Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

Under Kurotsuchi's expectant gaze, Chiba directly used earth-style chakra to turn the ground beneath his feet into liquid, and then hid his entire body inside it.

This is a C-level Earth Release technique that he developed himself based on the A-level Earth Release technique, Yellow Spring Swamp.

"No, you can't do this! Take this, you coward!"

Hongtu's expectant expression froze on his face, then he roared in despair and rage: "Take this! Take this!!"

"It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this!!"

In Kurotsuchi's imagination, the two should have an epic duel, so that even if he ultimately dies at Chiba's hands, he will die a glorious death, without regrets.

Chiba's "petty behavior" was clearly unexpected, leaving him both shocked and furious!

Because Chiba hid underground.

The earthen dragons, having lost their targets, blindly crashed into the ground like headless flies, turning back into handfuls of yellow earth and returning to the earth.

"Huh...huh..."

Hongtu was panting heavily. The attack just now had almost drained most of his chakra, and he was now beginning to feel exhausted.

"So you've already weakened, a softie?"

Chiba's figure emerged from the ground, looking at the red soil that had run out of steam, and mocked once again.

"you you……!"

Just as Hongtu was about to point at Chiba and say something, his body suddenly slammed straight to the ground, too weak to even move a finger.

pat, pat.

Hongtu was still conscious, but at this moment he could only lie motionless on the ground, watching helplessly as Chiba walked towards him.

"Idiot, you need to use your brain in battle!"

Because he deeply understood the adage that villains die from talking too much, Chiba finished off Kurotsuchi with a single chop to the neck, and then began to explain Kurotsuchi's fate while looting the corpse.

"I had poison hidden in my hand. When I cut you just now, the poison had already entered your body. And you've been using up your chakra so recklessly. Do you think you'd be the one to collapse?"

"Sigh, I really didn't want to kill anyone, but you all forced me to..."

Chiba sighed inwardly.

At this point, he had killed both of the Iwa ninja who were chasing him!

"I guess my bounty will go up again. Luckily, Jiao Du only takes big jobs and probably won't bother with a small fry like me for the time being."

Chiba stuffed the collected Iwagakure scrolls into his pocket; now he had three different scrolls.

"Hmm, all I need to do next is kill more... I mean, just get the 'Sunagakure' and 'Kumagakure' scrolls to pass the test."

"I wonder how things are going with Uncle Kosuke. We need to find him and meet up with him as soon as possible!"

Chiba stood up and looked around, trying to determine his direction.

But as he looked in a certain direction, Chiba's pupils suddenly contracted, and the astonishing sight in mid-air not far away shocked him.

"This level of escape technique... wait, why the hell is it heading straight for me?!"

Chapter 48 The Grand Burial of Gold Dust, Chiba Makes His Move

In Chiba's view, the sky not far away first darkened, then became incredibly dazzling, as a golden waterfall flowed back into the sky, shimmering in the sunlight.

This is a towering wave composed of gold dust. At the top of the surging sea of ​​sand, a figure can be vaguely seen with arms crossed, walking on the waves, looking down at everything from above.

"There's no mistake, this is Rasa's Magnetic Release: Gold Dust!"

Chiba looked at the astonishing spectacle not far away and felt a pang of envy.

"That move was so damn cool! I wish I could do that too."

Seeing the awesome ninjutsu, Chiba wanted to get his hands on it. Of course, it would be even better if he could activate Susanoo!

Luo Sha was manipulating the sand and gold dust that filled the sky from a short distance away, occasionally sending out streaks that shot towards the ground, clearly chasing after someone.

After taking a couple of glances, Chiba suddenly realized something was wrong. Why was this gold dust flying straight towards him?

"Holy crap, what's going on? Is this a coincidence?!"

Chiba was filled with doubt and uncertainty, and for the moment he couldn't care less about anything else, so he decided to avoid Rasa first.

Chiba plunged into the depths of the forest, changing direction several times. But every time he turned his head to look, the gold dust behind him also changed direction.

The most outrageous time was when the gold dust made a sharp 180-degree turn and drifted in the air, leaving Chiba people dumbfounded.

"Holy crap, Brother Luo Sha, I've never offended you, have I? You've come to wish me a Happy New Year with gold in hand?"

Chiba complained while silently speeding up.

Although he was missing a Sand Village scroll, he was too weak to fight against the guy in the sky for the time being, so he should just hide if he could!

……

The location Chiba was looking in a few minutes ago.

A red-haired boy fled in disarray through the forest, occasionally using the eight puppet arms behind him to shift his body and dodge the sand-gold spears that kept shooting down from the sky.

