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

"Curly-haired baboon, you certainly have a unique birth."

On the way home, Senju Itama, who had been silently following behind Uchiha Gin, finally couldn't hold back his thoughts and spoke with a complex expression.

"what?"

Uchiha Gin turned his head, his usually nonchalant face filled with confusion.
"I kindly treated you to noodles, why are you swearing at me?"

"Fugaku is your own nephew, how could you betray him like this?"

Even Senju Itama, who wasn't envious, couldn't stand Uchiha Gin's actions.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly betray Fugaku?"

With a slight pursing of his lips, Uchiha Gin continued to explain.
"I'm helping him. Do you know how bad the environment will be in the future? If he doesn't build up his network now, how will he survive in Konoha?"

If things continue this way, Tsunade and the others are definitely going to be high-ranking figures in the village in the future. Building good relationships with them would be entirely beneficial to Fugaku.
"You're just spouting nonsense. How could you possibly know what will happen in the future?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin arguing unreasonably, Senju Itama pouted angrily.

"You know what, I actually know."

With a strange look in his eyes, Gin Uchiha touched his chin and suddenly blurted out something, but to the three women behind him, it sounded like bragging.
The group, used to his flirtatious nature, shook their heads upon hearing this and didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, they started talking about shopping after dinner.

"A-Gin, you go home by yourself. We'll take Tsukihime for a stroll in the shopping district."

"Go, go, go~"

Watching the three women's retreating figures, Uchiha Gin scratched his head, wondering if he should go to the entertainment district and have a pachinko session. His hands were itching lately, and he needed to vent.
"Forget all that, just fight!"

With my wives away, I'm having a blast playing marbles!

"Today's a great day to climb the ranks!"

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Gin hummed an unknown tune and strode arrogantly toward his usual pachinko parlor.

At the same time, in a dark alley not far away, two pairs of cold, scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.

"Have they all finally left?"

"Yes, now he's all alone."

"It's time to act."

Strangely, although only two pairs of eyes were clearly visible, three distinct voices emanated from the darkness.

Unaware that he had become a target for some people, Uchiha Gin was still happily fantasizing about winning a fortune playing pinball and then going on a big spending spree in West Street.
Before he could take two steps, he bumped into three familiar figures.
"Grandpa Silver!"

"Yo~ It's Nonou, are you off work yet?"

Hearing the familiar, clear child's voice, Uchiha Gin smiled and raised his hand to greet Nonou, one of the three people in front of him.
"Because I have other tasks to do today, I have to ask for leave from Hualai."

Nonou pouted, looking rather downcast.

That makes sense, though. The hourly wage for Hualai Tu's part-time job isn't much different from what a genin earns by working themselves to the bone doing D-rank missions.

Moreover, it's safer and more secure, and they can even sneak snacks from the kitchen back to the orphanage.
The thought of losing money and indirectly losing a large bag of free fried chicken and fries because of taking leave made Nonoyu furious. She immediately glared fiercely at her two teammates beside her.

"If it weren't for helping those two good-for-nothings..."

"Nonou, we're teammates, you don't have to insult me ​​like that to my face, do you?"

One of the boys, who had rather delicate features, sighed helplessly upon hearing this.
Judging from his fine attire, he was definitely a scion of a wealthy and influential family.

"So Xiao Che means it's okay to curse behind someone's back?"

The last child to interrupt had a head that looked just like a potato, and his mischievous, cheeky manner made you want to punch him.

He was seen clinging to the back of the handsome boy named Xiao Che, muttering softly.

"Xiao Che is a pretentious arrogance who secretly sent a little heart to the cute streamer P~"

"You can't do it behind my back! And Shin-chan, how did you know I sent little hearts to CuteP?"

"Because I secretly linked our accounts as a couple, I can see your viewing history and tipping history~"

"what!!!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Che's expression changed drastically. With lightning speed, he pulled the blue phone he was using to watch the live stream from his backpack and smashed it to the ground.

Snapped!
"Huhu. Huh."

Surely we won't be exposed now, right?

The handsome young man, Xiao Che, wiped away his sweat, a relieved expression on his face.
Shinnosuke, with his potato-shaped haircut, squatted down, looking regretfully at his phone shattered into eight pieces.
"Oh? What a pity! Such an expensive phone, dropped so easily. No wonder he's the son of the Hokage! Unlike me, I begged my mom for so long and she still wouldn't buy me one!"

"Heh, Shinnosuke, you can't... uh? Wait, what did you say? You don't have a cell phone?"

"Yes."

"What about the couple's space you just mentioned?"

Hearing Xiao Che's almost distorted voice, he smiled and raised his head, spreading his hands innocently.

"They were just teasing you, but I didn't expect you to act so decisively."

