As Hill left, Nick Fury opened a file on his computer, which contained Natasha's report.
Looking at the report, it was learned that the capital of Wakanda had been attacked by unidentified armed groups some time ago, but Wakanda had defeated them.
However, such a major event was kept under wraps here and not shared with the outside world.
Because of the reconstruction efforts in Wakanda, Natasha was unable to gather any information about this attacking force.
Meanwhile, all the signs indicated that the actual situation in Wakanda did not match what he presented. However, the place was extremely xenophobic, and even though Natasha sensed something was wrong, she still couldn't figure it out.
In addition, Natasha discovered during her investigation of neighboring countries bordering Wakanda that Hidan Akatsuki reappeared in Africa, and that several villages had been massacred, leaving behind scenes of Jashin sacrifices.
Nick Fury looked at the photos in Natasha's report with a grave expression.
missing-nin, Sound Ninja, Wakanda, the Centipede Organization —things are getting increasingly complicated.
Nick Fury had already experienced firsthand how troublesome the Akatsuki was; they were indeed a difficult group to deal with.
The Centipede Organization can continue to be investigated by Coulson's team to see what they can find out. As for the Akatsuki, we can put it aside for now.
Natasha was tasked with tracking the situation in Wakanda for a while, but if there were no results, she would have to be temporarily recalled and others would continue the investigation.
After all, Natasha's fighting strength is not suitable for being stationed here for a long time; that would be a waste of resources.
As for the Sound Ninja, Nick Fury intended to make an example of them. In his view, Kimimaro had been kidnapped by the Kirigakure Mist Village, yet the Sound Ninja hadn't dared to utter a single word, only sending three Genin as reinforcements. Such a weak force was actually trying to steal S.H.I.E.L.D..'s mission target.
If S.H.I.E.L.D.. really has no way to deal with ninjas, this matter can't be left unchecked, otherwise S.H.I.E.L.D..'s prestige will be completely destroyed. Are they going to abandon all missions when they encounter ninjas? What would they be then?
It's one thing that they can't afford to offend the Five Great Ninja Nations, but are they really so incapable of even touching a mere Sound Ninja?
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On the other side.
After finishing his mission report, Coulson took Skye to a place where S.H.I.E.L.D.. housed some special needs children.
Michael's son was to be fostered here, and after the formalities were completed, the child was taken away by the teacher, Skye came to Coulson's side.
"I told him his father would be back soon, but he was taken away by ninjas."
Will they really come back?
Coulson shook his head. "I don't know either."
"We don't know what the Sound Ninja wants Michael to do; it could be for the Extremis Virus, or something else."
"I have no control over his future."
Upon hearing Coulson's words, Skye asked her own question, "Aren't they superheroes?"
The two walked and talked until they reached the car.
Coulson opened the car door and said, "Not all ninjas are superheroes."
Are they bad guys?
"It's hard to define, but they definitely don't have law enforcement power."
Skye paused for a moment, then asked with a question in her mind, "So, this mission is over?"
"Many things haven't been investigated thoroughly."
Coulson nodded and said, "Yes, we failed to cut off the source of the Centipede, and the person who funded that little experiment is still at large."
Even Michael was taken away by the Sound Ninja.
"However, these matters will be handled by others. Headquarters will have people negotiating with the Sound Ninja to obtain a final answer."
Once in the car, Coulson looked at Skye and asked, "Have you considered that proposal?"
Skye looked at Coulson and asked, "Riding the Crazy Plane?"
"I don't have much of a team spirit."
Coulson explained, "We're not exactly a team, but we can fight crime and you can be a great help."
"You can see the strangest show on Earth from the front row."
"After all, this is exactly what you wanted."
Skye nodded and said, "I hacked into S.H.I.E.L.D.. from my own van. How about you give me something new?"
Just then, the phone rang, and Coulson answered it.
"Speak."
Grant Ward's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Coulson, we've received mission 084."
Are you sure?
Grant Ward replied, "They want us to find out."
As the phone call ended, Coulson started the car, and Skye, sitting next to him, asked, "What's 084?"
Coulson looked at the other person and said, "You have ten minutes to decide whether you really want to know."
Skye replied, "We can't possibly get to the airport in ten minutes."
Upon hearing Skye's reply, Coulson already knew the answer.
He pressed a few buttons on the car's center console, and the car began to rise.
Skye peered down at the car that was floating in place.
Coulson pulled out a magic mirror, put it on, and said, "The tide is rising."
The next second, Laufey carried the two of them and flew towards the airport, while Skye was amazed by the technology that S.H.I.E.L.D.. possessed.
Flying cars—that's something you don't see on the market.
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On the other side.
In Orochimaru's research lab.
Yakushi Kabuto brought over the test subject, Michael.
Meanwhile, the other party was lying naked on Orochimaru's experimental table, his face filled with terror.
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips; he had already given the other person a full-body checkup.
"That's interesting."
"Inject the Extremis Virus into alien metal, and then implant this alien metal into a human body."
"The implanted alien metal, through regulation, naturally secretes a liquid containing the Extremis Virus into the human body, continuously modifying the recipient's body to achieve a strengthening effect, while also preventing the test subject from exploding due to the injection of a large amount of Extremis Virus."
"Unfortunately, it's not entirely accurate; the constantly secreted Extremis Virus will eventually lead to the host's explosion."
"I have some ideas, but unfortunately, not many."
"I just don't know if you still have the self-repair function of the Extremis Virus after losing your arm."
With a wave of his hand, Orochimaru severed Michael's arm, which was fitted with Centipede.
Ah~
Michael wailed in agony on the testing table.
"It's noisy."
The Yakushi Kabuto and directly pressed on Michael's pressure points, rendering him unable to speak.
Orochimaru looked at Michael's severed arm, but apart from the flowing blood, there was no orange light to make the arm grow back.
After a brief observation, Orochimaru shook his head. "It seems the recovery process has been severely weakened."
Picking up Michael's severed arm, Orochimaru disassembled the Centipede -shaped metal part from the arm and examined it in his hand.
After a brief examination, Orochimaru had completely understood the thing and tossed it onto a tray nearby.
"Perhaps I can borrow this idea, but it can't be as crude as theirs..."
"Kabuto, have someone send over a few test subjects."
Yakushi Kabuto to the side, nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Orochimaru."