At this moment, the masked man on the other side spoke, "I hear your name is Ye Lan. The Torture Department found you in the forest this morning. We don't want to do anything to you, but Lord Danzo discovered you and learned some information about you. So, he wants to talk to you. Also, we heard that even Ibiki couldn't get anything out of you in the Torture Department, which piqued Lord Danzo's interest. He wants to meet you, and nothing else will happen. So, you don't have to worry too much, and it's best not to make things difficult for me. Come with us."
Ye Lan sensed something amiss in the man's tone. He felt that what the man said wasn't so simple. Lord Danzo wanted to see him, and Danzo even knew about his experience in the Torture Department with Ibiki. It showed how impressive the Anbu's intelligence network was. Logically, they shouldn't know about the Torture Department's affairs.
The fact that Anbu personnel could easily obtain this information also demonstrated Danzo's power. However, that being said, if Danzo knew about this, he certainly knew that Ye Lan had just become a Genin after obtaining his Ninja Headband. But he couldn't figure out why Danzo wanted to see him at this time.
And what exactly was Danzo's purpose? Was he trying to recruit him? Ye Lan couldn't quite figure it out, but he mainly didn't want to go to the Anbu with these people. After all, who knew what would happen after he saw Danzo? Moreover, he always preferred to be open and aboveboard, not to engage in gathering intelligence or planting spies.
If it were Infernal Affairs, he would rather be on the side of justice, the upright one. He had never been interested in Danzo, whether he was watching Naruto before or now living in the world of Naruto. It wasn't that he disliked the person, but rather, he didn't like his way of doing things, even though he was indeed doing it for Konoha's sake.
Ye Lan thought for a moment, then smiled at the masked man and said, "How about this? Why don't you two come with me to eat some ramen first, and then we'll talk about going to see Danzo? I'm hungry right now. How can you expect me to go on an empty stomach? Or, how about you two come with me to see Danzo? I heard the Ichiraku Ramen upstairs is pretty good; it should suit your tastes."
The two masked men seemed to have no intention of getting entangled with Ye Lan. They grabbed his hand and said, "Our time is precious; we can't go with you to eat ramen. You should go with us to see Lord Danzo first." Seeing their tough attitude, Ye Lan didn't want to beat around the bush anymore.
Previously, Ye Lan squinted his eyes and said, "What if I just don't go with you? What can you do to me?" Ye Lan's tone had become somewhat forceful.
Seeing that Ye Lan was neither yielding nor resisting, the masked man became angry. He said directly to him: "This probably isn't up to you! Today, you have to go, whether you want to or not. This is a command from Danzo-sama. You'd better not make things difficult for us. Otherwise, if we have to take you down together, it won't look good. You should just come with us obediently. Otherwise, it's not good for anyone if we hurt the harmony. Don't you think that's right?"
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