Mimi hated a life shackled by worldly conventions.
A life bound by family, bound by friendship, bound by a lover, bound by responsibility.
The curse of so-called bonds.
I want to live only for myself.
But as a person, I couldn't be that selfish.
Therefore, Mimi's life was a life of fulfilling promises.
Promises made to everyone, fulfilled one by one.
My promise to Mama: I wouldn't die.
My promise to Grandpa: I would lead the clan to survive.
My promise to Mito: I would become the hidden support that helped Tsunade grow.
My promises to Chiri and Hitomi: I would stay with them forever and never abandon them.
And then there was my promise to Tsunade.
A fluffy, adorable little moth rested on Mimi's fingertip, gently beating its wings.
This was Mimi's first true Insect Swarm familiar.
A special insect species cultivated by the ancient Aburame clan, these specialized Moths could produce Chakra-conducting Bio-Steel.
Their defining trait was that they were delicious.
Their flesh was tender, sweet, and juicy.
Human flesh was somewhat lacking by comparison—probably a psychological illusion. Ninja meat, however, was genuinely difficult to digest, with each group possessing its own particular brand of unpleasantness.
Back when Mimi was in Iwagakure, the Hidden Rock Village people had a rather tough texture, with a gritty, stone-like feel. They also screamed and cried terribly.
As for Hidden Cloud, most of them were rich in protein and muscle, very chewy, with little oil or fat. They were hard—Third Raikage was the hardest of them all.
The people of Kirigakure were generally somewhat dry and lean, with little meat, and they carried a fishy sea smell deep in their bones.
Mimi did not particularly like eating fish. Mainly because of all the bones. She did like fishing, though.
As for the