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

Chapter 152 Filming Wrapped Up, Unexpected Fortune (Part 2)

"Hmm!"

Looking at the sharp, chilling wooden branches above his head, Uchiha Izuna subconsciously closed his eyes, and his mind began to replay the various people and events he had experienced in the past ten years.

The faces of his father, brothers, comrades-in-arms, and many others flashed through his mind, but his gaze finally settled on a pile of indescribable books.

ε=(ο｀*))) Alas, what will happen to those treasures after I die? If they are found by others while I am sorting through my belongings, won't my lifelong reputation be ruined?

"cousin!"

Just as Uchiha Izuna was lost in thought, awaiting death, he noticed that the wooden branch above his head hadn't fallen. At the same time, he heard his brother's surprised voice. Opening his eyes in confusion, he witnessed a scene he would never forget.

At some point, Uchiha Gin, who had been looking dazed, regained his spirit. At this moment, he stood in front of him like a towering mountain.

He stretched out his hands and pressed them firmly against the sharp wooden branch in Hashirama Senju's hand. Even though his palms had been pierced by the branch, he did not retreat an inch. Bright red blood flowed down his elbows and gathered into a small river at his feet.

"Hey little cousin, did you see your big cousin's dashing figure?"

Uchiha Gin slightly turned his head, the three tomoe in his scarlet eyes slowly rotating. A forced smile played on his lips as he asked in a nonchalant tone,

"Big cousin! Uh, I just closed my eyes."

Overwhelmed with emotion, Izuna's eyes reddened, tears welling up in his dark pupils. Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, his mind momentarily went blank. After a moment's hesitation, he spoke the truth.

"Tsk! This is one of my cousin's few shining moments, and you actually missed it!"

Uchiha Gin's head was steaming. His little cousin was letting him down. If he had just watched his brilliant performance, he might have already awakened his Sharingan.

"Cousin, you'd better run!"

Madara Uchiha, who was tightly bound to the side, witnessed Gin Uchiha sacrificing himself to block the attack. Seeing that his younger brother was temporarily unharmed, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Gin Uchiha, whose hands were covered in blood, and hurriedly urged him on.

Upon hearing Madara Uchiha's words, Gin Uchiha raised an eyebrow and forcefully lifted the wooden branch he was holding.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the wooden branch that had grown from Hashirama Senju's hand was snapped off by Gin Uchiha.

Wiping the blood from his palms, Uchiha Gin raised his hands in a classic starting stance, staring intently at the astonished Senju Hashirama, and began to speak.

"Heh, what kind of older brother would abandon his younger brother and run away alone?"

"Big cousin, you're no match for him!"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin showed no intention of running away, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna became somewhat anxious.

They knew their cousin's strength very well. Even if he were to unleash his full power now, it would be like a mayfly trying to shake a tree to deal with Hashirama Senju in front of them—a complete waste of effort.

But at this moment, Uchiha Gin was beyond reasoning. His deadpan eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he swept his gaze over the Senju brothers before him. A slight smirk appeared on his lips as he slowly uttered a few words.

"Guys, take a good look, this is what my cousin's youth is like!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an astonishing aura erupted from Uchiha Gin's body, and blue chakra visibly emanated from him. Senju Hashirama, standing opposite him, frowned and couldn't help but speak up.

"I never expected you to have such a trump card up your sleeve?"

"Let's fight!"

Uchiha Gin stared at Senju Hashirama in front of him, extending a hand in a provocative manner.

"How arrogant! Become nourishment for my Wood Release techniques!"

Hashirama Senju sneered, clapped his hands, and countless wooden branches rose from the ground, sweeping menacingly toward Gintoki Uchiha.

"Don't think you're the only one who knows this kind of skill."

Uchiha Gin's gaze sharpened, and he also used the same double-clapping technique. Just like Senju Hashirama, wooden branches emerged from the ground and rushed towards the oncoming wooden branches.

"boom!"

