Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

"you!"

"Crack~!"

"Say it again!"

"Papa~!"

"you!"

Uchiha Gin's raised fist suddenly froze. Looking at Jigen, who reflexively shrank back, his tone was full of helplessness.

"You call yourself a god, yet you keep using the same few words over and over again. Is the educational requirement for becoming a god so low these days?"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's teasing, Jigen, who was stunned by the beating, froze for a few seconds, his dark circles under his eyes now showing a hint of shame and indignation.
“Foolish monkeys, how dare you treat your gods in such a rude manner.”

Covering his swollen, pig-like face, Jigen took a few steps back to distance himself from Uchiha Gin, and said through gritted teeth,

"You didn't dodge. My fist didn't have eyes, but didn't you have a brain too?"

Uchiha Gin shrugged, his tone incredibly irritating. His sarcastic words were particularly grating to Jigen's ears.
"Damn natives"

But he was, after all, an immortal being from outer space, and had seen more people than Gin Uchiha had ever eaten candy; therefore, he did not lose his mind because of it.
After briefly recalling her state when she was just beaten, Cixian's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

"What despicable methods did you use?"

Although this weapon was somewhat weaker than his original body, with his God's Eye, he couldn't possibly be unable to dodge such a chaotic attack.

The reason he was held in place and beaten by Uchiha Gin must be because he fell for his opponent's trick.

Did you find it?

Seeing the suspicious look on Jigen's face, Uchiha Gin glanced discreetly at the dark nebula behind him, where a portal emanating an aura of emptiness was faintly visible.
"Just some underhanded tricks."

[Zz'Rot Portal]: +10% Attack Speed, +150 Health.

Special Effect: [Taunt]

At the start of combat, the wearer taunts all nearby enemies for 10 seconds. During this time, enemies cannot evade the wearer's attacks. (Cooldown: 30 days)
Special Effect: [Return of the Dead]

After the bearer dies, the power of the void will reshape the bearer's body, allowing them to return to battle in their full glory.

This piece of equipment appears unremarkable on the surface, but it is one of Uchiha Gin's most treasured life-saving artifacts.

The Taunt skill can hard-control enemies of any level, while Return of the Dead is more like a triggered Edo Tensei, giving him more leeway in unknown battles.
In retrospect, it seems Uchiha Gin was overthinking things; Jigen doesn't appear to be the kind of overpowered boss who could instantly defeat him.

However, to be fair, they are indeed very resilient. They took so many punches from him in ten seconds without even opening their mouths or closing their eyes, which shows that the Otsutsuki clan's health bars are indeed outrageously thick.

"Tips and tricks?"

The bruises on Jigen's face were visibly healing, and his gaze towards Uchiha Gin became increasingly grave.

Being inexplicably and forcibly controlled for ten seconds this time, and the nameless fire that scorched my soul last time—this series of rule-based abilities all point to one answer.
"Who exactly are you, and why do you possess divine magic?"

Divine Arts, the core ability of the Otsutsuki clan, is a high-level ability system with the special property of manipulating the rules of space and time.

Divine magic?

Uchiha Gin blinked in confusion upon hearing this. He hadn't even mastered his own eye techniques yet, so how could he possibly know any divine arts?
"Could this guy be connected to Shibai?"

With a furrowed brow, Jigen muttered to himself, knowing that besides himself and Kaguya, there was another Otsutsuki senior on this planet.
The reason he hesitated to plant the Divine Tree back then was to search for traces of this predecessor. However, due to his negligence, he was attacked by Kaguya, who was serving as fertilizer, and thus ended up in his current predicament.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it so much. Wouldn't it be easier to just arrest this guy and study him to find out the truth?"

After a few breaths, Jigen regained his composure, his eyes sharpening. He couldn't simply guess whether the mysterious knight before him was connected to Otsutsuki Shibai.

"What do you want to do? Let me tell you, I'm a married man."

Sensing the greed in Jigen's eyes, Uchiha Gin took a step back, his face full of vigilance.
"I take back what I said earlier. You are more suitable to be a valuable subject on my experimental platform than a subject."

Cixian shook his head. The shattered mask returned to normal under the surge of golden-red aura, and a cross-shaped mark immediately appeared on his silver compound eyes.
"His childhood name was Biguna."

Uchiha Gin could sense a sharp aura locking onto him. His sensory radar alarm suddenly went off, and filled with alarm and uncertainty, he focused intently on Jigen, who was emanating an eerie aura.

However, in the next instant, a perfectly healthy person vanished from his sight. Uchiha Gin's pupils contracted slightly, and he began searching for the missing Jigen with a 360-degree scan.
Suddenly, the sensory radar detected an attack warning overhead. Without suspicion, Uchiha Gin leaped away and fled the scene.

