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

"Training dummy experience points +1".

"Training dummy experience points +1".

With one hand holding up his pants and the other restraining the scheming Uchiha An, Gin raised an eyebrow in surprise upon hearing the notification sound in his ear.
Did you really master it?

The training mannequin's miraculous effects were indeed terrifying; Uchiha Gin couldn't help but wonder what new abilities the upgraded mannequin would awaken.
Ideally, we could improve the strength of the holder.

"A-Gin~"

Taking advantage of Uchiha Gin's momentary lapse in concentration, Uchiha seized the opportunity to break free from the large hand's grasp, lunging forward to attack.
boom!
The next moment, the tightly closed door collapsed with a crash, and Senju Itama's excited voice rang out.

"Curly-haired baboon!"

Despite her exhaustion, the girl was overjoyed with excitement; she wanted to share the news with Uchiha Gin immediately.
"I succeeded!"

"Tsk!"

Seeing someone trying to cause trouble, Uchiha clicked her tongue inwardly, her pretty face filled with displeasure.

"A-Yin, let's have one-on-one lessons again next time~"

She turned and winked at Uchiha Gin, her hidden personality, known as Darkness, returning to the depths of her consciousness.

Hikaru Uchiha, who had seamlessly returned, smiled helplessly at Gin Uchiha.
"I'm sorry, Ah Yin, I'll discipline her properly when I get down."

"It's okay. I'm used to it."

Gin Uchiha, clutching his aching back, wasn't angry; this wasn't the first or second time Anzu had pulled this stunt.

Born from the negative emotions of Uchiha Hikaru, An is not inherently bad; she's just a bit possessive.
It belongs to the type that looks the coldest but tastes the most intense.

Seeing the two men in disheveled state, Senju Itama felt a pang of jealousy. Suppressing her pent-up resentment, she ran to Uchiha Gin, hands on her hips with a smug grin.
"Hey~ Curly-haired baboon, are you even listening to me?!"

"I heard it."

Uchiha Gin nodded perfunctorily while fastening his belt, making Senju Itama furious, wishing he could execute the curly-haired man on the spot.

"I learned it in just one night!"

Senju Itama puffed out his cheeks, clearly dissatisfied with Uchiha Gin's attitude.

"Then you're awesome!"

Left with no other option, Uchiha Gin reached out and patted Senju Itama's head as encouragement.

"Hum~"

Closing his eyes, Senju Itama hummed a few times, thoroughly enjoying himself, before finally revealing a satisfied smile.

"Moon Princess, congratulations."

After rewarding Senju Itama, Uchiha Gin turned to look at the Byakugan girl standing outside the door.
As he spoke, his gaze lingered on the other woman's small, scarred hands, his brow furrowing slightly. He then extended his hand towards Yueji.

"Give me your hand."

With Tsukihime's talent, mastering the Silver-Gold Twin Wheel Reincarnation Explosion is only a matter of time; there's no need for her to train so desperately.

"No need, this is a minor injury, it will heal on its own in a while."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's outstretched hand, Tsukihime instantly understood his meaning and gently shook her head in refusal.
"Nonsense, is this just a minor injury?"

Uchiha Gin strode forward, grabbed Tsukihime's small hand hidden behind her back without a word, and looked at the tiny scratches on her fair and delicate hand. He said with a serious expression,
“How could such a small wound possibly heal on its own?”

The greatest strength of the Silver and Gold Twin Reincarnation Explosion isn't its length, enough to cut a comet, but rather the chakra beads wrapped around its surface.
The rapidly spinning prayer beads possess astonishing destructive power; their annihilation properties are similar to those of the Rasenshuriken, both inflicting molecular-level damage on the target.
If the Silver-Gold Twin Wheel Reincarnation Explosion cannot be precisely controlled, the chakra rosary can easily injure the caster.
Even though Yueji used a reduced-frequency version of the technique during her training, with its power minimized to the extreme, the molecular-level damage was still present. This is why the scars on her small hands had never healed.
"Don't work so hard in the future."

Uchiha Gin lowered his head, gently holding Tsukihime's small hand as he examined it, offering words of tender advice.
"I can."

Feeling the gentle touch from her palm, Tsukihime bit her lip, her white eyes filled with stubbornness.

"You can only do it if I say you can."

Gently stroking the girl's trembling hand, Uchiha Gin took a deep breath, channeling his Yang energy through his hand towards Tsukihime.

"Ah~"

A sudden surge of scorching warmth caught Yueji off guard, causing her to cry out.
"Hang in there, it'll be over soon."

With a serious expression, Uchiha Gin subtly bent forward a few degrees, sticking out his buttocks.

Nourished by the yang energy, which has the power to bring the dead back to life, Yueji's scarred little hands healed at a visible speed. In no time, a pair of delicate, flawless, fair and tender hands returned to her.

