Chapter 260

260. Chapter 260: Sitting in a Row, Cutting Tails

"No! Don't come over here!"

Terrified by a single glance from Uchiha Gin, Isobu was speechless for a long time, staring at the man slowly walking toward him, looking as frightened as a cuckolded man with a ramen-noodle hairstyle.

Uchiha Gin did not respond to him; with a slash of the wooden blade in his hand, Isobu's thick tail was easily sliced off by a small portion, as if it were soft tofu.

"Ah!!!"

Overcome by pain, Isobu let out a loud cry. That soul-cutting sensation was something it had only tasted at its birth; it never expected to experience such agony again after a millennium.

Sob sob sob, I'd rather be in the little black room~

And Isobu's severed tail, after hitting the ground, was actually still wriggling, as if it possessed an independent life. Feeling curious, Uchiha Gin immediately activated his super-perception to examine it. A moment later, a flash of astonishment crossed his eyes.

He hadn't expected that the Sage of Six Paths' Sword of Heart could not only cut through a Tailed Beast's chakra but also retain a portion of its soul, resulting in an effect similar to the Uzumaki clan's Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

With a thought, Uchiha Gin immediately scooped up the still-wriggling tail and tossed it into the Amber Purifying Bottle.

"Huh? How can you seal it without calling its name?"

Isobu, rolling in pain, forgot its agony the moment it saw Uchiha Gin's overpowered operation. Its ferocious face was filled with disbelief, and it asked in a tone of confusion.

This kind of operation, it had only ever seen the Old Man perform; how could this plain-looking human do it too?

"I never said you had to call its name~"

Stroking the wooden blade in his hand, Uchiha Gin turned his head to look at the self-doubting Isobu, raised an eyebrow, and replied in a very teasing tone.

"Aminos!"

Isobu: Totally crazy!

"Alright, this big turtle is useless now."

Ignoring the enraged Isobu, Uchiha Gin said to the girls beside him.

"Received."

Quickly grasping the spirit of the instruction, Uchiha Zhili glared, and the Three-Tails instantly became obedient.

Looking at such a thoughtful disciple, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. He then walked over to the Amber Purifying Bottle, looked down at the Tailed Beasts roaring inside the bottle, and asked with some curiosity.

"Has your genjutsu been broken?"

"Uh, indeed. Just now, after they were sucked into this ninja tool, my chakra connection was severed."

Standing to the side with her arms crossed, Uchiha Guang frowned slightly and answered. Seeing Uchiha Gin's thoughtful expression, she assumed he was disappointed and spoke again.

"Gin, should we do it again?"

"No, no, no. You've been fighting for so long, you should rest, have some afternoon tea. I'll handle the rest."

Looking up at the self-reproachful Uchiha Guang, Uchiha Gin saw through her heart like a mirror. He immediately revealed a gentle smile, stepped forward to pat the girl's head, and settled her down.

"Mr. Gin, you..."

With her hands behind her back, Uchiha Zhili had a hint of envy in her expression. Upon hearing Uchiha Gin's words, it turned into worry.

"Zhili, don't worry. This curly-haired baboon never fights a battle he isn't prepared for."

Squatting nearby and rummaging through the luggage for snacks, Senju Banjian looked up and said to the worried Uchiha Zhili.

She then glanced at Uchiha Gin, who was warming up, and complained indignantly.

"Where are my snacks? My big box of red bean cakes!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? What red bean cakes? Never heard of them. Maybe you dropped them on the road?"

Uchiha Gin, who was doing stretching exercises, turned his head upon hearing this and replied with a straight face, though the red, unidentified stain on the corner of his mouth lacked any persuasiveness.

"Ah! Then what's that on the corner of your mouth? Evidence?"

Senju Banjian: Totally crazy!

"You little brat, how can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"

With shifty eyes, Uchiha Gin reached out to wipe the corner of his mouth, attempting to destroy the evidence. However, because the movement was too large, half a piece of snack hidden in his sleeve shook out.

"Plop~"

The red bean cake, emitting a sweet fragrance, fell straight to the ground.

At this moment, the entire scene was silent. Several pairs of eyes stared at the stiff-moving Uchiha Gin, signaling him to provide a reasonable explanation.

"Gin! Did you forget the doctor's orders?"

Uchiha Guang looked at the half-eaten red bean cake on the ground with a sense of exasperation, her eyes looking dangerously at Uchiha Gin, who was trying to look away.

"Sigh~ Mr. Gin, what am I supposed to say about you~"

And as the thoughtful little disciple, Uchiha Zhili also wore an expression of "I really can't do anything with you."

