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

"If it weren't for that burly man in red who suddenly appeared at the end, I definitely could have wiped out all those guys."

Holy crap, there are cows too?

"All what? Just finish what you're saying!"

Uchiha Gin, who had been eagerly anticipating some exciting developments, frowned. He hated these abrupt interruptions; the story always stopped at crucial moments.

"what?"

After waiting for a while without receiving a response, Uchiha Gin turned to look at Ryu, who was leaning back strategically beside him. He noticed that this burly man had a face as pale as paper, and his aura had become extremely unstable.

"Are you OK?"

Tsk tsk tsk~ Is this what they mean by lust being a bone-scraping knife?
"Huh? What is this?"

But soon, he sensed something was wrong. There was a strange chakra in Manager Long's body. He could even smell an extremely dangerous aura without even looking closely.

"Wake up, wake up!"

Uchiha Gin tentatively shoved him a few times, and after confirming that Manager Long was in a deep coma, he slowly raised his hand, a deep blue light shining from his dull, lifeless eyes.

"open!"

With the activation of his mutated Byakugan, the internal condition of Manager Long's body was laid bare before Uchiha Gin's vision.
"found it."

A dark red ball of chakra coiled around the opponent's heart, greedily absorbing Manager Long's abundant life energy.

"A human bomb?"

Based on fragments of memory, Uchiha Gin quickly identified the true form of this strange chakra. His previously excited expression instantly vanished.
"So he wasn't going to meet a rich woman in secret? I was just waiting for nothing."

It seems Manager Long has encountered an enemy who also possesses the Blood Dragon Eye, most likely one of the Blood Pool clan members who fled before.

"It's a good thing you ran into me; if it were anyone else, you'd be dressed as fireworks tonight."

Gently shaking his head, Uchiha Gin narrowed his mutated Byakugan, the blue light instantly switching to a bloodthirsty crimson. His chilling pupil power coalesced into a beam, piercing straight into Ryu's body.

"Bah~"

With a soft sound, the human bomb inside Manager Long's body, which was expanding, was instantly annihilated into dust by Uchiha Gin's eye power.
"Done!"

The reason the Daimyo's wife of the Land of Lightning hired the Uchiha clan to guard the members of the Blood Pool Clan was because the Sharingan's forte in breaking genjutsu had a strong suppressive effect on the Blood Dragon Eye.

"Well"

The human bomb was removed, and Manager Long's pale face visibly recovered. About a minute later, he slowly woke up, his face flushed.
"Ok?"

The moment he woke up, Long subconsciously touched his heart and was surprised to find that the excruciating pain he had felt earlier had completely disappeared.

He had already resolved to die, intending to find a secluded place to commit suicide after settling his affairs, so that the aftershocks of the suicide bombing would not harm his people at the Hell Valley Resort.

"Could it be a blood pool hot spring?"

Incredulous, Long scooped up a handful of blood-red water. His exceptional physical strength was due to his constant immersion in this hot spring.

"Are you awake?"

"what!?"

As Long was deep in thought, a lazy male voice from the side pulled him back to reality.

"Gintoki, what did I just do?"

Turning his head to look at Uchiha Gin, whose eyelids drooped and whose face was full of enjoyment, Ryu desperately wanted to know what had happened while he was unconscious.

"You just bragged so much you fainted."

Uchiha Gin stroked his chin, a wicked smile on his face.
"Me? Bragging?"

"That's right, you said you had a passionate collision with a big man in red, and your underwear almost flew off!"

"what?"

Ignoring the bewildered Ryu, Uchiha Gin got up and left the bathhouse. He had just smelled the aroma of food and figured it was time to eat.

Watching Uchiha Gin's departing figure, Manager Long's bewildered expression gradually transformed into deep seriousness.

"This aura."

Despite his appearance as a martial arts expert, his perception was also quite good. He easily detected the residual, unfamiliar eye power in the air. Compared to the rusty eye power of the Blood Dragon Eye, this unfamiliar eye power was sweet to the point of being cloying.

"Gintoki, who exactly are you?"

Tightening his fists as he regained his strength, Ryu stood up with a strange look in his eyes. He had a vague feeling that the disappearance of the human bomb inside him was very likely related to Uchiha Gin.

Inside the resort hotel's banquet hall, long tables were laden with simple farm-style dishes and pork stew. Though not lavish, they were considered rare delicacies by the Blood Pool people, who had long endured hardship.

