Chapter 246: The Tenseigan Mode Obtained by Free-Loading

A wisp of morning light at dawn illuminated the silent, primeval jungle; the dew accumulated on the broad leaves reflected iridescent colors under the golden rays.

"Phew~ finally out."

Accompanied by a rustling of footsteps, a slender figure pushed aside the giant shrubs blocking his view, revealing a fluffy head of black curly hair. His handsome face bore a pair of listless, dead-fish eyes, and at this moment, he was looking at the flat road ahead with pleasant surprise.

Without hesitation, he ran out in two or three strides. Sniffing the scent of civilization, Uchiha Gin, who had been wandering in the primeval jungle for several days, wept with joy.

"Sigh, if it weren't for testing my new ability, I would have come out long ago."

Looking at the road that stretched out endlessly, Uchiha Gin scratched his head and sighed slightly.

He had already walked out of the Sealing Grounds a few days ago, but out of curiosity about his new ability, he decided to practice it in the rarely visited primeval forest.

It was just unexpected that the new power obtained from the moon was actually a bit difficult to operate. Even with his extraordinary talent, it took him several days to barely master it.

"Time to go home; if I don't go back, Hikari and the others will start worrying about me~"

Gazing along the road, Uchiha Gin prepared to head back toward the Uchiha clan grounds. After all, the note he left behind promised he would only be out for a week.

Counting the time, six days had already passed. Hikari always took promises seriously; if he didn't return, his family would have to drive their Gundams all over the world to find him.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin gathered strength in his feet. A faint cyan-blue light emerged on his body, radiating waves of profound power, as if it were about to erupt at any moment.

"Jingle~ jingle~"

Just as this power was about to burst forth, the sound of distant camel bells rang out from not far away. The crisp, pleasant sound interrupted the charging process of Uchiha Gin, causing the cyan-blue cloak that had condensed on his body to slowly dissipate, and the blue-white light in his eyes also dimmed.

"Huh? Did I forget something unimportant?"

Listening to the unfamiliar bell sounds from afar that didn't belong to the Land of Fire, Uchiha Gin felt his cerebellum itch, as if something unimportant had been forgotten by him.

His fish-like eyes rolled around a few times. Seeing a dusty camel caravan arrive before him, he suddenly realized that he had indeed forgotten something.

The caravan guards, seeing the strange man standing in the middle of the road, all drew their long swords in defense, watching the blocking Uchiha Gin with vigilance.

Among them, the leader was a man with a ferocious-looking headscarf. His weathered face, crisscrossed with gullies, was full of gravity. As a ninja, he was actually unable to see through the man blocking the way.

Feeling a terrifying aura rushing toward him, cold sweat immediately broke out. But out of caution, he was the first to speak and ask,

"Who are you, my lord?"

"Uh, are you a caravan from the Land of Wind?"

Recalled to his senses by the hoarse voice, Uchiha Gin, with a somewhat unpleasant expression, asked the headscarf-wearing man in return.

Damn it, I was so busy having fun that I forgot the real mission!

"We are traveling merchants passing through the Land of Wind. Although there are people from the Land of Wind, there are also merchants from other countries. May I ask what business you have, my lord?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's furrowed brows and the look of displeasure on his face, the palm of the headscarf-wearing man holding the long sword was instantly soaked with sweat.

His strength was average, only at the level of a Chunin, but being able to work as a long-distance guard naturally meant he had his own set of survival rules.

When encountering someone you can't see through, your attitude must never be hostile. By lowering your posture, generally, powerful people wouldn't bother to take action against someone of his level.

"Tsk! Troublesome, too troublesome~"

Uchiha Gin irritably grabbed his own fluffy curly hair, pacing back and forth on the road with an uncertain expression, not paying the slightest attention to the caravan guards who were on high alert.

Not expecting that after hearing his answer, the other party not only ignored them but actually looked even gloomier, the headscarf-wearing man's heart hung in suspense as Uchiha Gin paced.

Feeling that the other party was not a kind soul, he gritted his teeth, took a heavy small bag out of his backpack, cautiously approached a few steps, threw the long sword in his hand to the side, raised his hands, and said with a humble attitude,

"My lord, these are some specialties from the Land of Wind. Please be magnanimous and spare our lives~"

"Huh?"

Uchiha Gin, who was somewhat bewildered by this scene, looked at the burly yet fawning headscarf-wearing man in front of him and asked suspiciously,

"Are you trying to bribe me?"

Curious, he took the small bag from the other's hand. Feeling its heavy weight, Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow and continued to ask in a teasing tone,

"Is this how you test a veteran cadre?"

Hmph~ look down on whom? Trying to buy him off with this little bit of stuff.

"I am truly sorry. Recently, the Land of Wind has fallen into war again, and supplies are too scarce. I really couldn't take out more. The brothers under my command still need to eat; please understand, my lord."

Seeing that the other party was not the type who couldn't communicate, the headscarf-wearing man felt a surge of joy in his heart. Since they could communicate, it meant he wasn't a murderous person. He immediately lowered his attitude to the minimum and explained to Uchiha Gin in a low voice.

