Chapter 232: The Hyuga clan

In the dark backstage, Yamanaka Zongichiro, who had been worried, suddenly saw a dazzling white light in front of him. As the door was opened, Uchiha Gin walked in with a basket of clothes, greeted him enthusiastically, and put the clothes in his hand in front of him.

"Brother Zongichiro, the clothes are delivered to you, try them on and see if they fit~"

"Thank you!"

Although he was confused why the other party brought a large basket of clothes, he had been dried for half a day, so Yamanaka Zongichiro didn't care to ask more, so he picked up one and prepared to put it on his body. But before he put it on, he found the strange style of the clothes in his hand and was stunned in place.

"Did you take the wrong one? Is this a female prisoner's clothes?"

Yamanaka Zongichiro looked at the bright pink underwear in his hand with a flushed face, only feeling a mouthful of old blood rushing to his throat, almost spraying it out. He tremblingly tightened the close-fitting clothes in his hand, his eyes carrying a strange look, but his mouth questioned righteously.

"No way, the juniors in your clan have such a bad luck, the pool has been crooked, Brother, just make do with it, find a set that is about the same~"

Uchiha Gin, standing by the basket, spread his hands helplessly and gave Yamanaka Zongichiro an expression of being unable to help.

"What bad luck, really don't know what to say~"

Yamanaka Zongichiro, whose mind had long been on the basket of colorful clothes, didn't delve into it. Instead, he searched in the basket with some excitement. His aged eyes revealed a luster that did not belong to his age.

"Ahem ahem... just this set, barely enough to cover the body."

After carefully selecting for a long time, Yamanaka Zongichiro took a set of clothes that were still normal with a normal face, walked to the corner alone, and began to change.

"Brother Zongichiro, you haven't taken the underwear yet!"

Seeing that the other party only took a set of clothes and didn't choose close-fitting clothes, Uchiha Gin thought the other party was senile, so he reminded him.

"Long-winded, our older generation of ninjas advocates frugality, underwear or something, can be worn or not!"

Yamanaka Zongichiro, who had put on his clothes at a very fast speed, walked out of the corner with a serious face, looking at Uchiha Gin with pain, making him feel inexplicable.

"Alright alright, hurry up and go out, the people of your Yamanaka clan are probably waiting anxiously~"

Uchiha Gin, who was always sharp-eyed, caught a glimpse of a bright pink on the back waist of Yamanaka Zongichiro with the corner of his eye. While shocked in his heart, he couldn't help but pay tribute to the older generation of ninja clans.

"Wait, where is Yiye?"

Yamanaka Zongichiro, who had just taken a step, suddenly remembered his other clansman and hurried to ask.

"You mean Brother Yiye, his clothes are still being drawn, it is estimated that it will take a while, you go out first!"

Yamanaka Zongichiro, who was still confused, felt that Uchiha Gin would not harm him, so he didn't ask more and followed him out of the backstage.

"It's quite lively!"

Before stepping out of the door, Yamanaka Zongichiro heard the shouting like a tide outside and couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe, these are all audiences cheering for your Yamanaka clan, let's go, Brother Zongichiro!"

Uchiha Gin smiled and waved his hand, signaling the other party to follow.

"Hmph hmph, although I have been in prison for many years, there is still the legend of me, Yamanaka Zongichiro, in the ninja world!"

The clamor of human voices in his ears gave Yamanaka Zongichiro great confidence. He immediately lifted the slightly loose pants on his waist and walked out swaggeringly.

"Ah! Why are you wearing this set? Where did the hot bikini go?"

"Angry old man, return my 36D leopard print!"

"Eating rice old man?"

With the appearance of Yamanaka Zongichiro, the scene under the stage instantly couldn't be controlled. The curious audience stretched their necks long, wanting to see the effect of those avant-garde fashions on the body, but only saw an old man who was dry and thin appearing in ordinary clothes, so they couldn't help but protest loudly.

"Let me out!"

Not expecting that as soon as he appeared, the audience under the stage didn't send flowers and applause, which made Yamanaka Zongichiro, who was ready to be interviewed, feel a bit lost in his heart. He had to shake his head awkwardly and stuff the full stomach of feelings back into his abdomen, turning to search for his clansmen, but the sudden roar in his ears attracted his attention.

