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

Chapter 239: Wang Liang is online, but the Ancestor

As night fell, the bustling night market came to an end, and groups of two or three drunk people helped each other find their way home.

The vibrant village of Konoha fell silent as the bright moonlight shone down. Occasionally, a night patrol team would pass by, but they would come and go without a trace, leaving no ripples in the darkness. The entire village presented a peaceful and serene scene.

The cliff above Konoha, offering a panoramic view of the entire village, was a frequent meeting place for Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. Now, however, stood a solitary figure, gazing up at the pale moon, his eyes filled with sorrow.

The full moon is a day for family reunion, but alas, mother and child are separated.

"Have these guys lost their minds? Why are they eyeing the tailed beasts?"

A moment later, the lonely figure lowered his head, looking at the crumpled notice in his hand. A look of disbelief crossed his dark face, reminiscent of Nick Young's question mark. He muttered to himself incredulously...

At first, when he received the announcement, he thought it was just some random rumor. But after cautiously strolling around the village, he confirmed its authenticity. He was so stunned by the news that his entire worldview shattered.

Previously, he had secretly intervened, indirectly helping Madara Uchiha awaken the Eternal Eye. He was overjoyed about this for a long time, finally having endured so many years to produce a worthy reincarnation of Indra.

So, seizing the opportunity, he slightly modified the stone tablet left by that rebellious son praising him, adding the content about awakening the Rinnegan. Having set this trap, he eagerly awaited Madara Uchiha's corruption, hoping that Madara would gather both types of chakra, awaken the Rinnegan, and use it for his own purposes.

But unexpectedly, Madara Uchiha, who seemed prone to emotional outbursts, acted as if nothing had happened after learning the contents of the stone tablet. He was only melancholy for a short while before being swayed by that annoying dead-eyed curly-haired guy and getting back on track.

"Damn curly-haired guy, that bastard Uchiha Tajima is dead, why aren't you dead yet!"

As a product of Yin-Yang Release, Black Zetsu shouldn't possess the shallow emotions of a human, but the thought of Uchiha Gin made his fists clench instinctively, and a strange, buttery stench filled his nostrils. He gritted his teeth and cursed...

The humiliation he suffered was still fresh in his mind. If he hadn't been searching for a suitable puppet, he would have killed that curly-haired guy long ago. But the most important thing right now was to get his mother out of prison. He would put his personal grudges aside for now. Once his mother was released, he would definitely file a complaint and make her teach that curly-haired guy a lesson!

"However, Madara Uchiha hasn't awakened the Rinnegan yet, so the Tailed Beasts aren't as high a priority. Hagoromo's little pets are just a bunch of stronger wild beasts. Once he has the Rinnegan, they're easy prey."

Having figured this out, Black Zetsu slowly loosened his grip on the announcement, his initial worry lessening. His primary task now was...

The key is to work on Madara Uchiha's mindset and mold him into a suitable vessel. Instead of racking our brains over the Tailed Beasts, we should be thinking about how to change the inscription on the back of the stone tablet.

"Let Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju fight a few more times. Once he realizes the difference in their abilities, he will naturally walk the path I have paved for him."

A calculating glint flashed in Black Zetsu's eyes. As the mastermind who had lain dormant for a thousand years, his art of deception had reached a level of unparalleled mastery.

Even the astute Indra was easily fooled by him in just a few words, so a mere Uchiha Madara was no match for him. He immediately stretched out his large black hand, facing the bright full moon, and swore an oath…

"Mom, you must be feeling very bitter and lonely right now. Wait for me, your dear eldest son will definitely rescue you!"

"Sigh~ I don't know if I can handle it."

In the hallway of the Uchiha Gin residence, a trembling figure, leaning against the wall, staggered out of a room filled with a pinkish ambiance. His handsome face, gaunt and withered, seemed drained of its vitality by a demon, as if half his soul and spirit had been lost.

"It's not even dawn yet, and you're already trying to run away after only a few times?"