The moment the two moving forests collided, a tremendous sound was produced. Countless branches became entangled and refused to give way, and the scene reached a stalemate.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

Seeing that his attack had failed, Hashirama Senju summoned a ferocious wooden dragon, stood on its head, opened its huge mouth, and crushed it towards the struggling Uchiha Gin.

"Watch out, cousin!"

The two captured brothers watched intently as their usually unreliable older cousin and Hashirama Senju played chess.

They never dreamed that Uchiha Gin could fight the opponent to a standstill, and a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts.

"Hmph! Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

Uchiha Gin looked up and saw the wooden dragon with its gaping maw, but he didn't panic. He snorted and refined the chakra within his body. A wooden dragon of the same size rose from the ground and charged towards Senju Hashirama's wooden dragon without any fear.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the two enormous wooden dragons collided, intertwining and tearing at each other as if determined to fight to the death.

"Interesting. Besides Madara, the Uchiha clan actually has someone as interesting as you!"

Deeply immersed in his role, Hashirama Senju clasped his hands together, his face beaming with excitement, staring intently at Gin Uchiha, and shouted loudly,

"hehe."

Uchiha Gin chuckled dismissively and didn't reply, seemingly brimming with confidence and fearless.

"cousin."

Although the two seemed evenly matched, the sharp-eyed Madara and Uchiha could tell from Gin's slightly trembling legs and his sweaty back that their older cousin was probably at his last gasp and was only gritting his teeth and persevering to protect them.

"Brother, stop messing around, just take him down in one go!"

The little white-haired boy, who had been watching the show with his arms crossed, saw that the time was right and loudly reminded them.

"OK."

Hashirama Senju took a few steps back, his gaze hardening as he looked at the three people before him, and slowly spoke.

"Damn it, nobody wanted this to happen."

"Hot Mom from Harbin!"

Madara Uchiha, whose entire body was wrapped in wooden branches, only his mouth remained defiant.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

The chubby Arhat giant reappeared, and Madara Uchiha's eyelids twitched as he recalled the fear of being dominated by this behemoth.

"Cousin, you should run! You're no match for him!"

Looking at the colossal Arhat that blotted out the sky, Madara Uchiha finally gave up hope and advised Gin Uchiha,

"Cousin, no matter what difficulties you encounter, don't be afraid; face them with a smile."

Unexpectedly, even at this point, Uchiha Gin was still lecturing him.

Uchiha Gin's gaze hardened, and his clasped hands emitted a bluish-green light. He glanced one last time at the Uchiha brothers, Madara and Uchiha, and said with absolute certainty,

"The best way to overcome fear is to face it. Keep going!"

"Cousin, no!"

Seeing Uchiha Gin accelerating towards the Arhat Giant, the bound Uchiha Izuna shouted with his last ounce of strength.

"Mr. Yin, no!"

In the corner, the tightly trapped girl's eyes were also filled with worry.

A strangely shaped flashlight emerged from his clasped hands. Holding it in his palm, a surge of powerful chakra erupted from Uchiha Gin's body. He raised the flashlight and slowly uttered three words.

"Olive... Ultraman!"

A blinding green light enveloped Uchiha Gin's body, followed by a giant hand rising from the ground amidst puffs of smoke, holding him in its palm. As the smoke rose higher, a strangely shaped figure stood between heaven and earth, hands on hips.

"This is???"

Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha stared in disbelief at the greenish-blue giant that had appeared out of nowhere.

Okay, okay, when did my older cousin get this? You're not going to include us in the fun, are you?

"Wash the socks!"

The turquoise giant that appeared in the arena struck a strange starting stance, its large, egg-shaped eyes staring straight at Hashirama Senju's wooden puppet, and it extended one hand in a provocative gesture.

[Ultraman's Provocation]

"Ah! Get them!"

Upon seeing the provocative gesture, Hashirama Senju seemed to have a nerve touched, and he activated his Wood Release: Arhat Giant form, charging towards the emaciated giant.

"boom!!!"

Giant battles are always accompanied by billowing smoke and violent explosions. The two giants fought each other in the astonished eyes of the crowd.

