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

Chapter 130 Kidnapping is something you get used to after a few tries.

"Oh my, isn't this Tobirama Senju? It's been so many years, what happened to you?"

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow at the belatedly arriving acquaintance and greeted him without any politeness.

"How's your older brother with the melon-shaped haircut doing?"

"Who are you?"

Attracted by the aura emanating from Uchiha Hikaru, Tobirama Senju suddenly heard someone greet him. He turned his gaze slightly to the unfamiliar man who had spoken.

"You're still alive?"

He didn't recognize the speaker at first, but when his gaze fell on the other person's distinctive curly hair, Tobirama Senju's dead memories were suddenly awakened.

That curly-haired guy who looks so smug, isn't he the Uchiha who got killed by my dad with one punch?

"Impossible! How could you possibly survive a full-force punch from your father?"

Upon seeing Uchiha Gin resurrected, Tobirama Senju's first reaction was that he had been subjected to a genjutsu. He couldn't help but try to release it by channeling his chakra, but found that it had no effect, and he frowned.

"You little white-haired brat, can't you wish me well for once?"

When Uchiha Gin heard that the other person actually thought he should be dead, he couldn't help but protest.

"Hmph! You barely escaped with your life, you shouldn't show your face in front of me again."

Having finally confirmed that Uchiha Gin had indeed survived, Tobirama Senju crossed his arms and looked arrogantly at the people present. His disdainful attitude made everyone's hands itch to attack.

"Ugh! I can't take it anymore! Ah Yin, can I kill that pretentious jerk?!"

Hikaru Uchiha, who was almost amused by Tobirama Senju's words, couldn't help but say that this white-haired guy was really asking for a beating.

"I want to too."

Uchiha Gin silently added 1.

Although Gin and Uchiha appeared calm and collected, Mito Uzumaki, caught in the middle, was getting anxious.

Behind him, Tobirama Senju led hundreds of elite troops. Such a lineup could easily wipe out a mid-level clan. How could Gintoki Uchiha remain so calm?

It's all my fault, Mr. Yin. If I hadn't rashly met with them, they wouldn't have been exposed.

Thinking this, a resolute glint flashed in Mito Uzumaki's eyes. She grabbed the large hand that hadn't yet retracted, placing it against her neck, and pressed herself against Gin Uchiha's chest. Tears welled up in her eyes, her face filled with terror, and she cried out in a trembling voice,

"Tobirama Senju, save me!"

After shouting, he turned his head and pressed his face against Uchiha Gin's strong, broad chest, saying in a voice only the two of them could hear,

"Hold me hostage! We absolutely mustn't let the Senju clan capture me!"

???

Uchiha Gin and Uchiha Hikaru were both completely bewildered.

Especially for Uchiha Gin, after so many years, why does this scene feel so familiar? Should he pull out a kunai right now, with a cruel look on his face and a "hehehe" laugh coming from his mouth?

"Despicable Uchiha!"

Unexpectedly, he was still a step too late. That stupid woman, Mito Uzumaki, had already been taken hostage. Tobirama Senju, who was hesitant to act, could only stare helplessly.

"Actually, you don't have to."

Uchiha Gin said to Uzumaki Mito, who was nestled in his arms, with a hint of helplessness, "Girl, what you did was to save Senju Tobirama's life!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yin. I brought the Senju clan here. I really didn't know beforehand that you were covering the remnants of the Hagoromo clan's relocation."

Clinging tightly to Uchiha's chest, inhaling the man's unique and rich scent, Mito Uzumaki felt slightly dizzy and swallowed hard, her voice filled with deep self-reproach.

"Didn't you go back to the Land of Whirlpools? What are you doing here?"

Uchiha Gin understood the girl's explanation, since she hadn't done it intentionally. However, at this critical juncture, shouldn't Uzumaki Mito be cultivating her relationship with Senju Hashirama? Why was she here?

"Hmph! My father actually wants me to marry into the Senju clan, to marry that Senju Hashirama."

Recalling her father's arrangements, the girl pouted angrily, secretly pinching the soft flesh of Uchiha Gin's waist with her other hand, and asked in a strange tone, her expression hidden by her lowered eyelids.

"Do you think I should get married?"

"It is absolutely wrong to do things against a woman's will!"

Uchiha Gintoki put on a stern face and said righteously,

"Exactly! Mr. Yin really hit the nail on the head."

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Uzumaki Mito's eyes lit up. Finally, someone supported her idea, and she couldn't help but feel a sweet warmth in her heart.

"So I must accumulate merits and become the next patriarch of the Uzumaki clan! That way I can do what I want to do."

The girl clenched her fist and whispered her thoughts to the man behind her.

Um... This idea is bold, but I like it.

"Hey! Don't get so close!" x2

Just as the two were exchanging words, two voices rang out in the arena. Although the voices were different, the content they shouted was surprisingly the same.

Uchiha Hikaru: ? ? ?

Tobirama Senju: ? ? ?

At some unknown time, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who had sneaked into the battlefield, appeared behind Uchiha Gin.

"Mr. Gin! That guy, is that Tobirama Senju?"

Golden Horn, the eldest brother, was filled with boundless hatred as he stared intently at the uniquely styled white-haired man before him and asked through gritted teeth.

Silver Horn beside him also stared at Tobirama Senju with a cold expression, wishing he could skin him alive and tear him apart.

"That's right, he's the murderer who hunted down the Feathered Robe Clan and brought you to the brink of extinction."

