Chapter 292: Wangliang Goes Online, But It's the Ancestor

Night fell, and the bustling night market reached its time to disperse; people, drunk in twos and threes, leaned on one another as they groped for the path home.

The vibrant Hidden Leaf Village also returned to silence as the bright moonlight spilled down; occasionally, a night patrol squad would pass by, but they came and went without a trace, not stirring up the slightest ripple. The entire village presented a scene of tranquility and peace.

The cliff above the Hidden Leaf, where one could overlook the entire village, was a place where Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju often met in secret. At this moment, however, a lonely figure stood there. He looked up at the bright white moon, his eyes overflowing with a sense of melancholy.

The full moon is meant for reunions, yet mother and son are separated by distance~

"Have these guys taken the wrong medicine? Why are they setting their sights on the Tailed Beasts?"

A moment later, that lonely figure lowered his head, looking at the crumpled notice in his hand. On his pitch-black face appeared a human-like Nick Young question-mark expression, and he muttered in disbelief.

At first, when this notice had just arrived in his hands, he thought it was some small advertisement blown in from somewhere. But after he carefully wandered around the village, he confirmed the authenticity of the notice. His brain immediately atrophied, and he was so stunned that his worldview shattered.

Previously, he had secretly interfered, indirectly helping Uchiha Madara awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. He had been happy about this for a long time; after waiting for so many years, he had finally managed to produce an Indra reincarnate with decent aptitude.

Thus, he seized the opportunity to slightly modify the stone tablet left behind by that rebellious son, adding content about awakening the Rinnegan. After setting this trap, he waited with great joy for Uchiha Madara to turn evil, gather both types of chakra, and awaken the Rinnegan for his own use.

But he never expected that Uchiha Madara, who looked prone to being emo, would act like nothing happened after learning the contents of the stone tablet. He was only melancholy for a short while before being led astray by that detestable curly-haired dead-fish-eye, returning to the right path.

"Damn curly-hair, that bastard Uchiha Tajima is already dead, why aren't you dead yet!"

As a product of Yin-Yang Release, Black Zetsu should not have had the superficial emotions of a human, but at the mere thought of Uchiha Gin, his fist subconsciously tightened, and a strange, butter-scented stench rose in his nose. He gnashed his teeth and cursed.

The past insults were still fresh in his memory; if he hadn't failed to find a suitable puppet, he would have killed that curly-hair long ago. However, the top priority was to save Mother. Personal grudges could be set aside for now; once Mother was out of prison, he would definitely file a formal complaint and have Mother properly deal with that curly-hair!

"However, Uchiha Madara hasn't awakened the Rinnegan yet, so the priority of the Tailed Beasts isn't that high. Those little pets of Hagoromo's are just a bunch of beasts with a bit more power. As long as I have the Rinnegan, they'll be easy to handle."

After thinking this through, Black Zetsu slowly loosened his grip on the notice, and the worry he felt initially lessened. Now, his primary task,

was to do the ideological work on Uchiha Madara and cultivate him into a qualified vessel. Rather than racking his brains here over the Tailed Beasts, he might as well think about how to change the content on the back of the stone tablet.

"Let Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju spar a few more times. Once he recognizes the gap, he will naturally walk the path I have paved for him~"

A calculating light flickered in Black Zetsu's eyes. As a mastermind who had been lurking for a thousand years, his skill in hoodwinking had reached the point of perfection.

Back then, even someone as intelligent as Indra was hoodwinked by him in just a few words, unable to find his way. A mere Uchiha Madara was nothing at all. He immediately stretched out his large black hand toward the bright full moon and swore,

"Mother, you must be very bitter and lonely right now. Wait for me, your great son will definitely save you!"

"Sigh~ I don't know if I can hold up."

In the hallway of Uchiha Gin's home, a trembling figure leaned against the wall, pacing out of a room that exuded a pink aura. His gaunt, handsome face looked as if a succubus had sucked away his life force, and more than half of his soul had been lost.

"It's not even dawn yet. It's only been a few times, and you're already trying to escape?"