Because they were both created using Wood Release, their ability to absorb chakra canceled each other out like a tug-of-war. The two enormous creatures could only engage in the most primitive form of hand-to-hand combat, exchanging punches and kicks, with wood chips flying everywhere.

"Can my cousin handle it?"

Uchiha Izuna, his eyes fixed on the two giants locked in fierce combat, said with concern,

"Trust your cousin. Don't forget, he's still an Uchiha."

Madara Uchiha offered words of comfort, his eyes also drawn to the battle. Such a massive battle had a profound impact on him, making him question whether his usual battles were merely child's play.

"Yeah, my cousin also has Sharingan!"

Thinking of the Uchiha clan's prized eye techniques, Izuna Uchiha felt a surge of confidence.

"boom!"

The two men clenched their fists and locked in a stalemate, resulting in a stalemate.

"Hey, hey, isn't that enough?"

Standing atop the Arhat's head, Hashirama Senju, with a strange expression, began communicating in his mind with Gin Uchiha opposite him.

"Tsk! You couldn't stop yourself all of a sudden. Who told you to start a giant battle? Nobody can withstand that!"

Uchiha Gin thought to himself, "No boy can resist the temptation of a massive battle."

[Ninja Art: Mind-Communicating Technique]

This is one of the less useful skills that Gin Uchiha acquired in the backyard, but it works well for encrypting conversations, preventing others from reading his lips.

"Hurry up! I really don't want to keep playing the white-haired guy!"

Tobirama Senju joins the chat group.

"Ahem, everyone performed very well, without any retakes, especially Hashirama! Although you added your own scenes, your performance was very smooth and natural, perfectly capturing the character's personality. You deserve encouragement!"

The original owner, who had been sitting on the sidelines, Uchiha Gin (the director), also joined the chat group and began to summarize the filming process before it wrapped.

"What about me? What about me!"

Tobirama Senju tagged the director in the group chat, asking excitedly,

"As for Ebeji, Typhoon was as stable as ever, without any mistakes, but also without any outstanding moments. His performance was just average. Next time, remember to add more of your own understanding, and your acting range will be wider."

"Hehe, then I definitely don't need to."

Uchiha Gin sent a smiling emoji in the group chat, preparing to boast a bit, but was interrupted by Uchiha Gin (the director).

"As the male lead, you didn't even appear until more than halfway through the story. You could have easily interacted with the four main characters at the beginning to grab everyone's attention. Okay, but you didn't do that. Later, when Xiao Zhi was speaking, you could have easily used your eyes to break the immersion, but you continued to act indifferent and pretend to be dead."

"That's called the Tang-style acting method, director, do you even know what it is? Didn't my empty, blank eyes convey the despair of a character who has been tortured and humiliated?"

Upon hearing that his superb acting skills were being questioned by the director, Uchiha Gin immediately became unhappy and retorted.

"Huh? Tang-style performance? Your pure, lifeless lying-down act is a one-time thing. Get the hell out of here next time. I don't want to see someone like you with no acting spirit!"

"...%￥@#@￥#@~*&"

Uchiha Gin left the makeshift chat group for the film crew, cursing and swearing, and also blocked the director.

The scene returns to the battlefield.

The two Wood Release giants remained locked in a stalemate, with fragments from their rubbing hands falling to the ground.

With his deep gaze, Hashirama Senju suddenly gave Gin Uchiha a subtle look. Gin Uchiha immediately received the message and made up his mind.

Everyone present watched the two giants wrestling with bated breath, their palms sweating and dripping onto the ground.

Suddenly, they discovered that Uchiha Gin had jumped out from the round protrusion on the chest of the slender giant, throwing a punch straight at Hashirama Senju's main body, and the giant behind him began to disintegrate as he left.

"Ha! I knew my strategy was right!"

Madara Uchiha couldn't help but laugh when he saw Gin Uchiha heading straight for Hashirama Senju.

"Take this powerful illusion!"

Flying in the air, Uchiha Gin, fearing that those around him might not hear him, shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Big cousin! Charge!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's shout, the other Uchiha members present felt a surge of empathy and excitement as they watched the figure emanating a chilling and obscure power from his eyes, hoping that he could use the power of his clan to defeat the arrogant Senju Hashirama.

