Fourth Exam Room.
Neji wrote as if guided by divine inspiration, quickly filling in the entire exam.
Then he glanced at Darui and Karui.
The three of them were seated far apart.
The examiners around them hadn't caught Neji cheating, so their gazes shifted to Darui and Karui instead.
No matter how clever someone's cheating method was, it was impossible to fool everyone when a group of people was staring right at them.
Darui scratched his head, at a loss.
He'd already noticed the examiners deliberately targeting him, and he was growing more and more anxious.
If even one person failed the first exam, the entire team would be eliminated.
Darui was worried that if he let Neji down and got him disqualified, they'd lose the Amber Purifying Pot—and Neji would chop him to pieces...
Meanwhile,
Karui was just as restless.
"Damn Konoha..."
"Stop cursing."
Just as Karui couldn't help cursing under her breath, a voice suddenly rang out in her mind. She jolted as if struck by lightning, her body trembling slightly.
In the next moment, all the examiners turned their attention to Karui, studying her with suspicion.
Karui forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, picked up her pen, and sat up straight. Meanwhile, a storm was raging in her mind.
The voice she'd just heard seemed to belong to Hyuga Neji, but judging by the examiners' reaction, they hadn't heard a thing.
Was I so nervous that I imagined it?
Karui furrowed her brow, uncertain.
The next moment, Neji's voice sounded in her mind again.
"Karui, don't resist or panic. I'm going to control your body and answer the questions now."
"??"
This time, she heard every word clearly. Karui was certain it hadn't been her imagination.
She tried to turn and look at Hyuga