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

Chapter 179 A long illness meets a good doctor; time reveals true character.

"Phew~ That feels so good!"

After soaking in the hot spring, Uchiha Gin felt completely relaxed, all the fatigue of the past few days swept away. He put on the yukata that the puppets had prepared in advance, opened the door, and found that the two maid puppets were still waiting in the same spot.

"You guys... never mind, just go in."

Uchiha Gin initially intended to return the two maid puppets to their original location, but then he remembered that they still contained his chakra. If their original owner, Otsutsuki Hikari, discovered this, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.

So, with a determined heart, he opened the Shadow Rift and threw the two cold-faced maid puppets into the Shadow Realm.

"Hey, this Shadow Realm is pretty convenient!"

Although he felt uncomfortable in the Shadow Realm, Uchiha Gin was quite satisfied with his excellent ability to kill and rob, and couldn't help but express his approval.

"Mr. Yin, who's in charge of taking care of your puppet?"

No sooner had he swallowed the two maids into the Shadow Realm than the black puppet appeared in Uchiha Silver Mask's body. Its yellow eyes rolled up, down, left, and right, seemingly searching for something, though the movement was rather unsettling.

"What puppet? I've always been alone!"

Uchiha Gin was a master of feigning ignorance; upon hearing the black puppet's question, he immediately shrugged, indicating that he had never seen the so-called puppet.

"Is it broken down to some corner?"

Without showing any doubt about Uchiha Gintoki's words, the black puppet stopped its eye movement and spoke to itself in a cold voice, "It seems that maintaining the puppet is a problem; puppets break down all the time."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

The black puppet didn't delve into the whereabouts of the two maid puppets, and spoke apologetically to Uchiha Gin, whose eyes were darting around.

"So your puppets can be broken too!"

"People die too."

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Uchiha Gin was speechless after being rebuked by those words. After all, people do die, but he was an exception.

"Yesterday, an old, dilapidated puppet suddenly lost its head in the middle of the night, so don't worry about it. Puppets are just consumables."

Having said that, the black puppet bent down and gestured for Uchiha Gin to follow.

So, with a curious expression, Uchiha Gin followed the black puppet into the inner room that had always intrigued him.

"Knock knock knock~"

The black puppet knocked rhythmically on the door.

"Come in."

Otsutsuki Hikari's clear voice came from inside the door, and the black puppet pushed the door open without hesitation.

As soon as Uchiha Gin entered, he saw Otsutsuki Hikari hunched over the table, diligently reviewing documents. But what was with the drool dripping from the corner of his mouth?

"Hey, it's Gintoki. How have you been these past few days?"

Hearing the footsteps of the approaching person, Otsutsuki Hikari slowly raised her head, her bright white eyes fixed on Uchiha Gin's strange expression. In her energetic voice, she asked in a friendly tone, her face beaming with an undisguised smile.

"It's great. Everyone here is talented and speaks very nicely. I love being here."

Uchiha's words were not false; this place truly was a paradise.

"That's good. Later, I'll take you somewhere. Dress formally, maybe even wear a bathrobe."

Otsutsuki Hikaku nodded, his greedy gaze sweeping over Uchiha Gin's muscular chest, a sheepish smile creeping across his face.

"I'll go with whatever the host says."

Unsure of the other party's intentions, Uchiha Gin put aside his doubts for the time being. After all, he could not sense any malice from the person in front of him, so Otsutsuki Hikari should not have any intention to harm him.

"Okay, once I finish my work, we'll set off. You can rest for a bit over there; there's tea and snacks."

Seeing that Uchiha Gin did not refuse, Otsutsuki Hikari continued to review the list with peace of mind.

If there are 66 people, it will take about a week to go through them all, including the two days that the clan leader and she have to spend alone. The remaining 64 people will have to complete the task in five days. It is a huge project. This little guy has worked hard, but for the sake of the clan's revival, we can only ask him to make do.

At worst, I can take a few days later to treat him well and relieve Ah Yin's empty heart and body.

