章節 288: Chapter 288 - Daichi's Fury 01
Daichi held a stoic face as he looked at the grinning prisoner. Seeing Daichi's silence, the man felt happy. "It's not the answer you were expecting, was it?"
"It was the best deal you were ever going to get. So why did you refuse it?" Daichi asked the man.
Mizuki's face sported a furious expression as he heard that question. "An ordinary life? Are you joking… with me? I want… power. This village was holding me back. Now… they're going to pay."
"Is your hatred so big that you can't let go of your grudges and pick the logical choice?"
The restrained Chunin looked at Daichi and his malice was clear to everyone. "I hate this village. But… now… I hate you even more than that. Since I'm already dead… it doesn't matter anymore. I'll die knowing that you'll lose your precious sensei."
Daichi closed his eyes, took a deep breath of air and slowly exhaled. He looked at the man and his face softened. "Mizuki. There is still a chance to change your fate. Give me the information I need and I'll help you."
Outside, Ibiki frowned and shook his head. "It's not going to work. Mizuki won't change his mind. This was a mistake." He turned to the Hokage and spoke. "Lord Hokage. Let me and Inoichi take over. We need to get past his barriers and retrieve as much information as quickly as possible."
Hiruzen was silent as he looked through the glass mirror. "Just give him a couple more minutes… If his efforts seem fruitless then you can take over."
Inside the room, even though he was dying, Mizuki felt glee at that moment. Watching the Genin who ruined his plans, now pleading for his help made the Chunin happy.
"Look at you. Begging here in front of me. No matter what you say, I won't tell you anything. I want you to suffer. Orochimaru is going to kill Tsunade. I'm certain. That will be my revenge on you."
Daichi looked at the mad grin on the weakened Mizuki's face and sighed. "It seems I found the answer to my question." He spoke to himself but everyone heard his words.
Mizuki frowned as he looked at the boy. "What are you talking about? I didn't tell you anything."
Daichi ignored Mizuki, looked around the room and then nodded to himself. "This room will do just fine."
Nobody knew what Daichi had planned and they were curious. The Genin turned his attention back to Mizuki and after a few moments of silence he began to speak.
"When I was training with Tsunade sensei, she made me promise something... She made me promise to never let the shinobi life consume me. That I should never lose to this world and compromise who I am. Compromise my ideals. She saw my talent and potential and saw how much good I could do. But she also saw the misery and horror I could bring to the world if I used my skills the wrong way."
Hiruzen closed his eyes when he heard that. The similarities between Daichi and Orochimaru were many. But at the same time, the two couldn't be more different in who they are and the old kage knew that.
Daichi's tone took a cold edge as he looked at the tied up man. "I promised her that this life wouldn't change me. That I wouldn't become a monster."
Hiruzen, Ibiki and Inoichi had a bad feeling in their guts as they heard Daichi talk.
Mizuki looked at the boy in confusion and then sneered. "If you think you can scare me…then you're mistaken. No matter what you do… No matter what you say… I won't tell you anything."
Daichi chuckled and his tone sent danger signals to everyone. Even Mizuki looked at the boy cautiously.
Daichi looked at Mizuki with a small smile that sent shivers up the man's spine. "You know it's funny.. .The person I interrogated a few months ago said something similar. You see during that interrogation he was stubborn too. I gave that man a choice and I got the information needed. But you know, that wasn't personal. I was just doing what I had to, to complete the mission. So at that time a question arose in front of me. To save the someone I care about, would I go to any length? Would I break my promise to my teacher and compromise on my ideals?"
Mizuki was silent as he looked at the Genin.
"I've been pondering this question for months. I wanted to know the answer but at the same time I was afraid of the answer… And I was right to be afraid."
Daichi's face was devoid of any feelings as he looked at the man. The Genin at the moment didn't feel any emotion and it showed in his eyes. "Mizuki… I was begging you. But it wasn't to help me save Tsunade's life... I was begging you to help me save yours."
Ibiki, who was standing outside the cell, finally understood why the child gave information to Mizuki so freely. 'This kid… He wanted to know what Mizuki would do…'
Mizuki looked at the Genin and fear began to rise in heart. His body trembled for a moment and the terror was visible on his face.
