Chapter 335

335. Chapter 330: Hashirama Wins Money, The Fated Duel

"Ah? Who has such guts?"

Uchiha Kagami, who was inexplicably ruffled, raised his head in confusion, his little face full of innocence.

"Uncle doesn't remember educating you to be such a dishonest child. Did you make bad friends and learn bad habits from someone?"

Uchiha Gin, pained, immediately increased his strength, his large hand ravaging the little curly hair mercilessly.

Danzo: You might as well just report my ninja ID!

"I didn't? I don't know anything!"

Uchiha Kagami, wrongly accused, retorted with his little face puffed up. This righteous expression made Uchiha Gin doubt himself. The stolen goods had been recovered, yet this kid was still so stubborn; could there really be hidden circumstances?

"Uncle Gin, what exactly did you lose?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin fall into thought, Uchiha Kagami mustered his courage to break free from the large hand and then asked cautiously.

"Sigh~ my blanket, I lost two at once, causing me not to have a good night's sleep for this period."

Having been pressed in the boudoir by Little Guang for three days of 'hot dogs', Uchiha Gin was directly hopeless. His life flashed before his eyes for three whole days, and he almost went to have a heart-to-heart talk with his ancestors.

"Blanket? Is it the one hanging in the yard?"

Uchiha Kagami, hearing this, hammered his little hand, a look of sudden realization on his face.

"Didn't you say you didn't know anything? Hurry up and confess!"

Holding his slightly sore waist, Uchiha Gin gritted his teeth and questioned.

Good kid, your wings are hardened; you dare to be so righteous after stealing. I really don't know who you learned this bad habit from.

"I'm wronged, Uncle Gin, those two blankets were given to me by Sister Guang, telling me not to catch a cold when camping."

Seeing this, Uchiha Kagami immediately raised his little hands, shouting injustice.

"Eh..."

Uchiha Gin, learning the truth, rubbed his forehead helplessly.

Guarding against everything, it's hard to guard against a thief in the house. How could Little Guang be so careless, not telling him about this in advance? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been unable to sleep at night...

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit Uchiha Gin, as if he had been enlightened.

Wait a minute!

Something's wrong, something is definitely wrong!

It is known that Little Guang knew he couldn't sleep without his familiar blanket, but she still gave the only two blankets to Kagami-zai, who was going on a long trip. So, her behavior...

Was it intentional, or accidental, or...

No, Uchiha Gin didn't even dare to continue thinking.

Swallowing hard, Uchiha Gin suddenly felt a chill down his spine. As expected of a woman with two 'eyes', she doesn't strike unless necessary, and her schemes are truly terrifying.

No wonder the pillow on his bed that night was in Uchiha Guang's hands. She must have gone to raid him just now, only to find him gone, but discovered the Flying Thunder God mark on the pillow, so she chose to wait for the rabbit.

"Sigh! How can one person fight two people~"

"Uncle Gin? Are you alright?"

Looking at the suddenly decadent Uchiha Gin, Kagami-zai elbowed his generous uncle with some worry.

"I'm fine, Uncle wrongly accused you. Did you spend all your New Year's money? Take this first, don't save it, or it won't be suppressed~"

Uchiha Gin, feeling guilty, rummaged through the pack at his waist after a brief moment of emo, took out a storage scroll, and without even looking, tossed it to Uchiha Kagami.

"But it's not New Year's yet?"

Taking the storage scroll in a flurry, Uchiha Kagami's eyes held a strange look.

If it weren't for the New Year's money Uncle Gin gave, they might not have come back this time. Once he makes it big in the future, he must filialize this good uncle well.

"Our family has the conditions; even if it's New Year's every day, it's not too much."

Uchiha Gin shook his head, signaling Kagami-zai to accept it. Anyway, it was a refund for minors confiscated from Kakuzu, which could be considered returning it to its rightful owner.

"Thank you, Uncle! Your nephew wishes you an early Happy New Year, wishing you have such days every year and such mornings every year~"

Seeing Uchiha Gin so insistent, Uchiha Kagami, who was already short on money, stopped being coy, smiled, accepted the huge sum that belonged to him, and kowtowed heavily to his good uncle.

