"No more."
Uchiha Jin really could not stand Orochimaru constantly pouring him tea anymore, and raised a hand to cover his cup.
This guy was definitely doing it on purpose.
Ever since he sat down, Orochimaru had kept refilling his cup, until he had drunk an entire pot of tea.
If he did not stop him, he could burst right here.
"All right."
Orochimaru smiled and set the teapot back on the table, watching the boy opposite him with interest.
He had been wondering how much this kid could drink.
Who would have thought he would reach his limit after just one pot?
"I don't think I've seen you around the village in quite a while."
Uchiha Jin asked a question he already knew the answer to. "What have you been busy with lately?"
In truth, the two barely knew each other.
If he did not take the initiative to ask something, the other man would start pouring tea into his cup again.
Once it was poured, he could hardly refuse to drink it.
That would be far too disrespectful.
Orochimaru's gaze sharpened. This kid really did have his eye on me.
Otherwise, he could not possibly have asked a question like that...
He showed nothing unusual on his face, lifting his cup to take a sip.
"The village has a classified research project. I'm not at liberty to disclose the details."
Even now, Orochimaru still did not understand what Uchiha Jin's earlier look of longing had meant.
Could he have learned about the Hashirama cells?
Did that longing gaze mean he wanted to obtain Hashirama cells?
If that was truly the case, it would explain everything.
"A classified project?"
Uchiha Jin asked with interest.
"Does the Hokage know?"
He was very curious whether Minato Namikaze, who had already been