Thinking of this, Otsutsuki Hikawa was moved by his own kindness and squeezed out a few crocodile tears the size of soybeans.

Unaware that his fate had already been predetermined, Uchiha Gin was still happily sitting on the large sofa, cracking sunflower seeds, while casually observing Otsutsuki Biroku's inner chamber.

The room maintained the Ōtsutsuki clan's usual luxury, but added a touch of rare cuteness. The decorations and ornaments were full of girlish charm, making it hard to associate this pink-themed room with the mountain of flesh that was Ōtsutsuki Hikari before one's eyes.

"Huh? It's that girl again!"

As Uchiha Gin looked around, his gaze was drawn to a painting of a beautiful woman hanging on the wall. The painting depicted the white-haired beauty he had seen in the bathroom, whose alluring charm stirred his heart and piqued his curiosity.

Who exactly is this beautiful woman? He clearly sensed that only Otsutsuki Bichiro was alive in this palace. Unable to contain his inner turmoil, Uchiha Gin, utterly perplexed, finally asked.

"Elder Biluo, may I ask if you have any sisters?"

"Huh? Why are you asking this, Ah Yin? I don't have any sisters."

Otsutsuki Hyouka, who was seriously pondering how to reward him, was somewhat taken aback by Uchiha Gin's sudden question, and then replied,

Tsk! Oh no, it looks like a portrait of an old friend, probably my mother or grandmother?

"It's nothing, I'm just curious, Elder Biluo, don't you have any family?"

I think your mother still has a lot of charm.

"Ah Yin, do you know how old I am now?"

Upon hearing the word "family," Ōtsutsuki Hōraku fell silent. After a moment, he raised his head with a sigh and asked a question, his Byakuya eyes filled with an inexplicable sense of vicissitude.

"She just turned eighteen?"

Uchiha Gin was well aware of the trap of using women's age as a pretext, fearing a sting operation. After a fierce internal struggle, he suppressed his acid reflux and reluctantly gave his answer.

"Hehe, your sweet talk is like it's been coated with honey~"

Otsutsuki Hikari smiled broadly, and his entire body began to tremble rhythmically with his laughter, startling Uchiha Gin so much that he immediately looked away, afraid of being hurt again.

"Sigh~ I'm almost eighty years old."

???

Uchiha Gin was completely dumbfounded, looking utterly incredulous. Although Otsutsuki Biroku's appearance did indeed show signs of mental damage, judging from his voice and the immense life force within him, he was only around thirty years old.

Seemingly pleased by Uchiha Gin's surprise, Otsutsuki Hikari used her thick fingers to fiddle with the long white hair hanging down her forehead. Her broad face held an arrogant expression, but a barely suppressed smile played on her lips as she slowly began to explain.

"Hehe, are you surprised? We, the Otsutsuki clan, are descendants of gods."

"Is Zun Du fake Du?"

Uchiha Gin frowned. They were born of the same mother, so why were their relatives on the moon able to live so long? Were their ancestors turtles?

In the spiritual world.

The aged Ōtsutsuki Hamura was currently lying on a humming massage chair, looking completely relaxed. He had gotten it from that strange junior, and it was quite novel. However, each time he used it, he had to scan some kind of code and infuse it with some chakra to activate it.

"Achoo!"

Otsutsuki Hamura was humming a tune contentedly when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He then let out a rare sneeze, the first in a thousand years, which made his head spin and his vision blur.

"Huh? Who's talking about me? Hey! It must be that petty Yu Yi! She can't stand seeing her brother enjoy himself~"

"That's right. In our Otsutsuki clan, the whiter the hair and eyes, the purer the bloodline. Under normal circumstances, the lifespan of such clan members can reach about two hundred years."

Uchiha Gin, who was still somewhat doubtful, suddenly remembered that during the future, in the era of the Unburnt Legend, the fisherman relative from his hometown, when he found Otsutsuki Toneri to recognize his kinship, was impressed by the purity of the other party's bloodline, so he did not kill him, but only sent him to a small dark room and sealed his title for a thousand years as a minor punishment.

