S.H.I.E.L.D.-
Triskelion Tower - Chakra Monitoring Center –
"Beep beep beep!"
The alarm sounded, and a red marker immediately appeared on the screen of the monitoring center, indicating the location of Chinatown.
"Chakra energy fluctuations detected, location: Chinatown!"
"Immediately report this information to Agent Coulson!"
"Yes!"
Soon Coulson received the information from the Chakra Monitoring Center. Frowning at the message, Coulson muttered to himself.
"Chinatown is experiencing Chakra fluctuations?"
"Could it be that those ninjas are on some mission there again?"
As Coulson pondered, he made his way to the Chakra Monitoring Center.
"Is there any other intelligence besides the Chakra energy fluctuations?"
At this point, an agent spoke up, "Sir Coulson, take a look at this surveillance footage."
Upon hearing the agent's words, Coulson walked over and watched the video that the agent had opened.
In the video, the figure of Kabuto appeared from the sky and then suddenly landed on the ground. After landing, Kabuto touched the tip of his nose and immediately blended into the crowd.
Watching the person in the video, with gray-white hair and an Asian face, but without any ninja headgear, Coulson furrowed his brow.
"Can we confirm that the detected Chakra belongs to this individual who appeared?"
"Sir, we can't confirm that."
"But according to the surveillance footage, he's the only one showing extraordinary abilities."
Coulson nodded. Although the person didn't have a headgear, it was worth investigating to confirm his identity.
"Activate all surrounding cameras, monitor his location at all times, and send his position to me in real-time."
"Yes, Sir!"
After instructing the agents at the Chakra Monitoring Center, Coulson turned and left, heading towards Chinatown. He needed to confirm the identity of this individual.
It was the first time he had encountered someone like this, a ninja without a headgear. Even the rogue ninjas wouldn't remove their headgear.
Kabuto was walking on the streets of Chinatown at this moment, looking at the surrounding shops and the multitude of tourists.
"People in this world, overall, seem to be much happier."
Kabuto looked at the snack stalls on the side of the street, felt his pockets, but found no currency of this world.
It seemed he needed to make some money.
Kabuto strolled down the street, and soon found himself with a few wallets in his hand. He took out cash from the wallets and then casually stuffed them back into their owners' pockets.
After tasting some snacks on the street, Kabuto arrived at the entrance of a restaurant. Upon entering, he took a seat at an empty table and ordered some salmon sashimi, tempura, and miso soup.
As he waited for his food, Coulson sat down next to Kabuto.
"It seems you have a preference for Japanese cuisine, sir. Are you here from Japan for tourism?"
Looking at the man in front of him, Kabuto's mind recalled some basic information about him, knowing that this person was Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D.
Kabuto adjusted his glasses but didn't respond to him.
At this moment, a server approached with the dishes Kabuto had ordered, placing the salmon sashimi, tempura, and miso soup in front of him.
Kabuto picked up his chopsticks and exerted a slight force.
"Snap!"
The chopsticks made a crisp sound as he picked up a piece of salmon, dipped it in wasabi, and put it in his mouth.
Seeing the man leisurely enjoying his meal without acknowledging him, Coulson emphasized again, "I'm Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D., mainly responsible for communicating with ninjas globally."
As he spoke, Coulson took out his business card and placed it in front of Kabuto.
Kabuto paused with his chopsticks upon hearing the word "ninja," but still didn't acknowledge Coulson, continuing to enjoy the salmon and tempura on the table.
Coulson, unperturbed by this, maintained his trademark smile and quietly watched Kabuto eat, waiting.
Soon, after finishing the salmon and tempura on the table and taking a sip of miso soup, Kabuto put down his chopsticks. He then smiled warmly and said to Coulson, "I'm sorry, but I prefer not to be disturbed while eating."
Seeing the smile on Kabuto's face, Coulson felt that it was familiar, but he couldn't recall why. Instead, he replied, "That's okay, I can wait until you finish your meal, sir."
"Thank you, but I've finished eating," Kabuto replied gently.
He wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue, then picked up the business card on the table and glanced at it before continuing, "How did you, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., know that I am a ninja?"
Hearing Kabuto's question, Coulson knew that the man was basically admitting to being a ninja.
"We at S.H.I.E.L.D. are responsible for communicating with ninjas worldwide and have our own methods for identifying and detecting ninjas."
"May I know your name?" Coulson asked.
Kabuto wasn't surprised by Coulson's answer. According to the information left by Lord Charles, he had already speculated that S.H.I.E.L.D. might have devices to detect Chakra energy fluctuations.
It seemed unreasonable for them to always arrive at ninja battle scenes in the nick of time.
Kabuto smiled and said, "You can call me Kabuto."
After a moment of thought, Coulson continued, "Mr. Kabuto, I remember that ninjas usually have their own headgear."
"Why haven't I seen your headgear? May I ask which ninja village you belong to?"
Hearing Coulson's question, Kabuto didn't immediately answer. After hesitating for a moment, he replied, "I think I can tell you."
"Because I'm not from a ninja village, so I don't wear headgear."
Hearing Kabuto's answer, Coulson felt like a bomb had been dropped in his mind, causing him to pause for a moment before uncertainly asking, "Are you saying you're not from a ninja village?"
"Are there ninjas outside of ninja villages?"
Hearing Coulson's words, Kabuto nodded, "I'm not affiliated with any ninja village, I'm a wandering ninja."
"Although there aren't as many of us as there are ninja village ninjas, we still exist."
After hearing his affirmative answer, Coulson pondered for a moment before speaking, "Mr. Kabuto, this place isn't very suitable for conversation."
"Can we change locations?"
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