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

Chapter 246 Uchiha Gin's Negligence

Uchiha Madara, with his arms folded across his chest, stood proudly on top of the ferocious head of the Eight-Tails, looking at Hashirama Senju flying towards him. The corner of his mouth curled up, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't suppress it.

"Hashi Lama, how many did you catch?"

Uchiha Madara raised his head and asked knowingly,

He hadn't tasted this feeling of victory for many years, and this time he had to savor it.

Senju Hashirama was not angry when asked. He touched the back of his head and smiled innocently.
“I only caught three.”

In his opinion, he only captured the Five-Tailed Beast, the Six-Tailed Beast, and the Nine-Tailed Beast. As for the giant beetle, Hashirama Senju did not classify it as a tailed beast.
After all, there is no tail, right?
"Huh? Three?"

Uchiha Gin, who rushed to the scene to watch the excitement, quietly became a spectator. After hearing what Senju Hashirama said, his hand holding the melon seeds paused, and a trace of doubt appeared in his lifeless eyes.
He clearly sensed the presence of four tailed beasts behind Hashirama Senju, so how come it became three?

"So, this time, I win!"

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Uchiha Madara lowered his head, looked at the slightly lost Senju Hashirama in front of him, and asked loudly,

"I lost."

Without any rebuttal, Hashirama Senju graciously admitted his defeat. He had acted uprightly throughout his life, taking responsibility for his actions and never stabbed anyone in the back.

Everyone who arrived at the scene was shocked after hearing what Senju Hashirama said, especially the members of the Shinobi Alliance, who had already begun to think about how to establish a good relationship with the Uchiha clan.
Several pairs of eyes quietly looked at Uchiha Gin who was frowning, thinking about how to build a relationship.

"We have all spent money on the game, which is considered a tribute to the Uchiha clan. They shouldn't make things difficult for us, right?"

Seeing that the Uchiha clan was about to gain power, Shimura Kenichi felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but quietly ask his friends,

"It's hard to say. Xianyi, your attitude before was a bit..."

Sarutobi Sasuke stroked his chin. He had no conflict with Uchiha Gin, and even had some affection for him. At least the Sarutobi clan should not be bullied or oppressed.
"Ah~"

Shimura Kenichi was completely disheartened. If he had known that the Uchiha clan could take off, he would not have been so upset with Uchiha Gin.
Now, his son's buttocks haven't been cured yet, and the family may face a catastrophe.

"We, the Yamanaka clan, owe the Uchiha a lot of money~"

Compared to the nervous Shimura Kenichi, Yama Minako seemed to be relieved. She patted her plump chest, lowered her head, and secretly glanced at Uchiha Gin's back with her beautiful blue eyes. The faint light seemed to hide many unspeakable secrets.

Uchiha Gin, who was standing in the first row, frowned. Uchiha Izuna, who was standing next to him, clenched his fists with a flushed face. Looking at Hashirama Senju who was bowing to his elder brother, he felt extremely relaxed.

If the white-haired Tobirama Senju also bowed to me, it would feel so good~
"Brother, do we have all the Uchiha?"

The excited Uchiha Izuna turned around and asked the silent Uchiha Gin,
“I don’t know if there are any, but it’s true that some people are unhappy.”

Knowing that things were not that simple, Uchiha Gin sighed slightly and said softly to his little cousin who was caught in the vortex of power,
Uchiha Madara stood on top of the Ushiki, his long black hair fluttering in the wind. At this moment, he was extremely satisfied. The joy of defeating Hashirama Senju was far greater than the excitement of becoming the Hokage.

"Madala, when we get back, I will personally help you design the Hokage Rock, and I will make it beautiful for you~"

Feeling that he had failed, Hashirama Senju jumped onto the top of Ushio-oni's head and looked at his best friend in front of him. He was happy for him from the bottom of his heart.

"Hehe~Remember to slim your face."

Now Uchiha Madara was even more satisfied.

"and many more!"

Just when everything was about to be settled, a blue figure fell like lightning. Senju Tobirama, with a solemn expression, gritted his teeth and shouted to his eldest brother,

"Brother! The position of Hokage is a matter of great importance. The outcome is still undecided. It's too early to say these things!"

