Insect Controller

Three months later~

Although Konoha had just entered autumn, the damned weather was still a bit hot.

But looking at Aburame Shibi, who was wearing a windbreaker in front of him, Gu Qi felt even hotter.

"Gu Qi-kun, what brings you here this time?"

Even though the other party's tone was very flat, for some reason, Gu Qi felt an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Stabilizing his mind, Gu Qi stated his purpose: "I've come to discuss a business deal with your Aburame clan."

"Oh," Aburame Shibi's expression showed a hint of surprise, but he still asked in that calm tone, "What kind of business?"

Gu Qi took out a pair of well-cultivated Slime shoes and placed them on the table between the two of them: "This is what I want to discuss."

Upon seeing the shoes on the table, Aburame Shibi silently released the Kikaichū from his body.

After the Kikaichū crawled all over the shoes and returned to Aburame Shibi's body, the latter spoke again: "I understand. Does Gu Qi-kun have any requirements?"

"I will provide the basic materials and manufacturing process, and you will mass-produce them. I only ask for forty percent of the profit," Gu Qi said, holding up four fingers.

"Agreed," Aburame Shibi replied after a moment's thought.

"That's great," Gu Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"May I ask a question?" Aburame Shibi suddenly said.

Gu Qi was slightly surprised, but he still replied, "Please, Lord Shibi."

"What, what kind of creature is this?" Aburame Shibi asked.

Gu Qi was quite surprised. He was truly a professional; he wasn't as easily fooled as Kakashi and had immediately identified the key point.

"I apologize, but this concerns my secret," Gu Qi said apologetically.

Aburame Shibi shook his head: "No, it was I who was abrupt. If possible in the future, please let me see the original form of this creature."

"Alright, I promise," Gu Qi assured him.

Gu Qi wasn't very surprised by Aburame Shibi's request.

In fact, anyone with a certain level of skill could see the infinite potential of Slimes.

Transformation, fusion, splitting.

These characteristics, combined, could lead to infinite possibilities.

For example, the Aburame clan could analyze the genes of the Slime and, like Kikaichū, parasitize the Slime within their bodies.

When encountering enemies, they could completely manipulate the Slime to form various ninja tools or creatures to deal with them.

Compared to simple insects, Slimes would make the Aburame clan's tactics more diverse.

Gu Qi's agreement to Aburame Shibi's request this time was not just a perfunctory gesture. He had already thought of a way to introduce these strange creatures in the future and provide a reason that the world could accept.

"Then thank you, Gu Qi-kun."

"You're welcome."

As Gu Qi left the Aburame clan's compound, a scene suddenly appeared in his mind: a blob of green Slime emerging from Aburame Shino's body and engaging in combat with an enemy.

Thinking of that scene, Gu Qi couldn't help but shudder: "Damn it, that's too disgusting. No! No! I can't think about it anymore, the art style is too weird."

He erased the bizarre image from his mind and slowly walked towards home.

Returning to his greatly transformed home, Gu Qi went down the stairs to the laboratory in the basement.

Gu Qi had not been idle during these three months.

He first bought back the adjacent shop and then directly demolished and rebuilt the two shops along with the courtyard.

To speed up the construction, Gu Qi not only enlisted the help of Konoha's master craftsman but also posted a C-rank mission to request assistance from Konoha's ninja.

The rebuilt residence not only expanded in area but also had its layout redesigned.

The entire residence had a "回" (hui) shaped layout. Facing the street was a single-story building, which, as before, was used for selling ninja tools.

Behind the Ninja Tool Shop, the center of the courtyard had its original rock garden and decorations removed and converted into a training area.

Next, the two sides of the courtyard still had single-story buildings. One side housed the rooms for the three Ninja Dogs and Gu Qi, as well as the living room.

The other side contained the kitchen, bathroom, and storage room.

At the back of the courtyard stood a two-story building.

The first floor of this building was a small workshop built by Gu Qi and a warehouse for storing materials.

This workshop was specifically used for manufacturing tools, ninja tools, and other items he needed.

The second floor was a fully equipped laboratory.

Beneath the building, there was also a hidden basement. Inside the basement was a hidden laboratory.

This building was actually just a front that Gu Qi had created to divert attention.

Even the hidden basement was used to distract the attention of those who were paying too much attention.

Of course, the laboratory and workshop in the building could still be used.

For example, in the laboratory in the basement, there are three culture tanks cultivating three super-giant amoebas.

Ever since Gu Qi's mansion was renovated, he had keenly noticed that at least two groups of people had been focusing their attention here long-term.

One group left after observing for a while, and the other group also left shortly after Kakashi's friendly negotiation.

As for whether these people really left, that's unknown.

In any case, Gu Qi had discovered that some of the laboratory manuscripts he left on the second floor had been disturbed several times.

Of course, those manuscripts were actually left there intentionally by Gu Qi.

But Gu Qi was still very unhappy about people freely entering and exiting like this without restraint. Especially when there were three Ninja Dogs at home.

"Hey, has anyone been here today?" Gu Qi casually asked the three Ninja Dogs upon returning home.

The three Ninja Dogs shook their heads in unison upon hearing this.

"Forget it, it's useless asking you guys." Shaking his head, Gu Qi went directly to the experimental building in the back.

After entering the second floor of the experimental building, Gu Qi walked up to a bookshelf. Immediately after, he took down a display from the shelf.

"These three dumb dogs don't even know their house was ransacked," Gu Qi said, his face full of black lines.

This display showed the number "5," indicating that at least five people had triggered the mechanism and were recorded.

The mechanism Gu Qi created was simple: a highly sensitive wireless device was placed randomly under some floorboards.

Once someone walked over these floorboards, the triggered wireless device would send a radio signal to the display.

As for who these people were, Gu Qi could guess with his toes.

Root was a given, as they were everywhere. Next were people from the Anbu and the Elder Council.

Whether the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan had sent people was a matter of opinion.

If he hadn't considered the considerable cost of building this house, Gu Qi would have wished he could have installed landmines under the floorboards to teach these guys a lesson.

"This can't go on. It's time I showed these guys some real color," Gu Qi said, staring at the display in his hand, lost in thought.