The inn explosion had caused quite a commotion, and Konoha's armed forces arrived quickly.
What surprised Hideki was that the first to arrive had not been Root or ANBU, but the Uchiha of the Konoha Police Force!
It was like Konoha's local police had beaten the Konoha SWAT team to the scene. Hideki did not know whether to applaud the Uchiha or burn incense for them.
The Uchiha truly were Konoha's cursed blade.
In a word: they had not been suppressed enough. They deserved it!
Still, it was worth mentioning that after ANBU arrived, they did not argue with the Uchiha.
The Uchiha did not seem particularly hostile toward ANBU either. After handing over their work, they withdrew and began evacuating the civilians.
Only then did ANBU take over the inn and lead the guests away one after another.
These guests were all ordinary people from other villages. Faced with Konoha's masked ninjas, they scarcely dared to breathe.
The injured Nonō was also sent to Konoha Hospital, but Kumi stayed behind.
In an instant, only Hideki, Kumi, the innkeeper, and five or six ANBU remained in the establishment.
"Please provide us with the guests' information. Also, we hope you can recall as much as possible about the movements of people before the explosion... As for your losses, someone will handle them."
ANBU's attitude was much better.
The moment he heard that someone would compensate his losses, the innkeeper, who had nearly suffered a stroke a second ago, instantly sprang back to life and became extraordinarily cooperative.
Hideki, who had been listening intently to their conversation, could not help sighing when he heard that the casualty list contained no fewer than five people.
He had roughly expected that number.
After all, he had rescued everyone in the entire inn.
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