Walking into a deserted alley, Genno suddenly stopped and said, “Young man, unfasten these handcuffs for me so I can return your money.” Senya narrowed his eyes.
He didn’t know if Genno had sensed danger or if he was telling the truth.
He couldn’t take that risk!
“No need.” Senya raised his arm and chopped down toward Genno’s neck.
Genno squatted down, lowering his body to dodge Senya’s strike.
Moving with incredible agility, he darted to the wall in a few quick steps and scrambled up it.
Then…
He saw pairs of crimson Sharingan.
Genno’s throat went dry.
He turned around.
“This is a—” *Thud!* A fist slammed heavily into his abdomen.
“Don’t try any tricks in front of these eyes,” Uchiha Hikura said, tying him up securely with steel wire.
Genno’s vision went black, and he fell unconscious.
He hadn’t given up just moments ago, attempting to use an escape jutsu to unlock the silver bracelets and run away.
Naturally, he failed.
Senya had instructed Uchiha Hikura early on to capture Genno alive at all costs.
Uchiha Hikura was nearly fifty years old and had an unremarkable appearance, but his strength was nothing to scoff at.
Even if this was just a Shadow Clone, it could not be underestimated.
Coupled with the element of surprise, it was easy to understand how Genno, a surviving high-level double agent of the Kagerou Village, was captured.
The Military Police Force had its own interrogation room.
It was not spacious, lacked windows entirely, and the facilities inside were extremely crude.
A single table and two wooden stools.
Oh, and a sturdy iron grating.
As soon as Genno was awakened, he was hypnotized by Uchiha Hikura.
The visual prowess of the Sharingan easily invaded his brain, its chakra manipulating his thoughts and cognition.
Very quickly, Genno sang like a canary, spilling all his information.
An ordinary civilian from Sunagakure with nearly thirty years of construction experience, deeply trusted by his employers and universally praised.
The only things missing…
were his true identity and any intelligence regarding the plot to blow up Konoha!
“There are strong genjutsu defenses set up in his brain.
My visual prowess cannot safely break through them.” Genjutsu defense was an effective method to prevent others from using illusions to influence one’s mind and extract information.
Usually, only key personnel or spies would plant such defenses in their own minds.
They came in all shapes and sizes, resembling labyrinths riddled with traps.
Even the Yamanaka clan, who excelled at peering into the inner worlds of others, sometimes had to rely on specialized equipment to investigate thoroughly!
Senya rubbed his brow.
Success was right in front of him, yet he was stuck on the final step.
The ninjas of the Yamanaka clan could definitely crack the genjutsu defenses in Genno’s mind.
Asking for their help would solve this problem effortlessly.
However, it was obvious that Senya would not do that.
Unless he had lost his damn mind!
He pondered for a moment and asked Hikura to release the genjutsu control.
“Senior Hikura, please release your control over him.
I want to be alone with him for a while.” Hikura hesitated for a moment before stepping out of the interrogation room.
“Call me anytime if there’s a problem.” Senya always responded sincerely to the goodwill of others.
“Thank you, Senior Hikura.” Genno awoke from the darkness with a splitting headache.
Looking at Senya’s clean, handsome face, his eyes immediately turned bloodshot.
If this face hadn’t been so deceptive, he wouldn’t have let his guard down so easily.
Damn it!
Genno glared viciously at Senya and suddenly asked with a sneer, “Konoha’s running dog, are you disappointed that you didn’t get what you wanted from me?” He was probing.
Probing for Senya’s true motive in capturing him.
Senya interlaced his fingers, rested his elbows on the table, and looked at Genno calmly and gently.
“I believe there are still some suffering survivors of the Kagerou Village.
With the capabilities of our Uchiha clan, it wouldn’t be difficult to track them down.” ‘Kagerou Village!’ That name struck Genno like a bolt of lightning.
The threat in those words was self-evident.
Genno’s expression shifted slightly, but then he burst into loud laughter.
“Kagerou Village?
I’m not a ninja from some minor village that was wiped out who knows how many years ago.” He was trying to use laughter to cover up the momentary lapse in his composure.
Senya also smiled—a clean, radiant smile.
Like the rising morning sun.
“Senior Genno, sincerity is a virtue.
From now on, one word, one life.” Senya spoke words that made Genno shudder, yet his tone remained calm and gentle.
“You wouldn’t want the last traces of your village to be completely erased because of you, would you?” “Those beautiful lives, and…
your son’s grave.” Acting +8.
During the conversation, the experience bar for his Acting skill began to increase.
The muscles on Genno’s face twitched uncontrollably.
Like an enraged beast, he stood up from the stool, rushed to the iron grating, and pressed his head hard against the bars.
“You son of a bitch!” Senya’s eyes were calm and indifferent, completely devoid of emotion.
“What a pity.
You said five words.
Five lives will permanently depart from this world because of you.” “Senior Genno, if you cannot control your emotions, then next, even your son will be dug up, and his bones will be ground to dust!” *Pant!
Pant!* Veins bulged on Genno’s forehead.
He panted heavily, his bloodshot eyes fixed in a death glare on Senya.
If looks could kill, Senya would have already been reduced to a pile of mosaic pixels.
Senya’s face held no extraneous expressions; he merely looked at him calmly.
A gaze carries weight!
Genno read absolute resolve in Senya’s eyes.
He stumbled back a few steps and plopped down heavily onto the stool, his head drooping in defeat.
He remained silent, not uttering a single word.
Due to the asymmetry of information, it was impossible for Genno to know that the Uchiha clan was already under comprehensive surveillance.
Let alone searching for the survivors of the Kagerou Village, even leaving Konoha was a pipe dream.
He had been completely fooled by Senya’s facade.
Gradually, he made a decision.
Even if all the survivors died out, he would never spill his secrets!
Konoha wanted to defuse this bomb?
No way!
“Our stances do not conflict.
You want to take revenge on Konoha, and our Uchiha clan also wants to take revenge on Konoha.” Senya wasn’t here to wipe Konoha’s ass anyway, so he spoke bluntly, “The Konoha higher-ups are about to purge the Uchiha clan.
I intend to use this gift as a return favor.” Genno burst into uproarious laughter, laughing so hard that tears streamed down his face.
“Your Uchiha clan is the founder of Konoha, yet now you are about to be slaughtered to the last man by Konoha.
This is the funniest joke I’ve heard before my death.” Senya agreed, “It is indeed a joke.” “What, you want to use the explosive tag array in my hands to exchange for a chance to live?” Genno mocked.
“Keep dreaming!” “Even without the explosive tag array in your hands, we can still make Konoha feel the sting of pain.” “However…” He revealed a clean, gentle smile.
“With the explosive tag array in your hands, we can make Konoha hurt to the bone!” Genno froze.
An indescribable sensation rose from his tailbone and shot straight to the crown of his head.
Was it fear?
No, it was excitement!
It was thrill!
The Uchiha clan actually planned to fight Konoha to the bitter end!
What a bunch of lunatics!
He saw the hope for revenge!
More than just blowing up Konoha, he wanted to see the Uchiha ninjas slaughtering Konoha forces in internal strife after the village was leveled to the ground!
“How can I be sure that what you’re saying is true?” Genno asked.
Senya smiled and replied with a question, “How about blowing up the Hokage Rock first?”