Kushina's Easy Win

"The total score for the first exam is composed of the written score and the performance score."

"For a test with a perfect score of 100, 70% of the score you receive after completing the questions will be your final written score."

"Each person starts with 30 performance points. However, if caught cheating, 10 points will be deducted per instance. After three instances, both the individual and their teammates will be disqualified from the exam."

"For a ninja team, everyone's total score must be at least 60 to pass and proceed to the second exam."

As the chief examiner spoke, other examiners took their seats around the examination hall, surrounding all the candidates.

The candidates reacted in various ways.

Soon, the test papers were distributed to everyone. After a brief glance, Qingshui determined that the entire test paper consisted of questions beyond the syllabus.

Only someone like him, with exceptionally excellent theoretical scores, could complete it.

In other words, although the rules were different, this exam, like the one Naruto participated in in the original story, was testing the genin's information-gathering abilities.

Cheating was not forbidden during the exam, but rather, crude methods of cheating were.

However, this exam was more difficult than the one Naruto took.

Not only could cheating not exceed three times, but directly submitting a blank paper like Naruto did was not feasible.

If the written score was 0, it would be impossible to meet the requirement of a total score of at least 60.

If one person failed, the entire team would be eliminated.

Therefore, after ensuring he could answer the questions himself, he also had to find a way to help his less capable teammates.

After understanding all of this, Qingshui immediately looked towards Kushina, who was sitting to his front left.

The maiden, who had been very confident, was now slumped on her desk like a wilted tomato, her entire body pale as if it had lost its color.

Clearly, the test questions were beyond her capabilities.

This was not surprising. Although Kushina was also a genius, her talent was more in practical combat, and her theoretical scores were only at a passing level.

Shaking his head slightly, Qingshui quietly used Summoning Jutsu, summoning a bug-sized Katsuyu Sage.

Katsuyu Sage not only possessed remote healing abilities but also had visual sharing capabilities between its clones, allowing for real-time information transmission.

Now, it was being used by Qingshui as a tool for cheating in the exam.

This was the venerable Katsuyu Sage, the patriarch of Shikkotsu Forest, one of the three great Sage Lands of the Summoning Realm. If Tsunade knew about this, who knew what she would think.

As for Katsuyu Sage itself, it showed no signs of refusal. Instead, it found this to be a novel experience.

"The exam time is one hour. It begins now!"

As the chief examiner spoke, some people began to scratch their ears and rub their cheeks, while the rest, who had figured out the purpose of the exam, immediately began to use their unique abilities.

For example, ninjas of the Uchiha Clan, at the first opportunity, found the Chunin who had been pre-arranged among the examinees and copied their movements using the Sharingan to complete the answers.

After copying themselves, they used Genjutsu on their companions, transmitting the answers within the illusionary world.

There were also ninjas of the Hyuga Clan who, relying on the Byakugan's clairvoyance, copied the answers and then, under the guise of going to the restroom, passed the answers to their companions.

As for Minato, like Qingshui, he had the ability to answer the questions himself. While he couldn't guarantee a perfect score, he could at least get eighty or ninety points.

To help Mukai Yuki and Sasaki Ayami, Minato chose to manipulate the mirrors on the ceiling so that the two could directly see his test paper.

Just like Tenten in the original work, this kind of thing was naturally not difficult for Minato.

Whoosh!

The sound of a Kunai being thrown broke the silence of the examination hall.

"Examinee number 54 has been caught cheating three times and is disqualified. Numbers 12 and 146 are also disqualified."

Then, the examiner's cold and ruthless voice rang out.

"Bastards, why are you disqualifying me?"

The caught examinee, number 54, roared in defiance, but in the next moment, he was struck down by the examiner.

"Because I'm stronger than you!"

Strength is the most powerful principle in the ninja world.

The weak without strength can only accept the rules set by the strong.

This scene also shocked the other examinees.

Among them was Kushina, who looked at the questions she couldn't answer at all with despair.

At this moment, she had also realized the purpose of this exam.

However, none of the things she was good at could help her cheat in the exam.

If she failed the exam alone, it would be fine, but she would delay Qingshui.

If that were the case, she would feel extremely guilty.

The sound of the examiner disqualifying examinees from time to time in the examination hall made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Just as Kushina didn't know what to do, the Katsuyu Sage, summoned by Qingshui, finally crawled onto Kushina's desk.

As a slug, the Katsuyu Sage's crawling speed was actually not slow.

It's just that it's too small right now. After all, it was only the size of an insect when it was summoned, and it had to split into two, so it took some time.

"Katsuyu Sage!"

Kushina whispered in surprise.

After coming to Konoha, she lived with Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade, so she was naturally familiar with Katsuyu Sage.

She also knew that Qingshui had also signed a summoning contract with Shikkotsu Forest.

So the moment she saw Katsuyu Sage, Kushina understood that Qingshui was helping her.

This time, she really won without doing anything.

Qingshui, I'll definitely carry you in the second exam.

The thought flashed through her mind, and Kushina began to write with Katsuyu Sage's help.

"Time is up, all examinees must stop writing and leave the examination room immediately. The results will be announced after noon."

The chief examiner's voice rang out, causing some to rejoice and others to despair.

But it was too late for regrets, so they could only go eat first.

"Qingshui, I really owe you this time. Otherwise, if neither of us passed the first exam, it would be too embarrassing."

After leaving the examination room, Kushina came to Qingshui's side and patted his arm.

Nodding, Qingshui looked at the Minato Trio who were approaching and asked with concern, "Minato, how did you three do?"

"Minato will definitely be fine, and it's also thanks to Minato, otherwise I wouldn't have known a single question."

"We've all become ninjas, why do we still have to take such a difficult test? When I become Hokage, I will definitely abolish this rule."

Mukai Yuki complained with lingering fear.

He was just one step away from being eliminated, he, the future Hokage.

Sasaki Ayami immediately laughed, "But when Yuki becomes Hokage, you won't have to take tests anymore."

As soon as she said that, Mukai Yuki was stunned.

That's right, when the time comes, I won't have to take tests, so wouldn't abolishing this rule benefit future ninjas.

"Then I'll increase the difficulty. I can't be the only one to experience this pain!"

Seeing Mukai Yuki immediately change his tune, everyone burst into cheerful laughter.

"Alright, let's go eat first, and then we'll come back to see the results."

Led by Qingshui, the group left the Ninja Academy.

At the same time, Killer B and the others were also communicating.

"That red-haired maiden is our target."