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

"Ugh, what are you doing?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get it changed to a reasonable size right now. This is truly indecent!"

Uchiha Gin frowned deeply, then pulled a coat from his backpack and wrapped it tightly around Senju Itama, whose face was filled with resentment.

"But this is how it was originally!"

Senju Itama had finally managed to buy a bunch of new clothes that fit her perfectly, but before she could even show them off to someone, she was naturally extremely reluctant and reached out to tear off the coat she was wearing.

The ripples from the pulling and tugging caused Uchiha Gin to instinctively look away, while he continued to repeat his previous words.

"Stop nagging. Do what I tell you to do. Do you want another beating?"

"Hmph! Then come on, give me a good whack, it's so itchy~"

She leaned forward, bringing her distinctly black and white head close, pointing to the top of her head with an arrogant, bratty air that made Uchiha Gin feel suffocated.

"you!"

Just as Uchiha Gin was about to say something, a faint, pleasant fragrance wafted into his nostrils. He inhaled this familiar yet unfamiliar scent...

He looked down into Senju Itama's beautiful eyes, as clear as the night sky, swallowed back the torrent of words he was about to unleash, and his expression shifted from anger to helplessness.

"This is such a hassle. You're too conspicuous like this, which will easily attract unnecessary trouble. Listen to me, shrink down a little bit, about this size will be fine. I'll treat you to barbecue tonight."

Scratching his head, Uchiha Gin, unable to coerce him, had no choice but to use bribery. As he spoke, he made an arc with his hands in front of his chest, indicating to Senju Itama to make slight adjustments according to this template.

"Hmph~ Since you've put it that way, then I'll reluctantly change it."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's rare show of submission, Senju Itama, with his hands on his chest, revealed a smug smile.

She tilted her head back and huffed, then narrowed her eyes to slits, leaning close to Uchiha Gin's ear. Her mature voice, warm and gentle, carried a hint of seduction.

"Curly-haired baboon, do you have any requirements regarding the shape?"

"!!!"

Customization is also available.

Uchiha Gin's eyes widened, and hundreds of different shapes flashed through his mind unconsciously.

"Hehe~ Hehehe, you big pervert!"

Before he could even react, a flustered Senju Itama covered her mouth and burst out laughing, making a face at Uchiha Gin before turning away and leaving him with a beautiful silhouette.

Where are you going?

"Change your clothes."

Surprisingly, this kid knows how to be thrifty and manage a household. Uchiha Gin nodded with satisfaction.

"After you've changed, go straight to Dalang's shop, and we'll meet there."

"I know, older people are just so long-winded."

Holding a storage scroll containing new clothes, Senju Itama, wearing a silver Uchiha coat, walked out the door.

Once she could no longer feel the gazes, the girl's fair face flushed crimson, and she buried her head in her chest like an ostrich.

"Phew~ How embarrassing."

After a long while, holding her burning cheeks, Senju Itama stood up, her shy eyes gleaming with a strange light. She let out a long sigh, glanced down at her exaggerated heaving, and a smug smile returned to her face.

"I am number one."

After Senju Itama left, Uchiha Gin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, plopped down on the sofa, and wore a lingering fear on his face.

"That was close, I almost fell for Thousand Hands' trick."

Uchiha Gin admitted that his resolve had been somewhat unstable just now. After all, he had watched this flat-chested kid for several years, and suddenly he had become like this. How could an ordinary person possibly control himself? Fortunately, he had a strong will, otherwise he would have made an irreparable mistake.

After a moment of calm, Uchiha Gin, roused, got up and went to the backyard. There was no one else at home, so he could do his daily tasks.

As the air around them seemed to freeze, the familiar water-ripple-patterned light screen slowly descended. Uchiha Gin looked up and saw a pretty figure in the backyard.

"Huh? Isn't this it?"

Before Uchiha Gin could reveal his opponent's identity, a sharp spear came hurtling through the air. He nimbly dodged it, and what came into view was a flurry of paper flowers flying everywhere.