"Gudu~"

Kneeling beside the table, Xiao Meng swallowed hard, furtively glancing left and right. Finding no one paying attention, she quietly reached for the glistening braised pork in front of her.

This is a dish she prepared herself; the flavor will be greatly diminished if it gets cold.

"Snapped!"

The older members of the clan had already noticed her little action and gently tapped her small hand with their chopsticks.

"Xiao Meng, the guests haven't arrived yet, don't you dare sneak a bite!"

"Who knows how long that curly-haired girl will soak? If she doesn't come soon, the meat will get cold."

Retracting her hand dejectedly, Xiao Meng pouted and casually pulled a cigarette from her back pocket.
"Crack!"

The moment the lighter was lit, a giant hand descended from the sky and confiscated the cigarette and flame.

"what?"

Xiao Meng looked up with a displeased expression, only to be met with Uchiha Gin's deadpan, threatening eyes.

"I hate secondhand smoke."

"Tsk, at least give me back my lighter."

"It depends on your performance."

Ignoring Xiaomeng's pitiful expression, Uchiha Gin tossed the cigarettes and lighter into his bag, then plopped down at the dining table.
"Farmhouse cuisine? I haven't had it in a long time."

Looking at the table laden with simple yet unusual country cuisine, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but nod. This kind of food was more in line with the resort's style.
"Where is the Grand Elder?"

"They should be here soon."

Uchiha Gin picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of soft, chewy braised pork, and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up immediately; it was his favorite sweet flavor!

"Who made this? Come over and collect your tip!"

"I me me!"

"Huh? You can cook?"

Looking at Xiaomeng with her hands raised high, full of doubt,
"At your height, you can't even reach the stove, can you?"

"Why are you resorting to personal attacks? Can't I just stand on a stool?"

Xiao Meng, who was originally excited, was almost furious at Uchiha Gin's words. She could accept questioning her hard work, but attacking her height was just inhuman.
Fortunately, the surrounding employees came forward to testify, clearing Xiaomeng's name.
"It really is you! You can't judge a book by its cover!"

To express his apology, Uchiha Gin, with a sigh, took out a small gold brick from his bag and handed it over, only to be unexpectedly and firmly refused.
"I don't eat chocolate. The elder said that eating it will stunt my growth."

So she was treating the gold bars like snacks. "Take them, this stuff will last you a lifetime."

He forcefully shoved the gold brick into Xiaomeng's hand, and seeing her puzzled expression, Uchiha Gin shook his head.
"Is chocolate really that valuable?"

Xiao Meng looked at the heavy "chocolate" in her hand with great curiosity, as if she had discovered a new continent. A member of the Blood Pool tribe, unable to bear it any longer, whispered a reminder.
"Xiao Meng, this is gold."

"Gold, gold, gold... Gold? Is it that legendary gold?"

I don't know if it's been passed down, but it is definitely gold.

Uchiha Gin patted Xiaomeng's bewildered head, then picked up a piece of soft, sweet braised pork and put it in his mouth, his eyes narrowing into slits with happiness.
"With such distinguished guests here, what kind of behavior is this?"

At this moment, Long Shanshan, dressed in casual clothes, arrived late. Seeing the somewhat noisy tribespeople, his face darkened slightly.
"Elder, I've struck it rich!"

Xiao Meng excitedly ran up to Long and showed him the gold brick she was carrying.
"This is?"

"It was a gift from the little curly-haired boy!"

"Give it back immediately! How could you accept such a valuable item?"

Long has a good eye; he recognized the true value of the gold bricks at a glance. If converted into money, it would probably be enough to buy out their entire resort.
"What is given away can never be taken back."

Seeing Xiaomeng's aggrieved face, Uchiha Gin, who was rapidly making braised pork, swallowed the food in his mouth with a gulp and shook his head with a smile.

"But isn't that a bit too much?"

"It's alright. I'd like to take this opportunity to discuss the procurement merger with you."

"Procurement consolidation?"

Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, Manager Long frowned in confusion.

“That’s right, I want to represent Poland.”

"boom!!!"

Just as Uchiha Gin was preparing to discuss the promising future of the Hell Valley Resort with Takashi in his capacity as the head of the Land of Waves' Investment Promotion Department, a violent explosion suddenly rang out, interrupting the lively banquet.

"Report!!!"

Immediately afterward, a Blood Pool Clan member dressed in security uniform stumbled in and knelt down in front of Ryu.

"Elder, they're back!"

