In Naruto, build the strongest Hidden Mist Village.

Chapter 85: Intimidated by a single name, the resolute Lord Danzo chose to retreat.
"Lord Danzo, most of the insects that were parasitizing those subordinates have died."

Aburame Ryoma turned around and respectfully recounted the matter calmly, seemingly without any emotional fluctuation.

"Did most of them die?"

Danzo narrowed his eyes, let out a cold snort, and was filled with killing intent.

"This bunch of rubbish."

He paced back and forth, barely suppressing his anger, before finally rebuking her.

"A meticulously planned tactic, an elite squad, and they couldn't even handle five ninja swords?"

"If that's the case, what use are they?"

"Lord Danzo, that's not the case."

After sensing some more information, Aburame Ryoma couldn't help but speak, a little sweat beading on his forehead, and even his voice showed a hint of emotion.

"What, are you trying to defend them?"

Danzo turned around, his eyes suddenly turning cold as he stared intently at Aburame Ryoma.

What he hated most and found most unbearable was the wavering loyalty of his subordinates.

In his view, defending one's colleagues was a sign of wavering.

Even Ryoma Aburame, who had followed him for a long time, could not do that.

"No, Lord Danzo."

Aburame Ryoma lowered his head and immediately responded, quickly recounting everything he had just sensed.

"It seems that all those insects died in an instant."

Danzo paused slightly before he could finish his angry rebuke.

"A moment?"

Ryoma Aburame lowered his head and slowly nodded.

"Ryoma, who else do you think could kill so many ninjas in an instant on this battlefield?"

"Naoki Kaguya".

Aburame Ryoma immediately looked up, the light reflected from his sunglasses shining directly at Danzo, and said firmly.

"Lord Danzo, in the entire Hidden Mist battlefield, no one but that guy could have done it."

"Is it him?"

Seeing his subordinates visibly fearful because of that name, Danzo, filled with dissatisfaction, immediately shouted coldly.

"He's just a weirdo who uses Byakugan and Shikotsumyaku, and insists on playing around with ice jutsu. He's just a little brat who doesn't know his own limitations."

"If we could utilize the sealing technique, plus..."

As he slowly explained the tactics, Danzo shook his head, his face full of disdain.

At that moment, a blond-haired figure lying on a sickbed slowly appeared in his mind, prompting Danzo to utter another cold remark.

"Although I am looking forward to fighting him and thwarting his arrogance that he thinks Konoha has no one, let's call it a day for now."

He turned around, his back to his subordinates, and immediately clenched his fists, his face contorting in pain.

That damned brat from the Hidden Mist Village keeps ruining my plans.

If I become Hokage, you'll regret what you've done today sooner or later!
Thinking about it this way, my heart felt a little cold again.

Without such achievements, how could one become Hokage?

Hidden in Iwagakure and Hidden in Kumogakure, countless evil and insidious plans naturally appeared in Danzo's mind.

Ok.

Although Hiruzen decided to sign the peace treaty, the five ninja swords that killed Kirigakure will play a more crucial role when I become Hokage.

However, since Kaguya Naoki is around, there's no need to fight him to the death.

"In that case, let's go back to the village."

Having said that, he was about to turn and leave when he suddenly stopped because the dragon horse spoke.

"Lord Danzo."

Aburame Ryoma suddenly stopped and looked at the dense forest behind him with an incredulous expression.

“A surviving insect, which is inhabiting a root member, is rapidly advancing this way and will arrive here soon.”

"Not long?"

Danzo's voice became chillingly cold.

"What an ignorant fool. That Kaguya Naoki guy might be right behind him."

"However, he might also have scrolls containing the corpses of the Ninja Swordsmen on him."

After pondering for a while, Danzo immediately looked up, showing no pity whatsoever.

"Since there is even the slightest possibility, you don't need to leave for now."

"Ryoma, check here for me to see if he has the scroll containing the corpse of Kirigakure."

"If you bring it back, then do your best to send it back to the village."

"If we can't bring him back, Ryoma, after dealing with that idiot, make Kaguya Naoki abide by the peace treaty and not make any more moves."

"Old man, I'll go ahead."

Danzo calmly turned around, leaving behind his large group of subordinates. After slowly disappearing into the bushes, he suddenly quickened his pace and rushed towards Konoha Village.

I am destined to become Hokage and change the entire ninja world. How can I be like Minato Namikaze, lying on my sickbed?

If I could become Hokage and mobilize all the ninjas in the village, I could immediately devise a strategy to send that Kaguya Naoki guy to the Pure Land.

Arrogant brat, just you wait.
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Sensing that Lord Danzo was leaving quickly along the planned route, Ryoma Aburame turned around, his mood gradually calming down.

"Gentlemen, proceed with the ambush as planned."

Just then, a pair of white eyes suddenly appeared in his mind, and Aburame Ryoma shook his head helplessly.

"Spread out according to formation. If Kaguya Naoki arrives, act on my command." After a while, a ninja carrying a scroll flew over, and Aburame Ryoma immediately shouted coldly.

