Chapter 364: Fuu
"I ask, you answer," Sasuke said succinctly, his eyes turning blood red, three black tomoe slowly rotating.
They had been wandering around the Waterfall Village for a week, shaking off the Anbu secretly tracking them, before finding this place with few people.
The fact that Sasuke was using Sharingan genjutsu on a person from the Waterfall Village—and presumably the Takikage's younger brother, given his name and appearance identical to the Takikage's—must not be discovered. Otherwise, the problem would be serious, and Konoha's sincerity would be greatly discounted.
Shibuki, controlled by genjutsu, had a confused expression, his eyes lost focus, staring blankly into the distance, and unconsciously responded: "Yes."
Exchanging a glance with Haruno Sakura, Sasuke asked directly: "Who is the Jinchuriki of the Waterfall Village?"
Someone could appear here at any time. Sasuke and the others had no time to waste, so they asked the most important question right away.
But the effect was not good.
"Jinchuriki..." Shibuki's expression suddenly twisted violently, gritting his teeth and refusing to speak. Mentioning this word seemed to have aroused his strong vigilance. The Jinchuriki was their highest secret. Even under the control of genjutsu, he still subconsciously resisted answering this question!
"...I... cannot..." Shibuki's eyes began to rotate, and the strong stimulation seemed to make him intend to break free from the genjutsu!
Sasuke snorted coldly, his Sharingan spinning rapidly, consuming a large amount of pupil power to maintain the genjutsu, finally stabilizing Shibuki, whose mental fluctuations were extremely large.
"It seems some techniques are needed," Haruno Sakura frowned slightly and said to Sasuke.
Sakura was a little surprised. This ninja, who looked a bit shy and cowardly, not even daring to look at her directly, only daring to peek at her profile, was so firm when his bottom line was touched.
"Hn, he should have been trained," Sasuke nodded. "It seems we can't ask him directly about the Jinchuriki."
He casually asked Shibuki some other small questions, such as which scenery he liked the most, who was in his family, and so on.
"Mom and Dad are dead. My older brother Shibuki (Takikage) is the current Takikage." Shibuki answered these questions very quickly.
"Is your brother powerful?" Sasuke continued to ask.
"He is very, very strong. I can never beat him."
"Is there any ninja in the village stronger than your brother?"
"There is one."
Sasuke and Sakura looked at each other, feeling a little excited in their hearts, and asked, "Who is it?"
According to their estimation, the Takikage was at most at a level similar to Sasuke, and the Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast was at least a Kage-level ninja, so the only ninja stronger than the Takikage could only be the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of the Waterfall!
"..." Facing this question, Shibuki fell silent.
"Tch!" Sakura frowned even tighter and said, "This guy, no matter how you ask, as long as he realizes that he is going to mention intelligence about the Jinchuriki, he will keep silent or struggle violently."
"The Waterfall Village is very strict about guarding this matter... People who know the intelligence have undergone rigorous training. No wonder they can keep this secret for so long!" Sasuke's calm expression also carried a hint of helplessness.
"Is there any other way?" If even the Sharingan couldn't deal with him, Haruno Sakura had no means to deal with him either. Her ninjutsu could crack open Shibuki's head, but she was powerless to make him speak.
"I can use a more powerful genjutsu."
Sasuke frowned and said in a cold voice.
"Is there any risk?" Seeing Sasuke's solemn face, Sakura asked.
"The stronger the genjutsu, the higher the damage to the person. Next, this genjutsu will crush his consciousness and forcibly extract the guarded information from his mind; so if one isn't careful, and consciousness cannot re-condense when the genjutsu is released, he may become an idiot..."
"Hmm..." Haruno Sakura pursed her lips and didn't speak.
Towards enemies, she had always been ruthless. But Shibuki was not an enemy; strictly speaking, he was one of their allies against the Akatsuki. Was it really appropriate to use such a dangerous jutsu on him?
The girl's expression was a little conflicted for a moment.
"Don't worry, I will control the intensity well." Sasuke smiled slightly, patted her shoulder and said, "Help me keep watch!"
Before Sakura could say anything, he turned to Shibuki: "Who is the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and what are their characteristics?"
Hearing the question about the Jinchuriki, the indifferent expression on Shibuki's face twisted again. The consciousness suppressed by the genjutsu was strongly stimulated and began to become active, resisting Sasuke's genjutsu.
Sasuke stared at him tightly. Now is the time. As long as Shibuki's consciousness is completely crushed, the real intelligence can be extracted!
The black tomoe began to spin crazily, pupil power highly concentrated, hands clasped in front of his chest ready to form seals!
Snap! A plain white small hand suddenly stretched out, pressed on the boy's palm, and stopped Sasuke from forming seals.
Sasuke was startled and turned around to look.
"Careful, someone is coming!" Sakura said with a serious expression and a deep voice.
This place was located near the waterfall. The mist splashed by the waterfall was infused with her chakra, closely connected to her perception. Anyone entering the mist would be detected by her, forming a huge-range reconnaissance ninjutsu.
"Mist Servant Jutsu, Release!"