Daichi sighed and shook his head. "I was trying to be kind. But since you've helped me find an answer to my query… We'll do this a different way. To save my sensei's life, I'm going to break my promise to her."
The Genin immediately turned around and came near the one way mirror in the room. He sensed the presence of the kage and turned his head in the man's direction. It was as if Daichi was looking at Hiruzen through the glass.
"Lord Hokage. I'm going to find Tsunade sensei and Shizune no matter what. I've made my choice."
Hiruzen heard the tone in which the boy spoke and knew that no matter what he decided, Daichi would do what he had to do.
The Genin in the interrogation room took a deep breath and stood firm. "Lord Hokage. Requesting permission to have full unrestricted dominion over the prisoner. I'll get the answers we need in less than two hours. Tap the glass twice if you agree with my request…"
Ibiki and Inoichi were silent as they turned to the kage. Hiruzen looked at the boy and then his eyes went to Mizuki.
'Time is of the essence. I need to make a decision.'
"Inoichi, if we use every method at our disposal, how long would it take for you to get through Mizuki's mental defenses?" Hiruzen asked the Jonin mind reader.
"If we work round the clock using additional forces… then around half a day. Maybe a little more…" Inoichi replied knowing that wasn't the answer the Hokage was hoping for. 'If it wasn't someone from the clan that placed those barriers, I could break through them much sooner. But Ko knows all our techniques and the methods we use to break through a barrier… What a troublesome situation… Now I'm starting to sound like Shikaku.'
"It might still be too late by then. Every second counts." Hiruzen shook his head.
'Perhaps Kakashi's team could gather some information and find her, but Orochimaru isn't someone who's careless. And the information I have on him… I'll have to give it to the analysis team and have them go through it. But still all those will take time. If Mizuki has any additional vital information that could help us… Then it can't wait.'
After thinking things through, Hiruzen sighed and closed his eyes. 'Tsunade, please forgive me for doing this.' His eyes went to Daichi and the kage made his decision. He raised his hand..
Tap… Tap
And tapped the glass two times.
Inoichi was surprised. He didn't know of the interrogation that happened between Daichi and Junichiro, so he was shocked that the Hokage would give such control of a prisoner to a Genin.
"Lord Hokage, are you sure about this?" The Yamanaka clan head asked.
"If Daichi says he can get the answers quickly then I have to trust him."
"But-"
"Inoichi. Let's wait and see what he does." Ibiki spoke and Inoichi's protests died in his throat.
Inside the cell Daichi heard the two taps and nodded. He created a shadow clone and looked at him. "Go get it for me."
The clone nodded and quickly left the room.
The real Daichi turned around and looked at the prisoner who was cautious and nervous. Daichi walked up to the man and placed his hands on Mizuki's chest.
[Skill Health Manipulation is activated]
[Skill Chakra Transmutation is activated]
A powerful green chakra glow formed between Daichi's palms. Mizuki felt vitality and strong chakra rushing to his body. At first he felt pain but then it disappeared and the silver haired Chunin felt pure energy coursing through his veins. He felt his muscles strengthen and chakra rising. His body began to bulk up and the skin that was wrinkled and had dark brown color began to regain its original luster.
It took almost half an hour but Daichi was able to completely heal Mizuki and restore his strength. The ninjas outside were astonished at Daichi's medical skills.
"To bring someone to full health from such a state… Amazing." Inoichi muttered as he looked at the boy.
"He certainly wasn't overselling his medical skills." Ibiki concurred. "Lord Hokage, perhaps now I can-"
"No." Hiruzen knew what Ibiki wanted to ask. "This is Daichi's choice. I want to see what he does."
To Daichi, the two skills leveled up multiple times after healing someone in Mizuki's state.
[Skill Health Manipulation has leveled up] x3
[Skill Chakra Transmutation has leveled up] x5
Even with his strength restored to his peak, Mizuki was still completely restrained. He looked at the boy in confusion. 'Even though he knows I won't tell him anything, he healed me… Does he really think I'm bluffing.'
