Chapter 427

The "Wave" of the Land of Waves is the "Wave" of the Uchiha.

If Uchiha Gin were to say he wasn't familiar with the Land of Waves, he certainly couldn't say it. Back when Konoha was first built, he was the one who helped pull the low-interest loans.

"I have some connections."

Nodding gently, Uchiha Gin looked suspiciously at his eldest nephew, who was showing excitement.

"Why do you ask? You aren't like your old man, secretly buying contraband, are you? You're still young; you need to understand the value of precious things."

Mistaking Uchiha Fuyou for following in his father's footsteps and developing a hobby for certain unspeakable things like Izuna, Uchiha Gin advised him with the tone of someone who had been there.

Uchiha Fuyou was stunned upon hearing this. Uchiha Gin's words touched his knowledge blind spot.

"Huh? What contraband? Father has never mentioned that to me..."

"Oh, oh, oh~ then I must have mixed it up. It must have been Brother Erlang who bought it!"

Seeing that his nephew's confusion didn't look fake, Uchiha Gin, mindful of their many years of family affection, shifted the target in time and dumped the blame onto Uchiha Erlang, who was also well-versed in such ways.

"Great-Uncle, I have a business idea. I want to cooperate with the high-level officials of the Land of Waves' Chamber of Commerce. Could you help me introduce them?"

Although he was very curious about what contraband his respected father had bought from the Land of Waves, another problem currently facing Uchiha Fuyou was more important.

"So it's business. Can you make money?"

Hearing the word "business," Uchiha Gin immediately became interested. Compared to money, he liked the feeling of making money even more.

"Guaranteed!"

Uchiha Fuyou hurriedly laid out his plan, making Uchiha Gin nod repeatedly.

"How about it, Great-Uncle? Is there profit to be made?"

It was his first time planning such a big business, and Uchiha Fuyou looked at Uchiha Gin nervously.

"It's possible, it's possible. You kid, wait for my notification."

No one turns away money. Uchiha Gin didn't hesitate and immediately nodded to accept the matter.

"Thank you, Great-Uncle!"

Land of Waves' Windy Street.

This commercial street, which originally belonged to the Senju clan, was now fully controlled by the Land of Waves. The Senju clan emblem had long been erased and replaced with the national emblem of the Land of Waves.

Uchiha Gin, who had wandered here, skillfully slipped into a small alley, turned a few corners, and arrived at his destination: in front of a small black door.

Knock, knock, knock~

"Gini!"

"Shizai Taimei."

"The code is correct."

Creak~

After successfully making contact, Uchiha Gin pushed the door open and entered. This was one of his contact points with the Land of Waves.

"Greetings, Lord Gin!"

The person in charge of guarding immediately stepped forward to salute as soon as they saw Uchiha Gin, their eyes full of excitement.

"Who is the person currently in charge of Konoha?"

"Currently, it is..."

"It's me!"

Hearing a voice full of vigor ring out from the inner room, Uchiha Gin widened his eyes in surprise, watching a wealthy-looking elderly man walk slowly in front of him.

"Gin, why haven't I seen you come to visit lately?"

"Old... Old Uncle? Why are you here?"

Standing before Uchiha Gin was none other than Uchiha Tajima, who had once shaken the Warring States Period.

He was dressed in gorgeous silk clothing, and his every move exuded an air of wealth.

"With such a big event happening, how could I not come?"

How could Uchiha Tajima miss his own son's inauguration ceremony? He had arrived half a month early specifically to catch a glimpse of Uchiha Madara's style.

"What about you? Do you have something to tell us?"

In Uchiha Tajima's impression, even if Uchiha Gin had free time, he would only go to the Land of Whirlpools and would never stay in the Land of Waves for long.

Therefore, there must be an urgent matter to report on this trip.

"Sigh~ it's all because of that big grandson of yours who doesn't let anyone rest easy~"

Facing his uncle's questioning, Uchiha Gin scratched his head in annoyance.

"Fuyou? What happened to Fuyou!"

Uchiha Tajima appeared in front of Uchiha Gin with a "whoosh," his eyes turning into scarlet eyes at some point, exuding a cold aura.

