The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 308 - A Tense Night

The Hidden Leaf Village.

Around two hours before midnight Kakashi and his team reached the village. The patrol squads they had met on the way had sent word back to the village and a team from the interrogation department personally led by Ibiki and Inoichi were already waiting for them at the gates to receive the prisoners.

The Jonins handed their prisoners over and the Yamanaka clan head escorted them to the T building. Ibiki came near Kakashi and his team. "Inoichi will prepare them for a mind walk. In the meantime, follow me. Lord Hokage wants to see all of you."

The group of Jonins quickly made their way to the large tower in the middle of the village. Since it was late in the night there weren't many people around the streets but the movements of several patrol squads of Chunin and Genin roaming the village could be seen.

Soon Kakashi, Genma, Asuma, Guy, Anko, Daichi and Ibiki were in the Hokage's office.

"Kakashi, what happened?" Hiruzen asked.

"Orochimaru has employed delaying tactics. We couldn't find any traces of him or Lady Tsunade that would lead us to their location. He's created false trails to waste our time and throw us off his scent. Even though it might be false trails, I've tasked the other three to look into it."

The Hokage sighed when he heard that. "Just as I feared. He's not taking any chances... What about the prisoners you captured."

"On our way back to the village we encountered them attacking Genma's team." Kakashi replied and Hiruzen turned to Genma.

"They ambushed us several kilometers away from the Capital. Their target was Daichi. There were nine people and they were determined to capture him alive." Genma spoke and Hiruzen looked at the Genin standing in the room with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, you've certainly caught Orochimaru's attention if he's willing to spend so much effort on you. And the fact that he's taking such a bold move at this time means you're related to whatever he's planning."

Daichi stood silent as the kage gazed at him.

"What can you tell me about them?" He asked, turning his attention to Genma.

"The woman uses the rare bloodline ability crystal style. And she's the leader. The rest were her followers. They wanted to capture Daichi badly enough that she was willing to sacrifice her people."

Ibiki spoke at that moment. "Anything more you can tell me about them? Might make my job a tad easier."

Genma was silent and turned to Daichi. "Daichi, were you able to find anything about her during your fight?"

The gamer ninja quickly shared the information he learned. "That woman's name is Guren. For whatever reason, Orochimaru tasked her with capturing me alive with as minimal wounds as possible. From what I understand, she's a true Orochimaru loyalist. And her strength... Based on my estimates, she can go toe to toe with Kakashi sensei if pressed."

Some of the people in the room were surprised to hear that. "She's that strong?" Ibiki asked.

Daichi nodded his head. Kakashi, who was standing nearby, had no reason to doubt Daichi's words.

"Normal interrogation tactics won't work on her. She's even willing to sacrifice her own life for that madman. That combined with her rare bloodline and strength. I think she might be a ninja in Orochimaru's inner circle. I'm betting she has valuable intel on what that snake wants with Tsunade sensei and where she might be."

The Genin looked at Ibiki and spoke. "But before that, I would start with the man with the dark brown hair. His name is Rinji. He's worked for Orochimaru and looks up to him but I'm not sure he's truly loyal to him. All the rest were just pawns."