"I always said purple has a lot of charm."

Uchiha Gin nodded in approval. His voice wasn't loud, but it made the NPC, who was performing his secret technique, tremble slightly, and his movements suddenly became more swift.

The NPC that appeared before me was none other than Konan, the ever-popular angel from Naruto.

At this moment, she wore a white paper flower on her head, a black robe with red clouds, and long, black-stockinged legs that were faintly visible beneath her clothes. Her exaggerated purple eyeshadow gave her a slightly rebellious look. Overall, her appearance was almost identical to that of Uchiha Gin in his memories.

As with any NPC, this purple-haired girl was unleashing her signature secret technique with all her might. Pure white papers floated around her, transforming into sharp senbon needles at her command, hurtling towards Uchiha Gin.

"Seeing that you've had a hard life, I'll make your departure easier."

Lifting his half-closed eyelids, Uchiha Gin activated his Mangekyou Sharingan without tomoe, learning of the girl's tragic past. He shook his head with a sigh, and then a windmill pattern appeared in his eyes.

"Tsukuyomi".

Uchiha Gin spoke softly, his cold and sinister eye power surging forth. Konan, whose face had been numb, froze, and her raised hands slowly fell to her sides.

A few seconds later, the familiar water ripple light screen reappeared, erasing Xiao Nan who was standing there in a daze.

"The backyard refreshes daily with a random skill [Secret Technique: Paper Ninjutsu]. You will receive 1 Secret Technique: Paper Ninjutsu."

"Huh? Your face finally turned pale for once!"

The system notification sounded in his mind. Uchiha Gin blinked in surprise; a complete skill had actually been unleashed.

The last time I was this lucky was the last time.

The probability of getting a complete skill in the backyard in one go is equivalent to getting a complete card in a hundred draws. Uchiha Gin has only gotten a complete skill a handful of times in all these years.

【study】

After a moment of reflection, Uchiha Gin reached out and clicked the learn button.

"Study successful."

The next moment, a vast amount of knowledge about secret techniques flooded his mind. A few seconds later, Uchiha Gin opened his eyes. Having mastered paper ninjutsu, he raised his hand and tried to cast a new secret technique.

"The Dance of Shikigami"

Uchiha Gin's body began to turn into paper, transforming into sheets of pure white paper that slowly floated up.

"Paper spear".

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, the scattered papers around him instantly transformed into sharp spears. Uchiha Gin locked his target on the training target in the backyard, and with a wave of his hand, the spears shot out like arrows.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, the target was instantly pierced to pieces by the paper spear.

"It's alright, it's quite fun to play."

Looking at the powerful paper spear, Uchiha Gin nodded reluctantly. For him at his current level, this kind of secret technique was unlikely to improve his abilities; it was only good for fooling children.

After the contact-style paper dance, Uchiha Gin landed safely, brushed off non-existent dust from his body, and was about to leave for his appointment when the image of the paper flower that Konan had been wearing on her head flashed through his mind.

"Oh right! I almost forgot about this."

With a sudden slap on his forehead, Uchiha Gin rummaged through his system inventory for a while and pulled out a paper flower just like Konan's.

[The Flower That Never Fades]: Provides the host with one session of arcane instruction, valid for three days. (Special item, use with caution)

However, compared to the paper flower on Konan's head, the prop in Uchiha Gin's hand was slightly rougher. The paper was slightly yellowed and had many wrinkles, indicating that the owner of the work had tried many times to fold it successfully.

"This thing is supposed to teach paper ninjutsu, but I've already learned it. Do I still need to use it?"

Gin Uchiha scratched his head, looking somewhat conflicted, but driven by curiosity, he still tried clicking on the yellowed paper flower.

【Use or not?】

The system coldly presented two options to Uchiha Gin, but he didn't rush to click. Instead, he asked the system for clarification.

