Chapter 71: Goodbye, my friend

Directing the Senju brat to move the things he had bought into his big mansion, it was impossible to do the work himself.

Uchiha Gin found an excuse to leave. Taking advantage of the time Senju Itama was busy, he strolled to the backyard and prepared to fight the NPC refreshed today.

Holding a cup of tea and sitting on the recliner, Uchiha Gin pondered what the mission tomorrow was. Could it be, as Uchiha Yao expected, a mission to unseal Uchiha Hikari?

Picking up the warm tea and taking a sip, the matter Uchiha Yao mentioned had always been a thorn in his heart, making him, who had originally prepared to lie flat, feel restless.

"You're here?"

Uchiha Gin, who was still letting his imagination run wild, felt the air solidify. In the distance, the light curtain of water ripples appeared suddenly. After flashing, a figure slowly revealed itself.

"I knew it."

Looking at the familiar old friend in front of him, Uchiha Gin sighed. If he was lucky, he could collect enough fragments today.

"Come on! Let's have a hearty battle!"

Clapping his hands, the momentum on Uchiha Gin's body increased sharply. Under the blessing of the Uzumaki clan's bloodline, his chakra had increased geometrically. Now he basically didn't need to consider saving chakra.

"Eat my compassionate Fire Release first!"

Forming seals with both hands, the scorching chakra condensed in his mouth. After a few seals, the guided chakra turned into a raging fire, rolling toward Uchiha Itachi, who was still in a daze in front.

【Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique】

Displaying one of the few offensive ninjutsu in the original owner's memory, Uchiha Gin opened his Sharingan and stared at Uchiha Itachi, waiting for his next move.

Just as the huge fireball was about to swallow Uchiha Itachi's thin body, black ripples appeared on the fireball.

A few strands of Amaterasu's black flames quickly devoured Uchiha Gin's Great Fireball. After only a few breaths, the huge fireball was swallowed by a few strands of black flames and dissipated between heaven and earth.

Amaterasu could still be used like this? Uchiha Gin looked at the black flames that could devour fire in surprise. Without delay, he grabbed the post-swing of Uchiha Itachi's skill, and the pupil of his right eye flashed with a faint light. Black lotuses bloomed on his body.

Looking at the burning Amaterasu, Uchiha Gin thought to himself, after so many times, should he finally hit him once?

Things went against his wishes. Uchiha Itachi, stained with Amaterasu, shattered at a touch, his body turning into a flock of crows and fleeing in all directions.

The classic Crow Clone Technique. Uchiha Gin's eyes moved rapidly up, down, left, and right, searching for Uchiha Itachi's trail.

After the flock of crows dispersed, Uchiha Itachi didn't appear for a long time. Everything was silent. Uchiha Gin, who was guarding in place, suddenly struck an elbow strike backward.

【Secret of Uchiha Taijutsu: Prison-Hitting Elbow Strike】

Feeling the tactile sensation of hitting a solid object with his rear elbow, Uchiha Gin smiled.

He didn't know when Uchiha Itachi had revealed his figure behind him and was finally hit solidly for the first time.

Perhaps because he had fused with the Hyuuga bloodline, Uchiha Gin could actually capture the traces of the other party's chakra through his eyes, and his field of vision had also become much wider.

Every move of Uchiha Itachi, who had hidden behind him through the Crow Clone to wait for an opportunity to sneak attack, was clearly seen by these eyes.

The Prison-Hitting Elbow Strike used by Uchiha Gin was integrated with strange strength. One elbow strike was enough to break mountains and rocks.

Uchiha Itachi, impacted by the strange strength, flew horizontally for dozens of meters and finally fell heavily on the mountain rocks next to the backyard, motionless for a long time.

Uchiha Gin, who hadn't heard the system notification for a long time, frowned and walked closer to check cautiously.

Just as he wanted to reach out and touch this old friend, he saw Uchiha Itachi, who was lying there in a disheveled state, turn into a puff of white smoke.

Not good! This is a Shadow Clone.

