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

"Um?"

At the same moment, just as Tobirama Senju forcibly dispelled his shadow clones through death, Jigen, thousands of miles away, suddenly opened his eyes, his black pupils filled with confusion.

"Is it dead? What a fragile creature."

He sensed that his sealed Tobirama Senju shadow clone had disappeared, vanishing from the Daikokuten where time and space were frozen. The only explanation was that the original body had died.

As a noble Otsutsuki, he was indifferent to Tobirama Senju's death; he had more important work to do.

"Lord Cixian, I have compiled the information on the researchers you requested."

Before Cixian, a man in a cloak held up documents in his hand, speaking with great respect.

shuh~

Cixian propped his chin on one hand, and with a gentle lift of his other hand, the documents in the man's hand floated automatically to his front.

Looking at the few thin sheets of paper, Cixian frowned slightly.

"Is that all?"

"Please forgive me, sir, but at present, there are only so many researchers who are proficient in human modification and have no affiliation."

The man sensed the displeasure in Cixian's tone and immediately began to pound his head like a pestle, his voice filled with fear.

"Not enough, look for more. What I need is a complete team."

"yes!"

The man who received the order nodded hurriedly and left, while Cixian closed his eyes again, his consciousness entering a void.

In this space, countless identical black cubes floated. Cixian searched around and quickly locked onto his target.

The people who had been searching for so long were now seeing Hashirama Senju, his eyes closed, as if he were in a deep sleep, floating quietly in mid-air.

Looking at the sleeping Hashirama Senju, Jigen's eyes were filled with dreams of a bright future, and a rare smile appeared on his lips, a smile that had remained unchanged for a thousand years.

"I can't wait."

After capturing Hashirama Senju, Jigen abandoned his lone wolf lifestyle and began building his own small group, establishing his secret base in a relatively remote small country.

Through unpredictable and mysterious means, he recruited a group of loyal followers to serve him. On the one hand, he built laboratories for human research, and on the other hand, he began recruiting suitable scientific research talents.

His first step is to create a powerful army based on Hashirama Senju.

As for the purpose

"Hmph! Kaguya, you greedy woman, I never expected that I would have a second Ten-Tails in my pocket when I left home."

Cixian turned his head, and in the void behind him, there was a huge creature floating around. On its ferocious face, a single blood-red eye was emitting a terrifying light.

For each Ten-Tails to evolve into a divine tree that absorbs the energy of a planet, it needs to sacrifice a pure-blooded Otsutsuki.

If Cixian wants to return to his original state and go even further, he needs to plant a second divine tree on this planet. This time, the nutrients he needs cannot be the same as before.

"Kaguya, don't worry, let me come and 'rescue' you."

Konoha

Snapped! ——

"I knew all along that Kamen Rider Decade guy wasn't a good person!"

Madara Uchiha, having presumptuously guessed the true culprit behind Hashirama Senju's imprisonment, slammed his fist into the sandalwood screen that Tobirama Senju loved most in a fit of rage.

"you"

Looking at the shattered screen, Tobirama Senju's fist clenched, somewhat regretting that he had invited them into the room for a private talk.

As expected, the Uchiha are born evil.

The group that had just been training in the backyard were now sitting around the table in Tobirama Senju's guest room. On the table was the takeout brought by Kagami Uchiha, with various colorful sweet drinks that looked very tempting.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Big brother, how did you know it was that Decade guy who did it?"

Uchiha Izuna, slurping his milk tea, asked with great curiosity,

"Isn't he just a toy wholesaler? Is he that great?"

Izuna had only heard of the mysterious Decade but never seen him, and had no idea of ​​his strength.

"Hmph! I can't think of anyone else but him."

If we're talking about someone in the entire ninja world whom Madara Uchiha couldn't see through, it would undoubtedly be Decade.

"That despicable guy, he must be trying to use Hassie hot mom for some shady experiments, I *#￥…#￥@#"

Madara Uchiha, who still remembers Kamen Rider Decade's status as a scientific research genius, inevitably tends to assume the worst about him.

But he was actually half right.

Uchiha Gin, the person involved, did not utter a word in rebuttal at this moment. Holding his lemonade with added toppings, he silently took out his notebook and meticulously wrote down how many times his older cousin had insulted him, waiting for the opportunity to settle the score later.

"No, not that Decade guy."

Just as the entire house was filled with Uchiha slang, Tobirama Senju shook his head with a grave expression.

