Chapter 225: The Authentic Plot of Otsutsuki Hamura

Inside Uchiha Gin's mental space.

"Huh? Here's a stool, sit down and talk!"

Uchiha Gin, who had been sleepy-eyed, instantly lost all drowsiness upon hearing the explosive news from Otsutsuki Hamura.

He conjured a stool from behind as if performing a magic trick, and diligently arranged for his bewildered grand-uncle to take a seat.

He then conjured a large, emerald-green watermelon, sliced it open, and sweet juice sprayed everywhere.

Hey, it's perfectly ripe.

Picking up a delicious slice of watermelon, Uchiha Gin squatted on the ground, looking impatient, and spoke to the still-stunned Otsutsuki Hamura:

"Grand-uncle, why aren't you talking? I've even got the melon ready~"

"Bah! You unfilial brat!"

Otsutsuki Hamura clutched his chest, his breath hitching; his blood pressure had skyrocketed due to Uchiha Gin's outrageous antics. It was a good thing he was only a spirit, otherwise, he would have surely vomited three liters of blood from being angered by this guy.

"Alright, alright, I really can't do anything with you."

Facing the ancestor's scolding, Uchiha Gin, realizing he had indeed gone a bit too far, stood up apologetically, walked slowly to the still-panting Otsutsuki Hamura, handed him the half-eaten watermelon, and said in a helpless tone:

"Get lost! Don't you know your old man has diabetes?"

Huh? So this ailment is hereditary!

Uchiha Gin suddenly realized the truth. Recalling his own ever-rising blood sugar, he shed tears of sorrow in an instant, feeling that the watermelon conjured before him had become rather tasteless, and waved his hand to dispel the illusion in his mental space.

The surroundings turned void once again, and the cold-faced Otsutsuki Hamura returned to his previous sternness, his dull Byakugan staring straight at Uchiha Gin as he spoke slowly:

"Just a moment ago, I sensed Mother's aura."

"Stop! Before talking about this, can you explain to me who 'Mother' is?"

Uchiha Gin made an 'X' with his arms, the confusion on his face not feigned, as if the mother Otsutsuki Hamura spoke of was a complete stranger to him.

"Hagoromo didn't tell you?"

Now it was Otsutsuki Hamura's turn to look confused. Such a good seedling, and his big brother hadn't even nurtured him? It seemed he really was full of himself.

"We're down here; to see the ancestor, one can only rely on dying."

Uchiha Gin spread his hands, showing a very embarrassed expression. After all, he hadn't died yet, so it was still too early to pay respects to the Sage of Six Paths.

"Fine, give me the stool, and I will tell you the story of the Goddess of Rabbit."

Otsutsuki Hamura sighed; it seemed he would have to expend some effort again, so he beckoned, signaling Uchiha Gin to conjure a stool, as he was a bit tired from standing for so long.

"Alrighty~"

Uchiha Gin tactfully pulled a massage chair from behind his back and guided the curious Otsutsuki Hamura to lie down on it. As the sound of a successful QR code payment rang out, the massage chair began its debut performance in the ninja world.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz."

"Hey? Hey! Hey~"

The massage chair's precise acupoint massage gave Otsutsuki Hamura, experiencing it for the first time, a sensation of sour-sweet relief. Accompanied by a few small drills kneading near his sphincter, the grand-uncle, who had never enjoyed such luxury in his life, couldn't hold back and let out a comfortable moan.

"Grand-uncle, is the pressure okay?"

At this moment, Uchiha Gin held a survey questionnaire, his face filled with inquiry.

"It's great! It's even more comfortable than the kneading from my thirty-six concubines~"

Otsutsuki Hamura, already feeling a bit floaty, squinted his eyes and subconsciously exposed his own dirt.

"Ahem, ahem! What kind of nonsense is this? Business! Let's talk business!"

Otsutsuki Hamura, realizing what he'd done, jumped off the massage chair with an unnatural expression and scolded Uchiha Gin, who was wearing a mocking look:

"Our Otsutsuki clan has always valued diligence and frugality, advocating that hard work is an honor and laziness is a shame."

"Heh."

"Hagoromo and I were not born of ordinary people, but were conceived from the legendary Goddess of Rabbit."

Otsutsuki Hamura, his expression returning to normal, began to recount his origins, his aged eyes filled with nostalgia.

"That year, Hagoromo was eighteen, standing like a lackey..."

Everyone has seen the rest of the plot, so I won't write it, lest you say I'm padding the word count.

"... nd so, under my wise and martial command, Hagoromo and I attacked from both sides, relying on my brilliant mind and the power of Yin and Yang in our hands to seal our mother, who had fallen into madness. The place where she was sealed became the moon as it is now. And I, for the sake of world peace, willingly sacrificed my freedom to guard Mother here, preventing her from wreaking havoc on the human world."

