"Mm-hm, this is much better—there's change and breakthrough. It's far better than when he performed at last year's gala."
But before the villagers had finished speaking, they discovered that each of them now held an emerald-green cocoon.
It looked like a tiny green gemstone, making it impossible to tell what it was.
Then, with a snap of the young man's fingers onstage, every green cocoon split open.
Countless azure wings unfurled from the cracks in the cocoons!
The young girls who had been screaming abruptly fell silent, staring in utter amazement at the cocoons in their hands.
"Butterflies! They're butterflies!"
A moment later, the cocoons tore apart like sheets of thin paper.
The butterflies with azure wings began fluttering them continuously, attempting to take flight.
The powdery scales on their wings became even more dazzling beneath the sunlight, deeper in color than the sky itself and even more breathtaking.
They beat their wings and took flight together, dancing gracefully through the arena. People could reach out and touch them, yet it also seemed as though every one of these butterflies was an illusion, deceiving the eye.
Countless blue specks of light flowed through the arena before gradually coming to a stop and slowly returning to each person's hand.
Only then did the performance officially come to an end.
"Thank you all for watching. I am Aburame Tengen, and I hope you enjoy my little gift."
With that, he bowed once more, then turned and left the stage.
"Aburame's performance was truly dreamlike. You simply couldn't predict what would happen next."
Xinyu stepped onto the stage, a blue butterfly still resting upon her shoulder.
"And we must thank Aburame for the little gifts he gave the audience. I'm sure everyone will cherish such beautiful little lives."
The act drew thunderous applause.