"Rasa, how dare you attack someone from your own village? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Third Kazekage when you return, and being turned into a puppet by my parents?"

The red-haired boy was Scorpion. He dodged while questioning in a cold voice, displaying a composure and calmness beyond his years.

The more Scorpion acted this way, the more determined Rasa became to kill him.

At this moment, Scorpion's body was covered with large and small bloody holes, and his clothes were stained red with blood.

If he hadn't endured the pain and forcibly used chakra threads to temporarily pull his wounds together, he probably would have died from blood loss.

"Magnetic Escape·Alluvial Gold Realm Method!"

The celestial sands had no intention of giving the scorpion a chance to breathe. It raised its arms, and sharp, golden sands, like giant bamboo shoots, shot out and fiercely struck the scorpion on the ground.

Luo Sha just used the Sand Gold Burial technique, but it didn't eliminate Scorpion, as it was blocked by a secret scroll.

Strategically, Rasa didn't intend to waste any more chakra before exhausting the opponent's trump cards; he would simply grind Sasori down slowly.

After all, he was not the Fourth Kazekage he would become years later. He still had to be wary of other powerful examinees hunting him down after his position was exposed.

"You bastard, when we get back I'll turn you into a puppet!"

A murderous glint flashed in Scorpion's eyes.

Luo Sha suddenly attacked just now. If it weren't for his subordinates protecting him with their lives, and if it weren't for the puppets and many secret scrolls that his parents had specially prepared for him, he would have been dead long ago.

"Scroll - Wind-Swept Formation!"

Scorpion took out a scroll from his bosom, broke the seal, and the tips of the two puppet arms behind him immediately exploded, revealing two dark tubes that spewed out howling winds backward.

boom!

The strong wind temporarily slowed down the gold dust's attack, and the scorpion used the force to dash forward, barely escaping the gold dust's attack range.

"Damn it!"

Scorpion's face looked ugly, and the backup plans his parents left him were becoming fewer and fewer, and his condition continued to decline.

If he can't find a way out of this predicament, he will undoubtedly die here!

"……Um?"

Just then, Scorpion suddenly sensed something and looked in the direction where Chiba was.

Before entering the Forest of Death, Scorpion had tampered with Chiba's body so that he could sense Chiba's location whenever Chiba appeared nearby.

That way, if he encountered Chiba during the assessment, he could easily help Chiba out, but now...

"Go find that Chiba!"

Scorpion made up his mind instantly. The best way to break the deadlock was to bring an outsider into the game. At the very least, it would buy him some time!

……

Time returns to the present.

Chiba sped through the forest, but the sandstorm behind him was like a vicious dog, relentlessly pursuing him and getting closer and closer!

Chiba was completely dumbfounded, not knowing why Rasa had suddenly set her sights on him.

"Damn Rasa, you think you can take advantage of my current weakness? If I ever achieve my ambitions, I'll beat you to a pulp and take down your Karura!"

Chiba grumbled and cursed, already imagining Gaara's future father in his mind.

"Chiba...Chiba..."

Just then, Chiba faintly heard someone calling his name from behind. He turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, the Eight Spider Lances?!"

A red-haired boy with eight "legs" supporting his body rushed out of the woods.

Behind the red-haired boy, the terrifying sandstorm followed closely, and Chiba could almost see Rasa's face!

"Little boy Scorpion? How does he know me? And why is Rasa chasing me... Holy crap!"

Chiba thought for a moment and instantly understood what was going on, which made him so angry that he cursed.

Damn it, that little bastard Scorpion couldn't escape being chased by Rasa, so somehow he targeted him, a complete bystander, and tried to drag him down with him!

"Chiba, save me!" Sasori shouted Chiba's name as he ran towards him at top speed.

Chiba's face turned green: "Who the hell are you? I don't know you, stay away from me!"

In mid-air, watching the two interacting amicably, Rasa sneered: "Heh, no wonder you were going in circles earlier, so you know someone in Konoha."

"I don't know him, I really don't know him!"

Chiba was on the verge of tears and tried to explain loudly to Rasa, but Rasa clearly wouldn't listen and muttered to himself.

"Since we've run into each other, you two might as well die together."

For Rasa, Sasori was a target he had to kill, as were the Konoha ninjas, so it didn't matter; he could just crush them all.

"Damn it, all of you Sand Village idiots!"

Chiba was so angry that his face turned green. He tried to shake off Scorpion behind him, but no matter where he ran, Scorpion ran too, and it was even faster than him!

Although eight-legged creatures can't outrun flying creatures, they are much faster than two-legged creatures like him!

"Magnetic Escape·Golden Spear!"