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

Chapter 254 You can doubt my strength, but you can't question my money-making ability.

What is happening now may be the greatest crisis Tobirama Senju has ever faced in his life.

Even during the chaotic Warring States period, he had never felt so close to death.

Seeing the massive hand about to fall upon him, Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth, preparing for a desperate fight.

The profound power emanating from this unknown madwoman was comparable to that of Madara Uchiha, not to mention Izuna Uchiha, that idiot brother.

I never imagined that the Uchiha clan had such a terrifying secret weapon hidden. Why didn't they bring it out during the final battle?

Even in this life-or-death moment, Tobirama Senju did not forget to try to understand the Uchiha clan's thoughts, while his hands were also busy.

A kunai adorned with grotesque symbols appeared in his hand, its sharp blade gleaming coldly, reflecting on Tobirama Senju's pale face.

"Whoosh~"

With a flick of his wrist, Tobirama Senju hurled the kunai with incredible speed, aiming directly at the black-haired girl's face. A glint of anticipation flashed in his eyes as he did so.

Get out of the way!

As long as the girl tilts her head to dodge the Flying Thunder God Kunai, he can teleport directly behind her and give her a good whack along the way.

"snort!"

What happened next completely surprised Tobirama Senju: the black-haired girl remained completely unmoved as she faced the kunai gleaming with cold light.

With just a slight lift of his eyelids, everyone present felt a burning heat emanating from the depths of their souls.

"Nani!"

A tiny black flame suddenly rose above the kunai hovering in mid-air. Even though it was only a small wisp, it made Tobirama Senju's eyelids twitch.

Amaterasu.

Tobirama Senju was very familiar with this technique; Izuna Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan was Amaterasu, a powerful but not very flexible eye technique.

But he had never encountered anyone who could control Amaterasu so skillfully; compared to Izuna, they were far superior.

In the blink of an eye, the menacing kunai was vaporized into wisps of white smoke by the girl using Amaterasu.

Upon seeing this, Tobirama Senju's heart sank. The opponent's eye technique was extremely effective against agile ninjas like himself. If he were to be touched even a little bit by Amaterasu, he would be doomed.

Thinking of this, he slightly bent over, adopting a fighting stance, his cunning mind racing, trying to find a way to break the deadlock.

"Ha~ Out of options, huh? Then die."

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The girl, brimming with murderous intent, her eyes blazing with crimson light, coldly stared at Tobirama Senju, who was preparing to put up a last-ditch resistance, signaling his inevitable doom.

Bean sack!

At this critical moment, Uchiha Gin, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines for a long time, made his move.

"Boom!!!"

In a flash, he appeared in front of the black-haired girl, raised his fist the size of a sandbag, and flicked it across Uchiha An's forehead.

Uchiha Gin, having accurately hit his target, blew on his smoking fingers, a deep sense of helplessness in his eyes.

He knew that if he didn't take action soon, this white-haired man might end up in his house, and then countless troubles would come knocking on his door.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence following the sudden blow, the girl raised her hands to cover her swollen, white forehead, tears welling in her eyes. She pouted, looking on the verge of tears, and muttered a complaint.

Seeing the girl's drastically changed attitude, Tobirama Senju felt as if a thousand galloping horses were galloping through his heart. His gaze lingered strangely between Gin Uchiha and the girl for a long time before he finally frowned and asked,

"Who exactly is she?"

"Hi~ She's my childhood friend, named Uchiha Hikaru. She's been staying up late a lot lately, which has made her very grumpy in the morning. Don't worry about it."

Raising an eyebrow, Uchiha Gin reached out and patted the girl's head in comfort, then turned to Tobirama Senju, whose brows were furrowed, and introduced him.

really!

"Then why did she deny using her own name before?"

He had just spoken to confirm the other person's identity, but the girl flatly denied it.

Seeing Uchiha Hikaru, who was completely different from before, Tobirama Senju questioned him.

"Could it be that he suffers from schizophrenia?"

"How is that possible!"

Uchiha Gin's eyes darted left and right, and his tone was somewhat unpredictable.

"He must be half asleep!"

"Alright, since she is Uchiha Hikaru, I will tell you the details of the mission."

Senju Tobirama, who felt something was amiss, scrutinized the situation for a long time but couldn't discern anything. He then nodded and spoke, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

As Madara Uchiha had said, Hikaru Uchiha's strength was indeed terrifying. However, his mental state was like a ticking time bomb, which was quite worrying.

However, it seems that Uchiha Gin was able to appease Uchiha Hikaru, which can be considered as providing an insurance policy for this guy.

