Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 375 What a joke! I'm the Kage of the First Village!

Yagura raised his head, his expression turning serious.

From a distance, it was just a blurry figure, but as the distance closed, the incredibly young face gradually became clear.

His tawny hair swayed gently in the sea breeze, and his dark eyes were calm and undisturbed.

Sweat dripped from Yagura's forehead, slid down his cheeks, and dripped onto the sea, creating a tiny ripple.

He gripped his weapon tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Who exactly are you?"

Yagura asked in a deep voice, his tone carrying the authority befitting a village leader.

But only he knew that the chill rising from the bottom of his heart was spreading.

Ao finally came to his senses, the dizziness from having his Byakugan forcibly broken still lingering on one side of his face. He practically roared, "Fourth Hokage, run! This person is beyond our capabilities!"

However, Yagura did not respond to him.

He had a gut feeling that he couldn't escape.

It felt like he was being locked in place by some invisible force; no matter which direction he ran, the final outcome would not change.

Therefore, rather than fleeing in a sorry state, it's better to take a gamble.

As the fourth Mizukage and the head of the village, he must never show any fear in front of his subordinates.

The elite ninjas around them, however, didn't seem to notice much.

Their strength was too weak to perceive the terrifying mental pressure.

In their perception, the person in front of them was indeed very strong, ridiculously strong, but how strong could he be?

They might be a bit stronger than the Mizukage, but they are a dozen elite members of the Anbu. If they join forces, how could they not defeat the three of them?

Besides, the other party was completely unknown. They had been serving in Kirigakure for years and had heard of most of the famous ninjas in the ninja world. When did a top-tier expert with brownish-yellow hair appear?

"Playing tricks." One of the ANBU sneered, flipping the kunai in his hand, ready to launch a surprise attack.

Aburame Shisei stood on the sea, looking down at the group of people from his high vantage point.

His gaze swept over Yagura, over Ao, and over the eager elite members of the Dark Guard.

He slowly began to speak: "People outside call me Shiraki, but my real name is Aburame Shisei."

Shiraki!

The moment the name was uttered, the air seemed to freeze.

"Strategist Bai Mu?!"

One of the secret agents cried out and instinctively took a half step back.

The other ninjas' expressions changed instantly; their eagerness vanished completely, replaced by utter terror.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

Shiraki Strategist was a master who became famous more than a decade ago. His two most impressive battles were manipulating three small countries to defeat five great nations from behind the scenes, killing the head of the Hyuga clan in a direct confrontation, and destroying the Land of Hot Springs and killing Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.

Although this name has not been active in the ninja world in recent years, his strength has long been legendary.

The secret agents, who had just thought they could win by virtue of their numbers, are now completely serious and on high alert.

But it was too late.

hum-

A low humming sound came from all directions, initially like the buzzing of bees in the distance, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a deafening roar.

Everyone looked up, and then their pupils contracted sharply.

The sky darkened.

It wasn't dark clouds obscuring the sun, but insects.

Countless flying insects surged from Aburame Shisei's body, darkening the sky and forming a vast, all-encompassing cloud that completely surrounded them.

The insects varied in size; some were ordinary parasites, while others were mutated species that emitted a ghostly glow, their compound eyes gleaming with a cold, icy light in the reflection of the sea.

"Don't, don't move..." a member of the ANBU said, trembling, but his companion could no longer contain his fear and raised his hand to unleash a Water Dragon Bullet technique.

The water dragon roared as it charged toward the swarm of insects, but the insects did not dodge or flinch at all. Instead, they swarmed forward and devoured the water dragon bullet clean in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, the swarm of insects surged toward the ninja who had made the move.

"ah--!"

The screams lasted for less than a second before abruptly stopping.

Only a faint trace of blood remained on the sea surface; not even a bone fragment remained of the elite Jonin.

Qing stood there, stunned, her mind blank.

He watched as his companions were devoured, yet he couldn't even muster the courage to intervene.

The deep-seated fear made his body completely unresponsive, as if he had been frozen in place.

The next second, a figure appeared in front of him.

Aburame Shisei's speed was unbelievable; Ao didn't even have time to react before feeling a sharp pain in her right eye socket—

"ah--!"

A scream ripped through the sea. Qing covered his bleeding right eye, the pain causing him to lose his balance and fall backward, almost into the sea.

But a hand grabbed him by the neck and lifted him into the air like a chick.

"You bastard!"

Ao gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain. He pulled out a kunai with his left hand and used all his strength to stab Aburame Shisei's arm.

"clang--"

The sound of metal clashing was like piercing a steel plate.

The tip of the kunai was dulled, but there wasn't even a white mark on Aburame Shisei's skin.

Qing stared wide-eyed, her only remaining eye filled with disbelief.

Monster... monster!

Aburame Shisei looked at him expressionlessly, as if examining an object: "You have two paths—"

"Are you kidding me!"

Yagura shouted, interrupting him.

A surge of violent chakra coursed around his body, and the sea rippled with giant waves in response to his aura. He rapidly formed hand seals, and a massive water mirror materialized before him.

"I'm the shadow of the whole village!"

With a roar, several water dragons burst forth from the water mirror, howling as they lunged towards Aburame Shisei.

That was a ninjutsu he had just copied from his subordinates using the Water Mirror Technique, but when he used his full power, it was several times stronger.

At the same time, he gripped his weapon tightly with both hands and thrust forward—his full-force attack. Don't let his small size fool you; his strength, stamina, and speed are all at the Kage level.

Yu Nu Zhicheng sighed. He raised his right hand, brought his five fingers together, and gently clenched it.

Countless flying insects instantly condensed in front of him, forming a pitch-black vortex.

The several menacing water jets crashed into the whirlpool and disappeared completely without even splashing a drop of water.

The water mirrors that were supposed to deflect all attacks were shattered by the powerful impact.

The lens turned into a shower of water droplets, reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun and revealing Yagura's astonished face.

His prized Water Mirror Technique was as fragile as paper in the face of absolute power.

Before Yagura's attack could even get close, the swarm of insects had already surrounded him.

Black swarms of insects surged up, covering his arms, legs, torso, and then his mouth, nose, and eyes…