Chapter 339: 284. Chapter 282: Bean shoes, cropped pants, my name is Izuna, remember it

284. Chapter 282: Bean shoes, cropped pants, my name is Izuna, remember it.

In the bedchamber of Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Two white-haired women with proud figures stood with their arms crossed, looking down at the man before them with righteous indignation.

Uchiha Gin, kneeling on the ground, had his handsome face beaten into a ghastly, pig-like mess; his dead-fish eyes were bruised purple, and red-stained paper plugs were stuffed into his nostrils.

Facing the man-eating glares of the two women, he managed to squeeze three words out of his swollen, sausage-like lips,

"I was wrong~"

Uchiha Gin felt even more wronged than Dou E; it was clearly that little girl Kaguya Otsutsuki who had been acting recklessly and got corrupted by the negative buffs of the Shadow Realm.

To be fair, the effect of this Shadow Realm was comparable to a human-seed bag.

He had exhausted all his strength to bring Kaguya Otsutsuki out alive, only to be met with inhuman treatment the moment they emerged.

He could only blame the fact that their posture at the time had been too indecent; Uchiha Gin couldn't explain himself even if he had a thousand mouths, so he just had to pinch his nose and accept his fate.

He had been ruthlessly "outputted" by the young girl while covering his crotch for an hour, and she only let him go once she was somewhat exhausted.

What was even more pathetic was that Bi-luo Otsutsuki, who usually favored him, had actually formed a united front with Kaguya Otsutsuki and refused to listen to his explanation at all.

"Kaguya, since Gin has already admitted his mistake, why don't you spare him this time~"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin had even performed a dogeza, Bi-luo Otsutsuki couldn't help but feel a bit soft-hearted; even if she had felt some jealousy earlier, it had long since vanished, so she pleaded on behalf of the disheveled Kaguya Otsutsuki beside her.

"What exactly did you do to me?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki, whose memories had not yet been sorted out, felt her cold, pretty face heat up at the mere thought of that shameful posture; looking at Uchiha Gin, whom she had beaten into a pig's head, her heart was filled with a complex mix of emotions.

"That's not easy to explain."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gin raised his head in surprise, his eyes, narrowed into slits, filled with hesitation.

He couldn't exactly tell her that he had been "female-corrupted" into an obedient bitch, could he?

"You entered my genjutsu space and were hypnotized due to a moment of carelessness."

Unable to think of how to answer, Uchiha Gin had to use genjutsu as an excuse to brush it off.

"You didn't do anything?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki's expression suddenly turned unfriendly, her white eyes filled with an aggressive aura.

"I swear! If I had actively touched a single hair on you, may my little brother tie itself into a knot!"

Seeing Kaguya Otsutsuki's shifting expression, Uchiha Gin immediately held up three fingers and swore solemnly.

"You beastly guy! You actually didn't do anything?"

"Huh?"

Watching Kaguya Otsutsuki flick her sleeves and leave, Uchiha Gin, who was kneeling on the ground in repentance, was filled with question marks.

"Gin~ you are always foolish when you should be smart."

As the saying goes, the bystander sees more than the player; after Kaguya left, Bi-luo Otsutsuki sighed and stepped forward to help Uchiha Gin up.

"Kaguya is your sworn sister after all!"

Uchiha Gin, who naturally understood the hidden meaning in Bi-luo Otsutsuki's words, patted the dust off his knees.

At the same time, the miserable wounds on his face were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye; after a few breaths, he returned to his usual salty-fish appearance.

"It's precisely because we are family that I said it like that."

Gently stroking Uchiha Gin's cheek, Bi-luo Otsutsuki's eyes were filled with a dazed look; taking advantage of the pause in conversation, she, who had long been lonely and impatient, slowly pressed against him.

"You know, I'm not that kind of person."

Feeling the demands of the hot, delicate body in his arms, Uchiha Gin immediately stood at attention; the evil fire that had been stoked in the Shadow Realm flared up once again.

"Then... what kind of person are you?"

