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

"On my orders, everyone check your equipment and come with me to rescue Commander Danzo and Lady Hisa."

Now that defeat was inevitable, Nonou, Root's first assistant, frowned and pondered for a long time before suddenly making a decision, ordering the Root members present to go back and rescue the people.
A leader as easily fooled as Danzo is now extremely rare. If the next boss is even slightly more intelligent, her previous misdeeds in the Root's accounts will be thoroughly investigated in no time.

"Roger that!"

These words instantly rekindled the flickering flame within all the Root members, and those loyal to Orange were all flushed with excitement.

"Zaemon, you stay."

Nono looked around and her gaze settled on the boy wearing a pig-head mask in the crowd.
"Why? I want to save the old plant too."

Shinnosuke, who was organizing the explosive tags, was taken aback when he heard this. How could his good eldest son be left out of something like saving his father, the president?

"Commander Danzo said that since he was not here, I would be in charge of the entire department. If you want me to stay, then you should stay. There are no more questions."

After all, the two had been classmates. Knowing that this trip was likely to be dangerous, and considering that she had known Shinnosuke before and that he was Danzo's son, she forced him to stay in the relatively safe rear.

"Let's set off too, and do our part."

Minato looked at the Root members preparing for battle with a complicated expression, clenched his fist tightly, and a resolute glint flashed in his eyes.
Danzo usually treats them well, so if they stand idly by at this crucial moment, they don't even deserve to be human, let alone ninjas.

"Thank you, Minato-kun."

Looking at Minato, who was as warm as a little sun, Kizaru took off his small glasses, his eyes, which exuded a lewd aura, brimming with tears.

"Grandpa Yin, do you have any magical gadgets that can turn the tide of battle?"

Kushina, her face tense, turned to look at Uchiha Gin, whose expression remained unchanged.

"No."

Uchiha Gin shook his head. "Even if I had it, I wouldn't lend it to you minors."

"Then why are you so calm? Aunt Hisa is about to be arrested by the Black Prison!"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin still maintained that calm and composed expression, Kushina's heart was filled with doubts.
Hinata Kagami, who was standing nearby, also came over and took over the conversation with a blank expression.
"A beauty like her, if she were caught and taken back, would definitely be raped and then raped again."

"Just how many books have you read, kid?"

Hearing a string of indescribable and explosive terms, Uchiha Gin wished he could fly back to Hyuga Tenko right now and borrow some of the popular science books he had collected for many years.
"One copy."

"Phew, that's alright."

This child isn't too deeply entrenched; with proper guidance, he can still be a true inheritor of the Fire Consciousness.
"There's only one left to read."

"Uh"

There's no hope for him. If he's no good, just make him Jiraiya's disciple.

"You don't need to worry too much. Things haven't gotten to the point of no return yet."

Seeing the disappointment on Kushina's face, Uchiha Gin raised his hand and gently patted her tomato-like head, his tone carrying a faint smile.

"Ok?"

Kushina looked up when she heard this, her dim eyes blinking in confusion. They had already lost completely, was there any way to salvage the situation?

"Don't underestimate that white-haired girl. She might not be good at fighting head-on, but when it comes to playing dirty tricks, I would call her the second best in the ninja world."

"Grandpa Yin, who's number one?"

Minato, who had also overheard their conversation, couldn't help but raise his hand and ask a question.

"Do you see that?"

Gin Uchiha gave Minato, whose face was full of curiosity, a strange look, and pointed to the side.
There was a pool of stagnant water left behind by Senju Hisama after he created the Water Release mirror.

"Oh... this stagnant water is also considered yin?"

The four children scratched their heads in unison, racking their brains but unable to figure out what Uchiha Gin was trying to say. They could only guess based on their intuition.
"That's for you to figure out yourselves."

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow in surprise, not expecting these kids to find the answer so quickly.

However, to prevent them from becoming arrogant and complacent, Lao Yin shook his head seriously, indicating that the answer lay in their path of growth.

"What kind of nonsense is this? So, according to Grandpa Gin, Aunt Hisa still has a chance to turn the tide?"

Kushina, who was almost red-hot, stomped her foot and decided to stop thinking about stagnant water and yin energy, directly questioning him.

"Turning defeat into victory? When did she lose?"

"How could they not have lost? Aunt Hisa was blown to bits."

How can you be sure it's her?

Seeing Kushina's confident expression, Uchiha Gin chuckled, leaned back, and plopped down on the wooden recliner that had appeared out of nowhere.
"what?"

After his reminder, the four exchanged glances, and finally, three of them focused their attention on the expressionless Hyuga Kagami.
"White Eye - Open!"