"Let's go, this isn't the place to talk."

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Uchiha Gin simply gave up thinking, grabbed the girl beside him, and headed downstairs.

Sitting in the living room, Uchiha Gin reached out and took the cup of tea offered by Senju Itama. After taking a sip, his furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and he glanced at the smug girl with some surprise.

This guy's tea-making skills are getting better and better; he's almost on par with Mito!

"Phew, good tea!"

After the ordeal, Tobirama Senju, his mouth dry, unceremoniously picked up the tea brewed by Itama Senju, gulped it down, and then his eyes lit up.

It has such a refreshing and sweet taste, and the aftertaste is even more lingering. Compared to this, the teas that my elder brother treasures are simply weeds.

"Where did you buy this tea?"

Unable to resist the temptation, Tobirama Senju downed the tea in one gulp. Savoring the taste, he asked if he could order a similar batch.

"Wait a minute, let me think about it."

Unexpectedly, Tobirama Senju was also well-versed in the art of tea. Gin Uchiha then stroked his chin and began to ponder.

"Well, that sip you just drank probably cost a million taels."

After racking his brains for a while, he finally remembered the origin of the tea. Then, with a strange look in his eyes, he explained to Tobirama Senju, who was enjoying himself immensely.

The tea in their hands was brewed from tribute-grade tea leaves from the Tea Kingdom, a variety so rare that its value was beyond compare.

Even the daimyo of the tea-producing country only brews it when entertaining distinguished guests.

"puff!"

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Tobirama Senju was savoring the tea in his hand with great enjoyment. However, upon hearing Gin Uchiha's words, his hand holding the teacup trembled, and the tea in his mouth sprayed out.

Uchiha Gin, sitting opposite him, immediately showed a pained expression, thinking to himself,

I've already told you it's so expensive, and you're still wasting money here, it's shameful!

"Cough cough cough, really?"

After coughing a few times to quell his surprise, Tobirama Senju carefully placed the teacup on the table and then asked to confirm.

He had never actually drunk a cup of tea worth a million.

"Why would I lie to you? You can doubt my abilities, but you can't question my financial power~"

Gin Uchiha rolled his eyes, seemingly annoyed, and spread his hands, displaying his wealth to Tobirama Senju.

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Following Uchiha Gin's direction, Senju Tobirama looked around again, and upon seeing a vase on the table, he immediately shed tears of poverty.

He had seen the same vase in the home of the daimyo of the Land of Fire; the one in the daimyo's mansion was guarded by layers of guards.

According to the famous person, the vase was originally part of a pair, but unfortunately, the other vase was auctioned off to a mysterious person on the black market for a high price.

The exact amount cannot be disclosed, but judging from how much he cherishes it, it is definitely not a small sum.

However, such a precious vase was really just used as a vase in the Uchiha Gin family, and what was the point of putting chrysanthemums in it?

"You like chrysanthemums too?"

Seeing Tobirama Senju with tears streaming down his face, Gin Uchiha asked curiously,

"That vase?"

"Oh, it's a vase. I bought it because I thought the design was interesting."

Scratching his head in confusion, Uchiha Gin himself couldn't remember the value of the vase; he only remembered that it was a decoration he had casually bought at the black market.

On the pure white vase, clusters of spotted bamboo were scattered. Standing amidst the verdant bamboo grove was a beautiful white-haired woman with an indifferent gaze that seemed otherworldly, more like a goddess from a celestial kingdom.

"You're quite capable!"

After confirming several times that it was not a fake, Tobirama Senju, whose expression was somewhat awkward, surprisingly gave Gin Uchiha a positive evaluation.

"Just average, third in the ninja world~"

Gin Uchiha readily accepted Tobirama Senju's compliments; after all, he was just such an outstanding man.

"That jar?"

Having already gained some understanding of Uchiha Gin's ability to make money, Tobirama Senju turned his gaze to a huge terracotta jar placed in the center of the hall.

As a master of ninjutsu research, he could clearly sense that the unassuming jar was no ordinary object.

"That was a souvenir from two of my fellow inmates."

Gin glanced at the amber vase in the hall and replied with a sigh.

I wonder how the two prison guards, Gold Horn and Silver Horn, are doing, and whether they've suffered any injustices in the Land of Thunder.

Meanwhile, in Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) of the Land of Lightning.

"Achoo!!!" *2

In the dimly lit room, two loud sneezes rang out simultaneously, startling the people inside.

Several dark-skinned thugs looked at the two men who had just sneezed with some fear, not daring to say a word, for fear of angering these two killing gods.