"I'm calling you to move around and see if there's anything wrong."

Reluctantly, Uchiha Gin released his grip and nodded to Tsukihime, who also wore a regretful expression.
After flipping and moving her hands, which had returned to normal, Tsukihime felt no discomfort and nodded in reply.

"Thank you."

Senju Itama, standing to the side, pouted with a hint of jealousy. He glanced down at his dirty little jailer, who was covered in grime from practicing the Painful Heaven Kick, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"I'm injured too! Curly-haired baboon~"

"You're injured too? Let me make it clear beforehand, I can't cure your brain."

Uchiha Gin looked at Senju Itama with suspicion, noticing that although he seemed tired, his voice was still full of energy. This guy didn't look like an injured person at all.
"Look! My feet!"

Lifting her dusty little feet, Senju Itama feigned pain and said...
"It looks like it has a fracture."

Seeing that Senju Itama's acting was even worse than his own, Uchiha Gin narrowed his eyes and directly grabbed the other's prison guard.

"Boom!"

Before Senju Itama's cheeks could flush, Uchiha Gin, his face expressionless, had already used both hands to perform a simple bone-setting procedure on her.

"what!!!"

A piercing scream rang out instantly. Senju Itama clutched her swollen, red foot and rolled around on the ground, her whole body as red as a boiled shrimp.

"You curly-haired baboon, you bastard!"

"Sorry, I think I went in the wrong direction. Let me try again."

Uchiha Gin nodded to himself, saying he was about to do another correction, which startled Senju Itama so much that he jumped up and dashed out the door.
"Don't come here!"

"Your foot is broken!"

"I'm all better! I'm all better! I can even jog now!"

Seeing the devilish smile on Uchiha Gin's face, the trembling Senju Itama dared not put his little foot in the other's hand any longer, and immediately shook his black and white head like a rattle drum.
"Humph~"

"woooooo"

Seeing such a "heartwarming" scene, a faint look of envy flashed in Tsukihime's eyes as she silently watched the two interact closely. She also wished she could be like Senju Itama, able to joke around with Uchiha Gin at will, just like a family.

"How's that dummy doing, Tsukihime?"

Gin Uchiha glanced at the somewhat lost-in-thought Byakugan girl beside him, then abandoned the plan to discipline Senju Itama and instead inquired about the training dummy's experience.
"Not bad. What material was that dummy made of? It actually withstood my Silver-Gold Twin Wheels Reincarnation Explosion?"

Speaking of the mannequin in the backyard, Tsukihime nodded solemnly, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"This is a thing from outer space, unique in the world."

After casually giving an example of a source, Uchiha Gin continued to inquire, saying he needed to conduct some product research.
"Do you have any other feelings, for example?"

Unable to find a way to describe it, Uchiha Gin hesitated, looking conflicted.
Feedback?

Tsukihime frowned thoughtfully, then replied.
"Did you feel it too?"

Senju Itama, who was hiding outside the door, suddenly interjected, his face full of surprise.

"I thought it was just my imagination~"

Being rather oblivious, she initially mistook the feedback from the training dummies regarding the level of proficiency for her own illusions.

"Could that dummy not just be a simple target?"

Upon hearing this, Tsukihime nodded, then turned her questioning gaze to Uchiha Gin in front of her.

"That's right, that dummy is a newly developed cultivation tool that can accelerate the cultivation process and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Without intending to hide anything from the girls, Uchiha Gin directly revealed the dummy's effects. Tsukihime and Senju Itama looked enlightened after hearing this.
"So this is ah."

Senju Itama pursed his lips, his joy at successfully completing his training vanishing instantly.

What kind of skill is it to cheat?
"I never thought I'd have to resort to tricks."

Upon learning the truth, Tsukihime lowered her proud head, her white eyes filled with deep resentment. As the pinnacle of the Otsutsuki clan, she could not tolerate her own opportunistic actions.
"You two, don't get all emo just yet~"

Seeing the two women's less-than-optimistic expressions, Uchiha Gin quickly offered words of comfort.

"That dummy was just to shorten your training time, allowing you to master the new abilities you would have already acquired."

Uchiha Gin is right. The premise of gaining proficiency on a dummy is that you would master a new skill even without using the dummy.
If the dummy determines that you cannot learn the skill, it will not give you any feedback on your proficiency level.
This was the conclusion he drew from his experiments on Nawaki and Fugaku.
During the two children's training, Uchiha Gin had a sudden inspiration and taught Nawaki the Chidori hand seals, asking him to try using the Chidori, which had no power whatsoever, to attack a dummy.
After several rounds of attacks, Nawaki showed no sign of awakening any Lightning Release chakra. His hand, which had been striking the dummy, swelled up like a pig's trotter, bringing tears to his eyes from the pain.

