Having sent the Cloud Village ninja away, Ryōsuke felt satisfied. It seemed both of them had been conquered by him; the big stick was indeed effective.
Mabui looked at Yugito Nii, a gleam of encouragement in her eyes.
But Yugito Nii sighed in her heart; perhaps the other woman had misunderstood something.
She wasn't like her, intending to bear children for the Uchiha to take revenge on the Uchiha Clan.
She knew about the child-bearing part; if she continued to couple with this man, pregnancy was inevitable. Yet, deep down, she didn't seem to find it that repulsive.
From that perspective, the result of her goal and the other's didn't seem much different.
'Forget it,' she thought, too lazy to explain it to Mabui.
Inside the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage subsequently received a report from the Konoha Jōnin guarding the village gates.
The Cloud Village had actually sent people over again, and they were delivering ransom money to the Uchiha Clan.
This ransom was essentially war repairs, so it must be a huge amount. He felt a bit helpless.
At this moment, the Konoha Jōnin spoke up. "Third Hokage, this ransom should belong to the village. It should be handed over to you to manage."
The Third Hokage, however, waved his hand. "Forget it. Given the Uchiha Clan's current prestige, and the fact that they and the Hyūga Clan won this war, we can't claim this money."
Previously, Danzō wanted to suppress them and force them to hand over the rights to the Military Police Force, and he was beaten to death for it. Now, the Hokage was worried that if he dared to ask for this money, they might just force him to step down directly.
It was very likely.
The Konoha Jōnin was a bit unconvinced. "Lord Hokage, are we just going to give up on such a large sum of money? We other ninja have been fighting against the Cloud Village for so long; do we have no credit at all? Does this money belong entirely to them?"
Hearing his words, the Third Hokage felt helpless; there was indeed credit due.
But if he started a conflict with the Uchiha Clan now, he likely had no way to deal with them given his current strength.
"Naturally, there is credit due, but they won't give it. If you want it, you can go ask for it."
The Jōnin's expression changed.
If he went to ask, what could he possibly get back?
He sighed and left as well.
A short month passed. During this time, the Leaf Village was exceptionally peaceful.
The Third Hokage didn't continue his petty maneuvers; he truly had no moves left. Danzō was dead, and there was no one left to help him stir up trouble. Many strategies couldn't be used, and he had lost the support of important families that originally backed him. He certainly couldn't target the Uchiha Clan anymore.
The Uchiha Clan, naturally, didn't cause any major commotion either.
Even Uchiha Fugaku didn't have any further ideas.
Originally, seeing the clan prosper, he had thoughts of forcing the Third Hokage to step down.
But now, he preferred to integrate into the village and rise to power legitimately.
He was just waiting for the Third Hokage to reveal a flaw.
Then, he would use the full force of the Military Police Force. At that time, the other families would naturally stand on their side. Would they shamelessly support the Third Hokage?
Impossible.
Like him, even the radicals were the same; they didn't petition Ryōsuke for war.
That was naturally because, in their eyes, Ryōsuke was already a hero-like figure, and he didn't need their pressure or advice.
Moreover, they actually received respect within the village. They were no longer looked at with those hateful gazes of the past, so naturally, they didn't have radical thoughts anymore.
However, in the hearts of the radicals, the next person to take power should naturally be from their Uchiha Clan.
This was beyond doubt; after all, with the Uchiha Clan's current power, if they didn't become Hokage, who would?
Ryōsuke naturally trained every day to enhance his physical attributes.
At night, conquering women made his body even tougher.
All of this was preparation for learning the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates.
After preparing for so long, it was finally time. He felt his body had become significantly tougher.
He opened the system to check its current attributes.
[Host: Uchiha Ryōsuke] [Strength: 195, Cultivating at snail's pace] [Speed: 195, Cultivating at snail's pace] [Constitution: 195 points, Cultivating at snail's pace] [Spiritual Power: 99, Cultivating at snail's pace] [Chakra: 12 Kakashi units, Cultivating at snail's pace] [Sharingan: Mangekyō Sharingan, Cultivating at snail's pace.] [Three Basic Jutsu: Training at snail's pace] [Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu: Training at snail's pace] [Eight Inner Gates Technique: Five Gates Opened] [Evaluation: Kage-level]
His physical attributes had increased by 60 points compared to before.
This was already a massive improvement.
Spiritual Power was also increasing slowly.
Such an increase was likely related to intimacy and the like, which greatly stimulated his excitement, thus causing his Spiritual Power to grow.
His chakra volume had also reached 12 Kakashi units.
This was likely due to the contributions of Mabui, Yugito Nii, and Uzuki Yugao.
The Three Basic Jutsu could be ignored.
The comprehensive evaluation was also Kage-level, which likely didn't include his strength with the Eight Inner Gates.
With his previous attributes, opening the Eight Inner Gates allowed him to thrash the Fourth Raikage.
And the Fourth Raikage was undoubtedly very strong among Kage-level powerhouses.
Now that his base attributes had increased, the power of opening the Eight Inner Gates would be even greater. Perhaps one punch would be enough to seriously insult the Fourth Raikage.
Such strength was enough for him to train step-by-step.
Slowly, he would naturally become stronger and stronger.
Now it was time to learn the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates.
According to his estimation, since his attribute values had increased so much and his body was tougher, learning it should be easier. The Sixth Gate didn't carry a risk of death, so naturally, he would learn it if he could.
He soon found Might Guy and proposed that he wanted to learn the method for the Sixth Gate. Although the other party might not have mastered it yet, he knew the method.
For cultivating this kind of Taijutsu, correct chakra pathway circulation and acupoints were very important.
After all, if he rushed the wrong acupoints, it could cause damage to his body.
Might Guy looked surprised. Had it been that long before he wanted to learn the Sixth Gate?
However, he was aware of the recent events in the village, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Ryōsuke, we are still close friends, right?"
The reason for this question was that when Ryōsuke first sought him out, he was a rookie far weaker than himself. But now, in the blink of an eye, Guy himself might not even be able to withstand a single blow from him.
Ryōsuke said in confusion, "Of course we are. Is there a problem?"
If Guy hadn't taught him the Eight Inner Gates, his current strength would at most be that of a high-end expert possessing the Mangekyō Sharingan, and his Taijutsu would only have reached a formidable Kage-level.
But such strength wouldn't allow him to call the wind and summon the rain in Konoha.
It was only when combined with the Eight Inner Gates that he appeared heaven-defyingly strong. Although not everyone could learn the Eight Inner Gates—it required physical honing and a frantic will—the prerequisite was that the other party was willing to teach it.
Without that, everything was empty talk.
Hearing Ryōsuke's answer, Might Guy asked the question weighing on his heart.
"Is your Uchiha Clan planning to use force to overthrow the Third Hokage and make him step down?"