Their family had never been particularly powerful. Their father was a Jonin, and Big Brother was just an ordinary Jonin as well, the sort of people who formed the backbone of the village.
They had little fame even within the Aburame Clan. Their lives were neither remarkable nor miserable; no one went hungry, but they were far from wealthy.
But now, with Aburame Tengen's rise to fame, everything had changed.
Many people from Konoha were eagerly rushing to visit the Aburame Clan, since the ending of his program had been truly dreamlike.
"Third place is Insects?! I can accept that ranking! He really was amazing! That butterfly was so beautiful—too bad I don't know how to raise one."
"Honestly, he was the dark horse of the show. Who would've thought those bugs everyone usually hated could put on such a beautiful performance? Aburame Tengen is something else."
The Aburame Clan, a family everyone often forgot about, had enjoyed a small surge in popularity thanks to Aburame Tengen's fame.
Even the Aburame Clan head had begun considering what sort of reward to give Aburame Tengen's family.
But no matter how much everyone argued and clamored, Torikaze was not going to wait for them. He immediately announced first and second place together, leaving no suspense at all.
"Second place: the Minazuki Siblings."
"First place: Akeibi, Mei Terumi, and Kaguya Zhai."
When first place was announced, Akeibi and the other two were in the middle of eating grilled meat.
After their performance, they finally had time to relax.
They had figured that getting into the top three would not be a problem, so they had gone straight to eat.
Then, while they were eating, they heard that they had won first place.
"Wait... did I hear that right? The three of us got