It would be hilarious if she ended up blowing herself up before she could kill the enemy. Ling was a proper Ninja, not some comedic girl.
After completing the adjustment of the Shikigami, Ling felt much more at ease. This feeling of increased strength was truly exhilarating. No wonder everyone loved to cultivate.
As it was getting late, Ling decided to return to the hotel in Amegakure. Sensing the Flying Thunder God Mark in Amegakure, Ling's figure disappeared into the wilderness.
"Ling, where did you go?" As Ling appeared in her room, she heard Minato Namikaze's voice from the doorway.
Ling opened the door and saw a somewhat worried Minato Namikaze. Ling knew that her casual outing couldn't possibly escape Minato Namikaze's perception, and she didn't expect to be caught as soon as she returned.
"Hehe, Minato-nii, I just went to the exchange office to earn a little money." Ling chuckled awkwardly. The main reason was that it was indeed inappropriate for her to leave the team without reporting.
Minato Namikaze also knew Ling's strength, so he wasn't too worried about her safety. However, as a Jonin leading the team, he still needed to inquire.
"Go to sleep quickly. It's late at night. The second Chunin Exams will be held tomorrow afternoon. The exam location is a large lake."
Minato Namikaze knew Konoha would be targeted, so he naturally went to scout the Chunin Exams location beforehand to prepare the participating Genin.
"Oh, alright." Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief knowing the exam location was a lake, because a lake as an exam venue meant Hanzou hadn't completely favored the other three Great Ninja Villages.
Although Konoha was indeed somewhat restricted, Iwagakure and Hidden Sand Village weren't much better off. Only Kumogakure had some advantage in electrocution battles.
The next day, Ling had a rare lie-in, a reward for her 'intense' battle last night. It was late morning before Ling reluctantly pulled off the blanket that had sealed her.
Kakashi and the others had already gone to check on the Chunin Exams' first stage promotion status, so Ling naturally didn't need to go. If she wasn't mistaken, everyone should have passed the first Chunin Exams.
After all, the exam was so simple. If the first exam eliminated some of Konoha's Genin, how could the three Great Ninja Villages' conspiracy be realized?
Ling also didn't waste time. After breakfast, she began researching Sealing Technique, but not the ancient Sealing Technique runes from the Six Paths Tools: Vajra Bracelet.
What Ling was currently researching was how to seal a piece of White Zetsu Cells within her body to provide Wood Release Chakra and Ashura Yang Release Chakra, while also preventing the White Zetsu from spreading and eroding Ling's other cells.
Therefore, the design of this Sealing Technique was quite complex. It needed to be able to transport nutrients to the White Zetsu Cells, allowing them to produce Wood Release Chakra and Ashura Yang Release Chakra for her use, while also preventing their escape.
So, the Eight Trigrams Sealing used to seal Tailed Beast wouldn't work. The most important function of this new Sealing Technique was to filter cells so they couldn't enter or exit, but Chakra and other energies and nutrients could pass through.
This required modifying the mesh size after the Sealing Technique was nested. Fortunately, Ling already had a preliminary idea: she just needed to change some of the runes in the Evil Sealing Method and then nest a Reverse Five Elements Sealing.
With the Sealing Technique and Sharingan Doujutsu suppressing it, the White Zetsu Cells would definitely not be able to escape. Once she awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan, she could replace the White Zetsu Cells with Hashirama cells.
Ling wrote and drew on the scroll, constantly revising the unreasonable parts. If she completed the design of this Sealing Technique, Ling could then transplant a piece of White Zetsu Cells.
At that time, she could borrow its power to use Wood Release, stimulate her own Wood Release genes and Sage Body genes, and also accelerate the recovery of Chakra and Sharingan Doujutsu. It was truly killing many birds with one stone.
Ling still overestimated her Bloodline Limit talent, so Ling planned to add some technology and 'ruthless moves.' Otherwise, when would she be able to develop Wood Release and Sage Body?
Once she awakens Wood Release and gains the Senju Body, she'll cut off the White Zetsu Cells. Ling is that kind of heartless woman.
Using and then discarding, kicking away the ladder after climbing—these are all the wisdom of our ancestors. Sealing them with Sealing Technique is also to prevent situations like Madara's Hashirama face from growing on her body.
What Ling also needs to consider is where to transplant the White Zetsu Cells. First, the chest is out; it's too grotesque, and she fears readers wouldn't accept it.
Next would be the thigh or back. Considering the thigh might easily be exposed, even though Ling's skin is also very fair, that cold white skin type—otherwise, how could Ling appear so aloof?
Cool white skin and White Zetsu's deathly pale are different, with a color difference, so it's better to put it on the back. If she finds it unattractive, Ling can even design the Sealing Technique runes into pretty shapes.
At that time, Ling would also have a tattoo on her back, like a dragon or a tiger or something. For political correctness, she could even get Konoha's Uzumaki symbol, or maybe a Uchiha ping-pong ball.
Ling spent the entire morning writing and drawing, occasionally testing if it was feasible. However, it was naturally impossible to complete the design so quickly in less than half a day.
So, she still needed to work hard. But as a hardcore grinder, the one thing Ling feared least was grinding. Haven't you seen that most of Ling's strength was achieved through sheer hard work?
In the afternoon, Ling followed Kakashi and the others to the location of the second Chunin Exams. As expected, all of Konoha had advanced in the first Chunin Exams, or rather, only a few people from minor Ninja villages hadn't advanced.
The exam location was the largest and most dangerous lake outside Amegakure. This was a pristine Rain Forest, teeming with countless poisonous insects and fierce beasts.
This lake seemed to be called Lake within a Lake. The name was truly hard to describe, but as the name suggested, there was another lake within it. Ling could vaguely see a small island in the lake.
This lake is perpetually shrouded in mist with a visibility of about three meters. The lake also contains many piranhas, many of which are strange fish containing Chakra. Legend has it that Hanzou the Salamander's summoned beast, the Salamander, was subdued in this very Lake within a Lake.
That is to say, this Lake within a Lake might also contain many Salamander that can release poisonous mist. This name is too unpleasant; aren't they just large newt-like creatures that resemble giant Salamanders?
Facing the poisonous gas, Ling wasn't scared at all. Her Wind Release Chakra Mode came with an air shield, purifying the air and isolating poisonous gas was child's play.
Ling and their destination was a battle arena located on the island within the lake, within the island within the lake. Furthermore, they had to collect both the Heaven and Earth Scrolls hidden on the island to successfully enter the battle arena.
They had to enter the battle arena before six o'clock the day after tomorrow, otherwise, they would be considered to have failed. There was no quitting during the journey, only death, which was quite cruel.
They had two days and one night to cross this large lake, which had a radius of about ten kilometers, by walking on water. Along the way, they could also encounter attacks from enemies and ambushes from strange fish in the lake.
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