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

Chapter 161 Eternal Youth: Yin Seal, Guaranteed to Teach and Master

Waving goodbye to his little cousin, Uchiha Gin looked at the table full of lemons and began to worry. Just then, the door to the ward was pushed open again, and a fragrant breeze wafted in as several familiar figures walked in.

One of the figures, seeing Uchiha Gin lying on the hospital bed with a worried expression, rushed over like a swallow returning to its nest.

"Ah Yin! Are you alright?!"

The first figure to rush forward was none other than Uchiha Hikaru, whom they hadn't seen for several days. The girl's bright eyes were brimming with tears, her delicate nose was slightly red from sneezing, and her fair, tender face was filled with worry.

Before Uchiha Gin could react, her small hands began to wander restlessly over his body, tears streaming down her face as she did so.

"I heard you got a big hole punched in your head, where is it?"

"Stop! Stop! Don't pull my belt!"

Uchiha Gin was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he hurriedly used his hands to desperately protect his last line of defense.

The purple-haired girl standing at the doorway carried a girlish tote bag; from the top peeking out, it was clear that it was full of fruit.

"Tsk! Senior Guang really doesn't know his own limitations."

Uchiha Osamu stared expressionlessly at Uchiha Hikaru, who was taking advantage of the situation, her cherry-red lips pursed almost imperceptibly, before she coldly said,

"Haha! You curly-haired gorilla are really tough, surviving a stab right through the heart!"

Without even guessing, you know that voice belongs to that rebellious little devil.

Looking up at Senju Itama, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, the brat was wearing a loose long robe, his dyed black hair piled high, and his slightly pale, round face was full of disdain, as if he was very sorry that Uchiha Gin had survived. But there was a hint of something else in his dark, starry eyes.

Like Uchiha Gin, he was carrying a tote bag. The sharp-eyed Uchiha Gin immediately recognized it as the bag he used when he was a child, which the brat had dug out and reused at some point.

"Cough cough cough"

Uchiha Gin was furious at the brat's words. Forcibly suppressing his agitation, he lifted the somewhat unruly girl who was clinging to him, and without even looking at her, tossed the defiant Uchiha Hikari off the bed.

Then, with a deadpan expression, he looked at the three people who had come to visit him, pointed to the fruit left behind by Uchiha Izuna on the table, and said with a helpless look,

"Just to clarify, I don't eat lemons."

"Huh?" *2

The two people carrying the bags frowned, secretly shifting their gaze downwards to look at the bright yellow fruit in their bags, a rare look of conflict appearing on their faces.

"You guys didn't actually buy it, did you?"

Seeing the strange looks on the two women's faces, Uchiha Gin frowned as he looked at the bags in their hands and asked,

"The young clan leader said this is very nourishing."

Seeing that their plan had been exposed, Uchiha Osamu and Senju Itama both sighed and opened the bag in their hands. As expected, the bag was full of bright yellow lemons, and a refreshing aroma wafted out.

Yesterday, the two went to buy gifts for the victims, but on the way they ran into Uchiha Izuna, who was grinning foolishly. Upon learning that they were also there to visit Uchiha Gin, he selflessly shared the information he had just learned.

"Let's buy this one! The doctor said my older cousin is missing something from this!"

As he spoke, he showed the two bewildered little ones the large bag of lemons in his hand, looking as if he had kept his accomplishment a secret.

Tsk! Looks like I wasn't lenient enough with the punishment earlier.

"Haha, you two, just you wait!"

Uchiha Hikaru, who had just been thrown off the bed, saw the two defeated men and immediately put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily, snorting arrogantly. He then pulled two purple fruits from behind his back and handed them to Uchiha Gin.

"A-Gin, eat mine!"

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Looking at the two heavy fruits in his hands, Uchiha Gin felt a surge of acidity welling up in his mouth. He squeezed them, finding the skin as hard as he had expected, and carefully put them down. He then looked at the expectant Uchiha Hikaru and said...

"The delivery was very nice, but please don't send it again next time."

Damn it, which doctor said I was deficient in Vitamin C? Now they've brought me not only lemons, but passion fruit too. I just want something sweet, why is that so hard?

"Phew~ It's nothing, I'm just grateful that you came to see me."

Uchiha Gin calmed himself down, turned to the three people facing him with a smile, picked up a lemon from the table, and said,

"Actually, lemons aren't entirely useless. They have antioxidant properties, which can slow down aging. And when you make lemonade, the taste... tsk tsk!"

Slow down aging?

The purple-haired girl's eyes lit up upon hearing the word, and she stared thoughtfully at Uchiha Gin's forehead. Uchiha Gin happened to see this and asked curiously,

"Little administrator, do you have any questions for me?"

"Mr. Yin, were the things you said before true?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's question, the girl snapped out of her reverie, a resolute glint flashing in her eyes. Her expressionless gaze fixed intently on Uchiha Gin's eyes as she slowly asked,

"What did you say?"

Uchiha was somewhat surprised. He didn't think he had said anything that would cause the girl to misunderstand.

"Is the technique you mentioned, which claims to have the effect of preserving youth, really true?"