Intimidate a thousand hands, and display the might of my race!

"Big brother, watch out! Look away!"

Tobirama Senju, the white-haired boy, was adding his own drama to the scene. It seems the director's words had an effect; this guy is indeed a promising talent.

Upon hearing his brother's reminder, Hashirama Senju immediately fixed his gaze on Gin Uchiha's lower body, simultaneously gathering power in his fists, preparing to deliver a powerful shock to this hard-won target.

"What are you looking at?"

Just as Hashirama Senju was about to deliver a punch to Gin Uchiha, who was about to land in front of him, a flippant voice rang in his ear, making his hair stand on end instantly.

"Thump!!!"

He had only turned his head halfway when a fist carrying superhuman strength slammed straight into his honest and handsome face, instantly distorting his features.

"Yay!"

Uchiha Izuna saw Uchiha Gin's feint and shouted excitedly.

"ah?!"

Madara Uchiha looked at the two people on the wooden dummy with some worry; they were both his flesh and blood!

"Thump~"

As Hashirama Senju was knocked down by Gin Uchiha's punch, Gin Uchiha, who was still in freefall in the air, turned into a piece of dead wood and crashed to the ground.

Hashirama Senju, whose face was slapped with superhuman strength, was like a cannonball, crashing into the open ground in the distance at an extremely high speed, stirring up a cloud of dust.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Hashirama Senju lay unconscious in the crater in a reclining position similar to Yamcha's, his fate unknown.

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~"

Uchiha Gin knelt on one knee atop the wooden Arhat dummy, panting heavily, his eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement.

It's done! We'll be wrapping up filming soon!

"Boom!"

The giant Arhat beneath his feet began to slowly collapse as its master fell. Uchiha Gin, barely able to straighten up, jumped off the giant and landed beside the unconscious Senju Hashirama, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light.

"My cousin's awesome! Kill that guy!"

Looking at Uchiha Gin standing at the very back, Uchiha Izuna couldn't contain his joy and shouted at him.

Big brother, YYDS!

"Cousin, wait."

Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha was caught in a dilemma, wanting to speak but not knowing where to begin.

If someone wants to kill you, and you show mercy, don't be so cruel, okay?

Uchiha Gin's gaze swept across the fallen Senju Hashirama. He drew a decorative longsword from behind his back, ready to finish him off.

"Ha ha!"

Looking at the long sword gleaming with cold light, Uchiha Izuna couldn't help but laugh out loud, his curved lips unable to be suppressed any longer.

"Mr. Yin actually won!"

Uchiha Gin, who was sitting in the corner, looked on with deep surprise in her beautiful eyes. Seeing that Uchiha Gin was unharmed, she couldn't help but feel relieved.

Wait, why is it that even though Hashirama Senju is already lying on the ground, the restraints on my body haven't been removed yet?

Of the three people bound by Wood Release, Izuna was excitedly watching the execution and had long forgotten who had bound him, while Madara Uchiha was torn between his own thoughts and his own, and for a moment he also forgot about the wooden branches tightly binding him.

"Mr. Yin, watch out!"

Ignoring the thorns binding her, and despite bleeding profusely from the piercing branches, the girl stubbornly straightened up and, with all her might, shouted at Uchiha Gin, who had raised his sword.

"Huh? What is Little Administrator talking about?"

Uchiha Gin knew perfectly well what was going on, but still turned his head with a puzzled look.

What happened next plunged the initially excited group into despair.

"Hiss~"

A dull thud rang out, and Uchiha Gin felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down in confusion and saw a sharp blade protruding from his chest, its blinding glint making it impossible for him to open his eyes.

"Thump~"

A plume of smoke rose, and the Thousand Hands Hashirama lying in the crater before them turned into a piece of withered wood.

Wow~

Blood gushed from Uchiha Gin's mouth. He slightly turned his head, and behind him, a somewhat disheveled Hashirama Senju stood with a long sword in his hand, his eyes closed, revealing no emotion.

"I was stabbed in the back."

