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

The two people in front of Uchiha Gin tensed up upon hearing his resolute answer, especially Uchiha Madara, who looked at his eager older cousin with deep worry in his voice.

"Big cousin, this is too dangerous! Your body..."

"It's okay, I'll bring bodyguards."

Surprisingly, the image of Uchiha Gin as an old, disabled, and weak man has been quite convincing in recent years, even Uchiha Madara believed in his frail appearance.

"No, how about I go with you?"

Madara Uchiha was filled with worry at the thought of his elderly and frail cousin's upcoming journey, and prepared to abandon his acting Hokage duties to personally escort him.

"No need, no need. You just focus on your internship. This is a small problem, I can handle it."

"That curly-haired guy is right. There are still many things to take care of in the village while Big Brother is away. You can't leave."

Tobirama Senju, who was sitting to the side, actually spoke up for Gin Uchiha. Shouldn't he have wanted Madara Uchiha to get lost sooner?

"Tobirama Senju, what do you mean by that?"

Madara Uchiha frowned. Was this white-haired guy trying to get revenge on his older cousin by deliberately sending him into danger?

"My meaning is very clear: you, the Hokage who handles internal affairs, cannot leave, but as the village secretary, I have an obligation to coordinate affairs between villages."

"ha?"

Gin and Madara Uchiha exchanged a surprised glance. What was this white-haired gourd up to?

"Please let me go."

"Damn it!"

Uchiha Gin made a big "X" with a strange expression, looking the white-haired guy who had volunteered up and down. How could this kid be so kind? He must have something else on his mind.

"Don't worry, I'll take Xiaoguang with me."

"Phew, you should have said so earlier, cousin! Now I'm relieved."

Upon hearing that Uchiha Gin was going to take Uchiha Hikaru along, Uchiha Madara immediately felt relieved. After all, Gin was a veteran with the Eternal Eye, and if something really happened to his older brother, it should be Sunagakure who was worried.

"Really only bringing Uchiha Hikaru?"

Tobirama Senju asked a seemingly random question, leaving Gin Uchiha somewhat bewildered, but he still nodded.

"Hmm, I should only bring Hikaru~"

"I need an accurate answer! Never mind, just submit the personnel registration form before you leave."

Rubbing his throbbing temples, Tobirama Senju was worried that this curly-haired guy would lure his sister out of the village again and take the opportunity to do some unspeakable things, so he had swallowed his pride and accompanied him on the trip. He didn't expect the other party to be so ungrateful.

"What a hassle, I know!"

"Lord Hokage, do you agree? Could you please give a definite answer?"

Just as the three on stage finished their exchange, Chiyo, who had been waiting anxiously in the center of the office for ages, finally couldn't hold back any longer. She strode over to Madara Uchiha's desk, her long legs taking three quick steps at a time, and asked with a very serious expression,

However, Uchiha Gin, standing to the side, could clearly see the sweat seeping from Chiyo's long neck. Her cousin and the white-haired man were no pushovers; even without deliberately channeling their chakra, the aura emanating from their bodies was enough to give her a hard time.

"Whether we agree or not is not important; it depends on whether Uchiha Gin himself is willing."

Madara Uchiha, who held the Hokage throne, glanced at Gin Uchiha with a puzzled look. This woman from Sunagakure came in at the same time as her cousin. Did she not know his identity?

"Please provide the address of Master Uchiha Gin, Hokage, so that my brother and I may visit him in person."

Chiyo straightened her back, her expression sincere, her beautiful eyes revealing determination.

Having anticipated that this mission to recruit people wouldn't go smoothly, Chiyo was prepared to pay a heavy price. She was willing to sacrifice everything to help the village solve the problem of the tailed beasts.

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However, the ensuing awkward silence surprised Chiyo, who was prepared for the worst. She saw that Madara Uchiha, sitting in the Hokage's seat, and Tobirama Senju, sitting next to him, both turned their gazes to their uncle, who was scratching his head beside them.

"Uncle, what are they doing here?"

"uncle???"

Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju, who were just about to laugh at each other, suddenly widened their eyes, their expressions changing from awkwardness to shock.

"Big cousin, oh dear, you...tsk...sigh~"

After the initial shock, Uchiha Gin covered his forehead, giving him a look that said, "I really can't do anything about this."

"Curly hair! What did you do to deserve this?"

Tobirama Senju had already placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, his anger surging like a volcano about to erupt.

That despicable curly-haired guy, not only does he keep hooking up with girls, but he's also having affairs abroad.

uncle?

That's so damn interesting!

I'll stab you to death, you evil old Uchiha!

