"You know everyone in the Sound Village?"

Shikamaru was afraid of trouble, but now he really couldn't help it.

When the third match started just now, Kankuro from the Sand Village and Tenpyo Jūgo from the Sound Village both glanced at Xingyan.

It seems that among the candidates this time, all of them are people Xing Yan is familiar with?

Not all of them, at least the two adult Genin of Konoha should not be known to him.

"Well, my family has a lot of business dealings with the Sound Village. As a disciple of Orochimaru, they have all met me. Besides, I'm a nice person. Don't be fooled by Karin's ferocious fists. She's actually very gentle."

Xing Yan said and turned to look over.

The target of his gaze was Karin who was resting in a chair.

The real body would only go there occasionally, but Xingyan always left a shadow clone with Orochimaru, so he was naturally very familiar with them.

Karin, who is considered a violent girl by everyone, is actually not like that in normal times. At least around Orochimaru and Hoshino, she is basically a gentle, caring and cute girl.

...

...

"Xingyan, you seem to have a special understanding of gentleness."

Shikamaru looked up at the sky after complaining. He would never admit that kind of woman was gentle.

The kind of violent woman who punched a few cracks in the ring and made the Konoha ninjas recover quickly after the fight...

Women are really scary, so scary!

"No, that's just because you haven't seen her being gentle."

Xingyan shook his head.

Gentleness depends on who you are facing.

He has actually met many people who are gentle and kind to everyone they meet. Unfortunately, such gentleness is not necessarily the truth.

For example, his good father, even in the ninja world, is still considered by many people to be a gentle, caring and rich man.

"Xingyan, is it really okay?"

Shikamaru changed the subject.

He didn't want to discuss whether the woman was gentle or not. He just thought that the information Xing Yan had revealed now was really dangerous.

Sand Village, Sound Village.

In this Chunin Exam competition, apart from Konoha, there are only candidates from these two villages left.

And their relationship with Xingyan seems to be very good.

Publicly stating that Xingyan also had good relations with ninja villages outside of Konoha would not be good for his future life in Konoha.

The suspicion of Konoha's higher-ups might lead to something troublesome.

"What does it matter? You don't think that just because I participate in this Chunin Exam, I will really be a Konoha ninja, right?"

Xingyan tilted his head and looked at Shikamaru. Is this guy worried about him?

It’s really interesting. Has the rational Shikamaru also been deceived by the illusion created by the Chunin Exam?

"So I don't understand, why do you want to take the Chunin Exam, you are not..."

Shikamaru didn't finish his words, then looked down at the ring, not wanting to say any more.

You're not even a ninja, so doesn't anyone think it's wrong for you to take the ninja exam?

There are also those examiners and nobles in the VIP area, they all know more clearly that Xingyan's name does not include the title of Konoha Genin.

So, what on earth is going on!

"Because you can make a lot of money, and..."

Xing Yan didn't continue.

In addition to money, he also wants to earn points!

However, before he finished speaking, others had already imagined a lot.

Especially the few people who knew his identity, they had already imagined that he forced himself to take the Chunin Exam for revenge.

"You are not short of money..."

Shikamaru's complaints were already weak.

It’s troublesome, too much trouble. If he had known this, he would not have come to take part in the Chunin Exam.

He hadn't thought about making money before, but now he was basically sure that Xing Yan's purpose was not this at all.

Shikamaru had actually already guessed what was going on in the VIP area; there had always been a lot of gambling games among the rich.

According to the various records he had read before, a long, long time ago, the fights among ninjas, in addition to the normal competition for resources, may have been a game for some wealthy people.

Rich ordinary people, they use money and fame as bait to make the ninjas fight non-stop...

Originally he would not have thought of these things, but now, Shikamaru didn't know what was wrong with his brain circuit and he actually imagined a big conspiracy.

Those rich people, who do not have much fighting power, spend money to hire ninjas to do missions, but they are afraid that there will be too many ninjas and that those who are not ninjas will lose their future development space.

Therefore, if the ninjas continue to fight, the rich people and the five major countries will continue to be high and mighty, and the ninjas will never be at peace...

"Don't think too much now. It's your turn next. You three families should always show some performance. Don't give up so easily."

Xingyan kicked Shikamaru's calf with his toes, trying to get him to refocus his thoughts.

The next match is between Nara Shikamaru and Yamanaka Ino. They are teammates and also friends since childhood.

As for who will advance...

After weighing the pros and cons, Shikamaru should know how to choose.

"This Tenpei Jugo is so cruel..."

Shikamaru sighed, turned around and walked towards the contestants' passage.

He actually didn't pay much attention to this game because his mind was thinking about other things.

But he could still make some guesses based on the state of the ring, which was broken into pieces and the ninjas who were busy repairing it.

Even though only one person from Sound Village advanced, it still made its presence felt this time.