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

"My family, I'm back alive!"

For some unknown reason, the people who had been delayed in the capital of the Fire Country for a few days finally returned to Konoha. Uchiha Gin, with a haggard face, leaned on the threshold of Konoha's gate, and said with trembling pale lips.

"Hmph~ You can't use it after a few times. Did you eat it secretly outside?"

The ruddy-faced Uchiha Hikaru's ghostly voice sounded from behind Uchiha Gin, scaring his handsome face to death.
"No I don't!"

"That's better not. Hurry up and hand in the task. We still have to go back and try on new clothes!"

"You guys go back first, I'll go alone."

Uchiha Gin, who was eager to escape from the clutches of the devil, nodded hurriedly, waved to the three women, and ran towards the Hokage Building as fast as he could.

"Huh~ I thought I was going to die."

After escaping from Uchiha Guang's sight, Uchiha Gin, panting heavily, held the wall with his right hand and wiped the sweat with his left hand, feeling grateful for having survived the disaster.

In the past few days, Uchiha Gin saw his familiar second great-uncle in a trance several times. Every time he was about to get close, another white-haired old man whose face could not be seen clearly beside Otsutsuki Hamura would knock him back with a stick.

Hokage Building
"That's weird. Wasn't the Hidden Mist Village very noisy some time ago? Why did they suddenly shrink their defenses?"

Buried in the pile of documents, Tobirama Senju was holding a piece of information that had just been handed to him. His scarlet eyes were full of doubts. He was about to tell his elder brother about this strange information when he heard a conversation that made his blood boil.

Uchiha Madara, who came up to report the task list, was taking the opportunity to seduce Senju Hashirama.

"Hashi Lama, let's go eat barbecue after get off work today!"

"But Taohua told me to go home on time."

"Just say you're working overtime."

“This is not good~”

"It's my treat. After dinner, we'll go to the casino and play a few rounds."

"Get off work now!"

Seeing that his elder brother was fooled by a few words, Senju Tobirama stood up suddenly, pointed at Uchiha Madara's nose and started to attack.
"You evil Uchiha Hedgehog Head, don't even think about deceiving my brother! Also, when you're at work, you should address him by his position, and don't call him so intimately!"

"Hmph~ Got it, Thousand Hands Plant."

Uchiha Madara, who was interrupted, looked at the furious Senju Tobirama with a look of disapproval on his face. He crossed his arms in disdain, snorted coldly, and said in a sarcastic tone,
"Call me Secretary Qianshou!"

"hehe."

"Bang~bang~bang~"

Just as the two began their daily quarrel, there was a weak knock on the door. Senju Hashirama, who was worrying about how to stop the fight, suddenly had his eyes light up.
"The door is unlocked!"

Creak~
The door of the Hokage's office slowly opened, and a figure exuding a rotten smell staggered in. The three of them set their eyes on the other's fluffy curly hair, their eyes filled with worry.

"Cousin! What's wrong with you?!"

Seeing that the person coming was his eldest cousin whom he hadn't seen for a few days, Uchiha Madara didn't bother to quarrel with Senju Tobirama. He flashed and appeared beside Uchiha Gin, looking at the curly-haired boy with dark eyes and pale lips with a worried look on his face.

"Brother Yin! Are you not hurt?"

Senju Hashirama, who was also concerned about Uchiha Gin's safety, also jumped over and tilted his head to look up and down.
"You curly-haired guy, have you encountered an enemy?"

Senju Tobirama also walked over with a frown on his face. Sensing Uchiha Gin's empty body, he was worried but also a little confused.

"Make me a cup of tea first, and add three spoonfuls of sugar."

Facing the three people's questions, Uchiha Gin did not answer directly, but instead stretched out three fingers and instructed them,
"Come right away!"

"Phew~ It's alive!"

Sitting on the sofa in the reception room of the Hokage's office, Uchiha Gin drank the cloyingly sweet tea in one gulp. His pale face recovered a little. Looking at the three people who were eagerly waiting, he slowly spoke,
"Inmates, times have changed~"

"what?"

