Chapter 195: The Script is Ready

"God of War? You sure have a way with words, kid!"

Uchiha Madara's uncle, Uchiha Tajima, hearing the rare positive evaluation from his nephew, said with a face full of smiles,

"Then let me show you your uncle's greatest treasure!"

He then poured ocular power into his Susanoo, and a giant, empty-handed silver-gray giant slowly unfurled a massive light shield.

"This is?"

Uchiha Gin curiously examined the giant light shield. In the original work, Susanoo usually wielded big swords or bows and arrows, or at worst threw shuriken. How did it become a shield with his uncle? Is it really that cowardly?

"The shield held by my Susanoo can absorb enemy attacks, and once fully charged, it returns double the damage."

Uchiha Tajima waved the shield in his Susanoo's hand and pointed to the energy gauge symbol on it, explaining to the bewildered Uchiha Gin,

Holy crap, shield reflect!

I misunderstood, it's not cowardly at all!

"During the last battle, this shield of mine absorbed the ninjutsu of those two brats. Check it and see if there's any residual chakra."

He controlled the half-body Susanoo to stand the massive shield in front of Uchiha Gin.

Looking at the light shield as tall as a city wall, Uchiha Gin steadied himself, placed a hand on the shield, and activated his super-perception to search for traces of chakra.

Before long, Uchiha Gin, having finished scanning the shield, slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

"Did you find it?"

Uchiha Tajima looked at Uchiha Gin as he withdrew his hand and asked with a frown. It had only been a few minutes; had Gin given up?

"Found it. Look."

Uchiha Gin grinned, nodded, and extended his hand. Two wisps of distinct chakra appeared in his palm. Upon closer inspection, Uchiha Tajima sensed that they were indeed the chakra of those two brats from the Senju clan.

Since the goal had been achieved, Uchiha Tajima let out a sigh of relief and closed his eyes. After cutting off the supply of ocular power, the silver-gray half-body giant instantly collapsed.

"Whew~"

Rubbing his sore eyeballs, Uchiha Tajima walked over slowly. He struggled to open his bloodshot eyes and said to the pleasantly surprised Uchiha Gin,

"Gin, what do you need this chakra for? Planning to kill someone and frame them?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin so eager, Uchiha Tajima assumed the other party wanted to use the chakra of those two Senju brats to frame them, thereby stimulating Uchiha Madara to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Superficial!"

Withdrawing the two strands of chakra into his body, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but roll his eyes at his uncle's speculation, which left the other man momentarily speechless.

"If such a trashy script could succeed, then the eyes my cousin awakens definitely wouldn't be anything special either."

As he spoke, Uchiha Gin felt a stir in his heart. A faint light appeared on his body, and based on the chakra he had just collected, he activated the Disguise Jutsu.

In Uchiha Tajima's astonished gaze, Uchiha Gin slowly transformed into a figure wearing red armor, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, long hair flowing, and the aura radiating from his body was exactly the same as when they had fought a few days ago.

No, it should be said that it was even better.

"What a miraculous transformation jutsu. Where did you learn it?"

As the clan head, Uchiha Tajima's knowledge was naturally not poor. He saw at a glance that the Disguise Jutsu was not an ordinary transformation jutsu; even using his Sharingan, he couldn't see a single flaw.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

"Figured it out myself."

Uchiha Gin tested out his new skin, waved his hands a few times, and finding no discomfort, turned his head to look at the marveling Uchiha Tajima and said,

"Uncle, want to try?"

Just right to warm up, and by the way, see if this Disguise Jutsu has any flaws during combat.

"Forget it, another day..."

Hearing this, Uchiha Tajima's expression tightened. Working hard so late at night is bad for the kidneys.

"Don't refuse. You've fought this guy before, so you can give me some action coaching."

Wearing Hashirama's skin, Uchiha Gin said with a mischievous laugh,

Hmph! Dumping all this work on me while you sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor? Not a chance!

"Whew~ Alright then."

Knowing he couldn't escape, Uchiha Tajima stopped being coy. A hint of scarlet flashed in his pitch-black pupils, and three tomoe quietly emerged.

"Just right, let me test your caliber and see if you've made any progress these past few years."

With that, he lunged forward, ready to have a hearty taijutsu battle with Uchiha Gin.

Uchiha Gin looked at the menacing Uchiha Tajima charging over with a punch and was momentarily dumbfounded.

Uh... Uncle, I'm currently wearing Senju Hashirama's skin. Are you sure you want to go hand-to-hand?

"Detected that the host has encountered a battle, Heartsteel chest accumulation started..."

Heartsteel has already triggered; no choice but to bite the bullet. I hope Uncle's body is sturdy.

Raising his hand to block Uchiha Tajima's charged punch, Uchiha Gin's eyes flashed with a sharp glint. Blue-purple chakra erupted from his body, wrapping him in a dense aura, and he threw a casual punch at the frowning Uchiha Tajima.

"Boom!"

Seeing the visible chakra erupting from Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Tajima instinctively raised his hands to protect his vitals, preparing to take that light-looking punch head-on.

