Konoha.
The interrogation room.
"What organization do you belong to, exactly? Who leads it? What's his purpose in instigating this war?"
Kurenai pressed her right hand against Upper Moon Five's forehead and slowly began questioning him.
"Uuuugh..."
Bound to the chair, Upper Moon Five was clearly in an abnormal state. He seemed to have fallen under a genjutsu, but despite that, he still didn't say a word, only moaning incoherently.
Kurenai furrowed her brow slightly and tried again. "Who exactly are you? Where are you from?"
Just then, Upper Moon Five suddenly regained consciousness. He glared viciously at Kurenai and roared, "I'm going to eat you!"
Kurenai reluctantly stepped back and shook her head at Mori Ibiki, who was standing nearby. "It's no use. My genjutsu isn't strong enough to extract any useful information!"
Mori Ibiki frowned.
Kurenai was the village's Jonin who specialized in genjutsu. If even she couldn't do it, the others would have even less chance.
Kurenai glanced at Upper Moon Five again. "Maybe we could have Sasuke Uchiha give it a try!"
Kurenai's genjutsu wasn't ineffective against Upper Moon Five; it simply didn't last long. The Upper Moon demon's blood and flesh were too vigorous, giving him an extremely powerful bio-magnetic field.
If they met on the battlefield, Kurenai's genjutsu would last long enough for her to deal with Upper Moon Five. But for an interrogation, the window was too short.
Ibiki sighed. "We already submitted a report to the village proposing that Sasuke Uchiha give it a try. The higher-ups just haven't responded."
"It seems Lord Hokage still has some doubts." After a pause, Kurenai said, "How about this? I'll discuss it with Yakumo again. Maybe we can think of a new approach."
Ibiki nodded. "That's all we can do!"
Suddenly, an interrogation unit ninja