Chapter 102: Wangliang: I Miss My Mother

Withdrawing his consciousness from the memories recorded in the Sharingan, Uchiha Gin did not awaken the Mangekyo under the stimulation of losing his closest kin, as Uchiha Yao had expected.

"A failure?"

Uchiha Yao's expression darkened. He himself had once been stimulated by this very scene to awaken the Mangekyo, and he had hoped Uchiha Gin could do the same, but unfortunately, it did not succeed.

"Perhaps my memories of my parents aren't very deep; after all, they sacrificed themselves when I was very young."

Feeling a headache coming on, Uchiha Gin rubbed his temples, finding a reasonable excuse for himself.

"You saw it too; it was that fellow Uchiha Tajima who murdered your parents."

Uchiha Yao stroked the Sharingan that had belonged to his late son and said in a cold tone,

"Do not be deceived by his current facade. Once we have Wuming under our control, that will be the time for us, grandfather and grandson, to take our revenge."

"Mm-hmm."

Still thinking about the scene recorded in the Sharingan, Uchiha Gin nodded perfunctorily.

"Then I'll be going first. I'll come find you again once there is news of Wuming."

Since he could not advance his Sharingan further, Uchiha Gin proposed leaving.

"Then let Wangliang see you out again."

Uchiha Yao had no intention of detaining him further and waved his hand, ordering the old jailer standing to the side to see Uchiha Gin off.

Once again enveloped by the black liquid and submerged into the ground, Uchiha Gin did not have much of a stress reaction this time; he even reached out to touch the liquid-form Wangliang.

"Do you have self-awareness?"

Uchiha Gin tried asking.

"I am the embodiment of my master's will; what my master thinks is my consciousness."

After a moment of silence, a black face emerged from the black mud, opening its mouth to explain with a cryptic smile.

"Do you have any hobbies?"

Uchiha Gin suddenly changed the subject, asking an out-of-the-blue question.

???

Taken aback by the question, Wangliang paused, not knowing how to answer.

"Since you have self-awareness, you must have your own interests and hobbies. For example, I like sweets; is there anything you like to do?"

Uchiha Gin chatted casually, not minding that Wangliang was not a real human.

"Hmm... aside from completing my master's orders, I don't have any other hobbies. If I had to say..."

For the first time, a look of contemplation appeared on the black face.

"I look up at the moon when I have nothing to do."

Good grief! A strong sense of déjà vu washed over him, making Uchiha Gin almost scream out loud. This guy wasn't just "Zetsu-like" anymore; the flavor was way too strong.

After just a few simple exchanges, the two fell silent. Before long, Uchiha Gin was sent out of the dungeon by Wangliang, and when he turned back to look, the black mud had already submerged into the ground and vanished.

Before coming here, he hadn't been sure who was telling the truth and who was lying, but after communicating with Wangliang, the other party had effectively exposed their own identity.

Now, Uchiha Gin was one hundred percent certain that the original owner's grandfather, Uchiha Yao, had been hoodwinked by this so-called embodiment of will.

"It seems I can't come to this place anymore."

Having confirmed in his heart that Wangliang was Zetsu in disguise, Uchiha Gin decided never to interact with this so-called grandfather again, so as not to be targeted by the mastermind behind the scenes and bring trouble upon himself.

Returning to his new home—the big house Senju Itama had finished tidying up was quite decent—Uchiha Gin lay on the newly bought bedding and slept very soundly.

The next day.

Waking up from his dream, Uchiha Gin rubbed his curly hair and strolled back to his old house to make breakfast.

"Stinky brat, get up and help!"

Kicking open the bedroom door, Uchiha Gin, still suffering from morning grumpiness, shouted loudly.

Every time he was the one to get up early to cook, while that stinky brat Senju Itama slept until the sun was high, Uchiha Gin, feeling extremely unbalanced, decided to inform this brat that his good days were over!

"Wuwuwu... I can't eat anymore!"

Dazed and sleepy, Senju Itama was dragged out of his quilt by Uchiha Gin. Wearing only his small underwear, he spoke in his sleep with bleary eyes.

