77 77. Interrogation
Izuna is packing the luggage with his family. Their house survived the Nine-tails attack, but they had to shift to a new location.
Izuna picks up lots of his luggage and makes some hand signs and store it in a scroll.
'Enclosing Technique'
"My, my! That's too convenient Izuna-chan." Fumiko looks at Izuna in amazement.
Izuna scratches his head and replies,
"I learned Fuinjutsu Techniques from Fourth Hokage and his wife, Kushina Uzumaki," Izuna replies with a sad expression.
The atmosphere turns gloomy. Akira, Yagami, Aiko, Fumiko, and Shisui silently stare at Izuna.
An Anbu flickers and appears in front of Izuna.
"Vice-Captain! Hokage-sama has summoned you. Please follow me to the Hokage-Office."
The Anbu whispers to Izuna. Izuna flickers towards Hokage's Office and the Anbu member follow him.
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Inside the Hokage office,
Hiruzen sat on a table with eyes closed. Danzo, Koharu, and Homura stand in front of him.
"Hiruzen, I would like to watch the interrogation. I just want to hear the details of the incident." Danzo demands.
"We would also watch the interrogation." Koharu and Homura states.
"Danzo, the kid has done no crime. He is a trusted member of Anbu who has progressed in Ranks with his merits. Reaching Vice-Captain Rank in a year speaks for his talents and skills.
You don't have to be skeptical about him. He was very close to Minato and Kushina from his childhood. I don't doubt the credibility of his words." Hiruzen defends Izuna.
"Hiruzen, the Nine-tails attack has heavy involvement of the Uchiha clan. You want me to believe this incident does not involve the kid.
I had checked the records of his presence in Village. For the past three months, he was away from the village. Just before the Nine-tails attack he miraculously appeared out of nowhere.
He even survived the attack against Nine-tails, which killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife. Do you want me to believe his story?"
Danzo persists.
"Fine! I will call the Inoichi of the Yamanaka clan to monitor the kid. He will be easily able to spot any lies mixed within the truth." Hiruzen agrees to Danzo.
"No, that won't do. He is an Anbu Captain. He specializes in information gathering and disposal. Tell Inoichi to use the 'Psycho Mind Transmission' technique of their clan to enter inside the kid's subconsciousness and search his memories. I will send one of my Root members to extract information from the kid." Danzo adds another condition.
"Danzo, your action might earn us his distrust. Are you sure you want to do such a thing?" Hiruzen questions.
"I will go to any extent for the sake of Village. This is a grave matter. Many villagers lost their lives. I won't sit quietly in this situation." Danzo continues.
"Yes, Hiruzen! Danzo is right in this matter. We agree with him, it is better to take some necessary precautions then betting on circumstances. Also, we hope that as an Anbu Vice-Captain, he will understand the graveness of matter." Koharu and Homura agree with Danzo.
Hiruzen rubs his forehead and sighs,
"Fine, I agree with your terms. I just hope that it won't earn us the distrust of Uchiha clan."
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In a separate room,
Izuna arrives with the Anbu member. The Anbu member explains things to Izuna.
"Vice-Captain! You are aware of the recent development of events. You are the sole survivor of the attack who knows the information of the Culprit.
Hokage-sama! Just want to ask some questions from you regarding the incident? We hope for your co-operation."
Izuna looks at the surrounding Anbu members and nods to them.
"It's fine. I will comply. There is nothing to hide in this situation."
"Please, Vice-Captain!" The Anbu member leads Izuna inside a closed room with a chair in the center.
Izuna sits on the chair and closes his eyes and patiently waits for Hiruzen's arrival. A few minutes later, Hiruzen together with other elders and Inoichi Yamanaka arrives inside the room. Other members of Konoha's Torture and Interrogation Force follow them closely.
"Izuna Uchiha, I don't doubt your credibility and merits. It is just that the recent events had a tremendous impact on the Village. I hope for your co-operation." Hiruzen walks in front of Izuna and speaks to him.
Izuna nods his head and replies,
"I will follow your instructions. As long as the questions aren't related to my secrets and powers, I will answer them."
"Very well! Let us start with the details of the Nine-Tails attack." Hiruzen questions Izuna.
"Narrate the entire series of events for us."
