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

"It was supposed to be a happy and fulfilling ending."

After being pulled into the grove by Uchiha Gin and lectured for a full ten minutes, Nono walked up to the group of children, pouting with a resentful expression.

"What kind of happy ending is this?"

In your script, even the magical girl Muzan has a happy ending?

"Have you been secretly using your transformation magic again lately to sneak into the 18+ section of the bookstore and browse the books there?"

With a slight headache, Uchiha Gin rubbed his throbbing temples, his face full of helplessness.
"They're just going there to learn things that aren't taught in school."

With her hands behind her back, Nonou looked like an obedient girl, her big, fluffy eyes blinking as she stared at Uchiha Gin, trying to defuse the impending punishment with a glare.
"Boom!"

Unfortunately, Gin Uchiha wasn't fooled by the cuteness trick.
"Hey! What are you doing?"

After receiving a sharp rebuke, Nono covered the large bump on her head, tears welling in her eyes, and let out a cry of "Kun Kun."

Ignoring the tearful little girl, who knows if this little actress is really crying or just pretending?

"As punishment, the agreed-upon reward will be halved."

Uchiha Gin took out the envelope he had just received, counted out a few small bills, and handed them over.

"Well……"

Looking at the banknotes, which were half the amount expected, Nonou pouted.

"Don't think it's too little. You kids can't handle too much money."

Looking at the reluctant Nono, Uchiha Gin gave her a long and earnest lecture.
"I'm already a genin!"

Nono immediately showed the headband around her waist to Uchiha Gin.
"That doesn't contradict the fact that you're a child."

Uchiha Gin shook his head and explained in a serious tone,

Seeing that her gentle approach wasn't working, Nonou's eyes darted around. She leaned close to Uchiha Gin and whispered a threat in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Uncle Yin, you don't want Sister Ban to find out about you beating up pachinko on West Street, do you?"

!!!

"Cough cough cough... But then again, you're at the age where you should be independent, and it's time for you to take some control of the finances."

With a completely different expression, Uchiha Gin nodded solemnly.
At the same time, he pulled out a few more banknotes from the envelope and handed them, along with the previous ones, to Nonou, whose scheme had succeeded.
"what happened?"

Moreover, Nono didn't rush to take it; instead, she smiled and looked directly into Uchiha Gin's somewhat guilty eyes.

"I must not have counted... am I wrong?"

"I think Uncle Yin miscounted."

Did you miscount?
Didn't we agree that the leader's fee would be 10,000 taels?

Uchiha Gin blinked, his gaze flashing over the ten 1000 yen bills in his hand.

That’s right!
"Didn't we agree on 100,000 taels before?"

"Oh~ so it's 100,000... what a load of rubbish!"

The envelope only contained a total of 90,000 taels, so where did the 100,000 come from?

"Ok?"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin wasn't going to cooperate, Nono narrowed her eyes, a faint threat emanating from the slits of her narrowed eyes.

"Oh dear! Look at my memory, I even mixed up one and ten."

Uchiha Gin weighed the pros and cons in his mind for three seconds, and finally chose to compromise, reluctantly handing over the envelope in his hand respectfully.

Please accept this with a smile~

"Thank you, Uncle Yin!"

Happily taking the envelope, Nonou pulled out the banknotes and counted them with practiced ease.
Swish swish swish~
"Why is Nono-neechan so skilled at this?"

Little Mikoto, standing to the side, blinked her big eyes in confusion.
"Once is new, twice is familiar."

After quickly counting the money, Nonou looked up and explained to Mikoto with a smile,
"Uncle Yin, we still need 10,000 taels."

"Do you really have to be so ruthless as to wipe them all out?"

Uchiha Gin gritted his teeth and let out a feeble bark.
"This is to prevent you from going to West Street to find those disreputable women again."

Nonou's little face hardened, and she said in a serious tone,
"I really don't have a single drop left."

He immediately pulled out two pockets, which were even cleaner than his face, to prove his innocence.
"We ran into Sister Board while we were doing the mission. She said she gave you 10,000 taels of silver when she left home this morning."

It turns out she was after his room coins.

"This is my money for food."

Uchiha Gin clutched his wallet, making a final, desperate attempt to save face.

"You're not going home to eat the loving dinner that your sister cooked for you with so much effort?"

good good!
Only at this moment did Gin Uchiha belatedly realize the true identity of the little girl before him.
It turns out that Nono was a spy planted by Senju Itama next to him.

"I never thought that I, Uchiha Gin, could be so mistaken."

