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

Fiddled with the new gadget in his hand, Uchiha Gin looked at the two people nodding vigorously, especially the seemingly delicate girl, and after thinking for a moment, asked,

"What's your full name?"

"what?"

Mako, nestled in Shinka's arms, wiped away her tears and blinked in surprise. But faced with questions from her savior, Uchiha Gin, the girl answered truthfully.

"Mako, this is the only name I've ever had since I can remember."

"No surname?"

Sensing the unusual life force within the girl, Uchiha Gin asked with great interest,

"No, I don't know who my biological parents are. The name Mako was given to me by my adoptive parents."

The girl shook her head and began to recount her life story.

Mako was actually a child found by a commoner couple from the Land of Grass while they were out working. She was raised until she was six or seven years old, when she was separated from her adoptive parents during a migration due to a sudden war, and thus became a homeless child.

If it weren't for meeting Shinka, a fellow homeless boy, Mako might have starved to death on the roadside.

"I see, that explains it!"

After listening to the story, Uchiha Gin nodded thoughtfully. He sensed the bloodline of the Senju clan from the girl named Mako. Although it wasn't particularly strong, she was still a true descendant of the Sage.

This suggests that within three generations of Mako's ancestors, there should be one member from the Senju clan, and she is a direct blood relative of the Senju.

"Do you know about Mako's background?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Kagami, who was standing nearby, immediately stood up unsteadily, his face filled with tension.

"It's nothing, I'm just checking the records. After all, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can become a knight."

Gin Uchiha wasn't familiar with the Senju clan's genealogy, nor did he need to thoroughly investigate the girl's ancestors for three generations. So he shook his head and, under Kakuzu's surprised gaze not far away, tossed the card emitting black mist into Mako's arms.

"What?!"

Seeing this familiar scene, Kakuzu naturally knew what Uchiha Gin intended to do, but he couldn't understand why he would choose that girl who looked like she could be blown away by a gust of wind, instead of Kamika, a strong-willed man.

You're a true gender knight, but female knights are awesome too!

"This is?"

Upon receiving the card, the girl was filled with doubt. When she sealed Satoru, she was still unconscious, so she did not know what the card that Uchiha Gin had given her was.

"Mako, throw it away right now!"

Shenhuo, who knew the truth, was very anxious. This thing was not allowed to be taken!

"Huh? Isn't this just a picture? It's actually quite nice~"

The girl stroked the exquisite card in her hand, feeling a sense of déjà vu. The front of the card depicted a piranha covered in chains of flames, its ferocious mouth spewing out black mist. For some reason, Mako felt that this little creature was very much to her liking.

"You stingy man, here, this is for you too."

Gin rolled his eyes at the impetuous Shinka, then pulled a gray box from his four-dimensional chrysanthemum and handed it to the girl who was examining the cards.

"Excuse me, what is this?"

The girl held the gray box in her hands. She had never seen such a strange object before, so she humbly asked for an explanation.

"You can call it whatever you like—belt, driver, transformation device, whatever."

"That is."

Kamikaze glanced at the driver in Mako's hand, then his gaze unconsciously shifted to Kakuzu, who was watching the scene unfold. Comparing it to the similarly designed gadget at his waist, he forced his muscular body to kneel before Uchiha Gin, his rear end sticking out.

"Mako is just a weak girl who can't even kill a chicken, please let me take her place!"

His tone was very sincere, but...

You, a weakling, have quite the dream.

"My Lord! Please don't!"

Confused, Mako saw this familiar scene and was a little worried that Kamikaze might take off his pants at any moment.

"Kid, you're not qualified to be a knight yet!"

It's not that Uchiha Gin is biased, but in terms of physique, this young man who has severely overdrawn his life force is far inferior to the seemingly weak Shinji. If you give him the belt, he'll be lucky to survive even one transformation.

"But... ah!"

Upon hearing this, Shenhuo hurriedly spoke, but after only two words, the pent-up pain in his body erupted, the excruciating agony almost suffocating him.

