Mikoto, as the clan matriarch, had a lot of responsibilities. Some of those included visiting the Uchiha families. But as a mother, her duty was to take care of her children, specifically the two youngest. Her and Sasuke.
So she took them with her, and Miko saw this as the opportunity it was; connection building. Up until now, she had been mainly focused on building connections from the outside, such as playing with other clan kids and getting a place at the fair. But those outside connections would mean nothing if she didn't have any inside connections. If the Uchiha weren't willing to accept and improve upon them. To interact with them.
She needed to scout out the clan, get a read on all the people who she would be saving in order to make her job of saving them easier. She used her feeble sensory abilities to detect hostiles and friendlies.
She didn't know why she was put on this world, but she liked to think it was because she had a purpose.
What she would be looking for was potential allies and Uchiha she would need to smooth over, or at the very least point out to her parents as 'bad'. As she had mentioned, a fair amount of Uchiha weren't ninja. And even being a ninja in the clan didn't guarantee you the Sharingan. It only occurred in a few members, which was why those who had it were so powerful. Prominent. And arrogant.
The same arrogance that got the clan killed.
She needed to know who she could work with and who she needed to put in their place. Like those shitty clan elders.
She found that civilians by far had the best social skills. They sold mostly to the clan, but she already saw the fruits of her labor. The caterers for the fair were expanding their markets to other Konoha residents. Then Uchiha who sold things other than food, like ninja gear and products took notice of this, discussing with Mikoto for permission. After all, the Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Nara were doing just that, with their flowers, food, and herbs respectively.
Fugaku had naturally gave them the green light, a shiny eyed look from her had sealed the deal.
But what seemed to be the Uchiha's main selling point was art.
Yes. Art.
There was a fair few crippled ninja from the Shinobi wars (the third one ended recently) and most-if not all, had the Sharingan due to these traumatizing events. So what could you do, with a steady hand(if you still had one) and an amazing eye for detail?
Art.
It made sense when she though about it. Art was a way to cope, lord knows what trauma the Uchiha went through. And the Uchiha were known for being emotionally deep people who loved too much. The curse of hatred stemmed from that deep potential for love. Like if a loved one died, like Madara's brother or Obito's love, Rin.
And art, true art, was fueled by emotions.
Miko was 100% for this. Art was something no one expected from this clan, and throwing off stereotypes was what she was all about.
So today, they were visiting people again, and this time it was that merry group of artists she was just talking about.
Turns out, they weren't so merry.
She couldn't blame them for that, being a cripple wasn't cool. No shit. But the aura they all had, of people who've seen hell, convinced her to continue onwards. And the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, ethereal, masterpieces had her sold.
It was like she had never seen before. Amazing oil paintings of the sunset that looked like it was drifting off the canvas. A sharp kunai reflecting a red eye. A bright red apple held in a hand. A tree with a swing set being thrown in the wind, giving the illusion of a ghost child.
But the best possible one was the painting of Konoha. It was of it from one of the wall gates, with the Hokage mountain being framed by various homes, stores, and trees. It perfectly captured the essence of the village with swift strokes for the buildings, solid ones for the mountain, and looping ones for the trees.
Obviously, more intimate pieces like the kunai one would stay here, but the ones like the village would go up on display. The crippled clanspeople had no problem with selling some of their art, and in fact were happy about this. The money would go in parts to charity(for injured shinobi-it was Mikoto's idea), the clan, and then themselves, and it made them feel better, like they were contributing. Which they were.
She watched with Sasuke from behind Mikoto's legs as they carried the paintings out.
It was much later and over a family meal when she found out what had happened to the village painting. One of the artist allies had knocked frantically with his remaining hand, winded. A desk chunin had been observing the display, him being a friend of a Uchiha, and was told to check it out. He ran back to the Hokage tower and then back to the display, buying it up right then and there.
Now, whenever you went into the Hokage tower, one of the first things you'd see was a spectacular painting of the village, and in the lower left hand corner, the clear script of one Akira Uchiha.