By What Right Do You Dare Use That Name!

Aburame Ryoma had a misconception.

Even though Akihara Kagura was the newcomer to the Root Organization, it felt like the young man was speaking like a leader in charge of personnel for Root.

He himself...

Felt more like a newcomer applying for a job?

Aburame Ryoma felt that this conversation was a bit off.

After thinking for a while, Aburame Ryoma found that he couldn't answer the question Akihara Kagura posed, nor could he interpret the will of Root.

If you can't solve the problem...

You can only solve the person who posed the problem.

Aburame Ryoma simply refused to engage with Akihara Kagura and said coldly, "Brat, what seniors are involved in is not your concern. Just worry about your own problems."

"I just don't quite understand what the will of Root represents."

Akihara Kagura looked at Aburame Ryoma and asked a question, "Without a past and without a future, what is my life?"

"Missions."

Aburame Ryoma immediately answered the question, "You just need to execute missions diligently. You don't need to think about what your life is..."

"Then tell me..."

Akihara Kagura posed a philosophical question, "The missions I will undertake in the future will all become the past. So, do past missions have meaning? Do missions I haven't undertaken in the future have meaning?"

"..."

Aburame Ryoma fell silent.

This ninja from the Aburame clan understood the philosophical thoughts Akihara Kagura presented and ultimately decided to choose the simplest solution: "You just need to execute missions diligently. You don't need to think about whether your missions have meaning or not..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura couldn't help but feel a little impressed.

"Kano..."

Aburame Ryoma, fearing that this little guy would ask more strange philosophical questions, intended to completely shut down the brat's nonsensical thoughts with his words.

"You are a member of Root..."

"You don't need to think about these problems at all."

"What you need to do is forget your name, forget your emotions, forget your past, forget your future. Just execute the missions given to you by Lord Danzō!"

"Alright, alright, I get it..."

Akihara Kagura responded perfunctorily.

"I hope you can do it..."

Just as Aburame Ryoma thought he had finally resolved the trouble, a fist suddenly smashed into his lower abdomen, sending him crashing heavily against the wall!

"I understand the reasoning."

Young Akihara Kagura twisted his wrist and said coldly, "But... Aburame Ryoma, who allowed you to call me Kano?"

"What..."

Aburame Ryoma spat out a mouthful of blood in utter shock.

Regardless of his status, strength, or even logical reasoning, Aburame Ryoma couldn't figure out why this newcomer would ambush him.

Most importantly...

This brat had incredible strength and astonishing speed!

Akihara Kagura's physical condition was exceptionally amazing. Aburame Ryoma didn't know that Orochimaru also relied on the cursed seal to restrain Akihara Kagura, allowing him to evade the young man's ambush.

Aburame Ryoma, a Jonin, didn't even have time to react before he was heavily injured by the sneak attack, his internal organs even suffering damage from the punch!

"The name Kano was given to me by Lord Danzō."

Akihara Kagura walked up to Aburame Ryoma and, looking at the severely injured senior, coldly explained the reason for ambushing him.

"From today onwards, remember this!"

"In this world..."

"Only Lord Danzō can call me by the name Kano!"

"..."

Aburame Ryoma couldn't understand the young man's thought process.

This brat...

He must have some problem with his brain!

Aburame Ryoma spat out another mouthful of blood and said, "Kano is just a codename, and it's the only codename you can use in the future..."

"But it's not a name you can use to address me."

Akihara Kagura shook his head, seemingly thinking for a moment, and said, "If you look for me in the future, use the name I used in the past to call me. After all, it's not like there aren't precedents in our Root for using past names..."

"I understand... wait, this isn't quite right..."

Aburame Ryoma gazed at the young boy standing beside him, deciding not to be influenced by the boy's way of thinking and gradually returning to his senses: "Children are still too arrogant. Perhaps Orochimaru spoiled you too much before..."

Aburame Ryoma slowly struggled to fall from the wall, clutching his intensely painful abdomen, and forced himself to speak through the pain: "Newcomers... really need to... be taught a lesson..."

A swarm of black insects drilled out of his mouth!

The scene looked somewhat terrifying and frightening!

This was a secret technique from the Aburame clan of Konohagakure, which involved raising insects within the body and using them for combat.

"Kid, you should show some respect to your elders!"

Aburame Ryoma controlled the insects as they swiftly wrapped around Akihara Kagura!

"..."

Akihara Kagura's expression shifted slightly.

Even small insects, when massed together, could make one's scalp tingle. Moreover, these were strange species from the ninja world!

However...

Insects were still just insects...

Their speed was pathetically slow...

Akihara Kagura stomped his foot and leaped past the insects, lunging towards Aburame Ryoma. He knew very well that these people's bodies were pitifully fragile!

Bang!

The boy's fist landed on Aburame Ryoma's body once more!

This time, the fist felt weightless, as if hitting air. It had indeed hit air; Aburame Ryoma's body instantly dissolved into a swarm of insects...

"Is this... an Insect Clone?"

Akihara Kagura's eyes widened involuntarily.

"Secret Technique: Insect Ball!"

In the blink of an eye, the swarm of insects completely enveloped Akihara Kagura's body, as if smelling a delicious meal, and ravenously began to tear at the chakra within him!

Akihara Kagura was covered in a mist of insects, as if wrapped in black clothing!

Aburame Ryoma's true body slowly appeared. He looked at the boy surrounded by his insects and sneered, beginning to lecture the newcomer.

"Kid..."

"Don't be scared by the insects..."

"When I released the insects, I secretly created an Insect Clone..."

"Based on my understanding of kids your age, you'd only attack my body with your fists at the start of a fight. Setting up traps with some low-level ninjutsu would be enough."

"Now..."

"Be good..."

Aburame Ryoma spread his hands, seemingly satisfied with his first lesson for the newcomer: "Your chakra will soon be completely devoured by my Parasitic Destruction Insects..."

"Then make your insects work harder..."

Akihara Kagura's voice emerged from the insect mist, saying, "Aburame Ryoma, haven't you ever fed them enough?"

"What's going on?"

Aburame Ryoma frowned in surprise.

This kid still had the ability to resist?

Is this kid's chakra... perhaps too abundant!

What surprised Aburame Ryoma the most was whether this kid's mental fortitude was too strong, as he wasn't afraid of these dense insects at all!

"This is taking too long..."

Akihara Kagura extended his arm, watching some of the insects that had eaten too much fall from his body, and slowly concluded.

"Insects are still just insects..."

"Insects should hide in corners and live..."

"Instead of arrogantly believing that sheer numbers can defeat an enemy whose strength they cannot even imagine..."

He's asleep!

Still asking for collections!