Nuclear Release Clone and White Zetsu

At six o'clock, Shibi began his first confrontation with the squad he was leading.

To be honest, the overall standard of these three new students exceeded his expectations, even better than he had anticipated.

"Although they're a bit green in terms of experience, that can be nurtured little by little through continuous combat."

Shibi looked on with satisfaction at the three exhausted figures in front of him.

Among these three, each one surprised him: Might Guy, who graduated at eight, and Uchiha Ichie, who awakened her Sharingan at ten and activated the two Tomoe Sharingan in such a short time.

These two could definitely be called geniuses.

However, the last one remaining left Shibi completely bewildered.

"Is it just my imagination? Why does this guy seem to get stronger the longer he fights? This amount of chakra is excessive for his age... Doesn't he get tired?"

Shibi's face was full of question marks.

Combat consumes chakra, and chakra is energy refined from spirit and body. The more chakra is lost, the weaker a person's spirit and body become.

But Gen'ichi...

Shibi extended a finger, upon which perched a scouting insect. The information it transmitted back plunged Shibi into deep thought.

The entire training ground was now riddled with craters, clearly showing signs of intense combat.

"Gen'ichi, Shibi-sensei is too strong. We can't go on like this..."

Guy clenched his fist. "How about I push that technique further? Maybe I can create an opening."

"It won't make much difference. He's a bug user, not someone you can defeat with your current Taijutsu level."

Gen'ichi gazed deeply at Aburame Shibi, his expression solemn.

"He's very strong, and I can't find any openings to exploit. He truly is the most well-rounded Elite Jonin."

"My chakra is almost depleted, I can't last much longer... Gen'ichi, you even sent out a Shadow Clone to look after Obito's grandmother. How much chakra do you have left?" Ichie gritted her teeth, finding it difficult even to maintain her Sharingan.

Gen'ichi said with a serious expression, "Yes, I've used up a lot too. Probably lost about thirty percent."

"I see, so you have seventy... What?!" Ichie's eyes widened.

"Sending out a Shadow Clone took half of my chakra. Even though I've been diligently generating more chakra to handle this intense fight, I could only recover this much... Oh, wait, I'm back up to eighty percent now."

Gen'ichi wore a solemn expression, looking at the silently standing Shibi, finding him a bit tricky.

"What kind of nonsense is that?! Are you serious?" Ichie complained frantically in her heart.

"You've been fighting this long and still have that much?!"

Ichie stared with her Sharingan, watching the chakra still surging within Gen'ichi's body, showing no signs of depletion.

"... So, what should we do?" Ichie gritted her teeth.

"I have an idea... Listen to me..."

"Even at this point, he's still devising a new strategy..."

Shibi adjusted his sunglasses.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

A massive ball of flame roared towards him, covering a large portion of the training ground. Shibi swiftly retreated, simultaneously raising his hands as a large swarm of insects flew out from his sleeves.

In front of his insects, no action could escape his notice.

The large swarm of insects swarmed, bypassing the Great Fireball, and rushed towards the three-person squad.

Swish!

The Great Fireball Technique was kicked aside. Guy activated the Gate of Rest, the second Gate, his muscles bulging. Simultaneously, he launched a Leaf Great Whirlwind kick towards Shibi, but he was sent flying by an Insect Sphere thrown by Shibi.

In this brief interval.

Gen'ichi moved.

"Two Gen'ichis? Did he create a Shadow Clone while the Great Fireball was covering them?" Shibi quickly observed. The large swarm of insects swarmed towards the two Gen'ichis. Soon, one of the Gen'ichis exploded on the spot with a pop.

"The remaining one must be the original!"

Whoosh!

The ground burst open with massive cracks, and countless insects surged out with a roar, swarming frantically towards the three-person squad!

An endless buzzing filled the air. No matter how you looked at it, the three-person squad had no way out.

But Gen'ichi, who was about to be overwhelmed by the swarm, showed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. "You let your guard down, Shibi-sensei..."

"What?"

Shibi adjusted his sunglasses. On his usually impassive face, a rare hint of surprise appeared.

The information his insects relayed back was also extremely bizarre, messages like "This chakra tastes awful," "It's painful to bite," and "I feel terrified."

"Terror... What's going on? Why would my Parasitic Destruction Insects convey this emotion...?"

But the next moment, the scene before his eyes made even him feel astonished.

He saw Gen'ichi and Uchiha Ichie, wrapped and bitten by the swarm, their entire bodies began to melt strangely. The instantly soaring high temperature and burst of Nuclear Radiation massacred his insects.

Countless insects died instantly.

This was an extremely astonishing scene; black rain fell from the sky, and layers of black covered the ground.

"Is this Gen'ichi's Kekkei Genkai? But he's a clone? Ichie is too... What kind of clone technique is this?"

Shibi was greatly astonished and at the same time felt a sense of danger, turning his head instantly.

Ichie and Gen'ichi had already arrived.

Their blood-red two-Tomoe Sharingan were aimed at Shibi's eyes, and they activated Genjutsu.

These eyes, which focused more on Genjutsu, unleashed a Genjutsu at this moment, using their last bit of chakra.

As for Gen'ichi, he seized this fleeting moment and began forming hand signs.

"Nuclear Release... Vibration Wave!"

A very powerful surge of chakra gathered in Gen'ichi's mouth, and immediately, an astonishing shockwave erupted, hitting Shibi head-on and defeating him on the spot!

Shibi's body turned into countless insects, scattering on the spot. These insects were somewhat panicked, stumbling and flying around erratically, not knowing what was happening.

"Very good. To think you could defeat my Insect Clone. Your skill level is quite satisfactory."

In the distance, the real Shibi, who had been observing the entire time, walked over with his hands in his pockets, radiating a strong gloomy aura, and offered praise.

"Huh? Has Shibi-sensei been standing there watching the whole time? When did that happen? I didn't notice him at all." Guy was sprawled on the ground, scratching his head.

He felt a bit offended.

However, Shibi was genuinely astonished; these guys before him had given him too many surprises.

"The poison that kills insects over a large area, is that the Kekkei Genkai ability you used to defeat Anko back then? So it wasn't activated by blood after all. It's even more terrifying than I imagined..."

Shibi pushed up his sunglasses with a moved expression; he had never seen such a strange, unknown poison before.

Moreover, it actually made his insects feel instinctive "fear". Was it because of the poison itself, or some other reason...?

More importantly...

They used two strange clones, replacing his and Ichie's real bodies, and then waited for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack?

This kind of special physical clone technique...

The only unlucky one was Guy; this guy was truly surrounded by the insect swarm and bitten fiercely, currently lying weakly on the ground.

"Gather here tomorrow morning at six. We'll begin executing the village's mission."

Shibi took a deep look at the two clones, left this sentence behind, activated Body Flicker Technique, and left.

"Oh dear. Shibi-sensei is truly a good teacher. He didn't stay here to watch me recover my clones."

Gen'ichi walked over with a smile, extending his hand and successively pressing it onto the unrecognizable "Gen'ichi" and "Ichie" (clones), and then...

These two clones began to quickly dissolve, merging back into Gen'ichi's body.

What no one knew was that.

Rather than merely recovering these two special physical clones, it would be more accurate to say Gen'ichi's goal was to recover what was inside the clones' bodies...

...two extremely tiny white masses.

White Zetsu body tissue.

Although a trick was used, the first attempt at the Nuclear Release Clone was a great success.