"Come here!" Hozuki Anyue shouted sharply after going out.
A Anbu Body Flicker Technique appears.
"Immediately, thoroughly search all residences and interpersonal relationships of Tsukiki! Don't let go of any clues! Especially his distant relative who introduced him to High Tower, the former minister Aoki!"
"Yes!"
Anbu followed the order and left.
In the interrogation room, silence returned again.
Hozuki Anyue looked back at the interrogation room again.
This guy... never thought about defending himself from the beginning.
He kept guiding the topic, and finally guided himself to focus on Tsukiki, as if he was very sure that there was something wrong with Tsukiki!
Hozuki Anyue Based on my own intuition, there must be something wrong with this Kirisame Ryo!!!
I can only say that Kirigakure's Special Assassination and Tactical Squad ability is really good, two days later.
An announcement spread throughout Kirigakure as quickly as possible.
[After thorough investigation by Special Assassination and Tactical Squad, High Tower instructor Tsukiki, whose true identity is Iwagakure latent spy, codenamed 'Yamano', has been lurking in Kirigakure for thirteen years. Two days ago, due to the risk of his identity being exposed, he brutally murdered Chunin in our village. Zabuza Momochi was later discovered on the spot by High Tower Minister Kirisame Ryo and killed on the spot. In addition, former High Tower Minister Aoki was dismissed from his post and investigated for suspicion of cover-up and negligence...]
As soon as the news came out, the whole High Tower completely exploded!
Those ninjas who were still talking about Minister Kirisame Ryo's "abuse of power" and "murder of his colleagues" immediately fell silent.
Especially the instructors High Tower, when they saw the announcement, their faces turned pale as if they had been struck by lightning.
Nakamura's legs softened and he collapsed directly on the ground.
They... what on earth did they do that night?!
They stopped Minister Kirisame Ryo to protect a Iwagakure spy who had been lurking for thirteen years?!
A fear that went deep into the bone marrow instantly replaced the shame and seized the hearts of each of them.
At this time, Senju Chen, who had been "acquitted", was slowly walking out of the door of Special Assassination and Tactical Squad.
Hozuki Anyue personally walked him to the door. The captain, who was known for his ruthlessness, had a pleasant expression on his face at the moment.
"Minister Kirisame Ryo," he said to Senju Chen with a smile, "Your 'intuition' is so accurate that it's scary. That Tsukiki is really a spy. Fortunately, you killed him at the time and didn't let him escape from the village."
Senju Chen stopped and turned his head, his face still had the same iceberg expression that had never changed for thousands of years.
"It should."
Without saying another word, he turned around and disappeared into the crowd of people on the street.
Only Hozuki Anyue was left standing there, looking at his back, his eyes slightly narrowed, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"Kirisame Ryo..."
Zabuza Momochi felt like he was stuffed into a warm, moist, and squirming bag of flesh.
There was no light, no sound, only a disgusting smell of plants and earth, and the suffocating feeling that the body was wrapped in some slimy substance.
The perception ability that he was proud of was completely blocked here. The flow of Chakra, the outside air, and even the passage of time became blurred.
This is a feeling of powerlessness that leaves his fate completely in the hands of others, which makes him feel more humiliating than death.
"Shasha... Passenger, can you please stop moving? If you push me back again, I will apply for extra baggage fees..."
A strange sound, as if caused by friction, sounded directly in his mind.
Passenger? Baggage fee?
Zabuza's thinking was momentarily stagnant.
He wanted to speak, but found that he couldn't even open his mouth.
Is this what that man calls "the road"? Is this the "price" he needs to pay for the power he promised?
Becoming a piece of... baggage?
I don't know how long it took, maybe one day, maybe two days.
The "meat bag" wrapped around him squirmed violently, the long-lost light penetrated his eyes, and fresh air rushed into his lungs, making him cough violently.
With a "pop", he was "vomited" out and fell on the wooden floor of a dark room in a panic.
Zabuza Momochi looked up suddenly and saw the white humanoid monster wrapped around him, shaking its body like a quilt, and then patted its "belly" with satisfaction.
"Shasha... This 'driving' service has been completed. Was the journey a pleasant one? Mr. Xin said that you can get cash back for five-star reviews."
After the white monster finished speaking, Zabuza didn't give Zabuza any time to react. His body slowly sank into the floor like a melted wax statue and disappeared, leaving only a "rustling" sound that echoed in the room.
"..."
Zabuza Momochi sat on his knees in a daze, his mind going blank.
Driving service? Five-star reviews? Cash back?
What is this all about?
What the hell is this thing...?
The swordsmanship he was proud of, the killing skills he relied on for survival, seemed so powerless in the face of this extraordinary existence.
"Squeak--"
The door to the room was pushed open.
A figure walked in. He was wearing a black suit that was easy to move around. He wore a half-mask on his face, revealing only a pair of eyes without any emotion and a cold-lined chin.
Without even looking at Zabuza on the ground, he walked straight to the table and placed a food box and a set of clean clothes on the table.
"Are you Zabuza Momochi?" His voice was the same as his eyes, cold and without any warmth, as if he was confirming the serial number of a piece of goods.
But when he thought of the elusive white monster and the unfathomable man behind him, all Zabuza Momochi's pride was suppressed.
"Yes." He squeezed out one word through his teeth.
"I am Aying, responsible for docking." The man who called himself Aying said concisely, "There is food and water in the room. Within two days, do not leave this room, do not make any noise, and do not try to do anything unnecessary."
"In two days, I will send you away Land of Water."
After saying that, she turned around and left.
"Wait!" Zabuza couldn't help but say, "Leave Land of Water? That man... what exactly does he want me to do?"
Aying stopped but did not look back.
"If you shouldn't ask, don't ask."
"You just need to know that from the moment you die, you are no longer you. You are just a 'project' in the hands of adults."
"You have no right to ask questions until the project pays off."
After saying that, he pulled Gate of Opening, and the figure disappeared outside the door, leaving only a cold lock sound.
The room fell into dead silence again.
Project?
Zabuza Momochi chewed on this unfamiliar word and recalled what the man said in the office.
--"I am an angel investor, and you are an 'investment project' that I see as having potential."
So, is that what it means...
He laughed at himself, his laughter hoarse and bitter.
He walked to the table, picked up the rice ball in the food box, and took a big bite.
Hmm???
Unexpectedly delicious.
In comparison, what I ate at High Tower before was simply pig food.
But in his eyes, food is only to supply energy to the body. It doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not. Strength is the most important thing.
But with an expressionless face, he quickly stuffed all the food into his mouth one bite at a time, quickly filling his stomach that had been hungry for a day or two.
Humiliation?
Of course!
But as the man just said, he had no choice.
If you want to become a "sword-holder", you must first learn to be an obedient "project"...