After the auditing students' registration forms were returned, the examination office offered an alternative.
They could sit at the back of the classroom and answer the same questions.
The teachers could also tell them privately how they had done.
Their grades would not enter the school records, no certificates would be issued, and the results could not be used to apply for courses later.
"That isn't an exam," Shuo said.
"The questions are the same," the head of the examination office replied.
"Once we finish, we're the only ones treated as though we never took it."
The old regulations listed three things in the same column.
Mastering the coursework.
Passing the ninja qualification test.
Obtaining authorization to carry out Konoha missions.
In the past, regular students had followed these three steps in sequence, and few had ever asked to separate them.
Students without village affiliation only wanted proof of the first, yet because they had not committed to the other two, even their grades could not be kept.
The school convened an emergency review.
One mission instructor insisted that Konoha's exams represented Konoha's standards.
"If people who don't belong to the village receive passing records, outsiders will regard them as ninja trained by Konoha."
Gen asked, "Does passing literacy also mean someone can carry out missions?"
"Of course not."
"What about arithmetic?"
"Not that either."
"What about safe chakra control?"
The mission instructor paused.
Safe control was related to combat ability, but it still did not amount to mission qualification.
Being able to stop one's own chakra from leaking did not entitle someone to accept Konoha commissions, nor did it mean that person had accepted ninja command.
What truly needed restrictions were forehead protectors, mission authorization, military courses, and the right to represent the village outside its borders.
Those restrictions