Tool Manipulation was, in essence, the control of ninja tools—for example, Tenten's Tool Manipulation: Hidden Weapon Strike, Tool Manipulation: Heavenly Lock Disaster, and Tool Manipulation: Binding Meteor.
With this entry, Kiyoshi figured the power of his ninja blade would increase as well.
After all, a ninja blade was essentially a type of ninja tool.
"This raises my chances of passing the Chunin Exams again."
Kiyoshi also wanted to take this opportunity to see the results of his actual combat training.
His previous battles had all been alongside Konoha's shinobi. Everyone held back; no one could truly strike to kill.
Murdering a comrade was a serious crime in Konoha.
But the Chunin Exams were different. The first thing they did in the second exam was sign a consent form.
Even if someone died inside, Konoha would bear neither responsibility nor offer compensation.
In other words, it would be extremely chaotic in there, and vendettas were not unlikely.
Still, the chances were low. Usually, shinobi from each village would band together to face those from other villages.
There would inevitably be deaths.
In the original story alone, Gaara had killed quite a few people during the Chunin Exams.
I hope I draw a training ground with terrain favorable to Fire and Lightning Release.
Kiyoshi thought to himself.
The location of the second exam was chosen at random from among several large training grounds, each with a different ecological environment.
For instance, the Death Forest had towering woodland and tigers several times larger than humans.
He had obtained the Wind Release Seed (White), giving him the ability to train in Wind Release.
Yet he had not acquired any ninjutsu in that area, so he was still a blank slate.
Only Lightning Release and Fire Release counted as the nature transformations Kiyoshi currently excelled