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

Chapter 566 If you offer to pay voluntarily, then it's not considered a scam.

Konoha Training Grounds

"Why is Grandpa Gin so slow?"

Tsunade sat atop a wooden stake in the training ground, her fair legs kicking impatiently, her little face scrunched up like a bun, her hands supporting her cheeks.

"Based on the average time Konoha residents spend in the toilet, this is indeed somewhat excessive."

Orochimaru, leaning against a tree, pulled his gaze from the study materials in his hands, his long, narrow eyebrows furrowing slightly.

"Hey! Grandpa Yin is so old, it's normal for him to have a sensitive stomach. Who told him to eat so many sundaes?"

Jiraiya, lying on the lawn conceiving his masterpiece, picked his nose, giving off a knowing look.

However, the next second, a fist came crashing down from the sky.

"Thump!"

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Who are you calling old?"

Uchiha Gin, who had appeared out of nowhere, narrowed his eyes and withdrew his wet fist, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"Ah! What is this? You didn't..."

Jiraiya, clutching his head, didn't even have time to feel the pain. The strange-smelling water stains on his scalp made his face turn pale.

"Don't worry, I've washed my hands."

"Phew, that scared me to death."

"Of course, I can't guarantee whether it's clean or not, after all, I'm getting old."

"Aaaaaah!"

"Grandpa Gin, you still have such a wicked sense of humor."

Watching Jiraiya, clutching his head, plunge into the stream beside the training ground, Tsunade couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Really? I'm known as a kind-hearted person in Konoha."

Uchiha Gin pursed his lips, took out a handkerchief, and wiped the remaining formaldehyde liquid from his hands.

Having just parted ways with Chiyo in Honey Ice City, Uchiha Gin followed the three younger ninjas to the training grounds, intending to do some practical training with them. However, he sensed his older cousin's presence, so he used the excuse of going to the restroom to fly over there.

After finishing up his business there, he rushed back with his spoils. Due to the time constraints, he temporarily soaked the driver that he had removed from the clone in a formaldehyde solution for preservation.

"But that's not what the teacher said."

Orochimaru closed the documents in his hand and interjected.

"Oh? What did the little monkey say about me?"

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "No wonder he's the man who loves to betray his teacher; he's already showing signs of it at such a young age."

"The teacher said you're a bully in Konoha, you even take children's pocket money."

"Slander! This is absolutely slander!"

It's just that I cheated you out of a tiny bit of pocket money, why are you still holding a grudge?

Uchiha Gin shook his head indignantly. How could Hiruzen Sarutobi be as petty as Danzo? This is an old almanac from so many years ago, and he's still telling it to a child.

"By the way, Orochimaru, how's your mother's work going lately?"

"My mother is doing well, and she's earning much more than before."

Not knowing why Uchiha Gin suddenly asked about his mother, he blinked in confusion and answered truthfully.

As he said, his mother, who was once just a ninja, not only doubled her income after becoming a full-time live-streaming e-commerce host, but her overall mental state also improved significantly. She was also no longer as stingy with his allowance as before.

"You must have saved up quite a bit of pocket money, right?"

How did you know?

Sensing that Uchiha Gin had ulterior motives, Orochimaru instinctively clutched his wallet and took a few steps back warily.

"What's with that look? Do you really think I'm some kind of swindler who cheats kids out of their allowance?"

Uchiha Gin looked heartbroken, shaking his head with a sigh.

"Orochimaru, quickly smell it for me, is there any smell left?"

Just then, Jiraiya, soaking wet, finally climbed out of the stream and, without saying a word, went up to Orochimaru, sticking his little head out for him to check.

The two at least had some affection for each other. Orochimaru frowned, but ultimately covered his nose and looked over.

"Croak~"

But then he heard a frog croak, and Orochimaru's eyes widened in disgust.

"It has no taste, but there's something else in it."

"ha?"

Jiraiya touched his head in confusion, and the slippery touch startled him, instantly sending goosebumps spreading across his entire body.

"ah!!!"

*Smack*

Seeing Jiraiya terrified out of his wits by the toad on his head, Orochimaru curled his lip and grabbed the toad by the throat.

"call"

Jiraiya, feeling a sudden lightness on his head, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze then falling on the toad held in the other's hand.

"Oh, it's a frog! I thought it was a snake!"

I hate toads.

With a blank expression, Orochimaru tightened his grip, causing the toad to thrash its limbs and nearly become a dead toad. Jiraiya quickly stopped the cruel act.

"etc!"

"You're not thinking of having an extra meal, are you?"

