Hidan's Trail

"Sir, according to hardness testing, the most suitable metal to replace it is currently only Gold-Titanium Alloy. Increasing the hardness will not increase the weight by much."

Tony looked at Kankuro: "Your strength is only affected by the multiple layers of Puppet manipulation you control."

Kankuro pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Puppet weighing less than a ton won't have a significant impact on my strength."

"Of course, the lighter the weight, the easier it is to handle."

Tony snapped his the Snap: "Then there's no problem. Your materials aren't even as heavy as my armor. Even if you used Gold-Titanium Alloy, it would only add a few dozen kilograms to the weight."

"Please take a look at which parts need to be replaced, and I'll have Jarvis place an order for custom-made parts. They should be delivered today."

"Do you know how to use this? Why don't you give it a try?"

Kankuro walked over to Tony and, mimicking Tony's previous actions, began manipulating his Puppet, which had been disassembled into individual parts.

Kankuro quickly removed some of the poison mist and other concealed weapon parts, as well as weapons like Explosive Jade, leaving almost everything else behind.

Kankuro wanted to see how a Puppet made of Gold-Titanium Alloy would differ from his original Crow.

"I'm done. The remaining parts can all be replaced with Gold-Titanium Alloy alloy."

"Jarvis, how long will it take to start production on these parts and send them over?"

"Sir, it will take six hours."

Tony looked at Kankuro: "OK, we still have plenty of time. We can discuss the Puppet and the Mark Series armor."

Tony then led Kankuro to his Mark Series armor, began to introduce it to Kankuro, and discussed some ideas with him.

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On the other side.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Triskelion.

In Nick Fury's office, Coulson began his report, recounting all the information he had obtained from Temari.

As Nick Fury listened to Coulson's report, he also pondered the intelligence information.

Is the information about the Sunagakure Puppet Shop accurate?

Coulson paused for a moment before speaking, "Based on the analysis and comparison of the intelligence we obtained earlier, we can't say it's 100% accurate, but the other side shouldn't be trying to deceive us with false information."

"The Five Great Shinobi Villages, plus more than twenty smaller ninja villages—what a terrifying force this is!"

"Most importantly, after such a long search, we haven't found a single trace of them."

"The daughter of the Kazekage, a member of the founding family of Konoha. It seems that this group of people who have emerged are all of considerable status."

"Furthermore, based on the intelligence we've gathered, it's certain that all the smaller ninja villages, not to mention the Five Great Shinobi Villages, will emerge. When a large number of ninjas appear, the impact on the world will certainly not be as simple as it is now."

"What progress has been made by Coulson and their collaboration?"

Coulson thought for a moment, then said, "The conditions from Sunagakure are no different from Charlotte's; they still require Tesseract, or a treasure of equal or Tesseract quality, before they will cooperate."

Upon hearing Sunagakure's request, Nick Fury shook his head and said, "Impossible. The Tesseract will not be handed over as part of our plans; this thing is of paramount importance to us."

"With the addition of the Doctor, there is hope for the application of the Tesseract's energy. I believe that corresponding weapons will be developed soon, which is an important strategic resource for us to counter Asgard and even other supernatural forces."

Coulson thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps we don't have anything else that can attract them right now besides the Tesseract."

"But I think if we can't win over these Five Great Shinobi Villages, we can try to win them over when a ninja from a smaller or medium-sized ninja village emerges."

"Perhaps the difference in strength makes them less demanding of cooperation."

Listening to his subordinate's suggestion, Nick Fury did not refuse. "We can give it a try."

"The key is to uncover their needs. What else do they need besides the Tesseract?"

"Only by understanding their needs can we find the right solution; otherwise, it will be difficult to win them over."

"Yes, Director."

Just as the two were talking, there was a knock on Nick Fury's door.

Nick Fury pressed a button on the table, and the door opened automatically. Hawkeye walked in carrying a tablet and a report.

"What is it?"

Hawkeye walked up to Nick Fury and handed him the autopsy report and footage from the surveillance video.

"Around 10 a. m. this morning, Sunagakure Gaara, killed three Africa Americans in an alley near Peace Plaza in Brooklyn."

