Cheating Is a Tradition of the Chunin Ninja Exams

Kabuto Yakushi didn't even need to turn around to know who that person was.

There aren't many Genin who can approach him silently, and besides, he was all too familiar with that voice!

Lord Orochimaru's most admired disciple, a boy who liked to call himself "senior brother" and ask for advice on Medical Ninjutsu, and I personally witnessed this Akainu grow step by step to such a level.

However, now is not the time to acknowledge each other.

Kabuto Yakushi immediately wiped the smile off his face, replacing it with a face full of cold sweat. He was about to bow and apologize to Dōmeki, looking exactly like a cowardly little ninja being bullied by the exam bully.

"Feel sorry!"

"Hahaha! I'm not some kind of devil!"

Dōmeki chuckled and took the stack of Ninja Info Card from Kabuto Yakushi's hand. He casually flipped through them a few times, then pulled out his own card, which only had a simple silhouette of his face, his name, his age, and the two large, bright characters "Akainu" on it.

"This is far too perfunctory!"

Dōmeki slapped the card on Kabuto Yakushi's face. Seeing Dōmeki's arrogant attitude, the others couldn't help but twitch their lips.

"Let go of Kabuto-senpai!"

Unable to tolerate the boy's arrogant manner, Naruto shouted at Dōmeki and was about to punch him.

He had barely set off when another red-haired figure appeared beside him, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him up.

"Kid, you call that Uzumaki with your blond hair?!"

Karin, with her long Karin flowing like an octopus, lifted Naruto up with one hand, but felt strange about his surname and the sense of closeness emanating from his Chakra.

That feeling is very similar to Big Brother Shun, but does the Uzumaki Clan also have blond-haired deformed individuals?

"So fast!"

Sasuke Uchiha was startled and instinctively reached out to rescue his comrade, but a huge Ninja Blade blocked his way.

"Although I hate that infatuated girl, I won't allow you to make a move on her!"

Hozuki Suigetsu grinned, revealing his sharp canine fangs, and looked at Sasuke. "Of course, if you want to take down another red-haired guy, I'd be happy to make way!"

"Two more formidable rivals!"

Sasuke glanced at the two of them, thinking to himself that the Shinobi World was indeed full of hidden talents, but they shouldn't underestimate him either!

"Karin, Suigetsu, stop!" Dōmeki released Kabuto Yakushi's shoulder, and a smile appeared on his lips as he looked at the Konoha newcomers who were all itching to make a move.

"There's plenty of time Chunin Ninja Exams. You can have fun together then, but..."

"You little devils, you'd better try even harder to please me next time, or you'll lose your lives!"

With that, Dōmeki looked at Sasuke and said, "Kid, I'll be keeping a close eye on you!"

Why are you looking at me? It's clearly Naruto offended you!

Sasuke felt like he had been shot for no reason. He glared angrily at Dōmeki with a furious expression and was about to rush forward to attack Dōmeki again, but was stopped by Kabuto Yakushi.

"Don't make a move. You don't want to be disqualified from the exam early, do you?"

Sasuke followed Kabuto Yakushi's gaze to the examiner who had entered, and finally gave up.

Sakura thanked Kabuto Yakushi and then immediately pulled Sasuke towards their seats.

The examiner who walked in was a man with crisscrossing scars on his face, exuding a fierce aura that immediately intimidated many novices.

The man named Ibiki Morino introduced himself before announcing the start of the exam.

The first part of the Chunin Ninja Exams was a written test, but it was actually designed to assess the ninjas' intelligence-gathering abilities. However...

Dōmeki thinks it's just a game the Third Hokage made to get approved for some stupid, academically challenged person. Don't you think so, you little blondie?

Dōmeki grinned at the blond-haired boy and the timid little girl beside him, causing Naruto to tremble.

The girl with the Byakugan was a little disappointed. She had finally gotten close to the boy she had a crush on, but was separated from him by a vicious guy. In Hinata's mind, Dōmeki was comparable to a certain monk who liked to shout "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon".

However, the other ninjas began to use their own methods to get the answers from other people's papers. Almost the entire examination hall was filled with cheaters. Of course, there were exceptions, such as Sakura Haruno, who answered the questions honestly.

The examination hall was filled with the rustling sound of pens writing furiously, which made a certain blond-haired student, who neither knew how to cheat nor how to answer the questions, scratch his head in frustration. He was also caught cheating by the examiner from time to time, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

Besides, there was that annoying voice beside him. Naruto turned his head and looked at Dōmeki, who had pulled out a cup of coffee from somewhere and was slurping it down.

"You're the one!"

Naruto secretly glanced at Dōmeki's exam paper, thinking, "I'll accept these answers as payment for disturbing my exam."

However, to Naruto's surprise, the exam paper was completely blank, without even a name written on it!

"Are you also a poor student who doesn't like to study?"

Naruto couldn't help but speak up, and surprisingly, he felt a bit of goodwill towards this arrogant guy.

"Study? Study my ass!"

Dōmeki spoke slowly, but his voice was exceptionally loud throughout the examination hall, attracting the attention of many.

Ibiki Morino had already noticed the arrogant guy drinking a beverage in his exam room, and that resounding statement made his face twitch.

You've offended the examiner, and you still want to take the exam?!

He finally couldn't hold back Kunai at Dōmeki and Naruto, shouting, "Cheating in the exam! Fail!"

"Examiner, you need to be reasonable! Both this blond idiot and I left our papers blank, so how can that be considered cheating? No money, so it's not considered prostitution... Pah! Not answering any questions doesn't count as cheating!"

Dōmeki reached out and pinched the Shuriken lightning speed, but Naruto was so scared when he saw the Kunai that was less than a foot away from his groin that he almost peed his pants.

The red-haired boy, however, continued to talk at length.

"No money, no prostitution... Pshaw! Not even answering the questions doesn't count as cheating, that's the truth! Besides, the Chunin Ninja Exams are a tradition!"

Ibiki Morino, recalling the Third Hokage's instructions to him, but he was speechless at the boy's words.

Finally, the exam reached its climax with the interaction between Ibiki Morino and the blond kid, and ended with Naruto's passionate speech, "Even if I Genin for the rest of my life, I will never give up on this exam."

Dōmeki looked leisurely at Naruto, whose expression was agitated, and slowly uttered a sentence.

"Kid, let me give you some advice!"

"Making promises on important occasions can bring bad luck!"

Naruto scratched his head, looking somewhat puzzled, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Congratulations, you're going to be Genin for life!"