Bi-luo Otsutsuki, lying in his arms, looked up, her beautiful, moving face flushed with an alluring red; her pink, tender tongue playfully licked the beauty mark at the corner of her mouth, driving Uchiha Gin completely mad.

"I'll tell you after I turn off the lights~"

Does that even need asking? Of course, it's to teach you how to be a person!

Scooping up Bi-luo Otsutsuki in his arms, Uchiha Gin locked his coordinates to the familiar floating island; impatient, a golden light flashed around him, and he vanished from the spot instantly.

After Uchiha Gin disappeared, the door to Kaguya Otsutsuki's bedchamber slowly opened; the girl, her cheeks flushed, stared fixedly at the empty room, her white eyes filled with inexplicable emotions, and a sense of unspeakable loss grew in her heart.

"He just left like that..."

The memories from the Shadow Realm gradually surfaced, and the girl, having cleared up the whole process, wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Frowning and lifting her chest, Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had turned into a "steam girl" from the heat, couldn't help but twist her legs; the things Uchiha Gin had done in the Shadow Realm gave her a sense of forbidden pleasure.

"Could it be that I'm really that unattractive?"

Midnight.

The Hidden Leaf Village.

With a flash of golden light, a figure appeared out of thin air in a deserted corner.

"Phew~ I don't even know if I can hold up!"

Holding his waist, Uchiha Gin stepped out of the corner; his pale complexion looked particularly eerie under the bright moonlight, his trembling lips devoid of any color. Lingering in fear, he looked up at the full moon hanging in the sky and subconsciously shivered.

As expected of an Otsutsuki closest to pure blood, her constitution was simply incomparable to an ordinary person's. If it weren't for the system's enhancement of Uchiha Gin's body, he would have been sucked dry by Bi-luo Otsutsuki long ago.

"Sigh, I didn't eat dinner either. I wonder if they left any food for me at home?"

Having fed Bi-luo Otsutsuki on the moon, Uchiha Gin himself was starving; the consumption from two battles was not small, and he felt like he could eat a whole cow right now.

"Creak~"

Returning home, Uchiha Gin tiptoed to open the door, preparing to sneak in silently, but things went against his wishes; the two people who had been waiting in the living room for a long time caused his plan for a secret infiltration to die in the cradle.

"You still know how to come back?"

Lying on the living room sofa, Uchiha Hikari looked at him with lazy, faintly displeased eyes, causing Uchiha Gin, who was on tiptoes, to stand at attention instantly.

"I went to have a couple of drinks with Taro~"

Uchiha Gin lied as soon as he opened his mouth, answering very fluently.

"Oh? Then why didn't I see you when Uchiha Zhili and I were eating barbecue?"

Sitting on a single-seat sofa, Senju Itama stared at Uchiha Gin with sharp eyes, as if she wanted to pierce right through him.

"Perhaps you left early and I went late~"

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Uchiha Gin answered smoothly.

"That's strange, we ate until closing time."

Tilting her little head, Senju Itama raised her delicate little eyebrows at Uchiha Gin, her tone carrying a hint of mockery.

Ate until closing? Just how much can you eat, you guy!

Facing the two women's teasing gazes, Uchiha Gin's expression began to look unnatural, and his eyes became shifty.

Seeing Uchiha Gin looking around evasively, Uchiha Hikari slowly rose from the sofa and walked over barefoot.

"Heh, this scent... you'd better honestly confess what you went to do, otherwise..."

Circling Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Hikari sniffed with her delicate little nose, then revealed an "as I thought" expression, looked up, and asked coldly.

She smelled a scent on Uchiha Gin that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and the owner of this scent was none other than Kaguya Otsutsuki, whom she had once fought.

"Confession brings leniency, resistance brings severity!"

Seeing this situation, Senju Itama was not to be outdone; she ran over, clenching her intimidating little fist, and chimed in with a serious air.

"No, when did you two form an alliance?"

"First, concentrate our strength to solve external problems, then deal with internal conflicts once everything is stable."

Uchiha Hikari spoke with logic and evidence, making it convincing.

