Planning for the Future

Chapter 5 Planning for the Future

Aburame Shiki returned to her residence, a slightly old but well-maintained house.

This was left to him by Shiki Aburame's parents, along with a large sum of money that was enough for him to support his journey to becoming a ninja.

The Aburame tribe takes good care of its members, who are mostly related by blood and have close relationships with each other.

After all, the secret techniques used by the Aburame clan are all the same and are taught uniformly within the clan. There are no major disputes, and the clan has a strong sense of unity.

Aburame Shiki's parents died in battle, but he was not mistreated at all. He had no worries about food and drink when he was a child, and his clansmen took good care of him.

"The first step was completed very well. You have become a key member of the clan for training, and your strength will improve rapidly from now on."

Aburame Shiki lay down on his bed and grinned.

He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

Now, Yu Nu Zhiyi has acquired Parasitic Insects and Phosphorous Insects, and has gained attention within the tribe.

It can be said to be a very good start.

Once that's over, we can quickly improve our strength and start planning things.

"Chakra is a big problem." Shiichi Aburame doesn't have much chakra, after all, he's still very young.

"The combination of parasitic worms and phosphorus worms is a shortcut to becoming a Jonin. Now, what's limiting me is my chakra."

Chakra limitations prevent Shiki Aburame from using insects on a large scale and for extended periods, which is a significant constraint on his combat power.

The Aburame clan was never known for its chakra, and they couldn't compare to the Senju or Uzumaki clans at all.

"No rush, there's still time." Aburame Shiki thought to himself, staring at the ceiling. A few years would be enough for his strength to increase dramatically.

"I still need to go to the Ninja Academy; that's the legitimate lineage of the Konoha's higher-ups."

The Ninja Academy, established by the Second Hokage, flourished during the reign of the Third Hokage.

One has to admire the political wisdom of the Second Hokage. He established many institutions and stabilized the hearts of the people of Konoha through the distribution of benefits.

Although the Ninja Academy was inconspicuous among the many institutions established by the Second Hokage, it played a significant role.

The Ninja Academy recruits students from ninja clans and commoners, which can be seen as giving talented commoners an opportunity.

On the one hand, it can win over the common people, giving them room to rise and become part of the Hokage's faction; on the other hand, it can limit the ninja clans and prevent them from becoming too large.

Only students who graduate from the Ninja Academy can assume important responsibilities.

This has almost become an unspoken rule.

Each clan has some hidden forces. They have not attended the Ninja Academy. The Konoha leadership acknowledges their identities, but will not give them important positions.

She didn't form a mentor-student relationship with the team leader, nor did she have any bonds with her teammates. This didn't conform to the Will of Fire at all, and her position was quite awkward.

This forced the various ninja clans to send their geniuses to ninja academies, hoping they could take on important positions in the future.

This also forced various clans to gravitate towards the Hokage faction and send talent to the Hokage lineage.

In this way, the main power of each clan will be clearly displayed to the Konoha leadership.

This would allow the Konoha leadership to have a clear assessment of the strength of each ninja clan and decide whether to suppress or win them over.

Of course, the Uchiha clan is an exception. Regardless of whether the Uchiha are strong or weak, the Konoha leadership always suppresses them, after all, the Uchiha are inherently evil.

This is Tobirama-sensei's will!

Aburame Shiki rolled over; after all, staring at the ceiling while wearing sunglasses for so long made him look a bit dazed.

"Actually, there are still quite a few opportunities in the Naruto world that are suitable for me."

Spiritualization Technique, Hashirama Cells, Samehada from the Seven Ninja Swords, the Second Tsuchikage's Split Technique, the Star of the Hidden Star Village, the Horn of the Eight-Tails, Impure World Reincarnation, and the Pure Land of the Sage of Six Paths.

These are all opportunities that Shiki Aburame has selected, opportunities that he might encounter.

To be honest, he coveted every one of these opportunities and wished he could obtain them right now.

"We still need to improve our strength," Aburame Shiki sighed.

To obtain these opportunities, one must deal with the higher-ups in Konoha.

If you're not strong enough, you might end up gaining nothing and wasting your energy by suppressing the righteousness of the Will of Fire.

Believe me, Mitokado Yan and Utatane Koharu are the kind of people who do these kinds of things.

To make an exchange of benefits, you need to be at least a Jonin.

It's too difficult to earn the right to use the Konoha Sealing Scroll by performing meritorious service; you might only be able to learn one technique.

Thinking of this, Shiki Aburame couldn't help but think of Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura, as this was a shortcut to quickly learn the Book of Sealing.

However, neither Orochimaru nor Danzo Shimura are easy to deal with. If you have no strength or value, you will probably be devoured without a trace.

"Sigh, life is tough!" Aburame Shiki sighed again.

"However, it's not without a chance. While we can't improve our strength in the short term, we can still enhance our value as users."

In her previous life, Aburame Shiki had a good habit: making good use of existing resources.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have developed the Primal Gu as a cheat code.

"Now that the Phosphorus Worm has been assimilated by the Primal Gu, I have 100% control over it. It would be a waste to just use it to attack enemies."

"100% control" means that Shizuka Aburame can choose whether the phosphorus worm is dangerous or safe for others according to her own will.

Although the combination of parasitic worms and phosphorus worms shocked Shiki Aburame and Shiro Aburame, Shiki Aburame felt it wasn't enough.

The most notable characteristic of the phosphorus worm is that it is a nano-sized insect.

"There's no need to only consider the attack aspect. We can use the phosphorus worms to do other things, such as treatment. Nanoscale worms have great potential in treatment."

"For example... human experimentation! I believe that nanoscale assistants would still be very attractive to Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura."

Aburame Shiitsu wasn't afraid of Orochimaru having ulterior motives towards him, after all, he didn't have a bloodline limit, nor did he have the bloodline of the Uchiha or Senju clansmen; he was just an ordinary Aburame clansman.

Even if he is somewhat special, he is not worth Orochimaru focusing his energy on.

Moreover, his body was already a nest of parasites and phosphatidyllic insects, which did not meet Orochimaru's requirements for reincarnation.

Orochimaru's strength lies partly in his ability to modify human bodies.

He faces an awkward problem if he wants to be reincarnated.

Orochimaru: "Shiitsu-kun, I want your body."

Body: "I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru, I've already taken the form of a parasitic insect."

All security measures are still in place.

Of course, we should also give it a try with Shimura Danzo; he has a lot of resources. It would be good to become his disciple rather than just a tool.

After all, becoming Shimura Danzo's disciple meant becoming part of the Hokage's elite faction.

There is also a powerful force to rely on.

After thinking for a while, Aburame Shiki closed his eyes. These things were still a bit far off for him; for now, he should rest well and try his best to prepare for Aburame Shiki's training tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)