Ryou's only worry was that Minato would discover Nagato's Rinnegan and take action against him.
He wanted to join forces with Nagato to deal with Minato together.
But Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan had always been wary of him; they didn't trust each other.
It was already good enough that they hadn't started fighting.
But on second thought, wouldn't it be better if Minato destroyed the Rinnegan?
Ryou and Madara were not of one mind; the stronger Madara became, the less Ryou could escape his control.
Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry; it was Black Zetsu who was anxious.
Speak of the devil, and the "housewife" arrives.
Obito's figure emerged from the wall, and Black Zetsu said, "Minato is coming toward the Akatsuki's base. Prepare to move Nagato."
Obito barked, "Ryou, my teacher is at the door. If you know what's good for you, surrender peacefully."
"How bold!"
Ryou directly discharged electricity at Obito. After mastering the Lightning Cutter, Ryou's electrical power was even more astonishing than before.
Obito wailed, and even Black Zetsu found it somewhat unbearable.
Tobi started shouting, "Ryou-sama, don't electrocute us together!"
"I don't care about this or that. Who told you all to stay together?"
The one Ryou wanted to electrocute most was Black Zetsu; it would be best if he could shock that bastard to death.
But seeing that Obito was already foaming at the mouth while Black Zetsu remained unaffected, he stopped.
Black Zetsu was a creation of Yin-Yang Release, Kekkei Mōra, and the like.
He could only be dealt with through sealing.
Seeing Ryou electrocuting Obito, Kurenai cursed, "Uchiha Ryou, Obito is a member of your Uchiha Clan, after all."
"You heartless guy, you'd even harm your own clansman?"
Ryou turned his gaze to Kurenai, his ink-black eyes transforming into the blood-red Sharingan as he barked, "Kurenai, today I'll let you witness the terror of me, Uchiha Ryou."
Black Zetsu wanted Ryou to hurry up, but this guy insisted on bullying a young girl. Wasn't this just outwitting the air?
Black Zetsu was about to remind Ryou when he suddenly discovered Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan eavesdropping outside the door.
Ryou walked up to Kurenai. She was somewhat afraid, but she still maintained the spirit of a Konoha Ninja, not even furrowing her brow.
"Uchiha Ryou, I will absolutely not tell you anything."
"Fine, fine, fine, you won't talk, right?"
Ryou snatched Snowy's Kama and slashed the spot where Black Zetsu was possessing Obito, immediately drawing blood.
"(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡." Black Zetsu, Tobi.
Fortunately, Obito had been knocked unconscious by the electricity, otherwise he would have screamed again.
Ryou pointed at Obito's wound and threatened Kurenai, "Do you see? Do you see how sharp this sickle is? This is Uchiha Madara's Kama!"
Ryou then leaned close to Kurenai's face. "If I were to make a scratch on your pretty little face, would you still be able to face anyone?"
Kurenai immediately fell into despair.
Women care a lot about their appearance; no one wants to become ugly.
"But do I even have a future?"
Kurenai thought to herself.
When they came, Minato had already told Kurenai about the danger of the mission; it was an S-rank mission where they were extremely likely to encounter Madara.
She was indeed the daughter of Konoha's number one genjutsu master, but she was also a Konoha Ninja who had already prepared herself for sacrifice at any time.
This was what it meant to be a Ninja.
Seeing Kurenai close her eyes, Ryou swung the sickle down.
But Kurenai didn't feel the expected pain of a blade slicing through flesh. She opened her eyes.
Ryou had taken off her forehead protector, which now had a scratch on it.
Ryou smiled wickedly at Kurenai. "See that, Kurenai? You are now a rogue ninja. From now on, you can't apply for civil service, let alone be selected as a Jonin."
Kurenai's pupils shrank violently. This was too terrifying; it would be better to just kill her.
Snowy hissed anxiously nearby. Killing someone was so tedious; did Ryou even have the resolve of a rogue ninja?
