"Aburame Shiken, what are you trying to do?"
Aburame Tatsuma quietly took a step back.
"Don't be so distant. Tatsuma, at the very least, I'm still your…"
Aburame Shiken counted on his fingers, but no matter how he tried, he couldn't quite figure it out.
"Which generation of brother am I? Family shouldn't be so wary of each other, right?"
Aburame Shiken stepped forward.
Aburame Tatsuma stepped back.
"This makes things hard to handle."
Aburame Shiken said helplessly, lightly tapping the ground with his toe.
In an instant, Aburame Tatsuma was unable to move. He could only watch as Aburame Shiken approached step by step. Endless fear rose in his heart, and even his speech became stuttered.
"Y-you… what are you trying to d-do?"
"It's been years since we last met. I'm just giving my dear brother a little gift. No need to be nervous."
Aburame Shiken placed a white kikaichū into Aburame Tatsuma's mouth.
"Ah! What did you do?!"
Aburame Tatsuma felt as if his tongue had been bitten. A metallic taste of blood filled his mouth. Then his body suddenly regained movement, but he collapsed weakly onto the ground, coughing up blood.
Along with the blood, the white insect was spat out—but now its body was covered in black markings.
Aburame Shiken turned and walked away.
"Tatsuma, when you get back, try not to talk too much with Danzō-sama. I wonder… will our great Danzō-sama believe in your unparalleled Root will, or the thing on your tongue?"
With that, Aburame Shiken left.
Aburame Tatsuma quickly performed a Water Release, gathering a small pool of clear water. Staring at his reflection, he trembled as he stuck out his tongue.
It was completely clean. Nothing was there.
Tears unconsciously streamed down from his eyes.
...
"Hokage's order: Shimura Danzō will lead four hundred members of the Aburame Clan, along with five thousand Hidden Leaf Village shinobi, to the coastal defense line to resist the Hidden Mist Village's assault."
Aburame Shiken received the Hokage's battle orders and felt quite pleased.
Perfect timing—this would solve a few problems.
Wasn't this just delivering itself right to his door?
However, he wouldn't be able to go to the Hidden Stone Village front.
"Better hand the key to the backup plan to Uchiha Kamito."
Aburame Shiken recorded all his arrangements in the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire into an intelligence scroll, then sent it using—
"Flying Thunder Insect."
To clarify, the Flying Thunder Insect isn't named because it bears a Flying Thunder God mark. It's simply named that way due to its similar effect.
Its principle lies in mutual summoning techniques combined with a small portion of sealing space techniques. It allows two points to exchange positions through the summoning formula, while also swapping items stored in sealed space.
After years of research, Aburame Shiken finally figured out how to enter the sealed space himself and swap positions. His future goal was to bring multiple people along in the exchange.
You could call it "Flying Thunder Insect."
Or "Phase Exchange Insect."
Either way, that's what it does.
Come to think of it… isn't Flying Thunder God based on a similar principle?
Beside Uchiha Kamito, a Phase Exchange Insect instantly activated—then one of the insects exploded.
The insect's body was too weak to withstand the fluctuations of spatial exchange.
Thus, it was classified as a one-time, high-end consumable.
"I see… Shiken, you've really helped a lot this time."
Uchiha Kamito sneered.
Hidden Stone Village, just wait and watch the show.
Uchiha Kamito quickly went to find Tsunade to discuss strategy.
"If you don't listen to me this time… then I'll just take my own people and do it myself. Big or small, I'm still Kage-level."
...
Land of Rivers battlefield.
The moment he arrived at the front lines, Hatake Sakumo was immediately entangled by Chiyo.
"White Fang, return the lives of my son and daughter-in-law!"
Hatake Sakumo didn't waste words. He raised White Fang and engaged her in battle.
Though honestly—standing right in front of you, yet you only remember the name of my weapon—isn't that a bit much?
So really, never give yourself a nickname identical to your weapon. It's incredibly awkward when they overlap.
"White Fang—Flash."
Hatake Sakumo swung his blade, releasing a streak of white light.
"White Secret Technique."
Three white puppets formed a triangular formation. Between them, a massive vortex appeared, completely absorbing the incoming white light.
After that exchange, ten white figures appeared before Chiyo.
"White Secret Technique—Chikamatsu Ten Puppets."
Hatake Sakumo reversed his grip on the blade, his gaze cold as he stared at Chiyo.
"What a troublesome opponent."
...
On another battlefield—
"Magnet Release—Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!"
A sky full of golden sand surged forward.
With a loud bang, a gap was blasted open through the golden wave.
It was Inuzuka Ryoha.
"Well, if it isn't Rasa. Haven't seen you in a few days—what happened? You got weaker?"
"Hmph. Empty words."
"Magnet Release—Gold Dust Drizzle!"
"How rude."
"Fang Passing Fang!"
A white whirlwind shattered the incoming golden sand and rushed toward Rasa at high speed.
It hit—but Rasa turned into a pile of gold dust.
"Sand Body Flicker."
"Tsk, tsk, Rasa… you really do seem weaker."
Damn it… how is this guy so strong? Did he also break into that level? But that makes no sense—I'm Kage-level too. Why does it feel like there's such a huge gap?
Though filled with confusion, Rasa still kept up appearances on the battlefield.
"Hmph. I was just warming up."
"Then let's really get started."
Inuzuka Ryoha grinned viciously and charged again, chasing Rasa all over the battlefield.
In this area, Inuzuka Ryoha held a slight advantage.
But on another front, the situation was completely reversed.
"Ahhh—!"
A group of Hidden Leaf Village shinobi screamed in agony. Parts of their bodies had already been burned.
"Wind Release—Beast Wave Violent Air Palm!"
Streams of wind blasted forward, temporarily forcing back the green-clad Sand shinobi.
Inuzuka Rinko led her clan members in quickly retreating with the severely injured.
Two kunoichi faced each other solemnly on the battlefield.
"Pakura."
"Inuzuka Rinko."
"Rinko? Such a gentle name—it doesn't suit a ninja."
"And you, dressed so provocatively—you don't look like a ninja either."
"Provocatively?"
"With your entire back exposed—who exactly are you showing it to? Shameless woman."
"You're just outdated. It's called fashion."
"Pervert."
The two women instantly clashed.
However, Pakura held an absolute advantage.
After all, Inuzuka Rinko didn't dare touch the orange fireballs surrounding Pakura, while Pakura only needed to be cautious of Rinko's claws.
Rumor in the ninja world: members of the Inuzuka Clan soak their claws in poison—once blood is drawn, death is certain.
Hatake Sakumo and Chiyo fought fiercely.
Inuzuka Ryoha chased Rasa across sky and land.
Pakura pressed Inuzuka Rinko relentlessly.
The rest of the forces fought freely.
The Inuzuka Clan's guerrilla tactics and the puppet corps' devastating lethality became the two most eye-catching forces on the battlefield.
As night fell, both sides withdrew their troops.
Inuzuka Ryoha and Hatake Sakumo discussed the next day's battle plans, while the Sand shinobi camp was equally busy.
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