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

Chapter 166 I've come to visit relatives. How are things going with the ancestors?

Sensing an opportunity, Uchiha Gin suppressed his strange feelings and swung his giant axe even more vigorously.

Following the guidance of their bloodline, they overcame numerous obstacles and finally arrived at the outside of a cave hidden by layers of cedar trees.

"Boom!"

Faced with these troublesome ancient giant trees, Uchiha Gin didn't tolerate it. He immediately clapped his hands together, and a pale blue light appeared in his palms.

Wood Release power flowed from the soles of his feet into the ground, until the chakra connected with the roots underground.

The heavy cedar trees in front of them seemed to come alive, slowly moving on their own. With a rumbling sound, a spacious entrance appeared between the cedar trees.

"Alright~ Let the adventure begin!"

Looking at the dark cave entrance, Uchiha Gin showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he appeared quite excited and, without the slightest hesitation, dashed into the cave.

Leaning into the cave, Uchiha Gin immediately activated his mutated blue Byakugan, instantly making the dark environment clearly visible and eliminating the need for lighting. The cave was dark and bottomless, with humid and opaque air.

The cave walls were smooth and covered in moss. The dark ground was unusually flat, clearly a path that had been repaired by humans. Inside the winding cave, the sounds of dripping water and wind mingled together, creating a chilling atmosphere.

Feeling the chill, Uchiha Gin tightened his thin clothes and, following the increasingly strong guidance in his heart, walked deeper into the cave.

"Tick-tock~~~"

Before even reaching the depths of the cave, the dripping sound in Uchiha Gin's ear grew clearer, and the humidity in the air became increasingly heavy, suggesting that there might be a water source at the end of the cave.

As expected, when Uchiha Gin reached the deepest part of the cave, he was greeted by a vast, empty space.

In the middle lies a tranquil pool of water, reflecting the slivers of moonlight shining down from above like a mirror.

"Tsk! Why does this place look so familiar?"

The turmoil within his bloodline reached its peak, but Uchiha Gin did not rush forward rashly.

Instead, looking at the pool in front of him, he felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place it.

Putting aside his doubts for the moment, Uchiha Gin decided to get down to business. So he slowly walked to the edge of the pool, his blue Byakugan piercing through the bottomless water as he searched carefully.

"Hey! Found it~"

With his superhuman vision, Uchiha Gin locked onto a black longsword stuck deep underwater.

However, even with his mutated White Eye, he couldn't see through the depths of that strange weapon; it seemed like a piece of discarded scrap metal.

"Hiss~~~"

Uchiha Gin tried putting his hand into the water, and the icy cold made him gasp.

As expected, he was no ordinary person. Since he was already there, Uchiha Gin refined a layer of chakra and wrapped himself up in it. He pinched his nose and plunged in.

After entering the water, protected by the chakra cloak, Uchiha Gin did not feel the chill he had felt earlier. He steadied himself, opened his blue eyes, and swam towards the black longsword.

"It was quite a struggle."

As Uchiha Gin swam, he felt his body grow heavier and heavier. The water around him felt like it was filled with lead, offering no buoyancy whatsoever.

Fortunately, his strong physique prevented him from lacking oxygen, and after about ten minutes, he finally swam to the longsword.

The black longsword wasn't as ornate as Uchiha Gin had imagined; in fact, it was almost too plain, with the material completely obscured by its black blade.

However, Uchiha Gin, who is familiar with the plot, speculates that this thing is most likely a product of Yin-Yang Release, otherwise how could it be worthy of the Sage of Six Paths' prestige?

Without hesitation, Uchiha Gin immediately reached out, trying to pull out the weapon that had been sealed for thousands of years, only to find that no matter how hard he tried, he could not budge the weapon at all.

"When it comes to strength, I've never been afraid of anyone!"

Uchiha Ginbuku's temper flared up as well. He gripped the sword hilt with both hands, channeled his chakra, and unleashed his superhuman strength to the fullest extent, causing a burst of azure light to flash forth.

Looking at the blue light emanating from his hand, Uchiha Gin felt a surge of pride. Even if a tailed beast blocked his way, he could still send it flying with a single punch.

"Get up!"

The immense strength in his hands gave Uchiha Gin immense confidence. The veins on his arm gripping the sword hilt bulged, and his feet, planted firmly on the ground, began to slowly sink into the earth as the force increased.

Even with this power, Uchiha Gin, whose face was flushed red, still couldn't budge the longsword an inch.

With a sigh of relief, Uchiha Gin shook his aching hands, his eyes filled with frustration. This was his second Waterloo since his transmigration.

The first time was when Senju Butsuma taught him a lesson with a single punch. From then on, Uchiha Gin learned to be more restrained, developing a habit of playing it safe and never being reckless.

