Chapter 414: 358. Chapter 351: Good Thing I Read So Many Books (The Rocking Horse Has Been Tipped)

358. Chapter 351: Good Thing I Read So Many Books (The Rocking Horse Has Been Tipped)

Gulp, gulp.

"Did you buy a knock-off? Why does it taste so weird?"

After snatching the iced black tea from his sister-in-law's hand, Uchiha Gin drained it in one go. He smacked his lips after swallowing, and based on the aftertaste, he judged that this one was slightly different from the "Lao Da" brand he usually drank.

"Are you alright?"

Facing Uchiha Gin's questioning, Hinata Tsukuyomi did not answer. Instead, she blinked, her cold tone tinged with a hint of confusion.

"Me? What could possibly be wrong with me? I am—"

The brimming-with-confidence Uchiha Gin patted his chest. His current physique was approaching that of an alien; his absorption and metabolic rates were incredibly fast. Even a fatal wound could be recovered from as long as he was still breathing.

"Thump~"

As it turned out, before he could even finish his sentence, a wave of drowsiness washed over him. This was a power of law that transcended the conventional.

It turned out the Sleepy Iced Tea was a mechanism item; even Otsutsuki Shibai, the top-tier numerical monster of the ninja world, would have to collapse.

"Snore... Zzzz."

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Watching Uchiha Gin fall into a deep sleep, Hinata Tsukuyomi looked around to make sure no one else was there, then jumped down from the windowsill.

"Hey."

The Byakugan-wielding girl crouched down, extended a finger, poked Uchiha Gin's cheek, and called out softly.

"Snore... Zzzz."

As it turned out, the other party was sleeping like a dead pig, showing no reaction at all despite her frantic poking.

Withdrawing her finger, a flash of astonishment crossed Hinata Tsukuyomi's eyes. She had originally thought this tea was just a simple sedative that would definitely be ineffective against a ninja, but she never expected it to actually knock Uchiha Gin out.

"Is this Sleepy Iced Tea really this effective?"

The man before her, although usually looking lazy and unreliable, was a powerhouse praised even by their ancestor. He shouldn't be falling to a sedative made by an ordinary person!

"It seems no one is perfect."

After pondering for a moment, Hinata Tsukuyomi reached a conclusion: this guy, Uchiha Gin, had a physique that was prone to fainting and had a negative resistance to toxins.

Believing she had found Uchiha Gin's weakness, a look of triumph appeared on the Byakugan-wielding sister-in-law's face. From now on, she could finally manipulate this detestable thief as she pleased!

"If I leave him here, he'll catch a cold, right?"

Standing up, Hinata Tsukuyomi prepared to turn and leave, but her peripheral vision caught Uchiha Gin's handsome face in deep sleep. Suddenly, an inexplicable emotion stirred in her heart. After hesitating for a moment, she muttered to herself:

"If it weren't for the sake of Big Sister Biraku..."

Finding a very appropriate excuse for herself, Hinata Tsukuyomi bent down and helped the sleeping Uchiha Gin up.

As a result, because he was in a deep sleep, Uchiha Gin's entire body tipped over onto Hinata Tsukuyomi.

"Hey!"

The weight didn't matter, but the masculine scent radiating from Uchiha Gin caused the inexperienced girl to instantly stiffen in place. The warm breath puffing against her ear made her body heat up instantly, and before long, her fair, tender face was filled with a blush of shyness.

Calm down! Calm down!

Tsukuyomi, what kind of storms haven't you seen in books? It's just a man; you've even grown tired of looking at pictures of them without clothes!

After a round of useless self-counseling, Hinata Tsukuyomi, whose limbs were already feeling weak, subconsciously tightened her hold on Uchiha Gin, who was pressed against her.

"Hoo~"

After taking a deep breath, she walked toward Uchiha Gin's room.

The short corridor felt incredibly long at this moment. In the silent space, Hinata Tsukuyomi could clearly hear two heartbeats—one fast and one slow. Sweat began to seep out of her body involuntarily, making her feel inexplicably feverish.

"Creak~"

Just as she passed her own room, the door to the room in front of Hinata Tsukuyomi suddenly opened. In a panic, she pulled open her own door with lightning speed and ducked inside with Uchiha Gin.

"Eh? No one? There was clearly a noise just now?"

Dressed in pajamas, Uchiha Hikari stood in the empty corridor, confusion showing in her beautiful black eyes.

After being rejected by Uchiha Gin earlier, the unyielding Uchiha Hikari had started studying the 【censored】 again. By combining their bond, the light-and-dark duo didn't believe they couldn't master this technique.

As she was studying at a critical moment, she heard an unknown noise outside in the corridor. Worried that someone might be plotting against Gin, she came out to check.

"Huh? The quality of people in the Hidden Sand Village is really low!"

