Chapter 281: The Dungeon is Empty, the Demon Returns to the Human World

"I didn't expect that after all these years, it's still the familiar recipe, still the original taste~"

Beneath the flowers and moonlight, beautiful legs and jade-like feet are usually a perfect match, but alas, the falling flowers have intent while the flowing water is heartless. Watching those fair, tender, slender jade feet, wrapped in the momentum of thunder, about to land on his head, Uchiha Gin sighed slightly in his heart.

Immediately, he started with zero-frame speed, firmly grabbing that fleshy lower leg in his hand. Feeling the warm, smooth touch and sniffing the illusory, faint fragrance so close at hand, he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.

"Slap!"

Just as Uchiha Gin was admiring the rare beautiful scenery before him, the mysterious woman whose leg was clamped felt a flash of shame and anger. Sensing the restless hand on her lower leg, she caught him off guard and swiftly swung her other beautiful leg. Her boneless, jade-like foot, carrying a pale blue glow, struck straight onto the face of the man who was wearing a lecherous expression, emitting a crisp sound.

It actually hit?

The mysterious woman was stunned for a moment, her deep, beautiful eyes filled with thick confusion. Just as her brain short-circuited, a moist, tingling sensation came from the top of her foot, followed by Uchiha Gin's annoying voice.

"Why isn't it salty? Did you wash it?"

"Slap~ slap~ slap~"

Just hearing the sound, one knew the action. The mysterious woman's charming, mature face turned as red as a steamed crab, emitting rolling heat. Her jade feet swung wildly, launching continuous strikes toward Uchiha Gin's wicked, handsome face. For a time, the sound of the collisions echoed through the sky like New Year's firecrackers.

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough, you guy~"

Having his face suffer a foot massage, Uchiha Gin, after enjoying it for a while, reached out and grabbed the wicked little feet before him. With both arms exerting force, he performed a classic Earth Toss on the mysterious woman, throwing her into a dizzying mess.

"This look, this stance, no way, right?"

Lying on the ground with stars in her eyes, the woman slowly struggled to sit up. Her pitch-black, beautiful eyes held a hint of resentment, and the pale blue light all over her body ignited once more. She struck a very familiar starting pose, causing Uchiha Gin to furrow his brows, his tone becoming very strange.

"No, I must go confirm this later. This kind of dog-blood plot wouldn't really fall on my head, would it?"

The more he looked, the more his heart grew uneasy. Uchiha Gin could no longer afford to continue deep exchanges with the mysterious beauty. Red light flared in his eyes, and a bone-chilling, cold power overflowed. Looking at the woman rushing toward him, he spoke softly.

"As for you, sorry, go offline first!"

The next moment, a huge phantom condensed in the darkness behind Uchiha Gin. Before the woman could react, a pitch-black giant hand appeared quietly, gripping her tightly in its palm, leaving her unable to move.

"I know you AIs have recognition functions, so are you surrendering, or do you want to eat one of these?"

Just as the woman struggled, Uchiha Gin spoke slowly. At the tip of one finger, a tiny blue ball condensed. Listening closely, one could even hear the whistling sounds coming from it.

The mysterious woman looked at the Rasengan on Uchiha Gin's finger with some fear, glared hatefully at this detestable man in front of her, and then raised her head as if resigned to her fate, seemingly waiting for something.

Sure enough, that familiar water-ripple light curtain suddenly appeared in the sky, slowly descending and taking away the resentful mysterious woman.

"Backyard refreshes random skill 【Painful Sky Foot】 daily, obtained Painful Sky Foot *1"

Accompanied by the familiar system prompt, Uchiha Gin dissipated the empty giant hand. He did not feel joy from obtaining the skill; instead, his brows furrowed tightly. Looking back at one of the windows of the big house, the strange look in his eyes grew intense.

"Tsk! Seeing is believing; this system hasn't been reliable for a day or two."

A few breaths later, standing before the bedroom door, Uchiha Gin felt somewhat uneasy, his outstretched hand hanging in mid-air.

"Is it not very good to barge in so suddenly? If it's fake, that's one thing, but if it's real, then wouldn't I..."