The girl finally asked the question that had been troubling her all night.

"Huh? You mean the Yin Seal? Of course it's real!"

Uchiha Gin breathed a sigh of relief. So that's what the girl wanted to ask. He nodded.

"Preserving youth? Gintoki, where did you learn that kind of technique?"

Uchiha Hikaru and Senju Itama, who had been listening intently, both lit up when they heard the words "preserving youth," especially Hikaru, whose eyes sparkled as he eagerly asked, "..."

Although Senju Itama didn't make a sound, his black eyes were filled with curiosity, and his ears were perked up, eager to find out more.

"Hehe, it's my own creation, but it's very difficult to learn."

Uchiha Gin didn't hold back; it was just a Yin Seal Technique, not so precious as to need to be concealed.

Hey, you're an immortal being, of course you don't care. Several of us here are just looking on with envy. Don't underestimate a woman's obsession with youth.

"You want to learn?"

After Uchiha Gin finished speaking, he felt several burning gazes fixed on him. He immediately raised an eyebrow, hesitated for a moment, and then asked,

"Yes, yes, yes!" *3

"What are you doing getting involved, kid? This is a technique that only women can learn."

Seeing Senju Itama eagerly raising his hand, Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes in exasperation and immediately pointed out the drawback of this technique.

"Uh, how can you learn that?"

After a brief and awkward silence, it was Senju Itama who broke it first. The kid's face turned red, and he stared into Uchiha Gin's eyes with a gritted teeth, retorting,

"Oh well, what can I do? I'm the creator, after all."

Uchiha Ginichi shrugged, displaying an expression of helplessness.

"Hmph! I refuse to believe I can learn it!"

Senju Itama slammed his hand on the table, puffing out his well-developed chest muscles, and declared with absolute certainty,

"Hehe, don't cry when you fail to master it, you brat!"

You can't persuade a suicidal ghost with kind words. Senju Itama insisted on practicing, and there was nothing he could do to stop him. Anyway, even if he didn't succeed, there wouldn't be any side effects. At most, it would just make this little boy look a bit more effeminate.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin took out a blank scroll from his bag and, with the help of the system's explanation, completely copied down the learning method of the Yin Seal.

"Phew~ This is the Yin Seal. You can all learn it. Once you learn it, you'll all be silent."

Uchiha Gin blew the ink off the scroll, checked it repeatedly to see if there were any typos, lest these guys practice the divine skill incorrectly. After checking, he casually handed the scroll to Uchiha Gin in front of him, looking completely nonchalant.

"Thank you, Mr. Yin!"

The girl excitedly accepted the still-warm Yin Seal, her heart overflowing with gratitude. Looking at the composed Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Rinpoche crisply thanked him.

"It's nothing~ I was originally planning to teach you this technique, but I didn't expect you to bring it up first. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to come to me anytime."

Looking at the ecstatic group, Uchiha Gin was puzzled. It was just a Yin Seal, why were they so excited?

"We'll be going now!"

The three of them were overjoyed. They immediately abandoned the bewildered Uchiha Gin, ran out of the ward without looking back, and disappeared down the corridor.

Why don't you take the lemons with you?

"Crunch~"

The door, which had just quieted down for a while, started ringing again.

The person who came this time didn't bring anything, which relieved the nervous-stricken Uchiha Gin.

"Cousin? I ran into Xiao Zhili and the others on the way here. They seemed to be in a lot of trouble. What happened?"

Madara Uchiha, dressed in the dark blue robes specially made for the Uchiha clan, his outlandish hairstyle completely obscuring one eye, looked at the relieved-looking Gin Uchiha with his remaining eye and asked curiously,

"It's nothing, I just gave them some small gifts."

Uchiha Gin shook his head, indicating it wasn't anything important. Instead, he looked at Uchiha Madara, whose demeanor had subtly changed, and asked a question with a hint of mockery on his face.

"Little cousin, you look great, is something good coming your way?"

"Did Erquannai tell you that?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Madara Uchiha's face showed a hint of unease.

I guess so.

Uchiha Gin didn't expose him, letting his younger cousin take the blame since he was the one who gave him such a lemon.

"That brat, he can't keep his mouth shut at all."

Madara Uchiha said angrily. He had come here today to give Gin Uchiha a surprise, but the surprise had been revealed in advance, which made him a little embarrassed.

"It's alright, congratulations, Madara."

Uchiha Gin smiled and shook his head, his eyes unusually serious as he looked at Uchiha Madara and offered his congratulations.

Madara Uchiha, still feeling frustrated, suddenly heard these words and looked up in surprise, giving Gin Uchiha a strange look. This was the first time in years that Gin had called him by his real name.

".Thanks."

After a brief moment of thought, Madara Uchiha raised his eyebrows, a rare occurrence, and replied with a slight smile.

Uchiha Gin glanced at his cellmate, who already exuded an air of authority, his eyes darting around. Thinking that now was the perfect time to use him, he asked with a pleading expression, "..."

"As the saying goes, a new broom sweeps clean, Chieftain, could you please let me retire to the dungeon?"

(End of this chapter)