Master, Please Become a Hokage

It wasn't until Ryō Sarutobi's gaze swept over them that everyone awoke as if from a dream.

As Ryō Sarutobi passed Nonō, he stopped: "Are there any surgical tools?"

Nonō is a medical ninja, proficient in medical ninjutsu.

But often medical ninjutsu also requires surgical tools for assistance.

Scalpels, surgical forceps, saws...

These tools can be used to save people, and also... to kill people.

Ryō Sarutobi was preparing to borrow some tools to interrogate the guy in his hands.

"Yes..."

Nonō nodded quickly, completely abandoning the contempt she had shown at their first meeting.

She handed Ryō Sarutobi a scroll.

Then, footsteps sounded, and Ryō Sarutobi took the captured prisoner into the basement opened up with Earth Release.

The others stared at Ryō Sarutobi's disappearing back, their eyes filled with surprise and respect.

Chapter 27. Ruthless Interrogation!

This was a pitch-black basement.

It was surrounded by walls and floors with a high density.

Earth Release ninjutsu can transform chakra into earth out of thin air, but this phenomenon only lasts for a certain period of time before it dissipates and returns to the most basic chakra particles in the world.

However... the real-world soil compressed by Earth Release ninjutsu will always maintain its compacted shape.

Clearly, this was a secret underground room that had been artificially created.

And judging from the uneven surface of the structure, someone had previously conducted extremely intense taijutsu training here.

That person... was Ryō Sarutobi, the one known as the son of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Heh heh..."

The enchanting female ninja, bound tightly, curled her lips into a smile.

"Today... I guess I'm in your hands... I didn't expect..."

*Slap!*

Before she could finish, Ryō Sarutobi slapped her across the face.

The blow stunned her.

"Next, I'll speak, and you'll answer."

Ryō Sarutobi casually used Earth Release, and the ground rumbled, rising up a rectangular block of earth, turning it into a piece of furniture like a table.

He unrolled the scroll that Nonō had given him, and in the dim candlelight, the neatly arranged surgical instruments within were revealed.

The shiny tools emitted a captivating cold light, leaving no doubt as to their sharpness.

"Heh... since you already know what I've done, you naturally won't consider letting me go. Do you think... I'll tell you the information you want to know?"

"Oh."

Ryō Sarutobi indifferently responded to her words, "I've seen many people who would rather die than submit, but in the end, they all obediently reveal what I want to know..."

As he spoke, Ryō Sarutobi picked up a scalpel and examined it before his eyes.

It wasn't a deliberate pose, but a feeling of... nostalgia.

"It's been a long time... since I've done something like this."

"Young Master, what's been a long time?"

Yamanaka Kei, who had followed him into the basement, walked over with interest.

Clearly, she was very interested in interrogation.

"Humans eat chickens, chickens eat bugs, ninjas eat everything... the food chain... it's really interesting~."

To be more precise, it was like a child squatting on the ground, pinching and burning ants one by one, only finding it interesting.

"Believe me, if I interrogate you, you'll die a little easier."

Ryō Sarutobi stared at her, slowly placing the scalpel at his side.

"Because what I need to remind you is... her [Yamanaka Kei's] cousin... is the leader of our Leaf Village Intelligence Department, Yamanaka Inoichi."

"!"

Upon hearing the name "Yamanaka Inoichi," she finally lost her composure.

The ninja world has never lacked geniuses.

Just like Minato Namikaze's meteoric rise, Yamanaka Inoichi, who wasn't much older, became the leader of the Leaf Village Intelligence Department at a young age.

He was known throughout the nations for his exceptional abilities and terrifying intelligence gathering skills.

Fighting the Yellow Flash might only result in being killed or captured.

But if one fell into Yamanaka Inoichi's hands, everything in their brain would be violently extracted.

In severe cases, the brain would be scrambled into a mess, and they might even become an idiot.

As Yamanaka Inoichi's cousin.

Yamanaka Kei not only inherited the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques and bloodline aptitude.