"Your medical skills are certainly impressive. But it doesn't matter if you healed my injuries. I won't tell you anything." Mizuki spoke in a condescending tone as he looked at the boy.
"I didn't heal you on the belief that you would willingly answer my questions. No. I healed you because I don't want you to die too quickly." Daichi replied and went to open the door.
Mizuki was puzzled at those words. 'What is he going to do? No. No matter what he does I'm not going to give up. He ruined my goals and destroyed my future. I can't let him win.' Mizuki struggled in his chair but it was useless.
Daichi opened the door and his clone was waiting outside with a scroll. The Genin closed the door after the clone walked inside the room and didn't say anything to the curious eyes that were on him.
"Have you heard the story of General Akihiro of the Land of Water?" Daichi asked Mizuki.
The Chunin was silent as he looked at the boy. Daichi smiled at the silence and walked near Mizuki. He leaned against the wall while his shadow clone stood in the middle of the room. The clone placed the scroll on the ground and gave it some chakra.
In a puff of smoke several items appeared including several small wooden planks. The shadow clone went through several seals and placed his hands on the ground. Immediately the ground underneath them began to shift and it changed shape according to Daichi's will.
"From your silence I take it you don't know who I'm talking about. It's not surprising. I doubt anyone outside the Daimyo family of the Land of Water would know about him these days." The real Daichi spoke as everyone's attention was on the clone.
It began to create a contraption from the earth and wooden planks.
"What are you doing? What is that?" Mizuki asked the real Daichi.
"You'll get to experience what that is soon. But if you want to know what it is… Well, that is something a Daimyo in the Land of Water came up with a couple centuries ago."
"What?" Mizuki was confused and he wasn't the only one.
"Lord Hokage, do you know what that is?" Inoichi asked the kage since he too didn't know what Daichi was talking about.
"No. I don't know what he's building." Hiruzen replied with an anxious heart. He also tried to recall any mention of the name Akihiro connected to the Land of Water. 'General Akihiro. Who is he and what does he have to do with this?'
"Whatever that thing is, I don't think Mizuki is going to like it." Ibiki looked at Daichi's face and he saw no emotion. But that in itself was a tell. 'That kid is seriously pissed off right now.'
While the shadow clone was working, meticulously building the contraption, the real Daichi looked up at the ceiling and thought about the predictability of the human condition. 'It seems even I'm not immune to it.'
"The Human Condition. Most people in the world grow up with self imposed rules in their hearts. No cheating, no murdering, no thieving, no torture… Things like that. But we all have that something that would make us break our own rules and the rules society has imposed on us. For many, it's family, for others it's money and fame or their self interests. For most shinobi, it's protecting our home. But for people like you and Orochimaru it's power. The power to stand above others. And when you want that something badly or to protect it… you'd be willing to break the rules you'd imposed on yourself."
Daichi looked down from the single bulb in the room and fixed a chilling gaze at Mizuki. "I care about my teachers very much. So to save their lives… I'm going to break the rules I've imposed on myself… I'm going to dig deep and I'm going to unleash horrors on you the likes of which you've never experienced."
Killing intent rose from Daichi as he looked at the scared chunin. "Mizuki. This is your last day on earth. But before I sent you off to the other side…" Daichi came near the petrified Chunin and tapped his forehead with his index finder. "I'm going to learn everything I need… from that little noggin of yours."
"It's ready." The voice from the shadow clone drew the attention of Daichi and Mizuki. It dispelled and Daichi turned his attention back to his prisoner.
"Let's begin."
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章節 289: Chapter 289 - Daichi's Fury 02
The Hokage and the two interrogators were surprised at the wooden contraption Daichi built in the middle of the interrogation room. It was similar to a chair but there were several additional mechanisms to it.
Daichi walked to Mizuki while making a few hand seals and placed his right palm on the back of the man's head. Mizuki jerked as he felt Daichi use his jutsu on him.
"You won't be able to control the motor function of your limbs from now on." The Genin spoke as he looked at the jerking man. He released the restraints and held Mizuki up. He led the struggling Chunin and brought him to the special chair he made.
