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

Chapter 35 The Mysterious Old Jailer, The Battle Without a Physical Form

"Host detected to be in combat; Heart Steel Chest begins to accumulate."

The sudden system notification interrupted Uchiha Gin's thoughts. Before he could think too much, he quickly switched his eyes to Sharingan and looked warily at the strange old jailer in front of him.

"Hehehe, I meant no harm, I just wanted to..."

The old jailer opened his mouth, a chilling smile stretching from the corners of his lips to behind his ears.

"Look at how you've grown."

After saying that, the old jailer's figure disappeared before his eyes like smoke.

Uchiha Gin immediately activated the Sharingan's super-powerful dynamic vision to search up, down, left, and right for the missing old prison guard, but the small cell had no blind spots, and the man seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

"Where are you looking?"

The old jailer's hoarse voice reached Uchiha Gin's ears, and a cold aura swept over his back.

The old jailer's words felt like the gaze of death, making his limbs stiffen as if they were filled with lead.

Gritting his teeth, he channeled his superhuman strength into his elbow, delivering a powerful elbow strike with the force of thunder towards the old man behind him. Uchiha Gin felt a sudden loosening in his back, and his elbow strike, as expected, missed its mark.

The old jailer disappeared again. The candlelight on the wall flickered slightly, and Uchiha Gin could only see his own reflection on the wall. The appearance of the old jailer seemed like a dream.

Special concealment techniques? Or illusion?

One guess after another popped into Uchiha Gin's mind. He took a deep breath and reached for the Flying Thunder God kunai hanging at his waist. The moment he touched the kunai, something strange happened.

The old jailer stood upright in his shadow, his pale pupils staring straight at him, a slightly manic smile still playing on his lips.

The sudden scene startled Uchiha Gin, and he subconsciously let go of the kunai in his hand. In that instant, the eerie old jailer disappeared from his sight as if erased by an eraser.

Surprised, he tried to hold the kunai in his hand again, and the old jailer's figure reappeared. Then he let go, and the old jailer disappeared.

He recalled the description of this Flying Thunder God kunai.

The Flying Thunder God Kunai is the weapon used by Minato Namikaze, containing a trace of spacetime power. Note: Wearing it can accelerate the mastery of space-time ninjutsu.

The power of spacetime! Could the old jailer's methods be related to the power of spacetime?

As one of the most mysterious power systems in the Naruto world, the spacetime power is only briefly mentioned in the original work, but the abilities associated with it are all incredibly overpowered.

The Flying Thunder God Technique of the Second and Fourth Hokage, Obito Uchiha's Kamui, Sasuke's Amenotejikara after awakening the Rinnegan, and Kaguya Otsutsuki's Amenotejikara, etc., are all heavyweight techniques.

Despite his speculations, Uchiha Gin feigned panic, his eyes darting around, while secretly gathering power in his hand gripping the Flying Thunder God kunai.

While the old jailer remained motionless, he swiftly stabbed him in the head with a kunai.

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on the old jailer's eerie face as he watched the kunai about to pierce his face.

The old jailer, however, quickly slid down and disappeared into Uchiha Gin's shadow, much to Uchiha Gin's disbelief.

Oh no, there's something dirty here.

For the first time, Uchiha Gin wondered if he had been transported to the real Naruto world. He had never heard of the old jailer's bizarre methods.

"You can actually see me? When did you develop this talent?"

The old jailer's head emerged from Uchiha Gin's shadow, his gray eyes staring blankly at him as he slowly spoke, asking a question.

"You seem to know me very well?"

Instead of answering the old jailer's question, Uchiha Gin turned to him and questioned him.

"Hehehehe."

The old jailer did not answer, but instead let out his signature strange laugh again.

"Did you deliberately leak the information to Uchiha Ryōzai to pique my interest and lure me here?"

Uchiha Gin changed the subject, "So, what about the message you told him?"

"It's true."

