This girl is so beautiful!
Black hair like a waterfall, bright eyes and white teeth, gentle and elegant temperament.
Even for someone like him who had no interest in women, he had to admit that this girl's appearance was quite high-class!
Orochimaru tossed the other files aside and carefully looked through this girl's file.
Mikoto Uchiha...
Entered the academy at five, graduated at ten, promoted to Chunin at twelve, which was the first half of this year.
Skilled in Shurikenjutsu, Fire Style, and Genjutsu.
Has awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan. The reason for awakening: her pet cat died...
"Mmh, a typical Uchiha..."
Gentle personality, kind, considerate, well-educated.
Many secret admirers, but currently no clear preference for any opposite sex.
Father is a Jonin of the Uchiha clan, with a dovish stance. Mother is an ordinary housewife.
Putting down Mikoto Uchiha's file, Orochimaru picked up the others and flipped through them again.
"I have to say, the appearance of this clan is truly outstanding."
Orochimaru tutted. After looking around, although the other targets were not as stunning as Mikoto Uchiha, they could all be called beautiful. The lowest appearance could only be considered mediocre, absolutely not ugly.
Putting down the files in his hand, Orochimaru pondered for a while.
Finally, he decided to pay a visit to the Uchiha.
Although he could secretly use some tricks to facilitate the acquaintance between the target and Minato, staging a hero saving the beauty or something, after thinking about it, he gave up.
There were too many variables in doing so. It was better to find a reason directly and shove the person to Minato properly.
As for whether the two could develop feelings...
Just kidding. Leaving aside Minato's excellent conditions, I don't believe that ten years of close missions won't spark something between these two!
Besides seeking stability, there were also some problems on the Uchiha side that should be dealt with.
...
At night, the sky was as dark as spilled ink. The Uchiha clan grounds were quiet.
Swish—
Orochimaru's figure quietly appeared in the courtyard of Ken Uchiha's house, silently watching the direction of the room.
Two seconds later, the sliding door leading from the veranda to the living room was gently opened. Ken Uchiha frowned at his uninvited guest.
"Orochimaru..."
"Senior Ken, long time no see."
Orochimaru held a faint smile. "Is it convenient to chat?"
Ken Uchiha looked a little unhappy. "At this time? Isn't it a bit too rude?"
"That's really regrettable. I brought enough sincerity." Orochimaru said lightly.
Sincerity?
Ken Uchiha raised his eyebrows slightly. After a brief hesitation, he turned on the light in the living room. "Come in and talk."
Soon, in the quiet room, the two sat opposite each other.
Although Orochimaru came uninvited and presumptuously, considering the other party's identity as the Third's disciple and the current leader of Root, Ken Uchiha still showed enough courtesy and brewed a pot of tea himself.
After pouring tea for Orochimaru, he put his hands on his thighs and knelt upright.
"Can you talk now? Your so-called sincerity..."
"Hehe, big clans really have high hospitality cultivation."
Looking at the hot tea in front of him, Orochimaru smiled. "To be honest, I came this time hoping to pick some people for Root."
"Root?"
Hearing this, Ken Uchiha was stunned and almost laughed at Orochimaru. "Coming to our Uchiha to pick people?"
Root was subordinate to Anbu, and Anbu was directly subordinate to the Hokage.
Since the establishment of the village, their Uchiha clan had always been excluded from the core power of the village.
Even Anbu recruitment didn't consider their Uchiha, let alone a place like Root involving the village's core secrets.
So regarding Orochimaru's words, Ken Uchiha's first reaction was: Trap!
This is definitely a damn trap!
"What's wrong with picking people from Uchiha?"
Orochimaru seemed not to hear the other party's meaning and asked back casually, "Isn't Uchiha a part of Konoha?"
"Don't say such naive words. Since you have taken over Root, you naturally should know that the higher-ups do not trust our Uchiha clan, especially after Setsuna Uchiha's coup attempt."
Ken Uchiha shook his head. "And your midnight visit this time shouldn't represent the Third's meaning, right?"
"It's my own meaning, but Senior rest assured, I have absolute confidence to persuade the old man."
Orochimaru took a sip of tea and then continued, "Besides, I think you might have some misunderstandings about the higher-ups. At least in terms of attitude towards Uchiha, it's not entirely the higher-ups' problem. There are reasons within Uchiha itself, as well as some factors left over from the Second Hokage's era."
"Please enlighten me!"
Ken Uchiha looked solemn. He also wanted to hear Orochimaru's views.
After all, the other party was in charge of Root and largely represented the Third's views.
"The Uchiha clan is naturally good at fighting, and their personality is inevitably a bit arrogant. Logically speaking, the most suitable stage for you should be places like the front lines and Anbu. But the Second Hokage insisted on letting you take over the work of the Police Force."
Orochimaru laughed in a low voice. "Hehehe... Letting the arrogant Uchiha take on the offensive job of the Police Force not only fueled Uchiha's arrogance but also expanded the conflict between Uchiha and the higher-ups into a conflict with the village. It's amazing that you guys can do it so happily."
Ken Uchiha's eyelids twitched. Honestly, he really hadn't thought about it this way.
But he had to admit that what Orochimaru said made sense!
Did Uchiha love the village?
Of course they did. When Madara wanted to leave the village back then, no one was willing to go with him.
Uchiha was also passionate about the work of the Police Force, unwilling to let go of any threat to the village, but also offended many people because of this.
And some young people in the clan, indeed as Orochimaru said, became increasingly arrogant under the influence of the Police Force's power.
"You mean, the Second Hokage did it intentionally?" The more Ken Uchiha thought about it, the uglier his face became.
One had to know that the Uchiha clan, including him, all took pride in being able to enter the Police Force.
Now pointed out by Orochimaru like this, it seemed they were like fools, helping count the money after being sold.
"Senior, don't be impatient. If it was before taking over Root, I might have thought so."
Orochimaru said unhurriedly, "However, Root inherited the Second Hokage's research legacy. After reading the research documents left by the Second, I can probably understand the reason why he did this. Speaking of which, this is also related to Uchiha itself."
"I would like to hear the details."
Ken Uchiha listened attentively. He also wanted to know the root cause of the Uchiha clan being targeted.
"The thousand-year struggle between Senju and Uchiha, presumably Senior should know better than me. As the saying goes, the one who knows you best is always your enemy. The Second Hokage was like this. According to records, he had conducted research on the Uchiha clan. Of course, that was already a matter of the Warring States period."
Orochimaru explained, "The Second Hokage once believed that the Senju clan was based on love, not jutsu, while the Uchiha valued power the most."
"But in fact, this is not the case..."