Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

Chapter 106 The Girl: The Advantage Lies With Me!

Looking at the girl huddled in the corner of the Tsukuyomi space, clutching her head, he sighed at the dark personality's cringeworthy chuunibyou play, noting its extraordinary influence on Hikaru's worldview and values.

But why wasn't Xiaoguang affected by the dark personality?

Uchiha Gin's mind flashed back to the beginning and end of this mission, and his eyes looked around aimlessly, finally landing on the girl who was still crouching in the corner with her head in her hands, or more precisely, on the dark green cloak she was wearing.

What's the effect of that thing again?

He lowered his eyelids, scanned his system inventory, and found that there was only one of the outfits, which was draped over the girl's body.

Left with no other option, Uchiha Gin stepped forward, patted the girl's head, and took the opportunity to check her equipment information.

Before the girl could even look up, Uchiha Gin had already withdrawn his hand, and a piece of equipment information appeared in his mind.

[Mercury] Triggers when controlled, granting immunity to control effects for a period of time and increasing chakra refining speed. (Triggers once daily)

"A-Gin?"

The EMO girl pouted, looking pitiful, and looked at the only man she could trust before her, asking,

"There's something strange inside my body, you won't just abandon me, will you?"

"How could that be? Don't worry, I'll take good care of you from now on."

Gin Uchiha, whose mind wasn't on the matter, casually replied, completely unaware that after he finished speaking, the girl's face flushed red, and she shyly lowered her head, drawing circles on the mirror with her toes.

"I really should choose a nice white kimono."

It seems that Xiao Guang was able to suppress that dark personality entirely because of the effect of the Mercury Cloak he was wearing, but now there is only one Mercury Cloak, so how can Uncle suppress his dark personality?

Undeterred, he searched through his system inventory again.

He didn't even glance at the mountain of gold bars in his system inventory; they were just a bunch of numbers. He plunged headfirst into the pile of equipment and started rummaging through it.

"A cloak...a cloak...wait, isn't there one here? No, it's purple, a useless thing!"

Having said that, he tossed aside the purple cloak he had painstakingly found and continued his search.

"White? Isn't that the one we gave to my uncle?"

Uchiha Gin pulled out another white cloak, frowned as he looked at the equipment in his hand, whose attribute description was very simple. Logically speaking, the items produced by the system should not be ordinary, and should not only have simple recovery and defense functions.

[Magic Resistance Cloak]: Slightly increases stamina and accelerates chakra recovery. (Can be crafted)

Can it be synthesized? How come I didn't notice this option before?

He picked up the cloak with a puzzled look, glanced at the similar loose pieces in the pile of equipment, picked up a blue chainmail piece at random, and held the two loose pieces in his left and right hands, pondering how to combine them.

"Equipment detected as craftable. Craft now?"

The long-lost system notification suddenly popped into my head. Without exchanging pleasantries, I directly clicked "synthesis" in my mind.

A burst of azure light emanated from the equipment in his hands, followed by a sudden lightness as the two individual pieces vanished. When the light faded, a heavy suit of armor, entirely grayish-white with dark red markings, lay before him.

[Gargoyle Plate Armor]: Enhances constitution and resistance; increases resistance by a corresponding amount based on the number of enemies. (ps: Essential for lone heroes)

Two individual pieces can actually be combined to create a complete set of equipment.

He had also pulled out this Gargoyle Plate Armor before, but it had been gathering dust in a corner. Its stats seemed so-so, and couldn't compare to other defensive gear.

It's somewhat useful in team battles, but I rarely get involved in combat these days, so other defensive gear is better for me.

but……

Go back and find an opportunity to give it to my older cousin; he'll need it someday, right?

If the complete item can be crafted, then the Mercury's Cloak must also be crafted, but the crafting process is unknown.

Suddenly remembering the system notification sound that hadn't been heard for a long time, Uchiha Gin cautiously inquired,

"System? System?"

"I'm here~"

Hmm, why does it feel so much like AI?

What is the crafting recipe for the Mercury Cloak?

I don't know if the system will give me the answer.

"Mercury Cloak is crafted from Magic Resistance Cloak and Critical Strike Gauntlets."

The system answered concisely, a stark contrast to its previous behavior of frantically digging holes for itself.

However, there was no time to study the system issue right now. He turned around and rummaged through the pile of equipment and found the critical strike gauntlet that was mentioned. It was a brown leather gauntlet with spikes. This should be it.

【Critical Strike Gauntlets】: There is a 20% chance to deal critical strike damage when attacking a target.

Having been inside the system for so long, only a moment had passed outside. The girl on the ground had just raised her head, her large, watery eyes looking at him with a spring-like gaze, leaving Uchiha Gin completely bewildered.

"Xiao Guang, I've thought of a way. Let's go out first."

"Okay~"

The girl obediently stood up, a flash of red light in her eyes, and sent the two of them out of the Tsukuyomi space.

Opening his eyes again, Uchiha Gin looked at his still silent uncle and took out his critical strike gauntlets from his bag. Without hesitation, he slapped them directly onto the magic resistance cloak that Uchiha Tajima was wearing.