"My parents didn't have pure blood, so they passed away a long time ago."

After explaining to Uchiha Gin, Otsutsuki Hikari stopped what he was doing, a hint of sadness flashing in his white eyes.

"Who is the beautiful woman in this painting?"

Pointing to the portrait on the wall, Uchiha Gin finally asked, "Since my parents' bloodline is not pure, it means their hair is not white. So who is the portrait hanging in the room?"

"Oh? Haha, you asked that?"

Still immersed in grief, Otsutsuki Bichiro's expression shifted from sorrow to joy upon hearing Uchiha Gin's question. A smile returned to his face, and he raised an eyebrow, keeping Uchiha Gin in suspense. He casually picked up the teacup on the table, awaiting his answer.

"Guess what? If you guess right, I'll give you a reward!"

I guess it's your grandma.

Uchiha Gin thought for a moment, and since it wasn't his mother, it must be his grandmother!

Hi! I think your grandma still looks quite charming.

"Pfft! Cough cough. Ah Yin, if you don't want to guess, then don't guess. How can you say something hurtful?"

Otsutsuki Hikari, who had just taken a sip of tea, immediately spat out a jet of water upon hearing Uchiha Gin's explosive remark. After coughing a few times, she said with a coquettish expression,

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I guess that's your grandma."

Realizing there was ambiguity in his words, Uchiha Gin explained embarrassedly that he was a model youth and shouldn't be using foul language.

"Oh dear~ Take another look!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's reply, Otsutsuki Hikari, somewhat annoyed, stretched out his large face, his narrow eyes blinking wildly, filled with unreadable hints.

"I'm sorry, I really..."

Uchiha Gin subconsciously overreacted, unable to look directly at the scene before him. After all, the image of him awakening his Sharingan was still vivid in his mind, and he was feeling a bit dizzy. Just as he was about to admit defeat, he caught a glimpse of Otsutsuki Hikari's lips out of the corner of his eye. A familiar black mole made his heart skip a beat, and the words he was about to say stopped abruptly.

Mustering his courage, Uchiha Gin turned his head and carefully examined the woman who had frightened him. He found that apart from being overly voluptuous, she was not as ugly as the other women he had seen before. Her large face had delicate features, and her eyes and brows were full of charm.

Uchiha Gin stared at it for a long time and actually found Otsutsuki Biroku quite handsome, but the moment the thought crossed his mind, he was startled by his own words.

Cough cough, I'm really hungry?

He quickly closed his eyes, trying to cleanse his corrupted soul. He glanced one last time at the portrait of the beautiful woman on the wall, and a vague answer began to form in Uchiha Gin's mind.

But he really didn't want to believe it, after all, such a change was truly rare in the world.

"It can't be you, can it?"

Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, Uchiha Gin asked in a trembling voice,

"Hehe, you have a good eye for people!"

Otsutsuki Hikari smiled, but this time it didn't make Uchiha Gin feel nauseous, because he already knew that the mountain of flesh in front of him had once been a stunningly beautiful woman.

The anxiety that had been hanging over him finally died. He had finally taken a liking to a beautiful woman and wanted to get to know her better, perhaps even forging a pure and innocent friendship. Now, this thought could only remain buried deep in his heart, never to see the light of day again.

"Hehe, the food of the Otsutsuki clan is quite good."

Uchiha Gin didn't know how to comment, so he could only smile awkwardly and give all the credit to the Otsutsuki clan's cook.

"You think I'm ugly too?"

Sensing the veiled meaning in Uchiha Gin's words, Otsutsuki Hikari, who had been beaming with joy just moments before, now had a flicker of disappointment in his eyes. It seemed Uchiha Gin was indeed a superficial man.

No, no, no

Uchiha Gin realized he had touched a raw nerve and quickly waved his hand, his mind instantly racing as he tried to find a way to make amends.

