As long as he dodges Kiyoshi's attack, he won't be easily forced into the current predicament once he creates some distance.
"Kaguya Clan's Kekkei Genkai?"
Kiyoshi didn't even look at the bone spur, arcs of electricity spreading through his body.
The Kaguya Clan can freely control the bones within their bodies, manipulating anything related to 'bone,' whether it is calcium or bone cells.
The hardness of their bones is even more durable than most ninja tools, making them difficult to destroy.
But… what of it?
Kiyoshi still wore that faint smile, his black hair swaying in the wind.
In the next moment, Kiyoshi converted his chakra to Lightning chakra.
The Sharingan's drastically increased control allowed Kiyoshi to manipulate the chakra within his body with extreme precision.
The nerves in his hand were reactivated under the influence of the electric current, and Kiyoshi suddenly accelerated.
The enhanced range of the [Ruthless Iron Hand (White)] also included his wrist, allowing Kiyoshi to output an even greater amount of chakra.
For anyone else, there would only be one outcome.
Being injured by this massive surge of Lightning Release chakra!
Pfft!
Blood splattered everywhere, and a head with a lingering expression of relief flew into the air.
The smell of burnt flesh filled the air.
The surrounding ninjas' expressions changed drastically.
They finally realized that the Uchiha before them was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
In their fear, no one dared to launch another attack.
For most ninjas, passing the Chunin Exams was their ultimate goal, and plundering a Kekkei Genkai was merely an added bonus.
Without life, any rewards from the village were useless.
"Mangetsu!"
Terumi Mei's eyes were bloodshot.
Kiyoshi looked back at Terumi Mei, but didn't rush over directly.
He realized that just standing here also counted as time towards the requirement of the Battlefield Rose trait.
So, time passed second by second, and the scene fell into an eerie silence.
Kurenai and Asuma, who wanted to help, held back, observing the situation.
Tetsu gasped, looking at the scattered body parts on the ground, barely daring to breathe.
He even forgot to take ninja headband back.
Natsu looked up at Kiyoshi, her heart filled with heaviness.
Unfortunately, a genius from the Uchiha clan had overheard Ginka.
Natsu didn't dare to imagine what kind of political conflict it would trigger if Kiyoshi told the Uchiha clan leader.
Right now, she just wanted to quickly finish the second round of the exam and return to the Hyuga clan to inform Ginka of the situation.
Finally, the progress of the Trait reached one hundred percent.
[Battlefield Rose (White)]
[Requirement: Dance in a battle with 30 or more people, lasting 100 seconds.]
[Progress: Completed]
[Effect: Yin chakra is increased by 5% on the original basis.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
[Upgrade Route 1: Integrate it with Ruthless Iron Hand (White) and Ruthless Fire Extinguisher (White) to upgrade to Burning Heart (Green)]
As the broadcast ended, Kiyoshi's mind gradually became clear, and his thinking became sharp.
Kiyoshi found that his thinking speed had increased a lot.
Last time, obtaining [Impartiality (White)] had also increased his Yin chakra by 5%.
Adding up, there was a 10% increase.
This would save Kiyoshi many months of hard work.
It is known that it is very difficult to improve mental strength even a little, and it requires a lot of time and effort.
The so-called Yin Chakra is a manifestation of mental strength.
And if you want to improve your mental strength, you mostly rely on hard training to temper your will.
Kiyoshi looked at the trait and nodded in satisfaction.
He said, "Hand over all the scrolls on your bodies, and I can let you go."
Silence.
After a few seconds, the first ninja couldn't bear the pressure and threw a scroll to Kiyoshi.
Then, several ninjas followed suit and threw a scroll to him.
After someone took the lead, more and more ninjas chose to throw their scrolls.
A pile of scrolls accumulated at Kiyoshi's feet.
The living coveted Kiyoshi, and the dead fell on the cold ground.
Terumi Mei looked at the dead, and a ball of fire burned fiercely in her heart.
What happened just now had happened in a very short time.
So Mei didn't even have a chance to take action.
She saw her companion who she had been getting along day and night with since coming to Konoha die in Kiyoshi's hands.
"Water Release..."
Mei raised her hand and formed the first hand seal.
"So many people have retreated, do you still want to resist me?"
Kiyoshi looked at Mei's hand seal, and the flames on the sword in his hand did not diminish.
As long as Mei dared to form the second seal, Kiyoshi would rush over.
"Enough, Mei."
Katsuya stretched out his hand to stop Mei from continuing to form hand seals.
It didn't make any sense to fight now.
Kiyoshi's strength made him feel a sense of oppression.
And a deep... tremor.
This was not fear, but desire!
The Kaguya clan was a fighting clan.
But now Kiyoshi is at the height of his power, and Mangetsu is already dead.
Even if they defeat Kiyoshi, they won't have much energy left.
The rabble gathered on the field will definitely backfire on them and compete for the Kekkei Genkai.
Moreover, the Kumo, Iwa, and Suna ninjas who hadn't joined might show up.
"Mangetsu he..."
Mei looked at her companion's head falling on the ground.
"That's how ninjas are. Who knows if they can live past tomorrow? We are all important ninjas to the village and can't just die like this."
Katsuya shook his head.
He has Dead Bone Pulse, and Mei has Lava and Boil release, which were rare Kekkei Genkai.
In contrast, the Hozuki clan have a large population, so Mangetsu's death here was just that.
"Here you go, Uchiha Kiyoshi."
Katsuya threw several scrolls to Kiyoshi, and then told Mei to focus on the overall situation.
Seeing that the Kirigakure ninjas had given their scrolls, the last bit of hesitant genins threw their scrolls to Kiyoshi as well.
Kiyoshi let the ninjas who had handed over the scrolls leave.
After everyone left, Kiyoshi beckoned Kurenai to help collect these scrolls.
He himself went to take away the valuable things from the corpses.
Kurenai asked, "Kiyoshi, what are you collecting these for?"
"To sell for money."
"..."
This strange reason made Kurenai not know what to say.
Should she say Kiyoshi loved money?
Soon, Kiyoshi weaved a bag from the clothes of the corpses on the ground and carried the scrolls on his back.
As for these corpses?
Whether it was Asuma or Kurenai or Natsu and others, none of them showed any obvious expression.
For ninjas, death is a very normal thing.