Kabuto's body seemed like a rag doll thrown against the wall, crashing into it before finally coming to a stop.
Seeing the effect of his explosive arrow, Barton's lips curled slightly in satisfaction.
Even ninjas would get hurt when hit.
Just as Barton was about to draw his bow to shoot another arrow, Kabuto, leaning against the wall, quietly took out three spherical smoke bombs from his ninja bag and tossed them directly towards Barton.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As the smoke bombs exploded upon contact with the ground, a large amount of smoke spread throughout the training ground, obscuring Barton's vision and preventing him from discerning Kabuto's whereabouts.
With his longbow in hand, Barton aimed at the area shrouded in smoke, unsure of which direction to shoot.
In the midst of Barton's contemplation, three shurikens suddenly flew out from one side of the smoke, heading straight for him.
Seeing the incoming shurikens, Barton didn't attempt to shoot them down but instead dodged to one side. By the time the shurikens arrived, Barton had already moved a considerable distance from his original position.
At the same time, he shot two arrows in the direction of the incoming shurikens.
However, just as Barton finished his shot, two more shurikens flew out from the other side of the smoke, each trailing a burning piece of paper behind them.
Moreover, the shurikens were aimed precisely at Barton's recently vacated position.
The first shuriken didn't hit Barton but embedded itself into the ground where Barton had previously stood.
The newly arriving shurikens, however, were too fast for Barton to evade, and he didn't have time to shoot them down with arrows.
Seeing the shurikens approaching, Barton performed a somersault on the spot, intending to use it to evade. After all, the size of the shurikens was fixed, and as long as he moved his body, he could avoid the attack.
As Barton rolled on the ground, he saw two shurikens embedded exactly where he had just been.
Thinking he had successfully avoided the attack, Barton breathed a sigh of relief. However, in the next moment, the burning pieces of paper attached to the shurikens emitted a dazzling light.
"Boom! Boom!"
The detonation symbols exploded instantly, and Barton had no time to take any defensive measures. His body was blasted away, rolling several times on the ground before crashing into the wall of the room but managing to stay conscious.
Leaning against the wall, Barton felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.
This was Barton's enhanced physique at work. If it were someone else, being so close to the explosion of a detonation symbol would likely result in instant death.
Despite being injured by the blast, Barton wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up.
As for his bow, it had been blasted away during the explosion and now lay on the side of the training ground.
Meanwhile, Kabuto concealed within the smoke couldn't help but reveal a smirk, thinking to himself, "You should also experience the power of an explosion."
"Fortunately, I used low-quality detonation symbols, so the power wasn't significant."
…
In the monitoring room-
Watching the footage before her, Hill spoke up, "The source of the explosion just now was that piece of paper, right?"
"A small piece of paper, yet it has the effect of TNT explosives."
"Director, we need to acquire this."
"The convenience of this thing is simply too strong. Unlike ordinary TNT bombs, which can be detected, this piece of paper is too convenient for our agents."
Nick Fury turned to a member of the scientific team beside him and asked, "Have you calculated the power of the explosion just now?"
A member of the scientific team immediately began modeling and simulating on the computer and quickly replied, "The explosive power is equivalent to 50 grams of TNT."
"This power is slightly greater than that of a typical hand grenade, but not significantly. Hand grenades mainly cause damage through shrapnel, while this is equivalent to the shockwave produced by explosives to eliminate enemies."
Upon hearing his subordinate's response, Nick Fury nodded and then said, "It seems that there are still many things about ninjas that we don't know."
"A piece of paper that can explode like this poses a huge threat. Our SHIELD agency also needs to master this technology."
Sitwell and Hill also nodded in agreement, but they wondered about the principle behind this exploding paper and whether its production cost was high.
Moreover, they needed to develop countermeasures against it; otherwise, if terrorists got their hands on such a thing, it would be difficult to defend against explosions.
At this point, Hill spoke up, "The thing he used just now, similar to a smoke bomb, also looks very good."
"A small item that instantly releases a large amount of smoke seems to be much better than a typical smoke bomb."
As Hill spoke, a staff member immediately split a small screen from the main screen in the control room, using a picture-in-picture technique. Then, they retrieved the footage of Kabuto using the smoke bomb from the recording and zoomed in for a close-up.
On the small screen, Kabuto's palm appeared, holding three spherical objects, which were the smoke bombs used earlier.
Seeing the item pointed out by Hill, Nick Fury pondered for a moment and then said, "It has its merits; the amount of smoke it releases instantly is indeed significant."
"However, for us, it's not necessary as we can request it from military-industrial companies; they can also develop similar items."
"But, like the exploding paper, this thing is very convenient. In terms of volume, it's indeed much smaller than our normal smoke bombs. Three of them combined are only half the size of a regular smoke bomb."
Discovering two interesting items in a row, the interest of the three individuals was greatly piqued, and they were curious about what else Kabuto had in his possession.
In anticipation, they awaited the revelation.
It seemed that besides physical enhancement serums, ninjas had many other interesting things that hadn't been showcased.
…
In the training room-
Barton stood up, glanced at the bow and arrows beside him, and didn't go to retrieve them to continue being an archer. Instead, he drew a 60-centimeter-long dagger from his waist.
Holding the dagger in both hands, Barton remained vigilant as he looked at the dissipating smoke ahead. Time passed by minute by minute, and the smoke in the room gradually began to dissipate.
Watching the smoke slowly dissipate, Kabuto didn't continue to attack with shurikens but slowly walked out from the midst of it. After all, this was just a sparring and power test.