Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Chapter 197 Shamen, the Guardian of Loulan

As soon as the chakra coat was removed, Uchiha Gin felt a scorching wave of air rushing towards him, making his nasal cavity dry instantly and making breathing a little difficult.
"Ah! My hair~"

Seeing his curly hair becoming even drier under the heat, Uchiha Gin was anxious. He frowned and began to search in his bag.
Not long after, he touched a cold object inside. He was so delighted that he quickly took it out.

"Hey, this thing is just right!"

Uchiha Gin took out a piece of equipment emitting blue light from his backpack.
With the appearance of this equipment, the heat surrounding him was instantly dissipated, and a bone-chilling breath enveloped his body, blocking the subsequent heat wave.

Feeling the refreshing coolness, Uchiha Gin hung the equipment around his neck, stroked the gorgeous patterns on the equipment, and his eyes were filled with satisfaction.

[Eternal Winter: When worn, a winter barrier is formed around the body, slowing down the attack speed of all enemies around, and there is a chance to freeze the enemy. ]

I didn't expect that the Winter Barrier could also serve as a portable air conditioner when not in combat. Uchiha Gin immediately gave a very high evaluation of this artifact in his heart. It turned out that no piece of equipment is useless.

Uh. Except for the electric knife, it's really useless.

After carrying the eternal winter, Uchiha Gin was no longer afraid of the heat in the Land of Wind. He looked at the small inhabited village in the distance, and headed towards his destination as fast as the wind.

As the pace quickened, the tribe called Loulan slowly appeared in front of Uchiha Gin.
This is a very common tribal camp. People who have lived here for a long time have built earthen bungalows. These houses with local characteristics are scattered throughout the camp.
It was dinner time and smoke was rising from many houses, creating a peaceful scene.

"Stop, where are you from?"

Just as Uchiha Gin was about to step into the camp in the desert, the guards surrounding him blocked his way.

The locals who live in the Land of Wind all year round, both men and women, will wrap their faces with headscarves and face towels when they go out to block the sand and dust.

The two guards in front of me were dressed in typical Wind Country attire, wearing plain robes, holding crude spears in their cracked and rough hands, and their heads were wrapped in grayish-white scarves.

A pair of black eyes were revealed, looking warily at the strange-looking uninvited guest. The aura of the man in front of them made their scalps tingle.
"I'm a passing traveler. I saw there were people here, so I wanted to come over to resupply."

Facing the two harmless fry in front of him, Uchiha Gin did not want to act rashly.
After all, the mission is just to investigate, not to massacre. There is no need to make a big fuss. I just need to take a look around and record it.

"Where's your luggage?"

The guards naturally would not easily believe his lies. Looking at Uchiha Gin with empty hands, one of the guards bravely asked,
How can you travel without bringing anything? And if someone wandering deep in the desert has such fair and tender skin, there is definitely something wrong.

"Well, I encountered a sandstorm not long ago, and my luggage and horses were lost."

Uchiha Gin scratched his face awkwardly and realized that he didn't look like a tired traveler at all. He could only bite the bullet and continue to make up his story.

"Then you wait here first. I will report it to the captain and wait for him to make the decision."

Although the two guards were weak, they still had some basic sense of courtesy, and there was no such plot as in the cool novels where the characters were arrogant and then slapped in the face.
They looked at each other cautiously, and one of them turned around and quickly entered the camp. The other guard who stayed behind looked at Uchiha Gin nervously, and his hand holding the spear couldn't stop shaking slightly.

"Am I scary?"

This was the second wave of people from the Wind Country that he had encountered today. The guards of the previous caravan were also cautious when they saw him. Uchiha Gin couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

He didn't have the word "protagonist" written on his face, so why did these people tremble in fear as if they were frightened by his aura, and bow down to him as soon as they met him?

"Sir, please don't embarrass me. I have a newborn daughter at home. Please be merciful~"

When the guard heard Uchiha Gin's question, his calves went weak and he almost fell to his knees. The pressure emanating from this strange man was so terrifying. Even when facing the captain, he did not feel suffocated like this.

In fact, Uchiha Gin didn't know that as long as he activated the Samsara Eye mode, even if it was turned off, the pressure brought by the Samsara Eye would still remain on his body for a short period of time.

Maybe he, as the person involved, could not feel it, but ordinary ninjas, with a little attention, could sense the unfathomable and terrifying aura from him.

"Congratulations! A daughter is always a father's favorite."

Uchiha Gin, who did not want to have a conflict, chatted with the guard who stayed behind. As the conversation deepened, the other party gradually let down his guard. The main topic revolved around the guard's newly born daughter.

"Hehe, my little Chiyo is the cutest in the world~"

"Right, right, right? What's your daughter's name?"

During the conversation, the guard reported the name of his newborn daughter. Uchiha Gin raised his eyebrows, glanced at the guard's lavender hair under his headscarf, and confirmed it out loud.

