Kurenai changed into a brand-new black-and-red kimono and finally began laying out her plan.
"The Chunin Exams are nothing more than a screening to assess genin's leadership, judgment, and strength."
"Only ninja who meet the standard in both areas are qualified to become squad leaders and accept missions."
"As for strength, Shizune has probably already designed a hell-level exam."
"In that case, my written test absolutely can't fall behind."
Kurenai was right, and Senya nodded repeatedly after hearing her out.
"That's true, but what kind of test are you planning to design?"
"Remember to keep the difficulty under control. If no one advances, the exam will lose all meaning."
Kurenai shot Senya another eye-roll, as though asking, Are you actually questioning Empress Kurenai?
"First comes the basic written test, but the difficulty will definitely be raised so that most people can only score between zero and thirty points."
"Then, two groups of people will be planted in the examination hall, disguised as examinees. Each group will fill in only half of the correct answers."
"Only ninja who can spot the clues in the answers and score over sixty points will be considered qualified."
Faced with Kurenai's soul-crushing method of setting questions, Senya could only call her a pro.
Trying to answer every question correctly with one's own ability was likely something only a handful of genin in all of Konoha could manage. Sakura was probably the only one who could do it.
Although the answers were right there in the examination hall, there were two answer sheets. The agonizing part was that both were half right and half wrong. Without sufficient knowledge, anyone who copied one sheet and thought they could pass would definitely suffer a disastrous setback.
While it lacked the final mind-game question Mori no Ibiki had once