Chunin Exam Question 3

Kori continued to inwardly preparing herself for the day. The first test of the Chunin Exams was here and she was no doubt excited. She had been prepping herself for the past week by studying everything she could and sparring with her dad. She was nervous beyond belief, but she felt as if this was going to be the best time of her life. She was happy to get to be a part of something this important to not only herself but the village entirely.

Before the exams, she was assigned to an entirely new group of shinobi and they were all kunoichi. All Kori could think was, "Heck yes! Straight up girl power!" She hadn't been on a completely female team before, but her and Yuzu-chan had been great friends because of their female prowess. Yuzu-chan and Kori had been able to accomplish a lot so what could four girls accomplish? A heck of a lot more. Kori inwardly giggled with excitement.

----Time Skip and Kori's P.O.V.----

"You all have been given a question to answer. Do not look at your neighbor's paper or you will be immediately disqualified." 

Gulp. I don't need to cheat, but saying that is just a bit overboard. Way to scare the crap out of everyone. Kori looked around at her teammates Koemi, Miyakejima, and Chinatsu for encouragement but they had already gotten to work on their questions. 

Phew. I let go off the breath that I had been holding in without noticing. I'm a genjutsu user, this is a piece of cake. 

A small smile broke out on my face and I began writing fairly quickly.

Being a genjutsu user myself, I've come to learn a lot about genjutsu using. 

A person gets caught in a genjustu by one of their senses. Maybe they've looked into the eyes of someone with a kekkei genkai or they heard a small tune being played by the enemy. 

Genjutsus are based on illusions so one key point of figuring out if you're trapped within one is to look at your surrounds, if anything has changed significantly that's a key sign. Always, always, always know your surroundings. It's important not only to keep yourself less vulnerable against genjutsu users, but other types of shinobi as well.

If you notice that there is no one with you except the genjutsu user or their voice, then that's another key sign. Most likely you weren't alone to begin with so if your friends disappear there's something up. It's not unlikely that your friends can get trapped as well, but the genjutsu user will have a harder time controlling the genjutsu if there are multiple people they are trying to control and confuse. If you were alone to begin with, you may not be able to use this as an identifier though. 

Another way to tell if you're in a genjutsu is to see if there's something that is coming from nowhere like bugs, flower petals, etc. Obviously that wouldn't happen in real life so your best bet is to say it's a genjutsu. So, if you have things falling out of the sky for no apparent reason, there's your identifier. Also, a lack of natural events is a signifier. Like if you're in the woods and there are no birds chirping or the wind isn't blowing. 

If I were caught in a genjutsu, I would first try to analyze the rank of the genjutsu. If I can easily distinguish the fact that I am in a genjutsu, it's probably a low rank genjutsu so I may be able to just use Kai and release myself. If the rank is too high for Kai to work, I would have to inflict pain upon myself to "wake" myself up. The reason why pain works is because you're forcing your mind to ignore the genjutsu and go back to it's natural instincts of protecting its body. The higher the level, the more pain must be inflicted. So, a low rank genjutsu can be thwarted with a hard pinch while a high ranking one may require you to stab yourself. 

If my friend is caught in a genjutsu, I would most likely have to hurt them. Typically, a punch with chakra will do the trick. 

I finished my test and placed my pen down on top of it with a smug smile on my face. Nailed it. I looked around and noticed Sora was done as well and I sent a big grin his way.