"Grandpa Elder, we are not afraid either," a group of men and women also stepped forward.
"Good, good, good, you are all excellent. I am proud of your courage," the elder said to the children three times.
Seeing the children like this, everyone gave in.
"Elder, we'll listen to you and won't resist."
"But will Konoha really let us go?"
Seeing that everyone agreed, the First Elder spoke up, "I don't know if Konoha will let us go, but I do know that the clan leader will definitely not abandon us."
"Do you all remember the pills we gave you before? We're old and dying, but you young people have a future. Those pills will give you a glimmer of hope. I believe the clan leader will find a way."
"Yes, Elder, we will listen to you."
After saying this, everyone's eyes turned to the entrance of the underground casino, waiting for the enemy to arrive.
In the small town of Jiangnan, Menyan and Xiaochun finally found the Grand Sands Hotel.
"Who are you! Don't you know you can't just walk in here?" Seeing the group of people coming in aggressively, two security guards stepped forward and blocked them.
"Can't you see our headbands? We are ninjas from Konoha Village in the Land of Fire. We suspect you are hiding fugitives here, and we are going to search the place," Koharu Utatane said domineeringly. She didn't care about this kind of small hotel at all.
Upon hearing that they were Konoha ninjas, the two security guards immediately cowered. Konoha in the Land of Fire was the strongest and most powerful village; who would dare to provoke them? Although they were intimidated, they still cautiously said, "Sir, you can search us, but could you please let me notify the boss first?"
"Hmph, then what are you standing here for? Hurry up and go!" Xiaochun looked at the security guard with disdain.
"Yes, yes, yes," the two security guards quickly fled the area and headed towards the boss's residence.
"Boss, boss, something bad has happened!" The security guard hurriedly pushed open Takahashi's door.
"What's the panic! The sky isn't falling down, talk it out slowly," Takahashi said slowly while drinking his tea.
"The owner, a Konoha ninja, said we're hiding a fugitive here and they want to search our hotel."
"Pfft! What?! Konoha ninjas are here? Take me to see them right now!" Takahashi spat out his tea and rushed out.
He's really hiding someone here; if he gets caught, he'll probably spend the rest of his life in Konoha's prison.
He arrived at the door in a panic with two security guards. "Master Ninjas, what can I do for you?"
Looking at Shinichi Takahashi's cowardly appearance, Koharu gave him a disdainful look and stated her purpose: "We are Konoha ninjas, and we suspect that you are harboring a fugitive here. We need to search your hotel."
"Sir, this is a legitimate hotel. How could there be an escaped criminal here? Are you mistaken?" Takahashi was still trying to stop the Konoha ninja from entering.
"Hmph, we'll find out if we find out. Search!" Koharu didn't want to waste any more time arguing with Takahashi. With a wave of her hand, the Konoha ninja rushed in.
"My lord, my lord, you can't force your way in!" Takahashi cried out anxiously as the ninjas rushed in.
Looking at Shinichi Takahashi's appearance, Mitomon En felt intuitively that the hotel owner was definitely up to something.
The ninjas quickly finished searching.
"Reporting, sir, the search is complete, and no suspicious persons were found," a ninja approached Koharu Utatane.
"No one? What a waste of time, let's go." Seeing that she hadn't found anyone, Xiaochun from the dormitory turned around and prepared to leave with a disappointed look on her face.
Shinichi Takahashi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the group of ninjas leaving, but his heart tightened again the next second.
"Wait, are you sure you've searched everything? I have a feeling something's wrong," Mitokado said, seeing that Takahashi seemed relieved.
"Huh? Lord Mitokado, we've searched the whole place, and there really isn't anyone suspicious?" The person leading the search looked puzzled, wondering why Mitokado said that.
"Hehe, my intuition tells me that this boss must have some unspeakable secret, don't you think so, boss?" Mitokado Yan came up to Takahashi and squinted at him.
Stared at by Mitokado Homura, Takahashi broke out in a cold sweat. "My lord, what secret do I have? Besides, you've already searched the place, there really is no one there."
"Yeah, we've searched the door and there's no one there. What's wrong with you today?" Xiaochun from the dorm looked at her companion with a puzzled expression, not understanding what was going on with him.
"Hehe, Xiaochun, you're too careless. After years of studying facial expressions, this boss's facial expressions tell me that he's hiding something from us, and he really wants us to leave immediately."
"Huh! Is that so? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
“I wasn’t sure before, but now I’m sure,” Mitokado Homura said with great certainty.
Takahashi's legs went weak at that moment, and he was only holding on by the last bit of luck.
"Hyuga ninja, come and check this hotel." Seeing her teammate's certainty and noticing the owner's unusual expression, Koharu Utatane immediately summoned a Hyuga ninja.
"Byakugan!" The Hyuga clan ninja activated his Byakugan and began scanning the hotel.
Tianqi never expected that Hyuga ninjas would come here, so he miscalculated this time.
The Hyuga ninja slowly scanned from the top floor to the first floor, but found nothing wrong. Just as he was about to put away his Byakugan, he suddenly noticed a chakra reaction coming from the ground.
Looking at the peculiar chakra in the eyes of the person below, he was 100% certain that they were Uchiha ninjas. He smiled and said, "Heh, I've noticed that something's definitely not right here."
"What did you find?" Mitokado Homura asked directly after seeing that the Hyuga ninja had finished examining the area. He was eager to know if his guess was correct.
"Lord Menyan, you guessed right. This boss is indeed suspicious. He's hiding those Uchiha people in his basement," the Hyuga ninja said slowly.
"What! Those Uchiha people are here!"
"You bastard!" Koharu Utatane, upon hearing that the Uchiha they were looking for was right there, kicked Takahashi away. That bastard almost made them miss him.
"Heh, I knew something was up. I didn't expect that Uchiha guy to be here. It's really beyond my expectations," Mitokado Homura sneered.
"Hyuga ninja, lead the way, the rest of you follow me."
After having the Hyuga ninja clear a path, they headed directly towards the Uchiha underground.
Led by the Hyuga ninja, they arrived at a secret door leading underground.
"So this place was disguised. No wonder we didn't find it before. This boss deserves to die for daring to harbor a fugitive!"
"Someone, open this hidden door for me!"
Xiaochun, who was turning over, had someone open the hidden door, and they went down into the underground.
Takahashi was dragged down to the ground like a dead dog.
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