Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 171 Little Jiraiya, what are you saying to him? He can no longer communicate with human lang

Aburame Shisei's voice was eerily calm as he slowly said, "We teach children who are not even five or six years old how to kill, and we brainwash them every day to instill in them the idea that they should be loyal to Konoha."

To allow some powerless nobles to ride on your head, driven by their money, to do things that violate morality and ethics.

If some ninjas don't want to do it, then they are violating the contract and the spirit of the ninja. Only the slightly stronger Jonin have a little autonomy.

But most ninjas climb up through killing. When they reach the position of Jonin, can they still maintain their original aspirations?

No, they can't, at least the vast majority can't. We've already become like the other Jonin, beneficiaries of the system. They won't change anything about the rules; instead, they'll continue to use the existing rules, or even worse.

And now you're telling me it's because my humanity is twisted?

All I want is to refrain from killing unless it means killing innocent people, and to be able to intervene when I see something that makes me uncomfortable, without being bound by rules.

Hehehe, so this makes me a twisted version of myself!

"As I said before, faith is a terrifying thing. Believing in an evil cult is irreversible, just like those children brainwashed by Konoha's Will of Fire. Ask those Konoha children if they would betray the Will of Fire."

"However, what did you and your apprentice do? You actually chose to believe them, to believe they were innocent, and even conspired to set me up and let them go. But what was the result?"

"Look at these corpses scattered everywhere; they are the seeds you sowed, and your death is the fruit!"

Jiraiya couldn't argue, his old face turning bright red: "Sophistry, that's sophistry, they are different."

"What's the difference? They're all just methods of controlling others' minds. In my eyes, Konoha and Jashin are no different. The only difference is that one looks very righteous and the other looks very evil."

Aburame Shisei raised his hands again. By this time, the swarm of insects had multiplied even more. Just now, two or three layers of wormholes had been opened up beneath Tangren Village.

This place has been completely transformed into his battle base, and some special sealing techniques can now be used.

"Little Jiraiya, why are you talking to him about that?" Shizuka Toad pointed at him and said, "This guy has lost all normal thinking; he's completely insane."

Master Shima also said, "Yes, Jiraiya. He doesn't have a normal way of thinking, so it's impossible to communicate with him properly. We have enough information now, and it's time to leave. Continuing to fight will not do us any good."

Jiraiya hesitated for a moment, and after dodging a gust of wind, he jumped onto another rock. He felt that there were still some things he hadn't figured out, and he had to find out before he could leave.

Moreover, he felt that the enemy's swarm power was formidable, but he was not without a way to escape.

"Where have you been all these years? Why have you become so strong? And why did you hide your identity and instigate conflicts between countries? Do you want to rule the ninja world?"

Jiraiya pressed on: "Or are you taking revenge on Konoha?"

Aburame Shisei suddenly laughed: "Jiraiya, you think too highly of me. I don't have such a trivial ambition as ruling the world. I wouldn't think about managing the world, I don't have the time or the mood for that."

As for Konoha, it's just a force I'm somewhat familiar with right now.

"Ordinary forces!"

Jiraiya found it hard to believe. He had originally thought that the other party would hate Konoha, but now he found that they didn't. They didn't hate Konoha at all. Konoha was dispensable to him and hadn't even left a trace.

Now I seriously doubt whether the other person has any human emotions, even though they have no feelings for the place where they lived for 18 years!

"I've already said it, I left Konoha..." He raised his hand, a wisp of blue wind gathering at his fingertips, "most likely because I yearned for freedom."

Wind Release: Sage Art: Gale Palm.

Without forming any hand seals, he simply pushed gently. A cyan wind blade tore through the air and slashed horizontally towards Jiraiya.

Jiraiya suddenly rolled to the side, the wind blades grazing his shoulder and severing the half-fallen tree behind him at the root.

"Yearning for freedom?"

Jiraiya scrambled to his feet, forcing a smile, but his gaze hardened.

He looked around and said, "Your excuse won't convince me. You've killed so many people and destroyed so many villages, and you call that freedom?"

"These people?"

Aburame Shisei smirked and said, "You mean those cultists who slaughter children and sacrifice them to evil gods?"

Jiraiya was speechless for a moment.

"You saw them die," Aburame Shigeaki continued, her voice still calm. "Screaming, begging for mercy, being devoured by the swarm of insects. Did you even for a moment want to save them?"

As Shisei Aburame spoke, his voice carrying illusions, the heavy pheromones in the surrounding air grew stronger and stronger. He seemed to be gradually eroding Jiraiya's firm confidence, as well as the worldview and ninja way it had established.

Jiraiya didn't answer, he just kept panting and dodging.

"Because you know it in your heart, don't you?" Aburame Shigeaki took a step forward, and the swarm of insects surged forward. "They're damned!"

"That's not for you to judge!"

"Then who should we hand it over to? The Daimyo's laws? Or must it be judged by your Konoha?"

"So who exactly wants to boss the world around and dominate it?"

"I... but what about those innocent civilians!" Jiraiya turned his head again and saw the houses submerged by the insect swarm, with no one in sight. He seemed to have found a breakthrough, a reason to persevere.

You Nu Zhicheng interrupted him, raising her hand to disperse a swarm of insects, revealing some sleeping people.

They were unharmed and slept soundly, each with a smile on their face, as if they were experiencing the most perfect life in their dreams.

When the swarm appeared, the Aburame Shisei insect released enough pheromones to put ordinary people to sleep. They would wake up, forget everything they saw that day, and continue living.

Jiraiya was completely stunned to see that someone was still alive.

Aburame Shisei said, "You think I'm just killing for the sake of killing?"

"Their bodies were just covered by insects, and many of them even died from your fire-style attacks. See, you didn't actually see the whole picture."

"I've been saving them, moving them underground. But unfortunately, it seems quite a few of them died from your earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels).

Killing someone is easy; destroying their spirit is difficult.