Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Chapter 23: I used to be a sunny and cheerful boy
"Gin, think carefully about how you opened your Sharingan."

Uchiha Tajima didn't get the answer he wanted from the two elders, so he turned to ask Uchiha Gin.

This question really stumped Uchiha Gin. His Sharingan was activated by Uchiha Itachi who was refreshed in the backyard and stimulated by the Mangekyō Sharingan's unique illusion Tsukuyomi. This matter must be kept to himself.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just curious. After all, you've just awakened your Sharingan at this age."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's furrowed brows, Uchiha Tajima spoke to comfort him.

The three people in front of him suddenly looked normal, as if the cold aura just now was just an illusion.

The two elders looked at him kindly, as if they were gentle elders, with satisfaction revealed in their eyes, and everything seemed to be full of joy.

But Uchiha Gin still had a vague feeling of something strange.

"I hope it's an illusion."

Uchiha Gin pondered in his heart, unfurled his frown, and after a little thought, he spoke,

"It was when the Senju clan severely injured me that I awakened the Sharingan between life and death."

The way to open the Sharingan is nothing more than strong emotional stimulation. His description of himself awakening the Sharingan when he was seriously injured and on the verge of death is very reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it.

"Yin, you've worked really hard on this trip. I didn't expect the defense of the Senju clan's hinterland is so tight."

After hearing such a "reasonable" explanation, although Uchiha Tajima had doubts, he didn't dare to continue asking, otherwise it would seem too deliberate.

After all, a mere two magatama would not be enough to cause the clan leader to go to such great lengths to interrogate him.

The two elders beside him also tacitly stopped talking, but their hidden gazes never left his eyes from beginning to end.

"Chief, this little brat from the Senju clan..."

Realizing that Uchiha Tajima had the intention of sending him away, Uchiha Gin quickly pushed out the Senju Itama in his hand.

Uchiha Tajima, whose mind was no longer here, heard this and said gently,
"Since he is your prisoner, you will take care of him first. Keep him alive for now. This will give us an extra bargaining chip when we fight against the Senju clan."

Upon hearing that Uchiha Tajima had handed Senju Itama over to him, Uchiha Gin was overjoyed. It seemed that the kid's life was saved for the time being.

Fearing that his cousin, the clan leader, would go back on his word, Uchiha Gin picked up the still unconscious Senju Itama, said goodbye, and ran away.

As the sound of the door closing was heard, Uchiha Tajima, who had a gentle expression on his face, instantly turned cold, and the two elders, who had just had warm expressions on their faces, also frowned.

"Elder Miao, you were one of the leaders of the operation back then. You should not have forgotten the result of the operation. It is absolutely impossible for Uchiha Gin to open the Sharingan."

Uchiha Tajima's voice was as cold as the wind.

"Chief Tiandao, I guarantee that there will be no mistakes in the operation that year, but that person had not been arrested at that time. Could it be that..."

Uchiha Miao, who was as withered as a bamboo pole, revealed a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.

"You mean that guy?"

After hearing this, Uchiha Tajima rubbed his sore eyes with a headache.

"Is he still alive?"

"He's still in the dungeon."

The chubby Uchiha Yan spoke.

"Don't worry about this matter for now. The decisive battle with the Senju clan is imminent. I will arrange for Uchiha Gin to stay in the clan." Uchiha Tajima said after a headache.

For some reason, Uchiha Tajima seemed to have a brain disease recently. He had headaches from time to time. The doctor in the clan also diagnosed him, but couldn't find anything serious, so he just thought he was overworking himself.

Carrying Senju Itama and walking out of the clan leader's building, Uchiha Gin walked towards the home in his memory, while identifying the identities of the two old men based on the memory of the original owner, and got the result after a while.

The chubby Uchiha elder is named Uchiha Yan. He was the personal bodyguard of the previous clan leader. He was very powerful when he was young and followed the previous clan leader in battles.

After Uchiha Tajima succeeded as clan leader, he retreated to the second line and became an elder of the Uchiha clan, mainly responsible for training new recruits and security patrols within the clan.

The lean and gaunt Elder Uchiha is the brother of Uchiha Yan, named Uchiha Miao. His strength is unknown. He is the head of the research department of the Uchiha clan, dedicated to the development of the clan's eye techniques and ninjutsu.

It is said that they both had an older brother, but he died in an internal clan fight at an early age, and no other information is known.

This was all the information the original owner had about these people, and Uchiha Gin couldn't figure out any clues. The Uchiha clan members along the way all moved aside when they saw him lowering his head in thought.

Without being disturbed, he walked unhindered according to his memory to a remote place far away from where the tribe gathered. When he looked up, he saw a wooden house of medium size.

The wooden house was no different from the homes of ordinary clan members, but it was a little dilapidated. Uchiha Gin pushed open the old wooden door, and the furnishings inside the house were clearly visible.

It is a simple one-bedroom and one-living room, and the furniture is very old, but from the scratches on the old furniture, it can be seen that the owner cherishes these things very much.

Walking into the bedroom, there was only a simple wooden bed. On the bedside table was a well-protected family photo. Uchiha Gin picked up the photo and looked at it carefully.

It was a simple family of three. The young original owner was still a cute little boy with fluffy curly hair and a happy smile on his face.

On both sides are a man and a woman, who should be the original owner's parents. The man on the left has a warm and gentle smile, slightly curly black hair, his eyes are slightly narrowed, and the corners of his mouth reveal a warm smile. His whole body exudes a sunny breath.

On the right is a stern woman with short black hair and an exquisite face like a model in her previous life. Her temperament is somewhat similar to Uchiha Tajima. Her expression seems cold, but her eyes when she looks at the original owner are full of tenderness.

Sighing, Uchiha Gin put down the photo in his hand, "It seems that the original owner was also a cheerful boy before his parents died in the war. How did he become so evil later?"

Lamenting the impermanence of life, after putting down his luggage, Uchiha Gin cleaned the dusty house. As he felt waves of hunger in his stomach, he decided to go out and buy some food.

He was also worried about leaving the still unconscious Senju Itama at home, after all, the hatred between the two clans was deep-rooted.

If the news leaked out, there was a chance that some Uchiha clan member, blinded by hatred, would come and kill this defenseless kid to avenge his hatred, and then he would be in trouble.

Then he skillfully carried the Senju Itama and walked towards the Uchiha clan's market.

Along the way, many people saw him carrying a child and pointed at him, but no one dared to step forward and ask, perhaps because they were afraid of his reputation, which gave Uchiha Gintu some peace and quiet.

After arriving at the market, I simply bought some ingredients and threw the money to the stall owner in front of his horrified eyes.

Uchiha Gin, carrying food in both hands, staggered back to his home humming "A chicken in my left hand, a duck in my right hand, and a fat baby on my back, ya ya il yo".

From a distance, he saw that there was someone guarding his deserted gate. Confused, Uchiha Gin slowly approached and took a look.
"Hey? Isn't this Erzhuzi?"

There was a little kid about ten years old squatting at the door of Uchiha Gin's house. From his standing black hair, it could be determined that he was a family member. Looking at the other person's little face, Uchiha Gin felt as if he was out of place in space.

The kid in front of him looked so much like the gay from the future that Uchiha Gin wondered if he had traveled through time again.

The kid squatting on the ground saw that the person coming was Uchiha Gin, and stood up in a flash. Before Uchiha Gin could ask, a familiar voice came to his mind,

"Detected that the host was in combat, Heart Steel treasure chests began to accumulate."

(End of this chapter)