"War? Tell me, what's the situation?"

Hearing that the Land of Wind had actually fallen into war, Uchiha Gin, who had always loved gossip, couldn't help but ask.

"If my lord is interested, this humble one will naturally tell you everything."

Seeing that Uchiha Gin didn't even look at the passage money he offered, but was instead interested in intelligence about the Land of Wind, he spilled everything like beans, recounting what was happening in the Land of Wind one by one.

It turned out that the Land of Wind, which had just calmed down a while ago, had fallen into war once again due to the interference of a new emerging force.

That force, led by a powerful ninja named Reto, had annexed many factions with lightning speed. Their power was growing day by day, and there was a faint trend of unifying the Land of Wind.

"Reto, huh... it seems the time is almost here."

After hearing the headscarf-wearing man's intelligence, Uchiha Gin rubbed his chin. Another familiar name; the plot was finally slowly getting on track. A trace of vitality gradually injected into his listless pupils, as if life had something to look forward to again.

"Alright, I don't have an eye for this little bit of stuff."

Since he had already obtained the intelligence, Uchiha Gin no longer made things difficult for the nervous headscarf-wearing man. He threw the package back, clapped his hands, and signaled that the other party could leave.

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord~"

The headscarf-wearing man, having recovered his lost property, happily took the heavy package, bowed repeatedly to thank Uchiha Gin, turned around, and led the caravan away in a flash, running toward the Land of Fire without looking back, fearing the other party might regret it.

After the dust kicked up by the caravan dissipated, Uchiha Gin's eyes revealed a bit of contemplation. He mentally traced the map of the Land of Wind and measured the distance from his current location to Loulan. If he went at his own pace, even traveling day and night, it would take two days to go and return.

"Tsk! Didn't expect to be able to put it into practice so soon."

Since running wouldn't work, what about flying?

As the thought arose, Uchiha Gin closed his eyes, relying on the technique to communicate with the Tenseigan deep within the moon. As the cyan-blue chakra cloak condensed on his body, he, who was already linked to the Tenseigan in his heart, slowly opened his eyes.

His pitch-black pupils had turned into the blue-white Tenseigan, and deep, profound pupil power continuously overflowed, stirring up ripples in the azure sky.

"This power? Is it that unfilial son guarding the gate?"

A certain black acquaintance, who was peeping at the great battle between the Uchiha and the Senju, suddenly sensed a familiar fluctuation. He looked up in suspicion, his pitch-black face full of surprise.

Inside the moon.

"Clan Leader, what happened to the Tenseigan?"

Otsutsuki Biraku, who was absent-minded, sensed the anomaly coming from the Tenseigan above her head and turned to ask Otsutsuki Tsukihime, who was dressed like a shut-in.

"Nothing, it's just that thief borrowing the power of the Tenseigan."

Munching on a french fry, Otsutsuki Tsukihime ate with relish. She stretched out her oily hand to flip through the novel in her hand and explained to Otsutsuki Biraku without even raising her head.

This kind of movement had occurred many times in the past few days. Anyway, the Tenseigan didn't seem to care, and it was useless for her to worry.

"Ah! Is Mr. Gin in danger?"

The worried Otsutsuki Biraku had eyes full of tension. Mr. Gin was so frail, he must not let anything happen to him~

"Sigh~ it's over. My only strategist has also lost her intelligence. What will happen to the days ahead~"

The helpless Otsutsuki Tsukihime rolled her eyes, her heart full of worry about the government affairs of the Otsutsuki clan.

"Is this the feeling of flying?"

Wrapped in the cyan-blue chakra cloak, with several chakra beads condensed behind his head, Uchiha Gin's blue-white Tenseigan was full of wonder.

At this moment, he was shuttling through the clouds; the high mountains, ridges, great rivers, and lakes below had all turned into irregular patterns.

The current Uchiha Gin was in Tenseigan Mode. Originally, he only had the Byakugan and had no way to activate the Tenseigan.

But as luck would have it, relying on the massage chair full of filial piety, he had mistakenly earned quite a bit of Otsutsuki Hamura's origin chakra.

And so, with the pure Byakugan plus the chakra of the Otsutsuki clan, under the fusion of the two forces, Uchiha Gin activating the Tenseigan was a matter of course.

Although it was with the help of the ancient Tenseigan on the moon, but which protagonist doesn't have some cheats, right?

"Let me see... that's it!"

Flying at high speed in the sky, Uchiha Gin observed the ground changing from green to an endless yellow, and the air also became a bit more sultry.

After flying for a while longer, he saw a conspicuous patch of green deep in the desert. Estimating roughly in his heart, he judged that it should be where Loulan was located.

So he slowed down his flight speed and descended slowly not far from Loulan. After his toes landed on the golden sand, the chakra cloak around his body instantly dissipated, and his blue-white eyes turned back to their usual black.

Uchiha Gin turned back into an unremarkable handsome man, the kind you could spot at a glance in a crowd.

"Tsk! Truly worthy of the Land of Wind, it's hot as hell~"

(End of chapter)