"Sigh~ You don't need to say anything more. I know my own shameful state best."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's face turn pale and then red, Otsutsuki Biroku, who had already let go of his anger, didn't continue to be furious. He sighed softly, a hint of melancholy on his face.

"So who exactly are you?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Gin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Otsutsuki Hikari with a sincere gaze. He was very curious about what had caused such a beautiful woman to become the ancient god she was now.

"That goes back to sixty years ago. Back then, I was the most beautiful woman in the world, surrounded by countless admirers. The men who pursued me could stretch from the ground to the moon, but I had absolutely no interest in those superficial men."

Speaking of the past, a strange light shone in Otsutsuki Bōraku's eyes, and her whole being radiated vitality. Lost in her memories, she continued...

"Until one day, a man came into my view. He did not have strong martial arts skills, but he had a pair of skillful hands. He could not only play beautiful music for me, but also paint colorful masterpieces for me."

"You two are dating?"

I never expected that Otsutsuki Hikari had such a past, but what does this have to do with her transformation?

"No, although he was by my side painting and playing music for me, I could tell that he didn't care about me."

She shook her large head, her voice tinged with disappointment.

"and then?"

His love for gossip never faded. Just when Uchiha Gin thought the story was going to develop into a love triangle between two women vying for one man, Otsutsuki Biroku's next words completely surprised him.

"Huh? That's it. I put that guy in jail."

???

The plot development is a bit disjointed. Did I skip a chapter?

"Hey, think about it, there's definitely something wrong with a man who isn't attracted to me. So I did some research on him privately, and I found out that not only were his motives for approaching me impure, but he's also from Nantong and has a particular fondness for Xiao Nanliang."

Otsutsuki Hikari frowned slightly, her eyes filled with a strange look. "I knew it! With her looks back then, how could any man resist my temptation? Unless he doesn't like women and prefers dry things."

"Nanliang"

Upon hearing this word, Uchiha Gin felt a sudden chill run down his spine under the influence of some indescribable, transdimensional will, as if thousands of people were simultaneously stabbing his back, causing his steadfast Dao heart to falter.

But in the end, remembering those rows of data, he gritted his teeth and withstood the pressure, while simultaneously proving himself in his heart.

I'm not from Nantong!

We swear we will never take over the Southern Liang!

"Impure motives? What does Nantong want from you?"

Unable to figure out what a man from Nantong would want from a woman, he asked curiously.

"These are all old stories, about past grievances within the clan, best left unsaid."

When asked about the other party's purpose back then, Otsutsuki Hikari was clearly reluctant to mention it again, but from the other party's words, Uchiha Gin could still vaguely guess that it was related to the main family and branch family of the Otsutsuki clan.

"Sigh~ I was actually a little interested in him, but I never expected him to dare lie to me!"

Years later, when she spoke of that man again, Otsutsuki Bakuro's eyes showed only a calm and carefree demeanor. It was clear that she had been hurt in the past, but had now let go of her obsession.

"Didn't you want to know why I've changed so much? It's all that man's fault. Back then, I valued relationships a lot, but I was cruelly deceived. I couldn't accept it, so I turned my grief into food and started binge eating."

Otsutsuki Hikari touched his greasy cheeks, and decided not to hide it anymore. He explained the reasons for his transformation clearly, like spilling beans, and even smiled slightly with a hint of mockery. His white eyes were filled with bitter self-mockery.

"Hehe, you probably can't guess, in less than a year, I've become like this."

"Never tried to lose weight? A ninja should be able to lose weight easily, right?"

If you count the time, Otsutsuki Hikari has been fat for sixty years. But being fat is not a big problem for a ninja. With a little adjustment, he should be able to return to his original shape soon, right?

"It's no use. I've tried all sorts of methods—physical, drug-based, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and so on—but none of them have worked."

Shaking her head, Otsutsuki Biroku's eyes were filled with death and despair. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about losing weight, but she had tried all sorts of secret recipes and ninjutsu, and even tried to push her chakra consumption to the limit. Even so, the fat in her body remained unchanged.

