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

Chapter 992 Yes, I am the inheritor of the White Hair Intangible Cultural Heritage (Unhappy Qixi Festival)

"Burp~ Another cup, please!"

"Drink less, I need to sleep!"

"Grandpa Yin, let's drink until we drop tonight!"

Having lost everything except her underwear and a sack, Tsunade didn't beg Uchiha Gin to return to the casino to avenge her. Instead, she chose to drown her sorrows in alcohol, using it to numb her distress. "I just can't do anything with you."

Seeing Tsunade completely drunk and her pretty face flushed, Uchiha Gin, who was holding a water glass, looked away from her bright red face and pretended to force himself to take a small sip.

Tsunade's defeat was to be expected. If she had actually won, Uchiha Gin would have been more vigilant and carefully counted who was still connected to her, in order to prevent himself from being defeated in this unfamiliar timeline.

"Huh? You only drink this little at a time? Are you raising fish? Watch this, this is how you drink alcohol!"

"Thump!"

With a disdainful look, Tsunade rolled her eyes at Uchiha Gin, the fish-raising expert, grabbed a bottle of liquor and chugged it down. After finishing the bottle, she instantly collapsed onto the bed.

"Guest, it's so late, do you need another room?"

After lending his room to the drunk Tsunade, Uchiha Gin, yawning, went to the hotel front desk, where the awakened owner scratched his head in confusion.

"Stop asking so many useless questions. Why wouldn't you make money?"

Uchiha Gin, whose dream had been interrupted time and again, was seething with anger. He pounded on the table impatiently and urged, "I'm so sorry, all the rooms are sold out."

The boss glanced at the register, then shrugged helplessly.

"How is that possible? There were clearly many rooms available when I booked this afternoon."

"Guest, don't you know what day it is today?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's disbelieving expression, the boss mysteriously made a shushing gesture, signaling him to listen carefully.

Springtime, the season of renewal and rebirth—

Hearing the familiar background music from his childhood, Uchiha Gin's face fell. "So, you're throwing a party without inviting me?"

"Sigh... Oh, so today is Qixi Festival."

Turning to look at the boss with a strange grin, Uchiha Gin, who hadn't received any invitations, sighed, his eyes filled with loneliness. Shana, Kana: ?

"If you don't mind, you can squeeze in with me. Don't worry, I'm fine."

The boss sized up the muscular and handsome Uchiha Gin, then suddenly removed his glasses from his nose with a single hand, revealing a meaningful smile that made everyone's buttocks tighten.

"A genjutsu once performed by men!"

Facing the audacious hotel owner, Uchiha Gin did not hesitate at all, immediately launching a terrifying genjutsu on par with the humiliation technique of Bo Gang.

"Hmph~ You want hot dogs, huh? Fine, I'll let you eat your fill!"

"Huh? Is this heaven?"

"ha?"

Damn it, that old bastard got the better deal.

Seeing the hotel owner trapped in the same illusion as the second man, Uchiha Gin turned and left, exclaiming how careless he had been.

"No rooms available... Sigh, I guess I'll just have to make do at home."

First of all, we definitely shouldn't go to Shana's room; that would be like a wolf delivering good fortune to a hungry ghost.

Tsunade was alright when she was drunk. Apart from her loud snoring, somewhat exaggerated sleeping posture, and occasional sleepwalking, Gin Uchiha could barely tolerate her.

We can always sleep in separate beds.

He slept on the bed, while Tsunade slept under the bed.

The next day, the sounds of gunfire that had lasted all night finally ceased completely at sunrise. Uchiha Gin, lying on his soft bed, slowly opened his eyes to greet the first rays of morning sunlight. "Today is another day full of hope~"

Removing the earplugs from his ears, Uchiha Gin stretched lazily, his face full of satisfaction, "Mmm..."

"Oh dear, I almost forgot."

Hearing the noise from beneath him, Uchiha Gin slapped his forehead, bent down, and pulled Tsunade, who was attacking in her Tortoise Shell form, out from under the bed. "Thud~"

Pulling the white cotton sock out of her mouth, Uchiha Gin greeted her with a smile, "Good morning."

"Pah! You pervert! Why are you tied me up?"

Like any other drunkard, Tsunade, once sober, had no recollection of what had happened the night before. Her memory was still stuck on the scene of her dominating the gambling table, and she knew nothing of what happened afterward.

"I'd really be a pervert if I didn't tie you up."

Uchiha Gin, who almost got taken advantage of by Tsunade's drunken outburst last night, curled his lip, flicked his finger, and the ropes binding her automatically untied.

