Chapter 369: The First Team to Reach the Tower Has Appeared!
"No!!!"
In an instant.
Akainu and Kizaru both roared in their hearts. Their gazes looked toward Aokiji through Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique).
Under the gaze of the two of them.
The ninja named Satsuma Rentaro held a kunai in his hand and directly stabbed Aokiji, who was trapped in Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) like them.
The entire action was extremely decisive.
There was no pause at all.
It could be seen.
He wasn't trying to scare them.
Puchi!
At this time, a piercing sound rang out. The kunai in the clone's hand pierced directly into Aokiji's heart without hesitation.
Aokiji's eyes were wide open, and his two eyeballs bulged out. The whites of his eyes were filled with bright red blood. It looked like he had no idea how things had turned out like this.
"No!!!"
Akainu and Kizaru screamed at the same time. However, they could not make a sound at all.
After that.
Aoba's clone suddenly pulled out the kunai in his hand, and blood instantly appeared.
Fresh blood slowly emerged from Aokiji's heart.
After a while.
The entire Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) had already been dyed red.
This red Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) had a great visual impact on Akainu and Kizaru, causing everything to look terrifying.
"One of your companions is already on his way."
Aoba's clone said indifferently. His tone was extremely calm, and he sounded like he was talking about an extremely insignificant matter. It seemed like this matter would not cause any waves in his heart.
Bang!
Just as Aoba's clone finished speaking, this Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique), which had already been dyed red, suddenly exploded. The bright red blood water ball was like a water balloon that had exploded, scattering and slowly seeping into the ground.
Thud!
Along with the falling sound, a corpse fell heavily to the ground and finally lay on its back in the bloody water on the ground.
From the appearance of this body.
It could be confirmed that it was already dead.
"How does it feel to watch your companion die before you?"
Aoba's clone looked at Akainu and Kizaru. They were not from the same camp. The two sides were already in a hostile position, so killing them was not a psychological burden to him at all.
Moreover...
They had all signed a consent form when they entered the Forest of Death. No one would be responsible for their deaths here.
However.
The reason why Aoba's clone did this was not to abuse the three of them. When he killed Aokiji just now, he was also giving the other party a quick death. What he wanted to do was to make a deeper layout.
He wanted to deepen this part of memory in Akainu and Kizaru.
Akainu wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word. This feeling was extremely uncomfortable and sullen. It was as if he had been banned from speaking. He couldn't even curse and vent before he died.
This was something he had never experienced before...
He was a ninja.
When he became a ninja, he thought about how he would die.
He had imagined many kinds of things in his head.
However, he had never thought that it would be like this!
This was too strange!
Akainu's heart had already set off a huge wave. He wanted to spread what happened here, but he had no way.
This made him feel extremely helpless.
His heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness. He had already realized that he could not do anything or change anything. He was already a piece of meat on the chopping board. He could only be at the mercy of others and could not struggle free at all.
"Now it's your turn!"
Aoba's clone's voice slowly rang out. Following this voice, Aoba looked in the direction of Kizaru and walked toward him step by step.
Step, step, step, step...
The clone's footsteps were not considered heavy, but he suddenly became clear because these two ninjas had already been "silent".
At this time.
Kizaru felt that all the nerves in his body had become chaotic, and he was extremely nervous. It was as if the clone's every step was stepping on his heart, bringing him great psychological pressure. His eyes were focused on Aoba, not daring to leave for a moment.
"As long as I kill you all!"
"No one will know I was behind all of this!"
"Don't worry!"
"I will definitely do my best to publicize your death!"
"This way, Iwagakure will know about this matter!"
"Then you can go to war with Konohagakure as you wish!"
Aoba's clone said one sentence after another. His purpose in saying this was not to tell these two ninjas but to the people behind.
If these three people did not die in Konohagakure, he did not need to say these useless words.
If Iwagakure were to pursue this matter...
With Hiruzen's personality.
There was a very high possibility that they would investigate the cause of the deaths of these three people. The most direct method was to extract the last memory of these three people.
This way, the matter of Satsuma Rentaro would be known by Hiruzen and the others.
And then...
The water of this Third Ninja World War was going to be completely muddy.
This was also one of the reasons why Aoba participated in the Chunin Exams.
