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

Hua Lai Tu's fried chicken is not only crispy and delicious on the outside, but also tender and juicy on the inside. Besides the original flavor, it offers a variety of other flavors for customers to choose from, making it the best-selling food in Konoha recently.
"what?"

No child can resist the temptation of fried chicken, not even the self-disciplined Mikoto. When she heard that Fugaku had made the decision for her without her consent, she pouted and puffed out her cheeks in anger.

"I want to eat fried chicken!"

"Nonoyu works in Hualai Village."

Upon hearing the name Nonou, Mikoto's face paled, and her tone shifted.
"But ramen isn't out either; she's been working on her figure lately."

The other kids immediately nodded in agreement, it seems the surreal house-playing game had a strong aftereffect and they needed some time to process it.

"Wait for me ten minutes."

Having decided to eat ramen after the exam, Nawaki confidently gave a thumbs-up and boasted in front of everyone,

"I'll add ten servings of char siu and naruto rolls then!"

"What exactly did you teach this brat?"

Seeing the arrogant attitude of Nawaki, Senju Hisa raised her eyebrows and turned to ask Uchiha Gin beside her.
"You do not know?"

Uchiha Gin asked in surprise,

Doesn't Rope Tree practice at home?

“I’ve been a bit busy lately and haven’t had time to keep an eye on him.”

Senju Hisami shook her head, and Uchiha Gin then noticed the weariness that had inadvertently crept into her eyes.
"just came back?"

"Yes, I was in the Land of Rain half an hour ago."

With the war just ended and the ninja world enjoying a rare period of truce, peace has spurred economic development, leading to a surge in missions.
Konoha must widen the gap between itself and the other major ninja villages as much as possible before they can catch their breath.

As the village's tailed beast rider, Senju Hisama naturally becomes a mission-harvesting machine, plundering resources from the mission pool. He practically flies thousands of miles away to complete missions the moment he opens his eyes each day.
"Then you definitely will."

Seeing the complex expression on Uchiha Gin's face, Senju Hishima felt a touch of emotion, and the tension on her face eased considerably.
"It's not hard, it's what I should do."

"It must be very profitable!"

Uchiha Gin didn't care how hard this white-haired guy worked; he only cared about whether Senju Hisami earned enough money to make his fortune.
"what?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his large hand towards the bewildered Senju Hisama.

You still haven't settled the surgery fees you owe me!

"."

You inherently evil Uchiha Denki, give me back my gratitude!
"Rope Tree, let's get started quickly, I still have some tasks to do later."

Ignoring Uchiha Gin who came to collect a debt, Senju Hisami expressionlessly walked past him and stood before Nawaki, who looked hesitant. Her ruby-like eyes were full of scrutiny.
"You should know my rules. If you try to fool me with some trashy ninjutsu, you'll be in for a world of hurt."

Feeling awkward, Uchiha Gin shrugged and withdrew his empty hand.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Are all white-haired people this shameless?"

"It's not about the white fur."

Tsukihime turned her head and spoke up for the white-haired man in a cool tone.
"Then it must be Senju's fault. Senju's skin is as thick as his health bar!"

"I don't really agree."

Hearing that her surname was being unfairly maligned, Senju Itama was the first to be unhappy. If she were shameless, she would already be holding a little curly-haired boy in her arms.
"It's not white-haired, nor is it a thousand-handed creature, so it can't be because of the eyes, right?"

Uchiha Gin curled his lip. Senju Hishima's characteristics were limited to a few; aside from her white hair and the Senju hand shape, only her red eyes remained.

"It's not impossible."

Unexpectedly, this guess garnered widespread agreement. Senju Itama exchanged a serious glance with Tsukihime beside him, then nodded emphatically.
"Isn't there just one shameless guy with red eyes right here?"

"Ah! Xiaoguang, she's slandering us!"

Upon hearing this, a guilty-looking Uchiha Gin immediately jumped up and down, trying to drag Hikaru, who also had red eyes, into condemning this seemingly well-founded slander.

Uchiha Hikaru, who was called upon, didn't seem to care. Instead, he looked at Uchiha Gin, whose face was full of resentment, with a hint of a smile in his narrowed eyes.
“Ah Yin, generally speaking, the person who gets hit by the object screams the loudest.”

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On the other side, undeterred by Senju Hisama's scrutinizing gaze, Nawaki resolutely raised her small hand.
"Auntie! Look closely, this is the A-rank ninjutsu I've mastered after a week of hard work."

Memories of being transformed into a blender resurfaced in his mind. Nawaki gritted his teeth, frantically squeezing every last drop of chakra from Ti's body.

He only had one chance; he had to prove the value of his training techniques to Senju Hisama, who was the examiner.
hum! ——

As he poured all the chakra from the cards into his palm, the intense wind suddenly solidified.

"Get the kidneys and liver!"

"Buzzing—"

The converging wind, spiraling in formation, transformed into a chakra sphere in the next second. The azure sphere wasn't as noisy as expected; only a barely perceptible humming sound rose and fell.
Senju Hisama's eyes narrowed slightly, a look of astonishment flashing across her face.

