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

Although it was late, the entrance to the Konoha bathhouse was surrounded by security team members who were on high alert. Uchiha Kagome, the current captain of the Konoha Security Team, was looking at the familiar man who was escorted out by many female ninjas with a strange expression.
"Young Patriarch of the Hyuga Family, what are you doing?"

The man who was escorted out raised his head with difficulty. His unrecognizable face was full of excitement. As if he had seen a savior, he shouted for help to the security team led by Uchiha Fire Core.
"Security team, please save me! I am innocent!"

The sound is like a cuckoo crying blood, which makes people feel sad for the loss of the rabbit.

Just now, Hinata Tianyao, who was still trying hard to search for Uchiha Gin, was knocked unconscious by the depth charge that suddenly fell from the sky. Then he heard a series of screams, and he was locked by countless escape techniques in the blink of an eye. He was so scared that he raised his hand to cast a resuscitation technique.

"You still dare to resist? Super push your feet!"

Old Auntie Akimichi, who had already smashed into the bathtub in the form of a meat bomb chariot, narrowed her eyes, and immediately stretched out one of her suddenly enlarged jade feet, and kicked Hinata Tenyo hard on the back as he was about to cast a spell, kicking him flying and embedding him hard into the wall.

"For this peeping Tom, girls, don't talk about the code of conduct with him, just stand shoulder to shoulder!"

I don't know which Jimei shouted, and the other angry female ninjas all took action.

"Ah! Why did you hit me?"

"Ah!! Don't hit my face!"

"Ah!!! Don't hit her down there!"

Even after being beaten beyond recognition, Hinata Tianyao still couldn't figure out why he was beaten and why he became what they called a peeping Tom.

Just as Hinata Tianyao was about to return to the Pure Land and drink tea with his lonely second uncle, a voice sounded in the empty men's bath.

"Stop! If you keep hitting him, he'll die!"

The few customers in the men's bath had already been frightened by the sudden big head of old lady Akimichi and had run away, covering their crotches. The voice that was heard at this moment was that of Maruboshi Kosuke who had slipped over from the women's bath taking advantage of the chaos. The young man was holding a sharp dagger and looked righteous.

"Who are you, little guy?"

"I am a security guard at the bathhouse. My employer does not want anyone to die in his shop."

At this time, Maruboshi Kosuke showed the aura of a guard and showed an extremely indignant expression. He stared at Hinata Tenyo, who had turned into a pig head, with wide eyes, and a hint of hidden luck flashed in his eyes.

If it weren't for Uchiha Gin's help, he would be the one being hammered into a pig's head.

"Don't worry, we won't kill him."

The female ninjas also knew the consequences of killing people in the street, so they basically left room for maneuver when they took action. Otherwise, with just one powerful blow from old aunt Akimichi, Hinata Tenyo would be able to send him to meet the ancestor of Hamura.

"Save me. I'm a good person!"

Seeing the female ninjas stop, Hinata Tenyo, who was still conscious, struggled to raise his hands, as if he wanted to keep his innocence in the world.

"He's been caught red-handed and still dares to quibble. Girls, let him suffer a little!"

"what!!!"

"You said you were here to catch a Peeping Tom?"

After handing over the bruised and battered Hyuga Tenyo from the female ninja, Uchiha Hinata listened to his explanation curiously, with a hint of sympathy in his strange eyes.

"Yeah, Gin-san asked me to help him catch the Peeping Tom."

The bath towel around Hinata Tenyo's waist had been torn into a thong by the crazy female ninjas. At this moment, he was shivering in the cold wind. Uchiha Hinata, who couldn't bear it, helped him find a coat to put on.

"Where is Brother Yin?"

Having been with Uchiha Gin for many years, how could Uchiha Hotaru not know what kind of person he is? This naive young Hyuga master was probably cheated so much that he has nothing left.

When Uchiha Gin was mentioned, Hyuga Tenyo's swollen face was filled with deep worry. He grabbed Uchiha Hikari's arm and urged,
"Let me go now, I still need to help Gin-san!"

I have been beaten into this state, but Uchiha Gin has not appeared yet. He must be entangled with that hateful peeping Tom. I must catch the real criminal and clear my name.