"God Lord!"

The girl, clutching the transformation device, rushed to the side of the open-mouthed, closed-eye Shinka, her face filled with worry and helplessness. She subconsciously looked pleadingly at Uchiha Gin beside her.

"Screaming like that, and you still want to be a knight?"

Uchiha Gin shook his head, then raised his hand, and a ball of green chakra containing the aura of life merged into the divine fire's body, which slowly stopped the tense young man's struggle and made his breathing become steady.

"Thank you for saving my life!"

After checking that the young man was unharmed, the girl, mimicking the gesture of the divine fire, kowtowed to Uchiha Gin.

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat, what are your plans for the future?"

After calmly accepting the situation, Uchiha Gin crossed his arms, rhythmically tapping his arm armor with his fingers, and looked at the now-conscious Shinka before asking, "..."

"We will keep our promise, change our ways, settle in this town, and protect the peace here."

The two exchanged a glance, and Shenhuo, who was kneeling on the ground, straightened up and replied.

"What about the Land of Grass? The fact that you killed Grass Ninja here today will be exposed sooner or later."

Although this town is located in the Land of Fire, it is adjacent to the Land of Grass and is an important hub for trade between the two countries. The news of the disappearance of the ninjas from the Land of Grass will soon reach the current Grass Village, and more Grass Ninjas will come to investigate.

"I'll find a way to solve it."

Even though Shenhuo was unsure of himself, he gritted his teeth and agreed. He decided to start training seriously from today and strive to become a strong enough to intimidate the Grass Ninja.

"I'll do my best too!"

The girl holding the transformation device nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Since you've put it that way, I'll observe for a while. If anything goes wrong, you know what I'm capable of."

After pretending to ponder for a moment, Uchiha Gin loosened his arms, his tone calm yet filled with a pressure that chilled Kamikawa and the other two to the bone.

The divine fire burning in his heart caused him to furrow his brow slightly. It seemed that only by resolving the issue of his bounty at its root could the Grass Ninja Village stop harassing him.

The people who have put a bounty on the Divine Fire are only trying to find the True Child who is possessed by Gosho, so as to restart the research on the Box of Bliss. However, these people are just a small group of more extreme individuals in the Grass Ninja Village.

Having thought this through, Shenhuo had already made up his mind.

"We will definitely solve the Kusanagi problem!"

Then we can only silence those who offered the bounty for us forever.

"Dawn is breaking, and the ghost story is probably coming to an end."

Without saying anything more to Shenhuo about this issue—doing so would only lower his own prestige as Emperor Knight—Uchiha Gin looked up at the slowly spreading light on the horizon and said calmly,

"Well, it's time to end this."

Looking at the fully recovered Mako, Shenhuo had a look of relief on his face. He then nodded firmly. No matter how good or bad the story was, it had to have a plausible ending.

After resolving the crisis, Uchiha Gin turned and strolled to the alley entrance, bent down to pick up the dirty female demon veil from the ground, and mentally prepared a punishment for Jingzi, which he would enjoy when his dear nephew returned.

"Wait! Excuse me, how do I use this?"

Just as Uchiha Gin turned to leave, a girl carrying a transformation device and cards came running over nervously.

Well...

If the code of chivalry were to be explained from the beginning, it would probably be dawn by then. Uchiha Gin turned to look at Kakuzu, who was standing at attention not far away, and then waved to the money-grubber who dared not run away.

"Knight Decade, what are your orders?"

Kakuzu came running over nimbly, bending over and rubbing his hands, looking every bit the loyal lackey.

"You explain the Knight's Code to this junior, and teach her how to transform. As for me... I have some personal matters to attend to."

"what?"

Kakuzu was dumbfounded; he had only been a newbie for a few years.

"Oh?"

Uchiha Gin glanced sideways, and Kakuzu immediately nodded vigorously.

"Mission accomplished!"

