Night.
Three ninjas walked out of the Intelligence Squad building. They belonged to the Interrogation Squad and had been ordered by the Hokage Office to head to the secret prison and interrogate Orochimaru that night.
Since they were inside the village, the three were fairly relaxed. They headed toward the secret prison, chatting idly from time to time.
But just as they reached a relatively secluded stretch of road, a series of whooshing sounds suddenly rang beside their ears.
"Enemy attack!?"
The three instantly jolted in alarm.
Two of them formed a defensive formation, while the third reached for the ninja tool pouch at his waist, preparing to fire a signal flare into the air.
However, at that moment, three black shadows burst from different directions amid the sound of cutting wind and had already closed in on them.
The sounds of combat rang out, then abruptly stopped!
There was no doubt about it.
The ones who had attacked the three Interrogation Squad ninjas were none other than Kabuto Yakushi, Guren, and Jugo, who had been waiting here for some time.
The three of them were far stronger than the Interrogation Squad ninjas to begin with. Combined with their carefully planned ambush, the three Interrogation Squad members never even had the chance to fire a signal flare before Kabuto Yakushi and the others easily dealt with them.
After searching one of them and finding a pass that allowed entry to and exit from the secret prison, Kabuto Yakushi looked toward the shadows in the distance. "How we obtain the password will depend on your skills, miss!"
Someone slowly stepped out of the shadows.
Naturally, it was Karin, who was guiding Kabuto Yakushi and the others into Konoha to rescue Orochimaru under the identity of "B" of the Akatsuki Organization.
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