Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 123 Insect Fairy Transformation 1: Wind Fairy Technique - Dragonfly

After learning of Shisei Aburame's disappearance, Hanzo of the Salamander immediately went to Kusagakure alone to challenge Negishi Kusanagi, who had just left the village.

Originally, Negishi Kusanagi, whose strength had greatly improved and had reached the threshold of Kage level, was full of confidence. He thought he would be his opponent, and even if he was not as good as him, he could still hold his own.

Unfortunately, Hanzo the Salamander was a hexagonal monster. After two attempts to test him and finding that ninjutsu and poison techniques were ineffective, he immediately changed his strategy and used swordsmanship and taijutsu.

In no time at all, he had beaten the man to a pulp. Fortunately, Negishi Kusanagi's body had been modified by the insect soup, giving him not only immunity to all poisons but also extremely strong regenerative abilities.

Seeing that a skilled person was willing to take on the main responsibility, he willingly offered up all his power, acting only as a henchman who didn't care about anything.

Because he knew he lacked a war mindset, especially after the last battle between the two armies, he understood even more that he was only suited to be a high-level henchman.

It can be said that as long as he is fighting a Kage-level ninjutsu user, he can at least hold his own even if he can't win.

As expected, Hanzo of the Salamander summoned Shikifuji as his first step, intending to subdue the Seven-Tails, or rather, to learn the secret of taming tailed beasts.

However, Shiki-rai disliked Hanzo the Salamander, and the same was true for Nanami. Theoretically, Nanami only obeyed Shisei Aburame's orders, and as for Shiki-rai, he could barely be considered half of them.

Thus, a great battle was inevitable between the two sides, but under the threat of high-altitude flight and the bombardment of Tailed Beast Balls, Hanzo of the Salamander finally abandoned his underestimation of the Tailed Beasts.

Putting everything else aside, he really did have a way to defeat other tailed beasts, but the Seven-Tails can fly. In addition, Shiki's self-healing ability has awakened, so it is not afraid of poison at all.

However, Hanzo of the Salamander did not come away empty-handed. He nearly absorbed all the ninjas of Kusagakure, and even the Dragonfly Squad was outwardly subdued by him.

To complete the 100-person roster, he even personally selected 100 exceptionally talented wind-attribute boys and girls for training, with the aim of gaining control of this force as soon as possible.

Moreover, they only practice one secret technique: the human-insect fusion technique and the wind-style ninjutsu.

He even personally gathered ideas and collaborated with many Jonin to improve ninjutsu, with the aim of reducing the difficulty of learning and minimizing the damage after fusion.

Because what he wanted was not one-time combat power, but long-term, to turn this secret technique into a legacy for the Land of New Rain, and to continuously cultivate more and more excellent ninjas.

On the side of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, how to gradually grow stronger and how to fight against Konoha are things that Shisei Aburame is unaware of at this moment.

Because at this moment, he is undergoing the most crucial moment of his transformation—the single-attribute Dragonfly Immortal Technique is nearing its end.

The second insect nest, Grass Lantern City, is deep within the underground palace.

Strands of natural energy were drawn out by the dragonfly Xiaoqing, then dissolved and transformed by his body into his own chakra, becoming a unique wind-attribute sage chakra. It was slowly injected into the body of Aburame Shisei, who was meditating.

This was a method that Shisei Aburame had researched for a long time and finally came up with. As the dragonfly Xiaoqing grew, it finally broke through its limits and fused with a wisp of its own Sage Chakra.

Although rare, this kind of Sage Chakra is most suitable for modifying the body under the fusion of secret techniques.

Time passed second by second, and several days later, Aburame Shisei's body was finally filled with this Sage Chakra.

His physical body also underwent a complete transformation at this moment. Immediately afterwards, a large amount of wind-attribute natural energy surged in and then slowly settled with his breath.

Yu Nu Zhicheng sat cross-legged in the center of the insect nest, surrounded by a pale blue halo.

When the last wisp of violent natural energy finally calmed down, it completely merged into his meridians and cells.

Single-attribute Dragonfly Fairy Technique - Completed.

From then on, his body was completely transformed by special wind-attribute sage chakra, enabling him to fully perceive and accept wind-attribute energy in nature without being harmed by it.

He opened his eyes, a clear, luminous light flashing across them.

His hands formed an ancient mudra in front of his chest—a secret mudra that merged with the dragonfly behind him.

"Immortal Technique: Wind Dragonfly"

A burst of blue light suddenly erupted, enveloping him.

The clothes silently dissolved, replaced by a magical outer garment that shimmered with a pale blue luster. The surface of the garment was intricately outlined with the patterns of dragonfly wings, lifelike in its detail.

Four pairs of thin, gauze-like dragonfly wings unfurled from his back, trembling slightly, and lifted his body lightly into the air.

Curved cloud patterns appeared under his eyes and on his forehead, just a faint touch that didn't seem out of place, adding to his otherworldly air.

He opened his eyes, revealing a pair of complex pupils that, while seemingly unnatural and terrifying, were actually layers upon layers of double pupils that, when rotated, appeared to be able to suck a person's soul into them.

Its long, dark green hair fluttered and swayed without wind. Two slender, soft antennae slowly emerged from its temples, swaying gently.

These tentacles can not only receive signals from their own kind, but also perceive the myriad messages carried by the wind in nature—changes in airflow, the pulse of life—all whispered in the wind, and now they are all heard by him.

With a flap of its wings, Yu Nu Zhicheng shot out of the underground palace, its speed so fast that it left only a blue afterimage in the air.

Inside the Ghost Lantern Castle, the father and son, who were forced to stay behind, looked up and saw this scene. They were shocked and involuntarily knelt down, completely surrendering.

Aburame Shicheng hovered in mid-air, his wings fluttering lightly.

He formed a hand seal, raised his hand to remove the poison and restraints from the father and son, and smiled at them, saying, "From now on, you can freely travel to and from the battlefield of the Land of Grass to help your country. But there is one thing you must do: transport all the corpses on the battlefield to Ghost Lantern Castle to feed the insects."

The father and son kowtowed deeply: "We will obey your command, sir!"

Aburame nods and flies deeper into the underground palace once again.

He ventured deep into the underground palace and discovered that the six treasures, the Box of Bliss, were finally showing signs of damage due to the relentless gnawing of the insects.

Its surface is riddled with pits and cracks, and the faces on all four sides are damaged, as if a trace of negative emotional energy is leaking out.

Furthermore, many of the decaying insects have already begun to differentiate, and it is believed that this thing will soon be completely inside the insects' bellies.

Aburame Shisei leaped above the Box of Bliss and used Sage Chakra to inscribe a summoning jutsu formula on the top of the box.

That's right, he wanted to take this thing with him at all times. After all, it would become his next research focus, concerning the transformation of spiritual energy.

Having done everything, he flapped his wings and flew out of the underground palace, soaring into the sky and heading north.

Now that the Land of Snow is the most peaceful place, he wants to fulfill his previous promise and settle down there.