Chapter Summaries

Tony and Kankuro tested the new Gold-Titanium Alloy Crow puppet in combat over the sea, with Kankuro repeatedly damaging Tony’s Mark Armor using the puppet and explosive attacks. Tony struggled against Kankuro’s speed and technique, and the fight continued as Kankuro threw Explosive Orbs around him.

• Tony put on the Mark Armor and invited Kankuro to test the new Crow puppet with him over the sea.
• Kankuro’s Crow struck Tony’s armor with a spinning attack and sent him tumbling across the water.
• Kankuro dodged Tony’s Repulsor Blasts, while Tony’s missiles exploded on the sea and obscured his view.
• Kankuro used the Substitution Technique to hide underwater, then attacked Tony with kunai rigged with Explosive Tags and blasted him away.
• Kankuro rushed Tony at sound-level speed and battered him with the Crow, while Tony’s poor fighting skills left him taking damage.
• Tony released Flares to push the Crow back, but Kankuro responded by throwing Explosive Orbs around him.

Tony tested the Gold-Titanium Alloy puppet against Kankuro’s wooden puppet, then offered Kankuro an Energy Cannon for his puppet. Meanwhile, Moses and his companions fought off Crossbones’s pursuing S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles as Jane Foster’s motorhome continued ahead.

• Tony’s armor survived Kankuro’s Gold-Titanium Alloy Crow puppet long enough to destroy it with an Energy Cannon blast.
• Kankuro said the new Crow puppet was stronger, and Tony offered to install an Energy Cannon in it.
• Crossbones used S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance to track Jane Foster’s motorhome and catch up with the group.
• Moses had Jane’s motorhome keep going while he and the Werewolves confronted the pursuers.
• Moses and Sari disabled the pursuing vehicles, including Crossbones’s, and Moses returned to the Cadillac.

Crossbones reported that Werewolves had abducted Jane Foster and asked Sitwell for trusted reinforcements and heavy weapons. At Charlotte's base, Ginny discovered that Charlotte was causing immense pressure and violent winds, then reached the sealed corridor outside his room with Yamato.

• Moses flipped a speeding car, and Sari ordered the Werewolves to follow Yaan toward the Safe House.
• Crossbones survived the car's explosion and told Sitwell and Pierce that a Werewolf had abducted Jane Foster.
• Crossbones requested trustworthy reinforcements and heavy weapons, and Sitwell told him to conceal the supernatural details from the normal mission report.
• Ginny returned to the base with John, Wesley, and Cross after learning it was under lockdown, but Yamato allowed only her to approach Charlotte.
• Yamato led Ginny up the stairs, explaining that Charlotte was causing the pressure and that the elevator could not be used.
• Ginny reached Charlotte's floor and saw violent winds leaking through a flickering seal, where Yamato and Kakashi stood guard.

Ginny discovered that Charlotte was sealed inside an unexplained cocoon, and Tsunade asked her to bring Charlotte’s magical teacher and junior for help. Ginny then returned to the Werewolf Training Ground, where she announced a tournament and told John, Cross, and Wesley that the Bloodline Serum had been preliminarily developed.

• Yamato’s Wood Clone shielded Ginny from the gale as she reached Charlotte’s room and learned from Kakashi that Charlotte might be undergoing a metamorphosis.
• Tsunade told Ginny she could not determine what was happening to Charlotte, and Ginny offered to summon his teacher and junior, who were Mages.
• Tsunade told Ginny that she and Orochimaru had created a preliminary Enhancement Serum sample and asked her to arrange testing with Orochimaru before receiving an injection.
• Ginny left under Yamato’s escort and announced a second tournament at the Werewolf Training Ground, with Progenitor Blood as a reward for the top three.
• Ginny told John, Cross, and Wesley that the Bloodline Serum was still awaiting human trials, and they were excited by the prospect of becoming stronger.

Ginny sent urgent messages to Grand Mage Balthazar and Dave about Charlotte’s condition, while Tony helped Kankuro upgrade his Crow puppet and refused to reveal information about Mages to Nick Fury. The chapter ended with Kankuro testing the modified puppet as Tony brought food back to the Laboratory.

• Ginny failed to reach Dave by phone, then sent Paper Crane messages asking Grand Mage Balthazar and Dave to return urgently.
• Tony showed Kankuro how to add a laser weapon powered by an Arc Reactor to the Crow puppet, and Kankuro began modifying it.
• Nick Fury entered Tony’s villa after its security program was tampered with and questioned him about a Chakra surge and sealed waters.
• Tony refused to share information about Mages, but told Nick Fury that he had sparred with a young Ninja from Sunagakure.
• Nick Fury left after Tony threatened to throw him out, and Tony returned to the Laboratory with food for Kankuro and Pakkun.
• Kankuro finished modifying the Crow puppet and continued debugging it while Pakkun ate a chicken leg.

