There might be a scheme involved, but for Uchiha Kage, the impact wasn't significant!
Would becoming Orochimaru's disciple affect him? The impact was actually not small! By becoming Orochimaru's disciple, he would truly become part of the Hokage's faction. As for whether Orochimaru's future defection from Konoha would affect him, hehe, that was a matter for more than a decade later.
At that time, if Uchiha Kage still couldn't become the strongest in Konoha, he would be a failure! Besides, Orochimaru wouldn't need to defect from Konoha. Wouldn't it be better to screw over Danzō?
Doesn't the instruction red packet require helping Orochimaru become the leader of Root?
Perhaps this would displease some people in the Uchiha clan, but what did their displeasure have to do with him? As long as the Dove faction supported him, it was fine.
Hearing Uchiha Kage's words, a slight smile appeared on Orochimaru's lips. "Interesting. It seems my evaluation of you can be raised a level. You know quite a lot."
"After all, you are not a particularly warm-hearted person, are you? Mr. Orochimaru!" Uchiha Kage said with a smile. He knew that when dealing with people like Orochimaru, what he needed to do was not pretend to be a fan, but to let the other party know he was special and had aspects worthy of attention. Clearly, he had succeeded.
"Intriguing. It seems you believe you understand me!" Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, a glint flashing within them. This boy seemed to be much smarter than the information on him suggested!
However, he didn't know if he was just being clever or if he had real talent.
"Ahem!" At this moment, Tsunade coughed lightly and pointed a finger at Uchiha Kage. "Then what about Jiraiya and me? How much do you understand about us?"
Tsunade understood Orochimaru. At a time like this, Uchiha Kage's behavior could easily anger Orochimaru if he wasn't careful.
Tsunade felt she needed to do something, especially since he was Uchiha Kagami's son.
"Princess Tsunade, you love to gamble, you are skilled in monstrous strength and Medical Ninjutsu, and you are a woman who is harsh on the outside but soft on the inside!" Uchiha Kage said calmly. "I don't know how your gambling skills are, but your gambling luck seems truly terrible; you've almost never won."
"This guy!" A large tic mark appeared on Tsunade's forehead. What did he mean, terrible gambling luck?
This kid was not cute at all.
Immediately after, Uchiha Kage turned his gaze to Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, you call yourself the Toad Sage. You were initially the dead-last among the three. You usually look carefree and seem very unreliable, but in reality, you are the kind of person to whom one can entrust their back.
You are a good person, and a pervert! You often peek at bathhouses..."
Before Uchiha Kage could finish his sentence, Jiraiya covered Uchiha Kage's mouth. "Don't say the last part!"
Jiraiya was happy with Uchiha Kage's evaluation of him. That's right, this great man is just that outstanding!
But the pervert part later, what the hell? He was a gentleman, okay? How could he possibly go peeking?
"It seems your information-gathering ability is quite good!" Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Kage playfully. "Did the Uchiha clan investigate me? No, that's not right. If the Uchiha clan investigated, they wouldn't let you know. Did your father tell you?"
At this moment, Orochimaru thought of something. Perhaps Uchiha Kagami had already planned things from the very beginning!
If he hadn't died, Uchiha Kagami might have requested one of the three to become Uchiha Kage's teacher in the future.
At that time, their teacher would not have refused. After all, they were old friends, and it could bring the Uchiha clan and the Hokage's lineage closer.
It's just that back then, Uchiha Kage might have been the one to choose his teacher, but now, it was he who was considering whether to accept Uchiha Kage.
"Who knows?" Uchiha Kage smiled noncommittally, while picking up his chopsticks and eating heartily.
This scene left Uchiha Mikoto dumbfounded. The words he had spoken earlier had really opened her eyes.
Uchiha Kage could chat and laugh with the Hokage's three disciples?
And now, he was just eating their food.
"Fool, aren't you going to eat? It's a free feast!" Seeing Uchiha Mikoto's stunned look, Uchiha Kage tapped her little head and urged her.
"This kid!" Tsunade rubbed her temples. Compared to Uchiha Kage, her own younger brother was much cuter.
As for the cost of a meal, Tsunade didn't care at all. It was just one barbecue meal. The money she lost in one gambling session was enough for an ordinary person to eat barbecue for a month.
However, for some reason, Tsunade wished her younger brother could be as smart as Uchiha Kage.
"Interesting!" Orochimaru said playfully. He sensed Uchiha Kage's caliber—a kind of confidence that didn't treat them as seniors.
He believed that sooner or later, he could stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
If it were an ordinary person, Orochimaru would think they were conceited. But with Uchiha Kage, Orochimaru chose to believe him. If he didn't have such talent, he wouldn't be worthy of their teacher's attention, even if he was Kagami's son.