Uchiha Madara and the other two were confused by this inexplicable remark. After looking at each other, they all fixed their eyes on Uchiha Gin's face, waiting for his explanation.

"During this trip to Taki no Kuni, we encountered"

Then, Uchiha Gin slowly repeated to the three people everything that happened during this mission. When he talked about Ginkaku who transformed into a Tailed Beast Knight and easily killed the candidate Kage of other ninja villages, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but interrupt.

"Impossible, how could a mere remnant of Yuyi have such strength?"

Many years ago, Tobirama Senju led a team to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku, but was stopped by Uchiha Gin who showed up halfway. At that time, the Gin and Gold brothers were not even in his eyes.

“So he stormed off.”

Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes and began to explain.

What Senju Tobirama said was actually not wrong. If Ginkaku did not use the power of the Tailed Beast Rider, his strength would be on par with Shamon and others. Kinkaku was slightly stronger, so he was able to fight three of them alone and easily beat Hozuki Gengetsu and others who were not in full form.

"Rampage? I told you, there's no way the power of the tailed beasts can be controlled by humans."

Upon hearing that Ginkaku had gone berserk, Senju Tobirama finally breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.

"Hashi Lama, tell your brother to stop interrupting, big cousin, please continue talking~"

Uchiha Madara, who was listening attentively, saw Uchiha Gin being interrupted, so he elbowed Senju Hashirama, who was listening with relish, with a dissatisfied look on his face and started to complain.

"Tobirama, if you have any questions, wait until Brother Gin finishes speaking before asking."

Senju Tobirama, who was being lectured by his elder brother, glared at the complacent Uchiha Madara, folded his hands and began to sulk.

Uchiha Lao Deng, who is born evil!

No one interrupted him, and Uchiha Gin described the rest of the story in detail to the three of them. The three of them had never experienced such an incredible thing, and their eyes were full of disbelief.

"Who made the Tailed Beast Rider tool that can perfectly utilize the power of the Tailed Beast?"

Senju Hashirama, who had close experience with the tailed beasts, knew what the power of the tailed beasts meant to ordinary people.
Not to mention anything else, the endless supply of chakra alone can allow an ordinary ninja to release destructive power beyond the level of Kage.

"Who is that mysterious knight who suddenly appeared?"

Senju Tobirama frowned. He always felt that the mysterious man who distributed belts everywhere had ulterior motives.

"I don't know either. I only know that he calls himself Brother Decade."

Uchiha Gin, the best OB, spread his hands to indicate that this was all he knew.

"That guy said that it is forbidden to use the power of the Tailed Beast Riders during war. How did he know that there would be a war?"

Compared to the curiosity of the Senju brothers about the Tailed Beast Riders, Uchiha Madara's focus was a little tricky. He touched his chin in confusion and turned his head to ask Senju Hashirama beside him,

"Hahaha, yeah, didn't we just sign a peace agreement? How could a war happen? Isn't this guy being a bit too pessimistic?"

After being reminded by Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama immediately burst into laughter.
Senju Tobirama, who was standing by, began to think about this from this perspective, with a strange look in his eyes.

This mysterious knight seems to be a good person.

Because Senju Tobirama knew very well that the current peace could not be maintained for long. After those who signed the agreement died, the ambitious people who were ready to make moves were bound to start a war again. At that time, the tailed beasts would become popular weapons of war, bringing pain to countless innocent civilians.

"That mysterious knight said that he couldn't make the transformation cards. Uchiha Gin, can you tell us where did you get those Tailed Beast Cards?"

Looking at the calm Uchiha Gin, Senju Tobirama suddenly asked, saying that when the tailed beasts were sold before, it was he who took out the tailed beast cards from somewhere and used them to introduce the abilities of the tailed beasts to people in other ninja villages.

"Didn't I say before that I did it myself?"

Finally asked this question, Uchiha Gin, who had been prepared, raised his eyebrows and replied without panic,
"just you?"

