"Byakugan!"
They moved swiftly, concealed by Chiri's genjutsu, and the Shinobi fighting around them didn't notice Miki's group.
Pupil was responsible for locating the target. As Pupil gestured, they rushed directly towards its location.
That was the most conspicuous tall tower in the center of the Village.
The tall tower pierced the sky like a sword.
The four of them, from a nearby tall tower, followed Pupil as he leaped, gliding through the air like eagles for a distance, landing on a platform on one side of the tower.
There were no Shinobi fighting nearby anymore.
Masashige had not kept his subordinates close.
They could see Hanzou's subordinates.
On the platform, everyone landed in a crouch, rainwater streaming down their hooded cloaks, creating ripples that spread outward, and splashes of water rising one after another.
The four of them exchanged silent glances.
They looked at the masks each of them wore.
Pupil gestured.
Three people, at the entrance corner, guards.
They could break through with genjutsu, but Chiri needed to conserve Chakra for the fight.
Over the past few days, continuous use had left her somewhat fatigued.
Miki looked at White Fang.
White Fang gestured to bypass them, no need to engage in battle.
Pupil shook his head, there were many checkpoints along the way, no room to go around.
He gestured.
The passages inside the tower were complex and narrow, making it impossible to avoid them.
At this moment, Miki raised a hand, and three small Insects crawled onto her slender fingers.
They looked like ordinary Insects.
Everyone watched Miki's movements.
Immediately after, a vibrant purple color spread over the entire body of the Insects, and then three Insects, as tiny as mosquitoes, flapped their wings and flew from her fingertips.
White Fang's pupils constricted slightly, instantly understanding Miki's intention.
Assassination.
A moment later, three thuds of heavy objects falling to the ground were heard simultaneously from inside the entrance.
Miki gestured to move out, Pupil took the lead, with the other three following closely.
As they rounded the corner, White Fang glanced at the three fallen Amegakure Shinobi.
Their faces were twisted in agony, and vibrant purple blood flowed from their seven orifices.
This was completely different from the effects of poison insects recorded by the Anbu. According to the records, victims of the poison would have obvious large purple patches and festering on their skin, accompanied by intense pain.
In practice, if the poisoned part was quickly cut off before the poison could spread throughout the body via blood circulation, there was a slim chance of survival.
In real combat, this was theoretically possible but rarely happened.
If hit, death was certain.
Before dying, they would struggle in excruciating pain, a truly miserable sight.
However, Miki's method of killing them silently was clearly unusual.
But now was not the time to ask questions.
This was a technique Miki had mastered after learning medical knowledge. Previously, she could also command Parasitic Minute Bugss to attack specific areas, but never with such precision.
First, Insects would carry Parasitic Minute Bugss to approach the target, then the Insects would burrow into the target's body.
These Insects had no other abilities; they simply made the victim undetectable.
As they burrowed, they secreted hirudin, a special ability derived from blood leeches that has medicinal value and can numb pain.
Miki used this for painless, minimally invasive internal surgery.
It was a common method for Miki's local anesthesia surgeries, though sometimes patients who witnessed it firsthand couldn't accept it, and in cases of violent reactions, Miki had to resort to general anesthesia.
Without general anesthesia, people would run.
When the Insects burrowed into the body, no abnormality or pain was detected.
Depending on the situation, they would burrow into different parts for treatment or attack.
The medical Insects burrowed under the skin and into the blood vessels, advancing along the circulatory system while using blood and Chakra to reproduce Parasitic Minute Bugss. By the time they reached the brain via blood supply, the number of Parasitic Minute Bugss was sufficient to destroy the entire brain.
The pain lasted only for an instant.
As she passed, Miki left an insect egg on each of the corpses.
And next, the corpses and Chakra would serve as breeding grounds for the insect swarm.
They would become one of Miki's combat forces.
On the battlefield, the terrifying aspect of Aburame would be particularly evident.
Miki did not completely sever the Insects's reproductive ability; she simply activated or deactivated it as needed.
Along the way, Pupil scouted targets, while Miki carried out assassinations, leaving only corpses in her wake.
Who would notice an inconspicuous flying insect?
