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

Chapter 40 Uchiha Gin’s secret infiltration

Seeing Uchiha Tajima's somber expression, it didn't seem fake.

Uchiha Gin felt a pang of guilt for reopening old wounds. The tragedy six years ago had cost Uchiha Tajima his beloved wife and children, and bringing it up again would only rub salt into his wounds.

"I'm sorry, Uncle, I shouldn't have."

Uchiha Gin quickly apologized.

"It's alright. So many years have passed, I've long since let it go. I'm already very relieved to see that you've pulled through."

Uchiha Tajima patted him on the shoulder encouragingly.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Knowing he wouldn't get any useful answers from Uchiha Tajima, Uchiha Gin got up and took his leave.

"Wait a minute," Uchiha Tajima said, stopping them.

"Is there anything else you need, Uncle?"

Uchiha Gin looked at him and asked.

"I might need you to come with me on a mission soon, and I'll let you know in advance."

Uchiha Tajima spoke up.

"OK."

Without asking about the mission details, Uchiha Gin remembered similar scenarios; those were all negotiation or transaction missions that allowed him to gain experience without much danger.

No sooner had Uchiha Gin left than Uchiha Tajima's sorrowful face suddenly changed, replaced by a cold and stern expression, as frosty as if covered in frost.

"There are still traces of that guy. That old man, Uchiha Yan, is getting less and less nimble."

Uchiha Tajima muttered to himself,

"It seems the only option is to let Yin go and reunite with his family."

His words were even colder than his expression.

Uchiha Gin went straight home and, without speaking to Senju Itama, lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.

Senju Itama looked at Uchiha Gin lying on the sofa with his back to him, his eyes filled with a complex expression. He didn't go any closer and turned back to his bedroom.

Lying on the sofa, Uchiha Gin slowly opened his eyes, pondering everything that had happened that day.

In the morning, he encountered a strange old jailer in the dungeon. After a conversation, the jailer seemed to know what had happened six years ago and hinted that the abandoned dungeon held the truth of the whole thing.

The malice he inadvertently sensed at the medical station made him wary of Uchiha Tajima; his cousin was far more complex than he remembered.

The photograph found in the broken frame in the Senju-ita-ma area leads to the discovery of two more strangers.

One of them seemed to be his grandfather, but when he asked his cousin, he only got the answer that he and his grandfather did not know each other.

However, photos cannot be faked, which indirectly proves that Uchiha Tajima did indeed have a problem.

After sorting out these details, Uchiha Gin finally fell into a deep sleep, his left hand emitting a bewitching red light in the darkness.

The next morning, Uchiha Gin woke up; he had another strange dream the night before.

In his dream, he was playing with a girl when suddenly a group of people appeared. They came up to the two of them, lowered their heads and said something. Upon hearing what they said, the girl knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

Then the group of people walked up to him and bent down to say something. Although he couldn't hear clearly, he vaguely saw that the leader was Uchiha Tajima when he was young.

Upon hearing this, he fainted immediately. Before he collapsed, he saw a red full moon rise in the sky, and a strange yet familiar pattern gradually appeared on the moon.

Carefully pondering the scene in the dream, the fact that Uchiha Tajima appeared indicates that this was not merely a figment of the imagination.

These dreams are very likely things that the original owner experienced, and the figure of the girl in the dream overlaps with the girl in yesterday's photo.

Uchiha. Light?

Putting the girl's matter aside for now, he was going to the dungeon to look for clues today.

Walking down the dungeon corridor, the old jailer from yesterday had given him enough hints that he had to find the abandoned dungeon.

According to Uchiha Ryōza, the abandoned dungeon was located between Dungeon No. 1 and Dungeon No. 2, looking at the Y-shaped fork in the road in front of them.

The left side leads to Dungeon Number One, and the right side leads to Dungeon Number Two, but the wall directly opposite clearly shows signs of being carved out, indicating that there used to be a passage here.

