Charles pondered the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village and discovered a wide range of recruitable individuals.
There were the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and even the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Ao, Chojuro, and others, including Zabuza, Haku, and the Jinchuriki of the Six-Tails, Utakata, serving as potential team members.
When necessary, he could utilize Shadow Clones combined with Transformation Jutsu to impersonate a formidable ninja army.
In an instant, a plan for the Hidden Mist Village, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, appeared in Charles's mind.
Glancing at the current remaining coins, only 32,654, Charles knew that it was not enough to implement his plan fully. Not to mention recruiting other Mist Village ninjas, the mere recruitment of the fifth Mizukage was already lacking.
It seemed that the incident where Hidan wreaked havoc at S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to be initiated quickly. Only through such an event, would it be easier to get the energy cubes at S.H.I.E.L.D. for recharging.
Taking a deep breath, Charles looked at the mature and charming Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, with a curvaceous figure and a captivating aura. He decisively exited the recruitment interface.
Just as Charles had just exited the Ninja Recruitment interface, a system prompt suddenly appeared.
Ding! As you consecutively opened three limited edition ninja recruitments, Ninja Fashion Store is unlocked.
Hearing about ninja fashion, Charles didn't immediately react. He wondered what use it had, but still opened the fashion interface according to the prompt.
In the fashion store, there was only one item available at the moment: Uchiha Itachi's Woven Illusion.
Opening Itachi's Woven Illusion, Charles found a depiction of Itachi under moonlight, wearing a straw hat, and donning the black and red cloud-patterned robe of the Akatsuki.
He was forming hand seals to use a ninja technique, accompanied by a few big characters: A rank Ninja: Woven Illusion - Uchiha Itachi.
Below was a line of small text: After wearing the complete outfit, aura +20, attack effect increased by five percent!
Seeing these words, Charles thought of a joke from his past life: "The law of stripping in the Akatsuki, could it be that removing the hat and clothes really reduces their strength?"
Clicking on the price, 1800 coins, a relatively affordable price considering the five percent increase in strength. Though there was only one fashion item and it was exclusive to A-rank ninjas, it was still a significant boost.
Despite there being only one fashion item and it being exclusive to A-rank ninjas, he directly purchased it for Uchiha Itachi.
As Charles successfully purchased it, Itachi's outfit, named Woven Illusion, also appeared in Itachi's ninja tool bag.
After completing everything, Charles entered the training place provided by the system and began trying to master the abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye during Charles's training.
During this period, Gaara handed over the werewolf's corpse to the employer, completing the D-rank mission and recording it in his mission log.
As for the riots in London, the Hydra organization used its power to suppress it, preventing any disturbance from surfacing online.
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In the Triskelion-
The S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters-
Nick Fury asked Coulson beside him, "Any new developments? Have we found any trace of Hidan?"
Coulson reported, "Not yet, Director Fury. We are still investigating, but it seems that Hidan is currently staying low and has not shown up recently."
"None?"
Coulson shook his head. "No, ever since the last major battle, we lost track of him. The last known location we have for him is in the Red Sea."
"The route provided by Barton is also void. Hidan's presence hasn't appeared on it, and Africa is just too vast. In just a few days, we can't locate him."
Hearing Coulson's report, Nick Fury also shook his head. Now that they had manpower, they couldn't locate the target.
The lack of coverage and surveillance in Africa made it challenging for S.H.I.E.L.D. to use methods like online tracking, cameras, phones, and listening to locate someone.
These methods were effective in the United States and even other major countries, but in Africa, they seemed powerless.
"How is the intelligence gathering from the Hidden Sound village? Currently, our personnel are heading to the Japan, and we still don't know the information from there."
Coulson spoke, "It's difficult. They are quite arrogant, look down on us, and are unwilling to cooperate with us."
"We thought about giving them a physical examination, but it nearly provoked their rage."
"I suspect they might have undergone scientific experiments. The case of conjoined twins could explain why they are so close."
"After all, we have many cases like this on our side, just without extraordinary abilities. However, the case of Kidomaru with six arms is difficult to understand. He can perfectly control each arm."
Nick Fury nodded, "Very likely. Since they are sensitive to this, there must be some issues in that area."
"Refusing the examination is one thing, but their anger indicates their sensitivity to the matter."
"However, during this time of searching for the rogue ninja Hidan, try to maintain good relations with them. Gather as much useful information as possible. We still know too little about the ninja world."
"Yes, Director!"
Just as Coulson had agreed, suddenly an alarm sounded within the Triskelion, and the entire building echoed with urgent voices.
"Yellow alert! Yellow alert!"
"Base under attack by unknown personnel! Base under attack by unknown personnel!"
"All personnel, please prepare. All personnel, please prepare."
Consecutive alarms made Nick Fury and Coulson look at each other. Since its establishment, S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters had never been attacked.
Nick Fury immediately went to his desk, picked up a remote control, and pressed a button. In an instant, one of the white walls in the office turned into a giant display screen, showing information from various surveillance cameras.
"Lock onto the attackers!"
With Nick Fury's command, the small screens on the wall disappeared, and one surveillance recording was enlarged. It was the scene of Hidan wreaking havoc with his Reaper Scythe.
Coulson exclaimed in disbelief, "Hidan!"
Apparently, he didn't expect the person they had been searching for in Africa would appear at the entrance of their headquarters.
While Coulson was contemplating how Hidan knew it was them who attacked and found the location of their headquarters, Nick Fury immediately ordered:
"Coulson, immediately inform the ninjas from the Hidden Sound Village. Have them capture the rogue ninja Hidan."
"Since he has come to us, don't let him escape."
"Yes, Director!"
Without hesitation, Coulson rushed out of the office to quickly inform the ninja from the Hidden Sound Village.