The Rescue

"Damn it, what the hell is this..."

Aburame Shibi kept leading the remaining members of his clan through the Insect Den, searching for places to hide. He held his three- or four-year-old son in one arm.

The wound on his arm stung. It felt as if new flesh were growing over it, and the sensation filled Aburame Shibi with dread.

Without warning, two monsters had launched a surprise attack on the Aburame clan's grounds.

They had come so suddenly and struck so fiercely that every insect inside him was sending him a sense of "fear."

For insects that could be sacrificed without hesitation and felt no emotions, this was an unprecedented occurrence!

The insects outside, which had been monitoring the area and sending warnings, had probably been incapacitated for a similar reason.

The Aburame clan was one of Konoha's major ninja clans, and its importance was beyond question.

Their insects were often better suited to reconnaissance and information gathering than the Byakugan, making them a complementary option.

The Aburame clan was also strong overall. More than ten members of the clan were elite jonin, and Insect Valley was their base for raising insects, with an enormous number of them inside.

When out on a mission, an Aburame ninja might be limited in how many insects they could bring. But in Insect Valley, where the insects were carefully raised, there was no such limit!

Aburame Shibi was confident he could face a Kage-level expert with the home-field advantage.

However, this time, the attack had come so suddenly that they had been caught completely off guard.

The enemy's attacks were especially effective against insects!

What's more, through his secret technique, he could sense that something inside the two approaching enemies terrified insects.

"Based on the feedback from my secret technique, they should