Kuroda's frown deepened when the wood people survived his attack. It appeared that they had a layer of sticky sap underneath their wooden exteriors. It made sense, he supposed: These things lived in a forest, and were made of wood, they would have to have some sort of defense against forest fires. But their clever defense mechanism didn't make the job of destroying them any easier. But fire wasn't the only way to destroy trees.<br/><br/>He noticed that Kyo had made it out of the hole alright, thankfully. And with a passenger in tow. His eyes narrowed as he saw the woman being rushed over to the main group, the med-nin beginning to tend to her. Something about this didn't seem right to him. The woman was clearly a civilian. What would she be doing in such a dangerous place, during the chunin exam no less? He would definitely be keeping an eye on her. But Kuroda had more pressing concerns at the moment.<br/><br/>The Uchiha leapt form his perch, avoiding the blackened, wooden spikes that threatened to impale him. Before he hit the ground, he was able to throw a few shuriken and kunai at the blackened, sap covered wood men. They stuck fast, managing to penetrate through the layer of sap and into the wood underneath. When his feet hit the ground, he was already performing another set of seals. If fire couldn't destroy these things, maybe a different force of nature was called for.<br/><br/><em>Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder!</em><br/><br/>Bolts of electricity shot out of Kuroda's hands, just a large enough amount to hit the tree men he'd previously attacked. The lightning flew at them, the majority of it drawn to the metal weapons that were stuck in their bodies. Kuroda had seen what lightning could do when it struck a tree. He hoped that this would have a similar effect, or at least be able to bypass the gooey defenses of the tree people's sap. If they couldn't find a surefire way to get rid of these things and fast, they'd all be screwed.<br/>