Then again, Anko was probably the only one who dared speak to him like that. Who else would dare raise their voice at him?
Although Uchiha Yin knew Anko well, he still had her introduce herself.
"My name is Mitaraishi Anko. I like sweets like dango and red bean soup, and I hate spicy food. The person I admire most is Lord Orochimaru. There wasn't anyone I hated most before, but now there is."
As Anko spoke, she shot Uchiha Yin a fierce glare.
But her attempt to look intimidating wasn't scary at all. It was downright cute.
At least, that was how Uchiha Yin saw her: cute.
"My dream is to become someone like Lord Orochimaru!"
After Anko finished, Rin, Kurenai, and Uchiha Yin briefly introduced themselves too. They then set a time to meet and went their separate ways.
"That jerk doesn't hold a candle to Lord Orochimaru!"
Back home, Anko complained to her father about what had happened that day.
Her father wiped the sweat from his brow, the corner of his mouth twitching.
He couldn't have been happier that Anko had become Uchiha Yin's student.
The Mitarashi Clan had pledged its allegiance to Orochimaru, but Uchiha Yin was every bit his equal!
Uchiha Yin hadn't fought since the Second Shinobi World War ended, but everyone believed he was no weaker than Orochimaru.
More importantly, Uchiha Yin differed from Orochimaru. Orochimaru was formidable himself, but he hadn't trained any particularly impressive students. Uchiha Yin was another matter.
Every one of Uchiha Yin's students was exceptionally gifted.
Rin and Kurenai had only just graduated from the Ninja Academy, but people could already tell that, apart from their lack of experience, they were hardly any different from Chunin.
His own daughter had been trained by Orochimaru since she was