"What amazing insects." Although not at full power, it was about seventy to eighty percent, and an ordinary Aburame Clan member would absolutely not be able to stop it in this manner.
Even if they could, it wouldn't be with this quantity of insects.
So the answer was, this child's Insects were stronger than anyone else in her clan.
Was it an anomaly caused by a Bloodline Limit?
While she was thinking, the Sandaime instantly rushed forward, aiming a punch directly at the back of Miki's head, a blind spot in her vision.
Under her mask, Miki curled her lips. Her combat vision was a full 360-degree, all-encompassing view, day and night, above and below, with no blind spots.
Sometimes she felt like an old man in a monitoring room, watching countless monitors.
She could see a lot of fun.
Although too many things happened at the same time, her brain might have had a little trouble processing it, but it wasn't a big problem.
Behind Miki, a swarm of insects surged forth, several door-sized masses rushing towards the Sandaime, covering his head.
These things would burrow into flesh, and if one wasn't from the Hyuga Clan, it was best to avoid physical contact with them.
Even for the Sandaime.
"A troublesome ability," he said, referring to the insects protecting their master. As he murmured, the Sandaime had already quickly retreated to a safe distance.
Miki curled her lips, watching the Shinobi who had pulled away from the insects.
She was well aware of this weakness.
The flying speed of the insects, when facing faster opponents, often meant the insects couldn't catch up.
Even the Insects, whose body structure strength had been improved after Miki's optimization.
To counter this, clan members would often set up traps with insect swarms to prevent prey from escaping.
Miki, on the other hand, intended to optimize the wing structure; dragonflies, as kings of flight, were very suitable.
100 kilometers per hour, with burst speeds of 40 meters per second, was already sufficient against Shinobi.
The problem was that dragonfly wings were not like the elytra of Insects; they were easily damaged and difficult to retract, so such insects could not be stored within the body.
Like the clan members carrying insect gourds, not many could be stored.
The solution was the Summoning Technique, but Miki didn't have it.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Facing the relentlessly pursuing insect mass, the Sandaime formed hand signs and released the Ninjutsu.
He deliberately shouted it out as a warning; how afraid was he of accidentally killing himself?
Miki did not dodge the huge fireball, which carried an oppressive heat wave.
With a raise of her hand, even more insects flew up from her body, forming a black mist larger than the fireball, drifting towards it.
An attack against an attack!
The Sandaime raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Logically, insects should not be able to directly contend with fire.
Unfortunately, this was Fire Release converted from Chakra, essentially Chakra in a state of intense motion.
And the insects were Insects that specialized in devouring Chakra.
The two collided head-on. Instantly, a subtle fragrance wafted through the air, and the Fire Release was like a wave that had stopped advancing, blocked in place by the Insects.
For a moment, a thick layer of charred insect corpses covered the forest floor.
"If it's only this much, you'll die here." Miki spoke coldly, making a harsh threat, reminding the other party that she was about to unleash a big move.
"Secret Art: Insect Cage."
As she spoke, within a hundred-meter radius, dozens of pillars formed by insects rapidly rose from the ground, shooting into the sky and connecting, forming a huge, terrifying birdcage.
The Sandaime turned his head to look at this insect cage, which trapped him and was poised to strike, and couldn't help but ask,
"When?"
"When you threw the shuriken."
Miki replied, but in reality, when he intruded into Miki's safe distance, Miki had cautiously set up the trap.
In the forest, the fallen leaves, flowers, grass, and trees on the ground were all natural cover for the insects, making it difficult for the enemy to detect the movement of the insect swarm.
"Die."
Her outstretched single hand suddenly clenched into a fist. The Insects swarm, receiving the command simultaneously, poured down like a collapsing sky.
Was there still time to form hand signs at this point?
An ordinary Jonin wouldn't have time.
The Sandaime was not among the ordinary. As Konoha's strongest public figure at the moment, he wouldn't fall to such a trick.
Earth Release: Earth Wall.
Four earth walls rose, followed by the completion of the ceiling.
Like a sudden downpour, crackling sounds were incessant, and the entire Earth Wall trembled slightly under the impact.
Given the thickness of the Earth Release, this level of impact was not enough to break through, but the insects had mandibles.
