Discovering his Heritage

The Grass's Interrogation

"What's our plans for the day?" Maris inquired of Naruto as the two of them made their way down the streets of Konoha.

Naruto who was busy thinking on how great the meal that Maris and he prepared together, didn't answer right away which caused some concern to form within Maris's eyes. Though before Maris was able to ask the question once again; Naruto turned towards him. "Sorry for keeping you waiting...but I plan on heading to the prison so I can question the prisoners that we brought in." Naruto explained to the boy who walked beside him.

Once Naruto gave Maris their plans for the day, he turned his gaze away from the green haired Anbu. From this point, Naruto and Maris continued towards their destination in silence.

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Sitting across from Naruto sat the Ninja that he and Maris captured at the beginning of the mission they completed the previous day. Though Naruto had many questions for the young Genin, Maris instructed him to allow the boy to stew for a little while before questioning him and since his companion is a member of the Anbu; Naruto decided it was best to follow the other male's instruction.

With each minute that ticked by; Naruto could feel the tension building in the other Ninja who clearly hadn't had much training in resisting questioning by captors. Eventually the tension that built became too much for the other Genin which caused the boy to snap.

"Why aren't you saying anything!" the boy cried out as he slammed his hands against the table that the prison guards had sat him in front of.

Seeing this told Naruto that his plan was going in the right direction and with a sense of accomplishment, Naruto leaned forward. "I was just waiting to ensure that you were ready for questioning and now that I am sure that you are, we can begin." Naruto curtly informed the Grass Genin though his words didn't stop there. "I would like for you to tell me who you are and any other possible locations where your comrades might have set up camps." Naruto finished.

Naruto could see that his prisoner wasn't too thrilled with being interrogated or the direction that this interrogation was heading and since Naruto knew that no Ninja wanted to be captured alive by an enemy especially since giving information could cause them to become a traitor in the eyes of their village.

Once again, Naruto followed the instructions that Maris had given him and remained silent while the Genin went through his internal struggle. Just like before, this once again had the intended effect that Naruto wanted.

"My name is Tamura Amachi, and I am a first year Genin and for your other question, I don't have an answer for you since the only people who know where the other camps are would be those in charge of the camps." The now named Genin informed Naruto.

Though Naruto couldn't get the information he genuinely wanted from Tamura, he still felt that he could gain other valuable information from the boy and decided that he would take his questioning in a different direction. "Alright Tamura, though you couldn't give me the locations of other camps; you may be able to tell me why your village has decided to attack us." Naruto retorted once Tamura concluded his words.

Naruto was thankful that this time around, it didn't look like he was going to have to wait for an answer to be pulled from Tamura. "Our village is wanting to get your Hokage to support us in getting our own Kage though when she wouldn't give us the support that we needed; we were ordered to surround you and force you to give us what we want." Tamura explained.

Over the weeks since the first Grass Ninja arrived, many rumors had spread around the Leaf Village on the reason they were here and now that Naruto knew the true reason behind the invasion; he didn't feel that this was a favorable reason to invade another village. "Thank you for your time Tamura, we are done for the time being." Naruto informed his prisoner before waving the guard over to come and collect the Genin.

Once the guard had the Genin in their hands, Naruto spoke once more. "Could you please bring the older Ninja to see us?" Naruto inquired of the prison guard who gave the blond Jinchuuriki a quick nod before exiting the interrogation room.

While the guard was escorting the Genin back to his cell, the voice that Naruto associated with his bloodline once again went off in his ears. "A new skill has been acquired."

Since this wasn't the time or place to view the new skill that he had gained, Naruto threw his gaze towards Maris. "I think that you should take point on the next interview since you have had more training in interrogating Ninja of higher ranks than I have." Naruto instructed of his green haired comrade.

"Very well Naruto. I will gladly take point though you should be warned; my interrogation methods are a little different than others." Maris explained just as the door to the interrogation room opened.

Neither Naruto nor Maris turned to see who came in since both assumed that it was the same prison guard that escorted the last prisoner in and seconds after hearing the door close; the guard and the captured camp leader came into view.

The moment that the female Ninja was sat before them, Maris stood up from his seat and made his way towards their higher-level captive. Naruto was expecting Maris to torture the other Ninja though what he did was slightly surprising to Naruto. Once Maris arrived at the Ninja, he went through hand signs so fast that Naruto's eyes couldn't track them, and once Maris had completed the signs; he placed his hands on the Ninja's head. Since Naruto didn't hear Maris call out the name of the Jutsu that he was using, Naruto assumed that he spoke it in his mind just like he did during the attack on the Grass Ninja camp.

The screams that tore from her throat was enough to completely unsettle Naruto though he was able to keep his nervousness buried inside him. Naruto wasn't sure what was being fed into the Ninja's mind though he assumed that that Maris's Jutsu was having the effect that he intended it to.

Though it felt like an eternity has passed since Maris started his Jutsu, Naruto knew that only a few minutes had passed by the time that Maris pulled his hands from the Ninja's head. "Naruto, I have gotten the information that we needed." Maris informed Naruto before making his way toward the door that would allow them to exit the prison.

Authors notes: Here is the latest chapter of Discovering his Heritage. As always, I hope that you enjoyed the chapter and please review with your thoughts on the story.

Skills: Coders Eyes, Deception, Bartering.

Mission: Exposing Corruption, The Grass Invasion, The Yamoto's Past.