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

Chapter 146 The Clown Was Actually Me

"Are you planning to go to the training ground alone?"

After celebrating with his younger cousin, Uchiha Gin looked at Uchiha Madara, who had regained his spirits, and asked,

"What else can we do? Go to the training grounds in the clan's territory?"

Where else can I go if I don't go to the training ground?

The training grounds in the tribe's territory are full of weaklings fighting each other, and they want you to go and fry fish?

"Hmm~ How about this, you practice with Izuna today and do some rehabilitation. We'll arrange a place tomorrow and I'll give you some proper guidance!"

After a brief moment of thought, Uchiha Gin had a rough idea of ​​the script in his mind. He then gave instructions to the two of them.

"Alright! Let's go now!"

Izuna was delighted to hear this arrangement and quickly urged them on, a hint of smugness in his eyes as he looked at Uchiha Madara.

Hehe, my brother hasn't eaten or drunk anything for three days, his body must be extremely weak, he certainly doesn't have the strength to spar.

Izuna! Now is the time to settle the score for being constantly beaten by your older brother!

"Just the three of us?"

Although he sensed the hidden hostility in his younger brother's eyes, Madara Uchiha didn't take it to heart. Instead, he looked at Gin Uchiha, who was arranging the plan, and asked,

"Don't you think it's lively enough?"

Uchiha Gin assumed the other party was complaining about the small number of people, so he asked,

"No, isn't that girl going?"

Madara Uchiha shook his head. He could never figure out the depths of the girl named Hikari Uchiha in his cousin's house.

I learned a bit from my father, and all I knew was that the other party was once one of the family's top combatants. He had been away from home for many years and had only recently returned. He was currently recuperating.

"You mean Xiaoguang? We don't need her right now. Let's talk about her after you get past me!"

So this kid was eyeing Xiao Guang!

Unfortunately, his skill level is still a bit lacking. Let's wait until he unlocks the Eternal Eye.

"All right."

Madara Uchiha frowned slightly when he heard that Hikaru Uchiha would not be participating in the training.

In his view, although his cousin's methods were strange, he would be defeated in just a few rounds if he went all out.

However, since the other party was so willing, he couldn't let him down, so he nodded in agreement.

"Then you brothers should have a chat first. Your little cousin has been worried about you lately, so much so that he hasn't been in the mood to read his favorite magazine."

Uchiha Gin smiled and took his leave, not forgetting to trick Izuna's little cousin before leaving. He knew he would be in court when he got home, so how could he let the culprit get away with it?

"Izuna! What did you watch?"

Madara Uchiha was furious upon hearing this. His younger brother had actually gotten involved in such destructive things. It seemed that he had indeed been neglecting his duties recently.

We must correct him before he makes a serious mistake!

"Huh? No! Big brother, you want it?"

When Uchiha Izuna heard Uchiha Gin's "well-intentioned" reminder, his face turned pale instantly. When he saw the volcanic rage in his older brother's eyes, his heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to speak up to defend himself, Uchiha Madara grabbed him by the throat and dragged him toward the training ground.

Comrades, there is a traitor among us!

"Achoo!"

Walking cheerfully out of the clan head's mansion, Uchiha Gin suddenly sneezed violently. He reached up and rubbed his nose, a warm feeling washing over him. As the saying goes, "First you think about it, then you curse, then you catch a cold."

Little cousin, don't worry about thanking me, it's what your older cousin should do~

The task of persuading my older cousin to return to the game is considered complete, but this is only a temporary solution. If he doesn't unlock his full potential, he'll still be getting beaten up by Haxi's hot mom next time.

The reason why the two brothers opened their eyes in the original work was written too hastily. It only said that they personally killed their closest relatives. Where could they find their closest relatives?

"No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must not sit idly by and wait for death!"

Unable to come up with a solution for the time being, Uchiha Gin decided to start his investigation by focusing on the people closest to the two brothers.

So he went to the clan chief's building first. Although he had sworn never to come back, this was where the two brothers usually reported their work, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come in to look for clues.

"Uncle~ Do Madara and Izuna have any close friends or family members?"

Uchiha Gin decided to conduct an investigation from top to bottom. His first step was to find Uchiha Tajima, who was working. Seeing Tajima's puzzled expression, Gin asked him the question that had been bothering him.

"Has Ban regained his energy?"

With a strange expression, Uchiha Tajima did not answer Uchiha Gin's question, but inquired about Uchiha Madara's situation.

"I personally took charge, what do you say?"

Uchiha Gin answered with no modesty whatsoever, his face full of pride.

"Hehe, as expected of you~"

Uchiha Tajima chuckled lightly, his gaze towards Uchiha Gin becoming quite amused. He said nothing more and then lowered his head to continue working.

"Seriously! If you're not going to tell me, then don't. Why are you pretending to be some kind of expert?"

Unable to get an answer, Uchiha Gin grumbled to himself for a long time before storming out of the clan head's building.

Since you can't find the answer from your boss, why not ask their subordinates? Maybe those two are secretly having an office romance.

