As Takeshi screamed "Meow!" he ran for his life, pursued by a group of ninjas from Sunagakure Village, Kusagakure Village, and Takigakure Village.
Not a single ninja from Konoha was among them. Despite being a well-behaved cat, Takeshi knew he couldn't afford to anger everyone, lest they gang up on him. After all, he was just a gentle little kitten.
"The little black cat is in danger, we're about to..." a voice cried out, but Guy was interrupted.
"No, let's find Rin first. Rin can completely solve this problem." Obito, however, was not about to let Guy intervene, and he quickly pulled him back. This little fellow was quite skilled at messing with people and angering them, but now was not the time to interfere.
Although Obito, still wanted to teach Takeshi a lesson, didn't dare be careless when he saw how perilous the situation was.
He immediately turned back and wanted to find Rin, but the mountain wall was crowded, and chaotic battles were erupting everywhere. How could he find her in this chaos?
Takeshi hyped himself, "Hold yourself together, Takeshi!" As he considered his options, he thought, 'Why not rush into the crowd? If the pursuers speed is not as fast as mine, it will be useless no matter how many people there are.' While running, he still had the energy to check his points, which was quite satisfying. Points were rising rapidly.
In a short period, this group of ninjas contributed more than 4,000 points, a sudden fortune - if only he didn't have to worry about those ninjas who were vastly strong, and also needed to support Konoha ninjas.
This income could still be further increased. He didn't just do this for points; points were valuable, but life was even more precious.
Sometimes, the situation was unavoidable, and sacrifices had to be made. Such as currently. There was a red-haired Sasori staring at him. Could he survive by just running away from him? Obviously not.
Sasori, a psychopath, killed people not based on identity or status, but only on preference. He wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone, including the Third Kazekage of his own village, and turned him into a human puppet.
If Takeshi got into trouble and attracted enough enemies, his Konoha comrades would need to focus more on helping him, and the cost of this safety would be much higher.
Sasori had similar thoughts running through his mind. As he observed Takeshi avoiding many enemies, what he cared about most was not who he avoided, but...
"How did this cat last so long?" Sasori was quite curious, with doubts in his eyes. Did this cat have kekkei genkai? It was fast, explosive, and could even do this for so long.
'If that's true, then... maybe I found another Art project!' But when he saw those enemies following Takeshi, he couldn't help but frown.
It might be difficult to capture it with so many people following, and besides, this cat is quite agile.
Although Sasori is an expert in puppet arts, he couldn't physically catch up with his body speed. 'Forget it, I'll look for another opportunity later.'
Sasori glanced down, then jumped directly by kicking the wall hard. When he was in the air, he took out a strange puppet and used the puppet to offset the speed of his fall.
Before long, he disappeared into the forest. Seeing this scene, Sunagakure's ninjas all retreated from their fights, decisively used the Substitution jutsu and Shushin to leave the battlefield immediately and then headed down the mountain - if they really wanted to succeed in their mission, they had to collect intelligence and stop fighting as currently it was useless.
On the other side, Amegakure Village ninjas followed the same pattern, jumped down from the mountain wall, and then held up an umbrella comfortably as they floated down... On the mountain wall, a bunch of people broke away from the battle.
Most of the remaining "fighters" were either clones or idiots, such as these dozen fools who were still chasing Takeshi.
Most of these fools were children of twelve to thirteen years old, young and energetic. Seeing them, Takeshi couldn't help but think of Asuma, an old friend.
Children are the best to bully. Young and energetic ones can contribute more points than many older Chunin!
"You are the stupidest of the lot, the rest are gone, meow~" The black cat was so angry, despite being the culprit who started this whole mess... the pursuing group of children were so angry that, while they were all from smaller Ninja Villages, so even if they took the exam, it is almost impossible to pass, so they chose to just ignore the exam - "Kill the cat first and then talk about what to do next!"
"That's right, anyway, we are just doing this to calm our emotions so we can focus better and then take care of the exam."
"Let's join forces..." More than a dozen children cooperated and each showed their inner spirit. Soon the first group of three children arrived at the foot of the mountain with the help of their temporary teammates.
However, what they saw was not a little black cat, but a black tiger as big as a tiger! The "Black Tiger" rushed over, swinging his claws, and in just a blink of an eye, all three of them were sent flying.
They were sent flying more than ten steps away and hit a tree, fell unconscious.
The children standing on the cliff with chakra attached to their soles had confused expressions. What's going on? Where is the cat they were chasing? It was such a small kitten, now they are fighting a tiger, and its fighting power was so terrifying.
"Meow!" A loud, terrifying cat meow came... Is it that cat? The one they were chasing?
These children were so frightened that one of them lost his balance and fell directly from the mountain wall and was then slapped away by Takeshi's paw to break his momentum.
The remaining children were trembling and did not dare to come down again. Seeing that there was no way down below and chakra was being depleted little by little, these children from the smaller ninja villages gritted their teeth and ran upwards - "Sir, we give up."
'Well, that's enough dealing with weaklings.' Takeshi canceled the Multi-size Jutsu, turned around, and jumped into the forest.
"Kukuku! Hahaha!" On the top of the cliff, there was a burst of chilling and terrifying laughter, which almost scared the children into falling off the mountain wall. After shaking for a moment, they decided to climb up.
There are examiners above, and there is no way they will be killed, hopefully... Their village had told them that they are just here to follow instructions and participate, and the main goal is to protect their own lives throughout the exam. As for passing, it is just a dream.
"Alright!" Orochimaru smiled, his eyes full of desire. 'What an excellent ninja cat! I really want to catch him and study it'... He couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his lips.
This action frightened the Kusa ninja child who had just climbed to the top of the mountain almost to death.
Ebizo's mouth twitched.
Konoha is really lucky. In this Chunin exam, except for the two idiots in green tights, no one is normal. Even the cat is beyond the standard of ordinary Chunin.
'As for winning? It's just a Chunin exam, and I'll do what I can to promote Sunagakure Village for sure.'
He would not think about the fact that Sunagakure Village sent the same lineup. Even Sasori, who became a Chunin at the age of 6, was "demoted" to a Genin... However, the quality of ninjas in Sunagakure Village was obviously not as high as that of Konoha.
'As long as I keep trying, I won't always lose. But when things go over my head, I'll throw in the towel.' Takeshi kept searching for the scent and soon found the combination of Rin and the green tights.
Rin is not in any danger, but his face had a pissed expression. No one can hurt Rin!
He looked around for more signs for a moment, then cautiously walked further, coming to a place where they might have sat for couple minutes before proceeding further ahead.
After following a few more steps, Takeshi sniffed with his nose, looked around again, and found a paper ball hidden by Obito in the grass.
"Someone is following us secretly, please don't show up directly" Obviously, this was written by Rin. Takeshi hid in the bushes, paying attention to the surrounding smells while tracking his team.
There were too many people following, many of them were ninjas from Konoha, but what he cared about most was the unique smell mixed in.
Although scents were mixed together, there was still the smell of poison in it, Sasori? The Sasori has been eyeing the Sharingan, or maybe the whole of Obito. And Rin actually discovered him? Rin is amazing!
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