Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 290 Blood-Infected Self-Destructing Bugs Devour the Shadow Bugs of the Heart

Shiki specially created a space within his Susanoo's nesting day to use as a breeding base for the Void Eater.

"The Void Eater has great potential, but a lot of spatial data is needed to fully realize its potential."

"To be honest, it would be a waste to consider the Void Eater as just an aggressive insect."

"Why not make the Void Eater a support unit?"

"For example, having the Void Eater assist in the expansion of Susanoo's nest-laying day is also a good option."

"Countless Void-Eating Insects spread across the spatial edge of Susanoo's Nest Sun, densely packed and constantly gnawing at the space, expanding the boundaries of Susanoo's Nest Sun..."

"Thinking about it, the importance of the Void Eater has been elevated again, from a combat unit to an indispensable part of driving overall progress."

Zhiyi thought about it more and more and felt that the Void Eater could play a very important role. It seemed he needed to come up with a solution.

Zhiyi then turned his attention to the other two types of insects.

"Besides the Void Eater, there are also the Exploding Bug and the Shadow Bug, which are also quite good bugs."

A self-destructing insect, radiating immense vitality, was lazily resting on a petri dish.

That abundant vitality is incredibly alluring.

The self-destructing bug was created by Shiichi by extracting the vortex gene from Uzumaki Yangjie, who became a Heavenly Demon, and combining it with the Blood Pond gene.

The self-destructing insect contains a large amount of Yang Release chakra and strong life force. When necessary, it can unleash all its life force and then use its blood as a medium to generate a Blood Dragon Eye Blood Explosion!

It was Blood Dragon Eye Blood Explosion that inspired Zhiyi. It's true that one explosion is exhilarating, and continuous explosions are exhilarating!

Zhiyi once released a self-destructing insect into the Death Forest to observe its actual behavior.

The self-destructing bug did not disappoint Zhiyi; by simply activating its life force, it attracted the attention of many predators in the Death Forest.

Predators in the Death Forest chased the exploding bugs relentlessly, as if they had seen the flesh of Tang Sanzang.

then……

The toad clan, who had only recently settled in the Death Forest, discovered the exploding bugs and immediately rioted, joining the hunt.

No, it should be said that the toad clan drove away all the other predators and wanted to hunt the exploding bugs themselves.

"I never expected Konoha to have such fertile insects!" Fukasaku exclaimed in surprise.

The toad clan hasn't been doing well lately. It's not that Konoha is suppressing the toad clan; the toad clan isn't worth Konoha's suppression at the moment.

Rather, the living conditions of the toad clan in the past are incomparable to their current living conditions!

They used to live on Mount Myoboku, where natural energy converged, and ate fertile insects nourished by natural energy.

Even now, living in the most fertile areas of the Death Forest, the Toad Clan still complains constantly.

"With these insects, the lives of our people will be a little better..."

The more the hermit Fukasaku looked at it, the happier he became; this insect was not much different from those on Mount Myōboku.

"The tribespeople no longer need to secretly hunt and eat the insects raised by the Aburame tribe."

If there were any insects in Konoha that could satisfy the toad clan, it would only be the insects raised by the Aburame clan, which possess chakra and contain abundant nutrients.

Many toads secretly went to hunt for food, which caused the Oil Women clan a great headache.

If it's an exchange of benefits, the Aburame clan won't say anything, even if it's something the Toad clan can't offer in exchange!

Sign a summoning beast contract?

The insects of the Aburame clan are, in a sense, summoned beasts, as are the Parasitic Insects, Exploding Insects, Blood-Bag Insects, and various other powerful insects provided by Shiichi.

Therefore, signing a contract with the toad clan will not increase your power much, and the toad clan is not willing to sign contracts casually.

This has led to a situation where the toad clan can continuously freeload.

If it weren't for the fact that the Aburame clan has now gone into hiding in Konoha, and that its members have joined the training department and gained access to resources and rights they never dared to dream of before.