"Whoever bullies my big grandson, I will make sure they have no descendants!"

"It's not like that. It's that kid Fuyou who wants to find the high-level officials of the Land of Waves to talk about cooperation, and I was thinking of finding someone to connect with him."

Feeling his uncle's profound Chakra, Uchiha Gin sighed that his uncle was still as sharp as ever, and then repeated Uchiha Fuyou's plan to Uchiha Tajima.

"Good! Good! Good! Truly worthy of being my big grandson; he has such boldness and vision."

Uchiha Tajima said "good" several times, his eyes flashing with surprise.

"Arrange it. Let him come to see me. It just so happens that I haven't seen my dearest big grandson in a long time~"

A few days later, the anxious Uchiha Fuyou received a message from Uchiha Gin: the people from the Land of Waves had already made an appointment for him, and the location was the most expensive restaurant in Konoha.

"Phew..."

Combing his hair into an adult style and changing into a handsome suit, Uchiha Fuyou stood in front of the restaurant and took a deep breath. A flash of determination crossed his eyes as he resolutely took the first step toward his wealth.

"Clang!"

With the falling of the teacup in his hand, Uchiha Izuna widened his eyes and looked at his son with an expression of disbelief.

"You kid, you aren't just puffing up your face to look fat, are you?"

"How would I dare to deceive Father? I have indeed reached a cooperation with the Land of Waves, and even the contract has been signed."

Uchiha Fuyou held a thick stack of contracts, his serious expression not looking fake.

"Impossible! Bring it here and let me see."

Uchiha Izuna, who didn't believe in evil, snatched the contract and read it ten lines at a glance with his Sharingan. The terms, which could be called "giving it away for free," shocked him so much that he subconsciously pinched his thigh.

"What kind of love potion did you give those guys in the Land of Waves? When I bought... negotiated cooperation, they were all indifferent."

Uchiha Izuna couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought, and then he shifted his gaze back to his son.

"You weren't 'submerged' by unspoken rules, were you?"

People are human precisely because they will speculate about others with the greatest malice, even if it's their own son, they are not spared.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Father."

Uchiha Fuyou rolled his eyes. Recalling the kind appearance of that high-level official from the Land of Waves, he said righteously:

"That high-level official from the Land of Waves is a kind elder with an extraordinary demeanor. Compared to him, Father still has a long way to go~"

That mysterious high-level official from the Land of Waves gave Uchiha Fuyou an inexplicable sense of peace.

Not only that, the other party even overturned the cooperation plan Uchiha Fuyou had prepared in advance, saying that for the first cooperation, they must show sincerity, and signed a new contract with profit-sharing terms that were almost like giving it away.

Uchiha eight, Land of Waves two.

"Damn it!"

Not expecting to be looked down upon by his son, Uchiha Izuna felt bitter in his heart. So he secretly noted down the high-level official from the Land of Waves that Uchiha Fuyou mentioned, preparing to find an opportunity to meet the other party in private to vent his hatred.

On the other side, Uchiha Gin, sitting opposite Uchiha Tajima, looked at the smile on the other's face and couldn't help but tease.

"Old Uncle, you are really generous~"

"I wanted to give it away for free, but that child insisted on giving us twenty percent. It would have been impolite to refuse again."

Having finally met his big grandson, how could Uchiha Tajima be stingy?

"Forget it, it's the same no matter who it's shared with anyway."

The Uchiha and the Land of Waves are both "Wave" family members; it makes no difference who gets more or who gets less.

"By the way, Gin, I heard from Fuyou that Mieko is pregnant again?"

"Huh? I don't know about that!"

Hearing this news, Uchiha Gin was also dumbfounded. He wasn't a pervert, staring at his sister-in-law's belly every day.

But for such a big event, that kid Izuna didn't tell him. As expected, he was still worried about him naming the child.

Didn't I already promise him that the younger son would be called Fugaku? What a petty person~

"Phew... being able to see the Uchiha branch out and spread leaves, I can finally close my eyes in peace."