Izuna narrates the entire incident involving the Nine-tails. How Minato used 'Reaper Death Seal' to seal Nine-tails. How he used the 'Eight Trigrams Seals' to make Naruto the new-jinchuruki. How Nine-tails in a struggle to save itself mortally wounded Minato and Kushina.
Hiruzen looks toward Inoichi, who nods his head. Hiruzen continues,
"Can you describe the characteristics of the assailant? You must have faced against them?"
"The assailant used space-time ninjutsu to breach the barrier. He wore a one-eyed mask white mask with some markings. He extracted Kyubi from Kushina and attacked the village." Izuna explains.
"That's not all the details, I am sure you know much more." Danzo interrupts the interrogation.
"Yes, there are other details, but they aren't relevant to the Nine-tails attack." Izuna calmly replies to Danzo.
"Then can you explain those extra details? We are interested to hear the entire details," Danzo presses the matter.
"If you want to hear them so badly, then listen. A powerful entity attacked us while we were fighting against the Nine-tails. He easily destroyed our barrier with a snap of his fingers and pushed back the combined might of Minato, Kushina, and me.
His target was me for some unknown reasons. He captured me and flew away from the village. I could somehow escape from his grasp thanks to my abilities. And you know the later series of events. Also, I am sure some of you must have sensed the massive influx of Chakra.
That was the chakra of that entity. I would rather advise all of you to get ready to face against him rather than playing some politics and power game." Izuna looks towards Danzo and scoffs.
"Izuna, if it is fine with you then can you allow Inoichi Yamanaka to enter your subconscious and allow him to relay the series of events to us." Hiruzen inquires.
"I will only relay important information about the attack. I will hide all of my secrets and jutsus. If you agree with my conditions, then you can continue." Izuna states his condition.
"Very well! I have no problem with your condition." Hiruzen nods his head.
Inoichi slowly enters Izuna's subconscious mind. Izuna sorts all of his memories of the Nine-Tails attack and presents them to Inoichi, who relays them to others using a special device.
"So, that's how it is. Now, we have an important clue regarding this matter. Konoha won't sit idle and find the perpetrator of the attack." Hiruzen clenches his fist in anger.
"I am not satisfied yet." Danzo interrupts Hiruzen and signals his Root member.
The Root member walks up to Izuna and places his hand on top of Izuna's head and enters his mind together with Inoichi.
"Danzo, stop it. It will put a mental burden on that kid's consciousness." Hiruzen tries to stop Danzo.
Inside the Izuna's sub-consciousness, the Root member forcibly tries to break all the mental barriers and blocks.
'I have to get the information required by Danzo-Sama. Danzo-sama wants me to unveil all the secrets of this kid. I have got this chance, I won't spare even a small piece of information. I have to scavenge all of his secrets.'
Before the Root member could intrude further, a pair of large Sharingans appears in Izuna's subconscious mind. Another purple and blue eyes appear with Sharingan.
'Genjutsu: Five Senses Breakdown'
The Sharingan casts a powerful genjutsu on the Root member. The Root member suffers a backlash. His body slowly limps on the ground.
Foam froths from his mouth and blood leaks from his eyes, ears, and nose. He lies on the ground and his body twitches uncontrollably.
Even Inoichi suffers from backlash, but his condition is much better. Inoichi's entire body is covered in sweat and pants heavily.
'What was that? Thankfully, it wasn't directed at me or I would have suffered the same fate as this guy.'
Inoichi sighs in relief and looks at the twitching Root member. Immediately, two Root members beside Danzo flickers in front of the Root Anbu and carries him with them.
One of them walks towards Danzo and silently conveys some information.
Tch…
Danzo silently clicks his tongue. Anger is apparent on his face.
"What's the meaning of this?" Danzo bellows at Izuna.
"You have permanently injured the mind of one of my elite of Root. What excuse do you have for your crimes?" He continues.
"This Root member tried to infringe on my secrets and techniques despite my warnings. He suffered a backlash from my mental barriers in his attempts. If you want to blame someone, then blame him. I did not fault in this matter." Izuna replies without even looking at Danzo.
"I hope you have got your answers. I have matters to attend to. I will take my leave." Izuna continues.
Hiruzen nods at him.
Izuna stands up and flickers away from the Interrogation Room. Danzo clenches his fist and walks out of the room. His Root lackeys follow him.