"boom!"

Sure enough, a large crater radiating scorching heat appeared where he had just stood, but Cixian was nowhere to be seen.

"Is it that troublesome ability again, like last time?"

Uchiha Gin frowned. He had experienced Jigen's miniaturization ability firsthand, and it was indeed quite difficult to deal with.

But it's just not very good.

"Bah!"

Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped someone thirty-seven degrees behind him. The crisp sound of the slap hitting an unknown object echoed in everyone's ears.

"Oh!"

A cloud of smoke erupted from the ground not far away, and Cixian, who had landed in a disheveled state, reappeared.
“What a keen perception.”

Touching the tattered armor on his chest, Jigen expressionlessly remarked with admiration, "It seems that Sumina Hikona's abilities have no effect on this guy."
In that case,

"Mahakala."

As the cross-shaped mark in Jigen's eyes shifted, Uchiha Gin immediately felt himself locked onto by some kind of power. Without any hesitation, his blue eyes instantly switched to bewitching scarlet eyes, like a slot machine.
"The Realm of Shadows".

A dark portal appeared beneath their feet, and Uchiha Gin's figure disappeared into it without a trace.
"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, Cixian's expression twitched slightly. There was actually another dimension?
He had seen the Heavenly Palace of Kaguya before, but it did not contain this space that exuded a chaotic aura.

Then there is only one answer,
It's confirmed! This guy is a human who inherited the power of the Shiba Inu!
"Phew, that was close. I felt like I'd be eaten like a hot dog if I'd been caught."

Inside the Shadow Realm, Uchiha Gin wiped non-existent beads of sweat from his brow, looking visibly shaken.

"Um, Irelia, could you get me a glass of water?"

Turning his head to look at the puppet duo who had been watching the show from the Shadow Realm, Uchiha Gin, who had been slacking off during the intermission, casually pointed at one of them and ordered, "Kill them!"

"It's Orianna."

After coldly correcting her, the expressionless kimono-clad beauty puppet obediently got up and brewed Uchiha Gin a cup of specially made tea.
"Thank you. Pfft! Orianna, why is it so bitter?"

"Because I am Yaya." "Uh..."

It turns out they mistook the model.

Uchiha Gin scratched his head sheepishly, turned to look at Jigen who was searching for him, and then leaped out of the gate to the Shadow Realm.
"Oh!"

The portal to the Shadow Realm can be opened anywhere. After choosing the right angle, Uchiha Gin delivered a flying kick, striking Jigen squarely in the back and sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.

"That's a fighting style I really miss."

Jigen steadied himself and did not condemn Uchiha Gin's sneak attack. This kind of fighting style was a compulsory course for their Otsutsuki clan. It seemed that this human had already inherited the combat experience of his predecessor, Shibai.
Uchiha Gin landed gracefully, glanced up at the setting sun, and his expression gradually turned serious.

"Sorry, that's enough of the joking around."

If he delays any longer, he won't be able to make sweet and sour fish for Xiaozhi.

"Oh? Don't think that just because you know a little bit of shallow divine magic, you can spout nonsense in front of me."

Cixian gently shook his head, slowly raised his hands, and a dark portal opened behind him, from which one after another, large box-shaped spirits emerged.
"Ok?"

As more and more giant black cubes floated in the sky, Uchiha Gin suddenly realized that his usually vaunted senses seemed to be malfunctioning.

Does it block perception?

Looking up at the giant box floating overhead, Uchiha Gin curled his lip in disdain.
"That's right. Without your senses, how will you deal with my next attack?"

Jigen controlled the Great Box Heaven, enveloping the entire battlefield. Uchiha Gin's sensory abilities completely ceased, meaning he could no longer use his senses to locate the miniaturized enemy.
As he spoke, Jigen conjured a thin, black chakra rod in his hand, assuming a charging fighting stance. A golden-red aura enveloped his entire body, emitting a roaring sound like some kind of engine starting up. This posture clearly indicated he was a speed-type warrior.
"Whoosh~"

Uchiha Gin obligingly assumed a defensive stance. Seeing this, Jigen's lips curled into a smile, and he vanished from his spot at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, his figure transforming into a golden-red streak of light. The steam generated by friction with the air as he moved surged forth.

"Actually, I don't like to rely on perception; head-on confrontation is the fighting style I pursue."

Facing Jigen charging towards him, Uchiha Gin shook his head with a complicated expression.

Due to his extraordinary senses, he would subconsciously avoid many attacks, making the battle rather dull.

Actually, rather than gracefully dodging, he prefers to confront things head-on like a man.

