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

Chapter 18 Sealing the Whirlpool Flower Path

Touching the bead in his pocket, Gin Uchiha remembered Mito Uzumaki's words.

"The sealing technique of this bead can only be released at close range, and only when the opponent is off guard."

With her cute bun hairstyle, Mito Uzumaki puffed out her chubby cheeks as she gave Gin Uchiha pointers.

"Your brother is such a strong taijutsu ninja. If I get this close to him, I'll probably be killed halfway before I even get close to him."

Uchiha Gin, having taken the bead, said dejectedly.

"You're stupid! Can't you use your brain? Why did you have to go head-to-head with him?"

Mito Uzumaki said with a sense of disappointment.

"Then I'll just have to play it by ear."

Before making up his mind, Uchiha Gin carefully placed the bead close to his body and bid farewell to the worried Uzumaki Mito.

The memory abruptly ended

Looking at Uzumaki Hanamichi, who was radiating a red chakra aura, Uchiha Gin could only sigh inwardly and knew he had no choice but to go for it.

He took the first step and walked towards Uzumaki Hanamichi. Seeing Uchiha Gin boldly approaching him, Uzumaki Hanamichi said warily,

"What are you going to do?!"

The giant fireball he had just witnessed left him with considerable trauma, and he feared that his opponent might unleash another one on him.

Upon hearing the other party's rebuke, Uchiha Gin stuck his katana into the ground and then raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm.

This scene actually confused Uzumaki Hanamichi. He thought the other party would fight him to the death, but it seems that the situation is quite different from what he expected.

"Does the young patriarch of the Uzumaki clan fear an ordinary Uchiha like me?"

With his hands raised, Gin Uchiha spoke calmly, his words full of provocation.

"You think I'm afraid of you? Ridiculous!"

Easily provoked, Uzumaki Hanamichi immediately flashed in front of Uchiha Gin, looking down at him.

Uchiha Gin was over 1.8 meters tall, which was considered "a cut above the rest" in the Uchiha clan, but he still looked rather petite next to Uzumaki Hanamichi, who was just over 2 meters tall.

It was only at close range that Uchiha Gin took a good look at the young patriarch of the Uzumaki clan for the first time. The handsome face of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy was paired with the body of Schwarzenegger, and the strong contrast made people feel dizzy.

Ignoring Gin Uchiha's strange expression, Hanamichi Uzumaki spoke first.

"You despicable Uchiha, where did you hide my sister? Tell me now, and if you can guarantee her safety, I might consider sparing your life."

The powerful Uzumaki Hanamichi wasn't particularly wary of the weak. After all, in his eyes, even Uchiha Gin, who had activated his double tomoe, was just a toy he could manipulate at will.

The giant fireball just now was probably released by the opponent by draining their own life force; this method is somewhat similar to that of their clan.

With this question in mind, Uzumaki Hanamichi did not immediately break Uchiha Gin's limbs, but instead chose to stand and talk with him.

"As long as the young clan leader is willing to let us go, I guarantee that your sister will not lose a single hair."

Uchiha Gin behaved very obediently.

"Letting you go is already my limit, don't even think about bargaining with me."

Uchiha Gin might be a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. Even if he was "tainted" by the Uchiha bloodline, he would still be brought back to the clan to await his father's judgment.

A flicker of struggle crossed Uchiha Gin's face, as if he were agonizing over something, before he finally seemed to have come to a conclusion and said...

"Alright then, please promise me you won't harm me, and I'll take you there to meet your sister immediately."

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

Upon hearing the answer he wanted, Hanamichi Uzumaki stood tall and proud, his head held high as if showing off his pride to the world.

"Then it's settled."

As he said this, Uchiha Gin extended a clenched fist.

"What do you mean?"

"Swirl Flower Path said with a frown."

"A fist bump, we learned it from the country to the north, it means the two people have reached an agreement."

Uchiha Gin raised his fist and said with a serious expression.