After entrusting the task of educating the newly recruited knights to the solitary Kakuzu, Uchiha Gin looked in one direction and gently snapped his fingers.

"Snap!"

The next moment, the black hole that appeared on the ground instantly swallowed his body.

"Take care, Kamen Rider Decade~"

Before leaving, Kakuzu finished his farewell speech and slapped the stunned Shinho, the implication in his eyes clearly visible.

"Respectfully bidding farewell to Knight Decade!"

Shenhuo and Zhenzi immediately understood and respectfully bowed at a 90-degree angle towards the place where Uchiha Gin had disappeared.

"Phew~ They're finally gone!"

Once the invisible pressure on his body disappeared, Kakuzu, who had been tense all night, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure from this Kamen Rider Decade was just too strong.

Ever since Uchiha Gin appeared, the Divine Beast has been pretending to be a caterpillar, not daring to utter a single word. Fortunately, Kakuzu is perceptive, so he didn't get slapped again.

"Um... Mr. Sword?"

The girl, clutching the transformation device, looked anxiously at the unfamiliar silver knight. She had just learned Kakuzu's nickname from Kamui and was afraid he would abandon her.

"Ahem. Call me senior!"

The lonely Kakuzu, never expecting to be teaching a junior, felt a surge of inexplicable honor. He turned to look at the slender girl and said in a very serious tone,

"Sword-senpai!"

"Very good, very energetic! Take notes on what I'm about to say!"

Hearing the girl's strong and resonant voice, Kakuzu nodded in satisfaction, and then began to teach Mako the Knight's Code written by Uchiha Gin, word by word.

"As a knight, the first thing to do is to obey."

"That guy."

Standing on the rooftop, Madara Uchiha witnessed Gin Uchiha instantly defeat Satoru in one move. The seemingly casual kick contained destructive power that made Madara, who did not understand the knight's way, frown deeply.

"Hmph~"

However, this unknown power did not frighten Madara Uchiha; instead, it made his body heat up. After Gin Uchiha snapped his fingers and disappeared, Madara gave a somewhat complicated hum.

"I'll deal with that hot mom from Haxi first, then I'll come and see you!"

Madara Uchiha found a perfectly reasonable excuse for his absence: his most important target right now was Hashirama Senju, not some random wild knight who appeared on the roadside.

After whispering his threats, Madara Uchiha, whose stomach was throbbing, turned to go find Kurama to get the money, but he had just taken a step when he heard a strange voice in his ear.

"Oh? You peeping tom, all you do is gossip behind people's backs?"

"Whoosh!!"

The instant the sound rang out, Madara Uchiha, with his extremely sharp reflexes, immediately launched his attack with zero frames, throwing out two kunai from his sleeve and stabbing them at the suddenly appearing stranger.

"Bang!"

However, how could a kunai, which even Susanoo couldn't pierce, possibly pierce a knight's armor? Relying on the elusive presence of Uchiha Gin in the Shadow Realm, he lightly raised his hand and flicked the sharp kunai away.

"Rider Decade?"

The wary Madara Uchiha, now activating his Three Tomoe technique, scanned the mysterious rabbit knight, who had been in the distance just moments before, with his crimson eyes, and said coldly,

"Hey~ Why aren't you playing by the rules? How am I supposed to trigger the formula now?!"

Uchiha Gin shook his head with slight regret. He hadn't expected his younger cousin to directly reveal his name, giving him no chance to show off.

"What the hell are you trying to do, you idiot?"

Looking at the knight spouting nonsense before him, Madara Uchiha's vigilance only increased.

Madara Uchiha had fought against knights before, but it was only that bandaged kid from Iwagakure who wasn't very skilled at using his power that almost forced him to use his Mangekyou Sharingan. And this legendary Decade Knight is definitely far stronger than the Five-Tails Knight.

"It's nothing, I'm just curious, how can someone as proud and arrogant as you resist the urge to keep doing OMO?"

