Kiyomi saw the hostility in Ryou's eyes and took a step back in fear.
Ryou thought to himself.
In the current Ninja World, Madara, who had obtained the Rinnegan, was already the strongest person below the Six Paths. The Ninja World would be shaped in Madara's image.
As a top general under Madara, Ryou naturally gained a portion of control over the Ninja World.
When the time came, he would kill that incompetent husband Fugaku and take care of Mikoto's family himself.
Minato as well; he had opposed Ryou several times and was already seeking his own death.
After Minato dies, I shall take care of your wife, so do not worry.
Ryou regained his pleasant expression and smiled at Kiyomi.
But that smile was even more evil, frightening even a Ninja like Chizu.
This was the kind of psychopathic "I don't eat beef" smile!
Ryou approached Kiyomi: "Kiyomi, where is your husband?"
Kiyomi said sadly, "He was caught in a Ninja battle and unfortunately passed away."
"Great!"
Ryou was pleasantly surprised.
Kiyomi was suddenly stunned: "What?!"
Ryou quickly thought through all the terrible things that had happened in his life, put on a sad expression, and embraced Kiyomi.
"Kiyomi, I am also a Ninja. I am sorry for your husband who was caught in the war."
"To express my apology, you should give birth to the child! I will raise it!"
Kiyomi felt Ryou's somewhat warm embrace. After so many days of being in a daze, she finally had something to lean on.
Tsunade's embrace, after all, could not compare to a masculine reliance.
"Thank you, thank you!"
Kiyomi was now deep within a terrorist organization. Seeing how Tsunade was bound, she knew Tsunade couldn't even protect herself.
Kiyomi wasn't afraid of the enemy's cruel methods; she was only afraid she wouldn't be able to protect the child in her womb.
The fetus in her womb was her everything. She was willing to pay any price to save its life.
Ryou's promise was the greatest lifesaving medicine for Kiyomi.
"Mmm-mmm-mmm—"
Tsunade struggled hard because Ryou was facing her while holding Kiyomi.
Tsunade could see the evil smile on Ryou's face.
Granduncle was right; the Uchiha are a bunch of naturally evil people.
Ryou led them toward Konan's direction. On the way, he became furious after hearing about the abuse Kiyomi suffered from the Kusagakure "Grass Fruit" faction.
He had all the White Zetsu clones surround the Kusagakure Ninjas.
"Who told you to take advantage of my Kiyomi? Snowy, hurry up and dig a pit. Bury them all!"
Snowy immediately used Earth Release to dig a pit.
Kiyomi's face was a bit shy and also a bit reluctant, because Ryou's words directly declared his sovereignty over her, and she still had feelings for her husband.
Although he was just an ordinary person, he had tried his best to protect her.
But a woman like Kiyomi was destined to be an appendage of the strong. Being valued by a powerful person seemed like a stroke of luck for survival in such a chaotic world.
Kiyomi touched her belly, for the sake of the child, and also for—
Kiyomi glanced at the powerless Tsunade.
Also for Lady Tsunade, she could become Ryou's woman.
Kusagakure Leader and the 12 Zodiac Jonin all knelt before Ryou.
"Lord, Lord, we did not mistreat Lady Kiyomi!"
"Yes, ever since we learned of Lady Kiyomi's special constitution, we've been providing for her with good food and drink. Only the Village's Jonin were allowed to bite her skin."
"Ryou-sama, Lady Kiyomi was even allowed to have her own romance. Our Kusagakure is already considered merciful."
That was true. A woman with such a powerful bloodline falling into a cold-blooded Ninja Village would usually be reduced to a breeding machine.
Thinking about it that way, Kiyomi had indeed been treated well.
"Bah!"
Ryou stepped on Kusagakure Leader's head: "Don't give me that. Now your lives depend on Kiyomi's whim."
"Kiyomi, tell me, should I kill them? If you say kill, I will bury them all alive."
"..."
Kiyomi looked at Kusagakure Leader and the Village elders.
They used to be high-and-mighty figures, but now they were all kneeling on the ground, pleading with her with extremely humble gazes.
Was this the instantaneous change in status?
Kiyomi was a bit afraid of this power that came too easily. Her world was very simple and small.
"Ryou-sama, let... let them go! Not everyone in Kusagakure is bad. I was also taken care of by many people in the Village."
Kiyomi turned her gaze toward Chizu.
Chizu gave Kiyomi a grateful look. Although the "Grass Flower" and "Grass Fruit" were two factions with differing opinions.