Unexpectedly, the moment the fist made contact, it generated a massive impact force, sending him flying like a cannonball for dozens of meters before he slammed heavily into the ground.

"No, Uncle, why didn't you dodge?"

Uchiha Gin was completely stunned. He definitely hadn't added any extra power to that punch and had even deliberately slowed it down; he just couldn't understand why his uncle hadn't dodged.

Tsk! Think about it carefully; haven't you done this kind of thing yourself?

"Cough, cough, cough... Uncle was careless, I didn't flash."

From the dust that hadn't yet dissipated came Uchiha Tajima's stubborn voice. A large silver-gray hand swiped violently, blowing away the dust that obscured his vision and revealing his disheveled figure.

"Why are you piloting a Gundam again? Can your body take it?"

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow, looking at Uchiha Tajima, who was panting while protected within the skeleton, and asked.

"I can fight for a whole day!"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's skepticism, Uchiha Tajima, burdened by the idol baggage of a clan head, immediately straightened his back and retorted stubbornly.

Tsk! Can't any of you be a bit humble? It's not worth it to be blind for this kind of thing, otherwise, I'll have to treat your eyes one by one later.

Uchiha Gin sighed inwardly. Watching his uncle manipulate the skeleton and charge over again, he silently extended his hands, used the classic small-hand clap, and a massive figure rose from the ground.

3 minutes later

"Host successful, obtained Heart Essence *1"

Whether I got the stack or not isn't the priority anymore.

"Uncle, open your eyes, it's me, Gin!"

Uchiha Gin, having returned to his original form, finally managed to pry Uchiha Tajima out of the ground. Looking at his unconscious uncle, his heart tightened. He placed his pale green hands on him and kept calling out,

"Ugh... I just saw an old man with horns on his head..."

Uchiha Gin used medical ninjutsu to pull his uncle back from the brink of the afterlife. After a brief coma, Uchiha Tajima slowly woke up, looking at the apologetic Uchiha Gin with hollow eyes, and continued to mutter,

"He asked why I only just arrived, saying he'd been waiting for me for a long time because they were one short for mahjong..."

"Cough, cough, you might be hallucinating, don't take it to heart."

Uchiha Gin was startled. It was a good thing his medical skills were superb, comparable to a second-coming of Hua Tuo or Bian Que, otherwise, his uncle would have had to go down and play cards with the ancestors.

"Gin, has your strength grown to this extent?"

With his injuries mostly recovered, Uchiha Tajima propped himself up and looked at the evasive Uchiha Gin with complex eyes, asking earnestly,

"It's barely passable; compared to you, Uncle, it's not worth mentioning."

Uchiha Gin said very humbly, his eyes full of sincerity.

"Whew~ You don't need to be humble. Just that jutsu of the Senju brat's, you're already more than a notch stronger than him."

The clever Uchiha Tajima naturally wouldn't be easily fooled by Uchiha Gin. He shook his head, his gaze carrying an inexplicable meaning, as if he had made some kind of decision, and slowly said,

"Gin, if Madara and Izuna don't turn out well, I'll have to entrust you to help them shoulder the future of the Uchiha clan."

"Huh?"

We're already fast-forwarding to deathbed entrustments? I'm not the Prime Minister.

"As long as the clan can prosper, you can be the clan head too."

Uchiha Tajima continued to drop bombshells, acting as if it were a final farewell, which made Uchiha Gin roll his eyes so hard they almost evolved into the Rinnegan.

"Uncle, I advise you to sleep earlier; otherwise, you'll just start talking in your sleep."

Uchiha Gin helped Uchiha Tajima up and slowly sent life-force-filled chakra into his body.

"Thank you. I'm just giving you a heads-up; who knows what will happen in the future?"

A hint of color slowly appeared on Uchiha Tajima's pale face, and the blurriness in his eyes was relieved. Feeling the warm chakra in his body, he thanked Uchiha Gin.

As it happens, I just happen to know that in the future, the faces of the Uchiha clansmen will all have the word 'misery' written on them.

"Gin, with your current strength, the Senju clan should..."

Walking side-by-side on the way back to the clan grounds, after much thought, Uchiha Tajima still asked the question that had been on his mind.

"Uncle, me being strong alone isn't very useful. The prosperity of a clan never relies on just one person; comprehensive strength is the top priority."

Uchiha Gin didn't want to be shackled so early. He rolled his eyes and started to bluff,

"My cousins have a promising future; surpassing me is only a matter of time. Don't worry, Uncle, I'll be their solid backing from the rear."

"Uh..."

Something feels wrong.

"Stop overthinking, it'll make your hair fall out. Come, come, let me tell you about my script."

Can't let Uncle come to his senses. Uchiha Gin grabbed Uchiha Tajima and began to tell him the script he had just finished drafting.

"First do this, then do that... repeat like this... finally..."

Uchiha Gin switched to his grandiloquent mode, and the magical plotline made Tian Dao feel a surge of hot-blooded excitement, wishing he could buy a ticket and enter the arena immediately.

"What do you think of this work of mine, which synthesizes elements of suspense, vendetta, betrayal, and bromance?"

"I've already sent the money, update faster!"

(End of this chapter)