Only twenty minutes remained before the exam ended.
Ibiki Morino tapped the blackboard, the noise interrupting those who were still in the classroom.
The three youngsters were there, along with Gaara and his two companions, whom they had met earlier.
"I'm about to announce the tenth question. You can choose whether or not to answer it."
"We get to choose?"
Temari voiced her confusion.
"What if we choose not to take it?"
Someone asked exactly what he had been hoping to hear. Otherwise, how could he get his plan to proceed smoothly? Ibiki Morino answered calmly.
"Heh. Naturally, refusing means an automatic zero. Your two teammates will also lose their eligibility to take the exam!"
"Huh? Then what's the point of asking? Of course we'll take it!"
"..."
Normally, the choice would have been obvious. Even if they lacked confidence, they couldn't sabotage their teammates. That would only get people talking.
In Konoha, anything could become a reason for public condemnation.
"However, if you choose to answer and get it wrong, you will lose the right to take the Chunin Ninja Exams for the rest of your life!"
As he said this, Ibiki Morino's expression darkened. His words were deadly serious and left no room for refusal.
Shock!!!
Once everyone heard that, the room filled with sharp gasps.
"What the hell? Aren't there senior ninja here who said they've taken the exam several times?"
With a little dog perched on his head, Kiba Inuzuka stared at Ibiki Morino, his eyes wide with shock, and challenged him!
They hadn't forgotten that during the earlier confrontation, their senior, Kabuto Yakushi, had said he had taken the exam several times.
"Heh."
"Just consider yourselves unlucky. I make the rules for this exam!"
His words were mocking and dismissive. Seeing the anger on the