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

Seeing that Uchiha Gin had produced so many of the same ninja tools, even Chiyo had to believe it.

When her father was still alive, he once inadvertently revealed that this ninja tool was a gift from a man he had a very congenial conversation with, and that even Shamon-sensei greatly admired the man's character.

Chiyo even went to ask her teacher about it, but when Shamon heard it was about this matter, his expression became very interesting. He subconsciously covered his sunken nose and looked around, and in the end, she didn't get any answers.

However, Shamon specifically instructed Chiyo to use the ninja tool without worry and not to overthink it.

Looking at the slightly smug curly hair in front of her, Chiyo finally understood why her teacher had been so evasive. It turned out that this powerful ninja tool was a gift from a Konoha ninja.

Shamen: No, no, no, I'm just afraid that my dark history of disfigurement will be dug up.

"Alas, your father and I hit it off immediately. Although we didn't spend much time together, we had a very pleasant conversation. I never imagined that just twenty years later, he would..."

As he tossed the bundle of useless clubs back into his backpack, Gin Uchiha's somber expression seemed genuine, and the sadness he exuded made Chiyo's heart clench, instantly engulfing her in self-reproach.

I'm such a beast! How could I treat my father's friend so horribly? I deserve to die!

"I'm sorry, Uncle, my attitude was indeed not good just now. I hope you won't mind."

As she spoke, Chiyo bowed deeply to Uchiha Gin, the large scar on her chest making someone's eyes almost widen.

What a sensible niece! She knows exactly what to say when apologizing.

"Holy crap!"

The two guards who were standing by on high alert almost cursed when they saw Uchiha Gin subdue the purple-haired woman who seemed to have a very fiery temper in no time.

"It's alright, it's alright, why would I get angry with a child!"

Having seen enough, Uchiha Gin gently shook his head.

"But."

Upon hearing this, Chiyo immediately raised her head, and the apology in her beautiful, shimmering eyes was clearly visible.

"Alright, if you keep doing this I'm going to get angry. Come on, Uncle will take you inside."

Having received a generous reward in advance, Uchiha Gin naturally wouldn't take advantage of the young girl for nothing. He turned around and greeted the two dumbfounded guards.

"I brought the person in, is that alright?"

"No problem! Master Yin, you can bring whatever you want in and out."

The two guards, brought back to their senses by the shock, looked at each other, nodded repeatedly to Uchiha Gin, and then pushed open the tightly closed door behind them.

"Thank you, niece, hurry up and catch up!"

Gin Uchiha waved to Chiyo, who was holding two useless large clubs, and stepped into the Hokage Building first.

"OK!"

Chiyo paused for a moment, then strode after them, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment as she looked at the two guards who had been so rude just moments before but were now bowing and scraping.

Unexpectedly, the uncle I just recognized had quite a lot of power. Even the guards of the Hokage Building treated him with great respect. Could he be a high-ranking figure in Konoha?

"Uncle, here you go."

Walking down the corridor of the Hokage Building, Chiyo, following closely behind Uchiha Gin, carefully handed him another useless large stick.

This ninja tool is extremely powerful, capable of doubling the effectiveness of the wielder's ninjutsu. It can be used for both destructive ninjutsu and healing ninjutsu.

Chiyo rose to become the number one among the younger generation in Sunagakure thanks to this short staff, and was even regarded by her teacher as the future of Sunagakure.

"Once something is given away, there's no reason to ask for it back."

Gin Uchiha didn't even bother to look at these extra loose items, and simply gave them to his newly adopted niece as a gift.

"So precious."

Chiyo, who was about to decline, suddenly remembered the bundle of the same ninja tools that Uchiha Gin had casually tossed around. Her voice gradually faded, and she quietly and carefully put away the two useless sticks.

"Thank you, Uncle!"

If Chiyo continued to speak loudly like before, she would be ungrateful to such a generous uncle.

"By the way, what do you need the Hokage for?"

There was still some distance to the Hokage's office on the top floor. Taking advantage of the walk upstairs, Uchiha Gin asked Chiyo,

"Uncle, do you know what a Tailed Beast is?"

Chiyo hesitated for half a second upon hearing this, then quickly took a few steps, pressed her ear close to Uchiha Gin's, and whispered...

Feeling a warm breeze carrying the scent of red beans and strawberries brush against his cheek, Uchiha Gin subconsciously swallowed.

"Gulp~"

I didn't mean anything by it, I was just craving it.

Tailed Beast?

Uchiha Gin composed himself, his brows furrowing slightly. The One-Tailed Beast from the Land of Wind was the only tailed beast he had never seen before. Over the years, Sunagakure had kept information about tailed beasts extremely secret, and the information about the One-Tail remained a mystery.