Uchiha Tajima closed one eye and sighed with satisfaction, while the other wide-open eye stared straight at Uchiha Gin.

"Old Uncle, that look of yours..."

Looking at Uchiha Tajima, who looked like a one-eyed dragon, Uchiha Gin naturally knew what the other party was urging, so he hurriedly diverted the trouble.

"You're right. My cousin is already over fifty. Not to mention offspring, he hasn't even taken a wife. As an older brother, I indeed have an inescapable responsibility. I'll punish myself with three cups!"

Gulp~ gulp~ gulp~

Lifting his head and finishing a 1L bottle of yellow sweet water in one breath, Uchiha Gin shook his head with a look of regret.

"Hmph! You kid still have the nerve to say that? With so many women, not one of them has resulted in anything?"

"No rush, no rush. I'm still in the career growth phase. Having children too early affects my official career."

"Huh? With that crappy jailer job of yours, what room for advancement is there?"

"Ouch, I don't like hearing you say that. Jailers are also divided into different ranks. Isn't the Sage of Six Paths also a jailer?"

"Achoo!"

"Big Brother, have you discovered the traces of Mother?"

Otsutsuki Hamura, who was slacking off in the Pure Land, saw the sudden solemnity on his brother's face and immediately did a swallow flip, jumping off the massage chair.

Otsutsuki Hagoromo furrowed his brows tightly, his two circle-eyes emitting mysterious light. He shook his head gently and then spoke.

"Although I haven't discovered Mother, I have discovered a strange guy."

"A strange guy?"

The Sage of Six Paths, who claimed to be omniscient and omnipotent, couldn't help but feel a sense of unease in his heart at this moment.

"A... human who has lived for thousands of years?"

With only a few days left until the Hokage inauguration ceremony, Uchiha Madara, who had been forced to take a long vacation, finally couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. He rushed directly to the Hokage building and found Senju Hashirama, who was buried in calculations.

"Hashirama! Stop working so hard and come with me to pick out some clothes~"

"But I still have some accounts that haven't been cleared."

The Wood Clone, who had been working overtime for a month, kept the main body's instructions in mind and shook his head to refuse. If his identity were exposed, all previous efforts would be wasted.

"What are you calculating? It's all my work in the future anyway, don't be so serious."

"Madara, I want to hand over a perfect Konoha to you."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, the Wood Clone had to play the emotional card, which warmed Uchiha Madara's heart.

"Since that's the case, take care of your health. I don't want to see a sickly First Hokage handing over the Hokage cloak to me."

Fortunately, under the influence of someone for many years, Uchiha Madara's paranoid personality had been improved quite a bit. He waved at the Wood Clone with an apologetic look and then turned and left the Hokage's office.

"Phew... almost couldn't hold it in. If I had been exposed, we both would have been finished~"

After Uchiha Madara's footsteps disappeared, the Wood Clone let out a long sigh of relief. Turning his head to look at Senju Tobirama, who was equally nervous, he patted his chest with lingering fear.

"Hold on a little longer. The main body has already sent word that the gap will be filled soon."

"Hurry up, I'm already at my limit."

Compared to Senju Tobirama, who was unburdened, Senju Hashirama's Wood Clone had to bear much more pressure. Not only was there Uchiha Madara, who came to visit every few days, but there was also Senju Toka, who came every day to urge him to go home and rest.

But if you ask him if he's moved?

He can only say he doesn't dare to move.

"Another peaceful day. Can't something interesting happen?"

Because the people around him seemed to be quite busy lately, Uchiha Gin, the salted fish, looked even saltier. After finishing his daily "steel" practice, he wandered aimlessly on the spacious streets of Konoha.

It was now Konoha Year 20. According to the original timeline, the five great ninja villages should have been fighting until their dog brains came out. However, in this timeline, except for the Hidden Mist and Hidden Rock villages, which were two sworn enemies pecking at each other, the other ninja villages were all developing silently.

Uchiha Gin naturally wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he was the one who stopped the war. Although the "Decade" rider's identity was mysterious, it didn't have much credibility once it involved non-rider battles.

