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

"Sand~sand~sand~"

That night, the Hokage Building was silent, its single light burning all night. In the Hokage's office on the top floor, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been working tirelessly all day, was still battling through mountains of work, his pen almost sparking from being rubbed together.
The ravages of long hours of intense work have completely altered his once handsome face; fine wrinkles have crept up around his eyes, making him look twenty years older.
Suddenly, he stopped what he was doing, and thoughtfully rubbed his twitching eyelids.

"Why does my eyelid keep twitching?"

Ever since Danzo took away his three thousand private soldiers, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a vague sense of foreboding.
"I hope Danzo will be careful."

Unfortunately, the other party had already left a day ago, so he could only secretly pray that his childhood friend wouldn't cause him any trouble.
Shaking his head and sighing, Hiruzen Sarutobi casually flipped open the document in front of him.
List of retired employees at the grassroots level in Konoha

"Sigh...when will I be able to retire?"

Before becoming Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi dreamed of it, but now that he is, he's actually looking forward to retirement.

"Let me see if I know anyone here."

Filled with envy, he flipped through the personnel list, and indeed saw quite a few elders of the ninja clan.
Also, there are the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Senju.
Oh no, the Senju clan no longer exists.

"Dong Dong Dong!!!"

Just as he was lamenting the impermanence of life, the Senju clan, renowned throughout the Land of Fire, had vanished without a trace, a rapid knock on the door interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts, causing him to frown.
The secret agents who deliver midnight snacks are getting more and more rude.

"Come in."

Patting his shrunken belly, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to let the knocking ANBU member off the hook for now and reassign him to guard the toilet tomorrow.

"See you, Hokage-sama!"

Having received permission, the ANBU member hurriedly pushed open the door and entered. Seeing the other person's empty hands, Hiruzen Sarutobi blinked in confusion, his hand pausing as he flipped through the list.
Where's my midnight snack?
"Lord Hokage, urgent report from the front!"

So they weren't here to deliver pig's head meat after all~
It seems Danzo has already arrived at the front lines. Hopefully, he won't hold Kagami back.

"Send it over."

Slightly disappointed, Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pen, wrote the word "approved" on the document in his hand, and then casually tossed it aside.
They didn't even glance at the last, incredibly familiar name on the next page of the list.

"Yes!"

The messenger, not daring to delay, took out a sealed scroll and handed it over.

Hiruzen Sarutobi casually pulled back the curtain and glanced at it. His lifeless eyes suddenly narrowed, his hunched back straightened instantly, and his expression became incredibly complex.
"Danzo, I, Geneva!!!"

ten minutes later,

As several figures pushed open the door and entered, the once quiet Hokage's office became much more lively.

"Ha~ Hiruzen, do you know how important beauty sleep is to a woman?"

Still half-asleep, Koharu rubbed her eyes and said with a hint of resentment,

"This pig's head meat is still warm, Hiruzen, don't you want some?"

Akimichi Torifu remained silent, engrossed in enjoying the late-night snack that was originally meant for Sarutobi Hiruzen, his mouth greasy with food.

"Hiruzen, has something happened to Kagami?"

Only Mitokado Yan seemed somewhat normal. He pushed up his glasses and asked with a serious expression,

"It's the Mirror's side, but it was Danzo who caused the trouble."

With a heavy heart, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.
"Danzo?"

The three people who had been summoned exchanged glances, all seeing great confusion in each other's eyes.

"Didn't he go to support Jing?"

"I shouldn't have let him go!"

The thought of his three thousand-strong Sarutobi army, painstakingly built up by Danzo, being squandered made Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart bleed.

"I can't say, it gives me a headache. You'll see for yourselves!"

Enraged, he immediately tossed the urgent report from the front lines over, letting the three witness Danzo's "glorious deeds."
The three curious individuals picked up the urgent report, glanced at it, and exclaimed in unison,

"I'll blanch it!" *3
"What do you think we should do now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his throbbing temples. The reason he notified the remaining F6 members immediately was because he trusted them.

Of all the high-ranking officials in Konoha, only a handful of them could be considered his own core group.
"I never expected that Danzo, who is usually so quiet, would cause such a big stir on the battlefield."

Holding half a pig's head, Akimichi Torifu nodded with admiration, his beady eyes burning with a palpable fighting spirit.
"I can't fall behind either, Hiruzen, give the order! My iron fist is itching for action!"

"Qu Feng, stop making things worse. I already have a headache enough, okay?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had never held out hope for Akimichi Torifu in the first place, turned to look at Homura Mitokado and the other man, both of whom were deep in thought.
"Yan, tell me."

