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

Chapter 460 I am just a scientist, I don't have their strength.

Hearing Uchiha Hikaru's slightly teasing tone, a captivating blush flashed across Tsukihime's icy face, and her teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.

The biggest mistake she ever made was going into the dressing room with this woman in front of her.

"Don't even think about it! I will never bathe in a hot spring with you again!"

As she spoke, her white robes began to flutter without wind. Sensing this, everyone looked up in unison, and a dazzling golden light from beyond the earth descended from the sky.

The giant Tenseigan energy has been delivered, please check it~

boom!

Ōtsutsuki Tsukihime pushed her hands outwards, her entire body bathed in golden light. Her slender figure defied gravity and slowly floated up.

"Ten-Seigan, activate!"

As energy was poured in, a blue-green chakra haori was draped over Tsukihime's body, a glint of blue light flashed in her white eyes, and the pressure she exuded underwent a dramatic change.

"This change."

Seeing Tsukihime Otsutsuki's aura rise like a rocket, Jigen's expression tightened slightly, his eyes filled with astonishment.

How did these native Otsutsuki people manage to evolve their Byakugan without consuming their own kind of guardians?

"Hey, you're a bit slow this time, Lightning Reed~"

Uchiha Hikaru, who was wrestling with the wooden doll, glanced sideways at Tsukihime who had flown to his side, and chuckled as he called out her ridiculous nickname.

"Shut up! You red plastic bag!"

Tsukihime, who had been given a nickname, immediately retorted with a look of indignation.

"Yinlun Tao is born and explodes!"

Her two delicate hands weren't idle either. With a flick of her wrist, the chakra beads she conjured whipped up a raging tornado that utterly destroyed the Tree World Advent field card that Number Three had painstakingly set up.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"

Number Three, who had swallowed a mouthful of sand, stood up grumbling and watching his teammates enter the giant battle phase.

So he clasped his hands together, and a wooden Arhat of the same size rose from the ground, rushing towards the lone Uchiha Hikaru.

"Tsk, another one."

The crimson Susanoo, wielding swords in both hands, was locked in combat with the fourth wooden dummy. Facing the newly joined wooden dummy, Hikaru frowned slightly.

"Hmph, now it's my turn to save you."

Seeing Hikari surrounded and attacked from both sides, Tsukihime Otsutsuki's lips curled up slightly, and her eyes instantly shone with a bright blue light.

"Spirit Spell: Stone Statue"

She simply clasped her hands together, and a huge array appeared out of thin air on the ground.

"Buzz, boom, boom"

With a deafening roar, a massive stone hand abruptly rose from the formation, followed by an imposing, imposing body.

"Hmm"

This stone statue, which bears some resemblance to Ōtsutsuki Hamura, exudes a terrifying aura that is no less than that of the other colossal creatures present.

"It's just a piece of wood, smash it to pieces!"

Leaping down onto the stone statue's head, Yueji pointed at the approaching wooden Arhat. The giant statue beneath her feet immediately received its master's command, taking steps with surprising agility.

"The Art of the Wooden Dragon"

Number Three, who arrived to provide support, looked at the stone statue blocking his way and unhesitatingly unleashed the giant dragon coiled around the wooden dummy.

As a result, the seemingly ferocious wooden dragon, before it could even display its gleaming teeth, was seized by the stone statue and crushed into dust without any chance to struggle.

*Smack*

"Let's have a competition. Whoever takes down the enemy first will be the ultimate winner."

Overjoyed at easily defeating the wooden dragon, Tsukihime turned and challenged Hikari, who was locked in fierce combat.

"Heh, you've really asked for trouble. I'm not going to lose!"

The competitive Hikari naturally wouldn't refuse; like Tsukihime, she had absolute confidence in her own abilities.

"We'll see."

Competition breeds progress. After the competition rules were set, the two women shook off their previous dejection and became very aggressive. The four behemoths began a massive battle deep in the desert that thrilled the audience.

"Boom-"

"Boom!"

On the other side of the battlefield, Number One's attention was drawn to the battle between the four behemoths. He was contemplating whether to help his teammates when a mocking voice behind him suddenly pulled him back to reality.

"Pah, it's been so long since I've seen them having so much fun. Pah, it's been so long since I've seen them have this much fun."

"Didn't you already collapse?"

Number One turned around in surprise, looking at Uchiha Gin who had suddenly been fully recovered, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Just a moment ago she looked half-dead, but in the blink of an eye she's started eating snacks, and she's eating them with such relish.

"The past is the past, the present is the present."

After swallowing the melon seeds, Uchiha Gin, who was spotless, shook his finger with an air of importance. His rosy face showed no sign of weakness.

"you"

"Want some? Caramel flavor."