"So full, so full~"

After a bout of gluttony, the F6 held their round bellies and walked out of the Uchiha Da Lang Grilled Meat Restaurant with Uchiha Gin.

"Gin, next time I'll prepare something good for you. After I drank it, Yazi kept saying she couldn't take it~"

Uchiha Uchiha Da Lang, busy at work, greeted them and, looking at Uchiha Gin holding his waist, said in a very teasing tone.

"That would be great, I'll come tomorrow!"

Uchiha Gin's eyes lit up upon hearing this. As expected of a good buddy, he knows me best.

"Uchiha Da Lang! What nonsense are you spouting again?"

Before the two foul-smelling middle-aged men could continue their exchange, a fair little hand reached out from behind Uchiha Uchiha Da Lang, grabbed his ear, and Uchiha Yazi said through gritted teeth,

"Ouch ouch ouch ouch~"

Uchiha Da Lang Laodi, have a safe journey!

Bidding farewell to the increasingly loving Uchiha Uchiha Da Lang couple, Uchiha Gin took the little ones for a stroll in the village. As the sky grew dark, he sent the little ones home one by one, then walked toward his own home alone.

Uchiha Gin's home was in a relatively remote part of Konoha. After walking for a while, there were gradually no people around. On the quiet path, only his figure paced slowly, his shadow behind him stretched infinitely by the bright moonlight.

"Snap~"

Suddenly, Uchiha Gin, who was yawning, stopped his steps. His lazy dead-fish eyes flashed with a sharp light, then he turned his head, looked at the jungle with swaying shadows not far away, and spoke slowly,

"Back?"

"Snap! Snap~"

As his voice fell, a slender figure walked out slowly from the shadows. The cold moonlight shone on the figure's face, revealing Uchiha Madara's cold face.

"Cousin, I missed you to death!"

Looking at the cousin who loved him most, Uchiha Madara smiled, his iceberg-like expression melting like spring snow.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft! You kid, are you wishing I was dead so you could inherit my billions in assets?"

Uchiha Gin looked at the somewhat excited Uchiha Madara and rolled his eyes in frustration. This kid's speech was becoming less and less pleasant to hear.

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue~"

Making a harmless joke, Uchiha Madara carried a suitcase and walked to Uchiha Gin. In his eyes, besides the joy of reunion, there was more gratitude and a hint of confusion.

"I thought you were going to play for another two years. Why are you back so soon?"

Looking at Uchiha Madara, who was much more composed than before and had lost quite a bit of weight, Uchiha Gin scratched his curly hair and asked in confusion.

"My mission is already complete, no need to waste time outside. But this..."

Uchiha Madara shook his head, then raised the suitcase in his hand to Uchiha Gin and asked,

"Cousin, what kind of person are you exactly?"

"Since you... pfft!"

Uchiha Gin, who almost fell into his cousin's trap, pulled back in time, raised an eyebrow, and replied,

"What's the matter? Did you forget your ancestors after one trip out? Did you forget who I am?"

"That's not what I meant. Where did you get this thing?"

Without joking with Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Madara reached out and opened the suitcase, which contained a gray box and two small props with handles.

"You're asking about this! This is an inheritance I received from Master Bandai. It should be a trial version of the transformation device made by that senior brother before."

Uchiha Gin, who had already thought of an excuse, began to spout nonsense extremely fluently. His impeccable answer made Uchiha Madara very convinced.

"Then what are these two things?"

Uchiha Madara nodded, considering Uchiha Gin's answer believed, then pointed to the two small props in the box.

Uchiha Madara recognized the gray box; it was the transformation device commonly used by Tailed Beast Knights. But he didn't know what these two small props were for. Even after he transformed successfully, he still didn't understand what these two things were for.

"They are buckles."

Taking a look at the little gadget he had made, Uchiha Gin replied seriously.

"Buckles?"

"You can understand them as upgrade props for the Knight System. These two are blank buckles. You can inject other powers into them, and after transformation, they can be added to the Knight to take the power a step further."

"Snap!"

