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

"Alfa!"

Dark red flames shot into the sky, reflecting off the knights' solemn visors. They could clearly sense that the flames were not hot at all, but rather carried a chilling coldness that sent shivers down their spines.

"Such terrifying killing intent, what has she been through?"

A blood-soaked stench swept across the entire island. Among the knights, those with stronger senses wore expressions of utter disbelief beneath their visors.

Even though they had dominated the ninja world for many years and had countless lives on their hands stained with blood, they had never experienced such a strong aura of killing.

The chilling flames gradually dissipated, revealing a dark red body radiating murderous intent.

wild.

This is the first word that pops into everyone's mind when they see a knight they've never seen before.

Its full-body armor was a dark red, the color of blood, with a large area of ​​silver adorning its chest armor. The ferocious compound eyes hanging on its piranha-like visor were a chilling green.

His body was covered in countless "scars," giving him a rugged appearance, and his armor was unlike that of other knights, lacking any luster.

His entire being was dim yet extremely oppressive, emanating a chilling aura that seemed poised to devour all living beings present at any moment.

"Hmph~ I knew I wasn't wrong."

Having witnessed Mako transform from a gentle and virtuous wife into a brutal killing machine, Madara Uchiha's cold expression finally began to soften.

Although the quality of this unfamiliar knight's chakra was not as good as most of the tailed beast knights present, his intense killing intent pleased him greatly.

"Huff... huff... huff..."

The vents of the man-eating mask spewed out puffs of white steam. Mako forcefully suppressed the countless cries of anguish echoing in her mind—the agonizing howls of souls devoured by the Box of Elysium.

With each transformation, Mako felt as if she were back in the Box of Elysium, walking on a path paved with blood and bones.

Roar!

Without any further pronouncements, the dark red piranha crouched on all fours like a wild beast, its two green compound eyes staring directly at Uchiha Madara.

"Ha, do you see me as prey?"

Madara Uchiha chuckled softly, somewhat surprised. The last time he'd seen that look in someone's eyes was decades ago.

Years ago, when he and Izuna were hunting in the forest, they encountered a notorious man-eating tiger. Madara Uchiha still vividly remembers the tiger's eyes, which were filled with primal desire.

"Come on, let me see if you're qualified to dance."

Facing the dark red knight who was growling in a low voice, Madara Uchiha reached out with interest and made a provocative gesture towards her.

Whoosh!

The taunt was perfectly timed. With a burst of power, Mako exerted force with all four limbs, his claws leaving deep marks on the solid ground. He then transformed into a streak of crimson lightning and vanished from the spot.

The next moment, Madara Uchiha felt a blur before his eyes. With the enhancement of the Sharingan's super dynamic vision, he saw a cold, sharp claw coming straight for his face. The speed was so fast that he was caught off guard.

"Well done!"

However, thanks to his years of extensive combat experience, Madara Uchiha was able to react in time.

After all, he's the kind of man who can even defend against seashells.

"Bang!"

Madara Uchiha raised both hands, blocking Shinji's deadly grab. The immense force from his arms made Madara's heart tighten.

"Alas!"

Mako's arm seemed to be imbued with immense power, and the terrifying force was still increasing. The sharp spikes on her gauntlet were aimed directly at Madara Uchiha's face.

In a flash, Madara Uchiha raised his leg and kicked out with his right foot towards Mako's silver abdomen.

"don't want!"

Seeing Madara Uchiha's action, Shinka, standing in the stands, hurriedly stood up, his half-finished milk tea splattering everywhere as he squeezed it, his eyes filled with deep worry.

Just as Madara Uchiha was about to kick him, he suddenly felt his leg stiffen.

Madara Uchiha was puzzled to find that his attack was blocked by an unknown force.

Just then, a voice filled with righteous indignation rang in his ears.

"Warning: This player, please watch your step!"

Because of Uchiha Gin's sudden intervention, Mako realized what was happening and immediately gave up on continuing to wrestle with Uchiha Madara, using a backflip to create distance between them.

"That's not in the regulations."

The battle was interrupted, and Madara Uchiha's face was filled with coldness as he stared directly at Gin Uchiha.

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Gin didn't offer much explanation. Instead, he lowered his head, pulled out a pen and paper from who-knows-where, and pretended to add a few strokes before looking up.

"Now we have it: attacking the opponent's abdomen is prohibited."

"Bang!"

Hozuki Gengetsu, who had just kicked the man in the stomach area, stiffly turned his head.

"Wait, then let's change it to prohibiting attacks on women's abdomens."

"you!"

Madara Uchiha tremblingly raised his finger; he had never seen such a shameless person.

"The final interpretation of the match rests with Emperor Knight."

"snort!"

With a cold snort, the overconfident Madara Uchiha turned his head away, no longer bothering with such a highly targeted rule.

So what if he can't hit the abdomen? Next time he'll just show everyone how to blow someone's head off.

"call…"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin had intervened to prevent the tragedy, Shinka, who was in the spectator stands, finally breathed a sigh of relief and slumped back into his seat.

"Alas!"

