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

Chapter 206 Uncle's Awakening, An Unexpected Extra

Looking up at the familiar clan grounds, even though he had only been away for a week, Uchiha Gin felt as if he had been gone for a long time.

After saying goodbye to Uchiha Tetsudan, he didn't go home first, but instead strolled towards the direction of the clan leader's office building.

"Lord Yin! Please come in!"

The guards at the door wisely didn't stop him, and Uchiha Gin went straight to his uncle's office. After all, he had a legitimate reason for this trip, and it wouldn't be right not to hand over the mission upon his return.

"Bang Bang Bang~"

"Come in."

As he heard his uncle's familiar voice, Uchiha Gin pushed open the door and entered. He saw Uchiha Tajima, who had been forced to rehire, diligently handling all the clan's affairs. Tajima looked even more serious and meticulous than when Gin was in office, which made Gin roll his eyes inwardly.

"Why are you back so soon? Shouldn't you spend more time with Madara and the others?"

Uchiha Tajima, who looked noticeably older, adjusted his reading glasses and looked at his nephew, whom he hadn't seen for several days.

"Is the mission complete?"

"It's done! I worked so hard to get a 100% success rate, how could something go wrong?"

Uchiha Gin casually pulled a scroll from his backpack and tossed it to Uchiha Tajima behind the table, his tone brimming with pride.

"Um, you've only done two field missions in total!"

With a sigh, Uchiha Tajima reached out and took the scroll, his helplessness evident in his voice.

"Huh? I never expected that such an unbelievable legend would exist in such a remote place as Loulan."

Tajima Uchiha casually unfolded Gin Uchiha's mission report, and the more he read, the more surprised he became, his eyes filled with questioning.

"Not bad, the story is good, right? Can it be used to complete the quest?"

Uchiha Gin did not report the fact that Loulan possessed a dragon vein; he only extracted parts of the secret information.

After all, the person who commissioned this task was just a scholar who was interested in the secrets of remote areas, and there was no need to expose all the secrets of the Shamen Laodi family.

Reflecting on his journey to Loulan, Uchiha Gin decided to let the peaceful and prosperous Loulan continue to develop.

With the help of Shamen, who will become the second Kazekage in the future, Loulan should be able to grow from a closed tribe into a powerful nation.

"It should be fine. It wasn't a particularly difficult mission to begin with. This amazing story is enough to justify the mission reward."

Unsuspecting, Uchiha Tajima carefully put away Uchiha Gin's mission report, tossed it aside, and answered without looking up.

"Alright~ By the way, Uncle, what about my eldest cousin's eyes, right?"

Seeing that the mission was perfectly completed, Uchiha Gin was about to make a run for it, but then he remembered Uchiha Madara's Mangekyou Sharingan, and frowned as he asked,

"Sigh~ I know about this too. He does use his eyes too much, and his vision has deteriorated significantly."

As the owner of the Mangekyou Sharingan himself, Uchiha Tajima was naturally aware of its side effects. He had only used Kotoamatsukami a handful of times, and his eyesight had deteriorated to the point where he needed reading glasses.

During Madara Uchiha's battles against the Senju clan over the past few years, he used the Mangekyou Sharingan to clash with Hashirama Senju in almost every match, and the harmful side effects were obvious.

"So, Uncle, what are your thoughts?"

Seeing that Uchiha Tajima was very worried but didn't show much concern on his face, made Uchiha Gin very curious. Did his uncle obtain some kind of black technology that could solve the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan?

"Ah Yin, your uncle is already 48 years old this year."

Facing his most trusted nephew, Uchiha Tajima had nothing to hide. He put down his pen, took off his reading glasses, rubbed his eyes, and opened them again before speaking slowly, his voice filled with a sense of vicissitude.

"Huh? Only 48? You're in your prime. The Uchiha clan is in dire need of talent right now. As the old clan leader, you should lead by example, burn yourself out, and become nourishment for the Uchiha's growth."

Before he could even savor the moment, Uchiha Gin offered some words of encouragement to his somewhat naive uncle, saying that 48 was still a long way from retirement.

And with retirement being delayed again soon, Uchiha Tajima should prepare to stay in his post until the Xth Shinobi World War!

"Wait, what's with that expression? Could it be...?!"

Uchiha Gin, who was speaking eloquently, suddenly noticed the sorrow in his uncle's eyes. Startled, he immediately stopped his toxic motivational speech, pointed a trembling hand at the displeased Uchiha Tajima, and spoke with utter disbelief.

"Yes, I'm ready."

A resolute glint flashed in Uchiha Tajima's eyes. Believing his nephew had grasped his intentions, he no longer hesitated and prepared to reveal the truth.

"Sigh~ I understand. At your age, you're in your prime, full of vigor. It must be incredibly lonely to be alone in your room every day. So you're the clan leader, and to set the record straight, you couldn't remarry. But it's alright now, Uncle. You've retired, so go ahead and pursue your love!"