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's question, the old jailer stopped laughing and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Then what is your purpose in bringing me here?"

Uchiha Gin frowned and changed the subject.

Not receiving the answer he wanted, the old jailer suddenly grabbed Uchiha Gin's legs, and a powerful force pulled him uncontrollably into his shadow.

Uchiha Gin, whose legs were restrained, was shocked and used his Flying Thunder God Kunai to stab at the opponent's hands.

But a strange thing happened: the sharp kunai passed right through his withered hands without any resistance.

Did it miss? The lack of a physical impact made Uchiha Gin's heart sink. This guy is actually immune to physical attacks?

"Hehehehe."

Seeing Uchiha Gin miss his attack, the old jailer laughed again.

"If this is all you've got..."

"Just drown in your own shadow!"

As the pulling on his legs intensified, Uchiha Gin felt a sense of despair. Was he about to die here?

Just then, a gentle breeze blew into the empty dungeon from somewhere.

The candlelight on the wall was so small that it was almost imperceptible, but the gust of wind made it sway precariously, and the flickering flame instantly distorted the reflection of Uchiha Gin.

Seeing his shadow flickering, Uchiha Gin felt the pulling sensation in his legs disappear for a moment.

Could it be?! Suddenly turning his head to look at the candle on the wall, a bold guess appeared in Uchiha Gin's mind.

Suddenly, he gathered strength in one hand, swung it, and unleashed a gust of wind, striking the candle on the wall.

The powerful gust of wind instantly extinguished the cell's only light, plunging it into darkness. At the same time, Uchiha Gin felt his legs loosen, and the attraction he had just felt vanished without a trace.

"Hehehe, you actually saw through my technique."

The old jailer's figure emerged from the dark corner. There were no candles in the cell now, and only the faint light shining through the small window allowed people to see each other.

"Thanks to your mercy, senior."

Uchiha Gin stared at the old jailer, his furrowed brows relaxing.

"?" The old jailer was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this.

"Senior, you're not a physical being, are you?"

Uchiha Gin spoke up, while the old jailer remained silent. After a long while, his gray eyes revealed undisguised doubt. "How did you know?"

This statement was tantamount to an admission. Uchiha Gin didn't keep anyone in suspense and pointed to the ground in front of the old jailer. The faint light from the window shone down, and the place that should have been filled with reflections was now empty.

The old jailer was nowhere to be seen!

"From the very beginning, you did not launch any real attack on me. Even when you reached out and grabbed my legs, I only felt an attraction rather than the feeling of being dragged."

Uchiha Gin shared his analysis.

"Not bad, truly worthy of being mine."

The old jailer hesitated, looking at him strangely, before continuing.

"Now that you've seen through me, I'll answer any questions you may have."

"Host has won, gaining 1 Healing Point. The Heart Steel Treasure Chest reward will be unlocked after one more battle. (Current total Healing Points: 23)"

His losing streak was broken. Uchiha Gin inwardly cried out in regret. He hadn't even had a chance to get going before his opponent conceded defeat first, ending the losing streak he had painstakingly built up.

Although it was a pity, if he could get useful clues from the old jailer, his efforts wouldn't have been in vain.

"Excuse me, senior, what is the purpose of bringing me here?"

After organizing his thoughts, Uchiha Gin wanted to first find out what the other party's purpose was in releasing the information to lure him here.

"Didn't you want to know who that person was who was imprisoned six years ago?"

The old jailer asked curiously.

"That's the next question."

Uchiha Gin shook his head, indicating that all he wanted to know now was the other party's purpose, and why it had to be him.

"."

The old jailer's eyes darkened again, and he lowered his head, falling into silence.

Seeing that the old jailer remained silent, Uchiha Gin lifted his foot to leave.

Then came the familiar, hoarse voice of the old jailer, a strange ripple stirring in his normally calm tone.

"I just want to see you."

(End of this chapter)