The Sound Village Comes Calling

Although Coulson felt the chances were slim, he still spoke up, "Ms. Temari, name your price!"

"If S.H.I.E.L.D.. can handle it, then we'll commission the mission; if not, then forget it."

"After all, Hidan is missing-nin from the Ninja World, not one of ours. Ultimately, it will have to be the ninjas who deal with him."

Coulson's words had a hidden meaning: Hidan, the missing-nin, was still a ninja, and they were only helping to solve the problem. If the price was too high, they would have to abandon the mission, and ultimately, the missing-nin would still need to be dealt with by a ninja.

Temari and said, "There are two payment methods: either the Tesseract or a treasure of the same level."

"Secondly, one ton of Vibranium!"

Hearing Temari's conditions, Coulson's mouth dropped open, and he said incredulously, "How much Vibranium do you want?"

Temari held up one finger and said seriously, "One ton of Vibranium."

"Do you really think a Kage Level powerhouse isn't worth a meal of Vibranium?"

"Is 20 billion US dollars worth of metal very expensive?"

Coulson shook his head and said, "It's not about the $20 billion; it's about not having a single ton of Vibranium."

"It's not about the money; it's that S.H.I.E.L.D.. simply doesn't have that much Vibranium."

Temari stretched out her hands in a gesture of helplessness and said, "Then there's nothing I can do. This price wasn't set by me. It's the minimum price to deal with Kage Level missing-nin."

Coulson shook his head. It seemed there was nothing he could do with Sunagakure either. As for the Tesseract, he didn't mention it at all.

"It seems S.H.I.E.L.D.. can't get this mission from Sunagakure. Hopefully, we'll have the opportunity to cooperate again next time."

Coulson got up to leave, but Temari didn't go to see him off. Instead, she watched him leave, returned to the service counter, looked at Kankuro had just come down, and said, "How's your research on metal materials going?"

"My Puppet have become stronger again; they are now even more powerful."

"Sis, are you really that comfortable Gaara go on missions alone?"

Temari said dismissively, "He's just a Werewolf. What impact could he possibly have on Gaara? Besides, he's in much better condition now that he can sleep."

Kankuro shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about the Werewolf causing any harm to Gaara, but rather about the consequences if he were to unleash his power."

"Don't worry, Gaara is different now."

"I'm just worried that there are more silent people in London, and that might upset Gaara."

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Just then, Coulson stepped out of the Sunagakure Puppet Shop and hadn't even reached his car when suddenly a strangely dressed woman appeared before him.

Seeing this sudden turn of events, Coulson immediately became alert, but still maintained a professional smile and asked, "What can I do for you?"

"I am Tayuya the Otogakure. I heard you are on a mission request."

Coulson's eyes lit up the moment he heard "Otogakure." He carefully examined the other person; their attire was indeed peculiar, unlike that of an ordinary person, but he couldn't find any ninja Headband on their clothes.

Seeing Coulson's gaze, Tayuya and produced a Headband from the Otogakure: "Are you looking for this?"

Seeing the Headband on the other person's hand, Coulson nodded and then said, "Let's find somewhere to talk."

"How about you get in my car?"

Tayuya glanced at the vehicle Coulson was pointing to, then said, "There are more of us; your car won't be big enough."

"Isn't it just you alone?"

As soon as Coulson finished speaking, the other four Sound Five appeared around Coulson in a flash.

Coulson was astonished to see the four people suddenly appear. Just like with Tayuya before, he had no idea how they had appeared.

Moreover, two of them looked completely out of place; one had two heads and the other had six arms. Their appearance immediately attracted the attention of passersby.

"It's true that my car can't hold that many people, but I have more than one car."

"Do you have a suitable location, or would you like to come to my place? We are in discussions."

Tayuya said, "Alright, let's go to your place to communicate."

As for Kimimaro and the other four, they all stood silently, none of them uttering a word.

Coulson tapped the Bluetooth Headset on his ear, and the next second an armored vehicle drove up from the side of the road.

"You all sit in this car. We'll discuss the mission details when we arrive at the destination."

Tayuya replied simply, "Okay!"

The Sound Five then boarded the armored vehicle, while Coulson drove his own car, and together they headed towards the Triskelion.

Driving alone, Coulson immediately reported the situation to Nick Fury, informing him that he had brought back a team of Otogakure ninja to the department to discuss the mission request, and asking the department to arrange a meeting place.

After hanging up the phone, Coulson thought about the strange appearances of the two creatures he had just seen—one with two heads, the other with six arms. What kind of freaks were these? Were they really ninjas?

Upon arriving at the S.H.I.E.L.D.. Triskelion, Coulson led the Sound Five into a conference room prepared by Nick Fury.

Inside the conference room was a large conference table, with five people sitting opposite Coulson. Meanwhile, outside the room, Nick Fury and a group of agents stood watching everything that was happening in the conference room.

At this moment, Coulson, after pouring water for everyone in the conference room, spoke up, "Tayuya, you mentioned the mission request on the roadside earlier..."

"We at Otogakure have learned that Hidan, the missing-nin from Yugakure, has caused quite a stir here, and you've been trying to secure missions everywhere without success."

Coulson didn't inquire how the Otogakure knew about this, but instead asked, "Your Otogakure is willing to accept this mission request?"

Tayuya and said, "Our Otogakure has just emerged from the shadows and happens to have some needs for supplies, so we're prepared to take on this mission. However, there are some changes to the mission details."

Coulson was curious about this ninja village he had never heard of, but he still spoke up, "Our goal is to kill or capture Hidan."

"We can take on this mission and launch an attack on the missing-nin Hidan, but whatever the final outcome, you must pay us the commission fee."

Coulson considered the other person's words for a moment, then said, "Regardless of success or failure?"

"Yes, your mission is to pay us for one job, and you have to pay us afterward regardless of success or failure."

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