"Alright, alright~ I went up there, but believe me, the other party was just looking to spar with me."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Uchiha Gin had to lay his cards on the table, recounting the process of how Kaguya Otsutsuki pulled him up and how they sparred, telling the two women everything in detail.

"That woman has become stronger again."

Hearing that Kaguya Otsutsuki could use space abilities, Uchiha Hikari frowned slightly; when she fought that white-haired woman before, it was her own miscalculation that led to her defeat at her hands.

"Next time I'll help you get your revenge!"

In Uchiha Gin's account, he had ultimately lost to Kaguya Otsutsuki and been beaten up by her; Uchiha Hikari immediately declared she would help him take revenge and beat that stuck-up white-haired woman's butt to a pulp.

"Me too!"

Although she hadn't fought Kaguya Otsutsuki, that didn't hinder Senju Itama's determination to avenge her beloved.

"You'd better forget it~"

Uchiha Gin refused, though he was moved by her intentions.

"Want to taste my punch?"

Feeling slighted, Senju Itama revealed her glowing blue little fist, intending to prove the gold content of her flashing super-strength.

"No! I'm still injured!"

Holding his waist, Uchiha Gin hurriedly put some distance between himself and Senju Itama; this little girl had had too much energy lately—did he need to find something for her to do?

"Alright, settle down. It's so late, time to rest."

Uchiha Hikari, her eyes flickering, reached out to stop Senju Itama from interacting with Uchiha Gin; a trace of black aura flashed in her beautiful eyes, and a faint, imperceptible smile appeared on her lips as she spoke.

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, Senju Itama finally retracted her fist resentfully.

"Hikari is still the most understanding."

Detecting a hint of something wrong, Uchiha Gin's face twitched, and he offered a very stiff compliment.

Is there no end to today?

Lying back in his own bed, Uchiha Gin looked around vigilantly, and only after confirming there was no danger did he finally let out a sigh of relief and crawl into his quilt.

"Huh?"

As it turned out, there was a scorching hot mass in the bed that should have been ice-cold, which gave him such a start that he nearly went limp.

"Didn't you say it was time to rest?"

Uchiha Gin wore a mournful face, looked down at the young girl curled up in his bed, and asked with a tremble,

"Oh? You think I can't smell what that scent is?"

In the pitch-black bed, two scarlet eyes slowly emerged, staring straight at Uchiha Gin with a soul-captivating allure.

It turns out Uchiha Guang—no, it should be Uchiha An—knew from the very beginning what kind of unspeakable things Uchiha Gin had been up to, so she had seized the leverage and was waiting for him right here~

"Hehehe, you wouldn't want what you did on the moon to be discovered by everyone, would you~"

In the days that followed, the new round of expansion for the Hidden Leaf Village proceeded in an orderly fashion; although rumors of a broken capital chain spread repeatedly, they were quickly suppressed by a certain white-haired man.

Meanwhile, having received inside information, Uchiha Gin knocked on the door of the Hokage's office once again, and he was greeted by his pale-faced cousin and a radiant Tobirama Senju.

Seeing that the visitor was Uchiha Gin, Tobirama Senju reached back, pulled out a brand-new scroll, and tossed it over.

"This is your commission, go ahead and count it!"

There was a hint of arrogance in Tobirama Senju's tone; it seemed the first wave of dividends had arrived, and now that this guy saw the returns, he was acting all high and mighty.

"No need, I trust you."

Uchiha Gin didn't like counting money; besides, if it were short, someone would make it up to him, so he wasn't worried about Tobirama Senju embezzling his pay.

"So that's why Mirror acts like that—he learned it from you!"

Not expecting Uchiha Gin to trust him so easily, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but frown; this was not a good habit, as one should remain vigilant even against those closest to them.

"Little Mirror? What's wrong with him?"

He hadn't expected the conversation to drift to Uchiha Mirror, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, which left Uchiha Gin feeling a bit confused.

"He's just like you, trusting other people's words so casually; he's almost been swindled into being a total sucker by those few brats."