After strolling around the corridor, the sharp-eyed Uchiha Hikari spotted the empty beverage bottle on the floor. After grumbling about it, she tossed it into the trash can.

Passing by Hinata Tsukuyomi's room, Uchiha Hikari suddenly stopped as if she had a premonition. Her eyes stared straight at the tightly closed door, her brows slightly furrowed.

On the other side of the door, Hinata Tsukuyomi, who had activated her Byakugan, was already drenched in cold sweat. In the Byakugan's vision, Uchiha Hikari was less than a meter away, her scrutinizing eyes staring straight at her.

If it were any other time, Hinata Tsukuyomi would certainly not have cared, but the sleeping Uchiha Gin was lying in her arms. If Uchiha Hikari discovered him, wouldn't she be caught red-handed?

After staring at each other through the door for a few seconds, the guilty Hinata Tsukuyomi dared not continue to look at Uchiha Hikari outside and shifted her gaze away.

"An illusion?"

As the feeling of being watched dissipated, Uchiha Hikari blinked in confusion and then slowly walked away.

She still had to continue practicing the 【censored】 so she could prevent Gin from being corrupted by the woman on the moon!

"Hoo~"

As Uchiha Hikari left, Hinata Tsukuyomi let out a long sigh of relief. However, due to the high tension from just a moment ago, her legs went soft after relaxing. Guided by inertia, the weight of Uchiha Gin in her arms caused her to fall backward.

"Thud!"

With a soft sound, Hinata Tsukuyomi fell to the floor, tightly pinned underneath the sleeping Uchiha Gin. The blush that had just faded climbed onto the girl's face once again, and blue light instantly appeared in her palms.

As the chakra light illuminated Uchiha Gin's sleeping face, Hinata Tsukuyomi, who had been violently thrown off, bit her lip and slowly dissipated the attack she had prepared. Then, she mustered all her strength to push the man off her body.

Finally free from the mountain that was Uchiha Gin, Hinata Tsukuyomi wiped the fine sweat from her forehead—whether from exhaustion or nervousness—but her Byakugan eyes never left the man on the floor.

"I'll send him back after that woman is asleep."

After a long silence, Hinata Tsukuyomi whispered, but since there was no one else around, who was she saying this to?

After making a plan, the sister-in-law was clearly much more relaxed. Her eyes began to size up Uchiha Gin involuntarily.

"He looks like a decent person when he closes his eyes and stops talking."

After looking Uchiha Gin over from head to toe, Hinata Tsukuyomi nodded lightly and gave a very fair evaluation.

To be fair, Uchiha Gin's own conditions were indeed not bad; it was just that those dead-fish eyes ruined his overall temperament, causing everyone who saw him to subconsciously ignore his handsome face.

"This is the place the book mentioned..."

In the darkness, Hinata Tsukuyomi's Byakugan shone with a cold, faint light. As her gaze shifted, it was unknown what she was thinking, but her restless heart prompted her to embark on an incredible journey of exploration.

She wanted to verify whether what was written in the book was the truth.

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The next day

"Ha..."

Yawning, Uchiha Gin lifted the blanket the moment he woke up and checked carefully.

"Eh? There's actually nothing?"

He clearly had a lewd dream all night, with real, full-blown, crazy shooting, but why was there no trace down there at all?

"That's weird!!!"

Scratching his head, Uchiha Gin stood up, but the soreness in his lower back made him gasp, almost causing him to lose his breath.

"Am I still in the Hidden Sand Village? I didn't get transported to a scam center, did I?"

This feeling of losing the basic function of his kidneys made Uchiha Gin suspect for a moment that he had transmigrated again, and into the darkest kind of scam center where his fresh kidney had just been harvested.

"Let me sort this out..."

In pain, Uchiha Gin slumped back onto the bed and began to recall, frame by frame, what happened before he went to sleep last night.

He remembered going out to find a sweet drink, first rejecting Hikari's invitation to learn techniques, then meeting his sister-in-law sitting by the window in the corridor. The sister-in-law was very fair and smooth, and she generously shared a bottle of iced black tea with him.

"Wait! What about the memory after the iced black tea?"

Racking his brains to recall what happened after he finished the iced black tea last night, Uchiha Gin's brain felt like a frozen app, constantly spinning and unable to load any content.

It definitely wouldn't load; it's a 404, bro!

"No, I have to go ask clearly. Could it be that my sister-in-law played dirty with me?"

Otsutsuki Tsukuyomi was already at odds with him; there was no guarantee she hadn't put a sack over his head last night, given him a good beating, and finally taken a kidney to vent her anger.

So, he gritted his teeth and stood up, dragging his exhausted body to push open the door. He happened to bump right into Hinata Tsukuyomi, who was about to knock. Uchiha Gin keenly noticed that the moment she saw him, her white eyes subconsciously avoided eye contact.