Uchiha Gin casually picked up the two buckles and pushed them onto the gray driver. With a snap, the two seemingly unrelated things actually fit together perfectly.

"Use it like this, understand?"

"Na-lu-ho-do!"

After Uchiha Gin's personal demonstration, Uchiha Madara finally realized. It turned out that these two ninja tools he had never seen before were actually enhancement props specially made for him by his cousin.

"Cousin, thank you!"

Uchiha Madara immediately showed a look of gratitude. This was an external cheat that no other Knight had. Sure enough, having a tech-savvy older brother is great!

"We're buddies, what are you being so polite for?"

Not expecting Uchiha Madara to be so polite now, this wasn't a good habit. Uchiha Gin still liked the previous evil and arrogant cousin, who wore everything on his face and was very easy to understand.

Victory is certain!

Uchiha Madara nodded first, then looked down at the two blank buckles in his hand, battle intent burning in his eyes. With this enhancement prop, he was more confident he could defeat Haxi Lama.

"Since you're back, hurry up and go find Hashirama Laodi to report your work, and by the way, clear your name. Some little guys in the clan are about to turn the world upside down."

Seeing Uchiha Madara's disheveled appearance, Uchiha Gin didn't need to guess to know that he had just arrived. Logically, his cousin should have gone to find his best friend to reminisce first, instead of coming to thank him, this old helper.

Ever since Uchiha Madara left the village without permission, the village head Senju Hashirama hadn't issued any response, which led the Uchiha clan, unaware of the truth, to mistakenly believe that their clan leader had been persecuted by the village's high-level officials, and had no choice but to leave the village. As for why he said such cruel words when leaving, it was actually to distance himself from the clan to protect them.

This strange misunderstanding, as Uchiha Madara's time away grew longer, showed a trend of becoming increasingly intense, and a group of passionate young people even secretly planned to overthrow Senju Hashirama's rule and welcome Uchiha Madara's triumphant return.

"I know, but please allow me to be willful one more time. Once I defeat Haxi Lama, I will properly apologize to everyone."

Uchiha Madara's face twitched upon hearing this. He also knew this news, from a handwritten letter by Senju Tobirama. He didn't even need to guess to imagine the hateful white-haired guy's annoying look when writing the letter.

Haha, your Uchiha clan has long been infiltrated into a sieve by me. I know all the gossip, are you angry?

Senju Tobirama's methods were truly terrifying, even the impregnable Uchiha clan had his secret sentries.

Uchiha Madara, angered, decided that after returning, he would conduct a major purge within the clan, swearing to ferret out the traitors who had defected to the Senju and sold their ancestors for glory.

"Fine, fine, remember not to play too hard; it won't be good if you hurt the harmony."

Uchiha Gin had deep insights into Uchiha Madara's stubbornness, and he didn't intend to dissuade him, just reminding him not to risk his life and to stop when it was enough.

"Hehe, for sure~"

In the Warring States period before Konoha was established, Uchiha Madara never truly had the intention to kill Senju Hashirama. Even if his father 'died tragically' by accident, he had his own grievances, and everything was only aimed at the white-haired guy.

Not to mention that now that they had entered peace and everyone had joined hands to build an ideal village called Konoha, Uchiha Madara was even less likely to fight Senju Hashirama to the death. At most, he would beat him until he couldn't take care of himself, and then devote his life to taking care of him for the rest of his life~

Uchiha Gin looked at his eager cousin and sighed deeply in his heart.

"This is the last time. Remember to find a job when you come back."

Uchiha Madara, this kid, is already quite old, how is he still like a child? It's only because he has such a thoughtful cousin helping him that he hasn't been abandoned by everyone long ago.

"Got it, see you!"

Since he had figured out the use of the props, Uchiha Madara didn't stay long. He was going to find Haxi Lama for a duel now, letting the First Hokage taste the iron fist of the Second Hokage.

"Tsk~ I thought he had matured a bit, but I didn't expect him to be so rash."

Watching his cousin's departing back, Uchiha Gin shook his head and turned to walk toward his home.

However, what Uchiha Gin didn't know was that shortly after the two brothers said goodbye, a pitch-black figure quietly attached itself to Uchiha Madara's shadow, following him as he slowly vanished into the dark night.

