"Tsk, why does this classroom feel so different?"
Naruto looked around at the arrangement and said with great curiosity.
The classrooms for each grade were almost identical, but this time he felt something was different.
"The change in your mindset, and the fact that you've now come here Genin."
Shikamaru yawned and calmly replied.
"Hey, Shikamaru, are you really going to be able to take the exam looking like that?" Naruto looked at Shikamaru with great disbelief.
Shikamaru had been yawning non-stop from the very beginning.
"Do you think that's possible?" Shikamaru reluctantly raised his eyelids and pointed to his head.
"Over the past few years, Ms. Hagoromo has frequently used assignments to train us. Even if I didn't want to learn, I've memorized them after so many times."
Naruto couldn't refute that.
Shikamaru was always afraid of the previous assignments, not because they were difficult, but simply because they required writing.
"Naruto-kun, it seems we've arrived."
Hinata was following behind, looked up at the number plate hanging outside the classroom and spoke.
"Numbers 4 and 5? Yes, this is it."
Naruto looked up and saw that it was the same classroom number he had received yesterday.
"Okay, good luck!"
Shikamaru waved his hand and continued walking forward; his classroom number was different from Naruto'.
"Hinata, see you later~" Ino said goodbye and quickly followed Shikamaru.
"Let's go." Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and walked straight into the classroom.
Um?
As soon as Naruto entered the classroom, they saw the Genin various villages who had already entered, and almost all of them were looking at them.
That gaze wasn't exactly friendly.
"Hmph, this is interesting..."
Sasuke glanced at it briefly, then walked back to his seat with obvious interest.
In the first exam, the same team was in the same classroom, but the seats were randomly shuffled.
Naruto looked around when he arrived at his spot and saw that everyone there was Genin from another village. He had no intention of greeting them at all.
Thump--
Thump--
I had barely sat down when I heard footsteps outside the classroom.
It instantly made everyone in the classroom Genin their breath.
Here it comes...
Snap--
The classroom door was pushed open, and an expressionless examiner walked in, followed by four others.
"I am Yoshino Koshū, the high-ranking official in charge of this examination, responsible for the examinations in examination rooms 4 and 5."
Yoshino Koshū spoke expressionlessly, then waved his hand, and the four proctors behind him immediately took their seats.
Yoshino Koshū stood on the platform, looking at everyone, and slowly began to speak.
There are three rules for the exam.
"First, everyone starts the exam with ten points. The written exam has ten questions, each worth one point. Losing all ten points means you are disqualified from taking the exam."
"Secondly, this exam is scored in teams. If any member of a team scores zero, the entire team is eliminated."
"Third, during the exam, any behavior that is caught and judged as cheating..."
"Two points will be deducted each time. If you are caught five times, you and your teammates are all fired!"
The Genin present were all stunned. So these proctors sitting on the side of the classroom were there to capture them?
Some of the more timid Genin turned around and saw one of the proctors giving them a meaningful smile.
Glug~
The classroom was suddenly filled with the sound of countless people swallowing their saliva.
After speaking, Yoshino Koshū then unfolded the exam papers, distributing them one by one to the examinees so they could distribute them to the next group.
"To be completed within one hour."
After confirming that everyone had received their exam papers, Yoshino Koshū pointed to the clock hanging in the classroom and announced the official start of the exam.
"Splash--"
The sound of countless test papers being turned over filled the air. Naruto looked around before opening the test paper on his desk.
The next instant, a hint of joy appeared on Naruto's expression.
Hehe, these are all things I know how to do!
Sasuke, sitting in the back, noticed Naruto's smile and knew that Naruto was most likely going to be last in the Dead Last.
Otherwise, he would have to find a way to get the answer to him.
As for Hinata, Sasuke wasn't worried at all.
Hinata's grades had never been in the top three of her class before.
However, these theoretical exams are hardly difficult, since their teachers have been constantly giving them extra tutoring in this area.
Rustle--
Um?
Upon hearing this sound, Sasuke turned to look at the proctor beside him.
Has someone already been discovered?
What a lame guy...
Sasuke could only silently complain about this kind of talent who was discovered right at the start of the test.
Thinking about cheating right after the exam starts shows a lack of common sense.
Even if you answer quickly, it's impossible to finish more than seven questions in this short time, considering that the passing score for this exam is 60 points per person.
Without further thought, Sasuke picked up his pen and began writing directly on the paper in front of him.
"Uh... this question..."
Naruto, having answered the seventh question, narrowed his eyes as he looked at the question before him.
This section analyzes the sealing runes, detailing the optimal placement of the runes for any Sealing Jutsu.
With great difficulty...
Naruto didn't know if the exam questions were set by Hagoromo.
He knows how to solve almost every problem he sees; he could even solve the one in front of him with his eyes closed.
Because that's what his father taught him.
If Hagoromo, sitting in the conference room watching all the examinees answer questions on the monitor, knew what Naruto was thinking...
That would definitely mean you're overthinking it.
He barely participated in the question-setting process, but he knew exactly who the examiner was.
Therefore, when tutoring Naruto, he intentionally set questions in that direction.
These are... the basic qualities of a teacher.
Time passed slowly. Inside the classroom, someone's face turned ashen, their pen trembling uncontrollably, yet they couldn't write a single word.
Others, however, leaned back in their chairs, looking utterly dejected, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"Third column, fourth position."
"You and your teammates can leave now."
A detached voice came from one of the proctors, who was looking at Naruto's location.
Naruto looked up, glanced around, and assumed it was him. Just as he was about to ask a question...
Bang--
Yoshino Koshū appeared before him and punched the examinee next to Naruto.
Didn't you hear what the proctor said?
Yoshino Koshū killed the examinee with a single punch, then lifted him up and pulled him in front of him, saying indifferently.
"Why?! I clearly didn't cheat!"
The examinee, who had been lifted up, looked at Yoshino Koshū with a disgruntled expression, trying to bluff his way out of the situation.
"Yes, you just peeked at me three times, and then used the wire to pass the information to your teammate twice."
Naruto blinked and started counting on his fingers one by one.