Chapter 70: Lightning Style Double Kill

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"Uh, sorry, I thought it was a fish net clothing..." Colt feeling the stares thrown at him, quickly defended with a serious face, realizing what he had done.

In his previous life, he had wondered if Anko was so unconventional that she actually used fishnet clothes as a daily attire. Only now did he realize that rumors could be misleading. It wasn't that at all, but rather it was a custom-made outfit that was crafted of thin metal mesh to fit the lines of her body.

"You!" Anko gritted her teeth but, as an examiner, she couldn't address Colt's actions now. She could only give him a vicious look before continuing to explain the precautions.

Colt and his team, being the only four-person squad, had more demanding requirements than others. Ordinary squads were issued one scroll and needed to acquire another to pass the test. Colt's team only received one but needed two sets.

"You guys go with the scroll. I'll go alone; it's more convenient that way," Colt suggested to Sasuke as they gathered.

He had another purpose for entering the Forest of Death: to find various beasts and gain physical attribute points.

"Okay, then we'll meet at the tower," Sasuke nodded in agreement.

He wasn't worried about Colt's strength at all, and going separately would allow them to hone their skills better.

With Anko's order, all the candidates poured into the forest. Colt walked unhurriedly at the end, watching the directions Hinata and Ino took, and chose a path between them.

Not long after entering the forest, Colt sensed a small team hidden in the trees ahead.

Kunais and Shurikens cut through the air, quickly approaching Colt.

He sighed, and with a casual movement, he caught all the shuriken in his palm, then sent them back the same way.

"What!" Screams erupted as a genin fell from the tree and hit the ground heavily.

The forehead protector identified him as someone from the Hidden Grass Village.

"Damn it!"

Two more jumped out of the bushes, charging towards Colt with their weapons drawn.

For ninjas, completing the mission was the primary goal.

If they rushed to rescue their companion now, the other party had a high chance of surviving. But these two still chose to attack Colt first.

It's a pity they didn't know that the path they chose was a shortcut to death.

The two ninjas' short blades stabbed out almost simultaneously. In the nick of time, Colt dodged the attack with an unbelievable angle. A dazzling thunder light appeared on both of his hands.

[Lightning Style: Chidori]

"Ugh!" The hearts of the two Grass ninjas were directly pierced. Their eyes widened in disbelief.

"A Genin... hehe... how is he a genin…?"

"Konoha, I… hate... you..."

Thump! The two fell to the ground. Colt didn't even look at them as he used Water Style to summon a water ball to wash the blood stains off his hands.

Chidori or Raikiri were easy to use but too bloody. And Rasengan killed too slowly.

That's why Colt preferred to use Chidori-based ninjutsu.

The ninja pierced by the shuriken had also bled to death. Colt picked up a scroll from a corpse and looked at it:

"Earth Scroll."

With one more Heaven Scroll, he would be able to pass the test.

Activating his [Mind's eye of the Kagura], Colt confirmed there were no ninjas for several kilometers around.

This area was still outside the forest's depths, and most ninjas had gone to the interior. The closer to the tower, the more teams there would be.

**Puff**

Suddenly, dozens of Shadow Clones appeared around Colt. Without a word, they ran in all directions.

Their mission was obvious.

It didn't take long for Colt's mind to register a series of notifications:

[Successfully treated a tiger, gained Physical Attribute +1.5]

[Successfully treated a Lion, gained Physical Attribute +1.3]

[Successfully treated a wild boar, gained Physical Attribute +1.2]

The beasts in the forest were lying comfortably in their own territory.

Suddenly, a figure appeared, beat them violently, and then started healing them.

Before many beasts could react, they were finished with this set of procedures, leaving them stunned.

Colt, on the other hand, couldn't stop grinning. In just half a day, his Physical Attributes had improved by 200 points.

He was simply happy.

Suddenly, his face changed as he sensed something.

Hinata's feather was being activated.

At another entrance to the forest, Gaara had completely entered a killing state after entering the Forest of Death.

He was still a little mad at Colt's provocation from yesterday, and today he finally had a chance to vent.

Kankuro felt the same way. Since entering Konoha, he had been living in Colt's shadow.

Temari, on the other hand, was the calmest of the three. But the anger on her younger brothers' faces made it difficult for her to dissuade them.

Two unlucky Genin teams encountered along the way were crushed by Gaara's sand. Unfortunately, they all had Heaven Scrolls, so the Sand siblings couldn't pass the test directly.

While the three were searching for enemies, a group of Rain ninjas appeared before them.

"A bunch of kids actually came to take the Chūnin exam?" The leader, who was nearly 20 years old, looked down on these newcomers from the Hidden Sand Village.

Gaara's mouth curled into a bloodthirsty smile. "Finally, more prey has appeared."

"Damn Kid, are you provoking me?" The Rain ninja was furious. Several umbrellas on his body flew into the air as he formed hand seals.

[Ninja Art: Senbon Rainstorm]

Thousands of senbons flew towards Gaara from all directions, leaving no room to escape.

But Gaara didn't even try to dodge. The gourd on his back released a torrent of sand, wrapping around his entire body.

The senbons were blocked after penetrating only a few centimeters into the sand.

"Boring. Is this all you've got?" Gaara looked indifferent.

"You said it was a senbon rainstorm, then let me do a rain of blood," he said coldly.

The Rain ninja were startled, cold sweat appearing on their foreheads.

Just as they were about to run away, they found their feet bound by sand.

[Sand Binding Coffin]

A large amount of sand completely wrapped around the Rain ninja, immobilizing them.

Gaara's right hand squeezed hard.

[Sand Burial]

Blood and sand flew everywhere as Gaara showed bloodthirsty excitement while holding the umbrella he'd taken from the Rain ninja.

"That's right, only sand mixed with blood will become stronger!"

"Looks like we're in luck. It's the Earth Scroll we need," Temari said, picking up the scroll that had fallen to the ground.

"No, it's not enough," Gaara interrupted, looking at the bushes not far away.

His siblings followed his line of sight.

Team 8, who had been hiding there and witnessed Gaara killing the Rain ninja, were about to sneak away when they realized they'd been spotted.

In desperation, Hinata activated the feather Colt had given her.