To make children happy, you need to offer something practical.

Chapter 61 To make children happy, you need to offer something practical.

"Host failed. Gained 10 Healing Energy. Heart Steel Treasure Chest reward unlocked. (Current total Healing Energy: 33)"

The pleasant notification sound from the system rang in his mind, and Uchiha Gin's lips curled up like an AK. Although he hadn't managed to finish the losing streak this time, it was still much better than the last time.

Seeing the Heart Steel icon orb fall onto the system chessboard, Uchiha Gin held back. Blessed with bad luck, he decided to wait until evening to bathe, change clothes, burn incense, and pray before opening it.

"Kid, stop hanging on me and go clean up now."

In a great mood, Uchiha Gin didn't bother arguing with Senju Itama, that brat. He reached out and patted his butt, telling him to get back to what he was doing.

"Ah!~~"

The little devil, whose butt had been attacked again, shuddered and let out a strange cry.

"Hey, what are you talking about! Hurry up, do you even want to eat vegetables tomorrow?"

Uchiha Gin delivered a righteous flick to the head, abruptly stopping the brat's sonic attack.

"Waaaaah~~~"

With her head covered, Senju Itama bit her cheeks so hard they were bulging, staring intently at the man in front of her with a bitter and resentful look.

Ignoring the kid's murderous glare, Uchiha Gin hummed a little tune and went out for a stroll.

He felt his backyard was too monotonous when he went out, so he decided to renovate it so that he could be more comfortable waiting there to level up his skills.

Walking along the main road of the Uchiha clan's territory, there are neat wooden houses on both sides. Judging from their newness, they look like they were built not long ago. Some houses have been converted into shops, selling daily necessities as well as specialty products from other regions transported by caravans.

"Boss, how much is this?"

Uchiha Gin casually picked up a strange mask from a street stall and asked the stall owner.

"A grand offer of 100 taels!"

The stall owner greeted Uchiha Gin very warmly, and surprisingly, the other party did not show any dislike towards him, which made Uchiha Gin take a few more glances at him.

"The boss isn't from the Uchiha clan, is he?"

Upon seeing the familiar red hair on the other person's head, Uchiha Gin asked a question.

"Oh, you guessed right, young man. I am a traveling merchant from the Land of Whirlpools."

The stall owner was a cheerful middle-aged man with a friendly and easygoing demeanor.

"The Uzumaki clan?"

Uchiha Gin asked again.

"The Land of Whirlpools, you know, it's all the Uzumaki clan, but I'm not a ninja, I'm just an ordinary person."

"I must have been questioned many times," the boss explained smoothly.

Although chakra exists in this world, not many people can refine and utilize it. The proportion of ninjas in the ninja world is actually very low; most people are ordinary people.

Among the various ninja clans, there are also those who cannot awaken and use chakra. These people will engage in some production and trade activities under the protection of their clans to increase the clan's income and provide for their basic living needs.

"I see. I'll take this mask."

Having learned of the other party's background, Uchiha Gin didn't bother with it. He took out the currency he had exchanged for gold in advance and handed it to the boss.

"Okay, is there anything else you need?"

After successfully closing a deal, the Uzumaki clan boss happily continued to promote his specialty products to Uchiha Gin.

"Are there any things that can make kids happy?"

Uchiha Gin pondered for a moment, then asked,

"Do you have children? How old are they?"

When the shop owner heard that the other party wanted children's toys, he asked for more details.

"No, it's just a relative's child, around five years old, the kind who's a bit disobedient."

It's true that the Senju and Uchiha clans were one family a thousand years ago; calling them relatives wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"Then I recommend this one."

The boss rummaged in his backpack for a while and pulled out a doll.

"this."

Seeing the doll's appearance, Uchiha Gin was somewhat surprised.

"This thing is called a Tailed Beast. It lives near our Land of Whirlpools. Don't be fooled by how cute this doll looks. It's said that the real thing is enormous and extremely ferocious."

The boss explained in great detail, as if reciting a familiar story.

"I want it!"

Uchiha Gin immediately made the decision.