"Huh? Not Kamen Rider Decade?"

Madara Uchiha was taken aback upon hearing this, and a look of worry instantly appeared in his eyes. Compared to known opponents, unknown enemies made him more uneasy.

Seemingly pleased with Madara Uchiha's astonished expression, Tobirama Senju paused, then pointed to the caramel macchiato on the table, his meaning quite clear.

"Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me!"

Madara Uchiha, understanding the implication, twitched his eyelids in anger, gritted his teeth, and inserted the straw into the cloyingly sweet coffee.

"The enemy is a monk named Cixian."

After accepting the coffee from Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju continued.

"Ci-hsien?"

Madara Uchiha frowned, having never heard the name before. He pondered for a long time but couldn't recall anyone by name.

"Izuna, Kagami, have you ever heard of this person?"

"No, no~"

"What about you, cousin?"

"I'm someone who's barely even stepped outside the gates of Konoha a few times, are you serious about asking me this?"

Gin Uchiha, who had already begun investigating Jigen's background, started playing dumb, his lifeless, dead-fish eyes rolling so wide that only the whites were visible.

Once Madara Uchiha's gaze shifted away, Gin Uchiha frowned imperceptibly.

Regarding the monk Jigen, he had already arranged for his subordinates to investigate when Hashirama Senju first disappeared, but the information they received was very limited.

The only certainty is that this monk does exist, but his whereabouts are unpredictable. He occasionally appears in small countries and sometimes uses miraculous methods to heal the people. He probably knows some medical ninjutsu.

As for the so-called immortal monk, Uchiha Gin has not yet verified it, and it is very likely that a similar person was mistaken for someone else.

"Heh, it's not like it's some old turtle from heaven, how could it possibly live for a thousand years?"

With a disdainful sneer, Uchiha Gin reached for the lemonade beside him, only to find it empty.

Looking down in confusion, he discovered a familiar small, dark hand stealthily emerging from the darkness, holding the half-finished lemonade he had been drinking.

Hey, you're awake?

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow; he hadn't seen Wanryo pop up for quite some time.

However, being a reasonable owner, he didn't force the dark-skinned older sister who didn't want to show herself. Anyway, the Knights' War was over, so he decided to give her a long break.

"Is that monk very strong?"

Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha, having learned that the real culprit was someone else, immediately pressed Jigen for information.

"Very strong, and very strange."

Tobirama Senju nodded with a tense expression. In the memories fed back by his shadow clone, he had never heard of the methods Jigen had used.

"Strange?"

The fact that Tobirama Senju, who was known for his extreme cunning, could be described as eerie was bound to pique the curiosity of everyone present.

"First of all, he has the same mark on his face as you."

"ha?"

Looking at Tobirama Senju pointing at him, Gin Uchiha was completely bewildered. How did he end up being associated with him?

"Aren't tattoos very popular these days? My older cousin is planning to get a person tattooed on his heart."

Uchiha Gin scratched his head.

"No, what I mean is, he could very well have the same perineal seal as you."

"Absolutely impossible."

His Yin Seal is like a scorpion pooping—it's one of a kind!

"Then how do you explain Cixian's survival for a thousand years?"

"And how can you be so sure he's lived for a thousand years?"

Judging that Jigen had lived for a thousand years based solely on a single mark was something that Uchiha Gin, who believed in science, could not agree with.

"If he hadn't lived for a thousand years, how could he be so strong?"

Tobirama Senju shook his head.

"That mark was definitely not an ordinary tattoo; it extended strange black lines all over the body, and..."

"Black line."

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

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gin's doubts reached their peak. This method of release was indeed very similar to his Hundred Healings Technique.

Could it really be that old Deng, who developed the Yin Seal, has lived for a thousand years and is now causing trouble?

"what?"

Just as Uchiha Gin was pondering, he suddenly noticed that the black, soft hand holding the lemonade beside him had inexplicably stopped in mid-air and hadn't retracted into the Shadow Realm.

Its owner seemed to be eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Moreover, a single horn grew on his head, and his eyes turned into whites..."

Upon hearing Tobirama Senju's voice, Gin Uchiha was surprised to find that Mōryō's delicate hands began to tremble slightly.

"A yellow cross-shaped character that I've never seen before."

Snapped!

The sudden sound startled the group of people who were listening intently, and they all turned to look at the source of the sound.

"Sorry, I was so engrossed in listening that my hand slipped."