It's only because Uchiha Gin just finished using it today, otherwise the system notification sound would have already started playing on a loop.

"Don't look at me like that. You all know I like making friends, and this little girl's dad happens to be a brother I get along with quite well."

Gin Uchiha realized the misunderstanding between the two and immediately explained his identity.

"My dear niece, why don't you explain this to them?"

After saying that, Uchiha Gin nudged the bewildered Chiyo beside him, signaling her to clarify things for him.

"ha?"

Chiyo is a bit confused right now. The uncle she just recognized seems to have a complicated identity. The Hokage is actually calling him her cousin!

"Bang!"

"Uchiha Gin! You think I'd believe you?"

Unable to contain his rage any longer, Tobirama Senju drew his gleaming sword. The chilling aura emanating from him sent a shiver down the spine of Madara Uchiha, a member of the Uchiha clan.

"Uncle, are you Uchiha Gin?"

Hearing this, the bewildered Chiyo finally understood the situation. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement, and disregarding the difference between men and women, she grabbed Uchiha Gin's arm.

"Wait a minute~ Trust me!"

Although the warm touch of the arm made Uchiha Gin slightly tempted, he still endured the pain and pulled his arm out of the scar on the great thunder, raising his hands to look innocent in the face of the furious Senju Tobirama.

"Whoosh!"

The sharp blade stopped a centimeter in front of Uchiha Gin's nose, not because Tobirama Senju was merciful, but because he was tightly gripped by a large, deep blue hand and could not move an inch for a moment.

Behind him floated a deep blue phantom, Uchiha Madara with crimson eyes, staring grimly at Senju Tobirama in Susanoo's hand.

"Senju Tobirama! This is the Hokage's office, I am the Hokage!"

"Hmph! You'll regret this!"

A flash of blue light appeared, and the figure in the deep blue hand vanished instantly. The next moment, Tobirama Senju, having sheathed his sword, sat back down on his village chief's throne with a cold expression, his two scarlet eyes fixed on Gin Uchiha and Chiyo.

"I'd like to hear what kind of nonsense you can come up with!"

If these two cannot provide a reasonable explanation, Tobirama Senju will risk his life to kill this scoundrel for his little sister.

"Phew~ Really, he's not a kid anymore, how come he's still so easily angered."

Uchiha Gin sighed. The reason he didn't dodge was because he didn't sense any killing intent from Senju Tobirama. The other man was just trying to scare him. He was almost forty years old and still so mischievous.

"My dear niece, tell me how old you are this year?"

"I'm twenty years old this year."

"Listen to this, she's only twenty years old. Why would I lay a hand on a twenty-year-old girl?"

Uchiha Gin's words silenced the three people present, especially Chiyo, who lowered her head in confusion, looking at her body, which was obscured by the lightning and she couldn't see her feet even when craning her neck, and fell into self-doubt.

Little girl?

"I feel like he's playing me."

After a long silence, Tobirama Senju turned to Madara Uchiha. Although the two had just had a minor altercation, such minor conflicts were common and didn't prevent him from communicating with his only ally at this moment.

"That's right."

Madara Uchiha also felt that Gin Uchiha's words were shameless, and then made a decision that went against his ancestors, standing on the same side as the Senju.

"Then arrest them."

"Sigh, I hope my cousin can reform himself in prison~"

"Ahem. Hokage, please don't misunderstand, my uncle is truly a good friend of my father!"

Seeing that her newly recognized uncle might be sent to prison if she didn't help explain, Chiyo quickly stepped forward, blocking Uchiha Gin's path, and spoke to Uchiha Madara, who was discussing with Senju Tobirama how to deal with Uchiha Gin.

"Is that really true?"

"Absolutely true!"

Senju's confident expression made Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju exchange bewildered glances, before shifting their gaze to Gin Uchiha standing to the side.

"Big brother, when did you get in touch with Sunagakure?"

"You sure have a good memory, kid. Do you even remember where I came from when Hashirama got married in prison?"

"Oh~~~"

Upon hearing what Uchiha Gin said, Uchiha Madara was instantly enlightened. Every frame of Hasi Hot Mom's wedding was deeply imprinted in his mind. His cousin, who joined the party halfway through, had indeed just returned from a mission in the Land of Wind and was carrying some of the Land of Wind's specialties.

"Tsk, now that you mention it, it does seem to be true."

As one of the organizers of the wedding banquet, Tobirama Senju was also quite impressed by the sudden appearance of Gin Uchiha. The man was indeed travel-worn and was carrying dried lizards, a specialty of the Land of Wind.

