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

Chapter 941 There's nothing I can do, since I'm dead.

"No, sir, who are you? Can't you at least remember my kindness?"

Seeing the silver-haired old man suddenly kneel on the ground, hugging his leg and weeping uncontrollably, Uchiha Gin leaned back with a look of disgust, completely oblivious to the stunned expressions on the faces of those around him.

"Lord Yin, I am Ryoichi's cousin, Uchiha Kakuzu!"

Upon hearing this, Firecore, who was clinging to Uchiha Gin's leg, raised his head, his deeply lined old face filled with excitement.

Fire core?

Uchiha Gin blinked, his gaze lingering for a moment on the old man's cloudy three-tomoe Sharingan, where a familiar figure began to overlap with it.

"Are you from the Fire Core Prison?"

The familiar phrase "prison" completely dispelled the last trace of doubt in Uchiha Kagami's heart. The curly-haired man in front of him was the highly respected elder from back then.

"Lord Yin, you really are not dead!"

Uchiha Hikaru wiped his nose, casually wiped it on his magnificent robe, stood up, and stared intently at Uchiha Gin's handsome face, which remained unchanged, his tone full of emotion.

"I knew that old beast Senju Butsuma couldn't kill you."

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya coughed violently a few times, and at the same time, he and Orochimaru flanked the ashen-faced Tsunade, whispering words of comfort.

"Calm down, Tsunade. Our team is being evaluated for awards and honors this year, so we can't hit an old man!"

"Humph!"

Tsunade glared angrily at her teammate who had tried to dissuade her, then slowly released her blue-glowing fist.

Now that the Senju clan exists in name only, she wouldn't make a big fuss over the ravings of an old man who's practically buried.

However, after Uchiha Kakuno's outburst, she became even more curious about Uchiha Gin's identity.

"Elder Fire Core, what are you doing?"

Fugaku, who followed closely behind Uchiha Kaku, frowned slightly when he saw the highly respected elder of the clan waiting respectfully before an ordinary-looking curly-haired man. His tone became questioning.

"Fugaku boy, why don't you come over and pay your respects to Lord Gin?"

"what?"

Seeing the elder's serious expression and seemingly genuine demeanor, Fugaku Uchiha frowned even more deeply.

He remembered this curly-haired man. The two had met briefly when dealing with the rioters in front of Sakumo Hatake's residence, and the man had even claimed to be a die-hard Uchiha fan.

How did he suddenly become the "adult" the Grand Elder spoke of?

"Please don't be offended, Master Yin. The younger generation these days doesn't know any manners. I will definitely discipline them strictly when I get back."

Seeing that Fugaku Uchiha remained unmoved, Hikaru Uchiha's face darkened, and a crimson light, chilling to the bone, appeared in his ashen eyes.

"It's alright~ It's alright~ I'm always a magnanimous person, let him write a few tens of thousands of words of self-criticism."

Uchiha Gin waved his hand generously, but couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Judging from what Uchiha Kakone said, there was indeed a "Uchiha Gin" in this timeline, but he later died at the hands of his iron fist "Taishan".

"Lord Yin is as kind as ever."

Uchiha Kano glared at the impolite Fugaku, then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, his eyes filled with nostalgia.

"Elder, who exactly is he? You haven't been deceived, have you?"

Unable to bear the strange looks from those around him any longer, Fugaku lowered his voice and questioned them.

"Don't talk nonsense. Although I am old, my eyes have never misjudged anyone."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Kakuzu's eyebrows shot up, and the chilling power emanating from his scarlet eyes drew attention.

The Sharingan possesses terrifying insight comparable to the Byakugan. The person before him, from the details of his appearance to his body movements and even the way his chakra flows, is exactly the same as Uchiha Gin from back then. He will never forget it until his death.

"Then who is he?"

Seeing the Uchiha Fire Core's unwavering assertion, Fugaku couldn't help but curiously observe the seemingly indifferent Uchiha Gin.

Judging from his demeanor alone, isn't he just a useless middle-aged man squatting in a pachinko parlor playing marbles?

"This gentleman may not be well-known, but you must know his cousin."

"Cousin?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for Minato, blinked in confusion.

These days, I've heard of people competing based on their parents' connections, but this is the first time I've heard of people competing based on their cousins' connections.

"That's right, Lord Gin's cousin is none other than Lord Uchiha Madara, the greatest leader in Uchiha history, the powerful figure who quelled the Warring States period, the founder of Konoha, and the one who ended the tailed beasts."

