The train traveling east passed through the long tunnel, and suddenly the eyes opened up and became bright.
The majestic mountains and dense forests appeared in front of her eyes. Inside the carriage, Xianglin put her hands next to the window. Seeing such scenery, her eyes did not blink.
"This view is really beautiful."
This sigh came out of her mouth.
Although I often take trains during outings at the Ninja School, I mostly travel within the Kingdom of Demons. The place we went to this time was Konoha. Konoha is located in the central hinterland of the Fire Country and occupies a relatively rich area of the Fire Country. The Kingdom of Fire is also located in the middle of the continent. If you want to take a train from the Kingdom of Ghosts to the Kingdom of Fire, you must pass through the territory of the subsidiary country, the Bear Kingdom.
As for the country of bears, Xianglin has never been to it. .
Even when I went out for experience a few months ago, I took the sea route and did not pass by land.
The Bear Country is a small country rich in mineral resources. The mountains are steep and there are also many forest resources to be exploited.
In this regard, even the Kingdom of Ghosts is slightly inferior.
"Are we in Bear Country already? We can get off in a few hours."
Asuka, who was also resting in the carriage, opened his eyes at this time and yawned. He saw the spectacular mountain scenery outside the carriage window and knew that the train had taken them out of the Ghost Country and now officially entered the Bear Country.
Because the country of ghosts experiences disasters when monsters and sprites sweep across the land every once in a while, the color of the clouds in the sky is a little darker than in other countries, and it also looks gloomy. Although this change is not obvious, it cannot be noticed without careful observation. But Asuka and others, who have lived in the country of ghosts since childhood, can clearly distinguish the difference.
"In other words, are you going to change trains then?"
Xianglin asked.
This sentence not only attracted the attention of Asuka, Cai couldn't help but glance at Xiang Rin.
"Uh...what's wrong?"
Xianglin asked a little unnaturally when she saw the two people staring at her in a strange way.
"Didn't you hear Teacher Yan say that before?"
"say what?"
"After getting off the bus at the final station of Bear Country, we have to walk to Konoha."
Feiniao sighed softly. Looking at Xianglin's confused look, he knew that she did not listen carefully to the previous briefing, but was distracted and ignored the content that followed.
"on foot?"
"The tracks for trains are only laid in the Kingdom of Ghosts and its affiliated countries. In other words, there are no tracks laid in the countries such as the Kingdom of Birds and the Kingdom of Rain that we will pass through later. We will have to walk to the Wood Country by then. leaf."
Asuka explained patiently.
"You have to walk such a long way on foot. If you arrive in Konoha like this, you may not be able to maintain your peak posture..."
A look of distress appeared on Xianglin's face.
"It's not that exaggerated. Move faster when the time comes. You can arrive there in less than two days by running with all your strength. Anyway, except for a backpack, I don't have much to carry."
Cai couldn't understand Xiang Rin's brain circuit. For a ninja, this distance shouldn't be a big problem.
And normally, a ninja's foot speed is much faster than a train. It's just that there's still some time before the joint chuunin exams. Just get to Konoha before the 15th. There's no need to rush.
"I'm talking about sleeping outside. If you don't have a soft bed, don't you think your back will be sore when you wake up in the morning?"
Xianglin said dissatisfied.
Women are trouble. Asuka and Cai shook their heads secretly, but did not refute Xianglin's words.
"We are not going to Konoha this time for tourism, but to pass the exam. Just endure it until the third exam comes, and then we can return to the Kingdom of Demons."
Asuka could only say this.
The Joint Chuunin Exams are divided into three exams.
Also corresponds to three country locations.
The first exam is a written exam, which will be held in Konoha. The examination process is also handled by Konoha.
The content of the second exam is currently unknown. It will be held in the Kingdom of Wind and will be conducted by Sunagakure Village.
The content of the third exam is also unclear. It is located in the Kingdom of Demons, which is also the last stop of the Joint Chunin Examination.