After landing, Mako still looked shaken. She gently touched her lower abdomen, then raised her head, her eyes once again filled with fighting spirit.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you all standing there for? Keep the music playing, keep dancing!"

Seeing that all the knights had stopped what they were doing, Uchiha Gin clapped his hands loudly to signal the game to continue.

"boom!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than another explosion rang out, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"Go for it! I believe in you!"

Gin waved to Madara Uchiha, then vanished in a flash, reappearing seated in the spectator stands.

"Thanks, Decade!"

Before Shenhuo could even be surprised at how Uchiha Gin had appeared, remembering how Gin had just saved his life, he immediately stood up and unleashed a ninety-degree national treasure.

Is a verbal thank you too perfunctory?

Uchiha Gin crossed his legs, rhythmically tapping his knees with his fingers, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifting towards the smiling Yuki-Oh beside him.

"Rider Decade, order whatever you like!"

Shenhuo understood immediately and handed over the Snow King's menu with both hands.

"Then I won't be polite~"

.........

Chiyo, sitting next to him, felt extremely uneasy. The sudden appearance of the blue and red knight, despite his cute bunny head, made her feel even more pressured by his aura, which was as deep as a black hole.

"Would you like something to drink? Don't be shy, it's on him."

Glancing at his eldest niece, who was subtly shifting her shapely buttocks in an attempt to distance herself from him, a hint of mockery flashed across Uchiha's face beneath his silver mask. He then waved the menu in his hand at her.

"Thank you... Decade... Decade-kun."

Captivated by Uchiha Gin's gaze, Chiyo had no choice but to stop her fidgeting. A bitter smile appeared on her charming face. She knew that it would be impolite to refuse.

"Please give me a bubble tea."

Adhering to the principle that "a fool wouldn't take advantage of a cheap drink," Chiyo ultimately chose the more expensive one.

"You have good taste!"

As expected, Da Lei's choices were surprisingly consistent.

"Slurp~"

Sipping the sweet, milky drink, Chiyo happily squinted her eyes. Her tense nerves gradually relaxed under the influence of the milk tea, and she became less wary of the kind-hearted Kamen Rider.

"Sigh~ It just feels a bit bland and tasteless."

"No way, these are all so sweet!"

Chiyo, who was struggling against the temptation of milk tea, shook the small brown sweet drink in her hand when she heard Uchiha Gin's sudden words, and turned her head in confusion to reply.

"I mean there are only a few audience members here, the venue is really too basic."

Uchiha Gin shook his head, looking at the spacious stands where there were only two spectators. He wondered when he would ever earn back his humiliation.

"Forehead……"

Chiyo rolled her eyes upon hearing this. The Knights' War wasn't exactly big news that everyone knew about. Apart from those trusted by the knights, few people knew what was happening here.

Sigh~ Snow King still has a lot of stock, we can't keep taking this divine fire forever, can we?

"Tsk, this is going to be a loss!"

While troubled, Uchiha Gin suddenly sensed familiar presences not far away, and his eyes lit up.

"Oh, right, I have a great idea!"

With a surprised expression, Uchiha Gin extended a finger and disappeared into a suddenly appearing black hole, much to the astonishment of Kamikaze and the other two.

"A massive melee has already begun. The clan chief is fighting a knight who doesn't exist in our intelligence."

On atop an iron tower several miles from the stage of the Knights' Battle, Uchiha Kagami, who had been forced to change jobs to become a battle scout thanks to the Sharingan's extraordinary vision, relayed the current events and battle situation on the battlefield to his teammates and teachers.

"Let's explore further."

Although Tobirama Senju's complexion had regained some rosiness, his brows remained furrowed.

"Yes."

Rubbing his sore eyes, a weary-looking Uchiha Kagami continued his intelligence gathering work.

"Kyo-kun, you've worked hard. Would you like some water?"

Seeing Uchiha Kagami's forehead covered in fine sweat, Koharu Utatane, harboring some ulterior motive, handed him an open water bottle while subtly licking her rosy lips.

"Thanks."

Feeling a bit thirsty, Uchiha Kagami took the water bottle without any precautions. Just as he was about to bring it to his lips, he suddenly smelled a strange odor emanating from the bottle and stopped what he was doing, puzzled.

"Kagami-kun, what are you standing there for? Drink up!"

"oh."

Xiaochun was his classmate for many years, how could he possibly harm him?

Uchiha Kagami thought it was just his imagination, shook his head, and prepared to take a sip, but Akimichi Torifu's words made him stop what he was doing again.

"Huh? Xiaochun, didn't you just pour all the water out of the kettle?"

"..."

Looking at Akimichi Torifu's honest-looking face, Uchiha Kagami put down the water bottle with a black line on his forehead.

Tsk! That damn fatso who's causing trouble!

Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Koharu Utatane pouted, glared fiercely at the meddlesome Akimichi Torifu, then put on an innocent expression, wiping away nonexistent tears from the corners of her eyes, and explained to Uchiha Kagami,

"Jing-jun, please don't misunderstand. I was just worried about your health, so I specially prepared some energy-boosting supplements for you." (End of Chapter)