"Congratulations, everyone. The exam is over."
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Minato looked at everyone with a smile.
Under everyone's bewildered gazes, Minato took off his jacket, and a prop blood pack and retractable knife fell to the floor.
It really had been an exercise-
Xue Ge held his head and shook it helplessly.
"What just happened was the final question of this written exam." Minato shook out his shirt. "You all remember the rule, don't you? 'Do not leave the examination room before the end of the exam is announced. Otherwise, you will be disqualified.'"
"Everyone who fled the examination room just now has been disqualified," Minato said with a smile. "But, on the other hand, all of you have passed the first exam."
Everyone below the platform exchanged looks.
Seeing that the Genin showed no reaction, Minato scratched his head.
"Hmm-you all seem confused, so let me explain a little."
"The first exam wasn't actually testing your knowledge at all. I believe everyone figured that out, right?"
"Who the hell could answer those questions?" Ameyuri grumbled as she put away her sword.
"Exactly."
As he spoke, Minato wrote on the blackboard, "Our first stage was actually divided into three smaller parts."
"The first part was deciphering the code and the fake examiner. The code tested your ability to decipher intelligence on the battlefield in the future, while the fake examiner tested your attention to detail and perceptiveness."
"The second part was the actual written exam. First, we used strict elimination criteria to increase the psychological pressure on you, screening out unqualified candidates who couldn't withstand it."
"Then we used extremely difficult questions to rule out the possibility of answering based on your knowledge, while telling you in advance how many times you were allowed