Interrogation Again

On the way back, Danzo said to the two men beside him, "Two useless fools. That brat was completely helpless."

"The two of you actually couldn't even beat him."

"Today, I knocked him out with a casual blow. What is wrong with you two? I painstakingly trained you into Jonin, yet today you were defeated by some snot-nosed brat. You're utterly useless." The two masked Anbu men hurriedly replied.

"Lord Danzo, it was our fault. But that brat's strength over the past few days has grown far too powerful. The two of us were no match for him, which was why we lost. If we had another chance, we would definitely be able to capture him."

Danzo roared, "Shut up! The victor is king and the loser is disgraced. A loss is a loss. What is there to explain?"

"But then again, that brat was a little too arrogant. What I didn't expect was that he would actually be knocked down so easily by me. I only used one-third of my strength—I didn't even truly exert myself. How could he have fallen so easily?"

The two masked men immediately said, "Could he be pretending?" Both of them looked at Ye Lan, their eyes filled with undisguised killing intent. "There doesn't seem to be anything wrong. He isn't hiding anything anymore. He really has passed out, and he truly has no ability to resist. Even if I wanted to kill him now, it should be effortless. But the arrogance he showed just now..."

"That was a bearing no boy his age should possess. Even I was secretly alarmed when I saw it. But in the end, he's just a child. Come, take him to our Anbu and train him a little. Perhaps he may truly become a useful talent for the Anbu, someone we can use. In the future, I might even become the Sixth Hokage."

The two masked men said nothing more, because they knew of Danzo's ambitions. After a while, Danzo brought Ye Lan to a pitch-black little room. When Ye Lan woke up, the first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was Danzo standing alone before him. Ye Lan was rather curious. Why had Danzo brought him here?

But before Ye Lan even opened his eyes, Danzo softly said from nearby, "Since you're awake, stop pretending. I have something to discuss with you." Ye Lan smiled faintly and said nothing. In truth, he had never been knocked unconscious by Danzo along the way, nor had he ever—

lost his ability to fight. Everything he had done just now had been an act. The ability he had gained came from copying a ninja before: an illusionary effect.

Danzo gave him a solemn look and said, "Brat, answer me. Where exactly are you from? Why did you come to Konoha? What was your purpose in making them wear those clothes? Explain everything in full detail."

Ye Lan actually looked at Danzo with disdain.

Then he said, "Do you think your interrogation skills are better than Ibiki's? Ibiki couldn't get even a single useful thing out of me. What do you think you can get from me?"

"And no matter what you ask me, I won't tell you. You can rest assured of that. Even if I told you, you might not believe it." That was actually true, because he had transmigrated here. Even if he really explained it, Danzo would only be utterly confused.