Furthermore, Uchiha Gin had never heard of the One-Tailed Rider, which indirectly suggests that the process of Sunagakure developing its own transformation device was not smooth.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin turned his head away and whispered,

I know a little bit about it.

"Our Sunagakure village has a tailed beast, but recently some problems have arisen. I've come here on my teacher's orders to invite Konoha's top developer to help us solve these problems."

When did Sunagakure become so open-minded, actually inviting foreign experts to provide guidance? Is this still the Sunagakure I remember?

There is

Konoha's number one developer?

Who is it?

Uchiha Gin was instantly displeased that someone dared to call themselves Konoha's number one developer.

Despite his exceptional skill in crafting toys by hand, he never boasted about being Konoha's top toy developer.

This imposter is completely disregarding Uchiha Gin. When we get to my cousin, I'll definitely file a complaint and have that fraudster thrown in jail for life!

Bang bang bang~

"Hmph~ Niece, do you even know who that Konoha's number one developer is?"

With Chiyo by his side, Uchiha Gin finally arrived at the Hokage's office. Before knocking, he specifically inquired about the name of the charlatan.

"My teacher told me his name is something like Yu."

"Come in!"

Creak~

The sound of the door opening drowned out Chiyo's soft whispers. Uchiha Gin didn't care; after all, once the complaint was filed, that liar would surely suffer a terrible fate.

"Big sister! You've finally arrived~ Waaaaah!"

As soon as he entered, before Uchiha Gin could even speak, a tall, purple-haired young man ran over with a look of grievance on his face. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had been subjected to some kind of office harassment.

"Thump!~"

Gin Uchiha stepped aside to let the sobbing young man pass, and the next moment he heard a crisp knocking sound. He turned around and saw Chiyo holding a useless big stick, hitting the purple-haired young man's head hard, making a loud banging sound.

Bang bang bang bang bang~

"You idiot, you came in by yourself first, making me wait outside for ages!"

Chiyo, who showed no mercy to her younger brother, beat and cursed him at the same time, venting all the grievances she had just suffered on her younger brother Ebizo's head.

"Waaaah, stop hitting it! You'll go bald if you keep hitting it!"

Unable to retaliate, Ebizo could only silently endure his sister's loving beatings. Feeling the heavy blows to his hair follicles and foreseeing his bald future, he instantly felt utterly hopeless.

"Go buy a watch!"

"Hey, not bad!"

Taking advantage of a break in the siblings' conversation, Uchiha Gin walked into the rather large Hokage's office, strolled over to the Hokage's throne, and looked at the suave Uchiha Madara with a mocking smile.

"Big cousin, please stop making fun of me."

Despite maintaining an imposing expression all day, Madara Uchiha finally broke down in front of Gin Uchiha, shaking his head with a wry smile.

"What's it like being Hokage?"

Although Madara Uchiha is only temporarily serving as Hokage, his taking over the position is practically a done deal.

"Hehe, this is pretty fun~"

Madara Uchiha glanced at Tobirama Senju, whose expression was extremely sour, and chuckled.

"Uchiha Gin, why are you only arriving now?"

A whole morning had passed since he summoned Uchiha Gin, and it was almost lunchtime. The curly-haired guy was only now showing up. Had Danzo been slacking off and failed to notify him in time?

"I'm getting old, and my legs aren't very good."

Uchiha Gin naturally didn't have a good attitude towards this white-haired guy. He was 55 years old, an age when he should have retired in a special position, yet he was still contributing in prison. It was one thing for him not to give me a model worker title, but he even dared to boss me around.

"I"

Tobirama Senju's breath hitched, and he almost blurted out the beautiful Konoha language, but remembering that there were foreigners present, he had to maintain his dignity, so he swallowed the words that were on his lips.

"Big cousin, we called you here today because..."

"We can talk about this later. I'm here to file a formal complaint. Someone is daring to impersonate Konoha's top developer and swindle people. GG has even reached the Land of Wind. Are you Konoha's higher-ups going to do anything about this or not?"

Waving his hand to stop his younger cousin from continuing, Uchiha Gin gritted his teeth and filed a lawsuit against the unknown imposter, determined to make the other party pay the price.

"ha?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama exchanged a glance, their expressions instantly turning strange.

"actually."

"Don't try to fool me. Just tell me if you're going to resolve this or not. I'm warning you, if you try to protect that so-called 'Number One Developer of Konoha,' I'll cut off your New Year's money!"

Seeing that Uchiha Madara was beating around the bush and his attitude was not firm at all, Uchiha Gin was furious. Sure enough, he forgot his brother after he became an official. I should have made you lie in a coffin and go blind!

