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

Chapter 143 Let's Celebrate! The Trinity Toad Sage

"Ta-da! Immortal's power! Full power!"

Uchiha Gin didn't mind the NPC's overly long casting animation. Instead, he sat on the bench with great interest, patiently waiting. He also found the scene too monotonous and added simple chanting.

Jiraiya, with his hands clasped together, slowly emitted a dense, strange energy. However, this energy was not the chakra that Uchiha Gin was familiar with.

"Is this natural energy? It feels pretty brutal!"

Gin Uchiha sensed the natural energy emanating from Jiraiya and felt that this power was extremely ruthless and primitive, and that if one was not careful, one would be devoured by it.

"Bang!"

After Jiraiya balanced the natural energy and his own chakra within his body, he reached out and pressed his hand to the ground, activating a summoning jutsu. As the white smoke dissipated, two toads the size of dolls appeared out of thin air.

Only after carrying the two toad sages on his shoulders was Jiraiya's Sage Mode officially complete.

Uchiha Gin instantly transformed into a drama queen, rummaging through his backpack for a while before pulling out a dark blue book.

"Rejoice! He is the hero who combined the powers of three toad sages and bravely ventured into the six realms of reincarnation—his transformation into a sage form will surely be the final highlight of his life!"

With a serious expression, Uchiha Gin held an open, eerie tome in one hand and pointed at Jiraiya in Sage Mode, who was poised to unleash his power, with the other, and loudly recited in a strange tone.

...The silence was deafening...

This move was truly jarring, essentially controlling the NPC for several seconds.

"Sigh~ Didn't you get the joke?"

Uchiha Gin looked at the intelligence machine charging towards him and sighed softly, "What a boring world."

In Sage Mode, Jiraiya's stats increased exponentially. Perhaps due to a bit of confidence in his own strength, his previously fearful gaze suddenly changed, now filled with the exhilarating feeling of revenge.

Fortune changes every thirty years, so never underestimate a young person's potential!

"Is this all there is to Sage Mode?"

Uchiha Gin was not intimidated by the imposing Sage's aura. Instead, he frowned and said with slight disappointment, "My superhuman senses told me that although the aura of this NPC in front of me is not weak, it is not as strong as I have imagined."

If we had to find a unit of measurement, it would be roughly equal to 1 cent = 0.8 cents, no more.

"Boom!"

The sage approached at lightning speed, staring at the stunned Uchiha Gin, showing no mercy whatsoever. He swung his large hand, which had some frog-like features, and punched at the wretched curly hair. The speed was so fast that the strong wind pressure generated made the hair sway left and right.

Uchiha Gin's eyes instantly turned red. With the Sharingan's enhancement, Jiraiya's movements seemed to be slowed down, making the trajectory of the attack crystal clear. He calmly turned his head away and easily dodged the lightning strike.

"Give it your all, bro!"

Uchiha Gin glanced at the large hand beside his face and couldn't help but complain that this performance was far from what he had expected.

As if understanding his sarcasm, Jiraiya's hands glowed with a pale blue light as he continued to punch Uchiha Gin.

Uchiha Gin assumed that his opponent had run out of tricks and did not pay attention to the strange state of Jiraiya's hands. When he saw the opponent swing his fist again, he still prepared to dodge to the side after seeing the trajectory.

"Thump!"

Uchiha Gin, who had turned away, was still considering how to get rid of the white-haired guy when he suddenly felt a tremendous force on his body. Caught off guard, he was sent flying several meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Looking at the disheveled Uchiha Gin, Jiraiya's eyes were filled with pleasure. He had been waiting for this moment for decades.

Huh? What ability? It hasn't even touched me yet, is it the Frog Katamitsu?

"Tsk! I underestimated you. Your immortal techniques are indeed quite something."

Uchiha Gin's slightly surprised voice rang out from the smoke, and the unharmed Uchiha Gin patted the dust off his body.

He walked out slowly and methodically, looked at the silent Jiraiya, raised an eyebrow, and asked in a questioning tone,

"By the way, doesn't your hand hurt?"

???

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya subconsciously looked at his palm and suddenly realized that his palm was covered with wounds, with bright red blood flowing continuously.

"Hehe, it's not a pleasant experience to be hit by the Thornmail, is it?"

Uchiha Gin grinned as he looked at Jiraiya, whose hands were bleeding. You should know that Jiraiya never took off his anti-armor except when he was taking a bath.

"Alright, I know your strength now. Rest assured, you can continue your journey!"

Uchiha Gin nodded, mentally giving the intelligence an S-rank rating. He stretched out a hand, and amidst the other party's terrified gaze, he condensed a bolt of lightning on his fingertip, aimed at the NPC who was standing frozen in place, and gently tapped it.

"Whoosh~"

The massive amount of lightning-attribute chakra was compressed to its limit by Uchiha Gin. The powerful lightning transformed into tiny lightning snakes, shooting out at a speed exceeding the speed of light. In an instant, it pierced through Jiraiya's chest, leaving a black hole the size of a coin.

Watching the sage slowly fall to the ground, Uchiha Gin's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but ponder.

What should we call this move?