Orochimaru stared strangely at Jiraiya, who had snatched the toad from his hand, then wiped his body, smearing all the toad's slime on him.

"Frogs are so cute, how can you eat them?"

Jiraiya, holding the toad, rolled his eyes, ran to the stream, released the toad back into the wild, and waved goodbye to the toad as it jumped into the water with a big smile.

Be more careful next time.

"Croak~"

"I didn't expect you to be so kind-hearted. If you weren't a hand-knotting dog, you'd be quite human."

Witnessing this scene, Uchiha Gin nodded in agreement, but the second half of his sentence left the others puzzled.

However, since Uchiha Gin often uttered strange and inexplicable remarks, the others didn't take it to heart.

"Here, have some candy."

To reward Jiraiya's kindness, the generous Gin Uchiha immediately took out a lollipop that he didn't like and put it in Jiraiya's mouth.

"Ugh? It tastes so bitter!"

Jiraiya, who had subconsciously taken a sip, frowned; it actually tasted like bitter coffee.

Tsunade, who had been impatiently waiting, jumped off the wooden stake, stretched her small arms and legs, and looked at Uchiha Gin with a fighting spirit.

"Grandpa Gin! Can we begin?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya and Orochimaru immediately moved to stand in a row with Tsunade, each assuming their respective starting stances.

"Then I'll play with you guys~"

It had been agreed beforehand that they would receive some practical combat training, and Uchiha Gin didn't refuse. On the contrary, he watched the three little ones with great interest.

"Don't you guys hold me back."

"ha!"

Before she could finish speaking, Tsunade launched the first attack. With a powerful leap, she transformed into a bolt of lightning and hurtled towards the unsuspecting Uchiha Gin.

"Good enthusiasm."

Even without activating his Sharingan, Uchiha Gin, with his exceptional dynamic vision, could clearly see the trajectory of his opponent's attack. His gaze remained steady on Tsunade's delicate fist, which glowed with a faint blue light, and a hint of admiration appeared in his eyes.

As expected of a genius child of the Senju clan, he can already skillfully use his family's superhuman strength at such a young age.

Success!

As Tsunade, who was throwing a punch with all her might, watched her slender fist get closer and closer to Uchiha Gin's large face, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes.

Grandpa Yin isn't as scary as the teacher described.

"Whoosh~"

However, before she could even smile, Uchiha Gin in front of her effortlessly dodged her attack with a slight sidestep.

"ha?"

Tsunade, whose attack missed, looked incredulous, while Gintoki was still yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"Jiraiya".

"knew!"

Seeing Uchiha Gin easily dodge Tsunade's attack, Orochimaru's heart sank. He whispered a warning to his teammates, then strode forward like the wind.

【Painful Swiftness】

"Whoosh!"

As he ran, he threw out several kunai, aiming precisely at Uchiha Gin's groin.

"Oh?"

Uchiha Gin's gaze sharpened. Such ruthlessness at such a young age; this child has a bright future ahead of him.

He immediately sidestepped and twisted his waist, easily dodging the opponent's fatal blow. Then, turning his head, he was about to offer a word of praise when he saw Orochimaru, who was running, actually forming hand seals.

"Wind Release: Cyclone"

As the other person puffed out their lips, a tornado appeared beneath Uchiha Gin's feet.

Seeing this, he prepared to retreat and escape the cyclone's range, but Tsunade, who had just missed her attack, returned again, her small feet heading towards Uchiha Gin's lower back.

"Not bad~"

Seeing the two working so well together, Uchiha Gin smiled faintly, easily caught the small foot glowing with blue light, and used the momentum to fling the horrified Tsunade towards Orochimaru, who was still in the aftermath of his skill activation.

"Bang!"

Poor Orochimaru became a human cushion, knocked over by Tsunade who couldn't control her body. The two of them flew backward, rolling several times on the grass before coming to a stop.

"Hmph! At times like these, you still have to rely on me."

Seeing his two teammates sprawled out on the grass, Jiraiya immediately revealed a smug smile and swiftly began forming hand seals.

I told you not to form hand seals, but you're still doing it. You don't respect me, do you?

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow, just about to leap forward to teach the young dog a lesson, when he realized that Orochimaru's vortex hadn't ended yet, and a gust of wind instantly surrounded him.

"Jiraiya, now's the time!"

Dizzy and disoriented, Orochimaru forced himself to sit up and shouted at Jiraiya, who was still forming hand seals.

"Alright, watch my performance!"

Jiraiya's eyes narrowed, and as the last Tiger Seal was completed, a scorching chakra brewed in his throat.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball - Ugh!"

