Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 566 Rashomon is truly a gate

"My lord, you have now completely destroyed our demon realm. Can you let me leave now?" The hair-bound corpse demon bowed obsequiously to the two.

Aburame Shisei waved his hand, but no sooner had the hair-bound corpse demon left than Orochimaru suddenly appeared and grabbed him. He yelled, "You promised to let me go!"

Orochimaru, holding him up, laughed and said, "Zhicheng-kun did indeed let you go, but Zhicheng-kun and I only have a cooperative relationship; I'm not his subordinate. Theoretically, my arrest of you doesn't violate our agreement, so there's no problem."

"Sophistry! This is sophistry!"

However, Orochimaru no longer listened to his explanations and instead sealed him away in a seal.

"Zhicheng-kun, it seems we're gradually uncovering the truth of this world. What we're facing is a Rashomon-like situation!"

At this moment, Orochimaru, Shisei Aburame, the three witches, and the giant fat worm were standing in front of a huge door.

The exact size of the gate is impossible to measure, but its height is definitely over a thousand meters. A single gate is like a high wall that cuts the world in two.

Beneath this giant door lies a series of smaller doors, each engraved with the same facial features, as if one could push open a door of the corresponding proportion with any amount of force required.

"Perhaps the realm of demons and ghosts should be renamed the animal realm." Aburame Shisei stepped forward to observe, preparing to push open Rashomon.

"Wait a minute!" Orochimaru called out to him, "Can I try? I want to see just how many layers I can push through."

Orochimaru, eager to try, walked to the door, placed his hands on either side of the door's gap, and pushed it forcefully to both sides.

No matter how much force he used, neither door on the left nor the right remained unmoved.

Immediately afterwards, the massive Rashomon gate began to shrink, dropping from its original height of a thousand meters to three hundred meters, barely cracking open with a thin slit, yet still unable to be pushed open.

Before long, the 300-meter gate was reduced to 120 meters, then to 80 meters, until finally, only a 20-meter-high gate remained.

Its size was exactly the same as the Rashomon gate they usually summoned using necromancy. As the two large doors were pushed open, the scene inside was shocking—a desolate wasteland.

To be precise, it was a chaotic fragment, with only scattered small pieces of debris and a few floating tectonic plates remaining on the ground.

Orochimaru was nearly sucked into the endless void inside the door, but fortunately, Shisei Aburame reacted quickly and pulled him back.

"That was close." Orochimaru patted his chest and said, "Zhicheng-kun, if you hadn't pulled me back in time, I probably would have been killed by the power of this shattered space."

Soon, a powerful spatial suction force came from inside the door, like a giant wind tunnel.

Aburame Zhicheng immediately ordered everyone to step back, then grabbed both sides of the door with his hands and pushed hard, slamming the door shut.

"It seems we guessed wrong. This is the hell realm, and the animal realm is on the other side."

Orochimaru stroked his chin and asked curiously, "Why is the world of the Animal Path shattered into this state?"

I'm really curious why the six realms of reincarnation have all become independent worlds, with no more reincarnation.

Aburame Shisei shook his head: "I don't know. But I think the world was already in chaos a thousand years ago. Perhaps we killed too quickly; we should have asked some living beings about the situation first."

"We should indeed ask those demons and monsters." Orochimaru and Shisei Aburame turned their heads at the same time, their gazes falling on the giant fat worm.

The large, fat worm felt its fur stand on end under the two men's gazes, and twisted its body, saying, "Master, don't blame me for being greedy. There aren't many demons and ghosts here to begin with, and their power isn't pure soul power, which isn't enough for me to continue my transformation. I'm afraid I'm still missing something, such as an opportunity that can allow me to turn yin into yang and reverse my fortunes."

"So, how much do you actually need to eat?"

"Well, this..." The fat worm was immediately drenched in sweat.

"Let's go, there should be more than just this one door. I suspect there are five other doors connected to each other, which is why Rashomon has always only had five doors."

After saying that, Yu Nu Zhicheng led the others to search for the other doors.

On the other side, the Slug Sage also sensed the danger; its habitat was about to be destroyed, and it feared it would become food for others.

At that moment, Tsunade was handling official business in her office when she was suddenly enveloped by a teleportation force and appeared in the Shikkotsu Forest the next second.

"Slug Sage, why did you suddenly summon me here?"

"Tsunade, I need Konoha's help. Ryuchi Cave and Mount Myōboku have disappeared, and my Shikkotsu Forest is not far from destruction. So I want you to find a way to move the entire Shikkotsu Forest to Konoha. The Summoning World is no longer safe."

"Move...move the entire Shikkotsu Forest?" Tsunade was so shocked she couldn't speak. But judging from the Slug Sage's expression, it was no joke.

Even if she exhausted all her chakra, she still wouldn't be able to summon the Slug Sage's true form to Konoha.

At this moment, the Slug Sage offered an idea: "Perhaps you could have everyone in Konoha who possesses chakra form a contract with me. Right now, Konoha has no summoning beasts available, unless you are willing to accept insects from outside."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Tsunade ended the summoning and instantly returned to the Hokage's office building.

She pushed aside the complicated official business on her desk and immediately summoned all the active Jonin of Konoha.

"Gentlemen, a major incident has occurred in the ninja world: the world of summoning beasts has been invaded by dark forces, and they have lost their homes. The Slug Sage just contacted me; it is also being attacked."

Therefore, I have decided that all ninjas in Konoha can form a contract with the Slug Sage under certain conditions, and work together to summon all of its bodies to Konoha using the Summoning Jutsu.

Then, Kakashi will enter the Shikkotsu Forest and, using his spatial abilities, divide it into sections, pack it up, and bring it all back to Konoha. I repeat, this is not a discussion, it's an order. Act immediately!

With Tsunade giving the order, the ten ninjas present immediately took action. Before long, a long line of Konoha ninjas formed. Upon hearing that they could contract the Slug Sage, everyone was extremely excited.

That's an immortal!

Everyone knows that the Slug Sage is currently recognized as the number one summoning beast. Even obtaining just a wisp of its clone is equivalent to getting a ticket to Sage Mode.

"Everyone, don't rush, line up!" Shizune maintained order from the side, the psychic scroll already densely covered with names.

The ninjas who had completed their contracts all began to summon the Slug Sage with all their might; the summoned slug clones all rushed to the Forest of Death, where they continuously merged with each other, gradually forming an incredibly huge body.

"Thank you very much, Konoha. Although it is extremely difficult to master my Sage Mode, there are many talented young people among you, and everyone will have a chance in the future."