"puff!"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Xiao Che collapsed to the ground, limbs trembling in defeat. His eyes were vacant as he stared at the irreparably damaged phone on the floor, large tears streaming down his face like rain.

"My adorable P"

"Nono, your teammates are as interesting as ever."

Watching the amusing interaction between the two boys, Uchiha Gin withdrew his intrigued gaze and turned to ask Nono, who was pouting and puffing out her cheeks, a question he was about to ask.

"Just two useless cowards who drag the team down."

Gin Uchiha knew both boys. Although he had only interacted with them a handful of times, he was very familiar with their elders.
The handsome boy who was pranked was named Sarutobi Tetsu, the first son of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The reason I'm mentioning the first one is because there's still one unit of bounty measurement yet to be created.
The other little potato-headed brat is no ordinary person either.
Shinnosuke Nohara,
His real name is Shimura Shinnosuke; he is Danzo's little-known biological son.

In Konoha, very few people know Shinnosuke's true identity, but Gin Uchiha is not among them.
During his observation, his slightly scrutinizing gaze lingered, intentionally or unintentionally, on Shinnosuke's protruding buttocks, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.
Did they actually inherit it?

This child has a natural talent for hiding his buttocks, Little Tuantuan has a worthy successor!

"Ono Nou, what kind of mission are you guys planning to go on?"

While pondering, Uchiha Gin habitually reached out and ruffled the little head of Nonou beside him.

"It's a reception task."

Feeling the warmth from the large hand above her head, Nonou squinted her eyes in enjoyment, like an obedient Hakimi.

"Nonou, the mission details are classified!"

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Toru wiped away his tears and quickly spoke up to stop him.

"Xiao Che, you're so rigid!"

Shinnosuke shook his head and stood beside Uchiha Gin, rebuking him with a righteous expression.
"Grandpa Yin's candy was basically wasted!"

“I know, but…” After being teased by Shinnosuke with a raised eyebrow, the usually rule-abiding Sarutobi Toru got caught up in the conflict of the underlying code.
"Hmph! Ignore this guy, Grandpa Gin, we need to go and receive the delegation from Sunagakure."

Oh, so they were there to be part of the bouquet to welcome guests!
Uchiha Gin nodded with a look of sudden realization, a slight smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

Just imagining Nonou with her sour face, holding up flowers and shouting "Welcome!" made Uchiha Gin almost burst out laughing.

"Then I won't bother you any longer, go do your mission!"

He casually pulled out three lollipops and handed them over, then smiled and waved goodbye to the three of them, while his eyes glanced at the eaves of the house nearby.

"Goodbye, Grandpa Gintoki!" *3
"They're both in the village, what is there for that monkey kid to worry about?"

Watching the black-robed Anbu members who had followed the three, Uchiha Gin curled his lip and fiercely criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi for abusing his power for personal gain.

"Huh? What's this other group of ANBU?"

However, another group of black-robed ANBU members following closely behind puzzled Uchiha Gin. He frowned and took a closer look, and to his surprise, he spotted a familiar girl named Konan among them.
"That is... Hiruko?"

He blinked in confusion. He remembered that Hiruko's strength wasn't that great; let alone joining the Anbu, even becoming a Jonin would be difficult.

"Oh!"

However, when Uchiha Gin remembered the identity of the other child in the three-person team, a look of realization immediately appeared on his face.

Even Xiao Nanniang is being recruited; the root region is truly short-staffed.
"The Sands Mission, huh. I wonder if they're acquaintances."

In the past, delegations from Sunagakure were always led by Ebizo.

But the last time they met, this guy kept complaining about his son, saying he was too young to be studying properly and was already dating before even graduating.
He has to keep a close eye on things, otherwise his son might bring home a grandson one day, so it's highly likely that Ebizo isn't leading the team this time.

"Let's go check it out later."

Although Uchiha Gin was curious, he knew what was important. He figured the delegation must have serious business to attend to, so he decided not to bother them.
Beating up pachinko is the most important thing!

He swayed and shook his head as he skillfully navigated the narrow, dark alleyways leading to the pachinko parlor. The alleys were deserted, but danger was lurking beneath the surface.

"action!"

With a barely audible command, three figures who had been lying in wait launched a premeditated attack, approaching Uchiha Gintoki from the left, right, and top.

"Ok?"

Feeling himself being locked onto by three auras, Uchiha Gin frowned, his eyes instinctively turning crimson, and a familiar notification sound echoed in his mind.

"Host detected to be in combat; Heart Steel Chest begins to accumulate."

Which kid is so blind as to try to knock him out? Believe me or not, he'll be going to your parents for compensation later.

Uchiha Gin curled his lip in disdain.

