Chapter 161: One Tending to Two is Easy, One Fighting Two is Hard

"As for the mission,"

The disappointment appeared on the face of the previously excited young girl, but she did not say much; the girl, who had always been understanding, chose to wait.

"Then I will wait for Mr. Gin to return before we talk about it."

She was so obedient it made one's heart ache; she was truly worthy of being someone else's child.

Uh... no, that's not right; it seems she has truly become his own child now.

Since that is the case,

Uchiha Gin looked at Uchiha Chiharu, who looked like an abandoned puppy, and began to ponder while stroking his chin. After a long while, he turned his head and said to Uchiha Hikari, who was standing behind him feeling fortunate,

"Hikari, you don't mind if we bring one more person, do you?"

"Huh? I have no objections."

The young girl, who was secretly celebrating, heard the inquiry from the person in front of her. After a brief moment of thought, she nodded and said; anyway, with her strength, dragging two people along was easy, and adding two more wouldn't be any pressure.

"Alright then, little Chiharu, go home and pack up, we leave tomorrow!"

Uchiha Gin smiled and patted the girl's soft, long hair, telling her she could come along.

"Really! Thank you, Mr. Gin, thank you, Senior Hikari."

Never having expected that she would be able to go out on a mission with her Master and the others, the surprised girl hugged Uchiha Gin and thanked him excitedly.

???

This is normal physical contact between a master and disciple, Uchiha Hikari, you must stay calm.

"Ara ara, Mommy wants in too~"

Uchiha Eimi, who had witnessed her daughter finding a place to belong from the side, swayed her astonishing, snowy-white cleavage and pounced over with a radiant smile.

"Clang!"

Uchiha Chiharu, who was wrapping her arms around Uchiha Gin's waist, heard her mother's voice and, without even turning her head, flew into a back-hook kick, sending her mother flying.

Can you not ruin my atmosphere, you old hag?

Watching the intimate pair, Uchiha Hikari, who was digging her own grave, began to self-hypnotize.

Come to think of it, why is the Uchiha clan's genjutsu so strong? Deceiving oneself is second nature, let alone dealing with enemies.

With the girl's warm body in his arms, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. Originally lost in the moment, he suddenly remembered the girl's age and status, so he immediately pushed her away with a stern face and gave her some earnest instruction, as she was still naive about the world.

"Little Chiharu, you are still young, you must never hug other men like this."

"Then, is it not okay with Itama either?"

The pushed-away Uchiha Chiharu's eyes shifted, a look of innocence appeared on her face, and she asked curiously.

"Ha?! Just wait until I go back and deal with that lecherous brat!"

His own little cabbage was actually being rooted up by the pig he raised himself; he would go back and slaughter the pig right now!

The imposing Uchiha Gin grabbed Uchiha Hikari, who was still self-hypnotizing, and rushed home.

And Uchiha Chiharu, who had just been wearing an innocent face, returned to that indifferent, smiling expression. Watching Uchiha Gin's retreating back, her cherry-like mouth curled into a beautiful arc.

Sorry, Itama, but who told you we were good sisters.

Returning home and seeing Senju Itama lying on the sofa like a lazybones, Uchiha Gin felt his anger flare up. Without a word, he raised his large hand and gave this lecherous brat a round of loving discipline.

"Ouch, what are you doing!?"

Clutching her buttocks, Senju Itama, with a flushed little face, complained with indignation in her tone.

She just hadn't cleaned up; did she have to suffer such a great disaster? This life was impossible to go on with!

"You brat, you still dare to talk back? Think about what lewd things you've done to little Chiharu?"

His palm, enhanced with Super Strength, was slightly numb; had this brat mastered the Iron Body technique?

But why did the texture still feel so bouncy?

"Alright, Gin, for the sake of her youth and ignorance, spare her this once!"

Uchiha Hikari, standing behind, could no longer hold back and quickly spoke up to stop Uchiha Gin from continuing his intimate contact with this detestable brat.

If this continued, she would be the one at a disadvantage! She hadn't even played this kind of 'play' with Gin yet.

"Phew~~~ Since Hikari is pleading for you, I'll let you off for now."

Although he was a bit obsessed with the brat's texture, remembering the brat's identity, Uchiha Gin quickly dismissed the strange thoughts in his head. He was a straight man; he couldn't be bewitched by this little cross-dresser, Senju Itama.

Afterwards, he informed Senju Itama about Uchiha Chiharu becoming his disciple and warned the lecherous brat not to take advantage of little Chiharu, or else he, as the Master, would definitely not let him off.

"Ha? You became Chiharu-nee's Master?"

Clutching her buttocks, Senju Itama jumped up immediately, looking at the man in front of her with caution, her tone full of skepticism.

"You guy, you aren't coveting Chiharu-nee's beauty, are you?"

"Bang!!!"

Giving this brat a long-overdue, righteous flick to the forehead, Uchiha Gin, with blue veins popping on his head and his fist smoking, said in an unfriendly tone,

"That's what I should be saying to you!"

After dealing with the brat Senju Itama, a refreshed Uchiha Gin went out to start renovating his mansion.

"Wood Style: Four-Pillar House!"

Uchiha Gin clapped his hands together, and green light suddenly appeared on his palms. With the infusion of chakra, the Wood Style product—the mansion—began to deform. On the basis of its expansion, a third floor with a terrace grew above the original two-story mansion.

Hmm, that should do it!

