Scientific Naruto: The Magneto of the Hyuga Clan

The dense mass of bugs was like a black cloud, overwhelming Hyuga Satoru and the other two.

Are we starting the fight already? Without even a heads-up?

Hyuga Satoru's scalp tingled. He tried to jump out of the swarm of bugs, but suddenly, a dense chirping sound came from behind. In just an instant, a large group of Parasitic Insects (Kikaichū in Japanese, a special kind of insects used by Aburame clan in Naruto) began to bite his back.

"You know, if you're bitten by these parasitic insects, your chakra (A vital energy in Naruto that is used to perform various ninja techniques) will be drained dry."

Behind the swarm of bugs, Shibi Aburame pushed up his black sunglasses. Let me see what you, the one with dual bloodlines (Kekkei Genkai in Japanese, special abilities passed down through bloodlines in Naruto), are capable of.

However, just as he finished speaking, an electric arc suddenly burst out from Hyuga Satoru's back. All the biting bugs stiffened and fell to the ground with a crackling sound, emitting a burnt smell.

"Lightning Release? Has this guy learned Lightning Release?"

Shibi Aburame showed a surprised expression.

Compared to Hyuga Satoru's calmness, the other two were not as relaxed. Rin Nohara held two kunai in her hands and attacked the surrounding bugs. The sharp blades sliced through the Parasitic Insects, splitting them in half. Gradually, a layer of bug fragments covered the ground.

But this situation didn't last long. Soon, small bites from the Parasitic Insects appeared on her arms.

"These bugs are so disgusting!" Rin Nohara's eyes showed disgust.

She gave up attacking the bugs and suddenly jumped backward, leaping into the air from the encirclement of the bug swarm. Her hands quickly formed hand seals.

Meanwhile, the dense bug swarm rushed towards her like a black mist.

Scorching chakra welled up from her throat. Rin Nohara took a deep breath and spat towards the black mist from mid-air.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

The huge orange fireball instantly devoured the chasing bugs. Charred ashes fell from the air, emitting a smell similar to roasted meat.

Touching the ground with her toes, Rin Nohara looked calmly at the bug corpses all over the ground.

"Although that guy Satoru always mocks that the Great Fireball Technique can't kill anyone, I have to say that fire is really effective against these tiny bugs."

Shibi Aburame, behind the bug swarm, nodded slightly.

"Taijutsu ability: A. Ninjutsu: A+ (Taijutsu is close combat martial arts in Naruto; Ninjutsu is the use of chakra to perform various techniques)."

"However..."

He looked in the direction of Anko. In the black mist-like bug swarm, Anko could only keep slashing at the surrounding bugs with her kunai. Dense red marks from bug bites could be seen on her exposed arms. After being drained of a large amount of chakra by the bugs, her movements became sluggish.

"A ninja team is a group. Even if an individual's ability is outstanding, if they don't consider their teammates, they won't go far."

Shibi Aburame secretly shook his head.

Even a Jonin (A high - ranking ninja rank in Naruto) would have a hard time escaping from this attack of my Parasitic Insects. They had already performed very well by lasting this long. However, it seemed there was still much room for improvement in terms of teamwork.

Shibi Aburame was silently analyzing the situation of these people and formulating a plan for subsequent training. Just as he was deep in thought, the bugs around him suddenly gave a warning.

He just raised his head. Before he could clearly see anything, suddenly, everything went black in front of his eyes.

A Shuriken (A traditional Japanese throwing weapon used by ninjas) neatly slit his throat.

His pupils suddenly dilated.

How could this be? I had already taken precautions. When?

The doubts had just arisen when they disappeared. His entire body suddenly swelled up and burst into countless black bugs, flying in all directions.

"We're saved."

The bugs around them stopped attacking. Anko collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

"Are you okay?" Hyuga Satoru pulled her up.

"I'm fine. Just got a few marks on my arms. I know healing jutsu, so it doesn't matter. But where did the teacher go?"

Anko looked around curiously. The dense black bugs were frozen in place as if they had malfunctioned, and Shibi Aburame was long gone.

"That dude was never here in the first place." Hyuga Satoru shrugged.

On a giant tree several hundred meters away, Shibi Aburame scratched his head awkwardly.

"This is so embarrassing. I wanted to show them my strength, but unexpectedly, my bug clone was actually taken out!"

These kids were all geniuses, especially Rin Uchiha. If she didn't show something impressive, it would be hard to keep them in line.

