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

"Today is a good day~"

As usual, Uchiha Gin, who was leaving get off work right on time, hummed an incomprehensible tune and strolled leisurely towards home.

"what?"

Suddenly, his drooping left eyelid began to twitch involuntarily.

It is said that a twitching right eye means bad luck, while a twitching left eye means good fortune.

This omen of wealth prompted Uchiha Gin to slow his pace and begin looking around for the unexpected fortune that was about to be his.

"Curly hair, did you lose something?"

Just then, a familiar but sinister voice rang in Uchiha Gin's ear as he lowered his head.

"Yo~"

Looking up at the annoying white-haired man, Uchiha Gin gave a weak reply as a greeting, but his disgust was undisguised.

His eyelid must be twitching in the wrong direction. This white-haired guy is definitely up to no good.

"There's something I'd like to ask you."

Tobirama Senju, who had come in search of Gin Uchiha, was not angered by the other party's perfunctory attitude and went straight to the point.

"Ask me?"

Upon hearing that Tobirama Senju needed his help, Gin Uchiha instantly perked up, his listless eyes suddenly brightening with a glint of light, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

Our ancestors were right; I have indeed received unexpected wealth.

"Is it inconvenient?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's strange expression, Tobirama Senju, his brows furrowed, couldn't help but shiver. He had a feeling that something was about to leave him.

"It's convenient, very convenient, but this isn't the place to talk."

Gin Uchiha glanced at the bustling crowd around him and nodded.

You say the __cpLocation.

"Come with me."

Leading Tobirama Senju through a maze of left and right turns, the two finally arrived in front of a red and white sign.

"Are you sure you want to talk business here?"

Tobirama Senju looked at him strangely.

"What? You look down on Konoha's local brands?"

Turning back and raising an eyebrow, Uchiha Gin, adhering to the principle of keeping the benefits within the family, preemptively slapped a slap on the wrist.

"Okay, fine, my treat?"

"That's exactly what I was waiting for."

Nodding in satisfaction, Uchiha Gin stepped into the store first, and pleasant music began to play.

【You love me, I love you, honey x Ice City sweetness~】

Welcome!

"A strawberry bubble tea, full sugar, less ice, and two servings of taro paste, how about you?"

Smiling and waving to the familiar-looking shop assistant, Uchiha Gin placed his order and then turned to ask Senju Tobirama behind him for a question.

"Iced Americano".

"Add another caramel macchiato, double the caramel."

"No, it's me."

Upon seeing that Uchiha Gin had altered his menu without permission, Senju Tobirama frowned.

He ordered an iced Americano to keep his mind clear with the help of caffeine, in preparation for the unpredictable arrival of his alter ego memories.

"What do you mean, 'me'? Life is already bitter enough; we need to enjoy a little sweetness every now and then."

Tobirama Senju, a pure science and engineering guy, has absolutely no sense of fun in life. He always has a sour face, and he drinks such bitter things. No wonder he's single his whole life.

Uchiha Gin's seemingly unintentional remark brought a strange warmth to Senju Tobirama's crimson eyes.

Indeed, curly hair is the core standard for judging the quality of the Uchiha clan.

"What are you standing there for? This table is about to be vacated."

"They're here."

"Please enjoy your strawberry boba and caramel macchiato!"

A short while later, the waiter brought over the ordered drinks, and Uchiha Gin held the strawberry popsicle, bubbling with pink bubbles, in front of him.

Once he'd received his payment, it was time for him to get to work.

"Speak, what do you want to ask me, Konoha's number one developer?"

Taking a sip of the long-missed sweet water, Gin Uchiha calmly asked,

As Tobirama Senju was examining the cloyingly sweet caramel macchiato, he couldn't help but roll his eyes upon hearing Gin Uchiha's cheeky voice. The warmth that had just welled up in his heart was quickly suppressed.

"You still remember my missing shadow clone, don't you?"

"The one who ran away from prison with Hashirama? Of course I remember."

In fact, Gin Uchiha had always been curious about this matter. It's one thing for a living, breathing Hashirama Senju to simply disappear, but it's another that Tobirama Senju's shadow clones broke free from his control and also went missing.

How strange! How strange!

"That shadow clone is definitely still by my brother's side. If we can find a way to remove it, the whole truth will be revealed to the world."

"So, you want me to help you reconnect with that shadow clone?"

"I don't expect you to help me get to that point, just give me some ideas."

Tobirama Senju shook his head slightly. He had already tried all the conventional methods. Now he was only coming to Gin Uchiha with a try-it-out attitude, to see if this curly-haired guy could give him some inspiration.