The reason it was relatively peaceful now was perhaps that everyone was waiting for an opportunity to start a war.

"We have already said, Konoha doesn't have this person!"

"Please..."

Suddenly, Uchiha Gin, who was thinking nonsense, heard the noise coming from afar, and his dull eyes instantly lit up.

Gossip!

He immediately took two steps in one, approaching with curiosity. He saw a frail woman holding a newborn baby standing in front of the security team, tears in her eyes, a faint sadness on her beautiful face.

"Madam, we have already checked the household registration for you. Konoha truly does not have the person you are looking for."

The leader of the security team was a youth from the Uchiha family. Looking at the woman who had come to Konoha to find relatives, he truly expressed that his heart was willing but his strength was lacking.

"No, he wouldn't lie to me."

The woman smoothed the long brown hair hanging on both sides of her face, her brown eyes filled with inexplicable trust.

"Even if you say that, we still..."

"What happened?"

"Lord Gin!"

Uchiha Gin couldn't bear to see a wife suffer in this life. Looking at this orphan and widow, he immediately stood out to help. The Uchiha youth of the security team saw him, a flash of fear in his eyes, and immediately saluted respectfully.

"This madam is from outside, saying she wants to find her husband, but we checked the entire Konoha and didn't find anyone similar."

"Alright, leave it to me. You guys go do whatever you need to do."

Finding people was Uchiha Gin's specialty. Since even the security team in charge of household registration couldn't find them, the other party staying wouldn't be of much help.

"In that case, I'll trouble Lord Gin."

The Uchiha youth was also relieved. After handing the woman over to Uchiha Gin, he fled without looking back.

Watching the other party's embarrassed figure fleeing, Uchiha Gin blinked in confusion.

Uh... it wouldn't be some kid whose butt I spanked when he was little, would it?

"Madam, my name is Uchiha Gin, a grassroots worker in Konoha. I will serve you from now on."

Turning around and looking at the woman who looked fearful, Uchiha Gin revealed a warm smile and began to introduce himself.

"H-hello, my name is Misae, from the Land of Rivers."

Perhaps Uchiha Gin's smile worked, as the woman gradually let down her guard, and her expression relaxed a bit.

"Madam Misae, may I ask who you are looking for?"

Orphan and widow, either bullied by her in-laws and coming to Konoha for shelter, or made pregnant by some trash in Konoha and then abandoned, now coming to the door...

"I am here to find the child's father."

Showing the sleeping baby in her arms to Uchiha Gin, Misae's eyes were full of tenderness.

"Tsk! It's trash."

"Uh... what did you just say?"

"Nothing, nothing. I will definitely help Madam Misae find the child's irresponsible father."

"Please!"

Gurgle~ gurgle~

Accompanied by the sound of hunger, Madam Misae stood up with a red face. Looking at the other party's somewhat shabby clothes, Uchiha Gin nodded thoughtfully.

"If you're not in a hurry, let's talk while we eat."

Taking the orphan and widow into a small noodle shop nearby, Uchiha Gin ordered a bowl of mild and nourishing chicken noodle soup for the hungry woman, while he himself pulled out a small notebook from somewhere.

"While the noodles haven't arrived yet, tell me the child's father's name first."

"Hiroshi, the child's father's name is Nohara Hiroshi."

Misae, who had been hungry for a long time, sniffed the rich aroma in the air and couldn't help but swallow her saliva in the gaps of answering.

"Occupation."

"Hiroshi is an excellent ninja."

Nohara Hiroshi?

Ninja?

Uchiha Gin was hearing this name for the first time in this world. The surname "Nohara" wasn't rare, but in Konoha, there really wasn't a ninja named Nohara.

"Sorry, Konoha truly doesn't have a ninja named Nohara."

In Misae's expectant gaze, Uchiha Gin, who had thought for a long time, shook his head gently.

"Impossible, Hiroshi wouldn't lie to me. He even showed me his Konoha forehead protector."

Misae shook her head excitedly. She didn't believe that the man who had promised her was a heartless liar.

"Could he have used a fake name? Why don't you describe his specific characteristics?"