"Well, don't get excited yet. Since what you said is still under discussion, come with us first!"

Those female ninjas who had captured Hyuga Tenyo were still watching covetously. If Uchiha Hinata released him so easily, the report letter against the security team would be delivered to the village party secretary's desk overnight, so they could only detain the innocent young Hyuga master for the time being.

"Huh? We are in the same group!"

Hinata Tianyao, who was held up by two security teammates, looked confused and struggled and shouted that he was doing public work on this trip.

"Listen, that peeping Tom actually said that he was in cahoots with the security team!"

"Humph~ I've long felt that there was something wrong with those guys. Turns out they are a nest of snakes and rats."

"Sure enough, this pupil technique evolved to facilitate spying!"

Two brothers in the Pure Land: A-choo~A-choo!

"Come on!"

Hearing the undisguised whispers of the onlookers, Uchiha Huoke, with a livid face, waved his hand and forcibly took Hyuga Tenyo away from this place of trouble.

Just as the group of people were fleeing to the corner of the street in a panic, they met a familiar figure walking with a heartless gait.

I saw the long-missing Uchiha Gin, wearing his blue yukata, with a little moisture on his curly hair, a box of strawberry milk in his mouth, and his eyes full of enjoyment.

"Gin-san!"

Seeing Uchiha Gin, Hinata Tenyo seemed to have seen a savior and shouted excitedly,
"Hiccup~ Isn't this Tianyao's brother? Have you finished washing too?"

Uchiha Gin pretended nothing happened, tilted his head in confusion, his dead fish eyes revealed an innocent look, and said in a very surprised tone,

"How can a bath turn into this? Is the bath attendant so strong?"

"What are you talking about? Gin-san, where's that Peeping Tom?"

Unexpectedly, the missing Uchiha Gin seemed to have lost his memory. Hinata Tianyao's eyes were bloodshot with anxiety.

"Slurp~ What do you mean by peeping Tom? Did you get dizzy from taking a bath?"

Greedily squeezing out the last drop of strawberry milk, Uchiha Gin casually threw the milk carton into the trash can beside him, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Gin-san! Didn't you ask me to keep watch for you?"

It felt like Uchiha Gin had become a different person. Hinata Tenyo, who had been beaten for nothing and had the blame put on him, felt very disappointed.

"Brother Huohe, what did brother Tianyao do wrong?"

Instead of answering Hinata Tenyo's question, Uchiha Gin cast his gaze on Uchiha Hikari who was standing beside him with a tense expression.
"Ahem. Young Master Hyuga was suspected of peeping into the women's bath and was caught by a customer."

I'm trying my best to perform in cooperation with you~
"Ah, brother Tianyao, what can I say to you? I was only away for a short while, how did you cause such a big mess?"

Hearing Uchiha Fire Core's words, Uchiha Silver reprimanded him with a look of disappointment.
"Gin-san! How could you?"

Seeing that Hinata Tianyao was about to speak, Uchiha Gin interrupted him first, then looked at Uchiha Huohe with sharp eyes, and whispered in a voice that several people could hear,
"Stop talking! Brother Huohe, please do me a favor. I will give you the bail money for brother Tianyao later. Now let him go. Walking a bird in such cold weather could lead to accidents."

???

When did the vigilantes start collecting bail?
"Brother Yin, I..."

"I know you're in trouble, but Tianyao Laodi is my good half-brother. If I don't help him at this time, who will?"

"but."

"I understand. It's hard for you brothers to be on a business trip so late at night. I will prepare some tea money when I get back so that you can moisten your throats."

Uchiha Gin said this, leaving Uchiha Fire Core speechless.
As expected, this matter was caused by Brother Yin.

"Okay, since Brother Yin has spoken."

After catching a glimpse of Uchiha Gin's obscure eyes, Uchiha Hotaru sighed, waved his hand and asked his subordinates to release the confused Hyuga Tenyo.

"I hope Brother Yin's friends can exercise restraint next time and not break the law knowingly."

"Of course, of course. Brother Tianyao was also confused for a moment!"

"I don't!"

"You have!"

"Brothers, pack up!"

