Since delivering the files left by Howard Stark to Tony, S.H.I.E.L.D. did not receive Tony's gratitude. Instead, it made Tony furious.
Afterwards, he came to S.H.I.E.L.D. several times, trying to figure out what other assets of his father, Howard Stark, had been confiscated by S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury used Howard's status as one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. to soothe Tony, explaining why they didn't immediately hand over the other assets to him.
As a result, Tony's relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D. did not develop into the good partnership and alliance that Nick Fury had anticipated.
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At this moment, Kabuto arrived at the residence of the Sound Ninja Village. This was a base different from the Charles Agency and the Sand Puppet Shop, appearing more like a large headquarters.
Kabuto looked at the closed gate of the base and walked up to it, pressing the doorbell.
As the doorbell was pressed, inside the base, Tayuya, who was on duty, heard that there was a visitor and glanced at the monitoring device in front of her. Instantly, she saw Kabuto standing outside the gate.
Seeing Kabuto, Tayuya, who was initially indifferent, suddenly sat up with a start, feeling a bit panicked inside:
"He... he actually came too."
From initial panic, Tayuya quickly calmed her emotions. Since they were brought to this world by Lord Charles, it was perfectly reasonable for Kabuto, an assistant of Lord Orochimaru, to be brought here as well.
At this moment, Tayuya saw the coded message Kabuto gave her through the monitoring: "Pretend not to recognize me."
Although she didn't understand what was going on with the coded message, Tayuya knew she just had to follow the instructions.
With that in mind, Tayuya immediately informed the other Sound Ninjas and informed them that Kabuto, Lord Orochimaru's assistant, had arrived.
She reminded them that Kabuto had requested everyone not to recognize him and to pretend to be strangers.
After informing everyone, Tayuya remotely controlled the opening of the base gate, preparing to open it.
Just as the gate was about to open, the figure of Kidomaru suddenly descended from the sky, appearing in front of Kabuto. He stood with his body tilted back, looking extremely arrogant as he gazed at Kabuto and said:
"Where did you come from, kid? This is not where you should be. Leave quickly."
Kabuto looked at the arrogant Kidomaru in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then a smile appeared on his face as he said:
"A wandering ninja from the Land of Fire, now a ninja under S.H.I.E.L.D., Kabuto, has come to visit. I've prepared a gift, ten energy blocks!"
As Kabuto finished speaking, Kidomaru shot out a chakra thread made of spider silk, sticking it to the briefcase in Kabuto's hand and snatching it into his own hands.
After opening the briefcase and confirming that it indeed contained energy blocks, Kidomaru spoke:
"Not bad, very polite. Since you're a visitor, come on in."
As Kidomaru finished speaking, the tightly closed gate of the base slowly opened.
As the gate opened, Kabuto followed Kidomaru into the base.
While everything at the gate was happening, all of it was seen by the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the car, and the situation was reported to S.H.I.E.L.D.
After entering the base, the layout of the entire base gave Kabuto a familiar feeling. It resembled Lord Orochimaru's base but on a smaller scale, with some exterior imitations.
Kabuto followed Kidomaru into the interior of the base and arrived at a building.
Upon entering the hall, Kabuto saw the familiar faces of the Sound Ninja Village ninjas: Tayuya, Jirobo, Sakon and Ukon, Kidomaru, and Kimimaro.
The Sound Ninja Five were all seated at a massive conference table, watching the person Kidomaru brought in.
Tayuya spoke first, "You're the ninja who joined S.H.I.E.L.D., Kabuto?"
"A good ninja decided to serve as an underling to those weaklings. Are you out of your mind?" she mocked.
Listening to Tayuya's ridicule, Kabuto didn't seem to care at all. He continued in a gentle tone, "People always have to make choices. My choice may not be wrong."
"It's surprising, however, that you and your comrades from the Sound Village can appear safely here on Earth. It's incredible that Konoha didn't send anyone to eliminate you. That's truly unbelievable."
Jirobo interjected, "What does a mere wandering ninja like you know? How dare you speak so arrogantly."
Suddenly, Tayuya picked up her flute, placed it to her lips, and blew gently. In the next moment...
"Crack!"
The lenses of Kabuto's glasses shattered suddenly, and he was hit by a blast of sound waves, causing him to be thrown backward.
"Thud!"
Kabuto landed heavily on the ground, producing a loud noise.
The sudden turn of events didn't surprise anyone present, and they looked at Kabuto with mocking expressions.
However, Nick Fury and Phil Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. became nervous.
What just happened?
Did he just get attacked? And more importantly, why did the Leaf Ninja not kill the Sound Ninja but let them live, surprising Kabuto?
Struggling to get up from the ground after being knocked down by the sound wave attack, Kabuto wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and spoke, "Am I wrong?"
"Even a wandering ninja from the Land of Fire like me knows that not long ago, your Sound Village collaborated with the Sand Village to cause chaos at the Chunin Exams held in Konoha."
"And you sent ninja troops to suddenly attack Konoha. Although you were defeated in the end, how could such an explosive event go unnoticed in the ninja world?"
Hearing Kabuto's words, the Sound Ninja Four remained composed. What he said was not wrong.
Before coming here, the Sound Village had indeed colluded with the Sand Village to attack Konoha, planning the collapse of the Leaf Village.
Their Lord Orochimaru even killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, the legendary Third Hokage, on the spot.
Although they paid a certain price, it further solidified Orochimaru's reputation.
Meanwhile, Phil Coulson stood up from his chair in shock, exclaiming, "How is this possible? The Sound Village actually attacked Konoha?"
"They're just a small ninja village. How dare they attack Konoha, the most powerful of the Five Great Nations?"