Danzō's Will is Root's Will, But Root's Will Is Not Necessarily Danzō's Will

Aburame Ryoma had never seen such a sight.

Akihara Kagura was simply standing there, and the dense insect swarm surrounding the boy fell to the ground in disarray, covering the ground in a thick layer of insects!

How could an enemy be bitten by insects so carelessly!

How could his own farmed insects get too full to move?

Aburame Ryoma had dealt with many enemies using his clan secret technique. Once an enemy was entangled by his controlled insect swarm, their chakra would be drained, rendering them incapable of fighting.

This time...

An unexpected event had occurred.

As Akihara Kagura had said, insects were still just insects.

Insects had a limit to the amount of chakra they could contain, and the breeder, Aburame Ryoma, also had limits to his imagination. He had never conceived that someone's chakra could be so abundant that it would incapacitate the insects parasitizing him...

"Secret Technique: Cocoon!"

Aburame Ryoma had other methods.

The Aburame clan often faced issues with insufficient insects during battles, so they also possessed a unique secret technique to form cocoons with chakra and hatch more insects!

"Corpse Bug: Hurricane!"

A cloud of insects transformed into a tornado and attacked Akihara Kagura!

"I told you..."

"Insects are still just insects!"

Akihara Kagura stomped on the floor, and the chakra within his body surged!

The chakra fluctuations emanating from the boy made Aburame Ryoma feel as though he was facing a great crisis, let alone the insects he had hatched!

The insect mist, hit by the surging chakra, suddenly froze. As if blown by a hurricane, countless insects were flung outwards, slamming into the wall from the sheer force of the impact!

"This chakra..."

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Aburame Ryoma's forehead.

In all his years, this was the first time Aburame Ryoma had ever seen someone generate such power simply by unleashing their internal chakra!

He could honestly say that the sheer strength of this boy's chakra was something he had never witnessed before!

This brat...

He was a terrifying fellow!

While Aburame Ryoma was still marveling in his mind, he saw Akihara Kagura's body suddenly turn into a black shadow and charge at him, startling him into a hasty evasion!

"He doesn't seem to have much combat skill..."

Aburame Ryoma watched the boy's somewhat clumsy attack and felt a slight sense of relief. "Although his chakra is incredibly powerful, he has never received formal ninja training."

He had to admit, this brat had good talent, but he still had a long way to go to become a powerful asset to the Root organization!

"Little one..."

"Ninja battles aren't just about chakra..."

Aburame Ryoma's mood gradually relaxed. He quietly appeared beside Akihara Kagura and slammed his elbow heavily onto the boy's neck!

Akihara Kagura felt a sharp pain in his shoulder!

However, by the time Akihara Kagura turned his head, Aburame Ryoma had already sidestepped and moved in front of the boy, kicking him in the chest!

Akihara Kagura was sent flying backward!

Aburame Ryoma leaped forward in pursuit, tightly gripping the boy's neck and pressing his body against the wall. "Now... are you going to behave?"

"..."

A strange smile appeared on the boy's face.

This eerie smile sent a jolt of unease through Aburame Ryoma!

Did this brat have some other combat methods? He had the boy under his control now, could he still form hand seals and cast ninjutsu?

Crack!

Akihara Kagura's clothes suddenly tore open!

A sharp wood spike emerged from his body and pierced Aburame Ryoma's shoulder!

This was...

Ninjutsu without hand seals!

A wood spike from a Wood Release bloodline user, and it wasn't cast using ninjutsu, but grew from the bloodline user's own body?

He had been too careless!

Aburame Ryoma immediately realized his predicament!

While he wasn't afraid of a single wood spike, he had personally witnessed the boy use a wood spike to catch fish and knew exactly how dangerous this spike was!

This wood spike...

It would grow inside my own body!

Even if this wood spike was just at my shoulder, once it forked and grew inside me, it would definitely pierce my entire body!

If I wanted to escape this crisis, I either had to stop the boy from forming hand seals or pull out this wood spike as quickly as possible!

However...

It was too late!

Bang!

Taking advantage of Aburame Ryoma's moment of distraction, Akihara Kagura slammed his elbow against the wall and used the leverage to send Aburame Ryoma flying!

"Wood Release: Impalement..."

Akihara Kagura raised his fingers!

"I surrender!"

Aburame Ryoma quickly raised his palm!

This brat wasn't some kind and timid fellow!

Aburame Ryoma had witnessed it firsthand; this was a psycho who took killing as a form of entertainment. Moreover, dying like this at the hands of this brat would be too humiliating!

"My apologies, Senior..."

Akihara Kagura's face immediately broke into a friendly smile. "From now on, we'll address each other properly. I'll call you Senior, and you'll call me Lord Kagura."

"..."

Aburame Ryoma didn't know how to respond internally.

A rookie, and on his first day, he already wanted to step all over him?

As the loser, Aburame Ryoma found it hard to retort. It was somewhat respectful that this brat was willing to call him Senior...

Akihara Kagura looked at the silent Aburame Ryoma and asked with a smile, "Senior, I'm showing you so much respect, and you're not even willing to call me Lord Kagura?"

"This..."

Aburame Ryoma's expression turned somewhat awkward. "This goes against the will of Root..."

"The will of Root..."

Akihara Kagura slowly shook his head, his smile appearing somewhat innocent and pure. "The will of Root doesn't matter to me. Lord Danzō's will is the most important..."

"..."

This brat really knew how to play the game!

Aburame Ryoma had to admit, this brat had grasped the key point!

"But..."

Aburame Ryoma still felt something was off and explained, "Lord Danzō's will is the will of Root, and the will of Root..."

"The will of Root is merely an extension of Lord Danzō's will!"

Akihara Kagura interrupted Aburame Ryoma, retorting, "Lord Danzō's will is the will of Root, but the will of Root is not necessarily Lord Danzō's will... If we follow your logic, we obey Lord Danzō's orders, so does Lord Danzō have to obey Root's orders?"

"You're right..."

Aburame Ryoma felt his brain wasn't working well enough and tried to prove his point. "But, our Root and Lord Danzō are one entity..."

Akihara Kagura looked at Aburame Ryoma with dissatisfaction and retorted, "We are not one entity with Lord Danzō; we are merely Lord Danzō's subordinates. We can sacrifice ourselves for Lord Danzō... Does Lord Danzō have to sacrifice himself for us?"

"Of course not."

Aburame Ryoma quickly shook his head.

Although Aburame Ryoma still felt something was off, he couldn't refute Akihara Kagura's points. This little guy made a lot of sense...

Aburame Ryoma felt a familiar sensation again... How could this brat be more loyal to Lord Danzō than himself, a guard who had followed Lord Danzō for many years?

"Alright, stop thinking about it."

Akihara Kagura waved his hand, glanced at the messy room, and said, "Take me to see Lord Danzō first, and then arrange a room for me tonight, with a bed set up in advance."

"Okay."

Aburame Ryoma agreed.

This old member of the Root organization felt that such a small matter didn't violate any principles.

Stayed up too late last night!

Second update!