[You pondered late into the night. It was rare for Naruto and the others to visit, so you needed to prepare well, to put on a big show for them.]
[Yes, a big one.]
[Early the next morning, you dressed in a sleek suit and left handsomely.]
[Naruto and the others were already waiting for you at the meeting spot.]
[To your surprise, besides Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, even Hinata, Ino, Tenten... they had all come.]
[Everyone wanted to see what the legendary Interrogation Division was like. Since you were their classmate, they had the chance to visit.]
[You smiled and led them into the Anbu Base's basement, then to the interrogation room.]
[You gave a few instructions to Ibiki, asking him to borrow the most vicious prisoner from the death row cell.]
[This prisoner had committed over a dozen murders, all targeting the weak, sick, elderly, and even women and children.]
[He had absolutely no interrogation value.]
[Naruto and Kiba were very excited, Sasuke's expression was neutral, while the others were a bit nervous, even somewhat scared.]
[A few minutes later, you changed clothes and walked into the interrogation room, looking immaculate.]
[Then you began demonstrating for everyone: Death by a thousand cuts.]
[3 seconds later, Hinata fainted.]
[10 seconds later, Sakura fainted.]
[15 seconds later, Ino fainted.]
[Naruto, Kiba, Shino... even Sasuke were too scared to move.]
[30 seconds later, Sasuke turned around and vomited heavily.]
[35 seconds later, Kiba, Shino... also started vomiting one after another.]
[40 seconds later, Naruto knelt down, his face terrified, his whole body trembling, he wet his pants...]
[You stopped the performance, walked out puzzled, used your blood-soaked hands to help Hinata and Sakura up, then had someone take them out.]
[Your tour was interrupted, but all of Konoha 12 were left with psychological scars.]
[You began to grow lonely.]
[Naruto, Sakura, Ino... those former classmates started avoiding you intentionally or unintentionally when they saw you.]
[Eventually, you couldn't even find someone to eat with.]
[But this didn't affect you in the slightest, because your mind could hold nothing else besides interrogation.]
[Two months later, the Chunin Exams were held normally, and the Sandaime Hokage was killed.]
[Two and a half months later, Itachi and Kisame invaded Konoha. Four months later, Sasuke defected...]
[The plot progressed normally, but you remained completely unaffected because your job was to stay locked in the basement all day, torturing various prisoners to extract information.]
[You even hoped for more turmoil, because that way you would get more opportunities for torture and interrogation.]
[During the three years Naruto and the others were training, you diligently studied various interrogation methods.]
[You interrogated nearly 200 prisoners. Your skills became consummate. Every person you interrogated was left with permanent psychological trauma… some went insane, some became deranged, some became both insane and deranged.]
[The Konoha's higher-ups called you an interrogation genius.]
[Your reputation even spread to other villages.]
[Many Shinobi from the Five Great Nations stated that if they fell into your hands, they'd rather commit suicide.]
[However, you weren't very satisfied with this.]
[Interrogation work, after all, isn't a mainstream job.]
[The people who need interrogating are only those tight-lipped prisoners whose memories cannot be read.]
[Just 200 was far from enough.]
[You felt your skills could still be refined further.]
[So, you began to think of a plan...]
Reading this, a bad feeling welled up in Takumi's heart.
'This damn...'
'Was he about to start pulling some crazy stunts again?'
'Dissatisfied with the status quo, just interrogating prisoners wasn't enough, was he planning to kidnap some live people to practice on?'
Takumi couldn't help but start worrying again.
He was especially worried about Sakura!
It felt like every time he started something, the one who got hurt was Sakura!
Who told her to be the weakest!
[A plan gradually formed in your mind. Yes, Konoha's prisoners could no longer satisfy you. You truly needed more live people to practice on.]
[Otherwise, this abnormal urge in your heart would ultimately become impossible to suppress.]
[You began secretly digging a tunnel in your own home.]
[Two months later, you successfully dug out a basement. It was fully equipped with all kinds of torture devices, soundproofed, and had a dedicated waste disposal pipe.]
'This...'
Takumi felt increasingly uneasy.
'Damn, he even built an underground secret room. He was really preparing to make his move!'
[With the preparations complete, you began the most important part: selecting targets!]
[The first person you considered was Sakura.]
'My god! No!'
Takumi immediately lost his composure.
'It really was Sakura!'
'Poor Sakura!'
[However, after some thought, you shook your head.]
[Abusing your own comrades seemed somewhat improper, and most crucially, you weren't necessarily strong enough to beat Sakura now...]
"…"
Reading this, Takumi let out a long sigh of relief.
'Thank goodness.'
'This time he didn't target his own people.'
'He didn't take the path of no return.'
'But this reason...'
'Damn!'
'Although it's the truth, it sounds so hurtful!'
[So you thought again, and finally, you thought of a person.]
[That's right, it was Hidan from the Akatsuki!]
[He had an immortal body, and he was an enemy, so no one would criticize you no matter how cruel you were to him.]
[So, you quietly waited for the right opportunity.]
'It's Hidan...'
'That's more like it.'
Seeing the target he chose this time, Takumi's hanging heart finally settled completely.
Hidan was pretty good. He couldn't be killed, and crucially, he felt pain like a normal person.
He was practically perfect for honing skills.
[Not long after the Ichibi's Jinchuriki incident, Asuma was killed.]
[You pretended to be deeply affected. You volunteered to go with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to avenge Asuma.]
[You were refused because you had no combat ability besides interrogation, but considering your determination, Kakashi decided to let you accompany them.]
[During the journey for revenge, you calculated the timing, separated from Kakashi and the others. Using the excuse of giving directions to Naruto and the others, you stayed behind, cleverly avoiding the battle.]
[After Naruto came to assist after mastering the Rasenshuriken, you followed along.]
[After the battle ended, you found Shikamaru and asked him to hand Hidan over to you.]
[Shikamaru was only too happy to oblige. He even begged you not to let that scumbag Hidan off, to torture him mercilessly.]
[You took a gunnysack, picked up Hidan piece by piece, had Tsunade sew him back together, and then tied him up in the basement.]