Upon hearing Barton's words, Nick Fury frowned slightly and began to review the autopsy report and the details of the incident.

However, after obtaining the surveillance footage, Barton immediately found the street performer dressed as Joker and learned what had happened from him.

Barton didn't care about the deaths of the three Africa Americans, but their brazen behavior still made him feel somewhat dangerous.

After reviewing the analysis, Nick Fury clicked on the scene in the video where Gaara walks into the alley, and then said:

"According to the description given by the rescued party, Gaara's ability is to control sand?"

"Based on the descriptions of the victims, the marks left on the three bodies, and the sand left on the walls that we dismantled and brought back from the scene, the perpetrator did indeed have the ability to manipulate sand."

"However, the intelligence analysis department cannot provide an effective analysis of this capability. But judging from the information left on the corpses and walls, the sand in the hands of the enemy was indeed many times more powerful than ordinary firearms, and it was impossible to defend against."

"And the gourd on their back must also be a powerful weapon; otherwise, they wouldn't carry such a large ornament around."

Listening to Barton's analysis, Nick Fury asked in surprise, "Could it be that the ability of the Sunagakure ninjas is sand control?"

Coulson then reminded him, "Sir, the Kazekage's daughter Temari, has the ability to control the wind, based on our previous intelligence."

Nick Fury stroked his chin. "Perhaps their village's special feature is wind and sand control."

"Perhaps there are also Puppet, otherwise why would anyone open a Puppet Shop?"

What did you discover about the Puppet they sell in their store?

"Sir, I purchased four small Puppet dolls. Based on my research, aside from their exceptionally exquisite craftsmanship, I haven't found any particular use for them yet."

Nick Fury pondered for a moment, then said, "Send the Puppet to the science lab and let them see if there's anything else going on inside."

"As for the Sand Ninja and Charlotte, after analyzing and organizing the intelligence, we should hurry up and obtain more information about them."

"Although a lot of information, such as organizational structure, location, number and strength of ninja clans, is not suitable to be asked directly, we still have to find a way to obtain it."

"Whether it's the Sunagakure or Charlotte's side, there are still many children among the ninjas. Try to find someone to approach them and see if there's any chance of gaining their favor."

"Yes, sir."

Coulson replied.

"Alright, this task is yours. You can transfer some students from the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy to give it a try."

Coulson accepted the task, turned around and left, leaving only Nick Fury and Hawkeye in the room.

Nick Fury looked at Hawkeye and then said, "There's been some trouble in Africa."

"Many villages have been massacred, and a large number of civilians have died."

Nick Fury opened the drawer, took out a file folder, and handed it to Barton.

After receiving the file bag, Barton opened it and took out the documents. Several photos then fell out, which Barton caught and examined.

The photo shows countless Africa American corpses piled up in front of a large circular symbol drawn in front of them, resembling an evil ritual. Vultures are seen Vulture on the corpses, while large numbers of Crow circle overhead.

Barton flipped through the other photos. The scenes in the photos were all the same, only the villages were different and the degree of decomposition of the corpses varied.

Seeing this, Barton frowned. Was this a simple cult ritual or did it involve supernatural powers? If it was just ordinary people, that would be fine, but if it involved supernatural forces...

At this point, Nick Fury spoke up, "These photos were taken by a photographer who stumbled upon certain situations in villages in Africa while shooting for an exhibition, and he documented them with his camera."

"Barton, I'm giving you a task now."

"Take two teams of agents and head to Africa to find out the real reason behind this case."

"If this involves supernatural beings, contact headquarters immediately. This case is classified as Level 5. You can go and select your team members now."

Barton, holding the documents, said solemnly, "Yes, sir."

As Barton walked out of Nick Fury's office, his expression was somewhat grave. The moment he saw the photo, he sensed that this was a very tricky task, which gave him a bad feeling.

Instead of immediately selecting team members, Barton took the documents and photos and began searching for information. He wanted to see if there were any similar sacrificial patterns or symbols in the S.H.I.E.L.D.. database.

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Inside the base.

Charlotte had just finished his training, during which time he had devoted himself entirely to the refined control of Chakra.

