Might of Nature

Tao Yu was rather surprised by the situation.

He had already realized that the Cockroach People possessed intelligence and social behavior. By the time they started entering the Land of Fire, most of the ones who could hide had already gone underground.

Even for ninjas capable of using Earth Release, clearing them out would be exceptionally troublesome.

But now, some had infiltrated Konoha and precisely targeted the Aburame clan. That was enough to make Tao Yu take notice.

This didn't seem like the work of ordinary Cockroach People. Their individual strength wasn't this great, and they shouldn't have been able to slip inside so easily.

Besides, the dead insects carried an unsettling sense of corruption.

It was a little like the Evil God Cultists...

"No, more accurately, it's a little like Little Claw... Could some sort of reason have caused them to resonate with the Starry Sky Evil God, making them natural devotees?"

Tao Yu looked toward the cave ahead, which seemed to have been used to raise insects.

But before he could enter, a defiant voice rang out.

"Wretches! You dare make trouble in my Konoha!"

The familiar voice and aura belonged to Uchiha Madara!

Although Madara had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, and it seemed he was still somewhat unwelcome in Konoha, he still had a strong sense of ownership.

He could casually call it "my Konoha."

Clearly, even after leaving the village, Madara had still felt complicated about the place.

Tao Yu didn't know what was going through Madara's mind, but the fact that he'd returned while the moon was still plainly in the sky suggested he had already abandoned the Moon Eye Plan...

Uchiha Madara watched as three enormous tornadoes stretched from earth to sky, circling Insect Valley.

Trees uprooted in the distance whirled