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

Chapter 46 Lost Memories: A Teenager's Growth Is Always Accompanied by Setbacks

However, as the two children grew older and their mature bodies allowed them to become increasingly proficient in mastering the Sharingan, Uchiha Yao gradually began to focus on research and basically stopped having any unnecessary interactions with the two children.

"You're secretly eating candy again! Aren't you afraid your teeth will get cavities? I'm going to tell Grandpa Miao."

The girl saw the boy secretly take a piece of candy out of his bag and put it in his mouth, and immediately warned him.

"Waaaaah"

However, before the girl could finish speaking, Uchiha Gin swiftly stuffed another piece of candy into her mouth. The girl, tasting the sweetness, felt the warmth of the boy's hand through her lips, and her face instantly turned rosy and flushed, making her look incredibly tempting.

"We're family, you absolutely can't betray me."

Upon hearing that she was going to report his violation, Uchiha Gin had no choice but to reluctantly take out his savings to bribe her. The girl, who was a little younger than him, was his childhood friend who had grown up with him. He had no interest in pedophilia and had always regarded the girl as his younger sister.

Uchiha Gin has always been a staunch supporter of older women!

I don't do pedophilia, and I certainly don't play with Nantong (a type of ancient Chinese chrysant

"We're family!"

In the midst of the chaos, the girl, who only clearly heard those three words, had her brain freeze on the spot and was so ashamed that she almost fainted.

"Hey, hey, why aren't you saying anything?"

After receiving no response from the girl for a while, Uchiha Gin looked strangely at the girl in front of him, who was flushed red. Thinking that he had suffocated her, he quickly removed his hand from the girl's mouth.

"Oh no! You've fainted again?"

Recently, for some reason, the girl's face turned red and hot after exchanging only a few words with Uchiha Gin, and she would faint for no reason as soon as he got close.

If it weren't for the fact that it had no effect on others, Uchiha Gin would have thought that he had received his transmigration bonus and had gained Conqueror's Haki*1.

At first, it startled him so much that he was at a loss and kept calling for help. But after it happened so many times, not only did no one care, but the older women at the research institute also pointed and gossiped about them with knowing looks. Seeing this, Uchiha Gin suddenly understood.

It's all a misunderstanding!

She's just my sister~

Just then, the door to the ward opened, and Uchiha Yao, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, pushed the door open and entered.

Gone was his usual amiable expression; this time, his face was cold. He frowned upon seeing the unconscious girl, then turned away and directed his men to push her out.

"We just conducted a test experiment this morning, so why are we here again now?" Feeling something was amiss, Uchiha Gin stepped forward to inquire.

"Hey, hey, hey, where are you taking Xiaoguang?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yao stiffly turned his head, his dark eyes lifeless as he coldly stared at Uchiha Gin for a long while, as if trying to ascertain something.

After a long pause, he spoke.

"There's a new experiment coming up; I'll call you in later."

The voice was devoid of any emotion, like that of a soulless robot.

"Old Deng?"

Uchiha Yao's gaze felt completely unfamiliar to Uchiha Gin. His eyes seemed to be examining a product, not his own grandson, which made Uchiha Gin feel a chill and he quickly spoke up.

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin call him "Old Deng," a flicker of life flashed in Uchiha Yao's eyes, a glimmer of light shimmering in his dark pupils, but it was quickly swallowed by darkness.

Without answering, Uchiha Yao turned around and left with his subordinates, taking the girl with them, leaving a bewildered Uchiha Gin alone in the hospital room.

However, after only a moment of stunned silence, sensing something was amiss, Uchiha Gin hurriedly ran out of the ward, ignoring the guards' attempts to stop him, and headed towards Uchiha Miao's office.

"What? You're saying Grandpa Miao was sent out to search for clan documents?"

He found nothing after all. Panting, Uchiha Gin looked at Uchiha Miao's empty office and turned to the guard who had stopped him from entering.