Black Zetsu frowned deeply. Ryou wasn't dark enough; he still needed training!
Ryou helped Kurenai put her forehead protector back on. "Kurenai, now you are an honorable rogue ninja. Rogue Ninjas shouldn't make things difficult for other Rogue Ninjas."
"Be a good girl and tell us the intelligence of your trip, and we'll be comrades from now on."
"Pah!"
Kurenai spat in Ryou's face. "Uchiha Ryou, don't bother with such thoughts. Even if I become a rogue ninja, I will never associate with the likes of you in this lifetime."
"(｀⌒´メ)."
Ryou's expression slowly darkened, the depths of his eyes flashing with the characteristic hostility of the Sharingan.
Snowy and Candy both swallowed hard. Ryou was angry.
He was very terrifying when he was angry.
Once, Fortune stole Ryou's money and was directly locked in the washing machine by Ryou for three days and three nights.
Ryou wiped the spit Kurenai had spat on his face and then ate it in one gulp.
"A waste of spit!"
"(ʘᗩʘ)."
Kurenai looked at Ryou in shock; she had never seen such a perverted Ninja.
This truly was an evil and perverted Uchiha!
"Candy, Snowy, strip Kurenai's clothes. Let's see if she's still so stubborn."
"Dammit—"
Just as Candy and Snowy were about to strip Kurenai, Ryou's door was kicked down by a force.
Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan rushed in.
Candy and Snowy jumped onto Ryou's shoulders, one holding the Gunbai and the other holding the Kama, looking very warily at the three leaders of the Akatsuki.
Konan rushed up to rescue Kurenai and then shielded her behind her back.
She pointed at Ryou in anger. "Uchiha Ryou, you are simply a beast in human form, bullying a young girl like that."
Yahiko's pupils shrank slightly as he looked at the forehead protector on Kurenai's head. This was a Konoha Ninja's protector.
The Akatsuki had to stand at attention even when seeing an Amegakure official, let alone the number one Ninja village in the Ninja World, Konoha.
"Uchiha Ryou, the Akatsuki is a peace organization. We will never allow you to harm the innocent."
Nagato's Rinnegan was aimed at Ryou, ready to activate a pupil technique at any moment.
Ryou barked at Yahiko, "Peace my ass! I'm a Konoha rogue ninja. If I don't take advantage of Konoha Ninjas, who should I take advantage of?"
Yahiko thought about it and found it somewhat logical, but then he discarded those fallacies.
"Uchiha Ryou, since you've joined the Akatsuki, you should be clear about the Akatsuki's purpose. We are a peace organization for the sake of world peace. We must not have any actions that provoke war."
Ryou shouted, "Don't give me that nonsense. What right do you have to lecture me? The entire the Akatsuki is resting on my shoulders."
"The words 'world peace' are not for you to say."
Konan barked, "Why are we not qualified? The Akatsuki was founded by us."
Ryou said, "So what if you founded it? Could you have recruited so many people without my Medical Ninjutsu?"
"These past few days, I've had to use up a life every day just to help you expand the scale of the Akatsuki."
"Fine, now that the reputation is established, you three want to pick the peaches!"
Yahiko barked, "Uchiha Ryou, enough. We haven't even settled the score with you for killing those spies!"
Ryou pointed at Yahiko's nose and cursed, "Settle your damn score. Do you think I'm a Jinchuriki? Chakra doesn't just come from thin air."
"If I don't absorb people, where will the Chakra come from? If I don't absorb people, can I take care of so many patients?"
The Land of Rain is located between the Three Great Nations; it's a place of chaotic war, full of the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.
It's cloudy all year round, and rheumatism is common.
Yahiko asked Ryou to save people, and Ryou did, but there were too many people. Since the Akatsuki provided free treatment, people from surrounding towns rushed over when they heard there were ultrasounds.
Ryou's life clones aren't machines; they disappear when their Chakra is exhausted, so Ryou had Candy capture those spies to absorb them.