"seriously"

With a firm horse stance, left hand raised, right hand at waist, and a tangible blue light erupting from Uchiha Silver's black and white fist,
When the blue light reached its limit, a glint flashed in Uchiha's silver eyes, and blue flames, like rocket boosters, erupted from his elbow. His fist, as big as a casserole dish, slammed out, and the force of the punch alone sent Jigen's flying figure swaying from side to side.

This move looks simple, but it's actually not complicated at all. It's just a superhuman punch where he compresses his chakra to its limit. The obvious drawback is that it requires charging up, but everything else is an advantage.

"Nani?"

Sensing the extreme destructive power contained in Uchiha Silver's fist, Jigen instinctively wanted to stop in his tracks.

But before he could stop, a mountain-sized, phantom-like fist enveloped him, an overwhelming sense of oppression washing over him.
"One punch."

Uchiha Gin's cold voice echoed in his ears, and a cold sweat instantly soaked through Jigen's back.
"Never underestimate God!"

At this critical moment, he raised the black chakra rod in his hand for defense, while simultaneously controlling the Great Box Ten in the sky to form a thick barrier in front of him.

"Oh!"

A dull thud rang out first. Jigen, who hadn't felt the wind from Uchiha's silver fist, was overjoyed. Could it be that this guy's attack was just a show?
"Click-clack"

The next second, Cixian saw huge cracks appear in the city wall built by Daxiatian. Blue light shone through the cracks onto his face, making him squint his yellow, star-shaped eyes.

"break."

"Boom!"

The black city wall in front of him shattered with a crash, and Cixian was locked onto by the aura of the fist wind. Even if he shrank back slightly, he could not avoid the successive attacks.
We have no choice but to tough it out.

He was certain that Uchiha Gin's punch, having been cushioned by the Great Box Heaven, had lost only a tenth of its power and posed little threat to him.
"Bah!"

As expected, the black and white fist, shimmering with blue light, collided with the black rod he had raised.
Caught it!
Ci Xian's face lit up with joy, and a hint of smugness shone in his eyes.

"Click~"

The next second, his smile froze on his face, and the black staff created by Yin-Yang Release in his hand began to shatter, turning into black dust and disappearing into the world.
However, Uchiha Gin's fist showed no signs of slowing down. After shattering the black chakra rods, it slammed directly into the thick armor on Uchiha Gin's chest.

"Crack!"

The seemingly indestructible armor was easily pierced by this punch, which then penetrated the skin, muscles, and bones.
The attack only stopped when the fist pierced through the chest.

"puff!"

A jet of dark red blood spurted from beneath Cixian's mask. His face expressionless, he lowered his head, watching the fist slowly withdraw from his chest. In his eyes, besides resentment, was even more confusion.

"Is this the limit of this artifact? But how could a human be so strong?"

"I'm sorry, but besides being human, I am also a knight."

Shaking off the hot blood clinging to his gauntlet, Uchiha Gin softly began to explain.

Isn't it basic gameplay for a knight to slay a god?
"Cough cough cough, do you still consider yourself human?"

Jigen clutched the gaping hole in his chest and staggered back a few steps. His life force was visibly draining away, and he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, his face deathly pale. He looked at Uchiha Gin, whose clothes were slightly dirty, with a complex expression.
Although it's hard to admit, the truth is that Uchiha Gin now possesses power comparable to that of the Otsutsuki clan, and this weapon, which only carries half of his strength, is simply no match for him.
After all, in the face of absolute power, all skills are futile.

"Is this the end?"

Madara Uchiha and the others watching from the sidelines were completely dumbfounded. The battle between Gin Uchiha and Jigen had started in an instant and ended in the next. They hadn't even understood what had happened before they saw Jigen get completely defeated.
"Big brother, how about you change your goal of becoming the number one ninja in the ninja world?"

Uchiha Izuna swallowed hard and whispered a reminder to Uchiha Madara, who was standing beside him in a daze.

"Being second in the world is pretty good too."

"Do I need you to remind me?"

Giving his fickle younger brother a disapproving glare, Madara Uchiha's gaze shifted to Jigen's swaying figure, his fighting spirit blazing forth.

"Next time... I promise I won't lose again!"

"Alright, that's it for today. Let me see what good loot we got!"

Uchiha Gin clapped his hands, preparing to loot the corpse, but he had only gone halfway when Jigen, whose sword had been forced into a passive state by Gin's punch, suddenly made another move. With a struggle, Jigen raised his hand, and the familiar portal reappeared.

"Ugh……"

Watching the figure emerge from the portal that opened beside him, Uchiha Gin rubbed his forehead with one hand, his face full of helplessness.
"No, I'm in a hurry to get back and cook!" (End of Chapter)