Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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"Ah!!! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Take that thing away right now!"

Shuiyue's screams echoed across the desert, filled with a profound despair over the laws of physics.

Meanwhile, Jugo, who was in the corner, reacted in a way that surprised everyone after being awakened by Sakura's medical chakra stimulation.

He did not go berserk again; instead, he curled up like a frightened rabbit.

He darted with a speed completely disproportionate to his size into the shadow of a giant rock, clutching his head and trembling all over.

He kept muttering to himself, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I lost control again... I didn't want to kill anyone... Please, lock me up! Lock me up! Please..."

This look of fear and self-blame is completely different from the crazed killing machine he was before.

This left those who were initially disgusted and wary of him somewhat taken aback, and even stirred up a complex mix of emotions.

Sakura looked at the two oddball prisoners and rubbed her temples helplessly.

Clearly, this comes from the mouths of Jugo, whose mental state is extremely unstable, and Suigetsu, who could turn into a puddle of water at any moment and is extremely afraid of electricity.

It's very difficult to get anything out of the questions efficiently.

The only breakthrough was the red-haired, bespectacled woman, Xiangling, who had just awakened and, though weak, still had a stubborn and angry look in her eyes.

Sakura walked up to Xiangling, squatted down, and tried to make her tone sound serious: "Tell me, where is Orochimaru? What's the situation inside the Loulan ruins? What's his purpose?"

However, when faced with Sakura's questioning, Xiangling simply snorted and turned her head away with utter disdain.

He didn't even bother to look at her, displaying an arrogant attitude of "do whatever you want with me."

This uncooperative attitude instantly ignited the anger that Sakura had been suppressing because of the sneak attack and binding she had just experienced.

Her fists clenched so tightly they cracked, a clear zigzag mark appeared on her forehead, and her emerald green eyes seemed to spit fire.

She really wanted to slap this bespectacled woman and show her what "superhuman strength with gentleness" meant!

Ultimately, reason barely prevailed over impulse.

Sakura stood up angrily, strode over to Naruto and Sasuke, and said through gritted teeth, "I can't take it anymore! You guys handle this! If I keep facing her, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself!"

Seeing the usually gentle Sakura reveal this almost dark side...

Naruto and Sasuke unconsciously took a small step to either side at the same time, tacitly creating a safe distance between them.

Only Sai remained standing in place, tilting his head, his pen flying across the paper: "Target: Haruno Sakura, emotional fluctuations are intense, facial capillaries are dilated, vocal cord vibration frequency is increased, judged as 'anger'."

Reason: The interrogation target refused to cooperate.

"Response method: Change the interrogator."

"Learning Notes: Anger can lead to decreased task efficiency."

Naruto nudged Sasuke beside him with his elbow, lowered his voice, and said with a mischievous smile, "Hey! Sasuke, looks like it'll be your turn to step in."

"Why don't you try using your 'handsome man charm' to seduce her?"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke immediately gave him an extremely contemptuous look, as if he were looking at a hopeless idiot: "Why don't you go?"

Ask him to use his charm on a complete stranger who just wanted to kill them all? Are you kidding me!

Naruto shrank back and subconsciously glanced at Xiangling.

He met Xiangling's fierce glare, which screamed "What are you looking at, you bastard?" and couldn't help but shiver.

He quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I can't handle this kind of tigress! You're much cooler, so your success rate is higher! For the mission, you have to sacrifice yourself!"

Although I knew Naruto was talking nonsense and shirking responsibility, I was still touched to hear him admit that "you're more handsome."

Sasuke felt a strange sense of satisfaction, and the corners of his mouth turned up almost imperceptibly by 0.1 degrees.

He gave a haughty snort, glancing at Shuiyue who was still trembling beside him because of the threat of the wire: "What about this one? We can't keep having someone hold the battery to him all the time."

"This is simple."

Naruto grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, and shook the wire in his hand.

He gave Shuiyue a "kind" smile: "Mr. Shuiyue, you see, my friend here has a bit of a temper. Just answer whatever he asks, okay? Otherwise..."

The wire came close again, and sparks crackled.

"Ah!! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Ask me now! Please! Ask me now!!!" Shuiyue's screams rang out again, utterly heartfelt.

He now felt that the blond devil in front of him was even more terrifying than Orochimaru.

Chapter 307 Attitude Reversal 180 Degrees

Sasuke looked at Suigetsu's miserable state and sighed helplessly.

It seems that the task of interrogating Karin has ultimately fallen to him.

He composed himself, reverting to his usual stern demeanor, and walked up to Karin.

Sensing someone approaching, Karin stubbornly turned her head away, determined not to speak no matter what the other person asked.

