It was not until 1:50 that the exam hall doors suddenly opened, and all the genin inside fell silent.
Over a hundred chunin and ten jonin entered one after another, seating themselves in a circle around the exam hall.
Finally, Kurenai stepped into the hall wearing her old red-and-white outfit. She walked up to the podium and looked down at the examinees below.
"Welcome to Konoha for this Chunin Exams. I am the examiner for the first test, Yūhi Kurenai."
"But compared to that name, I think you are more familiar with my other title—the Empress Kurenai."
For a moment, quite a few genin from other villages felt their hearts skip a beat.
Why had Konoha assigned someone this important to proctor the very first test? Wasn't this making things difficult for them?
But this was only the first test. It probably would not be too hard...
Just as many genin were still clinging to a sliver of hope, Kurenai directly announced the rules for the written exam.
"The first written test is worth one hundred points, and sixty points is a passing grade."
"If even one person on a team fails, all three members will be held jointly responsible and eliminated together, losing their qualifications for this Chunin Exams."
"At the same time, every time you are caught cheating by a proctor around you, it will be recorded once, and five points will be deducted from your written exam score."
"Anyone who accumulates deductions totaling twenty-five points will also be eliminated immediately."
As soon as Kurenai finished explaining the rules, several troublemakers from Sunagakure stood up and began protesting.
"Why should we be eliminated together? That's unfair!"
The words of this ninja wearing a Hidden Sand forehead protector resonated with quite a few people, and they immediately began making