According to the information revealed above, high-level officials from various countries in the ninja world, as well as world-famous tycoons, will gather in the Kingdom of Demons to watch the final test of the United Chunin Examination. It can be guessed that it is a public event similar to a gladiatorial contest.
"Speaking of which, what will be the content of the first written test?"
Xianglin also gradually focused on the first exam she would face soon.
"Genin are new recruits, responsible for polishing the foundation. Chunin are the backbone. Ninjas of this level must know intelligence collection, information transmission, teamwork, team management, etc. These are all learned and grown from the chunin stage. Exclude the third This is a personal battle that is very likely to happen, and the contents of the first two exams are nothing more than these."
Asuka explains.
"I see. As expected of Captain Asuka, his mind is still so clear and clear."
Xianglin nodded matter-of-factly.
Asuka ignored Xiang Rin's flattery and continued to follow his own train of thought: "The first written test, like previous years, is a required test. But the test for the genin upgrade to the chunin stage is definitely not for us to follow the process. It's normal. Just finish the test paper. In this written test, the examiner will set traps and obstacles for the candidates to eliminate unqualified genin."
"What's the specific content?"
"I don't know. But the written test is related to writing, and writing is a carrier of information... If there is a test, it can only test the candidates' intelligence collection and information transmission abilities. And information transmission, maybe It involves coordination between teams.”
"Can't you be 100% sure?"
"I'm not an examiner, so how can I know what's going to be tested in the written examination? But the scores on the surface of the paper are certainly not the examiners' grading standard. Only this can make a conclusion."
Feiniao spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.
Countries jointly hold Chuunin exams, and the leakage of exam questions is a serious matter.
In order to ensure the concealment of the test questions, the organizers must have implemented layers of blockade.
The answers will only be revealed to the candidates the moment they step into the examination room.
The guesses he was making now were only based on deductions from a qualified chuunin.
But whether this is the case depends on his thinking and whether he and the examiner from Konoha who set the question have reached an agreement on this aspect.
"Even so, I need to prepare in advance. I don't want to fail in the first two exams. It will be embarrassing to go back then."
Xianglin said this.
"Me and Cai are the same."
After all, the fact that my personal account has been frozen is really terrifying.
Asuka shook his head, cleared away the distracting thoughts in his mind, and said to Xianglin and Cai: "Then, how about we simulate it in advance?"
"simulation?"
Xiang Rin and Cai looked at Asuka at the same time, becoming interested in the 'simulation' he mentioned.
"No matter how the written part of the Chuunin Exam is changed, it will definitely involve intelligence collection and information transmission. What we are not sure about is under what circumstances and in what form the examiner wants us to accurately collect intelligence. And finally pass the information to the companions. But we can eliminate them one by one, and there will definitely be a correct answer. The right way is to be prepared, and victory is always reserved for those who are well prepared."
"How to do it exactly?"
Xianglin asked.
Asuka thought for a while, walked to the locker in the carriage, took out a notebook from his backpack, tore off a piece of paper, took out a signature pen and wrote two words on it, and then placed it in front of Xianglin.
Xianglin looked at Asuka in confusion and asked, "Captain Asuka, what are you doing?"
"It's a very simple game. Next, I am the examiner. What you have to do now is to avoid my 'sight' and use all possible means to accurately convey the words on the paper to Cai. There is no obvious difference yet. Flaws, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation.”
Xianglin frowned in distress, thinking about how to accurately convey the two words on the paper to Cai.
But there must be no obvious flaws, otherwise it will be treated as a failure. This made Xianglin fall into deep thought.
At this moment, Cai suddenly raised his hand and said, "I know, Brother Asuka, there are two words 'examination' on the paper."
Asuka looked at Cai who had opened her white eyes at some point, and her face darkened.
He forgot that Byakugan existed.
