Haa...!
Looking at the test paper he had already filled out, Hada Ichiba quietly let out a breath, glanced at the clock above the blackboard, and slowly put down his pen.
Twenty minutes...
That had taken much longer than expected.
Still, that was only natural. Quite a few of Konoha's questions required practical combat experience as a reference—even training exercises counted. These questions truly were not something villages with different curricula from Konoha could answer. Even among Konoha's Genin, probably ninety-five percent would be unable to answer them.
After putting down his pen, this thought passed through Hada Ichiba's mind.
If they had been purely knowledge-based questions, he could probably have answered all ten within fifteen minutes. But questions combining two major areas of knowledge were not so easy to answer and required some practical consideration.
After all, he had helped compile part of Kusagakure's curriculum.
Those knowledge points were not much of an issue for him.
When I get back, I should probably revise the teaching materials again...
As that thought arose, another passed through his mind.
"Thank you, Brother Kazuha. I've finished all of mine."
At that moment, Hada Anna's excited voice rang out in his mind.
"Humph!"
Then came Hada Ryuhiko's highly dissatisfied and disdainful snort.
Apparently, the answers he had transmitted had been perfectly put to use by the two children. In other words, they had finished answering as well.
Which meant they had passed this round.
"Then I'll release the jutsu."
With that, Hada Ichiba conveyed his intention. Although this jutsu could connect a portion of both sides' communications, similar to telepathy, it consumed several times more Chakra than communication methods established by some sensory-type ninja. Honestly, after twenty minutes, his Chakra was starting to run low.
"Wait! Idiot Kazuha, you said this exam has