Senju Tobirama expressed his doubts, wondering how a rookie like Uchiha Gin could possibly create a tool that could allow humans to transform.

"Who are you looking down on? I'm a famous researcher in the Uchiha clan! If you don't believe me, ask my eldest cousin~"

I didn't expect that after so many years, some people still treat him as a salted fish.

"Huh? Didn't you buy all those props?"

Uchiha Madara was also confused. He only knew that Uchiha Gin would take out some new things from time to time, saying that they were ordered from Harumi of the Land of Craftsmen.

"Have you ever been to the Land of Craftsmen?"

"I've been there, but the craftsman named Qingming doesn't even know you."

During a mission, Uchiha Madara passed by the Land of Craftsmen and found the master ninja tool maker named Haruaki out of curiosity. After a "corridor and friendly" exchange, the other party said that he had never heard of Uchiha Gin and had never made the ninja tools he mentioned.

"That's right, because I did it all."

Putting down the teacup and straightening his chest, Uchiha Gin said proudly,

"what?"

The three people who heard this for the first time rolled their eyes in unison. Given Uchiha Gin's character, they would never believe that he would engage in research and development.

"Well, since you all don't believe it, I have no choice but to expose this long-forgotten past event."

Uchiha Gin sighed, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked past the crowd into the void, as if recalling something, shook his head after a while, and began to make a few comments.

"It was a long, long time ago. I was young and handsome. Unfortunately, I fell off a cliff while on a mission. I was rescued by a mysterious old man. Seeing my intelligence and knowing that he didn't have much time left, he passed on all his life's learning to me. I lived up to his expectations and mastered his R&D skills to perfection."

"You think we're idiots?"

After listening to Uchiha Gin's nonsense story, Senju Tobirama, as the Senju's number one research and development expert, directly questioned it. He thought that only a three-year-old child would believe such a story.

"I love to tell the truth~"

"I didn't expect that Brother Gin had such an adventure when he was young. It's really enviable." Zhu Sansui looked at Uchiha Gin with shining eyes, with deep envy on his face.

"Cousin, you... this..."

Uchiha Madara couldn't bear to expose his cousin, his face almost purple, he could only squeeze out a few words from between his teeth, fearing that he would laugh himself out.
"You just trust me!"

"Then tell me, what is the name of that mysterious old man?"

"Bandai!"

Uchiha Gin answered with a confident look on his face, without any sign of lying.

"Okay, let's assume that what you said is true. Why can the card you made fit the belt given by the mysterious person?"

Senju Tobirama, who had a headache, rubbed his swollen temples and did not delve into Uchiha Gin's research and development capabilities, but asked about the belt.

"In fact, when I first saw the belt, I felt that it looked familiar. Master Bandai once told me that he had a disciple who was expelled from his school because he was obsessed with the evil way of borrowing force. The disciple was researching a tool similar to the belt."

"So, the mysterious knight is most likely Brother Yin's fellow disciple."

Senju Hashirama touched his chin, transformed into Konoha's detective, and guessed the identity of the mysterious knight almost exactly.

"That's what I thought~"

Uchiha Gin took advantage of the situation and echoed,

"Then why didn't he give the people of Sand Village the cards to transform?"

"Maybe it's because I don't have the tailed beast chakra. After all, the cards I made before were all made by collecting some tailed beast chakra."

He also wanted to send a card to Shamon Jail, but he didn't have the raccoon cat's chakra. Uchiha Gin had already left enough hints. If the other party really wanted the card, he would naturally bring Shukaku to ask for help.

"Is the Tailed Beast Knight really that strong?"

Uchiha Madara, who had been thinking for a long time, suddenly raised his head and asked Uchiha Gin,
"Very strong, the rebel ninja from Takigakure, after transforming, he directly pinned the transformed knight of Ginkaku to the ground. You should know that he had killed all the people from other ninja villages in seconds before."

