Chapter 59: The Bone-Deep Stubborn Konoha Captive!
Oborotsuki stared at Uzuki Yūgure, already having made up his mind.
He planned to take this woman back to Kirigakure, lock her up for the time being, and see if he could interrogate some Konoha ANBU secrets out of her.
Now that he was effectively the number-two figure in Kirigakure with immense authority,
While he couldn't command the entire village to serve him,
Secretly imprisoning a foreign shinobi was well within his power.
"So… you're going to silence me after all…"
Yūgure wasn't as panicked as one might expect.
It seemed she had already mentally prepared herself for the possibility of being executed by the enemy in front of her.
When she saw Oborotsuki's gaze fall on her, she asked in a trembling voice, then slowly closed her eyes.
The opponent was simply too powerful.
Just the sheer pressure of his chakra was enough to completely overwhelm her—locking her body in place with raw chakra aura alone.
Against such an enemy, resistance wasn't even possible.
Seeing her adopt this "do whatever you want" attitude, Oborotsuki suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
He stepped forward and boldly grasped simple happiness.
Yūgure's entire body jolted violently. She opened her eyes in utter disbelief, staring wide-eyed at the man before her.
Oborotsuki, however, looked puzzled.
"No reward…?"
He felt something strange.
According to his previous experience, when encountering a beauty of this caliber, he would usually get a reward just from contact.
Or at the very least, from simple touching.
But right now—nothing happened.
The familiar system notification never appeared.
"Does it require deeper interaction?"
With that thought, Oborotsuki decided to test it immediately.
His palm squeezed hard.
Watching the look of shock, shame, anger, and pain appear on Yūgure's face, the corners of his mouth slowly curved upward.
He activated Flying Thunder God.
…
Carrying Yūgure, Oborotsuki quickly returned to Kirigakure.
He arrived at the heavily guarded prison block reserved for the most dangerous criminals.
"Lord Oborotsuki… at this hour? And this is…?"
The Kirigakure ANBU guards saw Oborotsuki arrive with a bound foreign ANBU and immediately became alert.
"This is a spy from another village. She attempted to infiltrate and gather intelligence."
"Find me an isolated room. I need to interrogate her thoroughly."
"No one is to disturb me."
Oborotsuki gave the order calmly.
Since Mei had already announced Oborotsuki's appointment as Mizukage Advisor to the entire village,
There was no shinobi in Kirigakure who didn't recognize Hōzuki Oborotsuki now.
"I see… As expected of Lord Oborotsuki. Please follow me."
The guard immediately bowed respectfully, opened the heavy iron door, and led Oborotsuki to an isolated interrogation room separate from the other cells.
Contrary to the usual image of damp, grim underground prisons,
This interrogation chamber was relatively clean.
However, it was almost completely sealed—no windows for light.
To prevent escape or information leaks, the walls were made of special metal—extremely soundproof and nearly indestructible.
Oborotsuki only gave it a quick glance. The roughly twenty-square-meter room contained nothing but a dim electric light, a table, and two chairs.
The rest of the space was filled with various specialized torture instruments.
"Lord Oborotsuki, do you need me to stay and assist?"
"No need."
Oborotsuki waved his hand. The Kirigakure ANBU guard tactfully withdrew and closed the thick iron door behind him.
Listening to the rapidly retreating footsteps, Oborotsuki's gaze returned to Uzuki Yūgure.
He reached out and removed the animal mask from her face.
At this moment, Yūgure's expression was blank, as though she had been hypnotized.
This was the effect of Oborotsuki's Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu holding her under control.
But now, there was no need for it anymore.
He dispelled the genjutsu on Yūgure.
The moment she regained her senses, Yūgure's entire body went limp. She collapsed to the floor.
Having been under genjutsu the whole way, her mind was already extremely exhausted.
When she finally saw her surroundings clearly and realized she had been captured,
She understood what came next would likely be brutal torture.
Her expression darkened. She wanted to ask the man in front of her—why?
Why had he saved her earlier, only to treat her like this now?
But Yūgure said nothing.
A captured shinobi must endure the enemy's torture.
Every ninja was trained with this resolve.
Yūgure slowly closed her eyes.
"Hmph…"
Seeing her like this only excited Oborotsuki more.
Without another word, he began.
Yūgure heard rustling sounds, but felt no genjutsu or mental manipulation techniques incoming.
No torture devices were attached to her body.
As a beautiful kunoichi, Yūgure's heart suddenly jolted:
"Could it be…?"
She opened her eyes just a crack in shock and disbelief—only to see the largest, most terrifying thing she had ever witnessed in her life.
In that instant, this captive from Konoha Hidden Village understood exactly what her fate would be.
She said nothing, but her body trembled uncontrollably. She closed her eyes again in resignation.
In her heart, she steeled herself:
No matter what brutal torture she endured,
No matter how the enemy before her tormented or humiliated her…
She would never reveal a single word of Konoha's secrets!
Even if it cost her life, she would never beg for mercy!
As she silently repeated this resolve to herself, Yūgure suddenly felt a scalding heat against her face.
Judging from the touch and sheer size/shape—it was something she had never encountered before.
"Come then—torture me as you wish!"
"I am an outstanding ANBU of Konoha! No matter what methods you use, I will never speak a single word!"
Yūgure kept her mouth shut, eyes tightly closed, screaming the words in her mind.
But the next moment, she felt two powerful hands grip her head and ruthlessly press downward.
…
Oborotsuki continued until dawn, yet he still couldn't get Yūgure to reveal even half a word about Konoha.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how thoroughly Konoha had brainwashed its shinobi.
But what puzzled Oborotsuki even more was that despite successfully using every position and method to thoroughly "interrogate" and "punish" this captive,
He still received no reward.
"How strange… System, what's going on here?"
Oborotsuki finally couldn't resist asking in his mind—only half expecting an answer.
To his surprise, the system actually responded.
"So… she has to be fully 'convinced' first…"
"As expected of you—Multi-Child System!"
Oborotsuki gave a meaningful, wicked smile.
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