Chapter 8: Starting to Eat Losing Streaks

"That was a dark and windy night. I was standing guard at the clan leader's office door as usual, and I didn't dare to have a moment of slack even if it was late at night, because the clan leader was still working hard to study countermeasures for the war. Suddenly, I heard the sound of the clan leader throwing things, and then I heard the clan leader's roar..."

Speaking of this, Uchiha Gin paused, his gaze sweeping over the few Uchihas who were listening with relish.

"Say it quickly, say it quickly, what did the clan leader roar?"

Uchiha Liang Yi, who was anxious because there was no follow-up at the key point, urged.

"Yeah, yeah."

Uchiha Crane and Uchiha Da Lang also echoed one after another, and Uchiha Fenghuo, who was silent on the side, also stared at him with curiosity.

Uchiha Gin, who felt a bit thirsty, touched the water bottle behind his back and found it empty.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Uchiha Liang Yi had already offered his water bottle with both hands. Uchiha Gin felt the thirst in his throat, didn't dislike it, unscrewed it, and took a big gulp.

After drinking comfortably, Uchiha Gin signaled the few people not to be anxious, then brewed his emotions, and said mysteriously.

"Damn Senju Butsuma, I will definitely smash you into ten thousand pieces, I will raise your wife!!!"

"What does this mean?"

Uchiha Liang Yi and the others were confused.

Uchiha Gin appropriately revealed an expression of "you can't be helped," sighed, and shook his head.

"Why don't you say that I, who is so low in strength, can be competent as Tajima clan leader's personal guard? What do you think I have relied on to be in this position for so many years?"

"Isn't it because the clan leader is your cousin?" Uchiha Crane, who didn't speak much, complained in a low voice, but because the cave was not spacious, his words sounded like they were spoken from a loudspeaker, echoing in the ears of the few people.

"Cough cough cough, as the saying goes, don't avoid relatives when choosing the virtuous."

Uchiha Gin coughed awkwardly.

"What I rely on is my loyalty to the clan leader, and more importantly, I can interpret the clan leader's every move in normal times."

"Interpret?"

"For such a great ninja as the clan leader, every unintentional action and every word spoken in normal times has his other layer of meaning."

"Some words, although the clan leader said them, are equivalent to not saying them, and some words, although the clan leader didn't say them, their deep meaning is not something that ordinary people can understand."

"For our mission this time, on the surface, the order given by the clan leader is to kill the genius of the Senju clan on the spot, but the deeper mission is to capture alive."

"Think about it, Senju Butsuma has always loved his young son very much. A simple sniping can only cause the Senju clan's desperate resistance, bringing losses to the family in vain. But if we capture Senju Butsuma's son alive, the clan leader can use this son to threaten the Senju clan, which is beneficial to our Uchiha clan without any harm."

"Truly a wonderful plan!!! Did the clan leader reveal this to you?"

Uchiha Fenghuo, who had listened for a long time, couldn't help but sigh.

"No, I guessed it."

"..."

Although it was dangerous, the explanation still fooled Uchiha Fenghuo and the others. Just wait for the mission to be successfully settled, and whether this Senju Itama lives or dies has nothing to do with Uchiha Gin.

After a night of rest, the few people recovered some state and began to return to the Uchiha clan's territory with the tied-up Senju Itama.

Because they went deep behind enemy lines this time, there was still half a month's journey to go home.

Because Uchiha Gin took the initiative to save Senju Itama's life, the work of transportation could only be assumed by him.

But the main reason is that he was afraid that the other few people would accidentally kill Senju Itama, then he, who failed the mission, would have to follow him to fragrance and disappear.

On the second day, they rushed for a day, and at night, the few people rested by a small river. During this period, Senju Itama woke up once, and before he could come back to his senses, he was slapped unconscious by Uchiha Gin.

Now he has no energy to communicate with Senju Itama, he was already carrying a captive.

Even though he had already stripped off the cumbersome armor on Senju Itama, a child still weighed thirty or forty catties, and the original owner's weak body made him a bit overwhelmed.

Uchiha Gin, who was sitting in a daze, suddenly thought that his Heartsteel treasure chest hadn't been triggered today. He hadn't fully grasped the triggering mechanism of the Heartsteel treasure chest yet.

After thinking about it, he got up and walked towards Uchiha Liang Yi, who was leaning against the tree.

