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"May I ask, can you see us?"

"Yes, I can see it."

Xu Ming nodded with some doubt.

The ninjas, who had previously been expressionless, immediately broke into expressions of immense joy.

"Great, finally someone can see us."

Ibiki Morino's cold and serious expression immediately relaxed. He muttered to himself, as if Xu Ming being able to see them was a great fortune for them.

Are these people dead, or have they lost their minds?

Xu Ming was completely baffled by their strange behavior.

Ibiki Morino was an expert at reading people's expressions, and he seemed to see through Xu Ming's doubts at a glance, so he quickly explained.

"Sorry, I was so happy that I forgot to introduce myself."

We are all members of the Konoha Security Force. I am the captain, Ibiki Morino.

That day, the Nine-Tailed Fox went out of control, Konoha was destroyed, and we were turned into these inhuman, ghostly creatures.

Xu Ming asked, somewhat puzzled:

"Were you this difficult to detect from the beginning?"

Ibiki Morino shook his head.

"no.

Someone came seeking revenge on us and cast a vicious curse upon us, making us impossible for anyone to discover.

"Who is that person?"

After a moment of silence, Ibiki Morino slowly uttered a name.

"It's Tsinghua University..."

Xu Ming's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's him!?"

Ibiki Morino immediately looked at Xu Ming with suspicion.

"You know him?"

Looks like this guy's occupational hazard has kicked in again.

Xu Ming shrugged.

“I found some clues at the Ninja Academy and discovered that a man named Mizuki had once been a teacher there and had killed someone.”

Ibiki Morino nodded slightly; this was consistent with the information he had previously obtained through torture.

He continued:

"Shuimu once tried to defect, but we captured and interrogated him, and finally secretly executed him."

We never expected that he would turn into a vengeful spirit and come back to take revenge on us.

Furthermore, he received help from some powerful figure, gaining some magical powers that allowed him to easily defeat us.

Ibiki Morino paused for a moment, then continued:

"After he defeated us, he not only cursed us, making us almost invisible and unable to call for help, but he also abducted the souls of our loved ones and imprisoned them in an underground dungeon..."

After Morino Ibiki finished speaking, he led everyone to stand up and bowed deeply to Xu Ming, their waists almost bent at a ninety-degree angle.

"Please, save the souls of our loved ones!"

Please!!

Xu Ming was stunned.

He only came to find the 'essence of water', but he didn't expect to receive a 'side quest'.

However, Xu Ming did not completely trust them.

Compared to these expert interrogation claims, Xu Ming trusted his own eyes more.

However, if what they say is true, since Xu Ming is going down there to find the 'essence of water' anyway, he might as well do a good deed on the side.

Xu Ming pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"I can help you, but I need some information."

"This……"

A hint of hesitation appeared on Morino Ibiki's face.

As the Minister of Security and interrogator, he was well aware of the value and importance of intelligence.

It would be harder than climbing to heaven for the enemy to pry him open his mouth and obtain information through torture; he himself is an expert in this area.

But now they are the ones who need their help...

"You guys must have fought against Mizuki before, right? What's his strength? What are his weaknesses?"

Ibiki Morino immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's no problem at all. We would have told you even if you hadn't asked."

Xu Ming then casually remarked, as if nothing had happened:

"I would also like to know information about the underground laboratory."

The underground laboratory was located in the basement of the Ninja Guard Department. As the person in charge of this place, Ibiki Morino must have been one of the people in the know, and he himself was likely responsible for guarding the laboratory.

"Sorry! This is a secret of our Hidden Leaf Village!"

This time, Ibiki Morino refused without even thinking, so decisively that there was no room for negotiation.

His subordinates beside him showed slight emotion, but none of them uttered a dissenting opinion.

A hint of appreciation flashed across Xu Ming's face, but it quickly disappeared.

People who are loyal and discreet are generally respected, no matter where they are.

However, the underground laboratory is Orochimaru's lair, and that guy likes to play with snakes, poison, and biological weapons. Without a doubt, the underground laboratory must be fraught with danger.

Therefore, information about the underground laboratory is extremely important to Xu Ming, and he must obtain it if he has the chance.

If Konoha and the Hokage were still alive, Xu Ming would have no chance of persuading Ibiki Morino.

Fortunately, Konoha Village has already been destroyed, and it seems that the Third Hokage is most likely dead as well.

Looking at Morino Ibiki, who remained unmoved and with a face as hard as stone, Xu Ming's lips curled up and he smiled.

"Mr. Morino, are you going to protect the so-called secrets of the already destroyed Hidden Leaf Village?"

Xu Ming kept his eyes fixed on Ibiki Morino's eyes as he spoke.

He noticed that Morino Ibiki's resolute gaze wavered slightly after hearing these words.

really!

Xu Ming was secretly delighted.

Although it was only a tiny, insignificant wavering, Ibiki Morino was indeed shaken.

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"The disaster that occurred in Konoha Village is probably also related to Orochimaru's underground laboratory."

Regardless, Orochimaru was conducting cruel human experiments in an underground laboratory.

"Mr. Morino doesn't seem to need to protect someone like that."

Xu Ming then revealed a major secret about the underground laboratory.

Of course, Xu Ming didn't even know the specific details of that great disaster, so how could he possibly know the truth behind it?

But it doesn't matter, we can just throw dirty water on Orochimaru.

Anyway, that venomous snake has done a lot of bad things. It might be unfair to throw all the blame on him, but if you only throw half the blame, there will definitely be some missing.

It doesn't matter if Morino Ihiki doesn't believe it, as long as his subordinates do.

Ibiki Morino's face turned ashen; human experimentation was a secret of Konoha.

The other ninjas were even more astonished and began to whisper among themselves.

Although the ninjas present knew that there was a laboratory underground, only a few high-ranking members, such as Morino Ibiki, knew exactly what the laboratory did.

Now, suddenly, Xu Ming reveals that the underground laboratory they've been guarding for years is actually conducting cruel human experiments, and their superior is even trying to cover it up!?

This undoubtedly shook the morale of others completely...

After Xu Ming and the other ninjas' persistent efforts, Ibiki Morino was finally persuaded to reveal all the information he knew.

"...Orochimaru was indeed not in the Ninja Guard Department, but he released a terrible monster into the underground laboratory."

Besides that monster, the laboratory has many dangerous traps…

Ibiki Morino was indeed one of the insiders, possessing much important information.

At the same time, Xu Ming also learned a lot about Shuimu from him.

"Then please wait patiently for my good news."

After gathering sufficient intelligence, Xu Ming put the 'Essence of Water' into his pocket, then grabbed his phone and crowbar, ready to set off.

"I'm counting on you for everything!"

Ibiki Morino and the other ninjas bowed again and then watched Xu Ming leave the meeting room.

Watching Xu Mingyuan's departing figure, Ibiki Morino sighed with a complicated expression.

Betraying village intelligence for personal gain was a decision that completely overturned his life beliefs for an interrogator who had spent his life fighting against spies and traitors.

Having already obtained the necessary intelligence, Xu Ming didn't care what Morino Ibiki thought.

After leaving the second floor, Xu Ming hurriedly returned the way he came.

He encountered no more strange phenomena along the way.

Ibiki Morino also explained this to him.