"I'm sorry, my dream hasn't come true yet, I can't fall here."

Even as he was about to leave the story, Hashirama Senju didn't forget to add some drama to his role, just as his character had suggested.

Uchiha Gin slowly collapsed to the ground, the blood flowing endlessly from his chest spreading out like a poignant oil painting, filled with the sorrow of its final act.

"boom!!!"

After a brief silence on the battlefield, three streams of chakra suddenly surged into the sky, mixed with a cold and obscure eye power, sending chills down the spines of those present.

"Hehe, big cousin, stop fooling around, stand up."

The first to speak was Uchiha Izuna, who had his head bowed. He chuckled a few times in a hoarse voice, then slowly raised his head and muttered to himself at Uchiha Gin's corpse, hoping that Gin would fall down and say a few sarcastic words before getting up again, just like when they usually played duel games.

Two streams of bloody tears flowed down Uchiha Izuna's cheeks. His pupils, which had been pitch black just moments before, had now turned crimson, with a bewitching and eerie pattern slowly rotating within them. As he spoke, a chilling power condensed behind him, as if it were about to burst forth from his body at any moment.

"Ha! Shi! Hot! Mom!"

Madara Uchiha stared intently at Hashirama Senju, whose hands were stained with Uchiha Silver Blood. Even with his eyes covered in blood, he didn't blink once. Now, all he felt was endless regret.

If he had been a little stronger, Uchiha Gin wouldn't have died. He had just sworn to protect his brother, but in the blink of an eye, he was gone forever.

A profound sense of powerlessness filled his heart with regret, and the three tomoe in his eyes, amplified by his emotions, slowly transformed into an equally bewitching and eerie pattern.

"It's all fake, it's all fake."

The girl in the corner, her body bleeding profusely from thorns, her long purple hair soaked with sweat, her beautiful eyes now empty and lifeless, stared at the silent Uchiha Gin in the distance, muttering to herself incessantly.

As the emptiness in the girl's heart widened, her eyes turned crimson, and the three delicate tomoe spun rapidly. When her emotions reached their peak, the shackles in her bloodline were quietly broken.

Two bloody tears slowly flowed down, and the three magatama disappeared, transforming into a scarlet clover, its coldness mixed with a few traces of mysterious aura.

Uchiha Gin, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, quietly opened one eye and sensed the condition of the people on the field.

When he saw that his little apprentice had also developed a kaleidoscope, he was utterly astonished.

What is this? Buy two get one free, a windfall?

"Call the director! Call the director! It's time to wrap this up!"

Back in the chat group, Uchiha Gin first removed the director from his blacklist, then shouted in the group, "If you don't come to clean up the mess, things will get out of control!"

Look, my little cousin is almost piloting a Gundam! And it looks like Xiao Zhi is about to use some weird skill too. Someone come quick!

"Received!"

The director, who had been watching the show from afar, nudged Uchiha Tajima beside him and spoke.

"Uncle, it's done!"

"Hmm, I sensed it, but why are there three? You activated it too?"

Uchiha Tajima, who could only see a rough outline of the scene, stood up and asked in confusion,

The massive battle just now was so exhilarating that he wanted to observe it closely. In doing so, he inadvertently turned on his kaleidoscope, which caused his eyesight to deteriorate slightly, making it difficult for him to see what was happening behind him.

"I really didn't open it; it was Xiao Zhili who opened it."

Uchiha Gin quickly waved his hand, indicating that he wouldn't touch that kind of thing.

"Oh, it seems your little apprentice cares about you quite a bit~"

Uchiha Tajima gave a mocking smile, nudged Uchiha Gin with his elbow, and the awkwardness in his eyes was obvious.

"Don't talk nonsense! My relationship with Xiaozhi is completely innocent. Besides, her mother and I are like brothers, how could I possibly do anything presumptuous!"

Alright, the Sengoku period arc is almost over (I think).

There are still a few craters left to fill, and I'd like to go and see the moon too!

So, do you all want Konoha to be founded, or to continue playing the Warring States period a little longer?

(End of this chapter)