As a burst of azure light shone, the gauntlets in Uchiha Gin's hands transformed into streams of light and merged with the magic resistance cloak on Uchiha Tajima's body. When the light faded, a dark green cloak, the same style worn by the girl, appeared on Uchiha Tajima's body.

I was right!

Uchiha Gin nodded in satisfaction and said to the surprised girl beside him,

"Alright, now we can dispel the Tsukuyomi."

Although she was curious about Uchiha Gin's novel methods, the girl, following her husband's lead, didn't ask any questions and immediately released the Tsukuyomi she had placed on Uchiha Tajima.

"Phew~~~"

As the girl released the Tsukuyomi, a glint of wisdom appeared in Uchiha Tajima's eyes, who had been in a daze. Before he could say anything, his body went limp and he collapsed.

"Hey, hey, hey, Uncle! Uncle!"

"I didn't do anything!"

The girl was completely bewildered. Wasn't she not tortured inside? Why did she come out so weak?

"It's nothing. I was a little exhausted when that guy took over my body. I used up too much chakra. It's alright."

Despite collapsing, Uchiha Tajima did not lose consciousness. Instead, he comforted the two of them. Feeling a warmth emanating from somewhere, his fatigue gradually subsided, and he was able to stand up in no time.

"Gin, why can't I sense that guy?"

I thought that after coming out of the Tsukuyomi space, I would have a fierce battle with that dark personality, but I never expected that the other party would disappear without a trace from my body as soon as I came out.

"Thank goodness I was prepared."

Having already prepared his words, Uchiha Gin sighed, crossed his arms, and wore an expression that said, "It's all thanks to me."

"Uncle, haven't you noticed you've been cheated on?"

Uchiha Gin gestured to Uchiha Tajima to look at the cloak covering his head, wondering if it had changed color.

"ha?"

Completely bewildered, Uchiha Tajima then realized that the elegant white gilded cloak he had been wearing had turned into a dark green silk cloak.

"What is that?"

Touching the unfamiliar cloak on his back, Uchiha Tajima cast an inquiring glance at him.

"There's nothing we can do about it. You guys are just lucky to have such a great teammate in the ninja world as me."

Uchiha Ginichi shrugged and began his fabrication.

"Didn't I tell you? I spent a lot of money to purchase a batch of brand-new ninja tools from the people of the Land of Craftsmen, all of which were made by their most famous craftsman, Seimei."

As he spoke, he gave a pained look, implying that these ninja tools were indeed very expensive. Then, pointing to the cloak on the girl's body, he continued...

"This cloak is Qingming's painstaking creation, and it has the powerful function of suppressing negative emotions."

"But my original cloak was white!"

Recognizing that the cloak he was wearing was the same white cloak he always wore, Uchiha Tajima, his brow furrowed, asked...

"This brings us to Qingming's craftsmanship. His latest invention is this combination ninja tool. The white cloak you initially wear is just one part of the ninja tool kit. Only when it is fully assembled can it reveal its true form."

Uchiha Gin made up lies without even blushing. Anyway, although Seimei really existed, he wasn't well-known yet, so it wasn't easy to find out about him.

"What an amazing ninja tool! Like the Uchiha fan from our clan, it has special abilities."

Touching the silk cloak he was wearing, Uchiha Tajima found it increasingly pleasing to the eye, and then plucked its fur.

"Since it can suppress the dark personality within me, then I will gladly accept your good intentions, Ah Yin."

Hey, hey, hey, how come you're so skilled at getting angry?

"So the cloak Ah Yin gave me has such amazing functions. This thing must be very valuable."

The girl, who was listening attentively, felt the smoothness of the silk covering her skin and couldn't help but smile foolishly.

"Although the process was somewhat bumpy, we successfully rescued the person, and the mission can be considered a complete success. It's time to go back."

With everyone mostly recovered, Uchiha Tajima, draped in a dark green cloak, spoke first. A complex emotion flashed in his eyes as he added...

"As for Uchiha Yao and that strange black creature, we'll keep it a secret for now and study it further when we return to our clan."

The three then embarked on their journey home.

"Ah Yin, who are you living with now?"

The girl running alongside Uchiha Gin casually posed a probing question. After asking, she turned her head away, her small face under her cloak furrowing slightly, looking somewhat uneasy.

"With whom? Oh right, there's also a disobedient, arrogant brat at home."

It was strange why the girl would ask that question. Without much thought, she blurted out that she had been keeping Senju Itama, whom she had kept at home for many years.

"Don't worry about him. That kid is my prisoner. He's still somewhat useful. He cooks for me and cleans up. If he doesn't listen to me, I'll spank him."

Is Gin still raising that Senju brat?

Uchiha Tajima, standing ahead, listened intently to their conversation. Recalling the brat Uchiha Gin brought back from his first mission six years ago, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

However, now that Senju Butsuma is dead, that brat is no longer of any use.

Unaware that a mere Senju brat could cause any real trouble, Uchiha Tajima decided to spare his life. After all, his nephew liked him. Since Gintoki liked keeping him, let him keep him for fun.

"Kid, huh? Hehe."

The girl murmured to herself beside him, then let out a long sigh, her beautiful eyes filled with laughter. She straightened her budding figure, feeling reassured.

"No problem, the advantage is on my side!"

(End of this chapter)