"Natsuhi of Hoshigakure; Kurenai, Shizune, and Yūgao Uzuki of Konoha; Samui and Mabui of Kumogakure."
"Alright, that's all! If you lose, you must hand them over to me to be my female slaves!"
"Or, if you hand them over, I will withdraw from the conflict between the Shinobi Allied Forces and Uchiha Madara."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Shinobi Allied Forces instantly erupted in angry huffs.
If Ryou were on a killing spree, no one would have any objections, because his style was known to be terrifying.
But Ryou wanted women, specifically stunning female Shinobi, and Natsuhi among them was already a married woman with a child.
For Ryou to still be eyeing her, he was truly the lowest of the low, a beast among beasts.
Shinobi are people who restrain their own desires to protect their Village and country from the shadows.
Even rogue Shinobi usually wear their headbands, adhere to rules, and restrain their own desires.
But Ryou—is this really the kind of soldier Konoha raised, a Shinobi who defected from the Uchiha Clan?
The eyes of the entire Allied Forces shifted toward the Konoha sector, specifically the Uchiha Clan's Police Force.
The Uchiha Clan was utterly humiliated!
Disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful!
Ryou was still wearing clothes bearing the Uchiha Clan's crest; everything he did and every statement he made could not be separated from the Uchiha Clan.
If Ryou had the ambition to conquer the world or destroy it, everyone would at least admire his ambition.
But he didn't; he just wanted women!
That was just embarrassing!
Itachi felt so awkward he wanted to crawl into a hole.
Uncle is truly too repressed!
How are Mother and I supposed to face anyone in the future?
It wasn't just the Allied Forces who were angry; the female Shinobi named by Ryou were also furious.
Before they could even speak up, their admirers jumped out to loudly condemn Ryou.
For Kurenai, it was Asuma.
He jumped out, drew his Flying Swallow, and pointed it at Ryou: "Uchiha Ryou, do you have any sense of Shinobi integrity at all?"
"Kurenai is the daughter of your former superior, Yuhi Shinku, and Yuhi Shinku treated you with kindness!"
Ryou spread his hands: "Since Yuhi Shinku treated me with kindness, I'll marry his daughter and take care of him in his old age!"
Kurenai followed closely behind, jumping out and cursing: "Uchiha Ryou, you inherently evil and lecherous Uchiha, I will absolutely never marry you."
"Just you wait, I've already begun to master my Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, and I'll make sure you get what's coming to you!"
"Just begun, so that means you haven't mastered it yet?"
Ryou retorted.
"This... this..."
Kurenai stammered; to have achieved some success in such a short time, she could already be considered a genius in genjutsu.
But compared to Ryou's cheat-like rapid progress, it was hardly worth mentioning.
Ryou mocked Kurenai, who looked somewhat ashamed: "Kurenai, if you don't have the talent, go back; don't come out here and make a fool of yourself."
Kurenai's eyes turned red. Thinking of her past experiences of being taken advantage of by Ryou, and the fact that he hadn't given her any face in front of so many people, she burst into tears.
Shizune quickly hugged Kurenai, letting her lean into her arms to comfort her.
Asuma shouted angrily: "Uchiha Ryou, you actually made Kurenai cry! Do you have any gentlemanly conduct at all?"
Gentlemanly conduct?!
Ryou was puzzled. He often made women cry, but the tears usually flowed from other places.
Gentlemanly conduct was something Ryou simply didn't possess.
Gekkō Hayate wanted to jump out to speak for his childhood sweetheart, but was stopped by Yūgao.
"Gekkō Hayate, don't go; you won't even be able to withstand a single look from him."
Gekkō Hayate obediently returned, becoming the incompetent Gekkō Hayate.
The people of Kumogakure had the shortest tempers, and Samui and Mabui had many admirers.
Upon hearing that their goddesses had been claimed by Ryou, they couldn't hold back anymore and insisted on rushing up to risk their lives against him.
