I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

Chapter 178 Uesugi Kotsu: Where is my daughter!

The capital city is shrouded in night.

After finishing up the last few trivial matters, Cheng Sui returned to his five-star hotel suite.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the city's traffic flows silently, forming dazzling rivers of light.

He took off his coat and tossed it onto the sofa. He stretched his aching chest. Although the battle with Xia Mi ended quickly, the process was far from easy.

Cheng Sui knew that Xia Mi had the ability to find the weaknesses of objects. Although Xia Mi hadn't pushed him away with much force, it had still hurt him for a while.

Fortunately, with the combined benefits of Hashirama cells and the Uzumaki clan, Cheng Sui was able to recover from injuries sustained by this level of attack within minutes.

Cheng Sui took out the encrypted phone he used to contact Erii from his pocket, skillfully opened the chat interface, and tapped the screen with his fingertips.

A line of text was sent by Cheng Sui.

"Would you like to see the outside world? Like the amusement parks in the capital?"

The moment the message was sent, the slightly goofy little yellow duck avatar on the screen immediately responded.

Erii sent a series of nodding yellow duck emojis, showing that this girl really likes yellow ducks.

Looking at the adorable little yellow duck that kept nodding, Cheng Sui felt as if he could see the girl's expectant crimson eyes through the screen.

He couldn't help but smile slightly, and the slight fatigue he felt from days of travel vanished completely during his conversation with Erii.

He walked to the wide open space in the center of the room and put his phone back in his pocket.

The next second, his figure blurred for a moment.

Flying Thunder God Technique.

A moment later, a slender and tall figure appeared out of thin air in the room.

Her long, dark red hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Erii probably knew she was going out with Naruto, so she specially wore a beautiful outfit that accentuated her slender figure.

Erii Uesugi blinked her crimson eyes with curiosity, looking around the completely unfamiliar room.

Unlike her previous panic and helplessness when arriving in unfamiliar surroundings, Erii's eyes were filled with curiosity and excitement for tomorrow's trip.

Because she knew that wherever Naruto brought her, it would be safe.

She looked up and saw Cheng Sui standing in front of her; her eyes immediately curved into beautiful crescent moons.

She ran up to Cheng Sui and held up the small notebook in her hand.

The above is a line of text written in beautiful handwriting.

"My brother said yesterday that someone would come to see me today. He said it would be an old man."

Cheng Sui's smile faltered slightly, and his heart skipped a beat.

He probably already guessed who was coming to see Erii.

Previously in Japan, he inadvertently made Uesugi Koshi aware of Erii's existence, and this mysterious ramen master will most likely go to meet Erii in person.

However, Cheng Sui never expected that Uesugi Koichi would arrive so coincidentally.

"What's wrong with Naruto?" Erii noticed Cheng Sui's somewhat stiff expression. She had always been a sensitive girl, and she held up her notebook with concern.

A gentle smile returned to Cheng Sui's face as he reached out and gently ruffled the girl's hair.

"It's okay, go have fun first, there's still time for everything else."

Erii nodded as if she understood, believing everything Naruto said.

She quickly scribbled another line on the notebook and then held it high.

"Naruto, have fun!"

Seeing the girl's serious expression, Cheng Sui couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, I'll definitely have a great time going to the amusement park with Erii."

Meanwhile, inside Genji Heavy Industries in Japan.

Yuan Zhisheng, dressed in a sharp black trench coat, walked down the quiet corridor.

His expression remained calm and composed as always, but his inner self was not as peaceful as it appeared.

Because the person beside him was that old man who only existed in legends, and Genji had only recently learned of his existence.

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Uesugi Kotsugi.

This former movie star, the most brilliant and talented figure in the history of the Snake Clan, set foot here for the first time fifty years after betraying his family.

The old man was wearing a somewhat worn black kimono, his gray hair was slightly messy, and his figure was somewhat hunched. He looked like any ordinary Japanese old man you could see anywhere.

But Genji could clearly sense how terrifying the aura emanating from this old man was.

Throughout the journey, Uesugi Kotsushi remained silent, his wrinkled face utterly gloomy.