Releasing his tightly clasped hands, Uchiha Gin looked at the brand-new Wood Style mansion and nodded with satisfaction.

The Wood Style product he created not only had the ability to self-repair but could also resist attacks from various ninjutsu. The interior was not only warm in winter and cool in summer, fireproof and waterproof, but also had fine plumbing pipes, with Water Style arrays he set up underground supporting the smooth flow of water throughout the house.

"Wow~~~!!!"

Uchiha Hikari and Senju Itama, hearing the commotion outside, hurried out to check. When they saw the previous two-story mansion transform into a more luxurious three-story one, their mouths hung open in surprise.

"Hehe, nothing else to say, but with this 'Great Carpentry Technique' of mine, I can guarantee you won't have to worry about food and drink in the future!"

Uchiha Gin puffed out his chest proudly. With this skill of his, once the Hidden Leaf Village was founded, wouldn't he be making a fortune? Then he could take his brothers to eat and drink well; wouldn't that be wonderful!

The two of them didn't even bother to reply, curiously scurrying into the brand-new mansion to look left and right. Senju Itama jumped around the spacious hall like a happy child, and after finishing, ran to Uchiha Gin with excitement.

"Can I move in too?"

The original mansion only had two rooms on the second floor, so Senju Itama had been relegated to the old house to watch over it. Now that the new mansion had two floors of bedrooms, it was suddenly spacious; surely there should be a place for her, right?

"Hmm, we'll see how you behave. We happen to have a mission to go out on; you tidy up the house properly, and I'll inspect it when I get back."

Looking at Senju Itama, whose eyes were shining, her fair little face filled with hope, and her big, watery eyes staring straight at him.

Why does this Senju Itama look so fragrant?

Uchiha Gin's heart suddenly softened, and he subconsciously wanted to agree, but he was suddenly startled and scared into changing his words immediately, saying he would wait to see how the brat behaved.

That was close! This little cross-dresser is terrifying!

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the alarm bells in Uchiha Gin's heart rang loudly.

"Gin~~~"

Feeling his sleeve being tugged, Uchiha Gin turned his head to see Uchiha Hikari with her cheeks puffed out. He heard her say in a soft, sticky tone,

"I want to live in the room next to yours!"

If I don't make a move now, the house is going to be stolen; that detestable brat!

"No problem, Hikari, you can choose whichever you like!"

Uchiha Gin trusted Uchiha Hikari ten thousand percent, so he waved his hand and let her choose at will.

"You two go pick your rooms first, I'm going out to get some air."

Uchiha Gin remembered he hadn't refreshed his skills for the day, so he left under a pretext, leaving the two of them to choose their rooms.

"Hey, you brat, you're crossing the line."

As soon as Uchiha Gin left, the gentle and graceful Uchiha Hikari immediately changed her face, looking at the excited Senju Itama with an unhappy expression.

"Ha? What are you saying, you old hag?"

Senju Itama had never liked this hypocritical Uchiha, so she immediately retorted with a sharp tongue.

"Phew! I won't lower myself to your level."

Uchiha Hikari was choked with anger. After catching her breath, she stared at Senju Itama's androgynous little face and said,

"I won't tell Gin your true identity either."

"Uh? What kind of weird talk is that?"

Hearing the other's words, Senju Itama's face showed nervousness. She straightened up, her eyes darting away.

"Heh, I don't know why Gin hasn't noticed; perhaps he doesn't pay attention to you at all!"

From the very first moment they met, a woman's keen intuition allowed Uchiha Hikari to see Senju Itama's true identity.

But for some reason, Uchiha Gin had never identified this brat's true identity and still treated her without any reservations.

However, she didn't want to expose the brat's identity right now. If it backfired and made Uchiha Gin have other thoughts about her, wouldn't she be shooting herself in the foot?

There was already a purple-haired threat, and if she pulled this brat into the mix, her chances of winning would decrease even further.

"Ha! What nonsense are you spouting? Look at this, this is a gift that guy gave me!"

Stimulated by Uchiha Hikari's words, Senju Itama immediately pulled out the golden hourglass pendant Uchiha Gin had given her for protection, saying triumphantly,

"Look at this, it's pure gold! You probably haven't even seen one before, right?"

Uchiha Hikari's black eyes widened, staring fixedly at the pendant filled with golden sand hanging around Senju Itama's neck.

Unconvinced, she pulled out the blue, swirl-shaped pendant Uchiha Gin had given her, the faint blue chakra flowing within it particularly eye-catching.

"What kind of tacky pendant is that? This one of mine was personally put on me by Gin!"

Unwilling to be outdone, Uchiha Hikari told a small lie, wanting to get the upper hand over the detestable brat in front of her.

"How can that cheap glass pendant of yours compare to my pure gold one?"

"Heh, didn't you see the chakra inside? That was infused by Uchiha Gin!"

The two began a fierce confrontation over the gift presented by Uchiha Gin.

Uchiha Gin, in the backyard, was completely unaware of the "friendly exchange" between the two in the mansion, as his attention was now entirely captured by the person stepping out from the light screen before him.

Worn-out red armor, wild and arrogant white hair, a familiar round fan strapped to his thin, aged back, his cold, rugged face etched with the vicissitudes of life, his drooping eyes tightly shut, his expression carrying the characteristic dullness of an NPC.

"Huh? Isn't this my great cousin? How did you get so washed up in just a short while?"

(End of chapter)