At the very center of the Forest of Death, the enormous Wood Dragon remained coiled atop the tower. All around, silence reigned save for the chirping of insects, and a sky full of stars glittered overhead. Yet after several rounds of brutal fighting, the candidates who had successfully obtained Heaven and Earth Scrolls had all gathered around the tower, holding their breath as they eyed the only exit.
It was already the last day of the Chunin Ninja Exams, but that damned Wood Dragon still had not exhausted its chakra. An invisible string seemed to tighten in the air, and the candidates were driven into a corner. However little they wanted to fight that terrifying Wood Dragon, they had to act now.
If they kept avoiding it, every last one of them would be eliminated!
Amid this seemingly peaceful crisis, Kumogakure's Storm Release user was the first to lose patience and attack.
"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"
Ignoring her teammates' objections, the white-haired woman with "lightning" marked on her left shoulder and "water" on her right suddenly emerged from hiding. She raced toward the tower occupied by the monstrous dragon, and from between her clasped hands, several powerful lasers formed from water vapor shot straight at the Wood Dragon's enormous body!
Deep blue beams curved through the darkness, avoiding every obstacle before swiftly striking the enormous Wood Dragon as it hung its head silently atop the tower. Strange blue light wound around its wooden body, and peals of thunder echoed through the quiet night. Yet this seemingly earthshaking disturbance soon vanished entirely into the darkness.
The blue light faded, the thunder died away, and the Wood Dragon atop the tower remained completely unharmed.
"I-it ate it! It ate my chakra!"
When the Storm Release user Ararashi realized what had happened, her