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

Chapter 7 The First Battle After Transmigrating

Senju Itama, who was desperately trying to escape, found an Uchiha clansman standing in his path, and a look of despair appeared on his face.

At only five years old, no matter how gifted he was, he had little chance against an adult Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan member in front of him had a head of curly hair wrapped in bandages, and his two dead fish eyes were dull and lifeless. He didn't seem to feel much excitement about him walking into the trap. Instead, his slightly handsome face showed a conflicted expression.

Without a moment to think, Senju Itama, wielding a kunai, resolutely charged toward the still-dazed Uchiha Gin. However, seeing Senju Itama's resolute expression, Uchiha Gin had no choice but to draw his katana from his waist and prepare to fight.

"Bang!"

The two weapons collided with a dull thud. Uchiha Gin, feeling the heavy blow to his arm, flew several meters away face-first before getting up with a look of astonishment.

"This kid is that strong?"

"This guy is that weak?"

Senju Itama stood there dumbfounded, staring at the kunai in his hand in disbelief. He couldn't believe that he had actually managed to defeat an adult Uchiha.

Uchiha Gin swore he hadn't held back in that attack. It was his first battle after transmigrating, and he instinctively used his full strength, but he was still sent flying by a five-year-old child.

Seeing Uchiha Gin struggling to his feet, Senju Itama's eyes blazed with hope, and he charged at the Uchiha opposite him, swinging his kunai with even more vigor.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Gin Uchiha's mind.

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

The Heart Steel Treasure Chest in the sea of ​​consciousness began to tremble, and then started playing energetic background music like a speaker.

Hearing the familiar background music in his head, Uchiha Gin's brain twitched. Couldn't the stuff produced by this old system be a little more reliable?

Back in the fight, Senju Itama, limited by his height, was about to stab Uchiha Gin in the groin with his kunai. Uchiha Gin, having blocked out the mesmerizing background music in his head, barely managed to dodge this deadly blow.

Then he launched a classic Uchiha swordsmanship attack at Senju Itama, but it was blocked by the opponent's kunai. He watched speechlessly as his full-force attack was easily neutralized by a five-year-old child.

Uchiha Gin finally realized that the original owner of his body, Mako, was an absolute weakling.

He wasted over twenty years of his life on dogs; his combat strength was probably only at the level of a genin in later generations, not one of the twelve Konoha 12, but rather the level of a background genin.

Even so, he cannot easily admit defeat now. Uchiha Fuuka and Uchiha Ryoichi and the others may end the battle soon. Even if he lets Senju Itama escape now, he will die at their hands in the next moment.

Moreover, his mission was to rescue Senju Itama from Uchiha Fuuka and the others. Now that he was alone, he was unsure whether he could complete the mission if he let him go. If he failed, he would have to delete his account and start over.

The two exchanged blows for several more rounds, like two chickens pecking at each other, neither able to gain the upper hand.

"As expected of the genius young master of the Senju clan, I, Uchiha Gin, am willing to acknowledge you as the strongest in taijutsu."

Uchiha Gin spoke to Senju Itama, who was somewhat out of breath.

"Uchiha Gin, right? You're not bad either. I, Senju Itama, acknowledge you."

Her voice is soft and sweet; she's a promising talent from Xiaonanliang.

Itaru Senju, facing his first enemy, also unleashed his inner chuunibyou (delusional) spirit, revealing the Senju clan's unique air of naiveté.

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, Uchiha Fuuka and the others had already finished their battle. Senju Koji was hit head-on by Uchiha Fuuka's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, and his fate was unknown.

Oh my god, is that a Fireball attack killing people?

The three Senju clan members of the Guardian Team were also defeated by the combined efforts of Uchiha Ryoichi and his two companions, and lay on the ground covered in blood.

Seeing that Uchiha Gin had not yet killed Senju Itama, they all surrounded him.

Senju Itama and Uchiha Gin were locked in a fierce battle, and the two even showed a mutual respect for each other.

However, Senju Itama was only five years old, and his physical strength was clearly inferior to that of the adult Uchiha Gin.

In the midst of a fierce exchange, his limbs went limp, and he was sent flying by Uchiha Gin, crashing into a protruding rock behind him. He was unable to get up for a long time.