"The only option now is to fight. If we back down this time, the Land of Fire will never have peace again."

In his early thirties, Mitokado Homura was at the height of his youthful vigor. His instinct was to resist ending the sudden conflict by making concessions.
Is there no possibility of peace talks?

Having held a high position for many years, Hiruzen Sarutobi has seen further than the others.

War is no child's play; a single move can have far-reaching consequences. If you don't fight, all is well; but if you do fight, you must win. Otherwise, the position he has just firmly established might be snatched away.
"Hiruzen, when did you become such a coward?"

Akimichi Torifu frowned, clearly disapproving of Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.
He opened his mouth wide, swallowed half a pig's head, wiped the grease off his hands, and said solemnly,

"You can rest assured about logistical support. There will be plenty of strategic materials. The explosive tags in the warehouse will get damp and become unusable if we don't use them soon."

"You don't need to worry about medical supplies either. The medical department just purchased a large batch of newly produced medical kits from the Land of Waves, and there will be more batches following up."

Xiaochun, who was switching dorms, also stepped forward. She was worried that the medical kit she had impulsively bought while watching the live stream was now useless, and this gave her a chance to balance things out.
Otherwise, with so many expensive medical kits piling up in the warehouse, they would inevitably go bankrupt sooner or later when she got her hands on them.

"I see."

Hiruzen Sarutobi only mentioned it briefly; even if he wanted to negotiate, the three nations of Rai, Tsuchi, and Sui might not be willing.
after all
Danzo started the group first.

"Yan, you are in charge of notifying all the major ninja clans to hold a meeting tomorrow morning to discuss important matters."

Koharu Utatane and Torifu Akimichi were busy checking and allocating strategic resources, leaving only the advisor elder, Homura Mitokado, available. Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately appointed him as the meeting chairperson, giving him full authority over the meeting agenda for the following morning.
"Yes!"

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, the deserted streets were filled with many somber-looking figures. They were hurrying along, but their destinations were remarkably the same.
But among them was a lazy figure, Uchiha Gin yawning and scratching his fluffy curly hair, tilting his head in confusion, "Ha~ what big thing happened?"

He recognized most of these people; they were basically agents of various ninja clans. Why were they rushing to the Hokage Building so early in the morning? Could it be that that monkey kid had passed away?
Just as he was maliciously speculating about the cause of Hiruzen Sarutobi's sudden death, a snow-white figure walked past him.

His eyes immediately lit up, and with lightning speed, he reached out and grabbed it, a familiar smile spreading across his face.
"My dear nephew Ritian, it's been a long time!"

"Tsk!"

The figure, forcibly stopped, turned to look at the curly-haired man tugging at her pure white robe. A faint hint of regret flashed in his pure white eyes, and he couldn't help but click his tongue slightly in a cold smile.
Why did I run into this guy here? I should have known better than to take this road.

"Nephew, did you just click your tongue?"

Uchiha Gin was just old, not deaf, and immediately narrowed his eyes to question him.
The Byakugan-wielding man standing before Uchiha Gin was around thirty years old. He had long, smooth, jet-black hair and wore an exquisitely crafted white kimono, with delicate gold thread embellishing the sleeves and collar. He exuded both refinement and nobility.
"You misheard me, Uncle Yin."

Knowing he couldn't get rid of Uchiha Gin, this clingy troublemaker, the man could only respectfully perform a junior's bow, a hint of helplessness in his white eyes.
"Just pretend I misheard. How's Tianyao Prison's health lately?"

Uchiha Gin nodded, not pursuing the other person's impolite behavior, and instead inquired about his good friend Houmi's recent situation.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Yin. My father is still in good health."

The man with the Byakugan was none other than Hyuga Tenyo's son, and the current head of the Hyuga clan.

Day to day.

When you hear this arrogant and domineering name, you can probably guess why he harbors such resentment towards Uchiha Gin.

"That's great, unlike me, who is so old but still has to fight on the front lines."

The thought that Hyuga Tenyou, who was so much younger than him, was already living a simple and unpretentious retired life...
His daily routine consisted of playing with his two grandsons in his several-thousand-square-meter courtyard. Uchiha Gin shed tears of envy.
"You haven't retired yet?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Hyuga Hiten's eyes. Although the curly-haired guy in front of him looked about the same age as him,
But ever since he could remember, the other person had never looked any different.
【Konoha's Ageless Demon Man】

This recently popular nickname flashed through Hinata Hinata's mind.

