Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 578 The Upheaval in the Land of Water

The reforms in Konoha Village did indeed win over the hearts of the people, especially with Dr. Ninjutsu personally leading the team to reform and optimize ninjutsu, which certainly enhanced Konoha's strength to some extent.

Those ninja clans that relied on only one or two special ninjutsu techniques to maintain their status were naturally the first to be hit and were scattered by this wave.

In Konoha today, the only clans that can be called ninja are still the powerful ones like Sarutobi, Hyuga, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio; even the once-famous Inuzuka clan has been excluded because their signature beast-mimicking ninjutsu has long been learned by outsiders.

In fact, the Land of Waterfalls had long ago opened up the ninjutsu of human-insect fusion.

Although the learning difficulty is extremely high for ordinary people, no matter how difficult it is, there will eventually be geniuses who can learn it.

The insectoid race possesses excellent resistance and toxicity, as well as the ability to fly. In comparison, the Inuzuka clan's ninja hounds have no advantage whatsoever.

On the other side, in the land of tea.

After reorganizing the Tea Village, Yukimaru had already launched an attack on the Land of Water and was engaged in a stalemate with the Hidden Mist Village at sea. Due to the vast difference in casualties, although a swift victory was not possible, it was clear that the Hidden Mist Village suffered greater losses.

After all, the members of Chanin Village were originally just some wanderers collected by Yukimaru, who selected those with good talent and modified them.

It can be said that this is almost a mass-produced army of cannon fodder, while the ninjas of Kirigakure are truly elites trained by themselves.

In addition, the destruction of the Land of Lightning and the reforms of Konoha were impacting the most backward village in the ninja world.

As news arrived that yet another squad had been wiped out, Mei Terumi bit her finger, cursing inwardly, "Damn it! Master, how many ninjas do we still have at our disposal?"

The old man said, "There are eight thousand people who are missing arms or legs."

How many people are still living in the land of tea?

"It's less than 2000, but it's constantly increasing."

Zhao Mei thought for a moment and asked, "What did Konoha say? Are they willing to send troops to attack the Land of Tea?"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi said he's been busy with reforms lately..."

"So the three-nation alliance was complete nonsense! We were all fooled by Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

"Fifth Hokage, there are some things I must say. The number of rogue ninjas in our village is increasing day by day. Perhaps... we should learn from Konoha and carry out reforms."

"Change? With what can we change? Do we have such a rich foundation? Can the daimyo and nobles provide their full financial support?"

Mei Terumi almost laughed out of anger at such remarks. Not all good policies can be copied from Konoha. Some things ultimately depend on the specific circumstances.

Despite the frequent bad news coming from Konoha, he left behind a large fortune and a strong bloodline, plus the full support of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

From economic foundation to talent, it lacks nothing.

What resources does Kirigakure have? Aside from Water Release techniques, their only skill is assassination. Their once-proud bloodline limit family has long been exhausted.

The Minazuki clan's Ice Release technique has dwindled to single digits, the Hozuki clan's Water Transformation technique has extremely high training requirements, and the legacy left by the Second Mizukage is no different, with no one having mastered it to this day.

Apart from these, boiling escape and melting escape have basically disappeared.

"Notify the people of Daming Prefecture and tell them to pay up, or we won't guard it for them anymore."

Whether their threats worked or not, Daming Prefecture did indeed produce gold coins. However, it wasn't much; perhaps they didn't have much money left.

Many nobles have already fled by ship, and the Land of Fire is now the only place they can go.

As expected, Konoha ultimately upheld the bottom line of the old ninja society.

The stalemate continued. Several months later, with the arrival of ninjas from the Land of Tea, Mei Terumi found herself in a completely predicament.

She wanted to go into battle, but her master vehemently dissuaded her: "No! You are no match for Yukimaru. If you are defeated, the Land of Water will completely lose its spiritual pillar, and there will be a massive wave of defections from the ninja villages!"

Just then, a masked man who called himself Drem appeared.

His chakra fluctuations were very weak, but he possessed a special bloodline limit that allowed him to unleash powerful techniques.

But he corrected him, "This isn't ninjutsu, it's divine art. Of course, some parts of it can also be called science."

Mei Terumi demanded sharply, "Who exactly are you?"

The other person did not reveal their true identity, but simply said, "Right now, only I can help you get through this difficult time, can't I?"

How do I know if you're telling the truth or not?

"It's very simple. As long as you give up some ninjas for me to scientifically modify, you might soon have a group of strong individuals who can help you overcome your difficulties."

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Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye. Yukimaru led his troops to attack the entrance of Kirigakure.

At this moment, the gates of Kirigakure Village were wide open, and the villagers had already been safely evacuated.

When Yukimaru broke in, he sensed something was amiss, but he didn't care. With his strength, he could easily sweep through this place.

"Let the swarm destroy this place!" He spread his arms and watched as countless buildings in the village were devoured.

Suddenly, a thick fog rolled in, and the ninjas beside him disappeared with screams.

He frowned, intending to use the special spirit insect to see through me.

However, at that moment, with a whoosh, a ninja of extremely high speed instantly smashed half of his body.

Before Yukimaru could react, I was already in pain. I looked down at my mangled body and immediately summoned a sticky slug to gather my shattered body together.

Just then, he finally saw the ninja's face clearly: wearing glasses, his name was Chojuro.

"How did you change like this?" Yukimaru frowned. He remembered that this Chojuro was just an ordinary special Jonin. Last time, he had fled in a sorry state and both of his legs were broken.

Chojuro adjusted his glasses, put his hands in his pockets, and showed off his long legs.

The gentle, childlike smile on his face was gone, replaced by cold hostility. "Chōjūrō, he's long dead. Call me by my current name, Kiseki!"

As he spoke, he moved in front of Chojuro again at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and kicked out, this time aiming at Chojuro's head.

Yukimaru barely managed to move and dodge the attack. If he hadn't used his mimicry ninjutsu with the slug in time, that kick might have killed him.

At this moment, his body turned into a gel-like substance, and all the blood flowed back, barely restoring him to his previous state.

At this moment, he discovered that the enemy he was looking for was not just one person, as screams came from behind him.

A girl appeared in front of him, exhaling a puff of white mist. Her body would completely turn into water if she was attacked.

Moreover, there is a girl who can turn matter into diamond, thereby constructing an extremely strong physical defense.