"Who on earth is it! There are always treacherous people trying to harm me!"

Even though he was caught red-handed, Uchiha Gin still refused to admit it. He looked at the girls with a heartbroken expression and said with tears in his eyes.

"I was framed!"

"Heh, I believe you! You..."

The starving Senju Banjian was the first to jump up, pointing at Uchiha Gin's nose, ready to start casting spells.

"Calm down, I'll be right back~"

Uchiha Gin wasn't stupid enough to keep tangling with this gluttonous brat. He kicked off with his legs, and his whole body fell toward the mouth of the Amber Purifying Bottle, giving the group a reassuring look as he did so.

Subsequently, in the astonished gazes of the girls, Uchiha Gin was sucked into the Amber Purifying Bottle just like that.

"Hmph! Good thing I was prepared and hid an extra portion~"

Seeing Uchiha Gin take the opportunity to run away, the pouting Senju Banjian snorted coldly, then pulled out a scroll she had hidden in the interlayer of the luggage. A smile bloomed on her wrinkled little face.

"Come, come, look what I brought~"

"Uh, little Banjian, why did you bring hot pot?"

"You little brat, you're quite the glutton."

"Are you going to eat it or not?"

"Eat!" *2

Entering the space within the Amber Purifying Bottle, Uchiha Gin looked around at the environment, which wasn't pitch black, and didn't feel the discomfort he had imagined.

"Tsk, is it my imagination?"

Landing on the ground, Uchiha Gin wrinkled his nose in confusion. As soon as he entered, he smelled a strange odor, like the sour and spicy scent of the kimchi he usually ate.

"Roar!!! As expected of a despicable human, even against your own kind, you can strike from the shadows."

In the dim space, six figures slowly appeared; they were the six Tailed Beasts he had just sucked in. The Eight-Tails, leading them, had steam rising from its nose and said to Uchiha Gin with great disdain.

In its view, Uchiha Gin was just like them, also locked in here to be punished.

"You seem quite familiar with this place?"

Realizing that the other party had misunderstood, Uchiha Gin couldn't be bothered to explain. He looked up at the muscular Gyuki and asked.

As aggregates of chakra, the Tailed Beasts weren't worried about dying in the Amber Purifying Bottle.

On the contrary, this human, Uchiha Gin, wouldn't even need them to make a move; before long, he would starve to death here.

So, the Tailed Beasts, not worried at all about Uchiha Gin knowing their secrets, thoughtfully explained it to him.

"Hmph~ needless to say, we are regulars here."

"Yes, yes, we love it here..."

"Entering the kimchi jar is just like coming home~"

Listening to the Tailed Beasts chattering, Uchiha Gin guessed the general idea. This ninja tool of the Sage of Six Paths might have originally been just a kitchen utensil for storing food.

Later, for some reason—perhaps the Sage of Six Paths got tired of eating kimchi—this jar was repurposed as a tool for suppressing Tailed Beasts or petty villains. Finally, after the Sage of Six Paths died, it was passed down to the ancestors of the Hagoromo clan, becoming a Six Paths ninja tool worshipped for generations.

"Uh, where's that guy Isobu?"

The Tailed Beasts, who were "in prison" together, were catching up when they suddenly realized one was missing, so they all began to search.

"Meow! Why is there only half a tail left?"

Matatabi, the Two-Tails with the sharpest sense of smell, sniffed out the scent of seafood and found Isobu's still-wriggling tail in a corner of the space, letting out a startled cry.

"Nani!"

The other Tailed Beasts were all shocked upon hearing this and rushed over with big strides. The forgotten Uchiha Gin also followed the crowd to join in the excitement.

"Isobu, you died so miserably!!!"

Gyuki, as part of the seafood duo, saw Isobu with only half a tail left, and its bull eyes were filled with sad tears. Its tragic cry made all the beasts present feel desolate.

"Don't be sad, Gyuki, Isobu will be resurrected."

Saiken, standing to the side, looked at the sorrowful Gyuki and offered comfort.

The other Tailed Beasts nodded in agreement, indicating that the Three-Tails would swim over to visit its home again after a while.

"Sigh~ Isobu must have suffered unimaginable torture before it died, which is why its soul is lingering on this tail, refusing to dissipate."

Son Goku, the Four-Tails, looked at the tail that seemed to have a life of its own and couldn't help but sigh.

"Human! Do you know who did this?"

Gyuki, in a rage, lowered its head, glared with scarlet bull eyes, and questioned Uchiha Gin, who was deep in thought.

"Ah? It seems I did it."

When asked, Uchiha Gin scratched his head in embarrassment and replied shyly.

