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

While everyone was holding their breath and watching this fateful battle of knights, only one person was scratching his head in anxiety.

Y Corporation, the very entity that brought about the creation of the Tailed Beast Riders, is now considering how to descend in the right manner.

"Um, you guys keep an eye on things, I'm going to take a dump."

Uchiha Gin stood up, clutching his stomach, and said something to the three women who were completely focused on him.

"Hey~ Who told you to eat alone!"

Senju Itama, looking disgusted, waved his hand, signaling him to move away.

"Mr. Yin, please take the paper."

The thoughtful apprentice took out a pack of warm tissues from his pocket and handed it over.

"Thanks, I didn't bring any."

Taking the tissue that carried the girl's delicate fragrance, Uchiha Gin casually stuffed it into his pocket.

"A-Yin, do you want me to come with you?"

Thinking that Uchiha Gin had ulterior motives, Uchiha Hikaru, with an expression that said "I really can't do anything with you," stood up and was about to go to the grove with him.

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Senju Itama and Uchiha Osamu, who were watching the show, immediately stood at attention, their ears perked up.

"Stop! I really need to use the restroom!"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's restless expression, his face turned green. Worried about losing his manhood, he quickly grabbed the girl who was trying to undress him and righteously refused.

"All right."

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Gin reacted so strongly that the girl could only sit back down awkwardly, her puffed-up face turning into a bun.

"I'll leave as soon as possible~"

"Remember to wash your hands with water!"

"You talkative brat!"

Two-Tails, having taken control of Silver Horn's body, scrutinized the strange human emanating the aura of a seven-tailed being before him, and tentatively spoke.

"Chongming?"

Kakuzu, having transformed into a Tailed Beast Knight, immediately contacted his grandfather.

"My divine beast, it's saying hello to you!"

"Ignore it."

Chongming's sharp voice echoed in my mind, his tone filled with impatience.

"Human, why did you come out? If you want to escape, I have a thousand ways to help you get away safely."

The wings of Chongming in the card trembled. Before his death, the old man repeatedly instructed them to discuss matters online and avoid meeting in person as much as possible. Otherwise, if the Tailed Beasts team were to unite, something bad would happen.

"But he gave so much."

A billion? How many kunai and shuriken would we have to refurbish to earn that back?

"you!"

Originally, Chongming had a higher opinion of Kakuzu's heroic actions, and thought that this human was not without merits. But it turned out that he was a money-grubber who had been blinded by money.

"Get out of here right now!"

"But the contract has already been signed!"

Faced with the urging of the divine beast, Kakuzu was caught in a dilemma, torn between the debt of gratitude for saving his life and the spirit of the contract.

"Not saying a word? Are you so pathetic that you can't even break free from human constraints?"

After a long silence from Kakuzu in his Knight form, the Two-Tails, having already filled in the blanks in its own mind, scoffed disdainfully.

"What a weak caterpillar!"

"Human, cut it down!"

Chongming, who had been mentally clamoring for Kakuzu to run away, fell silent upon hearing this, and then commanded in a voice filled with anger.

"Alright!"

Having received the Seven-Tails' approval, Kakuzu's eyes lit up. He raised his short blade, his legs crackling with electricity, and with lightning speed, he rushed in front of the Two-Tails, who was still spouting nonsense, and delivered a simple, unadorned slash.

"Bang!"

Seeing Kakuzu launch an attack without warning, the Two-Tailed Beast smirked cruelly as it transformed its hands into claws and reached for the short blades. The dull thud of the blades clashing together jolted the onlookers awake.

Having blocked Kakuzu's attack, a look of surprise flashed in the Two-Tails' eyes. This human who was manipulating the Seven-Tails' power was actually able to unleash a considerable amount of tailed beast power.

"Not bad, you've got some strength."

The Two-Tails, its fighting spirit high, grinned, swung its claws, and sent Kakuzu flying. It then assumed a tiger-like attack stance.

"Tap tap open!"

"That rogue ninja's speed is actually comparable to my Lightning Release Chakra Mode."

