Nanami takes a deep breath after recovering from the latest shock. She took the key from Sigmund "Here it goes." Nanami inserts the key, bracing herself for another shock, not knowing if it will work or punish her for trying to unlock it. As she turned it she leaned against the door, just in case she lost consciousness.

The key successfully works. Nanami's bracelet falls right off. Nori does not experience any further shocks.

An intercom turned on and Fujii Sima's voice echoed within the room.

"Congratulations on figuring out the puzzle. Your group is the only group who figured that the key is universal where as others have not."

Nanami hand comes up and squeezes Sigmund's shoulder "Good job Sigmund, yell at me next time I overthink things, or just tell me that I am." She gives him a smile and walks over undoing Nori's bracelet. Nanami then takes each of their hands "United we are unbeatable, lets use a bit of chakra and enhance our speed." She waits for the corridor to be opened, then they would run, unless the information about the next obstacle prevented that type of action.

You hear the bolts on the metal door unlock. The door swings open, allowing access to continue on. Leader takes lead and then the other two follow.

Upon going through the dark hallway, he begin to notice the temperature has dropped a bit. You feel colder and your chest get a bit heavy. Because of the tight spacing, you feel a bit overwhelmed and anxious.

Continuing on, you approach another room and see a chair. Someone is in it and they seem unconscious for the time being. Due to the lightning, you can't really tell who it is and your surroundings are very iffy with all the darkness. They are chained to the chair and there is a table with a note:

"We need to know where the scroll is. Interrogate him for the answer. You have been provided an anti-truth serum and a truth serum. Use it at your own free will. Too much truth serum and he could go into shock. If he dies, you will experience a deadly shock yourself and won't be able to move on for awhile. If you are successful, he will tell you where the scroll is. Use any means necessary. You can give him three different doses of serum: Small, moderate, and high."

There is no way out of the room and it has yet another bolted door.

Nanami taps Sigmunds shoulder, and in a whispered voice "Combining your bones, and my genjutsu. The combination could be terrifying. I can torment his mind, you can torment his physical being. The combination should be enough to get the answer we need. This is not me overthinking it. But the trick might be them wanting us to use the serums. Either serum might kill him. So lets use out strengths to get what we want. I can use Genjutsu to adjust our visages, or our surroundings, or even his chains into things that would terrify anyone. What do you think Sigmund?"

   Sigmund looked at Nanami when she tapped his shoulder. He took in every word she said and looked at the unconscious man. "As long as we don't hurt him. I want to avoid hurting this man. I don't know what kind of test this is, but I want to avoid death. Lets wake him up and see if this works," he said as he took of his coat. He didn't want to ruin it because his spare is back home in Konohagakure so he wanted to preserve this coat as much as possible. He handed his coat to Nori. She was a support type of person so she could make herself useful by using her to hold his things for the time being.

   Sigmund allowed Nanami to wake the man up. He took a stance in front of the man, not yet using his kekkei until the man was awake and fully aware.

Nanami walks up to the man and shakes him a little "Wake up mister. Its time to answer a few questions. We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way. I would definitely recommend just answering our questions. If not my demon friend here will do really horrible things to you." As she stands behind the man and when he awakes, she then uses her genjutsu to cause Sigmund's form to very slowly shift into a very gruesome looking demon..

When Nori felt Nanami use her release jutsu on the key, a sudden electric shock went through her that caused her cringe and fall down to her knee. When the three seconds passed, she thought it was over but then another and greater shock went through her and then another, causing her to fall down onto her other knee. The shocking soon stopped and she slowly stood up to her feet once more. That hurt more than she thought it would. Her eyes drifted back over to Nanami and the key. She supposed it did make sense that they couldn't use any jutsu's with the bracelets on. That was why they needed to chose one person, so they could help their other two teammates. "I suppose that does make sense, but who's going to be the one to take theirs off first?" Nori asked before she heard Sigmund speak up, causing her to turn her head and look over at him.

A universal key? That really hadn't occurred to her. She was about to speak up and say something but then she felt another shock go through her, only it lasted longer this time and caused her to fall to her knees again. She wrapped her arms around herself and waited for that tingling sensation to go away before she slowly stood up to her feet again, but it proved to be a waste of time as another shock went through her when Sigmund's bracelet dropped to the floor. Nori growled. "Dammit." She gritted her teeth and watched him give the key over to Nanami. She expected another shock to go through her, but there was nothing. A sigh of relief escaped her. She wasn't sure if she could handle another shock like that last one.

