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

Chapter 71 Goodbye My Friend

He was directing the little devils to move the purchased items into his big house; there was no way he was going to do any actual work.

Uchiha Gin made an excuse to leave, and while Senju Itama was busy, he slipped into the backyard to prepare to fight the NPC that had been refreshed that day.

Sitting in a recliner with a cup of tea, Uchiha Gin pondered what tomorrow's mission would be. Could it really be, as Uchiha Yao had predicted, a mission to unseal Uchiha Hikaru?

He picked up the warm tea and took a small sip. What Uchiha Yao had said was a thorn in his side, making him uneasy even though he was about to lie down.

"You're here?"

While Uchiha Gin was still lost in thought, he suddenly felt the air freeze, and a water-rippled light screen suddenly appeared in the distance. After it flashed by, a figure slowly emerged.

"I knew it."

Looking at his familiar old friend, Uchiha Gin sighed. If he was lucky, he could collect enough fragments today.

"Come on! Let's have a thrilling battle!"

With a clap of his hands, Uchiha Gin's aura suddenly intensified. His chakra, enhanced by the Uzumaki clan's bloodline, had increased exponentially, and he no longer needed to worry about conserving chakra.

"Take this first, a merciful fire jutsu!"

With his hands forming hand seals, scorching chakra condensed in his mouth. As he finished several seals, the guided chakra transformed into raging flames, sweeping towards the still stunned Uchiha Itachi in front of him.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

Using one of the few offensive ninjutsu techniques from the original owner's memories, Uchiha Ginya activated his Sharingan and stared intently at Uchiha Itachi, awaiting his next move.

Just as the massive fireball was about to engulf Itachi Uchiha's frail body, black wisps appeared on the fireball.

A few wisps of Amaterasu's black flames rapidly devoured Uchiha Gin's Great Fireball. In just a few breaths, the enormous fireball was completely consumed by the wisps of black flames and dissipated into the world.

Amaterasu can be used like this? Uchiha Gin stared in astonishment at the black flames that could devour fire. Without hesitation, he grabbed Uchiha Itachi during the recovery animation after he had just used his skill. A glint flashed in his right eye, and black lotuses bloomed on his body.

Looking at the raging Amaterasu, Uchiha Gin thought to himself, "After so many attempts, it should finally hit me once, right?"

Contrary to expectations, Itachi Uchiha, who was tainted by Amaterasu, shattered upon contact, his body transforming into a flock of crows that scattered and fled.

Using the classic Crow Clone Technique, Uchiha Gin's eyes moved rapidly up, down, left, and right, searching for Uchiha Itachi's whereabouts.

After the crows dispersed, Itachi Uchiha did not appear for a long time. The surroundings were silent. Gin Uchiha, who was standing on guard, suddenly elbowed backward.

The Secrets of Uchiha Taijutsu: The Firm Elbow Strike

Feeling the impact of his elbow striking the solid object, Uchiha Gin smiled.

Itachi Uchiha, who had appeared behind him without anyone noticing, was finally hit hard for the first time.

Perhaps because he had fused with the Hyuga bloodline, Uchiha Gin was able to detect traces of the other person's chakra through his eyes, and his field of vision had also become much wider.

These eyes clearly saw everything that Itachi Uchiha did when he hid behind him using his crow clones to launch a sneak attack.

Uchiha Gin's "Firm Elbow Strike" incorporates superhuman strength, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks with a single strike.

Impacted by the monstrous force, Itachi Uchiha was sent flying dozens of meters before crashing heavily onto the rocks next to the backyard, where he remained motionless for a long time.

Gin Uchiha frowned as he cautiously approached to investigate, having yet to receive a system notification.

Just as he was about to reach out and touch his old friend, he saw Uchiha Itachi, who was lying there in a sorry state, turn into a puff of white smoke.

Oh no! This is a shadow clone.

Alarm bells rang in his mind. Sensing danger, Uchiha Gin was about to leave when a pair of large orange hands appeared silently. With no way to avoid it, he was grabbed in the next moment.

