Sending them to the Interrogation Department was also to clarify which Ninja villages they belonged to and to read what information they had transmitted back to their villages.
Fortunately, the Anbu's prison wasn't far from here, located underground behind the Hokage Rock, only requiring a walk through an underground passage. This relieved the socially anxious Rin.
Holding the file, Rin confirmed the direction according to the underground passage's signposts, then chose the correct diverging tunnel and entered.
"It seems Orochimaru's ability to dig tunnels is a penetrating art form; Konoha's Anbu are also digging experts."
The socially anxious Rin proceeded along the winding, dimly lit passage, encountering some masked Anbu along the way. Occasionally, some recognized Uchiha Rei and greeted Rin-sama.
In response, the inwardly panicking, socially anxious Rin could only grit her teeth and nod coldly. They recognized Uchiha Rei based on her height and mask.
Mainly, no one in the entire Anbu was her height; even Yamato, who had just finished his special training and joined, was more than ten centimeters taller.
Speaking of Yamato, she encountered him. Ever since Danzo's defection, Yamato, who was enlightened by the Third Hokage and given his name, also joined the Anbu. However, he joined an elite squad after a period of training.
So, when the socially anxious Rin saw an Anbu with brown long hair slightly taller than her, she sensed Yamato's identity through the familiar Wood Release Chakra and Hashirama cells' aura.
"Oh, this height, this mask, you must be Rin-sama, right?"
Yamato instantly confirmed Rin's identity through her height. He learned from the Third Hokage that Uchiha Rei had forced Danzo to defect, giving him the chance to live in the sunlight.
Seeing the long-haired Yamato run over, the socially anxious Rin immediately felt an urge to flee. Her cowlick instantly stood upright like an antenna.
Unfortunately, there were Anbu walking behind her at this moment, and the socially anxious Rin didn't know if she would be ridiculed for fleeing like this, so she hesitated to move her legs.
"Rin-sama, I finally get to see you today! I'm Yamato, and you're my savior!"
Yamato removed his mask, revealing a delicate face. With his long hair, he looked entirely like a little girl.
Because Yamato was rescued by the Third Hokage when he was very young and didn't have Kakashi to correct his personality, Yamato still retained some childish innocence.
The socially anxious Rin compared this long-haired, flowing-haired "little girl" in front of her with the adult, kidney-deficient Yamato sent from the Dragon Vein and immediately wondered how one person could change so much.
"You... hello, there's no need to be so excited." The socially anxious Rin forced herself to resist the urge to step back a few paces. After confirming that the Anbu nearby had walked away, her legs finally stopped trembling.
"Rin-sama, can I be friends with you? The Third Hokage said that Konoha Ninja should make more friends."
Yamato was somewhat flustered, as if he had met an idol. In reality, Yamato had seen Rin three years ago. At that time, Rin was taken into Root, and then she was able to mock Danzo and leave safely.
At that time, he had just begun his Ninja training, and because he possessed Wood Release, Danzo had placed great hopes on him, once telling him to grow strong and kill Uchiha Rei for him.
He also said that Wood Release was naturally the opponent of the Sharingan, and defeating Uchiha Rei was the value of his existence. Unfortunately, Danzo fled in disarray not long after.
And Uchiha Rei had become infinitely magnified in his world. He knew how much psychological pressure and shadow Danzo had cast upon him.
If such a person could be dealt with by the tiny Rin-sama, it showed how incredibly powerful Rin-sama was, and he swore to strive to become such a person himself.
"Mm... Mm." The socially anxious Rin only heard the word "friend." She guessed that Yamato must have known her true identity, which was simply too bad.
"Really? That's great! I, Yamato, have a friend now! Can I call you by your name?"
Yamato was so happy he was gesticulating wildly. Mainly, when he tried to make friends according to the methods described in books, everyone just called him crazy. Sure enough, Rin-sama was different.
"Um, where are you going, Rin? Do you need my help? Can we have dinner together? Can I visit your house?"
Yamato kept asking questions. The socially anxious Rin could no longer hold back. She then took off running, saying, "I'm busy today; let's talk later."
It wasn't her socially anxious self who would appear later, so she naturally didn't care. Even as a Shadow Clone, her speed was not comparable to that of an average Jonin, and she quickly outran Yamato.
"Talk later? It seems Rin is very busy today. As a friend, I shouldn't disturb her."
Yamato took out a book titled "A Thousand Rules for Finding Friends" and began reading it, but he didn't notice a tiny character for "female" in the very center of the book's title.
Speeding all the way, the socially anxious Rin finally arrived at the Anbu's prison. Fortunately, the socially anxious Rin noticed Shisui's mask, so she immediately went to find an acquaintance to negotiate.
Shisui also instantly saw Rin, but he still used her Anbu codename. Although he was puzzled as to why Rin seemed somewhat flustered, he still went to retrieve the people according to the file Rin had given him.
There were only two people: one was an Iwa Ninja spy, an old man in his fifties, whose strength was at most Chunin level, with his Chakra sealed and one hand missing.
The other was a Hidden Cloud Village spy, a teenager with an ordinary appearance and ordinary demeanor, very suitable for being a spy.
"Just these two. Please have the Interrogation Department extract the information and then send both the information and the spies here. Please be quick."
The Anbu responsible for guarding signed the file, then unlocked the two people chained up. The Sealing Technique on them was extremely crude, barely enough to prevent their Chakra from flowing.
The socially anxious Rin, fearing trouble, added a Four Symbols Seal to them right there. Now, both of them were completely subdued, and their eyes no longer held such fierce glares.
After the negotiation with Shisui was complete, the socially anxious Rin led the two with iron chains toward the Interrogation Department. Their mouths were sealed, but they could not suppress their expressions of terror.
The socially anxious Rin had thought spies were all tough, but now it seemed they were no more pain-resistant than her actual body. This showed that the quality of spies varied.
The socially anxious Rin thus dragged the two towards the Interrogation Department, muttering to herself not to meet Yamato again. She clearly remembered that Yamato wasn't a chatterbox.
As she walked, the socially anxious Rin felt the pull from the chains growing stronger. As a Shadow Clone, she felt a bit strained. She looked back and saw that the two were refusing to cooperate, lying flat on the ground.
Not wanting to exert more effort, the socially anxious Rin used a Genjutsu to make them obedient. On the way back, she didn't encounter Yamato, and no one recognized her. It was excellent.
"This seal is very secure; it would probably be fine even for sealing a Tailed Beast. As expected of you, Rin."
Morino Ida was very satisfied with the sealing of the two hostages. Most of their Interrogation Department's combat strength was quite ordinary, so they couldn't afford losses due to sealing issues.
The socially anxious Rin, waiting to get off work, started slacking off. Mainly, she familiarized herself with some file processing and circulation procedures. She quickly finished slacking off and eagerly dispelled herself.
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