Hole wave?

A certain Uchiha Railgun?

Sure enough, no matter where I am, I am no match for this wretched curly-haired guy.

Jiraiya, lying on the grass, slowly closed his eyes, and was then carried away by the water-ripple light curtain that appeared in the sky.

"The backyard refreshes daily with a random skill [Sage Mode], granting 1 Sage Mode Fragment."

【Sage Mode (1/100): Collect 100 fragments to synthesize Sage Mode】

It's alright, an unexpected skill, but also a logical fragment.

Uchiha Gin wasn't greedy. How could such a powerful skill as Sage Mode be obtained directly? It was more reassuring to collect the fragments.

A very fruitful experience!

Uchiha Gin stretched his back, a cool sensation flashing across his body, the debuffs caused by the battle instantly cleared.

"Actually, it wasn't necessary. I recovered after catching my breath. Let's save some effort next time~"

Uchiha Gin's well-intentioned reminder to the system—it's unclear whether it can hear it.

Turning back home, Senju Itama and Uchiha Hikaru temporarily ceased their fighting, and the initial chaos never happened again.

"Haha~ I'm going to rest now, you guys should go to bed early too."

Exhausted from a long day, Uchiha Gin yawned and said this to the two of them before turning around and going upstairs to rest.

"Plop! ~ Huh? What's with this milky smell?"

Uchiha Gin returned to his bedroom and, without thinking twice, plopped down on the bed. As soon as he took a breath, his keen nose caught a strange fragrance.

But I was too lazy to move, so I gave up thinking and fell asleep hugging the fragrant blanket.

The next day, the lazy Uchiha Gin, unusually, didn't sleep in, because he had important things to do that day.

While he was washing up, he smelled a fragrance coming from downstairs. After he finished getting ready, he went downstairs and saw Senju Itama wearing an apron.

At this moment, the little rascal was humming a tune as he busied himself in the kitchen, seemingly already accustomed to his new role and thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Good morning, kid."

Uchiha Gin made no attempt to stand on ceremony, pulling out a chair and sitting down at the table. Looking at the lavish breakfast spread out before him, his appetite instantly whetted, and he couldn't help but boast...

"Not bad, was it made especially for me?"

"Seriously! Can't I eat this much every day?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Senju Itama, wielding a spatula, rushed out instantly, pressed the scalding spatula against Uchiha Gin's nose, and retorted loudly with a flushed face,

"So hot!"

Uchiha Gin covered his nose and jumped a long way away, touching his swollen wound, feeling extremely angry.

It really proves the old saying: "If you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles."

"Knock knock knock~"

He rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach this rebellious brat a lesson, when he heard a knock on the door. Uchiha Gin was puzzled. He had just returned, and someone had come to his door. Could it be that they were bringing a gift?

"Here it comes~"

Gin Uchiha didn't bother to deal with Senju Itama, that brat, and dashed to the gate.

"Oh, it's you?"

He excitedly opened the door, but instead of the person who had brought him the gift, he saw his cousin Izuna, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Disappointed, he spoke with a tone full of disdain.

"Cousin, you're finally back!"

Uchiha Izuna had come many times in the past few days, but each time he left disappointed. Until yesterday, when his father said that Uchiha Gin had returned after completing his mission, his younger cousin, who couldn't sleep at night, got up early and came to visit his cousin's house before dawn.

"Come in."

Seeing his younger cousin's heavy dark circles, Uchiha Gin opened the door and told him to come in and talk.

Have you eaten?

Uchiha Gin sat back down at the dining table, while Senju Itama, with outsiders present, dared not cause any more trouble and quietly continued working in the kitchen.

"I have no appetite at all!"

Anxious and worried, Uchiha Izuna was furious to see Uchiha Gin still having the appetite to eat breakfast. He then shouted loudly...

"Gurgle gurgle~~~"

But as soon as he finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound came from his stomach, making the scene extremely awkward.

"Hey, listen, isn't that a rumbling in my tummy?"

Looking at his younger cousin's bloodshot face, Uchiha Gin smiled and pointed to the opposite side, saying...

"Let's eat first! We can talk things over slowly."

Uchiha Izuna was furious about his unruly stomach and decided to fill it up in one go to make it get the punishment it deserved.

The two of them swept away the breakfast on the table in a whirlwind, leaving it completely clean.

"Hiccup! ~ Cousin, now we can only rely on you."

Uchiha Izuna, feeling quite full, let out a big burp, looked up with hopeful eyes, stared at Uchiha Gin who was picking his teeth, and said in an extremely serious tone.

"Stop beating around the bush, get straight to the point."

Uchiha Gin picked out the bits of meat from between his teeth, looked helplessly at his little cousin who hadn't gotten to the point for a while, and said in an unfriendly tone that he hated people who spoke in riddles the most.

"It's Big Brother! Big Brother hasn't left the house for three days, and he hasn't even done his daily cultivation."

Sensing the displeasure in Uchiha Gin's tone, Uchiha Izuna instinctively shuddered and quickly got to the point.

"I thought something was wrong. He just hasn't been training. Maybe he's secretly applying glue in his room~"

(End of this chapter)