Sasuke looked at the prickly red-haired woman, thought for a moment, and decided to go through the formalities first.

He spoke in his distinctive, slightly aloof voice: "Hey. What's your name? What are you doing here? Where is Orochimaru right now?"

As expected, Karin remained resolute, refusing to even look at him, and squeezed out through gritted teeth, "I won't say anything! Give up!"

"I knew I wasn't good at interrogation."

Sasuke muttered to himself helplessly and sighed.

It seems that asking ordinary questions is useless.

His eyes turned slightly cold, and his right hand slowly gripped the hilt of the Kusanagi sword at his waist.

Since the soft one is not enough, the only option is the hard one.

Anyway, with Sakura, a top-tier medical ninja, around, as long as we don't inflict fatal injuries, we'll always be able to get some information out of her.

However, just as he was about to draw his sword and force his opponent with his fierce killing intent,

Karin's arrival was delayed because of the pain of waiting, or perhaps she was finally drawn to Sasuke's unique voice.

She instinctively turned her head, wanting to see what the interrogator looked like.

When her gaze pierced through the shattered lens and clearly saw Sasuke's handsome yet cold face, she froze completely.

Time seemed to flow backward at this moment.

Her memories surged uncontrollably, instantly pulling her back to the brutal Chunin Exams three years ago, to that dark, damp, and deadly forest.

At the time, she was placed in the exam as a reserve member of the Sound Village.

But she possesses a special ability—

Biting her skin can quickly restore chakra and heal injuries.

However, this ability did not bring her respect. Instead, she was regarded by her two teammates as a "tool" and a "mobile health pack" that could be used at will.

They were greedy and cruel; on one occasion, they even tried to assault her, pinning her down in the mud and tearing at her clothes...

Despair and fear nearly consumed her.

Just then, a sharp bird cry rang out in the sky, and a dazzling blue lightning bolt descended from the heavens like divine punishment.

It landed in the dense forest not far away!

The terrifying shockwave from the explosion swept in like a tsunami, snapping trees and sending debris flying everywhere!

She huddled in a small tree hollow out of fear and narrowly escaped death.

Her two inhuman teammates were instantly engulfed by the sudden explosion, leaving no trace of their bodies.

After everything calmed down, she trembled as she straightened her torn clothes and carefully followed the sound of the explosion to its epicenter.

What she saw was a blond boy struggling to support a black-haired boy who had fainted.

The blond boy was calling out anxiously, while the black-haired boy's left arm was charred black, clearly indicating that he had suffered severe backlash damage.

Later, she learned that the black-haired boy who caused the massive explosion and was seriously injured as a result was named Uchiha Sasuke.

From that moment on, the figure of that black-haired boy, who appeared like a divine warrior descending from the heavens in despair, yet was also fragile and wounded.

It was deeply imprinted in her heart, becoming the only light in the darkness, and she regarded it as her savior.

"Sasuke?!"

Karin cried out, her voice trembling with shock.

The stubbornness, anger, and disdain on her face vanished instantly.

Instead, an unbelievable ecstasy and excitement filled his eyes, which seemed to sparkle with countless tiny stars behind the shattered glasses.

Sasuke was taken aback by this sudden, 180-degree turn in attitude. His hand holding the sword paused, and he frowned slightly: "You know me?"

He scrutinized Karin closely, searching his memory, but couldn't recall ever seeing this distinctive red-haired, bespectacled woman before.

"It's me! Death Forest! Three years ago! Your amazing Lightning Release ninjutsu!"

Karin was so excited that she tried to sit up, but due to her injuries and weakness, she fell back down.

But she didn't care at all, gesturing incoherently, "Thank you! Thank you for what you did back then... back then..."

Her face flushed slightly, and she was too embarrassed to say that she had "indirectly saved me," but the gratitude and admiration in her eyes were almost overflowing.

Sasuke was even more confused.

The Kirin he used almost ruined him; he was carried back by that idiot Naruto. When did he ever save a woman like that?

But Karin was completely absorbed in her own world.

Previously, he had sworn to be loyal to Orochimaru to the death and never leak any information.

In front of his "savior" Uchiha Sasuke, he instantly crumbled and was forgotten.

She started chattering incessantly, and almost without Sasuke asking, she proactively and meticulously poured out all the information she knew:

Lord Orochimaru is indeed deep within the Loulan ruins, seemingly attempting to break an extremely powerful ancient seal;

The ruins have complex internal passages, filled with various mechanisms and even more powerful experimental subjects;

The Sound Three (she, Suigetsu, and Jugo) were sent to the outer perimeter to block pursuers, especially those who might be coming from Konoha.

Regarding the Dragon Vein, all she knew was that Lord Orochimaru valued it highly, calling it "the key to touching the realm of the gods"...