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

Chapter 49 Lost Memories: Sneaking Around for a Ride is So Exciting

After the Kaguya clan finished verifying the information, the mysterious person turned around and disappeared into the night, and the Kaguya clan did not stop him.

After all, in their eyes, this sneaky guy was just a pathetic wretch who couldn't take revenge on his own.

Under the moonlight, the mysterious man removed his disguise, his aged face appearing extremely pale in the moonlight, and the scarlet in his eyes slowly faded.

As Uchiha Yao recalled his encounter with the Kaguya clan, a slight, stiff smile crept onto his lips.

"These brainless lunatics can serve as cover for me. Once they're in chaos with the Uchiha clan, I can make my move."

"Ah Yin, wake up!"

Feeling the wetness on his face, Uchiha Gin slowly opened his eyes. Before him stood a slender girl crying her eyes out. Her tears streamed down her cheeks and dripped onto his face. Thirsty, he subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked the water stains from the corner of his mouth.

Salty and sweet.

Seeing Uchiha Gin wake up, the girl rushed into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest, burying her head in the boy's chest, and said in a tearful voice,

"Waaaaah, I had a really weird dream. You weren't in it, and I was so scared all alone."

Still somewhat stiff, Uchiha Gin propped himself up, letting the girl sob in his arms. He gently stroked her dark hair with one hand.

"It's okay, I'll always be by your side."

"Really?"

The girl, her nose red from crying, looked up, her eyes slightly red, as if trying to confirm something.

"Of course, haven't you always said that you only have me? If I don't take care of you, who will?"

Uchiha Gin patted the girl's head and gestured for her to get up.

"Hmph, who said that? I can manage without you."

Realizing her actions were a bit too intimate, the girl immediately jumped up, turned her head away, and pouted in protest.

"Alright, you two, stop your lovey-dovey stuff. It's making our teeth ache."

"I'm round and chubby," Uchiha Yan teased.

Uchiha Gin then realized that Uchiha Miao and Uchiha Yan, who had been sent away, had actually returned.

"What about old Deng?"

Remembering Uchiha Yao's strange behavior, the boy asked anxiously.

"The clan chief has ordered that he no longer participate in your research, so you can rest assured."

The lean Uchiha Miao, standing to the side, spoke up to explain, a hint of concern hidden in his cold eyes.

"Do you have any discomfort, such as in your eyes or brain?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Miao's words, Uchiha Gin immediately mentioned his declining eyesight, while Uchiha Hikaru brought up the "weapons" that Uchiha Yao's subordinates had mentioned.

"weapon?"

Upon hearing this unfamiliar term for the first time, Uchiha Gin looked at Uchiha Miao with some confusion. Miao sighed and took out the document about the war weapons plan.

Uchiha Gin glanced at it briefly, then frowned and said...

"Has that old man Deng lost his mind? He actually wants to turn me and Guang into mindless 'war weapons'?"

Meanwhile, after rejecting Uchiha Yao's war weapon plan, Uchiha Tajima returned to his residence alone.

His wife, who had just given birth to twins, was breastfeeding the infants in their swaddling clothes, with a younger child sleeping beside her.

In this era where family planning was not emphasized, all ninja clans believed in having many children, as population represented combat power. Looking at his wife and children, Uchiha Tajima's cold and stern eyes softened.

"Thanks a lot."

Uchiha Tajima sat down on the edge of the tatami mat, gently stroking his wife's frail body.

"It's alright, where are Madara and Izuna?"

Uchiha Tajima's wife was a gentle and virtuous woman. Although she was the daughter of the previous clan leader, she did not like fighting. Her gentle and soft personality complemented the sharp and strong Uchiha Tajima, so the two had an exceptionally loving relationship.

"They've reached the age for fighting, so I'm having them stay in the training room for a while to toughen them up."

The eldest son, Uchiha Madara, and the second son, Uchiha Izuna, were already capable of participating in small-scale battles. Uchiha Tajima wanted them to suffer more under his care so that they would be less injured on the battlefield.

"Oh dear, I'm not fully recovered yet!"

Hearing that her two sensible children had been taken away by her husband, the woman lying on the couch looked charming and shy, and her voice became increasingly sticky as she spoke.

"What do you take me for, Uchiha Tajima?!"

The clan chief raised his hand and pressed down on his impulsive brother, rebuking him with righteous indignation.

The Uchiha clan compound was peaceful under the cover of night, with patrol teams diligently following their routes to inspect the area around the compound.

The pitch-black night did not affect the Uchiha clan, who possessed dynamic vision. As the route was nearing its end, the patrol members relaxed their vigilance.

"Swish, swish, swish"

A swift whooshing sound echoed through the jungle, and the patrolman at the front fell to the ground, his body splattered with blood.

"Enemy attack!!!"

The alarm sounded, and a towering flame shot into the air before exploding. The remaining team members quickly drew their weapons, opened their crimson eyes, and charged forward without hesitation, trying to buy time for their people behind them.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of figures emerged from the darkness. The Kaguya clan, with their ferocious faces and bloodthirsty aura, pounced on them like hungry wolves. The patrol team of a few people disappeared into the surging crowd in a single encounter, leaving behind a pile of mutilated limbs.

The aura of death, like an invisible hand, slowly enveloped the peaceful and tranquil Uchiha clan territory.

Bored out of his mind, Uchiha Gin lay on his bed in the research institute, counting the countless stars outside the window.

Suddenly, he saw a glimmer of light in the darkness in the distance, a unique alarm signal of the Uchiha clan.

Staring incredulously at the flames that symbolized an enemy attack, Uchiha Gin didn't hesitate and ran out of the rest room.

The research institute was in complete chaos. The guards were assembling, and the researchers without combat skills were busy organizing data. The boy, who had no time to deal with any of this, ran to a door and started banging on it.

"Knock knock knock"

With a powerful thud from the boy's hammer, the door opened with a bang. A sleepy-eyed girl, clutching a pillow, rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"A-Yin, what's wrong now?"

"Someone attacked our territory."

The boy didn't have time to care about the taboo of men and women touching each other, and he grabbed the girl and ran outside.

Where are you taking me?

Still in a daze, the girl was dragged along by the boy and ran wildly.

They ran all the way to the research institute's main gate, where a round figure was directing the guards to assemble. Seeing the boy and girl running out, he shouted...

"Why did you run out here? Go back quickly, the research institute is much safer than outside."

Uchiha Yan had just received news from the outer clan members that a group of unidentified people were heading towards the clan's territory at an extremely fast speed, precisely attacking all patrol teams and sentries along the way, catching them completely off guard.

"Let Xiaoguang go to a safe place; I'm going to fight the enemy too!"

Uchiha Gin shielded the girl behind him, patted his chest at Uchiha Yan, and stared at him with his scarlet eyes showing no fear.

"I can fight too!"

"We don't need you in this situation, so stay out of the way."

Uchiha Yan chuckled in exasperation. Although these enemies came with great force, it was not a matter of life or death for the Uchiha clan.

Their clan has existed for a thousand years. If such an attack could wipe out the entire clan, they would have ceased to exist long ago.

(End of this chapter)