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The students who had misunderstood Yichen's performance no longer regarded him as a competitor.

Several people who had spotted the flaw in the genjutsu gathered together to discuss it, comparing who had seen through it first. Yichen could only stare at them speechlessly. So he had overthought it.

Still, it did not matter. This should be a good thing. Maybe it could make up for his physical shortcomings.

With that in mind, Yichen turned his attention to the final round. A row of helmets had been placed there, each connected to several thin wires. Although Yichen had long guessed that this was related to testing Mental Power, he did not know how it would be tested.

At that moment, several Teachers came over and selected a group of students from among Yichen and the others for the final assessment.

The students who were not chosen were directly told that there was no need for them to take the final assessment.

Yichen was the first person whose name was called to enter the next round.

Yichen soon noticed that those selected alongside him were all students who had performed exceptionally in the previous rounds. The students who had realized they were under genjutsu in the Third Round were also among them.

The others found it unbelievable that Yichen had been selected. Several of them thought, "Could he have been hiding his strength? And the Teachers discovered it?"

Unlike the others' confusion, Yichen was full of confidence this time because of the previous round. He had underestimated the advantages brought by the two souls' Soul Fusion.

Soon, amid the envious gazes of the others, Yichen and the dozen or so students each picked up a helmet and put it on. Following the method described by the Teachers, they did their best to sense and determine what was at the other end of the wires.

Yichen closed his eyes and focused on the helmet. Unlike the vague sensation he had felt while under genjutsu before, he could clearly sense the changes this time.

At the same time, a warm current faintly connected Yichen to the helmet. Could this be Chakra? Was someone using Chakra to perform Sensory Ninjutsu?

Yichen discovered that the Chakra seemed to be guiding him, allowing his mind to extend into the distance along the wires.

Following the direction of the Chakra, Yichen slowly and cautiously extended his consciousness forward. It was smooth and wondrous.

It was as if he had arrived somewhere else. This was an enclosed room where four Ninja were watching over a group of animals. There were large birds and tiny mice.

When Yichen focused on the several Ninja, they looked around in surprise for a while, then moved their mouths as though they were communicating.

Have I been discovered? Yichen thought.

But this was an exam, so Yichen was not worried about his safety. He merely shifted his attention, carefully counted the animals in the room, noted the placement of the objects, and then withdrew.

After all, in just this short while, Yichen had already begun to feel mentally fatigued.

After withdrawing his Mental Power, Yichen felt a strong wave of discomfort. His body swayed, and he nearly fell. It took him quite a while to recover, after which he waited in place for the Teachers' questions.

After some more time, everyone had finished the test.

This time, the Teachers deliberately had Yichen answer last, first asking the other students what they had sensed.

The students' answers varied wildly. Some felt that they had seen people, some felt that they had seen animals, some said that everything before their eyes had been white and hazy, with only a few shadows, while others simply answered that they had felt nothing at all.

Finally, it was Yichen's turn. As the Teachers stared in astonishment, Yichen clearly listed every single thing inside, even carefully explaining where each item was located after he finished.

At first, after hearing Yichen's description, the other students only thought he was showing off. But the more observant students quickly noticed the Teachers' unusual reactions.

They immediately felt something incredibly absurd. Could he really sense things so clearly? Could he have gotten the answers in advance?

To be honest, the confidentiality of this assessment was not very high. Anyone with connections could obtain detailed information.

But there was no need. Even if someone pretended to be a Genius at this stage, they would quickly be exposed after entering school.

So no one would bother wasting their thoughts on that. Besides, Yichen came from a simple background and could be said to have no backing at all. Cheating was simply impossible for him.

Combined with his outstanding performance in the Third Round, the Teachers had only one thought left: a genjutsu Genius, a sensory Genius!

Of course, another thought inevitably followed: What a pity, his Taijutsu talent was average.

Afterward, the Teachers announced everyone's admission results, and Yichen and the others went their separate ways.

That night, Yichen lay alone on his empty bed and began analyzing everything that had happened that day.

First, he had successfully entered the Ninja Academy, and he had even entered the Advanced Class because of his Mental Power specialty.

Second, Yichen had adjusted his understanding of himself. Previously, he had only thought that he possessed an Adult Mind and was otherwise mediocre in talent.

Later, he had wondered whether, after the two souls' Soul Fusion, his Mental Power might be twice that of others.

Only now did Yichen understand that this was not simply the fusion of two souls, but the Soul Fusion of an Adult's soul and a child's soul.

Under that major premise, competing against a group of children naturally gave him an enormous advantage.

Lastly, now that he had recognized his strengths and talents, it was time to adjust his expectations for the future.

His previous expectation had been to become as strong as possible, seize every opportunity, use the memories of his previous life, avoid danger as much as possible, and struggle to survive until the end.

He would consider other matters only after World Peace.

But now, his performance today had certainly caught the attention of Iwagakure's high-ranking officials. Could he bargain with them later and plan out a path of cultivation leading to Kage Level, or even Sage?

A path to becoming a Sage was still far too distant. He had no clue where to begin, and the only route, Sage Mode, had no known place to train.

But he could still plan out a path toward Kage Level.

