The First Exam Begins
Time passed by, and at exactly 10:30 a. m., the examination staff, as if they had timed it perfectly, closed the entrance gate precisely on time, and all the candidates in the examination room quieted down.
"Click!" Just then, the small door on the opposite side of the exam hall entrance suddenly opened, and a person wearing Konoha Ninja vest and Forehead Protector appeared in front of all the examinees. Behind him were many Konoha Ninja dressed as clerks.
All the candidates immediately became serious. Everyone knew that these people were the examiners for the first written exam of the Chunin Ninja Exams, and the exam was about to begin.
Representing their village in such a high-level international exchange for the first time brought an invisible yet heavy pressure.
The leading examiner from Konoha calmly Earth Flow to the podium at the front of the room, while his deputies remained silent, each taking turns standing on the side of each row of tables in the examination room.
"Is this putting pressure on all the candidates? It's a bit different from the original story. I guess it's just the examiner's personal style." Shuichi watched from below and noticed that this examiner's behavior was different from Morino Ibiki of creating atmosphere.
"I apologize for keeping you all waiting. I am the chief examiner for the first exam of this Joint Chunin Exam, Yamanaka Yuichi." The chief examiner introduced himself as a ninja from the Yamanaka Clan.
The Konoha ninjas were not surprised; many members of the Noble Clan knew that the examiners for the Chunin Ninja Exams were usually from the Intelligence Department and Interrogation Department.
When Yamanaka Yuichi stepped onto the stage, he remained silent, as if waiting for the Assistant Examiner to take their places. His sharp eyes constantly scanned the candidates.
"It's good that you maintained good discipline before I arrived. Those who lose control because of minor emotions, or those who lack patience, don't deserve to be called ninjas in my eyes."
"So you're all lucky enough to qualify for the exam. How about that? Surprised? If I had seen anyone whispering when I came in, I would have immediately disqualified them from the Chunin Ninja Exams!" Yamanaka Yuichi revealed his original plan, surprising all the examinees present.
Those Genin who had recently tried to mock Shuichi were especially terrified; if they had done something like that when the examiners entered, they would have been disqualified from the exam.
Shuichi was quite surprised. In the original story, Konoha held a small Genjutsu test to examine the participating Genin, and some, like Iruka, even went so far as to test Naruto and his group directly.
Nothing happened before the first Joint Chunin Exam, and we thought there wasn't such a precedent, but the actual situation was even more outrageous.
"Sure enough, it's still wartime, and the ninja villages have higher requirements for the quality of their ninjas. During wartime, ninja teams have stricter requirements for internal discipline. If someone as carefree as Naruto were to participate, wouldn't he be eliminated before the competition even begins?" Thinking of this, Shuichi was somewhat speechless. The difference in values between different eras was truly astounding.
It could be said that before the exam even started, Yamanaka Yuichi had already given all the candidates a rude awakening. Those with poor mental fortitude were likely to underperform in the following exam, worrying that they might lose their eligibility for the exam due to some unforeseen circumstances.
Seeing that his goal had been perfectly achieved, Yamanaka Yuichi didn't waste any words and immediately began to introduce the content of the first exam.
"Then, for the first exam, we will use a written test."
He took three small boxes out of his vest and placed them in front of the podium.
"Now, each team of three will come together to get their exam seat numbers. Please note that the three of you must draw from different boxes, and then sit down as quickly as possible according to the corresponding numbers on the table. You are not allowed to make any noise or look around."
"The test has now begun. I have the authority to eliminate any team directly, so please remember my words."
Many candidates from the small ninja villages were a little surprised to hear about the written test, but intimidated by the previous intimidation, no one said anything. Everyone drew their seat number from three boxes in teams.
"As expected, this test wasn't so easy." After obtaining their respective numbers, Shuichi and his two companions quickly showed their slips of paper to each other, exchanging a secret code. The three of them memorized the location of each teammate.
After entering the examination room, their team began to observe the indoor environment.
The number on each table is a very obvious feature of the venue. After looking around, it was discovered that the numbers printed on the tables had no pattern at all, indicating that Konoha had scrambled the normal numbering order.
"No, that's not all." Shuichi other two walked back to their seats.
Sarutobi Kohei was seated at the front left of the exam room, Shuichi was in the middle of the exam room, and Hyuga Akiha was seated at the back right of the exam room.
"I see. So, the candidates' intelligence gathering abilities were tested before the exam even started," Shuichi thought to himself.
First, after entering the examination room, each candidate must observe the environment of the examination room, otherwise they will miss the problem of the seat number order being shuffled.
Yamanaka Yuichi's rules also indirectly test each candidate's short-term memory ability.
If test takers do not observe and memorize their seat numbers in the examination room, one or two people in the group may miss the important information about their teammates' locations before the exam papers are distributed.
Sure enough, as soon Shuichi realized this, someone immediately fell victim to it.
"You, the Genin Takigakure in seat number 46, please stand up immediately. Everyone else, unless I call your name, please do not look around." Yamanaka Yuichi's loud voice instantly rang out in the examination room.
The genin Genin Takigakure was taken aback, but considering what the examiner had said earlier, he obediently stood up.
"Now, this teammate of the Genin Takigakure should also stand up immediately," Yamanaka Yuichi continued loudly.
As if he had just thought of something, the Takigakure in Genin his heart race and his body begin to tremble slightly.
His other two teammates were a little confused, but after hearing what the examiner said, they could only stand up obediently.
"I hereby declare that your team has been eliminated. Please leave the Chunin Ninja Exams examination hall immediately." Yamanaka Yuichi's tone remained unchanged, but it stunned many of the examinees below.
"What? Why are they announcing that we're eliminated? Is Konoha messing around?" A genin from Takigakure, seated in the middle of the exam hall Genin his teammate was also somewhat incredulous.
"I'll say it again, your team has been eliminated. As for the reason, you can ask your teammate about it after you leave. I think you've forgotten what I said before, please think back carefully." Yamanaka Yuichi revealed a somewhat eerie smile.