Chapter Summaries

Coulson and Killer B defeated the Rebel Army and escaped with Camila’s group, while Ward explained that they were in Peru on Earth and introduced S.H.I.E.L.D. Killer B learned that the group had encountered a Sound Ninja, a village he had never heard of.

• Coulson survived being shot thanks to his new bulletproof vest, and Killer B helped him destroy the Rebel Army forces until the remaining soldiers fled and were killed.
• Coulson thanked Killer B, and Ward arranged for him, Skye, Simmons, and Mei to ride ahead while Coulson and Fitz left with Camila’s team.
• Camila remarked on Coulson’s unexpected strength and suspected he had made a Super Soldier Serum, but Coulson said S.H.I.E.L.D. had none and attributed his abilities to the Battle of New York.
• Ward told Killer B that they were in Peru on Earth and that S.H.I.E.L.D. handled dangerous matters and extraordinary forces.
• Skye mentioned that they had encountered a Sound Ninja, and Killer B said he had never heard of that ninja village, leaving Ward astonished.

Grant Ward brought Killer B aboard the Helicarrier, explained that Earth was separate from the Ninja World, and gave him basic information about Earth and the ninja villages already present. Coulson and the others arrived as Killer B began learning about Kumogakure, and the group prepared to take off.

• Mei drove the car aboard the plane, and Grant Ward assigned Simmons to take the 084 Object to the Laboratory while Skye waited for Coulson's group.
• Grant Ward told Killer B that Earth was separate from the Ninja World and that several ninja villages and the Akatsuki had arrived there.
• Killer B asked Grant Ward for information about Kumo Ninja and Earth, then studied S.H.I.E.L.D.'s simplified ninja files and received history books and a tablet.
• Killer B described what he knew about Kumogakure to Grant Ward while they talked in the Rest Area.
• Coulson arrived with Camila and the Peruvian military police, and he told Camila to secure the weapons while the team prepared the plane for takeoff.

Coulson’s team secured the dangerous 084 and discovered that its Tesseract fuel cell may have activated a link to the Ninja World at the Inca Temple. Hill ordered reinforcements to seal the site, and Coulson prepared to speak with Killer B.

• Fitz warned the team that the 084 contained a lethal dose of Gamma Rays, and Coulson ordered Fitz and Simmons to study it.
• Coulson told Hill about the newly arrived Kumogakure Ninja and the suspected teleportation array at the Inca Temple.
• Hill ordered Coulson to protect the temple until reinforcements arrived, and Mei confirmed the plane had enough fuel.
• Coulson told Camila that S.H.I.E.L.D. would seal off the temple and refused to bring the plane to a nearby airfield.
• Coulson asked Grant Ward to come with him to speak with Killer B.

After S.H.I.E.L.D. discovered a suspected teleportation array at an Inca Temple in Peru, Coulson recruited Killer B as a consultant by offering to arrange thirteen concerts. Camila weighed whether to seize the weapon hidden in the temple, while Nick Fury sent agents to secure the site.

• Hill sent more than a hundred S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to Peru and informed Nick Fury about the suspected teleportation array and the Kumogakure Ninja.
• Nick Fury ordered Hill to seal off the area around the Inca Temple and arranged for Hawkeye to support her.
• Coulson asked Killer B about his plans, and Killer B said he wanted to explore the world and hold a concert.
• Killer B refused to join S.H.I.E.L.D. as a member, but accepted Ward's offer to serve as a consultant and perform thirteen concerts.
• Camila considered using the recovered weapon to defeat the Rebel Army, but feared Coulson, Killer B, and the incoming S.H.I.E.L.D. forces.

Nick Fury sent Barton to guard a suspected portal in Peru while S.H.I.E.L.D. studied the captured Kumogakure Ninja and a powerful weapon. Aboard the Helicarrier, Skye and Ward discussed their opposing views as the plane circled Peru awaiting reinforcements.

• Barton reported that Eddie had not joined S.H.I.E.L.D., and Nick Fury sent him to guard the teleportation array in Peru.
• Coulson and Grant Ward discussed recruiting Killer B, while Coulson left food for him in the interrogation room.
• Fitz and Simmons determined that the 084 Object was a Tesseract-powered weapon capable of burning through rock and aircraft.
• Skye approached Ward with drinks and explained her admiration for Peruvians organizing together through Rising Tide.
• Ward said he was trained to eliminate variables, and Skye learned the Helicarrier would circle Peru until S.H.I.E.L.D. reinforcements arrived.