In fact, there is no need for Xiang Rin to transmit any information. Cai can easily know the answer on the paper by observing it with her white eyes.
Xianglin looked at Asuka, who looked a little embarrassed, and said while suppressing a smile: "Captain Asuka, your method is not good at all. Cai saw through it easily."
"Then, how about letting you, Asuka, deliver the message?"
Asuka took out the paper again, wrote on it, and put it in Cai's hand, making him the candidate to deliver the message.
"I?"
Cai fell silent.
With his Byakugan, he can obtain information in a more convenient way, but Xiang Lin does not have this ability, and Cai suddenly becomes embarrassed.
"Captain Asuka, this is too difficult."
Xianglin couldn't help but complain.
After all, not everyone has Aya's Byakugan, and her sensory ninjutsu is not good at it at all.
"But maybe what the examiner will test us at that time is this information transmission ability?"
"Is this just your personal guess, Captain Asuka?"
"Even if it is a guess, it may become a fact. After all, there are too few types of exams for intelligence collection and information transmission. Under limited conditions, these things can only be tested. Konoha's examiners will change it at will, but the core things will definitely It won’t change.”
Otherwise, it would not be a chuunin exam, but a difficult test for jounin.
Asuka is very confident in his own judgment.
Since it is a chuunin exam, it must be scored according to the passing standard of chunin. The scope of the exam will not exceed this level.
After hearing Asuka's words, Xiang Rin and Cai couldn't find a reason to refute, so they began to think hard about the problem that Asuka had set.
And time also passed by together.
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September 13, 4 p.m.
At the main entrance of Konoha Village, the bored Shenyue Izumo and Gang Zitie were sitting at the guard's desk and began to yawn lazily.
Because of the opening of the Joint Chunin Examination, even they who usually guard the main gate of Konoha have become busy in recent days.
Fortunately, most of the candidates basically arrived in Konoha yesterday or the day before yesterday. As for those who have not yet arrived in Konoha, there are not many candidates left. In this case, they also temporarily relieved themselves of the heavy burden and allowed their bodies to relax.
The intense work for several days was a bit too much even for the village's elite chuunin.
"Speaking of which, how many candidates have not yet arrived? I did some calculations. Including those from the day before yesterday and yesterday, there are already more than 200 candidates who have arrived in Konoha. As expected of the Joint Chunin Exam, there are so many at once The genin got involved."
Gang Zitie held the unexpanded roster and lamented the influence of the Joint Chunin Examination.
Even in a ninja village like Konoha, which holds the chunin exam every year, only a few dozen genin participate.
Although the way to become a chunin does not necessarily require passing the chunin exam, the chunin exam is indeed the most formal way to advance to chunin.
As for a specially promoted chuunin or jounin, that would only happen under special circumstances.
Many genin were promoted to chunin and had no choice but to take the chunin exams honestly.
"Let me see... there are nine genin candidates from Otogakure, twelve from Kusagakure, nine from Amegakure, six from Yugakure, six from Takigakure, twenty-seven from Iwagakure, and twenty from Kumogakure. One person, Sunagakure has thirty people, but there are actually twenty-seven, and three people are still missing. And Kirigakure Village..."
Kamizuki Izumo also took out a list, looked at it, and found something unusual.
"What happened to Kirigakure Village?"
"Three candidates?"
Kamizuki Izumo carefully looked at the names on the list and found that there were actually only three candidates from Kirigakure Village participating in the Joint Chunin Examination. His eyes were filled with incredulity.
"Three people!?"
Gangzitie opened his eyes wide, also in disbelief.
For example, the Ninja Village of the five major countries sent out at least twenty-one candidates. For example, in Konoha, there are more than sixty candidates taking part in the Joint Chunin Examination this time.
And Kirigakure Village only sent three candidates... How is this possible?
"Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the list?"
"No. Kito Suigetsu, Kaguya Kimimaro, Haku...these three genin candidates are from Kirigakure Village."