"Tsk! Who do you think you are?"

Gin Uchiha pursed his lips, his eyes thoughtful, realizing that Tobirama Senju had underestimated him.

After a long pause, he spoke first and asked,

Have you ever tried to completely exhaust yourself?

As the saying goes, "the enemy's ships and forts are reduced to ashes." If the clone can sense that the main body is in an extremely weak state, it will actively disengage and return the chakra.

"I've tried several times, but it didn't work."

Tobirama Senju had tried this method several times before, and once he almost lost his life. All the clones he created had automatically dispelled their effects, except for the one that had gone missing.

"None of this works?"

Uchiha Gin frowned. If even such an extreme method was ineffective, it meant that the shadow clone was very likely not in the same dimension as them.

However, throughout the entire Naruto series, it seems that no other method has achieved this effect.

"I suspect that my shadow clone has been sealed in another dimension."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's furrowed brows, Tobirama Senju hesitated for a moment before voicing his guess.

"Oh?"

As expected of you~

This absurd speculation is, in fact, the most likely outcome at present.

"If that's the case, then conventional methods are indeed ineffective."

Seeing that Tobirama Senju's guess coincided with his own, Gin Uchiha nodded slightly.

"So I want to start with space-time ninjutsu, first locking down the space where the shadow clones are located, and then breaking through it."

To his surprise, Uchiha Gin didn't refute him; instead, he seemed to agree. Tobirama Senju suddenly felt a sense of gratitude, as if he had found a kindred spirit, and then began to discuss his countermeasures.

His idea was simple, but putting it into practice was incredibly difficult.

Putting aside how difficult it is to find that ethereal alternate dimension, the sheer scale of breaking through space itself is a divine feat that ordinary people cannot overcome.

"So, what do you think?"

After rambling on about his techniques, a parched Tobirama Senju picked up the now-cooled caramel macchiato in front of him and chugdredged it up in one go. The rich, sweet taste, a first for him, was a delightful surprise.

Iced Americano?

Even a dog wouldn't drink it!

At this moment, he was only feeling sorry for the small amount of money he had spent on iced Americanos.

"Actually, if you ask me, you've got it backwards."

Looking at Tobirama Senju, who was practically begging for approval, Gin Uchiha didn't hold back in criticizing him, saying that the white-haired guy was too fixated on finding shadow clones and was getting a little obsessed.

Sometimes, we should look in the mirror and find the answers within ourselves.

"ha?"

He had assumed that Uchiha Gin would agree with Tobirama Senju, but he was immediately dumbfounded.

This is not what he expected.

The next step shouldn't be for the two of them to work together and embark on an opportunity to find another dimension.

"Actually, there is an even simpler way to dispel the shadow clones."

Uchiha Gin tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, a thoughtful expression on his face. Senju Tobirama, upon hearing this, was taken aback.

"Impossible, I've tried every possible method."

"No, there's one more, you definitely haven't tried it."

A mysterious smile played on his lips, and Uchiha Gin shook his head.

"What is it?"

Senju Tobirama, his heart itching like a cat's scare, couldn't help but press for an answer.

Have you tried it?

His gaze fell upon the other's anxious eyes, and Uchiha Gin spoke calmly.

"Let's see what happens if we die once."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"ha???"

That's right. Abandoning all those incredibly complicated procedures, the most straightforward way that Gin Uchiha could think of to eliminate shadow clones was for the original body to completely die.

When a ninja dies, their chakra returns to the Pure Land along with their soul. Shadow clones, in the end, are merely products of the original chakra.

In the ninja world, the mechanism of chakra returning to the Pure Land and awaiting redistribution takes precedence over everything else. Shadow clones that have lost their original bodies will be completely recycled by the Pure Land, regardless of time and space, with no possibility of any remnants remaining.

"You curly-haired bastard, I thought you were a good Uchiha, but in the end, you're just a born evil old man!"

Senju Tobirama was quite annoyed by Uchiha Gin. If he hadn't been worried about the drink he had spent money on, he would have poured the half-cup of caramel macchiato onto his fluffy curly hair.

"Don't be impatient."

Uchiha Gin waved his hand, signaling Senju Tobirama not to rush.

Putting everything else aside, do you think my method is feasible?

"Hmph! Of course it's possible, but what's the point of knowing the truth when I'm already dead? Should I take it to the Pure Land?"

"It's okay, I can summon you."

Isn't this putting what you've learned into practice?

Uchiha Gin then gave a mocking smile to the enraged Senju Tobirama.