Daichi made sure to secure the Chunin's head, arms and legs to the chair and made sure there would be no movement from Mizuki. After strapping him down securely in the chair Daichi took a step back.
The chair had a basin attached to the top along with additional two arms positioned vertically.
'So this is what the minister felt that day. The need to do whatever it takes for a loved one.' Daichi looked emotionless as he looked at the trapped Chunin. 'This is too important. I need to know what he knows. I'm not going to stop now. '
The Genin made a hand seal and the sound of water could be heard above the chair. A few seconds later a drop of cold water hit Mizuki right in the middle of his forehead. The chair had special seals Daichi created with fixed functions.
Mizuki was confused at Daichi's methods. "What is this?"
"This is an invention a Daimyo in the Land of water came up with to punish his murderous general around two centuries ago."
The Chunin looked at Daichi in silence for a few moments before he burst out in laughter. "Pfft-Hahahahaha… Seriously… You really-"
Drip.
Mizuki was cut off by another drop of water to the forehead but he ignored it after a second and continued. "You really think a drop of water can get me to-"
Drip.
Mizuki stopped for a moment and then ignored it and again continued. "This isn't scary. At most it's annoying. And here I was feeling afraid of you."
Drip.
Feeling the cold drop of water slowly run down his face, Mizuki just tried to ignore it. 'He thinks he can get me to talk with a bucket of water. Is this kid an idiot?'
Daichi took the small chair in the corner of the room and sat down in front of the prisoner. "You see Mizuki, during my travels with Lady Tsunade I would try to find rare books about the history and culture of the world. Amongst them I found a very interesting journal. It was written by the minister who served under a Daimyo in the Land of water two centuries ago. That journal told an interesting tale."
The Chunin and the people standing outside the room were curious.
"What are you talking about? Are you here to interrogate me or tell a story and make me go to sleep?" Mizuki was arrogant thinking that he had won against Daichi and so he tried to be as condescending as possible.
The Genin only smiled as he looked at the prisoner's face. "Yes. I am here to tell you a story… But I promise. You won't be sleeping."
The way in which Daichi said that last part made Mizuki somewhat cautious. All the while his forehead was struck by cold water droplets at irregular intervals.
Daichi sat in his chair looking relaxed as he gazed at Mizuki. "Around two hundred years ago there was a Daimyo that ruled the Land of water named Yushin Denjiro. He had a powerful general under his command named Akihiro. The Daimyo was a brilliant, cunning man. And General Akihiro. Well, if the journal is to be believed then he was the Tobirama Senju of that time. At least when it comes to chakra power and water ninjutsu."
Hiruzen, Ibiki and Inoichi were surprised to hear that. It was especially shocking to the old Hokage since he knows just how powerful his teacher is. 'Someone as strong as Lord Second? Even if it was in a time period long ago, it's still hard to believe.'
"It's written that General Akihiro could manipulate water to such a degree that if he was near even a small body of water, he was said to be invincible. No matter how many enemies he faced, he wouldn't be defeated. The most powerful water style jutsu user of that era."
Mizuki was confused when he heard Daichi talk. "What does-" Drip
"a dead-" Drip.
Mizuki was slightly annoyed but felt nothing more. "What does a dead general have to do with this?"
"Because you two are similar. Not in terms of power but your behavior."
Mizuki was silent as he glared at the Genin and Daichi continued. "With the General's power and the Daimyo's cunning strategies they crushed all opposition and took over many territories nearby and ruled over them. After the Daimyo had enough land and power he began to focus on enjoying his life. He got married to the love of his life but tragedy struck. She died in childbirth. The Daimyo had a son. Yuji Denjiro. A son he loved very much. When Yuji was a teenager he fell in love with a very beautiful girl. The Daimyo approved of the relationship and agreed that as soon as they reached 19, they would get married. Everyone was happy. Or at least that's what it seemed. You see, General Akihiro was secretly in love with the girl and he hated the fact that she would be someone else's. No one knew he was madly obsessed with her."
Daichi stopped and fixed Mizuki with a cold gaze. "Can you guess what happened next?"
Mizuki snorted and gave a nonchalant reply. "He killed her?!"
