During the written exam, the ninja each showed off their abilities.
The Byakugan, Sharingan, Sand Eye, and Sasori's Technological Eye all made their appearances.
Three flying insects, almost invisible to the naked eye, slipped from Sasori's hand. In that brief time, he had already identified the ninja in the examination room who knew the correct answers. The insects quickly copied the answers, then flew back to connect to his retinal nerves. The answers on those exam papers appeared as though right before his eyes; all he had to do was copy them.
After copying down the answers he had received, Minato felt somewhat guilty and privately sighed. To think that I, a Hokage, would take the lead in cheating. Luckily, hardly anyone knows.
But what about Naruto?
He had been dividing his attention to watch Naruto. Clearly, from the beginning until now, Naruto had not written a single word. At this rate, he would very likely hand in a blank paper and bid farewell to this Chunin Ninja Exams.
Anyo reassured him, "Don't worry. Ibiki Morino just said that the final question won't be given until forty-five minutes in. That's prepared for the poor students. You can't expect every ninja who trains outside all day to be a top student."
Sure enough, Ibiki Morino posed the final question right on time.
"For the next question, if you choose to answer and get it wrong, you will forever lose your eligibility to take the Chunin Ninja Exams. Those who choose not to answer may leave now."
Under the immense pressure, ninja began withdrawing from the first stage one after another.
Naruto continued to struggle painfully with the decision.
Minato watched him silently, not even realizing that the pen in his hand had snapped.
Watching this, Anyo sighed inwardly. *Such was the