Looking at Uchiha Gin who pressed Hinata Tenyo's stubborn head to the ground, Uchiha Huoke was a little amused and then disappeared into the night with his men from the security team.

When the crowd left, Hyuga Tenyo, who was full of grievances, pointed at Uchiha Gin's nose and asked,

"Uchiha Gin, why don't you explain for me?"

He was clearly there to help him catch a peeping Tom, but in the end, not only was he almost wrongfully imprisoned, he was also backstabbed by his teammates.

"Huh~ Brother Tianyao, please be patient. I know you are innocent."

Seeing that no one was around, Uchiha Gin put on a sighing expression, his dead fish eyes full of apology.
"You're still pretending you know nothing!"

Hinata Tenyo suddenly felt like the sky was falling. It turned out that Uchiha Gin knew everything, but he just said nothing.

"Brother Tianyao, originally the capture of the Peeping Tom was going very smoothly, but..."

"but what?"

"Alas~ There are some things that you'd better not know. I'll help you with the bail money. You can just stay at home and recuperate in the next few days."

Uchiha Gin made an awkward expression, which aroused Hinata Tenyo's curiosity.
"No! This matter concerns my innocence. I must bring that peeping Tom to justice!"

"Brother Tianyao! Why are you so stubborn? How can I tell you that the Peeping Tom is a white-haired man who knows space ninjutsu~"

!!!

Hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Hinata Tenyo was struck by lightning. He stood there in a daze, with the word "disbelief" written all over his white eyes.

"You mean"

After swallowing hard, Hinata Tianyao's voice was much softer than before.

"I did not say anything."

Uchiha Gin seemed to realize that he had let the cat out of the bag, and waved his hands in panic.
Sure enough, no wonder I couldn't find any trace of the peeping Tom. The lightning flash before was not Uchiha Gin's signal, but the visual effect produced when someone released space ninjutsu. "Huh~ I see, thank you Gin-san."

After figuring out the whole story, Hinata Tenyo suppressed his previous temper. His swollen face showed a deep look of gratitude, and he bowed deeply to Uchiha Gin.

If I still insist that there is someone else who is the Peeping Tom, this matter will definitely be reported to the Hokage Building. By then, the real culprit sitting on the stage will definitely punish me severely, and everything will be irreversible.

Fortunately, Uchiha Gin was generous and willing to humbly beg the security team to release him, turning the matter into a small one. And I had just spoken harshly to Gin-san, which was really a rude act.

"It's okay, it's just a few million taels of bail. This matter is my fault, and I have to help you out of reason and emotion."

"I will send someone to deliver the bail money, tea money, and Yin Sang's thank you money tomorrow."

"Ah! How can I say that? It's only 10 million taels. I can still make up the difference if I squeeze a little."

"Send it tonight!"

"Brother Tianyao, from now on we are cousins ​​who are closer than brothers! I will protect your grandson's life!"

"Huh? I'm getting married this year?"

next day
In the Hokage Building, Tobirama Senju, who was immersed in the ocean of village affairs, picked up a very inconspicuous report in his hand and started reading it. After a moment, he showed a strange look.
"Brother, the young master of the Hyuga family was caught peeping into the women's bath."

"Huh? I didn't expect that the gentle-looking Hinata Tianyao would be this kind of person."

Senju Hashirama, who was also processing external affairs documents, raised his head, stroked his chin and thought for a while before saying,

"Who said it wasn't true? It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance, but that curly-haired guy actually has some loyalty."

"What does it have to do with Brother Yin?"

Hyuga Tenyo's peeping incident actually implicated Uchiha Gin, and Senju Hashirama couldn't help but become a little curious.
"He came forward to guarantee Hinata Tianyao, but this is a small matter and won't last for more than a few days."

"Haha, I said Brother Yin is a good person~"

"Humph~"

Senju Tobirama snorted coldly, but his sharp eyes softened a lot.
Curly-haired people are all good Uchiha~
"Hey! Tobirama, look, there's news about the tailed beasts!"

After discussing Uchiha Gin's affairs, Hashirama Senju opened a copy of international intelligence and screamed,

"Which country's tailed beast? What happened?!"

It has been nearly half a year since the tailed beasts were sold. During this period, except for the Water Country which tried to use the tailed beasts to regain its ground in the Whirlpool Country, the other countries kept the news of the tailed beasts secret.

