The Candidate Is Chosen

After concluding his visit to the three ninja villages, Yakushi Kabuto began his return to S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.

Inside the Triskelion, Nick Fury looked at Coulson and asked, "What are your thoughts on the Otogakure's attack on the Konoha Village?"

Coulson shook his head. "We haven't got enough information to analyze this."

"But we can be sure of one thing: the relationship between the ninja villages is not harmonious. This is a good thing for us, at least we don't have to worry about the other side easily uniting."

"If necessary, we can even exploit the animosity between ninja villages to make them fight each other."

"However, there is a major loophole here: we do not have clear intelligence information about their relationship with each other, or the reasons behind that relationship."

"If we don't thoroughly understand the intelligence, and we act rashly without knowing the details, we may very well end up making things worse."

Nick Fury nodded and then said, "Gather information on the relationships between the ninja villages, figure out exactly what their relationships are, and find out the reasons for their hatred. I will grant you a special batch of Energy Block for this purpose."

"In addition, go to Charlotte Agency later and ask Konoha to confirm Yakushi Kabuto's identity. The more detailed the information, the better."

"Price is not an issue. Since we are going to accept and train Yakushi Kabuto, we need to find out his background."

Upon hearing Nick Fury's instructions, Coulson replied, "Yes, Director, I'll go verify it right away."

"Director, I have an idea here. I wonder if you would consider it?"

Nick Fury looked at Coulson and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"We at S.H.I.E.L.D.. have many sealed 084 Object, some of which we received from the military."

"Among these items, there are too many that we cannot use, and some dangerous items were even sent to the Slingshot Base and launched towards the sun."

"I think we can use some 084 Object to trade with the ninja village. I imagine these items would be quite attractive to them."

"As for whether these things will enhance their strength, I don't think it's important to us right now. They are already powerful enough, and they don't care about becoming even stronger. But we are still very weak. We need more Superhuman, and we need more warriors like Barton."

"We might even need some items that can truly attract Rogue Ninja, like Ninja Tools or Ninjutsu."

"Although based on current intelligence, the possibility of Rogue Ninja coming is very low, since there is such a possibility, we cannot be unprepared."

Nick Fury considered Coulson's suggestion for a moment, then said, "You make a good point. I'll select some less important and less dangerous items, and you can try trading with them to see what value you can get."

Hearing that his Director had agreed to his proposal, Coulson felt more confident about the upcoming communication.

"Thank you, Director. I'll head to Charlotte Agency now to verify Yakushi Kabuto's identity."

Nick Fury nodded. "Go!"

As for the search for ancient temples and ruins to find the teleportation array to the Ninja World Formation, Nick Fury had already issued the order when Yakushi Kabuto was en route to the destination, instructing S.H.I.E.L.D.. agents and their vast network of agents around the world to begin the investigation.

As Phil Coulson left, Nick Fury turned to look at the sky outside the window, his mind preoccupied with one thing. Although he had obtained a lot of intelligence information today, his attention was focused on one particular matter.

What exactly is the role of Energy Block for ninjas?

Why have the ninja villages been collecting this item? Ever since they started dealing with Charlotte, she has been collecting it. And it's not just Konoha; the other two ninja villages have also been paying attention to this item.

However, Yakushi Kabuto, who came from a background of Rogue Ninja, knew absolutely nothing about this item, and he did not obtain the information he wanted during his visit.

What exactly do Energy Block bring to ninjas?

As for the Tesseract behind the Energy Block, neither Konoha nor Sunagakure has ever concealed their desire for it.

As long as S.H.I.E.L.D.. is willing to trade the Tesseract, they are willing to offer even greater benefits in exchange.

Nick Fury thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what role the Energy Block could play for the ninjas.

Although Nick Fury didn't come up with a specific reason, he did speculate on the functions of several Energy Block.

One type is the ninjas from the ninja villages, who can draw upon the energy within the Energy Block and use it as a form of energy source.

Another type is the energy from the Energy Block, which can be absorbed by the ninjas themselves to strengthen their bodies or increase their power.

These are two possibilities for utilizing Energy Block: one is to use them as external energy, and the other is to use them as resources for cultivation.

However, Nick Fury couldn't guess exactly how it would be used. Currently, S.H.I.E.L.D..'s research focuses on using the Tesseract as an external energy source.

Craft Energy Block and research stable second-generation Energy Block to use as an energy source for weapons and firearms.

After thinking about it for a moment, Nick Fury decided that if Yakushi Kabuto could pass S.H.I.E.L.D..'s test and be approved, he could join the Doctor's team to study the Tesseract together.

Perhaps Yakushi Kabuto, being a ninja, could offer other opinions from a different perspective.

However, all of this depends on Yakushi Kabuto passing S.H.I.E.L.D..'s scrutiny and becoming one of their own before Nick Fury dares to let Yakushi Kabuto join the research team and get up close to the Tesseract.

Nick Fury gazed out the window, pondered for a moment, then turned back to his desk. After glancing at the files of May Melinda and Grant Ward, he made his decision, picked up the phone, and dialed the number.

"Notify Level 7 Agent, Grant Ward, to come to my office."

After giving his instructions, Nick Fury hung up the phone and waited in his office.

Grant Wright, who was waiting at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, smiled the moment he received the notification.

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