The door opened, and a tall figure leaned against the threshold. Uchiha An, with a cold expression and a lingering trace of passion on his pale face, stared intently at the hunched Uchiha Gin with emotionless eyes. He asked in a chilling voice,

Even the landlord's family doesn't have surplus grain. How can they torment people like this every night? You are Xiao Guang's repressed dark side, not his sexually repressed dark side!

Turning his head away, Uchiha Gin looked at the cherry-red hand that had materialized behind the girl. He knew that if he was even a step slower, he would be dragged into the room by this hand and become a merciless radish-pulling machine.

"Wang Liang! Take me away~"

Uchiha Gin's eyes narrowed instantly, a bewitching pattern appearing in them, flashing crimson. Then, he shouted, and a small black hand suddenly reached out from the shadows on the ground, dragging him into it. The next moment, he vanished without a trace.

"Hmph~ It's that trick again."

Uchiha An, who was poised to strike, could only let out a helpless snort after watching Uchiha Gin disappear into the shadows.

If it were just a simple escape, she could catch up, but if the other party hid in another dimension, even with her Eternal Eyes, she would be powerless.

"Only seven times? Looks like he's been cheating on me lately~"

Feeling the surging heat within her, Uchiha An licked her lips seductively, a thoughtful look appearing in her beautiful eyes.

On the other side, Uchiha Gin, having entered the Shadow Realm, revealed a relieved smile. After letting out a long sigh, he turned around and thanked a figure behind him.

"Hey~ Thank goodness you're here, otherwise I would have become a complete waste of medicine tonight~"

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The one that just saved Uchiha Gin's life was "Wang Liang," a product of the Mangekyou Sharingan he inherited from Uchiha Yao.

However, for some unknown reason, his "Wangliang," the old jailer Wangliang that Uchiha Yao had once summoned, was not exactly the same; in fact, it was completely unrelated, and even its gender had changed.

"Sorry, I forgot you can't speak, sorry~"

Seeing that the other party hadn't responded for a while, Uchiha Gin slapped his forehead, realizing that the other party didn't have the ability to speak. He then said apologetically,

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The summoned creature named "Wangliang" now looks drastically different from its predecessor. Although it still retains the same black and white appearance, it has transformed from a withered old man into a beautiful young girl.

The hot, dark-skinned girl had large, white-haired eyes and long, waist-length white hair. Her face was like an iceberg. At this moment, this second-generation "Wangliang" was staring blankly at Uchiha Gin, causing Gin's heart to tighten. He subconsciously began to wonder if he had said something wrong.

"There's nothing I can do, it's just that you and Old Deng's doppelganger look so different, I've always treated you like a real person~"

Awkwardly standing up, Uchiha Gin walked over somewhat embarrassed, patted the other person's head, and said,

"Thump~"

With a muffled thud, Uchiha Gin's calf was attacked.

"Phew~ I'm your master, after all. Why are you being so cruel to me?"

The opponent's kick was incredibly effective. Uchiha Gin immediately crouched down and used the Healing Palm Technique on his calf. After a moment, he looked up at the "Manga" before him and muttered something under his breath.

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Suddenly, "Wangliang" revealed a human-like expression, her beautiful white eyes filled with disdain. Combined with her exquisite face, this made the injured Uchiha Gin feel a little excited.

"Wangliang-chan~ You have a great eye. It seems you've been diligently learning what Zuo Ling and You Ling taught you~"

Seeing that "Wangliang" had made further progress on its path of growth, Uchiha Gin smiled with satisfaction.

Keep in mind that when this "Wang Liang" was first summoned, it was still in a dazed and confused state, only able to give simple commands.

However, after he discovered that "Wangliang" had a learning mind, he immediately activated the two puppets he had taken from the moon and put them in charge of teaching "Wangliang" to learn, in order to make it an intelligent summon so that he would have less to worry about. Now it seems that the effect is outstanding.

