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

Early in the morning, at the gate of Konoha Village.

Uchiha Jiji, who had been waiting here early, was saying goodbye to his mother. The gentle and charming Madam Eimi, with a deep worry on her pretty face, was carefully helping her daughter pack her luggage.

"Xiao Zhili, don't eat food given by strangers when you are out~"

Put the prepared rations into the backpack, Uchiha Eimi instructed,
"Mother, I am not a child anymore!"

Because of the Yin Seal, Uchiha Chi's appearance has always remained in her teens, often making others overlook her real age.

"As long as Xiao Zhili hasn't taken that step, he will always be a child in his mother's eyes~"

"Bang!!!"

A pink fist hit the chattering Madam Yongmei's head fiercely.
"You talk too much, old woman!"

A blush flashed across Uchiha Ji's cold face, and then he threatened in a cold tone,
"Wow, little Zhili has turned into a bad boy~"

"Sorry, we're late. We just went to the Hokage Building."

Just as the Uchiha clan was trying to kill their relatives for the sake of justice, a voice like a candle in the wind sounded behind them.
I saw Uchiha Gin, with a sallow complexion, staggering over with his withered and gray body, followed by Uchiha Hikaru, who was full of energy and had a ruddy complexion.

The two of them had just gone to Senju Hashirama's office to accept this secret mission, so they were delayed for some time.

"Mr. Silver, are you okay?"

"Gin-san, please take care of yourself~"

The mother and daughter looked at the hollowed-out Uchiha Gin in silence. Uchiha Jiji was confused and worried, but the battle-hardened Lady Eimi naturally understood why it was like this, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

"I had a nightmare last night. There was a female ghost pressing on me, so I couldn't sleep for a while. It's nothing serious."

Seeing Uchiha Zhi's worried look, Uchiha Gin straightened up and explained with all his strength,
Uchiha Hikaru, who was behind him, rolled his eyes implicitly when he heard this.

"Alright, Uchiha team, move out!"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Uchiha Gin and Madam Eimi said goodbye reluctantly, and with the two girls, he waved his hands and shouted loudly,

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Fortunately, there were not many people at the village entrance early in the morning, otherwise the two girls would definitely keep a distance from Uchiha Gin and pretend not to know him.

Just as the few people left, Uchiha Eimi, who had seen off her lover and daughter, was about to turn around when she heard an anxious voice behind her.

"Aunt Yongmei, have Sister Zhili and the others already set off?"

I saw Senju Itama, dressed in a tight suit, falling behind her, carrying a small bag on his back, looking like he was going on a long journey.

"I was here to see them off, but unfortunately I was a step too late. They just went over there~"

Thinking that Senju Itama was here to see them off, Uchiha Eimi stretched out her slender finger, pointed in the direction where Uchiha Gin and the others disappeared, and explained considerately,

"You damned curly-haired baboon, you didn't even take me with you when you went out to play!"

After finding the right direction, Senju Itama uttered something angrily, then stepped hard and disappeared at the entrance of the village in an instant.

"Ala, this is going to be even more lively. I don't know if Xiao Zhili can win~"

The three of them jumped through the dense forest. As the captain of the mission team, Uchiha Gin took the time to explain the content of this secret mission to the two of them.
"Our mission this time is to find the escaped Seven-Tails within the territory of Taki Country and confirm whether it is controlled by the traitorous ninja. If there is a chance, we will capture it and bring it back to Konoha."

"Is it that simple?"

As the two women who had once subdued the tailed beasts, they all said that this task was too simple and not difficult at all.

"I know you are not worried about the tailed beasts, but now there are more people looking for the tailed beasts than just us. There are also teams from the other four major nations."

"Oh? Who are they?"

When Uchiha Hikaru heard that there was a competitor, he instantly became excited and asked eagerly,

"I don't have any information about this, but what is certain is that none of them are good people."

