"Arrogant!"
Ryou's words were more than the Konoha Ninja could bear. Some of them couldn't help but glare into Ryou's eyes in anger.
With just one look, they were controlled.
"Lord Ryou is right, Uchiha Madara is the true savior of the Ninja World."
"Hokage-sama, let's surrender! Although Lady Biwako is a bit old, she still has her charm. Let's offer her to Lord Madara!"
"Yeah, I'm also willing to offer my wife."
"Minato, don't just stand there. Go home and give Kushina to Lord Ryou. Yuhi Shinku, don't let your daughter follow Asuma anymore; following Lord Ryou is much more promising!"
Veins popped on the Third Hokage's forehead. Is there no end to this?
The Hyuga brothers quickly used the Gentle Fist to help release the Genjutsu from the controlled Ninjas.
"Father!"
Kurenai looked at the Ninjas behind her who were controlled by the Sharingan and touched her father's palm in fear.
Kurenai taught Kurenai: "Kurenai, don't be afraid. Look into Ryou's eyes. One day you will face Uchiha enemies."
That day wouldn't be far off. Uchiha Madara had been resurrected, and the Uchiha Clan was once again a hidden threat to the Village.
The Ninja World would once again fall into the fear of the Sharingan.
Kurenai summoned her courage and looked into Ryou's Sharingan.
Seeing a little girl dare to look into his eyes, Ryou glared back. Kurenai was immediately struck by the spiritual energy of the Sharingan, and then she turned to look at Yuhi Shinku.
"Father, I want to marry Ryou!"
"Although the seniority isn't right, we've already discussed it. He'll call you 'Dad', and you'll call him 'Junior'."
Yuhi Shinku was somewhat indignant but still reminded Kurenai: "Kurenai, wake up! Do you remember what I told you about how to release Genjutsu on your own?"
A look of struggle appeared on Kurenai's face, and she gradually stopped talking nonsense.
The Third Hokage looked at Ryou with a frown: "It shouldn't be possible. He has cast so many Genjutsu; the Sharingan's ocular power should have been exhausted by now."
Many Jonin also noticed this problem.
That was... Ryou's Sharingan didn't seem to be under any strain at all.
When the Uchiha Clan uses the Sharingan to cast Genjutsu, it's not just a glare; they have to release their ocular power.
Ocular power is a combination of spiritual energy and the Sharingan's Chakra.
People of the Uchiha Clan cannot keep the Sharingan active indefinitely, because just keeping it active consumes Chakra, let alone the consumption of ocular power.
Generally speaking, after an Uchiha Jonin activates the Sharingan, casting about ten Genjutsu would exhaust their ocular power.
If they also had to perform Ninjutsu, they would probably fall asleep like Kakashi after just a few techniques.
But Ryou?!
From the beginning until now, from Asuma to Kuromaru, he had cast at least twenty.
As long as anyone dared to look him in the eye, he would cast a Genjutsu.
Does he really have that much Chakra and ocular power?
"Hizashi!"
"Understood, Hokage-sama!"
While Hiashi helped others release Genjutsu, Hizashi activated his Byakugan to observe Ryou's Chakra situation.
He couldn't help but be shocked: "Hokage-sama, Ryou's Chakra is seven times that of an ordinary Jonin!"
"What?!"
Senju Gyokushun couldn't help but widen his eyes. Isn't this the excessive Chakra constitution that only the Senju and Uzumaki possess? How could an Uchiha have so much Chakra?
Seeing Hyuga Hizashi activate his Byakugan across from him, Ryou knew he was observing his Chakra and immediately became angry.
"Hizashi, who told you to peek? What if you see my big treasure? Turn it off now!"
Did Ryou have a lot of Chakra?
Yes!
Although the Uchiha Clan's Chakra is not as vast as that of the Senju and Uzumaki Clans, it is still two or three times more than that of an ordinary Ninja.
Originally, after Ryou cured his hereditary disease, his Chakra was already at the Jonin level. Having returned to his late teens, a prime age of vitality, his Chakra was naturally more than an average Jonin's.
