Ryun did not know that his small trick would completely divert Uchiha Madara's attention. This could be considered an accidental success...
The White Zetsu clones, Spiral Zetsu, and the hidden Black Zetsu were all stationed at the small town at that time, so they had no chance to monitor Ryun near the Konoha camp.
Of course, monitoring an elite jonin like him required powerful stealth abilities. Ordinary White Zetsu could not infiltrate enemy territory without being detected by sensory ninja.
After all, the Konoha camp had many sensory type ninjas.
Hyuga, Yamanaka, Inuzuka, Aburame, etc. There were all kinds of sensory ninjas... Now was wartime, with several squads of sensory ninjas responsible for security patrols every day.
The risk of being discovered was high, and monitoring Ryun's daily activities did not have much significance...
"As expected, it's not that easy to succeed..."
After receiving the news of his shadow clone's explosion, Ryun did not show any surprise. He did this simply because he did not want Uchiha Madara to have things too easy.
With so many White Zetsu guarding Nagato, it was almost impossible for Ryun to obtain the Rinnegan with his current abilities. He could not think of any good solutions for now.
Days passed one after another. In the blink of an eye, two and a half months went by.
In an empty uninhabited area, Ryun, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade stood facing each other.
The four of them had rare free time. Being bored and having little entertainment in the camp, at Jiraiya's suggestion, they prepared to have an unfriendly sparring match with bets...
"Ryun, don't bring your chakra blade... This thing is hard to control, too dangerous..."
Jiraiya laughed awkwardly and spoke. He felt using kunai against Ryun's Chidori Katana would put him at a big disadvantage. A slight mistake could even result in his body being cut.
This blade had already drunk its fill of Rain ninja blood on the battlefield, witnessed by Konoha ninja and the three of them. An ordinary weapon could not block its sharpness when imbued with Chidori lightning.
"You really have no shame, do you? Bullying someone younger and still making such demands?" Orochimaru glared at him.
"Hey hey... Strength cannot be measured by age. Besides, not using summoning jutsu is already giving him an advantage..."
"Also, this kid Ryun has jonin level strength. How can he still be considered a child? Hahaha..."
Jiraiya laughed loudly, his thick skin shocking everyone.
"Tch... Orochimaru is right, Jiraiya you really have no shame!" Tsunade could not help but scold.
Seeing the three start bickering again, Ryun shook his head and smiled. "Fine, I won't use the chakra blade then..."
Ryun placed the chakra blade on a large rock nearby.
"Hehe... Now each of us throws one die. Those with the same number form a team, or the two with the highest numbers form a team..."
Jiraiya took out four dice and explained the rules cheerfully.
Seeing the dice in Jiraiya's hand, a certain gambling addict immediately had shining eyes and itchy hands...
Soon, each of them got one die and threw them on the ground at the same time.
Orochimaru rolled a 6, Jiraiya rolled a 4, Ryun rolled a 3, and Tsunade, the infamous 'gambling loser', rolled a 1...
"Haha, Orochimaru and I are a team, Tsunade and Ryun are a team..." Jiraiya could not help but laugh, feeling this match was already won.
Jiraiya + Orochimaru VS Tsunade + Ryun. This sparring match had been agreed beforehand, with bets as high as 2 million ryo...
How rich Ryun was, the Sannin all knew. Recently he had won large amounts of cash from them playing cards (especially from Tsunade). Right now, he had the most cash on hand!
"Ah... Why am I so unlucky!!!" Tsunade held her head, full of complaints.
"This kid usually has such good luck, why only a 3 today!"
Tsunade looked at Ryun with dissatisfaction.
"Like I want to be on your team?" Ryun muttered quietly.
"What did you say, you little brat? I don't care, if we lose, you have to pay my share..." Tsunade started acting shamelessly before the fight even began.
She was heavily in debt now, possibly could not even take out 10,000 ryo. Losing another 1 million ryo might make her jump off a building...
She did not think teaming with Ryun could defeat Jiraiya and Orochimaru working together.
"Hahaha, internal conflict before the fight even starts?" Jiraiya looked very pleased with himself.
"Shut up!!!" Tsunade glared angrily.
"Fine fine, let's just start..." Ryun waved his hand helplessly.
He knew exactly how much money this woman had. A gambling addict's money had almost all gone into his pockets. Her shamelessness was somewhat understandable...
As soon as he finished speaking, Tsunade suddenly threw out a large number of poison needles without warning.
She was too desperate for money, too desperate to win.
Orochimaru kicked Jiraiya, who was not ready yet, out of the way and dodged the senbon himself.
"Cheap shot!!!"
Jiraiya glared at Tsunade. This woman was too sneaky.
Tsunade was very skilled with poison. If those poison needles had hit, Jiraiya and Orochimaru would have been helpless for a short time.
"Lucky for you, big dummy." Tsunade smiled.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru moved while she was talking, immediately using a deadly technique without holding back.
Over a dozen venomous snakes bit toward Tsunade.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Ryun stepped in front of her, quickly forming hand signs and spitting out a massive fireball.
The fireball instantly swallowed the snakes and continued toward his teacher.
"Not bad, little brother!" Tsunade patted his shoulder smilingly.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!" Jiraiya used an earth jutsu to block the incoming fireball.
Boom!!!
The fireball exploded upon hitting the wall. The Sannin and Ryun all sprang into action immediately.
Orochimaru: "Take down Tsunade first!"
Jiraiya: "Take down Ryun first!"
They spoke almost simultaneously. Both knew the principle of 'picking the soft persimmon first'. Orochimaru thought Tsunade should be dealt with first, but Jiraiya felt Ryun was weaker and should be taken out first...
Their opinions completely differed now.
"Help me hold off Orochimaru first. After I take down Jiraiya, I'll come help you!" Tsunade felt she was 'the village's only hope'.
"Uh..."
The two on this side reached a consensus.
"Earth Style: Earth Spears!"
Orochimaru formed hand signs and slammed the ground. Sharp earth spikes shot up under Ryun and Tsunade's feet.
Both jumped away immediately.
"Ninja Art: Hair Needle Senbon!"
Jiraiya crouched like a toad. His hair hardened and shot out like needles toward Ryun in midair.
He still thought they should focus fire on Ryun first.
"Tch..."
Orochimaru was very dissatisfied with Jiraiya's target choice, since Ryun had the Three Tomoe Sharingan. How could this attack work?
During a dangerous mission, Ryun had revealed his Three Tomoe Sharingan to Orochimaru. His knowledge meant Tsunade and Jiraiya also knew.
The Sannin had long suspected he had the Sharingan, but the Three Tomoe still shocked them for a long time when it appeared.
Ryun's eyes now glowed red. With his powerful visual prowess, he immediately drew a kunai and deflected the dense hair needles.
"Die!"
Tsunade leaped up and delivered a Heavenly Foot of Pain straight down at the crouching white-haired 'toad'.