Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 301 The Time Worm Anchors the Past

"Black Zetsu, still saying it wasn't your scheme?"

He knew that in the ninja world, if you encountered an illogical conspiracy, throwing it at Shimura Danzo and Black Zetsu would surely hit them on the head.

"Zhicheng-kun, we don't really need to make things so tense. I've already turned over a new leaf and broken up with Black Zetsu."

White Zetsu suddenly uttered a brilliant statement: "Actually, I have awakened my own will. I once thought that Black Zetsu was using me, but now I have realized my mistake."

"You actually betrayed Black Zetsu! Then you can't be allowed to live!" Aburame Shisei didn't give him a chance to say more, and raised his hand to put him into a petri dish as material.

It just so happens that his Time Worm is lacking materials, and this thing is rich in nutrients and has high nutritional value.

At this moment, such a scene is unfolding in the desert: a person, covered in dust, is rushing towards the core of the earth's veins.

On the desert, a young man is trapped in place, while another young man kneels on the ground, blood streaming from his eyes.

Aburame Shisei then began refining the Time-Space Bug in front of the two of them.

"I want to know what you destroyed this time you came back?"

"I'm not going to tell you!" Kazuya Senju turned away, refusing to speak.

He now hated Uchiha Mamoru more than Aburame Shisei; he couldn't understand why someone with such a strong will would suddenly betray him.

"Why? Tell me?"

Uchiha Mori raised his head, looking at him with his bloodied eyes, "Because the future we live in is already the best answer."

"How could that be! It's possible, there must be a better way! Why? Why didn't you discuss it with me? We could have faced it together!"

"Do you think I haven't done this before? I've done it countless times. Forget it, there's no point in explaining it to you."

Uchiha Mamoru said no more, because he wanted to end it all as soon as possible. If his past self were to return, everything would eventually be destroyed.

The worst outcome would be if his teacher and his classmates didn't survive.

A quarter of an hour later, Aburame Shisei's Time Insects were finally nearing their end. At this moment, a dozen silver-gray insects were swimming in the petri dish. They were extremely fast, like phantoms flashing by.

But he eventually discovered that to complete the task completely, one final step was needed: the soul of someone who could live in time and space forever had to be offered as a sacrifice.

Uchiha Mamoru is the only answer; otherwise, he would be stuck here for who knows how many centuries.

"What? Do I need to be sacrificed?"

Uchiha Mamoru had already guessed that the person who could cultivate these insects had already used his past self.

But to achieve complete success, one must devour one's present self, and the soul is the sole sacrifice. The so-called Time Worm is flesh and blood growing from within his soul.

"You're quite clever, but unfortunately, you've been used by some people. If you don't encounter a White Zetsu in the future, then never mind, pretend I didn't say that."

Because some things are inevitable outcomes.

At this moment, Uchiha Mori made his final demand, turning to the young man beside him and asking, "Could you let Senju Kazuya leave?"

Aburame Shisei nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I will personally send him into the time tunnel."

"What...what are you doing?!" Senju Kazuya knew nothing and was still struggling.

However, he had been implanted with a powerful paralyzing worm and was unable to resist.

Then, Uchiha activated teleportation, instantly teleporting the three of them to the core of the Dragon Vein. Minato Namikaze, who shared the same coordinates with him, had just sensed someone and hadn't turned around when he saw a pair of hands on his shoulders. The next second, he reappeared in the desert.

"You think I'd kill him?"

Uchiha Mamoru did not reply, but instead pushed Senju Kazuya into the passage. At that moment, the Queen's image appeared in the sky.

He was also locked in the space-time rift. He could not punch or make a sound. He was just waiting for the time loop to break so that he would be teleported back.

"Now you can rest assured." Aburame Shisei turned his head and had already arranged the petri dishes.

This was also the first time he had exposed his background to others.

Sensing what was ahead, Uchiha Mamoru suddenly felt relieved: "So we couldn't win from the start, right?"

In the end, he did not receive an answer, but was urged by the other party to give up his soul, because he had lost his eyes and was powerless to resist.

The moment his body and soul entered the petri dish, the silver-gray larvae swarmed forward, frantically devouring his soul.

Like raising venomous insects, after devouring the flesh, they frantically tore at each other until only one worm remained.

It was a silvery-gray, transparent worm, divided into thirteen segments.

Until they come together, time, like the hands of a second watch turning, begins to flow again.

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"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!" In the desert, Sarutobi Asuma suddenly tripped and fell headfirst into a sand pit, exactly where Kazuya had knocked him down.

They did not encounter Senju Kazuya this time, because that was yesterday.

"Sand tastes awful."

"You can even slip and fall on flat ground? You're so stupid!"

Uchiha stood by, coldly mocking him, but a sense of déjà vu flashed through his mind.

Minato Namikaze turned his head and said, "Alright, stop fooling around. Loulan is just ahead. Let's hurry up and get going!"

Soon, the group of four finally arrived at the ancient kingdom of Loulan.

Maria Ozawa, wearing the Queen's crown and smiling, walked towards them step by step.

"My friends, you've all worked hard. I am Queen Ozawa Maylia of Loulan. The banquet is ready, please take your seats."

……

Seventeen years later, in the future.

As the power of the dragon vein surged, a young figure was ejected from it.

"Guard..."

He slumped to his knees, filled with regret. He regretted that he had hidden his selfish desires, which seemed to have caused the entire plan to collapse!

At that moment, a familiar figure appeared behind him.

He had just gotten up to fight back when he was struck by a gust of wind, his necklace fell off, and his body was pushed into the passage.

Aburame Shisei looked at the falling figures and said, "I said I would send you back to the future, but I didn't say I would keep you stuck in the future."

Inside the time tunnel, time began to rewind for Kazuya, his memories began to fade, and his talents began to disappear until he returned to the appearance of a two or three-year-old, at which point he fell out of the space tunnel.

In Konoha Village, an elderly man whose surname he had forgotten found him and asked, "Child, what's your name? Do you have any family?"

"My name is... my name is... Kazuya Senju." After thinking for a long time, he remembered his name, but he forgot everything else.

After hearing this, the old man immediately shook his head and said, "Senju, that's not a good name. From now on, you'll be called Mori no Kazuya. Come on, let's go home."