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In response, Hitani did not stop her, but just smiled at her and said, "As you like."
Terumi Mei hesitated for a few seconds, then gritted her teeth, grabbed the fruit knife, and stabbed it hard toward her neck, showing no mercy to herself.
However, before the fruit knife touched Terumi Mei's neck, a translucent spirit particle barrier appeared on her body, and the fruit knife in her hand flew out with a bang.
Looking at the flying fruit knife, Terumi Mei was confused and said, "Just now… what was that thing? I clearly didn't use any ninjutsu to protect myself."
"It's Kidōjutsu," Samui, who had been watching, walked over, picked up the fruit knife, gently placed it back on the coffee table, and sighed. "It's not any kind of ninjutsu; it's a type of Kidōjutsu. He planted this technique in our bodies. As long as we try to hurt ourselves, this jutsu will automatically protect us, so we can't commit suicide at all."
"Kidō… jutsu?" Terumi Mei suddenly thought of something, looked at Hitani, and asked, "The move that killed the Raikage before—was that also Kidōjutsu?"
Hitani nodded and said, "Yes, the Ninety-sixth of the Broken Path, One Blade Cremation. It seems you still remember that move clearly."
"I'll never forget that move that turned an area of hundreds of kilometers into scorched earth," Terumi Mei gritted her teeth, then slumped down on the sofa again, her mind broken. "You won't let me die, and you won't let me leave. You brought me here just to make me your servant? You're such a devil."
Hitani ignored her, lifted the chin of Yugao Uzuki in front of him, stared at her face, and said, "Yugao, you seem to have completely abandoned your self-esteem and desire to survive. Even if I let you go now, you wouldn't go back to Konoha. You'd just stay by my side willingly."
Yugao smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "Even if I were willing to go back, Konoha wouldn't tolerate me."
"Very good, then I can set you free temporarily." Hitani stood up, took Yugao's hand, and walked out, saying lightly: "Now I'll take you out to breathe some fresh air. You've been staying in the room for a month; I think you can't stand it anymore."
Yugao's expression did not change. She let Hitani lead her, neither struggling nor looking very happy.
Hitani walked to the door, turned around, and said to Samui and Terumi Mei: "As for the two of you, we still need to observe you for a while, especially you, Terumi Mei. Instead of trying to commit suicide, you might as well get used to it here sooner. By the way, you can ask Samui; she'll tell you what I'll do to you."
Hearing this, Samui lowered her head in humiliation and clenched her fists in anger.
Hitani just laughed when he saw this, took Yugao out of the room, and sealed the door with a Binding Path technique.
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In the lobby on the first floor, all members of the Akatsuki organization had arrived. They were sitting on the sofa, listening to Pain outline the precautions for sealing the Three-Tails.
They were almost done talking and were about to leave when they saw Hitani and Yugao Uzuki coming down from the second floor. Deidara immediately laughed and shouted, "Mr. Hitani, you finally got around to bringing out the female ninjas you captured. I thought you'd keep them locked up in the room forever."
Everyone looked at Yugao Uzuki curiously.
Yugao followed behind Hitani. She looked at this group of rogue ninjas. She no longer had the anger and hatred she once felt. There was only indifference and calmness in her eyes.
Seeing how calm she was, Kisame said curiously, "This woman has changed a lot. It's like she changed her personality in less than a month. Mr. Hitani, what did you do to her? How can you make such a hot-tempered woman behave? Teach me."
"Konan," Hitani ignored Kisame and brought Yugao Uzuki to Konan, saying, "Help her check her mental state and see if there's anything wrong with her body. She's been locked up by me for nearly a month, and there may be something wrong with her."
"No problem, leave it to me. I'll take her for a checkup," Konan nodded, gently pulled Yugao, and walked toward the logistics room on the third floor.
After the two left, Hitani sat down in the middle of the sofa, looked at everyone calmly, and said: "Yugao will be able to move around the base openly in the future. Everyone should have no objection, right?"
"It doesn't matter," Pain immediately shook his head and said, "It can be seen that this woman's dignity has been worn away. There'll be no danger if she's allowed to walk around the base. Even if there is, we can detect it immediately."
"Good," Hitani nodded and continued, "So, the Three-Tails has been captured. When will we start capturing the Four-Tails?"
"Do you want to catch the Four-Tails again?" Before Pain could speak, Deidara said in a mocking tone: "You've already caught three tailed beasts. It's only been a few hours since you came back, and you actually want to catch the Four-Tails again. May I ask, are you addicted to catching tailed beasts?"
Pain signaled Deidara to shut up with his eyes, then replied: "Don't worry for now. The plan to capture the tailed beasts is going much more smoothly than we thought. I plan to catch the Four-Tails after a while. You can take a break during this time."
"…That's fine." Hitani didn't say much, stood up, and walked out of the base.
Pain didn't ask where Hitani was going. He turned to everyone and said: "Then let's start sealing the Jinchuriki. Itachi, during the sealing period, you'll be responsible for guarding the first floor of the base. If you find any suspicious people approaching, kill them directly."
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Konan brought Yugao to the logistics room on the third floor.
Yugao sat on a chair, and Konan was holding various instruments to check her physical condition.
When checking Yugao's pulse, Konan seemed to discover something incredible and said in surprise: "This… is it…"
"What's wrong?" Yugao asked calmly.
Konan's face was conflicted. She hesitated for a long time before saying: "Your body… is indeed a little problematic. If I tell you suddenly, you might not be able to accept it for a while."
Hearing this, Yugao smiled bitterly and said: "I'm already like this. Is there anything I can't accept? If you have any questions, just tell me directly. Right now, I wish I had a terminal illness and could die like this."
"It's not a terminal illness," Konan looked into Yugao's eyes and said softly, "You are pregnant…"
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