"Alright, alright, the threshold for the Shadow Realm is almost at its limit. I'm going now. I'll call you again if I need anything next time~"

The mental pollution from the Shadow Realm remained potent. Even Uchiha Gin, with his superhuman mental strength, felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly spotted his target, slipped out of the Shadow Realm, and returned to his room. Before leaving, he gave a final instruction, demonstrating his considerable anticipation for this "Wang Liang."

"Phew~ I escaped that disaster!"

Back in his room, Uchiha Gin finally breathed a sigh of relief. His eyes returned to black, and after shaking his head to clear his mind of these inexplicable thoughts, he began to ponder the matter of "Wang Liang."

"This eye technique is really strange. You have to max out the growth value of 'Wangliang' to unlock the second stage. I wonder how Old Deng managed to do that back then?"

Ever since Uchiha Gin returned from the Moonlit Night, he had been studying the eye techniques left to him by Uchiha Yao. After successfully summoning the Second Hokage, "Wang Liang," he discovered that his eye techniques had stagnated.

After some trial and error, based on feedback from the Mangekyou Sharingan, Gin Uchiha concluded that to obtain the transformation device, he needed to max out the growth value of "Mōryō".

As a spiritual entity derived from the power of the pupil, the old jailer Wang Liang had vanished with the passing of Old Deng.

This second-generation "Wangliang" is a spiritual manifestation of Uchiha Gin, and all its attributes are blank.

Therefore, Uchiha Gin needs to spend time and effort leveling up his account. Once his growth stats are maxed out, he can obtain a belt of his own.

Hehehe, thinking about it this way, I'm actually kind of looking forward to it!

Within the Shadow Realm, after Uchiha Gin's figure disappeared, the "Wang Liang," who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly smiled, and his lifeless eyes gradually regained their sparkle. Then, in a human-like manner, he rolled his eyes, and his white lips slowly parted, emitting a clear yet playful voice.

"How dare you touch my head, you audacious junior!"

Disdainfully patting the top of her head, the girl named "Wang Liang" pouted her little face, her cheeks puffed out in anger. She had long ago made a mental note of Uchiha Gin's overstepping of bounds, waiting for the day she could settle the score with him.

"Phew~ But at least I've found a suitable vessel. Although Yu Yi was a rebellious son, the eye techniques of his descendants are quite useful~"

The dark-skinned, white-haired, white-eyed Mandarin Duck raised an eyebrow, reached outside the Shadow Realm, and pulled out a string of candied hawthorns. Then, she stuck out her delicate tongue and began licking them without restraint. Judging from her actions, she was definitely a repeat offender.

"The food now tastes so much better than before."

The sweet, honey-like flavor assaulted her taste buds, making it impossible for this woman, imprisoned for a thousand years, to suppress the smile on her lips.

She then lay down on a bed in the Shadow Realm, swinging her two delicate little feet, a sweet and sour candied hawthorn in her mouth, recalling the scene of her first possession.

As the consciousness of Kaguya Otsutsuki, she infiltrated the Shadow Realm during the brief moment when Gin Uchiha activated it, attempting to manipulate this exceptionally talented junior and train him to help her defend against her pursuers from her hometown.

However, she had been struggling to find a suitable vessel. While two puppets had been kept in the Shadow Realm for a long time, as a noble Otsutsuki, she couldn't possibly stoop to such a thing. Just as she was about to find another way, she suddenly discovered that Uchiha Gin was activating the Shadow Realm.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Realm was responding to Uchiha Gin and was creating a summon similar to a Yin-Yang Release artifact. Her eyes lit up immediately, and before the artifact could fully form, she quickly merged into it, using it to reshape her body. Her appearance then became that of someone who had first arrived on Earth.

"Why is it different from Old Deng's?"