Upon hearing this, Long's expression changed drastically. He naturally knew who the "they" the security personnel were referring to were.

"Gintoki, we can talk about it later. I have some family matters to take care of."

Ryu nodded slightly to Uchiha Gin, then stood up first, followed closely by several other Blood Pool clan members with considerable auras.

"Wait for me!"

"You stay by Gintoki's side and protect his safety. No matter what happens outside, don't come out."

Xiao Meng wanted to follow, but he pressed her back to Uchiha Gin's side and gave her some earnest advice.

"I could have helped too."

"You're helping out here too, so go and make me a pot of sweet tea with three-tenths of the sugar."

"what?"

What time is it? You still have the mind to drink tea?
"receive."

But for the sake of the BRICS, Xiao Meng still happily ran to the tea room to make tea.

At the gates of Hell Valley Resort, Miyajo En, who had returned with renewed force, led his newly equipped men to block the only pass through Hell Valley. Several resort staff members in security uniforms lay scattered on the ground before them.
"Why aren't you showing up yet? It seems our Elder Long doesn't care about your lives."

Miya Shiro touched his chin, which was wrapped in gauze, and said in a teasing tone,

"Traitors! The Grand Elder will never let you get away with this!"

The security guards who were still conscious gritted their teeth, their eyes filled with burning rage.

"History is written by the victors, so the losers are the traitors."

With a gentle shake of his finger, Miyajo En's eyes blinked, revealing a chilling aura emanating from his blood-red dragon eyes.

"What do you want to do?"

The security guards lying on the ground were horrified to discover that their blood was starting to flow uncontrollably.
"Please watch the fireworks."

"Haoyougen!"

Just as Miyajo En was about to light a few firecrackers to warm things up, a streak of red lightning appeared in front of him, and a fist the size of a sandbag swung out fiercely.
"Oh!"

As expected, Oyajo En unlocked the achievement of three spiral ascensions.
Are you alright?

Landing in front of the security personnel, Long turned his face away and asked in a deep voice.
"It's just some minor injury, nothing serious."

Seeing the Great Elder descend like a divine warrior, these clansmen were moved to tears.

"Cough cough cough, damn it, could you please find another place next time?"

Miyajo En, who had landed in a disheveled state, rubbed his chin, which was swollen into three pieces, and roared with venomous eyes.

"Okay, I'll find a different target for chickens next time."

Unexpectedly, Ryu nodded with a serious expression, but the location of his gaze made Miyajo En's face turn green.
"Have you finished making arrangements for your funeral?"

Subtly shifting his position, a hint of smugness appeared in the eyes of Miyajo En, who believed he held Takashi's life in his hands.

"I'll return those words to you."

Long stretched his body; indeed, after soaking in the hot spring, one needed to do some light exercise.
"Hmph! You're courting death."

Seeing that Ryu was completely unfazed, Miyajo En smiled and raised his hand, forming the activation incantation for a human bomb.
After being eroded by his genjutsu chakra for so long, he only needs to press a button now, and Ryu will immediately become his bomb puppet, offering his final farewell to Hell Valley.

"Don't worry, after you die, I will treat Xiaomeng well. Don't worry about the Blood Pool Clan being destroyed. I will definitely help her pass on the clan leader's noble bloodline."

Miyajo En grinned widely, his pupils surging rapidly. The spell in his hands was complete, and the crimson aura made the cliff behind him appear exceptionally alluring.

"Haoyougen!"

Just as he was fantasizing about Ryu becoming a bomb puppet at his mercy, a red lightning bolt instantly approached, and a fist the size of a sandbag gradually enlarged in Miyajo En's eyes.

In a split second, he forcefully twisted his neck, trying to dodge the fatal blow.
Click!

The next second, a sound like an egg cracking rang in his ears, followed by a piercing pain in his groin.
"Ahhhh!!!"

A blood-curdling scream echoed throughout Hell Valley, and all the men who heard it instinctively clenched their legs together.
"It hurts! It hurts so much!"

Inside the banquet hall, Uchiha Gin looked at the ripples in his teacup and, understanding the deep emotion contained in that scream, shook his head inexplicably.

"That voice... it sounds a bit like Yan's?"

Little Meng, who was diligently refilling tea for him, frowned in confusion.

"Yan? Is that the man who wanted to stab you?"

"Yeah, that guy is like a leech, sticking to me like glue, it's really a headache!"

"Now you can rest assured, I guarantee that no chicken will ever peck at you again." (End of Chapter)