Looking at Uchiha Gin coming towards him, Uchiha Liang Yi frowned, not understanding why the other party didn't rest well and instead came to find him.

It was because of his drag during the day that the team walked nearly half less than the scheduled distance, which made Uchiha Liang Yi, who wanted to return to report the mission early, have some resentment.

"Brother Liang Yi."

Uchiha Gin spoke first.

"Don't call me brother, I'm younger than you."

Uchiha Gin is 24 years old this year, while Uchiha Liang Yi is only 20. Although he is 4 years older, the strength of the two is vastly different.

"Liang Yi prisoner."

Uchiha Gin was not polite either.

"..."

Looking at the other party's speechless expression, Uchiha Gin didn't play tricks either.

"Liang Yi prisoner, I want to spar with you."

"..."

Uchiha Liang Yi was stunned for a moment and didn't speak.

However, Uchiha Gin, who didn't receive the prompt, secretly thought in his heart,

"It seems that initiating a challenge unilaterally cannot activate the battle conditions of Heartsteel."

"No time."

For Uchiha Gin, who was a piece of trash, Uchiha Liang Yi didn't want to waste rest time.

"Afraid? After all, my shuriken technique was personally taught by the clan leader, and I have never met an opponent so far."

Uchiha Gin had a sighing expression, shaking his head to show that it was cold at the top.

"MD, if I don't shoot you into a sieve today, I'll change my surname to Senju." Uchiha Liang Yi's anger flared up instantly.

The poor ancient people didn't learn Sun Tzu's Art of War.

"Detected that the host encountered a battle, Heartsteel treasure chest started accumulating..."

Sure enough, Uchiha Gin, who heard the prompt in his head, was overjoyed.

Next is the battle with Uchiha Liang Yi. The two are clansmen after all, and the moves are not fatal.

Uchiha Liang Yi threw five shurikens first, drilling towards the gaps in Uchiha Gin's limbs from five different tricky angles. Uchiha Gin, relying on the original owner's memory, also skillfully threw five shurikens to meet them.

As expected, the ten shurikens collided accurately. Looking at the shurikens scattered all over the ground, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but raise his evaluation of the original owner in his heart. It seems the original owner is not just handsome and nothing else.

"A bit interesting, then try this."

Seeing that the shuriken he threw was accurately intercepted, Uchiha Liang Yi also began to take it seriously.

He took off the Wind Demon Shuriken behind his back and threw it at Uchiha Gin with force. Looking at the huge shuriken flying towards him, Uchiha Gin didn't rush to dodge, but looked at the shuriken flying closer and closer with a calm face.

This scene scared Uchiha Liang Yi, who threw the shuriken. He thought, is this guy Uchiha Gin not wanting to live, actually not dodging.

He didn't want to carry the crime of killing clansmen, so he hurriedly used the Body Flicker Technique to try to intercept his shuriken before Uchiha Gin was cut in half.

Uchiha Liang Yi's speed was very fast. Just as he was about to touch the shuriken, Uchiha Gin quickly lay on the ground in a five-body-to-the-ground posture, barely dodging this fatal blow, and also made Uchiha Liang Yi, who lost his target, stumble, almost rushing into the river.

Only to see Uchiha Gin lying on the ground raising his two hands, saying punchably in his mouth.

"As expected of the family's number one shuriken genius Uchiha Liang Yi, I, Uchiha Gin, am willing to call you the strongest in shuriken! I admit defeat."

"Plop!"

Uchiha Liang Yi, who was so angry that his heart was burning, still couldn't control his body and fell straight into the water. He had never seen such a shameless person.

"Host fails, obtained heart energy*10, can unlock Heartsteel treasure chest reward after two more battles. (Current accumulated heart energy: 11)"

Uchiha Gin, who heard the prompt, had his eyes light up. Regardless of the embarrassment of lying on the ground, he got up in a flash and saved Uchiha Liang Yi, who fell into the water.

"Liang Yi prisoner, I think today's battle ends here. It was truly a hearty battle. I benefited a lot from this battle. I hope that after tonight's rest, we can fight again tomorrow!"

Uchiha Gin's words were high-sounding, making Uchiha Liang Yi's forehead veins jump.

"Get lost!!!!!!!!!!"

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 9 =====