Chapter 162: Jonin Examination
Magical·Nirvana Meditation Technique, a group hypnosis genjutsu.
Those hit by the technique will see feathers before their eyes, their line of sight drawn to the feathers, eyelids growing heavy, and they will fall into a deep sleep.
Yoru opened his Sharingan and began learning this ninjutsu.
Without the Sharingan, this technique requires dispersing chakra into the surrounding air, using the air as the genjutsu medium.
With the Sharingan activated, it only requires making eye contact with the opponent to complete the genjutsu.
Using the Sharingan for eye contact delivers chakra more efficiently, with better effects.
The genjutsu learning went surprisingly smoothly; Yoru roughly mastered the technique in just half an hour.
Without a test subject, he was unsure of its effects.
Three or four hours later, Purple Cat found him.
“Captain, I’ve learned Magical·Nirvana Meditation Technique!”
Yoru thought to himself that Purple Cat’s mental energy was very strong, and she had learned the genjutsu so quickly.
“Oh? Then use genjutsu on me and try to hypnotize me.”
Purple Cat formed three hand seals with her hands.
Yoru felt a surge of chakra emanating from Purple Cat, which visually transformed into pieces of feathers.
Yoru’s eyelids grew heavy, and drowsiness appeared.
“Very good, Purple Cat, I’ve been hit by the genjutsu… Release!”
Purple Cat’s strength was much lower than Yoru’s, so Yoru easily dispelled the genjutsu.
Purple Cat was very disappointed: “Captain, couldn’t you just fool me a bit, pretend to be hit by the genjutsu, and let me be happy for a while?”
Yoru said: “I can’t deceive you. If I pretended to be hit by your genjutsu, you might misjudge its power, and facing a strong enemy would harm you.
Don’t be discouraged. I’ll teach you a trick.”
Yoru also formed seals and immediately used the same genjutsu.
Purple Cat only felt her eyelids sink and saw many feathers.
She quickly fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Purple Cat woke up.
She found herself lying on a bench in the locker room.
The locker room contained only herself and the nearby Fox.
She got up and touched her body, discovering she had been completely hit by the genjutsu, with no ability to resist, and didn’t know how long she had slept.
Yoru put down the scroll and said: “No, Purple Cat, what are you doing touching your own clothes to check if they’re there?
Even if I wanted to do something, I wouldn’t take advantage of you while you’re asleep. You know me; I like them proactive.”
Purple Cat’s fair ears turned red, and she hurriedly said: “Of course I’m not afraid of you doing something to me. I was just instinctively scared after being hit by the genjutsu and losing awareness.”
Yoru said: “Purple Cat, I’ll teach you a trick—the trick to using Magical·Nirvana Meditation Technique.”
“A trick? Captain, the ninjutsu scroll you gave me didn’t mention any trick.”
“The scroll records the original version of the genjutsu; where would the trick come from? I figured it out myself.”
Purple Cat found it hard to believe that the captain had not only learned this genjutsu but also figured out a trick.
“Captain, I didn’t expect your genjutsu to be so strong too. I learned genjutsu in three hours and thought I had some talent.”
“Don’t sell yourself short. You’re just not as good as me; it’s not that your genjutsu talent is poor.” Yoru reached out and pressed a spot on Purple Cat’s head, saying:
“This spot is the hypothalamus, the key part of the brain that controls sleep.
When releasing the genjutsu, concentrate your chakra to attack the enemy’s this spot; it has remarkable effects.”
Purple Cat’s eyes widened upon hearing this; so there was such a trick.
Yoru touched Purple Cat’s still-red ears: “You just reminded me—how about I try hypnotizing you, then tonight you can have your way with me?”
“I want to enjoy it too. If I fall asleep, won’t I know nothing?”
Yoru threw a kunai, nailing it to the door and locking it.
“No, I still want to try you at my mercy.”
“No, I don’t want that.”
Yoru said: “When will I ever get my own office? The locker room isn’t convenient.”
“But the locker room is stimulating!”
The next morning, Yoru left the locker room and arrived at the entrance to the Captain’s Office, waiting for possible missions.
If there were no missions in the morning, he wouldn’t need to wait today.
Not long after, Hippopotamus Squad Leader arrived too, waiting outside the Captain’s Office with Fox.
The office door opened, and Kiiroinu walked out: “Fox, come with me to see the Jonin Squad Leader.”
Yoru stood up, thinking Nara Shikaku had some mission for him.
Hippopotamus behind him suddenly stood up.
Yoru turned his head in confusion: Nara Shikaku was seeing him, so why was Hippopotamus so excited?
Hippopotamus couldn’t help but ask: “Captain, is Fox…?”
Kiiroinu nodded and said: “Yes, Fox is going to take the Jonin Promotion Exam. Work hard, and when your strength meets the requirements, I’ll write you a recommendation letter.”
Under the mask, Yoru was dumbfounded.
What did this mean? Was he becoming a jonin?
Kiiroinu tossed out a scroll, and Yoru hurriedly caught it.
Opening the scroll, he saw it was indeed Yoru’s Jonin Recommendation Scroll.
On the way, Kiiroinu Captain explained:
“Jonin recommendations must be initiated by the Hokage or a high-level advisor, with at least ten jonin agreeing to recommend.
After passing the Jonin Squad Leader’s assessment, and final approval by the Hokage, it will be announced at the Jonin Meeting, and you become a jonin.
Your Jonin Recommendation was personally initiated by the Hokage.
Perform well, show the strength of an Anbu ninja in the assessment, or else those ordinary jonin will always think Anbu are just mission machines specialized in assassination.”
“Got it, Captain.”
On the second floor of the Hokage Building, dedicated to the Jonin Class.
Here is the Jonin Squad Leader’s office, a large meeting room that can hold 200 people, and an assessment room.
Konoha Village’s nominal highest decision-making body is the Jonin Meeting, but in actual operation, the Jonin Class must obey the Hokage.
Becoming a jonin means entering the village’s true core.
When chaos occurs on the battlefield, all ninjas must obey nearby jonin’s orders without defiance.
Kiiroinu brought Yoru into the assessment room.
On the presidium sat Nara Shikaku, with ten jonin including Kiiroinu standing behind him.
Nara Shikaku was reviewing Yoru’s records with his head down; he said: “Sit.”
Yoru sat on the only mat in the assessment room.
Nara Shikaku looked at the scroll and said:
“Fox, Anbu Squad Leader, entered Anbu in Konoha 38 last year.
As of now, has completed 5 S-rank missions.
The most important S-rank mission, which can also be disclosed, was in the White Wild River campaign, helping the Water Style Brigade drive away hidden puppet masters and killing Tora’s wife.
In the Land of Rivers war, Hidden Sand Village acknowledged his ‘Copper Fox’ title.
Fox has an extremely high mission completion rate and rarely fails.
Mission record is qualified, sufficient for jonin promotion.”
Nara Shikaku signed the scroll, then opened another scroll and said:
“Next is the second item: interview assessment.
I’ll ask three questions; you must answer each one immediately. Any hesitation will result in assessment failure.
First question:
If the Hokage orders you to kill Advisor Mito Mon’en’s daughter, how would you complete the mission?”
Yoru was stunned; was this question appropriate?
