Communication

When Yichen met Han, Han was training. Suppressing the Tailed Beast requires a strong will. Only by tempering his will through training can Han better suppress them. This way, he will be able to use the Five-Tails' power for a longer period of time when he goes to the battlefield in the future.

Yichen walked over and said to Han, "Senior Han, we meet again."

Han stopped what he was doing and Yichen nodded. He was rather taciturn, which was normal; there weren't many normal Jinchuriki.

Being looked at strangely all the time makes it abnormal to be normal.

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "I have some things I want to talk to you about, but now is not the time. How about this, I'll come over every now and then, and then I'll take you out for a walk and explore the village."

Han's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Han was different from Jinchuriki like Gaara and Naruto. He wasn't Jinchuriki when he was young, and his childhood was just like everyone else's. His life only changed drastically after he became Jinchuriki.

Although he volunteered to become Jinchuriki, and the High-ranking officials had carefully explained the consequences of becoming Jinchuriki to him when he participated in the selection, he still resolutely agreed.

Despite being mentally prepared, his personality gradually changed after he actually became Jinchuriki.

More than a decade has passed, and Han has become increasingly silent. The once lively and determined boy seems like a thing of the past.

Han couldn't remember the last time he'd been back to the village. When he heard that Yichen could take him for a tour, his first reaction was disbelief. Then, remembering that Yichen was the one who had unlocked the Five Elements Sealing Jutsu, he hesitated.

Han said slowly, "But will the higher-ups agree?"

Yichen smiled and said, "Senior Han, please rest assured. I am currently under the village's arrangement to look after you and Five-Tails. If Senior Han has nothing else to do, we can go for a stroll in the village now."

Han quickly replied, "It's alright, I'm fine, let's go now."

Yichen nodded, beckoned to Tajima, and instructed him to send an Anbu Squad to follow them, while the rest of the team remained in the valley.

Then Yichen and Han walked in front, with the Anbu Squad following behind, and the group headed towards the village.

With the Yichen, Han's entry into the village was completed very easily.

Walking down the village streets, Han looked around like a curious child. As he looked, he whispered to Yichen what this place was like when he was a child, noting which parts were still the same and which parts had changed drastically.

The man who had been silent just moments before had now become a chatterbox. Yichen didn't reply, just listened with a grin.

As Han gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the village, he was initially a little scared that people would recognize Jinchuriki, but he later realized that he was overthinking it and that no one knew he was Jinchuriki.

Along the way, because he was with Yichen, some people who recognized Yichen even took the initiative to greet them.

Yichen noticed that no matter who came over to greet them, Han would always respond seriously, as if it was an honor for him to be spoken to.

Upon reaching a Dango Shop, Yichen said, "I heard you used to like the meatballs from this shop? Shall we go get some?"

Han was taken aback, not expecting Yichen to have even investigated this. He nodded and said softly, "Thank you." Then he went inside with Yichen.

Han ate quickly, finishing the few skewers of meatballs he ordered in no time. Yichen wanted to order more, but Han stopped him. "Thank you, Yichen, that's enough. When I came here as a child, I only ate a few skewers."

Yichen was silent for a moment, then said, "Han, thank you! We should be thanking you. Your silent dedication has given us a safe environment to grow up in. But while you were giving so much, you also had to endure everyone's misunderstandings, fear, and rejection. We are the ones who have let you down."

Hearing Yichen say this, Han felt a sudden pang of sadness, and tears welled up in his eyes. The grown man tried to wipe his tears away with his sleeve, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop them.

The two didn't go anywhere else after that, because Han suggested they return to the valley.

Yichen knew that he was too emotional, so he didn't insist. Anyway, there was plenty of time in the future, so he and the Anbu escorted Han back to the valley.

After Han returned to his house in the valley, Yichen carefully examined the barrier around the area.

With Yichen's skill level, analyzing this barrier was naturally not difficult, and Yichen finished analyzing it in no time. After thinking about it, it seemed that this barrier was indeed useful, but it could probably be modified a bit more.

However, Yichen shouldn't alter the barrier himself. Otherwise, if the person who set up the barrier is unaware of the situation, it wouldn't be good if they only discovered something was wrong when they needed to use it next time.

I'll find some time to go to the Barrier Team and discuss it with the people there again.

After leaving, Yichen went to the place where the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, was.

Roshi lived in another part of the village, more than ten miles away, but when Yichen arrived at Roshi's location, he didn't even see Roshi's face.

Because Roshi said he wanted to read Buddhist scriptures and wouldn't see anyone else.

Yichen thought about it and realized that Roshi in the original story did indeed have this kind of temper. So he decided not to bother Roshi anymore.

With two Jinchuriki, changing one would be about the best they could do. As for Roshi's bad temper, Yichen didn't want to waste his time trying to win him over.

After that, every now and then, Yichen would take Han out for a stroll. Of course, the most common place they went was Iwagakure, and occasionally they would go to towns that were relatively close to the village.

