Interrogation

Chapter 48: Interrogation

"How is it... have these ninja monks from the Fire Temple still not said anything?"

On the far west side of the Uchiha Clan compound, outside a large building used to hold prisoners, Uchiha Nobuhide, the chunin in charge of interrogations, frowned as he looked at his subordinate and asked.

"Reporting!"

"The mouths of these Fire Temple ninja monks are too tight, and they've even started a hunger strike in protest!"

"If we don't use torture, I suspect we won't be able to get a single word out of them!"

"Why don't we try Illusionary Torture?"

The subordinate carefully observed Uchiha Nobuhide's expression before suggesting a seemingly viable method.

Hearing his subordinate say this, Uchiha Nobuhide felt a headache coming on.

As the captain in charge of the prisoners, do you think I don't know about interrogation techniques?

And as for you Fire Temple monks, you're acting all iron-willed now, but you should have just refused to surrender back then! You should have fought to the death and sacrificed yourselves for the temple!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Nobuhide felt even more irritated.

"Sigh..."

The crux of the matter was that the Clan Head had explicitly ordered them to obtain the training method for the Fire Temple's secret technique, the Talent of the Immortal Clan, from these monks.

There was no need to guess; this Talent of the Immortal Clan was certainly requested by the Clan Head's eldest son, Young Master Shin.

After all, ever since they captured this batch of Fire Temple monks, Young Master Shin had run over to ask about them several times.

Although it is said that under the weight of the rod, there is nothing one cannot obtain...

But this Talent of the Immortal Clan was for Young Master Shin. If, under the duress of torture, these monks misstated a single word or left out a single detail, and it ultimately caused Young Master Shin to have an accident while practicing the technique, who would be held responsible?

Furthermore, Lord Uchiha Tajima had mentioned more than once in private that Young Master Shin possessed the talent of a Clan Head and might one day lead the Uchiha Clan to dominate the Land of Fire...

For such a talented figure, who was vital to the Uchiha Clan both now and in the future, shouldn't they be cautious?

Uchiha Nobuhide did not want to become a sinner of the Uchiha Clan due to his own negligence and suffer the scorn of his clansmen.

Therefore, absolutely nothing could go wrong with this batch of Fire Temple monks.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Nobuhide hurriedly spoke up to ask his subordinate: "Have the Chakra of these Fire Temple monks all been sealed?"

"Heh, don't worry, Lord Nobuhide. We brothers aren't just sitting around doing nothing."

"Not only have all these Fire Temple monks had their Chakra sealed, but we've also added a poison to the water they drink that causes physical weakness."

"Mm, that's good."

Hearing his subordinate's reply, Uchiha Nobuhide breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"What? Is there something else you want to say?"

Uchiha Nobuhide noticed that his subordinate suddenly had a hesitant look on his face again.

"Heh, Lord Nobuhide, it's just that I have a question I can't figure out..."

"Since these Fire Temple monks have chosen to protest with a hunger strike, why are they still drinking the water we provide?"

"If they're going on a hunger strike, wouldn't they die faster if they stopped drinking water too?"

What kind of bizarre question is this?

I'm not a Fire Temple monk; how would I know what these bald guys are thinking?

Looking at the expectant expression on his subordinate's face, Uchiha Nobuhide thought for a moment. "Perhaps these masters from the Fire Temple feel that drinking some of our water doesn't count as a compromise!"

"Well? Do you have any more questions?"

Seeing that his subordinate still hadn't left, Uchiha Nobuhide glared at him.

"Lord Nobuhide, I'm going, I'm going, hehe."

The subordinate chuckled and hurriedly ran back toward his post.

Uchiha Nobuhide leaned against the wall outside the building, crossed his arms, and lazily basked in the winter sun.

"I wonder how the matter I entrusted to Father regarding the interrogation of the Fire Temple monks is going?"

"Has the training method for the Talent of the Immortal Clan been obtained yet?"