"That is... Minako?"

Yamanaka Zongichiro looked at the beautiful woman who was like a madman not far away with some hesitation. From the other party's beautiful appearance, he could vaguely see the shadow of an old friend, so he carefully asked.

"Sacrifice the peach blossoms of the second half of my life, Yamanaka Minako, give it to me!!!"

Before Uchiha Gin could speak, Yamanaka Minako, who was already like a trapped beast, gritted her teeth and swore with red eyes, looking like someone who couldn't draw cards.

"Hahaha, flashed, flashed!!!"

Just when Uchiha Gin was ready to promote that mystery doesn't change fate, he didn't expect that a golden light really flashed on the card-drawing screen. Not expecting that he really got a response.

"Congratulations on obtaining ordinary men's top *1."

"..."

"Ten more shots!"

Yamanaka Minako, who was obviously very dissatisfied with this result, waved her hand and indicated to continue.

"Stop, Minako, you have already owed more than 1 billion!"

Compared to Yamanaka Minako, who was red-eyed, Sarutobi Sasuke, as a bystander, was much clearer. Looking at his friend who was already on the head, he persuaded earnestly.

"No! I haven't drawn the ultimate version yet, how can I stop!"

Yamanaka Minako, who was obsessed, had a determination that ten cows couldn't pull back. Her beautiful eyes stared tightly at the girl with a brilliant smile on the screen, wishing she could draw her face.

"Minako, what are you doing!"

Yamanaka Zongichiro was still wondering why this junior he had seen when he was young had become such a crazy look, but he heard the huge debt of 1 billion owed by the other party, and his heart was shocked, so he hurried to speak.

"Don't stop me! I want to charge... Grandpa Zongichiro?"

Suddenly hearing a strange and old voice, Yamanaka Minako didn't lift her head, waved her hand very impatiently, and prepared to continue drawing. However, after inadvertently glancing at the speaker, her head instantly woke up. Looking at Yamanaka Zongichiro, who was old but rich, she was surprised and couldn't speak.

"Minako..."

Reuniting with his clansman again, Yamanaka Zongichiro's eyes were full of tears, thousands of thoughts in his heart, all kinds of worries were about to be vented, but he saw Yamanaka Minako opposite him, stretched out her small hand to him, and said.

"Grandpa Zongichiro, give me money!"

"Pfft!!!"

Finally, Uchiha Gin, who couldn't watch anymore, worried that Brother Zongichiro, who had just been released from prison, would return to his hometown in the next moment, so he spoke to stop Yamanaka Minako's behavior of ruining her family, and returned the prizes she drew, as well as Yamanaka Yiye, who was confused, to the other party.

"Because you are the first customer, just treat it as buy one get one free, keep the things you drew, count them, and see if anything is missing."

Looking at Yamanaka Zongichiro, who was breathing more and less, Uchiha Gin finally softened his heart. After all, there was no Uchiha more loving than him, so he waved his hand and let his subordinates lift the prizes drawn by Yamanaka Minako, and handed the prize list to the other party.

"No need, I have a good memory, I remember clearly every time I draw something."

Yamanaka Minako, who had regained her sobriety, had deep astonishment in her blue-green beautiful eyes. Until now, she hadn't figured out why she, who was known for her calmness, would be on the head by a mere card-drawing game.

"Let me see... bikini, leopard print, school swimsuit, health suit, Balenciaga, HelloKitty underwear..."

Squatting on the ground, Yamanaka Minako counted her spoils like a treasure. After all, she spent such a large sum of money. The strange clothes in front of her were indeed something. If sold to the nobles of the Land of Fire, she should be able to return a lot of blood.

"... Wait! A pair of HelloKitty pink underwear is missing!"

After counting several times carefully, Yamanaka Minako stood up with an unhappy face, looked at Uchiha Gin, the host, and questioned loudly.

"Uh... impossible, absolutely impossible, or you look for it again~"

Not expecting that something would be missing, this made Uchiha Gin confused. He shipped according to the list, and there was absolutely no omission in the middle. Even if it was a sock, it wouldn't be worse than the other party.

"Ahem ahem... Minako, isn't it just a pair of bright pink underwear? Maybe it's stuck in some clothes. My head is a bit dizzy now, hurry up and send me back to rest!"