"You still say you're not a pervert? What's going on with those two?"

Tsunade touched her chest, which was red from being bound, and pointed warily to the spacious area under the bed.

"Mmmmmm!"

"Waaaaah!"

"I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. Please inform the officer that there's a perverted woman who raided a young, innocent man's home at night."

Uchiha Gin nodded in realization upon hearing this, and then used the same trick again, pulling out two red-haired female perverts, one big and one small, from under the bed. They were none other than Shana and Kana, who were still up to their old tricks. Uchiha Gin never expected that even though he had firmly refused their invitation, they would still shamelessly launch a sneak attack in the middle of the night. If it weren't for the fact that his strength was above the standard of the Otsutsuki, he might have really been taken advantage of by this pair of heartless master and servants.

"Waaah... Uncle, I promise I'll never do it again."

Bound tightly, Shana tried to fool everyone with her cuteness, staring pitifully at Uchiha Gin with her clear, big eyes, "Hoo...hoo...the princess is absolutely right!"

Kana, her face flushed from being strangled, was panting heavily. A heart shape could be vaguely seen in her pupils as she looked at Uchiha Gin.

"Da da da..."

Just as the impartial Uchiha Gin was about to report to Uncle Hat for justice, Shizune, barefoot, pushed open the door and shouted anxiously, "Gin-senpai! Something terrible has happened! The two older sisters from last night are missing!"

"It's alright, they're here."

Uchiha Gin glanced at the ashamed Shana, then reached out and untied the two women from their restraints. He had almost forgotten that he was a man, and if he rashly told Uncle Hat, he would most likely be the one to go in.

"Thank you, Uncle, for giving me a chance to start anew."

"Huh? Is that all?"

The master and servant had completely different attitudes toward freedom. Compared to Shana, who had already begun to regret and reflect on why her night raid failed, Kana, covered in marks from the restraints, smacked her lips with lingering satisfaction. This feeling wasn't bad at all.

"Lady Tsunade! When did you get back?"

Shizune tilted her head, looking at Shana and the other girl with a puzzled expression, before her attention was quickly drawn to Tsunade, who was wearing men's pajamas. "Your clothes?"

"Clothes? Yes! Where are my clothes?"

Tsunade was taken aback at first, but more concerned about where her clothes were than when she had returned. Sniffing the faint strawberry scent emanating from her pajamas, Tsunade unbuttoned her collar and found her bra intact, the back clasp still in place. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "You really didn't do anything?"

"What do you think I could do to a drunkard?"

Tsunade, whose expression was as complex as his own, turned pale. Uchiha Gin tossed a hastily modified burlap sack-like coat in front of her. "Do you remember this?"

"Uh...this is..."

Looking at the familiar sack, memories that had been deliberately forgotten flooded into Tsunade's hangover brain like a tidal wave. Her pretty face, which was full of confusion, turned pale and then red. "I...I'm sorry, Grandpa Gin, I was being presumptuous."

After a moment, Tsunade finally remembered all the scenes from last night. She took a few steps back and, in front of everyone, performed a standard dogeza on Uchiha Gin, pressing the two balls of lightning that were about to burst out into a rather appetizing pancake shape.

"Never mind, let's eat first."

Feeling a bit hungry from the scene, Uchiha Gin rubbed his stomach and waved to the girls present.

When I went downstairs, the hotel lobby was crowded with men and women checking out. The usually hardworking owner was unusually absent, and only a few novice employees were busy there.

"Huh? Where's the boss today?"

"I heard that he suddenly fell ill last night and was rushed to the hospital."

"What illness? Is it serious?"

"Uh, I heard it's due to **congestion and necrosis**."

"ha?"

Hearing the conversation, Uchiha Gin glanced sideways, his eyes filled with confusion.

The boss, who deserved his punishment, ultimately couldn't resist being forced to eat a hot dog.

The five of them went to a nearby restaurant and enjoyed a hearty meal. After paying the bill, Uchiha Gin looked at Shana picking her teeth and slowly said, "It's time for us to part ways."

"Well..."

Shana and Kana paused in their actions, looked up at Uchiha Gin, their eyes filled with a hint of reluctance. After wandering the ninja world for so many years, this was the first time they had felt the warmth from a stranger that they could only feel from their former clansmen. It was a kind of throbbing that came from the depths of their blood, something they could never forget.

"Don't worry, I've already made contact with the Land of Rain for you, no one will make things difficult for you."