"What a strange custom."

Although it was strange, the arrogant Uzumaki Hanamichi still stretched out his fist, which was the size of a sandbag, and gently touched it.

The moment their fists collided, Uchiha Gin's serious face revealed a triumphant expression.

Seeing the other party's expression, Uzumaki Hanamichi felt a tightness in his heart. Just as he was about to use his super-sensory abilities, his chakra stagnated, becoming like still water.

At the same time, he felt an extremely strong suction force coming from his outstretched fist, as if a black hole was locking him in firmly.

Upon closer inspection, Uchiha Gin's fist was already open, and a familiar bead lay quietly on it. At this moment, several dark shadows emerged from the bead and tightly bound his hand, which he could not break free from no matter how hard he tried.

"The Four Symbols Sealing Bead! How did you end up with this?"

Hanamichi Uzumaki exclaimed in surprise, "My father only made one of these beads and gave it to Mito Uzumaki for self-defense."

The bead contains a Four Symbols Sealing Technique. Using this bead will seal the enemy inside, and only Ashina Uzumaki can break the seal.

Without answering the other party's question, Uchiha Gin exerted all his strength to activate his chakra, controlling the black shadows extending from the beads to wrap around the immobilized Uzumaki Hanamichi layer by layer.

Until finally, he was completely enveloped in darkness, and then the bead in his hand generated a powerful suction force, slowly drawing in the two-meter-high vortex flower path as it twisted and spun.

As the last wisp of darkness was sucked into the bead, Uchiha Gin finally exhausted himself and sat down heavily on the grass.

He gasped for breath, staring in astonishment at the trembling, dark reddish-black bead in his hand, and exclaimed...

"Sealing techniques are indeed the most mysterious skills in the original work; they are terrifying."

If the Uzumaki clan hadn't been wiped out, their sealing techniques alone would have made them invincible. Unfortunately, they were killed off by the plot of AB (August Bleach).

"Ding! Uzumaki Hanamichi has been defeated. Mission: Rescue the Uchiha Sealing Fire Squad in dire straits. Completion rate: 80%"

The system notification sound was more pleasant than ever before.

After quickly tidying up his equipment, Uchiha Gin's chakra, thanks to his vortex physique, had recovered most of its strength.

Now only the battle between Uchiha Ryoichi and the others is not over, but before that, he has to go see someone first.

In a cave a few miles away, Senju Itama, whose body had been stuffed with smelly socks, slowly woke up.

Instead of seeing that despicable Uchiha clan, they saw a girl with a bun hairstyle standing there, staring blankly, and a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.

Ignoring the foul, sour smell in his mouth, he forcefully made "humming" sounds.

"Mmm... Ah."

The strange sound instantly disrupted the girl's thoughts, and she turned to look at the child who had been tied up by the Uchiha traffickers.

"Aba aba..."

Seeing that the girl had noticed him, Senju Itama twisted his body even more vigorously, humming louder.

Seeing Senju Itama's appearance, Uzumaki Mito thought for a moment and then asked.

"Do you have something to say to me?"

Senju Itama nodded frantically upon receiving a response, while the clean-loving girl looked somewhat disgusted, got up, and fumbled around for a while before finally finding a tree branch.

She picked it up and tried to pick at the sock in the little devil's mouth, but it was so smelly that Mito Uzumaki had to pinch her delicate little nose with one hand.

However, because she hid too far away, the socks not only failed to be picked out, but instead backfired, as the girl used brute force to push them deeper.

Senju Itama shook his head in pain as he felt the socks not only not going out, but almost pressing against his throat.

Mito Uzumaki, afraid of getting her eyes dirty, turned her head to one side, completely ignoring the little brat whose eyes had rolled back after being poked, and continued to vigorously fidget with the branches.

"Hey, hey, hey, what kind of weird play is this? If you keep poking this kid, he's really going to die."

(End of this chapter)