The door opened, and a tall figure leaned against the doorframe. Uchiha An, with a cold expression, had a lingering trace of passion on her fair face. Her emotionless eyes stared straight at the hunched Uchiha Gin, and she asked coldly.

Even a landlord's house doesn't have surplus grain; how can you torment someone like this every single night? You are the repressed dark side of Xiao Guang's personality, not the damn sexually repressed dark side!

Turning his head away and looking at the cherry-red hand manifesting behind the young girl, Uchiha Gin knew that if he were one step slower, he would be dragged back into the room by that hand and become a heartless radish-pulling machine.

". angliang! Take me away~"

Uchiha Gin's eyes focused instantly, and a bewitching pattern appeared in them. A scarlet color flashed, and then, hearing him shout, a small black hand suddenly reached out from the shadow on the ground, instantly dragging him into it. The next moment, he vanished without a trace.

"Hmph~ that trick again."

Uchiha An, who had been poised to strike, could only let out a helpless cold snort after seeing Uchiha Gin disappear into the shadow.

If it were just a simple escape, she would have been able to catch up, but since the opponent had hidden in a different dimension, even she, with her Eternal Mangekyo, was powerless.

"But it was only seven times; it seems he's been eating out on the side recently~"

Feeling the surging heat in her body, Uchiha An licked her lips seductively, though a look of contemplation appeared in her beautiful eyes.

On the other side, having entered the Shadow Realm, Uchiha Gin revealed a smile of survival. After letting out a long sigh, he turned his head and thanked the figure behind him.

"Hey~ it's a good thing you're here, otherwise I would have become top-grade medicinal dregs tonight~"

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The one who had just saved Uchiha Gin's life was "Wangliang," a product of the Mangekyo Sharingan ocular technique he had inherited from Uchiha Yao.

However, for some reason, this "Wangliang" of his could not be said to be exactly the same as the old jailer Wangliang that Uchiha Yao had once summoned; they were completely unrelated, and even the gender had changed.

"Sorry, I forgot you can't talk, sorry~"

Seeing that the other party hadn't replied for a long time, Uchiha Gin slapped his forehead, only then remembering that the other party had no language function, and apologized.

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The summon named "Wangliang" now had an appearance vastly different from the previous generation. Although it still had the same black-and-white appearance, it had changed from a withered old man into an exquisitely featured young girl.

A dark-skinned hottie with a pair of white, fuzzy, large eyes on her face, long white hair reaching her waist, and a face like an iceberg—at this moment, this second-generation "Wangliang" was looking at Uchiha Gin expressionlessly, making his heart tighten as he subconsciously began to wonder if he had said something wrong.

"No way, who told you to look different from the old man's Wangliang? I've always thought of you as a living person~"

Awkwardly standing up, Uchiha Gin walked over with some embarrassment, patted the other party's head, and said.

"Thud~"

With a muffled sound, Uchiha Gin's lower leg suffered an attack.

"Ouch~ I'm your master, after all, do you have to be so ruthless to me?"

The other party's kick was highly effective. Uchiha Gin immediately squatted down and began to cast the Mystical Palm Technique on his lower leg. A moment later, he looked up at the "Wangliang" in front of him and muttered in protest.

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"Wangliang" suddenly revealed a human-like expression, her white eyes filled with disdain. Combined with her exquisite face, it made the injured Uchiha Gin feel a little excited~

"Wangliang-chan~ that look is very good. It seems you've been learning what Zuo Ling and You Ling taught you very seriously~"

Seeing that "Wangliang" had taken a step forward on the path of growth, Uchiha Gin smiled with satisfaction.

You have to know that when he first summoned this "Wangliang," the other party was still a silly and dull creature that could only follow simple instructions.

But after he discovered that "Wangliang" had learning capabilities, he immediately activated the two puppets he had swindled from the moon and let them be responsible for teaching "Wangliang," striving to make her an intelligent summon so he would have to worry less. Now, it seemed the effect was excellent.