Just when Uchiha Gin and Yamanaka Minako were confronting each other, Yamanaka Zongichiro, who was supported by someone on the side, suddenly urged tremblingly.

"Forget it, wait until I go back and look for it carefully, hurry up and send Elder Zongichiro back to rest!"

Seeing that Yamanaka Zongichiro looked like he was about to die, Yamanaka Minako didn't struggle with the missing pair of underwear anymore, and immediately greeted the clansmen and rushed to the place where they were stationed.

Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Zongichiro, didn't expect you to have such a small hobby~

Looking at the back of the Yamanaka clan leaving, Uchiha Gin's eyes flowed. Yamanaka Zongichiro, who was hunched over, had a bright pink on his back waist, which made him couldn't help but sigh in his heart that people cannot be judged by their appearance.

"Then next, who wants to redeem people?"

After sending away the first customer and earning 1 billion, Uchiha Gin smiled and turned his gaze to the members of the Ninja Clan Alliance who were nervous one by one, his mouth curled, whispering like a devil.

"Discuss, can we pay the original price?"

Having witnessed the end of the Yamanaka clan, Sarutobi Sasuke felt panicked in his heart, but as the leader of the Ninja Clan Alliance, he still gritted his teeth and stood out to discuss with Uchiha Gin in front of him.

"Hehe, how can that be? It was agreed that 2 million is 2 million, how can there be a reason to raise the price."

Not expecting the other party to admit defeat, this won't work. If I don't earn a full pot, how can I be worthy of the card-drawing machine I worked all night to rush? Then he waved his hand and refused the other party's unreasonable request righteously.

"Can we choose not to draw cards and redeem people directly for 2 million?"

Shimura Xianyi beside Sarutobi Sasuke, after hearing Uchiha Gin's refusal, frowned, thought for a while, and asked.

"Of course, we don't force consumption."

Facing the questions of the Ninja Clan Alliance, Uchiha Gin shook his head immediately, indicating that this was a humanized free game of his, and there was absolutely no option for forced consumption.

"Good, I'll pay the money right now, hurry up and let Uncle Jin Er out!"

The Uchiha clan's project of clearly pitting money, Shimura Xianyi, who considered himself the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, immediately threw out 2 million, wanting to welcome Shimura Jin Er home. And the other members of the Ninja Clan Alliance were also excited, couldn't help but complain about Yamanaka Minako, that big injustice.

"However, before that, I have some good things, please observe them~"

For the 2 million thrown by Shimura Xianyi, Uchiha Gin was too lazy to even look at it. He reached out and pulled a stack of envelopes from the bag behind him, marked with the clan emblems of the Ninja Clan Alliance members, and handed these sealed envelopes to the members of the Ninja Clan Alliance who were full of confusion one by one, the smile on his handsome face could not be covered no matter what.

"Hmph~ Playing mystery, I want to see what kind of moth you, hateful curly-haired guy, are making!"

Not expecting that the wallet he threw out would be ignored by the other party, Shimura Xianyi, who was a bit indignant in his heart, immediately tore open the envelope in his hand, cursing in a low voice.

"Ah!"

"Nani!"

"This..."

Also holding a confused mood, other ninja clan members also tore open the envelopes in their hands. The crowd, who were originally happy and angry, had the same shocked expressions on their faces after seeing the photos in the envelopes.

"Mr. Divine Doctor, isn't this a bit..."

Sarutobi Sasuke, who quickly stuffed the photos in his hand into his arms, looked at Uchiha Gin, who had a mocking face, and frowned.

"Do you think our Uchiha clan is inhumane?"

Without answering the other party's questioning, on the contrary, Uchiha Gin asked everyone.

"Definitely! You even stripped Uncle Jin Er... Shinji, why are you covering my mouth?"

Shimura Xianyi, who had been holding fire, took the lead in making trouble, but halfway through his words, a big hand like a cattail fan covered his mouth tightly, almost making this guy suffocate.

"Mr. Gin, thank you!"

Compared to the somewhat rude Shimura Xianyi, Akimichi Shinji, who was the head of the Akimichi clan, unexpectedly opened his mouth to thank him. Looking at his sincere expression, it didn't look like a fake.