It would be a terrible waste to expose the Aburame clan to the eyes of Konoha's many ninja clans again simply because of a conflict with the Toad Clan.

"Go and look for any other insects, preferably a pair, so we can raise them!"

Fukasaku the Master said happily, holding the self-destructing bug in his hands.

Actually, it was somewhat opposed to its people secretly hunting the insects of the Oil Maiden tribe.

Because any insect that catches the eye of the Toad Clan must be of exceptional quality, and thus also valuable to the Aburame Clan.

Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often and it attracts the revenge of the Aburame clan, then it will be troublesome.

Aburame Shiki of the Aburame clan is one of the few people who currently hold the highest power in Konoha.

If they become enemies, it will be very detrimental to the toad clan's search for the prophesied child.

But looking at his emaciated and pale-faced people, the immortal sighed helplessly.

"Fine, at worst we can have Jiraiya and Minato apologize together."

"Moreover, according to the master, we will be returning to Mount Myōboku soon, so there's no need to worry about what to do next."

As Fukasaku spoke, the exploding insects began to flicker, their life force surging, reflecting the sun in the sky.

As Fukasaku looked at the flashing exploding bugs, his expression changed from joy to horror!

The self-destructing bug, as the name suggests, is used for self-destruction.

So... art is an explosion!

"boom!"

"The Toad's Mouth Binding Technique!"

Fukasaku only reacted at the moment the self-destructing bug exploded, and immediately grabbed the many toads surrounding the self-destructing bug and stuffed them into the stomach wall of the Iwajuku toad.

However, some toads didn't manage to enter the stomach wall of the Rock Toad and were hit by the explosion of the exploding bugs. They were not only injured by the explosion, but also splattered with the blood of the exploding bugs.

The injured toad kept wailing.

The crimson blood seeped into the toad's body through its wounds, turning the toad into a human bomb once again.

Under the terrified gazes of the surrounding toads, the injured toad's body gradually swelled up, turning into a round ball that bulged in and out.

then……

boom!

The second explosion has begun!

When the hermit Fukasaku came out, he found the toad's corpse torn to pieces.

"How could this happen..."

……

Another type of insect is the shadow worm, a very special insect that has no physical form, lives in people's hearts, and feeds on their hearts.

In a sense, the Shadow Bug can be seen as a pure, simplified version of the Grey Gu.

It is a mixture of the negative emotion "fear", the demon's insight into people's hearts, and the Ido of Kurama Yakumo.

Although it no longer possesses the many abilities of the Grey Gu, it has inherited the Grey Gu's ability to spy on people's hearts and for Idu to devour their inner selves.

The birth of the Shadow Bugs is somewhat related to Yakumo Kurama.

The Kurama clan is an ancient family in Konoha, and like the former Aburame clan, it is an inconspicuous ninja clan.

The Kurama clan are skilled in genjutsu (illusionary techniques) and possess powerful bloodline limits that allow them to control their five senses. They are even capable of competing with the Uchiha clan in genjutsu.

However, it gradually declined due to the scarcity of people who could inherit the bloodline limit.

However, when Konoha dominated the ninja world, the Kurama clan chief and his wife had a daughter named Kurama Yakumo, who was discovered to possess a bloodline limit.

This is simply a gift from heaven!

It is God who has made the Kurama clan great again!

The saddle horse clan was overjoyed.

However, every gain comes with a loss. Yakumo's poor health since childhood caused great anxiety for the Kurama clan.

Infected by the anxiety of the clansmen around him, Yakumo also became anxious, and a demon—Ido—grew in his heart.

The Kurama clan found the Bio-Armor for Yakumo, hoping it would compensate for Yakumo's weaknesses.

This is why Zhiyi was able to gain a deeper understanding of the so-called inner demons, which is the basis for the birth of the Shadow Bugs.

And so, from within Yakumo's dark heart, a tidal wave of insects hissed and devoured Ido, who was submerged in the tide, completely. They also replenished Yakumo's life force, compensating for his weaknesses.

Then, the Shadow Bugs were born in the form of Idu, a life form similar to a demon.