduced, "Director, this is Kabuto, the new recruit we've brought in. He's a ninja."

"Kabuto, this is the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury!"

After hearing Coulson's introduction, Kabuto respectfully extended his hand, "Hello, Director Nick Fury!"

Seeing Kabuto's outstretched hand, Nick Fury shook it and said, "S.H.I.E.L.D. welcomes you."

"Kabuto, as you are a ninja from the ninja world, we may not know what you need here."

"If you have any needs, feel free to ask. S.H.I.E.L.D. is willing to help its own people."

Upon hearing Nick Fury's words, Kabuto's eyes lit up, and he said, "I do have a question. What is the purpose of energy blocks for ninjas?"

"I heard Agent Coulson say that transactions with ninja villages are always conducted using energy blocks."

"Also, a part of my salary is settled with energy blocks. I don't know how to use them."

Upon hearing Kabuto's words, Nick Fury was momentarily stunned, then looked at him and said, "You don't know how to use energy blocks?"

Nick Fury was curious about how ninjas, who always received energy blocks as payment, used such items. He thought that after joining S.H.I.E.L.D., they would know the method, but he didn't expect Kabuto to be clueless as well.

"No, I'm not clear about it, after all, it's my first time encountering this thing."

Coulson immediately reported to Nick Fury about Kabuto's recent experiment with the energy block, which caused an explosion.

Upon hearing Coulson's report, Nick Fury looked at Kabuto and then said, "We also don't know how ninjas use energy blocks. Although they have been trading with us using this item, we don't know how they use them."

Upon hearing that even Nick Fury didn't know, Kabuto felt a bit disappointed and said, "It seems I'll have to study it on my own."

"I hope to find the correct method of using energy blocks."

Upon hearing that Kabuto intended to research on his own, Nick Fury nodded, while also hoping that Kabuto could discover a method of use, preferably one that they could also use.

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