"Chiyo, doesn't it sound nice?"

"That's right, your daughter will definitely be a very powerful ninja in the future."

Uchiha Gin replied in an inexplicable tone, recalling the swimsuit meme in the mobile game in his previous life. He felt his eyes sore and it was really unbearable to look back.

"Master Yin" After some communication, the guard realized that Uchiha Yin had no ill intentions, so he approached carefully and whispered,
"You're welcome. Just call me Yin~"

Uchiha Gin, who never valued false reputation, immediately waved his hand and corrected,
"Mr. Eyin, our captain will be here soon. Please don't be hostile to him because of his appearance. He is a kind man with a cold face but a warm heart."

Appearance? What does he look like to make people feel resentful?

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. This reminder actually aroused Uchiha Gin's interest, so he waited on the spot for the arrival of the captain of the guards.

After a while, a group of people came from a distance, their rapid footsteps raised a cloud of dust, and in the blink of an eye, this group of people rushed to the entrance of the camp with great momentum.

"Is he the scary person you mentioned?"

Before the smoke and dust had dispersed, a cold voice sounded.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the first thing that caught Uchiha Gin's eyes was a shiny bald head. When the dust settled, the owner of the bald head revealed his true face.

I saw a tall and burly bald man standing at the front of the team. His narrow eyes revealed a terrifying look, and his bald eyebrows made him look even colder.

However, the most eye-catching thing on his entire face is not his facial features that can stop a child from crying, but the green dragon that is coiled on his entire bald head, with the black dragon claw just located at the right eye, giving people a sense of oppression without any sense of authority.

"He's just an ordinary man. Did you get distracted while working?"

The tattooed bald man looked Uchiha Gin up and down, but didn't see anything. He then turned around and fiercely scolded the other guard who had just gone to report,

"Huh? Why is it different? Maybe it's because I didn't get enough rest these days~"

The guard who went to report looked at Uchiha Gin with surprise, who had a calm aura. He hesitated for a moment, touched his head a little embarrassedly, and said in a low voice,
"Hehehe~ You actually dared to neglect your duties. It seems you need to be punished. From today on, you will go home and reflect on yourself for a week. When you are no longer confused, come back to work!"

Just when Uchiha Gin thought that this hideous bald man would give the guard severe punishment, he didn't expect that the other party's ferocious big mouth would actually say such heartwarming words.

A week off? Even cows and horses can't even think about it~
"Thank you, Captain Shamen. I will definitely reflect on this~"

As if they were accustomed to the bald man's actions, the people around him did not show any surprise, and even the punished guard did not show any fear.

No wonder the guard reminded me just now that this guy named Shamen is a good guy with a double face.
Wait, Salmon?

The closer the time gets, the more familiar people he meets, and the anticipation that Uchiha Yin has sealed in his heart becomes stronger and stronger.

"Who are you and what are you doing in Loulan?"

After punishing his men, Shamon turned around, frowned his eyebrowless brows, and asked Uchiha Gin, who had a strange look on his face.

"I am a traveler who has been to many countries. Not long ago, I encountered a sandstorm and got separated from my companions. My luggage and horses were also lost."

Facing Shamon, Uchiha Gin still said the same thing as before, his lifeless dead fish eyes filled with sincerity.

"Where are you from and what is the purpose of your trip?"

The monk's narrow eyes were filled with surprise. Although he was the captain of the Loulan Guard, he was a person second only to the first person in the tribe.

But he was in his twenties and had never left the Kingdom of Wind, so he was naturally very curious about what was happening outside.

"I am a traveler from the East. I am from the Land of Fire. The purpose of my trip is to record the local customs and people I encounter, and to meet some interesting people."

Uchiha Gin, who was about to make a mistake, stopped immediately, and then a trace of thought flashed in his eyes, and then he answered solemnly,
"The rich Fire Kingdom. How long have you been in the Wind Kingdom?"

Speaking of the Land of Fire, Shamon's eyes showed a look of admiration, but it did not last long, and he continued to ask questions,

"Not for long. Because we were at war again, I didn't stay in one fixed place."

Spreading his hands, Uchiha Gin gave a very reasonable explanation.

"Are you still fighting? How's the battle going?"

Strangely enough, the Loulan tribe has been secluded from the world for many years, stationed here for generations, and never participated in the struggles between the various tribes in the Kingdom of Wind.
However, Shamen is different from the others in the tribe. He has ideals and ambitions. He wants to go into the vortex of the Wind Kingdom, show his own value, and leave his own mark in the history of the Wind Kingdom.

Unfortunately, he was the guardian of Loulan's most mysterious treasure and could never leave Loulan in his entire life.

"Well, a man named Reito is very popular right now. It seems that he has the potential to unify the ninja clan of the Wind Country."

(End of this chapter)