Uchiha Gin waved his hand, interrupting Uchiha Tajima. His eyes were filled with tears, and his voice trembled slightly as he looked at his resolute uncle with a face full of guilt. He spoke.

As he spoke, overcome with emotion, Uchiha Gin wiped away his tears, looked up, and gazed at his uncle, whose expression shifted from resolute to bewildered, and finally to a blushing red.

Thinking the other person was embarrassed and annoyed that he had exposed his little scheme, he stepped forward, grabbed Uchiha Tajima's hand, squeezed it firmly, and said in a very determined tone,

"Uncle, I support you. Which family's aunt is it? I'll go and find out for you. Putting everything else aside, I know all the single women in the clan very well~"

"Smack!!!"

Faced with his nephew's incessant chatter, after a brief silence, Uchiha Tajima, filled with resentment, made his move. A large, silver-gray hand appeared out of thin air, grabbed Uchiha Gin, and threw him out of the tightly closed window.

"roll!"

Hearing his uncle's strong voice, Uchiha Gin finally felt relieved after landing steadily. He brushed the debris off his clothes, a strange look in his eyes.

Gazing at the fan-shaped emblem atop the clan leader's building, he scratched his curly hair, thinking to himself...

"Why are they all so selfless?"

Sighing at the hardships of life, Uchiha Gin started walking towards his home, which was far from his clan's territory.

"Sigh~ I'm finally back. It's so comfortable staying at home."

Looking at his three-story mansion, Uchiha Gin felt a surge of relaxation, and then pushed open the door to enter.

"Why isn't anyone home?"

Upon entering, there was no welcoming party as Uchiha Gin had imagined. The quiet house was filled only with his own presence, so he could only awkwardly scratch his face.

"Looks like they've all gone to learn from Lady Yongmei. Hmph~ Yin Seal isn't that easy to learn, especially that brat Itama. He's trying to learn Yin Seal with a male-female body. He's just delusional."

Having roughly deduced where the others had gone, Gin Uchiha wasn't too worried. After all, Hikaru alone could easily raze the current Uchiha clan territory.

"Perfect timing, while these guys are away, I'll go to the backyard to practice my skills."

After carefully putting away the souvenirs he brought back from the Land of Wind, Uchiha Gin dashed to the backyard. Looking at the familiar fence, he sighed softly.

I've been a bit lax lately. Not only have I barely trained, but I haven't learned a single skill. With Konoha's founding imminent, I'm showing far too little sense of urgency. I must seriously reflect on this.

"Let me see who it is!"

Lying on the wooden recliner, basking in the warm midday sun, Uchiha Gin suddenly felt the air around him freeze. He then opened his deadpan eyes, which were filled with curiosity.

"Wait, bro, who are you?"

As the familiar light curtain fell, a man wearing a Konoha-style vest appeared before Uchiha Gin.

The NPC appeared to be in his early twenties, with a fairly average, handsome appearance. He wore a black headscarf and was staring at him blankly.

"This prison guard looks familiar; I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

Staring at the unknown NPC in front of him for a long time, Uchiha Gin's brows furrowed deeply. This guy looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was. He looked like a background character. Could the system have just randomly assigned him a random passerby to appease him?

Just as he was wondering what was going on, the NPC started rummaging through the bag behind him, an action that left Uchiha Gin completely baffled.

"What, are you going to throw a shuriken?"

Over the past few years, quite a few NPCs have greeted him with a shuriken gift pack upon meeting him, but they are mostly the younger, more resilient ones.

How can an adult like this be using shuriken? At least give me a Fireball Jutsu Mastery, you bastard!

However, just as he was thinking this to himself, the other person took out a long, thin senbon from behind his back and skillfully put it in his mouth.

After completing this series of actions, Uchiha Gin instantly gained mental clarity, and in his perspective, a name appeared above the head of the NPC in front of him.

"Oh my gosh~ Who am I talking about? Isn't this Genma Shiranui?"

Relying on the familiar Senbon needles, Uchiha Gin instantly recognized the NPC's identity, then scratched his head in frustration, saying that Senbon needles were indeed the real body.

"Come on, come on, at least you're a named NPC, don't disappoint me!"

C-rank ninjas are all top-tier!

Since he wasn't a stranger, Uchiha Gin perked up and stared intently at Shiranui Genma, hoping the other party could give him a pleasant surprise.

As time passed, after a moment, a glint appeared in Genma Shiranui's eyes, who had been standing there dumbfounded. His eyes were filled with confusion, and when he turned his gaze to Gin Uchiha, who was watching with great interest not far away, his confusion turned to horror.

"Hurry up, bro, I can't wait!"

Looking at the unmoved Genma Shiranui, Gin Uchiha urged him impatiently. Over the years, he had discovered that NPCs were controlled by AI and had a certain combat awareness, so he spoke up to communicate with them.

As he spoke, Genma Shiranui stiffly raised his hands. Under Gin Uchiha's expectant gaze, Genma extended three fingers, a golden light flashing across his body.

"Holy crap! The aura of a golden legend~"

(End of this chapter)