Chapter 87: A Gentleman Uses His Hands, Not His Mouth

"Ah?"

Senju Itama, who had been peeking at the interaction between Uchiha Gin and Uchiha Izuna, immediately pulled his head back into the bedroom. Upon hearing the word "eat," the brat's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth began to curl, but he immediately thought of his dignity as a member of the Senju clan and shouted stubbornly,

"You wretched curly-haired ape, don't think you can corrupt me with Uchiha's sugar-coated bullets."

Hearing his new nickname, Uchiha Gin's fists tightened; he swore that he would properly entertain this brat later.

"You really won't eat? I'm about to make sweet and sour fish."

Uchiha Gin tempted him with malicious intent.

"Even if I, Senju Itama, starve to death or jump off this place, I will never eat a single bite of your food."

Recalling the sweet and sour pork tenderloin he had eaten before, Senju Itama swallowed hard, continuing to act tough,

Fish was his favorite food; when his eldest and second brothers were free, they would take him to the river to catch fish, and the grilled fish was always fresh and fragrant.

"Oh my, this sweet and sour fish is so fragrant!"

Speechlessly watching Senju Itama, who had buried his head in the bowl and was gorging himself, you wonder if this brat should be called Senju Jingze.

After all, this brat was only a five-year-old child; it was easy to handle him with nothing but delicious food.

"Eat slowly, watch out for fish bones."

Worried that the brat eating so ravenously might get a bone stuck in his throat, Uchiha Gin spoke up to remind him.

The mission wasn't finished yet; if this brat choked to death on a fish bone, wouldn't he be wronged?

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Senju Itama's chopsticks paused, and he raised his head in confusion. When did he sit at the table? What was this sweet and sour fish meat in his mouth?

"Despicable curly-haired ape, you actually used genjutsu on me!"

Barely swallowing the food in his mouth, Senju Itama wore an expression of "seeing through everything." He had actually fallen for this Uchiha's genjutsu; otherwise, he would never have eaten a single bite of this guy's food.

"Stop overthinking things there. Once you're done eating, go clean up; I have to go out for a bit."

With a slap, he woke Senju Itama from his delusions. After arranging everything clearly for him, he stood up and walked toward the backyard.

Looking at the bare patch behind his house, Uchiha Gin stroked his chin in thought,

"I wonder what skill I can roll today; anything except Itachi is fine."

As he prayed, Uchiha Gin felt the Qi around his body condense.

It's coming, it's coming!

The sky suddenly changed color, and a bewitching red moon slowly revealed itself. In the empty backyard, a gray-white wall shimmering like water flashed, and a familiar old friend stepped out from within.

"I f%~＊*【-＃@＃｝＊"

A string of unprintable, beautiful national profanities erupted from Uchiha Gin's mouth.

While cursing, his eyes instantly entered combat mode. Three black tomoe slowly rotated in his bright red Sharingan. Ever since he advanced to the three-tomoe stage, Uchiha Gin's strength had been approaching that of a Jonin.

It was just a pity that the original owner's body was so frail; otherwise, with his ability to use Amaterasu beyond standard specifications with his right eye, he should have been able to wrestle with the future mentors of the Konoha rookies.

【Amaterasu】

Uchiha Gin chose to strike first. Anyone who tests the waters at the start is an idiot; when facing an enemy, one should use a finishing move upon meeting.

Pitch-black flames ignited out of thin air on Uchiha Itachi's body. Seeing that he had hit so easily, Uchiha Gin felt a surge of joy—could it be that he would succeed this time?

Unexpectedly, in the next second, the Uchiha Itachi hit by Amaterasu turned into a flock of crows and scattered. Without a target, the black flames lingered in the air for a few seconds before dissipating.

【Crow Clone Jutsu】

Dozens of crows gathered rapidly in front of Uchiha Gin, transforming into a human figure. This was one of Uchiha Itachi's signature ninjutsu.

"Tsukuyomi."