Uchiha Gin chimed in, adding fuel to the fire, but what he said was indeed true. It was Senju Tobirama who led the conquest of the Hagoromo clan's territory, and he was also the one who led the pursuit team.

"Want revenge?"

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow and whispered seductively, like a devil.

"Hmm~"

With his fists clenched tightly, Kinkaku's aura rose steadily, as if he was about to explode at any moment. Just when Uchiha Gin thought he was about to rush over and fight the white-haired man to the death, Kinkaku loosened his fists, letting the cuts on his fingertips drip bright red blood.

"We are no match for him now."

If it were the old Golden Horn, he might have already rushed over and fought White Hair to the death.

However, he had sparred with Uchiha Gin yesterday and lost humiliatingly. After listening to Uchiha Gin's earnest teachings, his brain, which was only made of muscles, began to learn to think.

Having not yet fully mastered the clan's sacred artifact, he was no match for Tobirama Senju, who was several years older than him. If he rashly went up now, he would only cause his younger brother to die along with him, and the great revenge of the clan would not be avenged.

"Do you need my help? Although it's a bit pricey, but..."

Uchiha Gin looked at Kinkaku, who was deep in thought, and sighed inwardly. "Ah~ it's all this damned war's fault. It's taught even a muscle-bound brute to think."

"Thank you, Mr. Yin. You have already helped us a great deal. If possible, please let us take revenge ourselves."

As if he had made up his mind, Jinjiao raised his head and, with a rare pleading look on his face, which resembled that of a melon vendor selling raw melons.

"Okay~"

Alright, alright, you can have the kill. It's because I like playing support!

Although he hadn't spent much time with the two boys, Gin Uchiha sensed that Kinkaku and Ginkaku weren't bad kids. After all, if they could handle the white-haired guy, how bad could they be?

It wasn't because they both grew white hair that Gin Uchiha started to treat them differently!

After surveying the situation, Uchiha Gin pondered for a moment and came up with a plan.

"That white-haired guy over there!"

Suddenly, Uchiha Gin shouted,

"Huh? You're calling me?"

Tobirama Senju, who was still pondering a solution, looked completely bewildered.

"Who else could it be but you? Just you, the white-haired one."

"Mine is an understated yet luxurious silver-gray!"

A white mist condensed.

"Shall we discuss this?"

Gintoki Uchiha made a trade request.

"Don't even think about it! I have nothing to say to the evil Uchiha clan."

Tobirama Senju refused the deal and spat.

"Hehehe, you don't want anything to happen to your future sister-in-law, do you?"

There's no way around it, I have to stick with the classic skin again.

"Tsk! What an evil Uchiha! Speak up already!"

Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth and clicked "confirm".

"Hehe, it would have been better if you had cooperated like this sooner."

This little white-haired brat's personality is so much like my little cousin's—he says one thing but does another.

"I only got involved in this because I accepted a mission. Give me some face, let's each compromise. You spare the women and children of the Feathered Robe Clan, and I'll spare your future sister-in-law, how about that? Huh!"

Uchiha Gin stated his request, and when he mentioned "future sister-in-law," Uzumaki Mito, who was in his arms, pinched the soft flesh on his waist hard, causing him to let out a cry of surprise.

"Impossible! The Feathered Robe Clan must be completely wiped out of the Land of Fire!"

Tobirama Senju, whose mind is naturally much narrower than that of ordinary people, could not let go of the family of the murderer of his father.

"Oh dear~ they only have a pittance left, can't you leave them a way to survive?"

Uchiha Gin's eyes flickered slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Even a dog couldn't possibly walk out alive!"

Tobirama Senju's attitude was firm: the Hagoromo clan must be annihilated.

"How about this? This young man is the future patriarch of the Feather Robe Clan, and he can decide the clan's choices."

Uchiha Gin gestured with his lip towards Kinkaku behind him, betraying the kid without any mercy.

"What do you mean?"

Unexpectedly, an important figure from the Hagoromo clan was also present. Tobirama Senju was puzzled, wondering what this Uchiha was up to.

"I'll act as a middleman. At the Golden Horn Prison, can you guarantee that the Feathered Robe Clan will forever withdraw from the Land of Fire and never return?"

Uchiha Gintoki revealed his true intentions and loudly asked Kinkaku, "..."

"Forehead?"

Golden Horn was confused by this question. Didn't they already decide to withdraw from the Land of Fire and go to the Land of Lightning?

But when he saw Uchiha Gin secretly winking, even if he was stupid, he understood the other's intention. His expression immediately turned serious, he raised one hand as if swearing an oath, and loudly proclaimed...

"I, Golden Horn, swear in the name of the Six Paths Ancestor that the Feathered Robe Clan shall withdraw from the Land of Fire and never return. If we break this oath, the Feathered Robe Clan will be punished by our ancestors and imprisoned in the Yellow Springs forever."

As expected of the clan chief's son, he speaks with such conviction and authority.

"So, are you satisfied?"

After hearing Kinkaku's solemn oath, Uchiha Gin turned his gaze to the silent Senju Tobirama and spoke up.

Tobirama Senju was caught in a dilemma. He hadn't expected that the Hagoromo clan, who had lived in the Land of Fire for over a thousand years, would choose to leave, which caught him off guard.

After much deliberation, the young Tobirama Senju, having already made his decision, raised his head. His scrutinizing gaze swept over Kinkaku and Ginkaku, finally settling on the eloquently speaking Uchiha Gin.

"I can let the Hagoromo clan go, but I don't trust you Uchiha."

Tsk, prejudice is as big as a mountain!

(End of this chapter)