"Yes, Elder Miao went out yesterday. Before he left, he said that this trip might take several days."

The guard replied truthfully that he dared not seriously offend the clan chief's nephew; this little tyrant could not be easily offended.

"All right."

With nowhere else to turn for help, Uchiha Gin remembered a round, chubby figure, turned around, and ran towards the guard department's office.

"It's quite a coincidence that Elder Yan also went out yesterday, saying he was going to the dungeon to find experimental subjects. He probably won't be back today."

The guards informed him of Uchiha Yan's whereabouts, as he had also been ordered to leave suddenly.

The two elders who are usually there have both been transferred away. What a coincidence!

Sensing something was amiss, Uchiha Gin decided to go find his cousin, but he was stopped as soon as he reached the entrance of the research institute.

"I'm sorry, you are prohibited from leaving your home starting today until you receive further instructions from above."

The gatekeepers were sternly blocking the way.

Looking at the unfamiliar guards in front of him, Gin Uchiha felt an even stronger sense of crisis.

The two elders were transferred away on some pretext, the guards at the gate were replaced, and they were not allowed to go out.

Worried about the girl's safety, Uchiha Gin decided to bypass everything and go find Uchiha Yao to get to the bottom of things.

Inside the laboratory, the unconscious girl slowly woke up and found herself tied to a bed with several strangers standing around her.

Upon seeing this, the girl was immediately startled. She struggled fiercely, but to no avail. It was as if her chakra was sealed, and she was powerless to use her eye techniques to resist. Instead, her hands and feet were marked with bloody marks from the leather straps.

Who are you?

Feeling trapped, the girl glared at the strangers in front of her and questioned them loudly.

"If you're dealing with 'weapons,' you must be prepared to be dealing with 'weapons.'"

One of them replied coldly.

"What weapon? I have a name, I am Uchiha Hikaru."

Upon hearing the man utter unfamiliar words, the girl named Uchiha Hikari instinctively retorted.

"Don't waste your energy, this is your destiny."

Another person whose face was obscured stepped forward and placed a large black hand on her forehead.

The next second, the girl felt a sharp pain in her head, and all sorts of painful memories flooded her mind.

The loneliness following her parents' sacrifice triggered the trauma of being imprisoned and researched by her tribe, and the desolation of licking her wounds alone in the dungeon.

In an instant, countless negative emotions flooded into the girl's mind.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The girl was suffering from a splitting headache, and her brain was on the verge of collapse under the onslaught of negative memories. Her pitiful screams echoed throughout the space.

In the moments before she lost consciousness, she seemed to see large, suffocating hands reaching out from the people around her.

"A weapon doesn't need a weak name! You will continue to live as an unnamed weapon!"

The name she called out was denied, and only cold darkness remained before the girl's eyes.

As the girl lost consciousness again, the figures standing beside her suddenly turned into a mushy black mass, like ink, and slowly crawled in one direction.

In the distance, Uchiha Yao, who witnessed everything, remained expressionless, his eyes lifeless, as if he had not seen the strange scene just now.

The black shadow moved to Uchiha Yao's feet and eerily merged into his reflection.

As the shadow merged into the darkness, Uchiha Yao seemed to be activated, and a glimmer of light returned to his eyes.

"Knock knock knock!!!"

The laboratory door was banged on loudly. Uchiha Gin stood outside, waiting anxiously. After a long time without any response, the boy's eyes turned bloodshot.

The tomoe in his eyes began to spin rapidly, and just as they were about to merge together, the laboratory door was opened, and Uchiha Yao, with a cold expression, stood in the doorway, scrutinizing the boy who was about to burst forth.

"What's your rush? It'll be your turn soon."

P.S.: Before the protagonist transmigrated, he had only seen a part of Boruto; as for Uchiha Hikaru, he had never even heard of her.

The protagonist's background is about to be revealed! I, the little cat, would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the readers for your continued support! m(o__)m

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