Deceiving the World

The Strongest Chunin Exams in History is finally coming to an end after nearly half a month.

The final day of actual combat wasn't particularly exciting. The most intense battles had already concluded a few days prior.

Today is just a battle for points among the top teams.

The Akatsuki Organization.

The Shadow Alliance (according to the Fifth Hokage, who wished to remain anonymous, the true meaning of this team is—the Shadow Alliance of Miniature Ninja Villages).

The Kitchen Knife Team.

Konoha's New Team 7

The Konoha Sound Team. (Former elite ninjas from the Otogakure, with Shizune joining as a support member)

With the addition of teams from the four nations of Wind, Thunder, Water, and Earth, they successfully divided up the top ten honors.

The first place goes to the "Ninja World Peace Council" Kitchen Knife Team.

This group of mysterious young people showed no signs of Chakra fluctuations and were not the strongest in terms of raw power. In actual combat, they fought to a draw with the Akatsuki Organization and Team 7 of Konoha.

However, they achieved a terrifying score of 500 points in the written exam, and combined with their scores, they rightfully won the title of "the Strongest Chunin Exams in History".

Many powerful figures from small countries extended invitations to Blade of Exile Riven, Master Yi Grandmaster, and Blade Dancer Fiora, hoping they would become their Guardian Ninja, even offering higher positions, but all were resolutely rejected.

What?

Why is no one inviting Yasuo, the Yasuo, and Trundle, the King of the Barbarians?

A drunkard who's addicted to alcohol and a self-important "king"—unless they're completely insane, who would hire them as Guardian Ninja?

Many people are dissatisfied with this result, but they have to admit it...

Their scores were earned step by step through hard work, without any back channels. While their hard skills might not be overwhelming, they were still among the top tier.

Tsunade Hime stepped forward and announced: All members of the top 20 teams have successfully advanced to Chunin!

Many Kage from Shinobu villages were furious upon learning that they had been "promoted to Chunin," their faces flushed red with anger, and they wished they could just leave on the spot.

However, they were still waiting for Konoha's reward, so lacking confidence, they could only give Tsunade face.

After all, the top twenty teams in this ranking can obtain a large number of Ninjutsu scrolls ranging from S-rank to B-rank, and the first place team even has a training system that is completely different from Chakra!

This means a completely new trump card!

Countless people watched with red eyes as the five-man "Kitchen Knife Team" walked toward the podium.

The person accepting the award was the gray-haired girl named "Riven".

She has a cute and innocent personality, but she transforms into a completely different person once she enters the battle.

When facing formidable opponents, Riven always reforges her broken blade, the emerald green Dou Qi runes radiating light that soars into the sky, making her appear incredibly heroic and domineering.

Her charm transcends gender; she has many fans, both male and female.

Even Hyuga Clan Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, who came to observe the Strongest Chunin Exams in History, has become her number one die-hard fan.

"Huh..."

Wang Yan clearly sensed that Hinata and several exceptionally enthusiastic fans were channeling some kind of mysterious power into him.

It's not Chakra, not internal energy, not true qi...

It is fundamentally different from these energies.

At this moment, the Assistant Program promptly provided an explanation. "This power is called the Faith Power. When the Faith Power accumulates to a sufficient level, it can ignite the Divine Fire, condense a divine spark, and thus ascend to heaven in one step to become True God."

"I see."

Wang Yan nodded slightly, but was unwilling to choose this path.

The True God sounds wonderful, but it completely restricts the future development path.

Deities who follow the path of faith have two fatal flaws.

First, they are easily corrupted by the faith of Follower, turning into either an absolutely kind saint or an utterly wicked person with no bottom line, completely losing themselves.

Secondly, all the power of a god comes from his Follower. Once the Follower stop providing faith, the backlash from the Infinite Planes will drag the True God into the Astral Realm, plaster him on the Wall of the Netherworld, and make him an eternal, indestructible, yet immobile "Divine Corpse".

"However, the Faith Power is indeed a good thing. Even if it is not used to ignite the Divine Fire, it can be used to create magical treasures and divine artifacts!"

Wang Yan stroked his chin and casually created a storage device called "Pool of Faith".

Preparedness prevents trouble.

He manipulates the five-man League of Legends team, and all the faith directed against these five people will actually converge into his Pool of Faith.

Riven, representing the Kitchen Knife Team, stood on the podium and received the reward they deserved.

In the VIP Seats, Orochimaru's Golden Snake Eyes narrowed slightly, becoming a vertical line. "T-rank personnel..."

He remembered seeing the "****** series" in Jiraiya's novels, which featured a D-class member in a mysterious organization.

However, that D-rank is not the D-rank referred to in the Shinobi World, but rather a "DIE-rank" member.

Class D means "death level".

In layman's terms, they are cannon fodder members.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly. "T-rank, TEST... tester?"

Before he could make too many connections or guesses, Riven on the podium spoke up.

"I actually have a lot to say to everyone here, but time is tight, so I won't go into too much detail. Let me organize my thoughts and try to keep it simple!"

The cute girl with the gray ponytail blinked. Her naturally dazed expression didn't seem like she was thinking; rather, she looked like she had drunk too much and completely blacked out, with a silly grin on her face, seemingly lost in thought.

"Never mind, let me do it."

Beside her, a girl wearing sexy black stockings snatched the microphone.

The girl in black stockings cleared her throat, exuding a queenly aura, and said, "First, let's start with the usual acceptance speech: What do you need to achieve success? Talent! Glory! Faith!"

Fiora, the Blade Dancer, paused for a moment. "Then, there is something I must tell everyone."

Everyone on the field focused their attention, held their breath, and listened intently.

In the blink of an eye, she had copied hundreds of copies of the book "Essentials of Basic Inner Force" in her hand.

Fiora wore a queenly, haughty smile, "Our Ninja World Peace Council was called 'Dawn' tens of thousands of years ago."

When these words were spoken, everyone was completely baffled.

What is she saying? What is she trying to do?

Some clever people are already getting restless.

An organization that has been passed down for thousands of years...

The name of dawn.

They had some vague guesses, but weren't sure if they were certain of their thoughts.

How could something like this, a windfall, possibly happen?

How could there possibly be an organization in the cruel Shinobi World that selflessly fights for all of humanity?

Some clever people who had guessed the truth suppressed their thoughts and listened quietly.

Fiora spoke calmly and composedly, as if reciting an epic poem. "Tens of thousands of years ago, there were no ninjas in this world, and there was no power like Chakra at all!"

"Humans are utterly helpless against countless Ferocious Beast tribes and can only be used as prey, food, and toys."

"And we, Dawn, are the only light and hope in that dark age!"

"Dawn created a cultivation system called 'Internal Strength,' which allows qualified humans to gain the power to defeat powerful and Ferocious Beast through diligent cultivation, transforming them from prey into hunters!"

"Unfortunately, cultivating internal energy requires certain human aptitudes, and not everyone can acquire this extraordinary power."

"Everything changed that day..."

Fiora's words left tens of thousands of people present completely bewildered.

They felt a dryness in their throats.

Are the secrets from tens of thousands of years ago true or false?

Nobody knows.