But after all, they were from the same Village, all striving for the Village's growth, just in different ways.
If the "Grass Fruit" people were wiped out, Kusagakure wouldn't be able to achieve much with only the "Grass Flower" left.
Ryou nodded: "The death penalty is waived, but punishment is unavoidable. Once you get to Amegakure, you'll be specifically assigned to clean the toilets!"
They survived!
The Kusagakure Ninjas immediately shouted in relief, all casting grateful looks at Kiyomi.
They were truly thankful they hadn't used more extreme measures on Kiyomi, otherwise they'd all be dead meat now!
At the same time, they regretted not treating Kiyomi better and felt lucky for the kindness the "Grass Flower" had shown her.
They regretted even more not listening to the "Grass Flower" and insisting on boarding Madara's ship.
This grandfather and grandson pair, Madara and Uchiha Ryou, were truly not human!
One thought they were useless and wanted to kill them, and the other wanted to bury them alive for the sake of a woman.
Kusagakure Leader, Mui, two elite Jonin, plus the 12 elders was 14 Jonin.
Did this grandfather and grandson think Jonin were like common cabbages? To care so little!
Snowy climbed out of the pit gloomily: "If we're not killing anyone, why did I dig this hole?"
Ryou looked around, grabbed a White Zetsu clones, and buried it directly in the hole Snowy had dug.
Only then did Snowy feel a bit better.
"щ(ﾟДﾟщ)."
The White Zetsu clones in the ground was speechless.
Is White Zetsu not human? Does White Zetsu have no human rights?
It seemed Ryou was right; they weren't human and had no human rights.
Ryou took Tsunade and the others to where Konan and the rest were staying.
The original battlefield had already been flooded with water and begun to turn into a lake. Konan and the others had moved elsewhere.
The Akatsuki members couldn't find any of their comrades' bodies; they had all been destroyed into molecules by the Golden Wheel Rebirth Explosion. They could only return to the base to retrieve their comrades' former clothing and set up a Cenotaph.
The Akatsuki members were buried at the original the Akatsuki base.
As for Yahiko, Konan and Nagato took his belongings to the place where they used to train under Jiraiya.
They buried Yahiko in this place full of memories.
Ryou had Chizu and the Kusagakure people head to the Hidden Rain Village, then he took Kiyomi and Tsunade to see Konan and Nagato.
Because the previous Golden Wheel Rebirth Explosion had torn through the gloomy sky, the Land of Rain rarely had a sunny day.
The setting sun dyed the horizon a molten-gold orange, its afterglow flowing over the shimmering lake, soaking the clear water into a translucent amber.
Yahiko's grave was not prominent, just a mound of earth covered with a mix of fresh green and withered yellow weeds, with a rough green stone tablet standing in front.
Returning birds in the distance swept across the sky, leaving behind a few clear cries.
The shadow of the grave was stretched very, very long, overlapping with the shadows of the reeds by the lake, lying quietly in the twilight.
Nagato and Konan stood blankly before Yahiko's grave, reminiscing about his past.
Three figures quietly approached, not disturbing the two or the deceased in the tomb, also carrying the same mood to commemorate the person underground.
Even though they did not know each other.
But in this chaotic world, the fates of the dead were mostly similar, either due to war or conflict.
Konan's eyes held a beautiful memory: "Yahiko had a great dream. He wanted to become the god of the world and end the world's conflicts."
Ryou nodded: "It will happen. Once the Eye of the Moon Plan is completed, there will be no more conflict in the world."
Nagato looked longing, while Konan still had a hint of hesitation.
Tsunade and Kiyomi were completely confused.
"Eye of the Moon Plan? What is that?"
Now that Obito had been rescued by Minato, the Eye of the Moon Plan would soon be known to the entire Ninja World. Ryou decided not to hide it from Tsunade anymore.
He told Tsunade and Kiyomi about the Eye of the Moon Plan.
After hearing it, Tsunade was shocked: "Become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and make everyone live in a world of genjutsu... So that's what Uchiha Madara is planning."
"But an illusory peace is just a bubble after all; it can never solve the world's conflicts."
Ryou also nodded in his heart. Moreover, the Eye of the Moon Plan was the descent ceremony for Kaguya Otsutsuki. Those caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi would turn into White Zetsu puppets.
Madara's plan was a flawed one.
The most effective way to bring peace to this world was to unify the Ninja World and establish a powerful government capable of suppressing all dissidents.