Looking at Uchiha Gin's sincere face, Number One swallowed back the question that was about to come out of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then took a small handful of sunflower seeds from the other's hand.

"Thanks."

He likes the feeling of being treated like a human being.

Since its creation, Number One has been in a state of confusion.

Although the researchers around him kept emphasizing that he was just a tool, a voice inside him told him...

He is a human being.

A person with integrity.

Therefore, while carrying out the tasks assigned by his master, he constantly learned from and imitated humans through various channels, trying to prove that he was not just a tool.

"I've noticed that you're quite different from those two guys."

Since the other party accepted my sunflower seeds, it means that we can have a period of peaceful dialogue.

This method of dialogue has another name.

They chatted casually.

"I'm different from them."

This is precisely what Number One is so proud of. As the only test subject to successfully absorb a massive amount of tailed beast chakra, his level of activation is far higher than that of the other test subjects.

The self-awareness hidden within the body thus revived earlier than in other test subjects.

"That's true, you still look like a human being."

Uchiha Gin nodded thoughtfully. He could sense a soul fluctuation from this clone that the other two clones did not possess.

It's unclear whether this was intentional on the part of the manufacturer or a mistake made during the character setup.

"Uchiha Gin, right? If you give me the One-Tailed Devil Fruit, I promise I won't hurt you."

Hearing Uchiha Gin's seemingly genuine praise, Number One felt a strange sense of pleasure, and a twitching smile appeared on his stiff face.

This human is actually quite nice. He's not a Tailed Beast Rider anyway. As long as he obeys and hands over the Devil Fruit, what's wrong with letting him go?

"What exactly do you need that thing for?"

Uchiha Gin, munching on sunflower seeds, asked casually,

He has finally managed to infiltrate the enemy's ranks; it's time for him to close the net!

"I need it to complete my final evolution, for the Lord."

Having had their guard worn down by false politeness and oblivious to the harsh realities of society, Number One didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately began dropping bombshells. Uchiha Gin immediately pricked up his ears, afraid of missing anything.

"ah!!!"

However, Uchiha Gin didn't get the follow-up he wanted. Number One, who was only halfway through his sentence, clutched his head and screamed as he rolled around on the scorching sand, scattering his unfinished sunflower seeds all over the ground.

"That idiot actually started talking to a human."

In the distance, Cixian, her face ashen, lowered her hand, already considering sending the disobedient Number One back for retraining.

If you saw your painstakingly created RPG being used to chat and eat sunflower seeds with enemies on the battlefield, that would probably be how Cixian feels right now.

Are you alright?

Although he expressed concern verbally, Uchiha Gin quickly took a few steps back to create distance.

Following the usual pattern, this clone will then enter AI-assisted mode, in which it will become ruthless and prioritize completing the mission.

"Fruit confirmed, begin harvesting."

As expected, Number One, who had been struggling on the ground for a while, suddenly fell silent. A few seconds later, he seemed to have restarted, slowly stood up, and looked at Uchiha Gin with eyes that no longer held the brilliance of before, but were instead filled with an unfathomable emptiness.

"Sigh~"

Seeing this, knowing he couldn't escape a battle, Uchiha Gin sighed, put away his unfinished sunflower seeds, clapped his hands, and looked utterly helpless.

Was the sudden restart triggered by certain keywords during the conversation, or is there a mastermind nearby monitoring their every move?

"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees"

Number One clasped his hands together with a blank expression, and a rumbling sound immediately came from the ground beneath Uchiha Gin's feet. As the earth trembled, countless wooden branches burst out of the sand, surrounding the two of them.

A standard start, should we play the Wood Dragon next?

"The Art of the Wooden Dragon"

Uchiha Gin guessed correctly; after setting up the field cards, Number One immediately summoned a thick wooden dragon.

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"Can't we just use a different formula? The purity level is way too high!"

Even their fighting style is exactly the same as the missing Hashirama from the dungeon, Uchiha Gin remarked, turning to dodge the wooden dragon's attack.

There's nothing we can do about it; Wood Release is just that overpowered. In a fight, three simple moves are enough.

"roar!"

The wooden dragon, having missed its attack, turned around in mid-air, seemingly locking onto Uchiha Gin, and swooped down from above, determined to swallow him whole.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

Uchiha Gin raised his head, his half-closed eyes staring directly at the descending dragon. He took a deep breath, and scorching flames erupted from his mouth.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

The enormous fireball instantly devoured the rather "slender" little wooden snake.

Seeing that he was still as sharp as ever, Uchiha Gin nodded in satisfaction.

The Fireball Jutsu is quite effective as long as you don't use it on people.

"That is?"

The two women, caught in the midst of a chaotic battle, simultaneously showed expressions of astonishment upon seeing the flames erupting like a geyser.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Gintoki take things seriously."

