Chương 105: Who said Yang Cheng is only good at physical skills?

"I never expected that Anko's student would actually defeat Kai's student purely through physical combat—" Seeing Asuma's tearful face, Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, "Besides, that child is more than just strong."

The fact that he was able to say those words is enough to show that his character and intellect far surpass those of his peers.

It seems we all underestimated him, and even underestimated Hongdou. We never expected her to educate her disciple so well.

Upon hearing Hong's praise, Hongdou immediately put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest, looking incredibly smug.

Hongdou was already annoyed by the fact that she had such an excellent disciple who always had to keep a low profile.

Anko wants everyone to know that even if she becomes a Jonin instructor during the Chunin Exams, she'll still be incredibly powerful!

In this battle, Yang Cheng's physical skills were quite impressive, but as Yang Cheng's teacher, Hong Dou knew that this was not Yang Cheng's limit.

This is just the beginning. If they knew that Yang Cheng was not only skilled in taijutsu, but also proficient in ninjutsu, and that his chakra reserves were quite astonishing, wouldn't they be utterly shocked?

"Hong, you think too highly of Hongdou. Yangcheng is mature and steady in character. Compared to him, Hongdou is obviously much more childish."

Moreover, Hongdou isn't good at physical combat; that child's talent is purely innate.

Yang Cheng has advanced from the qualifiers, and Asuma sees no hope of winning the bet with Hongdou.

Shikamaru is indeed smart, but even when he gets serious, Asuma doesn't see any chance that he can beat Yosei.

And now he finally understood why Hongdou had been so confident in making that bet with him.

To be honest, if he had a disciple like Yang Cheng, Asuma would have been willing to go all in without hesitation.

Before Asuma could finish speaking, Kidney was hit by a whip kick from Red Bean, and he was sent flying.

"Big Beard Smoker, have you forgotten something very important?"

We had a prior agreement: if Yang Cheng could defeat all his opponents, you would have to grant me any one of my requests.

So what you need to do now is try to please me, right? You don't want me to ask you to stay away from Hong from now on, do you?

And you all seem to have forgotten, haven't you? I may not be very good at hand-to-hand combat, but I've never said that Yang Cheng's only skill is hand-to-hand combat, have I?

What Hongdou said stunned Kurenai and the others present.

That's right, because Yang Cheng had shown such a high level of skill before, they all overlooked him.

Compared to Rock Lee, who lacks ninjutsu talent, Yoji is not simply someone who only knows taijutsu.

In other words, the strength he displayed in his fight with Xiao Li was far from his limit!

Hearing the conversation between the Jonin instructors, the other Genin who had advanced from the preliminaries also felt immense pressure as they looked at Yang Cheng's back.

Nisuke even reached up and touched the "Heavenly Curse Mark" on the back of her neck, muttering, "If I use that power..."

Can I defeat him?

Although the power of the cursed seal is evil, Nisuke had already experienced the feeling of that power filling her entire body in the Forest of Death, which made her feel somewhat unable to resist it.

After Yang Cheng and Li Luoke's duel ended, the subsequent duels between the candidates were almost unremarkable.

Or rather, Yang Cheng's previous battles with Lee and the others had clearly exceeded the level expected of a genin.

As evening approached, the preliminary rounds of the third Chunin Exams finally came to an end.

In high spirits, Hongdou originally planned to take Yangcheng and the others to celebrate, but was unexpectedly called away by the ANBU ninjas.

Knowing that today was the day of the preliminary rounds, Rino Yamanaka closed her flower shop early and waited for news outside the examination hall with other parents.

When she saw Ino and Yosei walk out of the exam room unharmed, Rino Yamanaka breathed a huge sigh of relief and then greeted them with a smile.

The Chunin Exams are accompanied by an extremely high mortality rate, and Yamanaka Rino didn't really care whether Yangcheng and Ino could pass the exam.

After all, as a mother, all she wanted was for her children to be safe and sound; that was the greatest happiness for her.

As for the Chunin Exams, I didn't pass this time, but I can take them again later.

Anyway, Yang Cheng and Ino have only graduated a year ago. There are quite a few people in Konoha who have been taking the exam from their teenage years to middle age before they can barely become Chunin.

Moreover, as the owner of the flower shop, Rino Yamanaka had heard plenty of gossip from the villagers.

In this year's Chunin Exams, there seems to be a genius from the Hyuga branch family and an orphan from the Uchiha clan, both of whom are quite remarkable.

"Yōsei, Namino, how did the Chunin Exams go?"

Looking at Rino Yamanaka, who was smiling and asking questions, Namino said with a smug look, "Mom, I successfully made it to the final round of the Chunin Exams this time, but unfortunately I ran into Sakura in the preliminaries."

Out of consideration for her being my best friend, I held back a little, and we ended up fighting to a draw.

Upon hearing Ino's words, Yosei, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

In the duel between Ino and Sakura, although it was true that it was a battle of weaklings, Yosei could not see at all that Ino was holding back in the fight.

Wasn't it true that her duel with Sakura ended in a draw because they both fought until they were exhausted?

Rino Yamanaka is quite knowledgeable about her daughter's level.

Although Rino really wanted to complain, it was only because Ino was facing Sakura that they were able to barely manage a draw. If they had faced other opponents, her daughter would definitely have been defeated.

But seeing her daughter looking travel-worn and waiting for praise, Rino ultimately didn't discourage Ino. Instead, she reached out and patted her head, saying, "It's okay that you failed this time. Just try harder next time. After all, you've only graduated for less than a year."

Yang Cheng? Have you also encountered a formidable opponent?

Ino's failure to pass the preliminaries was entirely expected by Rino Yamanaka.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio is alright in team battles, but when it comes to one-on-one combat, they're not much stronger than the average ninja.

Besides, Ino and the others haven't grown up yet, so it's normal for them to get beaten up.

However, Yang Cheng was different. In Yamanaka Rino's opinion, Yang Cheng already possessed considerable strength before graduation.

As long as he doesn't encounter those so-called geniuses, Yang Cheng should have no problem advancing to the finals.

"Mom, you don't know, the guy with the thick eyebrows and watermelon head that Yang Cheng met in the qualifiers was really tough!"

But in the end, Yang Cheng still defeated his opponent, and even Asuma-sensei and the others said that, given Yang Cheng's performance, becoming a Chunin was almost a certainty!

Just as Yang Cheng was about to speak, Ino, who was standing next to him, became even more excited and happy than when she was talking about herself, describing Yang Cheng's performance in the preliminary rounds to Yamanaka Rino.

Looking at Namino, who was jumping around while holding onto his arm, Yosei finally gave a wry smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Aunt Rino. I was a little lucky and managed to pass the preliminary rounds."