The bleeding from the wound on Kinkaku's chest had stopped. At this moment, he was gathered with Hozuki Gengetsu and the others. When he saw Kakuzu's movements as he attacked Ginkaku, he couldn't help but feel terrified.

"No way, this kid's that strong? Was he just pretending to be weak before?"

Gengetsu Hozuki, who had shrunk in size after being burned by the Two-Tails' flames, was even shorter than before. With a pale face, he looked at Kakuzu, who was fighting back and forth with Ginkaku, and felt that he had been tricked. So he loudly complained.

"Where did you get that kind of thing from your Hidden Cloud Village?"

Wu's attention wasn't on the two fighting knights; his eyes were fixed on the boxes at their waists. He turned to Golden Horn and asked...

"We helped you before."

The swollen-faced Shamen, with a large handprint on his bald head, saw Jinjiao's hesitant expression and decided to appeal to his emotions and reason with him.

"You call this helping? You got taken down in one move and you still have the nerve to ask for payment?"

It would have been better if Shamen hadn't mentioned it, because mentioning Jinjiao filled him with anger. He had initially thought the three guys were quite capable, but they turned out to be all show and no substance, a complete waste of his feelings.

"Just tell me about it, I withstood two moves~"

Upon hearing this, Hozuki Gengetsu rubbed his hands together, then shamelessly approached.

"roll!"

On the battlefield, Kakuzu brandished his short blade, attempting to attack the Two-Tails' weaknesses from every angle, but his opponent always managed to dodge his attacks with the slightest precision, as if his entire body were covered in eyes.

"Bang!"

Kakuzu, having failed in his attack once again, was sent flying dozens of meters by a back kick from the Two-Tails, snapping several large trees in half.

After finally landing, Kakuzu raised his head, his chest heaving with blood surging, his eyes filled with apprehension. How could the other party see through all his movements?

"You're too stupid. Every move has a clue. If you still can't figure it out, you might as well make purple clay teapots."

Just then, Chongming's voice came from his mind.

"What are you going to do, Mythical Beast Master!"

Ignoring Chongming's insults, Kakuzu only wanted to know how to defeat Ginkaku in front of him.

"There's no other way, we have to find someone else!"

"Are we going to lose? As expected, the power of the tailed beasts is beyond the reach of ordinary humans."

As Kinkaku watched Kakuzu being toyed with by the Two-Tails, he clenched his fists tightly. If this continued, his younger brother's life would probably be drained dry by the tailed beasts.

"oioioi~ Humans, don't think that by stealing our power you can stand at the same level as me."

The two-tailed creature has fully adapted to the human body and can exert 100% of its original power. Moreover, the silver-haired brat who tried to enslave it actually has a very good physique and should also be a direct descendant of the old man.

"Hey, You always pride yourself on being aloof, right? How come you've become so talkative after just a few days?"

Suddenly, a voice that didn't belong to Kakuzu came from under his mask. The Two-Tails, who was smugly pleased with himself, was startled by the voice, turned his head in confusion, and looked Kakuzu up and down with a furrowed brow.

"Chongming? You're awake?"

"Hmph~ I'm not like you."

Having already activated its substitute fighting mode, the Seven-Tails' forehead horn was tinged with a hazy gold. It stretched its body, which didn't seem to belong to it, and replied arrogantly.

"What do you mean? Weren't you sealed away?"

"Only creatures with few tails like you could be sealed away by humans~"

Shukaku, far away in the Land of Wind: "Achoo! Achoo!"

I feel like someone is insulting me.

"Then why are you in the card too?"

The sharp-eyed Two-Tails, after being mocked, noticed the card at Seven-Tails' waist and saw Seven-Tails' figure moving above it. Unable to resist asking further,

"Hmm, have you forgotten what the old man said?"

An embarrassed Chongming scratched his head, then straightened his expression and changed the subject.

"Stay away from his lecherous brother?"

"That's not it!"

"Otherwise, we can't exactly be asked to live peacefully with humans, can we?"

