Chapter 24: The Predator at the Top of His Generation
"Hey! Mokujin, why are you looking at me like that!"
Fujiwara Tetsuya had just returned from looting the bodies, reveling in the 121 points of Slaughter Value he had just gained.
Inadvertently, he met Aburame Mokujin's meaningful gaze.
He immediately felt uncomfortable.
"Nothing! Tetsuya, don't overthink it!"
"I just feel that Tetsuya, you must be a man with a story!"
"Alright! It's too late! I'll take over the night watch now! You and Mikoto should get some rest!"
After glancing at Aburame Mokujin, Fujiwara Tetsuya did not press further.
Because he felt that even Uchiha Mikoto's expression beside him had subtly changed.
Was my Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet just now too cool?
Suppressing the confusion in his heart, Fujiwara Tetsuya leaned against the tree trunk and slowly closed his eyes.
Uchiha Mikoto's body was too tempting!
If he didn't close his eyes!
It wouldn't work!
"Tetsuya! Tetsuya! It's time, you should get up!"
In the early morning, faint sunlight filtered through layers of leaves into the tree hollow.
At Aburame Mokujin's call, Fujiwara Tetsuya slowly opened his eyes and stretched lazily.
When he looked towards where Uchiha Mikoto had been lying, the girl was gone.
The large tree hollow was left with only him and Aburame Mokujin.
"Mokujin! Where's Mikoto?"
Taking the rice ball Aburame Mokujin handed him, Fujiwara Tetsuya took two bites and asked indistinctly.
"Mikoto went to scout ahead. Once you finish eating, we'll go meet her."
"Then let's go! Mikoto alone is too unsafe!"
Tipping his head back to swallow the rice ball in his hand, Fujiwara Tetsuya stood up, gripping his short katana.
The edge of his sleeve still bore a few mottled bloodstains... The elimination rate on the first day of the second stage was even higher than that of the first exam.
Aside from the two Hidden Rain Village Genin squads that fell into Fujiwara Tetsuya's trio's hands.
There were also nine squads that were ambushed, and seven or eight squads were forced to withdraw due to casualties.
The number of Genin participating in the second stage was decreasing, but the clashes between the squads were becoming increasingly brutal.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Spear"
Under a dense forest somewhere, Rasa stood in front of numerous Hidden Sand Village Genin, his Gold Dust surging, successively killing several ambushing Genin.
He had a certain youthful spirit about him.
"Magnet Release?"
"It seems the rumors about Hidden Sand Village are true! I didn't expect Hidden Sand Village to be willing to send out someone like you."
Rasa's opponents!
They were varied!
There were from Hidden Rain Village, and also from Iwagakure, Konoha, and the Land of Grass!
They had clearly formed a temporary alliance for some benefit.
"I told you! With just you lot, you're still far from being able to snatch the scrolls from our hands."
"Leave now! I can pretend that what happened before didn't happen!"
Heavy Gold Dust, like fine sand, continuously churned at Rasa's feet.
Although the quantity was not large, under Rasa's control, it was enough to withstand the combined attacks of over ten Genin.
"We'll remember what happened today!"
"This matter isn't over! Sooner or later, we'll fight again!"
Looking at the golden spears gradually forming in Rasa's hand, the expressions of the surrounding Genin gradually softened.
After a brief assessment, they instantly scattered.
The strength Rasa displayed today!
Had already exceeded the limits of a Genin!
Even a Chunin squad might not be able to gain an advantage against this genius from Hidden Sand Village.
It was enough to have probed his strength.
"Rasa, are you... alright!"
Stepping on the thick Gold Dust, Karura walked over closely, her brows showing an indescribable worry.
"Karura, don't worry, I'm fine!"
"Ninja of this level can't hurt me!"
"Let's hurry and press forward! If I'm not mistaken, the number of scrolls placed in the training ground is far less than we imagined!"
"The further we go, these meaningless skirmishes will only become more frequent."
Rasa's guess was correct!
To increase the fun of the second stage of the exam, just last night, Orochimaru ordered the Anbu to secretly replace a batch of scrolls.
Now, the number of scrolls in Training Ground 37 was only around twenty.
Nearly sixty squads vying for twenty scrolls!
The intensity of the slaughter was imaginable.
"You Hidden Cloud Village scum, leave the scroll."
In an open grassy area somewhere, dense whooshing sounds rang out as dozens of shuriken sealed off the path of a charging Hidden Cloud Village squad from extremely tricky angles.
"It's not an easy thing to take the scroll from our hands!"
"With just you six, I'm afraid you're still lacking!"
Scanning the Konoha Genin in front of him, the future Fourth Raikage, Ay, lightly tossed the scroll in his hand, his aura growing increasingly powerful.
"Arrogant fellow! Who can't talk big!"
"If you're smart, hand over the scrolls in your hands!"
"Otherwise! You might not leave Training Ground 37 alive!"
The Konoha Genin who targeted Ay's squad were not ordinary civilian Ninja.
Besides a member of the Senju Clan, there were also people from the Hyuga, Shimura, and Taneji clans, all from Konoha Shinobi Clans.
"Heh!"
"Do you know why I led you here?"
"It's because it's flat enough! Enough for me to deal with you in one minute!"
"Go! Toma! You two take the scroll and stand back!"
"I want to properly experience what kind of caliber the younger generation of Konoha truly possesses!"
The scroll, a symbol of the pass, spun a few times in mid-air before falling directly into the hands of a Hidden Cloud Village Genin behind him.
Looking at Ay's confident back, the two did not hesitate at all and flashed back.
"Arrogant fellow! Today, no matter what, I'll give you a good lesson!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique"
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"
..."Too slow!"
"Lightning Release: Lariat"
As the successor painstakingly cultivated by the Third Raikage!
Ay's strength was absolutely unique in Hidden Cloud Village.
At a young age, he had already mastered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, possessing strength and speed that crushed Ninja of the same generation.
Dense currents wrapped around his hands, and in just a few seconds, Ay had already killed two Konoha Genin and severely wounded one.
"Gulp!"
Looking at their wailing comrades on the ground, the other three Konoha Genin subconsciously huddled together.
Regret vaguely stirred in their hearts.
Hidden Cloud Village, indeed one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
To be able to cultivate such a terrifying monster!
Was it Lightning Release?
Or the legendary secret art, Ninjutsu?
"You guys are weaker than I thought!"
"Senju! Hyuga! Truly disappointing!"
"This boring game ends here!"
"Lightning Release: Liger Bomb!"