“But I lost~”

Looking at his brother who was jumping up and down a little, Senju Hashirama said embarrassedly,

"Yeah, yeah, three against four, my brother wins anyway~"

As a professional idiot, Uchiha Izuna jumped out at the first moment and echoed loudly,

"Humph! The competition isn't over yet, and there's still a tailed beast wandering around."

Senju Tobirama crossed his arms, looked at Uchiha Izuna with contempt, and then announced loudly,
"If Uchiha Madara captures the tailed beast, he will be the Hokage and deserve the title. But if my eldest brother captures it, then we have to use a different standard for victory or defeat."

"You are using strong words to make sense!"

Uchiha Izuna's eyes turned red, and a bright yellow shadow appeared faintly behind him, as if it was about to grab the white-haired man who was talking freely.
"Tobirama, this isn't good, is it?"

Being messed up by his own brother, Senju Hashirama felt a little embarrassed, as if he couldn't afford to mess with him.
"It's okay, I agree!"

As if he had won, Uchiha Madara lowered his head, looked at his brother who looked indignant, and said,

"what?"

Everyone was in an uproar. In their opinion, Uchiha Madara had already won and there was no need to participate in this unfair overtime.

"Brother, the location of Nanao is clearly written in the intelligence, you must leave quickly. This time, you must not take it lightly!"

Senju Tobirama heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that there was still room for maneuver in this matter. He flashed to the silent Senju Hashirama and urged him,
"Tobirama! I've given up."

As the strongest man in the Land of Fire, Hashirama Senju has his own pride.
Even if he loses, he wants to lose beautifully.

How can a real man linger on like this?
"Big brother!"

"Stop it, don't say any more."

Purple chakra burst out from Senju Hashirama's body, creating a terrifying pressure that made the anxious Senju Tobirama sweat profusely in an instant.
The words he had prepared were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them no matter what.

Using his aura to stop his brother's actions, Senju Hashirama turned his head and looked at Uchiha Madara, who looked normal. His tense face instantly relaxed, and then he explained,

"Madara, I apologize to you on behalf of Tobirama. He is too extreme. I will teach him a lesson when I return."

"It's okay, I'm used to it~"

The happy Uchiha Madara didn't mind Senju Tobirama's behavior at all. In his opinion, it was just the barking of a broken-back dog.

"The Senju clan leader is truly a man of high moral character. Even if he becomes the Hokage, everyone will have no objection, right?"

The Shinobi Alliance who witnessed all this below once again gave a higher evaluation of Senju Hashirama and said with full conviction,
However, there was a man who was skeptical about all this.

Uchiha Gin tilted his head and glanced at the four cages in the distance. Looking at the four tailed beasts sleeping soundly inside, he scratched his head in confusion.

This Senju Hashirama is really faking the match. How can he deny that such a huge tailed beast doesn’t exist?
"Madala, remember when we were little and we were catching beetles in the forest?"

Having let go of his obsession with being the Hokage, Hashirama Senju began chatting with Uchiha Madara about family matters.
Senju Tobirama, who was standing by, was furious and had a dark face, thinking about how to ruin this matter.
Konoha was built by the Senju clan who worked hard and donated manpower and money.
Now he was about to be picked by the hateful Uchiha. He would never let Uchiha Madara sit on the throne of Hokage so easily.

"Haha, of course I remember. The beetles I catch are always the most courageous~"

Uchiha Madara had a smile in his eyes. Whenever he talked about those youthful years, he missed them very much.

"Hey, I just happened to catch a super powerful beetle when I went out this time. I was thinking of showing it off in front of you~"

Senju Hashirama scratched his face and gave an embarrassed smile.

"How powerful is it?"

The fact that the hot mom used the word "mighty" to describe him aroused Uchiha Madara's curiosity.
"childish!"

Senju Tobirama complained in a low voice. In his opinion, two adults in their thirties were still obsessed with insects. If Konoha was handed over to such people, it would be a disaster.