"It's still early. I can at least keep it up until the fifth or seventh generation!"

Uchiha Gin shook his head with a confident expression.

The day the seventh generation takes office will be the day he retires.

"You are truly vigorous despite your age."

Um... Does this kid even know how to choose his words? Why is he talking so rudely?
Never mind, I should ask him what happened first.

"My dear nephew, Ritian."

"Just call me your nephew."

Hyuga Hiten took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the resentment in his heart, and said in a stiff tone,

Do you know how much bullying he suffered from this name from childhood to adulthood?
"Oh dear, I'm being too polite, my dear nephew. What are you going to do?"

Uchiha Gin patted the other person's shoulder with a smile, clearly very satisfied with Hyuga Hiten's words.
Who said Ritian isn't close to me anymore? When I was little, I would throw poop at him because I was going through a rebellious phase. Look at me now, how much I respect him!
"Meeting."

"and then?"

Upon hearing this answer, Uchiha Gin was taken aback. How could he not know about meetings?

"This is a secret meeting and must not be leaked."

Hyuga Hiten remained tight-lipped, making it difficult for Uchiha Gin to press further. He could only chuckle and pull a half-eaten jianbing (Chinese crepe) from his bag.

"Have you had breakfast? Want to grab something to eat together?"

"!!!"

Only at this moment did Hyuga Hiten notice the greasiness on the other's fingertips. His white eyes quickly slid down to where Uchiha Gin had just pulled him, where several dark yellow handprints were clearly visible. His fair and handsome face instantly flushed red.
No wonder he smelled an oily aroma just now.

This was a high-end custom-made outfit that he had queued up for a long time to reserve, and he just picked it up yesterday from the boutique counter of Bozhiguo Clothing Trading Co., Ltd.

"No, thank you. I have a meeting to attend."

Suppressing the urge to deliver a Bagua Palm strike to the face of the curly-haired man in front of him, Hyuga apologized and turned to dash off towards the Hokage Building, moving so fast he was afraid of being stopped by Uchiha Gin again.
I'll come visit you when I have time!

Uchiha Gin waved at the other person's back, and his words startled Hyuga Hiten so much that he stumbled and almost fell off the roof.

"Sigh~ This kid is too serious, no wonder he's a bastard from Tianyao Prison~"

"What are you muttering about, you curly-haired guy? Are you secretly talking bad about me?"

Just as Uchiha Gin shook his head and sighed, another snow-white figure appeared behind him. The newcomer stared at him with a pair of large, ruby-like eyes, his face full of suspicion.
"Hey~ isn't this White Hair? You've gotten so sloppy in just a few days!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Uchiha Ginhaku rolled his eyes and retorted without any politeness.

When will I finally get my medical bill settled for the last house call?

Upon hearing this, Senju Hisama's expression froze, and she began to stammer.
"Um, I'm a little short on cash lately."

"Whether you're in a hurry or not is none of my business. Several days have passed, and you must pay me back the money today!"

Uchiha Gin snorted coldly, looking down at Senju Hisama who was clearly feeling guilty, his tone prickly and intimidating.

The white-haired man had promised to settle the medical fee after he got home, but then he disappeared without a trace, clearly trying to renege on the payment.

Gin Uchiha's money didn't come from thin air; every penny was earned through sweat and toil.

"You know I just disbanded the family a few days ago, and all the money I had saved up was given out as severance pay."

"You're such a spendthrift, you can't even keep such a big family fortune."

Seeing the somewhat dejected Senju Hishima, Uchiha Gin looked at him with a disappointed expression, shamelessly rebuking him without reflecting on whether the decline of the Senju clan was directly related to him.
"It's all that swindler's fault for impersonating an official of the Land of Waves. If I ever find out who's behind him, I'll make sure he's childless and without descendants..."

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because just mentioning it made Senju Hisami furious; her beautiful mouth would then spew out lovely Konoha dialect.
While she bears undeniable responsibility for the Senju clan's disbandment,
But the most direct reason was that man who claimed to be an official of the Land of Waves back then; it was he who pushed the Senju clan into the abyss of destruction.
"."

Hearing the filthy insults around him, the guilty-looking Uchiha Gin suddenly felt a chill in his groin. His arrogant expression when demanding payment immediately softened, and his tone became gentler.
"Um... if you're willing to tell me what happened, I'll reluctantly give you a few more days."

"Curly, I misjudged you before, you're such a good person!" (End of Chapter)