"Does using this item mean I have to leave for three days?"

If I were to suddenly disappear from the face of the earth, my cousin and his friends would definitely turn the entire ninja world upside down.

"No, after using the item, the host's timeline will stop and will only start flowing again after returning."

The system, which had been silent for millennia, surprisingly answered Uchiha Gin's question.

However, from its answer, Uchiha Gin keenly sensed something unusual, and a thoughtful look appeared in his half-closed eyes.

The host's timeline?

Doesn't that mean that after using this item, I will travel to another timeline?

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Uchiha Gin asked again,

"This timeline is..."

"Unable to answer."

Before Uchiha Gin could finish speaking, the system seemed to have triggered some keyword and replied first.

"This is going to be difficult."

Uchiha Gin, who hadn't had high hopes for using this tool to learn secret techniques, suddenly became extremely interested and clicked the use option without hesitation.

"Successfully installed, loading, please wait."

The air around him froze, and Uchiha Ginko, sensing something, looked up to see a familiar water-ripple-patterned light curtain descend from the sky, completely engulfing his figure.

Time: Naruto Year 37

Location: Land of Rain

The Second Shinobi World War broke out in full force, and the Land of Rain, sandwiched between the three great nations of Earth, Wind, and Fire, became the main battlefield. Shinobi forces from multiple countries fought within the Land of Rain's borders, and the long-standing war brought devastating disasters to the Land of Rain.

The civilians of the Rain Kingdom, situated in the heart of the war, were inevitably drawn into it, their lives and property robbed, and countless families torn apart.

Orphans displaced by war, like stray dogs on the roadside, hide in cold, dark corners, secretly licking their wounds.

In a relatively stable town in the Land of Rain, two small, thin figures wearing tattered cloaks lurked in the alleyways lining the streets.

"Gurgle~ gurgle~"

"Yahiko, I'm so hungry."

With a soft gurgling sound, one of the shorter figures reached out a thin, slender hand and tugged at the hem of his companion's clothes. His soft, sweet voice carried a weak breath.

"Xiao Nan, wait a little longer. The stall owner is about to deliver the goods. We can sneak some samples then."

The slightly taller figure turned his head, and under the tattered cloak was a small face full of determination. Looking at his companion who hadn't eaten for three days, he gritted his teeth and comforted him.

"OK."

Hearing that she would be able to eat soon, the short figure raised her head, revealing a pale and delicate face. She licked her bloodless lips and nodded gently.

Long-term malnutrition has made Xiao Nan's beautiful hair rough and withered, and her thin body looks like it could be blown away by a gust of wind.

"He's gone! Act quickly."

Soon, the stall owner they had been keeping an eye on pushed his cart away. Yahiko's eyes gleamed with excitement as he darted out first, crouching low, with Konan following closely behind.

The two children arrived at the stall, a small stand selling sesame seed cakes. The stall owner had already pushed away the cart full of steaming hot cakes.

All that remained at the stall were some samples for display; although it was unclear how long they had been there, they were genuine sesame seed cakes.

Looking at the sesame seed cakes on display, the two swallowed hard, quickly took out the bags they had prepared beforehand, and began packing them up.

"Yahiko, these are all moldy."

After packing only a few pieces, Xiao Nan discovered that apart from the few outer sesame cakes that looked perfectly fine, the ones inside were all covered in mold.

"Take them all."

Yahiko looked at the sesame cakes, gritted his teeth, and packed them all up, regardless of their appearance.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

"Where did this little thief come from! How dare he steal my things!"

Just as the two were heading home with their purchases, the stall owner, who had only left a short while earlier, suddenly returned. Seeing two suspicious figures stealing his goods, he immediately shouted angrily.

"Run!"

Upon seeing the tall stall owner, the two men turned pale. Yahiko shouted, and the two of them instinctively split up and ran away.

"Damn it! Don't let me catch you!"

