"He wouldn't say anything else. His mouth is very tight, so I'm continuing to beat him to get some more valuable information."
Torifu nodded after hearing this. "Good. You've worked hard. Continue to interrogate him. I'll just watch from the side."
"Alright, then please follow me, sir." After saying that, he turned and walked to the door, gesturing for him to enter.
Torifu also got up from his chair and followed him to the interrogation room. This one was different from the previous one. It was very dark inside, with only one oil lamp. And you could hear the sound of water constantly dripping, which made the atmosphere very oppressive and uncomfortable.
Ibiki picked up the oil lamp and placed it in front of the leader's face. The light from the oil lamp shone on his face, revealing that he had no energy. His eyes were bloodshot and looked a little frightening.
"Are you still not going to say what you know? This is your last chance. I advise you to take it."
The leader shook his head. "I've already told you everything I can say."
Ibiki sneered. "You're really stubborn. You're a prisoner of Konoha now. If you tell us everything quickly, you can suffer less."
Ibiki moved the oil lamp to the leader's chest, where the bloodstains and even some burn marks were clearly visible. The flame of the oil lamp was very close to his chest, constantly scorching the wound. The bleeding area was burned by the flame, and the blood quickly solidified and dried, but the surrounding skin became redder. But he still gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound. In the dim light, you could see large beads of sweat on his forehead.
Ibiki took out a handkerchief and wiped him. "Look at you. If you're hot, why didn't you tell me? If an outsider saw this, they would say I was abusing a prisoner." With that, he used an iron clamp to grab his clothes and tore them all off, leaving only a few torn pieces of cloth to cover him.
"Wind Release: Fine Wind Blade!" Ibiki quickly performed a hand seal, then blew a gentle gust of wind. But when the wind hit the leader's body, it instantly cut countless tiny wounds on him! The cuts weren't deep, just barely breaking the skin, but it looked a little shocking. Blood was seeping out all over his body. At this moment, even he couldn't hold back anymore and let out a pained groan. His body was also twitching as if he had been electrocuted. Torifu didn't feel anything about this scene. He had seen things that were even more bloody. This was just a small appetizer.
"I know you're hot, so I'm giving you some wind. You should feel a lot cooler now, right?"
"I won't tell you anything. Just kill me."
When he heard this, Ibiki put on a regretful expression. "You probably don't know, but the moment we learned that you were a ninja from the Hidden Rain Village, we already sent troops into the Land of Rain. After all, for a small country to dare to invade Konoha, even if we destroy it a few times, it won't be enough to quell our anger!"
When the leader heard Ibiki's words, he looked up at him, and a small smile appeared on his face. "You're just going there to die."
"So you're saying the Hidden Rain Village is stronger than Konoha?"
But after saying that, he fell silent again.
Ibiki had interrogated many prisoners, but this was the first time he had ever seen one like this. Even though he had a good temper, he was a little angry now.
"Your mouth is pretty tough. Then I'll let you enjoy yourself." Ibiki then bit his finger and pressed it to the ground. The leader thought he was going to summon something powerful to scare him into giving in. But nothing seemed to happen. The only light in the room was from the oil lamp in Ibiki's hand. The rest of the room was completely dark.
But Torifu could sense many objects moving toward the leader. At this moment, a rustling sound also began to fill the room, like something was crawling. Not long after, the bound leader felt something biting his feet. And they were still climbing up his body.
"How does it feel? Do you feel it?"
"What is this! Damn it! What is this?!" The leader kept twisting his body, trying to shake off these unknown things. But they were holding on very tightly, and he couldn't get rid of them with such minor movements.
Ibiki casually grabbed one and held it up to the oil lamp to get a better look. It was a reddish-orange ant with very small but sharp teeth. "These are the ants I bred. The neurotoxin they release will multiply the pain you feel in your body."
With that, large numbers of ants had already climbed onto the leader's chest. They were biting the places where the wind blade had cut him open and releasing their venom from their stingers.
This immense pain finally made the leader roar. "Damn it! Kill me! Kill me!"
From yesterday until now, there were countless wounds on his body. Not a single part of his skin was intact. Every single one was bleeding. But he could endure all of that pain. However, after the ants' venom amplified the pain, it felt as if countless people were hacking at him with knives! Constantly piercing his body! This kind of pain was even harder to bear than death! But Ibiki was very confident in his use of the venom, so it wouldn't kill him.
"Why go through this torture? Wouldn't it be easier to just tell me everything?"
Even though he was enduring this pain, his mouth was still very tight. This made even Torifu a little impressed. It was rare for a prisoner to be able to endure this kind of torture without saying a word.
"Hanzō-sama has shown me great kindness! I can't betray him!" His painful screams echoed throughout the interrogation room, but other than that, there was no other information. Torifu also shook his head at this. It wasn't that Ibiki's interrogation skills weren't up to par. In this situation of both gentle and harsh methods, any normal person would not be able to hold back.
Unfortunately, this person's will was too strong. He had originally planned to keep him alive and use him, but now it seemed that he could only invite the head of the Yamanaka clan.
"Alright, Ibiki. Take back your ants."
"Hokage-sama, are you stopping the interrogation?"
"There's no need to waste time on a stubborn person like him. We have many other ways. Sometimes, a dead body can speak more."
The leader heard Torifu's voice and roared. "You're the Hokage! I'm telling you, you can't defeat the Hidden Rain Village! Our Hidden Rain Village will definitely rise to the top!"
Torifu's hand lit up with a ball of flame. The fire illuminated his face. He walked in front of the leader and smiled. "If the rise of the Hidden Rain Village is to use Konoha as a stepping stone, then I can guarantee that it will never rise."