Failed Recruitment

Triskelion.

In the office of the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.., Nick Fury and Phil Coulson both smiled after hearing that Yakushi Kabuto had rejected the offer from Sunagakure. Coulson even spoke up:

"Director, it seems that Yakushi Kabuto is a person who has his own principles and convictions."

"We should focus more on and cultivate such talents."

"Perhaps we should allocate him more Energy Block so he can purchase a suitable Ninjutsu from Charlotte Agency as a reward."

However, upon hearing Coulson's suggestion, Nick Fury did not immediately agree. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Coulson, we can't do that directly."

"Isn't that kind of behavior a blatant declaration that everything you do is under our surveillance?"

"This will only make Yakushi Kabuto have a lot of complaints about us."

"Furthermore, his actions may not be genuine. We still don't know his true situation in the Ninja World. Perhaps he's just putting on an act?"

"Coulson, if Yakushi Kabuto is truly like this by nature, then we will definitely do our best to nurture him and will not betray his loyalty."

"But if he acted out all of this, then Yakushi Kabuto joining S.H.I.E.L.D.. must have a much bigger scheme in mind."

"We need to be even stricter in assessing and monitoring Yakushi Kabuto, and we cannot afford to make the slightest mistake."

However, Nick Fury's paranoia relapsed, and he began to doubt Yakushi Kabuto's motives. This time, however, he was not wrong; he might not be able to see through Yakushi Kabuto's true nature.

Upon hearing his Director's words, Coulson nodded in agreement. "It certainly needs to be investigated thoroughly, but if what he said is true, S.H.I.E.L.D.. will not treat him unfairly."

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Despite Temari's taunts, Yakushi Kabuto maintained a smile and said gently, "Though I am weak, I have my own principles."

"However, I am not here today to discuss ninja ways with the Sand Ninja, but rather to make some deals with your side."

Yakushi Kabuto placed the box he was carrying on the service counter and opened it, revealing the Energy Block inside.

Seeing the Energy Block in Yakushi Kabuto's box, Temari glanced at the quantity and continued to mock, "Looks like your choice wasn't bad. It seems you won't lack Energy Block after joining S.H.I.E.L.D.."

"Tell me, what kind of business do you want to do?"

Yakushi Kabuto didn't seem to care about Temari's taunts at all. Instead, he took out ten Energy Block from the box and placed them on the service counter.

"Yakushi Kabuto my first visit, I don't have much to offer as a gift, but these ten Energy Block will serve as my present."

Seeing the ten Energy Block that Yakushi Kabuto had placed on the table, Temari nodded, put the ten Energy Block into the service counter, and then said, "Since we're here to discuss business, it's not appropriate to talk here. Please come with me to the Sofa Area over there."

As she spoke, Temari pointed to the Sofa Area to the side, Yakushi Kabuto looked in the direction Temari was pointing and nodded.

Then, the Yakushi Kabuto his Suitcase, picked it up, and walked towards the Sofa Area, while Temari also came out from behind the service counter.

Yakushi Kabuto walked to the Sofa Area and looked around the entire Puppet Agency. There were no other service staff. Yakushi Kabuto and Temari sat down.

Yakushi Kabuto placed the box beside him and looked at Temari across from him with some curiosity, asking, "Why hasn't your village recruited any manpower here?"

"I saw plenty of staff at Charlotte Agency, but there's not a single one here."

"Furthermore, I've heard that Konoha's local influence here is also very strong."

Just then, a man's voice came from behind.

"We don't need those people."

"The forces here are not even as powerful as Ronin and samurai; there's no point in developing them."

Then, ten Humanoid Puppet appeared in the room and began to move around, with one of Puppet even walking over to Yakushi Kabuto.

"What would you like, ice water, coffee, or alcohol?"

Listening to the mechanical voices of the Puppet and glancing at the various Humanoid Puppet moving around in the room, Yakushi Kabuto exclaimed, "Heavens! Could this be the Sunagakure's unique Puppetry?"

"No wonder you don't need waiters here. With the Puppet Master here, you really don't need those ordinary people."

At this moment, Kankuro slowly walked down the stairs. His ten fingers moved slightly, and the ten Puppet moving in the room stopped and returned to their original positions.

Don't be fooled by Kankuro's ability to manipulate ten Puppet at once, making you think his strength has suddenly increased. In reality, these ten Puppet are just decorations without any combat capabilities. That's why he can make one move with just a Chakra Threads; it just looks a bit intimidating.

At this time, although Kankuro's strength had been enhanced due to the change of Puppet materials, he was still far from being able to control the White Secret Technique: Chikamatsu's Ten Puppets.

Yakushi Kabuto saw through Kankuro's true strength at a glance, but still praised his opponent's formidable power.

Kankuro didn't come over to join Yakushi Kabuto and Temari; instead, he went to the service counter and took over Temari's work.

Temari spoke again at this point, "Tell me what kind of business you'd like to discuss."

This time, Yakushi Kabuto didn't change the subject. Instead, he sat up straight and looked at Temari with a serious expression, saying, "I want to request the method for using the Energy Block. I wonder how many Energy Block Sunagakure needs before they're willing to share this secret with me."

Upon hearing about Yakushi Kabuto's business, Temari rolled her eyes. This stuff was the kind of supplies Lord Charlotte wanted, and it was completely useless to them as ninjas. It was less useful as a bomb than Explosive Tags or Kankuro's Explosive Orb.

"Energy Block are used as payment for transactions on our side; they don't serve any other purpose."

"Or perhaps Mr. Kabuto discovered other functions of this thing."

Temari looked at Yakushi Kabuto as she spoke, studying his blinking eyes, before leaning back against the sofa.

"If Mr. Kabuto discovers other uses for the Energy Block, the Sunagakure Puppet Shop will be willing to pay for them."

Upon hearing Temari and Kakashi say almost identical things, Coulson, far away at S.H.I.E.L.D.., immediately spoke up:

"It seems they've already agreed not to reveal the true uses of the Energy Block to anyone else."

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PS: Seeing everyone's comments, I realized that no readers have raised any objections. So, starting with the chapters from today onwards, I'll try this for a period of time, from midnight to early morning. Everyone should be asleep then, so the impact won't be significant. That's all for now. I'll post 5 chapters of 10,000 words today to show my sincerity.

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