The grumbling stall owner spat out a mouthful of saliva but didn't choose to chase after them. After all, it was just some hard sesame cakes that had been sitting out for a long time. He hadn't finished delivering his goods yet, and he was only returning to get the order slips.

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~"

After running blindfolded for more than ten minutes, Xiao Nan felt as if her lungs were on fire. Finally, exhausted, she collapsed against a dilapidated wall outside the town.

With her head held high and mouth agape, Konan drank deeply of the rusty-tasting rainwater from the Land of Rain. Only after the burning sensation in her lungs subsided did she let out a long sigh of relief. Looking down at the bag of sesame cakes, a faint smile appeared on her pale face.

"It's time to meet up with Yahiko."

With difficulty, Konan propped herself up and prepared to go to the agreed-upon location to meet Yahiko.

"Gurgle~ gurgle~"

A loud sound rang out, a blush crept across her face, and she swallowed hard. She then reached into the bag containing the sesame cakes.

"I'll just have one piece."

Taking out a moldy sesame seed cake, Xiao Nan, who hadn't eaten for days, didn't care about its cleanliness and took a bite.

"Crunch~"

"Waaaaah, my teeth!"

Xiao Nan, who had tried her best but failed to break the pancake, rubbed her delicate face with tears in her eyes. Her bite hadn't left a trace on the pancake at all.

"I remember Yahiko saying that the sesame seed cakes would soften if they were soaked in water."

Recalling her companion's teachings, Xiao Nan earnestly raised the sesame seed cake in her hand high, letting it receive the baptism of rainwater. However, this strange action looked like she was performing some kind of bizarre ritual.

"Mom and Dad, I'm so hungry."

Her weak arms trembled slightly, and tears welled up in Xiao Nan's eyes uncontrollably.

Today marks the 30th day since Xiao Nan became an orphan. Just a month ago, she was the apple of her parents' eye. Although her family wasn't wealthy, they were still well-off.

As a result, when the war broke out, Konan's family became the first victims. Her parents, who were civilians, were killed in the chaos of the ninja battle, while she was lucky enough to escape.

After wandering aimlessly for several days, he met a boy named Yahiko who had suffered the same fate. The two huddled together for warmth and continued to struggle to survive in this chaotic world.

"Is it ready to eat now?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Xiao Nan put the rain-soaked sesame seed cake to her mouth and took a small bite. She found that although it was still hard, it was much softer than before, so she immediately started to tear it into small bites.

"Pat-pat~ Pat-pat~"

As the dry, hard sesame seed cake went down her throat, tears welled up in Xiao Nan's eyes again, dripping onto the salty, bitter cake.

"I really want to eat cake."

Today is Xiao Nan's birthday. If it were before the war, her parents would have prepared a sweet and delicious cake for her.

But now, she can only hide behind the dilapidated wall and struggle to eat a moldy flatbread.

"If God truly exists, please grant me delicious food!"

Xiao Nan, huddled behind the wall, looked up at the overcast sky, closed her eyes, placed her hands on her chest, and prayed fervently in her heart.

After a while, she opened her eyes. The moldy sesame seed cake in front of her hadn't changed at all. Her expectant little face instantly turned dull and lifeless. She picked up the sesame seed cake covered with tiny teeth marks again, and Xiao Nan opened her little mouth...

"thump!"

Xiao Nan stopped what she was doing, blinked in confusion. The noise was coming from the other side of the wall.

However, the cautious Xiao Nan didn't make a sound immediately. She crouched in the corner and waited for a long time, making sure she didn't hear any other noises, before finally mustering up the courage to peek out.

"Huh? What's that curly-haired guy?"

Xiao Nan covered her mouth, sizing up the man lying on the ground. Her gaze was drawn to his unusual curly hair; in her memory, she had never seen such a voluminous hairstyle in the Land of Rain.

After all, this place has abundant rainfall and high humidity all year round, making it difficult to maintain a fluffy hairstyle.

"So soft!"

