The Purpose of the Exam Rules
Shuichi, which was also filled with Steel Wire and mirrors. Clearly, time was of the essence, and everyone was using all their methods.
So far, no Genin has been ejected for more than three fouls, so it seems everyone is not stupid; even if they want to cheat, they will wait until they have as many answers as possible before doing so.
Because Shuichi's team has the Byakugan scouting bug, they should be the three fastest to complete the task, while other teams will be at least a few minutes slower.
"Candidate number 48, you have exceeded the foul limit. Your team has been eliminated. Please stop writing immediately and leave the Chunin Ninja Exams examination hall with your teammates."
With 15 minutes left in the exam, the first Genin finally exceeded the foul limit, seemingly under pressure from the time constraint.
"Candidate number 65, you have exceeded the foul limit..."
"Candidate number 107, you have exceeded the foul limit..."
In the next ten minutes, several more squads were eliminated, likely all of them being Genin squads with insufficient reconnaissance capabilities.
The proctor's voice was like a death knell to many of the Genin. There were only five minutes left in the exam, and some candidates were just one or two questions short of finishing, but they had already committed two fouls.
"Should we continue using the foul?" They were extremely anxious, and the pressure of this decision made it impossible for them to remain calm.
"Ding ding ding!" The alarm clock that Yamanaka Yuichi had set rang, officially announcing the end of the exam.
"Everyone, please put down your pens immediately. If I see you touch them again, I will declare your team eliminated."
All the Genin remained seated, watching as the proctoring officers collected and organized the exam papers one by one, then gathered around Yamanaka Yuichi and began tallying the foul records.
"The teams of Genin #31, #72, and #97 have committed more than 5 fouls in total and are eliminated."
"The teams of Genin #9, #17, and #103 have committed more than 5 fouls in total and are eliminated."
Several more teams left the Chunin Ninja Exams venue, many of them looking disappointed.
Some players were still looking at their teammates with anger, likely because their teammates had committed too many fouls, indicating a lack of trust in them.
"We'll be tallying the results shortly, it'll only take a few minutes, please wait a moment." Ignoring those who were eliminated, Yamanaka Yuichi told everyone that the results would be revealed soon.
A few minutes passed quickly, and an Assistant Examiner handed the list to Yamanaka Yuichi. Some of the lower- Genin began to tense up, as Yamanaka Yuichi had not yet announced the passing criteria for the exam.
"The teams of Genin number 39, 68, and 100 failed to meet the requirements and are eliminated."
"The teams of Genin number 11, 43, and 52 failed to meet the requirements and are eliminated."
"No..."
"Congratulations to all the remaining teams for passing the first stage of the Joint Chunin Exam!"
For the first time Yamanaka Yuichi smiled, signaling the official end of the written portion of the Chunin Ninja Exams.
As soon as he finished speaking, the last remaining Genin shouted at him in frustration, "What? Why were we eliminated? How were we judged?"
"Do you still have any objections? Since you still haven't figured out the passing standard, it seems you're just cowards hoping to get away with it." Yamanaka Yuichi ridiculed them without any politeness.
"I'll tell you the scoring criteria right now: only teams that score a perfect 30 points pass."
The genin Genin asked the question froze. He glanced at the remaining teams in the examination hall; there were still more than 20 teams. He never expected that after doing their best, they would achieve such poor results.
"I think the rest of you probably already know the purpose of this exam, so I'll explain it in detail here." Yamanaka Yuichi decided to make sure these Genin died White Dots.
"First, there's the preparation before entering the exam room. We deliberately shuffled the seat numbers, which can be seen as an indirect reminder that the first exam is very likely related to it."
"How could someone who doesn't even observe their surroundings be qualified to become Chunin? Making communication more difficult for them is already showing them mercy."
"Then there are the rules I mentioned. It's clear that the overall quality of your class is quite high, after all, you're all elites from your respective villages. Only one careless team was eliminated, which is reasonable."
"After the exam started, I think everyone except those in the first four rows had found someone to provide the answers. This is where the team's understanding and teamwork were tested."
"Because the team members in the first four rows will have a hard time finding the complete correct answer unless they have exceptionally good intelligence. Otherwise, they can only wait until the last bit of time is left in the exam and gamble on the people around them having the perfect answer."
"But nobody knows if the people around them have written perfect answers; if someone copies something wrong, they're immediately eliminated."
"Then the strategy needs to be adjusted. If the teammate sitting in the back row isn't confident enough in the teammate in the front row, they shouldn't wait until they get a perfect answer before taking action. Because 25 minutes have already passed, and at this point you might not even know if that teammate has used their foul limit."
"When you notice that the frontcourt players are in trouble, you should promptly use a foul opportunity to notify them, tell them the actual situation, and tell them not to make rash moves and waste foul opportunities."
All the candidates present understood that this was a comprehensive test of the entire team's overall qualities.
Each of the 40 Genin in the rear area could easily identify two or three people who could provide the answers.
If they are confident in their intelligence capabilities, they should immediately use fouls to prevent their front-line teammates from acting, thus avoiding the possibility of the entire team being unexpectedly eliminated.
Instead of trying to gather intelligence on their own, which would put the entire team at constant risk, these rules also test each team member's ability to see the big picture.
"Finally, I had the three people who provided the answers complete all the answers within 25 minutes, which was also a way to indirectly test everyone's intelligence capabilities," Yamanaka Yuichi explained the purpose of this time arrangement.
"Firstly, there's the issue of completeness of intelligence. Information about the ninja world is of paramount importance, as you all know, but so do the enemies. That's why the five-offense limit is set—it's also a subtle hint that you shouldn't recklessly transmit incomplete information."
"Because this could very well be a trap set by the enemy, transmitting incomplete intelligence can sometimes be far more dangerous. In this test, the consequence would be wasting precious opportunities to foul, greatly increasing the likelihood of being eliminated."
"The second objective is to test your efficiency in gathering and transmitting intelligence. If you take an exceptionally long time, then I'm sorry, your competitors have already transmitted all their intelligence within 20 minutes, and you will also fail. Because on the battlefield, time is life."