With these experiences, Han gradually adjusted his mindset. Of course, that's another story.

After being rebuffed by Roshi, Yichen went to the Interrogation Department Interrogation Department, where ninjas were temporarily detained. These people were either spies from various countries or prisoners of war captured on the battlefield.

Although the Iwa ninja had just experienced a major battle, since Konoha and Iwa ninja had signed a peace treaty, all the Konoha ninja captured on the battlefield had been exchanged by Konoha. Therefore, the number of ninjas in the Interrogation Department was not large.

Yichen didn't have any special skills in interrogation. The reason he chose this department was mainly to see if he could get some useful intelligence, such as insights into Ninjutsu training, by Interrogation spies from other countries.

The number of ninjas imprisoned in the Interrogation Department was not large. Many ninjas deemed by the Interrogation Department to have no information to exploit were either executed or sent to Prison.

Yichen glanced at the list. There weren't many ninjas whose origins were clearly recorded. Most of the ninjas were marked as spies, but it was unclear which country they were spies from.

Yichen found a ninja marked as Cloud ninja spy, and then, accompanied by the person in charge, arrived at the ninja's location without alerting him.

The interrogation room was small and poorly lit, creating a very oppressive atmosphere. The spy had been exposed while disguised as a wealthy businessman and was subsequently arrested. He was still dressed in the same clothes he had been wearing when he was first arrested, only now they were tattered and mangled from torture.

Yichen secretly observed the man from a corner for a moment, and finally decided to give it a try, since there was no harm in it.

Yichen cast a Genjutsu on the Cloud ninja, which was Genjutsu Interrogation.

During the Interrogation this Genjutsu, the Cloud ninja was also in the Konoha Prison. He was still a spy who had been captured and subjected to severe torture, but he still didn't say anything.

However, unlike the illusion, he experienced a rebirth because the Third Shinobi World War had reached a critical moment, Konoha launched a fierce counterattack, and Iwa ninja and Cloud ninja formed an alliance.

To show their sincerity, the Iwa ninja repatriated all the Cloud ninja spies to the Cloud ninja, including him.

He was sent to the Cloud ninja's temporary camp in the Land of Iron.

There, Elite Jonin and Storm Release bloodline user Tanimoto Naoto interrogated these Cloud ninja spies who were being sent back to their country one by one. The interrogations of the others went smoothly, but when it came to his turn, problems arose.

Tanimoto Naoto pulled out a list, frowned, and then carefully examined it again. As if confirming Tanimoto Naoto, he shouted, "Who are you? You're not on our Cloud ninja 'Iwa ninja spy list for Iwa Ninja. Which village sent you? Tell me the truth!"

Hearing Tanimoto Naoto's question, he was startled and quickly replied, "Lord Tanimoto Naoto, it's me, I'm Doi. I belong to Lord Anto, and it was Lord Anto sent me to Iwa ninja."

"Don't you remember me? I met you before when I was with Lord Anto."

As Yichen maintained his Genjutsu, a thought struck him. He recognized the name Ando; he was an Elite Jonin the Cloud ninja. Most importantly, Ando was skilled in Lightning Release.

After calming himself down, Yichen continued his Genjutsu.

In the illusion, Tanimoto Naoto seemed to ponder for a moment before softening his tone and asking, "So, what information did you get from the Iwa ninja?"

Doi gave a wry smile. He had been discovered as soon as he entered Iwagakure and hadn't had a chance to gather any intelligence.

"Hmph!" Tanimoto Naoto sneered. "You think you can fool me with such simple tricks?"

Doi said urgently, "Tanimoto Naoto, I really was sent to Iwa ninja by Lord Anto. You can go and ask Lord Anto."

"Slam!" Tanimoto Naoto slammed his hand on the table and said, "Damn it! You knew perfectly well that Ando had been killed by Minato Namikaze of Konoha, yet you still tried to deceive me like this!"

Doi froze instantly. "Ando- Lord Anto? Then... then who can vouch for me?"

"Lord Tanimoto Naoto, I really am Cloud ninja. I have lived in the Land of Lightning since I was a child, and many people can testify to that." As Doi spoke, Tsuchii rattled off a whole bunch of names.

Hearing Doi's words, Tanimoto Naoto seemed to hesitate again, but at this moment, a Jonin beside Tanimoto Naoto suddenly interjected, "Tanimoto Naoto- senpai, these can all be faked. It's just a matter of mentioning a few names. It won't be too difficult to find this kind of information."

Seeing that Tanimoto Naoto was about to lose his temper again, Doi was smarter this time and quickly said, "Sir, sir, I know things that the people in other ninja villages don't know."

Tanimoto Naoto, as if his patience was about to run out, uttered only one word briefly. "Speak!"

"My lord, I know..." Then Tanimoto Naoto blurted out everything he believed only the Cloud ninja knew.

But Yichen grew increasingly anxious as he listened, because none of these things were what he wanted.