When Nori heard Sima's voice over the intercom, she looked up at the ceiling. Looks like Sigmund was right. It was universal key. Her eyes turned to Nanami as she came over and unlocked her bracelet. She stood up to her feet again, but then she felt her friend take her hand and they took off running through the door that opened for them. Upon going through the door, they encounter a dark hallway and a sudden change in temperature. She felt her chest grow tight, but the three of them continued on until they reached another room. It was there that she saw a man in chair that looked to be unconscious. She blinked. What kind of test was this? It was then that she heard Sima's voice speak up again, telling them that they need to get the location of scroll from him by interrogating him with truth serum.

Was it really going to be that easy? It couldn't have been. Nori turned her head and looked over at Nanami. "I don't think we should hurt him to that extent. I know Sima-sensei said we could use any means necessary, but I don't think we need to go so far as to physically force the answer out of him. He still might not tell us anything," she said. "But I guess playing with his mind could work." She wasn't sure if she was even heard at that point as both Nanami and Sigmund seemed to be figuring things out between the two of them. It felt like she wasn't even here. They could probably do this on their own if they wanted to. Just that thought made Nori feel a bit discouraged, but she shook her head. She couldn't think like that. They did need her...didn't they? It was then that she felt something put into her hands and it caused her to look down. It was Sigmund's coat. What the hell? That very action caused her to deeply scowl and look up at him. What the hell did she look like to him? A servant? A coat rack? Was this all he thought she was good for? Nori gripped the coat in her hands and out of anger she tossed his precious coat onto the floor.

Nanami sees Nori's frustration and waves her over next to her. If Nori comes over, she talks to Nori in whispers, while waiting for the man to wake up "Just watch for a bit, if you have any ideas tell me, and if they are viable I will use them. Right now we are seeing where we will start from. It will also tell us how far we will need to push him." Nanami would shoulder bump Nori trying to make her feel better. She waits for the man to wake and see the visage of the demon that the Genjutsu will create.

Nori turned her head and looked over at Nanami when she saw her wave over to her. She went over to her female teammate and stopped at her side. She just grew silent before she folded her arms across her chest. "Well, thank you for actually caring about whether or not I have an opinion, Nanami, because apparently all I'm really useful for is being a coat rack. I'm a part of this team, too, but you're the only one that seems to notice that," she whispered back before she glared over at Sigmund and took a few steps back before looking at the unconscious man in the chair.

   Sigmund saw the scowl and had only rolled his eyes. He always believed she was nothing but drama at this point and he was finding it profoundly annoying. The room wasn't that big so their so called 'whispers' to each other could be clearly heard. He had turned around and looked Nori dead in the eye after witnessing his coat on the floor. "Stop with the damn drama already and grow the hell up, Nori. Maybe if you stopped standing around and actually started stepping up and doing something for once, perhaps I would start giving you more respect," he snapped before walking closer. Nanami was the only thing between her two comrades. "I don't need the drama here, especially during this race. I am not about to lose because some girl had some stupid crush on me. Get over it and grow up already. Leave the drama at Konoha," was all he told her before grabbing his coat and putting it back on. "You want to be a hot shot? Then do it yourself," he added before he stepped away from them and went to go cool off by facing the wall. He was clearly upset at this point.

Because of the loud noises he heard, the man woke up on his own. With the darkness filling the room, he couldn't quite see who was exactly here with him. He was groggy and making groaning noises as he blinked at the floor. He wasn't fully aware of his surroundings just yet, but he knew there were people here. His head hung down as he tried to regain full consciousness.

Nanami as she stood behind the man as he awoke "About time, I give you another few seconds to clear your head." The last part of the statement wasn't just aimed at the man they were suppose to interrogate, but also at Sigmund. Nanami was growing tired of this feud between Sigmund and Nori, and it wasn't a crush thing something traumatic had to have happened between the two.

She let out a small, annoyed sigh, but she quickly changes her tone to be more firm "Nori-chan please stand in front of the man, since mister drama over there wants to be a lone wolf, and don't move until you see my nod. Just stand there glaring menacingly as the man wakes up. Leave the rest to me." This type of thing is exactly why she procured a few different medical supplies before they left from Konoha.

