Uchiha You said helplessly: "So, you deliberately tried to curry favor with the Third Hokage?"

"Yeah, that's true." Orochimaru said as he lazily picked up the last piece of fried octopus leg and gently put it into his mouth with a satisfied smile, "This tempura is really delicious, give me some more."

"This is fried octopus legs, not tempura! Also, Orochimaru, how can you eat so much?"

"Oh my, you used to call me Orochimaru-sama, but now you just call me by my name. It seems like you're becoming more and more confident."

"It's OK."

"No, Orochimaru, you came to my house so early in the morning, ate and drank, and said these sarcastic words. What do you want to do?"

"Huh, you were the one who caused the mess last night, right?"

"It wasn't me." (with confidence)

"Really?"

"I'm not lying to you!"

Uchiha You placed the freshly fried fish on a plate and served it.

Orochimaru was not afraid of the heat, he just took a piece and ate it with a crunching sound, looking at Uchiha Yu in confusion.

He could sense that Uchiha You's attitude was very frank, without any hint of lying.

The fact is, what does what the tabby cat did have to do with Uchiha You?

As for further interrogating Uchiha Yu, Orochimaru did not have such a reckless idea. He could feel a hint of fatal threat just by sitting here.

This is not because Uchiha You has murderous intention towards Orochimaru, but it is due to the White Phosphorus Snake's intuition about strong enemies, proving that Uchiha You's strength is enough to threaten Orochimaru's life.

Of course, this was just the White Phosphorus Snake's intuition, and Orochimaru was dismissive of it.

In this ninja world, there are many ninjas who can defeat Orochimaru, but there is no ninja who can threaten his life.

After eating several pieces, Orochimaru was surprised to find that he was full.

His current physical condition is inhuman, like a python. He can go without food for a very long time, and can also eat a lot of food in one breath.

Therefore, Orochimaru's appetite is extremely terrifying and he hardly ever feels full.

But today, he only ate a plate of meat with a few fried pieces from Uchiha You, and he felt full, proving that the meat was special.

Orochimaru took another piece of meat, put it into his mouth, tasted it carefully, and chewed it slowly.

This piece of meat is rich in fat, has a dense, soft and chewy texture, but you can't feel any muscle fibers.

He couldn't tell what animal's meat this was, but as he chewed slowly, he tasted a hint of chakra, and it was not ordinary chakra.

Orochimaru asked hesitantly, "Is this... the chakra of the tailed beast?"

Uchiha You was mentally prepared since Orochimaru started chewing slowly, but he was still surprised when Orochimaru said the correct answer in one go.

So he gave a thumbs up and praised: "It's incredible, I processed it to this extent, but you can still taste it, amazing."

Now it was Orochimaru's turn to be shocked. He asked, "Is it really the meat of a tailed beast?"

Uchiha You shook his head and replied: "Of course it's not a tailed beast. This is an octopus from the East China Sea. It's obviously not a tailed beast, but it has the chakra of the Eight-Tails in its body."

"Is this the reason why you chose to station troops on the island, and why the Tiger Force has been stationed on the sea until now?"

"yes."

“That’s great.”

Orochimaru did not ask for a share. The thing was certainly a good thing, but it already had an owner who was also very powerful and influential. He did not want to take the risk of snatching it.

As long as the relationship between the two can be maintained, if there is a need in the future, it can be exchanged through trading, which is much safer than risking plunder.

Seeing that Orochimaru was almost full, Uchiha Youya got to the point and asked, "Why did you come to see me specially?"

Orochimaru said: "I have something to ask of you."

"Please go ahead."

"In two days, I will go to the Rain Country and spend a few days investigating the situation on the battlefield."

"Then what?"

"Actually I have other things to do and need to be away for a few days."

"I will leave a special clone to handle the specific work. There won't be any problems, but the clone's strength is questionable. I need a strong enough guard."

Uchiha You pointed at himself and asked, "Shall I be your bodyguard?"

Orochimaru nodded and said, "I can't think of anyone else except you."

Uchiha You asked in confusion: "Orochimaru, you have so many subordinates, and many powerful ninjas among your confidants, why do you need me?"

Orochimaru said helplessly: "I have many subordinates and powerful ninjas, but not many people are willing to accept my private work."

"But the problem is that this time my guard requirements are very high."

"The clones I left behind are very special, and their strength is enough to deal with ordinary jonin, but the situation in the Rain Country is very complicated, and the possibility of encountering an attack by a Kage-level ninja is not low."

"So I need a guard who is strong enough and can keep my secrets."

Uchiha You said helplessly: "To be able to hold back the guards of a Kage-level ninja, and to be able to keep your secrets, it seems that I am the only one who meets the requirements."

"It's not impossible, what's my reward?"

Orochimaru smiled and said, "There are definitely mission records and bonuses, but I don't think these two are enough to impress you, so I prepared these two things."

He took out a stack of white paper and a scroll from his arms and placed them gently on the table.

