Around four in the afternoon, Yui returned home alone. The house was as quiet and empty as ever. Apart from her, there was no one else.
Yui's mother had died in childbirth, and her father had also died several years ago, after the nanoscale poisonous insects he was trying to raise turned on him...
After that, Yui had lived alone.
She set down her schoolbag and headed to the bathroom first.
The toilet and washbasin took up only a small part of the bathroom. Yui had cleared out the rest of the space for... raising bugs!
As soon as Yui entered, the bugs she kept in the bathroom swarmed toward her like sharks scenting blood, surrounding her in an instant.
But under her control, they soon began to circle and dance through the air like puppets. Yui then shared some of her Chakra with them. It wasn't much, but it was enough to fill their bellies.
"Okay, back you go."
Yui spoke softly. Since she rarely talked, her voice was a little hoarse.
At her command, the bugs fluttering in the air immediately returned to their nest and settled in.
Yui washed her face and left the bathroom, then remembered Hanfu's request from noon.
Shrimp with shells that lived in freshwater?
Yui went outside and turned left. After only a few steps, she reached her neighbor's house.
Her neighbor was also from the Aburame Clan. His name was Aburame Shikuroo, the clan leader's eldest son. He was twenty-nine and married. Two years ago, his wife had given birth to a child named Aburame Torune.
Knock, knock.
Yui knocked twice. Soon, Shikuroo came out, carrying his two-year-old son.
"Uncle."
Yui bowed politely.
"Oh, it's Yui. Come on in."
As he spoke, Shikuroo took his son's chubby little hand and gave it