The Exam Begins, Lin Fan Disregards Exam Ethics

Lin Fan felt a surge of excitement upon seeing Gaara's provocative gaze.

In the original story, Gaara was arguably the strongest examinee in the Chunin Exams.

He was also eager for the One-Tail inside Gaara to emerge sooner rather than later.

That way, he could treat it to a special combo: an Explosive Tag and Kunai-infused One Thousand Years of Death.

Three days later, at the entrance of Classroom 301, the venue for the Chunin Exams.

"Are there any among you three little ones who wish to withdraw from this Chunin Exams? Once you step through this door, the exam begins, and your fate may be uncertain."

"If you leave now, there is still time."

Kakashi said to the three members of Team 7 with a very serious expression.

"Since we came to this Chunin Exams venue of our own volition, there is no reason to back down."

"Because Team 7 is always a single unit; no difficulty can scare us off."

After Naruto Uzumaki finished speaking with great passion, he threw his arms around the shoulders of Lin Fan and Sasuke.

Lin Fan and Sasuke both nodded firmly as well.

"So I couldn't talk you out of it in the end? You truly are the best group of students I have ever led."

Kakashi said with a squinting smile before pushing open the classroom door.

As the three walked in, the previously noisy classroom instantly fell silent.

Thanks to word of mouth, everyone already knew about the devastating Rasengan Lin Fan had unleashed a few days ago.

Naturally, everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Fan and his companions.

"What a drag. Why did I listen to Asuma and come to take this exam? It would have been much more comfortable to stay home and sleep."

Shikamaru sighed helplessly, looking at the burning gazes around him with a displeased expression.

Crunch, crunch.

"There's no helping it. The news of Lin Fan defeating Kankuro three days ago has already spread throughout the village."

"The strength he displayed no longer allows him to keep a low profile."

"Just like that, we new genin are being targeted along with him."

Choji said, stating the facts while munching on potato chips.

"So that's how it is. Will Lin Fan-gege be in danger next?"

Hinata muttered to herself, her index fingers twirling as she worried.

"Don't worry, your Lin Fan-gege is very strong."

Lin Fan patted her little head and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Hey, why are you all staring at my big brother Lin Fan? Do you think trash like you can beat him?"

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, the man who will become Hokage, and I won't lose to you either."

Naruto was trembling slightly with excitement as he shouted at the crowd.

"Nani?"

Many in the classroom were stirred to action after hearing Naruto's clamor.

"Naruto, you are a complete and utter idiot."

"We are clearly just a bunch of new genin, why do you have to go and provoke them?"

Sakura rolled her eyes, clenching her fist as she prepared to strike Naruto in a fit of rage.

However, after receiving cold glares from Lin Fan and Sasuke nearby, she guiltily froze her fist in mid-air.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Soon, three people in the classroom moved in response, charging toward Naruto.

Lin Fan saw clearly that it was the Sound Ninja Trio led by Dosu.

Leaf Rising Wind.

Bang! Bang!

Just as Dosu and Zaku swung their fists at Naruto from left and right, Lin Fan's swift iron elbows arrived just in time.

The two were struck directly in the face and sent flying backward, crashing onto the podium.

The two collapsed on the ground, coughing up blood.

As for Kin, who was left behind and trying to cast a genjutsu on Naruto, she met a different fate.

The next second, Lin Fan appeared directly in front of her using a Body Flicker.

His scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan suddenly activated.

After their eyes met, Kin immediately fell into a state of brief unconsciousness.

"Heh, as expected, none of you are a match for my big brother Lin Fan, are you?"

"I'd like to ask, who else is there?"

Seeing this, Naruto waved his fist with a proud look on his face.

"You arrogant little brats, you're simply courting death!!!"

Dosu and Zaku rose in unison, pulling shuriken from their waists, ready to launch them at Lin Fan and Naruto.

Bang.

In an instant, everyone in the classroom saw a puff of white smoke drift across the podium.

Ibiki, the proctor for the first exam, appeared along with his team.

Ibiki's hands had clamped directly onto the shuriken that were about to be fired at Lin Fan and Naruto.

"All of you trash, stop right there."

"The first test of the Chunin Exams begins right now!"

"If you don't want to take it, get out of here immediately!!!!"

Ibiki's chilling tone quickly echoed throughout the entire classroom.

The previously noisy classroom fell into a deathly silence.

"Hinata, no matter what happens during the exam, you must persevere, okay?"

"Big brother will be with you the whole time."

Lin Fan said with a smile to Hinata beside him.

"Mm."

Hinata nodded firmly.

Having full knowledge of the Naruto: Starting with Infinite Skill Points plot, Lin Fan naturally knew that this first exam was actually a test of the examinees' intelligence-gathering abilities.

He was also well aware of where the proctors who knew the answers were sitting in the classroom.

Therefore, Lin Fan had already made preparations in advance.

The test papers were quickly distributed, and the questions were indeed difficult ones that had never been seen before.

Lin Fan, however, looked at the Konoha 11 around him, who were scratching their heads over the questions, with a relaxed expression.

He had no intention of answering the questions at all.

Ten minutes later, a voice rang out in the classroom.

"I'm finished, I choose to hand in my paper!"

An examinee stood up directly and handed his paper straight to Ibiki.

Ibiki was quite surprised to see this person come up to hand in the paper.

Because this person was the proctor he had planted among the examinees.

Ibiki then took the paper and carefully flipped through it.

He immediately discovered that the name section of the paper clearly bore two large characters.

Lin Fan.

It turned out that Lin Fan had cast a genjutsu on this proctor well before the exam.

So, after the proctor had quickly filled in the answers on the test paper, he wrote down Lin Fan's name and handed it in.

Ibiki was shocked to the core.

This Lin Fan simply didn't play by the rules.

The young man didn't follow exam ethics, coming to deceive a middle-aged proctor like him.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Ibiki felt relieved.

His first test was meant to assess the examinees' intelligence-gathering abilities, after all.

And Lin Fan might have long since memorized the appearances of everyone on his proctor team.

That was why he was able to quickly see through the proctor hidden among the examinees and use the Sharingan to cast a genjutsu.

This Lin Fan was truly a genius-level ninja.

"Teacher Ibiki, does this count as me passing?"

Lin Fan said with a smile.

Ibiki waved his large hand helplessly; Lin Fan's submission was valid!

All the examinees were shocked.

Just as they were still scratching their heads over the first question, Lin Fan had already successfully handed in his paper?