"Woooo, Tobirama has gone bad, actually picking the expensive ones to order."

On the street, Senju Hashirama held his empty wallet and wept bitterly. He never expected that Senju Tobirama, who had always thought for him, would order the most expensive set meal in one go when eating grilled meat, squandering his remaining small treasury.

"Thanks for the treat, Big Brother, I'm going back to work overtime!"

Senju Tobirama, the culprit, had no interest in being nagged by his brother after eating and drinking his fill, so he directly used Flying Thunder God to return to the office and continue his overtime work.

"Sigh~ you bastard! You bastard!"

Watching Senju Tobirama, who was greasing the soles of his feet, Senju Hashirama couldn't help but beat his chest and stomp his feet, sighing at meeting the wrong person.

"My hands are itchy, how about..."

Although it was late, it was the golden time for gamblers to appear. Senju Hashirama hadn't shaken the dice for several days. With his hands itchy, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly remembered he had a relative in Konoha, and that relative's family was wealthy, completely able to help him out.

"If I win, I'll pay Itama back double!"

After a wave of self-counseling, Senju Hashirama walked toward Uchiha Gin's house. He decided to lower his face and borrow money from his little sister, and secretly made up his mind that once he won, he would repay it double.

"Eh? This aura..."

But he hadn't walked a few steps when he suddenly discovered a figure walking from the direction of Uchiha Gin's house. The movements were very familiar, so Senju Hashirama subconsciously opened his perception, only to be instantly stunned in place.

This familiar smell, it's Madara!

"Is this fate?"

Uchiha Madara, who had just finished chatting with Uchiha Gin, also discovered the familiar figure. Without the slightest hesitation, he activated his Sharingan, seeing Senju Hashirama's handsome face clearly, and couldn't help but sigh.

The two, having confirmed each other's identities, walked slowly together. Uchiha Madara looked at his best friend he hadn't seen for a long time, his eyes filled with joy, but more so with battle intent.

Senju Hashirama was the same, but besides joy, there was a more visible longing and demand, making Uchiha Madara's heart tighten, subconsciously clenching his buttocks.

"Haxi Lama, what does that look mean? I'm not the man you can get just because you want to."

Uchiha Madara crossed his arms, looking at Senju Hashirama, who was showing longing, with a very firm gaze, but he was secretly delighted in his heart.

"Madara! Can you..."

Senju Hashirama licked his dry lips, looking like he wanted to say something but stopped.

"Hmph! If you beg me, I might just agree to you~"

"Please, Madara, lend me one hundred thousand ryo to turn things around!"

"Huh?"

Sleepy and a pillow comes. Senju Hashirama, walking in front, smiled as he counted the stack of banknotes he had just borrowed from Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara, following behind him, had a dark face, his expression as foul as could be.

"Madara, you came back at the right time. Once I win, I'll pay you back with interest!"

The double joy of his best friend's return and the harvest of gambling money made Senju Hashirama feel he had it again. Pointing at the gambling house operating not far away, he looked like he was about to kill in all directions.

"Hehe, if you can win money, I don't even need to be Hokage."

Not expecting the two who had reunited after a long time to come to the gambling house to send money first, Uchiha Madara, who was angry but still honestly followed, looked at the confident Senju Hashirama and set a flag with great disdain.

Sure enough, Senju Hashirama entered the gambling house and, at a speed visible to the naked eye, lost one hundred thousand ryo until only ten thousand remained. Clutching the few remaining banknotes, he glanced at Uchiha Madara, who was looking at him with mockery behind him, gritted his teeth, and bet all the remaining money on three sixes.

"Place your bets!"

The dealer pressed the dice on the gambling table. All the gamblers on the scene bet their money on big or small, not even looking at the leopard.

Bet against Hashirama, and the villa will definitely be by the sea.

"Three, two, one, open!"

"What the hell!"

As the dice were lifted by the dealer, everyone on the scene simultaneously let out a cry of shock, turning into swearing machines, greeting the dealer's genealogy.