"Don't stop, head towards Konoha."

“I did not authorize this.”

High in the sky, Kaguya Naoki spoke indifferently, startling all the Root ninjas, who looked through the dense branches at the distant sky.

With a wave of his hands, Naoki Kaguya summoned countless ice needles, along with bone needles mixed in with them, that covered the entire sky.

Looking at that terrifying technique, and feeling the insects inside his body trembling slightly, Aburame Ryoma immediately lowered his arms, seemingly offering no resistance, and said seriously.

"Lord Mizukage, Konoha and Kirigakure have already made peace. You shouldn't be here, much less attack us."

"is it?"

With a wave of his hands, Naoki Kaguya summoned shadows and bone senbones that obscured the sky as they flew down without stopping.

"When you Konoha killed the people of Kirigakure, did you ever consider a peace treaty?"

Suddenly, Kaguya Naoki paused, then gave a cold smile.

"But you, once you've been killed, you've been killed. Why bother explaining?"

The bone needles and ice needles pierced down instantly, causing a dense cloud of insects to float, some even flapping their wings and flying into the sky.

Periosteum coverage.

After a soft murmur, a pure white skeleton spread from all parts of the body, protecting every part of the body perfectly.

Those insects that occasionally manage to cross the sky and arrive here are unable to break through the hard membrane under the watchful eye of the Byakugan, and therefore cannot cause any harm to Kaguya Naoki.

Insects that can usually kill instantly when they are attacked are completely helpless against Kaguya Naoki. Despite having expected this, Aburame Ryoma was still disheartened.

"Take the scroll and go find Lord Danzo."

He whispered softly, and the swarm of insects dispersed, silently dragging away the scroll from the back of the ninja who had already become a corpse under the continuous bombardment of ice needles and bone needles.

I hope I can go back and hand it over to Lord Danzo.

As Aburame Ryoma struggled to think this through, he realized that the white figure that had been stretching across the sky had disappeared.

not.

He broke out in a cold sweat and immediately turned around.

The blue and white divine robes had already descended before the swarm of insects, and a blue hand, appearing from nowhere, reached out and grabbed.

Click, click, click!

Amidst the dense sounds, countless black insect corpses fell to the ground.

Naoki Kaguya reached out and gently grasped the scroll.

"Mizukage-sama."

Ryoma Aburame was dejected and no longer had any desire to resist.

He immediately spoke again, his voice still clear despite his urgency, pouring out his heart as if afraid that if he spoke too slowly, his head would roll.

"As you know, these guys are nothing but insects on the battlefield, they don't put in any real effort. In that case, why not use their corpses to make a deal with Lord Danzo?"

"deal?"

Naoki Kaguya tucked the scroll into his waistband, his tone somewhat solemn.

"Perhaps they were just insects in life, or perhaps their corpses were nothing but useless things, but since they are people of Mist Village, how can their corpses be traded at will and desecrated to the dead?"

Listening to Kaguya Naoki's rambling and nonsensical views, which seemed utterly absurd to the Root ninjas, Aburame Ryoma slowly exhaled.

He channeled his chakra, preparing for a final, decisive battle against the guy wrapped in pure white periosteum.

"You guys aren't very quick-witted at the root."

Seeing the scene before him, Kaguya Naoki shook his head as if heartbroken and sighed.

"I don't know if this is the prevailing trend or just an isolated case."

"Those ninja swords that can be summoned by our Hidden Mist Village can also be used as trading partners."

"If your Lord Danzo were to wield that ninja sword and demonstrate his prowess, and then we, the Hidden Mist Village, were to reclaim it, wouldn't our mission be accomplished?"

Aburame Ryoma paused, slowly lowering his hand. Even his eyes, hidden behind sunglasses, revealed his astonishment at the sudden change.

"Although I do not allow you to desecrate the dead, considering the current conditions of Kirigakure, we should naturally save money wherever possible and take what we can. How can you be so corrupt that you won't even allow your Lord Danzo to gain some reputation?"

"So, Lord Mizukage, what are you going to ask us to give in exchange?"

Aburame Ryoma was slightly excited and immediately responded.

"Can you make that decision?"

Aburame Ryoma shook his head slightly.

"Since it's not possible, I'll send someone to inform Danzo after I finish writing it."

Oil Girl Longma breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed.

"Then, Lord Mizukage, I will take my leave for now."

"No, you can't."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaguya Naoki suddenly drew his bone sword and slashed at Ryoma Aburame's neck before he could react.

Heads flew through the air, blood flowed freely.

"Although it's not a loss if the others die with the Five Ninja Swordsmen, and I have no desire to kill a few more people. But since you've attacked me, I'm not that magnanimous."

Having said that, he turned his head and looked at the Root ninja he had deliberately left behind.

"Come here and take this to Lord Danzo."

"Tell him that I will send troops to wait outside the Mist Hidden Camp."

"If you want to become Hokage, make your choice as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)