Mistaking the two women for being worried about the future, Uchiha Gin smiled and shook his head. Last night, he had taken the time to have a long phone call with Konan for an hour. If Nagato, who was in charge of the phone bill, hadn't been drained dry, that call would probably have lasted until this morning.

"We will protect ourselves."

Looking at Uchiha Gin's warm and handsome face, Shana pursed her lips. At this moment, she suddenly disliked this body that never seemed to grow up. If she could have a figure like Tsunade's, her uncle would definitely not refuse her.

Chanel: Isn't mine amazing enough?

If you're not doing well, don't blame the bed for being flat.

Unlike Shana, who was caught in a state of self-doubt, the carefree Kana didn't forget to promote herself even as they parted, saying, "My benefactor, please give me another chance to bless you next time."

"Sorry, I'm dizzy from being so lucky."

"Are you really comfortable letting them go to such a dangerous place?"

Outside Tanzaku Castle, watching the two figures, one tall and one short, walk away, Tsunade frowned slightly and turned her gaze to Uchiha Gin, who was waving goodbye to her.

"Is there still any truly safe place in the ninja world?"

Uchiha Gin glanced back at her, chuckled, and asked, "Who said that? Konoha is just..."

Tsunade instinctively wanted to retort, but Uchiha Gin, as if he had expected it, raised his hand to interrupt, "Heh, Konoha isn't even as safe as the area under my bed."

"Well..."

Tsunade blinked, momentarily speechless. It seemed that she had indeed slept very soundly last night, and it could be said to be the best sleep she had had in recent years.

Where are you planning to go next?

"I will continue to hone my gambling skills here, and I swear I will not rest until I avenge last night's humiliation!"

"Then you really need to go find a gargoyle mask."

Looking at the confident Tsunade, Uchiha Gin shrugged. He knew that persuasion was useless. Tsunade's gambling addiction was even stronger than Hashirama's in prison. At least Hashirama wouldn't be so reckless as to put his underwear on his pants.

It's better to guide than to block. The only solution is to let her experience more challenges so she can recognize her true abilities.

However, this is tough on Shizune, who has to wander the world with such an adult, and who knows, one day she might be used as a bargaining chip by Tsunade.

"Jingyin, come here for a second."

Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin raised his hand and called to Shizune, who was standing to the side with her hands tucked in, "Gin-senpai, what are your orders?"

Shizune is a grateful child. Uchiha Gin treated her to a meal and gave her a place to sleep, so she should repay his kindness.

"Take this money, and don't let this guy find out."

Touching Shizune's bewildered little head, Uchiha Gin squatted down and whispered something in her ear, subtly slipping her a heavy gold brick.

"Ah! I can't..."

"Take it quickly. You don't want to be sleeping on the streets every day and eating nearly expired dry bread every meal, do you?"

"But..."

If I accept something so valuable, wouldn't that be...

"If you don't eat well, you'll suffer from stunted growth."

Poor development = washboard.

They don't want it!

"Thank you, Gin-senpai!"

"What are you all whispering about?"

Awakening from her fantasy of wreaking havoc, Tsunade looked at her shouting disciple with a puzzled expression. "Nothing, I was just asking Shizune what she thought of my Obito, and whether she had any romantic feelings for him."

Uchiha Gin stood up with a smile, gently patting Shizune's slightly agitated head twice. "I hate idiots!"

"That's such a pity. I've always had high hopes for Obito. Who knows what earth-shattering things he might do someday."

Shaking his head regretfully, Uchiha Gin and Tsunade, who hadn't been involved in any matchmaking, waved goodbye, their eyes drifting into the distance. "I should go too. We'll meet again someday."

Will we meet again someday?

Sensing the farewell in Uchiha Gin's tone, Tsunade and Shizune both frowned. "Aren't you a Konoha ninja?"

What's wrong? The system's here. You want to defect?

As a dazzling golden light flashed, Tsunade, who hadn't even had a chance to ask a question, could only watch helplessly as Uchiha Gin transformed into a fleeting streak of light and disappeared from the spot. "Huh? Isn't that the Flying Thunder God Technique that only Minato-senpai knew? How come Gin-senpai knows it too?"

Jingyin rubbed her big eyes hard, her face full of disbelief.

He knows far more than you think.

Having already witnessed Uchiha Gin's talent display, Tsunade shook her head slightly, her tone inexplicably complex. Those were all techniques that Senju Tobirama had already lost!

"Second Grandfather, if you knew this from beyond the grave, you would be very happy, wouldn't you?"