CIATB Chapter 293: Vital Clues
Chapter 293: Vital Clues
Chapter 293: Vital Clues
Outside the cell, Ibiki and Inoichi watched with a cold hardened gaze as Mizuki screamed for help. A medic nin was checking Mizuki's vitals and quickly informed Ibiki of the prisoner's condition.
The head of the interrogation department frowned as he looked at the scene.'I never thought such a simple method would have such results.'
Just then he sensed the arrival of the Genin. He turned to the boy and spoke. "His vitals are climbing. Blood pressure, heartbeat If this goes on for much longer his body won't be able to handle it."
"How can a drop of water cause such a reaction in the human body?" Inoichi, who was standing nearby, asked the boy.
"It's one of the drugs I injected into him. It increases his sensitivity among other things. In normal cases something like this would take hours but I accelerated the process. The body is reacting to what the mind is saying. Right now Mizuki's mind is telling him that he's being burned alive and frozen to death. And his body is reacting in such a way." Daichi had no sympathy for the man screaming for his life.'I gave him a chance. He should have taken it.'
"But if that's the case, his body won't be able to handle such stress. He'll go into shock and die soon." Ibiki spoke as he turned his attention to the man in the cell.
"He won't. The concoction I injected into him will make sure his heart won't stop beating But still, it's time to see if he's in the mood to talk." Without saying another word Daichi entered the room and stopped the water flow in the wooden contraption.
Daichi brought his palms atop Mizuki's head and they glowed green. Daichi injected healing chakra and soon the man calmed down but he was breathing hard. He was still blind as the Genin had taken away his sight.
The Genin looked at Mizuki and used Mana puppetry. He implanted a simple thought into the man's mind.'No more. Just tell them everything. It's not worth it.'
To Mizuki it's as if his mind was making a decision and he immediately agreed.
[Target has accepted the suggestion.]
Daichi took a step back and looked at the blind ninja with a calm gaze. "I'm going to give you one chance. If you don't I'll-"
"I'll talk. I'll talk. Please. No more." The silver haired Chunin didn't want to go through what he just experienced.
Ibiki and Inoichi were not all that surprised that Mizuki gave in. They had been watching him screaming in agony for that last hour. They paid close attention to every word spoken in the room.
Daichi immediately made several chakra strings and connected them to Mizuki's body. "This is your only chance. I'm monitoring your vitals. If you lie to me, you'll experience hell. There will be no second chance."
Hearing that Mizuki struggled in his chair. "Please. No. I'll tell you whatever you want to know." His mind was on the verge of collapsing in on itself. He didn't want to experience the feeling of going insane.
"First Question. When did you meet Orochimaru?"
"I only met him once when I was on a mission before I became an instructor. At that time he saw me kill my teammate. He gave the formula for the curse seal."
"You told Orochimaru about your plan to steal the forbidden scroll and the prisoner release didn't you."
"Yes." Mizuki replied without hesitation. He knew his situation and he didn't want to make it worse.
"How did you send this information to him? If you met Orochimaru only once then that means you must have been in contact with one of his spies right?"
"Yes. Orochimaru has someone at the capital acting as a spy and messenger. His name is Nam. I sent the information to him."
"Give me the description and your contact method."
Mizuki immediately told everything he knew regarding Orochimaru's spy and the two interrogators outside quickly noted it down.
Daichi continued. "Who's idea was it for you to get those Mind shields?"
"It was Orochimaru. A week after I sent the information, Nam made contact and told me that I would need to have my mind protected. He told me about Ko Yamanaka and where to find him."
Daichi's eyes slightly narrowed.'So this was Orochimaru's plan. But something doesn't add up. If the goal was to protect Mizuki's mind then'
"When and where did you meet up with Ko Yamanaka?"
"10 days before the graduation exam. In a hut 3 kilometres north west of the Fire capital."
Outside the room, Ibiki looked at the records he had of Mizuki and it noted his travels. "He's telling the truth. Based on this he made a request to go to the Fire capital and returned a few days later." Inoichi nodded and the two men turned their attention back to the interrogation cell.
"There is something that I don't understand though" Daichi spoke and Hiruzen looked at the boy.
"If Orochimaru wanted to make sure that information about him wouldn't leak then there should have been some other contingency besides the barriers." Daichi had learned a great deal about seal jutsu and sealing jutsu used on the mind.'If he wanted absolute secrecy then he should have added something like Danzo's curse seal. Where his body would become paralyzed if he shared information with the enemy. But there were only mind barriers.'
Daichi looked at the Hokage and explained his doubt. "Why didn't that Yamanaka implement such precautions when he set up the barriers in Mizuki's mind?"
Hiruzen looked at the boy and let out a small breath of air. After a few seconds of contemplation Hiruzen decided to tell the boy certain secret information.
"Because Ko Yamanaka is a spy my Anbu cultivated inside Orochimaru."
Daichi was surprised to hear that.
"A year ago I had my Anbu investigate Orochimaru. During your mission at the capital where you healed the 3rd Minister's nephew, you learned information about a rogue Yamanaka who placed barriers inside the enemy."
Daichi recalled that information.'Junichiro had powerful mind defenses.'
"That was Ko Yamanaka. He began to work for Orochimaru many months ago. My agent found him and instead of killing him decided to turn him to spy on Orochimaru. Since Ko was the one who placed the barriers in Mizuki's mind, he must have known about Mizuki's plans and figured out the chances of it succeeding were slim. He had to make sure the barriers were strong in the event Orochimaru checked but he deliberately didn't add more extreme measures."
Daichi looked at the Hokage and immediately found his next path. "So then this Ko must have more information on Orochimaru. His base of operations and much more."
"Yes I believe so." The Hokage agreed with that assessment.
"Lord Hokage. Has he sent any more information about Orochimaru?" Daichi asked the old leader.
"Orochimaru is very careful. So Ko hasn't been able to communicate much... But he did sent one piece of intelligence a few days ago. I already have a team looking into it."
The Hokage said nothing more and Daichi nodded.'I need to start somewhere. That meeting place where Mizuki and Ko met is a good start.'
"Lord Hokage. Please grant me permission to go to the capital and investigate the information I have. I can't just sit here and do nothing."
Daichi wanted to use Mana puppetry on the kage to let him go but then decided it was too dangerous.'This guy is not like the others. I can't make reckless choices.'
Hiruzen looked at the boy silently and weighed his options.'He did get information from Mizuki. And from what Kakashi has told me, he is strong enough to protect himself.'
After several seconds of internal debate Hiruzen made a decision. "Very well. Pack your gear and be at the gates in 20 minutes. I'll have two members join you."
"Thank you Lord Hokage." Daichi nodded and left.
The Genin returned home and immediately got his ninja gear. He soon made his way to the village gates and waited.'I hope whoever he sends is strong enough. This might be a tough mission.'
Daichi waited for a few minutes before he felt two familiar chakra signatures coming his way. He turned around and saw the two Jonins smiling at him.
"Hey kid."
Daichi gave a small smile and nodded. "Genma sensei. Anko sensei. Are you here for me?"
Anko smiled as she looked at the boy. "Yup. You'll be joining us on this mission."
"Come on. I'll explain our objectives on the way." Genma said and the three documented their departure at the village gate and quickly left.
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Author's Note.
Just to clarify. When Daichi explained his doubt about Ko's mental defenses to the Hokage, he didn't say anything about Danzo's seal..
A battle will be coming soon. Things are going to heat up.
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