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Chapter 233: Intelligence Gathering
🕑 Added 2023-12-01 17:45:29 +0000 UTCUpon hearing Coulson's words, Temari pointed to the headband around her neck and asked, "You mean this?"
"Yes, I noticed that the markings on yours are different, but you're all ninja. What's the difference?" Coulson inquired.
Looking at Coulson's seemingly friendly smile, Temari, however, hugged Kamatari tightly.
In her original world, the headbands of the Sand Village ninja were widely recognized, even by civilians in towns.
So, she had no intention of hiding her identity as a ninja from the Sand Village. She smiled and said, "This headband represents the Hidden Sand Village, and I, wearing this headband, am a ninja from the Hidden Sand Village."
Hearing that it was from the Hidden Sand Village, a term distinct from the Hidden Leaf Village, Coulson thought to himself that everything was as he suspected.
Different headbands represented different hidden villages.
At the same time, Coulson was somewhat astonished. If just one Hidden Leaf Village was already so powerful, having several hidden villages would create an extraordinary force that was truly terrifying.
"May I ask, Ms. Temari, what business do you have with Mr. Charles?" Coulson asked.
"And I noticed that there are quite a few Hidden Leaf Village ninjas around Mr. Charles, appearing directly by his side."
While stroking Kamatari in her arms, Temari analyzed Coulson's words. She did not trust him simply because of a headband with an obvious different texture and the name he mentioned.
"Does Mr. Charles have a lot of dealings with Hidden Leaf Village ninjas?"
"And which ones have come over?"
Temari did not answer Coulson's questions directly but instead raised her own doubts.
After some thought, Coulson decided to speak, "The ones I know of are Iruka Umino, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Rock Lee, Shizune, and Tsunade Senju, a total of six people. I'm not sure if there are any other ninjas."
As Temari heard the names at the beginning, her expression remained unchanged, showing that she wasn't particularly interested.
Although she had encountered some of them during the Chunin Exams, she didn't feel the huge difference in strength. However, when she heard the name Tsunade Senju, she was slightly taken aback.
Just this brief change caught Coulson's attention, and he asked, "Do you know Tsunade Senju, Ms. Temari?"
Temari laughed self-deprecatingly, "Someone like Tsunade, a big shot, how could I know her? I've just heard her name."
Hearing Temari's response, Coulson's interest grew. He immediately probed, "Could you tell me her story? I'm quite curious."
As Coulson was prepared to listen attentively, Temari remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't get the information he wanted, Coulson didn't get discouraged. Instead, he turned his attention to the weasel-like creature in Temari's arms and asked, "This weasel is cute. Does it need something to eat?"
"No, thanks."
In the end, Coulson failed to extract any more information, and even details related to ninjas were not obtained.
...
On the other side, at the Triskelion Tower-
In Nick Fury's office, Agent Hill walked in with a piece of information.
"Director, there are two more Leaf Village ninjas at Charles's agency," Hill said, handing the file in her hand to Nick Fury.
Looking at the information on the file, Nick Fury murmured, "Kakashi Hatake and Neji Hyuga. It seems that Charles's team is growing."
"What about Coulson's situation?"
"Director, Coulson has met the other party and is currently flying to New York with her."
Nick Fury pondered for a moment, then said, "Once Coulson escorts her, have him return immediately to report."
"Yes, Director!"
As Hill left, Nick Fury rubbed his temples. Ross had really caused him trouble; it was turning into a complicated situation.
...
Meanwhile, at Charles agency-
Charles had finished washing up and, with his laptop in hand, arrived at the dining area downstairs.
As Charles was eating his sandwich and preparing to open his laptop, breaking news suddenly appeared on the nearby television.
Charles looked up at the news report on the TV: On 71st Avenue in the Queens district, a yellow monster appeared, causing widespread destruction on the streets, demolishing the entire street.
"A resident of this street witnessed the entire event," the reporter said, holding a microphone and interviewing the witness.
"It was enormous, covered in spikes, somewhat similar to the green giant that appeared in previous news, but it's yellow."
The reporter then showed a video segment capturing the Abomination wreaking havoc, smashing vehicles.
"This footage was recorded by a camera on a car parked downstairs."
"The yellow giant has been defeated, and the one who intervened is the mysterious person who previously appeared at the Iron Man battle."
The reporter then showed a photo, a picture Charles from the back while he was kicking the Abomination.
"Based on photo comparison, this mysterious powerful figure bears a striking resemblance to Mr. Charles Doyle, who recently attended the Stark Industries board meeting."
"Here, we boldly speculate that this new superhero is a close friend of Iron Man, one of the major shareholders of Stark Industries, Mr. Charles Doyle."
Seeing the news, Charles smiled and didn't pay much attention. The exposure of his identity had no impact on his life; he was still himself, just like Tony Stark as Iron Man. It wouldn't affect his life at all.
Unlike the immature young Spider-Man, whose life was disrupted due to exposure.
Charles wasn't interested in the news on the TV. After finishing his sandwich, he opened his laptop and continued his work searching for mysterious items in the second-hand market.
Just as Charles started his laptop, the phone placed on the table rang.
Seeing that the caller ID showed Tony Stark's name, Charles answered the call.
"Hey, buddy, did you see the news?"
"How's the strength of that big guy? This kind of thing, you should have called me to join!"
Listening to Tony's voice on the phone, Charles opened the previously accessed website while speaking:
"Saw it, doesn't affect me."
"But that Abomination and the Hulk, your Mark 2 won't be able to handle them for sure."