"A grand offer of 3000 taels!"

The boss was grinning from ear to ear. He had bought a whole batch of these dolls but couldn't sell a single one. After searching for so long, he finally found a real bargain.

"Money is no object!"

With a flourish, Gin Uchiha tossed the banknotes in his hand to the shopkeeper, then picked up the doll and examined it closely.

Isobu, the Three-Tailed Beast, is one of the tailed beasts that doesn't appear very often in the original work. It lived in the water for a long time and was captured by Hashirama Senju and sold to the Land of Water along with the Six-Tailed Beast.

Her next appearance was when she was sealed in Rin Haruno, which led to the birth of the raging child. Later, she was taken back by the Land of Water and given to the fake young boy Yagura Karatachi. After Yagura's death, she returned to nature until she was captured by the Akatsuki organization.

The tailed beast doll in my hand is quite exquisite. The chibi version of the Three-Tails Isobu is adorably ugly. According to Uchiha Gin's aesthetic sense, it would definitely be suitable for both men and women, and appeal to all ages.

"Great, boss. My name is Uchiha Gin. If you have any more tailed beast plushies from the same series, please let me know."

The more Uchiha Gin looked at it, the more he liked it, and his strange collecting habit kicked in again.

"Okay, okay, my name is Uzumaki Shuuu. I'll let you know as soon as I get any other tailed beasts."

The shopkeeper regretted selling it too cheaply when he saw that the other party didn't try to negotiate the price. He secretly thought to himself that next time he would definitely price it based on the last few cents.

Whirlpool? What a strange name.

Waving goodbye to the shopkeeper, Uchiha Gin tilted the strange mask he had bought on his head, and held the ugly-cute three-tailed toy in his hand as he headed towards the general store he had visited before.

"Boss, I'll take this and that, and deliver them all to my house."

Uchiha Gin arrived at the general store, where he was greeted by the same owner as before. He browsed the furniture section, selected a stone table and a wooden recliner, and then went to the ninja tool section to choose a set of training targets and dummies. After paying, he left his address with the owner and asked him to deliver and install the items as soon as possible.

"We need to find a carpenter; the handmade fence in the backyard isn't good enough!"

The fence that Uchiha Gin hand-stitched in the backyard was so sloppy that it would collapse in the wind and also affect the appearance. We need to find an expert to make a custom set.

"I have too much work to do."

"I twisted my back yesterday, so I can't do anything."

"I'm not doing this anymore, you should find another company!"

After contacting several companies, they all made excuses to refuse. The last company didn't even bother to make a reason and just wore their disgust on their faces, leaving Uchiha Gin completely bewildered. He might dislike them, but he was a fool not to make money from them!

There was no other way; it seemed he would have to build the fence in the backyard himself. With a sigh, Uchiha Gin prepared to go home and give Senju Itama a surprise, but before he had taken more than a few steps, he ran into an acquaintance.

"Captain Fire!"

Uchiha Gin spotted his former captain from afar and quickly waved to greet him.

Uchiha Feng Huo, on vacation, finally had some free time to go for a stroll. He hadn't walked far when he heard a familiar voice behind him. Turning around in confusion, he saw a curly-haired man smiling and waving at him in the distance. For a moment, it felt like stepping into another time, giving him a disorienting sense of temporal displacement. He subconsciously murmured...

"Brother Jin?"

Only after the figure approached did Uchiha Feng Huo suppress his reminiscing expression and ask coldly,

"Uchiha Gin, weren't you supposed to be working in the dungeon? What brings you here to wander around?"

"Hehe, I went out to buy some things after get off work. Is Captain Feng Huo still on vacation?"

Uchiha Gin, embarrassed to admit he skipped work, smiled and brushed it off.

"Um."

Uchiha Feng Huo nodded coldly, giving him a respectful but distant expression.

Knowing that the original owner of this body had a hidden flaw that made him disliked, Gin Uchiha wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled and scratched his head, asking...

"Captain Feng Huo, do you know someone named Uchiha Kin?"

(End of this chapter)