Chapter 109: How Can You Call It Stealing When It's Done by an Intellectual?

"Knock, knock, knock~"

Pounding fiercely on the door of his mansion, Uchiha Gin told himself he must stay calm.

"Coming, coming!"

As the familiar voice rang out, the door was yanked open, and a greasy-faced Itama Senju said excitedly,

"You're here quite early today! Hurry up and give me the fish..."

Upon seeing that the person knocking was actually Uchiha Gin, the kid's expression changed instantly.

"Bang!"

The open door slammed shut immediately. Hiding behind the door, Itama Senju's pupils dilated in shock—this guy had actually returned?

"Knock, knock, knock!!!"

As the knocking grew more urgent, the kid leaning against the rattling door shifted from shock to terror. Finally, with a loud crash, a large hole was smashed into the thick wooden door by a fist, and then a head leaned in, grinning eerily as he said,

"Here's Johnny!"

"Ah! Gah."

Although he didn't understand what the phrase meant, it didn't hinder Itama Senju's fear; unsurprisingly, the kid fainted from fright again.

Uchiha Gin, who had unlocked the door from the hole, looked at the kid lying on the floor in a faint and raised an eyebrow.

"I hadn't even started on the Chinese-style horror yet, so why is he already down? That's too easy on this brat."

When Itama Senju woke up again, he saw Uchiha Gin devouring the grilled fish he had ordered. Knowing he was in the wrong, he swallowed his saliva and didn't dare to speak.

"Your life is pretty good, having someone deliver takeout?"

Swallowing the last bite of fish, Uchiha Gin picked his teeth with a fish bone and asked leisurely.

"It's not like that, I've only been eating it for a few days."

Itama Senju shrank his head and said in a low voice, then, as if remembering something, he hurriedly explained,

"That shop just happens to offer delivery, and I was afraid of causing trouble if I went out, so I ordered a month's worth of meals."

"Then you really are clever!"

Uchiha Gin stood up, sighing in his mouth while picking up a broom from the side.

"Of course, don't look at who I—ah, ah, stop hitting, stop hitting!"

The smug-faced Itama Senju jumped up, but before he could finish his sentence, Uchiha Gin's rain-like lashes landed on his backside, making the brat howl.

After dealing with the kid, a refreshed Uchiha Gin arranged for him to clean both rooms thoroughly, while he himself went to the long-neglected backyard.

He hadn't had a chance to farm NPCs while hospitalized, and he wondered if he could get something big today.

After waiting for a long time without seeing any signs of a refresh, a frowning Uchiha Gin was just about to check if the system was malfunctioning.

Just then, he heard a faint sound behind him, and at the same time, his field of vision actually saw the scene behind him.

A short figure walked out from the familiar rippling light screen and appeared behind Uchiha Gin, watching him vigilantly.

"Izuna?"

Seeing the person, Uchiha Gin's first reaction was that his little cousin had come to visit, but then he noticed the other's attire and the forehead protector he was wearing that didn't belong to this era, and he realized this was an NPC spawned by the system.

"Sasuke!"

Finishing with the big one and now sending the small one, are we?

The spawned young Sasuke wore a blue shirt and grayish-white shorts—the classic outfit from his Genin days.

But what could this kid drop for him? He didn't even know if he had learned his signature skill, Chidori, at this stage; if there was no Chidori, he wouldn't care for the other skills.

After a moment of silence, Sasuke raised his head, his eyes devoid of any emotion, and he crouched down and charged toward Uchiha Gin.

"Hey, I'll play with you, consider it rehabilitation."

Sighing, Uchiha Gin couldn't even be bothered to activate his Sharingan, pulling out one hand to start thrashing the young Sasuke.

Unsurprisingly, young Sasuke was beaten to the ground in a single exchange.

"Is that it? Is that all?"

Although he knew the other was an NPC, Uchiha Gin still couldn't help but speak sarcastically.