Wait a minute, he has so many cousins, can they all sit at one table?

"Huh?" *6

After a brief silence, six screams of different timbres rang out simultaneously from inside the store.

"Hey, you stinky snake, did you just hear a strange voice?"

Jiraiya, looking around with a mixture of surprise and doubt, wore a faint expression of confusion.

Orochimaru was currently staring intently at Uchiha Gin, this ancient relic who had lived from the Warring States period, and didn't care at all who had made the exclamations of surprise. He casually replied...

"Maybe it's the boss who types it by hand."

Jiraiya looked at the ramen shop owner, Teuchi, who was sitting with his back to him, engrossed in the sweet ramen inspiration provided by Gin Uchiha, and scratched his head in confusion.

Hidden a hundred meters underground, Bai Jue covered his mouth, his eyes gleaming with gossip.

Compared to the boring task of babysitting, this new job was totally worth it!

"Wait, how come I didn't know that Lord Madara had a cousin?"

Recovering from his shock, Fugaku shook his head vigorously, his gaze sweeping over Uchiha Gin's fair and handsome face, his tone full of doubt.

"Because Lord Gin had already heroically sacrificed himself long before Konoha was established."

"What?!"

Fugaku stared in horror at the living Uchiha Gin; he must have seen a ghost.

However, Uchiha Hikaru ignored the astonished and uncertain gazes of the crowd and continued to recount the truth about Uchiha Gin's sacrifice.

"In order to save young Lord Madara and Lord Izuna, he took a punch from Senju Butsuma by the Naka River, and soon died after returning to his clan's territory."

Having said that, he looked up at Uchiha Gin, whose expression was strange, his curiosity clearly evident in his eyes.

When Gin Uchiha died, the Uchiha clan held a grand celebration for seven days and seven nights. If it were a fake death, there would be no need for such a grand affair.

"Lord Yin, how did you manage to survive?"

"this one"

Uchiha Gin scratched his face. It seemed his strength in this timeline wasn't much better; he hadn't withstood his father-in-law's punch.

Raising an eyebrow imperceptibly, Uchiha Gin roughly guessed the reason.

Is it because there is no awakening system?

The reason he was able to withstand a punch from Senju Butsuma, a Kage-level fighter, when he was still a novice was entirely due to the vortex bloodline rewarded by the system, which allowed him to barely survive.

As for myself here, I wasn't so lucky.

However, Uchiha Gin was also quite curious about which change in the process led to the death of "him" on this side. "It's a long story. You've probably heard of the Izanagi technique from the Fire Core Prison."

Uchiha Gin stroked his chin, pondered for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke, feigning profundity.

"Izanagi. As expected, only this eye technique can reverse life and death."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Kakuno showed a look of realization. If someone had used Izanagi on Uchiha Gin back then, the latter would indeed have been able to be resurrected.

"Was it made by Chief Tajima?"

"No, it was myself."

Uchiha Gin shook his head, a look of dismay on his face, and began to spout nonsense.

"I usually have the habit of transcribing Izanagi into my eyes in advance. Seven days after my unfortunate defeat to Senju Butsuma, the eye technique I had transcribed into my eyes automatically deactivated."

"So, Lord Gin, you?"

"That's right, I've been resurrected."

Looking at the bewildered and uncertain Huo Xu, Uchiha Gin wore a mysterious smile.

"On the seventh day after his death."

"Wait, that's all just your side of the story."

Fugaku Uchiha still harbored doubts about Gin Uchiha's identity, believing that this man might be a trap tailor-made for Uchiha Higanbana by someone hostile to the Uchiha clan.

"If I remember correctly, using Izanagi comes at a high price."

Staring intently at Uchiha Gin's dull, lifeless eyes, Fugaku Uchiha's lips curled into a cold smile.

They haven't even lost a single eye, yet they dare to claim they used Izanagi.

"The price of Izanagi was blindness, but no one knew that this blindness was not irreversible."

Seeing this, Uchiha Gin, who already had a plan, lightly brushed aside the curly hair hanging in front of his forehead. He blinked, and a crimson color quickly filled his pupils.

Seeing Uchiha Gin reveal his bloodline limit, everyone immediately crowded forward curiously.

The left eye has three tomoe, that's fine, but the right eye...

"Huh? What the heck is this eye?"

