Many ninja set seals within their minds.
Whether they were Genjutsu-type techniques or small barrier-like jutsu, their purpose was to prevent information from leaking out of the brain.
"It probably wasn't Pakura." Akira Sarutobi shook his head. He did not think Pakura would do such a thing.
Before she was betrayed, Pakura loved the people like her own children. As a hero of Sunagakure, she generally would not do something so lacking in righteousness. At the very least, she would have someone else do it for her.
Considering Maki's "talent for Fuinjutsu," it was highly likely... that she had set up the mental barrier herself.
Both the official manga and official novels had demonstrated how troublesome barriers placed within the mind could be.
Even Inoichi Yamanaka would need to expend tremendous effort and receive assistance from several people to break the Fuinjutsu Pain had casually left in the mind of some Amegakure nobody.
Ino Yamanaka was Inoichi Yamanaka's cousin, so there was naturally no need to doubt her abilities.
But without specialized machines to assist her, and without anyone else to help, it was impossible to undo the technique in Maki's mind in a short time.
So what were they supposed to do? Everyone was stumped.
"There's more than one way to extract information. We don't have to directly dig through her brain..."
At that moment, Akira Sarutobi reached out and tapped her. The Ice Style Chakra dissipated, and clarity returned to Maki's eyes.
"!"
The moment she woke up, she tried to fight back, only to discover that her three companions were lying on the ground, their lives and deaths unknown.
That made her hesitate.
Akira Sarutobi said, "If you want to protect the lives of those three companions, then obediently tell me what you know."
"..."
Maki's eyes