Having read the looks in his teammates' eyes, Hyuga Kagami didn't hesitate and immediately activated his family's bloodline limit, veins bulging instantly on both temples.
"found it!"

With the Byakugan's extraordinary perception, Hyuga Kagami quickly located Senju Hisama, who was lying at the bottom of the pit, barely alive.
With a mix of trepidation, sorrow, doubt, and an inexplicable excitement, he scanned the area thoroughly with his X-ray vision.
"No, it's not up there, but why is there one down there?"

Just as a subtle, enigmatic smile was about to appear on Hyuga Kagami's lips, his face suddenly turned pale, then visibly darkened.

"Boom!"

The next second, before his anxious companion could even ask a question, he suddenly leaned forward and knelt down, his usually icy face contorted with rare pain.
My eyes are dirty.

Kizaru eagerly pulled him up, only to be surprised to find that Hyuga Kagami's eyes had inexplicably turned red, and tears were streaming down his face like they were free.

"Mirror, what exactly did you see?"

"I saw it. Ugh!"

"Alright, stop forcing him to recall what he wants to forget."

Seeing Hyuga Kagami vomiting uncontrollably, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
"Sigh, remember to use plenty of eye drops when you get back."

This is why the Hyuga clan, despite possessing the X-ray vision that men dream of, still wears a perpetually bitter and resentful expression.

Opening a X-ray vision is like opening a blind box; you never know whether you'll be enjoying a beautiful, undulating landscape or a towering, hellish scene.

"Little Purple, what nonsense are you talking about? Has Han gone off somewhere to slack off?"

In the arena, Onoki looked at Komurasaki, who was all alone, and his face turned extremely sour.

"No, just now when I was taking a shower, I turned around to help Han pick up the soap and he disappeared. I thought he had finished showering first and came to help you, teacher."

After observing Xiao Zi's expression, Onoki realized that he wasn't lying. But if Han had already finished washing up, why hadn't he seen him?
"Little potato, stop looking, Han is there."

Seeing the master and disciple searching around for the missing man, Sun Wukong, lying in the Tailed Beast Card, covered his face, his eyes full of helplessness.

"what?"

Following the direction indicated by the four tails, Ōnoki looked up and his pupils suddenly dilated.

"Could it be..."

"What's wrong, Little Potato? Did your disciple get scared away? Haha!" Looking at Onoki's incredulous expression, the Gin and Kin brothers, standing by the pit, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Come out here!"

As he spoke, Silver Horn waved his hand, and a giant cat claw that materialized out of thin air reached out to grab "Thousand Hands Hishima," who was standing at the bottom of the pit with his mouth open and eyes closed.
"Dust Release: Particle Style: Detachment Technique!"

Before the claws could even touch their target, a beam of light from the side shattered Silver Horn's cat claws.

"Little Potato, what do you mean? She's our trophy."

Turning his head to look at Onoki, who had raised his hands, Kinkaku's eyes flashed with displeasure, and his tone carried a hint of subtle pressure.
"Whoosh. Hiss."

Onoki, who had hastily unleashed Dust Release, looked extremely pale. Enduring the throbbing pain in his meridians, he shouted a warning.

"Idiot, that's not Senju Hii!"

"Pfft!"

Before he could finish speaking, a blue flash suddenly appeared in the void behind him. Before Onoki could even react, the slashing bow and sword sent sparks flying across his chest.

"What?!"

Startled by this sudden turn of events, the Silver and Gold Brothers stood frozen in place, staring in disbelief at the orange-red knight slowly sheathing his sword behind the fallen Onoki.

"How can you? Aren't you here?"

Ginkaku glanced at the lively Senju Hishin, then at the charred figure struggling to turn over at the bottom of the pit, and for a moment couldn't understand what had happened.

"Cough cough cough soap"

"Chinese!"

However, as the person at the bottom of the pit coughed and exhaled a puff of black smoke, Xiao Zi's exclamation revealed his identity.

"When?"

Golden Horn glanced at Little Purple, who had plunged into the pit, and said with a grim expression,
"Heh, you think I'd tell you?"

Senju Hisa flicked the blood off the blade of her bow and sword, shook her head with a cold laugh, and

"Melting Fist!"

At that moment, Onoki, who had just been knocked down by her sneak attack, suddenly sprang up and launched a fierce sneak attack on Senju Hisana behind him.

"Sa!"

The prepared attack missed its mark, and Senju Hisama, who had been standing there just moments before, vanished in a flash of blue light.

When she reappeared, she was already standing behind Danzo.