This was the first sound she heard after the fusion and reshaping. Kaguya opened her eyes, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Uchiha Gin, who had a strange expression on his face, mutter to himself.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems like an old friend has come. It's just a pity that 'Wang Liang' can't speak, otherwise it could have given me a performance of maternal love and filial piety~"

Upon hearing this, Kaguya's alt immediately shut her mouth. Although she couldn't understand what Uchiha Gin was talking about, she clearly understood that Mitsuki couldn't speak.

If he spoke, he would give himself away, so he immediately put on a blank expression and pretended to be mute.

"What a coincidence! Could it be that 'Wang Liang' is formed from the caster's imagination?"

Uchiha Gin circled the motionless Kaguya alt several times, clicking his tongue in amazement.

"Come on, give me your hand!"

Finally standing before "Wangliang," Uchiha Gin's eyes darted around, a look of anticipation on his face, and he tentatively gave the command.

"#!"

Kaguya's alter ego was seething with rage, but this time, she couldn't be as reckless as she had been a thousand years ago. Years of imprisonment had taught her the meaning of forbearance.

Suppressing the urge to jump up and challenge Uchiha Gin to a duel, she could only tremblingly extend her hand and place her soft, dark skin into his large hand.

Upon contact between the two strikingly different skin tones, Kaguya felt a surge of warmth, stirring a small ripple in her heart.

"Why is there still a delay? Is it because it was just activated?"

Uchiha Gin frowned as he watched the slow-moving "Wang Liang," then began to try to communicate with the eye technique creation before him.

"ha?"

Lost in her own thoughts, Kaguya's alternate account suddenly received a request to view her friend's profile. Her heart skipped a beat, almost thinking she was about to be exposed, but thankfully nothing happened.

Furthermore, she discovered she could edit her response, and immediately switched gears, conveying the message that "Wangliang" needed to grow, thereby buying time.

"What?! I have to start all over again to level up this account? This is hopeless!"

Uchiha Gin looked helplessly at the information returned by "Wang Liang," feeling utterly overwhelmed. His path as a Kamen Rider had proven to be so fraught with difficulties.

"Forget it, I can't easily show 'Wangliang' to others, so I'll have Zuo Ling and You Ling help me level up my account~"

Gin Uchiha didn't want to reveal his own Mangekyou Sharingan, so the task of teaching "Mōryō" could only be entrusted to reliable puppets.

Immediately afterward, Uchiha Gin activated the two long-dormant puppets, assigning them the task of training "Mōryō" before leaving the Shadow Realm satisfied.

"Master, the young master's task..."

Just as Kaguya was lost in her memories, two figures dressed in kimonos knelt respectfully at her feet, and a mechanical, electronic voice sounded.

"Just continue reporting to him as usual."

The interrupted Kaguya, without even lifting an eyelid, coldly replied,

"receive."

As a puppet of the Otsutsuki clan, Kaguya's orders took far higher priority than those of Uchiha Gin. Unbeknownst to him, Kaguya's alt account had already taken control of Zuo Ling and You Ling, turning these two puppets into her slaves.

Following Kaguya's instructions, Zuo Ling and You Ling reported on Uchiha Gin's growth trajectory to him every day, making him believe that the progress he was entrusting was very promising, thus relaxing his vigilance against "Wang Liang" and allowing her plan to proceed smoothly.

"Hmph, you junior, you'll be kneeling at my feet sooner or later~"

Kaguya, on her little trumpet, wiggled her dark, jade-like feet, a slight smile playing on her lips, which were still glistening with sugar crumbs, while her little head was filled with dreams of a bright future.

"Is this the Void Realm?"

Deep within a dense forest in the Land of Fire, guided by his clan's records, the stern-faced Madara Uchiha found the entrance to the Void Realm. Looking at the gate standing amidst the desolate wilderness, he frowned in confusion; he hadn't expected the Void Realm to be in such a remote place.

"No loitering!"

Suddenly, a child's sweet shout rang in Madara Uchiha's ears as he was about to step inside.

"To enter this door!"

Another slightly different voice rang out.

"Leave the tollfish behind!"

A child's voice followed closely behind.