"Seeking death."
Miki snorted, looking at the defensive position completely surrounded by the insect swarm.
Inside the Earth Release, the Sandaime frowned as he watched the scattered Insects rapidly break through the earth wall and emerge from the soil.
Were the Aburame Clan really this troublesome?
As he thought, he unhurriedly formed hand signs with both hands.
"First, a lesson for you: never let an enemy leave your sight." The Sandaime muttered as he activated his Ninjutsu.
This time, there was no kind warning. The Sandaime, he was a little serious now.
Through the insects' vision, Miki chuckled as she watched the Shinobi slowly sink into the ground within the Earth Release.
That's why, never create blind spots in your vision.
So-called Shinobi battles are essentially intelligence battles, and intelligence gathering is paramount.
Miki raised both hands and earnestly formed hand signs.
Three Body Technique: Transformation Technique.
Miki was not a genius. For Shinobi to release Ninjutsu, hand signs were common sense.
"It's over!"
Accompanied by a roar, a hand broke through the ground, fiercely grabbing Miki's calf. As the arm pulled Miki down with force, the Sandaime simultaneously emerged from underground.
At the same instant, Miki's entire figure disintegrated under the force, transforming into a swirling swarm of insects.
Insect Clone!
It was when I was activating Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu.
What excellent combat awareness.
The next second, due to close-range, unguarded contact with the Insect Clone, the Shadow Clone couldn't withstand the insects' biting and completely dispersed into a puff of smoke.
I was careless.
Near the forest, the Sandaime, with a pipe in his mouth, took a frustrated puff.
This child...
He truly is a genius.
The sound of crunching branches and leaves echoed in the forest.
The Sandaime turned to look. In the shadows of the forest, a small figure slowly walked out from a path in the woods.
Before the Sandaime could ask, Miki's friendly greeting was right in his face.
"Lord Sandaime, have you seen a fool who calls himself a spy?"
Upon hearing this, the Sandaime took a deep, vexed puff from his pipe and said, "Is that so? Was there such a person?"
"Oh, that's strange. Lord Sandaime is nearby, so how could such a fool infiltrate?" Miki continued, intentionally emphasizing the pronunciation of "fool."
The Sandaime puffed on his pipe sullenly.
This child must have discovered something; he needed to come up with a decent reason.
"Since Lord Sandaime is here, then that kind of fool doesn't matter."
The Sandaime breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, Lord Sandaime, are you here for a stroll?"
"Yes, yes. And what are you doing here, little girl?"
"I'm also taking a stroll," Miki said somewhat coolly, giving a slight bow, preparing to leave.
"Wait."
Miki looked at the Sandaime.
Looking at Miki, who didn't play by the rules, the Sandaime suddenly asked,
"Do you have any ideals, little one?"
"Ideals?" Miki didn't want to answer such a boring question, so after laughing, she said indifferently, "My ideal is the stars and the sea."
"The stars and the sea?"
The Sandaime looked at Miki with a puzzled expression.
He didn't quite understand this ideal.
"I want to fly to the sky…" Miki said very seriously, "Shoulder to shoulder with the sun."
The Sandaime opened his mouth, wanting to speak but holding back.
Although he didn't quite understand, he was greatly shocked.
What a peculiar child she was.
"Don't you want to become Hokage?"
Many children now wanted to become a powerful Hokage like the Second Hokage.
"No," Miki flatly denied.
"Why?"
"It's better to dance."
"???"
The Sandaime felt that this child definitely had some major issues.
"Then would you like to become a Hokage's disciple?"
"No."
"And why is that?"
"If I don't want to become Hokage, why would I want to be a Hokage's disciple?"
Miki retorted.
The Sandaime took a deep puff from his pipe and said, "You see, I know many Ninjutsu. I'm known as the God of Ninjutsu in the Ninja World. Do you want to learn Ninjutsu?"
"Is that so?" Miki raised her hand, which was covered in Insects, and asked, "Can you teach me this?"
The Sandaime took another deep puff from his pipe.
"Don't you have any other Ninjutsu you want to learn?"
"Yes."
The Sandaime's eyes lit up and he said, "What do you want to learn? I'll teach you!"