Discovery

Two grenades exploded, causing extensive damage to the books in the bookstore, with shattered pages flying everywhere.

The entire scene fell silent; everyone quieted down, waiting for further developments inside to see if the woman had been killed by the grenade.

At this moment, Pakura was completely unharmed; the grenade couldn't hurt her at all, and she didn't even need to use her Substitution Technique. However, the books in the bookstore were almost completely destroyed, and seeing the torn pages scattered all over the room enraged Pakura.

"You bunch of scum, you've angered me!"

With a wave of his hand, Pakura unleashed three Scorch Release fireballs that flew out of the bookstore and crashed into the Triads members standing outside.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Where the Scorch Release: Fireball flew, the pages of the book instantly turned to ashes. A terrifying heat wave swept through the area, evaporating all moisture in the surroundings. Finally, it crashed into the area around the club members, and the explosion directly took away those nearby. Club members who were further away were instantly turned into dehydrated corpses.

Seeing that everyone had met their end, Pakura walked out of the bookstore, glanced at the empty surroundings, and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the scene.

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S.H.I.E.L.D.. agents arrived in Japan with Chakra Detector long before Pakura's arrival, and their first stop was Osaka.

Inside the S.H.I.E.L.D.. office in Osaka, the Chakra Detector suddenly reacted.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

"Alert! Alert! Chakra fluctuation detected!"

"Strength testing in progress, beep... beep... beep..."

"Detection failed, Chakra fluctuations disappeared."

However, when Pakura used the Scorch Release, the fluctuations generated by the release of her own Chakra were detected by the Chakra Detector.

At this moment, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. guarding the Chakra Detection Center showed excited expressions. One of the agents spoke up:

"As expected, there were ninjas here; we've finally discovered them."

"Immediately Chakra fluctuations occurred; we must find them."

At that moment, the door to the testing center opened, and Lance Hunter, dressed in a leather jacket, walked in. He then looked at everyone and said:

"What were you found?"

"Sir, we've just detected fluctuations in Chakra Honnshinchi. We're currently reviewing the surrounding surveillance footage."

Inside the room, a Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was rapidly manipulating a computer, and soon the surveillance footage from Honnshinchi Street was retrieved.

As the surveillance footage was played rapidly, it immediately revealed footage of Triads members surrounding a bookstore and being killed by a fireball launched from inside the bookstore.

"Sir, we've located the exact spot where the incident occurred. There's still a ninja at the scene."

Upon hearing the words of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Lance Hunter immediately walked over and began replaying the video recording.

"Pause, pause here."

The scene pauses on Pakura as she walks out of the bookstore. Lance Hunter, observing her attire, says, "Finally found it."

"Investigate the place where she first appeared. These people came to attack her, so this definitely wasn't the initial scene of the crime."

"Yes, sir."

Following Lance Hunter's orders, his men immediately began reviewing the surrounding surveillance footage, searching for any trace of Pakura's presence.

At this moment, Lance Hunter was lost in his memories.

Lance Hunter was originally a mercenary. Before becoming a freelancer, he was a medal member of the Special Air Service and the ex-husband of Barbara Morse, the Mockingbird.

After divorcing Barbara, Lance Hunter lived his life as a mercenary, but a year ago, Phil Coulson found him and told him that his ex-wife had died.

In order to avenge his wife, Lance Hunter joined S.H.I.E.L.D.. at Coulson's invitation. However, Charlotte's strength grew stronger and stronger, her own power expanded rapidly, and more and more ninjas appeared around her.

However, he also knew that the ninja forces were not a monolithic entity. He was dispatched here to search for traces of the ninjas.

Looking at the Headband on Pakura's forehead, he sighed, thinking to himself, "So he's a ninja from Sunagakure. It's a pity he's an ally of Konoha."

Just as Lance Hunter was pondering, the agent who was searching through the surveillance footage spoke up:

"Sir, we've found it."

"The target first appeared in Tobita Shinchi, where a conflict arose with Triads members."

Lance Hunter nodded to indicate he understood, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Take a small team and go to the Triads to find out what's going on."

"Yes, sir!"

After instructing his agents, Lance Hunter took out a specially made S.H.I.E.L.D.. phone and dialed Coulson.

"Coulson, we've spotted a Sunagakure ninja in Osaka."

"It seems the commander's guess was correct; there is likely a hidden ninja village here."

Coulson, on the other hand, paused for a moment before smiling. "Lance, find a way to contact her and see what she needs."

"Also, take the detectors and conduct a full island scan first. It's not a large island. After that, conduct a thorough search of the area where the ninjas were found."

"This time, we must find the existence of the ninja village."

Lance Hunter then spoke up, "We don't have enough manpower."

"Let me report to the Director, and we'll send you more staff soon."

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Lance Hunter quickly hung up the phone and headed towards the Triads headquarters with a team of field agents.

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On the other side.

After Lance hung up the phone, Coulson immediately went to Nick Fury's office.

"Director, Lance has reported that they detected a ninja in Osaka."

"Based on their attire, we can preliminarily determine that they are ninjas from Sunagakure."

Upon hearing this news, Nick Fury asked with some doubt, "They're not ninjas from the Otogakure?"

"Yes, sir. The Headband the other party is wearing is from Sunagakure."

"Could it be that Sunagakure's base is also in Japan?"

"It's not certain yet, but we've only discovered one ninja from Sunagakure, and Lance has requested reinforcements, since testing the entire island requires a considerable number of people."

Nick Fury thought for a moment, then said, "Now that ninjas have been discovered in Osaka, it seems our initial guess was correct. Whoever they are there, we must find them."

"As for support, we will arrange for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from the Asian branch to provide assistance."

"At the same time, we should maintain communication with the US military at the Okinawa Base and ask them to send personnel to provide support if necessary, to conduct a thorough search."

"Yes, Director!"

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P. S.: On this joyous day, in a good mood, I've decided to post two more updates this afternoon!