The Hunter

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"Alas, so many disasters and hardships!"

Using his Purple Eye, he sensed several Chakra fluctuations in the surroundings. Even if Uchiha Yue wanted to take this opportunity to recover his weakened spirit, he had no chance. Then, Uchiha Yue quietly gave a hand gesture to Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō in front of him, signaling them to be on guard. Afterward, Uchiha Yue slowly closed his eyes and used the full power of his Purple Eye's perception to observe who the owners of those Chakra fluctuations were.

Then, within the range of Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye, he discovered that three Iwagakure ninjas had appeared beside him and his companions. However, seeing the panic on the faces of those Iwagakure ninjas, Uchiha Yue frowned slightly in confusion. Then, while observing the movements of the Iwagakure Uchiha Yue suddenly widened his eyes, muttering in shock, "Apocalypse... There really are hunters in the Doomsday Forest!"

"Hunter?"

Hearing Uchiha Yue's muttered words, Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Yue Sarutobi Danzō glanced at him in surprise. Hatake Kakashi then asked, "Yue, what do you mean by 'hunters in the Doomsday Forest '? Does it mean that besides us hunting other Genin teams, there are other teams hunting in the Doomsday Forest?"

"No, that hunter is probably not Genin participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams!"

Hatake Kakashi finished speaking, the shock in Uchiha Yue's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a solemn expression. He then said very seriously, "Those three Iwagakure were all quite strong, but they were completely powerless against that hunter! In this Chunin Ninja Exams, besides our team, the only teams that could force Iwagakure to flee in disarray are Mei Terumi's Kirigakure team, Sasori of the Red Sands's Sunagakure team, and Mo Chenfeng's Kumogakure team!"

With that, Uchiha Yue took a deep breath and then said, "However, it's impossible for Mei Terumi's Kirigakure team and Mo Chenfeng's Kumogakure team to be here! All of Mei Terumi's Kirigakure team members are scattered, and even Mei Terumi can reunite with her companions, they won't be able to start a hunt in a short time. As for Mo Chenfeng's Kumogakure team, all of their members died at my hands, how could they possibly be here?"

"What about Sasori of the Red Sands's Sunagakure team?"

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Danzō raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Moon Lord, could it be those Sunagakure guys hunting?"

"Impossible! I've fought Sasori of the Red Sands before, and I'm very familiar with his Chakra fluctuations!"

When they Sarutobi Danzō's location, Uchiha Yue expanded the range of his Purple Eye, carefully searching for the hunter hiding in the shadows. He explained to Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō, "If it were Sasori of the Red Sands's Sunagakure team here, I would definitely be able to sense Sasori of the Red Sands's Chakra fluctuations immediately. Now, I haven't sensed a single trace of Sasori of the Red Sands's Chakra, so the hunter is someone else!"

"Furthermore, Kakashi, Danzo, that hunter's strength is very likely above ours!"

"Um?"

At that moment, Uchiha Yue was about to instruct Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō to be more careful, but just as Uchiha Yue was about to speak up, a sudden change occurred!

In an instant, a dark figure appeared within the range of Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye. Moreover, that figure was launching an attack on the Iwagakure ninja ahead. Because the figure was shrouded in dense Chakra, even Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye, comparable to the Byakugan, couldn't discern its true form. Uchiha Yue could only sense with his Purple Eye that the figure's strength was terrifying!

Immediately afterwards...

Uchiha Yue saw the dark figure chase after the Iwagakure ninja ahead, and with a Kunai, kill the first Iwagakure ninja. The remaining two Iwagakure ninja, seeing this, showed no intention of avenging their comrade; instead, the panic in their eyes intensified.

Then, the dark figure unleashed Chakra from its feet, attacking the other two Iwagakure ninjas. One of the Iwagakure ninjas attempted to use Ninjutsu to slightly hinder the dark figure's attack. However, the dark figure instantly transformed its Lightning Release Chakra nature, unleashing Lightning Release Ninjutsu that not only countered the Iwagakure ninja's Earth Release Ninjutsu but also instantly killed the Iwagakure ninja!

"So fast!"

"What an amazing Lightning Release Ninjutsu!"

The fact that the dark figure could kill two Iwagakure ninjas in just a few seconds clearly showed that their strength far exceeded that of Chunin, and even Uchiha Yue wasn't confident in dealing with them. What surprised Uchiha Yue even more was that the dark figure's control over Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation was actually several levels stronger than that of Mo Chenfeng, a ninja from Kumogakure. Clearly, the master of that dark figure had reached the pinnacle of Lightning Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to break through the Iwagakure Ninjutsu so easily.

Given the overwhelming power displayed by that dark figure, the fate of the remaining Iwagakure ninja was predictable!

Just as Uchiha Yue had predicted, the shadowy figure killed the three Iwagakure in less than a minute. Then, after killing all the Iwagakure, the shadowy figure showed no intention of collecting the mission items, merely glancing indifferently at the three corpses of the Iwagakure before preparing to leave.

Fortunately, the shadowy figure was some distance away from Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi. Furthermore, Uchiha Yue was using his spiritual energy to shield the Uchiha Yue figure's senses. Otherwise, the Uchiha Yue figure might have detected their Hatake Kakashi, and they would have faced a Hatake Kakashi enemy.

Then, seeing the shadowy figure lying in ambush beside the corpses of the Iwagakure, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but gasp, immediately guessing the shadowy figure's true intention. Clearly, the shadowy figure planned to use the Iwagakure ninja corpses as bait; as long as anyone approached Iwagakure bodies, the shadowy figure would continue its hunt.

But why would someone hunt down genin (Genin) participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams in the Doomsday Forest?

Why was the owner of that dark figure able to infiltrate the Chunin Ninja Exams arena, the Doomsday Forest?

One question after another surfaced in Uchiha Yue's mind, making the expression in his Uchiha Yue grow increasingly serious.

At this moment, Uchiha Yue felt that if his deduction was correct, there must be a huge conspiracy hidden behind this year 'Chunin Ninja Exams!