"You're pretty sturdy," the Anbu said.
"I work out a lot," Uchiha Makoto panted.
The Anbu didn't hit him again.
He sat back down in his chair and put his mask back on.
"That's enough for today. Stay here. Call me when you're ready to tell the truth."
With that, he turned and left.
The door slammed shut with a clang and locked.
Uchiha Makoto was left alone in the room.
He straightened up and rubbed his stomach.
"That's it?" Uchiha Makoto curled his lip. "Who are you trying to scare, a little kid?"
He walked over to the wall and felt it. It was thick and well soundproofed.
"Perfect." Uchiha Makoto grinned. "No interruptions. I can train."
He sat cross-legged and began practicing the Yin-Yang: Dual Extremes Seal.
He would build up reserves little by little, then release them all at once in a fight.
Let's try compressing and storing chakra first...
Uchiha Makoto closed his eyes and mobilized the chakra inside him.
Time slowly passed.
Uchiha Makoto had no idea how long he'd been in the Interrogation Department.
There were no windows, so he couldn't see whether it was day or night.
The Anbu only brought him meals at regular intervals, if they could even be called meals.
A piece of dry bread and a cup of water.
Uchiha Makoto wasn't picky. As long as he had something to eat, it was fine.
After eating, he went back to training. When he got tired, he slept; when he woke up, he continued.
The Anbu hadn't interrogated him again anyway. They probably figured they wouldn't get anything out of him and had simply left him to stew.
Uchiha Makoto was happy to have the peace and quiet. He treated it as secluded training.
After an unknown number of days,