"Or are you saying you're unwilling to sacrifice your precious life for Hashirama's sake?"

"Get out! If you say another word, believe me, I'll tear your mouth off!"

"Alright, alright, you're so easily teased, no wonder you can't find a wife."

Seeing Tobirama Senju begin to wiggle his fingers, Gin Uchiha knew he couldn't continue joking, so he straightened his expression and continued in a very serious tone.

"This method is currently the quickest and most reliable solution, bar none."

"So you want me to die?"

Although Tobirama Senju was prepared to sacrifice himself for his elder brother at any time, he always felt that such an unclear sacrifice was a bit unfair.

"It's alright, just go ahead and die. I'll take care of everything else."

Sigh~ You, Tobirama Senju, only need to close your eyes and kick your legs, while I, Gin Uchiha, have to do a lot more follow-up work.

"So you're here to collect my corpse, you wretched curly-haired devil!"

"This is truly judging a gentleman by the standards of a petty person."

Even after all that, the white-haired guy still acted so petty. Uchiha Gin immediately rolled his eyes.

"Otherwise, what can you do? You think you can bring me back to life?"

"That's natural."

"There are always troublemakers trying to harm you, huh? What did you say?"

Just as Tobirama Senju was about to launch into another tirade, he belatedly froze, staring at the confident-looking Gin Uchiha, and asked somewhat uncertainly,

"Say it again?"

"Jail time, but guaranteed resurrection~"

Tobirama Senju quickly regained his composure from his astonishment, his brows furrowed, and a strange look appeared in his eyes as he looked at Gin Uchiha.

"You wouldn't be thinking of doing this, would you?"

As a Senju who understood the Uchiha clan better than the Uchiha themselves, Tobirama Senju naturally knew the Uchiha clan's secret techniques by heart. Among these secret techniques was a magical genjutsu called Izanagi.

Izanagi, the ultimate eye technique of the Uchiha clan, has the effect of making unfavorable events that occur within a certain period of time disappear, and only making favorable events a reality. It can even bring you back from the brink of death, making it a terrifying eye technique that allows you to ignore death.

At this moment, Uchiha Gin made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes.

"That's right, it's the technique you're thinking of."

Seeing the knowing look on Tobirama Senju's face, Gin Uchiha nodded.

Currently, the most convenient and least costly resurrection technique is the Izanagi of the Uchiha clan.

Painless resurrection, each time requiring only the loss of one Sharingan.

"But as far as I know, only those who possess the Sharingan can use this technique, right?"

Before he could even consider the feasibility, Tobirama Senju quickly discovered the blind spot in it.

How could a Senju have Sharingan?

We can't exactly have him transplant one, can we?

"Can I borrow one?"

"Do you think the Sharingan is as easy as cabbage, something you can just lend out whenever you want?"

The thought of having those eerie things implanted in his eye sockets made Tobirama Senju feel a little uneasy.

"Besides, even if you Uchiha were willing to lend it, I'd still find it disgusting!"

"There will be a time when you'll say 'It smells so good!'"

Gin Uchiha glanced at Tobirama Senju, whose face was full of disdain, and subtly curled the corner of his mouth.

They say no, but their actions tell a different story.

Your good apprentice, Sexy Sun Bro, didn't he just transplant an arm full of Sharingan eyes?

"However, I need to discuss this matter of borrowing eyes with my older cousin first."

The leakage of Sharingan is not a major issue, but it's not insignificant either.

Even if Tobirama Senju was only borrowed as a consumable, he was still a bloodline limit of the Uchiha clan, and the decision still had to be made by the clan head.

In the Hokage's office

Izuna and Kagami are reporting their recent work to Madara Uchiha.

Crackling sound—

Just as they were getting to the crucial point, a bolt of blue lightning suddenly flashed.

"Tsk! This white-haired guy, couldn't he have used the front door?"

Seeing the familiar light, Madara Uchiha, seated on the Hokage's throne, frowned slightly. Then, in the next moment, two figures appeared within the light.

blah blah blah!

"Wow, not bad, you didn't throw up."

After landing, Tobirama Senju wanted to help the person next to him, but Gin Uchiha, who looked perfectly normal, surprised him a little.

After all, everyone who rides the Flying Thunder God Technique for the first time will experience some motion sickness.

"Big cousin, what brings you here?"

The three Uchiha present looked puzzled upon seeing Uchiha Gin, who had come with Senju Tobirama. Uchiha Madara was the first to speak, asking a question.

"Ahem. I've come here to act as the introducer for this white-haired man to join the clan." (End of Chapter)