54: Sasuke Entered Naruto's Body

[After a small episode.]

[The three of them sat in the examination room for the first session of the Chūnin exam.]

[Sasuke scanned the room, observing the people around.]

[Those three from Sunagakure, all of them are above Chūnin level, and that Gaara is even the Jinchūriki of the One Tail...]

[Hyuga Neji is teamed up with that "kappa" and is a student of Might Guy, a close friend of Lord Kakashi...]

[There's a guy with grayish-blue hair and glasses, he seems very powerful... What the hell! Why is there such a character among Konoha's Genin? And he keeps secretly glancing at me, I don't know why...]

[There's also a girl with red hair and glasses, wearing a Kusagakure forehead protector, and she seems to have a lot of chakra...]

[These are probably the ones worth noting.]

[Besides Konoha and Sunagakure, there are also participants from Takigakure, Kusagakure, and Oto, a village that has only appeared in recent years.]

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Uzumaki Naruto: "Ah, that's a senior! But he gave up in the third round of the qualifiers before. Why does Sasuke think he's strong?"

Hatake Kakashi: "Naruto! Stop shouting, that guy is probably with Orochimaru!"

Previously.

After the third round of the Chūnin exam qualifiers, this guy attacked Sasuke, easily defeating several Anbu before being stopped.

Orochimaru: "Hehe, Kabuto, it seems that no matter which world you're in, you've been exposed."

Yakushi Kabuto: "..."

He gently adjusted his glasses.

I thought I'd remain unnoticed during the first round of the Chūnin exam.

But surprisingly, Uchiha Sasuke from another world has already noticed me.

As expected of the genius favored by Lord Orochimaru!

Uchiha Sasuke: "He's taken the Chūnin exam seven times now; is he really that good?"

Hatake Kakashi: "Well, he's about 50/50 with me, so he's very dangerous for you guys."

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[The first exam soon began.]

[Sasuke glanced at the nine questions on the test paper and was slightly surprised.]

[These questions are a bit difficult...]

[Tsk, I underestimated the Chūnin exam before, but I didn't expect the questions to be at this level.]

[However, this is naturally not a problem for him.]

[He picked up his pen and started answering easily.]

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Nara Shikamaru: "...the first test is about intelligence gathering, right?"

Yamanaka Ino: "Yeah, it seems like only Sakura from our class can answer the questions on her own."

Uzumaki Naruto: "Ah! Weren't we supposed to answer those questions? Damn, I was freaking out, I didn't know a single one!"

Uchiha Sasuke: "Idiot! Are you only realizing this now?"

Jiraiya: "How did Naruto even pass this kind of exam?"

Morino Ibiki: "He passed thanks to the tenth question. The rest of his paper was blank..."

Pfft!

Everyone couldn't hold back their laughter.

Naruto passed the exam by handing in a blank paper!

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[Sasuke easily answered the questions.]

[He looked up and noticed something was wrong.]

[Most of the people around him seemed anxious.]

[Looking at the examiners, Sasuke realized this exam was likely testing intelligence-gathering abilities.]

["..."]

[He had still overestimated the Chūnin exam.]

[The questions were obviously only slightly difficult...]

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Hehe!

Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes at Sasuke.

Does he think everyone is as much of a genius as him?

Orochimaru: "After all, Sasuke over there is a genius who learned Chakra Nature Transformation just by reading."

Hatake Kakashi: "With the number of books Sasuke over there has read, I'm sure he could pass the Jōnin exam."

Kurenai Yuhi: "...Even Jōnin don't have his level of knowledge."

Senju Hashirama: "Come to think of it, this little guy has it pretty rough. He's the child of the Uchiha patriarch, but then suddenly, he has nothing left and can only rely on books..."

Senju Tobirama: "...I feel a bit of sympathy for this Uchiha."

Ōnoki: "Indeed, to improve his strength, he has to rely on reading. Unlike Sarutobi's grandson, who can have Jōnin mentors arranged for him."

Fourth Raikage: "Even to seek the truth, he has to read and figure things out on his own."

Terumi Mei: "We see Uchiha Sasuke as talented and strong, but it hasn't been easy for him to get to this point."

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[Sasuke glanced at his teammates.]

[Sakura was steadily answering the questions—her theoretical knowledge wasn't an issue.]

[Naruto, on the other hand, was panicking like an ant on a hot stove.]

[He was clutching his head, debating whether he should try to cheat by looking at the person next to him.]

[Sigh!]

[Sasuke sighed inwardly.]

[I'll have to help him again.]

[Taking a moment to catch Naruto's gaze, Sasuke activated his Sharingan and cast a genjutsu!]

["Naruto, I've put you under a genjutsu. Next, I'm going to take over your body. Don't resist."]

[Sasuke's voice echoed in Naruto's mind.]

["Sasuke!"]

[Naruto almost cried with joy.]

[This was the first time he felt so excited to hear Sasuke's voice!]

["Wow, Sasuke, I'll never call you a pain again. You're really my savior!"]

[Naruto babbled on in the spiritual world.]

["Shut up, stop talking!"]

[Sasuke scolded angrily.]

[Oh, damn!]

[Did I owe Naruto something in a previous life?]

[Why does this feel like a mother raising a child?]

[Controlling Naruto's body, Sasuke quickly finished answering the question.]

[Just as he was about to exit Naruto's mind space, he noticed the surroundings change!]

[The scene transformed into a dark sewer.]

[Ahead of him was a massive cage.]

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Namikaze Minato: "That's the Nine Tails' sealed space!"