Whenever this topic came up, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but roll his eyes; among his disciples, other than Uchiha Mirror, not a single one gave him any peace of mind.

As soon as class ended, those brats would bow down to Uchiha Mirror, calling him their foster father, and then trick money out of the curly-haired boy's wallet to buy expensive snacks.

It was all because a certain curly-haired boy had swindled the innocent children out of their pocket money, leaving the little ones with empty pockets and no food supplies.

"So that's what it is; it's no big deal."

It wasn't a loss anyway; spending a little money to be the foster father of the Third Hokage and the 5.5th Hokage—Little Mirror would probably wake up laughing in his sleep years from now.

"You, oh you~"

Seeing that Uchiha Gin didn't take it seriously, Tobirama Senju stopped talking, but he looked at the curly-haired trait with a bit more respect, and his gaze became less sharp than before.

"Has Brother Hashirama not returned yet? He's been out for days; he hasn't had a change of heart, has he?"

Putting his hard-earned wages back into his bag, Uchiha Gin looked around and found that Hashirama Senju's desk was still set up as before; it seemed its owner hadn't returned to work yet.

"!!!"

Hearing this, Madara Uchiha, who was buried in his work, suddenly raised his head, his eyes instantly turning sharp, and his mind began to wander.

"He's coming back today."

Compared to the nervous Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju said with certainty; he had previously sensed that the mark he left behind had already entered the Land of Fire, and at Hashirama Senju's speed, he would be back in the Hidden Leaf Village today.

"That's good, look how tired my cousin is; he's almost withered away~"

Hearing this, Uchiha Gin nodded solemnly, then patted Madara Uchiha, who was sitting beside him with a sallow, pale face, putting on the appearance of a good older brother.

"When he gets back, give my cousin a break and let him go home to recover for a few days."

"No need, I can do it!"

Madara Uchiha was deeply moved by Uchiha Gin's concern, but as soon as he heard about a break, he immediately showed great resistance.

Good lad, he's addicted to working; maybe I should go back tonight and finish the clan's political affairs too, so my cousin can find time to go on a date?

"Look at yourself now; you don't look like a clan leader at all!"

Seeing Madara Uchiha being stubborn, Uchiha Gin immediately put on a very serious expression, frowning as he looked at his cousin.

"But..."

"No 'buts'; a Hokage cannot be someone who looks like they have kidney deficiency!"

Uchiha Gin knew full well that Madara Uchiha was working so hard to become Hokage and leave a good impression on everyone, but if he ruined his health for it, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Besides, there were more important things than being Hokage waiting for them now.

"Alright."

Unable to win against Uchiha Gin, Madara Uchiha had no choice but to give up; after all, an elder brother is like a father, and Uchiha Gin was the only one left who could talk to him like this.

"Clang!!!"

Just then, a hurried figure burst in, bringing with it a hint of sand and dust; before anyone could ask, a dust-covered Hashirama Senju grabbed the tea on the table—whoever it belonged to—and drank it in one gulp.

"Phew~ I'm alive again; that place, the Land of Wind, is simply not a place for humans to stay!"

After not seeing him for a few days, Hashirama Senju's face clearly showed more signs of weathering; his usually smooth long hair was dry and yellow, and his clothes were stained with yellow sand.

However, what was most striking was that the back of Hashirama Senju's clothes had several tears; looking at the smooth, clean cuts, it clearly wasn't a scrape caused by traveling.

"Big Brother, were you attacked?"

Concerned for his brother's safety, Tobirama Senju asked before Madara Uchiha could speak.

"Attacked? Let me think... there seemed to be some guy I didn't know throwing kunai at me from far away, but the quality of his kunai was really poor; it only tore my clothes and didn't hurt me."

Hashirama Senju looked at his top with heartache; this was made for him by Toka herself, and he would have to kneel on a washboard when he got home~

"Throwing kunai? And where is he now?"

Upon hearing the words "throwing kunai," Uchiha Gin immediately perked up.