Grant Ward and Coulson fought off a takeover attempt aboard the plane, but Camila seized the 084 Object and shot Coulson with it. She threatened to throw everyone out unless Coulson revealed where the Ninja was.

• Coulson showed Camila his collection, but Ward realized she planned to take the plane and target Mei.
• Ward fought off one Peruvian military policeman while another used an Anesthesia Device to knock Mei unconscious and abduct Fitz and Simmons.
• Coulson defeated Camila's surprise attack, then found Ward facing armed enemies holding Skye, Fitz, and Simmons hostage.
• Camila took the 084 Object and used its laser to pierce the bulletproof glass and wound Coulson.
• Camila said she wanted the weapon to suppress the Rebel Army uprising and demanded that Coulson reveal where the Ninja was.

Killer B stopped Camila from using the 084 weapon, but the weapon fired and tore a hole in the plane, sending it into a dangerous descent. Skye sealed the breach, and Killer B woke Mei so she could stabilize the plane.

• Killer B appeared and killed Camila with lightning-charged Kunai before she could fire at him.
• The 084 weapon discharged, puncturing the fuselage and causing the plane to lose pressure and begin falling.
• Ward fought off the Peruvian Military Police, and Killer B rescued Skye from the last attacker.
• Skye deployed a rescue air cushion to seal the hole, saving Coulson and Ward from being sucked out.
• Killer B broke into the cockpit and used Chakra to wake Mei, who regained control and stabilized the plane.

After the team recovered the 084 Object, S.H.I.E.L.D. launched it into space while Skye settled into her place on the team. The chapter ended with Skye secretly telling the Rising Tide that she was in position, as Killer B noticed her behavior.

• Mei stabilized the plane, and Skye said she had read the safety manual after Coulson and Grant Ward were rescued.
• Fitz warned Coulson that dismantling the 084 Object could trigger an explosion, and Mei announced that support had arrived.
• Charlotte recalled teleporting Killer B with the Space Stone and concluded he could use only one Infinity Stone at a time with his current body.
• At Slingshot Launch Base, Coulson explained the purpose of launching the dangerous 084 Object into space, while Grant Ward and Mei discussed Skye's potential as a field agent.
• The team watched the rocket launch, and Skye secretly replied to the Rising Tide, saying she was in position; Killer B noticed her movements.

S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated the Inca Temple while Steve Rogers, Brock Rumlow, and Hendel Dolby tried to negotiate for Michael Peterson at the Sound Ninja Base. Tayuya refused to hand him over, and S.H.I.E.L.D. left to carry out Plan B.

• Barton asked Sitwell about leads at the Inca Temple, but Sitwell said the researchers still needed to investigate the teleportation array.
• Rumlow told Steve to follow Plan A at the Sound Ninja Base and avoid a fight if Tayuya refused to cooperate.
• Steve asked Tayuya to hand over Michael Peterson, but she denied having him and challenged S.H.I.E.L.D. to take Dosu Kinata themselves.
• Tayuya and Jirobo released their Chakra, pressuring Steve and the others until Tayuya told them to leave.
• Rumlow reported the refusal to Nick Fury, who ordered them to return and carry out Plan B.
• Kin Tsuchi told Tayuya the S.H.I.E.L.D. car had left, and Tayuya dismissed the threat posed by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. to launch Plan B against the Sound Ninja Base, striking it with a Tomahawk missile and waves of bombs. The Sound Four escaped by Reverse Summoning, while the Sound Ninja Trio died, and Fury prepared to check the ruins for survivors.

• Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. forces to deploy toward Staten Island and launch a Tomahawk missile at the Sound Ninja Base.
• Sakon and Ukon summoned Rashomon while Jirobo raised an earthen barrier, shielding the Sound Four from the missile blast.
• Nick Fury ordered F-22s to drop six GBU-32 bombs, and the Sound Four escaped to the Summoning Realm just before the bombs struck.
• The Sound Ninja Trio died in the initial attack, and the F-22s bombarded the base with their remaining missiles.
• Nick Fury ordered armed helicopters to scan the ruins for survivors after three minutes and to strike again if they detected movement.

Steve Rogers and Hendel Dolby sought Mist Ninja support while S.H.I.E.L.D. bombed the Sound Ninja Base, forcing the Sound Four to flee and plan their response. Charlotte Doyle learned that Dosu Kinata, Zaku Orange, and Kin Tsuchi had died, then watched Dosu’s death replay as his fragments entered the Ninja Recruitment Pool.

