Jiraiya was overjoyed: "Good, good, good! Ryou is back, the old Ryou is back!"
Great Fukasaku stroked his beard and smiled as well: "Little Ryou is currently the Shinobi with the most hope of dealing with Uchiha Madara. With his help, our chances against Madara are even greater."
Shima looked at the divinely powerful Thousand-Armed Kannon and breathed a sigh of relief: "This is good. Such divine power is simply not something a human can resist."
Black and White Zetsu appeared on the distant battlefield. White Zetsu looked at the frozen Ryou in great anxiety: "This is bad, Lord Ryou has been controlled by Uchiha Shisui's Dojutsu."
Black Zetsu was somewhat puzzled. Although Ryou hadn't seen the scene where the Seven-Tails was controlled by Shisui's Mangekyo Dojutsu earlier, he should have guessed later that Shisui possessed a powerful Dojutsu capable of turning others into puppets.
Was his power so great that he overlooked Shisui's Dojutsu?
Black Zetsu cursed inwardly: "Damn it, this kid is still not steady enough! We can only let Lord Madara step in to find a way to break Shisui's Dojutsu for him."
"White Zetsu, notify Lord Madara as soon as possible!"
"Yes!"
Is everything over?
Has Ryou been brainwashed into becoming a supporter of the Will of Fire?
No—
"Finally fallen for the trap!"
Suddenly, where Minato and the others stood, vines rose up, firmly grabbing their feet, followed by a mad-dog-like entanglement and devouring.
Minato's chakra dropped exponentially, and his Sage Mode quickly deactivated.
Everyone's face showed a look of astonishment.
What exactly was going on?!
Black Zetsu looked at the chaos atop the Thousand-Armed Kannon with surprise: "Wait, White Zetsu, don't notify Madara yet!"
Everyone looked toward the head of the Thousand-Armed Kannon at Ryou's figure. At this moment, Ryou—
No, it should be said that Ryou's Spore Clone shouted at Shisui: "You've fallen for it! I'm just a clone of the original body; the real original body is hidden inside the Buddha statue."
"Ah—"
Jiraiya, Minato, and the others all turned pale with regret.
They had almost forgotten that Ryou's Spore Clone was so perfect that even the Byakugan couldn't tell the difference.
Shima's face was ashen: "Impossible, he clearly had such powerful chakra!"
Shima had the best sensory abilities among them. Under her perception, the Spore Clone's chakra was the core of this Thousand-Armed Kannon.
The Spore Clone explained again: "Because the original body is using chakra threads to connect to my body, the chakra you perceive from me is actually the original body's."
"But now is not the time to talk about this. Shisui, run! The original body wants to steal your Mangekyo."
Shisui was extremely anxious but couldn't escape. His chakra was depleted, and his limbs were currently restrained by vines.
The real Ryou appeared at the chest of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, yelling at the Spore Clone: "You traitorous thing, shut up! I'll deal with you properly later!"
Ryou didn't dare to dispel the Spore Clone now because if it were dispelled, the chakra would return to the original body.
And now the Spore Clone was controlled by Shisui's Kotoamatsukami. It was like a virus; if it returned to the original body, who knew if its will would affect the original body's will?
He didn't dare to gamble!
So at the moment Shisui released Kotoamatsukami, Ryou cut all connections with the Spore Clone.
He would find a way to seal this Spore Clone later.
Ryou turned into a shadow and rushed toward Shisui, his face full of the greed of someone snatching another's equipment: "Shisui, the technique Kotoamatsukami is too powerful; you can't handle it. Let your Uncle do it!"
This is bad! Shisui's eyes are about to be snatched by Ryou.
Minato's face turned extremely ugly, but he couldn't move an inch. His hands and feet were currently restrained by tree vines, and his chakra was being absorbed.
He couldn't use the Flying Thunder God to take Shisui away.
The Konoha higher-ups had already analyzed the connection between the Sharingan and Wood Release through information about Obito, Madara, and Ryou possessing Wood Release.
