Aoki's smile widened, but his eyes flashed with danger. "Alright. Since you asked so politely... let's make a deal."
"Miss Kurisu! Why would you want to do that? We can force this kid to give us the information we need!" shouted a woman from the Senju Clan, her voice echoing in the sealed room.
Kurisu turned to the woman with a sharp gaze, yet remained calm. "Mira," Kurisu said in a flat tone, but laden with warning. "This kid is stronger than you think. You may not realize it, but this entire room is already sealed."
"What?!" A chorus of shock erupted from the other women, including Mira.
Aoki, who had been casually standing in the corner of the room, smiled slightly. "Oh, so you noticed, huh?" Aoki said lightly, his eyes glancing at Kurisu with a hint of appreciation. "That's right. I've placed seals in this room. Whatever happens here, whether it's loud noises or even explosions, from the outside it will seem as if nothing is happening. So, just relax. No one will be able to escape or come in."
Mira glared at Aoki with anger, but she couldn't hide the anxiety on her face.
Aoki walked closer, his steps slow but full of confidence. He stopped in front of Kurisu and looked at her with an inscrutable smile. "Now, about what I will ask in exchange for this information..." Aoki pretended to think, staring at the ceiling casually. "Nothing. This time I'm not asking for anything. Instead, I will keep this as a debt for the future. It's that simple."
The room fell silent, only the heavy breathing of Mira could be faintly heard.
"The information about the location of the black market is..." Aoki began to speak, detailing two locations of black markets he had previously visited. Aoki's voice was flat but full of certainty.
Aoki had learned about the corpses through the deep investigation he had conducted earlier. When Aoki spread Nature Energy to map various locations in the two black markets he had visited, he discovered something suspicious.
In a gift exchange place, Aoki saw several corpses. Their names were clearly written—*Senju*. In another location, a suspicious laboratory, Aoki saw the same thing, how he could see that.
Simply put, Nature Energy allowed Aoki to see several places by meditating. Even Naruto did the same when trying to locate Nagato. The corpses of the Senju Clan were being used for dark purposes.
The black market was conducting experiments on the corpses of Senju Clan members, trying to create an individual with the Wood Element Kekkei Genkai ability. Since they did not have access to Hashirama's cells like certain individuals in the ninja world, such as Danzo and Orochimaru, they resorted to using the corpses of Senju Clan members.
Aoki realized that this experiment was a desperate attempt to replicate the great power that once existed in the ninja world.
Although Aoki felt disgusted by the practices of the black market, especially using the corpses of Senju Clan members as experimental material, Aoki was not a moral hero. Aoki did not care about what had happened to those corpses— to Aoki, they were merely tools.
However, Aoki knew that information about the experiment could become a valuable asset in the future. What Aoki never expected was how quickly that information would become relevant.
Kurisu looked at Aoki with an unreadable expression, but her cold tone indicated firmness.
"Is that so... Thank you. I owe you one," Kurisu said briefly, almost emotionlessly.
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