"Alright, alright, the threshold of the Shadow Realm is almost at the critical point. I'm leaving first; I'll call you again next time I need something~"

The mental pollution of the Shadow Realm remained intense; even Uchiha Gin, with his superhuman mental strength, felt his scalp tingle. Spotting the location, he flashed out of the Shadow Realm and returned to his room. He didn't forget to give a word of instruction before leaving, which showed that he still had high expectations for this "Wangliang."

"Phew~ finally escaped a disaster!"

Back in his room, Uchiha Gin finally let out a sigh of relief, and the color of his eyes returned to black. Shaking his head to cast aside a series of inexplicable distracting thoughts, he began to ponder the matter of "Wangliang."

"This ocular technique is really strange. I have to max out 'Wangliang's' growth value to unlock the second stage. I wonder how the old man did it back then?"

Ever since Uchiha Gin returned from the moon, he had been researching the ocular technique Uchiha Yao left him. After successfully summoning this second-generation "Wangliang," he discovered that his ocular technique had made no further progress.

After several attempts at exploration, Uchiha Gin concluded from the feedback of his Mangekyo that if he wanted a transformation device, he had to max out "Wangliang's" growth value.

As a spirit body derived from ocular power, the previous old jailer Wangliang had already vanished with the old man's death.

And this second-generation "Wangliang" was a derivative of Uchiha Gin's spirit body; all her attributes were blank.

Therefore, Uchiha Gin had to spend time and energy raising her, and once the growth value was maxed out, he would be able to obtain a belt of his own.

Hehehe, thinking about it, I'm actually a little excited~

In the Shadow Realm, after Uchiha Gin's figure disappeared, the standing "Wangliang" suddenly curled her lips, and her lifeless eyes gradually began to shine. Then, she rolled her eyes in a human-like manner, and her white lips slowly opened, emitting a cold yet playful voice.

"To dare to touch this lady's head, what a bold junior!"

Disdainfully patting the top of her head, the girl named "Wangliang" puffed out her cheeks. She had long since noted down Uchiha Gin's act of overstepping his bounds in her little notebook, just waiting for the day she could settle the score.

"Phew~ but I finally found a suitable carrier. Although Hagoromo is a rebellious son, his descendants' ocular techniques are quite useful~"

The dark-skinned, white-haired, white-eyed Wangliang raised her eyebrows. With a wave of her hand, she pulled a string of... candied haws from outside the Shadow Realm, then stuck out her clove-like tongue and licked them unscrupulously. Judging by her movements, she was definitely a repeat offender~

"The food nowadays is much better than before."

The sweet sensation hit her taste buds, making it impossible for the woman who had been imprisoned for a thousand years to suppress the smile on her lips.

She then lay down on a bed in the Shadow Realm, swinging her two delicate little feet, holding the sour and sweet candied haws in her mouth, and recalling the scene of her first possession.

As the consciousness of Kaguya Otsutsuki, she had taken advantage of the gap when Uchiha Gin opened the Shadow Realm to mix in, attempting to manipulate this gifted descendant and cultivate him to help her defend against the pursuers from her hometown.

But she had long been troubled by the lack of a suitable carrier. There were two puppets left in the Shadow Realm for a long time, but as a noble Otsutsuki, how could she lower herself to inhabit such things? Just as she was about to look for another way, she suddenly discovered Uchiha Gin activating the Shadow Realm.

And the Shadow Realm was responding to Uchiha Gin, and was in the process of gestating a summon similar to a Yin-Yang Release creation. Her eyes immediately lit up, and before that creation had taken form, she took the lead and merged into it, using it to reshape her body. Her appearance changed into the way she looked when she first arrived on Earth.

"Uh... why is it different from the old man's?"

This was the first voice she heard after she had just finished merging and reshaping. Kaguya's alter-ego opened her eyes, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Uchiha Gin, who had a strange expression on his face, mutter to himself.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's like an old friend has come, it's just a pity that 'Wangliang' can't talk, otherwise she could have performed a scene of maternal kindness and filial piety for me~"

Hearing this, Kaguya's alter-ego instantly closed her mouth. Although she didn't understand what nonsense Uchiha Gin was spouting, she heard the setting that Wangliang couldn't talk loud and clear.