Tobirama had once revealed the weakness of the Sharingan to his disciples: the power of the Mangekyo is too strong, and excessive use leads to vision decline or even blindness.
But looking at the cases of Madara, Obito, and Ryou, they could use the Sharingan multiple times.
This meant that Wood Release, or Hashirama cells, could replenish the dōjutsu power of the Sharingan.
If Ryou obtained Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, it would be truly disastrous.
In his hands, Kotoamatsukami would become a Dojutsu with zero cooldown. At that time, everyone would become puppets of his will.
No, they absolutely could not let the opponent get Shisui's eyes.
Not only was the Konoha side anxious, but Black Zetsu was also getting a bit worried.
If Ryou got Shisui's eyes, he would possess a powerful Dojutsu capable of permanently changing everyone's will.
Given this kid's traitorous character, he would definitely use it secretly on Madara.
Although Black Zetsu was very confident in the power of Madara's Rinnegan—power that the Sharingan couldn't even touch—
He still feared the one-in-a-million chance. What if Madara really was controlled by Shisui's eyes?
Ryou had absolutely no active interest in carrying out the Eye of the Moon Plan; it was all Madara pushing him from behind.
If he controlled Madara, the Eye of the Moon Plan would be over.
Would he then have to use pictures of his mother to entice him?
Ryou turned into a shadow and rushed toward Shisui. At this moment, Shisui closed his eyes in despair.
Everyone closed their eyes in despair.
But at the critical moment, the Spore Clone acted. He suddenly appeared in front of Shisui, tore away the vines entangling him, and threw Shisui toward Jiraiya.
"Shisui, run!"
Ryou howled in rage: "This is outrageous! Rebellion! The clone has actually rebelled!"
The Spore Clone then tried to free Minato, allowing him to use the Flying Thunder God to escape.
But Ryou was lightning-fast, kicking him and sending him flying over a hundred meters away.
Then he continued chasing after Shisui.
Jiraiya didn't stay idle either, jumping into the sky with the two Great Sages to meet Shisui.
The two Great Sages released Senjutsu to attack Ryou.
At this time, the Thousand-Armed Kannon was being controlled by Candy. The Thousand-Armed Kannon extended its giant wooden arms and swatted away the Senjutsu of the two Great Sages.
Jiraiya shouted at Ryou: "Ryou, Shisui is your junior, your clansman! You cannot take his eyes."
Ryou laughed loudly: "Our Uchiha Clan is best at fratricide! Jiraiya, once I get Kotoamatsukami, I'll modify your will into that of a toad!"
Almost there. Ryou was only about ten meters away from Shisui.
He suddenly released a Wind Release behind him, using its propulsion for a second burst of speed, catching up to Shisui.
"Shisui, to tell you the truth! I knew long ago that you had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan."
"I also knew your eyes hide Kotoamatsukami, a Dojutsu that modifies a person's will. In my plan, Kotoamatsukami exists solely to control the Hokage."
Shisui's mind was rocked as if struck by lightning. He hadn't expected his deepest secret to be known by Ryou.
How on earth did he know?
Shisui guessed it might have been discovered when he went to Ryou to have his eyes checked.
Ryou was the Uchiha Clan's Medical Shinobi, and Medical Shinobi were also viewed as research Shinobi.
What he didn't know was that the moment Ryou heard the name Uchiha Shisui, he knew he would awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan in the future.
Knowing the plot—that was Ryou's greatest advantage.
Ryou had once thought about how to break the Uchiha's deadlock. When all the higher-ups were hostile toward the Uchiha, Shisui's Kotoamatsukami was the key.
As long as he used Kotoamatsukami to control the Third Hokage, the dead end would be resolved.
Once the Third Hokage became a puppet of the Uchiha, they could unite the Anbu and the Uchiha Police Force to eliminate Danzo and his Root.
Konoha would then belong to the Uchiha.