Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 473 The Girl and the Bee Flowing Water

After finishing speaking, Ryuji Ida turned his head to the side to Mizuki. To be honest, he was not qualified to attend such meetings before, but his family had recently produced a genius girl.

This girl is quite capable, and Kakuzu and the others happen to recognize her abilities, so they decide to send her to carry out a certain plan.

However, before leaving, the girl, Shangshui Liu, was sent to Ghost Lantern Island and placed under the care of Wuwei for training.

But overall this is a good thing. If we're talking about who in the organization has truly inherited the Lord's mantle, then we have to mention the White-Clad Devil, Wuwei.

Even the master of the Water Fairy Palace, Youguimaru, is only half-baked in terms of insect control compared to him. After all, he is still human, while Wuwei is no longer human in a certain sense.

Just half a month ago, she not only acted as a liaison, providing financial assistance to the reactionaries hiding in Konoha, but also personally carried out another major plan.

Kamisui bowed and scraped to everyone, saying, "Reporting to you gentlemen, my daughter says the mission went smoothly. However, just in case, she would like to ask Lord Kakuzu to give her a spirit scroll for her use."

After listening, Ryuji Ida turned to look at Minami, who then looked at Naoto. Finally, Naoto turned his head to the side and looked at Kakuzu.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? You're not making any money... Do you even know how much it costs to miss a little work? You don't know the cost of living until you're in charge of the household!" Kakuzu muttered, but he didn't actually refuse.

But in the end, under the gaze of seven or eight pairs of eyes, he nodded and said, "Alright, alright, I'll talk to their parents first. If they really refuse, there's nothing I can do."

Just then, a red-haired woman led a little girl down from upstairs.

"You actually have the leisure to sit here watching Hiruzen Sarutobi (the Third Hokage) deal with that old man? Don't you have anything else to do?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately dispersed.

"I'm a shadow clone, I'm busy making money." Kakuzu formed a hand seal and disappeared with a bang.

Chi Hong, who was wearing glasses, Huang Quan, who was wearing a white coat, and Shen Nong, who was wearing blue overalls, suddenly bumped their heads together.

"On another note, do you think he has any chance of being saved by psychic intervention?"

"I think it's impossible," said Crimson, pushing up his glasses. "His wish has been fulfilled, so it's unlikely he'll stay in the mortal realm for long. Even if he manages to communicate with spirits, he'll just sit as a Buddha."

"I see, so that's another explanation." Huang Quan quickly took out his notebook, wrote it down, and then said, "Perhaps I've come up with a way to deal with the Impure World Reincarnation technique. That is to drain all their negative emotions, such as regrets, and let them ascend directly to Buddhahood!"

Unexpectedly, Crimson looked at him with a strange expression and said, "Have you ever thought about why you don't keep their souls and use them as cultivation materials?"

Yes, the soul material required for the transformation of the Ghost Immortal Insect is enormous.

Meanwhile, Ryuji Ida stood up, followed closely by Ichiro Kurosaki and Minami.

"Let's leave Konoha for now. We should be focusing on those opportunists. Speaking of which, are you two confident you can challenge Mifune?"

Both men were clutching knives. Nan Shi flicked his finger, sending the knife flying half an inch. "I've completed my final transformation. Two strikes will suffice to kill him!"

Kurosaki Ichiro also said, "I am slightly inferior to him; the outcome will be decided within ten strikes."

"Alright!" Naoto suddenly walked over from the side. "In that case, I'll leave the affairs of the Land of Iron to you two."

Just then, a blond-haired boy suddenly ran in, shouting, "Hahaha, I've finally mastered it! My ninjutsu is no longer afraid of lightning, and it can even absorb lightning to enhance its power. I've finally escaped being broke and entered the ranks of the masters! Who wants to fight me?"

Another blue-haired youth behind him said, "I'll take this! Take this divine technique, Ocean Current Monsoon!"

-

Konoha Village, less than a week after the explosion.

To appease the people, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately decided to increase nighttime patrols and guards, especially Jonin Hayate Gekko, who was promoted to Jonin because there were no other suitable candidates.

He became the captain of the night patrol, but lately his feelings were a bit complicated. He was preparing to propose to his goddess, Uzuki Yugao. He had already bought the ring and hid it under his pillow, taking it out to look at it every night before going to sleep, and then carefully putting it back.

Today, he and Xiyan were patrolling near the Death Forest, their last joint patrol mission of the month.

Afterwards, they could go to the street to eat dumplings, and he planned to put the ring inside a dumpling as a surprise for her.

Everything is perfect!

Moonlight Gale was lost in his daydreams when a rustling sound interrupted his reverie and pulled him back to reality as he approached the Death Forest.

Why would anyone be in the Death Forest so late at night?

Or perhaps he misheard, and it was just the sound of the wind.

He frowned slightly and decided to go over and take a look.

So he activated his teleportation ability, preparing to sneak past. Through layers of shadows and bushes, he saw a scene that sent chills down his spine.

Aburame Shiki, the current head of the Aburame clan, a prestigious family in Konoha.

At this moment, he stood in an open space, surrounded by a swarm of insects. These insects were completely different in appearance from the parasitic insects commonly used by the Aburame clan; they were larger, had darker exoskeletons, and their wings shimmered with eerie golden patterns.

Those weren't Konoha's insects. Hayate Gekko's heart skipped a beat. He'd seen those insects in the battle reports from the front lines; they were a new type of combat insect bred by the Land of Waterfall.

Who is Yu Nu Zhiwei talking to?

As Aburame Shiki turned slightly to the side, Hayate heard a girl's voice.

She looked to be no more than sixteen or eighteen years old, wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt, her hair tied in two ponytails, and a swarm of bees buzzing around her.

She smiled sweetly, "Lord Zhiwei, what's your decision?"

Aburame said coldly, "Leave here immediately. Don't test my patience."

The girl tilted her head, her honey-colored eyes full of innocence. "But Lord Zhiwei, half a month has passed since we met and fought. In all that time, you haven't reported my identity to the Hokage. Tell me, do you like me?"

"Nonsense! I have a wife and daughters!"

He didn't say anything more. On the one hand, he did have the intention of finding a way out for his family.

He had already sensed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was wary of their family, as many important positions had already been removed.

Take the patrol team leader, for example. The most suitable candidate would have been the Aburame clan, but in the end, the position was given to Hayate Gekko, whose strength was neither particularly good nor bad.