Rin's exceptional talent is undeniable, as evidenced by her ability to handle the formidable task of becoming the Three-Tails' jinchuriki at such a young age with incomplete seal.
Had she not possessed a certain level of skill, she would have been unable to cope with the immense power and would have likely immediately self-destructed.
Provided that the enemy pursuing her was from the Hidden Mist Village, and not Sasori, her fate might have been different. However, Takeshi's thorough search led him to the hidden Sasori.
The puppet, expertly camouflaged, was nearly imperceptible. If Takeshi had not relied on his keen sense of smell, he might have overlooked Sasori altogether.
As a puppet from the Sand Hidden Village, it was imbued with deadly poisons, making direct contact extremely perilous. Kami only knows the types and potency of the poisons present.
Takeshi followed Sasori stealthily, his feline agility and silence allowing him to move undetected. As a skilled tracker, he needed only to avoid disturbing the surrounding foliage.
Meanwhile, one person and one cat proceeded ahead, with the other trailing behind. After a while, the sound of intense fighting erupted from up ahead.
Takeshi immediately turned his attention to the commotion, and with his exceptional eyesight, he spotted Guy, Obito, and Rin struggling to fend off the siege of four to five Amegakure ninjas. 'Should I...?'
He was about to rush to their aid, but a glance at Sasori suppressed his impulse. After a moment's deliberation, he donned the metal claw gloves given to him by Orochimaru.
Sasori, too, was preparing to attack.
The puppet's mouth was aimed at Obito, who dodged deftly. The moment Takeshi saw the wooden puppet's mouth open, four black fur ropes suddenly flew out, binding the puppet's joints.
The cat took advantage of the grip, leaping forward with a Rasengan in his mouth.
Upon landing on the puppet, the cat used his claws to slash along the puppet's mouth, simultaneously unleashing the Rasengan to attack its body. The puppet's mouth was severed horizontally, and a small hole was blasted out of its body.
Takeshi released the puppet and jumped up, spraying a vacuum bullet while midair to target the puppet's neck area.
He didn't want to be caught off guard, and the puppet's potential poisonous mist and anti-binding capabilities made it a formidable foe.
With more space to maneuver, it was easier to dodge. At this moment, the puppet disassembled, and Sasori emerged, landing on a nearby tree.
The puppet reassembled instantly, pointing its intact side towards the vacuum bullet. With the defense being robust, the vacuum bullet failed to penetrate it.
Sasori, having emerged from the puppet, wiped his face, his expression darkening slightly. The saliva that flew out with the vacuum bullet had sprayed his face, enraging him.
However, Sasori looked around, realizing he had no chance to attack Obito again.
Chuckling, he said, "You're quite a intriguing little thing. I'll definitely add you to my collection when I get the chance."
The black cat, standing on a nearby tree, gazed at Sasori, ready in case attacked.
As expected of Sasori. Takeshi's sneak attack had employed multiple techniques but failed to cause damage to the main body.
There must be numerous puppets like this... The puppet masters are indeed terrifying.
"This is getting boring; I am going." Sasori said, waving his hand, putting away the puppet, turning around, and departing without hesitation.
This cat is no pushover. It's strong, agile, and cunning, making it a formidable opponent.
Perhaps part of its routine involves provoking people by urinating beforehand. Engaging in combat with this cat would only lead to trouble. If time permits, he might as well hunt down a few Kekkei genkai users...
Moreover, there was more than one Uchiha in this forest, making it an unwise decision to attack him in this environment.
However, he would remember this black cat. Although it doesn't seem to have a Kekkei genkai, it's small, agile, and possesses many abilities. Transforming it into a puppet could be a viable option.
But not now; there will come a time to add this cat to his collection, when the moment arises... Sasori's eyes gleamed with a hint of murderous intent.
"Phew, he finally left," Takeshi breathed a sigh of relief. The series of strategies he had devised on the spot had been moderately effective, albeit at the cost of earning a powerful enemy for the future.
His primary concern now was to help Rin, but first, he wanted to collect points.
The little black cat glanced at the panel. Nearly seven thousand points. The original points from buying the Multi-size Jutsu had been almost returned with a surplus.