Orochimaru said, "The scroll records several loopholes in the barrier of Konoha Village. You can leave and return to the village through here and ensure that you will not be discovered."

"I have signed and stamped this stack of assignments, and the assignment contents are specially marked as confidential. You can fill in the time at any time."

"How about it?"

Uchiha You smiled, he reached out and put the things away, and said to Orochimaru: "Lord Orochimaru, when are you leaving? There is no problem here, I can start the mission at any time."

Orochimaru said with a look of disgust: "You guy, as long as the benefits give you satisfaction, you call me with honorifics?"

Uchiha You didn't care about Orochimaru's ridicule. He said as a matter of course: "Of course, I must respect a generous employer like you."

Faced with such a shameless guy, Orochimaru could only shake his head helplessly. He stood up and said, "We'll leave at 9 o'clock the day after tomorrow. By the way, I'm very satisfied with today's breakfast. I hope I can have a chance to taste it next time."

Uchiha You smiled with his eyes gone: "No problem, as long as you can be as generous as today, my home is always welcome to you, my dining table is your dining table."

Orochimaru: “…”

Miwa Masayo, who had been lying on the dining table, watched Orochimaru leave, and then asked, "Did Orochimaru really not expect that I was the one who started the fire in the river?"

"Who can be sure? Orochimaru's mind is harder to guess than a woman's."

Uchiha You sat down and began to enjoy his breakfast, and then said: "Like today, I never thought that he would reconcile with the Third Hokage at this point in time."

Miwa Masayo became interested. She limped on all fours and slowly walked to Uchiha Yuu and asked, "Will the reconciliation between Orochimaru and the Third Hokage have any impact on Yuu, meow?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because you said before that Orochimaru and the Third Hokage would eventually clash, and you planned your future strategies based on this idea."

"Don't worry, reconciliation is just a temporary strategy of Orochimaru. He has no intention of compromising with his teacher."

"Meow? Why meow?"

"Some time ago, Orochimaru suppressed his teacher too much, resulting in the Third Hokage not having a chance to demonstrate his abilities."

"This is not good. No matter how well Orochimaru does, if there is no one to set off his performance, everyone will soon get used to it and think that Orochimaru's performance is justified."

"And Orochimaru has done enough. If he continues like this, he will make mistakes eventually."

"It's okay to make mistakes, but there are also things that benefit the majority but harm a few people, and there are things that will bring huge benefits in the future but require pain now. These are things that will cause resentment even if you do the right thing."

"If there is too much resentment, and the Third Hokage takes advantage of the situation and discredits Orochimaru and drives him away, what's the point even if people will definitely regret it in the future?"

"Just like Hatake Sakumo, the situation in Konoha Village was extremely bad some time ago. Many people miss Konoha White Fang, but does it make sense to him who has already died?"

Miwa Masayo shook his head and asked, "In other words, Orochimaru is trying to deal with the Third Hokage by easing his relationship with him?"

Uchiha You clapped his hands and praised: "Rika-chan is really smart, you are right, that's it."

"Orochimaru is really smart. He was keenly aware of the danger he was in, and then made a choice that could be called an open conspiracy. He pulled the Third Hokage and his classmates onto the stage and performed with him in front of the Konoha ninjas."

"As the saying goes, if you compare goods, you will throw them away; if you compare people, you will die."

"With the poor performance of the Third Hokage trio as a backdrop, Orochimaru can prove to the Konoha ninjas that he is the best candidate for Hokage through comparison."

Miwa Masayo was surprised and said, "Even such a heartwarming thing as easing the relationship between master and disciple is actually scheming behind the scenes."

"Humans...are so scary, meow."

"Haha, the top humans are indeed quite scary. Especially Orochimaru, his overtures to kindness are never so pure."

…

Uchiha You quickly finished his breakfast, packed up all his stuff, and ran to the study session with Uchiha Shisui who came to visit him.

When he appeared in front of the Uchiha brothers, even after so much discipline training, everyone still let out a scream of despair.

“It’s fatal!”

Uchiha You sneered: "Haha, you don't welcome me! I have to give you a good meal today!"

This sentence made all the Uchiha gasp. They were panicked and begged for mercy without thinking:

“No!”

"Please let us go!"

"Brother You, Brother! You are our big brother! You can't be so cruel!"

Despite all the shouting, no Uchiha left his position, no one even looked around, the concept of discipline was deeply engraved in their hearts after all.

Uchiha You nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, in view of everyone's adherence to discipline, we will have a number three training package today."

call--

Hundreds of people breathed a sigh of relief in unison, and the sound of wind was so clearly audible that everyone was stunned.

Uchiha Tomino, the grandson of Elder Uchiha Kumaichiro, was the first one who couldn't help laughing, and then everyone was amused, and the tense atmosphere on the training ground was swept away.

Uchiha You has a high sense of humor, and this kind of small scene would not have amused him, but considering his brothers' feelings, he laughed on purpose.

Then the laughter got louder.