Before he could react, Uchiha Gin's eyes met the opponent's cold Mangekyo Sharingan. However, in the eyes of Uchiha Itachi, who should have been an emotionless NPC at this moment, there was a hint of playfulness that Uchiha Gin did not notice.

Without any suspense, Uchiha Gin was once again pulled into Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu space.

"Sigh, I couldn't dodge it after all."

Arriving in the familiar space and nailed to the familiar cross, Uchiha Gin even felt a sense of returning home.

Without activating the Mangekyo Sharingan, he truly could not contend with Uchiha Itachi.

"Come on, don't spare me just because I'm a delicate flower!"

Looking at the sea of Itachis before him, Uchiha Gin chose to give up. It was just Tsukuyomi; he would endure it and it would pass. He wasn't like that petty guy who was "evenly matched with everyone" and would mope for a long time after taking one hit.

72 hours passed quickly. After being tortured, Uchiha Gin knelt on one knee. The system's negative status removal hadn't started yet, but Uchiha Gin felt there was no major trauma; it seemed he had already developed a certain immunity to Tsukuyomi.

With a refreshing sensation in his mind, the exhaustion from Uchiha Gin's Tsukuyomi was swept away.

The system notification sound, which he hadn't heard in a long time, rang in his mind,

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

【Tsukuyomi Fragment (20/40), collect 40 to synthesize the Genjutsu Tsukuyomi; learnable with Mangekyo Sharingan skill】

He hadn't expected to get 10 Tsukuyomi fragments at once; Uchiha Gin flipped through the system prompts in surprise.

"Congratulations to the host, Tsukuyomi fragments have exceeded half, obtained one Tsukuyomi Experience Card (single use)."

"Tsukuyomi Experience Card: After use, can release one Tsukuyomi without cost; the effect does not change based on the enemy's strength."

There was an extra reward. Uchiha Gin looked at the Tsukuyomi Experience Card in the system inventory and exclaimed that the system had finally acted like a human.

This Tsukuyomi Experience Card gave him a certain amount of confidence; next time he encountered an overpowered enemy, he could directly use it to make them unable to take care of themselves.

Happily patting the dirt off his knees, Uchiha Gin hummed a little tune as he returned home. He gently pushed open the gate that Uchiha Izuna had painstakingly repaired. You have to give it to the kid, he had some skill; the repaired gate didn't even creak.

Looking up, he saw a little butt sticking out. Senju Itama was currently scrubbing the floor on his hands and knees, and there were quite a few food scraps scattered on the ground. It seemed this brat had been up to no good.

Staring at that swaying little butt, Uchiha Gin felt his hands itch. Taking advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't noticed, he snuck over and gave Senju Itama's protruding butt a slap.

"Ahhh!"

Startled by the sudden attack, Senju Itama jumped up, clutching his butt, and looked at the culprit before him with shame and anger.

"You kid have quite a lot of meat on your butt."

A bit surprised by the bouncy feel of the brat's butt, Uchiha Gin laughed and clapped his hands.

"You hentai Uchiha, I'll fight you to the death!"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's teasing, Senju Itama turned red from head to toe. He dropped the rag in his hand and charged at Uchiha Gin, baring his teeth.

"Detected that the host has encountered a battle, Heartsteel chest accumulation started."

He had actually triggered a Heartsteel battle with this brat? Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow—wasn't this just free points?

With a plan in mind, Uchiha Gin did not dodge or evade Senju Itama's attack. The other party had already jumped over, and the massive impact pushed Uchiha Gin to the ground.

Senju Itama, riding on top of him, was blinded by rage. Without any hesitation, he punched and scratched Uchiha Gin, and finally, feeling it wasn't enough, opened his little mouth and bit down hard on Uchiha Gin's face.

Uchiha Gin, who had been enjoying Senju Itama riding on him like a massage, was stunned by the sudden bite. They had agreed that a gentleman uses his hands, not his mouth.

"I surrender, I surrender, you stink, get off me!"

Wiping the crystal-clear saliva off his face, Uchiha Gin raised a white flag in disgust.

(End of chapter)