"Hoo~ Shinji, why do you want to thank this hateful curly-haired guy?"

After finally breaking free from his good friend's big hand, Shimura Xianyi asked indignantly, but was met with an inexplicable sentence from Akimichi Shinji.

"Uh... nothing, it's quite normal."

Since his good friend said so, Shimura Xianyi endured the embarrassment and carefully browsed the photos in his hand, but couldn't see the clue for a long time.

"Normal is the most abnormal. Have you ever seen any prisoner who can maintain such a healthy state after being tortured for decades?"

Akimichi Shinji looked at the man with a gentle smile in the photo. The Akimichi clan, who loved to eat, could laugh so happily in prison, and the meat on his body was so tight, it must have been treated excellently.

"Hey! It seems it is indeed a bit rich."

Everyone present, after hearing Akimichi Shinji's reminder, picked up the portraits again. After confirming that their elders didn't seem to be suffering in prison, but rather more like retirement.

One by one, their small bellies were protruding, and their skin was smooth and tender, not like anything, even compared to those noble masters in the Land of Fire, they were not inferior.

"Sorry, it was us who misunderstood you~"

Sarutobi Sasuke, who had guessed the general idea, apologized to Uchiha Gin very embarrassedly, the apology in his eyes was visible to the naked eye. The Ninja Clan Alliance members who had had many complaints around them also had thick gratitude on their faces at this moment.

"Then are you still drawing?"

The effect of the photos was unexpectedly good. He originally wanted to threaten a wave with naked photos, but didn't expect that some kind of beautiful misunderstanding seemed to have occurred, but it didn't affect him earning severance pay for the brothers in the dungeon.

"Draw! I'll come first, Uncle Shinji has a big body, so I have to draw more pieces!"

Akimichi Shinji, who was on the side, took the lead in standing out, took out his wallet, and respectfully handed it to Uchiha Gin.

"Alrighty~ I like krypton lords like you who are willing!"

Weighing the heavy money bag in his hand, Uchiha Gin smiled very brightly.

"Today is another day full of hope~"

"Tobirama, is money so easy to earn?"

Looking at the Ninja Clan Alliance members who were spending money like water on the stage, Senju Hashirama's outlook on life was shattered. His eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and after a long time, he remembered how to speak, then elbowed his younger brother who was thinking beside him and asked.

"Hoo~ This curly-haired guy is so rich, and he still uses this method. Doesn't he walk at night?"

Senju Tobirama, who was also shocked, exhaled a turbid breath, and in his scarlet eyes, there was a thick sense of wariness. Is this Uchiha Gin crazy? He offended all the ninja clans as soon as he built the village.

"What are you two talking about? Do you want to go up and play two rounds?"

Uchiha Gin, who was happily counting money, wandered to the Senju brothers. He originally wanted to ask about the negotiation today, but seeing the "hopeful" gazes of the two, he invited them.

"No no no, our Senju clan can't afford such tossing."

Even Senju Hashirama, who had thick nerves, could see the bottomless trap behind the sweet-smiling girl on the screen, so he waved his hand, indicating that he was just looking.

"Tsk! That's a pity."

Uchiha Gin, who failed to earn a little extra money, flashed a trace of disappointment on his face, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked Senju Tobirama, who was strange.

"I heard from Izuna that there is some kind of negotiation, let me attend, about when?"

"The Uchiha clan actually let you go?"

Senju Tobirama looked at Uchiha Gin, who had no sense of crisis, with a look of sympathy. He was thinking about whether to remind this curly-haired guy not to walk in the alley at night, but after hearing his question, his expression became even stranger.

"I'll just eat melon seeds on the side, you guys just chat happily."

Hearing the astonishment in Senju Tobirama's tone, Uchiha Gin scratched his curly hair. He shouldn't be so disgusted, right? He was, after all, a highly respected elder in the Uchiha clan.

"Do you have any idea who we are negotiating with today?"

"Anyone is fine. I'll just watch and won't say a word."

Probably just some ninja clan from somewhere wanting to join Konoha; it had nothing to do with him unless they could drop gold coins.

"It's the Hyuga clan. They came here this time specifically requesting a spar with the Uchiha clan."

Looking at the completely indifferent Uchiha Gin, Senju Tobirama, whose heart had ultimately softened, spoke up to remind him.