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"No way, no way, you actually acknowledged this human?"

It was just a casual remark, but Two-Tails noticed that Seven-Tails' body was a little stiff, so it pointed at it in surprise and asked,

"Hmph~ It's just something I do out of interest."

Seven-tailed Fox is still being stubborn.

"Oh, so you're saying we're enemies now?"

The Two-Tails abruptly changed its tone, its entire body radiating killing intent. Unlike the Seven-Tails, it did not willingly transform into a monster after acknowledging humanity.

Having been ambushed by despicable humans and forcibly sealed into a card without warning, it was filled with intense jealousy towards the Seven-Tails, who could be free at any time.

Why should I?!

"If you want freedom, I can help you."

The Seven-Tails realized that the Two-Tails had been forcibly sealed, and wanting to help its brother, it blurted out without much thought.

However, such hurtful words are a major landmine for a competitive woman.

"unnecessary!"

Provoked by the repeated provocations, the Two-Tails went berserk, its hands forming a pair of ferocious claws as it attacked the Seven-Tails.

"Thump!"

Caught off guard, the Seven-Tails was struck by the Two-Tails' claws and was sent flying backward once again. However, it did not land in a sorry state. Instead, it did a backflip and landed steadily on the ground.

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

Having completely taken control of Kakuzu's body, Chongming's compound eyes on his mask flashed with a sharp light, and the power of the tailed beast within him materialized. To everyone's astonishment, a card slowly condensed in the air and finally landed in his hand.

"Since you react quickly, I'll be even faster!"

Holding the newly crafted card, Chongming flicked the hilt of the short blade in his hand, revealing empty slots. He glanced at them and inserted the card directly into them.

"Absorb Queen! Fusion Jack!"

"Wait, how come tailed beasts can create their own cards?"

Uchiha Gin, who was in the grove explaining things to his clone, was immediately dumbfounded when he saw the Seven-Tails substitute and then manually upgrade his cards.

System, someone is cheating! Ban their account immediately!

The tailed beasts have already taken all the credit, so what's the main character supposed to do now?

"Alright! That's all. Just don't get too carried away after you transform!"

After finishing his explanation, Uchiha Gin, who had been out of the storyline for too long, felt that his status as the protagonist was about to be in jeopardy. So he hurriedly abandoned his clone and flashed back to the three women's side.

"Curly-haired baboon, you've been gone so long, have you fallen into a pit?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's hurried appearance, Senju Itama reluctantly gave up the best spot.

"Mr. Yin, I'll add more honey next time."

Thinking that Uchiha Gin was having intestinal problems, the attentive little apprentice nodded and promised.

"Ah Yin, you've come at just the right time, just as things are getting to the climax."

Uchiha Hikaru pointed to the two knights in the arena and enthusiastically explained to Uchiha Gin,

"That rogue ninja looks like he's about to unleash his ultimate attack!"

The moment the electronic sound rang out, the Seven-Tailed Fox's appearance changed slightly. Its silver chest was covered with golden armor, and the antennae on its forehead became thicker. Most surprisingly, a pair of dragonfly-like wings extended from its back.

"It can actually change again?"

The four sneaky individuals exchanged bewildered glances upon seeing Kakuzu's drastically changed appearance.

Especially Kinkaku, whose Cloud Village had been researching Tailed Beast Riders for a long time, thinking themselves invincible, but little did they know that the transformation was just the beginning.

"Phew~ Chongming, how could you do something like this?"

Overwhelmed by the oppressive aura emanating from the Seven-Tails, a sliver of clarity returned to the Two-Tails' tyrannical eyes. "We're all knights, so how come you can just casually use cheat codes?"

Having unleashed the new power of its transformation device, Chongming gazed at the sublimated blade in its hand and felt terrifyingly powerful. It was confident it could even fight that Asura descendant who could ride a wooden puppet.

"Trip, let me free you!"

Raising its head to look at the wary Two-Tails, the Seven-Tails raised its golden blade with a heavy tone.

"Huh? Don't think you can look down on me just because you're gilded, you caterpillar!"

