Chapter 33
Shibi told Shino to take his guests around while he prepared the meal himself.
Shino was actually a little nervous. It was his first time having friends over, and even though his relationship with Natsuki and TenTen was very close, he couldn't help but care about the impression they'd get.
He took them to see the insect breeding room and the vegetable garden.
The Aburame clan's insect techniques were famous, so keeping bugs at home was normal—though not exactly friendly to people with trypophobia.
Natsuki and TenTen weren't afraid though. After all, they were used to Shino. Every time they trained together, Shino would summon a bunch of insects. After seeing them so many times, they had naturally gotten used to it.
Still, seeing a swarm of bugs munching away at leaves with that crunchy kacha-kacha sound wasn't exactly pleasant. To anyone not from the Aburame clan, it was downright creepy.
Afterward, Shino brought them to the training field in the backyard.
Natsuki brought up the real reason for the visit. "Shino, I've developed a new ninja taijutsu system called the Six Styles. It includes the Kami-e I taught you before, and Soru, which I refined myself using something like the Body Flicker Technique. The remaining four are Tekkai, Geppō, Shigan, and Rankyaku. These should help make up for your lack of close-combat techniques. Split off a few bug clones and come at me—I'll demonstrate one by one."
"Alright. I'm looking forward to it."
Shino didn't refuse—just like Natsuki hadn't refused when he handed over that stack of ninjutsu scrolls.
He raised his hand, and a swarm of insects gathered into three bug clones, all rushing at Natsuki with kunai in hand.
"Soru!"