Seeing Misae's insistence, Uchiha Gin scratched his head and changed his way of asking.

"Hiroshi is super handsome, a hundred times more handsome than the village's 'village grass'..."

Done, she's a fan girl.

"He has a black hedgehog hairstyle..."

The hairstyle is quite classic, standard for a protagonist.

"There is an X-shaped scar on his chin..."

Uh...

"And his buttocks, they are more... than anyone I've ever seen..."

"Alright! That's enough! I know!"

"Hi, hi, hi, the chicken noodle soup is here~"

Looking at the confused woman with a complex expression, Uchiha Gin pointed to the noodles that had just been served.

"Eat the noodles first."

"Okay, okay."

In the end, hunger overcame the confusion in Misae's heart. Looking down at the fragrant noodles, she rolled up her sleeves and began to sweep them away. A large bowl of noodles soon hit the bottom.

"Thank you for the treat."

"May I ask, do you know something?"

After eating, Misae carefully raised her head and asked Uchiha Gin, who was frowning and deep in thought.

"Phew... I have some clues, but I must confirm it first. Take this money to use for now and find a place to stay in Konoha."

Uchiha Gin let out a long sigh of relief, pulled a few large-denomination banknotes from the bag behind him with a complex expression, and handed them to the dumbfounded Misae.

"I can't accept this, you've already treated me to a meal."

The simple Misae saw the large-denomination banknotes she had never seen before and hurriedly refused.

"Accept it. Once we find the child's father, just have him pay me back double."

Forcibly stuffing the banknotes into Misae's hand, Uchiha Gin gave her a few instructions and then turned and walked toward the Hokage building.

"I never expected that the guy who looked the least likely would actually be a 'forced-meal' guy."

Walking on the road, Uchiha Gin, who already knew the answer, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Things had reached this point, and he, as a teacher, had an inescapable responsibility. In the future, while guiding exam-oriented education, he would also have to conduct appropriate sex education.

"Lord Gin, Lord Hokage is declining visitors today."

Unlike the usual unimpeded access, Uchiha Gin was given the cold shoulder today. The guard notified him with difficulty of the order Senju Hashirama had just issued not long ago.

"It's fine, I'm not here to find Hashirama today."

"That's good, please come in."

Fortunately, Uchiha Gin's target today wasn't Senju Hashirama. The guard's expression relaxed upon hearing this, and he immediately stepped aside to let him pass.

The Anbu duty room was on the floor below the Hokage's office. Uchiha Gin quickly found a door without any markings. After taking a deep breath, he raised his foot fiercely.

"Bang!"

"Enemy attack!"

The wooden door was kicked into the room by Uchiha Gin. Several long swords flashing with cold light appeared in the darkness and stabbed at his vital parts from extremely tricky angles.

"Wait! Stop!"

However, just before the long swords were about to pierce Uchiha Gin's body, a figure in the room discovered the true identity of the person standing outside the door and immediately shouted to stop them in a hurry.

"Ping!"

However, it was already too late. The long swords pierced through Uchiha Gin's body with unstoppable force, and blood sprayed out instantly.

"Save him quickly!"

The figure who had shouted to stop them scrambled out and reached out trembling hands toward Uchiha Gin's broken body.

"Gin-sensei, hold on!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was terrified to the core at this moment. If Uchiha Gin really died at the hands of their Anbu, Konoha might change its sky.

"Little Monkey, is this the way your Anbu greets people?"

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was considering what way to die, a familiar lazy voice rang in his ears.

Uchiha Gin, who should have been skewered like a blood gourd, was sitting intact on a chair in the Anbu lounge, opening a pair of scarlet eyes and looking at his performance of mourning like a bereaved dog with interest.

"Gin-sensei! Are you okay?"

"How could I possibly be okay? On the contrary, these colleagues of yours might need to take sick leave soon."

Only then did Sarutobi Hiruzen discover that his colleagues were terrifyingly quiet. Everyone stood in place without moving, and the eyes under the Anbu masks had long been replaced by the scarlet of fear.

【Genjutsu: Sharingan: Bogang Humiliation Technique】 (End of chapter)