Having figured everything out, Uchiha Gin shook his head with a sigh, rummaged in his bag, and finally pulled out the banknote he had looted when he left home.

“Thank you for your patronage!”

Nonou smiled brightly.
mua~
As she accepted the final payment, she pouted and placed a faint stamp on Uchiha Gin's old face to signify the transaction was complete.

"Remember to come home for dinner on time, Uncle Yin~"

"Wow (ω) Nonou-neechan is so bold!"

This scene left Mikoto speechless, her adorable big eyes filled with inexplicable admiration.

"It's getting late, and the kids in the yard are waiting for my snacks. Let's play together again sometime in a custom-made surreal house-and-play bar!"

Having gained both wealth and beauty, Nono patted her bulging pouch at her waist with a smug look on her face, then turned to say goodbye to the little ones.
"Don't!" *5
"Sigh~ What is this? Losing both the wife and the army?"

Watching Nono's carefree figure disappear into the distance, Uchiha Gin wiped the water from his cheeks, his eyes filled with melancholy.
"Grandpa Yin, it's time for us to go home for dinner."

Just as Nono said, the sun was already setting, and it was time for the good children to go home for dinner.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll find you a more reliable team leader next time."

Scratching his head, Uchiha Gin made a promise to the little ones who hadn't yet recovered from being in bed.

"No need, actually Nono-neechan takes good care of us."

Xiao Mikoto shook her head upon hearing this, thought for a moment, and then continued,
"Hmm...just like Mom."

Putting aside the play-acting segment, Nonou was very responsible and patient when doing tasks, always looking out for the others.
But this indirectly made the little ones lower their guard, so much so that they later fell into her house-playing trap.

"Is that so...? Then let's continue tomorrow?"

Seeing that the other children also looked at him with agreement, Uchiha Gin stroked his chin and asked,
"Don't!" *5
Is this what they call saying one thing but meaning another?

"What we mean is, could we postpone it for a day? I'm afraid they'll have nightmares tonight, which will affect their condition tomorrow."

Under the mocking gaze of Uchiha Gin, the eldest Uchiha, Fugaku, stepped forward and explained in a serious tone,
"Who would have nightmares!" Upon hearing this, Rope Tree's eyes widened like saucers.
"The Hyuga are not as fragile as the Uchiha."

With a slightly pale face, Hyuga Hiashi raised his head, his expression one of arrogance.
"In that case, let's take a day off tomorrow, which will be a good opportunity to give you some pointers."

Looking at the children who were putting on a brave face, Uchiha Gin nodded and suggested,

"Okay!"*5
After seeing the kids off, Uchiha Gin touched his empty pouch, his face full of dejection.

"Forget it, let's just consider it a donation to the orphanage."

Gin Uchiha knew Nono U very well; he knew that every penny she earned went to the orphanage.
Even though the orphanage is now well-funded and the children are well-fed and clothed, she still does her best to contribute her modest efforts to the orphanage.

"Ugh~ I really want to play pachinko!"

The thought that his arrogance would prevent him from playing pachinko made Gin Uchiha feel extremely uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, I didn't have any money in my pocket. I couldn't very well go to the store to pawn myself and exchange it for a basket of steel balls, could I?

Sorry, Gin Uchiha scratched his head and decided to go home; if he wandered around any longer, the food would get cold.

"I'm back~"

Stepping into the house, a rich aroma of food wafted towards him. Uchiha Gin sniffed, a faint look of relief on his face.
Thankfully, we're home now, and all the dishes are his favorites.

"Why are you back so early? Why didn't Nono come with you?"

Senju Itama, still busy in the kitchen, peeked out and, seeing only Uchiha Gin, pouted in disappointment.

She really likes Nono, this well-behaved child.

"She said she was going to share snacks with everyone in the courtyard, so she left first."

Uchiha Gin sat down at the dining table, his mouth watering at the sight of the delicious food before him.
"Why are you making so much delicious food today? Is it some special occasion?"

"It's not a special day."

Senju Itama, who had just walked over, shook his head with a puzzled look and placed the signature sweet and sour fish in the very center of the table.

"I just felt that you must have had a hard day taking care of the kids."

"Uh?"

I?
Taking care of children?
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gin paused slightly, his chopsticks, which he was about to use to steal a bite, hanging suspended in mid-air.
"Still pretending. Nono told me that you spent the whole day playing ninja games with them."

Seeing the bewildered look on Uchiha Gin's face, Senju Itama laughed and knocked away the chopsticks he was stealing.
"That's what she told you?"

