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

Chapter 83 This time, I say no!

"Children shouldn't pry into adults' affairs."

Uchiha Gin patted Izuna's head as he leaned in and said with a straight face, "I don't know how much longer I'll have to raise this brat. The worst-case scenario is that this brat will have to take care of me in my old age and see me off when I die."

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Senju Itama, who was at the dining table, chose not to argue with him anymore and obediently got up and went to the kitchen to bring out two sets of bowls and chopsticks and put them on the table.

"Alright, stop looking sour, let's eat first."

Uchiha Gin reluctantly nudged his older cousin, who was standing still, urging him to sit down quickly. Uchiha Madara, frowning, couldn't resist his cousin's insistence and pulled out a chair in the corner to sit down.

"Little cousin, eat more!"

Gin picked up a piece of tofu and placed it in Madara's bowl. Gin looked up and asked curiously,

"Is there still a war going on?"

"Yes, the Senju clan has received aid from the Uzumaki clan, and the situation on the battlefield is very tense."

After blowing on the scalding hot tofu a few times, Madara Uchiha carefully swallowed it and said...

"The Uzumaki clan?"

Gin Uchiha's memories of his death were rekindled, and a burly, handsome figure appeared in his mind. The Uzumaki clan had joined the war so early? He wondered how Mito was doing.

"That's right. The commander of the reinforcements is Uzumaki Hanamichi, the young patriarch of the Uzumaki clan. That guy is very strong in physical combat and his sealing techniques are not weak either. My brother exchanged a few blows with him but did not gain any advantage."

Izuna, who was staring at Senju Itama, turned to Uchiha Gin and complained.

"That guy is strange too. He always asks a weird question before fighting against us Uchiha."

"What's the problem?"

Uchiha Gin asked curiously, "He didn't have this strange habit when we met that guy before."

"Whenever he encounters an Uchiha, he asks, 'Do you know a curly-haired Uchiha?' Hahaha, isn't that strange?"

Izuna banged on the table and burst into laughter.

"Haha, what a weirdo."

Uchiha Gin chuckled a few times in agreement with Inui, then silently lowered his head, concealing his merit and fame.

"Staring -_-" at the Thousand Hands Itama next to him.

"Cousin, what's that mark on your forehead? It looks pretty cool."

Izuna, who was in his second year of middle school, noticed the diamond-shaped mark on Uchiha Gin's forehead and said enviously,

"Like the Sky Eye, can you open one for me too?"

I just don't want to be talked about like that; I'm not some young, energetic guy.

"Hehe, I'll teach you when I have time, and I'll also tattoo a shrimp vein on you while I'm at it."

"By the way, why are you back so early this time? I remember last time you were gone for a full six months before you came back. This time you've only been gone for less than a month, how come you're back already?"

Uchiha Gin, changing the subject, looked at the two brothers and asked.

"Senju Butsuma is dead."

Madara Uchiha, having put down his chopsticks, stared intently at Itama Senju, who was eating with his head down, and slowly delivered this explosive news.

"Crack!"

The chopsticks in Senju Itama's hand snapped with a crack, but he kept his head down as if nothing had happened.

"These chopsticks are of poor quality. Go and get a new pair."

The sharp-eyed Uchiha Gin noticed the liquid dripping from the cheek of the kid beside him and made an excuse to send him out to be alone for a while.

Senju Itama stood up and walked towards the kitchen, her thin back trembling slightly.

Why bother?

Knowing that this news was specifically aimed at Senju Itama, Uchiha Gin sighed, shook his head, and said to the instigator, Uchiha Madara.

"Sparing his life is already out of consideration for you, cousin. If we let him continue to live such a peaceful life, how can the clansmen who died on the battlefield rest in peace?"

Having witnessed too many deaths, Madara Uchiha's face hardened once more. He had always been critical of Gin Uchiha's attitude towards this remnant of the Senju clan.

"War is never started by any one person's idea, nor does it end with the death of any one person."

Uchiha Gin raised his head, squinting his dead fish eyes, and said to Uchiha Madara,

"The life or death of one child cannot determine the course of a war; a world that cannot understand each other will always be in conflict."

After saying this, Madara Uchiha stopped dwelling on Itama Senju's matter and began to think about what Gin Uchiha had just said.

Phew~, this cousin is getting harder and harder to fool. I've almost fed him all my toxic motivational platitudes.

After a hearty meal, Madara Uchiha, still deep in thought, dragged a reluctant Izuna home, leaving Gin Uchiha to clean up the mess.

"These two have gone astray. They used to help me clean up after myself, but now they run away faster than rabbits."

After tidying up, Uchiha Gin walked to Senju Itama's door, gently knocked a few times, but there was no response for a while. He sighed and said from outside the door,

"Kid, don't do anything rash."

"Crunch~"

The door was pushed open, and Senju Itama, her eyes red and swollen, looked up, her expression pitiful, her voice trembling with sobs.

"When can I go home?"

"Let's wait until the war is over."

Looking at the kid's appearance, Uchiha Gin's heart softened. No, no! How could he be bewitched by a little boy! Uchiha Gin quickly shook his head, clearing away the strange thoughts in his mind, and made a promise to Senju Itama.

"My father is dead, so you have no reason to keep me alive. Kill me."

Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's promise of time, Senju Itama gave a bitter smile. The war between the two clans had been going on for over a thousand years without end, and this promise was nothing but empty talk.

"Thump!~"

A righteous lash landed on the head of the brat who looked like he wanted to die. Uchiha Gin calmed his agitation and slowly spoke.

"You little rascal, after all these years with me, you haven't learned a single positive attitude towards life, all you've learned is EMO."

After calculating the time with his fingers, Uchiha Gin lowered his head and assured the disgruntled Senju Itama.

"It will be soon, the war will end in about ten years, and then we'll send you home."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's confident assertion, Senju Itama, clutching his head, pouted and didn't continue. He had heard this kind of talk countless times; it was clearly just something to fool a child.

"Didn't you make plans to hang out with Zhili? Here's the money, go out and buy whatever you want."

Seeing that the brat had calmed down, Uchiha Gin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then took out a large wad of cash and stuffed it into Senju Itama's hand, letting the brat spend money to relieve his worries.

After calming down EMO, Uchiha Gin felt exhausted and lamented how difficult things were for him. He was raising this kid like a son and had to shoulder the responsibilities of a father even before getting married.

Back in his room, lying on the bed, only a good night's sleep could alleviate the inexplicable fatigue in his heart. Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, the long-dormant system flashed with a faint light, followed by a familiar voice echoing in his mind.

"Ding, the system has detected that the host's age has reached thirty years old. Confirm activation."

Uchiha Gin was instantly awakened by the sudden sound. Hearing the notification in his mind, he was surprised but did not rashly choose to activate it.

Looking back on when I first transmigrated, I rashly chose "yes" and was terribly harmed by the tasks assigned by this half-finished system.

The medieval system, as ancient as the Warring States period, was full of annihilation tactics, making him live in constant fear. Now that he had another chance to choose, he, having learned his lesson, was determined not to fall for it again.

"No no no no!!!"

This time, he will never fall for this damn system again.

"The system has detected strong feelings of disgust from the host and is now in a cooldown period. It will unlock once all tasks are completed. During this period, the host's age will be permanently reduced to thirty."

???

Is there such a good thing?

Awakening the medieval system during the Warring States period makes perfect sense, right?

(End of this chapter)