With the Uchiha people in a relaxed mood, Uchiha You started today's training. Beside him was Uchiha Shisui, who just turned five years old.

Uchiha You asked: "How about letting everyone start training in a happy mood? The effect will be much better than when they are in a gloomy mood, right?"

Uchiha Shisui tried his best to follow, and replied breathlessly: "Brother You is right, everyone is very excited today, and under the influence of each other, they ran much faster than usual."

Uchiha You praised, "Shisui is really smart. You should understand now that individual training and group training are different. Individual training requires you to calmly do each movement, but group training emphasizes discipline first, and spirit second."

"I understand, Brother You."

"I will be on a mission the day after tomorrow and will be away from Konoha Village for several days. You have to lead everyone while I'm away."

"yes!"

Uchiha Ou suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Shisui, will it affect the curriculum of the ninja school if I hand over the study to you?"

Uchiha Shisui shook his head and said, "What is taught in school is very basic knowledge, and the training intensity is also very low. For me, it is a waste of time."

"So I submitted an application and was exempted from the training and practical classes. I only had to take the exam, and there was no problem with the time."

Uchiha You frowned and said, "Shisui, if you do this, you will have less time to spend with your classmates. Will it affect your relationship with your classmates?"

Uchiha Shisui said nonchalantly: "I don't get along with those kids. We haven't been able to talk to each other since the start of school. We don't have any communication at all, so it doesn't have any impact."

Uchiha You touched his chin and said nothing.

Making friends has nothing to do with age. Uchiha Shisui is too talented and his mental age is growing rapidly under his own guidance.

He doesn't get along with kids of the same age who are 5 or 6 years old, but gets along best with kids who are around 12 to 15 years old and are in their rebellious period.

It's not easy to interfere directly with such matters, and there's no need to force Shisui to make friends of the same age. If he's lucky enough to meet a genius of the same age, that would be the best, but if not, it doesn't matter.

Uchiha You is very confident. Under his care, Uchiha Shisui will not be like Uchiha Itachi, who encountered a difficult thinking problem and had no one to explain it to him, and ended up getting stuck in a dead end and becoming a cold-blooded madman.

However, Uchiha Itachi himself may have a problem. A normal person and a normal genius will not lose basic logic no matter what kind of horrible problem they encounter.

Like him, he spreads his gentleness to the entire ninja village, concentrates it on his younger brother, and bestows the most vicious coldness and cruelty in the world on his own blood relatives and tribesmen.

From any perspective, this is not the logic that the human brain can operate.

So, should we just humanely destroy this child?

Uchiha You shook his head, denying this sudden idea.

If I were to try to wipe out Uchiha Itachi because of the future crimes he had not yet committed, I would probably be one of those people with a broken brain.

It's better to wait and deal with him after he commits a crime.

This is not for Uchiha Itachi, but for his own mental health, which is something that Uchiha You, as an immortal, must carefully maintain.

The high-intensity training exhausted all the Uchiha brothers. Seeing the satisfactory training results, Uchiha You announced a rest and the news of a big dinner.

"I brought some meat from the Tiger Corps. It's the kind of meat that can last for five days of training!" Uchiha You shouted loudly, "Today, I'm going to make a stew for you!"

The Uchiha who were lying on the ground and were hit to death suddenly became energetic. They jumped up, cheered, and loudly praised the brothers of the Tiger Unit and the president in front of them.

They have tasted the incredibly large octopus legs. They can be full with just a small piece of meat, and it will significantly increase their physical fitness and chakra volume.

It's just like the food that only gods can enjoy in the legend. It's so touching that the brothers came thousands of miles from the front line to send it back.

And the president’s cooking skills… I’m drooling just thinking about it.

In the evening, when everyone was enjoying the food, Uchiha Ayumi quietly came to the study session and handed an investigation report to Uchiha You.

Uchiha You took it and glanced at it briefly before putting it away. He said to Bu Shi, "I'll take a closer look at the report when I get back. Now just give me a general idea."

"Tell me about Uchiha Obito's experience this year, and tell me what you think of him."

Uchiha Ayumi nodded and said, "Okay."

"Uchiha Obito has been active in the Rain Country battlefield this year. His team performed well and was lucky, completing many missions smoothly."

Just then, Uchiha Shisui brought a bowl of broth and placed it in front of Uchiha Ayumi. He quickly thanked him, "Ah, thank you, Shisui."

Uchiha You smiled and said, "This is octopus leg meat, which is a rare ingredient in Konoha Village. It tastes best when eaten hot. Let's eat it first."

Bu Shi took a bite and said in great surprise: "It's so delicious!"

He swallowed the octopus meat in two bites, then drank the broth in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and shouted, "I'm done."

Then he continued: "Uchiha Obito's strength is not bad, but his personality is very problematic, and his brain is even more problematic. He is simply nonsense."

"Fortunately, his teammate and captain had enough authority to suppress this idiot, so he didn't encounter fatal danger on the battlefield."

Uchiha said quietly: "So that's how it is, Shinichi is still working very hard."