Uchiha Gin smiled apologetically. At his feet were spilled orange-yellow water stains, which were the half-cup of lemonade that Mikoto had accidentally dropped.

"My rug!"

Looking at the completely ruined, expensive carpet, Tobirama Senju clenched his fists again.

"You're really good at water escape techniques, you can just wash yourself later."

Facing Tobirama Senju's almost murderous gaze, Gin Uchiha gave a mocking smile, as practiced as a scumbag who pulls up his pants and then forgets about his owner.

"That monk named Jigen, after his body was covered in black lines and horns grew on his head, his strength and chakra increased by leaps and bounds, and he was able to fight my brother in close combat without being at a disadvantage."

Suppressing his anger, Tobirama Senju continued recounting his miraculous encounter.

"He actually held his own in close combat against that hot mom from Hasi?"

Madara Uchiha stared in astonishment. Having fought Hashirama Senju for many years, he naturally knew the terrifying power of the other's close combat. It was commonplace for him to punch through a fully formed Susanoo.

Only after transforming could he barely exchange blows with Hashirama Senju at full power.

"That's right, but that's not his biggest advantage."

Before Madara Uchiha could even finish his surprise, Tobirama Senju dropped another bombshell.

"His yellow cross-shaped eyes are so weird."

"How is it strange?"

Everyone crowded around like curious children.

"I don't know either. The shadow clone's memory only extends to the moment it made eye contact with that eye."

Tobirama Senju shrugged. If this wasn't considered bizarre, then he had nothing to say.

"Byakugan and eyes I've never seen before... Have you investigated the Hyuga clan?"

After listening to Tobirama Senju's account, Madara Uchiha lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then decided to seek a breakthrough from the only source of information.

"I checked long ago, and there is absolutely no variant of the Hyuga clan other than the Byakugan."

some.

Uchiha Gin mentally scoffed, his face bearing the same puzzled and thoughtful expression as the others.

Yellow cross-shaped characters?

"Wanla" refers to information asymmetry.

Although Naruto is also known as the Legend of the Eyes, the fact that these eyes never appeared in the original work really left Uchiha Gin somewhat bewildered.

"However, the fact that it can appear together with the Byakugan means that it has a magical eye technique, just like the Byakugan and Sharingan."

Tobirama Senju was an unofficial member of the Uchiha clan.

No, it should be Tobirama Uchiha now.

With one Sharingan eye open, Tobirama Senju began to explain his analysis.

"My personal deduction is that the eye controls the power of spacetime, and that's what trapped my shadow clone and my elder brother."

"The power of spacetime? What a troublesome power."

Madara Uchiha wore a solemn expression. As a stat-obsessed player, the last thing he wanted to fight was a monster with complex mechanics.

A head-on clash is fine; his purity is maxed out. He starts with a burst of fire and Susanoo, and if anyone dares to substitute, he'll unleash his ultimate move.

"There's no time to lose. Now that we know where our elder brother is, let's get moving."

Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the crowd, Tobirama Senju stood up and began to rally them, holding a half-empty cup of caramel macchiato in his hand, his single crimson eye filled with urgency.

"But this matter must not be made public; everything must be done in secret."

Even though his elder brother had only been missing for a few months, some people couldn't contain themselves. Tobirama Senju was very worried about what the other major ninja villages would do if news of Hashirama Senju's capture broke.

"Let's go, we've got things to do."

Madara Uchiha was the first to stand up, nodding to his younger brother and Kagami Uchiha.

"Yes."

Upon being summoned, the two immediately stood up and followed.

"I'm off then, my family is waiting for me for dinner~"

Uchiha Ginya slowly stood up and waved to Senju Tobirama, who had a solemn expression.

"Um."

Watching Uchiha Gin's departing figure, For some reason, Tobirama Senju felt as if he had overlooked something.

"Honestly, I have to clean up this mess."

But this wasn't the time to think about those things; the scattered fragments of the screen and the dirty carpet on the floor still needed his attention.

"Wait! I'm going to boil them! Give me back my eyes!"

As a result, just as Tobirama Senju picked up the broom to get to work, he discovered that his vision was severely impaired. He abruptly looked up, his single, scarlet eye filled with rage.

"Huh? Did I forget something?"

As Gin Uchiha walked out of the Senju mansion alone, he suddenly scratched his head in confusion. He had left in such a hurry that he seemed to have forgotten something.

"I can't remember, but it probably wasn't anything important." (End of Chapter)