Haruno Sakura withdrew her chakra, and Sasuke also quickly released the genjutsu. Shibuki rubbed his eyes and woke up from the genjutsu.
"What happened to me just now?" Shibuki shook his slightly groggy head, and his consciousness quickly cleared up.
"You told us you wanted to see the rainbow just now," the expression on Sakura's face had recovered from solemnity, smiling faintly and saying, "and then you were intoxicated by it."
Shibuki looked in the direction pointed by Haruno Sakura's right hand.
The water vapor stirred up by the waterfall refracted and reflected the sunlight, hanging a perfect seven-colored rainbow in mid-air. The spectacular waterfall and the rainbow suspended in the air were dreamily beautiful.
No matter how many times he watched it, Shibuki felt that this scene was intoxicatingly beautiful. Did I zone out here just now? He found a reason for his previous absent-mindedness, opened his arms to the breeze, and took a deep breath of fresh air: "Yeah, it's really beautiful!"
"But this is not the most spectacular time." He came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Sometimes there are thunderstorms in July and August. After the rain stops, the water flow surges, the waterfall will be more spectacular, and the rainbow will be clearer—eh?"
As he was speaking, a figure suddenly flew past from mid-air, shouting coquettishly behind: "Idiot, idiot can't catch me!"
The three people on the ground looked at her flying figure in surprise. The latter happened to turn her head, and four pairs of eyes met.
A ninja who can fly? Haruno Sakura and Sasuke exchanged a glance.
"Fuu? Why are you here?!" Shibuki widened his eyes and asked in shock.
The figure flying at high speed stopped suddenly, floating in the air. It was actually a girl with a pair of butterfly wings on her back. She said to Shibuki angrily: "Why can't I be here! Did you bring people to find me too?"
"Eh, no, you are not from our village!" The girl named Fuu glanced at the two ninja behind Shibuki. The unfamiliar faces immediately aroused her curiosity.
She landed on the ground, and the wings behind her disappeared instantly.
Haruno Sakura looked her up and down carefully. This girl with green hair and dark skin was about fourteen or fifteen years old, about the same age as her. Dressed very avant-garde, the two-piece crop top completely exposed her exquisite collarbone, slender waist, and round straight thighs to the air. Under the light clothes, the breathable mesh underwear was even looming, making Sakura blush a little.
Flying in such clothes... is she specifically here to give fan service?
Just now when she was floating in the air, from the perspective of people on the ground, it seemed that everything that should be seen and shouldn't be seen could be seen...
However, what really attracted Haruno Sakura's attention was the wings behind her. There were very few ninja in the ninja world who could fly. Generally, only by cultivating Earth Style to a deep level could one master the secret technique that allowed people to fly at high speeds.
Deidara, who was instantly killed by her before, could barely be considered as being able to fly. That was the first time in Sakura's life that she met a ninja who could fight while flying, but flying on a flying object and Fuu growing wings to fly herself were obviously not the same thing.
Whether in speed or agility, Fuu was far superior to Deidara.
This secret technique of growing wings to fly did not seem like the style of the Waterfall Village at all. Haruno Sakura quietly glanced at Shibuki. The ninja in their village looked very weak, not like they had endless secret techniques.
Moreover, her chakra gave people a very uncomplicated feeling.
Sakura subconsciously thought about how to deal with this ninja who could fly at high speeds.
Fuu also looked the two up and down, saw the forehead protector on Sasuke's head, and said pleasantly: "You are Konoha ninja!"
She jumped forward a step, giggling and saying: "This is the first time I've seen ninja from outside the village! Are you here to play in our village? Let me tell you, there are many fun places in our village! How about I take you to play?"
"We are envoys sent to your village, leaving tomorrow." Haruno Sakura said calmly. "Unfortunately, we don't have time to play. Thank you for your kindness."
"Oh, envoys." Fuu exaggeratedly dragged out her tone, her smile fading a bit, and said, "Tch, talking about boring business again? So boring! Shibuki, I'm so bored, play with me, okay?"
Shibuki's face was stiff, and he said angrily: "Didn't Lord Takikage tell you not to run outside the village during this time! Why did you run out again!"
"I didn't run out," she blinked, looked at Shibuki with innocent little eyes and said, "I flew out! So you didn't notice I sneaked out at all! Hehe!"
Fuu laughed triumphantly.
"Bastard, is this something you should be proud of!" Shibuki said, fuming with rage. "Go back to the village quickly!"
"I don't want to!" Fuu puffed up her cheeks and pointed at Shibuki, saying, "You people only know how to preach every day. There is obviously no danger, why do you always stop me from leaving the village?"
This girl looked completely like a spoiled innocent child.
Haruno Sakura suddenly had an idea and said, "This is not preaching. In fact, besides discussing your village's participation in the Chunin Exams this year, our mission to your village is more importantly to discuss the issue of the Akatsuki. They are coming menacingly, and all of them are notorious and powerful wanted criminals. Even Tailed Beasts are not their opponents. You have to be careful not to be captured by them!"
"What?" Fuu turned pale. "Are there really powerful people coming—Mmph, mmph!"
Shibuki quickly covered her mouth with his hands.
But it was too late.
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