• Steve Rogers and the others met Mei Terumi to commission the Mist Ninja to protect S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick Fury sent soldiers to search the ruined Sound Ninja Base after infrared scans showed no survivors.
• Tayuya told Kidomaru and Jirobo that S.H.I.E.L.D. attacked after the Sound Ninja refused to hand over Michael, and the Sound Four discussed retaliation and informing Charlotte Doyle.
• Konan delivered 1,000 Blood Cores to Charlotte Doyle and explained that their formation required a vampire transformation and a full-moon night.
• Charlotte Doyle received a system notice that Dosu Kinata, Zaku Orange, and Kin Tsuchi had died, then watched Dosu Kinata's death replay and saw his fragments enter the Ninja Recruitment Pool.

After S.H.I.E.L.D. killed Dosu Kinata, Kin Tsuchi, and Zaku Orange in a missile strike, Charlotte learned the Sound Four had escaped and promised they could take revenge. Nick Fury prepared for retaliation, while Mei Terumi agreed to take a mission protecting Hendel Dolby’s base.

• Charlotte saw that Dosu Kinata, Kin Tsuchi, and Zaku Orange had become Ninja Fragments, then used Red Queen’s satellite feed to confirm the Sound Ninja Base had been destroyed.
• Tayuya told Charlotte that S.H.I.E.L.D. had attacked after she refused to hand over Michael, and explained that the Sound Four escaped with Reverse Summoning Jutsu.
• Charlotte reassured Tayuya, promised S.H.I.E.L.D. would pay, and agreed to let the Sound Four take revenge when he gave the word.
• Nick Fury learned that Zaku Orange, Dosu Kinata, and Kin Tsuchi were presumed dead and ordered a continued search while preparing defenses and warrants for the Sound Four.
• Mei Terumi agreed to protect Hendel Dolby’s base, provided he notified her promptly if it came under attack and held out until she arrived.

Mei Terumi negotiated Kirigakure’s protection mission with S.H.I.E.L.D., while Nick Fury and Charlotte Doyle made separate plans for the coming conflict. Charlotte left the story preparing to recruit Orochimaru and Guren so Otogakure could retaliate against S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Mei Terumi agreed to provide one protective intervention by four Kirigakure members for three hundred Energy Blocks and ten 084 Objects, and she warned Hendel Dolby to call her when S.H.I.E.L.D. was attacked.
• Kimimaro wanted to leave, but Mei Terumi forbade him from interfering before their lord gave an order.
• Nick Fury learned the terms of Kirigakure’s mission and decided to make additional preparations rather than assemble the Avengers.
• Charlotte Doyle received Mei Terumi’s report, approved her deal, and instructed her to obtain the mission items and raise the price if possible.
• Charlotte recharged Konan’s Blood Core for 60,000 Gold Coins and planned to recruit Orochimaru and Guren so Otogakure could retaliate against S.H.I.E.L.D.

Charlotte recruited Guren and Orochimaru, gaining new abilities and a major increase in Chakra, then deployed Guren and upgraded Sasuke Uchiha and Ino Yamanaka. He told Orochimaru that a future version of him had been brought back and that his strength would soon improve.

• Charlotte spent 50 Ninja Recruitment Scrolls and gathered enough fragments to recruit Guren and Orochimaru.
• Charlotte recruited Guren, gained her Crystal Release Kekkei Genkai and Ninjutsu knowledge, and deployed her in his room.
• Charlotte recruited three-star Orochimaru, gained 50 Chakra, and received an extra Ninja Deployment Slot.
• Guren recognized Orochimaru when he arrived, then watched Sasuke Uchiha and Ino Yamanaka arrive and receive star upgrades from Charlotte.
• Charlotte sent Sasuke Uchiha and Ino Yamanaka away, then told Orochimaru that a future version of him had been brought back and would strengthen him.

Charlotte fused Orochimaru’s Ninja Cards, restoring memories that led him to take over Otogakure and prepare for revenge against S.H.I.E.L.D. Orochimaru left with Guren for the Summoning Realm, while Charlotte publicly declared him an S-rank Missing-nin.

• Charlotte fused Orochimaru’s S-rank and B-rank Ninja Cards, and Orochimaru regained memories of his past in the Ninja World.
• Orochimaru discovered that his body was stronger than the one in his memories, though he knew fewer Ninjutsu.
• Charlotte told Orochimaru that S.H.I.E.L.D. had destroyed the Otogakure base and killed Tsuchi Kinuta, Zaku Orange, and Kin Tsuchi, then ordered him to take over Otogakure and prepare to strike back.
• Orochimaru declined to visit Tsunade and Jiraiya, and used Reverse Summoning Jutsu to take Guren to the Summoning Realm to find the Sound Four.
• Charlotte ordered Red Queen to announce Orochimaru’s defection, and Konoha Ninja including Yamato and Kakashi received the notice.