"Kiden... Kaguya... they all have common surnames."
Gang Zi Tie reacted.
The former is a ninja clan that has produced a generation of Mizukage, and the latter is a powerful family with blood inheritance limits. It is said that the ninjas of the Kaguya clan are extremely good at physical arts, and are bloodthirsty and aggressive. Even Kirigakure Village has no idea how to deal with this. The family is all having a headache.
"Although there are only three of them, they are probably very powerful if they were sent here by Kirigakure. As for the Demon Country, it seems they haven't arrived yet. The list says there are fifteen Genin participating."
"Elite again?"
Gangzitie sighed.
The Chuunin Exam is not about which ninja village has more genin, which means victory.
Although the Kingdom of Ghosts is a rising star, none of the surrounding major powers dares to underestimate the other's national power.
"Hey, you two, are you registering here?"
A question came to my ears.
Shenyue Izuyun and Gang Zitie straightened their bodies, raised their heads and looked at the group of four who appeared in front of them.
A combination of one woman and four men.
The woman was about fourteen or fifteen years old, carrying a huge closed fan on her back, Sunagakure's ninja forehead protector hanging under her neck, and her hair was bright yellow.
Although he has lived in the desert environment all year round, his skin is not rough at all, but is white, tender and delicate.
Beside her were two slightly younger teenagers.
One of them was wearing dark clothes, with an unknown object wrapped in a white bandage behind his back, and his face was smeared with purple paint.
The other person was a short man with no eyebrows and severe dark circles under his eyes. He was carrying a sandy-yellow gourd on his back that was larger than a person. He didn't know what material it was made of, but it looked very heavy.
There is a red word 'love' above his left eye, his eyes are cold and scary, and his temperament is cold.
Standing behind the three people is an adult man. His head and left half of his face are wrapped in white cloth. The right side of his face is smeared with dark red oil paint that looks like animal claws. The expression on his face is quite serious and unsmiling. type.
Judging from the appearance of the other party, he was undoubtedly the leading jounin of these three Sunagakure genin.
"You are……"
"Hello, I am Sunagakure Jonin Maki, and these three are my students, Temari, Kankuro and Gaara. Please help us register."
Marky said politely.
Nowadays, the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha has eased a lot compared to before. Because of the problem of the Demon Country, they firmly stand on the same front and are comrades who advance and retreat together.
Regarding these matters, both Ma Ji and Shenyue Izumo and Gang Zitie, who are responsible for level information, are very aware of this.
Before this, the above also told them to be warm and polite to Sunagakure's friends.
"OK."
Izumo Kamizuki helped the four of them register information.
"Speaking of which, you are the last batch of Suna ninjas to arrive in Konoha. Why didn't you come with the previous Suna ninjas?"
Gangzitie asked curiously.
Maki glanced vaguely at Gaara next to him, and replied: "Something happened on the way, which delayed a little time."
"That's it."
Seeing that Ma Ji didn't want to say more, Gang Zitie also knew enough not to ask further.
"By the way, is there a map here? The Chuunin exams just start on the 15th. I want to visit Konoha tomorrow."
Kankuro, who was wearing black, walked up with a smile, greeted the two Konoha chuunin cordially, and asked them for a map of Konoha.
Unlike Sunagakure Village, everything in Konoha is full of vitality to Kankuro.
Regarding the desolate scene of the wind and sand in Sunagakure Village, the only thoughts in Konoha's mind were prosperity.
After hearing Kankuro's words, Temari, as the eldest sister, also had some emotion on her face.
I wonder if there are any good cosmetics here in Konoha? she thought to herself.
For a girl of her age, the training of ninja must not be left behind, but the training of women must also catch up.
Konoha is much more prosperous than Sunagakure, so you should be able to buy many good things that are not available in Sunagakure Village.
Just think of it as relaxing before the exam.
"No problem, I hope you have a good time here tomorrow."