Are you ready to experience the ultimate humiliation?
But just before the three tomoe appeared in the dead fish's eyes, the cold expression on his face suddenly froze, then turned strange.
This aura is
"Ah~ha!"

Before he could speak, the figure above him had already gleefully hoisted the sack over his head, his long black hair flying in the wind, his wicked and arrogant face filled with the satisfaction of avenging a great grudge.
"Tsk~"

Uchiha Gin clicked his tongue in dismay, lamenting his family's misfortune, when figures attacking from both sides drew closer.
They were acquaintances.

With all his escape routes cut off, Uchiha Gin sighed inwardly, and gently lifted his drooping index finger.
"You guys..."

Swish!
A dazzling golden light flashed, and the men who had rushed in from the left and right missed their target, instead being caught in ambush by the attackers who had descended from the sky.

"Well!"

The three of them grunted and quickly retreated. Uchiha Gin, who appeared with the golden light, landed not far from them, shaking his head with a look of exasperation at their lack of ambition.
"You went back to your hometown and instead of paying respects to your ancestors, you came here to put a sack on my head, huh?"

The three figures, having failed in their sneak attack, stood awkwardly in place. As the last rays of the setting sun cast their light into the dark alley, three familiar faces, filled with regret, appeared before Uchiha Gin.

"Damn it, it's all Erzhuzi's fault for being too slow, which gave my cousin time to react."

Without leaving a trace, Madara Uchiha concealed the sack behind his back. Having not seen him for a long time, he angrily shifted the blame for the failed ambush to Black Zetsu, who was disguised as Hashirama Senju.
“I’ve done my best. It’s your brother who has a problem with his cooperation. We clearly agreed to block the way from both sides, but he insisted on coming from the opposite direction.”

Black Zetsu couldn't stand such humiliation and immediately pointed at Izuna, who was clutching his chest and grimacing.
"Pah! You bastard of unknown origin, I haven't even blamed you for breaking my sternum yet, and you're already accusing me of being the villain."

Izuna had just taken a direct hit from Hashirama Senju's [Black Zetsu Possessed] savage charge. If it weren't for his habit of wearing the Berserker's Armor, he would have been sent to the Pure Land for tea long ago.

"I'm injured too, okay?"

Pointing to the bleeding wound on his chest, Blackie retorted defiantly.

He was also somewhat puzzled as to why, when he bumped into Uchiha Izuna, he also suffered some kind of feedback damage.

"Hey~ You three seem to have a good relationship!"

Looking at the three of them enjoying themselves, Uchiha Gin stroked his smooth chin and teased,

"Big cousin, we were just joking with you."

Madara Uchiha casually tossed the sack aside, then stepped forward with a smile, his expression revealing nothing unusual.
"Oh?"

However, given the existence of the system, the "Heart of Steel" background music hadn't ended, indicating that the battle was not yet over.

"Yes, we wish you were dead!"

Upon seeing his older brother's subtle gesture, Izuna immediately abandoned his argument with Black Zetsu and, mimicking Madara Uchiha, approached him with a beaming smile.

Black Zetsu stood still, a sly glint in his eyes hidden behind his black aura, his hands behind his back, seemingly engaged in some subtle activity.

"Really? Big cousin, I've missed you guys so much!"

Seeing through the situation but saying nothing, Uchiha Gin seized the opportunity, immediately revealing an excited expression, opening his arms to give his two younger brothers a loving hug.
Seeing Uchiha Gin getting closer and closer, Uchiha Madara felt a surge of joy and quickened his pace.
"Big cousin!"

"Big cousin~"

The moment their bodies touched, Madara Uchiha's eyes narrowed. Now!

"Erzhuzi, make your move!"

"Here I come~ Wood Release, ahhhhhhh~~~"

"Nani?"

Hearing his teammates' voices change from excitement to terror, Madara Uchiha's expression tightened. A glance at Sasuke, who was being held captive by green vines, filled him with a sense of foreboding.

However, it was too late for him to break free; Uchiha Gin's massive hand, imbued with monstrous strength, had already firmly gripped him.
Also restrained was Izuna, whose face was pleading for mercy.

"Big brother, I know I was wrong. It's really not my fault, it's all his fault."

"You don't know you're wrong, all you know is that you're about to suffer the ultimate humiliation."

Uchiha Gin smiled and shook his head. Under the horrified gazes of his two underlings, several thick wooden branches rose from the ground.

The nimble wooden branches transformed into soft, green tentacles, binding them tightly and rapidly slipping into the gaps in their clothing, heading towards some deep, secluded destination.

"Let's reminisce about our childhood! Wood Release: Great Tentacle Technique!"

"Ya-me-lo!!!" *3 (End of Chapter)