The information that Tobirama Senju gave to Uchiha Gin was very vague. He only told him that the other four major countries had sent a secret team whose number and strength were unknown. However, since it was a business involving the tailed beasts and worth 70 billion, the people coming would definitely not be small fry.

"When we get to Taki Country, you must follow my instructions and don't act rashly. Got it?"

"Got it, Yin~"

"Roger that, Mr. Silver."

"You're so long-winded, Curly-haired Baboon. Just tell him whether you're going to do it or not and he'll be done!"

"Okay, okay, you guys are all obedient. Why the hell are you here too???"

Uchiha Gin nodded with satisfaction at the two girls' answers, but another voice suddenly appeared out of nowhere, making him stop complimenting them. He stared at the extra kid with wide eyes, and blurted out a vulgar word in anger,
"Banjian? Why are you here?"

The other two girls were also very surprised and turned to look at the extra little kid.
"Hey, why can't I come? Aren't we a family?"

Senju Itama, who used the Yin Seal to transform himself into a female ghost, hugged his chest with a defiant look on his face, and said in a righteous but confident manner,
"You little brat, we are here to do a mission, not to go sightseeing, get back here now!"

Uchiha Gin, who was stagnant in anger, pressed down the black and white little head of Senju Itama and rubbed it vigorously, determined to turn this little female ghost into a bald head.

"Ouch~ What are you doing!"

With a sharp pain in his head, Senju Itama, who was holding his head, broke free from Uchiha Gin's clutches and hid behind Uchiha Jiro with tears in his eyes.
"Mr. Gin, just take Itama with you. She hasn't stepped out of Konoha in all these years."

Looking down at the tearful Senju Itama behind him, Uchiha Jiji couldn't bear it and tried to persuade him.

"In case of any danger."

It’s not that Uchiha Gin doesn’t want to take her, but he’s afraid that this kid will encounter some danger. He and she are still tied to a mission. If something goes wrong, the mission will fail.

"Don't worry, this kid is strong enough that nothing will happen unless he does something stupid."

What Uchiha Gin didn't expect was that Uchiha Hikaru, who had always been at odds with Senju Itama, would speak up for her.
"I'm already invincible!"

Hearing that the two women were supporting him, Senju Itama, with a smug look on his face, raised his little fist and made a declaration as a female ghost.

"Huh~ Now that you guys have said so, let's get this brat involved."

The minority obeys the majority. After all, Uchiha Gin is not a demon. Looking down at the complacent Senju Itama, he thought for a moment and asked,

"Did you wear the pendant?"

"Here it is!"

Seeing that Senju Itama carried the Zhongya Hourglass he had given her, Uchiha Gin felt much more relieved. With the invincible time of the hourglass and the Flying Thunder God Mark he had planted on this little kid, he could save her life as long as the Otsutsuki clan didn't come in person.

"Then. Uchiha team of four, let's go!"

Taki no Kuni

The Takigakure is still in chaos. The top leaders were slaughtered by Kakuzu. Several elite jonin of similar strength are fighting for the position of the new leader. Although they did not fight, the sound of quarrels can be heard everywhere.

"This is where Nanao last appeared."

Outside of the Takigakure, a group of figures whose skin color blended perfectly into the darkness stared at the brightly lit Takigakure. The tall figure at the head of the group closed his eyes and sensed for a while before gently shaking his head.
"Brother, Nanao is indeed not here anymore."

The tall figure turned around and said to another huge figure who was a few inches taller than him,

"Silver Horn, are you sure?"

The huge figure asked in a muffled voice, the sound as harsh as thunder.
"With its power, I can sense that there are no tailed beasts here."

Hearing his elder brother's question, Silver Horn slowly opened his eyes, and his pair of cruel beast eyes exuded a man-eating aura in the darkness.
"In that case, let's look for it somewhere else."

Without continuing to question his younger brother, Jinjiao nodded slowly, waved his hand, and the black laborers behind him disappeared into the darkness one after another.