However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, something unexpected is about to happen.

Jiraiya was so smug that he forgot he still had a half-eaten lollipop in his mouth. Just as he opened his mouth to unleash his long-trained Fireball Jutsu, the lollipop slid down his throat.

"Cough cough cough! Help! I can't breathe!"

With a foreign object lodged in his throat, Jiraiya's Fire Release technique was aborted. Furthermore, due to the obstruction of his trachea, his face turned ashen as he clutched his throat and rolled on the ground.

"call!"

On the other side, Uchiha Gin, who had been waiting for Jiraiya to attack for a long time without success, waved his hand to disperse the vortex of energy surrounding him, only to see Tsunade and Orochimaru anxiously surrounding Jiraiya, who was rolling on the ground.

"Jiraiya! Don't move around, I can't treat you like this."

Tsunade, who had never encountered such a sudden situation before, was sweating profusely. Orochimaru, after observing for a moment, decisively stepped in, grabbing Jiraiya's arms and then giving Tsunade a wink.

"I'm sorry."

Tsunade instantly understood the meaning behind the other person's gaze, immediately straightened her expression, and a faint blue light emanated from her raised fist.

"Cough cough cough Tsunade, isn't the color wrong?"

Although he was nearly suffocating, Jiraiya remained conscious. He watched as Tsunade unleashed a blue chakra light, completely different from her green medical ninjutsu, and he instantly began to struggle violently.

"Don't move, just bear with it, it'll pass."

Orochimaru, who was supporting him from behind, frowned and said in a cold voice.

"Cough cough. You stinking snake, you're just settling a personal score."

"This is all to save you."

"Put it down."

"ha!"

Before he could finish speaking, Tsunade's fully charged fist arrived. Jiraiya felt a sharp, sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and the sweet drink he had just drunk instantly rushed to his throat.

"puff!!!"

Having anticipated this, Tsunade dodged to the side first. Seeing the coffee lollipop mixed in with the fountain sprayed from Jiraiya's mouth, a relieved smile immediately appeared on her face.

Today is another day of treating and saving lives.

"You guys are pretty fancy at it."

Gin Uchiha, who hadn't intervened, watched the two's actions with a complex expression before finally fixing his gaze on Jiraiya, who was foaming at the mouth and had his eyes rolled back on the ground.

Shouldn't the Heimlich maneuver be used in this situation?

He remembered teaching Tsunade, so was it intentional?

Looking at Tsunade's smiling face, Uchiha Gin wasn't sure if his goddaughter was truly cunning or just pretending to be innocent.

"Tsunade, you almost ruined the literary world of ninjas."

After a while, Jiraiya finally woke up and realized he hadn't arrived at the Pure Land. He breathed a sigh of relief, then complained to his "savior" with a resentful expression.

"Idiot, if it weren't for me, you would have gone to the Pure Land to write about the Little Imperial Uncle for the Sage of Six Paths long ago."

Tsunade curled her lip and gave the ungrateful Jiraiya a dangerous glare.

"Even the Sage of Six Paths wouldn't read the kind of stuff he writes."

Orochimaru, knowing that his teammate was also a writer, added fuel to the fire, echoing Tsunade's words.

Hamura Otsutsuki: He doesn't like watching, but I do!

Hagoromo Otsutsuki: You're talking nonsense!

"You guys have coordinated quite well. To show this level of teamwork at the genin level, I, Uchiha Gin, would call you the strongest genin team."

Uchiha Gin, standing to the side, watched the noisy trio with great interest. If Jiraiya hadn't made a mistake at the end, their Wind and Fire Release combination technique would have been enough to make them the envy of the entire genin circle.

"It's all Jiraiya's fault for dragging us down."

It's fine if I don't talk about it, but just mentioning Tsunade makes me furious.

"Alright, alright, children who get angry easily never grow up!"

Uchiha Gin reached out and ruffled Tsunade's puffed-up head, offering a meaningful word of comfort before turning his gaze to the other two, his true intentions revealed.

"I see that you two have extraordinary talent and are ninjutsu prodigies, one in a million. The important task of maintaining justice and peace in the ninja world will be entrusted to you in the future."

As he spoke, Uchiha Gin, under the bewildered gazes of Orochimaru and Jiraiya, slowly pulled two enormous scrolls from his backpack.

"I have two psychic cultivation manuals here, originally priced at 998 million, but I'll give them to you for 188 million each because we're acquaintances. If you master them one day, you'll surely achieve great things!"

(End of this chapter)