Mu Feng's formidable strength!

"It's him! The Uchiha Clan's lone wolf!"

"He's fighting those guys from Kirigakure!"

The Kumogakure ninja arrived at the battlefield and saw three Kirigakure ninja surrounding Mu Feng. The two sides had already exchanged blows.

"Hey, you Konoha ninja! Hand over your scroll, and we'll let you off this once!"

These three Kirigakure ninja had set their sights on Mu Feng before entering the Forest of Death.

As Kirigakure's second-string team, they knew their strength was nothing special among the candidates taking the exam.

Rashly engaging another team in a three-on-three battle would carry plenty of risks.

To advance successfully, the three had discussed their options and targeted Mu Feng, who formed a team all by himself.

All three knew that Mu Feng must have something exceptional about him to be allowed to enter alone.

But in terms of numbers alone, three against one would certainly give them an advantage.

And even if their opponent turned out to be too strong, retreating would be relatively easy.

After all, against opponents of the same level, or even slightly weaker ones, holding off three people single-handedly was no easy feat.

After entering the Forest of Death, the three began roaming around in search of Mu Feng.

It was hard to say whether their luck was good or bad.

They had barely wandered through the Forest of Death before finding Mu Feng.

They had originally planned to ambush him, but unfortunately, Mu Feng easily saw through their ambush. Humiliated and angry, all three attacked at once.

Yet after exchanging blows, they had gained no advantage. Their captain realized things were going badly, but unwilling to give up, he could only resort to threatening Mu Feng.

"That's right! Hand over the scroll, and we'll spare your life!"

"There are three of us and only one of you!"

The other two chimed in.

Mu Feng glanced at the three facing him and recognized them as Kirigakure ninja from their forehead protectors.

Kirigakure had sent six people to this year's Chunin Ninja Exams, divided into two teams.

Kisame Hoshigaki's team was the first team, while these three belonged to the second. In terms of strength, they were far weaker than Kisame Hoshigaki's team.

Mu Feng was somewhat disappointed not to see Kisame Hoshigaki.

He had wanted to test just how strong the legendary "Tailless Tailed Beast" was at this age. Ideally, they could compare their chakra reserves and see who currently had more.

Moreover, as an important character in the original story, defeating him should yield some extra rewards.

By comparison, Mu Feng had little interest in the three ordinary Kirigakure ninja before him.

Still, since they were Kirigakure ninja, Mu Feng had no reason to let them off easily.

The mission he had accepted was to eliminate ninja from other villages during the Chunin Ninja Exams.

There was no better place to act than the Forest of Death!

"Enough. Stop wasting your breath and come at me! Once I've dealt with you, I still have other ninja to find!"

Mu Feng crooked a finger at the three Kirigakure ninja, his expression disdainful, as though he didn't consider them a threat at all.

"Pretty arrogant, aren't you, brat? Let's see how long you can keep that up!"

"Yutian, Chongyue, attack! Let's knock this brat flat first!"

As his words fell, the lead Kirigakure ninja rapidly formed hand seals while the other two charged at Mu Feng.

"One ranged fighter and two close-combat fighters? Not a bad tactic! Too bad..."

Chakra stirred within Mu Feng, and his Sharingan activated.

Bang!

Mu Feng stomped hard against the ground and shot toward the two. With his mastery-level taijutsu, his speed had long since left the other candidates behind.

With a rush of wind, Mu Feng vanished from his spot and appeared before one of the Kirigakure ninja an instant later.

He moved so fast that all three Kirigakure ninja stared wide-eyed, unable to react.

"What..."

The Kirigakure ninja Mu Feng targeted felt a fierce gust hit him head-on. The next instant, a fist swelled in his vision. His heart clenched, and every hair on his body stood on end. He felt tremendous pressure and danger emanating from that fist.

Bam-

Mu Feng's fist slammed hard into the Kirigakure ninja's face. The force burst forth, sending him flying over ten meters. He tumbled several times through the air before crashing to the ground and passing out.

"Yutian..."

Seeing his teammate taken down in an instant, the Kirigakure captain shouted.

"Chongyue, this guy's a taijutsu expert! Don't fight him head-on!"

"One!"

After knocking Yutian down, Mu Feng withdrew his fist and spoke softly. The next instant, his gaze swept toward the other Kirigakure ninja, Chongyue.

As that crimson gaze swept over him, Chongyue met Mu Feng's eyes. His scalp instantly prickled, and he felt as though a savage beast had set its sights on him.

Whoosh!

Mu Feng moved again, vanishing from his spot.

Chongyue couldn't track Mu Feng at all. He was too fast, his speed already far beyond the limits of a genin. All Chongyue could see were his afterimages.

Damn it, this guy really is hard to deal with!

The Kirigakure captain inwardly sensed trouble. But by then, his ninjutsu was ready.

"Chongyue, get out of there!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Water roared...

A pale blue water dragon appeared beside the Kirigakure captain. Its eyes blazed as it twisted its body and charged straight ahead.

Chongyue was overjoyed to see his captain's support and leaped backward. Meanwhile, Mu Feng was still charging forward, and at that speed, stopping clearly wouldn't be easy.

"This guy's strong, but unfortunately, he's alone!"

"If he can't block that Kirigakure ninja's Water Dragon Bullet, this should be the end for him!"

"He looks younger than us. With taijutsu that strong, he probably specializes in it! Still, that Kirigakure ninja isn't bad either, being able to use Water Dragon Bullet somewhere like this!"

The three Cloud Ninja who had arrived watched Mu Feng and the Kirigakure trio, assessing them.

"Still, there's another Konoha team here. Let's see whether they step in."

With that, the three Cloud Ninja looked toward Hokado Hyuga's trio, who were hiding nearby.

Hana Inuzuka watched the battle with a slight frown, then turned to Hokado Hyuga.

"Water Dragon Bullet-isn't that a B-rank ninjutsu? This doesn't look good! Hokado, should we step in?"

As a fellow Konoha ninja, Hana Inuzuka naturally didn't want to see Mu Feng defeated by Kirigakure ninja.

"Wait a little longer. Something's strange about his chakra!"

Hokado Hyuga stared at the battlefield, the veins around his Byakugan bulging. Although he too struggled to follow Mu Feng's movements, his Byakugan allowed him to see the chakra inside Mu Feng clearly.

Even while moving at high speed, Mu Feng's chakra had begun actively circulating, as though he was about to unleash a ninjutsu.

But-

The Water Dragon Bullet was already right in front of Mu Feng. With a twist, the water dragon lunged at him, and waves of water instantly splashed across the battlefield.

"It's over!" Hana Inuzuka hung her head in dismay.

But at that same moment...

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

A sharp cry rang out, and Mu Feng was still racing forward.

With a leap, Mu Feng reached Chongyue's side.

Snap!

Mu Feng clamped a hand tightly around Chongyue's neck and lifted him off the ground. Chongyue looked at Mu Feng, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You... urgh..."

Choking, Chongyue's face flushed red. He struggled, making strangled noises.

Crack!

Without hesitation, Mu Feng snapped Chongyue's neck.

"Second!"

With a thud, Chongyue's corpse fell to the ground, while Mu Feng had already locked his gaze onto the last of the three Kirigakure ninja.

"Only one left!"