Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 362 Obito, I'm telling you, the Nine-Tails is about to give birth.

The fat worm was enormous, round, and milky white with black spots all over its body.

It was as fat as an enlarged silkworm, its body segmented, each segment bulging as if stuffed full of things.

When it saw Huang Quan arrive, its plump body twitched, as if it wanted to crawl away.

But it was too fat, and after climbing for only a few steps it was panting heavily. In the end it simply gave up, spitting out a milky white thread to wrap itself up.

Huang Quan looked at the big, fat worm and his lips twitched.

Soul-devouring worms... do they look like this?

He remembered that Yu Nu Zhicheng had said that the Soul-Eating Worm was black, like a beetle, with many legs and a mouth full of teeth, and that it specifically ate soul energy.

But this one in front of me... is clearly an enlarged version of a silkworm.

"Hmm...it should look like this, right?" Huang Quan muttered to himself, his tone very certain, but in reality he was deceiving himself, pretending he couldn't see clearly.

"After all, this is how it was when I arrived. Yes, this is the Soul-Eating Worm. It's just... fat. Yes, fat."

He turned and left the core area, deciding not to pursue the matter any further.

Sometimes it's better not to know than to know.

On the other hand, after placing Yomi in Hoshigakure, Hyuga Kagami went alone to Hozuki Castle at sea to find the Wuwang father and son.

He had expected to encounter some formidable opponent, but instead discovered that the father and son on the island were just a young man and a middle-aged man, both with average strength, roughly at the level of elite Jonin to quasi-Kage.

As for the young man, he was indeed diligent and eager to learn, but what he was learning was the cultivation and differentiation of insects.

However, because he had been learning pure agarwood magic all these years, his eyes had long since disappeared and were replaced by a long, thin parasite that resembled neurons.

His pupils resembled compound eyes. But upon closer inspection, one would discover that each tiny pixel was actually the head of a parasite, densely packed together, appearing multicolored and vibrant.

However, upon sensing someone's arrival, the insects immediately change their pixel colors to disguise themselves, making their eyes look exactly like a normal person's. Unless you look very closely, no one can detect them.

But Hyuga Kagami is no ordinary person; his eyes provide him with exceptional vision. Even maintaining composure while making eye contact with Wuwei causes him physical discomfort.

However, he still smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Hyuga Kagami, and I am a capable subordinate newly trained by the master."

"Wuwei..." The young man opened his mouth, his voice like the vibration of an insect mimicking a human, "the unofficial disciple of the Lord."

Hinata Kagami took a step back uncomfortably, a signature smile on his face.

Wuwei seemed to see through his thoughts and asked, "You've come to borrow the sea fortress?"

His voice was more normal, but it also had a metallic quality, as if his vocal cords had been replaced by something.

"Yes. My lord sent me to find traces of Giant Turtle Island. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is hiding there, and I need to find him."

Wuwei nodded: "The Second Prince and his men happen to be on the island repairing equipment recently. You can go find them. They will help you activate the fortress's search system."

Thank you.

Wuwei didn't say anything more, and turned to walk towards the swarm of insects on the other side of the deck.

Upon seeing him, the insects swarmed excitedly, engulfing him completely.

Wu Wang glanced at Hyuga Kagami and followed in his father's footsteps.

As Hinata Kagami watched their retreating figures, the smile on his face slowly faded.

"What a terrifying mindset," he said softly. "To replace your own body parts with insects. Are you a human being, or a polymer of insects?"

Unfortunately, no one answered him; only the sea breeze blew across the deck, mixed with the sound of insects flapping their wings.

Hinata Kagami shook his head and turned to walk towards the fortress's control room.

In any case, these two people posed no threat to him.

Wuwei's combat strength is roughly between elite Jonin and Quasi-Kage, while Wuwang is weaker.

Even if they join forces, Hyuga Kagami is confident that he can end the battle within three moves.

Of course, that is, if the other party is not immortal.

"However... the Lord's subordinates are truly diverse. Just how many strange 'people' are there that I haven't seen before?"

He suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.

In Konoha Village, Obito Uchiha emerged from the void and landed at the edge of the graveyard.

He walked up to a tombstone and stopped.

The tombstone bears the name: Nohara Rin.

There are no dates of birth or death, only a simple name and a withered wreath.

Obito Uchiha stood motionless in front of the tombstone.

He doesn't need to kneel, he doesn't need to pray, he doesn't even need to shed tears.

His sorrow had long since burned away, leaving only hatred—a hatred for the entire ninja world.

Just then, a figure slowly walked over from a distance.

Obito Uchiha immediately shrank back, hiding on the top of a withered tree. The moonlight shone on his orange mask, reflecting a strange glow.

He was quickly covered by his black cloak, curled up into a ball and disappeared, leaving only his eyes watching from below and his ears listening in the darkness.

Kakashi Hatake walked to Rin's grave, knelt down, and placed a bouquet of fresh flowers in front of the tombstone.

"Lin," he said softly, "I've come to see you again."

Obito looked at him in his Hollowfied state, his eyes cold.

"The Fourth Hokage's child will be born in a few days." Kakashi sat down in front of the tombstone, hugging his knees like a child who had done something wrong. "The doctor said it should be a boy. I think he'll look exactly like the Fourth Hokage, with blond hair and blue eyes..."

"It's a pity you're not here. If you were, you would be a very qualified doctor."

Kakashi said, a slight smile playing on his lips, but it quickly returned to its straight shape.

"I...don't know whether I should be happy or not."

He wasn't really sure what he was feeling; he was confused. Sometimes he wondered, what exactly is a ninja? And how should he choose between missions and friendship?

And what about the Third Hokage? Should we hate him? If we should hate him, everything he did was for Konoha, to make more people in the village happy.

If he didn't hate him, he felt a little resentful, since it was clearly the one who had hinted at giving him the order.

Of course, he actually hated himself more, hated that he was too weak. If he were stronger, would the outcome have been different?

For many years, he had looked down on his father, thinking him indecisive and ridiculous.

But when it was his turn, he didn't realize that he did particularly well.