In the training ground, Uchiha Zhen's mind was filled with thoughts about the secret technique, the Talent of the Immortal Clan, and he currently had no heart for training at all.

"Forget it, I'd better go see for myself."

Thinking of this, Uchiha Zhen beckoned to Uchiha Hana, who was still training hard nearby.

Seeing that Lord Zhen was calling her over, Uchiha Hana hurriedly put down her training equipment and ran to Uchiha Zhen's side.

"Lord Zhen, do you have any instructions?"

"Hana, I have some business to attend to. I'll leave the training of Madara, Izuna, and the others to you for now."

Uchiha Shin said with a smile as he gave instructions to Uchiha Hana.

"Consider it done!"

Uchiha Hana immediately flashed a brilliant smile, giving Uchiha Shin a thumbs-up as she promised.

"Mm, then I'll be heading off."

After leaving the training grounds, Uchiha Shin first returned home to bathe and change his clothes. He then greeted his mother, Uchiha Aoi, who was at home, before heading straight toward the location where the Fire Temple ninja monks were being held.

"Brother Nobuhide."

"Soaking up the sun?"

"Hehe."

Walking up to the entrance, Uchiha Shin greeted Uchiha Nobuhide with a chuckle.

"Young Master Shin, what brings you here?"

Seeing Uchiha Shin approach, Uchiha Nobuhide quickly shed his lazy demeanor, transforming back into a loyal Uchiha warrior.

It was as if he were a completely different person.

"Uh..."

"Brother Nobuhide, what are you doing?"

Uchiha Shin was truly unaccustomed to Uchiha Nobuhide's sudden shift.

Besides, if you want to slack off, just slack off; I wouldn't report you, so why bother putting on such a show for me?

Watching Uchiha Shin approach, Uchiha Nobuhide quickly braced himself.

Regardless of what Uchiha Shin was thinking, the fact remained that he had been caught slacking off, and that was something no one could change.

Therefore, he had to maintain the proper appearance; this was the genuine secret Uchiha Nobuhide had learned to climb to the position of captain of the prisoner guard unit despite only having the strength of an average Chunin.

And so, a clever fellow like Uchiha Nobuhide didn't even wait for Uchiha Shin to ask; he immediately spilled all the information regarding the imprisoned Fire Temple ninja monks.

He talked about how the Fire Temple monks were iron-willed and staging a hunger strike.

He mentioned that because they wanted to obtain the complete "Talent of the Immortal Clan," they didn't dare use torture.

He also claimed that since the Clan Head didn't intend to fall out with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire just yet, they couldn't easily resort to Illusionary Torture on the monks.

If they accidentally caused brain death, he feared it would make things difficult for the Clan Head.

And so on...

Heh.

Hearing Uchiha Nobuhide speak like this, Uchiha Shin understood everything.

It seemed this guy really had some tricks up his sleeve to have reached the rank of captain of the prisoner guards with only the strength of an average Chunin.

He had rattled off all that nonsense just to exaggerate the difficulties, thereby finding excuses for his own incompetence.

Then, he would ask the leadership for authority, and if something went wrong, he would shift the blame onto the leadership, claiming that everything was done with their approval!

In his past life, Uchiha Shin had seen far too many people like this in the workplace.

But one had to admit, people like this often thrived in the workplace.

Isn't this world strange?

Heh.

"Brother Nobuhide, may I go in and see Master Yamashita of the Fire Temple?"

Uchiha Shin was perfectly aware of the complaints hidden in Uchiha Nobuhide's words, but he still responded with a smile on his face.

"Young Master Shin, rest assured..."

"The Chakra of these Fire Temple monks has all been sealed."

"Furthermore, the water they drink daily has been spiked with a poison that weakens their physical strength."

"It is absolutely safe."

"I will open the door for you right away."

Uchiha Nobuhide smiled as he led Uchiha Shin to the door of the room where Master Yamashita of the Fire Temple was being held in solitary confinement, opened it, and invited Uchiha Shin inside.

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