If it weren't for Banka, I wouldn't care if you lived or died!

"Huh? Are those White-Eye-Disease folks just bored and stuffed?"

This really left Uchiha Gin speechless; it seemed that the matter he had agreed to was actually quite troublesome!

"They want to verify who exactly is the number one dojutsu family in the Land of Fire."

"Fine, I'll go knock on the shrine door today, drag my cousin out, and let those White-Eye-Disease folks see what a dimensional strike is."

Uchiha Gin didn't care at all about the empty title of "number one"—it couldn't be eaten as a meal. He immediately set off, preparing to invite Uchiha Madara out to let the frogs in the Hyuga clan's well see what a Gundam was.

"No, no, no, it's just a spar, there's no need to call Madara!"

Upon hearing that Uchiha Gin was going to invite Madara out of seclusion, Senju Hashirama immediately broke into a cold sweat. He grabbed the other's sleeve and explained repeatedly, the worry in his eyes growing intense.

If Madara were allowed to come out, the Hyuga clan would likely vanish from the Land of Fire.

"No, Brother Hashirama, you actually agreed to such a boring thing? Don't you know what level our Uchiha clan is at?"

Forcibly held back, Uchiha Gin furrowed his brows, his face filled with deep confusion. He truly couldn't understand why Senju Hashirama would agree to such an absurd request.

"Oh, there are very complicated reasons for this, and I can't explain it clearly in a short while~"

Facing Uchiha Gin's questioning, Senju Hashirama's gaze became somewhat shifty, dodging and not daring to look him in the eyes.

"There's nothing to hide. The Hyuga clan promised that after joining, they would donate a large sum of funds to be used for building Konoha Village, and the prerequisite for joining is to clash with the Uchiha clan, who are also a dojutsu family."

Since his older brother didn't want to be the bad guy, Senju Tobirama would do it. He immediately explained the reasons behind it to Uchiha Gin.

"Brother Hashirama, I didn't expect that for the sake of a mere sum of funds, you would sell out the Uchiha clan, who are like beloved family and friends, to the Hyuga. It's truly chilling. We must—"

Uchiha Gin wore an expression of heartbreak, trembling as he pointed at the silent, head-bowed Senju Hashirama, his tone filled with deep sorrow.

"I'm sorry, Brother Gin, I'll go reject their request right now—"

"We must have half of it!"

"Huh?"

The Senju brothers were both stunned, staring at the teasing Uchiha Gin, unable to process the meaning for a long while.

"Don't you understand? We must have fifty percent of the funds promised by the Hyuga clan for our Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Gin held up five fingers, indicating this was already the lowest price; if it went any lower, there would be no deal.

"You guy, do you not even have the most basic sense of honor?"

Senju Tobirama, stifled with anger, wished he could stab the detestable curly-haired man in front of him.

"I am fighting for the honor of the clan! There is no Uchiha with more honor than me. If you say one more word, the price goes up!"

To be questioned about his sense of honor by the white-haired man in front of him made Uchiha Gin unhappy. He patted his chest with a thudding sound and spoke with absolute certainty.

"You curly-haired man who is only interested in money, where is your sense of honor?"

Senju Tobirama was so angry he nearly fainted. If not for Senju Hashirama holding him back, he would definitely have let this curly-haired man know why flowers are red.

"What 'only interested in money'? This is called being helpful!"

Facing the baseless slander, Uchiha Gin immediately filed an appeal.

"Hmph~ what about those ninja clans you scammed?"

With a cold snort, the displeased Senju Tobirama pointed at the ninja clan members not far away who had finished their lottery and questioned him.

"Hey, believe it or not, they'll have to thank me after they're done drawing."

Turning his head to look at the good buddies who were wearing gorgeous attire and had regained their freedom, Uchiha Gin nodded with satisfaction. He then raised his eyebrows and said to the clearly unconvinced Senju Tobirama in front of him.

"Heh, they probably wish you were dead!"

Senju Tobirama, arms crossed, his eyes full of disbelief, saw Sarutobi Sasuke walking over slowly. The corner of his mouth curled up, and he couldn't help but mock him.

"Mr. Gin, on behalf of the members of the Ninja Alliance, I thank you for your great kindness!"

(End of chapter)