"It's as powerful as a tailed beast. I'll take it as a gift to congratulate you on becoming Hokage!"

Not knowing how to describe the giant beetle that was caught from Taki no Kuni, Hashirama Senju could only point to the Eight-Tails under Uchiha Madara's crotch, and then said,
"What are you waiting for? Take me to see it quickly~"

Men remain young until they die, and it is hard for them not to be moved by an insect covered in thick armor.

"Is this the tailed beast you caught?"

Uchiha Madara, who followed Senju Hashirama, looked at the huge creatures in the four cages and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Uchiha Madara's method of restraining the tailed beasts is very simple. He only needs to glare at them with his Sharingan, and he will basically take them down.

But it is really not easy for Hashirama Senju to catch so many tailed beasts without any powerful illusion.

"Alas, it's mainly inconvenient to carry. Once I catch one, I have to rush back to cage it. It's a waste of time."

Shaking his head, Senju Hashirama sighed,

"???"

Hearing this, Uchiha Madara's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

I didn't expect that the capture process of Hashirama Senju would be so cumbersome. Fortunately, I can control these tailed beasts, otherwise I might have really lost to him.

"Look, this is the big beetle. Isn't it handsome?"

I saw Senju Hashirama leap up onto a wooden cage, pointed at the unconscious Shigeaki at his feet, and boasted with a smile,
"Not bad, really good!"

The moment he caught a glimpse of the giant beetle, Uchiha Madara was shocked. The ferocious armor, the strong and thick horn, and the cold and glistening mouthparts made his eyes sparkle and he was envious to the point of his penis turning purple.

"Are you sure you want to give it to me?"

"It's packaged~"

So he is Nanao!
As the only man who knew the truth, Uchiha Gin stared expressionlessly at Nanabi Shigeaki, who had folded his wings into a ball.

Unexpectedly, among the nine tailed beasts, the smartest one is actually a caterpillar.

He actually disguised himself as a harmless giant beetle and tried to get away with it. How despicable!

"Brother! I asked you to catch the tailed beast, but how did you catch this thing?"

Looking at the two people talking so enthusiastically, Senju Tobirama's nose was almost crooked with anger.

During such an important competition, Hashirama Senju actually wasted time trying to catch such a useless thing, causing himself to lose the position of Hokage. This is truly a heinous crime!

"Well, I caught this on the way!"

Feeling his brother's anger, Senju Hashirama shrank his neck and explained aggrievedly,

"Don't quibble, I shouldn't have trusted you so much!" Senju Tobirama had previously suggested that he be allowed to observe the arrest process, but was sternly rejected by Senju Hashirama.

"Really, I swear, I found this beetle by accident when I was looking for Nanabi in Taki no Kuni."

Raising his finger, Senju Hashirama spoke with certainty.
"What about Nanao?"

"I didn't find him. Maybe he went out to play~"

Although it is a bit regrettable, let the past be the past~
"Roar!!!"

Just as everyone was watching the show, suddenly, a loud thunderclap sounded from the ground, a huge roar, and a terrifying pressure, which shocked many people present. Those who were slightly weaker even felt dizzy.
"Damn human, let me go!"

In the wooden cage built by Senju Hashirama, a fiery red figure was seen hunched over, with its big, hideous mouth emitting a foul smell opened, speaking to the crowd in human language, with a voice full of resentment.

"Ah! The tailed beasts can talk?"

Unaffected by the Nine-Tails' pressure, Senju Itama showed curiosity, tugged at the sleeve of Uchiha Gin beside him, and asked,

"The dogs of the Inuzuka family can talk, let alone the tailed beasts. You are being racist!"

Uchiha Gin, who was pulled in, rolled his eyes and explained,

Then he raised his head and looked at the energetic Nine-Tailed Fox. A trace of doubt flashed across his dead fish-like eyes.
Why did Kyuubi suddenly wake up?
"Roar! Shameless human, let us go!"

"Hiss~ Where is this place? I remember a big wooden man."

The Five-Tails and the Six-Tails also woke up one after another. After seeing that they were trapped, they instantly became irritable, but they were afraid of the wooden cage's ability to absorb chakra, so they could only bark there helplessly.

