Ye Lan slowly closed his eyes…
The air gradually became quiet.
After a while, Ibiki slowly opened his eyes, which meant that Ibiki's Soul Search was over.
At the same time, Ibiki's face was filled with deep confusion.
He had just used the Anbu's unique Soul Search technique, which could directly obtain memory fragments from the interrogated person to gain information.
But what made him puzzled was that no matter how he searched, he couldn't find any useful information in this boy's mind.
All he found was the scene of him being captured by the Anbu two hours ago, but this was completely useless.
Ibiki stared quietly at the boy who called himself Lan.
He thought to himself, "Could this kid have lost his memory? Or is he really a war orphan who forcibly suppressed his past?"
The reason he thought this was because he sensed that Ye Lan hadn't resisted his technique at all; in fact, he was cooperating!
Ye Lan opened his eyes and quietly looked at Ibiki.
Seeing the young man's clear gaze, Ibiki sighed softly, "Sigh, it seems I've wronged you."
Ye Lan rolled his eyes, "Then why aren't you letting me go?!"
Hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Ibiki's face. He clasped his hands together, and the cage that bound Ye Lan instantly vanished. The surrounding scenery also changed, returning to the small, dark room Ye Lan had entered.
Ye Lan sat on the chair and stretched, then turned his head and asked, "Can I leave now?"
Ibiki stood and said, "Of course you can. You can leave anytime."
"Oh!"
Ye Lan deliberately responded loudly, then strode towards the exit, as he really didn't want to stay in this oppressive little black room any longer.
"Kid, wait a moment."
Ibiki's voice came from behind again.
Ye Lan also turned his head impatiently and responded, "Brother Ibiki, what is it now?"
"Huh?"
Ibiki was also taken aback.
"How do you know my name is Ibiki?"
Ye Lan cursed inwardly, realizing he'd let something slip.
He quickly responded, "I heard it from some Anbu on the way here."
"Hmm..."
Ibiki didn't press the issue. He then said to Ye Lan, "I stopped you to tell you that you are now a resident of Konohagakure. I will inform the Third Hokage of your information. Rest assured, he will arrange your housing. Also, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, mention my name. The Anbu Interrogation Unit welcomes you anytime."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing a hidden system task, successfully obtaining the ninjutsu Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Ye Lan was taken aback.
This means he's accepted me?
He hadn't expected Ibiki's attitude to shift so drastically, even welcoming him to the Interrogation Unit.
However, he didn't harbor any ill will toward Ibiki. In fact, he quite admired Ibiki's strong sense of justice and forthright character.
"Thank you, Brother Ibiki. I'll give it some serious thought."
Ye Lan also shed his previous air of arrogance, smiling at Ibiki.
Ibiki stood there, watching Ye Lan walk away. It wasn't that he desperately needed Ye Lan to join the Anbu, he just liked Ye Lan a lot, and thought he had real potential.
After all, not everyone possessed such composure.