A flicker of fear crossed the middle-aged man's eyes, but he kept his teeth clenched and refused to talk.
"Looks like the first one wasn't stimulating enough."
Nishikawa Tetsu shook his head regretfully and raised a second finger.
"The second is called Thousand Ants Devouring the Bones."
"We recently bred a species of tiny mutant ant that feeds exclusively on human chakra and nerve endings. We'll pour them over your body. They won't eat you right away. Instead, they'll burrow through your pores and slowly crawl through your chakra pathways and bone marrow, gnawing as they go."
Nishikawa Tetsu's voice turned sinister.
"It feels like countless needles churning inside your bones. You'll feel your body being hollowed out bit by bit, but with your nerves paralyzed, you won't even have the strength to struggle or scratch. It's a combination of unbearable itching and excruciating pain that makes even your soul tremble."
At that description, the middle-aged man's muscles began twitching involuntarily. Though he couldn't move, the physical revulsion conjured by his imagination made his scalp prickle and his breathing quicken.
"Still not enough? I have to admire your willpower, old man."
Nishikawa Tetsu sighed and raised a third finger.
"Then I'll have to use the third method. This is Director Orochimaru's exclusive secret recipe-Skinning and Drawing the Silk."
Orochimaru's name and the name of that torture alone should have been enough to make plenty of people wet themselves.
Nishikawa Tetsu took a sharp scalpel from his Ninja Tool Pouch. It glinted coldly in the faint blue light.
"With this blade, I'll start at your scalp and, applying perfectly even pressure, peel your skin away little by little..."
"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!!!"
Before Nishikawa Tetsu could finish describing that bloody scene, the middle-aged man's psychological defenses collapsed