A low-ranking Iwa ninja, watching Might Guy, wrapped up like a mummy, begin to struggle, said, "Sensei, what does he seem to be trying to do?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Iwagakure ninja Akatsuchi, but no one went to help Might Guy untie his restraints.
Chitu was also hesitant, as both untying and not untying could lead to a bad outcome.
One of the Iwa ninja tried to speak, saying, "Master, why don't we loosen the bandage on his mouth a little and ask him what he wants to do?"
"Can we just unseal it? If he knows some important information, what if that black-armored man kills us to silence us? What if it implicates our village?" Another Iwa genin retorted with a coded gesture, "Let's not unseal it. Let's pretend we don't know anything and wait for the black-armored man to come back. Then we'll tell him he's awake."
Chi Tu nodded. He also had this concern, fearing that their actions might provoke a powerful enemy for the village. That black-armored man was simply too powerful.
“But what if he really knows some important information, and information that is detrimental to our village?” The genin who suggested untying the knot also gestured with his hands: “Even if he doesn’t know what information it is, what if he is a friend of the Black Armor Man? After all, he smells of medicine all over his body, and it’s very likely that the Black Armor Man had someone treat him. If the Black Armor Man finds out that his friend has woken up and we have done nothing, he might kill us. He might have gone to Konoha to avenge this person. It’s not impossible that he would kill us because of this.”
Akatsuchi nodded in agreement; he had considered this as well, which explained his hesitation. However, his hesitation wasn't about whether to untie it or not, but about the consequences.
“It can’t be untied.” Akatsuki hesitated for a long time before making a hand gesture: “Use illusion magic.”
Seeing that their teacher had made a decision, the three Iwa genin nodded in unison.
"Squeak..." Just as Akatsuchi was about to use illusion magic on Might Guy, the door was suddenly opened, and the black-armored man walked in carrying a corpse.
Akatsuchi, the Iwa ninja, and the three Iwa genin couldn't help but break out in a sweat. Luckily, they had talked too much and hadn't had a chance to cast a genjutsu yet. It seems that sometimes talking a lot of nonsense has its advantages.
"My lord, he's awake, he just woke up." Akatsuchi pointed at Might Guy and carefully said to Wang Han, emphasizing that Might Guy had just woken up.
Upon hearing this, Wang Han tossed the corpse in his hand to Chi Tu, along with a wanted poster, before going to Might Guy and removing the bandages sealing his mouth.
"This is... a rogue ninja from our village, and his bounty poster." Akatsuchi looked at the corpse in front of him, and the Iwa ninja headband with a horizontal line drawn on its arm, then looked at the bounty poster. He was a Chunin rogue ninja from Iwa ninja village.
"Who are you? Why did you attack Konoha and kill the Third Hokage and the others? What is your purpose?" Might Guy shouted as soon as the bandages were removed, showing no remorse whatsoever as a prisoner.
'He's from Konoha, and he seems to know nothing, but he knows about the battle, though he doesn't know that the Third Hokage and the others survived, only being seriously injured. So he must have participated in that battle. The only person who disappeared in that battle was Might Guy, whose body was taken away. He's Might Guy; it seems he didn't die, only seriously injured. So why did the black-armored man capture him and even heal his injuries? Could he have some special ability or bloodline limit?' Akatsuchi secretly analyzed in his mind as he heard Might Guy's voice behind him.
Upon hearing Might Guy's shout, Wang Han used the bandage he had taken off to gag Might Guy and checked on his condition.
Seeing that the black-armored man had gagged Might Guy, Akatsuchi pointed at the rogue ninja's corpse and asked, "Sir, what is the body of this rogue ninja?"
While checking on Matt Kai's condition, Wang Han made a money-counting gesture without turning his head.
Upon seeing this, Chi Tu immediately understood. It turned out that the man was short of money. When they were captured, the black-armored men had taken all their money, which they had used to pay for their lodging yesterday. He had never seen such a powerful person so desperate for money before, and he immediately said, "Don't worry, sir, I'll take him to the nearest money exchange right away."
Wang Han nodded, agreeing to let Chi Tu leave.
Seeing this, Akatsuchi abandoned his three disciples and carried the corpse out. Although Akatsuchi didn't know where the gold exchange was located nearby, there was a five-man Jonin squad and an ANBU hiding nearby. They could still raise the bounty for a rogue Chunin. Moreover, he needed to pass on the information he had just obtained to them, but he couldn't let the Black Armor Man know.
After Akatsuchi left, Wang Han checked Might Guy's injuries and then left again. The three genin kept their eyes fixed on Might Guy.
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Half an hour later, Chi Tu returned with the money. Seeing that the black-armored man was not there, Chi Tu quickly used an illusion on Might Guy.
Within the genjutsu, the bandages on Might Guy's head were removed, revealing his appearance. Akatsuchi said, "You really are Might Guy. Why did he bring you along? Was it for your Eight Gates? Your only value is the Eight Gates." (Might Guy's value was analyzed by Iwa ninja; aside from taijutsu and the Eight Gates, he has no bloodline limit, and his ninjutsu and genjutsu are idiotic.)
Might Guy remained silent in response to Akatsuchi's question, but nodded nonetheless, acknowledging his identity, which he could no longer conceal.
“We were captured too.” Seeing Might Guy nod and admit his identity, Akatsuchi of Iwa ninja sighed and said, “We were just on an escort mission. When we returned after the mission, we encountered that person in black armor, and then we were knocked unconscious and captured. He was the one who asked us to take care of you, so we are not enemies.”
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