Watching Shinnosuke and the others enthusiastically discuss the design and uses of various torture devices, Nawaki felt that he had inadvertently helped advance the Konoha Interrogation Department. Konoha's enemies might be in for a rough time from now on...
"Ahem! Aside from Baran at the headquarters, all the Buote Consortium's rogue ninja have turned away from evil and joined the Senju Clan. All we need to do now is deal with Baran and the consortium headquarters, and we'll have completed the first stage of our mission!"
Nawaki's words drew everyone's attention. Shinnosuke stopped discussing torture devices and said excitedly, "Then what are we waiting for? There are so many of us. Why don't we just go to that consortium headquarters and deal with everyone there?" He had been itching to show what he could do.
"If we openly attack their headquarters, the people there might threaten us with hostages. Remember, it's where they keep all the civilians. The consortium trains them to become slaves and then sells them. My rescue target is probably there. One careless move could make the mission fail! A standoff might alert the other consortiums. If they join forces to surround and attack us, things could get dangerous! So everything has to be done quickly and in secret. We should avoid alerting the other consortiums if possible." Nawaki rejected Shinnosuke's suggestion and explained his plan.
The others nodded, agreeing that he made a good point. "Then, like last time, we can send Baran a letter asking for help and lure him here, then..." Shinnosuke glanced at the rogue ninja standing behind Nawaki as he spoke.
"Baran and Zhixin have some disagreements over who should lead the rogue ninja. The consortium is happy to see them at odds—in fact, they deliberately stirred up these conflicts to keep