Daichi sighed as he heard that reply. "Yes. See. I told you, you two were similar. Anyone else might have said, the General would abduct the woman or kill the son of the Daimyo… but you… you got it right on the first try. He killed her."
The silver haired Chunin sneered as he looked at the Genin. "If he had the kind of power you said he had then there is no problem for him to do what he wants. Power is what's important in this word. Nothing else matters."
"Yes. You and that dead General are so much alike… That girl died and even though the General did it in secret, the Daimyo's son found out about it and confronted him. In anger the general killed the boy too. After that he knew he would have to kill the Daimyo as well since Akihiro knew how much the Daimyo loved his one and only son. So he launched a coup. But unfortunately the cunning Daimyo had already taken precautions against him. He spent a good chunk of his wealth and fortune and hired a small army from various clans to confront the general. After many sacrifices the General was defeated and imprisoned."
Mizuki let out an intentional yawn as he looked at the Genin. "That's a great story and all. But what does any of that have to do with us?"
Daichi was silent as he looked at the man. But the silence was broken a few moments later by the sound of a drop of water hitting Mizuki's forehead.
Daichi smiled at Mizuki's irritated expression. "Hatred is a powerful emotion. When someone you love is taken from you, even the kindest person can take the most cruel actions… Like that Water Daimyo. He wanted revenge for his son but he wanted the General to suffer an unimaginable pain. So the Daimyo tried to come up with different torture methods but nothing worked. Not to his satisfaction anyway. In today's standards the General would have been a high kage level ninja after all. He was strong both in mind and body. And the Daimyo didn't just want to break the General's body but he wanted to break the man's mind as well. He wanted to use the man's greatest strength against him. The Daimyo wanted to use water to torture the traitorous General."
Outside the room Ibiki and Inoichi glanced at each other as they had a bad premonition in their hearts. Hiruzen stood still and looked in with a stoic expression as he listened to every word Daichi spoke.
Daichi slowly stood from his small chair and walked to Mizuki. "Soon one day, he saw a snake lying under a tree in his garden. The water from the leaves hit its body at random times and the Daimyo could see that the snake was irritated. As he kept watching he saw the snake biting its own body and the Daimyo was confused. He asked a doctor in the palace to take the snake and examine him. He wanted to know why the snake didn't just crawl away."
Mizuki and the others were silent as they listened to Daichi's tale. The Genin circled Mizuki and nodded to himself as he saw the seals on the wooden machine working as they should.
"After examining the snake the doctor found the reason. A large portion of its body was paralyzed and it could only move a small portion near the head. But what the Daimyo wanted to know more was why the snake was so aggressive to the point it would harm its own body. So after several tests the Daimyo found a new method of torture. The Water Dripping method."
Mizuki could help but let out a small laugh. Even as his face was dripping with water he grinned. "Are you kidding me? You really think a few drops of water to my face is torture? Haha… There is no way something like this works."
Daichi sat down in front of Mizuki and smiled. A smile that erased the grin on the Chunin's face.
"That's because you don't know the effects of this method. That General. Despite his cruel nature he was strong and a powerful warrior. But with this method the Daimyo broke him in just 4 days. You see, the Daimyo found out that if cold water is slowly dripped into the scalp, forehead or face for a prolonged period of time, it would cause fear and mental deterioration on the subject. The pattern of the drop is often irregular and the cold sensation is jarring. It slowly causes anxiety as the person tries to anticipate the next drip."
Ibiki and Inoichi were surprised to hear such an interrogation method. "Have you heard of such a method, Ibiki?"
"No. Not using water drops. There are ways to inflict damage to the psyche but I've never heard of such a method before. So I'm also skeptical. I don't know how effective this is going to be."
Nearby, Hiruzen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the boy. 'A shinobi is more resilient than a normal human. So to inflict such psychological damage in such a short amount of time using such a simple method… Can it really be done? But still even if it's possible, it might take hours for this to take effect… Unless Daichi has something else planned.'
Just as the Hokage had this thought, Daichi took three small syringes from the scroll. Mizuki was tense as he looked at them and he glared at the Genin with all the hatred he could muster.