With eyes full of struggle, Uchiha Gin chose to push the door open silently a moment later. Not daring to make a sound, he held his breath, hunched over, and tiptoed into the room.

Uchiha Gin hadn't failed to enter Senju Banka's bedroom in recent years, but he hadn't paid attention before. Now, examining it carefully, he realized the brat's room was filled with a girlish aura that didn't match his gender.

The whole room was filled with many cute ornaments, and all kinds of dolls were neatly placed on the cabinets and by the bed, causing the balance in his heart to tilt further in another direction.

"Hoo~ hoo~"

It was late at night, and the owner of the room had long since entered deep sleep. Standing by the bed, listening to Senju Banka's soft snoring and looking at the brat's defenseless sleeping posture, Uchiha Gin's eyes lingered on the other person's slightly heaving chest.

The large pectoral muscles that once made him envious now had a different flavor. Looking at the faint smile on Senju Banka's smooth little face, he wondered if she was dreaming of something she loved.

"Curly-haired baboon, I want you..."

Hearing the murmurs of sleep-talking, Uchiha Gin pulled his eyes away from the chest muscles and let them fall on the other's moist, cherry-red lips, making his mouth feel a bit dry.

"Byakugan, activate!"

Taking a deep breath, Uchiha Gin seemed to have made up his mind. As his eyes suddenly opened, the entire eyeball turned into a Byakugan emitting blue light. The X-ray function finally came in handy at this moment.

It has come to this, I can only bite the bullet and look~

Thinking of this, Uchiha Gin, with his Byakugan open, first scanned Senju Banka's delicate little face and smooth neck, then was blocked by two towering mountain peaks. After examining them carefully for a long time, he reluctantly moved his gaze away from the alluring cherries on the mountain top and continued to explore downward, passing the slender waist, and finally arrived at the final destination to confirm the truth.

"Hoo~ I am doing this for the truth, I absolutely have no other thoughts!"

Uchiha Gin took another deep breath, his eyes as clear as a saint's. His usually slightly squinted eyes were now wide open, swearing to get to the bottom of it.

This probe, empty as can be~

"Fixed impressions really kill people!"

He never expected that the brat he raised as a son had actually turned into a daughter. Every frame of their time together began to surface in Uchiha Gin's mind, making his perception of Senju Banka instantly strange.

"Tsk! I knew it!"

Staring at the soundly sleeping Senju Banka, Uchiha Gin couldn't hold it in and couldn't help but complain out loud.

"Who!"

Unexpectedly, this whisper, as soft as a mosquito, actually woke Senju Banka from her dream. Sensing someone beside her, the girl didn't even have time to open her eyes before a pair of embroidered legs had already kicked out, aimed directly at Uchiha Gin, who was still sighing.

"Slap~ slap~ slap~"

The unprepared Uchiha Gin once again received the same baptism. Although it is said that the same move is useless against a Saint Seiya, this time, he no longer had the interest he had just a moment ago.

"Ah? Curly-haired baboon, what do you want to do?"

After several strikes, feeling that the target was as firm as a rock, Senju Banka finally opened her big eyes. Thinking she was dreaming just a moment ago, she saw Uchiha Gin standing by the bed with a look of guilt, and immediately wrapped herself in the quilt, leaving only her little head exposed, and asked vigilantly.

If it were any other time, Uchiha Gin would only sneer at this behavior. We're both men, what are you defending against?

But now, he looked at Senju Banka, whose eyes were shifting slightly, with a complex expression. He pursed his lips and spoke slowly.

"You brat, you're actually a fake boy?"

"Curly-haired baboon, are you sleepwalking?"

Following Uchiha Gin's simple question, the scene fell into a brief silence. After a long while, Senju Banka, with a slightly flushed face, looked at the solemn-faced Uchiha Gin before her and asked cautiously.

So many years had passed, and Uchiha Gin had always treated her as a boy. Even when he bumped into her bathing in the bathroom, he couldn't be bothered to take an extra look. What was going on with this situation? Could it be that he was sleepwalking into her room?

"Sigh~ why didn't you say so earlier?"