"You don't know either? When we get out, we must..."

Perhaps Uchiha Gin's voice was too soft; in its grief, Gyuki didn't hear it clearly, but the other beasts heard it loud and clear.

"You..."

Except for the Eight-Tails, which was still talking to itself, the other beasts bared their teeth and surrounded Uchiha Gin. Looking at this human who showed no fear, the hot-tempered Four-Tails was the first to ask.

"You said you killed Isobu? Just you?"

It wasn't that Son Goku looked down on Uchiha Gin; although their perception as Tailed Beasts wasn't as strong as the Nine-Tails', it wasn't weak either.

From this human in front of them, the Tailed Beasts didn't sense any threat. Uchiha Gin was just a mediocre descendant of Indra.

"Yes, and not only that, I'm going to do to you all what I did to it."

Uchiha Gin, smiling very warmly, slowly drew his black wooden blade and said softly to the ferocious-looking Tailed Beasts.

"We're all brothers, it's not too much to share the hardship, right?"

"That is... the Old Man's weapon, how could it be in your hands!"

Matatabi had originally scoffed at this arrogant human, but upon seeing the weapon Uchiha Gin drew, a human-like expression appeared on its huge cat face.

【Subway, Old Man, Cellphone. jpg】

"Isobu was killed by it!"

The timid Saiken also cried out in alarm. The moment it saw the wooden blade, its whole body trembled, as if recalling some bad experience.

"Ah? The Old Man's sword, just you, a human, how is that possible?"

Gyuki, having regained its senses, also had a look of shock on its face. The Sage of Six Paths' Spear of Nunoboko was a weapon condensed from his wish to create the world; without a firm will, it was impossible to wield.

Even the Sage of Six Paths' two sons hadn't successfully gained the recognition of the Spear of Nunoboko.

"Don't look at me with those eyes, this weapon was obtained legally~"

Uchiha Gin, holding the wooden blade, didn't want to explain further to these narrow-minded Tailed Beasts. After speaking lightly, his black eyes suddenly became stained with scarlet.

Three tomoe rotated slowly in his eyes, emitting a cold aura that suffocated the Tailed Beasts. Slowly raising his head to look at the six vigilant Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Gin curled his lips.

Finally, he didn't have to worry about being exposed; in this space, no aura could be transmitted out.

"Everyone, don't panic. Even if he has the Old Man's weapon, so what? Those eyes can't do anything to us. Everyone, let's fight together and avenge Isobu!"

Pressed by the aura emanating from Uchiha Gin's eyes, Gyuki, the strongest among these Tailed Beasts, gritted its teeth and stood out. Its bull eyes widened as it cheered on the other Tailed Beasts.

"Yes, yes, everyone, let's blast him together!"

"Oh~ you say these eyes can't do anything to you?"

Not expecting that he would be mocked by these guys the one time he finally showed his eyes, Uchiha Gin, whose mood was no longer pleasant, narrowed his eyes.

The three tomoe in his eyes began to spin rapidly, disappearing into his pupils in the blink of an eye, leaving only the single point in the center watching lonely.

"Are you ready to accept my wrath?"

Uchiha Gin, with his blank Mangekyo activated, announced coldly to the Tailed Beasts.

"Gyuki, can you look clearly before you speak next time?"

Matatabi, terrified, felt the cold power on Uchiha Gin's body solidify again, swallowed its saliva, and complained.

"How would I know!"

Sensing the threat, Gyuki could only reply with a stiff upper lip.

"Let me see, then I'll choose you..."

Uchiha Gin looked at the nervous beasts and decided to invite them to have tea at his "old home." He then loaded the Tsukuyomi Mangekyo into his eyes.

"Look, that human's eyes have changed again!"

It wasn't that the Tailed Beasts hadn't seen a Mangekyo Sharingan before, but this was the first time they had seen one that could transform.

"Tsukuyomi."

A shuriken-shaped pattern appeared in one eye. Following the release of the ocular technique, the Tailed Beasts, who were staring at Uchiha Gin's eyes, suddenly discovered that the space they were in seemed to have changed.

The pitch-black ground beneath their feet turned into a shallow lake. Just as they were surprised, a scarlet full moon slowly rose in the sky. The cold moonlight made their spines feel chilly.

"For the next seventy-two hours, please enjoy yourselves~"

Uchiha Gin's teasing voice rang in the ears of the Tailed Beasts. While still in shock, these Tailed Beasts discovered that they seemed to have been hit by a binding spell, unable to move even half an inch no matter what.

In the perspective of each Tailed Beast, Uchiha Gin was holding a strange weapon, walking toward them with a sinister smile. The weapon in his hand emitted a rumbling sound, making the Tailed Beasts shudder.