But she was even more ruthless in personality.

For Yamanaka Inoichi, obtaining information was just work.

But for Yamanaka Kei, torturing the enemy's brain could make her happy for a while, which was enough as a pastime.

"Are you sure I won't just commit suicide first?" The other party's face changed several times, losing her previous arrogance.

"No, you won't."

Ryō Sarutobi placed the scalpel next to her neck.

Even though she had become very disheveled, her jewelry-laden attire was still very eye-catching.

"From a standard ninja, to someone who pursues extravagance... accumulating a lot of money, becoming an upper-class person, losing the sharpness between life and death, and gaining a humble desire to survive..."

Simply put.

Once you have money, you feel like your life is worth something.

"How could such a person want to die?"

Ryō Sarutobi looked at her with a mocking expression.

He didn't think she would hide poison in her teeth or anything like that.

Exposed, her body began to tremble slightly.

Shame? Hatred? Unable to save face? Unable to step down...? Perhaps all sorts of thoughts were present, but that was no longer the point.

"Then, the first question... your gender? What kind of work do you do?"

The other party: "..."

......

Several hours later.

Ryō Sarutobi asked almost all the information.

From the other party's background, growth, experience, to everything now, even including her own skills.

That's right, even the cultivation experience of "Shadow Clone Technique", and the "Fire Release Chakra Flow", were obtained by Ryō Sarutobi.

This was equivalent to getting all the experience and skills of a Jōnin for free.

And when Ryō Sarutobi's unintentional question was asked, the other party's next answer exceeded Ryō Sarutobi's expectations.

This even caused a change in Ryō Sarutobi's eyes for the first time.

Question: Do you have any other skills?

And the other party's answer was...

"I also tried to cultivate 'Steel Release'."

"!"

Ryō Sarutobi stared intently at the prisoner in front of him, his eyes flashing with amazing brilliance.

This scene even made Yamanaka Kei couldn't help but look sideways: "Young Master?"

"You said..."

Taking a deep breath, Ryō Sarutobi returned to his indifferent appearance.

"You, cultivated Steel Release?"

Steel Release is also a type of Bloodline Limit.

As mentioned before, there are two main categories of Bloodline Limits.

One is mutated body organs like the Byakugan and Sharingan of the Hyūga and Uchiha clans.

The other is the fusion of two chakra attributes to create a new attribute.

Steel Release belongs to the latter second category.

Its function is to increase the strength of the body surface.

And there is an interesting little detail, even if the names of the Bloodline Limits sound exactly the same.

The functions may be vastly different.

For example, "Lava Release" has three expressions: Rōshi covering with magma, Kurotsuchi spitting out cement, and Dodai spitting out rubber...

The different ratios of chakra attributes fused by the caster, and the different individual qualities, will lead to differences in the final expression of the Bloodline Limit.

At this moment, Ryō Sarutobi finally realized a problem.

Before, he had attacked with all his might, connecting dozens of blows in a row, before barely incapacitating the other party.

Ryō Sarutobi initially thought that this was because the other party's physical fitness was off the charts, after all, she was a Jōnin.

But in fact...

*Swish!*

Ryō Sarutobi rolled up the other party's sleeves, and her jade-like arms appeared before his eyes.

Ryō Sarutobi stared intently at the other party's skin, looking like some kind of pervert.

But soon, Ryō Sarutobi discovered the secret: "Your skin..."

"Heh... that's right, I used Steel Release to harden my skin..."

The other party muttered.

Although the skin had hardened, the internal organs and most of the muscles were not within the strengthening range of Steel Release.

So, facing Ryō Sarutobi's blunt force beating, she was still violently shaken to the point of vomiting blood.

This was like using a sledgehammer to strike a knight wearing medieval armor.

Even if the armor can resist ordinary swords, it will still be defeated by the big iron hammer.

"Tell me the cultivation method of 'Steel Release'."

Ryō Sarutobi's tone turned cold, even with a hint of urging.

Because... this method of fusing one's own Bloodline Limit was too valuable!