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

Chapter 19: Farewell is for a Better Reunion

Uchiha Gin, who had just arrived, looked at the two kids' actions with a strange expression, and only spoke up to warn them when Senju Itama was almost flipped over.

If Mito Uzumaki were to kill this Thousand-Armed brat, I'd be dead too.

"Ah! You're back? How's my brother?"

Upon seeing that the person who came was Uchiha Gin, the girl threw down the branch in her hand, circled around him twice, and then reached out and groped him all over.

"You're not injured? Didn't you go?"

Uchiha Gin flicked the forehead of the incessantly talking girl with one finger.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Covering her swollen forehead, Mito Uzumaki said with tears welling in her eyes.

[Men and women should not touch each other, except for mature women in black stockings.]

Ignoring the girl's ramblings, he took out the still trembling black and red bead and handed it over.

The girl, her eyes still brimming with tears, was utterly dumbfounded upon seeing this, and could barely speak.

"You actually succeeded?"

Even without using her sensory abilities, Mito Uzumaki could discern from the aura emanating from the bead that her elder brother, Hanamichi Uzumaki, was sealed inside.

"What are you going to do with him?"

The girl, pouting, asked nervously. She really hadn't expected that her brother would actually lose to this unreliable Uchiha.

Although her talent allows her to sense that the other party is not an evil person, sometimes the conflict between factions overrides human nature.

Squinting, Uchiha Gin rubbed the bead in his hand a few times, and without thinking, tossed it to the girl amidst her worried expression.

"Forehead?"

Mito Uzumaki hurriedly took the bead and looked at Gin Uchiha with disbelief.

"You're just giving him back to me like that? My brother is an important figure in the Uzumaki clan. If you hand him over to your clan, you'll definitely receive a generous reward."

"Small in stature but big in wisdom."

Uchiha Gin looked at the girl in front of him. Although following her advice would definitely lead to him being dealt with by the clan leader, it would also create an irreconcilable feud with the Uzumaki clan.

"As the saying goes, 'Having more friends means having more paths, while having more enemies means having more walls to block your way.' If I ever find myself unable to stay in the Uchiha clan, I can ask you to take me in."

Uchiha Gin rolled his dead fish eyes and said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Mito Uzumaki gave him a strange look, first putting the bead back into her bag, then walking over to Gin Uchiha and taking his left hand.

Uchiha Gin was taken aback when the girl suddenly grabbed his hand. He noticed that the hand holding his was emitting a blue light. Just as he was about to pull away, the girl stopped him.

"Don't move. I'll use a secret technique of the Uzumaki clan to place a chakra mark on you. If you ever become homeless, you can use this mark to seek help from the Uzumaki clan."

Just as the girl was earnestly casting her spell, she was suddenly thrown back by a powerful burst of red light.

"What happened? How could it have failed?"

The girl, interrupted by the strange force, came closer again, grabbed Uchiha Gin's left hand and examined it repeatedly, but even using her senses, she couldn't find anything amiss.

How could it fail? Uchiha Gin repeatedly tested his left fist, clenching and unclenching it. He didn't feel any discomfort; perhaps the girl wasn't yet proficient in using the secret technique.

"If all else fails, how about using your other hand? Or your foot?"

Uchiha Gin pretended to stick out a foot, which startled Uzumaki Mito, who grabbed his right hand and struck again, this time with ease.

As a cool sensation entered his left hand, Uchiha Gin noticed a vortex-shaped mark appearing on the back of his right hand—the Uzumaki clan crest—which disappeared after a few seconds.

"What are your plans next?"

Uchiha Gin, bearing the mark of the Uzumaki clan, lowered his head and stared at the girl's two swaying buns as he asked.

"Only Father can break my brother's seal. I've been out playing for so long, it's time for me to go back."

Knowing how important her brother was to the family, even though she wanted to roam the world again, she could no longer stay away from home.

"Shall we part ways here?"

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow and said.

"Once you're in the game, you're not in control of your own destiny."

Mito Uzumaki put on an adult face and sighed in a serious tone.

"Whatever makes you happy."

With a face full of black lines, Uchiha Gin waved goodbye to Uzumaki Mito, who once again shouldered a huge burden.