I thought that after so many years, with the help of the system, I should at least be a junior member of the Otsutsuki clan. But I never expected that I would suffer another defeat in front of a weapon that has been stored for thousands of years.

"This is?"

Just as he was about to go up and look for other methods, his blue white eyes inadvertently swept over the spot where the longsword was stuck.

There was a faint ring of incantations there, and Uchiha Gin immediately crouched down to examine it closely.

"It looks like some kind of spell, somewhat like a summoning jutsu, but not entirely."

Using his limited knowledge, Uchiha Gin began to deduce what this ring of incantations was all about.

However, the limited mind could only vaguely perceive that this was a spatial spell similar to a psychic technique.

I couldn't help but sigh at the importance of studying, and I resolved to study hard and improve every day when I got back.

"Huh! Why is it glowing?"

Just as Uchiha Gin reached out, preparing to scrape away the mud covering the jutsu, bursts of white light suddenly emanated from it.

This sudden change startled him, and he instinctively wanted to jump back.

However, Uchiha Gin forgot his current environment; under the pressure of the leaden water flow,

Before he could jump even 1cm, he was enveloped in the white light emanating from the spell.

"We've been tricked! The Feathered Robe Clan are all cunning old foxes!"

These were the last words Gin Uchiha uttered before he was enveloped in light.

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Gin was enveloped by the white light and flew towards the full moon hanging in the sky.

Holy crap! I'm going to the moon too?!

Unable to control his body, Uchiha Gin could only watch helplessly as he was broken down into specks of white light and sucked into the distant moon above.

Meanwhile, in a dimly lit space, an aged figure floating in mid-air slowly opened its eyes.

The purple rings around his eyes exuded a mysterious aura. He shook his long goatee, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Another descendant has entered that place. I clearly told the kid from the Feathered Robe Clan not to open the door easily."

"Who is it this time? Indra? Or Asura?"

The aged figure sensed that his weapon had been touched, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his purple eyes.

He then carefully sensed it, and the result made his brows furrow as deeply as the lines on his face.

"Indra, Ashura, and Hagoromo? What's going on with this descendant? The bloodline is so mixed up."

The old man was unaware of what was happening until he sensed it, and was shocked to discover that this descendant, appearing a thousand years later, possessed bloodlines from various lineages.

Even his own brother's bloodline was mixed in, and it accounted for a significant portion of it.

"Hmm, maybe, this kid can do it."

A thoughtful glint flashed in the eyes of the aged figure. So many years had passed, and he vaguely sensed an impending crisis.

This strange descendant who happened to appear this time could help him verify his guess.

"Let's test him first. If he dies so easily on it, it means he's not all that great."

Thinking of this, the aged figure slowly closed his eyes, and the pale yellow space fell silent once again.

"Can anyone tell me where the hell is this? Is it still in China?"

Feeling as if he had been teleported by a jutsu for a long time, Uchiha Gin, having regained his freedom, slowly opened his eyes, only to find himself in a dense forest.

"Did they come out?"

Looking at the primeval tropical jungle before him, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but doubt whether the scene of flying to the moon he had just witnessed was just an illusion.

Uchiha Gin prepared to search the surroundings for the path he had cleared on his way here, only to discover that the jungle here was definitely not the one he had traversed on his previous journey.

"Crunch!"

"Sigh~ Looks like I've really taken off."

If you ask why, Uchiha Gin, with his lifeless, dead-fish eyes, looked at the strange figure that had appeared out of nowhere in front of him, sighed, and then muttered something under his breath.

"Intruder spotted! Intruder spotted!"

The figure that appeared had its limbs twisted at an odd angle. Upon seeing Uchiha Gin suddenly appear, a mechanical alarm sound emanated from its pale face and bandaged mouth.

Suddenly, a pair of long arms sprouted from his extremely pale body and rushed towards Uchiha Gin.

"Family members, does anyone know?"

Uchiha Gin was filled with helplessness. He never expected that his casual adventure would lead him to this remote place.

Facing the strangely long arms with bizarre limbs in front of him, he didn't hold back, his fist pounding with monstrous force into the man's face.

"Bang!!!"

With a loud bang, the pale, aberrant creature instantly turned into fragments and scattered, a gruesome sight that was too painful to look at.

"Intruder detected."

Even more horrifying was that the person's shattered skull was still speaking intermittently; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be filled with intricate gears.

It turns out that this strange and unusual creature was actually an exquisite puppet.

"Damn it, I promised to play it safe, how did I end up here!"

Uchiha Gin wasn't blinded by the joy of victory. Instead, he looked at the dark mass of shadows flying towards them in the distance and sighed deeply.

Yes, this is the moon, the place where my ancestors are sealed away.

(End of this chapter)