Anko was Orochimaru's disciple.
By rights, she should have held an extremely honored position in the Land of Sound.
So how had she ended up like this, not only deprived of her freedom, but even...
At Liumu's bewilderment, Anko's expression abruptly hardened.
Her gaze kept searching over him, its piercing intensity making Liumu feel as though a snake had fixed its eyes on him.
"You're not from this base!"
Anko turned, her body instinctively assuming an attacking stance.
"Not only are you impersonating Shinichi, you don't even understand what this room means. Tell me, why are you here?"
Faced with Anko's questioning, Liumu's expression changed in an instant.
Damn.
She saw through me.
But how did this girl change so quickly?
She could turn on a dime!
Still...
With a bang, Liumu released the Transformation Technique and appeared before Anko with his original features.
Anko's eyes immediately widened when she saw the forehead protector on Liumu's arm.
"You're from Konoha!"
As she spoke, Anko leaned close to Liumu's face in surprise.
"You... aren't trying to kiss me, are you?"
Frowning, Liumu leaned back a little and showed her his forehead protector. "Isn't it obvious? But you still haven't answered my question. Why were you tied up here?"
As it turned out, Anko, despite being Orochimaru's disciple, had received the Cursed Seal of Heaven a year ago, just like the other test subjects.
Although the Cursed Seal of Heaven's savage power had not killed her immediately, it had once caused her to lose her humanity. Whenever the seal took over her mind, Anko would become a bloodthirsty killing machine.
So the blood on the walls belonged to the companions who had once shared Anko's room.
Unlike the other test subjects, however, Anko was Orochimaru's disciple and had learned quite a few