During this time, he also asked Tsunade how to improve his Chakra control, since it was just a matter of climbing trees or Water Walking, something he had already passed through long ago.

Tsunade suggested that Charlotte practice healing fish, as the use of Medical Ninjutsu would also allow for better control of Chakra output.

Orochimaru's suggestion was to train one's Chakra control by repeatedly releasing the Ninjutsu Ninjutsu, starting with the maximum amount of Chakra Chakra gradually decreasing it.

With their advice, Charlotte began to practice. Relying on her abundant Chakra, she practiced Medical Ninjutsu to save fish during the day and used Fire Style Great Fireball Technique to practice Chakra output at night.

During these three days, in addition to Chakra training, Charlotte also received three rewards through system check-in: 1 Ninja Recruitment Scroll (double reward of 1 Ninja Recruitment Scroll upon reaching VIP level 9), 50 servings of Delicious Ramen, and 500 Prestige (double reward of 500 Prestige upon reaching VIP level 10).

In addition, Charlotte also received Blood Core from Team Kakashi after Hunt Vampire from the Africa branch. It's unclear whether this was because they knew about it or because there were very few Vampire from the Africa branch, but they only obtained 101 Blood Core.

He put one of them into his Treasure Pavilion, while the remaining 100 were left in his Storage Space, unabsorbed.

Upon entering the System Space, Charlotte glanced at her Ninja Recruitment Scroll, which she had now accumulated into thirteen copies, and she still had 43,440 Gold Coin.

Looking at his Gold Coin, Charlotte had the idea of drawing out Itachi Uchiha from the Akatsuki, as he was about to go with Thor to quell the rebellion.

Even a slight increase in one's own strength at this point is beneficial. With the Mangekyo's enhancement, one will be able to act with greater ease and control.

Only in this way can I maintain my Prime Merlinian, the God of Ninjas, and a time traveler.

After entering the ninja recruitment page, Charlotte remembered that the Ancient One had told her not to disturb her and had also advised her not to pray to other demons.

Charlotte exited the System Space, secretly relieved that she had come prepared. Although she hadn't acquired any good magical equipment in the Magic World world, Charlotte had still gained quite a few local specialties, such as Felix Felicis.

Felix Felicis: A most peculiar little potion, a lucky charm that brings you good fortune. Brewing it is extremely complicated, and mistakes can have dire consequences. However, if brewed correctly, like in this cauldron, you'll find success in everything you do—before the effects wear off. (Effect lasts twelve hours)

Charlotte took out a small, exquisite Crystal from her Storage Space. Inside was Felix Felicis. She opened the bottle, took a sip, and then closed the bottle before her consciousness entered the System Space.

"Ninja Recruitment, 10-pull, open!"

A Whirlpool Symbol from the Land of Whirlpools appeared before Charlotte Doyle, emitting a strange light. After a flash of light, the recruitment results also appeared before Charlotte Doyle's eyes.

Ding! You have obtained 4 fragments of the A-rank ninja, Shippuden Gaara!

Ding! Obtained 1 fragment of C-rank ninja, Jirobo!

Ding! Obtained 1 fragment of C-rank ninja, Jirobo!

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of the C-rank ninja, Sakura Haruno!

Ding! You have obtained 5 fragments of the A-rank Itachi Uchiha!

Ding! Obtained 1 fragment of B-rank ninja, Naruto Shippuden - Tenten!

Ding! You have obtained 4 fragments of the B-rank ninja, Kimimaro!

Ding! You have obtained 4 fragments of the A-rank ninja, Warring States Killer B!

Ding! You have obtained 4 fragments of the A-rank ninja, Shippuden Gaara!

Ding! You have obtained one fragment of the A-rank ninja, Itachi Uchiha!

After the recruitment ended, Charlotte glanced at her recruitment results and found that out of ten ninja recruitments, five A-rank Itachi Uchiha twice, Gaara twice, Killer B the Eight-Tails), and even Kimimaro (a B- Kimimaro).

Charlotte couldn't help but marvel at how effective the Felix Felicis was, truly capable of boosting a person's luck for a period of time.

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