Uh... I was afraid of being treated as a star-slave by an evil Uchiha like you, and being stuffed into a cream puff day and night!

"You didn't ask either!"

Seeing that the matter was exposed, Senju Banka, who had hidden the secret in her heart for many years, finally exploded. She rolled up, pointed at Uchiha Gin's nose, and cursed.

"You curly-haired baboon, not only do you spank me, but you also pat my chest for no reason. If it weren't for the fact that I can't beat you, you would have been..."

Spanking you wasn't because you were disobedient, and as for patting your chest, I really was holding a learning attitude, wanting to exchange secrets of pectoral muscle training with you.

"Alright, alright, let's not dwell on the past. The top priority is to find a way to continue hiding your secret. If others find out, how can I explain to them..."

Facing Senju Banka's accusations, the guilty Uchiha Gin immediately interrupted the other party and said with a frown.

"Besides me, who else knows your secret now?"

This brat had been hiding it all along, and he didn't know how many people were still kept in the dark.

"..."

Senju Banka, who was in a fit of anger, stopped her waving little fists after hearing Uchiha Gin's question. A strange look appeared on her face, looking as if she had more to say but was holding back.

"Is it Zhili? She has the best relationship with you; did she know your secret long ago?"

Seeing Senju Banka's little face flushed, Uchiha Gin, thinking he had guessed the answer, couldn't help but mutter in his heart: how could his disciple be so biased?

"..."

"Say something!"

Uchiha Gin was anxious. At a time like this, she was still acting all coy and girlish.

"Ha~ the whole clan knows this brat's secret, only you don't know~"

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, a cold voice sounded from outside the door. Uchiha Guang, yawning, leaned against the door frame, her rolled-up eyes making people think her bloodline had mutated.

"Nani?"

Uchiha Gin was shocked upon hearing this, wearing an expression of disbelief.

"Even Uchiha Tiedan, who guards the gate, knows."

The speechless girl continued to twist the knife.

"Impossible, impossible..."

A world where only Uchiha Gin was hurt was born.

Back to the present.

"Just a moment ago, I became unemployed~"

Uchiha Gin, with a face full of decadence, slumped on the sofa in a 'Ge You slouch' pose, looking at Senju Banka, who was happily eating fish, and announced this huge bad news.

"Huh? I thought you were fired long ago~"

Swallowing the fish meat in her mouth and sucking the seasoning off her fingers, Senju Banka tilted her head and asked with a look of surprise.

After all, she didn't usually see this guy go to work; he would just go out for a stroll every day and come home, looking like a professional loafer.

"How is that possible? I have the sword from the previous dynasty; the big cousin wouldn't dare fire me."

Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes in annoyance and replied to the teasing Senju Banka.

"Then what happened?"

Indeed, how could Uchiha Gin, the biggest connection-hire in the Uchiha clan, be laid off? There must be some force majeure.

"Hey, it's all your brother's fault. To show goodwill, he insisted on releasing all the prisoners in the dungeon."

Pouting, Uchiha Gin said with dissatisfaction.

"Uh... so you were the one who worked the unit to death!"

Senju Banka, with a mouth full of oil, suddenly realized. So the unit had dissolved!

"Hmph~ you have to be responsible for your brother's actions!"

Never expecting that Senju Banka wouldn't even offer a word of comfort, Uchiha Gin pointed at her nose and demanded she take responsibility.

"What, coming into my room tonight?"

Facing the groundless accusation, Senju Itama did not show any timidity; instead, he raised his eyebrows in a charming manner and asked with a smile,

"Every debt has its debtor, and every grievance has its source. How could I, Uchiha Gin, be the type of person to make unreasonable trouble!"

Faced with Senju Itama's blunt words, Uchiha Gin immediately changed the subject, sat up straight, and responded with a serious expression,

"Tch~ Coward!"

"I won't lower myself to your level. Where is Guang?"

Afraid that continuing to chat with Senju Itama would lead to a loss of life, Uchiha Gin looked up to sense the room upstairs. Finding no trace of Uchiha Guang's chakra, he asked aloud,

"That old woman? She went to train."

