Ryou reached out and stroked Nono's thigh where the others couldn't see.
Nono's body shuddered violently.
As the walking miko and a high-level spy for Root, she had always used her superb Medical Ninjutsu to infiltrate the enemy's ranks.
This was the first time she had ever had to sell her charms.
Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt a sense of rejection when it came to selling her body.
She desperately thought of the starving children at the orphanage.
Urushi, Kishi... and Kabuto.
Nono thought of that silver-haired child with poor eyesight; he had already shown talent as a Medical Shinobi.
If Danzo set his sights on him, he would definitely be exploited.
Nono clenched her fists; for the sake of her adopted son, she had to infiltrate the enemy's ranks and make Danzo feel she was still useful.
She deliberately leaned closer toward Ryou.
Ryou became even more excited; instead of just stroking, he went straight to teasing her.
Nono's expression turned strange, and she almost couldn't hold the sake pot steady.
Too fast, too direct, and too shameless.
"(╬☉д⊙)."
Konan looked angrily at Ryou, who looked like he was about to devour the maid catgirl.
Tsunade had drunk a bit too much and was starting to talk nonsense; if she had seen this, she probably would have served him with her Monster Strength.
Konan was sitting right next to Ryou and saw that he was subjecting a subordinate to a 'hidden rule'.
This was simply unbearable.
Konan reached out and pinched the flesh on Ryou's ribs, giving it a hard twist, causing him to immediately let go of Nono's hand in pain.
He turned to look at Konan and reached out his finger to tease her.
He figured Konan was jealous and acting out; once he teased her a bit, she would behave.
Fortune's catgirl was just an ordinary person after all; playing around when in heat was enough, she wasn't worth investing emotions in.
Konan used her chopsticks to clamp down on Ryou's finger, squeezing hard.
Nono felt somewhat relieved, yet also somewhat disappointed; although she had dressed up exactly to Ryou's taste,
He already had stunning beauties by his side.
Neither Tsunade nor Konan were beauties that Nono could even hope to compare with.
The night deepened.
Everyone had finished eating.
Ryou left the hotel and told Konan to help Tsunade back while he took care of some urgent business.
Konan stared at Ryou: "Uchiha Ryou, I'm warning you, you are not allowed to take advantage of your female subordinates, or I'll tell Lady Tsunade."
"Tsk—who do you think you are? Daring to bark at me—"
Ryou formed a hand seal with his right hand, and Konan immediately began to tremble.
"D-Damn it... you bastard..."
Konan could hardly support herself, her legs trembling uncontrollably.
Ryou walked over, hooked Konan's chin, and began to kiss her.
"Uchiha Ryou, you're bullying Konan again!"
Nagato saw this as he came out the door and immediately rushed over like a mad dog.
Seeing this, Fish Ball formed a seal, and Nagato was instantly bound, unable to move a muscle.
"D-Damn it, one of these days I'm going to get rid of the spores inside me."
Fish Ball held a frozen fish and slapped Nagato's face with it: "Nagato, oh Nagato, use your head! Can you really win against my master?"
"The spores have already become symbiotic with your heart; if they're removed, you'll die too!"
"Now just stay there and watch your beloved woman being taken advantage of by someone else!"
"Damn it—!"
Nagato watched helplessly as Konan was kissed by Ryou, feeling like he wanted to die.
Sasori watched wordlessly as Ryou toyed with Konan and Nagato; this was the Uchiha style of doing things, always and forever dominating others.
If they didn't control someone for a single day, they wouldn't feel right.
"I heard your Fourth Kazekage Human Puppet has Magnet Release that can pan for gold?"
Fortune's figure appeared in front of Sasori.
Sasori had a bad premonition and quickly shook his head: "No such thing!"
Fortune huffed: "Don't try to lie to me. I've heard that the Fourth Kazekage Rasa could manipulate gold dust. Hand over the Rasa Human Puppet."
Sasori extended his tail stinger, looking at Fortune dangerously: "Since when can a stupid cat ride over my head and act all high and mighty?"
"Is it that I, Sasori, can no longer swing my blade, or has this stupid cat gone mad?"
"How dare you!"
Fortune hissed and formed a seal with its cat paw; the spores inside Sasori immediately activated, and Sasori was instantly bound.
Sasori's face was grim and unsightly: "Damn it, why can you guys control me too?"
Fortune used its cigar to burn Sasori's dorsal armor and sneered: "Do you really think that becoming Ryou's Summoned Beast makes you our equal?"
"Let me tell you, everyone has a permission level. The High-Cloud Quintet are the highest-ranking cats besides Ryou."
"Alright, enough talk. Hand over Rasa, and while you're at it, teach me how to control Rasa's Magnet Release?"
Fortune suddenly realized it was falling behind.
Although they all had Ryou's spores and were all members of the High-Cloud Quintet, the gap was obvious.
Candy was most favored by Ryou and had the Gunbai.
Snowy wasn't bad either, having obtained the Kama and being frequently kept by Ryou's side.
Even the silliest one, Fish Ball, had the Salamander summon.
Fried Rice was a chef; even without participating in combat, he was highly valued by Ryou.
Counting them all up, Fortune had fallen behind and needed to strengthen itself properly.
Otherwise, if it fell out of the High-Cloud Quintet, it would be controlled by others.
After Ryou finished bullying Konan, he had Snowy and Matatabi take Konan and Tsunade home.
Nagato roared at Ryou: "Uchiha Ryou, you take advantage of Konan, you will face retribution."
"Retribution?!"
Ryou walked up to Nagato, snatched Candy's frozen fish, and slapped Nagato's face with it.
"In all the world, I am the greatest. My fate is determined by me, not by heaven. Who do you think can bring retribution upon me?"
Nagato warned: "I'll tell Madara, he will punish you."
"Insolent!"
Ryou patted Nagato's face, though in his heart he was a bit afraid of Nagato snitching.
Currently, only Madara could keep Ryou in check. Given Madara's conservative nature, he would likely despise Ryou's actions and would probably electrocute him.
"Fish Ball, take Nagato away and give him a good beating!"
"You got it!"
After dealing with Nagato and Konan, Ryou prepared to head toward the Great Tree of Takigakure.
Nono, who was beside Fortune, saw that Konan and Tsunade were no longer with Ryou and wanted to go seduce him, but such a move would be too abrupt and raise suspicion.
She could only hope that she had already piqued Ryou's interest earlier and that he would come to 'pull rank' on her tonight.
Nono's gaze followed Ryou's back, while Candy fixed its eyes on her. Its pupils were very large, making it look cute, but this was actually a signal of danger.
Candy felt that there was something wrong with Fortune's catgirl.
Candy caught up to Ryou and said to him: "Ryou, there's something off about Fortune's catgirl."
Ryou rubbed his chin: "Something off? Could she be a man?"
Candy tapped Ryou on the head: "What is your brain thinking about all day? Can't you have a little awareness?"
Ryou nodded: "Makes sense. Candy, keep an eye on her and find a way to flush out the person behind her."
Candy extended its cat claws, its pupils full of murderous intent: "If I find out she's a spy sent by the enemy, I'll definitely kill her."
Ryou flicked its little head: "Are you possessed by Snowy? Why are you so bloodthirsty?"
Candy looked at Ryou: "Then what do you say we should do?"
"Naturally, we catch her and let me take her for myself!"
"∑(￣□￣;)."
Candy looked at Ryou speechlessly; this guy really doesn't let anything go to waste!