Daichi looked at Mizuki with a cold emotionless gaze and spoke. "That method, while effective, was a bit too slow for my taste. So I perfected it with the help of these. One of these vials will weaken your optic nerves and you'll be blinded. The other will make your nerves far more sensitive than normal. The third will increase your brain activity."
Daichi injected the contents and soon Mizuki's eyes lost their vision. "I can't see. Damn it I can't see. What did you do to me, you bastard!?"
"I told you. This is my own version of that method. I'll be back in an hour when you're in the mood to talk." Daichi left the room after speaking those words. He ignored the screams and curses that came at him.
Hiruzen looked at Daichi with a complicated expression. 'This method relies on the psychological stress caused by sensory deprivation and the incessant repetition of a small, seemingly harmless stimulus. Over time, this can lead to intense mental distress and even madness. I never would have expected something like this from Daichi.'
"How long will it take for this method to work?" Ibiki asked looking at the boy.
"The original method would have taken days but my method will get the results in an hour." Daichi replied to the man.
"What's different?" It was Inoichi who asked this question.
"I hypothesized various ways to intensify the experience. Alternating the temperature of the water could heighten the sensory input and make the experience more disorienting and distressing for the victim. Using cold water could cause discomfort and potentially lead to hallucination of hypothermia over time, making the victim more susceptible to the psychological effects of the torture."
Hiruzen's eyes slightly widened as he looked at the boy.
"On the other hand, hot water might cause mild burns or heightened skin sensitivity, making each drop more noticeable and uncomfortable. Switching between hot and cold water could also disrupt the victim's ability to acclimate to the sensation. Humans can become somewhat accustomed to unchanging stimuli over time, but if the stimulus is constantly changing, it's much harder to ignore or adapt to."
The three adults were shocked when they heard that. Ibiki turned to look at Mizuki who was already beginning to show the effects of this method. 'It would be as if he was being frozen one second and then being burned alive the next second. What a terrifying method.'
"How long would it take before Mizuki would be willing to answer questions?" The Hokage asked in an unusually serious tone.
Daichi looked at the Hokage and sighed. He knew the kage would be cautious when it came to him from now on with this stunt. Regardless he answered. "My vial has increased the sensitivity in his body by multiple times. In the first five minutes Mizuki would try to suppress the effects by trying to meditate and center his mind to dull the sensations. But by 10 minutes he'd start to feel irritated and he'll struggle to maintain his meditation. In 20 minutes frustration will begin to creep in. Then anxiety. His mental strength will be pushed to the limits…"
"And what happens after an hour…?" Hiruzen asked the child in a low tone.
Daichi was silent for a few moments and then replied. "A growing sense of despair. His thoughts would become chaotic. His mind will begin to wander, imagining worst-case scenarios and outcomes. He will hallucinate. His sense of reality will start to distort. He will then begin to experience a profound sense of isolation and loneliness. He'll start to lose track of time. Each moment would feel like an eternity. His sense of self will begin to dissolve. A few minutes beyond an hour… His mental state will deteriorate further. He will begin to experience extreme stress, paranoia, and delusions. He may even lose his sense of identity."
The silence that followed Daichi's answer was deafening. The ninjas looked at Daichi and tried to hide what they were thinking but the Genin knew that surprise and maybe even slight fear was among the emotions.
"Why…? Why would you come up with something like this unless you weren't intending on using it?" Hiruzen suddenly asked Daichi. His face was devoid of expression as he looked at the boy.
Daichi looked down as he heard that question. 'I originally created this for Obito in the event he ever came for Reo but now…'
The Genin looked at the Hokage and his face softened. "I had truly hoped this day would never come. I never wanted to use this method on anyone… But I'm not someone who'll be unprepared when it comes to a ruthless enemy."
Hiruzen sighed as he heard that. 'We've done things far worse to our enemies during the wars.'
The Hokage looked at the boy and he had to remind himself that Daichi wasn't an ordinary child. 'This is the nature of a shinobi. There is nothing I can do to change that.'
"Do you want us to question Mizuki or…?"
Daichi shook his head negatively to the Hokage's question. "No. I'll be back in an hour. I have an idea as to how to get some definitive answers from him once he's ready."
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