"Lord Feizhen!"

The entire incident unfolded like a rollercoaster ride; one second Danzo was all smiles, the next his eyes were filled with joy.

"Well"

Upon landing, Senju Hishima did not respond to her disciple's call. Feeling a strange heat rising within her, she bit her lip lightly and unconsciously rubbed her firm, long thighs. A slight flush appeared on her pretty face beneath her mask.

Damn it, did that curly-haired guy put something in the driver?
"Flying Thunder God, what an annoying ability."

Silver Horn pursed his lips, the look of doubt on his face gradually fading, replaced by a hint of unspoken envy.

"Teacher, Hanta."

After finally managing to rescue her junior brother from the bottom of the pit, Xiao Zi ran straight to Onoki's side, her face full of sorrow.

"They're all burnt."

"It's okay, you won't die."

Onoki was well aware of the effects of the Tailed Beast's power. This seemingly serious injury was nothing more than a minor scratch for a Tailed Beast Rider. As for the upcoming battle, Han probably wouldn't have a chance to participate.

"Teacher, my left kidney..."

Han still retained a sliver of consciousness. Looking at his mentor before him, he endured the pain throughout his body and spoke up to remind him.
"Left kidney?"

Following the direction pointed out by his disciple, Onoki wiped the charred armor from Han's left lower back and discovered an extremely complex spell.

"Flying Thunder God Mark?"

Little Purple, standing to the side, widened her eyes, quickly recalling the origin of the Flying Thunder God mark. Her expression was a mixture of surprise and fear.
"That was around that time!"

It turns out that when Senju Hisajin first appeared, she took advantage of the moment when she kicked Han into the stinking swamp to leave a Flying Thunder God mark on his lower back in a place that was not easily noticeable.

In the later battle against the Silver Brothers, at the critical moment, she targeted Han in a nearby grove, dragged him over to be her scapegoat, and then disappeared into the shadows, waiting for everyone to lower their guard before making a surprise attack.

"We've saved it! Grandpa Laodu, our reputation is safe!"

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad. Seeing that Senju Hisa not only returned unharmed but also severely injured a key enemy fighter, Sen's face was filled with joy.
"Phew, everything is under Grandpa's control."

Kakuzu, who was preparing to flee not far away, slowly turned around and said in a serious and shameless manner,
"But I just saw you picking up kunai from the ground!"

Qianyi blinked in confusion. Generally speaking, Grandpa Laodu would try to squeeze out as much profit as possible before leaving.
For example, they might pick up discarded weapons or scrolls from battles, take them home, refurbish them, and then sell them to the villagers.

"I call that being thrifty and managing the household well. If it weren't for me picking up every single piece of kunzha (a type of Chinese glutinous rice) one by one, would you have grown up to be this big?"

The exposed prisoners calmly defended themselves, while subtly hiding the bound kunai behind their backs.

"Yay! Aunt Hisa is really alright!"

On the other side, the Konoha team, seeing Senju Hishima fully recovered, erupted in thunderous cheers. Kushina, in particular, clenched her little fists excitedly, seemingly about to punch the nearby prisoner, Gin.
"Autumn beans, sack of beans!"

"Uh, what's wrong, Grandpa Gin?"

Kushina looked at Gin Uchiha, who had suddenly raised his hand to stop her, with a face full of question marks.
"Let me change my position. My back is a little sore from lying down for so long. I'll aim for this spot."

Since it's unavoidable, it's better to accept it calmly. Uchiha Gin rolled over and lay down on the wooden recliner, giving a thumbs-up to his slightly sore back.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Yes, that's it, give it a little more energy!"

"okay!"

"Tsk!"

Amidst the cheering crowd of Root members, Nonou, whose focus differed from the others, clicked her tongue with a gloomy expression, her eyes fixed on Uchiha Gin, who was receiving a gentle massage from Kushina's small fists. Her muttered words were full of bitterness.

"I used to be the one massaging your back."

"Grandpa Yin, let us help you with the massage!"

Minato couldn't bear to see his girlfriend fighting alone, so he volunteered to roll up his sleeves and bring Hyuga Kagami and Kizaru to help her.

"No need, I don't want to have gua sha for now."

The doorman, Uchiha Gin, satisfied with Kushina's service, stretched and sat up.
His gaze pierced through the dark night sky, landing directly on Senju Hisama, who was confronting the Silver and Gold Brothers. His lifeless, fish-like eyes held a strange expression.

"To have endured for so long, I, Lao Yin, humbly acknowledge you as the legendary King of Endurance." (End of Chapter)