Finding that his charm was ineffective, Senju Itama was not discouraged. He rested his chin on his hand and replied,

"Tsk! I told her, it's so lively lately, she should go out for a stroll and enjoy life more. Why does she just never listen~"

So she went to practice. Recently, Guang's state has been unstable; she really should be prioritizing rest!

"Maybe she feels a sense of crisis. After all, that white-haired woman last time said she hadn't even used her full strength yet."

Licking the remaining grease from the corner of his mouth, Senju Itama rarely showed a solemn expression. A faint light swirled in his black eyes as if he were recalling something, and then he spoke slowly,

"Sigh, we're all relatives, why be like this?"

Not expecting it to be this matter, Uchiha Gin felt a headache coming on,

"Relatives? I don't think so."

The young girl slowly raised her head, her gaze passing through the skylight to look at the boundless sky, her tone filled with intense fighting spirit.

Everything within sight is an enemy.

A few days later, more and more ninja clans entered the Hidden Leaf Village. While conducting their inspections, many sharp-minded families began to set up businesses, and the scene was exceptionally lively for a time.

The shops built by the craftsmen from the Land of Water were already being inquired about by ninja clans before they were even finished. However, the people from the Land of Water did not agree to sell them, stating instead that they were only willing to lease out their shops.

But even so, many ninja clans chose to sign agreements with the craftsmen from the Land of Water to secure the operating rights of the shops.

"Lord Gin, these ninja clans are truly wealthy. So many shops were snapped up in an instant."

The Uchiha clansman, disguised as the leader of the Land of Water craftsmen, held a stack of contracts with an excited look on his face. These contracts were all worth real gold and silver~

"But why not sell them directly? We could have earned several times more money that way!"

Although he had already made a huge profit, this clansman was still somewhat puzzled. If they had sold so many properties directly, wouldn't they have made a fortune?

"You don't understand the joy of being a landlord~"

Flipping through the contracts in his hand, Uchiha Gin smiled. Although he was not short of money, the joy of collecting rent was something money couldn't buy.

"Tsk, the Shimura clan is quite rich; they actually rented half a street. And the Yamanaka clan, I didn't expect them to be making a fortune in silence."

Looking at one familiar ninja clan after another, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but marvel.

These families setting up shops were basically all those Uchiha Gin knew well, such as the Sarutobi, Shimura, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, Aburame, and so on. These were all the backbone of the future village.

"Huh, why aren't there any relatives? Could it be they didn't manage to grab any?"

Having flipped through all the contracts in his hand, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but feel a few traces of doubt. Even the Kurama clan had set up some businesses. As another major dojutsu clan of the future Hidden Leaf, why was there no news at all from the Hyuga clan?

"Do you know the movements of the Hyuga clan?"

Not finding an answer, Uchiha Gin asked the clansman in front of him. During this period, this guy had dealt with many ninja clans and should have gathered a lot of intelligence.

"The Hyuga clan? Lord Gin, the Hyuga clan has not yet sent anyone to inspect the Hidden Leaf Village."

Recalling the ninja clans he had recently contacted, the clansman thought for a moment and answered,

"Hi, why is their temperament so slow? No wonder they can only play with Rotation and get beaten up~"

Uchiha Gin, angry at their lack of ambition, fiercely complained about these relatives he had never met.

Outside the Hidden Leaf Village.

"Achoo!"

A group of people was slowly heading toward the Hidden Leaf Village. The young man in the lead suddenly felt an itch in his nose and sneezed violently. His white eyes were filled with irritation.

"My lord, are you alright!"

Behind the man followed an older man with Byakugan, wearing a headband with the Hyuga clan crest. Seeing the young man's displeased expression, he hurriedly stepped forward to support the swaying figure and asked in a low voice,

"Hmph~ They didn't even send anyone to welcome me. This Senju clan has no sincerity at all!"

The Byakugan youth brushed off the man's hand with disdain, his irritation growing. Their Hyuga clan was a famous dojutsu family; for the Senju clan to slight them like this, did they not want them to join?

Recalling the handwritten invitation from Senju Hashirama, a flash of contempt crossed the Byakugan man's eyes. A leader who was so humble in his words could certainly not be a strong person.