How despicable! You little brat, taking advantage of my old age and weakness, dared to launch a sneak attack while piloting a Gundam.

Unexpectedly, even NPCs are playing the game of war. Uchiha Gin lamented the coldness of the world and the rise of AI.

Uchiha Itachi, encased in the orange Susanoo, was not faring much better; Uchiha Gin's elbow strike had landed squarely.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Itachi Uchiha knew he didn't have much time and had to finish as soon as possible.

Suppressing the pain in his chest, he transformed his eyes into windmill shapes, unleashing a chilling chakra towards Uchiha Gin, who was being held captive.

Tsukuyomi

Uchiha Gin, struggling in Susanoo's grasp, was caught off guard and fell victim to the attack once again.

His consciousness was sucked into the Tsukuyomi space. Uchiha Gin, nailed to the cross, shook his head helplessly. As expected, he still couldn't defeat the NPC.

Looking at the vast group of seven opponents before him, Uchiha Gin resignedly said...

"This is the last time, please don't stab me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Itachi Uchiha had already thrust his dagger into the spot where he hadn't yet uttered his words.

"You little brat, just you wait! I'll hide until you're born, even if it means hiding forever. Then I'll show you what I'm made of!"

Uchiha Gin, who had been stabbed to the point of despair, used his last strength to threaten the merciless Uchiha Itachi.

These words had no effect; instead, they accelerated Itachi Uchiha's stabbing efficiency. Among Itachi's countless clones, one clone holding a knife showed an expression different from the other indifferent clones.

With a very subtle expression, the clone stepped forward and routinely stabbed the lower body a few times. After turning his head, the corners of his expressionless mouth slightly raised.

After enduring 72 hours, Uchiha Gintoki lay panting heavily on the ground in the backyard.

"The backyard refreshes daily with a random skill [Illusion - Tsukuyomi], granting 10 Tsukuyomi Fragment."

[Tsukuyomi Fragment (40/40): Collect 40 fragments to synthesize the Illusion Technique Tsukuyomi. The skill Mangekyou Sharingan can learn it.]

Having finally collected enough fragments of Tsukuyomi, Uchiha Gin was overjoyed and burst into tears. He was finally free from the torment of being fought by seven Uchiha at once. With trembling fingers, he reached out and clicked on the fragments of Tsukuyomi, attempting to combine them.

"【Illusion Technique: Tsukuyomi】Successfully synthesized."

The painstakingly collected fragments floated and merged in the void. A flash of light appeared, and the Tsukuyomi skill card was successfully synthesized.

Click to learn!

Eager to learn, Uchiha Gin frantically clicked on the learning options, fantasizing about taking off after mastering Tsukuyomi.

"Learning failed."

A large red cross appeared in front of Uchiha Gin, startling him.

Why? I endured countless cycles of Tsukuyomi to obtain these fragments, and you just say I failed because I failed? Does that mean all my previous suffering was for nothing?

"（%……￥%￥##￥@%……￥&%*&）"

Enraged, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but unleash a torrent of profanities, showcasing the beauty of traditional Chinese culture to its fullest extent.

"The host has not awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, so this skill cannot be learned."

The system's cold, impersonal notification arrived belatedly.

At this moment, Uchiha Gin remembered that the description of the Tsukuyomi fragment indicated that the skill Mangekyou Sharingan could be learned.

He had previously thought that Tsukuyomi, like Amaterasu, didn't require awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan to be used, but he never expected that it would require awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

With a sigh, Uchiha Gin, whose debuffs had been removed by the system, got up, dusted himself off, and realized that this trip had yielded no results.

I can't use the Tsukuyomi learning card for now, and my Sharingan isn't the original one, so I don't know if I can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Touching his eyes, Uchiha Gin considered the issue of awakening his Sharingan.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: in this situation, there really was someone who could answer his question.

(End of this chapter)