Kankuro tested the upgraded Crow puppet and received a spare Arc Reactor from Tony before returning to the Sunagakure Puppet Shop. There, disguised S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Grant Ward arrived with a suitcase and asked Temari about the shop’s services.

• Kankuro tested Crow’s laser on a reef and found that Gold-Titanium Alloy conducted Chakra poorly, though it made durable weapons for basic puppets.
• Tony gave Kankuro a spare Arc Reactor and explained that Charlotte could arrange future orders, while Vibranium was unavailable.
• Grant Ward disguised his appearance and voice, then entered the Sunagakure Puppet Shop carrying a suitcase.
• Temari told Grant Ward that the shop sold puppet dolls and could also provide Charlotte Agency’s services.
• Grant Ward placed his suitcase on the counter and opened it.

Ward showed Temari Secondary Adamantium and Vibranium, and she tested their strength and chakra compatibility before agreeing that the metals matched his claims. Ward offered to trade small quantities of both metals and asked Temari what she would give in exchange, leaving the deal’s terms undecided.

• Ward introduced Secondary Adamantium and let Temari test its hardness.
• Temari struck the Secondary Adamantium with a chakra-coated Kunai, breaking the weapon while leaving the metal undamaged.
• Temari secretly tested the Secondary Adamantium with chakra and found its compatibility comparable to common Ninja Tools metals.
• Ward explained Vibranium’s strength, energy absorption, rarity, and use in Captain America’s shield.
• Temari tested Vibranium and discovered that it absorbed force and worked with chakra as well as Chakra Metal.
• Ward offered to trade small quantities of both metals and asked Temari to propose what she would exchange.

Temari negotiated with Grant Ward over Adamantium and offered him a serum that enhanced physical abilities without side effects. Ward recognized its potential value and questioned whether it was safe, leaving the serum exchange under discussion.

• Temari asked Grant Ward about real Adamantium, and he explained that it was exceptionally hard, rare, expensive, and not sold to outsiders.
• Temari proposed cash, intelligence, or bounty missions as ways to trade, while Ward suggested bartering.
• Temari showed Ward Ninja weapons, then brought out a sealed tube of Vampire serum from a scroll.
• Temari described the serum's strength, speed, and healing benefits, and Ward compared it to the Super Soldier Serum.
• Ward asked about the serum's side effects, and Temari insisted it had none.

Grant Ward negotiated with Temari over a Physical Enhancement Serum and established metal-based prices for future exchanges, intelligence, and missions. After Ward reported back to Pierce and Sitwell, Pierce asked Sitwell what he thought of the intel.

• Temari demanded thirty kilograms of Vibranium for the serum, then insisted that payment include Vibranium, Secondary Adamantium, and True Adamantium at a 100:10:1 ratio.
• Ward accepted Temari’s terms and set commission prices, but Temari refused to hand over the serum before receiving payment.
• Ward left two pieces of metal as a meeting gift, and Temari revealed that she knew his disguised face was not his real appearance.
• Ward returned to the base, removed his Static Disguise Veil, and reported the negotiations and serum to Pierce and Sitwell.
• Pierce promised Ward a merit and the first serum injection if its effects were confirmed, then asked Sitwell for his opinion of the intel.

Pierce and Sitwell planned to acquire and study Sunagakure Puppet Shop’s Physical Enhancement Serum, while Balthazar and Dave rushed to the base after Ginny reported an unexplained change affecting Charlotte Doyle. The chapter ended as Ginny led them to Charlotte so Balthazar could inspect the phenomenon.

• Sitwell told Pierce that Temari was the Kazekage’s daughter and argued that S.H.I.E.L.D. should buy serum samples for testing and research.
• Pierce ordered a covert delivery of metal supplies and assigned a Winter Soldier to escort the operation.
• Balthazar and Dave received Ginny’s urgent message and traveled to Charlotte Agency using Merlin’s teleportation array.
• Balthazar summoned the Steel Eagle and flew with Dave and Ginny to the base.
• Itachi Uchiha recognized Ginny and allowed the Steel Eagle to land, after which Ginny led Balthazar and Dave toward Charlotte.