She takes a Syringe from her belt pouch and twirls it, waiting for the man to actually wake up.

Upon hearing Sigmund's voice, Nori turned her head and looked him straight in the eyes. She was being dramatic? Really? Now she was pissed. "You don't think I haven't tried contributing to this team. I've put everything I've had into all of this since day one. You just haven't taken the time to notice! You're the one that tries to act like Mr. High and Mighty all the time and be the hot shot. You think that you can do anything in comparison to me because you've always seen me as the weak type ever since we were kids. You're not the only one that has trained and worked hard. I've done it, too. I've done nothing but try and get your respect. If you have a problem with my attitude, Sigmund, than maybe you should try and be a better leader because attitude reflects leadership. We're all supposed to be part of a team and respect each other, but you...you don't even need us. If it was up to you, you would do all of this on your own, but you need us because you can't do these exams without a team," she retorted with a solemn expression, knowing that it was true.

 "And maybe you're right. Maybe there was a small part of me that thought I liked you, but in all honesty, Sigmund, I just wanted you to acknowledge me as a person. I wanted you to notice me and what I could do. I wanted your respect, but now that I look back on it now, I see that maybe I really was a fool for thinking I could get anything from you. Maybe I'm not the smartest or the strongest between you and Nanami, but I won't let you belittle me and think of me as someone that is only good at holding your coat. I am more than that. I've always been more than that and I'm tired of trying to prove it to you, Sigmund. I'm tired of trying to get my opinions heard, but am bypassed because of decisions that are being made for me. I try, Sigmund. I try my damn best to step up and you just make it seem like I've done nothing at all to even try. I'm not trying to be dramatic and I'm not trying to bring personal feelings into this because I, too, think, it's a waste of time. I also want to pass these exams just as much as you do. I want to pass these exams not to prove anything to anyone, but to prove to myself that I'm strong and capable of being a Chunin. I'm a much better person than you think I am, Sigmund. Maybe if you make the effort to get to know me at all, you would see that just maybe I'm a little smarter and stronger in more ways than you could ever be."

This was it. This was the moment that Nori would really be stepping up and showing how serious she was. This wasn't about being a hot shot. She never wanted that. She just wanted to be part of a team that respected each other like they were taught. There were things that she admired about each of her teammates and she would always have respect for their abilities and their ambition. Knowing Sigmund, everything she just said wouldn't even be taken seriously but you know what? She didn't need his approval. She didn't need his acceptance. She was going to pass these exams. When she heard the man wake up, Nori turned her head and looked down at him. "Rise and shine, mister," she told him with folded arms and looked over at Nanami. She nodded her head. She didn't need to be told twice. She stepped in front of the binded man in the chair. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, sir, so I suggest you just cooperate or else my friend here will stick you with a needle and you won't like it."

The man had fully woken up at this point with all the shouting. He looked between the two girls, confused as to what they were talking about. He tugged on his chains, obviously shackled to the chair so he knew he couldn't escape. When Nori threatened to stick him with a needle, he just smirked. "Oooo I'm so scared. You have me shaking in my ninja shoes," he taunted. He was obviously a ninja of much higher rank than them. He was an older gentleman as old as Akuma-Sensei.

   Sigmund had just stood there, taking in every word as Nori went entirely off at him. He just stares blankly at her. He didn't have anything to retort back. What irritated him the most though, is that Nanami started pointing fingers at him and that he was being the drama queen. All he could do was smirk and allowed them to take lead. He was so done with this group. He was tired of being around them and was tired of girls in general. He just leaned against the wall, arms folded across his chest as the man in the chair began to taunt the girls. He held the paper in his hand that held the instructions. He reread it, figuring out his own plan. He promised himself he would make it through the exams with or without them, including this race.

Nori knew that it wasn't going to be easy to get this guy to talk. It was going to be challenging, but maybe they shouldn't be overthinking it too much like the last challenge. She smirked down at the man. "You sure are acting cocky for a man being restrained to a chair," she said before she unfolded her arms from across her chest and reached out her arms towards him. She used her hands to wrap around the man's wrists that were restrained to the arms of the chair and put pressure down on them before she leaned in close to his face. "You have something we want and no matter what it takes, we will get it. You may be acting all tough right now, but you won't be that way when we're done with you." Nori put more pressure down on the man's wrist to the point where they could break. If there was one thing she had to her advantage it was her strength. She turned her head and looked back to Nanami. "Give me the syringe," she told her.