To this end, Konoha also sent a number of spies to infiltrate other countries, but still gained nothing.

"Taki no Kuni."

After browsing the information in his hand, Senju Hashirama raised his head with a frown and spoke slowly,
"Taki no Kuni? Where did they get the tailed beasts?"

Senju Tobirama was immediately confused. All the tailed beasts were sold to several major countries that participated in the Five Kage Summit at that time. Where did Takiguni get the tailed beasts from?

"It's the Seven-Tails. Taki no Kuni used some unknown means to obtain the Seven-Tails from the Iwagakure Village."

"The Hidden Rock Village. That makes sense."

During the previous Water and Earth War, Taki Country was an ally of Earth Country, so it would be very reasonable for them to ask for a tailed beast from Earth Country.

"But Nanao originally lived in the Land of Taki, so there shouldn't be any problems if she goes back, right?"

Suddenly remembering the origin of the Seven-Tails, Senju Tobirama raised his eyebrows in confusion.
"Not only is it wrong, it's a big mistake, take a look~"

As the person who captured the Seven-Tails personally, Hashirama Senju naturally knew that Takikuni was the Seven-Tails' happy hometown, but the things described in the intelligence were indeed somewhat horrifying.

"What could possibly go wrong? The worst that can happen is that the tailed beasts go berserk. Huh??? This information isn't fake, is it?"

After receiving the information, Tobirama Senju rolled his eyes. He didn't believe that anything serious could happen to the tailed beast. However, the moment he saw the information, he couldn't help but drop his jaw in shock.

"Nanabi was taken away by the rebel ninja?"

According to the intelligence, Takigakure declared a ninja a traitor and put him in prison to be executed on a later date.

Unexpectedly, this rebel ninja was so powerful that he actually knocked out the jailer. After escaping, he not only did not run away, but instead sneaked back to his home in the village.

Then, for some unknown reason, the rebel ninja, who became extremely beastly, slaughtered all the high-ranking officials of the village, robbed the treasure house of Takigakure, and was eventually forced by a large number of ninjas to the place where the village imprisoned the tailed beast.

It was thought that this rebel ninja would be killed by the tailed beast, but he used some unknown means to control the tailed beast and escape.

"Unbelievable, right? I think this information needs to be discussed."

Seeing that Tobirama Senju had the same shocked expression as when he first saw the information, Hashirama Senju crossed his arms and spoke up.

"Indeed, let's not discuss the previous plot for now. Just the fact that the tailed beast was controlled to escape is definitely problematic. This traitorous ninja's last name is not Uchiha, right?"

“As I recall, it seemed to be called something like Jiaodu.”

There is a dangerous peak in Taki Country. The smooth cliffs all around are daunting, and the height of thousands of meters is even more daunting. However, on this forbidden area for humans, there lies a black-haired young man.

His whole body was covered with hideous wounds, but fortunately they had already scabbed over, so he didn't die from blood loss. There was an ancient scroll tied around his waist, and a card shining with golden light was tightly grasped in his clenched hands. It was unknown how long it took before the black-haired young man slowly woke up.

“Huh~ Is this the Pure Land?”

Kakuzu, feeling powerless all over, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the clouds that were close at hand, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. As expected, he still could not escape from those betrayers.

"Boy, you wake up!"

Just when he calmly accepted the fact of his death, a sharp voice suddenly sounded in his mind, which instantly awakened Kakuzu's originally scattered mind. He stood up abruptly and looked around vigilantly, only to find that there was nothing but dead trees and rubble, and no trace of human beings.

"I'm not dead? Was that sound just now an illusion?"

Kakuzu propped himself up and stood up, feeling the piercing pain from the wound. His brain slowly regained consciousness. Looking at his scarred hands, he realized that he was still alive. As for the voice in his mind just now, it was probably an auditory hallucination, right?

"Huh~ I saved your life, and you can't even say thank you?"

Just as Kakuzu was rejoicing, that sharp voice appeared in his mind again.
"who are you?"

After realizing that it was not an illusion, Kakuzu pulled out the refurbished kunai from behind him and quickly searched for any suspicious points with his eyes.