Fugaku Uchiha stared blankly at the lone black dot in Gin Uchiha's right eye, momentarily speechless.

This was the first time in his life he had ever seen a blank Sharingan.

Closing his eyes, which had reverted to their usual black, deadpan expression, Uchiha Gin began to display his superb acting skills, touching his right eye and earnestly recounting the story he had just made up.

"My eyes were indeed blind at first, but after I successfully mastered the Yin Sealing Technique, I discovered that my vision was actually recovering. Although the progress was barely perceptible, it was a real restoration of my sight."

"How is this possible?"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"That is indeed possible."

Before he could finish speaking, Orochimaru, who was deep in thought, spoke up to refute him.

"From a human anatomy perspective, blindness caused by pupil surgery is the result of overloading the optic nerve. If there is enough life energy to nourish it for a long time, the eye is very likely to regain its sight."

Orochimaru, who had a deep understanding of human anatomy, looked thoughtfully at Uchiha Gin and slowly explained,

"If it's a Yin sealing technique, it's not impossible."

Tsunade, sandwiched between him and Jiraiya, nodded, a hint of something enigmatic in her gaze as she looked at Uchiha Gin.

Could this curly-haired guy really be Grandma's male best friend?

"Lord Gin, now that you've been resurrected, why haven't you shown yourself? Do you know how many years Lord Madara has felt guilty because of your death?"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin's identity was confirmed by the Sharingan, Uchiha Higanbana finally couldn't hold back and asked the question that had been on his mind.

"This was all part of my uncle's plan."

Uchiha Gin took a deep breath and, without any hesitation, shifted the blame to Uchiha Tajima in this timeline.

"Chief Tajima?"

"Yes, my uncle had no choice but to resort to this tactic in order to completely sever my cousin's ties with that melon-headed kid."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Kakuzu's old face was completely dumbfounded. For such an absurd reason, Uchiha Gin had vanished for nearly sixty years.

"Who's the melon-headed kid? He sounds so stupid."

Jiraiya, who was thoroughly enjoying the gossip, asked curiously, as he loved hearing these kinds of old-fashioned stories.

"It's my grandfather."

Tsunade glanced at him coldly, making Jiraiya's sphincter tighten. He forced a smile and nodded.

"Hehe~ So it's our First Generation Master~"

Having barely processed the information about Uchiha Gin's explosion, Uchiha Hikaru suddenly looked up, his cloudy eyes filled with pain.

"And then what happened? Where were you during our final battle with the Senju?"

"I"

Where were you when Lord Izuna died in battle?

"I sigh."

Looking at the somewhat hysterical old man, Uchiha Gin sighed inwardly.

Because of his absence, the timeline of this spacetime continues as usual, and that damned guy is still alive.

"At the bottom of the Fire Core Prison, do you think I can change anything by myself?"

Uchiha Gin gently shook his head, his gaze calmly fixed on the slightly reddish-brown core.

"Even if you can't change anything, at least you can help Lord Madara get through the most painful period."

The period that Huo He described was the darkest time when his uncle sacrificed himself and his younger cousin, Izuna, was cut up like a watermelon by the white-haired man.

Gently patting the pale-faced Fire Core on the shoulder, Uchiha Gin continued his charade.

"Actually, I've made many efforts, such as infiltrating the Senju clan to try and undermine them from within, and getting close to Mito Uzumaki to sow discord between the Uzumaki and Senju clans."

"Uh, did you succeed?"

"Basic success."

"That means it was a failure."

Faced with the sudden questioning, Uchiha Gin awkwardly scratched his head.

"It wasn't a complete failure. I learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Yin Seal, as well as a bunch of other miscellaneous secret techniques."

"You even infiltrated the Thousand Hands? I've never seen you before."

Tsunade frowned, scrutinizing the unfamiliar curly-haired man from head to toe. She was the last princess of the Senju clan; what kind of Senju hadn't she seen?

"I left the day your father was born."

"Why did you leave so early? Did Grandpa find out about it?"

"No, your grandfather only let me leave after he saw that the child had long, straight black hair."

"."

"Since you've done so much, why didn't you show up until the day Lord Madara died?"

Even after Uchiha Gin said all that, the Fire Core still wouldn't let go of the matter of him not seeing Uchiha Madara.

"It's a long story. Actually, I was already on my way to the Valley of the End when some dark-skinned guy suddenly appeared and insisted on taking me to meet his mother." (End of Chapter)