End of the Written Exam

"Heiji Hattori, eliminated!"

"Kakarot, eliminated!"

"Dahua Kuchacha, eliminated!"

Amidst the sounds of elimination, ninja after ninja were disqualified.

In the blink of an eye, less than half of the examinees remained on the field.

Naruto was still fast asleep in a corner, occasionally smacking his lips.

Sakura had finished answering all the questions. As she handed in her paper, she couldn't resist making a face at Ino.

Ino's teeth itched with anger, but there was nothing she could do. How could she compete when she hadn't drawn a miraculous pen?

Morino Ibiki looked at the remaining individuals, his expression no longer as relaxed as it was at the start.

Among the remaining people, there were definitely some who had cheated.

It was just that their cheating methods were more sophisticated, making it impossible to discern them immediately.

A while later.

"Ring ring ring!"

With the sound of the bell, the exam ended.

Morino Ibiki clapped his hands and addressed the candidates who had not been eliminated.

"Congratulations, you have all passed the first exam."

Many were still a bit surprised, but in a moment, they understood.

So, the purpose of this exam was to eliminate those with clumsy cheating methods!

Everyone left one after another.

Ibiki collected the unfinished test papers one by one.

When he reached Naruto's desk, he gently tapped it.

But Naruto remained completely unmoved. He lowered his head, wanting to see what Naruto was doing.

Just then, Naruto groggily raised two fingers and mumbled.

"Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique!"

"Pfft!"

A muffled sound.

Naruto's fingers landed precisely in Morino Ibiki's nostrils.

Then, Morino Ibiki froze in an extremely elegant pose, half-bent over.

Naruto wiggled his fingers twice.

"Huh? What's this feeling?"

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Ibiki's scarred face only two inches away from him.

He was so startled that he jumped up abruptly.

"Clang!"

As he stood up, his forehead landed squarely on Ibiki's chin. Ibiki collapsed to the ground in this very posture.

"Ah! Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!" Naruto scrambled away, holding his head, forgetting all about the test paper.

After leaving the examination room, he saw a figure in black in the distance, walking dejectedly towards him.

"Teacher Ebisu!" he shouted happily.

Unexpectedly, when Ebisu heard his voice, he shivered violently and yelled.

"Don't come any closer, I'll scream!"

Naruto licked his lips and scratched his head. "You look so down, what's wrong!"

Ebisu clenched his fists and roared.

"It's all because of you! You stole my money, and now I can't afford to buy flowers for the girl I like..."

As he said this, he suddenly shuddered.

Naruto showing him concern for no reason definitely meant trouble!

He retreated repeatedly. "Stay away from me, don't come any closer!"

Naruto didn't listen and continued to walk forward.

Ebisu turned around abruptly, recalling the scene that had happened in the Hokage Building earlier.

He still felt lingering fear.

"I can't let Naruto get close, and I won't look at him. I refuse to believe he can do anything else."

Ebisu muttered under his breath and directly removed his headband, tying it over his eyes.

"Naruto, let's see what you can do this time!"

He arrogantly tilted his head.

In his eyes, Naruto was just a Genin, while he himself was already a Jonin.

Even with his eyes covered, it would be impossible for Naruto to get close.

However, he overlooked one point: Naruto, who usually loved going to scratch-off ticket shops, wouldn't be without some trump cards.

"Teacher Ebisu, let me show you the combined ninjutsu I've learned!"

"Combined ninjutsu?" Ebisu was slightly stunned; he had never heard anyone mention this term before.

Then, he heard Naruto say in a low voice, "Combined ninjutsu, Wood Style: Thousand Years of Impalement Technique!"

Instantly, countless wooden stakes descended, trapping Ebisu tightly.

Then, with a bang from the ground, a wooden finger struck the heart of his chrysanthemum.

Ebisu cried out in agony.

Naruto walked over with ill intentions and slowly reached his hand into Ebisu's money pouch.

"Naruto, I only have a little bit of money left, how could you do this!"

Ebisu screamed in panic.

It was unclear whether it was from the pain in his chrysanthemum or the pain in his heart.

Naruto opened the wallet and, looking at the crumpled silver notes inside, sighed softly.

"Teacher Ebisu, so you're poor now too!"

Ebisu burst into tears: "You've robbed me three times, where else would I get money!"

However, even after saying that, Naruto had no intention of letting him off.

This time, he completely emptied his wallet, not even sparing the coins.

"No, this little bit of money isn't enough for me to scratch even once!"

Just as he was frowning with worry, Konohamaru happened to appear.

"If you let me be your disciple, I'll lead you to someone with a lot of money. When you get back from the second exam, we'll go get him!"

Invincible Scratch-off.

After the first stage of the Chunin Exams ended, Ino dragged Shikamaru and the other two to scratch for prizes.

After witnessing Sakura's magical pen, her heart felt like it was being clawed by a cat, unable to calm down.

However, as soon as they arrived at the scratch-off ticket shop, they saw a crowd of Anbu ninja wearing masks and carrying short swords surrounding the entrance.

In the middle of them was a beautiful figure in pink.

Ino shivered. Wasn't this the old man who stole her fairy wand last time!

"Shikamaru, I think we should forget it. Let's come back to scratch after he leaves!"

Shikamaru shook his head helplessly: "Women, so troublesome!"

Ino smiled apologetically and said to the two beside her, "Don't be angry, I'll treat you to yakiniku!"

"Yakiniku?"

Upon hearing these two words, Choji's eyes, narrow as slits, suddenly opened wide.

"Okay, okay, I love yakiniku the most, let's go eat yakiniku!"

Shikamaru looked at the two with a blank expression and sighed deeply.

Inside the scratch-off ticket shop.

Looking at the pink figure strolling in, a different kind of charm flickered in Wu Di's eyes.

"Yo, isn't this Danzo from Root!"

"I heard you got a divine ninjutsu, the Sunflower Manual."

"Have you severed your ties with Root!"

As the words spread, the people outside looked confused.

Only Danzo looked like he was going to devour someone.

He naturally knew what Wu Di meant by Root.

He gritted his teeth and asked.

"Is there any way for me to restore my bond with Root?"

Wu Di chuckled and pointed to the scratch-off tickets behind him.

"As long as you're lucky, you'll definitely have a chance to regain your former glory!"

"A friendly reminder, the more expensive the scratch-off ticket, the better the items inside!"

Danzo gritted his teeth and pulled out a stack of silver notes from his bosom, slapping them on the counter.