Were 54 people a lot? For the Chunin Exam's pass rate, it was indeed quite high, but for Nanfeng, who knew the original plot, it was far too few.
In the original story, thanks to Naruto's inspiring speech, 81 people had remained by the end of the first exam. Now, a full nine teams had been eliminated just like that.
"Can't be helped. The quality of this batch of examinees is quite high. I'll leave the rest to you," Ibiki Morino said. He had no desire to linger here any longer; seeing Nanfeng made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Don't worry. Even though there are still so many people left, I'll cut their numbers to less than half in the Second Exam." Anko Mitarashi licked her lips and spoke with an excited smile.
The ninjas whose spirits had somewhat recovered after hearing Ibiki Morino's words instantly sank back to rock bottom upon hearing Anko Mitarashi.
"Come on, follow me. The Second Exam is where you'll truly experience the cruelty of a ninja's life!" Anko Mitarashi leaped into the air, then led all the examinees after her. As for their destination, only she, the examiner, knew.
"These two guys' papers really are something else..." After everyone had left, Ibiki Morino looked at Nanfeng's and Naruto's blank papers with some speechlessness. Blank papers were one thing, but they also had drool left behind from when the two had fallen asleep. Did they really have such nerves of steel, or had they truly not taken the pressure just now seriously?
"I slept great during the first exam. Now I'm full of energy for the second!" Naruto stretched lazily and headed contentedly toward the Second Exam venue.
Nanfeng's gaze rapidly swept back and forth across all the examinees. The moment he had entered the