He did have some helpless reasons. It was because Eaton and Fugaku had placed him in that position. Things would become very awkward if he did not force himself to go.
But...
When he learned that Iwagakure ninjas would also come to participate in this Chunin Exams, he knew that Iwagakure was definitely not being friendly.
Since that was the case.
Then there was no need to say anything more.
This sudden Chunin Exam gave Aoba a chance to get close to the ninjas of Iwagakure.
Akainu glared angrily at Aoba inside Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique). His anger had reached its peak at this moment. He could already foresee what would happen: his other companion, Kizaru, would die in front of him.
This was something he was very unwilling to see!
He would rather die first than watch his teammates die in front of him.
This kind of scene gives him an inexplicable sense of defeat, making him feel that he was complete trash, unable to protect his teammates at all.
At this time.
Aoba's clone had already walked to the front of Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique), where Kizaru was. His gaze passed through the ripples of Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) and focused on Kizaru.
"Thank you for the sacrifice you made for Kirigakure."
Aoba's clone said indifferently. After he said this, he immediately raised the kunai in his hand, aimed the sharp side of the blade at Kizaru's heart, and then stabbed it heavily.
Puchi!
Another piercing sound was heard.
The kunai directly pierced through Kizaru's heart. Blood did not immediately flow out, but the light reflected in Kizaru's dark eyes showed his already desperate heart.
Aoba's clone directly pulled out the kunai, and only then blood began to flow out.
Bright red blood kept flowing out of Kizaru's body.
It was the same as when Aokiji died.
Almost in an instant.
Fresh blood flowed out, dyeing the entire Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) red, turning this clear water ball into a blood-red water ball.
"You..."
Akainu took all the images into his eyes, his cold eyes filled with deep anger and helplessness.
He didn't want to see this kind of thing.
He really didn't want to see it.
But he had to.
He had to see what happened to his teammates to the end.
Now...
His teammates were all dead.
First, it was Aokiji, then Kizaru.
He was the only one left.
All of a sudden.
Akainu's heart was filled with despair. He kept trying to struggle, but all his resistance had no effect. He could only watch as all of this happened. He was powerless to change anything.
"You are the only one left now!"
After killing Kizaru, Aoba's clone turned to look at Akainu.
In fact.
He knew.
This Akainu was the core of this Iwagakure team.
He was also the one who knew the most about things.
He left Akainu for last to deal with because he wanted to leave more memory of him.
Correspondingly...
This Akainu also suffered more mental abuse.
Step, step, step, step...
Aoba walked toward Akainu step by step. He was still walking slowly. He maintained his rhythm and did not speed up or slow down.
Thud!
Just as Aoba was walking toward Akainu, Kizaru's Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) broke apart and Kizaru's lifeless body fell heavily to the ground along with the blood that flowed out.
Such a scene.
It gave Akainu a great visual shock.
Akainu instantly struggled with all his might.
His desire to live was aroused at this moment. He wanted to use his own method to break free from Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique)'s restraints. He did not want to die here. He still had many things to do.
But...
All of his struggles were futile.
There was still no effect.
He had used a lot of strength, but the water here could completely dissipate the power he had used. There was no way at all. He could only stay here, unable to break out.
A moment later.
Aoba had already arrived in front of Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique), where Akainu was.
His gaze was focused on Akainu.
Through Akainu's movements.
He could see that Akainu was struggling with great effort.
"Don't waste your energy."
Aoba's advanced paper clone said indifferently. After he said this, he suddenly grinned.
"Don't worry!"
"I won't let you out!"
"You don't have a chance to say a last word, and you don't have any time to play tricks!"
"Now..."
"You have to say goodbye to this world!"
Aoba's clone stared at Akainu in front of him. He had deepened the death of Aokiji and Kizaru in Akainu's memory. There was no point in talking nonsense now. He could directly take this person's life away.
Aoba's clone raised the kunai in his hand and stabbed toward Akainu's heart.
"No!!!"
Akainu screamed crazily in his mind, but he could only watch as the kunai stabbed his heart. He could not even move. Now he understood why Aokiji and Kizaru had no intention of resisting when facing death.
It was not that they did not resist!
It was that they could not resist!
This Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique) binding force was too strong!
Puchi!
The kunai in Aoba's hand stabbed heavily into Akainu's heart.
As the kunai pierced through!
All of Akainu's vitality slowly dissipated.
As Aoba's clone pulled out the kunai in his hand, Akainu bled profusely like Aokiji and Kizaru, staining the water in Suiro no Jutsu(Water Prison Technique)'s blood-red.
"Return."
Aoba's clone said to the three water clones not far away. After he finished speaking, the three water clones turned into pools of water and disappeared.
With the disappearance of the three water clones.
There was only Aoba's clone left.
The other three Iwagakure ninjas had all fallen to the ground with holes in each of their hearts.
There was only one wound on the bodies of these three ninjas. But this was a fatal wound, so they couldn't survive.
At this point.
None of the ninjas Iwagakure sent here passed the first two rounds of Chunin Exams. It was unknown whether Third Tsuchikage Onoki would participate in the third round or not.
"Now, it's time to look at your memories."
Aoba looked at the three corpses. He had yet to read their memories because he didn't want to expose any problems in their last memories.
Aoba slowly squatted down, stretched out his right hand, and touched the heads of the three ninjas.
[Ding Dong! Memory Reading Succesful! Obtained: Doton: Iwagakure no Jutsu(Earth Release: Hiding in Rock Technique)! ]
[Ding Dong! Memory Reading Succesful! Obtained: Doton: Dochu Senko(Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage)! ]
[Ding Dong! Memory Reading Succesful! Obtained: Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu(Earth Release: Groundhog Decapitation Technique)! ]
After Aoba continuously touched the heads of these three ninjas, an electronic prompt rang out in his mind. A mysterious power surged into his body, giving him a feeling as if it was going deep into his soul. It made him clearly understand that he had learned this three earth-release ninjutsu. Moreover, it was deeply engraved in his soul.
At the same time.
Three person's memories were added to his mind, and he could check the memories of these people at any time.
"Now let me see, what is the purpose of your Iwagakure coming to Konohagakure?"
Aoba's clone slowly closed his eyes. In his consciousness, the memories he had just obtained began to appear.
He first looked at Akainu's memories.
It could be seen.
Akainu was the one with a relatively higher status among the three.
Although they were all Genin in terms of ninja level, Akainu should be one who held a position similar to the captain position.
So Aoba's clone quickly flipped through the parts related to the Chunin Exams in Akainu's memories.
Gradually.
Time slowly passed.
About five minutes later.
Aoba's clone slowly opened his eyes. He immediately made a judgment in his heart. He would no longer check it right now. He first completed the mission here and then returned to the main body. Then, let the main body slowly check it out.
Aoba's clone quickly browsed through Akainu's memories in those five minutes. He found some related things about the Chunin Exams and the war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure. There were many things in it.
Except for Akainu's memories.
Aokiji and Kizaru had a lot of related memories, and they were not the same. He needed some time to summarize it, so it was not very suitable to continue wasting time here.
Aoba's clone made his judgment in an instant.
That was to temporarily give up checking the memories and continue to complete his task. There was still a team left here that had not been dealt with, and that was Uchiha Kaede's team.
As long as he found Uchiha Kaede's team and successfully made the team unable to advance to the next round, his task would be completed, and he could return. That way, these three memories would return to the original body. The original body could slowly find clues in these memories in the tower.
After Aoba's clone decided, he looked at the three corpses on the ground.
"I said I would give you gorgeous exposure. I will definitely do it. None of you will die in vain!"
Aoba's clone raised his right hand and pressed down on the chests of the three people.
Hum! Hum! Hum!
The right hand of Aoba's clone surged with chakra. This chakra poured into the bodies of these three corpses, leaving a black mark on their chests.
This black mark.
It was Aoba's Flying Thunder God formula.
After this formula appeared, it quickly disappeared, directly sinking into the three corpses.
Then.
Three pieces of paper appeared on Aoba's right hand.
After these, three pieces of paper appeared.
On each piece of paper, a special symbol appeared. The symbols on the three pieces of paper were the same.
After these special symbols formed, these three pieces of paper were immediately stuffed into the clothes of the three people.
"I'll hang you on the trees for the time being."