The deeper he went into the building, the more oppressive the atmosphere became, as if some terrifying beast lived there, even though she was a young girl in the prime of her life.

The thought of his daughter being imprisoned in such a place as a weapon for twenty years filled him with a raging fire of anger.

Yuan Zhisheng could sense the old man's anger beside him, but he remained silent and simply led the way.

Finally, they arrived at a heavy silver metal door. "She—is inside," Yuan Zhisheng's voice was a little hoarse.

Uesugi Kotsushi didn't speak, he just stared at the door, his eyes filled with an extremely complex expression.

There was guilt and anger, as well as a nervousness akin to being close to home.

How can he face his daughter, how can he explain the lack of fatherly love he's experienced for the past twenty-odd years?

Yuan Zhisheng took a deep breath and passed the biometric verification of the metal door. The heavy metal door slowly opened inward with a low, mechanical sound.

He pushed open the door and stepped aside to let Uesugi Kotsushi enter first.

But the moment they saw what was inside the room, they were both stunned.

The room was completely empty.

Unlike before, the girl's room was spacious. After Cheng Sui left, Yuan Zhisheng bought Erii many things that he thought girls Erii's age should like. The room was full of cute little objects and dolls.

But the person they were supposed to see wasn't in the room.

Where are they?

Uesugi Koshi suddenly turned around and grabbed Genjiro's collar. His turbid eyes flashed with a terrifying light, like an enraged lion!

"Where is my daughter?!"

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted, and even Genji felt a suffocating sensation as if he were being crushed by a giant mountain.

He had no doubt that if his answer failed to satisfy the old man, he would be facing a rather thorny and difficult battle.

"I—I don't know—" Yuan Zhisheng said with difficulty, his heart filled with the same doubt.

How could this happen?

This was the safest and most closely monitored place in all of Tokyo, but no alarms were triggered, and Genji saw no signs of sabotage.

Erii seemed to have vanished into thin air.

"Immediately mobilize all members of the Snake Clan! Seal off Tokyo! Even if we have to turn this city upside down, find her for me!" Uesugi Kotsushi coldly ordered, his aura as the Shadow Emperor emanating once again.

He had lost his most important mother because of his negligence, and now he could not afford to lose his daughter as well.

"yes!"

On the surface, Genji immediately agreed and issued a series of instructions.

When asked why Erii suddenly disappeared, Genji immediately suspected Cheng Sui.

But he immediately dismissed the thought after only a second.

impossible.

He watched Cheng Sui board the plane back to China with his own eyes, but the timing didn't match up at all.

Moreover, taking someone away unnoticed from Genji Heavy Industries' heavy defenses is simply not something a human could do.

Just as Genji was in a state of panic, a subordinate in charge of internal security rushed over in a flustered manner.

"Master! We found this—on the table in the room!"

The subordinate presented a small note with trembling hands wearing white gloves.

Yuan Zhisheng took the note and his gaze fell on it.

This is a very ordinary sticky note with a simple but adorable little yellow duck drawn on it in colorful crayons.

Next to the little duck was a few lines of delicate handwriting, which Genji recognized as Erii's handwriting.

"Running away from home for a while."

Yuan Zhisheng froze as he looked at the words.

Uesugi Kotsuya also came over, and when he saw the little duck and the words, his raging anger seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water, and was extinguished by most of it in an instant.

He stared blankly at the note, his expression turning strangely odd.

Finally, the former Shadow Emperor slowly raised his head and looked at the young master of the Snake Clan in front of him with a complex and indescribable gaze.

Genjiro met that gaze and felt inexplicably awkward. He kept a straight face and slowly asked, "Do we still need to find Erii now?"

Uesugi Koshi sat down on a chair to the side: "It's normal for girls this age to be rebellious. Let her play outside by herself for a while. You just need to make sure she's safe."

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Genjiro nodded in agreement, but he understood that Erii's running away from home this time was not as simple as Uesugi Koshi imagined; the fact that the alarm had not been triggered was inexplicable.

Yuan Zhisheng rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat weary.

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