"Phew~ Big brother, we can catch a cold too?"

The tall, silver-haired youth wiped his nose, turned his head with curious eyes, and asked a nearby mountain.

"Only idiots don't catch colds."

Unexpectedly, the small mountain could talk. A muscular man, as tall as a mountain, lowered his head, looking at his younger brother with helpless eyes, and then spoke.

"Kumakusha Village? That guy A gave it a really awful name!"

The silver-haired youth didn't dwell on the topic. Instead, he looked displeased at the two headbands in front of him, their cloud patterns pleasing him greatly.

"It doesn't matter. Once we become Raikage, we can change whatever we want!"

The blond youth grinned menacingly, completely disregarding the other people around him, and openly revealed his ambitions.

"Boom!"

As soon as the blond youth finished speaking, a huge bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, filling the entire room with blinding light and illuminating the six narrow, whisker-like lines on the faces of the two youths.

The scene returns to Konoha.

"You've been dawdling for so long, you didn't just come here to freeload tea, did you?"

Seeing Tobirama Senju refilling his teacup after cup, Gin Uchiha felt that the other man was taking advantage of him. The veins on his forehead were bulging with barely suppressed rage. So, he calmly interrupted Tobirama Senju as he poured tea, signaling her not to let this white-haired man get free tea anymore.

"Tsk~ How petty."

With a subtle pursing of his lips, Tobirama Senju watched his sister's retreating figure and said in a somewhat annoyed tone,

I've given you my sister, is there a problem with me having some tea with you?

Meanwhile, Uchiha An, standing to the side, thoughtfully twirled the teacup in his hand. Judging from Senju Tobirama's performance just now, the other party should be targeting Uchiha Hikaru this time, but he didn't know why.

"Hmph! Hurry up and talk, then get up and crawl away!"

Uchiha Gin wasn't worried about the wasted tea leaves; rather, the longer Tobirama Senju stayed, the higher the chances of Itama Senju being exposed.

If the other party discovers Senju Itama's true identity and chooses to forcibly take her home, then your mission system will be reactivated.

Who knows, the next mission might be to have him sleep with Kaguya Otsutsuki; if he fails, he'll be eliminated.

"Phew~ It was Uchiha Madara who sent me."

After finishing the last drop of tea in his hand, Tobirama Senju smacked his lips, his expression turning serious. He then slowly spoke to Gin Uchiha, whose face was filled with displeasure.

That's right. Previously, when they asked Madara Uchiha how many pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan the Uchiha clan had, he answered two.

However, as they delved deeper into the matter, they discovered that both of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyou Sharingan were intricately connected to Uchiha Gin.

One of the Mangekyou Sharingan users, Uchiha Osamu, was a disciple personally trained by Uchiha Gin, and had simple interpersonal relationships within the clan.

Aside from her own mother, she was only very close to Gin Uchiha.

The other one has very little information available; according to Madara Uchiha himself...

The second user of the Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Hikaru, remains shrouded in mystery, with his identity and abilities unknown.

Madara Uchiha's father, Tajima Uchiha, never gave him detailed information about Hikaru Uchiha.

He only revealed this once, after drinking, that Uchiha Hikaru only listened to one person, and that person was Uchiha Gin.

In conclusion, Madara Uchiha has completely betrayed his cousin, Gin Uchiha. He had originally intended to keep him out of the Tailed Beasts' affairs, but now it seems that Gin Uchiha can't escape even if he wants to.

However, one thing that reassured Madara Uchiha was that the owner of those two Mangekyou Sharingan would certainly not allow Gin Uchiha to suffer any harm.

If a tailed beast accidentally sneezes and startles Big Brother, the two women will, without a doubt, sew the tailed beast's mouth shut.

"Big cousin? You should have said so earlier! You scared me to death!"

Unexpectedly, the middleman for this mission was Madara Uchiha. This finally put Gin Uchiha's mind at ease, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What kind of mission is it? It's not like I'm being sent to guard prisoners, is it?"

Recalling how he had once asked Madara Uchiha to put in a good word for him with Hashirama Senju, hoping to get him a job in Konoha's dungeon, he was surprised that his cousin was so proactive and acted so quickly.

This year's lucky money will double!

With a smile playing on his lips, Uchiha Gin was already envisioning his wonderful future life of grinding for loot.

As a result, Tobirama Senju's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, extinguishing his burning passion for prison guarding.

"Guarding prisoners. The nature of the job is similar, but what you're responsible for guarding isn't a person."

(End of this chapter)