The over six thousand points accumulated during this confrontation had earned him a handsome reward. So many points!
But peeing on his enemies cannot be used as a frequent tactic. The wave just now when exam started had almost drained his bladder... He feels that he needs a water release or earth release ninjutsu to simulate this kind of effect.
Just thinking about it, he should be able to make the enemy feel sick and infuriated to earn points – the greater the negative emotional instability, the better, right? For example, he could use the Water Release:
Water Severing Wave in the form of urine –' you see that I'm peeing, but in fact, I'm releasing Water Release!' This would be twice as effective not only for pissing them off but also as an attack.
The only problem is that Water Severing Wave is too expensive. As for Earth Release, there are jutsus like Earth Release: Earth Flow River and Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld that can be used... ahem. It can look quite realistic too. 'If I think about it any longer, I will vomit my breakfast.'
Takeshi collected his thoughts and looked at the battlefield not far away. Guy was fighting against two Amegakure ninjas, while Obito was battling the other two on the side, and Rin fighting one. There seemed no need to rush in and help at the moment.
The little black cat watched them for a while, then began to observe the surrounding situation.
Because of the cat urine earlier, any ninja that had been sprayed by him couldn't escape his nose, so as long as it wasn't someone from Konoha or a few strong people appeared, he could easily detect others.
In the shadows of the forest, he spotted two Kusa ninjas, relatively far away from the current location. He quickly ran over the branches to that side.
The two Kusa ninjas lurked in the bushes, relying on the ninjutsu of the Kusagakure village to cover their tracks.
The concealment effect was indeed good, but unfortunately, the smell of urine from their bodies could be smelled from a long distance.
"They haven't noticed me despite being so close. It seems that they're not strong... That's right. Do I still need to wait for Rin and others to ambush these weaklings?" Takeshi looked down on them.
After observing for a while, the two people below didn't notice him, so he jumped down from the tree and landed on the head of one of them.
"What!?" The man screamed. The other ninja turned his head and saw the black cat sitting on his comrade's head, with its claws gently rubbing against his comrade's hair.
"Meow~ I accidentally peed on my fur before, thank you for the hair," Takeshi said in a cute and innocent manner.
"Damn it, I'll kill you!" The Kusa ninja took out his kunai and quickly raised his other hand to grab the cat, but soon enough, there was another scream – his hand was punctured by cat hair.
The cat quickly jumped onto the other person's head, and then became the size of a lion in the blink of an eye... Boom! There was a muffled sound, and the Kusa ninja below was directly crashed on the ground.
Takeshi didn't know whether he was dead or not, but since he wasn't running away, he was likely seriously injured or unconscious.
The other Kusa ninja was stunned for a moment when his hair was used by this cat to wipe its paws.
'What the hell! This did cat just grow big? It was just sitting on my head just now... Damn! I just escaped a terrible fate. What if it grew this big while on my head? My neck would've broken!'
"Meow!" Takeshi called out, and then slowly raised his paw.
The sound of meow made the Kusa ninja tremble. When the cat was small, he felt it was cute and harmless, but now... he was very grateful for the cat's kindness in not killing him, so he decisively took out a white flag from his pouch. "I surrender! I surrender!"
'??? You surrendered before I even lifted my claws.' Takeshi raised his paws. The Kusa ninja's face turned pale.
Seeing the cat's claws getting closer, he didn't dare to run. He could only pick up the kunai tremblingly – why is this cat so cruel and won't let him surrender?
"You've gone too far!" The Kusa ninja was extremely aggrieved and gritted his teeth in frustration. He clenched the kunai angrily while retreating.
'You think you can resist?' Takeshi was excited for a moment, and then saw the opponent pick up the kunai handle and aimed for his head.
The next second, the Kusa ninja rolled his eyes and fell unconscious. The black cat was lost in thought. 'I just wanted to rub my body against his, but I didn't want to kill him... Forget it, I seemed to have gained three to four hundred points, which wasn't a lot, but still a good amount.'
After all, the opponents are just Genin of Kusagakure Village – not a Chunin or Jonin pretending, but an actual genuine Genin.
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