Watching Otsutsuki Hamura portray himself as the protagonist, Uchiha Gin, who knew the plot well, subconsciously rolled his eyes.

I don't know if this guy is good at anything else, but his bragging skills are definitely top-tier among the Otsutsuki.

"Got it? This is the authentic version of the story. If Hagoromo tells you a different version later, don't you dare fall for it!"

Refuse piracy, starting with the Otsutsuki.

"Clap, clap, clap~"

Uchiha Gin stood up, clapping his hands with excitement, looking with admiration at Otsutsuki Hamura, who was holding his head so high it was almost touching the sky, and said with a trembling voice:

"Grand-uncle's great achievements are so immense that I will surely spread them far and wide after I go down, so that the world knows the legendary Sage of Six Paths is actually just a petty man who steals fame!"

"Ahem, ahem... that's really not necessary. I, Otsutsuki Hamura, have lived a life of purity and few desires; such empty fame is like floating clouds to me, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Otsutsuki Hamura, who had just been looking so smug, suddenly felt a cold sweat break out and swallowed hard.

His expression changed instantly, and he stopped him with a very indifferent look, then claimed he was definitely not someone who sought fame and reputation.

"I didn't expect Grand-uncle to have such noble character; it is truly humbling. If I have the chance to meet the Sage of Six Paths in the future, this junior will definitely help you seek justice and scold him on the spot until he can't even lift his head!"

Uchiha Gin clenched his fists, the light of justice flashing in his eyes, stinging the guilty Otsutsuki Hamura so much he couldn't keep them open, forcing him to laugh awkwardly and start changing the subject.

"Let's not talk about the past anymore. Now, let me explain the crisis at hand."

"Please go ahead, Grand-uncle~"

"Just yesterday, I suddenly sensed a subtle, dark power. However, this power was not strong, so I didn't pay it much mind."

"..."

Otsutsuki Hamura's eyes flashed with contemplative light, while Uchiha Gin, who knew exactly where that power came from, let his eyes wander and even started whistling, trying to hide his inner anxiety.

"But, after that power leaked out, I discovered that Mother's aura within the seal had changed."

"What kind of change?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Gin was a bit confused. When he activated his Mangekyo, he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

"A sliver of Mother's aura is missing!"

Otsutsuki Hamura's brows were tightly furrowed, his unease evident; he was very confident in his own perception.

For a thousand years, Mother's aura had been very stable, but it just so happened that yesterday, a wisp went missing, which forced him to raise his guard.

"Has this never happened before?"

Hearing this explosive news, Uchiha Gin was curious. Could Otsutsuki Kaguya really pull off such a move from within the seal? If she could successfully escape, what would she need the others for?

"Uh... I suppose not?"

To Uchiha Gin's sudden question, the usually resolute-faced Otsutsuki Hamura hesitated, his dull Byakugan rolling around as if trying to recall something.

"You didn't slack off, did you?"

Seeing his expression, Uchiha Gin's heart skipped a beat. He could tolerate this ancestor being lecherous and full of hot air, but dereliction of duty was truly unforgivable.

Drag him out and bury him!

"Ahem... when those unfilial descendants of the branch family were fighting the main family, I was a bit busy, so I neglected the guarding duty~"

Pierced by Uchiha Gin's words, Otsutsuki Hamura was immediately embarrassed, but still generously admitted his mistake.

Busy? Busy filming a movie, were you?

"This was also something that couldn't be helped. The commotion from the Tenseigan was so great, it's not impossible that it pierced the crust and incidentally tore a small hole in Mother's seal, right?"

Otsutsuki Hamura tried his best to justify his negligence, but in Uchiha Gin's eyes, this was just an act of shifting blame.

"Since the matter has already happened, tell me how to remedy it?"

Not wanting to continue making things difficult for his unreliable grand-uncle, Uchiha Gin took a deep breath, calmed his inner anxiety, and asked.

After all, the catalyst was something he had caused himself. If Otsutsuki Kaguya were to escape early, wouldn't that mean the finale would arrive early? By then, everyone would be hung on trees and turned into White Zetsu.

Wouldn't the Hidden Leaf Village he longed for be gone forever?

"The most urgent task is to find that sliver of Mother's aura and retrieve it, or destroy it directly."

"How do I find it?"

Uchiha Gin was completely bewildered; this part of the plot hadn't been taught!

"Do not panic. I will teach you a technique that can lock onto Mother's aura within a certain range."

As someone who had lived with his mother for many years, Otsutsuki Hamura naturally had some means to distinguish her aura, so he immediately taught the technique to Uchiha Gin, hoping he could complete the new mission soon.

"Since you're already here, teach me the technique to control the Tenseigan as well!"

