Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 303 The Shattered Sea Monk

Aburame Shisei did not return to the Land of Waterfalls. His wind wings turned southeast in the air, crossed several mountain ranges, and the sea of ​​the Land of Tea appeared at the edge of his vision.

He landed on a cliff, with black rocks beneath his feet and a gray-blue sea in front of him.

The waves crashed against the cliff face, breaking into white foam, then receding, in an endless cycle.

He stood there motionless, watching for a long time. As darkness fell and the waves grew larger, the sea breeze ruffled his clothes and hair, making them slightly disheveled.

After a long while, some blue water spiders flew back into his hand: "Indeed, the sea spirits have been destroyed."

The sea spirit he spoke of was Umibozu, a legendary summoning beast that connects the entire ocean. As long as there is water, it will never die. Even if killed, it will naturally revive every so often, like a tailed beast.

Having read the manga in his previous life, he naturally knew of such a summoning beast, which was said to eventually fall into Orochimaru's hands and be given to his subordinates.

He vaguely remembers signing a contract with a little girl, if his memory is not wrong.

It wasn't until the Time Insect retraced one of Uchiha Moritsu's past days that he realized Umibozu was essentially a kind of insect, a seaweed insect.

In that short day and night, the Uchiha who knelt and offered his soul also did many things.

After burning down Umibozu, he secretly sneaked into Hell Valley in the Land of Lightning, where there lived distant relatives of the Uchiha clan, the Blood Pond clan.

He wasn't there to pay a visit, of course; rather, he secretly infiltrated the forbidden area to find a long-buried artifact from ancient times—a unique Kusanagi sword.

The sword looked ordinary, without any fancy decorations or flowing chakra aura.

However, it possesses all the basic attributes of a sword: sharpness, hardness, and the ability to perfectly transmit chakra. In addition, it has a special ability: wounds inflicted by it cannot heal.

Neither medical ninjutsu nor natural regeneration can close the wound; the blood will continue to flow until it dries up.

Of course, this claim is somewhat exaggerated. Since the sword is now in his possession, he has already tested it and confirmed that it can indeed cause profuse bleeding; however, to say it can silence any doubts would be a gross exaggeration.

The wound is simply covered with a special energy substance. As long as the flesh is cut away, or the substance is extracted using special ninjutsu techniques, the wound can still heal.

Afterwards, Uchiha Mamoru secretly went to the Valley of Lightning and destroyed an ordinary stone that had been exposed to wind and rain for many years. In fact, even now, Aburame Shisei doesn't know why he did it.

Upon closer examination, it should probably be related to the Thunder Immortal Insect. However, the Thunder Immortal Insect has already found the answer to its transformation: continuously feed it chakra metal and cleanse it with lightning. As for the time involved, that's just a matter of time.

Perhaps he heard some rumors related to this stone.

It was there that he encountered the Fourth Raikage. The battle was fierce, but he won easily. Before leaving, he encouraged the Fourth Raikage with the secret of the giant Tenseigan.

"A Tenseigan is hidden within the Land of Fire. Whoever obtains it will possess the power to divide the continent. But the prerequisite is that you help destroy the Land of Hot Water."

Whether the Fourth Raikage believes it or not is not important. What is important is that he will investigate, test, and make the Land of Hot Water unsettled. This way, he can be lured out and tested.

Aburame Shisei thought this trick was dirty but also very effective. Whether directly or indirectly, the evil god did appear, and his probing had achieved its purpose.

During his escape, Uchiha Mori passed through the Land of Fire. He stayed in an unnamed valley for half a day, reinforcing a seal.

Beneath that seal lies Hikaru Uchiha, a genius of the Uchiha clan during the Warring States period, who has been sealed away by his own clan members ever since.

Aburame Shisei didn't know why Uchiha Mori wanted to reinforce the seal. Perhaps it was to prevent her from escaping prematurely, or perhaps it was to prevent others from finding her.

In any case, the seal is now stronger.

All of this information came from Uchiha Mori's past day and night.

However, the Time Worm only rewinds past events; the future is uncertain and therefore invisible.

As the sea breeze picked up, Aburame Shisei snapped out of his reverie and looked back at the sea.

He thought that since Umibozu was still in standby time, he might as well build a hive here.

"I just don't know how long it will take to recover."

As Aburame Zhicheng muttered to himself, he made his decision. He spread his arms, and in an instant, countless insects of various colors crawled out of his body, flowing into the ground and gnawing away at it. Soon, they had carved out a passage leading underground.

After that, more insects burrowed down into the sand and rocks. Although no change was visible on the surface, they were already moving in all directions underground.

Aburame Zhicheng simply stood there quietly. Building the insect hive would take time, but he wasn't in a hurry; he had plenty of time now.

Soon, the insects in the distance felt a rustling sound; it was from a stretch of beach not far from the cliff.

A simply dressed woman with delicate features led a little boy to the shore and stopped to look around.

The boy was about five or six years old, wearing a faded kimono and worn-out wooden clogs.

She hunched her shoulders as the sea breeze blew, but remained silent, simply standing quietly beside the woman, gazing at the ocean.

Aburame Shisei noticed them, but didn't pay them any attention.

He used illusion magic to create an isolation around himself, so that ordinary people could not see him or approach the area, and continued to direct the insects to build their hive.

And so a day and a night passed.

The woman stood on the beach, gazing at the distant horizon. The boy stood beside her, then squatted, then sat, and finally curled up on the sand, hugging his knees.

The sea breeze was cold, making him shiver and rub his arms incessantly. The woman finally came to her senses, looked down at her son, and after a moment of silence, took off her only coat and draped it over the boy.

"Mom, is Father not coming back?" the boy asked softly, looking up.

"Your father must have caught a big fish." The woman smiled and continued her lie: "Wait a little longer."

But the boy couldn't wait any longer. He had been waiting for several days. Every morning and evening, his uncle would come to their house and bring them food. He wasn't ignorant; he was just young. His father might never come back.

Along with him, the rented ship also cannot return.

"Mom, I don't want to die!" the boy said suddenly, looking up at his mother.