Naruto: Swarm System

The ninja world is a twisted place.

On one hand, it closely resembles modern society, with appliances, computers, televisions, game consoles, and other modern conveniences.

It also shares some modern understandings.

It knows about the concepts of the universe, planets, and has many modern scientific and medical ideas.

At the same time, it's a very backward world, where most villagers still live a farming life, working from dawn to dusk.

How to make money in such a world, Shishou had no clue for a moment.

"Shishou!"

On the platform, Iruka roared.

He crushed the chalk in his hand and, using his weapon techniques, quickly threw a small piece of chalk at Shishou, who was daydreaming while looking out the window.

Snap!

Iruka's chalk accurately hit Shishou, but it was intercepted precisely by the insects that flew out from Shishou's gourd.

Seeing his chalk intercepted, the veins on Iruka's forehead bulged. He snapped the chalk in his hand into three pieces and threw them at Shishou again.

Once more, Shishou's insects intercepted them with precision.

"Wow."

Seeing such a spectacular scene, Shishou's classmates couldn't help but express their amazement, with some even shouting out.

"Shishou, good job, make Iruka-sensei mad!"

Shishou didn't need to guess who said that.

Sure enough, the next second.

The embarrassed Iruka angrily shouted at Naruto Uzumaki,

"Naruto, what did you just say? Say it again!"

"Iruka-sensei, I'm sorry."

Realizing he was in trouble, Naruto immediately apologized without any pride.

"Shishou is really amazing."

Hinata looked at Shishou with admiration.

"I didn't realize it, this guy is so impressive, and he's quite handsome too." Ino Yamanaka turned to look at Shishou.

Uchiha Sasuke casually glanced at Shishou and then turned his head back to study seriously.

Determined to seek revenge, he only paid attention to the strong.

Shishou didn't feel there was anything to be proud of in intercepting Iruka's chalk.

Firstly, Iruka was just a Chunin, and the chalk had no lethal power.

Secondly, it was just the simplest insect manipulation technique of the Aburame clan.

Although it did look quite impressive.

"Iruka-sensei, I'm sorry."

To avoid Iruka's anger, Shishou also apologized like Naruto.

"Pay attention in class!"

Iruka glared at Shishou before continuing with the lesson.

...

Weekend.

Shishou arrived at the Forest of Death and saw Uchiha Mikoto sitting on a tree, looking towards Konoha.

Is she thinking of Sasuke?

Seeing Mikoto like this, Shishou understood her thoughts.

Mikoto knew Sasuke wasn't killed by Itachi, so she was very worried about Sasuke's safety now.

"If I were you, I'd focus on getting stronger."

Shishou reverted to his twelve-year-old form from his transformation and said seriously to Mikoto.

"You...you seem to have grown a lot taller."

Uchiha Mikoto looked at Shishou, shocked by his sudden increase in height.

"This is my true form."

Too lazy to explain, Shishou lied casually, then looked at the abandoned lab below and asked,

"How are they?"

Uchiha Mikoto glanced curiously at Shishou, thinking of his undisguised desire for her, suddenly having some understanding.

Entering puberty at twelve, being curious about such things was normal...

"They're still a bit down, but much better these past two days."

"That's good. Anyway, they're your responsibility now."

Shishou nodded and then looked at Uchiha Mikoto, saying,

"I need all the information on Uchiha clan's eye techniques."

Having awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan, Shishou wouldn't miss the opportunity to enhance his power.

Moreover, Uchiha's genjutsu eye techniques were very practical, perfect for dealing with weaker opponents.

The main reason was that his destructive insects required more and more energy to evolve and reproduce after several evolutions, practically doubling each time.

Even in the Forest of Death, encountering giant insects and animals like last time wasn't easy, and doing so frequently would attract Konoha's attention.

Therefore, Shishou planned to use a dual approach: evolving his destructive insects when possible, and learning Sharingan skills when not.

That way, even if he couldn't find giant animals, once he became strong enough, he could hunt elite ninjas for energy.

The energy provided by a Jonin was equivalent to a giant summoning beast or animal.

This he learned from the Uchiha massacre night.

"Aren't you from the Uchiha clan?"

Mikoto seemed surprised. Because of his Sharingan, she always thought he was an Uchiha who had been hiding well in Konoha.

Uchiha children usually receive education on using eye techniques and genjutsu from a young age.

"I'm from the Aburame clan, named Shishou Aburame. It's said our clans intermarried in the past."

Too lazy to explain, Shishou lied again.

"Really?"

Mikoto looked at Shishou skeptically but continued,

"All Uchiha scrolls are hidden in the Naka Shrine. I can tell you the location, but you must give me a copy of those secrets."

She intended to use those scrolls to teach the Uchiha children.

Hearing Mikoto's condition, Shishou smiled slightly.

"Deal."