Guren and the Sound Four launched a sudden assault on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Triskelion, trapping the headquarters inside a crystal barrier and forcing Commander Hill to call for reinforcements. Nick Fury learned of the attack while meeting Killer B at Slingshot Base.

• Nick Fury ordered Coulson to repair the Helicarrier without unauthorized modifications, approved a karaoke room, and asked to meet Killer B.
• Guren secretly planted crystal seeds around the Triskelion, raised a barrier around the island, and summoned the Sound Four and six clones to attack.
• Hill ordered staff to evacuate and agents to rescue personnel as the Sound Four broke through the Triskelion's gates and fighting began.
• Hill called Mei Terumi for support, and Mei set out with Ao, Haku, and Kimimaro.
• Nick Fury questioned Killer B about people from the Land of Lightning before receiving word that the Triskelion was under attack.

The Sound Four attacked the Triskelion, where S.H.I.E.L.D.’s conventional defenses failed to stop them. As Hill ordered the Energy Cannons deployed, Steve Rogers went to hold off the attackers and protect the staff.

• Nick Fury sent Coulson to continue gathering intelligence on the Cloud Ninja and rushed to the command room, where satellites showed New York’s central island enclosed in red crystal.
• Steve Rogers ordered Brock Rumlow to evacuate the clerical staff and took Chen Haoran with him to delay the Sound Ninja.
• Jirobo smashed through the Triskelion’s entrance with the Sound Four, and their defenses destroyed four machine-gun bunkers and three tanks.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. launched Quinjets and missiles, but the Crystal Release barrier held firm against the attacks.
• Hill ordered the Energy Cannons deployed after the ordinary missiles failed to crack Guren’s barrier.

Guren and the Sound Four attacked the Triskelion, where Kidomaru fought Steve Rogers and Chen Haoran. Kidomaru’s supersonic arrow struck Steve’s shield and unleashed a massive explosion that blasted the fighters across the hall.

• Guren destroyed the Energy Cannon with a Crystal Release shuriken, then ordered the Sound Four to leave no one in the Triskelion alive.
• Sakon, Jirobo, Tayuya, and Kidomaru entered the Triskelion and dodged the agents’ machine-gun fire and energy trap.
• Kidomaru summoned a giant spider and sent smaller spiders after the agents while attacking them with arrows.
• Steve knocked the giant spider back to the Summoning Realm, while Chen Haoran burned the smaller spiders; Kidomaru then fought Steve and trapped Chen Haoran in chakra-infused webbing.
• Kidomaru fired a supersonic arrow at Steve, and the resulting explosion blasted all three fighters across the hall and killed the remaining agents.

S.H.I.E.L.D. struggled to repel the Sound Ninja’s assault as Chen Haoran and Steve Rogers fought Kidomaru. Chen Haoran was fatally wounded, and Kidomaru emerged in State Two, confident he could defeat Steve.

• Tayuya, Sakon and Ukon, Jirobo, and five identical-looking women slaughtered S.H.I.E.L.D. agents inside the base while Hill watched the attack unfold.
• An F-22 pilot fired two missiles at Guren’s Red Crystal Barrier, but the barrier remained intact.
• Kidomaru targeted Steve Rogers’s shield, and Chen Haoran and Steve attacked him together.
• Steve dodged Kidomaru’s Sticky Gold Shuriken, while Chen Haoran struck Kidomaru with a barrage of flaming shuriken that forced him into State Two.
• Kidomaru pierced Chen Haoran’s abdomen with Spider War Bow: Severing, and Chen Haoran urged Steve to run.

Chen Haoran sacrificed himself to save Steve during the fight at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, while Kirigakure arrived at the central island. Mei Terumi shattered Guren’s Crystal Release Barrier, opening the way for the reinforcements.

• Chen Haoran unleashed a massive explosion that destroyed the first and second floors of the Triskelion, saving Steve but leaving Kidomaru gravely wounded beneath the rubble.
• Hill mourned Chen Haoran’s sacrifice and waited as the countdown to reinforcements reached its final seconds.
• Nick Fury launched four Tomahawk Missiles at the central island’s Crystal Release Barrier, but Guren’s chakra kept it intact.
• Mei Terumi arrived with Ao, Haku, and Kimimaro, and Ao found that his Byakugan could not see through the barrier.
• Mei Terumi used Boil Style and Lava Style to crack and shatter the Crystal Release Barrier.