That's right, Uchiha Gin came to see if his younger cousin was sick. He couldn't even seize such a good opportunity to show off. Could it be that he ate something dark and messed up his stomach?

"Hmph~ Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Why should I, Madara Uchiha, explain my actions to a coward like you? I will not say that I missed the best opportunity to show off because I wanted to be the last one to appear.

"No way, no way!"

After secretly checking on his younger cousin, Uchiha Gin found that apart from being a little hungry, he was perfectly healthy, and only then did he feel relieved.

It seems the truly filial son hasn't shown himself yet.

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb you while you watch the sunrise. Sayonara~"

Now that his younger cousin was unharmed, Uchiha Gin decided not to linger. He figured they'd see each other again soon, and he didn't want to reveal his true identity yet.

"etc."

Just as Uchiha Gin snapped his fingers, Uchiha Madara's slightly awkward voice sounded behind him.

"Is there anything else?"

Seeing his cousin's conflicted expression, Uchiha Gin was alarmed. Had he just revealed something, and the observant Uchiha Madara had noticed and was about to expose his true colors?

"I also want to become a Tailed Beast Rider."

In his entire life, Madara Uchiha had never spoken so humbly except to his older cousin. But in order to give Hasi's hot mom a huge surprise, he decided to put aside his pride and learn from this mysterious Kamen Rider Decade.

"ha?"

Looking at Uchiha Madara, who had his neck stiff and head held high, Uchiha Gin subconsciously reached out to scratch his curly hair, but unfortunately, with the mask on, he could only turn to stroke the rabbit ears that extended from his compound eyes.

"I see."

"Give me a straight answer, is it possible or not!"

Feeling the mocking gaze from Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Madara, who was feeling uncomfortable all over, reverted to his previous cold and aloof demeanor, crossed his arms, and looked arrogant.

"Is this how you ask for help?"

"Otherwise what?"

When you begged me to help you settle your accounts, you weren't acting like this at all. But seeing you still so arrogant, I'm quite pleased.

Gin Uchiha wasn't angry at his younger brother's rude behavior; instead, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

If Madara Uchiha were to become that kind of cunning individual who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, then Gin Uchiha would be the one to worry about.

"Hold on a sliver of hope, you don't seem like someone with a tailed beast. Perhaps you are."

"I have!"

Seeing his cousin's instant reply, Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow in surprise. His cousin had actually taken down the Nine-Tails. But where did he hide such a huge creature? Wasn't he afraid Kurama would run away from so far away?

"Oh, I see. That makes things easier."

Uchiha Gin nodded in agreement, then asked,

"How many?"

"Hmph~ It'll definitely be a lightning-fast Nine-Tails clash with Q!"

When asked the question, Madara Uchiha proudly raised his head and added a string of strange modifiers, as if afraid that Gin Uchiha wouldn't know how powerful Kurama was.

"This is incredible!"

The visibly perfunctory attitude caused Madara Uchiha, who was in a high mood, to instantly turn hostile. The three tomoe rapidly selected one in his pupils, which would merge together from time to time, transforming into a very bewitching pattern. The cold and obscure pupil power made the surrounding air feel chilling.

"Young people, be more composed. How can you achieve great things if you're so impulsive and rash?"

Unexpectedly, his few words had provoked his younger cousin to unleash his Mangekyou Sharingan. Gin Uchiha stopped teasing, reached into his four-dimensional chrysanthemum on his back, and, under Madara Uchiha's savage gaze, slowly pulled out a glittering silver card.

"Hey! Found it!"

After confirming it, Uchiha Gin tossed it to his younger cousin.

"Whoosh~"

"What's this? How do you have a Nine-Tailed Fox Card?"

Without looking away, Madara Uchiha caught the card that was tossed to him. He felt a familiar burning heat emanating from the card as he held it. He then shifted his gaze from Gin Uchiha to the card, and upon seeing the familiar tailed beast on it, his brows furrowed instantly.