Aoba's clone gently patted the three corpses, adding a Chokeijugan no Jutsu(Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique) on each corpse and making the three corpses seem weightless, completely able to float.
"Come up with me."
Aoba's clone muttered lightly. After saying this, he immediately lifted the three corpses. His feet slowly left the ground, and he flew directly to the top of the tree.
The Forest of Death was primeval.
There were all kinds of wild animals inside.
If he didn't deal with the bodies of these three people, then it was very likely that those animals would eat them. Once they were eaten, all his previous efforts would be useless.
Aoba's clone tied the bodies of these three Iwagakure ninjas to the top of this tree. After he finished this matter, he nodded with satisfaction. He felt he had done quite well, so he did not say anything else. His figure flashed and immediately disappeared, heading toward the next team he sensed.
...
Earlier.
At the tower in the center of the Forest of Death.
Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, and the proctor ninja team led by the three of them had already arrived. They were now in sight of the two ninja guards.
When the two ninja guards saw these people, they immediately straightened their bodies, their faces full of respect.
"Chief Examiner!"
The two ninjas looked at Akimichi Choza together. Both of their eyes were focused on Choza. After all, as the guard here, they knew that Choza was the chief examiner of this Chunin Exams' round.
For the two of them.
Choza could be said to be their direct superior in this mission.
"You two have worked hard."
Choza looked at the two ninjas guarding the tower entrance. He was clear that this mission was dull and arduous for these two people.
The entire second round would last for five days.
In these five days...
These two ninjas had to stay here all the time and could not leave until at most five teams passed.
After all, there was only five Scroll of Heaven in the venue.
What's more...
When they entered the No. 1 entrance, they found that the Scroll of Heaven was still there and had not been taken away by any team. Then the final result should be only three teams would pass.
Such a result...
It was within the normal expectation.
So.
In Choza's opinion.
These two ninjas would have to spend almost five days here in boredom!
"It's not hard!"
The two ninjas answered Choza almost immediately. Both of them were following orders. Moreover, this kind of mission was just a little boring at most. It was not difficult at all.
Of course...
Even the two of them didn't expect it.
This task can still be a little frightening because they witnessed the birth of the faster record to finish the second round of the Chunin Exams, which was simply unbelievable.
"Choza, let's go in and wait." Shikaku walked over and nodded at Choza. The first round that he supervised had already ended, yet he still came here. It was no surprise that he was here for Saki and Rin. As for Aoba, he wished that Aoba would suffer a little more in the second round and let the latter also learn a lesson.
"En."
Choza nodded. After that, he looked at the two ninjas guarding the entrance.
"We will go in and make some arrangements first."
"If there is any news, inform us immediately."
"For example, when the first team reaches the tower appears."
Choza told the two ninjas. He originally planned to ask the two of them if they heard it clearly, but he found that the expressions of the two people became strange at the end of the sentence.
"Did something happen?"
Shikaku immediately took a step forward and asked. He also noticed the change in the expressions of the two ninjas. At the same time, Inoichi, standing not far away, also notices it. After all, the expression of these two ninjas had changed too much.
This caused them to be puzzled.
Just now, Choza had instructed them.
Shikaku and Inoichi also heard it clearly.
There was no problem with it!
How could the expressions of these two ninjas suddenly change to this?
What was it?
What happened to these two people?
All of a sudden.
Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza all stared at these two people with puzzled looks.
"Eh..."
The three examiners stared at the two ninjas at the same time, so the two ninjas immediately felt nervous.
"That... that... that..."
One of the ninjas stammered. He knew what he would say, but he didn't dare just to say it, so he was constantly organizing words in his mind.
"Things... things are like this... about... well... one hour..."
The more the ninja wanted to clarify these words, the more he couldn't say them properly. On the contrary, it made him extremely nervous. After all, this thing was unbelievable.
"What?!"
Choza was confused when he heard the ninja report. He couldn't understand the ninja's words at all.
"Let me do it..."
The other ninja could no longer watch. He pulled his companion back. Afterward, he took a step forward and stood before his companion. His gaze swept over Shikaku and Inoichi, finally falling on the second round's chief examiner, Akimichi Choza.
"The first team to reach the tower has appeared!"
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