After a while, the Candy beside Ryou exploded with a bang and was summoned to Takigakure by Konan.
Ryou then formed hand seals, creating a Spore Clone to watch over Sasori and Shukaku.
He instructed Nekomata and Snowy: "Snowy, Nekomata, once I'm gone, you take Shukaku to the Hidden Rain Village."
"Yes!"
After a few breaths, Ryou felt a summoning power from afar and was subsequently summoned by Candy.
...
Takigakure.
With Candy's summoning, Ryou appeared in Takigakure, thousands of miles away.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Candy's summoning smoke.
Jiraiya, Shisui, Kakuzu, Konoha Anbu, Takigakure Shinobi, Nagato, Konan...
As the smoke dissipated, a deep red figure suddenly appeared.
Kakuzu's pupils dilated: "Uchiha Madara!!"
At Kakuzu's words, the Konoha Anbu members felt as if they were facing a great enemy, their legs trembling.
Even Shisui drew his Shinobi blade, warily watching the red shadow within the smoke.
This person wore deep red Sengoku samurai armor, with matching deep red shoulder plates. Beneath the armor was a black undershirt, and black wrist guards were worn on both wrists.
Jiraiya shook his head: "No, it's not Uchiha Madara, it's Uchiha Ryou!"
Ryou had taken the time to put on his war armor formed from spore; this armor was originally modeled after Madara's samurai armor.
At first glance, it really did look a bit like Madara, but there were still significant differences between Ryou's appearance and Madara's.
Madara has long, jet-black hair, while Ryou has the Uchiha Clan's signature spiky hair, with a few strands falling over his forehead, outlining a handsome profile.
The corners of his eyes were slightly upturned, carrying the unique arrogance and detachment of the Uchiha Clan.
With a high nose bridge and distinct lip lines, he was a standard handsome man of the Uchiha Clan.
Most peculiar were those red eyes; the bottom of the pupils looked like congealed blood, with a pitch-black dot in the center.
Three crescent-shaped tomoe were arranged in an equilateral triangle, slowly rotating on the crimson background, cold and intimidating.
Jiraiya and his group did not dare to look into Ryou's eyes.
Only Shisui dared to look directly at his Sharingan.
Shisui looked at Ryou with a complex expression: "Ryou-senpai..."
Ryou looked at Shisui, and the Seven-Tails behind Shisui that seemed to be controlled by the Mangekyo Sharingan, and said with some emotion: "Shisui, your talent really makes me jealous!"
Shisui is only about 11 or 12 years old now, yet he possesses the Uchiha's supreme Kekkei Genkai—the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Moreover, Shisui had awakened these eyes several years ago.
Before this, Shisui's talent wasn't actually at the top of his generation; he had a teammate whose talent was even higher than Shisui's.
Shisui was somewhat jealous of the other's talent, his personality being like Sasuke's when he saw Naruto revealing his talent.
When he saw Ryou, he would even despise him as a "humorous Uchiha" and wanted Ryou to shine his shoes.
Because of the intense guilt from failing to save his close friend, he then awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
His Shinobi stats increased significantly, and his entire personality became cheerful and gentle.
He was completely different from the arrogant guy he was before.
No wonder Tobirama said the Uchiha Clan are all a bunch of lunatics; after awakening their eyes, their entire personality changes as if they've become a different person.
Shisui is like this, and Obito is like this too.
But Shisui's was a positive change, from bad to good, while most others are negative changes.
Shisui tried to persuade Ryou: "Ryou-senpai, I never believed that you, who came from a Medical Shinobi background, would betray your own Shinobi way."
"I've read Hiruko's file; he has long been an evil person whose Shinobi way has fallen, but Ryou-senpai is not."
"I believe that in Ryou-senpai's heart, the love of the Uchiha is still hidden."
"Ryou-senpai, you are the pride of the Uchiha. Come back! Join us in dealing with Uchiha Madara."
Ryou had been kind to Shisui.
After awakening the Mangekyo, Shisui fought on the front lines of Kirigakure; sometimes when he fell into a predicament, he couldn't help but use the power of the Mangekyo.
But the Mangekyo Sharingan is a double-edged sword; while possessing powerful dōjutsu, it also has irreversible side effects.
Every time the exclusive dōjutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan is used, it suffers irreversible damage, with vision gradually blurring and eyes bleeding.
Shisui's eyes bleeding after using Kotoamatsukami on the Seven-Tails just now was proof.
Without the neutralization of Yang energy, every time Shisui uses the Mangekyo Sharingan, he is moving one step closer to blindness.
Shisui didn't dare to find a Medical Shinobi for treatment because the Medical Shinobi at Konoha Hospital all have heavy Senju backgrounds.
Shisui could only turn to the only Medical Shinobi of the Uchiha Clan at the time, which was Ryou.
Ryou used Medical Ninjutsu to relieve the pain in Shisui's eyes.
Medical Ninjutsu is a nature transformation of Yang Release chakra, which has a certain suppressing effect on the side effects of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Therefore, Ryou has done Shisui a kindness, a debt that would take a lifetime to repay.
Shisui was looking forward to Ryou's return.
Jiraiya was also persuading him: "Ryou, as long as you can come back, the Fourth Hokage position is yours."
"Really?!"
Ryou was somewhat moved.
Jiraiya nodded fiercely: "Yes, I guarantee it with my Shinobi way. As long as you bring Tsunade back, I will support you to be the Fourth Hokage."
"Support your ass!"
Ryou spat at Jiraiya and then said: "Don't promise these flashy things; I want to see something practical."
"For example, the Monkey and Danzo committing suicide."
Jiraiya shook his head: "Impossible, stop joking around."
"If you can't do it, don't talk big."
Ryou then cast a Genjutsu on Jiraiya, Paradise of Bliss!
Jiraiya was instantly plunged into the world of the Genjutsu.
He really had no defense against this technique.
Seeing Jiraiya controlled by Ryou's Genjutsu, Shisui quickly placed his hand on Jiraiya's shoulder to release the Genjutsu for him.
After the Genjutsu was released, Jiraiya felt weak all over, finding it difficult even to open his eyes, feeling as if his body had been drained.
Kakuzu cursed: "Jiraiya, you useless trash, how did you get like this from a single Genjutsu?"
With dozens of people coming to suck you dry for several hours, would you still have any energy?
Jiraiya grumbled in his exhausted heart, but maintained his reputation on the surface: "Ryou, you brat, to actually use a Mangekyo-exclusive dōjutsu to attack me, how insidious!"
Ryou was stunned; Paradise of Bliss was just a regular Genjutsu, it's just that when cast with Ryou's near-Mangekyo Sharingan, an average Jonin couldn't block it.
But it couldn't be considered an exclusive dōjutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
If it were Tsukuyomi, Jiraiya would have been unable to stand on the spot.
Jiraiya shouted: "But don't think you're the only one who can cast Genjutsu."
Jiraiya formed hand seals and let out a toad croak at Ryou.
"Genjutsu: Icha Icha Paradise!"