By using a bug clone to suppress them and deflate their arrogance a bit, he planned to make a dashing appearance at the right time and retract the clone amidst shock and admiration.

It was supposed to be a perfect debut performance, at least, that's what he had in mind.

However, the bug clone was taken out...

He remembered the commission from Sarutobi Hiruzen not long ago, and his expression darkened.

"Hokage-sama, I've let you down."

"Shibi, I have a mission for you."

"Hokage-sama, please go ahead."

"Three students from the ninja academy have graduated early. They are all great talents. I want you to be their instructor."

"Ugh... Hokage-sama, you can ask me to kill someone, but teaching students is really not my thing."

"Sigh! Shibi, I know that your Aburame clan doesn't like to interact with others, and you're especially even more so. You always work alone on missions. But being a ninja is after all a profession that requires teamwork. Teaching students is also an experience for you."

"Shibi, don't let me down."

"Alright..."

Shibi Aburame scratched his head in distress. Teaching students was not something he was good at. The planned intimidating debut performance had completely failed.

But how did the bug clone suddenly die?

Shibi Aburame was quite puzzled. Although it was just a clone, in terms of in strength, it was comparable to an ordinary Jonin.

The last image sent back by the bugs was a shuriken?

[Magnetic Release]?

No matter how strong it was, it was just a clone. It was still fragile. The shadow clone from the other side would burst with a poke, and the bug clone wasn't much better.

Shibi Aburame fell into deep thought.

But at this distance, being able to manipulate a shuriken through the dense bug swarm's defense and still have the power to wipe out the bug clone with one strike. It seemed that Hyuga Satoru's [Magnetic Release] was much more powerful than he had imagined.

This kind of sneaky ability was really hard to guard against.

Now the problem was how to face the three of them. Shibi Aburame started to have a headache.

"Why hasn't Teacher Shibi shown up yet?"

At the training ground, Anko looked around among the frozen bugs but couldn't find Shibi Aburame's figure.

"Don't you get it yet?" Rin Uchiha pouted. "He's just fooling us. He sent a bug clone to play a trick, and who knows where his real body is hiding?"

"So, are we still going to fight?"

"Is this fight just going to end halfway?"

"Have we passed the test?"

Anko fired off three deadly questions.

Just then, a man wrapped in a wide robe jumped down from a tree not far away, walked towards the three of them, waved his hand to retract the bugs, and then spoke.

「You all... are really great.」

「Being able to defeat one of my bug clones shows you have pretty good strength. You all passed the assessment.」

It was still that gloomy voice. The difference was that there wasn't the same calmness as before.

「Huh? Just one bug clone? I thought the teacher was this weak?」 Anko exclaimed, her eyes popping wide open.

Shibi Aburame takes a critical hit x1

「Umm... actually, it was just a test. You all passed it with flying colors.」

Reluctant to give up, Shibi Aburame tried to salvage the situation. Damn it! If he lost so much face on the first meeting, how could he be a teacher in the future?

「Then, teacher, increase the difficulty of the test next time, okay? I've just started to get warmed up. This is so boring.」

Rin Uchiha rolled her shoulders a few times and said in a flat tone.

Shibi Aburame takes a critical hit x2

Hey, kid... don't get so cocky!

Shibi Aburame gritted his teeth slightly. This is exactly why he hated kids. Teaching students was such a pain. Having bugs was enough.

Rin Uchiha and Anko both looked at Hyuga Satoru. Hyuga Satoru pondered for a while.

「It was pretty weak.」

Shibi Aburame takes a critical hit x3

His fist clenched involuntarily. His hair seemed to quiver with anger. Shibi Aburame felt a surge of anger welling up inside him. Just as he was about to erupt, he deflated like a cucumber that had been doused with a basin of cold water.

「Alright...」

His tone started to sound listless. Shibi Aburame looked like a wilted cucumber.

「This assessment was my fault. To make up for it, I'll take everyone out for barbecue. Consider it a celebration of the founding of Team 3.」

「Yay! Barbecue!」 Anko, the foodie, was the first to cheer, and tears of joy involuntarily streamed down from the corners of her mouth.

Barbecue?

Rin Uchiha gave Hyuga Satoru a strange look. Some unpleasant memories from the past welled up. Then she looked at the grinning Shibi Aburame. Maybe this guy was going to take another loss because of Satoru.

Yeah. The second time.