Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 360 The Proud Earth Fairy Spider

Land of Earth, Daimyo Prefecture.

Kaguya Keita sat by the window, gazing at the moonlight.

Although he could contribute ten times the amount of funding each year, being forced to hand it over like this made him very unhappy.

Iwagakure is like a vampire clinging to the Land of Earth; no matter how much blood you give it, it will keep biting and won't let go.

It will get fatter and fatter the more it sucks, and the more greedy it becomes.

Of course, none of these are the most important things; the most important thing is that it doesn't obey.

Divide and conquer.

If a suitable point of division is found and enough incentives are offered, Iwagakure should also split from within.

"Why aren't you resting yet?"

A pair of hands wrapped around his waist from behind, and warm breath pressed against the back of his neck.

Ayano was wearing a thin nightgown, her long hair was loose over her shoulders, and her face still had a blush from her bath.

Qi Tai took her hand, turned around, and pulled her into his arms.

"That's good."

Then his fingers ran through her hair, gently stroking the back of her neck.

Ayano closed her eyes, leaned against his chest, and listened to his heartbeat.

"Keita, ah, Keita..."

Outside the window, the moonlight was bright.

On the distant rooftop, Hinata Kagami sat cross-legged, his pale blue eyes gleaming.

"Boring." He stood up and dusted off his clothes.

He had been searching for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki these past few days, but Giant Turtle Island seemed to have vanished into thin air. On his own, it would probably take him another six months to even reach it.

Instead of wasting more time, go to the Lord.

By the way... I'll tattle on something.

He leaped into the night sky and flew towards the direction of the Earth Immortal Palace.

The underground palace of the Land of Demons. Aburame Shisei was making final modifications to the formula of his Soul Ninjutsu when the ground began to tremble.

It wasn't an earthquake; it felt like something was breathing deep underground. With each breath, each expansion and contraction, a vast and powerful earth-elemental natural energy surged up from the depths of the earth, impacting the sealing techniques of the entire underground palace.

Aburame Shisei raised his head, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Is it about to be born... the Earth Fairy Insect?"

Just as he was about to get up to check, a communication insect flew over from the corner and landed on his shoulder, its antennae swaying gently.

Hyuga Kagami is back.

Aburame Shisei sat down again, and a moment later, Hinata Kagami appeared at the laboratory door.

"My lord." Hyuga Kagami knelt on one knee, his posture respectful. "Your subordinate is incompetent and has not yet found any trace of the Eight-Tails, but I recently heard..."

Knowing what he was about to say, Aburame Shisei immediately raised her hand to interrupt, saying, "If you can't find it, you can't find it. The Eight-Tails is difficult to deal with anyway, no rush. I have a sea fortress on the site of the old Hozuki Castle, currently managed by a father and son. Go find them, and they will help you activate the fortress's search system."

If you don't know how to turn on the switch, you can go to the Snow Country and learn from the Holy Knights; that system is based on technology borrowed from them.

A sea fortress? A snow country? The Holy Knights?

The Lord has so many forces under his command; how many are there that he doesn't know about?

He suddenly realized that he still knew too little about the organization.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master." Hyuga Kagami put away his smile and bowed respectfully. "Your subordinate will find the Eight-Tails as soon as possible."

"No rush." ​​Aburame Shisei waved his hand, then suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, before you leave, please send Huang Quan to Xingren Village for me."

"The Underworld?"

Aburame Shisei explained, "I promised the villagers of Hoshigakure that I would help them solve their radiation sickness problem. Orochimaru left behind a modification plan before he left, but I'm going into seclusion recently and don't have time to go there myself. Since you can fly and are quite fast, take him there."

"Yes."

Just then, Huang Quan, who was next door, heard his name called and peeked over. When You Nu Zhicheng saw him coming, she took a set of knives from under the operating table and threw them into his arms.

"This was made from the secretions of thunder insects. No matter how good the chakra scalpel is, it can't compare to a precision tool. It saves time and effort."

After saying that, he waved his hand.

Hyuga Kagami immediately understood, grabbed the person by the collar, and walked out.

"Let go of me, I can walk by myself!"

However, Huang Quan was powerless against Hyuga Mirror, and the sound grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared at the end of the underground palace.

Yu Nu Zhicheng shook his head, stood up, and walked deeper into the underground palace.

Pushing open the heavy stone door, a strong, earthy smell wafted out.

The walls of the cultivation room were covered with dark golden silk threads, with countless fist-sized cocoons hanging from them. Each cocoon was pulsating slightly, beating like a heart.

The demon spider in the very center has completely changed its appearance. It is thirty meters long, and the dark gold patterns on its carapace no longer glow. The Wrathful Heaven Device embedded in its back has completely merged with its body and become part of it.

Each breath draws upon the earth's natural energy.

"You've come, human."

"My complete transformation into a celestial insect was entirely due to my own efforts, but undeniably, you did help me a little. So I'll reluctantly acknowledge you as my master."

However, I believe our relationship should be one of equality and mutual assistance. If you can provide me with delicious food and take care of my daily needs, it's not impossible for you to help me cultivate immortal arts unconditionally.

Upon hearing this, Aburame Shisei suddenly laughed.

"Equality? It's all due to your own efforts?"

"Of course, you know my talent..."

"Do you think you're very strong?"

"Master, apart from you being slightly stronger than me, even that person who just left would probably only be able to fight me to a draw. Am I that powerful..."

As soon as Shisei snapped his fingers, a jet-black scorpion appeared in front of Tsuchigumo, interrupting him.

The earth spider's hair stood on end instantly: "Actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, four large moths and a large dragonfly were summoned and appeared in the small underground palace.

"Big White, Little White, Little Red, come here... don't kill them, just teach them a lesson."

"Wait a minute, this is my territory..."

"You were so arrogant just now!" Lai Lai swung a big pincer and smashed the huge body into the wall.

The other moths swarmed forward. Xiaoqing, on the other hand, didn't make a move; instead, she flew back to Aburame Zhicheng's side.

"My lord, you haven't summoned me for quite some time. I thought you had forgotten me."

"Oh, you don't know, being the leader these days has been really tiring. Sometimes I really miss the carefree days when I was by the Lord's side!"

Unfortunately, no matter what he said, Aburame Shisei remained silent and did not respond.

"It is indeed quite tiring, but you are, after all, the Lord of Insects in the Celestial Palace."

Xiaoqing: "..."

My Lord, did you understand or not?