After observing for a while, the curly-haired creature lying on the ground didn't move at all. Xiao Nan cautiously approached and poked the fluffy curly hair with her finger. At this moment, her curious and innocent appearance was just like that of a normal child.

"This guy is... a ninja?"

Because Gin Uchiha's job was relatively easy, he didn't usually wear a ninja uniform. He would just wear a loose kimono to work, with wide sleeves and a loose robe, which was perfect for hiding small snacks. However, when Konan saw the black wooden sword hanging at his waist, her expression suddenly became tense.

"But he's probably dead, right?"

The man's chest was not rising and falling, and when Konan placed her hand over his mouth and nose, she felt no breath, so she concluded that Uchiha Gin was dead.

After looking the clothes up and down to find something suitable, the girl gritted her teeth and reached out her wicked little hand.

"Since you're already dead, I can at least use these clothes to trade for some food, right? Consider it a birthday present from you!"

Just as the soft, boneless little hands were groping all over Uchiha Gin's body, the man who had traversed a long timeline finally awoke from his coma.

"Hmm"

Feeling someone groping him in a daze, the silver-haired Uchiha let out a soft groan, then struggled to lift his eyelids.

The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a terrified little face, pale and thin, but definitely a beauty or a top-notch little girl.

"you"

"Aaaaaah! It's come back to life! Gaa~"

Just as Uchiha Gin was about to ask a question, the little girl who had placed her hand on his belt suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream. Then, her eyes rolled back, and she fell straight into his arms, fainting.

"Hehe, as expected of Konoha's number one handsome man, his charm is simply unmatched, appealing to all ages~"

Feeling the girl's almost non-existent weight, Uchiha Gintoki shamelessly boasted, but as soon as he stood up, his brows furrowed.

"Wait, why are my attributes grayed out?"

Looking at his gray attribute panel, Uchiha Gin tried to refine his chakra and found that it flowed through his meridians at a snail's pace, as if he had just met it.

Next, he tried to activate his Sharingan, but after staring at it for a long time, nothing changed.

"Is the bloodline limit gone?"

"The system inventory is locked too? Phew~ at least the storage scroll can still be opened."

After briefly assessing his current situation, Uchiha Gin came to a conclusion.

"I've become an ordinary Jonin?"

With his current stats, Uchiha Gin is at best a high-level cannon fodder Jonin, but fortunately he still has some ability to survive, so he doesn't have to start from scratch when the map changes.

"Where did I come from? Is this another timeline?"

He scooped up the unconscious little girl in a princess carry, then curiously surveyed his surroundings. Looking at the familiar sky, he roughly knew where he was.

"Didn't I just leave? Why am I being brought here again?"

The Knights' War initiated by Uchiha Silver Hair was held in the Land of Rain, and as soon as he left, he was thrown back by the system.

"Hmm"

Just as Uchiha Gin was reeling from the scandal, the little girl in his arms slowly woke up.

"It feels so warm, am I dreaming?"

Enveloped in warmth, Xiao Nan reluctantly opened her eyes. This home-like warmth had only ever appeared in her dreams.

"Congratulations, you guessed wrong."

Suddenly, a slightly lazy voice rang in Xiao Nan's ears, startling her so much that she widened her eyes in horror to find herself being held in the arms of the man who had just come back to life.

Am I dead too?

"Congratulations! You got two questions wrong in a row. There's a gift for you!"

"Gah~"

Uchiha Gin chuckled and shook his head, but unexpectedly, the little girl fainted again.

"Are the kids in this timeline really that bad?"

Raising an eyebrow in slight bewilderment, Gin Uchiha, after a closer inspection, discovered that the girl in his arms was in dire condition.

Malnutrition caused by prolonged hunger left the girl, who was still growing, extremely weak, and also suffering from neurasthenia. It's no wonder she fainted repeatedly.

"Hey hey hey, so you were just starving~" (End of Chapter)