After making a few turns, Uchiha Gin arrived at the location where the Uchiha clan's combat troops were stationed.

But before Uchiha Gin could even step inside, he was turned away.

"This is a restricted area within the clan; unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter!"

Two unfamiliar Uchiha clansmen stood at the door, blocking his way with serious expressions. Their four scarlet eyes scrutinized him from head to toe, while they reached for the long sword at their waists, their wariness evident.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm a law-abiding citizen!"

Uchiha Gin, not wanting to cause trouble, immediately raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm, and said,

"Let me in, I'm a relative of your commander."

"Ha, how many times has this happened recently? Every day someone claims to be a relative of the commander, coming here to swindle and deceive. Let's get out of here."

The Uchiha clansman guarding the area sneered and impatiently shooed him away. In his opinion, how could this curly-haired guy who looked a bit annoying possibly be a relative of the young clan leader?

They had only heard that the two young clan leaders had an older cousin, who, although not particularly strong, was generous and kind, and deeply respected by the two of them.

"Huh? Trust me~"

Uchiha Gin was prepared to relentlessly pursue them, and if that didn't work, he would use genjutsu to control the two guys before going in.

"Get out of here right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

One of the guards' eyes flickered slightly, and he drew half of his long sword, revealing a blindingly cold light.

"Tsk! There's no other way."

Uchiha Gin sighed inwardly. It seemed he had no choice but to hypnotize the two guys and then transform and sneak in.

"What's all this noise about?"

Just as Uchiha Gin was about to open his Sharingan, a cold voice came from inside the door, and then a familiar figure appeared in the doorway.

"Um, who are you?"

The person who came was about twenty years old, tall and slender with a handsome face, and had a high ponytail that swayed in the wind.

"Hey~ isn't this Firecore Prisoner? Long time no see!"

Uchiha Gin recognized the person in front of him at a glance and quickly went up to chat. It was easy to handle having an acquaintance; there was no need for so many complicated procedures.

"Uchiha Gin? What are you doing here?"

The person who came was Uchiha Hikaru, who had met Uchiha Gin several times. Since being transferred out of the dungeon, the two had not seen each other for a long time. They did not expect that the other party would come to the military base today, and they wondered what the matter was.

"Hey, come inside, come inside!"

Uchiha Gin didn't want to make the investigation public, so he familiarly put his arm around Uchiha Kagaku's shoulder and gestured for him to go inside and find a secluded place to talk.

"Captain Firecore?"

The two guards standing at the door were a little nervous when they saw that the annoying curly-haired guy actually knew Uchiha Kaku and seemed to have a close relationship with him. Could the other party really be a relative of the commander?

Oh no, am I going to be reassigned to watch the toilets?

"It's alright, you did a good job. Next time, report any suspicious persons immediately."

Knowing that Uchiha Gin was his true identity, Uchiha Kakuno didn't ask any more questions. He waved to reassure the two anxious guards, offered a few words of encouragement, and then walked into the military base with a smile on his face.

"Both young clan leaders are absent. What do you want?"

After leading Uchiha Gin to a secluded spot, Uchiha Hikaru glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then spoke up, his narrow eyes filled with doubt.

"Sigh, as you know, my younger cousin hasn't been doing well lately, and it worries me a lot as his older brother."

Uchiha Gin's acting skills really came alive. He sighed, a worried look on his face, and spoke sincerely to Uchiha Kagami.

"That's true, the two young clan leaders haven't come for several days."

As one of Madara Uchiha's personal guards, Hikaru Uchiha was naturally aware that Madara Uchiha was staying indoors.

"So, the purpose of my visit is to ask if my two cousins ​​have any close friends or people they care about in the military, regardless of gender."

Uchiha Gin organized his thoughts, asked aloud, and then added a sentence after a moment's thought.

Uchiha, those who know, know.

"this"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's question, Uchiha Kaku fell into deep thought. Recalling the usual words and actions of the two young clan leaders, and looking at the expectant look in the eyes of the curly-haired man in front of him, he felt increasingly uneasy.

……

"Firecore, let me tell you, my older cousin is incredibly rich! See this gold brick? That's my New Year's money!"

During his free time, Uchiha Izuna carefully took out half a gold brick and showed it off to Uchiha Kagaku.

"So your name is Uchiha Hikaru? I heard you worked in the dungeon and know someone named Uchiha Gin? Since you do, then become my bodyguard."

When Uchiha Hikaru first joined the military, he was questioned by the cold-faced Uchiha Madara during his onboarding. After answering the question with trepidation, he was directly selected for the Royal Bodyguard.

"Fire Core, my cousin saved my life back then, when I was with that white-haired guy from the Senju family."

"Uchiha Hikaru, how is Uchiha Gin's work environment where you are? Is there any workplace bullying?"

"Fire Core."

As memories surfaced in his mind, Uchiha Kako's eyes became very strange, but he didn't know how to tell Uchiha Gin directly, so he could only stammer out...

"Um, why don't you go home and look for it?"

(End of this chapter)