Kawaki Aoba's gaze darkened as he continued, "Where is Shadow Pavilion's base? How many modified ninja like you are there? Was this ambush on us ordered by Shadow Pavilion? What was the objective?"
"I don't know..."
The shadowy figure shook his head, his voice trembling. "I'm just a lowly grunt in Shadow Pavilion. I have no idea where the base is, and I don't know how many modified ninja there are.
"This ambush was an order from above. They said the two of you had repeatedly ruined our organization's plans, and that we had to get rid of you. As for the specific objective, I really don't know."
"You're lying!"
Kawaki Aoba tightened his grip, his tone growing colder. "How could you possibly know nothing? If you don't tell the truth, I'll kill you right now!"
"I'm not lying! I really don't know!"
The shadowy figure trembled all over in terror, tears nearly spilling from his eyes. "Everything I said is true! Shadow Pavilion has a strict hierarchy. Low-ranking ninja like us can't come into contact with core secrets at all. We can only follow orders from above. I really don't know where the base is, and I don't know how many modified ninja there are!"
Yuhi Shinku studied the shadowy figure. He did not seem to be lying. She shook her head at Kawaki Aoba, her tone calm. "Aoba, forget it. He probably really doesn't know. Even if we keep pressing him, we won't get anything out of him."
Kawaki Aoba frowned. He could sense that the shadowy figure's Chakra fluctuations were chaotic, and the fear in his voice was not an act. It seemed he truly was only a low-ranking ninja of Shadow Pavilion, with no access to core secrets. Aoba slowly released him, his tone icy. "Since