Chongming: I am a caterpillar~
At the same time, the Seven-Tailed Beast Shigeaki also woke up, but compared to the other three jumping tailed beasts, it seemed very calm.
Anyway, he didn't reveal his identity as the tailed beast, so he pretended to be unconscious and waited for the right time to escape.

After formulating a perfect escape plan in his mind, Chongming lay down very naturally, ignoring the roars of the three tailed beasts around him.

"Hashi hot mom, do you need my help?"

Uchiha Madara was very good at controlling the tailed beasts. After seeing the three tailed beasts in the wooden cage awaken, he raised his head and asked in a very arrogant manner,

"No, they can't escape~"

Although he was puzzled as to why the tailed beast had awakened, Hashirama Senju was very confident in his wooden cage and still smiled and rejected Uchiha Madara's kindness.

"You idiots, wake up!"

After several tentative contacts, the caged Nine-Tailed Fox discovered in despair that the wooden cage that held it seemed to naturally restrain it.
As soon as it came into contact, it felt powerless all over, and its chakra was devoured crazily. It could only raise its huge beast head, stare at the four tailed beasts outside that seemed to be free, and call out loudly.

"Kyuubi, look at their eyes!"

King Mu was relatively calm. Although his body was covered with hot steam, his mind was not out of control. Looking at the four tailed beasts standing outside, he frowned and reminded the Nine-Tails,
"Damn it, these two brothers can't rest in peace even after death!"

Kyuubi, who also noticed this, cursed inwardly.
"Hashira Mama, it's not a good feeling to be missing one of the beasts. How about we go together and catch the tailed beast that was not caught in the net?"

Uchiha Madara's cold, scarlet eyes swept across the seven tailed beasts present. As a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he always felt uncomfortable if one was missing, so he opened his mouth and suggested,

"I thought so too, but I went to Taki no Kuni and didn't find the green caterpillar~"

Senju Hashirama, who had the same idea, spread his hands helplessly and said regretfully,
"It's okay. We can torture the tailed beasts. They seem to have some connection with each other."

Recalling the aquatic duo that he had taken down, the two tailed beasts seemed to be talking about something.
From this point of view, the tailed beasts might know each other.

"Really? That's great, go ahead and ask~"

Senju Hashirama was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly urged him,

Uchiha Dot blinked, and randomly set his eyes on a tailed beast beside him. His eyes fixed, and a cold and gloomy aura suddenly appeared.
"Tsk!"

This uncomfortable atmosphere made Senju Tobirama curl his lips.

To discriminate against conjunctivitis, start with white hair.

"Where is the remaining tailed beast?"

The one being asked was the Kame Kame Isobu that Senju Itama had been thinking about. It stretched out its spiked head, with a little thought in its scarlet eyes, and then replied stupidly,

"In the Kingdom of Wind."

"You actually ran off to the Kingdom of Wind?"

Not doubting that the information was false, Uchiha Madara looked at Senju Hashirama in confusion and said,

"The Kingdom of Wind, why did you go to such a remote place?"

Senju Hashirama was also confused.

"Ask again, do you have any more detailed information?"

"Where exactly is the remaining tailed beast in the Kingdom of Wind?"

"In a temple in the Kingdom of Wind, accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas~"

"Huh? Tailed beasts can become monks?"

Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were both confused. What kind of temple was so powerful that it could even influence the tailed beasts?

"Shut up! You stupid turtle!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox in the wooden cage cursed angrily after hearing the conversation between several humans in front of him, and his yellow eyes were full of resentment.

Even though that stupid raccoon cat has a foul mouth, he is still one of the tailed beasts after all. How could he betray Houmi?

"Noisy beast, we will take good care of you after we catch Nanao~"

The interrogation was interrupted by the Nine-Tails. Uchiha Madara turned around with an uneasy look on his face. His scarlet eyes were cold as he stared at the other beast's pupils without fear. He then coldly pronounced the tragic end of the tailed beast.
"Then I'll put the eight of you on chains and make you guard dogs for Konoha!"

