The moonlight shines through the window and reflects on his cold mask, making it look particularly eerie.
He didn't speak, just looked at them quietly.
Silence.
There was a long silence.
But that kind of silence is more painful than any torture.
Finally, a wandering ninja couldn't bear it anymore and spoke with a trembling voice.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Ning Xue looked at him, the expression under the mask was not clear.
"Orochimaru, where is it?"
When the wandering ninja heard the words Orochimaru, his face instantly turned pale.
He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Ning Xue waited for a moment, but when he saw that he had no intention of answering, he stood up and walked to him.
No unnecessary nonsense.
He turned the ninja over and pushed him to the ground, grabbed his left hand, pinched his little finger, and slowly applied force.
"Click."
The crisp sound of bone cracking was particularly harsh in the silent room.
The ninja let out a muffled groan and veins popped out on his forehead, but he gritted his teeth and refused to scream.
"Click."
Ring finger.
Still no answer.
"Click."
middle finger.
The ninja's body began to tremble violently, sweat dripped down his face, his lip had been bitten, and blood dripped down his chin and onto the floor.
But he still didn't speak.
Ning Xue glanced at him, released the twisted finger, and moved it to his right hand.
"Click."
Broken little finger.
The ninja's body stiffened suddenly, and he let out a low roar from his throat, but he still gritted his teeth.
"Click."
Ring finger.
"I... I said...!"
He finally couldn't hold it any longer and his voice was hoarse and crying.
"I said...! I said anything...!"
Ning Xue stopped his hand and released his fingers, but did not let go of him.
"We are just on the periphery... responsible for arresting people... sending them to designated locations... other... I really don't know about the others...!"
The ninja lay on the ground, trembling all over, and his voice was broken.
"Lord Orochimaru... No, Orochimaru's base... We can't enter at all... We are only responsible for transporting people..."
Ning Xue's brows moved slightly.
"Where is the designated place?"
"At... at the Land of Fields border... an abandoned mine... go all the way to the north... to a hill like a camel... the entrance of the cave is on the back of the hill..."
When the ninja said this, his voice became a little lower.
"We send people there... and someone will pick them up... As for where to send them... I really don't know... please... please don't break them off..."
Ning Xue was silent for a moment, and then let go of him.
I was thinking in my heart that the quality of these wandering ninjas is really not as good as Sky Ninja.
He stood up, took out a roll of bandages from his bag, sealed the ninja's mouth, and dragged him to the corner.
Then, he walked over to the other two unconscious wandering ninjas, and dragged them into the next room, one in each hand.
The door is closed.
A moment later, heart-rending screams came from the next door.
The sound was shrill and harsh, especially scary in the silent night.
One after another.
It makes people feel scared.
Outside, the villagers who were packing their luggage froze when they heard the sound.
They looked at each other with pale faces. Some subconsciously hugged their children tightly, while others took a few steps back and moved farther away from the room.
No one spoke.
Only the screams sounded louder and louder in the night wind.
I don't know how long it took.
The door finally opened.
Ning Xue walked out of it, with wet blood still on his hands.
He stood at the door, the moonlight shining on him, making his cold mask pale.
"Leave quickly."
His voice was very calm, as calm as if nothing had happened just now.
The villagers were stunned for a moment, then woke up as if from a dream, hurriedly picked up their luggage, supported the old man, hugged the children, and walked quickly towards the east.
No one dared to stay a moment longer.
The boy who stole the wallet walked at the end of the team. After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at Ning Xue.
"Hello."
Ning Xue raised his head.
The boy gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the dagger.
"What... what's your name?"
Ning Xue looked at him and was silent for a moment.
"Fujiwara."
The boy recited the name in his mind and nodded vigorously.
"I remember."
After saying that, he turned around and strode to catch up with the team.
But those children just bowed to him from a distance, did not come closer, and then turned around and followed the team away.
Ning Xue was the only person left on the street.
He stood there, watching the retreating figures, and was silent for a long time.
Then, he turned around and looked at the house in the center of the town.
Inside, there were five unconscious people lying.
He raised his hand, looked at the half-dried blood on his palm, and lowered his eyes.
Then, he found a wooden washbasin in the room, filled it with Water Release, then washed it carefully, and then wiped it with a random towel.
After doing all this, he raised his head and looked to the west.
Land of Fields Border.
Camel-like hills.
Abandoned mine.
He silently recorded this information in his mind, and then took steps to walk in that direction.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and looked in another direction.
The direction of Konoha.
He stood there, looking in that direction, and was silent for a long time.
The distant night wind blew the corners of his clothes and stirred his white hair.
"Father, mother."
When he spoke, his voice was very soft, as soft as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
"Sorry."
"And... bless me."
After saying these words, he no longer hesitated and went straight to Land of Fields, gradually moving away from the land of Land of Fire.