Chapter 436 Discovery (Patreon)

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Pakura raised her hand, and three scorching fireballs shot out from the bookstore, heading towards the members of the Triad gathered outside.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

As the Scorch Release fireballs passed through, the pages instantly turned to ashes. A terrifying heatwave swept through, evaporating all nearby moisture. The explosion directly took out the nearby people, turning them into dry corpses without any water in their bodies.

Seeing everyone taken care of, Pakura walked out of the bookstore, glanced around the empty surroundings, and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the scene.

...

The agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had arrived in Japan with chakra detectors long before Pakura's arrival.

Their first stop was in Osaka.

In the S.H.I.E.L.D. office in Osaka, the chakra detector suddenly detected a reaction.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

"Alert, alert! Chakra wave detected."

"Intensity analysis in progress, beep·beep·beep..."

"Detection failed, chakra wave disappeared."

It was when Pakura used Scorch Release that the chakra wave emitted during her chakra release was picked up by the chakra detector.

At the Chakra Detection Center, several excited S.H.I.E.L.D. agents monitored the situation. One of them spoke up:

"It seems we've found a ninja here. Finally, ninjas are detected by us."

"Immediately verify the location where the chakra wave occurred. We must find them."

The door of the detection center opened, and Lance Hunter, wearing a leather jacket, walked in. He looked at the others and said:

"What's the discovery?"

"Leader, just now, a chakra wave was detected on Benkei Street. Currently, we are checking the surrounding surveillance footage."

A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in the room quickly operated the computer. Soon, the surveillance footage from Benkei Street was pulled up.

As the surveillance footage played rapidly, they quickly found the Triad members surrounding a bookstore and the footage of the fireballs killing them.

"Leader, we've located the specific incident site. There's also a ninja at the scene."

With the agent's words, Lance Hunter walked over and replayed the video.

"Pause, stop at this point."

The scene paused when Pakura walked out of the bookstore. Lance Hunter looked at her attire and said, "Finally found one."

"Investigate the first place she appeared. These people attacking her must not be the primary scene."

"Yes, Leader."

Following the Leader's orders, the subordinates immediately started to access the surrounding surveillance footage, searching for traces of Pakura's appearance.

Meanwhile, Lance Hunter found himself lost in memories.

Lance Hunter, originally a mercenary and former member of the Special Air Service (SAS), was also the ex-husband of the mimicry specialist Barbara Morse, known as Mockingbird.

After divorcing Barbara, Lance led the life of a mercenary until a year ago when Phil Coulson informed him of his ex-wife's death.

Driven by the desire for revenge, Lance joined S.H.I.E.L.D. at Coulson's invitation. However, Charles's power grew rapidly, and his influence expanded, with an increasing number of ninjas around him.

However, he knew that the ninja forces were not united.

This time Lance was dispatched to Japan to trace the other ninja's movements.

Looking at the forehead protector on Pakura's forehead, Lance sighed and thought, "It's a ninja from the Hidden Sand Village, too bad she's an ally of Konoha."

While Lance Hunter was lost in thought, an agent searching through surveillance footage spoke up:

"Leader, we found it."

"The target first appeared in Tobita Shinchi and had a conflict with Triad members here."

Lance Hunter nodded in understanding. He picked up his radio and said, "Gather a small team and investigate the Triad's situation."

"Yes, Leader!"

After instructing his subordinates, Lance Hunter took out a specially-made S.H.I.E.L.D. phone and called Coulson.

"Coulson, we've found a ninja from the Hidden Sand Village in Osaka."

"It seems the Director's speculation was correct; there might be a hidden ninja village here."

On the other end, Coulson was momentarily surprised, then smiled, "Lance, find a way to make contact with her, see what she needs."

"Also, bring a detector and conduct a thorough island-wide scan. It's not large, so after the scan, focus on the areas where ninjas were detected and conduct a carpet search."

"This time, we must find the existence of the ninja village."

Lance Hunter replied, "Our manpower is insufficient."

"I'll report to the director, and you'll soon receive additional support."

"Good, I'll await your good news."

Lance Hunter quickly hung up and led a team of field agents towards the Triad's headquarters.

...

On the other side-

After Lance hung up, Coulson immediately went to Nick Fury's office.

"Director, Lance just relayed a message. They detected a ninja in Osaka."

"Based on her attire, it's preliminarily identified as a ninja from the Hidden Sand Village."

Nick Fury, upon hearing this, was somewhat puzzled, "Not a ninja from the Sound Village?"

"Yes, Director. She wore the forehead protector of the Hidden Sand Village."

"Could the Hidden Sand Village's base also be in Japan?"

"It's temporarily uncertain. We've only found one ninja from the Hidden Sand Village. Lance requested reinforcements since a thorough island-wide scan requires a significant workforce."

After pondering for a moment, Nick Fury spoke, "Since a ninja was discovered in Osaka, it seems our initial speculation was correct. Find them no matter where they are."

"As for reinforcements, arrange for agents from the Asian branch of S.H.I.E.L.D. to support them."

"At the same time, communicate with the U.S. military base in Okinawa. If necessary, have them send personnel for support and conduct a thorough carpet search."

"Yes, Director!"