That was a sign of a guilty conscience!

"It's... it's time for breakfast."

Uchiha Gin was just about to ask, but Hinata Tsukuyomi spoke first. He was surprised to find that his sister-in-law, who was always articulate, was stuttering for once, and her chin was twitching unnaturally.

Not only that, Uchiha Gin also discovered that her entire aura was somewhat chaotic, her fair face was filled with heavy fatigue, and two dark circles under her eyes were very eye-catching.

"Are you sick?"

Seeing that his sister-in-law's state was somewhat listless, Uchiha Gin temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked what had happened to her.

"Unaccustomed to the local environment."

Without continuing to face Uchiha Gin, Hinata Tsukuyomi said this coldly and turned to leave first.

"Is the Otsutsuki physique this weak?"

Uchiha Gin scratched his head and then followed, clutching his waist. Before long, they arrived at the dining area. The "Lao Di" Sand Gate naturally wouldn't treat them poorly, and the prepared food was very rich.

"Why do you two look so pale? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Uchiha Hikari, who was already sitting at the table, looked at the two who arrived late and asked in confusion.

"Eh... maybe it's being unaccustomed to the local environment...?"

After sitting down, Uchiha Gin set his sights on the melon he had eaten so much of yesterday. The sweet taste of this juice-filled fruit made him linger.

"Gin, that thing has too much sugar; eat less of it."

Uchiha Hikari, who understood Uchiha Gin's physical condition, reminded him with some worry after seeing him finish off the melon again.

"Actually, it's not that sweet."

Uchiha Gin retorted stubbornly.

"It is indeed a bit sweet."

As soon as he finished speaking, the quiet sister-in-law on the side suddenly spoke up.

"Huh? I remember you didn't eat this melon yesterday, did you?"

The two at the table blinked in confusion upon hearing this, then turned their gazes toward Hinata Tsukuyomi, who was looking down at her meal.

"Oh, I ate a little before bed last night; they were delivered to my room."

Maintaining an indifferent expression, Hinata Tsukuyomi spoke nonsense with a straight face, but judging by her subconscious lip-licking, she had indeed eaten quite a lot.

"Huh? Differential treatment, this is definitely differential treatment!"

Uchiha Gin felt that the Hidden Sand Village was deliberately targeting him; why did his sister-in-law have sweet and delicious fruit in her room, while he only had bland, tasteless XX mountain spring water?

Shamon, you scoundrel, you are no human!

"Clatter~"

Just as Uchiha Gin was badmouthing Shamon, a sound caught his attention; he saw that Hinata Tsukuyomi had actually dropped her utensils on the floor.

"Hmph~ have you become so clumsy now that you can't even hold your chopsticks steady?"

Uchiha Hikari, who had been fiercely looked down upon by Hinata Tsukuyomi earlier, finally found a chance to strike back; she pointed at the other's trembling hand with a mocking face and laughed derisively.

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Hinata Tsukuyomi was not angry; she merely tried to flex her sore, delicate hand, cast a thoughtful glance at Uchiha Gin, who was frantically devouring the melon, and then picked up the chopsticks that had fallen to the ground.

You loser, you have no idea what I did last night~

No, no, no, sister-in-law, where does your confidence come from? Ranked by order, you're only a tiny bit ahead of Senju Itama.

"What kind of look is that? Do you want to fight?"

Sensing the sense of superiority emanating from Hinata Tsukuyomi's eyes, Uchiha Hikari was a bit confused, but this was definitely a provocation, no doubt about it.

"I'm ready anytime."

Although she had been busy all night using both hands and mouth and hadn't slept, the constitution of the Otsutsuki clan was no joke; she could return to her peak in minutes.

Moreover

While operating last night, Hinata Tsukuyomi had accidentally gotten a mouthful of syrup; after swallowing quite a bit, she was surprised to find that the life energy in her body seemed more refined, and that long-stagnant bottleneck in her strength actually showed signs of loosening.

"This is what you said!"

Uchiha Hikari's eyes gradually turned scarlet, and three tomoe spun rapidly within them, looking as if they were about to merge; the overflowing ocular power blew the girl's long hair into a wild dance.

Hinata Tsukuyomi was naturally not one to be outdone; wisps of cyan-blue light emerged in her pure white eyes, and her silky hair, which Uchiha Gin envied so much, floated up without any wind.

The Tenseigan on the moon received its master's signal, and the massive ocular power accumulated over many years was ready to go, prepared to provide support at any moment.

As expected, these two couldn't stay peaceful for long~

Uchiha Gin put down the last piece of melon rind, his expression carrying a rare seriousness; if the Eternal Mangekyo and the Tenseigan started fighting here, the Hidden Sand Village would likely be razed to the ground in an instant.

"Both of you, close your eyes and tie up your hair!"

PS: It really got banned... (End of chapter)