Shortly after Kinkaku and Ginkaku left, a team of ninjas dressed in reddish-brown clothes, led by a mysterious man with a horn, entered the chaotic Takigakure.

"Who is your leader now?"

Wu, who exuded a dangerous aura, stared coldly at the three Taki ninjas in front of him who were fairly capable, and asked coldly,

"He! It's him!"

The three of them, sensing something was wrong, immediately put aside their previous arguments and started pointing fingers at each other.
"I ask again, who is the leader!"

Wu, who didn't want to waste any more time here, issued an ultimatum.

"Ouch! My waist is broken. I may not be able to be a ninja anymore~"

Captivated by Wu's aura, one of the elite jonin held his waist in desperation, looking extremely painful, as if an old injury had relapsed.

"Oh my! My feet, why did my corns grow again? How could you be so disappointing at this critical moment!"

Another elite jonin followed suit and sat down on the ground, hugging his feet and groaning.

"Ah? You guys."

The slow-witted elite jonin looked at the two old rivals who had suddenly withdrawn from the fight and was speechless for a moment.
"It's you, right? Take us to find Nanao."

Wu didn't care how these guys performed, he just needed a guide who was familiar with Taki no Kuni.
"Gudong. OK! OK!"

Because the alliance between the Iwagakure Village and the Takigakure Village still existed, the declining Takigakure ninjas did not dare to disobey Wu's orders. They swallowed hard, immediately gathered people, and set out to help find the trace of the Nana-bi.

"Sama Samon, no sign of Nanao!"

Not far from the Takigakure Village, Shamon, who was resting beside the lake, listened to the feedback from his men and frowned slightly. He was obviously not satisfied with the result. "The tailed beast is so big, it is impossible that there is no trace left. Keep searching and find the Seven-Tails before others."

After giving the order in a deep voice, Shamon set his eyes on the ancient pottery jar in front of him. This was a prop borrowed from the temple in the Kingdom of Wind. It was the same one that sealed Shukaku. The purpose of this was to capture the Seven-Tails and thereby enhance the paper strength of the Sand Village.

"Yes!!!"

After receiving the order, the Sand Village did not stop but hid in the dense forest.

On the beach along the coast of Taki Country, a group of people who came from afar landed on the soft sand. The leader, a bearded man in a high-collared robe, sniffed with his nose raised, and a disgusted expression appeared on his cold face.

"I smell the earthy smell of that guy, and he's here too!"

"Master Huanyue, Master Mizukage told you before he came that personal grudges should be put aside. Finding the tailed beast is the most important task."

Seeing Guideng Huanyue revealing a fanatical murderous intent, the Mist Ninja following behind him immediately warned him. It seemed that Bai Lian was not at ease with his disciple, so he specifically instructed his subordinates.

"Stop talking nonsense. I can still tell the difference between the important and the unimportant. Let's go!"

Hearing this, Hozuki Huanyue curled his lips and immediately ordered his ninjas,

Humph~ The Steaming Dangerous Explosive Force has been developed. This time when I encounter that hateful guy, I will never fail again.

Uchiha Gin and his companions were quite fast and it only took them one day to reach the border of Taki Country.

"Wow! What a huge waterfall! Is this the Land of Waterfalls?"

As it was his first time going abroad, Senju Itama looked at the huge waterfall in front of him with shining eyes, excitedly pulled Uchiha Gin's sleeve, and asked loudly,

"Be quiet, I'm looking at the map~"

Uchiha Gin wanted to pull his sleeve out of Senju Itama's small hand, but found that it didn't move at all. He then gave up the idea of ​​pulling it out forcibly and took the map with one hand to look at it.

"Gin, where are we going first? The Takinin Village?"

Generally speaking, they would go to the first scene to look for clues. Uchiha Hikaru then asked,

"It would be a waste of time to go there. The area around Takigakure is probably full of ninjas from other countries. We won't join in the fun."