Therefore, it's clear that Nawaki is destined to never use Chidori in his life; he should just stick to making his dumplings.

"Is what you said true?"

"Why would I lie to you? Do you really think you can't learn the new secret technique?"

Seeing the two women's suspicious expressions, Uchiha Gin smiled and asked in return,
"That's true~"

Senju Itama nodded, looking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Boom~!

"You're getting cocky just because I called you fat! Hurry up and prepare breakfast!"

Reaching out, he tapped Senju Itama's smug little head. Uchiha Gin, who had worked all night, rubbed his rumbling stomach and urged him on.

"Okay~"

Before long, a sumptuous breakfast was laid out on the table.

As Tsukihime sat down, she looked at the golden fries and couldn't help but cast a grateful glance at her new ally.
"Girls, don't be shy~"

Wearing an apron, Senju Itama waved her hand, revealing that the two women's relationship had deepened during last night's training, evolving from ordinary friends to bosom buddies.
"After dinner, anyone who's free can come with me to see a show."

Chewing heartily on the fragrant fried dough sticks, Uchiha Gin glanced at the watch on the wall and casually remarked,
Going to the theater?

The three women simultaneously showed curious expressions. Which theater is open so early in the morning?
"Wait a minute, the show you're looking for isn't about Fugaku Kazuya."

Senju Itama blinked his big eyes, and suddenly the image of Nawaki's憨厚 (honest and simple) little face popped into his mind.
"Where did you know that? Oh~ Misaka told you, didn't she?"

Surprisingly, it was Senju Itama who reacted first. Uchiha Gin blinked, then remembered Mikoto, who had been frequently visiting his house asking for candy lately.

"Uh, that's right, she told me when I was giving Mikoto candy."

Senju Itama dared not reveal that she learned of this from Senju Momoka when she returned to her parents' home, for that would expose her ancestral origins.
Compared to the Senju clan, with whom she had only lived for five years, Uchiha Gin's Daigos felt more like her true home.
If Uchiha Gin were to send her back, wouldn't she never be able to return to the home she had lived in for decades?

Gin Uchiha, who hadn't paid any special attention to Itama Senju's micro-expressions, readily believed the other's explanation.
After nodding, he turned to the curious Uchiha Hikari and Tsukihime and began to tell them about his bet with Senju Hisama.

"That sounds interesting. I haven't been in the sun lately, so I'll treat it as a way to get calcium."

Uchiha Hikaru, who had been staying home for a long time, was the first to speak up. Since he was just idling around anyway, he figured he might as well go out for a stroll with Gintoki.

"I'll pass, but appearing in public like this would probably cause you trouble, wouldn't it?"

Tsukihime actually wanted to go, mainly because she would have Uchiha Gin to accompany her, but when she thought about her unregistered status and didn't want to cause trouble, she regretfully shook her head.

"It's okay, go if you want, everyone's an acquaintance."

Uchiha Gin didn't care. Although Senju Hisami was suspicious, he held her biggest weakness in his hands.

If you dare ask one more question
hum~
I'll make sure she's utterly disgraced!
"Then I'll trouble you. Do you need me to disguise myself?"

Tsukihime pointed to her eyes; this feature was far too obvious in Konoha, making her rather conspicuous.
Previously, when she went to Hualai Tu to eat fries, she always made a point of concealing herself, minimizing her presence, and trying not to attract attention.

"No need, just come with me. You can be very natural and confident."

After the meal, led by Uchiha Gin, the group of four arrived at the agreed location in a grand procession.

From afar, he spotted several familiar figures and lazily raised his hand to greet them.

"Yo~"

"Hello, Grandpa Yin!"

Having been waiting there for quite some time was none other than Mikoto, who loves to gossip.
And the Hyuga brothers, who are always by his side.
"Hello, Grandpa Yin." *2
The Hyuga brothers stepped forward and bowed politely. The first thing they noticed when they looked up was the strange woman following behind Uchiha Gin.

Before the curiosity in his white eyes could even surface, it was replaced by deep astonishment.

She was a strikingly beautiful woman with disdainful eyes, radiating an aura of icy intimidation that kept strangers at bay.
But that's not the point.
"Who are you? We've never seen you before."

The Hyuga brothers would swear on their Byakugan that the aloof Byakugan-wielding woman behind Gin Uchiha was definitely not one of their clansmen, at least not from Konoha.
"Nice eyes."

Tsukihime, not angered by the two Hyuga toddlers staring intently at her, instead observed the brothers' eyes with great interest.

The purity is pretty good; if you were to take it to the moon, it would be qualified to clean toilets.

"It's normal that you don't recognize her. She's your distant great-aunt, and she even held your dad when he was little~" (End of Chapter)