Balthazar identified Charlotte’s cocoon as a bloodline atavism that could greatly increase his strength, but warned that damaging it could put his life at risk. Tsunade and the others prepared to guard Charlotte while Balthazar and Dave stayed at the base to help protect him.

• Ginny brought Balthazar and Dave to Charlotte’s room, where Tsunade released the seal and a powerful surge of wind and pressure activated the building’s protective magic array.
• Balthazar examined Charlotte’s cocoon and consulted Merlin’s Grimoire before identifying the phenomenon as bloodline atavism.
• Balthazar explained that Charlotte’s ancient bloodline would likely grant him a major increase in strength and assured Tsunade that the process itself posed no danger.
• Balthazar warned Tsunade that damaging the cocoon could cause severe injury or kill Charlotte, and Tsunade promised to protect him.
• Balthazar and Dave said they would stay at the base to help guard Charlotte, while Ginny thanked them and went to Orochimaru’s Laboratory.

Balthazar told Dave that he likely carried Merlin’s bloodline, while Ginny arranged human trials for Orochimaru’s enhancer and Temari and Kankuro discussed acquiring rare metals. Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared to capture Jane Foster and her protectors that night as Moses’s team guarded her, unaware of the coming raid.

• Balthazar explained that Dave’s ability to cast without a Magic Ring and the Dragon Ring’s acknowledgment indicated Merlin’s bloodline, while Charlotte’s acknowledgment had a different cause.
• Ginny delivered Orochimaru’s enhancer trial requirements and asked him to strengthen the base’s defenses while Charlotte underwent bloodline atavism.
• Temari showed Kankuro Vibranium and Secondary Adamantium, and the siblings planned to send the metal intelligence and materials to Charlotte.
• Crossbones received a thirty-person assault team, and he and Dolby planned a nighttime anesthetic-gas raid to capture Jane’s protectors alive if possible.
• Jane agreed to remain in town to study the stars while Moses, Yaan, and Sari guarded her and discussed support from the base and an upcoming martial arts tournament.

Moses and the Werewolf squad defended Jane Foster’s cabin against a special task force sent by Crossbones and Duby. They killed the attackers, but an armored vehicle’s grenade set the cabin ablaze, leaving Jane safe in the basement and Moses, Sari, and Lyle thrown onto the roadside.

• Moses heard unfamiliar scents approaching and ordered Yaan to take Jane to the basement while he and Sari and Lyle prepared to fight.
• Moses broke through the door and killed the operative preparing anesthetic gas, exposing the task force’s surprise attack.
• Sari and Lyle joined Moses in attacking the task force, using their strength and blades to kill the operatives despite their body armor.
• Duby sent an armed off-road vehicle and an M1117 Guardian Armored Vehicle toward the cabin after the first assault failed.
• The armored vehicle fired a grenade at Moses, Sari, and Lyle, but it missed them and struck the cabin, setting it ablaze while Jane remained safe in the basement.

Moses and his Werewolf team fought off the task force’s attack, forcing Duby and Crossbones to retreat. After bringing the wounded Sari and Lyle to the Safe House, Moses had Yaan treat them and prepared to report the situation to Ginny.

• Crossbones learned from Duby that Jane had escaped the house before the grenade attack and insisted that she had to stay alive.
• Moses, Sari, and Lyle transformed and charged the task force vehicles, but machine-gun fire wounded Sari and Lyle.
• Moses seized the off-road vehicle, killed its crew, then used its machine gun and grenades to destroy the armored vehicle and kill the enemies inside.
• Duby ordered a retreat and called for support after he and Crossbones watched Moses defeat the vehicles’ crews.
• Moses carried Sari and Lyle into the Safe House, where Yaan removed their bullets, and Moses healed his own wounds.
• At sunrise, Moses pulled up Ginny’s number on his phone to report what had happened.

Ginny ordered Moses to bring Jane Foster back to the New York base after another attack, while Crossbones collected blood from the battlefield. As Charlotte continued his transformation, Barton discovered Hidan’s likely route and led S.H.I.E.L.D. to search for him.

• Moses told Ginny that an armed enemy force had attacked again and injured Lyle and Sari, so Ginny ordered him to take Jane Foster to New York until they identified the attackers.
• Moses and his squad flew Jane and her research materials to New York, while Crossbones returned to the battle site and ordered agents to collect the blood left there.
• Charlotte continued undergoing a bloodline transformation as Tsunade guarded him at the New York base.
• Barton connected the locations of Hidan’s victims on a map and recognized the pattern as part of the sacrificial mark in Nick Fury’s file.
• Barton led S.H.I.E.L.D. agents aboard the Airbus to search for Hidan along his likely route, while Hidan continued wandering across the African savanna after growing to quasi-Kage strength.