"Wow, that's amazing! Let me see! I may not be very talented, but I do know a little about medicine."

Otsutsuki Hikari's condition was extremely rare, which ignited Uchiha Gin's scientific spirit. Unable to contain his excitement, he asked her to extend her hand so he could take a look at it.

"Oh~ I didn't expect Gintoki to be a little doctor~"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Otsutsuki Hikari chuckled softly, a hint of apology flashing in his white eyes. Could someone as despicable as himself be worthy of the kind and innocent (?) Gin?

He placed his hand on Otsutsuki Hikari's thick wrist, his fingers gently stroking her fair and smooth skin, slowly channeling chakra into her body as he began to examine her.

Hmm~ Abundant chakra, vigorous vitality, extremely resilient blood vessels and nerves, extremely high oxygen content in the blood, and muscle density far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Uchiha Gin's chakra scanned the area and found that Otsutsuki Hikari's body was not only not problematic, but completely flawless. As expected of the pure-blooded Otsutsuki clan, such a superhuman physique was enough for a healthy person to kill a white-browed tiger with a single punch.

It was the Otsutsuki clan that brought them success, and it was also the Otsutsuki clan that brought them down

Once this constitution is formed, it is indeed very difficult to change.

The Ōtsutsuki clan's advantage lies in their superior physique, but this also comes with a drawback: their bodies are less malleable, and once their physique is fixed, it is difficult to change it.

Thinking back to the two still on their way, tall and short, fat and thin, Otsutsuki's body management has always been a big problem. He really needs to be more self-disciplined.

"Elder Biluo, your situation is somewhat complicated."

After withdrawing his hand, Uchiha Gin looked up thoughtfully at Otsutsuki Hikari, whose face showed no hope, and slowly said,

"It's okay, I've gotten used to this over the years."

Otsutsuki Biroku hadn't held out much hope for Uchiha Gin, but seeing the other's furrowed brows, he immediately offered words of comfort.

"It's difficult, but it's doable."

Given Otsutsuki Hikari's physical condition, and with the exceptionally learned Uchiha Gin's knowledge, it just so happens that he knows a method worth trying; there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Habit my ass! Doctor, save me!"

Just as he had been relieved, his heart leaped into his throat. Otsutsuki Hikari stretched out his large hand and tightly gripped Uchiha Gin's wrist, as if grasping at a lifeline, his white eyes gleaming with pleading.

"Ahem. Men and women should not touch each other. Elder Biluo, please release me first."

Feeling his arm being gripped tightly by Otsutsuki Hikari's massive, vise-like hand, Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes in exasperation and spoke up to warn him.

Wow! That kind of force would probably have caused a comminuted fracture on an average person.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I got too excited!"

Immersed in excitement, Otsutsuki Hikari quickly released his grip upon hearing this, looking at the other's arm, which showed no redness or swelling, and spoke with deep remorse.

"Phew~ It's alright, it's alright. I understand how you feel when you finally find a good doctor after a long illness. After all, doctors have the heart of a parent~"

Shaking his slightly numb arm, Uchiha Gin switched to a proper scholar's posture, his black eyes filled with an academic aura that made the uneasy Otsutsuki Bakuro feel somewhat ashamed and lower his head in shame.

How dare I try to climb the social ladder by dating a man with such profound knowledge! I deserve to die!

"Hmm~ Based on my diagnosis, there's a secret technique that can help you get rid of excess fat and be yourself again."

Uchiha Gin closed his eyes, as if in deep meditation, and only slowly opened them after a long while. During that time, he had mastered a skill that had been gathering dust in his skill bar for a long time, thus gaining the qualification to open classes and take on many disciples.

As if seeing his reborn parents, Otsutsuki Hikawa completely disregarded his status as an elder, immediately bowing down and shouting,

"Teach me, sir!"

"Although we met by chance, we hit it off immediately and became like old friends. So, I will teach you this 'Butterfly Transformation Technique' and hope you can practice it well and regain your former feminine charm as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)