Aburame Ryuma had never seen such a scene before.
Akihara Kagura was just standing there, and the dense swarm of insects surrounding the boy fell to the ground chaotically, piling up into a thick layer of bugs!
How could there be an enemy who was indifferent to being bitten by insects!
The insects he raised, how could they eat until they were too full?
Aburame Ryuma had used his clan's secret techniques to overcome many enemies. Whenever the enemy was entangled by the swarm of insects he controlled, they would have their chakra consumed by the bugs, losing their ability to fight.
This time...
An accident eventually occurred.
Just as Akihara Kagura had said, insects were, in the end, just insects.
The chakra that insects could hold was limited, and the imagination of their keeper, Aburame Ryuma, was also limited. He never thought there would be someone whose chakra was so abundant that it rendered the bugs in his body motionless...
"Secret Technique: Insect Cocoon!"
Aburame Ryuma had other methods.
The Aburame Clan often encountered issues of having insufficient insects in battle, so they had unique secret techniques to weave insect cocoons with chakra to hatch more insects!
"Parasitic Worm·Hurricane!"
A swarm of insects turned into a tornado and assaulted Akihara Kagura!
"As I said before..."
"Insects are ultimately just insects!"
Akihara Kagura stomped on the floor, and chakra erupted from his body!
The fluctuation of chakra from the young boy made Aburame Ryuma feel a tremendous crisis, let alone the insects he hatched!
The swarm of insects, affected by the chakra outburst, suddenly stiffened, and as though swept by a hurricane, countless bugs were blown away, all smashed against the wall by this strong impact!
"This chakra..."
A bead of cold sweat rolled down Aburame Ryuma's forehead.
Through all these years, it was the first time Aburame Ryuma had witnessed someone who could create such a formidable presence simply by releasing the chakra within them!
Just his chakra alone was something Aburame Ryuma could say he'd never seen in his life!
This little brat...
Is quite a terrifying fellow!
While Aburame Ryuma was still marveling, he saw Akihara Kagura's body suddenly transform into a dark shadow rushing toward him, startling him into evasive action!
"Looks like he doesn't have much combat skill..."
Aburame Ryuma relaxed slightly seeing the boy's somewhat clumsy attacking methods: "Although his chakra is very strong, he has never received formal ninja training."
One must admit, this brat has good talent, but there's still a long way to go to become a strong force in the Root Organization!
"Little guy..."
"Ninja battles aren't just about chakra..."
Aburame Ryuma's mood relaxed gradually, as he quietly appeared beside Akihara Kagura, elbowing heavily onto his shoulder and neck!
Akihara Kagura felt a sharp pain shooting from his shoulder!
However, as Akihara Kagura turned around, Aburame Ryuma had already sidestepped in front of him, kicking him in the chest!
Akihara Kagura was sent flying!
Aburame Ryuma leapt forward in pursuit, tightly grabbing the young boy's neck, pinning him against the wall: "Now... Are you going to be obedient?"
"..."
An eerie smile appeared on the boy's face.
This strange smile made Aburame Ryuma's heart tighten!
Could this little brat have some other means of fighting? Now that the brat was already controlled, could he still form hand seals and perform ninjutsu?
Crack!
Akihara Kagura's clothing suddenly tore open!
A sharp wooden spike emerged from his body, stabbing into Aburame Ryuma's shoulder!
This is...
No-Seal Jutsu!
The wooden spike of a Wood Release bloodline bearer—could it grow from within the bloodline bearer's body without the use of ninjutsu?
He was too careless!
Aburame Ryuma immediately realized his crisis!
A wooden spike, of course, would not be something that Aburame Ryuma feared, but he had seen the young boy use this wooden spike to catch fish, and he knew very well how dangerous this wooden spike could be!
This wooden spike...
Will grow inside his body!
Even if the wooden spike is just at the shoulder, once it branches out and grows inside, it could certainly pierce through his entire body!
If he wanted to escape this crisis, he either had to stop the boy from making hand seals or quickly pull out this wooden spike!
However...
There's no time!
Boom!
Seizing the moment when Aburame Ryuma was distracted, Akihara Kagura's elbow struck the wall with force, using the impact to shove Aburame Ryuma away!
"Wood Release: Planting..."
Akihara Kagura raised his fingers!
"I surrender!"
Aburame Ryuma hurriedly raised his palm!
This brat was definitely not someone kind-hearted or timid!
Aburame Ryuma had seen with his own eyes that this was a maniac who took pleasure in ending lives, and dying in the hands of this brat would be too humiliating!
"I truly apologize, senior..."
Akihara Kagura's face immediately broke into a friendly smile: "From now on, let's each go our way. I'll call you senior, and you call me Lord Kagura."
"..."
Aburame Ryuma felt at a loss for words.
A newcomer, on his first day, trying to climb over him?
As the loser, Aburame Ryuma indeed found it difficult to argue. This little brat calling him senior was at least a slight sign of respect...
Akihara Kagura watched the silent Aburame Ryuma with a smile and asked, "Senior, I've shown you so much respect, and you're not even willing to call me Lord Kagura?"
"This..."
Aburame Ryuma looked a bit embarrassed: "That goes against the will of the Root..."
"The will of the Root..."
Akihara Kagura slowly shook his head, the smile on his face appearing rather innocent and pure: "The will of the Root matters little to me; it's the will of Lord Danzo that truly matters..."
"..."
This brat actually understood things!
Aburame Ryuma had to admit, this brat unexpectedly grasped the key point!
"However..."
Aburame Ryuma still felt uneasy and explained: "The will of Lord Danzo is the will of the Root, and the will of the Root..."
"The will of the Root is just an extension of Lord Danzo's will!"
Akihara Kagura interrupted Aburame Ryuma, arguing, "Lord Danzo's will is indeed the will of the Root, but the will of the Root isn't necessarily Lord Danzo's will... According to you, we follow Lord Danzo's orders. But does Lord Danzo have to follow our Root's orders?"
"You're right..."
Aburame Ryuma felt his brain wasn't quite keeping up and attempted to substantiate his view: "But, our Root and Lord Danzo are one entity..."
Akihara Kagura unpleasedly looked at Aburame Ryuma and retorted: "We are not one entity with Lord Danzo, we are merely his subordinates. We can sacrifice for Lord Danzo... but do you expect Lord Danzo to sacrifice for us?"
"Of course not."
Aburame Ryuma shook his head swiftly.
Although Aburame Ryuma still felt something wasn't quite right, he couldn't refute Akihara Kagura's arguments. This little fellow made a lot of sense...
In Aburame Ryuma's heart, a feeling reemerged... this little guy treated Lord Danzo with more loyalty than he, who had followed Lord Danzo for many years.
"Alright, stop thinking."
Akihara Kagura gestured his hand, glancing around the cluttered room, and said: "First, take me to see Lord Danzo, and please arrange a room for me tonight, with a bed set up in advance."
"Okay."
Aburame Ryuma agreed.
This old member of the Root Organization thought this little favor didn't violate any principles.