After Uchiha Gin memorized the technique to identify Otsutsuki Kaguya's aura, he suddenly remembered his main mission.

If he really found the Tenseigan but couldn't control it, wouldn't it all be for nothing? So he reminded him again.

"Fine, then I will teach you the Summoning Jutsu for the Tenseigan."

It would be this brat's sooner or later anyway, so Otsutsuki Hamura didn't hold back and taught Uchiha Gin the technique to summon the Tenseigan.

"Wait! Grand-uncle, since I have the Summoning Jutsu for the Tenseigan, why look for it? Wouldn't it be easier to just summon the Tenseigan directly?"

Uchiha Gin, thinking he had discovered a blind spot, asked with a wild imagination after memorizing the summoning technique.

"Heh, are you dreaming?"

Regarding Uchiha Gin's whimsical idea, Otsutsuki Hamura gave him a very blunt eye-roll.

"Not to mention you haven't signed a contract with the Tenseigan, just the curses the branch family has layered on the Tenseigan over the years would be enough to give you a hard time."

"Alright, I thought it was too simple."

Uchiha Gin wasn't discouraged by having his idea rejected. In his view, that Tenseigan, which the Otsutsuki clan had worshipped for generations, would sooner or later be his for the taking.

However, the suddenly appearing Hidden Mission Two gave him a bit of a headache.

That is Kaguya Otsutsuki, after all; are you really going to let him go up there alone?

The difficulty is not only no less than fighting Sukuna, it is practically equivalent to "you go and eliminate Tang Seng and his disciples"!

"By the way, I have one more piece of news to tell you."

Hamura Otsutsuki, who was just about to turn and vanish, seemed to suddenly remember something; he turned his head and said in an extremely strange tone,

his gray-white eyes carrying visible schadenfreude, as well as a trace of extremely subtle envy,

"Just a moment ago, the last few male Otsutsuki on the moon came to report to me."

"???"

What does this mean? If the Otsutsuki clan has no men left, then where will the future Toneri Otsutsuki pop out from? It couldn't possibly be asexual reproduction like Orochimaru, could it?

"Wait, explain yourself clearly!"

Watching the receding back of Hamura Otsutsuki, Uchiha Gin, whose many questions remained unanswered, waved his hand and shouted,

however, the only response he received was endless darkness.

The next day.

"Thump~ thump~~ thump~~~"

Uchiha Gin, sporting a pair of dark circles under his eyes, was woken up by a rhythmic knocking on the door; he propped himself up, rubbed his sore eyes, and let out a huge yawn,

"Ha~ who is it?"

"Mr. Gin, it is time to get up and dine."

The voice of the black puppet came from outside the door, followed by the aroma of food drifting in through the door crack,

"Come in~"

"Creak!"

Following Uchiha Gin's words, the bedroom door opened in response, and several short figures carrying steaming delicacies trotted to his bedside,

"Please dine, Mr. Gin~"

"Eat in bed?"

Looking at the several child puppets gathered around his bed, Uchiha Gin asked with some curiosity,

"Yes."

The black puppet gave a wave of its large hand, and a small table rose up on Uchiha Gin's bed; the child puppets skillfully placed the delicacies on it,

Tsk! This Otsutsuki clan is truly extravagant and decadent; they must be sent to the countryside for some proper re-education!

"Many thanks for the hospitality~"

I, Uchiha, have worked hard for a lifetime, so I should be allowed to enjoy myself a little, right?

After devouring the food like a whirlwind, Uchiha Gin, having finished tidying up, walked along the corridors of the Otsutsuki Birluo Palace; watching the puppets working hard in the hallway, he couldn't help but ask the black puppet beside him,

"Does your Otsutsuki clan not have any living servants?"

"We do not. Every member of the Otsutsuki clan is an extremely noble existence; how could they be allowed to perform such lowly tasks."

The black puppet tilted its head, its pair of yellow eyes devoid of life; facing Uchiha Gin's question, it remained as forthcoming as ever.

"Can I go out for a walk today?"

Although the palace of Otsutsuki Birluo was large, after walking around a few times, Uchiha Gin was already suffering from aesthetic fatigue; harboring some small ulterior motives, he continued to ask the black puppet that never left his side,

"Wait a moment, I will go and seek instructions from the Master."

A flash of blue light passed through the black puppet's eyes, likely as it calculated something; a moment later, it bowed in farewell and headed toward the inner chamber that Uchiha Gin had never stepped into.

Coming and going in a hurry, within a few minutes, the black puppet returned; looking at Uchiha Gin who was waiting where he stood, it spoke slowly,

"The Master says you may, but please do not stray too far from me, Mr. Gin."

"Yay!"

"Mr. Gin, please cherish your final moments of freedom."

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Wishing all students

Uh.

May you have a child soon!

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(End of chapter)