"What do you want to do? No, don't!"

The Tailed Beasts enjoyed Uchiha Gin's custom chainsaw massage in the Tsukuyomi space, while their physical bodies stood steadily in place, without the slightest movement.

"Is this too weak?"

Not expecting that he would take down six Tailed Beasts with a single Tsukuyomi, Uchiha Gin scratched his face in confusion. He still had many methods he hadn't used yet; if he had known, he would have played around before using genjutsu.

"Thump!!!"

Just as he was regretting it, the Tailed Beasts, who had enjoyed three days and three nights in Tsukuyomi, collapsed to the ground, all foaming at the mouth with their eyes rolled back, as if they had suffered some kind of mental pollution.

"Hey, hey, hey, wake up~"

Helpless, Uchiha Gin had to step forward and try to wake these Tailed Beasts, only to find that no matter how he slapped them, these guys were all in a state of fainting.

"Did I use too much force?"

Ever since Uchiha Gin learned the Mangekyo ocular techniques, he had never used them. Except for occasionally communicating with Moryo, Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi had been gathering dust.

This was the first time he had used them on Tailed Beasts—it was a first-time experience. He just didn't expect the Tailed Beasts' resistance to genjutsu to be so low; he hadn't even used much force, and these guys had already collapsed.

"Sigh~ a tiger's head and a snake's tail."

Standing up from the top of Gyuki's head, Uchiha Gin sighed slightly. He had originally fantasized about a hearty battle, but he hadn't expected these Tailed Beasts to be so weak; it was truly a bit of a letdown.

Actually, Uchiha Gin didn't know that these fainted Tailed Beasts had just been beaten up by the genjutsu genius Uchiha Zhili and the Tsukuyomi-wielder Uchiha Guang, and their damaged mental strength hadn't recovered yet.

Now, caught off guard, they had eaten another Tsukuyomi from Uchiha Gin, which was truly adding insult to injury—old wounds piled on new ones—which was why they had fallen into a prolonged state of fainting.

"Since that's the case, let's get down to business~"

Anyway, the Tailed Beasts were temporarily under the management of the Uchiha clan, and there would be plenty of opportunities to practice. Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin waved the wooden blade and began to cut the tails of these Tailed Beasts one by one.

"Tap, tap, tap~"

After a series of smooth operations, Uchiha Gin looked with satisfaction at the pile of tails and smiled, stroking the Sword of Heart in his hand.

The wooden blade sensed Uchiha Gin's satisfaction, and a faint humming sound came from the black blade, as if it were asking for credit.

"Not bad at all~"

Receiving the response, Uchiha Gin's smile became even brighter, and he couldn't help but praise the Sword of Heart in his hand.

"However, it's time to go out."

Calculating the time, Uchiha Gin knew that at Senju Hashirama's speed, the other party should be arriving soon. He put away the wooden blade and shouted into the void.

"Send me out!"

Suddenly, the space above Uchiha Gin's head distorted, and the resulting suction instantly swallowed him whole.

"Uh, out so soon?"

Still with his eyes closed, Uchiha Gin heard Senju Banjian's familiar voice in his ears.

He was just about to open his mouth to answer when a sudden scent made Uchiha Gin frown.

"You're actually eating hot pot?"

"You don't let us eat red bean cakes, and now you won't let us eat hot pot either?"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's questioning, Senju Banjian, holding a dipping sauce dish, retorted without any politeness.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo~ so hot~"

As she spoke, she threw the tofu from her bowl into her mouth with her bare hands, burning herself so much she started hopping.

"Gin, didn't you succeed?"

Uchiha Guang, also gathered around the hot pot, flipped the vegetables in the pot and asked with a worried expression.

In her view, Uchiha Gin had only been inside for less than ten minutes; he must have encountered setbacks inside before coming out.

"Don't worry, I've already solved everything."

Smelling the enticing aroma of the hot pot, Uchiha Gin rubbed his shriveled stomach and sat down at an empty seat at the table without ceremony. He looked around at the empty place setting in front of him, searching for something.

"Mr. Gin, please enjoy~"

Uchiha Zhili, who had been waiting for an opportunity for a long time, quickly pushed her dipping sauce bowl over, her cold, beautiful eyes filled with a hint of anticipation.

"Uh, thank you, little Zhili."

Uchiha Gin didn't decline. He had long regarded Uchiha Zhili as his own child and didn't mind the traces of her having eaten from it. He immediately picked up the chopsticks and began to feast.

"Curly-haired baboon! Those are my chopsticks!" (End of chapter)