In their memory, the last time Uchiha Gin made a move was the last time.

"Wood Release."

Facing Uchiha Gin, who instantly killed his Wood Dragon with a Great Fireball Jutsu, Number One, whose power had been forcibly reactivated by Jigen, remained expressionless, his hands clasped together, a vast amount of Wood Release power ready to be unleashed.

Seeing this, Uchiha Gin knew that the battle was about to escalate into a massive melee, and he scratched his head in frustration.

Without him,

It's just too difficult to choose.

Should we pilot a Gundam?

Or should we use a wooden dummy?

They were suddenly caught in a dilemma.

"The Art of Wooden Dummy!"

Rumbling--

In the brief moment of his hesitation, the third wooden figure rose from the ground, its gray-brown body exuding an aura of decay, and its mountain-like hand was about to strike Uchiha Gin's head.

"Got it!"

Suddenly, Uchiha Gin's eyes lit up, and he pulled out a blue card from his person.

"Well, what can I do? I'm just a scientist."

Looking at the Susanoo experience card his younger cousin had given him before leaving, Uchiha Gin shook his head with a sigh. At that moment, the wooden golem's giant hand was already only a dozen meters away from his head.

In a few seconds, he will turn into a two-dimensional foil.

"Luckily, I made a new one."

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Gin reached into his backpack and took out a blue wristband.

However, its appearance is different from the one given to Jingzi; instead, it resembles the one used by Tobirama Senju, both being miniature swords.

The Susanoo Card was placed on the bracer, and it instantly transformed into a stream of light that merged into the bracer. The gems on the bracer began to glow as energy was injected.

"Let me, a scientist who can't even kill a chicken, have some fun with you."

Uchiha Gin smiled, raised his arm, and gently pushed the hilt of the sword at the top of his wrist guard. A golden-blue light shot into the sky.

"Yay!"

A deep, angry roar rang out, and everyone present froze in shock.

The owner of this voice seemed to have traveled through time and space, exerting all his strength to arrive beside them.

"Boom!"

Everyone turned to look and was astonished to see that the seemingly invincible wooden figure beneath Number One's feet was actually beginning to lift off the ground under the blinding light.

"What is that?"

Uchiha Hikaru and Tsukihime blinked in confusion. Although the light was dazzling, it was completely ineffective for them.

From their perspective, the wooden figure's feet were off the ground because a blue giant was supporting it from below.

And it's done with one hand.

"Yay!"

Finally, the light faded.

A blue giant with a refined appearance, who looked every bit like a researcher, held a wooden Arhat figure in one hand, his oval eyes full of affability.

"Huh? What is this now?"

Jigen, who was watching the battle, could no longer sit still. He suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed on the suddenly appearing blue giant.

His physique and posture clearly indicate that he is not a local, just like him.

Number One, belatedly realizing it was being lifted into the air, saw that it was being held up by a giant resembling a skinny monkey. It immediately manipulated the wooden figure to begin struggling.

"Yay!"

Seeing the wooden dummy in his hand becoming unruly, Uchiha Gin, having unlocked the achievement of lifting it with one hand, decisively tossed it away, sending the dummy and its companion flying into the distance.

"Boom!"

The wooden dummy that had crashed to the ground quickly sprang back up and launched an attack on the blue giant that Uchiha Gin had transformed into.

"Hey!"

Facing the menacing wooden dummy, Uchiha Gin struck a cool starting stance, his posture far superior to the clumsy dummy's.

"Thump!"

Uchiha Gin first delivered a powerful shoulder strike, sending the charging wooden dummy tee reeling and scattering wood chips like snowflakes.

He then pressed his advantage, taking advantage of Number One's disorientation, and kicked the wooden dummy in the protruding belly, sending it sprawling.

He then flipped over and straddled the wooden dummy, raised his hands, and unleashed a barrage of sharp punches, causing Number One to cry out in pain.

If the wooden figure could speak, it would have already knelt down and begged for mercy in humiliation.

"Didi didi"

Suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded. Uchiha Gin looked down at the red light on his chest; it turned out his three-minute trial time was up.

Happy times always fly by, and it's time to say goodbye to the kids again!

So he stood up, did a few backflips that looked like they were doing something, but were actually quite pointless, to create some distance, and then raised his hands in front of his chest in a cross shape.

"Yay!"

A burst of azure laser shot out instantly, blasting the frozen, defense-broken wooden dummy into pieces.

After flawlessly executing this series of movements, the blue giant, against the backdrop of the setting sun that had somehow transformed from blazing sunshine to golden light, left the bewildered crowd with a slowly disappearing silhouette.

But Uchiha Gin's incredibly irritating voice echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

"What do you call this? This is what you call a professional massive battle! You guys should learn from this!"

(End of this chapter)