The alarm bell rang in his brain. Uchiha Gin, who noticed the crisis, was about to leave when a pair of orange hands appeared quietly. Unable to avoid it, he was grabbed in his hand the next moment.

Despicable! Little Itachi bullies me for being old and weak, and can endure driving a Gundam to sneak attack.

He didn't expect the NPC to play military strategy. Uchiha Gin sighed at the coldness of the world and the dominance of AI.

Uchiha Itachi, wrapped in orange Susanoo, was not having a good time either. Uchiha Gin's elbow strike just now had hit solidly.

The blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth flowed out. Uchiha Itachi knew that time was running out and he had to finish it as soon as possible.

Enduring the pain in his chest, his eyes turned into a windmill shape, and a stream of cold chakra attacked Uchiha Gin, who was grabbed in his hand.

【Tsukuyomi】

Uchiha Gin, who was struggling in Susanoo's hand, was caught off guard and hit again.

His consciousness was sucked into the Tsukuyomi space. Uchiha Gin, who was nailed to the cross, shook his head helplessly. Sure enough, he still couldn't defeat the NPC.

Looking at the sea of Itachis in front of him, Uchiha Gin said resignedly:

"Last time, can you not stab..."

Before the words fell, Uchiha Itachi had already encouraged the sharp knife and stabbed it into the position he hadn't said yet.

"You little brat, wait for me. Even if I have to survive until you are born, see how I'll deal with you then!"

Uchiha Gin, who was stabbed until he felt hopeless, used his last strength to threaten Uchiha Itachi, who didn't show any mercy.

These words didn't have any effect, but instead accelerated Uchiha Itachi's efficiency in stabbing people. Among the countless Uchiha Itachi clones, one clone holding a knife showed a different expression from the other cold clones.

The clone with a very subtle expression stepped forward and stabbed a few times in the lower three paths as a matter of routine. After turning his head, the corners of his mouth, which had no expression, curled up slightly.

72 hours finally passed. Uchiha Gin was panting again, lying powerlessly on the ground of the backyard.

"Backyard daily refresh random skill 【Genjutsu: Tsukuyomi】, obtained Tsukuyomi Fragment *10."

【Tsukuyomi Fragment (40/40), collect 40 fragments to synthesize Genjutsu: Tsukuyomi. Skill can be learned by Mangekyou Sharingan.】

Finally, he had collected enough Tsukuyomi fragments. Uchiha Gin was teary-eyed at this moment. Finally, he didn't have to suffer Uchiha Itachi's torture anymore. Tremblingly, he extended his finger, clicked on the Tsukuyomi fragments, and tried to synthesize them.

"【Genjutsu: Tsukuyomi】 synthesis successful."

The fragments he had painstakingly collected floated in the void and merged. After a flash of light, the authentic Tsukuyomi skill card was successfully synthesized.

"Click to learn!"

Uchiha Gin, who couldn't wait, clicked the learn option frantically, imagining the scene of himself taking off after mastering Tsukuyomi.

"Learning failed..."

A big red cross appeared in front of Uchiha Gin, making him stunned.

Why? He had eaten so many Tsukuyomis to get these fragments. You said learning failed, so it failed? Did all the crimes he suffered before go to waste?

"(%……￥%￥##￥@%……￥&%*&"

Uchiha Gin, in anger, couldn't help but spit out profanities, displaying the beautiful national essence to the fullest.

"The host has not awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, this skill cannot be learned."

The system's cold notification arrived late.

Only then did Uchiha Gin remember that the description of the Tsukuyomi fragments noted that it could be learned by the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Before, he had thought that Tsukuyomi was the same as Amaterasu and could be used without opening his eyes. He didn't expect that it actually required awakening the Mangekyou.

Sighing, Uchiha Gin, whose debuff had been cleared by the system, climbed up and patted the dust off his body. This trip was considered a total loss.

The Tsukuyomi learning card couldn't be used for the time being. His pair of Sharingan weren't original, and he didn't know if he could awaken the Mangekyou.

Touching his eyes, Uchiha Gin considered the problem of opening his eyes.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his brain. In the current situation, there was really one person who could solve his confusion.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 72 =====