Tsunade bit Ryou's neck with all her might, cursing, "Damned Uchiha Ryou, let me go! I will never marry you!"
Ryou laughed loudly. "We Uchiha don't care about what others think. I'm telling you, you're marrying me whether you like it or not."
"One day, I'll use Edo Tensei to bring back Tobirama just so he can see his own granddaughter marrying a 'naturally evil' Uchiha like me. It'll piss him off to no end."
Tsunade cursed, "You shameless bastard!"
Tsunade bit Ryou's ear in one go, but Ryou used Wood Release to bind and subdue her.
He picked her up, ready to go 'eat'.
Tsunade was so enticing, how could he hold back?
The main issue was that the Uchiha Clan's Shinto wedding ceremony was too complicated; if they followed the whole process, they wouldn't get to 'eat' until nightfall.
It was better to 'eat' first and then go through the motions.
Just as Ryou was drooling, Madara suddenly appeared before him, holding a Six Paths Black Rod and looking at him coldly.
Ryou immediately put Tsunade down and gave a sheepish laugh. "Ancestor, I'll go back and follow the process right now."
"Hmph!"
Madara snorted.
Tsunade pointed at Madara's nose and shouted, "Uchiha Madara, for a senior from the Sengoku era, you're actually bullying a junior like me!"
"If my grandfather knew, he would definitely regret ever becoming friends with someone like you!"
Madara smiled. "I think Hashirama would be very happy if he were here. No one wanted to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan more than him."
"He was always such a naive do-gooder."
"However, that brat Tobirama would definitely be so angry his veins would pop. He was a narrow-minded Senju; his world was forever limited to that one clan and that one Village."
Tsunade yelled, "Don't you dare talk about my Granduncle like that!"
Ryou quickly stepped in to mediate. "Alright, stop arguing!"
"Tsunade, today is our big day, so stop bickering. Let's go, let's go through the ceremony so we can get to the bridal chamber!"
With a slap, Tsunade struck Ryou across the face.
"Screw you, I'd rather die than marry you."
Ryou was furious. "How bold! Give you an inch and you take a mile. Tonight I'll make a hundred clones to line up; I'll see if I can't exhaust you to death!"
Seeing that Tsunade and Ryou were about to start a real fight, Madara quickly intervened with his 'Authority'. "Stop messing around and go complete the wedding ceremony!"
Who would dare ignore Madara's word?
Ryou dragged Tsunade toward the main hall. When she struggled, Ryou turned back and glared at her with his Sharingan.
Tsunade felt as if she were Trapped in a maze; her consciousness was clear, but her body was no longer under her control.
Tsunade noticed Ryou's eyes; he had been keeping his Sharingan active this whole time.
"You think you're so great just because you have the Sharingan? You're deliberately wasting a massive amount of Chakra just to keep it active."
Ryou shook his head. "No, Tsunade. My eyes have already become the Sharingan permanently, just as Madara's eyes are always the Rinnegan."
Hearing this, Tsunade fell silent... The Uchiha Clan's wedding ceremony officially began.
Candy and Fish Ball acted as Priests, preparing the ritual tools: pure water, Tamagushi, Sacred sake, and the Marriage contract.
While purifying the Worship hall, they offered sacrifices to the god Indra.
Guided by the Ninja Cat, the guests entered the Shrine's Worship hall and bowed together to the god Indra.
The statue of Indra stood with downcast eyes, his features cold and majestic, inspiring awe in all who looked upon him, leaving no room for disrespect.
The Priests and Shrine maidens were played by the Uchiha Clan's Ninja Cat, who also maintained order at the scene.
As for the guests, they came from many backgrounds.
Ninjas from Kusagakure and Amegakure, along with wealthy merchants and nobles from Amegakure, the Daimyo of the Land of Rain, and various local lords... According to custom, the right side of the hall was for the groom and his relatives, while the left side was for the bride and hers.
But Ryou had no parents, and having defected from the Uchiha Clan, he had no family or even friends.
Tsunade was the same; she had been kidnapped and still hadn't agreed to this wedding.
As for Kiyomi and Konan, they served as Tsunade's bridesmaids.
However, since Madara was now Ryou's biological grandfather, he sat alone on the right side. No one else dared to approach Madara, so they could only pretend to be Tsunade's family and friends and sit on the left.
They didn't even dare to look at Madara's figure, and they were afraid to even breathe too loudly.
The impression Madara gave off was nothing but pure terror.
Fearing Tsunade would feel awkward, Ryou used spore clones to transform into his 'Grandfather' and 'Granduncle' to sit on the right as his family representatives.
The moment Madara saw them, he stood up. "Hashirama!"
But he immediately saw through them as Ryou's spore clones and sat back down with a hint of disappointment.
Madara himself hadn't realized that deep down, he had always hoped Hashirama was still alive.
Then, Candy and Fish Ball entered holding pitchers of pure water, with Ryou and Tsunade following behind them hand-in-hand.
The guests all offered their blessings.
Ryūzetsu, Chizu, Muku, and Mui were among the group from Kusagakure.
Ryūzetsu said with some envy, "Lady Tsunade is so beautiful!"
Chizu nodded. Dressed in her Shiromuku and meticulously made up, Tsunade outshone every other woman there.
Even Kiyomi and Konan by her side couldn't match her elegance.
After all, she was the most famous kunoichi in the Ninja World, Konoha's Slug Princess, and the idol of every female Ninja.
However, Chizu could see the reluctance written all over Tsunade's face. Despite her expression, she didn't miss a single step in the ceremony.
She was constantly muttering under her breath, seemingly cursing something.
Candy and Fish Ball bowed to the god Indra and then began the 'Harae' purification ritual.
As Candy recited the Purification prayers, Fish Ball used Water Release to douse Ryou and Tsunade, and then proceeded to douse all the surrounding guests one by one.
The 'Harae' ritual was supposed to involve using pure water to cleanse the couple's hands and mouths, followed by a light sweep of a Sakaki branch over the shoulders of the couple and the guests to complete the purification.
Fish Ball's version was just a mess; it simply wanted to get everyone wet.
It figured that on such a grand occasion, Ryou definitely wouldn't blame it.
But in the next second, electricity crackled in Ryou's hand as he grabbed Fish Ball and gave it a harsh shock.
"Who told you to douse them? Who told you to douse them?"
"Meow—that's how the ritual is supposed to go!"
Madara was somewhat incensed by the chaos in the Worship hall. How could they be so disrespectful in front of the ancestor's statue?
Madara's hands were itching; electricity also crackled in his hand as he gave Ryou a harsh shock.