The young Sasuke, beaten to the ground, suddenly raised his head with difficulty. A glimmer of consciousness flashed in his hollow gaze, and he looked at Uchiha Gin with a complex expression before his whole body was covered by a reappearing light screen and vanished without a trace.

"Backyard daily refresh random skill 【Indra's Chakra】, obtained Indra's Chakra*1"

【Indra's Chakra Fragment (1/***), collect *** fragments to synthesize Indra's Chakra.】

???

What the heck? This is what dropped after beating Sasuke?

The fragments floating in the system gave Uchiha Gin a little bit of Six Paths shock; could this thing even be considered a skill?

Swallowing hard, he looked at this fragment in disbelief. Clicking on it revealed nothing but the name, with no explanation or indication of how many fragments were needed to obtain it.

Clenching his fists, a sense of motivation rose in Uchiha Gin's heart; it seemed he couldn't stop the progress of grinding fragments in the future.

As a cool sensation spread through his body, the sweat he had broken during the sparring with young Sasuke vanished without a trace.

In a great mood, he returned home and didn't continue to bully the Senju kid, instead returning to his bedroom to start clearing out his recent loot.

In the system space

The once-empty chessboard was now filled with loot. After more than a week of Uchiha Gin's "hard" duels, he had perfectly eaten two rounds of Heartsteel. After opening them, the most common item was still gold bricks. The mountain of gold bricks had made Uchiha Gin unable to feel a shred of desire for money, so he turned his attention to the few items that had popped out.

On the left was the Bramble Vest that had dropped a few days ago, and two more had dropped since. One was a blue necklace in the shape of a claw, and the other was a colored card.

【Dragon's Claw】: Gain 9% maximum health, gain 5 health points every two days.

【Metabolic Accelerator】: Gain 2 health points every day. (Unique bind)

What exactly is this "health" attribute? A curious Uchiha Gin tried to communicate with the system to get an answer.

"Health is the health bar. The higher the health, the thicker the health bar. The host's lifespan is affected by health."

The long-absent system appeared and gave Uchiha Gin a science lesson.

"Then how much lifespan does 1 point of health convert to?"

Uchiha Gin seized the opportunity to ask.

"Health and lifespan are 1: , meaning 1 point of health = 1 day."

"What a plant!!!"

Doesn't that mean as long as he wears these two things, he gains 4. days of life for every day he lives? Uchiha Gin instantly felt he could do it again. With the mere founding of Konoha, if he put on a full set of health-recovery gear, couldn't he survive until the time when Boruto's grandson becomes the protagonist?

"Health recovery gear and Hextech cards can only be worn one at a time."

The system poured a bucket of cold water at the right time, nipping Uchiha Gin's idea in the bud.

Smacking his lips, he woke up from his dream and shook his head. Sure enough, it was reasonable that such a powerful attribute could only have one equipped.

"Ah! ~~"

Back in reality, Uchiha Gin raised his hand and put the blue fang-shaped necklace around his neck. He immediately felt a warm energy spread throughout his body, leaving him feeling tingly and weak all over. The comfortable experience made him moan out loud.

"Hey, hey, hey, watch your volume when you're doing your handiwork; there's a minor in the house!"

Itama Senju's voice suddenly came from outside the house, startling Uchiha Gin so much that he trembled, accidentally dropping the Metabolic Accelerator card he had just condensed onto the floor.

"Watch your feet, watch your feet, is the floor covered in trash?"

Itama Senju pushed the door open very naturally and skillfully began to sweep with a broom.

"Tsk! This paper counts as an artifact, do you still want it?"

Paper from the Lu state, no collection value.

Just after cleaning up the artifacts, Itama Senju happened to see the loot Uchiha Gin had dropped. Curious, he saw the glittering card and picked it up immediately.

"I reckon it's a pity to lose such a good thing, I'll take it!"

Without further ado, he stuffed the card into his pocket and turned to leave.

The set of movements was extremely fast, like flowing water. Uchiha Gin, whose tingling sensation had just passed, finally gathered his strength and shouted loudly,

"Give it back! You thief!"

(End of chapter)