"Eat, eat, eat! Are you from the Senju clan or the Akimichi clan?"

Uchiha Gin, who had originally wanted to complain about why this brat didn't wear clothes and slept naked, was so enraged by the brat's sleep-talking that he didn't say a word before giving the rounded little butt sticking up two slaps.

"Smack, smack!!"

"Uchiha big pervert, put me down!"

Feeling the perfect, bouncy texture through his palm, Uchiha Gin looked at Senju Itama, who had been slapped awake from his dream, and left satisfied after dropping him.

"Hurry up and come out to help, or you won't have anything to eat all day."

Aggrieved, Senju Itama hugged his quilt, his face full of shame and indignation; he wished he could swallow Uchiha Gin alive.

"You brat, you don't know how to be grateful at all. If it weren't for me, you would have been chopped into meat paste and sent back to the Senju clan grounds long ago."

Holding a bowl, Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes and said to Senju Itama, who was staring at him with extreme hatred.

"And if you don't eat now, the food will get cold."

Senju Itama glared at him fiercely, swallowed his saliva as he looked at the delicious breakfast on the table, silently recited that only food should not be let down, and then quickly entered "devouring mode."

"That's more like it. You can only think about other things once your stomach is full."

Uchiha Gin clapped his hands in satisfaction, stood up to leave, and left behind one sentence before departing,

"Remember to clean up, or there will be no food when I get back."

Senju Itama could only nod like a wronged little wife; the food was simply too fragrant.

After leaving the house, Uchiha Gin did not go to the dungeon to slack off as usual; instead, following his memories, he went straight to Uchiha Tajima's mansion.

He knocked on the door, and before long, Uchiha Izuna poked his head out. Seeing that it was Uchiha Gin, he opened the gate and welcomed him in.

"Where is Madara?"

Walking along the long tatami mats behind Izuna, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but ask when he discovered there was no one else in the mansion.

"Big brother went out early this morning."

Uchiha Izuna, leading the way, said in a muffled voice, his tone carrying no small amount of resentment.

"Went on a date again?"

Uchiha Gin teased with a smile.

"That's right!"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Izuna, who was leading the way, said angrily, his two little feet stomping on the wooden tatami mats with a loud thudding sound.

"Father, cousin is here."

Pulling open a door, he found his uncle Uchiha Tajima sitting inside waiting.

"Uncle, is there a mission?"

Looking at the silent Uchiha Tajima, Uchiha Gin asked with some trepidation.

Could it really be the mission to unseal Wuming?

"Originally, I didn't want too many people to know about this matter, but you watched Madara and Izuna grow up. As family, I believe you should participate in this mission."

Uchiha Tajima opened his eyes, a rare tenderness appearing on his cold, stern face as he looked at the nephew he had raised with his own hands and spoke slowly.

Some time ago, his second son Izuna had inadvertently mentioned to him that his eldest son Madara had been acting strangely lately. Not paying much attention to it at the time, he had casually assigned Izuna a task to investigate, not expecting that there would actually be an unexpected harvest.

Izuna discovered that Madara was getting along famously with a boy from an outside clan near the clan grounds. He had thought it was just children playing, but he never expected that the outside boy would actually display impressive ninja qualities.

This forced Uchiha Tajima to suspect the other party's motives. After careful consideration, he decided to take the two children, Izuna and Gin, to meet that outside boy and test what kind of background he really had.

"Madara has been acting strangely lately. After investigating, Izuna found that he has been in close contact with a boy from an outside clan. I am afraid the other party is a spy from another ninja clan."

Uchiha Tajima began to explain the content of the mission to Uchiha Gin.

"So this trip is for us to take down that outside boy and see if he has any other motives."

"A mission like this shouldn't require you to take action personally, right, Uncle?"

Uchiha Gin couldn't quite understand why catching a child would require the head of the clan to do it himself.

"Madara is my child and may serve as the clan head in the future; his record cannot have any stains."

Uchiha Tajima thought very far ahead; this mission could only be participated in by their own family.

After hearing the mission content, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but gasp.

So I'm participating in breaking up a pair of lovebirds too?

(End of chapter)