For S.H.I.E.L.D., though, setting the conflict aside for the time being was a good thing. They currently had no particularly effective way to deal with those Kage-level powerhouses, and even Jonin were extremely troublesome opponents for them.
They could hardly line up in formation and bombard them indiscriminately. For now, restraint was the better choice. Once S.H.I.E.L.D. had the strength and the opportunity in the future, they might very well take the initiative to attack.
Then he asked, "What kind of cooperation are you looking to have with us?"
Yakushi Kabuto took out a Sealing Scroll and produced a vial filled with orange liquid, then said, "This is an item developed by Lord Orochimaru. It can grant ordinary people the ability to control flames."
"Similar to Chen Haoran from before, though the two are not the same."
Yakushi Kabuto then took out a tablet, tapped open a video on it, and played it for Coulson.
In the video, Orochimaru appeared on-screen. After injecting the orange serum in his hand into a burly man, an orange glow immediately appeared across the man's body.
It looked somewhat similar to the Extremis Virus. As time passed, the orange glow gathered at the man's neck and turned into an orange Three-Tomoe mark.
It looked a bit like a tattoo, but Coulson knew full well that it was not some ordinary thing. Instead, it somewhat resembled what appeared on those Sound Ninja after they transformed.
After that, the man in the video was brought to an open area, where he demonstrated the power he had gained.
The moment he opened his mouth, a huge fireball was blasted out, and he could even fire them in succession.
The targets in the distance were instantly burned to ash by the fireballs he spat out. At the same