A loud commotion erupted from the fight, drawing the attention of the Ame Ninja, who were engaged in battle with Rin and her team.
With a sidelong glance, they spotted a "Black Tiger." 'What the hell!?'
The Ame Ninja were stunned for a moment, and during this brief distraction, two of them were knocked away by Guy and Obito.
Then, the "Black Tiger's" body fur grew like snakes, entangling their feet.
"Help, I'm sorry..."
"Help me, please don't!"
The two struggled, but were unable to break free. They were dragged towards the "Black Tiger" amidst screams.
How could their comrades dare to save him? Witnessing this scene, their hearts were gripped with terror, and their bodies were drenched in cold sweat.
In the blink of an eye, they could only throw a smoke bomb and seize an opportunity to escape. However, just as they were about to throw the smoke bomb, Obito, who had activated his Sharingan, quickly shot the kunai and accurately deflected the smoke bomb. Then Guy jumped up and kicked one of them to the ground.
After Obito shot away the smoke bomb, he also used the Konoha Whirlwind to pin the enemy to the ground.
In the end, except for Rin, who was slightly less aggressive and let her enemy escape, the others were captured alive. Takeshi pressed one paw on one of them and looked down at the remaining two.
The two were so frightened that they couldn't think straight; they couldn't comprehend how a cute small cat had suddenly transformed into a tiger-sized creature.
At this time, they were like mice caught by a cat. It was a blessing that they had not died nor were unconscious. Takeshi's system panel kept flashing alerts, scoring more than ten points consecutively.
After two seconds, he moved his paw away. The two breathed a sigh of relief. Next, the cat lay horizontally on the chests of the two, using them as pillows, and occasionally turning over... "I surrender, I surrender! I'll give you everything I have!"
The Ame Ninja screamed, and the cat, blessed by the Multi-size Jutsu, was indeed formidable. his body too heavy, so Takeshi had to be merciful. If he transformed into the size of an elephant, he would crush them to death.
"Why are you following us, meow~?" Takeshi returned to his original form.
Maintaining the Multi-size Jutsu also consumes chakra, and he didn't want to waste his energy in vain. "In the second phase of the Chunin exam, you can pass by possessing two forehead protectors."
"This is the information we gathered together with Taki ninjas. We thought your team was the weakest, so we followed you..."
The two Ame-nin didn't dare to hide it. This cat looked very cute and talkative now, but his inner demon was evident, and... his enlarged size only made him look terrifying! Especially at such close range.
"Tell me, where did you get the information?"
After Obito heard this, he pressed a kunai against the throat of the Ame-nin he had subdued.
"These words were carved on the trees." The four people who were subdued did not dare to lie.
"There are no words on the tree, he is lying to us!"
Guy shouted angrily after looking at a nearby tree. The four captured ninjas were so anxious that they immediately explained that it was not this tree but the previous tree, fearing that the idiots would misunderstand and beat them up again.
"Two forehead protectors are required to promote one person... Hmm, does our own count? Or does it need to be two extra forehead protectors?" Rin asked while collecting the forehead protectors.
"Uh... I don't know." The four prisoners answered fearfully.
"Let's keep searching to see if there are any new clues. To be safe, it's best to have six forehead protectors extra." Rin suggested thoughtfully.
Takeshi secretly muttered in his heart - 'So, we have to collect six forehead protectors? There are villages that only sent six seven ninjas!' After thinking about it, he felt sad for the ninjas of these small ninja villages, the odds are heavily stacked against them.
It was just a matter of being cannon fodder in the war, and taking the Chunin exam while being background characters within it.
Why was life so unfair? Takeshi let go of the two people he dragged over and pounced on the other one. He played around with them a bit and collected about a hundred points.
The Chunin Exam is simply a holy land for points! He doesn't want to leave; he wants to continue collecting points here.
"Alright, let's move, let them go." Rin had already spoken, and Obito and the rest had no choice but to let go of their four defeated foes and release them - they had no forehead protectors anymore, so they could try attacking someone else or give up.
But they would probably end up suffering more if they continued with their exam. The team set off again.
"By the way, Takeshi, I just saw you fighting another person..."
"Meow~ Sasori from Sunagakure Village, he didn't really do much. He seemed to lack the desire to actively fight, but he wanted to kill Obito." Takeshi replied.