It was indeed a ninjutsu she had never seen before, but for some reason, she felt as if she had seen a similar technique somewhere before.
"Tailed Beast Ball".

Just as she frowned in thought, a shrill voice rang in her mind, and two nine-tailed beasts lay in a row, their huge beastly eyes filled with the same astonishment as Senju Hisama.
"Tailed beast jade?"

After Kurama's reminder, Senju Hisama finally realized that the operating pattern of the azure chakra ball held by Nawaki was indeed somewhat similar to that of a Tailed Beast Ball.
"It's not a Tailed Beast Ball, it's a Rasengan!"

Thinking his aunt was speaking to him, Nawaki earnestly corrected her, raising the Rasengan in front of Senju Hisama as he spoke.

"Auntie, why don't you take another look?"

"no need."

Senju Hisa, regaining her senses, wore a complicated expression. After shaking her head, she pointed to the targets used in the training ground nearby.
"Let me check its power."

"okay!"

Rope Tree, with a bouncy gait, took a leap, pushed off with his feet, and charged towards the motionless target, Rasengan in hand.

"boom!"

The sturdy target is no match for the Rasengan; it shatters upon contact and turns to dust in the blink of an eye.
However, the momentum of the ball in Rope Tree's hand did not diminish, and it hit the huge rock protruding behind the target.
"Buzz!"

A low whistle sounded, and the rock didn't hold out for long. A few seconds later, it followed in the footsteps of the target, shattered by the Rasengan.

"Snapped!"

Because of his young age, Nawaki couldn't perfectly control the chakra ball in his hand. He was sent flying by the recoil from the exploding rocks and crashed heavily onto the lawn in front of Senju Hisama.

"Hoo hoo... hoo... Auntie, did I pass?"

With a disheveled face, Nawaki raised his head and gave a goofy smile to Senju Hisama, who had a complicated expression behind him.
"Although it is still very immature, this technique is indeed worthy of being classified as an A-rank offensive ninjutsu."

Senju Hisa nodded slightly, unusually refraining from favoritism or abuse of power.
"You passed, just be careful next time, don't use too much force."

While feeling sorry for his grandson whose palms were torn and bleeding, he was also genuinely happy for Nawaki, who had mastered an A-rank ninjutsu.
"Oh yeah!"

Hearing the results of the assessment, Rope Tree breathed a sigh of relief. Despite his aching body, he gave a big thumbs-up to his nervous friends not far away.
"Great!"

Mikoto and the others immediately cried out excitedly and rushed to the fallen Nawaki, working together to help him up.

"Mikoto, wasn't that move cool?"

Barely able to stand, Nawaki, supported by Hizashi, flashed what he thought was a cool smile at his goddess.
"Rope Tree, you did a great job!"

Kind-hearted Mikoto is able to take care of everyone's feelings, and immediately provided Nawaki with considerable emotional support.
"Hmph~ Not even as good as one of my Chidori."

Fugaku snorted coldly, his mockery tinged with lingering worry. "But you've got what you deserve. I keep my word; there'll be plenty of ramen later."

Rope Tree made a group of good friends.

Watching her grandson mingling with children his own age, Senju Hisa nodded slightly. Then it was time to settle scores with someone.
"Hey, Curly, how could you teach Rope Tree such a dangerous technique?"

"what?"

Seeing Senju Hisama suddenly confront him, Uchiha Gin was momentarily bewildered.

Didn't you set the rules?

"That technique's potential is clearly higher than A-rank, right?"

Noticing the question in Uchiha Gin's eyes, Senju Hisami frowned and questioned her again.
"Did you see it?"

Don't you even know who I am?

If she can't even see this basic thing, then her knowledge is no better than what's in a dog's head.
"I almost forgot, sorry, sorry~"

Uchiha Gin scratched his head with a look of sudden realization, saying sorry, but his tone carried no real remorse, making Senju Hisami's teeth itch with envy.

"The Rasengan is indeed an A-rank technique, but it is also an incomplete S-rank ninjutsu."

As we all know, in terms of the sheer power of simply making the dumpling, it can only be ranked A-level, but it has a variety of derivative techniques that make up for it.

For example, its power is even greater than that of the Rasengan.
Added wind attribute transformation S-rank Spiral Shuriken

And various magical dumpling sets, each more powerful than the last.

"You really don't treat Rope Tree like an outsider."

After hearing Uchiha Gin's explanation, Senju Hisama, unusually, didn't grumble. Instead, she said with a strange expression,

This is a ninjutsu with great potential. Is this curly-haired guy just teaching it out of spontaneity, or is he doing it for some other purpose?
“I watched Rope Tree grow up, he’s like my own grandson.”

Unaware of the white-haired man's unfounded suspicions, Uchiha Gin remained nonchalant, as if he hadn't taught her an A-rank ninjutsu, but rather a shadow clone technique known as "Ichijou on the side of the road."
"Anyway, thank you in advance, but if I find out again that you're teaching Rope Tree any nonsense, I'll still be very rude to you."