Feeling around on the protrusions on the wall, Uchiha Gin tried to find a mechanism or something that could open the wall in front of him, but after searching for a while, he found nothing.

Just as he was about to give up, he saw a round figure in the distance. It was Elder Uchiha Yan, with the cold-looking Uchiha Ryukage standing beside him.

Not daring to get too close, Uchiha Gin watched the two talk from afar, secretly activating his Sharingan. As his Sharingan recorded the other person's lip movements, he deciphered their conversation.

Uchiha Yan: Ryuei, did you confess to that Sarutobi clan member?

Uchiha Ryukage: Lord Yan, give me a little more time. I will extract the answers I want without damaging his brain.

Uchiha Yan: As soon as possible, if all else fails, forcibly decipher the memories.

Uchiha Ryukage: But that could lead to brain death, what if we haven't even deciphered it yet?

Uchiha Yan: That was a last resort. Have the guys in cell number 0 been behaving themselves lately?

Uchiha Ryukage: There have been no unusual movements. I have been personally overseeing everything, so please rest assured, Lord Yan.

Uchiha Yan: Don't let him die. There are still many problems that need to be solved by him.

Uchiha Ryukage: Yes, I'll go check it out in a bit.

After deciphering their conversation, Uchiha Gin guessed that the "Dungeon No. 0" that Uchiha Yan mentioned must be that abandoned dungeon.

Unexpectedly, there were still living people inside, and they were being personally guarded by Uchiha Ryukage. This greatly increased the difficulty of entering.

Since Uchiha Ryukage said he was going to check it out later, wouldn't it be possible to find the entrance to the abandoned dungeon by secretly following him?

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Gin began to follow Uchiha Ryukage from a distance.

Given the opponent's formidable strength, he feared that if he got too close and exposed himself, it would be difficult to explain. Therefore, he always kept a safe distance behind Uchiha Ryukage.

After following them for a while, they didn't see any intention of going to the abandoned dungeon. Instead, they stayed in a cell in Dungeon Number One for a long time.

Finally, after a long time, Uchiha Ryukage, his hands stained with blood, emerged from his cell and walked straight back to his office.

Seeing that he was about to lose track of Uchiha Gin, he thought for a moment and then knocked on Uchiha Ryukage's door. However, there was no response for a long time. Sensing that something was wrong, Uchiha Gin pushed the door open and entered.

The room was a fairly large office, but the color scheme was very gloomy, making people feel very depressed. Looking around, Uchiha Ryukage was nowhere to be seen.

Where did they go?

Uchiha Gin thought to himself, "It seems there's a secret passage in this house."

Based on his years of experience in film and television, Uchiha Gin came to this conclusion.

Organizations typically place these items on bookshelves or in areas with decorative vases or similar items.

Uchiha Ryukage's room was simply furnished. The only eye-catching thing was a vase on his desk. However, it was a vase, yet not a single flower was placed in it, which was highly suspicious.

Just as he was about to begin his inspection, thanks to the enhanced senses granted by the Uzumaki bloodline, Uchiha Gin sensed from afar that Uchiha Ryukage's chakra was slowly approaching. However, there was nowhere left to hide in the office at this point.

What to do? I trespassed into Uchiha Ryukage's office, and if he catches me, I'm in big trouble. Sensing that the other's chakra was only a few meters away from me, a shadow suddenly appeared on the office wall.

Just as Uchiha Gin was preparing to face judgment, he suddenly noticed ripples appearing on his shadow, and a familiar face appeared on it.

The next second, he felt his body sink, and he was swallowed by his own shadow.

Hearing the sound of a lock turning, Uchiha Gin didn't bother to resist and quietly merged into his own shadow a second before Uchiha Ryukage pushed open the hidden door.

Uchiha Ryukage, who had just stepped out of the door, frowned and looked around. His keen senses told him that something was with him.

However, after scanning several times with his Sharingan, he found nothing unusual and finally had to give up, assuming that he was just hallucinating from being tortured so much these past few days.

(End of this chapter)