The not entirely unexpected response to her opening salvo was a few beats of dead silence.
"A ninja surrendering him or herself after attempting, yet not successfully going rogue from the Kumogakure no Sato," Jeada stated, breaking the silence with the first and hopefully most obvious case.
Rin nodded once. That wasn't the response she was waiting for.
Gin followed up with a more draconian perspective. "Simply considering treason is enough reason to be detained in my opinion. If someone has the audacity to speak out and threaten Kumogakure verbally, what makes us so sure they will not ACT against us? You never can be sure. If you suspect a treasonous plotting afoot, given a particular statement, detain them for further questioning. From here, you or another operative can determine whether it was simply a false alarm. Security of our village is no laughing matter... Better to be over prepared, rather than unprepared."
Rin nodded again, still silent.
"You shouldn't execute anyone you suspect of committing a crime because you maybe wrong. You should interrogate and investigate the crime before such a punishment is enforced." Shindou, a veteran, was obviously correct.
Rin nodded a third time.
With a shriek of metal on concrete, Tagiushi stood up. “All due respect Reagent Commander-sama-dono, but this is horseshit. I don’t know about the rest of these chucklefucks but this is a complete waste of my time. I didn’t spontaneously develop Alzheimer’s, as I’m sure can be said for those of you that I actually know, so unless you can at least do us the common courtesy of telling me why you’re subjecting us to this…three ring circus, I’m gonna go. Anyone who doesn’t know this rudimentary crap can do us all a favor and kindly get the fuck out of the Sileo, and go pick up a pamphlet at the tourist kiosk at the village gates.”
Rin grinned at her former trainee.
"I'm so glad that you remember the protocols I wrote for you and your generation, Tagiushi-kun." Her voice oozed honeyed poison. "Perhaps if you weren't such an enormous goddamn chucklefuck yourself, you would have instilled these protocols into the ANBU recruited under my successors. Perhaps I would not have found evidence that these
procedures based on
village laws had
not been passed down by Sennin and not kept alive by those I trained myself." Her sweet tone grew only more stingingly pointed. "So evidently you
don't understand this 'rudimentary crap,' the foundation of our order, well enough to teach it to your subordinates. If you want to get the fuck out of my Sileo, you walk out of this room.
"The rest of you are going to learn
how to do things the right way, and you're
going to be able to teach that to others. Moreover, you're going to know the
most up to date 'right way' to operate a three ring circus. This class hasn't been taught in nearly sixteen years, and I don't give a flying rat's ass about the why or how--you're getting it now, and you're getting it right, and the next one of you who fucks up washes out, I don't care what rank you are or how goddamn strong you are. The next time a former nukenin murders people in the streets of Kumogakure and
no one reports to me, someone's going to pay." She ended the 'threat portion' of the class with a withering smile at the young man's back.
Something always had to give; some weak point had to rupture to release the pressure building up in the relationship, in the room, in the Corps, in the village, in the nation. This scene played itself out time and time again across the world any time more than one force existed somewhere. She could not hide her disappointment at the half-cocked organization the ANBU Corps had once again become. She had tried to change things when she first became Sennin, and now, nearly thirty years later, she was back to square one, inheriting ANBU who didn't know how to do their jobs, uneducated trainees who thought they'd be the next Akiyama Kin, and rogue former ANBU who had gotten into the Corps thinking that it was a road to power rather than a path of personal ruin.
"Putting that aside, we have things to talk about and plots to disrupt, so let's get back to the business of not fucking up.
"It is appropriate to arrest anyone you suspect of a crime but did not witness them committing it; to arrest someone who tries to go rogue without attempting assault of anyone; to arrest someone you suspect of conspiracy; to arrest someone you must hold in protective custody, such as a witness.
"Unless you know that the subject has harmed someone, including the use of offensive genjutsu, or that the subject has murdered someone, it is not appropriate to kill the subject on contact. The only time extrajudicial execution is acceptable is when you know the subject has committed assault with intent to kill or disable or when the subject has a known history of more than one attempt to go rogue, is known to be a murderer, or a serial assaulter. Obviously, you may also kill when trying to defend others or in the process of subduing the subject, but the latter is not preferred, and a history of such behavior on your part will lead to an inquiry you will not enjoy.
"When you encounter a subject of interest or come upon the scene of a crime, the first thing you should do is record it. If you don't know that jutsu yet, you should. If you haven't mastered it, and can't demonstrate that mastery, you better still be Genin-ranked, because your goose is cooked.
"There are two situations in which you'll be making arrests. The one where you know you're arresting a subject in advance, and the one where you don't find out until it's time to deal with the subject. The former you will encounter most on missions, the latter, in ordinary patrol and discipline. That's all that needs to be said.
"How you make an arrest, and when you do it, can make all the difference in the subject's fate and even the village's or nation's fate. The subject should be arrested when he feels safest--when he least expects you--and thus when his guard is lowest. The early hours of the morning are generally the best time. Most subjects will be shocked, insecure, and terrified and will not be able to adjust. Putting them off-balance is an excellent state for their eventual questioning with T&I.
"Your manner should be efficient, impersonal, and professional. You need extend no courtesies, but you shouldn't offer abuse, either. Speak as little as possible around the subject--only give orders. Immediately bind, blind, gag, and deafen your subject. Chakra-users should have their hands and fingers bound. Doujutsu users
must be blinded. In any case, it is often best to knock out a jutsu user to prevent escape attempts, or otherwise render the subject incapable of using techniques. Be brusque.
"Thereafter, you should immediately search the subject and area for weapons, documents, equipment, or other items of intelligence value. These things should accompany you to the detention facility OR to the Sileo evidence lock-up for review. If you take souveniers, I will personally strip you of your access seal and tender my personal apologies to the Raikage for having such a useless sack of shit in the Corps.
"Back to being quiet. As soon as you apprehend the subject until their interview, you should not speak to them and, if you are arresting more than one subject, they should not be permitted to speak to each other. Speak only as necessary--orders--you are not to question someone you arrest. That is T&I's job. Your relationship with the subject is that of the apprehender. Are we clear so far?"
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