Forty-five minutes had passed in the classroom when Ibiki Morino said coldly, "Stop writing! Your time is up!"
Xiao Tian and several examiners stood up, quickly collected their papers, and placed them on the podium.
Ibiki Morino quickly glanced at each paper, then looked up at Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, reading out the names of those who had been eliminated.
"Why! They cheated too!" A ninja from a small village exclaimed angrily.
Ibiki Morino sneered, "This test is about a ninja's methods of gathering intelligence, and your methods are truly pathetic."
As Xiao Tian and the others threw out the ninjas who refused to leave and were about to cause trouble, Ibiki Morino coldly asked, "Anyone else wanting to give up voluntarily?"
Over the course of three long minutes, several hands were reached out.
"I'm sorry, Kavado, I didn't answer a single question! I'm so sorry!"
"You three are out!"
"And the three of you too!"
As the number of students in the classroom dwindled, Ibiki Morino sneered, "Anyone else?"
At this moment, Sakura was in a real bind. Naruto had cheated earlier and had even fallen asleep, so he probably handed in a blank exam paper.
"We're doomed! That damn Naruto, I helped you cheat, and you were sleeping! And what were you doing scribbling with that pen earlier?!"
Sasuke knew through his Sharingan that Naruto had cheated, and that most of his answers were correct. Although he didn't know how Naruto cheated, he assumed it was with Xiao Tian's help.
Sasuke caught a glimpse of Sakura Haruno raising her hand out of the corner of his eye, and his heart skipped a beat.
He looked at Sakura Haruno, trying to convey his message with his eyes, but unfortunately, she wasn't on the same wavelength and didn't notice.
Sakura Haruno struggled with her decision for a long time before finally lowering her hand. At the same time, she looked at Sasuke and Sasuke eyes met. Her heart skipped a beat.
Sasuke nodded to Sakura Haruno, conveying the message "We're okay, don't do anything reckless." Unfortunately, Sakura Haruno wasn't on the same wavelength and didn't understand the meaning at all. She just felt that her idol was nodding at her, and for a moment, she was overjoyed and extremely happy.
A few minutes later, Ibiki Morino glanced at Naruto and said, "Congratulations, you passed!"
At that moment, several people were stunned. This was the tenth question?
Sakura Haruno was secretly delighted; thankfully, she hadn't raised her hand, or things would have been much worse.
As the qualified ninjas dispersed in groups, Ibiki Morino approached Xiao Tian and asked, " Xiao Tian, how did Naruto Uzumaki cheat?"
Ibiki Morino had seen Naruto Uzumaki's test paper, and it turned out he got them all right!
Xiao Tian yawned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Naruto's left arm technique is superb; he probably quickly memorized the answer hidden in his sleeve while lying down."
Upon hearing this, Ibiki Morino frowned, thinking, "Who are you trying to fool?! Do you think Naruto can fool me with such a simple trick?"
" Xiao Tian, the second round is about to begin, you need to be extra careful."
Xiao Tian knew what Ibiki Morino was referring to. The atmosphere in the village had been strange lately, due to the arrival of ninjas from various villages, and possibly also because of Orochimaru!
The following morning at nine o'clock, all the ninjas participating in the second round of exams had gathered on the lawn near the Forest of Death.
Xiao Tian appeared alongside Mitaraishi Anko. Anko scanned the ninjas present and produced a death waiver.
"In the second round, you might die! If you don't want to die, you can give up now; if you want to continue, then press your fingerprint."