In the second round, Senju Hashirama didn't hesitate and bet the hundreds of thousands he had just won on three sixes again. The surrounding gamblers instantly turned red-eyed, gritting their teeth and continuing to bet their chips on big or small.

"Three, two, one, open!"

【666】

"Madara! I told you I could turn things around!"

Walking out of the gambling house, Senju Hashirama, the only winner tonight, held the results of his all-in and showed off to Uchiha Madara, who was dumbfounded, with great pride.

"Impossible, this isn't real, this is genjutsu!"

Even if Senju Hashirama smashed the banknotes into his face, Uchiha Madara still had an expression of disbelief. You have to know, ever since Senju Hashirama became obsessed with dice, he had always lost ten out of ten times, without a single win.

Known in Konoha as the 'Gambling House's Unbeatable Man', the 'Super Big Fat Sheep'.

"Hmph! This is my true strength. Before, I was just letting them win, and they actually took it seriously~"

Senju Hashirama, proud of his small success, smiled and counted out a large stack of banknotes, handing them to Uchiha Madara.

"Here, this is the money I borrowed from you before. Now we're even~"

"Hmm..."

Uchiha Madara took the somewhat unfamiliar banknotes with a complex expression and nodded lightly.

"By the way, Madara, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell us in advance? Tobirama thought you had defected!"

Putting the remaining gambling funds back into his small treasury, Senju Hashirama finally remembered the main business and asked.

"Came back today, was busy on the road, didn't have time to contact you."

"Since you're back, that means the mission is complete. You've really worked hard, Madara!"

Thinking it was Uchiha Madara who brought him good luck, Senju Hashirama held his hand very enthusiastically.

"That's right, the Nine-Tails has been captured."

Although Uchiha Madara's secret mission had many details, in the final analysis, the most important thing was bringing the Nine-Tails back to Konoha.

"Where's the Nine-Tails? Is it outside the village?"

Senju Hashirama wasn't worried about Uchiha Madara's capture of the Tailed Beast; it was just a beast with a larger body and more chakra. Madara could take it down with a glare.

"No, it's here..."

Shaking his head at Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara reached into his bosom and pulled out a silver-shining card.

"Madara, where did you get the Tailed Beast card?"

Sensing the scorching aura radiating from the card, Senju Hashirama's smile froze on his face, and his expression immediately became serious.

Madara actually sealed the Nine-Tails into a Tailed Beast card. If the Nine-Tails broke the seal, it would cause irreparable losses to the village.

"I met that mysterious Knight, and this Tailed Beast card was given to me by him."

Without hiding anything from his best friend, Uchiha Madara recounted the ins and outs of how he obtained the Tailed Beast card.

"Hoo~ it won't run out, will it?"

Senju Hashirama, who trusted his best friend unconditionally, didn't continue to ask about the origin of the card, but instead worried about whether the Nine-Tails would break free.

In Senju Hashirama's eyes, the Nine-Tails was still quite troublesome. He needed to open the Wood Human to take it down quickly. Such a commotion would mess up the village he had painstakingly borrowed money to build, and he would have to borrow money to repair it again.

Tobirama, when will the project you invested in make a profit? Big Brother can't hold on much longer!

"Hmph~ who are you looking down on? It's just the Nine-Tails; it can be refined in an instant!"

Putting the card into his bosom, Uchiha Madara curled his lips and grumbled.

"That's good! Tobirama is still working overtime. Hurry up and take the Tailed Beast card to him for research; he's been nagging about it for a long time."

After a long sigh of relief, Senju Hashirama stepped forward familiarly, urging him while patting Uchiha Madara's shoulder, but was blocked by him waving his hand.

The battle intent in his heart could no longer be suppressed. The Indra chakra carved deep in his soul prompted Uchiha Madara to reveal his scarlet eyes, with three mysterious tomoe slowly rotating within them.

"No rush, Haxi Lama, let's have a long-awaited battle!"

"Huh?"

As if sensing Uchiha Madara's determination, Senju Hashirama, after a brief moment of surprise, saw his expression gradually become serious. Rich blue-purple chakra also floated out from his body involuntarily, his eyes instantly becoming sharp.

"Tatakai!" (End of chapter)