"Damn human! Take my shot."

After hearing the indica-like speech from the human in front of him, Kyuubi was so angry that he felt like a Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. His fiery red hair stood up and a black ball of light began to brew in his mouth.

"Wait. You just said, catch Nanao?"

However, during the long reading, it came to its senses, the tailed beast ball on its mouth slowly dissipated, and the whole fox instantly quieted down, sitting upright in the cage. After scanning the surroundings with confused animal eyes, its gaze fell on Chongming who was pretending to be dead, and it smacked its lips and asked in confusion,
"Hmph~ That's right, the only thing missing is that green caterpillar, Nanao~"

Off the court.

"Snapped!"

"Uh? Mr. Yin, why are you slapping your forehead?"

Uchiha Jiji, who was observing the tailed beast, saw Uchiha Gin suddenly slap his forehead and said nothing. He approached with confusion and asked in a low voice,

"Nothing, I just neglected a small matter."

With a deep sigh, Uchiha Gin helplessly shook his slightly numb hands, and looked at the big beetle that was pretending to be dead, and suddenly he understood.

When I sold the information about the tailed beasts to the two contestants, I seemed to have forgotten to draw the appearance of the tailed beasts on them.

So much so that the two of them used the tailed beast dolls in their own display cabinets as a reference and worked hard to capture the tailed beasts.

The others are fine, they have been the same since they were little, with basically no changes.
However, only the caterpillar Nanao had undergone a drastic transformation in appearance.

The larval form of Nanabi is a green caterpillar, but when it grows into a full-fledged form, its seven tails will turn into one, and the other six will become insect wings.

It was a complete transformation, and it's no wonder that Hashirama Senju didn't recognize it.

"Green caterpillar?"

Inside the arena, after hearing what Uchiha Madara said, the three tailed beasts that were conscious subconsciously turned their gazes to Chongming who was pretending to be dead. Uchiha Gin could see the teasing look clearly from hundreds of meters away.
"cough cough"

Chongming, who was in a "coma", pretended to cough a few times.
Brothers, don't betray me.
"Human, how are you going to deal with that heavy bug?"

As the smartest tailed beast, the Nine-Tails guessed Chongming's thoughts almost accurately. It raised its huge beast head and asked the two people standing on the wooden cage of the Seven-Tails,

"Who am I to tell you?"

Uchiha Madara heard that a mere beast dared to ask him a question, and immediately turned cold.

"Phew~ If you tell me, I'll tell you the exact location of Nanao."

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Jiuwei gritted his teeth and said,
"cough cough"

Shigeaki began to cough again, wailing in pain, trying to draw sympathy from the other tailed beasts.

“Is this beetle sick?”

Listening to the wail of the beetle under his feet, Hashirama Senju touched the back of his head and said uncertainly,
You know, when he found the beetle, it was still in the cocoon state. His rough behavior of forcibly pulling it out must have hurt its vitality, causing the big beetle to look half dead.

"It doesn't matter. If you're sick, just throw it away."

Looking at the frowning Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara waved his hand generously, indicating that he didn't care.

"Lost? Human, that guy is Nanabi. Don't be fooled by its current appearance, it was a green caterpillar before!"

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Madara's unintentional words instantly aroused the Nine-Tails' reaction. It stretched out its sharp claws like a human, with a cold light on its fingertips, pointing at Chongming who was still pretending to be dead, and loudly broke the news,
"Nani?"

"They can testify, too!"

Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the Five-Tailed Fox and the Six-Tailed Fox beside him and said,

"That's right, that guy is the Seven-Tails. This behavior of throwing the beast away is really a shame for the tailed beasts!"

Gobi and Liubi nodded repeatedly. If we were to die together, we would die together. Why on earth can you get away with it safely?

Chongming: I’ll fuck your dam!
"Hahaha~"

Some were happy about the news while others were worried. As soon as Tobirama Senju heard the news from Kyuubi, he flew directly to the top of the wooden cage, looked around at everyone, and announced with a big laugh,
"Since both players have the same number of tailed beasts, let's move on to the next stage."

(End of this chapter)