Uchiha Gin's words were not exaggerated. With the approval of Shigeaki, Kakuzu could exert a power that surpassed the future perfect Jinchūriki.

"Brother, it's too dangerous!"

Having said that, Tobirama Senju, who was born with more cunning than most people, spoke with a cold face, saying that the Tailed Beast Knights were an extremely unstable force and were likely to pose a threat to Konoha in the future. If the eldest brother was gone one day, Konoha would simply not be able to cope with the agile Tailed Beast Knights.

"Really? I think the tailed beasts are pretty easy to deal with."

Hearing the familiar words, Hashirama Senju turned his head in confusion. He was about to say that the tailed beasts were no big deal and that he, a wooden man, could easily control them. But then he saw Tobirama Senju with a frighteningly gloomy expression and immediately changed the subject.

"Go and capture the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

As expected, Konoha still needed a tailed beast to protect the house. The wise Senju Tobirama gave orders directly to his eldest brother, asking him to catch the Nine-Tailed Fox that he had released.

"Ah! I swore a solemn oath to the Nine-Tails. How can I go back on my word?"

"Then I will gather some people and capture the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

Senju Tobirama is determined to obtain the Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails had helped him become the Hokage, so how could he just abandon it? Hashirama Senju's eyes rolled around, revealing an embarrassment.

"Tobirama, the Nine-Tailed Fox is different from the other tailed beasts. It is too powerful. Even I am not sure I can take it down. If we act rashly, it will only increase casualties. You must think twice before acting."

Nine-Tailed Fox, I can only help you up to this point.

"Haha~"

Uchiha Gin said that Hashirama had also become a bad person in prison.

But the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. After listening to what Hashirama Senju said, Uchiha Madara's eyes seemed to be ignited with a flame, and his burning gaze was filled with desire for victory.

"Well, in that case, let's look for the Nine-Tails first, and investigate the Tailed Beast Knights in other villages to see if they are as strong as this curly-haired guy said."

There is no evidence without evidence. Although Tobirama Senju has no prejudice against Uchiha Gin, it is difficult to determine the danger level of the Tailed Beast Knight based on his one-sided statement alone.

"You said that, don't you believe me? The four of us saw it clearly. The Tailed Beast Knight killed those three groups of people in an instant with just a wave of his hand."

Unexpectedly, this white-haired man dared to question him. Uchiha Gin was immediately furious.
"Four? Aren't you a team of three?"

Senju Tobirama blinked in confusion. He remembered that Uchiha Gin brought two Mangekyō to complete the mission, so how come there were four people now?

"Uh, there's a kid who sneaked up and forced himself into a team."

Thinking back to the sudden appearance of Senju Itama, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but roll his eyes. He even paid for one more person's travel and shopping expenses, which was a million.
"Who?"

"Who else could it be? The one in my family."

"!!!"

Uchiha Gin, who was sent out of the door by the Senju brothers in a daze, scratched his fluffy curly hair in confusion, wondering why they didn't even mention writing a mission report.

"Oops! I forgot to ask about the dungeon!"

After walking a few steps, Uchiha Gin suddenly slapped his forehead and said in annoyance,
"Cousin! Wait for me~"

At this moment, Uchiha Madara, who had just come out with Uchiha Gin, quickly followed.
"It's not time to get off work yet. Being late and leaving early is not what a good employee should do."

Glancing at Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Gin, who was in a bad mood, said casually,

“I’m not an employee.”

Uchiha Madara's face froze, and he retorted stubbornly that he was the man who wanted to be Hokage and the most important person in the village.

"That's right, this building is all yours, you can get off work whenever you want~"

Uchiha Gin, who misunderstood, nodded seriously and looked back at the towering Hokage Building. The strong mockery in his tone made Uchiha Madara wish he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Stop teasing me, cousin. I have something to ask you."

"Oh? What's that?"

Looking at Uchiha Madara with a complicated expression, Uchiha Gin had a vague answer in his heart. Could it be that this kid believed the lies that Hashirama told in prison to shirk his responsibility?