He had heard Uchiha Gin say that the most important material for making Tailed Beast Cards was Tailed Beast Chakra, which was why he couldn't make Tailed Beast Cards of the One-Tailed and Nine-Tailed. But why did this mysterious knight have a Tailed Beast Card of the Nine-Tailed?

"Trade secret, I cannot disclose that information."

Fortunately, Uchiha Gin had previously gathered the fragments of Nine-Tails chakra in the backyard and synthesized a high-purity Nine-Tails chakra. The Nine-Tails card he just gave to Uchiha Madara was made using that Nine-Tails chakra.

Originally, Gin Uchiha planned to give the card to his younger cousin after his triumphant return, but seeing how anxious Madara Uchiha was, the soft-hearted Gin decided to give it to him ahead of time.

"Hmph~"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin was unwilling to say more, Uchiha Madara didn't bother to ask. His attention was now completely drawn to the lifelike Tailed Beast Card in his hand.

Bye-bye~

Seeing this, Uchiha Gin raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly. The entrance to the Shadow Realm reappeared. He said goodbye to Uchiha Madara, who was playing with his new items, and then jumped down and disappeared into the darkness.

"Wait! I haven't received the transformation device yet!"

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Gin moved so smoothly. Uchiha Madara, who was holding the card, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he only had the card. He had not yet obtained the other item for transformation.

As the saying goes, even a clever cook can't cook without rice; we can't exactly let him eat the card, can we?

"Just a thought: I don't have any extra transformation devices right now, but my junior brother, whom I've never met, should be able to make one. You can ask him for help."

Under Madara Uchiha's astonished gaze, a small hole suddenly opened in the void above his head, startling him so much that he took several steps back to create distance. Uchiha Gin's rabbit head poked out from inside, first apologizing, then indicating that his inventory was empty and that he should find another job.

Unfortunately, he had just given his spare transformation device to a girl named Mako, so Gin Uchiha didn't have any extra transformation devices on him at the moment. It wasn't that he was stingy; he just genuinely didn't have any.

"Wait! I have some more."

Startled by the elusive appearance of Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Madara regained his senses and was about to ask for more information, but Uchiha Gin was determined to log off this time, so no matter how his cousin called out to him, he ignored him.

"Time to go home~"

Back in the Shadow Realm, Uchiha Gin leaped out of the town in a flash. After deactivating his transformation, he took a few breaths of fresh air, then formed a hand seal and transformed into a golden light, disappearing from the spot.

Konoha

"Tsk~"

Teleported back to his dark bedroom, Uchiha Gin tossed aside the dusty and crumbly banshee veil with a hint of disgust. There was no way he was going to cover himself with that anymore. Was he really destined to be sleepless tonight?

"A-Yin? Where did you go just now?"

Suddenly, a ghostly voice sounded from behind Uchiha Gin, making him, already feeling guilty, instantly break out in a cold sweat. He nervously turned around and saw a pair of crimson eyes shining in the dark bedroom. He subconsciously swallowed hard.

"Xiao Guang?"

At this moment, Uchiha Gin realized that the coordinates he had teleported to seemed to be incorrect. He had been located on his own pillow in his bedroom, but had instead been teleported to Uchiha Hikaru's room, which was just a wall away.

No way, given my proficiency with the Flying Thunder God Technique, I shouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Uchiha Gin couldn't understand why his Flying Thunder God Technique had malfunctioned, until the girl slowly emerged from the darkness and revealed her true face. Only then did he realize the reason.

"Hikaru, why are you hugging my pillow?"

"Hehe, what do you think?"

The girl, her face slightly flushed, looked at her prey who had walked right into her trap. She gently licked her full, red lips, then casually tossed the pillow she was holding onto the bed. The sharp-eyed Uchiha Gin seemed to spot a trace of water on it.

"Xiao Guang, what are you doing? I'm going to call for help!"

Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you.

"Throat rupture."

"Rip!"

"Crunch~ Crunch~"

"Slap slap slap slap slap" (End of this chapter)