Shaking his head, Uchiha Gin did not choose the conventional way of thinking. After thinking for a while, he said to Uchiha Guang beside him,

"Hikari, try to see if you can find the wedge you left on Nanao."

"Let me try."

After hearing the order, Uchiha Guang's dark eyes gradually turned scarlet, and as an enchanting pattern appeared, an obscure and cold aura emanated, causing Senju Itama, who was watching the waterfall, to shiver subconsciously.

Xiaoguang's pupil power is getting stronger and stronger~
Sensing the terrifying power contained in the girl's eyes, Uchiha Gin nodded with satisfaction. With the irrigation of sufficient life energy, the girl's Sharingan was nourished to the greatest extent.

If you can add some spice to her, maybe she can get a pair of round eyes in no time.

Is this the power of the Eternal Eye?

As a holder of the Mangekyo, Uchiha Jiro felt a little uncomfortable. Although she was confident in her own eyes, she couldn't help but feel ashamed when facing Uchiha Hikari's Eternal Eye.

Is it true that an ordinary kaleidoscope cannot be compared with the Eternal Eye?

No, no, no. The strength of the Mangekyo is not only determined by the pupil power, but the more important thing is the pupil technique. As far as the pupil technique controlled by Uchiha is concerned, there are still many areas that can be developed. The mysterious spatial ability is very rare in pupil techniques.

Uchiha Hikari calmed down and began to feel the wedge she had planted. As time passed, a little sweat seeped out of the girl's forehead and the expression on her face became increasingly heavy.

Finally, Uchiha Hikaru, whose bloodshot eyes slowly faded, shook his head gently and said to Uchiha Gin,

"I'm sorry, Yin, I can't find the scent of the wedge."

"It's okay, thank you for your hard work."

The area of ​​Taki Country is not small, and the girl's perception is limited, so it is normal that she cannot find it, Uchiha Gin patted Uchiha Hikaru's little head as if to comfort her, and said softly.

"Since we can't sense it, let's first look for the locals to get some information~"

After saying that, Uchiha Gin took the three women and rushed towards the capital of Taki Country.

On the other hand, there was also a team that, after searching fruitlessly, chose to look for clues in the most densely populated capital of Taki Country.
"Ginkaku, can you please stop playing with that crappy card of yours? We're about to reach the capital of Taki no Kuni, so don't get sick then."

Kinkaku, the leader of the Kumogakure team, looked helplessly at his brother who was fiddling with cards behind him, and said,
"I will suppress it, just rest assured."

He silently put away the silver card in his hand, his eyes had returned to normal, and Silver Horn nodded with a tense expression.

"Don't run away where ordinary people gather, or even the Raikage won't be able to protect you."

"Brother, if I really can't control myself, I'll leave it to you."

"Hehe~ Then give me the red gourd first."

"I'll give it all to you. I don't need it now anyway, so having it is enough."

Ginkaku nodded and handed the Seven Star Sword and Red Gourd hidden on his body to his brother. He no longer needed the Six Paths Ninja Tools when fighting now.

"You'd better use that thing less. Didn't you hear what the Raikage said? It will damage your lifespan."

Taking the Six Paths Ninja Tool from his younger brother, Jinjiao opened his mouth and swallowed it, then his face was filled with worry.
"As long as I can get revenge, I can accept it even if it means losing my life, not to mention losing a little bit of my life."

Yinjiao shook his head when he heard this. In his heart, revenge was more important than his own life.
"But I never expected that thing was made by Mr. Yin."

"Yes, if I meet Mr. Yin again, I must thank him~"

As the two brothers were talking, a short figure suddenly bumped into the tall golden-horned leg.

"Pfft!"

The small body contained terrifying power. Jinjiao, who was careless, was actually staggered by the short figure. He lost his balance and sat down on the ground.

"Big brother!"

"Ah? You're not going to scam me, are you?"