One thing at a time. It's true the Rasengan was taught by Uchiha Gin, but that disgusting bloodline limit was also taught by this curly-haired guy. Even if he redeems himself this time,
"Then you must keep your promise and let Rope Tree continue to cultivate Mud Escape."

Nawaki has worked so hard for so long just to reclaim his right to train in the Pad Release technique. Uchiha Gin doesn't want such a promising bloodline to simply fade into oblivion.

Do I look like the kind of person who doesn't keep their word?

Senju Hisa frowned, her pretty face filled with displeasure.

"My surgery fee."

Uchiha Gin reached out again, demanding his hard-earned money back from the despicable deadbeat.

"I always judge people, not things. Goodbye, I have an urgent mission to complete in the Snow Country. See you at the New Year!"

"what?"

Watching Senju Hisama vanish in a flash of blue light, Uchiha Gin's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, remaining motionless for a full ten seconds.

How can people be so shameless?

How dare she?
I have enough dirt on her to last a lifetime!

"Phew, I guess I'm just too kind-hearted."

With a long sigh of relief, Uchiha Gin shook his head and withdrew his large hand.
Fine, he'd written down every debt in his little notebook. This white-haired girl seemed like she could make a living; he figured he'd get all the money back from her, principal and interest, one day.

"Who exactly is she?"

After Senju Hisama ran away, Tsukihime, seemingly casually, asked Uchiha Gin a question, her white eyes burning with a gossip-like glint.
"Her? A despicable deadbeat who owes me a lot of money."

Uchiha Gin pouted helplessly, his tone full of dejection.
“That’s not what I’m asking. What I mean is, who exactly is she?”

Tsukihime emphasized the pronunciation of the word "person."

"Uh, why are you asking that? Isn't she obviously a woman?"

Feigning confusion, Uchiha Gin made an exaggerated S-shaped gesture and frowned, asking in return,
"Women, huh?"

The naive Moon People were successfully fooled by Uchiha Gin's superb acting skills. After blinking their big eyes, they put this unimportant question out of their minds.
As a homebody, Tsukihime is actually quite averse to trouble, otherwise she wouldn't have left political affairs to Biro.

"Grandpa Gin, let's go eat ramen together!"

Just then, the group of kids found Uchiha Gin and the others in a large procession. Nawaki, standing in the center, extended a joyful invitation.

"Since you're so kind, it would be rather impolite of us to refuse."

Touching his somewhat shrunken belly, Uchiha Gin nodded and made a decision for the three women behind him.

"Let's go, ramen is lunch today!"

Senju Itama and Uchiha Hikari had no objections; they hadn't eaten out recently and wanted to try something different.

"Ramen? Do you have it with fries?"

Tsukihime raised a question, and Uchiha Gin scratched his head, offering a solution that satisfied both sides.

"No, but I can order you takeout."

So, groups of all sizes arrived in front of the bustling Ichiraku Ramen restaurant.
The enticing aroma wafting from inside made everyone's mouths water.

“Welcome~”

As they lifted the curtain, they were greeted by a gentle woman. Upon seeing that it was Uchiha Gin, her professional smile broadened even further.
"It's Gintoki. Long time no see."

"Long time no see, are there any seats available?"

The woman was the proprietress, and also the legendary mother of Ichiraku Otsutsuki.

"Yes, you must have it, Gintoki, even if others don't!"

The owner, who was busy downstairs, turned around upon hearing this, skillfully stirring the soup pot while smiling and greeting Uchiha Gin.

"Then I'll trouble you. There are nine in total."

At the proprietress's arrangement, the group sat at a table in a corner of the noodle shop. After ordering, the steaming hot noodles were quickly served.
"I'm starting!"*5
The little ones couldn't wait to break open their chopsticks and start eating heartily.

"That's my char siu, you idiot Rope Tree!"

"How stingy! Fine, I'll give you my chikuwa then."

"Brother, are you sure you want to add so much chili?"

"Hizashi, trust me, all seasoned ninjas add this."

"I think it's delicious, ramen is just as good as fried chicken!"

Looking at the boisterous little ones, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but reminisce about the wonderful times he spent teaching young Tsunade and the others.
Unfortunately, time flies, and Orochimaru has grown into Orochimaru. His personality isn't as interesting as it was when he was a child.

"Ah~"

With a sigh, a seductive figure lifted the curtain and entered.

It was an unfamiliar person with long, straight black hair. After looking around the store, the person walked straight towards Uchiha Gin's table.
Looking at the alluring, slender waist of the long, straight black-haired woman as she walked, Uchiha Gin's eyes narrowed.
She's his type!
"Excuse me."

The unfamiliar woman standing by the table, with her long, straight black hair, parted her lips slightly, her soft voice carrying a subtle, almost imperceptible magnetism.
"I am Uchiha Gin, thirty years old, single, and available to flirt anytime!" (End of Chapter)