I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 9 Exploiting Freebies

Border of the Land of Fire.

"Shisui, that's not enough. You have to understand that Anko is not only a beautiful girl, but she's also Orochimaru's student. It took me a lot of effort to build a relationship with Anko when we first met, and I barely managed to get into her team."

Inside the Uchiha tent, Uchiha Yoru entered looking exhausted and immediately began to complain. Uchiha Shisui, upon hearing this, showed a look of astonishment.

"Brother Ye! You mean you've already teamed up with Hongdou?"

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui's eyes widened. How long had it been? Less than half a day, right? They had only been at the front line for less than half a day, and the enemy had already completed half of their mission.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui looked at Uchiha Yoru's handsome face and thought to himself, "As expected, the elder was right. His talent in this area is far inferior to that of Brother Yoru."

Seeing Uchiha Shisui's shocked expression, Uchiha Yoru secretly curled his lip. What's so great about being shocked? Doesn't it cost money to pick up girls?

Of course, there will be expenses, and huge expenses at that, otherwise how could it be worthy of being a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the three legendary ninjas?

He had to get Zhishui to send a message to the family, to make them understand that even dating requires expenses, let alone Hongdou, who is like a rich young lady, and cannot be easily won over.

"Oh, Shisui, I really had to swallow my pride to get Anko to agree this time, and, and..."

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru looked hesitant to speak, which prompted Uchiha Shisui to nod solemnly and say, "Brother Yoru, there are no outsiders here, so please tell me what difficulties you face."

"I've been waiting for you to say that," Uchiha Yoru said, looking troubled. He pretended to be making a difficult decision and finally let out a deep sigh.

"Zhishui, you don't know this, but Hong and Hongdou were good friends in school. You know that, right? I make a living off my looks. Now I've broken up with Hong, and you know what Hongdou is like."

With a troubled expression, Uchiha Shisui suddenly nodded with a solemn look. He understood! How could he not understand?

After all, they were both in school back then, so how could he not have heard of Uchiha Yoru's name? In school, if you were to say who was the genius, it would definitely be Hatake Kakashi, but if you were to say who was the most handsome and the most popular with women, it would definitely be Uchiha Yoru.

Naturally, Uchiha Shisui secretly imagined a melodramatic scenario: Kurenai Yuhi and he, her senior, would become a couple, while her good friend Anko Mitarashi could only offer her silent blessings. But now, however, she had the chance.

Looking at Uchiha Shisui's determined expression after imagining the situation, and the sympathy in his eyes, it seemed as if he was saying, "I truly admire you for sacrificing yourself for the clan."

However, Uchiha Yoru cursed inwardly, "You, Shisui, are such a blockhead! No wonder you were fooled into thinking you're brain-dead. Don't you even know how to open your mouth and provide funds?"

"Shisui, Anko is my childhood friend. This time, I also told her about the current predicament of my clan. Anko is willing to speak to Lord Orochimaru and see if I can become Lord Orochimaru's student."

After Uchiha Yoru said those words, Uchiha Shisui was immediately moved, for this was a crucial factor concerning the rise and fall of the clan.

If Brother Night really becomes Orochimaru's student, then in the future, the Uchiha clan will once again establish a relationship of trust with the Hokage's lineage in the village.

After all, Orochimaru is the undisputed future Fifth Hokage.

Aside from fathers and sons, the most trustworthy relationships among ninjas in this world are teammates, teachers and students, and master and apprentice. Teacher and student are the teacher and the student.

At this moment, in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, Mitarashi Anko clearly wanted to help Uchiha Yoru become Orochimaru's student, and they were in a teacher-student relationship, only lacking the bond of a master-disciple or father-son relationship.

The master-disciple relationship is like that of the Third Hokage and the Three Legendary Sannin. In fact, in this era, the bond between master and disciple is no less than that between father and son.

"Brother Ye, are you saying that Anko is willing to let Lord Orochimaru become your mentor?"

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui revealed an excited expression. If this relationship could be confirmed, it would be just like the Fourth Hokage and Kakashi, who could be identified simply by joining the Anbu. At that time, the Uchiha clan would once again gain the Hokage's trust.

Uchiha Yoru sighed helplessly, "Shisui, I think you need to contact the clan. Anko has already gone to see Orochimaru-sama, and she even patted her chest and said that it's almost a sure thing, but..."

At this point, Uchiha Yoru said with a wry smile, "Funding! I need a lot of funding. As you know, Anko is Orochimaru's apprentice. She has no shortage of ninjutsu and secret techniques. I don't know if I can take the next step and become Orochimaru's apprentice, but I absolutely cannot give up on Anko."

"Anko is different from other female ninjas, so now I can only rely on my family's resources."

Uchiha Yoru's meaning was simple: Anko is now a rich young lady who lacks nothing. The reason she can help me now is because of the feelings we had back in school. But as time goes on, he will lack everything while she lacks nothing. Eventually, the feelings will fade, and how can a rich young lady be interested in a poor boy?

In short! My family quickly provided me with all sorts of conveniences, transforming me into a wealthy young master. Wouldn't that make us a perfect match, like a golden couple?

In this way, there will be no more dramas where rich young ladies look down on others.

Uchiha Shisui also showed a look of sudden realization. Although he had never had a girlfriend, he understood this principle: only when the two people are closer can they communicate better.

"Brother Ye, don't worry, I'll send a message to the family right away. Don't worry."

Uchiha Shisui nodded firmly. Although he knew that Uchiha Yoru had his own selfish motives, who in the world doesn't have selfish motives? He could complete the mission and obtain the necessary items for the mission just by using his looks, and at the same time satisfy his own desires. Was he wrong?

That's right.

Seeing Uchiha Shisui's attitude, Uchiha Yoru immediately showed a look of shame and sighed, but in his heart he was secretly delighted. It seemed that he had to hurry up and take advantage of the clan before Orochimaru defected.

Since he doesn't take advantage of the clan anyway, and the clan will be wiped out anyway, it's better to let him turn those benefits into his own strength.

From the moment his family assigned him this task, he began to plan how to maximize his profits and strengthen his power as quickly as possible.

Pay-to-win! It's the only way now, but with the meager rewards from completing tasks, it's like a snail's pace, incredibly slow.

The only way to strengthen oneself is to exploit the clan's resources as quickly as possible. When Orochimaru defectes, his strength will be greater, which will at least attract the clan's attention. Then, he will be able to gain more benefits, whether in taking on missions or within the clan.

Uchiha Yoru pondered deeply. He needed to fleece the clan, but it wasn't enough. After all, Orochimaru's defection had only happened in the last two years, so he needed a second option.

One way he can continue to profit from others is through intelligence! He sells all kinds of intelligence to make huge profits.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Yoru smiled. Wasn't the current turmoil in Konoha the best source of intelligence, especially since he was still on the front lines?

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