Then he bowed to the Hokage again. "I still haven't thanked you for saving my life, Hokage-sama! If it weren't for you, I would probably be dead."
Torifu patted his shoulder. "That's what I should do. We are all for Konoha."
Now that things had become this way, the head of the interrogation unit was injured and would need some time to recover before he could continue working. This would undoubtedly delay the time it took to get information.
Although the Yamanaka clan's secret jutsu could obtain information, this leader was Kage-level, and the head of the Yamanaka clan was only an elite jōnin. If they were to forcibly use the Mind Body Switch Jutsu, they would probably suffer a backlash. Not only would they not get the information, but the head of the Yamanaka clan could also suffer serious injuries or even death. This was a result that Torifu absolutely did not want to see. So, he could only wait for a day or two for the head of the interrogation unit to recover before doing anything.
After leaving the room, the medical ninja took Morino Ibiki to the hospital. Jiraiya and the others also followed Torifu back to the interrogation room. As soon as they entered, a thick black smoke came out. Of the ninjas who were hanging on the wall waiting to be interrogated, only one was left. The rest had all turned into charcoal. The clan heads who were present were all very frustrated. The ninjas they had captured with great difficulty had turned into ashes just like that. They didn't get any useful information at all.
When he saw Torifu return, Hiruzen immediately went up to him and asked, "Hokage-sama, where is the head of the interrogation unit? Why didn't he come?"
"His injuries are very serious. He was almost killed. Fortunately, I saved him, but he won't be able to do any interrogations for the next two days."
Hiruzen was a little surprised when he heard this. Morino Ibiki was a jōnin. How could these ninjas, who had already been sealed, injure him so badly? But it was a good thing that his life was saved.
"Hokage-sama, all of these ninjas, except for their leader, have spontaneously combusted."
Torifu looked at the blackened walls and the ashes on the floor. Then he shook his head. "Clean it up. Ibiki said that these ninjas' throats have been burned. They can't speak. It's a cheap way for them to die."
Then he turned around and left the interrogation room. Just as he was about to leave the interrogation unit and return to the Hokage Building, he stopped. He said to the guard at the door, "Tell your deputy chief that the person in the interrogation room must be kept alive, no matter what."
"Yes!" After confirming that the ninja had received the order, Torifu returned to the Hokage's office with the others.
They all sat down on the small stools again. Hiruzen slapped his thigh and said helplessly, "Sigh, this is a mess. We worked all night, and in less than a day, only one person is left."
Danzō also shook his head. "These enemies are not easy to deal with. They are attacking everywhere in the shinobi world, and we don't know what their purpose is." They hadn't even met yet, and they were already given a show of force.
Torifu smiled bitterly. "Everyone, I originally wanted to invite you all to listen to the information so we could decide on our next course of action, but that's clearly not going to happen. Wait for Ibiki to recover and get some accurate information, and then you all can come back."
The others naturally had no complaints. They just felt that these enemies were too cunning. They must have already calculated Konoha's strength and intentionally used these people as a diversion. But why did they leave one leader behind? Wouldn't it be better to just make everyone a timed bomb? Or perhaps the person behind them had other methods or believed that this person would absolutely not reveal their secrets? But all of this would have to wait until Ibiki's injuries had recovered before they could be analyzed.
When Torifu said this, the clan heads all nodded. Then, after a short conversation, they all left. Only Naori was left in the room.
"How about we go for a walk to clear our minds?" Naori saw that Torifu's face was a little pale, so she made this offer. Torifu naturally couldn't refuse. He smiled slightly. "Okay. Let's go."
The two of them went to the top of the Hokage Rock. When they were kids, there was only one face on it, and that was their master's. Standing on their master's face and looking down at Konoha was something they did every day. Now, the number of faces had increased to three, but they rarely had time to do this.
"Do you remember the last time we came here to feel the wind?" Torifu thought about it seriously.
"Two months ago?" Naori nodded when she heard this. "That day was because I was in a bad mood, so you brought me here. Today, it's your turn."
Torifu couldn't help but smile when he heard this. "Am I in a bad mood? Not really. I'm just a little troubled."
Naori walked to Torifu's side and held his arm. "There's still one left, isn't there? We'll start with him. We'll definitely get some clues. If we really can't, we can just kill him and have the Yamanaka clan head use the Mind Jutsu to get some information."
"That's all we can do." A gust of wind blew, messing up Torifu's hair, but he felt much better. The anxiety in his heart also calmed down. It was predictable that a crisis would definitely break out in a short amount of time. If they collected information now, they wouldn't be as passive as they were last time, when they almost all died at sea.
"Thank you, Naori. I feel much better."
"That's good. You're not fighting alone this time. Our entire village is with you. There's nothing that we can't get through together."
Torifu looked down at Konoha from the cliff. It had changed so much from when he was a kid. But what hadn't changed were the people in the village. With this group of trustworthy friends and family, Torifu's heart was also full.
"Alright, Naori. Let's go back. I need to issue an order to lift the ban. Maybe we can even have a carnival tonight."
"Oh? A carnival? I feel like that's not your style. Don't you like to be alone and quiet?"
Torifu smiled when he heard this. "I'm not a rigid person. The villagers have been in a state of panic these past few days. The ban has made everyone feel suffocated. We can relax today and get back on track tomorrow."
Naori clapped her hands. "Okay. I approve. Should I go and mobilize everyone first? So no one will lose face for you."
After she said that, the two of them left the cliff together. Naori began to move back and forth between the various clans in Konoha. And Torifu returned to the office. In a short while, a notice was posted on the bulletin board.
"The ban is officially lifted today. The villagers are no longer restricted in any way. The ninjas can also resume their missions... That's great! It's finally over!"
"Hey, hey, hey. What's that last sentence? Hurry up and read it out. I can't see it clearly over here!" The man who was being rushed scratched his head.
"Okay, let me see... There will be a bonfire carnival in Konoha tonight. I hope the villagers have fun!"