Kamizuki Izumo smiled and took out a map of Konoha, which marked all the scenic spots in Konoha, as well as the bustling business districts, which were also specially marked.
Hearing that Kankuro wanted to play here in Konoha, as Konoha ninjas, Kamizuki Izumo and Gang Zite were very happy.
I also hope that Kankuro and others will have a good time in Konoha Village tomorrow. Even if they fail the exam, they can still enjoy the beautiful exotic scenery.
"I don't think there is much to do in this kind of place. If you have registered, please get out of the way. We are still in a hurry to register."
The rude words came from the side, which were a bit harsh in Kankuro's ears.
"What did you say?"
Kankuro held the map and glared fiercely.
She was an attractive-looking girl with long red hair. She looked smaller than herself. She wore red glasses. Her overall image tended to be intellectually beautiful, but her words were very sarcastic.
"Am I wrong? Only the bumpkin in the corner would think this place is fun."
"Damn it, I'm going to teach you a lesson."
Kankuro stretched his hands to his back and was about to make a move when Temari stepped forward to stop him.
"Calm down, Kankuro, and don't fall for such an obvious provocation."
Kankuro then put down his hand, but his eyes when he looked at the red-haired girl were full of hostility and unwillingness.
"Don't be sarcastic, Xianglin, don't forget the purpose of our coming here. I'm sorry, my teammate has caused you trouble, and I apologize to you on her behalf."
Asuka walked up quickly and bowed slightly to Temari and others to prevent the situation from getting out of control further.
"It's nothing, you don't need to apologize to us."
Temari's tone was cold.
Especially when they saw the ninja forehead protectors worn by Asuka and others, the expressions on their faces became even colder.
"cut."
Kankuro cut, his eyes fixed on the aster flower ninja forehead protector on Asuka's forehead, and a look of hatred flashed through him.
As the son of the Fourth Kazekage, he clearly remembers how his father Luo Sha looked decadent and miserable at home a few years ago. This left an extremely deep impression on them as children.
The culprit behind all this is the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Now that I saw the ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts, I was naturally in a bad mood and almost lost control.
"The other party is Sunagakure, there's no need to be so polite, Captain Asuka."
Xiang Rin also glared at Kankuro fiercely, as if he might rush up and beat him up at any time.
"Stop saying a few words, the Chuunin exams haven't started yet."
Feiniao rolled his eyes at Xianglin.
At this time, looking at Asuka's somewhat familiar face, and seeing the extremely conspicuous fan logo on the opponent's clothes, Sunagakure led the Jonin Maji with a thought, and asked: "You are..."
"Uchiha Asuka."
Asuka turned around and answered in a neither humble nor condescending way. He looked at the jounin named Maki calmly and said his name.
"Uchiha? That Uchiha glass is yours..."
Marky looked a little dazed.
"That's my mother."
Asuka's generous answer made Maki nodded slightly. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he just took a deep look at Asuka, and turned around and left with Temari and the three of them without saying a word.
Asuka also watched Ma Ji and others leave, and stayed for a while on the short man carrying the gourd.
This guy's murderous intent is not much worse than that Jonin. How many people has this gourd boy killed? Asuka was lost in thought.
"Brother Asuka, that short winter melon is very strong."
Sai walked to Asuka's side, and like Asuka, he also noticed the Sunagakure genin named 'Gaara' who was carrying a gourd.
"Calabash Boy's chakra is not normal. It gives me a very cold feeling."
Xianglin's expression also became serious.
She had deliberately provoked Kankuro before, just to provoke him and test the strength of these Sunagakure genin, especially the guy with the gourd on his back. It gave her a rather bad feeling.
Unfortunately, Temari saw through this crude provocation at a glance and failed to collect information, which made Xiang Rin feel very regretful.
"When you encounter one, just be careful."
Asuka did not continue to delve deeper and went to Shenyue Izumo and Gangzitie to register their identity information.