Jinjiao, who was knocked to the ground, had not yet recovered from his shock when he heard the figure who had knocked him speak in a sarcastic tone,
"You little brat!"

As one of the high-ranking officials of the Hidden Cloud Village, Kinkaku had never suffered such injustice. He was so angry that he stood up and wanted to settle the score with the guy who teased him.

"I see you are tall and strong, how come you fell down after being hit? You must be scamming someone or you are too weak."

Touching his aching forehead, Senju Banjian, who was not expecting anything, pouted and complained,

I just entered the Senju Itama of the capital of Taki no Kuni with Uchiha Gin and others. Seeing such a prosperous scene, I immediately ran away.
But unexpectedly, before Senju Banjian had been walking around for long, he bumped into a wall in the street, and it seemed that he had even knocked the wall down.

"Brother! We are all ordinary people here, please don't do anything."

Unexpectedly, before he could even get angry, his brother would be about to get angry. Seeing that the situation was about to escalate, Yinjiao quickly spoke out to dissuade him.
After all, there is a written rule in the ninja world that once a ninja kills ordinary civilians, he will be labeled a traitor and become a rat crossing the street that everyone will shout and beat.

"Little boy, where are your parents!"

Feeling that he couldn't get hit on the butt for nothing, Jinjiao immediately showed a ferocious look on his face, ready to scare this outspoken kid.

"Who do you think you are? Do you want to meet my parents?"

Believe it or not, my elder and second brothers have scattered your entire family's ashes for you~
"Phew! I have a bad temper, watch me..."

"Wait, brother, this kid doesn't seem to be an ordinary person!"

Just when Kinkaku was trying to scare Senju Itama, Ginkaku, who had a good sense of perception, suddenly discovered that the black and white haired kid in front of him with a look of disdain had a faint aura of chakra. He immediately grabbed his brother and frowned.

"Humph~ I don't care if she's an ordinary person or not, just look at me and hug her!"

"stop!"

Even though the Senju Itama in front of him was a ninja, he was so young that he might not even be qualified as a Genin. He then opened his mouth wide, ready to teach this kid a lesson. However, before he could do anything, a delicate cry came from not far away, attracting his attention.

Suddenly, a purple figure flashed out from a distance and landed in front of them in the blink of an eye. It was Uchiha Jiji with an sullen look on his face. The girl first confirmed the condition of Senju Itama and found that there was nothing abnormal except the redness and swelling on his forehead. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Itama, are you okay?"

"What can happen to me? This big idiot said he wants to find my parents. Do you think he is stupid?"

Uchiha Jiji then set his eyes on the two mountains and was about to speak, but the other party beat him to the punch.
"You are Mr. Yin's disciple! Where is Mr. Yin?"

Jinjiao and Yinjiao, who had been furious just now, now had excitement written all over their ferocious faces. They looked at Uchiha Zhiji who suddenly appeared at a loss, and adjusted their clothes, fearing to lose face in front of their former benefactor.

"You were the little devils back then!"

Uchiha Jiji was a little confused by the other party's words. After her eyes fell on the different hair colors of the two people, her memory that had been sealed for many years was slowly awakened. Then she asked uncertainly,
"Yes, it's us!"

Uchiha Ji is a little older than them, so the little devils with the golden and silver horns are not a problem.
"Wait. Are you from Kumogakure now?"

After confirming their identities, Uchiha Jiji calmed down. Seeing the forehead protectors on the two men, she frowned and asked,

"Yes, we joined the Night Moon Clan early on, and now we are ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village!"

These few people were friends for life and death. Jinjiao was so happy that he did not hide anything and told Uchiha Jizhi his identity directly.

"Sister Zhili, do you know these two big fools?"

Senju Itama, who was at the side and didn't know what was going on, stepped forward and pulled Uchiha Ji's sleeve, and asked in confusion,

"Well, not only do I know him, but I once defeated him and beat him until he cried." (End of this chapter)