Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Aburame Shisei spread his insect wings, turned back west from the direction of the Land of Hot Water, crossed the Land of Rice Fields directly, and arrived at the border of the Land of Waterfalls.

At this moment, Naoto and the others have received the message and are waiting here.

A hidden underground base on the border of the Land of Waterfalls.

This was originally one of Kakuzu's hideouts in his early years, but it was later transformed into an intelligence hub near the Land of Waterfall.

When Shigeaki Aburame landed, Naoto was already at the entrance.

"Strategist Shiraki." Naoto bowed slightly, a hint of guilt on his face.

Yu Nu Zhicheng stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "You've done very well, it's just that the person behind you is very old and good at manipulating people's hearts."

But Naoto didn't take it seriously, simply assuming it was just him trying to comfort him. Then, with a hint of concern, he asked, "Was your training successful this time?"

Aburame Shisei shook his head: "It failed, but it also helped me clarify some key sequences."

He then looked at Naoto and noticed that he was still deeply studying the Five Elements Ninjutsu, so he said, "The Five Elements Ninjutsu can be put aside for now, as long as it's presentable. In the future, you should learn more about Sage Mode and Sealing Techniques, since we have the resources."

As for physical skills, without his reminder, the human body can generate its own essence, theoretically allowing physical attributes to increase indefinitely.

The underground base wasn't large, only about a hundred square meters, but it was fully functional. The outermost room was a conference room, where Zi Ling and Jiao Du were already seated.

Zi Ling did not smile. As soon as she saw Aburame Shisei enter, her eyes began to redden slightly. Clearly, she also felt guilty about Hideyoshi's death.

However, when outsiders are around, she is a strong female expert; only when she is with her master does she behave like a normal little girl.

"Master..."

"Don't blame yourself, I will find a way to bring him back to life."

resurrection?

The three exchanged glances, brainstorming: Could it be that the strategist has even developed a resurrection ninjutsu? That would be truly amazing.

"Everyone's here." Aburame Shisei sat down in the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the three faces. "Let's talk about the situation first."

Naoto was the first to speak.

He recounted in detail the events surrounding Hideyoshi's death: from the war in the Land of Hot Springs, the sudden intervention of the Third Raikage, how Hideyoshi single-handedly blocked the Raikage's offensive, and how he used his last strength to save the Hidden Village of Hot Springs.

After reporting all that, Naoto got down to business: "Strategist, the person behind this has discovered us and has started using White Zetsu to transmit false information."

Aburame Shisei didn't reveal much about this, because he already knew it.

"From now on, if we capture a White Zetsu, we don't need to listen to what they have to say; we can just refine it into a pill."

"So, does this mean we're going to wage war against the person behind this?" Whirlpool Purple Fly asked curiously. "Master, who exactly is that person? Can you tell us now?"

The other two also shared the same curiosity about this matter.

Aburame Shisei looked at the three of them and said, "Actually, the reason I rushed back this time is to tell you the whole history of the ninja world."

Kakuzu stroked his chin and asked, "The history of the ninja world? Isn't he the mastermind behind it all?"

Aburame Shisei said, "Because this is a story."

Aburame Shisei did not answer immediately. Instead, he stood up, walked to the wall, and began to draw on the wall with his finger.

He painted a tree. A huge tree, its canopy blocking out the sky, its roots reaching deep into the earth, and a large flower blooming on its straight trunk.

And in the center of the flower, there is a fruit that looks like an eye.

"This is the Divine Tree. It didn't exist in the ninja world itself. It came from the Otsutsuki clan, an alien race."

"Outrageous!" Kakuzu couldn't help but exclaim.

Aburame Shisei's words shattered their worldview; they never imagined that aliens existed in this world.

Of course, if what Shisei Aburame said is true.

What they didn't know was that there were not only aliens but also time travelers, and that they were all just characters in comics.

If they knew this, they'd probably go crazy!

No, they're probably already close to going crazy, but the three of them are so strong and well-mannered that they haven't acted yet.

"Yes, it's outrageous, but it's all true. The Otsutsuki clan is an interstellar colony. They planted the Divine Tree with the aim of absorbing all the life force and energy of this planet and producing the Chakra Fruit."

At that time, there were two Otsutsuki members who came to the Ninja Star: one named Otsutsuki Kaguya and the other named Otsutsuki Isshiki.

However, when the Divine Tree blossomed, Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki ambushed and killed Isshiki, secretly ate the fruit, and completely ascended to the Six Paths realm. She changed her name to the Goddess of the Rabbit and used divine arts to cast an illusion, ruling the world.

At that time, everyone was under her rule, and every time they reached a certain age, they would automatically feed the divine tree, causing it to blossom and bear fruit, continuing to nourish her and make her stronger.

Little did she know that after consuming the fruit of the Divine Tree, she became pregnant and soon gave birth to twin brothers named Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura.

Later, the two brothers, pitying the world and dissatisfied with their mother's tyrannical rule, fought her on the west coast for three days and three nights, until the continent sank. That place is now the Land of Wind, and that's how desertification came about; it hasn't recovered for a thousand years.

"The mainland has been completely destroyed? That's outrageous!" Kakuzu retorted again.

Simply put, such words sound completely unbelievable, like listening to a myth.

Even if the First Hokage were resurrected now, given a year, he wouldn't be able to sink the continent.

Ignoring Kakuzu, Aburame Shisei continued, "But the Otsutsuki at the Six Paths level are practically immortal. In the end, the two brothers joined forces, using Sage Mode and sealing techniques, and finally sealed their mother on the moon. Yes, the moon you see in the sky."

"ah--!"

The three looked up at the sky. Although they couldn't see the moon every night, the act of rubbing the moon with their hands once again challenged their worldview.

"However, Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki was not willing to be sealed away by her two sons, so at the last moment, she used Yin-Yang Release to create another son—Black Zetsu."

Does this sound familiar? That's right, he's the mastermind we're tasked with dealing with. And the so-called White Zetsu are biological weapons created by the Divine Tree.

Later, Hagoromo Otsutsuki stayed on the moon to guard his mother. Hagoromo Otsutsuki was later known as the Sage of Six Paths. He extracted the chakra from the Divine Tree, also known as the Ten-Tails, and divided it into the One- to Nine-Tails to prevent his mother from being resurrected by the Divine Tree.

Afterwards, he traveled through the ninja world and discovered that humans had begun to fight each other after his mother stopped suppressing them.

Therefore, in order to restore peace to the ninja world, he spread chakra as seeds and founded the Ninja Cult.

Its original purpose was to use chakra as a bridge to allow people to communicate and understand each other, thereby achieving peace.

Does this sound familiar?