Chapter 50: The Chunin Exam Can't Have Theory Questions, Can It?

Muye Dameng.

Lian Ye and his two companions had just completed a mission and returned.

In this mission, they jointly killed a Chunin squad from Wind Country.

At that moment, Lian Ye noticed that Qianshou Xiongke had arrived at the gate at some unknown time.

"Xiong Jie teacher, why are you here?" the three asked, puzzled.

"Hey hey hey, you three guys are being far too dismissive of me, your guiding teacher," Qianshou Xiongke said, somewhat troubled, rubbing his forehead.

As a Team Leader Jonin, in theory he is supposed to lead the three on missions, thereby ensuring their safety during the missions.

But whenever Lian Ye goes to receive a mission, he never tells him.

By the time Xiong Jie finds out, the three have already gone out to carry out the mission.

Sometimes, even after the mission is completed, he only then learns…

In principle, a Genin squad must be under the guidance of a Chunin or Jonin teacher before they can go to the Task Main Hall to receive a mission.

But the three have a special status, and having reached Chunin level, the staff handling mission registration turn a blind eye.

Who would let their teacher be Lord Feijian?

Lian Ye's reason for not wanting Qianshou Xiongke to follow them is simple.

If they have Xiong Jie, a Jonin, secretly protecting them, they won't feel compelled to fight desperately during missions.

Subconsciously, a dependency develops, and the activation of combat will and potential is greatly reduced.

When facing a powerful enemy, they will instinctively wait for a Jonin to step in and resolve the crisis, rather than actively considering how to use their own knowledge and teamwork to overcome the situation.

Over time, their combat awareness becomes lax, and they develop a psychological luckiness of "someone will always have my back."

And that mindset is often the most fatal.

When Lian Ye realized this, he stopped informing Qianshou Xiongke when undertaking missions.

At first Tuan Cang and Xiaochun didn't understand, but later, during the mission, they gradually got it.

Of course, the missions Lian Ye takes on never exceed the squad's capabilities.

He just wants to get stronger; he's not stupid.

Going beyond one's own limits is no different from courting death.

Lian Ye recalls a time when the mission target was listed as a Chunin squad.

But upon arrival, they discovered that the squad actually had a Jonin leading it.

Lian Ye estimated that, in a surprise attack, the success rate of eliminating the enemy was only 40%.

He hesitated not at all, immediately abandoned the mission, and fled with the two.

A Jonin who survived from the Warring States Period has extremely rich combat experience and is even more cautious.

The opponent won't take them lightly just because Lian Ye and his companions are young.

Instead, they will go all out and resolve the battle in a very short time.

Because of those arrogant fools, the grass on the graves is already three meters tall.

After all, a ninja is like a high‑attack, low‑defense assassin, with limited physical durability.

Even a Jonin can be overturned by a Chunin or Genin.

A Jonin who survived from the Warring States Period, Lian Ye still does not wish to face him in the short term.

Unless forced into a desperate situation, they can only reluctantly take a gamble.

At other times, running away is not shameful.

Qianshou Xiongke naturally understood Lian Ye and his companions' thoughts and felt very gratified.

But this made him feel utterly insignificant.

It's not a wartime now; the Jonin in the Village are all leading students on missions, while he spends each day idly wandering around the Village.

He, a distinguished Jonin, ends up looking like a societal idler.

Those Jonin who are close to Xiong Jie often tease him,

"Are you being isolated by the students?"

Whenever that happens, Xiong Jie can only smile silently; only he knows the bitterness inside.

Students being too independent isn't a good thing either.

Determined not to remain an idle person in the Village, he thought it over and finally made up his mind…

"Your performance has been good, so for this Chunin Exam I've signed you up," Xiong Jie said.

"With your abilities, passing the exam won't be hard… that way, I can lead the newly graduated Genin."

Generally, Chunin constitute the Village's core strength and are an important component of its combat power.

After passing the Chunin Exam and becoming a Chunin, the squad no longer needs a guiding teacher.

Even the Genin's guiding teachers are mostly taken up by Chunin.

After all, the number of Jonin in a Village is limited.

Usually a group of Jonin mentor Genin; once those Genin become Chunin, they then mentor the newly graduated Genin.

The three were instantly stunned in place.

They hadn't expected Qianshou Xiongke to say that.

"Xiong Jie teacher, you don't want us anymore?"

Lian Ye swallowed, muttering to himself:

"Could it be that because they didn't take Teacher Xiong Jie on missions, he got angry and quit his post?"

The three exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the other's eyes.

"Teacher Xiong Jie, don't be angry," Xiaochun Zhuanqin said weakly, "At worst, on the next mission we'll take you along…"

"That's right, Teacher Xiong Jie, you're at least a Jonin, you can't hold a grudge against us, can you?" Zhi Cun Tuan Zang pursed his lips.

It seemed as if he had already seen through the teacher's little thoughts.

Lian Ye said nothing, only letting out a helpless sigh.

That expression seemed to say something, yet seemed to say nothing at all.

Qianshou Xiongke: "???"

He had just felt sorry for the three people.

As for now, that feeling of guilt has completely vanished.

He felt immensely grateful in his heart that he had made the right decision; otherwise, sooner or later the three would have driven him to death.

"The Chunin Exam is in five days; these days you shouldn't go out on missions, just prepare well."

Xiong Jie no longer wanted to see the three, and after speaking he hurriedly turned and left.

At that moment, Lian Ye called out to stop him.

"Teacher Xiong Jie, wait a moment…"

Xiong Jie turned and looked at Lian Ye, puzzled, "Kid, do you still have any questions?"

"This… that…" Lian Ye scratched his head, tentatively asking, "The Chunin Exam can't have theory questions, can it?"

"Of course it does." Xiong Jie replied.

He was a bit curious—why was Lian Ye asking this question?

Wait, why does this kid's face look so terrible?!

"Lian Ye, are you okay?" Qianshou Xiongke asked.

"Hehe… no, I'm fine." Lian Ye was still a bit dazed.

"Since you're fine, I'll leave first."

Having said that, Xiong Jie's figure vanished from the spot.

"Lian Yejun, don't be nervous, the Theory Exam is very simple." Xiaochun Zhuanqin comforted.

Lian Ye said nothing, looking up at the sky.

In this moment, he felt a helplessness he had never experienced before.

Could he not know whether the Theory Exam is simple or not?

The dazzling five-point score from back then was still posted on the wall at home.

He had thought that after becoming a ninja, he wouldn't need to study Cultural Class, but he didn't expect the Chunin Exam was still waiting for him.

His grades were already poor, and on top of that he had been graduated for over a year.

Lian Ye felt that in his lifetime he was hopeless of becoming a Chunin.

Tuan Cang saw this, sighed helplessly; Lian Ye's Cultural Class grades were truly beyond words.

"Then we'll see if we can cheat."