Fighting to a stalemate with a dojutsu family like the Uchiha, this so-called God of Shinobi was likely just bragging.

"Young Clan Leader, Senju Hashirama is a powerhouse who suppressed the Uchiha clan. When you arrive at the Hidden Leaf, please do not speak so recklessly."

Hearing the dissatisfaction in the Byakugan youth's tone, the older man with Byakugan couldn't help but advise him,

"Long-winded. Did I tell you to speak?"

Hearing a mere servant dare to lecture him, the Byakugan youth's face turned extremely gloomy. With an unkind look in his eyes, he stared straight at the older man with Byakugan and said coldly,

"A mere Sharingan, how could it be a match for our Byakugan? It's only because we are so far away that these clowns are acting so arrogant here. When I arrive at the Hidden Leaf, I will definitely let them know who the number one dojutsu family in the Land of Fire is!"

The unruly Byakugan youth was full of pride when speaking of his own family. His disdain for the Uchiha clan, whom he had never met, made the older man with Byakugan frown, but he was helpless to stop him.

"Sigh~ I hope there won't be any accidents on this trip."

As the young clan leader, the Byakugan youth was a core member of the main house who had never been to war and naturally had never witnessed the power of the Sharingan. The older man couldn't help but feel some anxiety about this trip.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

On the other side, after finishing the accounts with the clansmen from the Land of Water, Uchiha Gin turned and made his way to the newly built Uchiha clan compound. He walked unimpeded to the clan leader's office and pounded on the door without ceremony.

"Enter~"

Hearing a listless response, Uchiha Gin quickly put on a sorrowful expression and pushed the door open to enter.

"Big Cousin! You finally came to take over the shift!"

As soon as he entered, he saw the high stacks of documents on the desk. Hearing the familiar footsteps, Uchiha Izuna, looking exhausted, raised his head from the pile of documents. His dark circles made it look like he had a raccoon stuffed inside him. Seeing that the person was Uchiha Gin, his dull eyes regained some spirit, and his weak voice made people want to cry,

"Little Cousin~ You must stand up for your Big Cousin~"

Feeling guilty, Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes, squeezed out a few tears, and cried out, ignoring the question,

"Cough, cough, cough... what is it again?"

Seeing his cousin acting like a rascal, Uchiha Izuna, who lamented his own hard life, asked helplessly,

"The dungeon is about to be gone. Little Cousin, do you guys even understand who the dungeon was built to lock up~"

With tears and snot, he explained his ruined career to the pale-faced Uchiha Izuna, hoping he would retract the order and keep the dungeon.

"Uh... this matter has nothing to do with me. It was Big Brother who promised Senju Hashirama before he went into seclusion."

With his head full of miscellaneous government affairs, Uchiha Izuna had long forgotten about such a small matter as the dungeon. If Uchiha Gin hadn't come to appeal, he would have forgotten about it entirely. He immediately spoke to defend himself and shifted the blame onto Uchiha Madara.

"I don't care. You are the acting clan leader now. You must give me a satisfactory answer, or I will go find Uncle tonight..."

Seeing his own business being pushed aside, Uchiha Gin immediately stated that if this kid couldn't solve it, he would find the fair and upright Uchiha Tajima to handle the matter.

"Don't! Don't be impulsive. As long as one is alive, there is hope~"

Thinking Uchiha Gin was going to do something desperate, Uchiha Izuna hurriedly stopped him. He only had these few relatives left now.

"Then what do you suggest?"

Uchiha Gin spread his hands, wearing an expression that said he wouldn't leave until it was solved.

"Uh... I don't know much about the dungeon matter either."

Having reached this point, Uchiha Izuna was in a difficult position. After all, releasing the prisoners was something his Big Brother had agreed to, and he had no authority to interfere.

"How about I suggest a compromise?"

Seeing his little cousin's tone soften, Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow. It was time to reveal his true intentions.

"?"

"The prisoners can be released, but not for free. After all, these prisoners have eaten quite a lot of our Uchiha clan's rice over the years."

(End of chapter)