Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan looked at the members of the Akatsuki in shock; they even felt like Ryou was the leader of the Akatsuki.
Ryou hid behind a group of the Akatsuki members and snickered secretly, because every time he treated someone, he would secretly activate his Sharingan to give them a mental suggestion.
"I am the boss, I am the boss!"
With Ryou's three tomoe level Sharingan, plus Madara's Sharingan Training Scroll, he could even brainwash a Jonin.
Not to mention these third-rate, crippled Ninjas of the Akatsuki.
The more these members of the Akatsuki looked at Yahiko, the more of an eyesore he became. What could this Orange Hair do?
Every time there was a fight, it seemed Nagato was the one charging at the very front, and Konan's gentleness and kindness were also a lubricant that could comfort everyone's traumatized souls.
Orange Hair only knew how to talk big, saying things like peace would come, there would be bread, and there would be milk.
Where were the improvements?
How great it would be if Ryou-sama were the boss; with a little zap from his small hand, the back no longer ached, the legs no longer hurt, and the brain was gone too.
Orange Hair should hurry up and vacate the position to let Ryou-sama sit there.
Ryou quickly reached out to suppress the noise in the cave: "Everyone, stop talking. It's only right for the leader to doubt me."
"This is also for everyone's good. After all, my background hasn't been cleared yet. What if I'm a bad person?"
Seeing Ryou being so respectful, Yahiko couldn't help but give him a grateful look.
The members of the Akatsuki all looked up to Ryou's character.
"Ryou-sama is truly a great philanthropist. To be so tolerant after having his character slandered like that—if it were me, I would have fought to the death long ago."
"A true saint! Having Ryou-sama in the Akatsuki is like a fish having water."
After a while, the trio of Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan took Ryou to a stone room behind the cave.
As soon as they entered and closed the door, Konan held a Paper shuriken against Ryou's neck and said with full alertness: "Speak, who are you?"
Ryou shouted: "This is bad! The leader and the others are going to use torture to extract a confession!"
Hearing this, the members of the Akatsuki outside the cave immediately rushed over.
"Yahiko, Nagato, how can you harm Ryou-sama?"
"Yeah, Ryou-sama healed my leg; he's like my second parent. You absolutely cannot harm my father!"
"Yahiko, you... you're just jealous of Ryou-sama's virtue and talent, fearing he'll take your position as leader, so you're preparing to make a move against him."
The members of the Akatsuki surrounded the stone room, so Konan quickly let go of Ryou and pulled him over to sit down.
Yahiko kept explaining outside, saying they wouldn't force a confession from Ryou, and if Ryou really had the ability, what would be the harm in handing over the position of leader?
Seeing Ryou being served tea and water respectfully by Konan, the members of the Akatsuki finally felt at ease.
After everyone had left.
Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan surrounded Ryou like tigers watching their prey.
Ryou sipped his tea, not panicking at all.
Konan snorted: "You are definitely not a wandering Ninja. You definitely have a conspiracy for coming to the Akatsuki. Speak up."
Ryou put down his teacup, while Nagato's Rinnegan stayed alert to Ryou's every move.
The instinct of the Rinnegan wouldn't be wrong; this person was dangerous, exceptionally dangerous.
Ryou chuckled inwardly; he had only just arrived at the Akatsuki and had already bewitched so many people. If he stayed for a few more days, the leader's position would be his.
He then looked at Konan.
Konan had blue-violet hair with a light blue paper flower on the right side, adding a touch of soft beauty to her.
Her face was delicate, her features exquisite, and her light orange-yellow eyes were clear and bright.
No wonder Nagato was so skin and bones in the later stages; after all, having an obedient Konan, it's only natural to be skin and bones.
The Akatsuki had two great treasures: one was Nagato's Rinnegan, and the other was the beauty Konan.
Konan blushed slightly under Ryou's gaze from his ink-black, narrow phoenix eyes; this kind of handsomeness was truly something a girl couldn't resist.
These eyes seemed to have a magical power that bewitched people's hearts.
Yahiko quickly blocked the way in front of Konan, staying alert to Ryou.
Ryou shouted at Yahiko: "Yahiko, what are you doing? Move out of the way, don't block me from looking at Konan."
Yahiko remained alert: "Ryou, you're not allowed to look at Konan."
Ryou got up and moved to Yahiko's side, staring hard at Konan: "I'll look if I want to! My eyes are on my own body; can you control me?"
Konan covered her face and echoed Yahiko: "You're not allowed to look!"
"Fine, fine, fine. If you won't let me look at you, then I'll look at Nagato."
Ryou stared at Nagato.
Nagato's right eye socket was covered by long red hair, revealing only the Rinnegan on the left—a pair of purple, rippled eyes.
Was Nagato so bold as to actually show the Rinnegan?
Ryou was puzzled at first, but then he realized it was because the Rinnegan wasn't as well-known as the Byakugan and Sharingan.
The Rinnegan was just a legend, and even the Sage of Six Paths was just a legend.
Not many people in this world knew about the Rinnegan; Ryūzetsu's eyes were also the same type of rippled eyes as Nagato's.
There were many people with strange and unique eyes in the Ninja World.
Staring at the Rinnegan like this, Ryou couldn't help himself; he even started drooling.
Ryou's greedy, lecherous look directly frightened Nagato, who quickly hid behind Yahiko.
Yahiko protected Konan and Nagato, shouting at Ryou: "Ryou, don't give me that crap. Speak up, where are you from?"
Ryou picked up his teacup and sipped the tea slowly, then answered Yahiko: "Is it important? Yahiko, who I am isn't important. What's important is what I can bring to the Akatsuki."
"Tell me, how much profit would a Medical Ninja with Medical Ninjutsu comparable to Konoha's Tsunade bring to the Akatsuki?"
"..."
The trio of Yahiko remained silent.
Not to mention the future, for now, besides the trio of Yahiko, the members of the Akatsuki had basically been brainwashed by Ryou.
Was it because they had no brains?
No, this was the reliance brought by a top-tier Medical Ninja.
Ninjas were all glass cannons; having a Medical Ninja in the team allowed Ninjas to fight a hearty battle without worrying about their injuries.
When Konoha and Sunagakure were at war, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa once personally led the Shadow Guard to attack Tsunade.
Because Tsunade was the most important source of morale for the Konoha Ninjas; as long as Tsunade was there, everyone could fight without any burden.
Without Tsunade, Konoha's morale would drop by at least half.
As long as the Akatsuki made Ryou's superb Medical Ninjutsu known, the people coming to join the Akatsuki would definitely crowd the cave.
Perhaps even Hanzou would lead the Amegakure army to snatch him away.
This was the irreplaceable value of a top-tier Medical Ninja.
Konan spoke to break the silence: "But we can't trust you. Why would someone with such Medical Ninjutsu come to a small organization like our the Akatsuki?"
"You have only one goal!"
Konan and Yahiko both looked toward Nagato's eyes.
Ryou quickly denied it: "I'm definitely not here for Nagato's Rinnegan. I came to pursue Miss Konan."
"Bah!"
Konan pointed at Ryou and cursed: "You even found out about Nagato's eyes, and you still say it's for me."
"Nagato, let's catch him, gag him, and interrogate him properly."
Ryou was unprepared and was tied up with ropes by the trio in just a few moves.
Konan put on a fierce look and glared at Ryou: "Speak up, who sent you? How do you know about Nagato's Rinnegan?"
Konan's fierce look wasn't scary at all; instead, it was somewhat cute.
Yahiko and Nagato both looked at Konan instinctively.