The man just looked at her and looked smug as they stared at each other. She continued threaten and he continued to just give her a smug look of interest. She had pressed down on his wrists and although she intended to break his wrists, he really didn't feel too much pressure on him. "You can break me and eat me for all I care. Over my dead body will you ever get the information," he snapped and spit in Nori's face and laughed.

Nanami looked at both Sigmund and Nori "Seriously you two.. Before the third exam we are going to have a long talk, and all your doing is wasting time. So I am no longer going to waste time. Your bull shit is costing us precious time. So either get in the game or there's the door." The very angry stare gazes over the man in chains "You can think that all you want mister. Terror is something that I am great at inducing, especially when this drug is used.

She smiles evilly "This drug is made up of several extracts. The primary use is for this type of thing. This drug will increase all of your pain receptors in all of your nerves by a hundred fold. Even the slightest touch will cause agonizing pain. I don't have to hurt you, to hurt you." She wasn't making idle threats at all, at this point. She was entirely fed up with her teammates pissing matches. She pulled the captives head back, and injects the drug into the man corroded artery "It should take effect in about ten seconds. Sitting there will cause agonizing pain, touching the table will be agonizing. Your feet touching the ground will cause intense pain. If this isn't enough."

As she stands behind the man, making sure the man doesn't see her weave the hand-seals. She casts her Genjutsu over the entire area. The original room would actually appear to melt away revealing a hell like area. Fire, brimstone demons killing people. Even her teammates would melt away and become demon-like in appearance.

The drug would be taking effect by this point.

Nori turned her head to look at Sigmund and then back Nanami. "Talking isn't going to do any good. That guy over there is already set in his ways and he's not going to change his mind about what he thinks, so you're wasting your breath, Nanami," she said before she looked back down to the man in front of her. She stared down into his eyes as he spit in her face, but she didn't flinch. She just watched as her teammate injected the drug into him and grew silent. It was only a matter of time before he would start feeling the effects. "Just give it up unless you want to feel more pain."

The man just looked at them as they injected the syringe. He was willing to take pain. He closed his eyes as he screamed in agony. However, Nanami's genjutsu was not successful. The man had been specially trained in Genjutsu and due to the test, they made sure Genjutsu was not effective in the test. He continued to scream, but refused to give in. Unfortunately, the foreign drug caused a heart attack, which resulted in his death. He hung limp in the chair, his screams quiet.
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   Sigmund just watched as they terrorized the man in the chair. He allowed the girls to do their thing as they both stayed mad at him. At this point, he didn't care right now. He was too pissed off to care right now. He needed his space and time for the time being. They had injected the man with a syringe which probably wasn't the right way to go about this. He knew their spat probably just cost them this obstacle. The man had eventually started flailing within the chair and appeared to have died. He rose from the wall and was in complete shock. They literally killed him. Sigmund had no words for what just happened.

Nanami shook her head "So much for being a trained ninja. The interrogation units in the sand used them on a constant basis. Mother showed me how to use it." She looked up at the door "I love tests that are rigged." She looks at the man and pulls out the two other syringes. All of what she said and did took seconds. Once the man appeared to go into shock she took another syringe full of adrenaline, which clears and counters the other drug "No dying on us yet." She slams the syringe into the mans chest, right into the mans heart "And if this doesn't work, then it is rigged." She said as she looks up at the intercom unit.
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Nori watched as the drug took effect on the man and he screamed in agony. He grew limp in the chair and she could hear his breath grow still. She slowly released his wrists and pulled back. Had they just...killed him? She looked up at Nanami and was just about to say something to her about the drug before she saw her teammate pull out two other syringes. Wait. What? "Nanami. What are you-" she began to say until she saw the man go into shock, causing her to take a one step back but then her teammate slammed the syringe into his chest. That action made her wince, but she remained still. "Wait. T-that's going to help keep him alive, right?" In truth, Nori was a little amazed that Nanami knew about how to do things like this. It was a little intimidating.

The man inhaled, choking and gasping for air. His eyes opened wide and he looked at them, coughing a bit. "What ever you did, do NOT do it again. Don't you learn these things in school?" he asked the girls as he noticed the syringe in his chest. "I do like living, you know," he told them as he began breathing in and out slowly.