The Unavoidable Written Exam

"Didn't you see the two examiners standing here?"

As Kagura's words spread, everyone present changed expression.

The area suddenly fell silent. Even the Rain Hat Youth stopped coughing and looked at Kagura in disbelief.

What did he mean?

The examiners were already here?

After grasping the meaning of his words, everyone exchanged glances, an eerie feeling rising in their hearts.

Seeing their expressions, Kagura understood that they had not fully grasped what he meant.

He slowly walked toward the White Building, but he was not heading for the tightly shut door.

Instead, he walked toward a white wall beside the entrance.

Stopping before the wall, Kagura raised his Right Hand toward it amid everyone's Surprised Gaze.

The moment his hand touched the wall's surface, ripples seemed to spread across it, and his hand sank straight into the wall.

Kagura was completely unfazed by this, or rather, it was all exactly as he had expected.

He then stepped forward, his entire body passing through the wall as he vanished before everyone's eyes.

Tsunade and the others behind him said nothing and followed in his Footsteps into the wall.

The remaining people exchanged glances again, momentarily unsure what to do.

In the end, the Konoha youth who had just been involved in the argument was the first to move.

He stared intently at the wall where Kagura and the others had disappeared, then walked up without hesitation.

When they saw the Konoha youth's figure also get swallowed by the wall and vanish, everyone finally came to their senses.

They no longer harbored doubts and entered the wall one after another.

The Kumogakure Genin behind Dodai looked at him questioningly.

After seeing Dodai give a slight nod, they stopped lingering and followed the flow of people inside.

Dodai did not move right away, instead walking unhurriedly at the very back of the group.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were the same, still standing where they were.

As Dodai passed by the seven of them, he let out a faint, inexplicable chuckle.

As though speaking to them, yet also as though muttering to himself, he said, "'Monster' truly is a fitting name.

"But I believe that among those present, there were others who saw through that Illusionary Realm as well."

Hearing his probing words, the seven remained silent and gave no response.

Dodai did not mind and continued forward at his own pace.

As The Last Person entered, everyone finally gathered inside the building.

It was a grand white hall. At the very front stood Kagura and three others, who had entered first.

The four formed a small group and stood beneath the hall's raised platform.

After entering, the others still naturally gathered into three groups. Only the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, who had entered last, stood far at the back, separate from the others just like Kagura and his group.

At the very top of the hall stood two examiners.

The forehead protectors on their heads and Right Arms bore the symbols of Konohagakure and Kirigakure respectively.

The one wearing his forehead protector on his head was a Jonin from Konohagakure.

He had short brown hair and ordinary features, save for a faint scar on his right cheek.

As for the Kirigakure Jonin who wore his forehead protector on his Right Arm, he had a gleaming bald head and a fierce, fleshy face as he swept his vicious gaze over the people below.

Seeing that no one else was entering from behind, he gave a light cough.

That cough seemed to be a signal. The somewhat noisy hall instantly quieted down.

The Bald Jonin looked around, his gaze finally settling on Kagura at the front.

He spoke in a deep voice. "Was it you who discovered the Illusionary Realm I set up outside?"

Facing his aggressive stare, Kagura nodded indifferently.

After a brief pause, the man looked at Kagura's Sharingan and muttered under his breath, "So this is the Sharingan?...

"No wonder it's called the strongest Dōjutsu for genjutsu. Just one glance..."

He gave a slight shake of his head, then looked up at the people behind Kagura.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and his hoarse voice rang out again. "The genjutsu at the entrance was your First Trial.

"Those who broke through that Illusionary Realm and reported before us would pass the First Trial.

"If you failed to reach us before 2 p.m., then you could only go home."

At these words, a buzzing murmur rose from below once more.

If Kagura had not exposed that Illusionary Realm directly, they would probably still have been foolishly waiting outside that wall.

The Bald Examiner raised his Right Hand to signal for silence, then announced, "All right. Although this was not quite our original intention, since all of you have made it here, everyone passes the first round."

At that, he turned to glance at the other Examiner beside him.

After the Konohagakure Jonin gave a slight nod, he continued, "Next, we will begin the Second Assessment directly.

"Everyone, follow me."

With that, the two examiners turned and headed toward a part of the hall.

The many examinees followed behind them in silence.

After passing through a short corridor, everyone arrived in a room resembling a classroom.

The two examiners stood at the front and back of the classroom. After a brief pause, everyone took seats on their own.

Standing at the front, the Bald Examiner folded his arms. Only after all the examinees were seated did he take out an Exam Paper and place it on the podium before him.

The moment Kagura saw that paper, his mind erupted with frantic complaints.

Of course!

There was still a written exam!

Couldn't the education bureau in this world come up with something more original?

Why make a bunch of Ninja take a written exam?

Come to think of it, the Ninja Academy didn't seem to teach any Academic Subjects either...

Looking at the examinees below, whose eyes had gone blank as though they had already guessed the assessment's contents, the Bald Examiner's lips curved slightly upward.

After looking around, he said, "As you have guessed, this assessment is a written exam.

"What I am holding is the Exam Paper for this written exam."

With that, he took out another stack of papers from beneath the podium and began handing them out at the desks in the front.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was paper rustling. A white wave surged from the front toward the back.

The examinees at the front were passing the papers back on their own initiative.

After distributing the Exam Papers, the Bald Examiner returned to the podium at the front.

He began explaining the rules for this exam. "There are pens beneath the desks you are seated at.

"The Answering Time is one hour.

"The Exam Paper is worth a total of one hundred points. Scoring eighty points counts as passing this exam."

As Kagura listened to the explanation, he curiously examined the paper in his hand.

But when he clearly saw the questions on the paper, he could not help but freeze in shock.

This was?...