Uchiha Gin's expression turned strange.
She also said that you would definitely be home for dinner on time tonight.

I've been set up.

Gin Uchiha glanced at the smiling Itama Senju before him, then at the steaming food on the table, and only then did he belatedly realize what was going on.

It turns out that everything was a scheme set up by Nono to get him home sooner.

"call……"

As expected of the wandering priestess from the original timeline, she already possesses such a meticulous mind at such a young age.
Where's Xiaoguang?

After sighing, Uchiha Gin looked at the empty sofa in confusion. Hikaru usually lounged there, so where was he now?

"That guy on the moon is here."

At this point, Senju Itama's expression visibly turned sour.

"Tsukihime has arrived?"

Uchiha Gin glanced up at the calendar.
Sure enough, today was the day she and Xiaoguang had agreed upon.
"Then let's not wait for them, let's start eating!"

It's not that Uchiha Gin is heartless; based on past experience, the two women will most likely spar amicably for a day and a night.
He couldn't just stand by and watch the food in the restaurant get cold, could he?
"Eat, eat."

"I'm starting~"

the other side,
The intelligence team that detected the unknown epicenter immediately relayed the disaster warning they had gathered to the Hokage's office.
"Lord Hokage, a violent earthquake has occurred in an area 300 kilometers east of Konoha. Residents in the vicinity have all felt the strong tremors."

"Earthquake? How long did it last?"

"About three minutes."

The intelligence officer replied truthfully.

"If there are no casualties, then we don't need to worry about it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, busy settling accounts and distributing the compensation to Iwagakure, had no time for such trivial matters. Without even looking up, he waved to the intelligence personnel below the stage.
"Although there were no casualties, according to past data, this earthquake follows a clear pattern, occurring roughly every two months..."

The intelligence officer, holding a table of earthquake monitoring data from recent years, earnestly explained to Hiruzen Sarutobi,
"Are you being too sensitive?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head, a faint hint of impatience appearing on his face.
Earthquakes aren't like menstruation; they don't follow any set pattern.

"Go down."

"Yes."

The intelligence officer lowered his hands helplessly and silently withdrew from the Hokage's office.
"Phew... Am I being too sensitive?"

After glancing at the earthquake monitoring data in his hand, the intelligence officer fell into a state of self-doubt.
at the same time,

After the first round of battle on the ground between Uchiha Hikaru and Otsutsuki Tsukihime, the second round of aerial combat began.
Tsukihime, having entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, wielded her flight abilities with unparalleled skill.

"Wow~"

While speeding through the air, it could continuously hurl blue light bullets at the crimson Susanoo fighter jets that were hot on its heels.
"Boom!"

"hateful!"

Standing in the cockpit of the Susanoo 6th Generation, Uchiha Hikaru gritted his teeth, his scarlet eyes fixed on the Otsutsuki Tsukihime who was flying up and down in front of him.

"Go on, keep fighting if you dare!"

"Then you should admit defeat first, and then we'll start the third round."

Princess Tsukihime turned around, her blue and white eyes filled with smugness.
The two girls' first battle was a battle of giants, but unfortunately, her rock giant was just too clumsy.
In less than three minutes, he was chopped into mincemeat by Uchiha Hikaru's machete.
Although somewhat disappointed, Tsukihime was not discouraged. Instead, she rallied her spirits and gained a significant advantage from the start in the second round of aerial combat, utterly defeating the previously smug Uchiha Hikaru.

"Admit defeat? The word 'admit defeat' doesn't exist in my dictionary, Uchiha Hikari's dictionary."

Mockingly, Uchiha Hikaru's eyes narrowed, and a torrent of powerful ocular energy poured out.

"Faster!"

As if responding to its master's command, the Susanoo beneath its feet blazed with crimson light, its already streamlined wings folded inward once more, and its rounded fuselage began to compress until the entire shape became flatter before coming to a stop.

[Susanoo - 6th Generation - 50]

"This is?"

Looking at the Susanoo in its completely new form, Uchiha Hikaru was filled with astonishment.
Ah Yin wasn't lying to her; Susanoo really could evolve according to its master's will.
"Buzz!"

Before she could examine the details closely, a trail of flame with Mach rings shot out.

"Nani?"

While Tsukihime was still happily tossing light bullets, she suddenly felt herself enveloped by a shadow.
She looked up in confusion, her blue and white eyes widening in astonishment.

"Hey! If you had this, you should have brought it out sooner!" (End of Chapter)