"But he shouldn't be able to get a perfect score either. Are there any ninja at the orphanage?"
He had seen the exam questions. They were a bit difficult for five-year-old children. For kids from ninja clans, they wouldn't be much of a problem, since they'd received ninja training from an early age. But the orphanage didn't have those conditions. If the children could eat their fill and learn to read, that was already good enough.
"There's a Root ninja named Nonō who often visits the orphans. She uses all her wages to keep the orphanage running.
"She went to a ninja tools shop yesterday and bought a piece of Chakra Paper. She probably planned to use it to test that child."
The Anbu Ninja reported. The ANBU had a powerful intelligence network, especially within the village. They'd started investigating as soon as the child left the exam room, because he knew Lord Hokage might be interested in him.
"Root!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart sank as he thought of his old friend, who had grown increasingly radical over the years.
He said nothing more and quietly waited for the results of the examination.
The child's written score was decent, but it was only a written score. Of the three tests, it counted for the least.
Next came the ninjutsu aptitude test and the practical test. Those were the real focus.
If the child did well, he could be transferred to the honors class for further training.
Chapter 213: The Top Student Persona
Yang Hao wandered around the school building for an hour and a half before returning to the exam room he'd been in earlier.
The written test had already ended. The papers had been collected, and even the chief examiner and proctors had left. Only the examinees remained.
The moment