As she was about to leave, the girl stopped after taking a few steps, tilted her head at a 45-degree angle as if she were in a bridal chamber, and said with a wandering gaze,

"Mr. Human trafficker, will we meet again?"

"must."

Knowing full well the girl's future destiny, Uchiha Gin nodded without hesitation.

"oh."

Upon hearing this, the girl turned her head, a slight smile playing on her lips as she walked home with cheerful steps.

Watching Mito Uzumaki's departing figure, Gin Uchiha turned and went back into the cave, kicking his unlucky little brother, Itama Senju, who was lying unconscious on the ground with his eyes closed.

"Stop pretending to be dead, little brother. We should go too."

Having been exposed, Senju Itama opened his eyes helplessly, his eyes filled with pleading.

"If you promise not to say any more nonsense on the way, I'll take out the socks."

"I understand what the other person means," said Uchiha Gin.

The little devil nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in his eyes.

After removing the stinky sock from his mouth, Senju Itama greedily inhaled the fresh air, then, as if remembering something terrifying, began to curl up and frantically dry heave.

After the brat had vomited almost all his bile, Uchiha Gin picked him up and began to head towards the battlefield where Uchiha Ryoichi and the others were fighting.

She walked briskly the whole way, a stark contrast to when she was panting and exhausted from carrying the little brat at the beginning.

"The Uzumaki clan's bloodline is really useful; no wonder they are the clan that inherited the Sage Body in the original work."

Feeling the explosive power and immense chakra contained within his body, Uchiha Gin sighed inwardly.

"Ding! The host has successfully saved the Uchiha Feng Huo team from their desperate situation, gaining 50 points and 4 random magic orbs."

The sudden notification sound made Uchiha Gin, who hadn't arrived yet, stop in his tracks. How could the mission be completed before he even got there?

Without pausing, he rushed towards the battlefield as if the wind were blowing through his feet.

By the time Uchiha Gin arrived carrying Senju Itama, only the Uchiha squad remained at the scene.

Uchiha Fuuka stood guard nearby, while Uchiha Tsuru bandaged Uchiha Ryoichi's injured arm. Uchiha Taro, who did not have any serious external injuries, was meditating to recover his chakra.

"Uchiha Gin! You're still alive?"

Having learned from Uchiha Fuuka that Uchiha Gin had chosen to hold off Uzumaki Hanamichi, Uchiha Ryoichi couldn't help but activate his Sharingan to scan him when he saw that the other party was standing in front of them unharmed.

"Just lucky."

Uchiha Gin replied that he was also very curious about how the battle ended, as there were no Uzumaki clan corpses at the scene.

"Where are the Uzumaki clan members?"

"That long-haired member of the Uzumaki clan seemed to sense something during the battle and suddenly unleashed a strange ability," Uchiha Taro explained, opening his eyes.

"What's so strange?" he asked, somewhat curious.

"He suddenly attacked, and a lot of chakra emerged from his body and formed chains, which were very difficult to deal with. However, the opponent did not seem to want to fight. He took the opportunity to grab the injured members of the Uzumaki clan and escaped."

Uchiha Feng Huo walked over and continued to explain.

"Gin, how did you escape?"

Uchiha Feng Huo, who had fought Uzumaki Hanamichi head-on, knew very well that with Uchiha Gin's strength, he would be blasted into dust in a single exchange.

But looking at Uchiha Gin in front of him, who was not only unharmed but also in excellent condition, he felt more puzzled than relieved.

"That vortex clan member wasn't after my life; his main target was his sister. Coincidentally, the girl I captured was his sister. I told him that when I first escaped, I hid his sister in a secluded place and cast an illusion spell on her. If she didn't give the corresponding code, she would die on the spot."

Uchiha Gin calmly gave the excuse he had prepared on the way.

"And then he let you go?"

"That's right!"

"The Uzumaki clan really is as stubborn as the legends say!"

Uchiha Feng Huo couldn't help but complain, recalling the reputation of the Uzumaki clan.

"Alright, let's get going and travel at full speed, aiming to reach the tribe's territory by tomorrow!"

Uchiha Fuuka waved his hand and gave the order.

(End of this chapter)