Ye Lan said nothing more, closing his eyes and waiting for the five of them to take him away.
Seeing Ye Lan act like this, several of them grew irritated. One of them said disdainfully, "What an arrogant brat. Who knows what his identity is, but he actually dares to ignore us."
Ye Lan answered with a cold sneer.
Since they treated me like an enemy from the start and even put blades to my throat, why should I show them a friendly face?!
The Anbu squad leader at the front waved a hand, signaling his teammates to stop talking.
Then he said, "No matter who he is, he dared to break into our Konoha at a time like this. We'll grant his wish and take him back to the boss!"
The others nodded. Then two of them flashed forward, and in the next instant, Ye Lan was caught between them.
Ye Lan did not resist, allowing the two men to seize his arms.
"Move!"
With a low shout from the squad leader, Ye Lan was lifted up by the two beside him and carried off in a certain direction.
Ye Lan glanced at the scenery around him and realized they were taking him into the village. His face remained expressionless as he let them lead him along.
Then Ye Lan closed his eyes.
The squad leader, following at the rear of the group, frowned when he saw Ye Lan's expression and movements.
On the way here, he had clearly sensed an extremely powerful Chakra fluctuation from this brat. What put him on guard was that, aside from the Hokage, he had only felt such Chakra fluctuations from certain exceptionally powerful Jonin.
"This kind of Chakra fluctuation clearly doesn't match a brat his age."
The rest of the journey passed in silence...
Before long, Ye Lan was brought into a dark little room. He knew this place—it was Konoha's Interrogation Room, used to question prisoners.
"Tap... tap... tap..."
The door to the little room slowly opened. Ye Lan looked up and saw a figure he found incredibly familiar.
The newcomer was Ibiki, the head of Konoha's Interrogation Department. Still, Ibiki's arrival was well within Ye Lan's expectations.
Because Ye Lan thought it would be better if Ibiki came. It would save him quite a bit of trouble.
Just then, a system notification suddenly sounded in Ye Lan's mind:
Ding!! The host has triggered a hidden mission. Mission objective: gain Ibiki's trust. Reward for completion—obtain the advanced Ninjutsu Fire Dragon Flame Bullet. Punishment for failure—the system's basic COPY skill will be stripped away...
Ye Lan's eyelid twitched at the words. The system's reward is mediocre, but the punishment is no small matter. With the COPY skill, let alone Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, I could probably even learn Susanoo.
Thinking that, Ye Lan shook his head. Perhaps this was also a test the system had set for him.
"What is your name...?"
A low, clear male voice interrupted Ye Lan's thoughts.
Ye Lan raised his head and studied Ibiki. Crisscrossing scars covered Ibiki's rather unremarkable face, and combined with his stern expression, they made him seem quite terrifying.
As expected of Ibiki. That appearance alone is enough to qualify him for the position of Interrogation Unit Captain.
Ye Lan then replied to Ibiki calmly, "My name is Ye Lan. You can just call me Lan."
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