The Next Day-
After having lunch, Charles looked at John Wick and said, "John, take me to the agency."
"Got it."
John Wick went to the garage, selected a Maybach, and drove it to the base's entrance. After Charles got in, John Wick started the car and headed towards the Charles Agency.
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On the other side-
After returning to the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters yesterday, Natasha reported the results to Director Nick Fury.
Charles Doyle had finally agreed to a meeting, providing an opportunity to purchase physical enhancement serums and other supplies, as well as to discuss a mission commission.
Nick Fury immediately decided to dispatch a strike team and assigned Hawkeye (Clint Barton) and Brock Rumlow to the escort mission.
Before the agreed time, Natasha set off for the Charles Agency, taking the energy block and her team with her.
Five vehicles drove on the road, with Natasha, Hawkeye, and Brock Rumlow sitting in the middle armored car. The energy block was secured inside a box in the vehicle.
Brock Rumlow looked at the box and said, "Looks like our team is going to have some new members."
Barton nodded in agreement and added, "I just hope whoever joins us gets along well with everyone."
Listening to her teammates, Natasha curiously asked, "Do you think we'll ever see the day when physical enhancement serums become widespread?"
"What would it be like if everyone became superhumans?"
Barton shook his head. "Even in the ninja world, they can't make it universal. It's even harder here."
"Unless we get hold of much more advanced fifth or sixth-generation products, making it widespread seems impossible. Even then, it won't be immediate. Making it available to all elites is already a huge challenge."
Natasha and Rumlow both nodded in agreement. Even the equipment they used was far more advanced than what many elite units could access, let alone such powerful physical enhancement serums.
Brock Rumlow looked at the box and said, "This should be our last batch of energy blocks, right?"
Natasha replied indifferently, "Who knows? Nick Fury never tells me the whole story."
Hawkeye, who had previously overseen the Tesseract experiment, added, "After losing the Tesseract, this batch of energy blocks is likely our last."
"And who knows what these ninjas are collecting them for? They've already obtained the Tesseract."
Natasha laughed, "Maybe he doesn't even know we're trading these energy blocks."
Rumlow asked curiously, "You didn't tell him what you were trading?"
Natasha shook her head. "No, I just submitted a trade request."
"And the Charles Agency never said they wouldn't accept energy blocks as commission fees. Of course, if they prefer dollars, that's even better."
"I heard the security council allocated a substantial fund specifically for maintaining and stabilizing relations between Earth and the ninjas."
Hearing Natasha's words, Barton smacked his lips, indicating this was typical of the Security Council.
"As for why they need these things, perhaps it's similar to Loki's method; maybe it's used to maintain the connection between the Ninja World and Earth."
"Ever since they got the energy blocks, more and more ninjas have been coming to Earth. After the Battle of New York, I've noticed new ninjas from the Sound, Sand, and Leaf villages."
Brock Rumlow commented, "Then isn't trading with them just aiding the enemy?"
Natasha waved her hands playfully, "Do you think we'd be able to defeat these non-humans if we didn't trade?"
Brock Rumlow closed his mouth, not saying another word.
The power of the ninjas had deeply impressed them, especially knowing that Charles Doyle might have both a magical world and the Ninja World as his backers. He seemed even more terrifying than Thor.
After all, aside from Thor's companions coming to Earth initially, they hadn't seen other Asgardian warriors. But many ninjas from the Ninja World had appeared on Earth, along with that elusive group of magicians.
Soon, the convoy arrived at Charles Agency on 71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens. After the cars stopped, Natasha said, "You all stay in the car and guard these items."
"Yes!"
As escort personnel, Barton and Brock Rumlow did not accompany Natasha to complete the trade mission. Their duty was to protect the materials, whether it was the energy blocks for trade or the items that will be traded.
Natasha got out of the car and walked to the entrance of Charles Agency. The doorman opened the door for her.
As she walked inside, she noticed an unexpected person. If her memory was correct, that child was walking with another child wearing an Iron Man helmet yesterday.
Could he also be a ninja? It couldn't be that the other kid was Iron Man too. That would be too crazy.
Natasha approached the reception desk, where Selene said calmly, "Lord Charles hasn't arrived yet. You can wait in the lounge area for a while."
"There's food and drinks available over there."
Natasha nodded, "Thank you!"
She then walked over to Shisui Uchiha and stopped in front of him. She greeted him, "Hello, handsome. I don't think I've seen you here before. What's your name?"
Surprised that a client at the agency was suddenly greeting him, Shisui didn't hide his name, "I'm Shisui Uchiha."
Hearing his name, Natasha glanced at his outfit but didn't see the Uchiha clan's fan crest on his front; it might be on his back.
The Uchiha clan, huh? Natasha was a bit surprised. Another member of the founding family of the Leaf Village had come to New York.
"I'm Natasha!"
After a brief introduction, Natasha didn't engage in further conversation with Shisui Uchiha. She simply greeted him and then went to the lounge area, found a seat, and ordered a coffee while she waited.
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