Hidan reached a village in Africa and waited until night to confirm its residents were the black devils he sought to sacrifice. He attacked the hidden Vampire clan, killing its Nightwalker guards as the clan leader feared they had been discovered.

• Hidan passed through an Eastern Kingdom Company aid site and continued toward a village while searching for black devils to purify.
• Hidan found the village sealed during the day and waited in its central square until nightfall, when its residents emerged.
• The Vampire clan chief ordered his Nightwalkers to drive Hidan away and warned them not to expose the clan's identity.
• Hidan killed the Nightwalker who confronted him, deflected the guards' gunfire, and slaughtered more members of the security squad.
• Vampires charged Hidan or fled, while the clan chief realized the clan had been found.

Hidan slaughtered a village of Vampires, sacrificed them to Jashin, and collected Blood Cores from their sun-erased remains. When Barton and S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived, Hidan attacked after mistaking three agents for targets, killed the agents who fired on him, and left with the three captives, while Barton was left to confront the danger posed by rogue ninjas.

• Hidan killed the Vampires in the village and sacrificed more than a hundred of them to Jashin, gaining strength and Chakra.
• After sunrise, Hidan found the corpses reduced to ash and collected the Blood Cores buried in it.
• Barton and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived and found Hidan in the village square; Barton introduced himself and asked about Hidan's ninja village.
• Hidan singled out three dark-skinned agents as targets, skewered them with his scythe, and dragged them away.
• When an agent fired, Hidan dodged the gunfire and killed the agents who attacked him, while Barton and another agent survived by holding their fire.
• Hidan warned Barton to flee from slashed headbands and left with the three captives, while Barton clenched his fists and understood Nick Fury's concern about extraordinary beings.

After a failed S.H.I.E.L.D. mission left nearly thirty agents dead, the agency learned that the Werewolves had taken Jane to Charlotte's base. Nick Fury sent Coulson to Charlotte Agency to investigate the Werewolves and ensure Jane was safe.

• Barton ordered his surviving agents to retrieve their teammates' bodies and retreat, noting that the mission was complete.
• Sitwell and Crossbones discussed the Werewolves' connection to Charlotte, and Sitwell reported the losses and intelligence to Pierce.
• Pierce ordered Hydra to let Nick Fury investigate the Werewolves and put operations targeting them aside unless they proved unrelated to Charlotte.
• Nick Fury reviewed the report about Jane and the Werewolves, then summoned Coulson to his office.
• Nick Fury ordered Coulson to visit Charlotte Agency, find out why Jane had been taken, and gather clear information about the Werewolves.

Coulson commissioned the Charlotte Agency for information about the Werewolves and learned why they had taken Jane Foster and fought S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. As Catherine explained the Werewolves’ allegiance to Charlotte, Nick Fury urgently told Coulson to check his inbox and consult Charlotte.

• Coulson visited the Charlotte Agency and wrote intelligence commissions asking about the Werewolves, Jane Foster’s abduction, and the deaths of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
• Catherine told Coulson that Charlotte had accepted Thor’s commission to protect Jane and had sent a Werewolf team to guard her.
• Catherine explained that the Werewolves fought S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who threatened Jane, then took her to Charlotte’s base to keep her safe.
• Catherine revealed that the Werewolves had voluntarily pledged allegiance to Charlotte, leaving Coulson surprised that they had not joined S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick Fury contacted Coulson through his Bluetooth Headset and ordered him to check his inbox, then consult Charlotte about the intelligence.

Nick Fury learned that Hidan had killed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in Africa and ordered Coulson to seek information about him from Charlotte Agency. Catherine said she could not answer without a commission, leaving Coulson to wonder whether she was a Werewolf.

• Barton gave Nick Fury a report describing Hidan’s slaughter of a village and the deaths of 22 S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
• Barton told Nick Fury that Hidan targeted people with black skin and warned that a slash on a Ninja Headband might carry a special meaning.
• Nick Fury sent the report to Coulson and instructed him to ask Charlotte Agency about Hidan and the unfamiliar Ninja village.
• Coulson reviewed the report and showed Hidan’s photographs to Catherine at Charlotte Agency.
• Catherine said she knew little about Ninjas and required a Commission Form before she could provide intelligence, prompting Coulson to suspect she might be a Werewolf.