Chương 92: , the Chunin Exams, begin!

In the 60th year of Konoha, the Chunin Exams arrived as scheduled.

As one of the five great ninja villages, Konoha's Chunin Exams also attract ninjas from surrounding smaller ninja villages to participate in the general promotion exams.

Unlike previous years, this year's Chunin Exams saw Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, express its desire to bring a team to participate. Even the Fourth Kazekage himself was going to Konoha to observe the proceedings.

As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Sunagakure in the Land of Wind has the ability to hold the Chunin Exams on its own.

However, this time, the other party surprisingly stated that they were prepared to conduct a joint exam with Konoha, which was something that the Konoha leadership had not expected.

The Third Hokage could not refuse the "friendly exchange" offered by Sunagakure, after all, the peace we enjoy today is hard-won.

Furthermore, every time a ninja war begins, Konoha is either fighting three or four opponents at once. They have endured various injustices in the past, and the Third Hokage has tolerated them. Naturally, they will not antagonize Sunagakure over such a trivial matter and ruin the hard-won peace.

As this is a joint exam between two major ninja villages, this year's Chunin Exam has the largest number of examinees in its history.

Excluding the 87 people from Konoha, there were 30 from Sunagakure, 21 from Amegakure, and others from Grass Village, Waterfall Village, and Sound Village.

There are 15 people in total.

The first round of the Chunin Exams is a written test, consisting of nine exceptionally difficult questions—the kind of theoretical questions that even Chunin would find impossible to answer.

The purpose of posing such difficult questions that candidates cannot answer is not to assess the theoretical performance of the genin, but to test their ability to gather information.

Simply put, cheating is allowed in this exam, but not in a clumsy way.

Yang Cheng glanced around and saw that many genin in the examination hall had already started cheating using various methods.

Playing in the sand, playing with insects, even using X-ray vision—there's nothing they can't do, only things you can't imagine.

Gaara's sand and Shino's insects had decent concealment. As for Neji and Nisuke, they directly activated their Sharingan and used their bloodline limit right there in the exam room. How could the examiners not see them?

Moreover, Yang Cheng didn't even want to complain. It's one thing that Neji's Byakugan can see through things, but Nisuke uses his Sharingan to imitate other people's handwriting to answer questions. Do you even know which question they are writing?

Just copy what others write; what if they're also a poor student?

A white snake crawled out from Yang Cheng's arm. Yang Cheng had originally intended to cheat, but upon looking down, he discovered that he actually knew all nine of the supposedly extremely difficult questions.

He wanted to cheat, but his skills weren't up to par.

However, this assessment tests not only the ninjas' ability to gather intelligence, but also how to transmit intelligence covertly.

After all, the chief examiner, Ibiki Morino, had said that if even one person in the team failed the test, the other members of the team would also be eliminated.

In other words, it's not enough for just yourself to pass the test; you also have to help your teammates pass it.

The little white snake crawled out of Yang Cheng's sleeve, flicking its tongue, its body gradually becoming transparent, and slowly crawled towards Yang Cheng's two teammates.

Shortly after Yang Cheng released the little white snake, he suddenly felt a shock to his mind.

A ninja's attack methods are nothing more than taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu.

Yang Cheng had some experience with taijutsu and ninjutsu, and could even be said to be quite proficient in them. Although he had tried to master genjutsu, unfortunately, his aptitude for it was mediocre.

Knowing that illusion magic was his weakness, and since he couldn't master it, he could at least use his defensive abilities.

Therefore, Yang Cheng used the dark power of Devimon and the Freedom Law of Crimson World to set up a barrier in his mind.

As a villain destined for power, Devimon's dark power is quite impressive. He's always the one controlling others; there's no way anyone else can control him.

Yang Cheng set up a barrier in his mind based on dark power and with the Free Law as its framework. The effect was quite simple.

Yang Cheng can directly deflect lower-level illusions, while with higher-level illusions, the dark power can give him hints when he is being controlled, allowing him to regain his senses.

The principle behind genjutsu is that when a third force intervenes and disrupts the balance, the person under the spell will regain their senses. This is why it's said that jinchūriki (human spirits) are not easily affected by genjutsu.

Because Jinchuriki possess both their own chakra and the chakra of the Tailed Beasts, Yang Cheng used the same principle to seal the dark power in his brain with the Free Method. This power was triggered when he was under the influence of the genjutsu, thus helping Yang Cheng break free from the genjutsu's control.

While experiencing the mental shock, Yang Cheng also sensed that the chakra that was about to invade his body was very familiar.

So after a wry smile, Yang Cheng did not choose to deflect the opponent's technique, but instead chose to relax his defense.

Almost instantly, Yang Cheng, who had been wearing a bitter smile, first fainted on the table, and the next second when he opened his eyes again...

His expression had completely changed.

"Phew~ Yang Cheng's mental strength is amazing. I almost thought the mind-to-mind technique was going to fail."

Yang Cheng, who had been lying on the table, woke up again and looked at his hands in front of him with an excited expression.

Since learning the "Mind Transfer Technique," this was the first time Namino had entered Yosei's body.

Wait, this is Yang Cheng's body, doesn't that mean— At this moment, he appears as Yosei, but inside he is Ino's "Yosei," looking down at his own body.

No, Namino, you need to be more reserved and not let your mind wander. The most important thing right now is to figure out a way to pass the Chunin Exams.

As for other matters, since it's now confirmed that my mind-to-mind technique works on Yang Cheng, there's plenty of time and many opportunities ahead.

A ninja who is hit by the Mind Transfer Technique will generally fall into a brief state of unconsciousness.

Because Yang Cheng's mental strength was strong enough, and he had actively fallen victim to the spell, not only was his consciousness not asleep, but he could even see Namino's every move inside his body.

When Yang Cheng heard the girl's mutterings, he was speechless and covered his face, marveling at how precocious kids are these days.

"As expected of Yang Cheng, he actually answered all of these extremely difficult questions."

Considering her limited chakra, now was not the time to think about random things. Ino quickly memorized the answers on Yosei's test paper, then returned to her body and began writing furiously.

After Ino finished answering all her own questions, she used the Mind Transfer Technique to enter Shikamaru and Choji's bodies and help them complete their exams.

Shikamaru and Choji were easy wins, while Nami had completed three practice tests, making her the chosen working girl of Class 10.

"Damn it, Shikamaru and Choji, if they don't perform well in the upcoming exams, I'll make them pay!"