Additionally, Ryou had fused with White Zetsu cells, gaining a massive amount of Chakra.
His current Chakra is more than ten times that of an ordinary Ninja.
As for why Hizashi said seven times, it's because he had consumed a portion by casting Genjutsu on everyone he saw.
And this was just his Spore Clone.
A life spore can give Ryou an extra life.
Even if Ryou's Chakra is completely exhausted, he will be resurrected as long as he consumes a life spore. To some extent, the original Ryou's Chakra depends on the life spores, making it effectively infinite.
As for ocular power, it represents Yin Release, which is spiritual energy.
Yin and Yang complement each other; the Senju Clan's Yang Release can replenish the Uchiha's Yin Release.
In the original series, Obito used Kamui like it was free, and his intangibility could last for five minutes, all thanks to the White Zetsu cells on the right side of his body.
And White Zetsu cells are essentially special modified forms of Hashirama cells; Obito was equivalent to having transplanted Hashirama cells with powerful auxiliary functions.
Although he didn't have Hashirama-level Wood Release, he had a Hashirama-level passive skill—Creation Rebirth.
Ryou also has White Zetsu cells in his body.
His White Zetsu cells were not a transplant like Obito's, but a domineering fusion through the Chimera Technique.
The adaptation rate is better than Obito's; at least his skin doesn't show the color of White Zetsu.
The Third Hokage asked Hizashi again: "Hizashi, is there anything unusual nearby? For example, Uchiha Madara's Chakra."
The Third Hokage was afraid that Uchiha Madara was lurking behind Ryou, so he hadn't made a move yet, allowing Ryou to be so arrogant.
Otherwise, he would have grabbed his weapons and attacked long ago.
Hizashi's Byakugan scanned the surroundings and suddenly discovered a source of Chakra hidden deep beneath the ground nearby.
That kind of Chakra was somewhat similar to Ryou's; it was green and full of vitality.
Just as Hizashi was about to look closer, the presence vanished. Hizashi suspected he had seen wrongly.
He answered the Third Hokage: "Hokage-sama, no sign of Uchiha Madara's Chakra has been found so far!"
If not, then how did Ryou dare to provoke the Konoha army alone?
The Third Hokage didn't think of the Ryou in front of him as a clone. If a clone had Chakra far exceeding an ordinary Jonin, wouldn't his main body be a Tailed Beast incarnation?
"You're still so arrogant even without Uchiha Madara here. If Uchiha Madara were here, wouldn't you be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Sage of Six Paths?"
"Go! Capture this kid and interrogate him for information about Uchiha Madara."
Seeing the Konoha army across from him preparing to move, Ryou quickly shouted for them to stop: "Wait, wait, I still have something to say!"
"Hold on!"
The Third Hokage signaled the Ninjas to stop. He looked at Ryou and said, "Ryou, what else do you have to say?"
Ryou cleared his throat and then said seriously, "I hereby declare the start of the Fourth Great Ninja War. We, the Uchiha, will eliminate the Five Great Nations and completely end the fate of the Ninja World."
Anko shouted, "But the Third Great Ninja War isn't over yet. Can we wait until the Third Great Ninja War ends before talking about this?"
Ryou nodded: "That makes sense. You guys fight first, and after you're done, we'll fight!"
The Third Hokage frowned: "Go, capture him."
Uchiha Madara has been resurrected; what's the point of fighting the war? Are they supposed to wait for him to pick them off one by one?
Minato was the first to rush toward Ryou, pulling out a Kunai and stabbing at Ryou's head.
Ryou quickly shifted his position the moment Minato appeared. Minato's Kunai stabbed Ryou's shoulder, and bright red blood sprayed out.
Ryou quickly flipped backward several times, the White Zetsu cells in his body rapidly repairing the injured area.
"Minato, god damn it, why are you always the fastest? Are you this fast with Kushina too?"
Minato was a bit annoyed but still suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "Ryou, was Obito captured by Uchiha Madara?"
When Minato left, a strange person with half of his face disfigured had rushed toward him. Minato hadn't seen clearly at the time.
Thinking back later, he realized it was Obito.