"If I become a Tailed Beast Knight, can I defeat Hasiga?"

Sure enough, this kid Uchiha Madara is still determined to suppress Senju Hashirama, and now he has turned his attention to the Tailed Beast Riders.

"We can win"

Uchiha Gin was about to say that if he couldn't win, he would die. Suddenly, he thought of something and replied with a strange expression.
"Is it true?"

Uchiha Madara's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly spoke out to confirm.

"It's packaged~"

That's right, as long as my cousin becomes the Ten-Tails Knight, beating a vegetable is easy~
"Thank you, cousin!"

After getting a satisfactory answer, Uchiha Madara left in a hurry. He didn't know what he would do next. Uchiha Gin just hoped that he would not do anything stupid. After all, his uncle had asked him to take good care of the two brothers.

"As long as you become a Tailed Beast Knight, you can defeat Hassi Hot Mama!"

Uchiha Madara was walking on the road, and at the thought of making Senju Hashirama bow his head and beg for mercy, he trembled with excitement.

In a short while, he returned to the Uchiha clan's territory and went straight to the Minamigagawa Shrine, which he had not visited for a long time. Only this place could make Uchiha Madara calm down a little. He then sat cross-legged in front of the family's ancestral stone tablet and began to meditate.

At this moment Uchiha Madara was actually very conflicted. On the one hand, he felt that the position of Hokage belonged to him and he didn't need to rely on the power of the Tailed Beast Riders to realize his dream of many years. On the other hand, he really wanted to defeat Hashirama Senju once. The two thoughts conflicted in his mind, making him very confused for a while.

Just as Uchiha Madara was meditating, a black head slowly emerged from the darkness in the corner of the shrine. Black Zetsu, who had been waiting there for a long time, looked at Uchiha Madara with his eyes closed and a troubled expression in surprise.

"He still knew to come back. I thought this year's Indra's reincarnation had begun~"

Even after seeing the stone tablet he had tampered with, Uchiha Madara did not feel the urge to purify the ninja world. This made Heike a little disappointed, and he almost wanted to give up on this reincarnation of Indra.

I can't carry it, I can't carry it~
"Looking at his appearance, he must be stimulated by Ashura's reincarnation again. This is a good opportunity!"

Black Zetsu mistakenly believed that Uchiha Madara harbored resentment towards Senju Hashirama and thought he could take action to cause trouble. Countless scripts instantly popped up in his head.

"I will definitely be the Tailed Beast Knight!"

Just as Black Zetsu was tailoring a script for Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Madara, who was meditating, suddenly stood up, his eyes flashed with a resolute gleam, he raised one hand, and shouted in a very serious tone.

"what?"

Tailed Beast Knight? What the hell?
Black Zetsu was stunned for a moment after his inspiration was shattered by Uchiha Madara's words. He knew what the tailed beasts were, but when he heard the word "knight", his brain went blank.

Am I out of date?

Black Zetsu frowned as he fell into self-doubt. Because of Uchiha Madara's behavior during this period, he was in no mood to continue his plans. He just wanted to wait for a certain curly-haired guy to be buried and then go to his grave to shit.

Although he doesn't know what it feels like to poop~
"Whoo~"

Uchiha Madara took a deep breath after making up his mind. The determination in his eyes slowly turned into helplessness. After making the impulsive decision, he felt a little overwhelmed.

As the current head of the Uchiha clan, although he is a qualified hands-off boss who usually does not take care of clan affairs and leaves all the work to Izuna, but in the final analysis, Uchiha Madara is still the rightful head of the clan and a totem in the hearts of every Uchiha member.

Now is the probation period for him as a candidate for Hokage. Every member of the clan is certain that the Uchiha family will have the second Hokage, and Uchiha Madara is their pride.

If at this critical juncture, Uchiha Madara quietly went out to look for the Nine-Tails for his own personal desire to win, how would he face those clansmen who were opening champagne at halftime?

"Alas, it seems like we haven't had a clan meeting for a long time." (End of this chapter)