Since they had already discovered someone suspicious, they still couldn't simply let him go.
"Shopkeeper, I'm sorry for the trouble, but you'll have to come with us to the Ushio City military camp while we investigate."
"If this causes you trouble, we'll apologize and compensate you for any losses your shop suffers while you're away."
The shopkeeper could only accept his fate and nod. He held out his hands and watched as they were bound.
Uzumaki Shori stared at the shopkeeper he had restrained and breathed a sigh of relief. The shopkeeper had cooperated so readily that perhaps their screening had simply turned up a false positive.
He gestured for his four subordinates to stand down.
The "Sealing Barrier: Four Violet Flames Formation" was lifted.
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that. Two arms fell away from him, and he leaped onto the roof, landing there as he formed Hand Seals.
"Summoning: Poison Bug!"
"Summoning: Poison Mantis!"
One was a defensive puppet called the Venomous Insect, with a large head, two enormous pincers, two legs, and six arms, each holding a shield.
The other was an offensive puppet called the Venomous Mantis. It had two large eyes studded with kunai that could be fired at any moment, two enormous scythes, and four thick legs that gave it greater agility.
The shopkeeper climbed into his defensive Venomous Insect Puppet and spoke.
"That was close. Too close. I almost got dragged back to your military camp. If I had, I wouldn't have been able to escape."
"How did you find me? I'm sure I haven't given myself away at all since immigrating here."
Uzumaki Shori looked at the two puppet arms in his hands. They were so realistic that even he had been fooled. He glanced at the