Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 125 The Three Fools' Extraordinary Talent

Aburame Shisei didn't blame him, but quietly watched him. Seeing this, Hirashimo no Sawa quickly composed himself and continued speaking.

"Later...later, something happened in the Land of Snow. The daimyo of the Land of Snow died, leaving behind only his widow and two sons. The daimyo's younger brother, the former Minister of the Military Affairs, Kazama Takumi, led his elite samurai group and a number of snow ninjas, preparing to enter the palace, kill his widowed sister-in-law and two nephews, and seize power."

Hirashino Sawa paused for a moment, then continued, "Brother Seiche said this is our chance."

Because we were originally foreign ninjas, and we had conflicts with the local official ninjas, even though relations improved later, we were still suspected of not being accepted.

Just then, the three of us jumped out and stood on the side of Prince Hayayuki, his mother, and his brother, helping them repel the rebellious snow ninja.

"My lord, I tell you, that battle was the worst we've ever fought. We nearly lost several times."

At this point, Hirashimo Sawa suddenly became excited and started rambling on about the details.

Yu Nu Zhicheng didn't interrupt his enthusiasm, since she had nothing else to do anyway, and listening to her subordinates' reports would help the work progress.

He took out a small chair from the scroll, moved out a stool, and took out some food. The boy opposite him stared in surprise.

Aburame Shisei waved his hand and said, "Continue."

"In that battle, Seiji used a swarm of insects to disrupt the opponent's ice release, and Seiche used poison needles to subdue several Jonin around Regent Takumi... Of course, their strength was actually just so-so, not even comparable to our Chunin. Their ice release was somewhat unique, but it still relied on the environment."

Haha, I've gone off on a tangent.

Next, it's my turn. I was the one who charged ahead, but unexpectedly, in the face of danger, I used Water Release to achieve the effect of Ice Release. I stopped their attack and saved the mother and her two children.

The only regret is that I lost sight in this eye around that time.

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the eye that was covered by the mask.

"Let me see it?" Aburame Shisei put down the food in his hand and suddenly said.

The boy opposite was taken aback, but still obeyed the order, took off his blindfold, and revealed his ugly face.

Aburame Shisei stepped forward and pressed his face with his hand. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that his eye had been pierced from top to bottom by an ice blade. Fortunately, the broken glass was removed in time, preventing the injury from spreading.

"It's alright. The optic nerve isn't completely dead. I'll perform a minor surgery on you later to transplant a new eye."

Anyway, the recent war has yielded quite a few eyes, Sharingan eyes. There are two pairs of three-tomoe eyes, seven pairs of two-tomoe eyes, and more than a dozen pairs of one-tomoe eyes.

However, these things are too harmful to the boy; he is actually more suited to rolling his eyes.

Anyway, these eyes will eventually become ineffective if left unused for too long, so finding their owners and humanoid pupil care devices would be a good option.

Upon hearing that his eyes could be restored, Hirashimo no Sawa was overjoyed: "My eyes can be restored?"

"Brother Chengche's right hand was frostbitten in the melee and is still not very flexible. Can you heal it, Master? And Brother Chengji's leg, he's been limping a bit since that big battle..."

At this point, he realized he had been too greedy. He felt that the opportunity to regain his sight was already a mercy from the Lord, yet he was still asking for more.

Especially when he thought about how this lord was not actually so easy to get along with, he suddenly remembered the underground palace... and the people inside the underground palace whose nests had been filled with insects...

"I'll figure something out, continue," Aburame Shisei interrupted his thoughts.

"Oh!" Hirashimo no Sawa came to his senses and continued, "But we won. Princess Hayayuki became the new king, and his mother became the queen consort. The three of us were allowed to stay in the capital because of our merit in protecting the king. My brother Seiche is now... now he often talks to the king's mother and comforts her."

When it came to offering advice, the boy's face flushed slightly, clearly indicating that his approach to giving advice wasn't very serious.

"Brother Seiji is helping with government affairs. Although it's just a nominal position, many people feel that he is already a de facto Grand Councilor."

After speaking, Hirashino Sawa cautiously looked at Aburame Shisei, who remained silent for a moment before suddenly chuckling softly, "That's interesting."

When he sent these people to act as spies, he was thinking that if they succeeded, it would be a bonus, and if they failed, it wouldn't matter.

To be honest, after screening a batch of ninjas from Takigakure, no one was found suitable to be a spy. Although these three were strong, they were not qualified to be spies.

As he expected, these three people did indeed mess things up in the early stages, but he never expected that they would turn the tide in the end, find their talents and strengths, and shine in their respective fields.

Not only did they integrate into the Land of Snow, but they even infiltrated its upper echelons. One of them fell in love with the most powerful and influential Dowager Empress, while the other became a Grand Councilor wielding immense power. All I can say is, excellent!

At this moment, Aburame Shisei asked, "Who is the current daimyo?"

"He's the eldest son of the lord, just turned sixteen, and had his coming-of-age ceremony a few days ago. His name is Fuuka Hayase, he's a very nice person, but he doesn't know ninjutsu. However, he especially loves researching and inventing, and spends all his time with craftsmen."

Aburame Shisei raised an eyebrow slightly: "Kaze Hana Hayase"—he vaguely remembered that name. If he wasn't mistaken, his daughter was the heroine of the future Snow Country movie.

"He also has a younger brother?"

"Yes, it's called 'Wind, Flowers, and Raging Waves'."

Hirashimonosawa nodded and said, "Completely the opposite of his brother. He knows ninjutsu and has extremely high talent. From a young age, he felt that he should inherit the position of daimyo. On the day Hayayuki ascended the throne, he didn't even bother to pretend to be a brother, and just turned his back and left. The Dowager Queen has been very worried lately. Her two sons are fighting like this, and she is caught in the middle. That's why Seiche has been talking to the Dowager Queen recently."

He said with difficulty, "Because they've been talking about it every day lately, the Dowager has been in a good mood."

Aburame Shisei: "..."

"Take me to the capital. Also, arrange a legitimate identity for me; I need to stay in the Snow Country for a while."

"Okay, Brother Chengyi is helping Daimyo Hayasu handle internal affairs. He's busy approving documents every day, barely having time to breathe. With him involved, the issue of the lord's legitimate status should be easily resolved."

"However, sir, I've heard that Konoha seems to be planning to attack our Land of Waterfalls. Aren't you going to lend a hand?"

"It's precisely because there's a war going on over there that I came here for peace and quiet."

Aburame Shigeaki smiled faintly, "Don't worry, there's no need to worry about things over there. We will win."

Hirashino Sawa opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to ask the question.