Lord Danzō's will was the will of Root, but Root's will was not necessarily Lord Danzō's will

Aburame Ryoma had never seen anything like this.

Akihara Kagura merely stood there as the dense swarm of insects surrounding the youngster fell to the ground in a chaotic flurry, piling up in a thick layer across the floor!

How could an enemy be so unconcerned about being bitten by insects?!

How could the insects he raised get so stuffed that they could not eat anymore?

Aburame Ryoma had used his clan's secret techniques to deal with many enemies. Any opponent entangled by the insect swarm under his control would have all the chakra within their body devoured, losing the ability to fight.

This time...

An accident had finally occurred.

Just as Akihara Kagura had said, insects were ultimately just insects.

The chakra insects could hold was limited, and so was the imagination of their breeder, Aburame Ryoma. He had never imagined that someone's chakra could be so abundant that even the insects parasitizing his body would lose the ability to move...

"Secret Technique: Cocoon!"

Aburame Ryoma still had other methods.

The Aburame clan often encountered situations in battle where they did not have enough insects, so they possessed a unique secret technique that used chakra to form cocoons and hatch more insects!

"Corpse Bug: Hurricane!"

A cloud of insects formed into a tornado and swept toward Akihara Kagura!

"I told you..."

"Insects are ultimately just insects!"

Akihara Kagura stomped through the floor, and the chakra within his body erupted!

The chakra fluctuations around the youngster made even Aburame Ryoma feel as though he faced an enormous threat, much less the insects he had just hatched!

The insect cloud struck by the eruption of chakra suddenly stiffened. As though blasted by a hurricane, countless insects were sent flying, all of them smashed against the walls by that powerful impact!

"This chakra..."

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

In all these years, this was the first time Aburame Ryoma had seen someone simply erupt the chakra within their body and produce such terrifying force!

Judging by the strength of his chakra alone, Aburame Ryoma could say he had never seen its equal in his life!

This brat...

Was quite a terrifying fellow!

While Aburame Ryoma was still marveling inwardly, he saw Akihara Kagura's body suddenly turn into a black blur and charge at him, forcing him to hurriedly dodge aside!

"Looks like he doesn't have much fighting skill..."

Watching the youngster's somewhat clumsy attack style, Aburame Ryoma relaxed slightly. "Although his chakra is extremely powerful, he has never received formal ninja training."

It had to be said that this brat had decent talent. But if he wanted to become a powerful asset to the Root Organization, he still had a long way to go!

"Little one..."

"A ninja's battle isn't as simple as looking only at chakra..."

Aburame Ryoma gradually relaxed, silently appearing beside Akihara Kagura and slamming his elbow heavily into his shoulder and neck!

Akihara Kagura felt sharp pain shoot through his shoulder!

Yet when Akihara Kagura turned around, Aburame Ryoma had already sidestepped around to stand before the youngster, kicking him hard in the chest!

Akihara Kagura was sent flying backward!

Aburame Ryoma leaped after him, tightly gripping the youngster's throat and pinning his body directly against the wall. "Now... are you willing to behave?"

"..."

A strange smile appeared on the youngster's face.

That strange smile made Aburame Ryoma's heart tighten!

Could this brat have some other combat method? Now that the brat was under his control, could he still form hand seals and cast ninjutsu?

Crack!

Akihara Kagura's clothes suddenly tore open!

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

This was...

Ninjutsu without hand seals!

Could the wooden spikes of a Wood Style Bloodline user actually grow from within the bloodline user's body rather than being cast through ninjutsu?

He had been too careless!

Aburame Ryoma immediately realized the danger he was in!

One wooden spike was naturally nothing to fear, but he had personally seen the youngster use wooden spikes to catch fish. He knew exactly how dangerous this wooden spike was!

This wooden spike...

Would grow inside his body!

Even if the spike was only lodged in his shoulder, once it branched and grew within his body, it would surely pierce straight through his entire body!

If he wanted to escape this danger, he either had to prevent the youngster from forming hand seals or pull the spike out as quickly as possible!

However...

It was too late!

Bang!

Taking advantage of the instant Aburame Ryoma lost focus, Akihara Kagura slammed his elbow against the wall, using the force to send Aburame Ryoma flying!

"Wood Style: Impalement..."

Akihara Kagura raised a finger!

"I surrender!"

Aburame Ryoma hurriedly raised his hand!

This brat was no kind and timid person!

Aburame Ryoma had seen it with his own eyes. This was a madman who took pleasure in killing living things, and dying so miserably at this brat's hands would be far too stifling!

"What an offense, Senior..."

A genial smile immediately appeared on Akihara Kagura's face. "From now on, we'll address each other differently. I'll call you Senior, and you'll call me Lord Kagura."

"..."

Aburame Ryoma had no idea how to complain about that.

A newcomer wanted to lord it over him on his first day?

As the loser, Aburame Ryoma truly had no grounds to argue. The fact that this brat was willing to call him Senior could at least be considered a little respect...

Akihara Kagura looked at the silent Aburame Ryoma and asked with a smile, "Senior, I've shown you so much respect, yet you're unwilling to even call me Lord Kagura?"

"This..."

Aburame Ryoma looked somewhat embarrassed. "That violates the will of Root..."

"The will of Root..."

Akihara Kagura slowly shook his head, the youngster's smile seeming innocent and guileless. "The will of Root is irrelevant to me. Lord Danzō's will is what matters most..."

"..."

This brat really was sensible!

Aburame Ryoma had to admit that the brat had grasped the key point!

"But..."

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

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

Akihara Kagura interrupted Aburame Ryoma and retorted, "Lord Danzō's will is the will of Root, but the will of Root is not necessarily Lord Danzō's will... As you say, we obey Lord Danzō's orders. Does that mean Lord Danzō must also obey the orders of us in Root?"

"You're right..."

Aburame Ryoma felt as though his brain was not quite enough for this, yet he still wanted to prove his own point. "But Root and Lord Danzō are one..."

Akihara Kagura looked at Aburame Ryoma with dissatisfaction and asked, "We are not one with Lord Danzō. We are merely Lord Danzō's subordinates. We can sacrifice ourselves for Lord Danzō... Must Lord Danzō sacrifice himself for us?"

"Of course not."

Aburame Ryoma quickly shook his head.

Although Aburame Ryoma still felt something was not quite right, he had no way to refute Akihara Kagura's view. What the little fellow said made a great deal of sense...

A feeling rose again in Aburame Ryoma's heart... Why did this little fellow seem even more loyal to Lord Danzō than he, a guard who had followed Lord Danzō for years?

"All right, stop thinking about it."

Akihara Kagura waved his hand, glanced at the messy room, and said, "Take me to see Lord Danzō first. Then help arrange a room for me tonight, with a bed placed inside beforehand."

"All right."

Aburame Ryoma agreed.

This old member of the Root Organization believed that such a small matter did not violate any principles.

He had gone to bed too late last night!

Second update!