"Host has won and gained 1 Healing Point. The Heart Steel Treasure Chest reward will be unlocked after three more battles. (Current total Healing Points: 1)"

After collapsing from exhaustion, Senju Itama was judged by the system to have lost to Uchiha Gin.

As the battle ended, Uchiha Feng Huo and the others arrived at Uchiha Yin's side. The five of them surrounded Senju Itama, who was slowly getting up, achieving the famous scene from the original work.

Seeing five adult Uchiha surrounded by him in despair, Senju Itama, trembling as he gripped his kunai, was filled with nothing but despair. He knew that he might be going to die today, following his third brother.

Uchiha Ryoichi toyed with a shuriken like a cat playing with a mouse, grazing Senju Itama's face and piercing the rock behind him.

This action shattered Senju Itama's last psychological defenses. The five-year-old boy began to tremble all over, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Alright, our mission is finally complete. Let's finish him off quickly; the Senju clan's reinforcements should be arriving soon."

Uchiha Fuujin, who had taken the final blow from Senju Koji before his death, was not in good condition. His eyes were very sore, a result of overuse of the Sharingan.

Upon hearing this, the others simultaneously turned their gazes to the silent Uchiha Gin.

The one who fought the hardest for this mission was Uchiha Gin; he even dared to venture alone into the Senju clan's territory in order to complete it.

Although he was not very strong, those who had heard his "Uchiha Declaration" instinctively felt that he should be the one to finish the mission.

Uchiha Gin, who was being stared at by several people, guessed what they were thinking from their gazes. Without hesitation, he slowly drew his sword with an uncertain expression and walked towards Senju Itama, who had already given up resisting.

With a swift motion, he struck Senju Itama unconscious with the back of his blade, leaving everyone else in awe.

"???"

"Uchiha Gin, what do you mean?"

The others questioned Uchiha Gin's actions, particularly his decision to show mercy.

"A living young master of the Senju clan is more useful than a dead one."

With a blank expression, Uchiha Gin tucked his katana back into his waistband, then knelt down and picked up the unconscious Senju Itama.

"Our mission is simply to eliminate the nascent Thousand Hands. Don't interfere. Just kill him and we'll leave."

Uchiha Fuuka was somewhat angry at Uchiha Gin's disobedience. As the team leader, he found it unacceptable that his teammate had disobeyed his orders.

"I said, a living thousand-armed being is more useful than a corpse."

Just as the tension between the two sides was escalating, Uchiha Hikaru's expression changed.

"The trap I set has been triggered! Reinforcements from the Senju clan are arriving soon!"

It turned out that Uchiha Hikaru had set up several traps around the area before the battle, and he could sense them as soon as they were triggered.

"Evacuate first!"

Upon hearing that reinforcements were approaching, the injured Uchiha Feng Huo dared not linger any longer, as continuing the argument would only make things worse.

"yes!"

Upon receiving the order, everyone got up and quickly retreated in a direction away from the Senju clan's territory, allowing Uchiha Gin to breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

However, he dared not abandon Senju Itama, so he carried the unconscious little devil and followed the group to retreat.

The group sped off with all their might until they could no longer sense anyone chasing them, at which point they stopped.

The group that escaped the pursuit rested in a cave, and the unconscious Senju Itama was bound with iron chains by Uchiha Gin.

He doesn't know how to seal chakra yet, so he can only roughly wrap Senju Itama up like a rice dumpling with iron chains.

"Uchiha Gin, I expect you to give me a reasonable explanation."

Sitting in front of the campfire, Uchiha Feng Huo looked at Senju Itama, who was bound hand and foot, and questioned Uchiha Gin, who was wiping away sweat after finishing his work.

Sensing that he would be questioned sooner or later, Uchiha Gin brought out the explanation he had prepared beforehand.

"I was spared only because of the clan chief."

Uchiha Gin explained.

The group exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this answer, for the task they had received from the clan leader was merely to eliminate the Thousand Hands, not to capture them alive.

Uchiha Gin's nonsense has begun.

"It all started when I was standing guard in front of the clan chief's gate."

(End of this chapter)