"If we do the math, it does seem to have been twenty years ago, cousin. We misunderstood you."

Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju counted on their fingers and found that exactly twenty years had passed since their wedding. Since then, Gin Uchiha had never been to the Land of Wind again.

"Consider yourself lucky to have escaped unscathed."

"We'll be going now~"

Meanwhile, seeing that the misunderstanding had been cleared up, Uchiha Gin dusted himself off and left first, with Chiyo following closely behind.

"Uncle Yin, please, please help us!"

Chiyo followed beside Uchiha Gin, bending down with her slender waist, her long purple hair cascading down her chest beside his chest, her hands gripping his arm, pleading in a coquettish manner.

"Sigh~ I really can't do anything with you. I'll have to go for your father's sake!"

Staring straight ahead at the gleaming scar, Uchiha Gin nodded, his expression one of reluctance.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju suddenly fell into an eerie silence. After a long while,

"I feel like there's something wrong with it."

"Yes, but I just can't quite put my finger on what the problem is."

After Chiyo and Gin walked out of the Hokage Building, Gin Uchiha immediately spotted the purple-haired youth crouching in the corner, looking rather irritable. The purple-haired youth also saw them, immediately stood up, and ran over in a flash.

"Big sister, did you succeed?"

Upon closer inspection, the silver-haired Uchiha noticed that the purple-haired youth's appearance was 90% similar to that of the prisoner from back then, making him undoubtedly his biological son.

"Ebizo, come and pay your respects to your uncle."

In front of her younger brother, Chiyo needed to maintain a proper air of authority. She immediately straightened her face, pointed at Uchiha Gin who was reminiscing about the past, and urged him...

"uncle?"

Ebizo looked bewildered, then touched his head in confusion, thinking he was hallucinating from being hit by his sister. However, the intense pain brought him back to reality.

"Ouch~ That hurts!"

"Big sister, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is Konoha!"

After taking a few deep breaths of cold air, Ebizo's gaze fell on Uchiha's silver, curly hair. He swore he had never seen such a strange hairstyle in Sunagakure in his entire life.

"I'm not mistaken, he is the good friend that my father once mentioned."

"My father has been gone for so many years, so words are not enough to prove it."

Although Ebizo's head was swollen from the blow, he wasn't stupid. He wouldn't easily believe a stranger's one-sided story.

"Look at this!"

With no other option, Chiyo had to take out the useless big stick that Uchiha Gin had given her. Looking at the two identical magical ninja tools, Ebizo finally shut his mouth.

"Hello, Uncle, I'm Ebizo."

Under coercion and enticement from his older sister, Ebizo had no choice but to submit to Uchiha Gin, whom he had never met before.

"Oh, nephew, you and your father are practically identical!"

!!!

Now Hai Laozang was starting to believe it. He did indeed look extremely similar to his father when he was young, and even his teachers often called him by the wrong name.

"Big sister, while finding Father's old friend is something to celebrate, the mission..."

Having lowered his guard, Ebizo looked at his relaxed sister and frowned slightly. They hadn't come here to find relatives; their teacher was still waiting for news from them.

"Don't worry, the mission is complete."

"ha?"

He had been glared at by Konoha's Black and White Duo all morning and was almost scared to death. How come his sister finished the mission in less than half an hour? What did he miss?

"My uncle has promised me that he will go to Sunagakure to help with the research."

"Uncle! Could you be him?"

Enjoying Ebizo's shocked gaze, Uchiha Gin struck a pose reminiscent of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) looking at Sasuke, and introduced himself in an extremely deep baritone voice.

"That's right, I am Konoha's number one developer, Uchiha Gin~"

Having agreed on a departure time with Chiyo and her brother for tomorrow, Uchiha Gin rubbed his rumbling stomach, found a secluded spot, raised his finger, flashed a golden light, and flew back to his office in the prison in the next moment.

"Sweet and sour fish, here I come!"

After quickly finishing the lunch that Senju Itama had meticulously prepared, Uchiha Gin wiped his mouth with satisfaction, went out to say hello to his colleagues at the prison, and once again legitimately skipped work to go home.

"Slipped away again?"

At home, Senju Itama, holding a small broom and wearing a small apron, looked up at Uchiha Gin, who had returned home early, with an expression of complete indifference.

"No, we have a mission this time. Has Hikaru woken up?"

"Is something the matter, Gin?"

As Uchiha Gin spoke, Uchiha Hikari, still half-asleep, peeked out from the second floor, her beautiful, half-closed eyes filled with confusion.

"Get ready, I'm taking you to see your favorite giant tanuki~" (End of Chapter)