All the candidates received numbered tags, then took their seats in order according to the numbers on them.
The moment Naruto sat down, he sank into depression, because he had just learned something utterly terrifying: the first exam was a written test!
As the dead last, Naruto could say with absolute certainty that his academic score was a flat zero! This written test was going to kill him! He believed that after five days of grueling training, he could beat any opponent, however strong, as long as he gave it everything he had. But with a written test, even if he died a hundred times, questions he couldn't answer would still be questions he couldn't answer!
Ah, I'm doomed, doomed, doomed!
Sitting behind him, Sakura secretly chuckled when she saw Naruto looking as though even his background had shifted to cold colors. Hehe, written tests are what Naruto's worst at, but for Sasuke and me? A piece of cake.
Once everyone in the examination room had taken their seats, the examiner standing at the front, Ibiki Morino, picked up a document envelope from the lectern, opened it, and pulled out a stack of test papers. Then he had his assistants hand them out.
After everyone had received a paper, Ibiki cleared his throat. Once he had the attention of all the candidates, he said, "As you can see, the first exam is a written test. The questions are the ten questions in front of you! Now, I'll explain the rules for this exam. Listen carefully. I'll only say this once, and I won't answer any questions afterward!"
With that, he swept his gaze across the candidates' varied expressions. After confirming that their attention was on him, he continued, "First, this exam uses a deduction system. In other words, each of