The earlier incident where it urinated to provoke the crowd might have been part of its strategy.
Engaging in a prolonged fight with this cat would only waste time better spent hunting Kekkei Genkai users.
Besides, Obito wasn't the only Uchiha in this forest.
Putting all his eggs in one basket would be foolish.
He wouldn't forget this Black Cat.
Though it didn't seem to possess any Kekkei Genkai, its small size, agility, and diverse abilities made it a potentially excellent candidate for transformation into a Puppet.
Not now, though.
Once he hunted down that target, then...
A murderous glint flashed in Sasori's eyes.
'Phew, finally gone.'
Raj sighed in relief.
The series of strategies he had improvised had proven somewhat effective.
Of course, his initial motivation for drawing aggro had been to farm Points, but he later realized it would also help him deal with Rin.
The Little Black Cat glanced at his status panel.
Nearly seven thousand Points.
His previous Points had been almost entirely depleted when he exchanged for the Expansion Jutsu; the six thousand-plus Points had been accumulated just now.
A sudden windfall!
But constantly peeing like that was undignified.
He'd nearly squeezed his bladder dry earlier.
He figured he needed a Water Release or Earth Release Ninjutsu to simulate such effects.
As long as it disgusted his enemies, he should earn Points, right?
For example, using Water Severing Wave in the form of urine: Look, I'm just peeing, but actually, it's Water Release!
That would definitely be twice as effective.
The only problem was that Water Severing Wave was too expensive.
As for Earth Release, techniques like Earth Flow Great River and Underworld Swamp could be used to simulate it.
Ahem.
'Now that's got some flavor! If I keep thinking about this, I'll throw up my breakfast.'
Raj gathered his thoughts and glanced at the battlefield nearby.
Guy was taking on two Amegakure ninja single-handedly, while Obito was fighting another two on the side, and Rin was facing one alone.
It didn't seem like they needed his help.
The Little Black Cat watched for a moment before turning his attention to his surroundings.
Thanks to his earlier "cat pee" incident, any ninja who had been doused in it couldn't escape his keen sense of smell.
He could easily detect the presence of non-Konoha ninja or a few particularly strong individuals.
Hidden in the shadows were two Grass Ninja.
They were positioned quite far from Sasori's location, so Raj swiftly leaped across the branches and raced toward them.
The Grass Ninja were lying in ambush in the tall grass, concealing their presence with Kusagakure's Ninjutsu.
While their concealment was indeed effective, their bodies reeked of urine, a stench that could be detected from a considerable distance.
'They haven't noticed me even this close? They must not be very strong... Well, if they were strong, would they need to ambush Rin and the others?'
Raj watched from above, perched high in the tree.
After a moment, the two ninjas below still hadn't noticed him.
He leaped down, landing squarely on one of their heads.
"What the-?!" the ninja yelped in surprise.
The other ninja turned to see Raj perched on his companion's head, its paw wiping against the man's hair.
"Meow~ I accidentally peed on my paw earlier. Thanks for the hair," Raj purred sweetly.
"Damn you! I'll kill you!"
The Grass Ninja drew his kunai, his other hand darting out to grab the cat.
But a moment later, he screamed in agony as the cat's fur pierced his hand.
The cat swiftly leaped onto the other ninja's head, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a lion-sized beast.
Boom!
A muffled crash echoed as the Grass Ninja below was crushed to the ground.
Raj couldn't tell if he was dead, but severe injuries and unconsciousness were a certainty.
The ninja whose hair had been used to wipe the cat's paw froze in shock.
'What the hell?! Is that the Expansion Jutsu? It could have used that while sitting on my head earlier... Hiss!! Terrifying.'
"Meow!"
Raj called out, preparing to raise his paw.
The same cat's meow made the Kusagakure ninja tremble involuntarily.
When the cat was small, he had found it cute and harmless.
But now... he was deeply grateful for the cat's mercy in sparing his life and promptly pulled a white flag from his pocket.
"I surrender! I surrender!"
'You surrendered before I even raised my paw? You're as quick to surrender as some people from that one country!'
The cat raised its paw.
The Grass Ninja's face went pale.
As he watched the paw slowly approach, he dared not run.
Trembling, he gripped his kunai.
'Why is this cat so ruthless? It won't even accept my surrender?!'
"You're going too far!"
The Grass Ninja retreated, clutching his kunai in furious desperation.
'He's going to fight back?'
Raj felt a surge of excitement, but then the ninja swung the kunai hilt down on his own head.
In the next instant, the ninja's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed stiffly to the ground.
Raj fell into deep thought.
'I just wanted to wipe my paw on him, not kill him... Oh well. At least I got three or four hundred Points. Not much, but still a good haul.'
After all, the ninja was just a Kusagakure Genin, unmasked and genuinely a Genin.
The commotion was so great that the Amegakure Ninja and Waterfall Ninja engaged in battle quickly noticed the disturbance.
Glancing sideways, they saw a "black tiger" covered in jet-black fur.
'What's going on?'
They froze for a moment, their attention diverted.
In that instant, two of them were sent flying by Guy and Obito.
The "black tiger's" fur then began to grow wildly, ensnaring the two ninja's feet within seconds.
"Help! Help me...!"
"Save me! Save me!"
The two struggled frantically, but they couldn't break free.
Amid their desperate screams, they were forcibly dragged toward the "black tiger."
The remaining ninja didn't dare intervene.
The sight sent chills down their spines, cold sweat breaking out despite the sweltering heat.
In the blink of an eye, they could only throw down a smoke bomb and seize the opportunity to flee.
Just as the Amegakure Ninja were about to throw smoke bombs, Obito, activating his Sharingan, swiftly hurled kunai, precisely knocking the smoke bombs out of the air.
Guy followed up with a flying kick, sending one of the enemies crashing to the ground.
After deflecting the smoke bombs, Obito used his Konoha Whirlwind to kick another enemy down and pin him to the ground.
In the end, everyone was captured alive except for one who escaped due to Rin's slightly weaker offensive skills.