If she spoke, wouldn't she be exposed? She immediately put on a dumbfounded expression and played the mute.

"Is it such a coincidence? Could it be that 'Wangliang' is formed based on the caster's imagination?"

Uchiha Gin circled the motionless Kaguya's alter-ego several times, clicking his tongue in wonder.

"Come, reach out your hand!"

Finally standing still in front of "Wangliang," Uchiha Gin's eyes rolled, and with a look of anticipation on his face, he tentatively commanded.

"#!"

Kaguya's alter-ego was furious inside, but this time, she could no longer be as reckless as she was a thousand years ago. Long years of imprisonment had taught her the meaning of forbearance.

Forcibly suppressing the urge to jump up and give Uchiha Gin a slap, she had to tremblingly reach out her hand and place her dark-skinned, soft hand into his large palm.

As the two completely different skin tones made contact, Kaguya's alter-ego felt a warmth surge up, stirring a ripple in her heart.

"Uh... why is there a delay? Is it because it was just activated?"

Uchiha Gin looked at the slow-reacting "Wangliang" and couldn't help but frown, then began to try to communicate with the ocular technique creation in front of him.

"Huh?"

Kaguya's alter-ego, who was immersed in her own wild thoughts, suddenly sensed a request to view friend information. Her heart tightened, and she almost thought she was about to be exposed. Fortunately, nothing happened.

Moreover, she discovered that she could edit the response information. She immediately rolled her eyes and transmitted the information that "Wangliang" needed to grow, using this to stall for time.

"Nani, I have to raise the account again? It's ruined, it's ruined~"

Uchiha Gin looked helplessly at the information fed back by "Wangliang," feeling his head swell like a bucket. His path to becoming a Kamen Rider was actually so bumpy.

"Forget it, 'Wangliang' cannot be shown easily, so let Zuo Ling and You Ling help me raise the account~"

Uchiha Gin didn't want to expose the fact that he had a Mangekyo, so the task of teaching "Wangliang" could only be entrusted to the reliable puppets.

Immediately, Uchiha Gin activated the two long-idle puppets and arranged the task of teaching "Wangliang" to grow, only then leaving the Shadow Realm with satisfaction.

"Master, the young master's mission."

Just as the Kaguya alt was lost in memory, two figures dressed in kimonos knelt respectfully at her feet, their voices sounding with an electronic, mechanical quality.

"You may continue to report to him as usual."

The interrupted Kaguya alt did not even lift her eyelids, answering coldly.

"Understood."

As puppets of the Otsutsuki clan, the priority of Kaguya's commands far exceeded that of Uchiha Gin; without him knowing, the Kaguya alt had long since usurped the two puppets, Zuo Ling and You Ling, turning them into her slaves.

Following the Kaguya alt's orders, Zuo Ling and You Ling reported the growth trajectory to Uchiha Gin on time every day, making him believe the progress of his entrusted task was very gratifying, thereby causing him to relax his vigilance toward the "Wang Liang" and allowing her plan to proceed smoothly.

"Hehe, you junior, you will sooner or later bow down at my feet~"

The Kaguya alt dangled her black-skinned jade feet, the corners of her mouth stained with sugar residue curling slightly, while in her little head, she envisioned a beautiful future.

"Is this the Empty Realm?"

Located in a dense forest deep within the Land of Fire, following the guidance recorded by his clan, the cold-faced Uchiha Madara found the entrance to the Empty Realm; looking at the gate standing in the middle of the wilderness, he frowned in confusion, not expecting the space to be in such a remote place.

"Stop, idlers!"

Suddenly, a child's shrill cry rang out in the ears of Uchiha Madara as he prepared to step inside.

"If you want to enter this gate!"

Another slightly different voice sounded.

"Leave behind a toll fish~"

The child's voice followed immediately after.

