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Using the Insect Barrier Dome technique, the bugs swirled around Hotaru at high speeds causing a gust to blow most of the ash away. This was at the cost of a high price. Most of Hotaru's insects were incinerated trying to blow away the ash. It was a good thing Hotaru hadn't sent out all of his bugs. The remaining rushed back into Hotaru's clothing when suddenly Hotaru was socked in the face sent flying back as Alastor used the ash as a veil to mask his attack. This was a rather well masked tactic. Hotaru dashed around to hide himself in the veil of smoke. Now Alastor had the trouble of finding Hotaru. Hotaru on the other hand knew exactly where Alastor was. How this was possible would be revealed soon enough.

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Hotaru looked up to see Alastor coming down to smash a devastating blow on him. Not sure what to do, Hotaru remained in place until Alastor came crashing down on top of him. Hotaru lay under Alastor apparently unconscious. Suddenly Hotaru's form vanished as it was replaced with destruction bugs. Alastor had been fooled by a bug clone. The bugs swarmed around him viciously as the real Hotaru made his presence known. By now the cloud of ash had dispersed. Little by little the bugs were eating away at Alastor's chakra.

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[[Careful with that. Remember, the Bushin no jutsu only creates an illusionary copy meaning it is intangible and can't perform techniques. Thats up to a Kage Bushin.]]

Hotaru was a bit surprised by this. It seemed Alastor was the superior ninja at this point. He grumbled in an annoyed manner knowing this wouldn't be easy. This at the same time puzzled Hotaru. If he had planted a female bug on Alastor when he punched him, how come Hotaru was drawn to the illusionary double if the bug couldn't even land on it? Perhaps the female bug was confused and merely floated around it. Hotaru wondered if he could still summon his trusty bug companions. Could he bring a bug from the living world to the infinite plane of the afterlife?Would a wandering soul of a bug be called upon instead? Do bugs even have souls?

All these questions were left unanswered but all Hotaru could do was try it out. He made a string of hand signs before slamming his palm onto the ground or whatever it was he was standing on. A large cloud of smoke enshrouded Hotaru. As the cloud of smoke dispersed, it revealed Hotaru standing on a rather large beetle. This wasn't just any beetle. It was a Rhinoceros Beetle. Its shiny exoskeleton and horn gleamed from a nonexistent light. It was easily the size of a pickup truck. This bug's exterior would have a much tougher time being burned away. The beetle blew a bit of steam out of its nostrils before making a stampede towards Alastor with Hotaru riding on top. The number on Hotaru's hand glowed 70.

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The beetles had a bit of trouble halting with its momentum. As Alastor dove out of the beetle's path it continued on its rampage before skidding to a halt. It turned to see a blooming flower of flames shooting in its direction. The hulking beetle needed a more versatile form of moving without its size posing a problem. The smooth shiny back of the beetle suddenly burst open to reveal four colorful, but still transparent wings. They began beating furiously as the insect took to the air. The jet of flames shot just beneath the beetle with Hotaru still atop it. It seemed to hover for a moment plotting its next maneuver.

The beetle once again snorted shooting another short jet of steam. Hotaru took a look at his hand to see that the 70 had rapidly begun counting down to 61. What had caused this? Hotaru couldn't spend any time worrying about this. His hair began changing from its jet black color to a dark auburn. The Aburame thrust his arms forward sending a wave of destructions bugs at Alastor. The beetle suddenly rushed forward behind the cloud of insects. Just as the cloud of bugs was about to collide with Alastor, the beetle swerved to the side slightly to dodge any head-on attack Alastor might have. Maintaining its course towards the nearby Alastor, the beetle made to ram him with his mighty horn while the cloud of destruction bugs served as a distraction.

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A cold hand would set upon his shoulder, sending a paralyzing shiver down his spine. A bit of a face appeared on his other side through his peripheral vision and would see it smiling. "Well now, your an interesting boy. What is your name?" The tongue will slither out almost touching Agito's face as the man would laugh chillingly as it would slip back into his mouth.

The hand would tighten upon Agito's shoulder, sending a shearing pain down Agito's arm to stop his handseals. "Now now, is that any way to treat your host? What would you do to attain more power? What would you be willing to lose to be granted it?" He asked. "Will you be willing to offer your body in exchange for the power I can give?"

The chilling chuckle came again as the man smiled. "Well then, tell me your name child." The man would smile as he would wait for the boy to tell his name before biting Agito's neck rather quickly injecting his own chakra into him, coursing the power of the Heaven Seal upon the back of Agito's neck. Agito would fall unconscious as he would laugh and walking away saying, "And by the way, I'm Orochimaru. It's a pleasure to know you."