If the Jonin hadn't stopped them, Ryou would already be kneeling on the ground, begging them not to die!
The most incompetent one was Natsuhi's husband—Hotaru.
The people Ryou had pointed out earlier were unmarried girls, but Natsuhi was clearly a married woman.
Ryou wanted to steal Hotaru's wife, and Hotaru was furious, wanting to rush out and fight Ryou to the death.
But Natsuhi grabbed his hand: "Hotaru, don't be impulsive; you are no match for Uchiha Ryou."
"But..."
Hotaru wanted to say something, but was helplessly held back by Natsuhi.
The Shinobi of Hoshigakure, led by Akahoshi, watched the beautiful Natsuhi from the side, and many Shinobi in the Shinobi Allied Forces were also looking at her.
Mature and carrying a hint of maternal charm, Natsuhi was even more eye-catching, making people want to call her "Mom."
This was Ryou's top pick; her beauty could not be compared to that of ordinary women.
As expected, the Sharingan sees women quite clearly.
Some female Shinobi felt a bit envious; from today on, these female Shinobi named by Ryou would become famous.
So many people in the Shinobi Allied Forces would remember their beautiful faces, and it would spread throughout the Shinobi World.
Perhaps even the Daimyo and nobles would want to see what the beauties targeted by Ryou looked like.
Akahoshi harbored a bit of ambition in his heart: what if—he gave Natsuhi to Ryou? Then he could become Ryou's man and gain greater power and influence!
No, that wouldn't do; wait, wait until the situation stabilizes!
It's no wonder Akahoshi would think this way; in the original animation, Akahoshi was a bad seed who would even kill the Third Hoshikage, who had taught him Ninjutsu, just for the position of Hoshikage.
For the sake of power and strength, there was nothing Akahoshi wouldn't do!
On the side of Kumogakure.
Mabui was somewhat angry: "This detestable Uchiha Ryou really is as lecherous as the rumors say."
There was no expression on Samui's face; she was an ice beauty—cold on the outside, gentle on the inside, and a woman of few words.
Her face showed no anger, only calmness: "It's not surprising; he once asked the Raikage to have our Land of Lightning offer him one hundred beauties."
"Otherwise, he would invade the Land of Lightning!"
Mabui snorted: "Impossible; Kumogakure will never sell its dignity in exchange for peace."
Samui said very rationally: "Actually, the conservative faction of the Village really wants to agree, because that would allow them to obtain the Uchiha Clan's excellent bloodline."
Mabui was suddenly stunned.
That's right; Kumogakure's most powerful bloodlines have always been the constitution of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, passed down from the Sage of Six Paths, and the physical constitution of the Yotsuki Clan that is suited for Lightning Release.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku could devour the Tailed Beast's chakra to obtain the Tailed Beast cloak.
Such a constitution could also be seen as a type of Sage Body, but their descendants did not inherit this trait.
This constitution was an exception unique to Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
And the Yotsuki Clan's Lightning Release constitution was only prominent in the Raikage's lineage.
It simply couldn't compare to the powerful Sharingan and the all-seeing Byakugan.
The storm in the Shinobi World stirred up by Madara and Ryou this time had made Kumogakure extremely interested in the Sharingan.
The Byakugan was very effective at countering Kumogakure's Shinobi taijutsu.
The Sharingan's genjutsu could also cause Kumogakure's Shinobi to suffer heavy losses.
Konoha really had too many good things.
If Ryou wanted one hundred beauties from the Land of Lightning, with the additional condition that the children born would belong to the Land of Lightning.
Then even the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning would find a way to bestow his most beautiful concubines upon Ryou.
Because in front of the poor, women are expensive, but in front of those with power and influence, women are cheap.
This was a two-way street.
For example, women who wear low-cut tops like to cover their chests—they are afraid of the poor seeing, yet afraid of the rich not seeing.