"Don't look for me anymore. I'm right in your hands. I don't know why I was so impulsive and saved you, an idiot!"

As the voice in his mind sounded again, Kakuzu suddenly felt a burning sensation on his palm. He raised his hand in fear, but found that the card in his hand was trembling slightly, as if reminding him of something.
Shocked, Kakutsu held the card in front of him and examined it carefully. He saw a lifelike seven-winged beetle drawn on the card. It was the legendary beast of Takikoku that had saved him from despair before.

The aura emanating from the card further proved that the divine beast was currently residing on this card.

"Thank you, Master Divine Beast, for saving my life!"

Recalling yesterday's scene, Kakuzu, holding the cards in both hands, immediately knelt down and knocked hard against the Tailed Beast Card of the Seven-Tails.

"Wake up, human. It must be hard to be betrayed by the person you trust the most, right?"

Kakuzu rested his head on the ground and dared not move. After a moment, a slightly melancholy voice came from his mind.

Slowly getting up, Kakuzu's eyes were filled with deep pain. Until now, he still couldn't accept the fact that he had become a traitor.

No, it wasn't me, Kakuzu, who betrayed the village, it was the village that betrayed me!

Thinking of this, Kakuzu raised his head and a long-lost tear slowly flowed down his cheek. It was the first time he shed tears since he became an orphan.

He had clearly carried out the leader's orders seriously and nearly died at the hands of Hashirama Senju. After dragging his injured body back, not only was he not recognized, he was thrown into prison.

Because he was concerned about the private money hidden at home, Kakuzu knocked out the jailer and escaped. However, when he returned home, he found the house in a mess. The money he had saved for many years was swept away. With his faith collapsed, he was mocked by his former colleagues who came over.

In the dark night, Kakuzu and the leader looked at each other.

"Master Chief, where is my money?"

"Money? What money? You are just a traitor, Kakuzu, what qualifications do you have to question me?"

The leader who led many high-level officials looked at the trembling Kakuzu with an arrogant look on his face and shook his head with disdain.
"I didn't betray the village!"

Kakuzu's trembling roar was particularly harsh in the dark night, and it reached the waterfall behind the Takigakure.

Behind the waterfall, a huge sleeping figure gently flapped its wings.
"Huh~ Just because you said you didn't have it, then it's gone? So many of us said you were a traitor, so you are a traitor-nin!"

"Chief, why waste time talking to him? Jailbreaking is a capital crime, just kill him!"

An elder who was a senior official in the village stroked his gray beard on his chin, not even bothering to lift his eyelids. In his eyes, the horns were just a discarded pawn that could be easily abandoned.

"Xiongda, give him a quick death!"

Thinking of the huge amount of gold coins that Kakuzu had exploded, the kind-hearted leader of Takinin Village ordered his guards,
"You are the traitors to Takigakure, you are the traitorous ninjas!"

In despair, Kakuzu, whose strength had been stuck in a bottleneck for many years, unexpectedly experienced another breakthrough. He was bursting with the might of a leader. He raised his head indifferently and pronounced a verdict to the laughing high-level officials in front of him:

"You are the ones who deserve to die!"

"Quick! Kill him!"

What followed was a one-sided massacre. The leader of Takiguni Village had been hit by the Nine-Tails many years ago, which damaged his foundation and greatly reduced his strength. He did not dare to step forward to fight.

"boom!!!"

The other senior executives had been slack for many years, and their strength was only one tenth of what it was. In just one encounter, several high-ranking elders were torn into pieces by Kakuzu's escape technique.

"Stop him quickly!"

Seeing Kakuzu acting like a madman, the terrified leader quickly jumped to the back and ordered his personal guards to stop him.

"die!"

At this time, Jiaodu was already blood-thirsty. He ignored the attacks of his bodyguards. All he could see was the panicked figure of his leader.

The leader sensed the coming of death, and hurriedly searched for the hero's water to save his life from his arms. Finally, he found a small bottle of thick liquid. He was overjoyed and was about to drink it, but he felt a chill in his heart, and at the same time, a cold and hoarse voice sounded in his ears,

"Chief, if you tell me where the money is hidden, I won't take this heart." (End of this chapter)