And who could imagine how terrifying this flying insect truly was?
In any case, White Fang decided that as soon as he returned, he would buy insecticide!
Spray it three times in the house!
Mix it with water and use it as bathwater!
As an Anbu, only then could he feel a sense of security.
Otherwise, if he accidentally offended Miki in the future, White Fang felt he would be finished.
Moving efficiently and mechanically, silently, the four of them approached Hanzou.
This was the top of the tower, sealed on all sides with no windows, and in Hidden Rain Village, corpses were placed at the top of towers.
A vast hall, filled with flowers, with pure white curtains hanging all around, arranged like a funeral parlor.
No, this was a funeral parlor.
The burial place Masashige had chosen.
Before Hanzou arrived, he was already dead.
So there were no signs of battle around.
He died of poison, his hands placed on his chest, lying peacefully inside the coffin.
And Hanzou, dressed in Shinobi combat attire, holding a chained scythe, stood bewildered on the spot.
He had expected an intense battle.
He thought that fellow Masashige was unwilling to relinquish his power.
In the end, he found he was wrong.
Then anger burned in his heart.
No, he was not wrong, he was the only one who was right!
Only through military might could they contend with the Great Nations!
He was tired of bowing and scraping to the Great Nations in the cracks between them; the Land of Rain was tired of it too!
To prevent the Land of Rain from becoming a battlefield purgatory again, then let the fires of purgatory burn across the world!
"In the end, you still ran away!!! Lord Masashige!!!"
Hanzou roared.
"Then watch closely from hell!!!"
"What the Land of Rain will become under my leadership!!!"
"I will prove! That only you were wrong!"
"The Land of Rain doesn't need to run anymore! The Land of Rain will spread war across the world! Let the world feel pain!"
Are you also part of the pain faction?
Watching the deranged Hanzou, Miki raised a hand, and a purple Insects emerged from her fingertip, then flew off.
If he could be assassinated this easily, it would save a lot of trouble.
White Fang watched the Insects.
Would it go as smoothly as expected?
Pupil clasped his hands together, silently praying.
Please, little bug, hurry up, get it done so we can get off work.
Chiri silently pulled out a candy and put it in her mouth to replenish energy and nutrients.
Eating candy during battle had a unique flavor.
At that moment, the Insects flew near Hanzou and landed on his shoulder.
Success!
The three watching brightened.
However, Miki silently stood up.
It failed.
Hanzou's Salamander poison.
It was an extremely potent paralyzing toxin, even slowing down the activity of the Parasitic Minute Bugss.
The reason this happened was that the dosage was insufficient to counteract Hanzou's toxin.
Seeing this, the other three also stood up.
Miki gestured.
Then three purple Insects flew off, each burrowing into one of their bodies.
White Fang could feel the Chakra in his body decreasing. The amount was very small, but it was disappearing rapidly.
If one wasn't paying attention, they wouldn't notice at all.
"Poison resistance," Miki said, "Parasitic Minute Bugss need adaptive evolution. My toxin library doesn't have the same variety, so it will take some time in battle. After being poisoned, Chakra consumption will increase. Be careful, everyone."
This was also one of Miki's developed medical insect techniques, different from the antitoxin insect larvae extracted from the disease.
"Understood," the three replied in low voices.
It was mainly explained for White Fang.
In the center of the hall, Hanzou silently reached out and flicked the Insects off his shoulder.
"Which country's assassination squad are you?"
"You truly are a bunch of annoying rats, have you not yet learned your bloody lesson?"
The four remained silent, not answering Hanzou.
Their respective killing intent converged above their heads.
"Forget it! Die!"
Hanzou roared and formed hand signs.
The next second, several Kunai shot directly at Hanzou.
Chiri made her move, intending to interrupt his hand signs.
Hanzou stopped forming hand signs with both hands and formed one with a single hand at his chest.
One sign.
Body Flicker Technique.
His figure instantly vanished from its original spot.
He had mastered this technique too well.
I'm dried up; all three guild leaders are on iOS.
Three months of delayed payment, Apple takes 30%, so only 350 is received.
Maybe Apple bigshots shouldn't give rewards anymore.
It's almost better to have nothing.
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