Just as Uchiha Madara was puzzled, two figures flashed out from behind the gate and blocked his path, with an air of "if you don't pay, I won't leave."

"Cats?"

Looking at the two adorable kittens before him, Uchiha Madara, who had been refining chakra, slowly lowered his hands.

He then recalled what Uchiha Gin had once said, so these two cats should be kept by the person in charge of the Empty Realm.

"I am the clan head of the Uchiha clan, and I have something to entrust to your master."

The Uchiha Madara who had not yet been corrupted was a cheerful big boy, and the thing he hated most was bullying the weak; facing the two kittens, he had no intention of attacking, but instead asked with a hint of a smile.

"Ha, Uchiha? The Uchiha of Uchiha Gin?"

One of the fatter orange cats, upon hearing Uchiha Madara's words, instantly relaxed its vigilance, circled around to sniff the scent on the other party, and asked curiously.

"Yes, the Uchiha of Uchiha Gin, he is my cousin~"

Although it was strange why even the gatekeeper cats knew his cousin's great name, Uchiha Madara still nodded and acknowledged his relationship with Uchiha Gin.

"Haha~ Since you are Uchiha Gin's cousin, then you may enter~"

The orange cat smelled a scent of salted fish on Uchiha Madara, and after confirming there was no mistake, it decisively gave the order to let him pass.

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To think that even cats gave Uchiha Gin face; could it be that all the tall tales his big cousin bragged about were actually true?

Recalling Uchiha Gin's usual boasting that his homies were spread across the four corners of the world, Uchiha Madara, who had not believed it, now had a thought that could be called crazy.

His cousin is a networking hero~

"You are the clan head of the Uchiha clan? What a distinguished guest~"

Entering the Empty Realm, Uchiha Madara followed the records and quickly found the main house of the person in charge; the door was not closed, and fearing no trap, he walked straight in.

He saw a lazy figure lying on her side on a high seat, smoking an exquisite pipe; the master, swallowing clouds and exhaling mist, asked with great interest.

"I am here to buy information; Uchiha Gin introduced me."

Sniffing the pungent smoke in the room, Uchiha Madara, who did not smoke, immediately frowned, but since he was now asking for a favor, he did not say anything more, only raised his head and stated his purpose, adding at the end that he wanted to test if Uchiha Gin was really that divine.

"Phew~ Gin-san's younger brother? Words alone are not proof."

The lazy woman, upon hearing Uchiha Madara's words, raised her thin eyebrows, opened her phoenix eyes, exhaled a puff of smoke, and spoke.

"This was given to me by my cousin."

Uchiha Madara took out the gold coin Uchiha Gin had given him and tossed it over; the gold coin traced a beautiful arc in the air and finally landed in the hands of the lazy woman.

"Hmm, it is Gin-san's token. Speak, what do you want to know?"

Picking up the gold coin with the word "Sugar" written on it, the woman just glanced at it, nodded with a smile, and then asked.

"I want to know information about the Tailed Beasts."

Having thought it would take more effort, he did not expect it to be so simple, so Uchiha Madara asked his question impatiently; Hashirama Senju had already set off, and for every minute he was late, his chances of winning decreased by one percent.

"Tailed Beasts..."

The lazy woman frowned, slowly put down the curling pipe in her hand, and straightened her body; her slender figure was eye-catching, but Uchiha Madara was a firm lover of wooden men and did not take another look, instead waiting for a response with a face full of anticipation.

"Which one do you want to know about?"

The lazy woman tilted her head, a faint light swirling in her long, narrow eyes, and after studying Uchiha Madara for a long while, she asked softly.

"All of them!"

Asking which one? Who are you looking down on? Only children make choices; I, Uchiha Madara, want them all!

"Hehe... If you want all of them, the cost will not be small~"

Twirling the gold coin in her hand, the lazy woman said in an inexplicable tone; one must know that Tailed Beasts are rare items.

"Hmph~ Who are you looking down on? Just name it; put all the information fees on my cousin's tab!"

(End of chapter)