"No, no, cousin, you've misunderstood. Is it possible?"

Madara Uchiha looked at his sulking older cousin, and awkwardly scratched his cheek.

"You misunderstanding, my foot! Konoha's number one developer must die!"

Just then, Chiyo, having finished disciplining her younger brother, walked in and stood in the middle of the office. She then loudly addressed Madara Uchiha, who was whispering to Gin Uchiha on the desk, saying…

"Your Hokage, Sunagakure sincerely invites Mr. Uchiha Gin, Konoha's top developer, to come and guide our research and development work. Regardless of success or failure, a generous reward will be offered!"

"ha?"

Chiyo's voice was slightly hoarse, yet incredibly penetrating. Even from a distance, Gin Uchiha could hear it clearly. He slowly turned his head, looked at the sincere-looking purple-haired girl several meters away, and pointed to himself.

"Me? Konoha's number one developer?"

"Big brother, Sunagakure specifically asked you to help them research the Tailed Beasts."

Madara Uchiha roused Gin Uchiha by speaking, then handed him a letter.

"This is."

Gin Uchiha blankly accepted the letter, skimming through it before realizing its meaning. His expression gradually shifted from bewilderment to understanding.

No wonder the usually conservative Sunagakure dared to ask Konoha for help; it turns out it was the result of Shamon's mediation.

No, it's not appropriate to call him "prisoner" anymore. He recently took over the Kazekage's hat from the elderly Retsuto and officially became the Second Kazekage.

Upon assuming the position of Kazekage, Shamon immediately began research on the Tailed Beast Riders. Previously, when he brought the Driver back to Sunagakure, he explained the whole story to the First Kazekage, Retsuto.

However, since it was a time of peace, Retsuto, who had always advocated conservatism, decided to temporarily put aside the research on the Tailed Beast Riders after weighing the options. Taking advantage of the lull in the war, he frantically dispatched Sand Ninja to take on missions and collect funds to develop the economy.

He promised that once they had weathered the most difficult years in Sunagakure and were a little wealthier, they would consider researching the costly and labor-intensive Tailed Beast Riders.

Whether the village became rich or not is unknown, but after Retsuto retired, Shamon, who longed to become a Tailed Beast Rider, finally ushered in his spring.

Of the people who participated in the capture of Kakuzu, only Shamon has not become a knight. As a result, he has been ashamed and has kept to himself, afraid of running into acquaintances who have become tailed beast knights and being teased again as the clown who only spews vacuum orbs.

The first thing Shamon did upon taking office was to establish a Tailed Beast Rider Research Institute in the Great Temple of the Land of Wind. He gathered all the scientific research talents in the Land of Wind to study the One-Tailed Shukaku nearby, attempting to develop a transformation item unique to Sunagakure.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and the research and development process was extremely difficult. On several occasions, Shukaku would break free of its seal and run out to spew insults during breaks in the research. After causing a lot of trouble, it was only with the combined efforts of the elderly Retsuto and Shamon that the irritable fat tanuki was finally put back in.

Since then, the research and development process has slowed down even more. Shamon, who was already balding, even lost his eyebrows in worry. Just when it was about to come to a standstill, he suddenly remembered that he had a good-natured and highly skilled friend named Houmi in Konoha.

Back then, Kamen Rider Decade had subtly hinted that if Sunagakure wanted the Tailed Beast Cards, they should go to the person who made them. However, because of the connection between Konoha and their hometown of Roran, Kamen Rider Decade was too embarrassed to visit them.

However, the One-Tailed Beast is breaking its seal more and more frequently, and Lord Retsuto's body is already in a terrible state. If they can't transform Shukaku into a transformation tool, Sunagakure will have no choice but to weld Shukaku's seal shut and use it as a last resort to take everyone down with them.

Left with no other choice, Shamon had to swallow his pride and write an invitation letter himself. Worried that the other party might think he lacked sincerity, he thoughtfully bestowed upon his good friend the title of Konoha's number one developer. He also sent two of his personal disciples from afar to invite him, showing both respect and courtesy, hoping that Uchiha Gin would help him achieve his dream of becoming a knight, out of consideration for their past acquaintance.

"Curly, you don't have to go if you don't want to. After all, Sunagakure is not a kind place."

Seeing Uchiha Gin clutching the letter and remaining silent, Tobirama Senju frowned, his tone unusually tinged with concern.

Back then, my older brother was assassinated when he returned from the Land of Wind. It's possible that it was the work of some villains from Sunagakure. Although Curly Hair deserves a beating, I'll still give him a heads-up for my sister's sake!

"Go! We have to go!"

The more you, you white-haired brat, object, the more I'll go! (End of Chapter)