"Huh, me?" Obito, who was rushing ahead in front, was stunned for a moment. 'I had no grudge against that Sasori, so why did he want to kill me?'
Rin thought for a second and guessed: "Maybe he's targeting your Sharingan."
"It's okay, even if he wants to kill you, I will protect you with my life!" Guy was very motivated.
From the moment he passed the first stage, this guy felt like he was on a high, unable to stop himself from getting overly excited.
"Ninjas in Sand Hidden Village are familiar with poison. So we can't rush in recklessly..."
"Poison? I can detect them!" Takeshi ignored them and rested on the medical box while observing the system panel.
More than seven thousand points. It can be said that this wave of profits has been huge, but what to do with these points? He still hasn't decided yet.
'I can't even consider Sharingan and Byakugan. What's the point if I cannot use them without being branded (by Hyuga) or having them stolen (by Danzo) or ending up worth the risk of fighting Jiraiya (by Orochimaru)? It's better to focus on other avenues for getting strong for now.'
For example, Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu. This jutsu is very simple, its power depends only on the amount of chakra, and Takeshi is also quite compatible with Water Release.
It only costs 2,000 points to buy it. Of course, if it's just the Water Bullet, it's not powerful enough for Takeshi, but he is familiar with Wind Release chakra nature, so he can completely inject the wind nature chakra combination into the Water Release, similar to Wind Release: Toad Gun.
He thought for a while and finally bought it. In terms of cost-effectiveness, this jutsu is currently the most cost-effective option.
As long as his chakra increases, its power will become more and more powerful. It can be said that the upper limit of this combination is very high.
There are 5,000 points left, um... try Gacha? Taking a look at the prize pool, his eyes gradually brightened - from this week's prize pool, the Takigakure Village dried fish disappeared.
Only half of the twenty prizes were junk, and seven of the remaining half were ninjutsu, physical techniques, along with Lightning Release, and there are also three Kekkei Genkais.
Let's try it! One thousand points were invested, and eleven prizes appeared one after another. Cat scratching post, Ninja cat version of catnip, Razor, Uzumaki Village's special dried fish [Limited Edition], Luffy's Giant Meat [Limited Edition]...
Takeshi went from being hopeful at the beginning to becoming numb and despairing, and finally lying in the medical box in despair.
A wave of ten draws, nothing but these useless things! Luffy's Giant Meat [Limited Edition], what the hell is it for?
Hopefully, it's not half-eaten by Luffy. What do I do with it, though? Catnip, well... well, I have never tasted catnip, let alone the Ninja cat version. Even so, these things still couldn't make him happy, but seeing the last prize lifted his spirits.
Ninjutsu! Not exactly, to be specific, it is the Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu - Deidara's Explosive Clay. Exploding clay, this jutsu is... Takeshi chose to receive it and was looking forward to using it with great interest.
However, the knowledge that came with receiving the ninjutsu confused him. As mentioned before, the system will adaptively modify the ninjutsu to make it suitable for use by the user.
Since he doesn't have an extra mouth on his paws to make explosive clay, so the system adapted by changing the Exploding clay to be used by detonating cat feces.
It's deadly and smelly! When Takeshi imagined that scene, he couldn't help but cover his nose from the imaginary smell, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
How do I change the shape of my feces? Could it be that when it comes out... this is too difficult, this cat can't do it!
As for using his paws... come on, the smell and texture don't need to be mentioned, and he can't even stand it. Sure enough, I am still unlucky.
Takeshi laid down, but after browsing the system store, he found out that the regular explosion release cost 10,000 points, and he instantly became happy again.
Although the method of using is doubtful, it was a profit no matter how you look at it - one thousand for ten thousand points.
Moreover, what happened to the cat poop bomb? Isn't it great to blow up the enemy and get points for the damage?
'Moreover, next time I encounter a Sasori, I can use the rasengan to create a hole in the puppet and then directly throw an explosive ball inside to detonate.'
The effect will be absolutely outstanding. Just the points gained from Sasori experiencing that would be enough to cover the Gacha. Such a valuable ninjutsu!
Thinking of this, Takeshi even felt that he should change his fur color - My lucky days have come! I am no longer a bad luck black cat anymore!
Seeing him instantly turn into a white cat, Rin was a little puzzled: "Why did you turn into a white cat?"
"Meow~ My lucky days have started from today on!" Takeshi replied with joy, causing Rin to be confused as the answer raised more questions.
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