Just as Madara Uchiha was wondering what was going on, two figures emerged from behind the door and blocked his way, as if to say, "You won't leave until you pay."

"cat?"

Looking at the two adorable kittens before him, Madara Uchiha, who had been refining chakra, slowly lowered his hands.

Then I remembered what Uchiha Gin had once said, so these two cats must be kept by the person in charge of the Sky Realm.

"I am the head of the Uchiha clan, and I have something to ask of your master."

Before his transformation into a villain, Madara Uchiha was a cheerful young man who hated bullying the weak. Faced with the two kittens, he showed no intention of attacking. Instead, with a slight smile, he asked...

"Huh, Uchiha? The Uchiha from Uchiha Gin?"

One of the fatter orange cats, upon hearing Madara Uchiha's words, instantly relaxed its guard, circled around to sniff him, and then asked curiously,

"Uh, it's the Uchiha from Uchiha Gin, he's my cousin~"

Although it was strange that even the doorman knew his cousin's name, Madara Uchiha nodded and acknowledged his relationship with Gin Uchiha.

"Haha~ Since you're Uchiha Gin's cousin, then you can go in~"

The orange cat smelled a salted fish scent on Madara Uchiha, and after confirming it was true, it promptly let him pass.

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I never expected even a cat to give Uchiha Gin face. So, are all those boasts my cousin made true?

Recalling Uchiha Gin's usual boasts about his thick rice covering the entire world, Madara Uchiha, who hadn't believed it before, now had a truly insane idea.

My cousin is a real connections guy!

"You are the head of the Uchiha clan? What an honored guest!"

Upon entering the Sky Realm, Madara Uchiha, following the records, quickly located the chief administrator's residence. The door was not closed, and unperturbed by any apparent trap, he went straight inside.

But then a languid figure lay reclining on a high seat, puffing on an exquisite pipe. The owner, exhaling clouds of smoke, asked with great interest,

"I was introduced to this place by Uchiha Gin, who came to buy information."

Smelling the acrid smell of smoke in the room, Uchiha Madara, who did not smoke, immediately frowned. However, since he needed someone's help, he didn't say much. He simply raised his head and stated his purpose, adding that he wanted to test whether Uchiha Gin was as amazing as he thought.

"Hmph~ Gintoki's younger brother? Talk is cheap."

The languid woman, after hearing Madara Uchiha's words, raised her delicate eyebrows, opened her phoenix eyes, exhaled a puff of smoke, and spoke.

"My cousin gave it to me."

Madara Uchiha took out the gold coin that Gin Uchiha had given him and tossed it over. The coin traced a beautiful arc in the air before landing in the languid woman's hand.

"Yes, it's Gintoki's keepsake. Now, what do you want to know?"

Picking up the gold coin with the word "sugar" written on it, the woman glanced at it, smiled, nodded, and then asked,

"I want to know information about the Tailed Beasts."

Madara Uchiha had expected it to take more effort, but it turned out to be so simple. He couldn't wait to ask his question. Hashirama Senju had already set off. If he was even a fraction slower, his chances of winning would be reduced.

"Tailed Beast."

The languid woman frowned, slowly setting down her smoking pipe. She straightened up, her slender figure drawing attention, but Uchiha Madara, a staunch enthusiast of wooden dummy techniques, didn't give her a second glance. Instead, he waited expectantly for a response.

Which one do you want to know about?

The languid woman tilted her head, a glint of light flickering in her narrow eyes. After scrutinizing Uchiha Madara for a long while, she asked softly,

"all!"

Why are you asking which one? Who do you look down on? Only children make choices. I, Madara Uchiha, want them all!

"Hehe. If you want them all, the cost will be quite high~"

Twirling the gold coin in her hand, the languid woman said in an enigmatic tone, "You know, tailed beasts are extremely rare."

"Hmph~ Who do you think you are? Just say it, and put the entire intelligence fee on my cousin's tab!"

(End of this chapter)