Once again provoked, the two-tailed creature went berserk. With all four tails on the ground, it subconsciously set everything in front of it as a target for killing.

"Whoosh~"

With a loud bang, the ground beneath Two-Tails' feet turned into a large crater due to the force of the impact. Its speed had already surpassed the speed of sound. It raised its sharp claws and waved them in a flourish, transforming them into spiral blades that reached for Seven-Tails' chest.

"Tornado Decimates Trailer Park!"

Faced with this tornado-like attack, the Seven-Tails stood still, simply raising the sharp blade in front of its chest, seemingly waiting for something.

"Aren't you going to dodge? This attack is as powerful as a forbidden technique!"

Breathless from the wind pressure generated by the sharp blades, Shamon, a ninja skilled in Wind Release, stared solemnly at the swirling tornado formed by the Two-Tails.

All eyes were on Kakuzu, who was about to be torn to shreds by the blade. He calmly raised the blade in his hand, and suddenly the wings on his back unfolded, revealing a ferocious phantom behind him.

"Tentacle impact!"

As the phantom appeared, the Seven-Tailed Knight's wings flapped at an extremely fast frequency, and its slender body transformed into a sturdy antenna, like an invincible beetle, facing the Two-Tailed Knight's storm of blades.

"boom!!!"

The moment their attacks collided, a tremendous roar erupted, and the powerful wind pressure caused nearby spectators to instinctively lower their heads.

After the explosion ended, everyone craned their necks, eager to see who had emerged victorious.

"The rogue ninja... the rogue ninja won!"

Immediately after the explosion, Wu used the Light and Heavy Rock Technique to fly into the sky, staring intently at the gradually dissipating smoke. When he saw Silver Horn lying on the ground in a sorry state, and Kakuzu slowly descending with his wings flapping, he immediately made the news public.

"Chongming, you've won."

Feeling its body trembling, the Two-Tails, its consciousness blurred, watched the Seven-Tails approach. As the Seven-Tails raised its blade high, the Two-Tails, thinking its death was imminent, gave a bitter smile.

"Kill me if you want, then I won't be trapped in this card anymore."

"Thump!"

Upon hearing the lack of news, Golden Horn, transformed into a Super Saiyan, rushed into the battlefield and delivered an elbow strike to the Seven-Tails' chest. Feeling as if he had hit a steel plate, he clutched his throbbing arm and took a few steps back, shielding the Two-Tails.

"Don't kill my brother!"

"Human, get out of the way! I'm not your brother!"

Two-Tails fixed its gaze on the burly back of Golden Horn and spoke coldly.

"This body belongs to my brother, I'm not going to step aside!"

Although he knew that Silver Horn's body had been taken over by the Two-Tails, Gold Horn still couldn't bring himself to watch his younger brother get hurt.

"Human, it's the monster that stole your brother's body! You want to protect it?"

Seven-Tails looked at the resolute-faced Golden Horn with great interest and asked in a teasing tone,

"They'll handle things between him and my brother. As the older brother, I absolutely cannot stand by and watch my brother get hurt!"

Desperately refining the chakra within his body, Kinkaku made a snap decision, opened his mouth and spat out his collection of Six Paths Ninja Tools, equipped himself with them, and stood in front of the Seven-Tails without yielding an inch.

Sure enough, this kid is the old man's descendant.

Looking at the Golden Horned One covered in the Sage of Six Paths' old artifacts, and feeling a pang of nostalgia, the Seven-Tails' killing intent slowly dissipated. He tilted his head and glanced at the disheveled Two-Tails, then slowly sheathed the blade in his hand. He also deactivated his enhanced state and returned to his previous basic form.

Seeing that the Seven-Tails had retracted its blade, everyone's nerves began to relax a little. However, a strange voice suddenly rang out in the void, making everyone's hearts jump into their throats again.

"Hey, are you done playing? I wanted to see the loser throw their cards around!"

