Kouhashi's Guilty Conscience; the Uchiha Are About to Be Discovered

"Elder, we're not afraid either," a group of men and women 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 Elder spoke up, "Whether Konoha will let us go, I don't know, but I do know that the Clan Head will definitely not abandon us."

"Do you all remember the pills we gave you before? We're old and we'll die eventually, but you young people have a future. Those pills will give you a glimmer of hope. I believe the Clan Head 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, awaiting the arrival of the enemy.

In the Jiangnan Town, Homura and Koharu finally found the Golden 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 their way.

"Can't you see our Forehead Protector? We are ninjas from Konoha in the Land of Fire. We suspect you are hiding fugitives here, and we are going to search the place," Utatane Koharu said domineeringly. She didn't care about this kind of small hotel at all.

Upon hearing that they were Konoha Ninja, the two security guards immediately cowered. Konoha in the Land of Fire was the strongest and most powerful; 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 doing standing here? Hurry up and go!" Koharu 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, talk it out slowly," Takahashi said calmly while sipping his tea.

"The owner, Konoha Ninja, said we're hiding a fugitive here and they want to search our hotel."

"Pfft! What?! Konoha Ninja 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 discovered, 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 Kouhashi Shinichi, Koharu gave him a disdainful look and stated her purpose. "We are Konoha Ninja, 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? You must have made a mistake," Takahashi said, 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 Kouhashi Shinichi Takahashi's demeanor, Mitokado Homura's intuition told him 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 Utatane Koharu.

"No one? What a waste of time, let's go." Seeing that she hadn't found anyone, Utatane Koharu, prepared to leave with a disappointed look on her face.

Kouhashi Shinichi 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 Homura said, seeing that Takahashi seemed relieved.

"Hmm? Lord Homura, we've searched the whole place, and there's definitely no one suspicious." The person leading the search looked puzzled, wondering why Mitokado Homura said that.

"Hehe, my intuition tells me that this boss definitely has some kind of secret, don't you think, boss?" Mitokado Homura approached Takahashi, squinting 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 Homura, there's no one there. What's wrong with you today?" Utatane Koharu, looked at her companion with a puzzled expression, not understanding what was going on with him.

"Hehe, Koharu, 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 absolute certainty.

Takahashi's legs went weak; he was only holding on by the last shred of luck.

"Hyuga ninja, come and check this hotel." Seeing her teammate's certainty and noticing the owner's unusual expression, Utatane Koharu immediately summoned Hyuga Clan ninja.

"Byakugan!" The Hyuga Clan ninja activated his Byakugan and began scanning the hotel.

Tianqi hadn't expected Hyuga ninjas to 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 Chakra reaction coming from the ground.

Looking at the unusual Chakra in the eyes of the person below, he was 100% certain they were Uchiha ninjas. He smiled and said, "Heh, I knew something was wrong 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.

"Homura, 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!" Utatane Koharu, upon hearing that the Uchiha they were looking for was right here, kicked Takahashi away. That bastard almost made them miss him.

"Heh, I knew something was up. I didn't expect that Uchiha to be here. That's quite a surprise," Mitokado Homura sneered.

"Hyuga ninja, lead the way, the rest of you follow me."

After having 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!"

Utatane Koharu, had someone open the hidden door, and they went down into the underground.

Takahashi was dragged down underground like a dead dog.