What was Iwagakure most famous for? Naturally, Dust Release.

What did Iwagakure lack the most? Naturally, Geniuses. During the Fourth Shinobi War, the Kage of every nation were Fourth or Fifth, while Iwagakure still had its Third.

Put nicely, Ōnoki was steadfast. Put bluntly, there was no one to succeed him. So as long as he performed well enough, becoming the Fourth Tsuchikage was still something he could look forward to.

The prerequisite was that he could not obstruct Deidara's path to defecting.

As long as he established a name for himself as a Genius and displayed talent for cultivating Dust Release, Ōnoki surely would not turn a blind eye.

By the way, which three attributes formed the Kekkei Tōta of Dust Release again? Fire, wind, and earth, right? This was very important. He would have to confirm it later; he could not afford any mistakes.

It seemed he needed to prepare the Nature Transformation of these three types of Chakra in advance.

Dust Release ninjutsu had a bit of the feel of Sealing Jutsu. Hmm, he would have to keep an eye on Sealing Jutsu as well.

Chakra Fusion was a difficult point. He needed to train his Chakra control early.

That night, Yichen fell asleep filled with boundless anticipation and passed through all kinds of wonderful dreams.

Early the next morning, Yichen, brimming with energy, finished breakfast at top speed and hurried straight to the Ninja Academy without stopping.

Naruto World, I, Yichen, have arrived!

"Hello, everyone. I'm your instructor. My name is Ishikawa, and you can call me Teacher Ishikawa."

Yichen sat in the middle of the classroom, listening to the Chunin Teacher who had just entered introduce himself from the podium.

"I like soaking in hot springs, I hate war, and my dream is to protect peace. All right, now please begin introducing yourselves." Teacher Ishikawa began the first class.

After hearing Teacher Ishikawa's introduction, Yichen secretly thought, As expected, a Ninja Academy Teacher might not be strong in combat, but his ideological awareness must be high.

Yichen's class was ranked first among this year's classes and was the strongest of the three Advanced Classes.

There were quite a few children from ninja clans among them. Although they had never learned Perception Ability, from the speed several people had displayed when entering the classroom that morning, Yichen judged that at least half of them had already extracted Chakra long ago.

There are so many Geniuses. But that's good. No matter how unbelievable my performance is, I won't be dissected for research. While Yichen was still marveling at his classmates' talents, the introductions had already begun.

The first person stepped onto the podium. "My name is Mubuki. I like barbecue, I hate waiting for barbecue, and my dream is to become Tsuchikage."

"I'm Taniya, and my dream is also to become Tsuchikage." As soon as the first person stepped down, the second rushed onto the stage as quickly as possible.

As he spoke, he glared at Mubuki, as though someone had stolen his position as Tsuchikage.

But Yichen thought he was overthinking it. In an Advanced Class like this, barring surprises, at least half the students probably dreamed of becoming Tsuchikage.

Sure enough, the next student was even more direct. Before Taniya could step down, he shouted for him to hurry up and announced that he had already claimed the position of Tsuchikage. "You two pieces of trash think you can fight me, Fujino, for the position of Tsuchikage?"

The scene immediately became extremely chaotic. Fortunately, Teacher Ishikawa seemed to have expected this. He used the Body Flicker Technique to appear between the three of them, preventing a life-or-death duel.

Of course, there were exceptions, such as the girl seated in front of Yichen. "My name is Tana. I like growing flowers, and my dream is to plant countless flowers and plants across the Land of Earth, so everyone can smell flowers the moment they step outside."

She was a little girl. It was rare for someone in a barren place like Iwagakure to develop such a hobby, but one thing was certain: this little girl had to come from a major clan. Otherwise, she would not have such an impractical dream.

"My name is Shinohara. I like explosions, and my dream is to become the captain of the Demolition Squad and lead the Demolition Squad to defeat Konoha." A brat with arrogance written all over his face jumped onto the podium and loudly declared his dream.

He startled everyone. Yichen nearly thought he had run into Deidara.

Calculating their ages, Deidara had not even been born yet during this period. Still, the two of them had similarly unusual ways of thinking and both liked explosions. It was hard to say whether they had some blood relation.

However, Yichen could not understand people like this. If he wanted to be a leader, should his goal not be becoming Tsuchikage? If he wanted to lead everyone to defeat Konoha, was that not also something the Tsuchikage should do?

It was soon Yichen's turn. He had long prepared his self-introduction.

Yichen walked onto the podium, swept his gaze across the entire class, and said, "My name is Yichen. My goal is to become an outstanding Ninja and protect my companions and defend the village on the battlefield in the future."

Words revealed the heart, especially for children. Yichen had no backing, so maintaining political correctness was essential.

Protecting his companions and defending the village was politically correct, and it was also a reasonable set of values for someone of his background to possess.

Only if his values aligned with the village's could the village feel at ease when training him and consider giving him more resources.

At the same time, his dream was to protect, which also matched Teacher Ishikawa's dream of peace.

Teacher Ishikawa was, after all, the Ninja Yichen would most easily come into contact with for a long time to come. If he wanted to reap benefits from him, he first had to lay the groundwork.