Suddenly, a black hole radiating eerie energy unfolded in the void of the battlefield. A blue and red figure slowly emerged from it, stroking the rabbit ears that extended from his compound eyes. Uchiha Gin, now a knight, turned his gaze to the injured Ginkaku and shook his head meaningfully.

"Who are you?"

Everyone became instantly alert upon seeing this uninvited guest, not because of any terrifying aura emanating from him, but because they couldn't sense his presence at all; it was as if the person before them was merely a phantom projection.

"Ah Yin, this guy's strong, shouldn't we make a move?"

Having been eager to try for a long time, Uchiha Hikari clenched her fists excitedly upon seeing the knight transformed from Uchiha Gin's clone. She loved challenging such mysterious and unpredictable enemies.

"We don't know the strength of the person who's coming, so let's remain calm."

After rejecting the girl's request to fight once again, Uchiha Gin appropriately feigned doubt, his furrowed brows and deep eyes successfully deceiving the three girls into believing that they were also shocked and puzzled.

"You ask who I am?"

Having been passively triggered by the keyword, Uchiha Gin struck an extremely arrogant pose and replied to the crowd.

"I'm just a Kamen Rider passing by for a moment~"

"Mythical Beast, it's that guy who slapped me!"

Upon seeing a familiar face, Kakuzu, who was crouching in his mind observing and learning, couldn't help but loudly remind him.

"I'm not blind."

After retorting, Nanami adopted a serious, ready-to-fight stance, raising her short blade once more.

"Hey hey hey~ Don't start fighting the moment we meet. Don't you know I'm the most loving knight?"

Uchiha Gin shook his head helplessly, looked at the Seven-Tails who was full of hostility towards him, and said with a sigh,

"Have you forgotten who gave you the belt?"

"ha!"

"Nani!"

"!!!"

Those who had been listening intently were all shocked by Uchiha Gin's casual remark, but then their eyes lit up.

"May I ask, sir, what price must I pay to obtain that belt?"

Shocked, Wu immediately disregarded the danger and landed first, standing not far from Uchiha Gin, and asked sincerely,

"Don't listen to this bandaged man, Mr. Rabbit, do you have any extra belts like this?"

Hozuki Gengetsu, realizing he was a step too slow, nearly slapped his thigh in frustration. He then dashed forward in a flash, hesitated for a moment while looking at Uchiha Gin's unique appearance, and finally spoke.

The most slow-moving Shamon also arrived at this moment, but the other two had already said what they needed to say, so he could only stand aside and wait for Uchiha Gin's reply.

"As for belts, I do have some here. Giving them to you wouldn't be out of the question, but..."

Seeing the three people whose faces were filled with barely concealed excitement, Uchiha Gin changed the subject.

"But what?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch; everything comes at a price.

"Our Hidden Stone Village is willing to offer a large sum of money; just name your price, and we'll provide it in full!"

In Wu's view, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

"We, the Hidden Mist Village, will offer double their amount!"

It's just a competition of who has more money. At worst, the whole village will go out to sea to fish.

"Our Sunagakure Village"

Shamen also wanted to make an extravagant offer, but when he thought of the impoverished state of his village, he could only sheepishly withdraw his raised hand.

"Money? I've never touched money, and I have no interest in it."

As he said this, Gin Uchiha's heart was bleeding. You see, under these circumstances, even if he asked for an exorbitant price, these people would rush to agree.

"A secret technique? A forbidden technique? Or a legendary ninja tool?"

"Beautiful women? Minerals? Or fertile land?"

Shamen:

You guys can just chat about this high-level game.

"No, no, no, such superficial and vulgar things no longer attract me."

Uchiha Gin, who was trying too hard to elevate his own image, shook his head dismissively at what the others were saying.

"So what do you want?"

How could someone resist such temptations? Does he want to take over the entire ninja world?

Faced with everyone's questions, Uchiha Gin didn't rush to answer. Instead, he thoughtfully stroked his chin, then, as if he had thought of something, clapped his hands and, amidst everyone's expectant gazes, spoke up.

"My demands are few, I only ask for a promise from you." (End of Chapter)