"Senior, may I turn in my paper early if I'm finished?" After thoroughly checking his exam paper, Kakashi asked the examiner.
Although he would still have to wait for Obito to finish after leaving, he would at least be freer, so Kakashi decided to turn in his paper early.
"So quickly? You don't need to check it again?" The examiner walked over to Kakashi in surprise and looked at his paper.
That only made the examiner even more surprised. Kakashi had answered several familiar questions precisely and very well.
As an experienced examiner, he knew very well that for young geniuses, the greatest obstacle to becoming a jonin had never been strength, but the written exam.
Being strong did not necessarily mean being good at theory. If Konoha did not have other mechanisms for promotion to jonin outside the jonin assessment, he believed there would be at least one-third fewer jonin in Konoha now—perhaps even more.
"Your jonin assessment is over. You may leave directly, or wait outside until the exam ends." The examiner put away Kakashi's paper and spoke.
Kakashi nodded and left the examination room to wait outside. Based on what he knew of Obito, Obito would probably wait until the exam ended.
Although Obito did not know much, he would not give up. Even if he could not solve the questions, he would keep trying until time ran out.
The final result was just as Kakashi had expected. It was not until the exam time ended that he saw Obito walk out of the examination room.
However, Hyuga Aoba and Sakata Genji also turned in their papers at the very end, making Kakashi, who had submitted his early, the odd one out.
Obito walked out of the examination room with his head hanging low, looking to be