Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 542 A ninja is equivalent to 50 walking knights

Kakashi Hatake used his transformation jutsu to become an unremarkable young man, sitting in a corner of the tavern and ordering a cocktail called Rainbow Flame.

The television was showing two giant insects fighting; one had a single horn and looked like a worm, while the other was a praying mantis with blue wings.

With a flash of lightning, the mantis flew at incredible speed and slashed the unicorn worm to the ground!

"It's a rigged match! It's absolutely a rigged match!" Several middle-aged men were agitated, swinging their beer glasses with a clanging sound. "How could a Unicorn Thunderbug be no match for a Wind Mantis? They must have bribed people to fix the match! My money, my money!"

"Gambling on gamblers is risky; bet with caution," another middle-aged man said with a chuckle, holding a wine glass. "Our Wind Mantis has reached maturity, while the Unicorn Thunder Bug is utterly useless!"

"What are you talking about?"

Just as the two sides were about to come to blows due to their argument, a large centipede suddenly appeared in the store, instantly calming everyone down.

Kakashi stood in the corner, observing carefully. This summoning centipede was already at the level of a Jonin, but it was controlled by a tavern owner. Most importantly, the tavern owner was an ordinary person, and an old woman in her forties or fifties at that.

"Has the world become so unfamiliar?" Kakashi didn't know what to say for a moment. At the same time, he wondered if they really had the ability to turn this world back to what it used to be like.

Would things be better if the world were turned back to its original state?

He shook his head, banishing those thoughts and ceasing to dwell on them. His current orders were to quickly acquire new supplies, as well as intelligence and entertainment from the outside world; otherwise, the people of Konoha might truly collapse.

"Friend, what is the Insect Control Tournament?" Kakashi approached a boy who looked to be about the same age as Sasuke and the others, casually tossing him a gold bean as he asked.

"An insect breeding competition!" The boy's eyes gleamed as he stroked his chin thoughtfully. "It's a competition for breeding insects. Every year, many insect breeders bring their newly bred insects to participate. As long as the new species of insects is recognized for its function and performance, it will be awarded the title of First-Class Insect Breeder."

"Uh..." This is different from what he saw on TV.

Just as he was about to ask more questions, the boy seemed to be lost in his own fantasy, chattering away incessantly.

"Uncle, let me tell you, I've already bred my own breeding insect. This insect has one function: it can report a crime to the police in advance when I'm not around."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake immediately became alert, grabbed the hand that had been grabbed, and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, the boy stepped forward and grabbed his arm tightly, his hands like steel clamps, with astonishing strength.

The boy's face lit up with excitement as he called out loudly, "Uncle, where are you going? I haven't told you about my business yet!"

"Let me go!" Kakashi's expression changed. He tried to use ninjutsu to escape, but found that his strength and speed were useless against the boy. Or rather, apart from technique, they were almost evenly matched.

"How is that possible? He's just an ordinary teenager!"

"Hehehe! 50, a walking 50. Enforcement team officer, I'm here, I'm right here, the 50 is right here!"

Upon hearing this call, Kakashi knew that something terrible had happened and that he had been exposed.

At this point, he no longer held back and immediately threw a punch at the boy. The boy was punched in the stomach, his body convulsed uncontrollably, and he finally collapsed to the ground.

Before he lost consciousness, he was still muttering: "The 50 is going to run away!"

"Don't worry, we won't let him get away." The newcomer was Lieutenant Kamiki from Daodaozhong. His physical and mental strength had both reached the upper rank of the club members. Now, he probably only needed to hone his skills to reach one-tenth of their potential. Once all three were combined, he could break through. But it was too late.

"You're a ninja, aren't you?" Lieutenant Kamiki slashed out with his sword, but what came into view was a pair of blood-red eyes.

Finally, he collapsed to the ground, exclaiming, "Damn it, it's a kaleidoscope!"

Then, a series of footsteps approached from afar. Kakashi frowned, quickly rolled over, and hid in a street corner. However, the group soon shifted their target and charged towards him.

Then he finally realized that his whereabouts had been exposed; there were surveillance cameras everywhere outside. Were they bugs?

He looked around; the flying insects in the trees and the ants on the ground were likely their surveillance devices.

"Heh, living out here is really tough!"

Kakashi formed hand seals, and with a bang, transformed into another form, then turned and fled into another shop.

However, he was unaware that the scent of his chakra had been recorded by the insects.

No matter where he escapes to or what he becomes, he will be tracked down.

Soon, a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses appeared in the courtyard.

"Kakashi, long time no see. How's the village?"

"Aburame Shiki!" Kakashi's listless, dead fish eyes suddenly turned serious. "I never thought that a lowly ninja like me would require a high-ranking executive like you to personally go out and capture me."

"I'm not a cadre, please call me the head of the inspection department!" Aburame Shiki waved her hand, and swarms of insects buzzed in the sky.

Today, Aburame Shiki's status is extraordinary. As long as he has the swarm of insects, he can rank in the second tier among all the ministers.

As it turns out, people thrive when they move, but trees die when they're moved. He toiled away in that small village of Konoha, but in the end, he was just a Jonin with little real power.

But when he stepped out of Konoha, he discovered that the sky outside was bright, and the sunlight never became dark because of his sunglasses.

So what's blocking the sunlight? Perhaps it's the fire from the burning leaves of Konoha. They are all perpetually regenerating, burning others to illuminate themselves.

"This is troublesome. Looks like we'll have to get serious now, Susanoo!" Kakashi's attitude turned serious.

When he uttered those four words, Aburame Zhiwei immediately retreated warily, and at the same time, her body transformed, her true form becoming a fake one.

However, the towering giant he had anticipated did not appear. Kakashi simply shouted once and then vanished.

When he went to chase it again, he found that the scent had disappeared.

He let Kakashi Hatake escape in front of him.

"Damn it, is it space-time ninjutsu? It's a pity that no space-time insects have been developed yet. It seems that making up for the shortcomings of insect users is a long and arduous task."

Unable to find anyone, Aburame Shimi had no choice but to leave regretfully. Before leaving, the boy woke up, shouting that he didn't want the 500,000 yen anymore and wanted to join the inspection team.

"Sir, I am very vigilant."