"I didn't see; I was busy traveling, so I just tossed a Wood Dragon at him; he must have been scared off, right?"

On the other side

Located at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Waterfalls

In the jungle, a man covered in blood dragged his wounded body, walking step by step toward the Hidden Waterfall Village.

"Hoo... hoo... hoo..."

That ferocious giant dragon had pierced his lung just by brushing past him; with every step he took, the man would gasp in pain.

But at the thought of the green banknotes, he felt as if his body were filled with strength, and his steps became more forceful.

As long as he returned, the leader would return his confiscated property; for the sake of that money, even if he had to crawl, he would crawl back to the Hidden Waterfall Village.

However, what the man didn't know was that in his hometown, which he longed for so much, what awaited him was not green banknotes, but naked betrayal.

"Tsk... looks like he really was just bragging!"

Sure enough, that miser Kakuzu was just gilding himself; to join the Akatsuki, he didn't even want his face anymore.

"What bragging?"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's muttering, Hashirama Senju scratched his head in confusion.

"Nothing, since Brother Hashirama is back safely, my cousin can go home and rest now, right?"

Waving his hand, Uchiha Gin signaled for him not to worry, then grabbed the hesitant Madara Uchiha and walked outside.

"Wait... let me chat with Hashirama for a while..."

Being dragged away, Madara Uchiha was ten thousand times unwilling, but Uchiha Gin's hand felt like it was filled with lead; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from the grip of that large hand.

"Madara, you go rest first; I'll come find you later."

Hashirama Senju, who also saw that Madara Uchiha was in poor condition, immediately shook his head.

"Bye-bye, you two brothers go ahead and get busy~"

Waving his hand, Uchiha Gin dragged the reluctant Madara Uchiha out of the Hokage building.

Walking on the street, Madara Uchiha finally resigned himself to his fate and stopped struggling, following behind Uchiha Gin and guessing why his cousin's attitude was so firm today, insisting that he rest for a few days.

"This isn't the way to the clan grounds, is it?"

Taking Madara Uchiha through several turns to an unfamiliar commercial street, Madara Uchiha frowned, realizing this wasn't the way home.

"Follow closely; I brought you here, so naturally, I have something to tell you."

Not answering Madara Uchiha's question directly, Uchiha Gin followed his memory and found that obscure fruit shop.

"Why bring me here? I don't like fruit."

Thinking Uchiha Gin wanted to buy him fruit, Madara Uchiha looked up at the Uchiha clan crest on the sign and shook his head like a rattle.

"Keep it down."

Signaling his cousin not to shout, Uchiha Gin dragged him into a hidden corner and began to monitor the fruit shop.

A moment later, a quiet young girl with two small braids walked out of the fruit shop; her figure was a bit thin, making the apron she wore look slightly too large.

Although her appearance wasn't stunning, her fair, delicate face had the fresh and natural quality unique to a girl next door, making one feel a sense of closeness.

"Cousin, this is a crime!"

Discovering that Uchiha Gin was staring at the girl who walked out of the fruit shop, Madara Uchiha immediately frowned, his eyes becoming sharp, and he distanced himself from his cousin to express his dissociation.

Looking at the girl's figure and appearance, she was at most fourteen or fifteen; making a move on such a young child would get one thrown into prison.

"Shh."

Without needing to guess, he knew Madara Uchiha was wildly misinterpreting him; Uchiha Gin rolled his eyes, made a "shh" gesture at him with one hand, and pointed in a direction with the other.

Following the direction Uchiha Gin pointed, Madara Uchiha turned his head in confusion, only to see a scene that shattered his worldview.

"That is... Izuna?"

He saw a young man who looked exactly like Uchiha Izuna walking toward them from the street corner not far away.

He was wearing a small-sized black short-sleeved shirt, a pair of cropped skinny pants, polished "bean" shoes, and a small black leather bag tucked under his arm.

He was walking with someone's habitual, arrogant gait, heading very clearly toward the young girl from the fruit shop.

"That's right, someone is indeed going to commit a crime, but it is not me." (End of chapter)