Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 466 The conservatives think the radicals are too conservative

Frontline command center.

The Fourth Raikage, A, sat at the table, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the map on the wall, his face expressionless. Half a day had passed since he ordered the first wave of attacks.

"Report!"

The communications soldier rushed into the command room, his face pale and his voice trembling.

"News from the front...the attacking force has been completely wiped out."

The command center fell silent instantly.

Everyone stared at the communications soldier, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

"A force of two thousand men... two thousand men were sent out..." Raikage's voice was so low it sounded like it was being squeezed out of his throat, "...completely wiped out?"

"Yes." The communications officer swallowed hard. "Only a few elite Jonin and special Jonin who were good at escaping managed to get back... The rest... were all killed in action."

"How did you die?" The Raikage's voice was eerily calm.

The communications soldier avoided eye contact with Lei Ying.

"explain!"

"They were... killed by civilians." The communications soldier's voice trailed off. "Those civilians were controlling insects... swarms of insects everywhere... our troops were surrounded before we even began to move. The swarms were coming from all directions... there was no way to escape."

The Raikage remained silent.

No one dared to speak in the command room.

How is this possible? Ordinary people killing ninjas?

But the news from the front lines couldn't be false.

The ninjas who escaped from the battlefield were all pale-faced and covered in wounds. Some still bore the marks of insect bites, their flesh mangled and gruesome.

"Captain...Captain, they're all dead..." A special jonin who had escaped knelt on the ground, his voice hoarse. "Those civilians...those civilians weren't afraid of us at all...they were like madmen...controlling insects to swarm us...we...we..."

He couldn't continue.

The Raikage looked at the ninja kneeling on the ground, his clenched fists trembling slightly.

It wasn't out of fear, it was out of anger. A force of two thousand men, wiped out in less than half a day?

He slammed his fist on the table, and the table shattered.

"Shisei Aburame!"

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Niitaki no Kuni, border line.

Naoto stood on the high platform, watching the insect cloud gradually subside in the distance, his face expressionless.

Behind him, several cadres stood silently, awaiting the next order.

Below the stage were groups of people evacuating. Their clothes were covered in mud and blood, and some had bandages wrapped around their arms, but there was no fear in their eyes, only a chilling light.

It was a kind of anger that had been suppressed for hundreds of years, finally finding its outlet.

In the past, ninjas could kill or rob food at will, and the ninjas didn't even dare to think of resisting.

But now it's different. They have swarms of insects, and they finally have the power to fight against the ninjas.

Even if they are not strong individually, when hundreds or thousands of people control the swarm together, they become an unstoppable torrent.

"My lord!" a commoner shouted, "Let us keep fighting! Let us control the insects and wipe out all those ninjas!"

"Yes! Fight back!"

"Let them know we're not easy to bully!"

"Let's march on the Land of Fire!"

The cheers from the audience grew louder and louder, and everyone's eyes burned with the flames of revenge.

Naoto raised his hand, and the cheers from the audience gradually quieted down.

"Listen to me. I know you're angry. I know you want to fight back and make those who killed your loved ones pay the price."

He glanced at every face in the audience. "But war is the military's business. It's the government's business. It's not the people's business."

The audience was completely silent.

"You shall live your lives as you normally would. Farm, raise insects, raise your children, repair your houses, and make the most of your lives. Your families and lives will not be disturbed or affected. I assure you in the name of Takigakure."

A moment of silence fell over the audience. Some lowered their heads, some had tears in their eyes, and some clenched their fists. But still, no one spoke. After a long while, the first voice rang out from the crowd.

"Sir...we believe you."

Then, more voices rose up.

"We believe you."

"We believe you!"

Naoto nodded, turned around, his back straight and his steps steady. But in that instant, a glint flashed in his eyes.

It wasn't anger, it wasn't sadness, but something much more complex.

The following morning, the official representative of the straight people released a statement on television.

He declared, "If we're going to fight, let's fight, but don't let the people suffer. Don't let the war spread into our Taki no Kuni territory, or I won't be able to control the people."

People across the country who saw this news were drinking and chatting, but their words were unusually excited.

They are particularly enthusiastic now, and there are even quite a few conservatives who advocate that they control the insects to directly send those ninjas flying.

But war is never a joke. Most people use blood pacts to contract their insects. If the insects are sent out, without their protection, the ninjas will still die if they are suddenly attacked. At that time, some low-intelligence insects will fall into chaos without anyone to control them, making them easy targets for the enemy.

Therefore, professional matters should be left to professionals, and ordinary people should just live their lives well.

At the same time, this was also Naoto's mistake; he didn't expect the Fourth Raikage to be so shameless.

But that's fine too. He originally wanted peaceful development, but since he doesn't want peaceful development, then let's start a full-scale war.

Change always requires bloodshed and sacrifice, no matter how gentle, persuasive, or gradual the methods they have used over the years to change people's minds.

But how could those at the top of the ninja world turn a blind eye? When they discover everything, they will struggle desperately.

It's like knowing they're about to be boiled like frogs, but they're not frogs after all; they still have the power to resist.

On January 25th, out of 4000 wandering ninjas and female warriors, only 1 were selected.

It wasn't because they were powerful, but because all those under sixteen were screened out. Compared to the Ninja Alliance, the Land of Waterfall was more humane; we refused to use minors to join the battlefield from beginning to end.

Even if these minors are very strong, like the former Fourth Tsuchikage Deidara.

He had previously been clamoring to display his art on the battlefield, but was instead immobilized in place by the icy poison.

Soon, the 3,500 ninjas and wandering samurai in the cannon fodder camp were separated by gender and ordered to take off all their clothes.

Then a large water-spraying beetle appeared. It was a beetle-like creature with a transparent abdomen and an open rear end, from which it began to spray water.