If Mukai hadn't known that this pineapple-headed man was a strategist from Konoha,
The famous patriarch of the Nara Clan, Shikaku Nara.
Just now, when the other person tried to snatch the exam paper, he immediately shot at them with a burst of electricity.
This sudden turn of events still shocked everyone in the examination hall.
"What's going on! Why would the examiner from Konoha do this?"
"They took the candidates' papers without even offering an explanation?"
"This is awful! Does Konoha even organize exams? What kind of questions are these?"
Faced with this situation, the other Chunin responsible Chunin maintaining order stepped forward:
"Quiet!
The chief examiner Shikaku, has left on urgent business. I will explain the details to you later.
If they take the opportunity to cheat...
Konoha Strong Whirlwind!
With that, the Chunin executed a Body Flicker Technique kick, slamming a Takigakure who was cheating in the back row against the wall.
Fortunately, he held back and simply grabbed the stunned guy by the neck and dragged him out.
This move combined Taijutsu with the Body Flicker Technique, executed cleanly and efficiently.
The exam room fell silent instantly.
The three Konoha assistant proctors, Chunin, discussed the matter amongst themselves and Chunin to leave two behind to continue supervising.
One of them vanished in Body Flicker Technique to find Shikaku Nara.
The ones who panicked the most when their exam papers were taken away were Scorpion and Shisō!
Their original hope was Mukai!
Fortunately, Sasori was also a genius of Sunagakure, with a very solid foundation in Ninjutsu and sealing techniques.
It's just a matter of habitually relying on Mukai.
Now, their biggest hope, the exam paper, has been taken away for some reason, leaving the two of them to fend for themselves.
Instead of going to great lengths to find out who the hidden intelligence source was, Scorpion first answered the questions he knew.
Then, he used a Chakra Threads to control the mecha's control hub located at Shisō's waist.
He used a single string to achieve the precise movements that ordinary puppeteers could only control with their ten fingers.
While Shisō was secretly worrying, he suddenly felt his leopard-shaped light mecha begin to move slightly, starting from his waist.
Having practiced before, this feeling is naturally familiar to me.
Knowing that Scorpion had begun to control him, Shisō relaxed his body, allowing Scorpion to Puppet Eye Transfer Technique.
And Chakra Threads control his arms to answer the questions.
Seeing that the examination room had returned to calm, the Chunin examiners responsible for maintaining order finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But what exactly is their leader Shikaku Nara, doing?
How could someone suddenly do something like this?
What's the point of taking a student's exam paper?
Shikaku Nara, please come back soon!
Hokage Building
Bang!
Shikaku Nara disregarded manners and pushed open the door to the Hokage's office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi reacted very quickly, skillfully tossing the Icha Icha Paradise" he was holding under the table, and asked with feigned composure:
" Shikaku, what happened?"
Why are you in such a panic?
Shikaku Nara, his expression filled with astonishment, presented the scroll to Mukai Hiruzen Sarutobi:
" Third Lord Hokage, this is the exam paper for the first round of the Chunin Ninja Exams."
The person who answered the question was one of the two teams from Sunagakure, and it seemed to be the team led by Pakura, who used the Scorch Release.
This person deduced the key point about the Konoha Great Barrier using only the limited information provided in the test questions!
"The problem node? Is it that abnormal fluctuation that you and your Barrier Team have been investigating recently?"
Shikaku nodded and continued:
"Exactly! This problem has been bothering me, so I just casually put it in the last unsolvable problem that tests the spirit of sacrifice."
Surprisingly, someone actually solved it!
Although there are many parts of the solution that are difficult to understand, the logic is clear and the steps are logically connected.
They even deduced the cause of the problem and outlined the fault point by observing the behavior of the barrier!
I have just sent the Barrier Team to investigate along this line of thought, and it is indeed true that someone has set up a parallel circuit of Chakra sealing!
Once the person who set up these nodes activates them, they can freely enter and exit the Konoha Great Barrier without anyone noticing!
Upon hearing Shikaku Nara's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled and horrified.
This is the great protective barrier for the village!
Someone actually tampered with it?
Or was he found by a Sunagakure Ninja came to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams?
He gave the order with a serious expression:
"Block these nodes immediately!"
A thorough investigation must begin with the Barrier Team! Who exactly set up these nodes?
Who has entered or exited the great barrier through these nodes?
Before Shikaku answer, a proctor in charge of the Chunin Ninja Exams chased after him:
" Shikaku! The examination hall is still waiting for your explanation!"
What should be done with the student whose exam paper was taken?
Was it because he cheated or something else?
Shikaku Nara then realized his recklessness.
He gave the direct order:
"It's nothing, the candidate named Mukai answered the questions perfectly."
Such a perfect score paper is naturally something I'll show to the Lord Hokage.
Go back and inform the candidate that they received a perfect score.
The final mental test has been cancelled; anyone who passes will advance to the next stage!
"Yes!"
As the other person left, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the scroll and asked with great interest:
"This Sand Ninja named Mukai is that strong?"
"When did Sunagakure produce a cunning ninja like Ebizo?"
Shikaku Nara had a good memory. He recalled the information he had seen earlier Genin the registration of Sunagakure and said:
"Reporting to the Lord Hokage, this Genin named Mukai is currently ten years old, and the information only states that he is skilled in Ninjutsu."
He is the captain of one of the two Sand Ninja teams that came to take the exam.
Shikaku Nara a moment before adding:
However, according to Ryōka Hyūga 'Chunin pre-exam check-up for Chunin,
This Sand Ninja named Mukai has extremely low Chakra levels.
Hiruzen Sarutobi flipped through the Sunagakure registration form, looking at Mukai's photo on it, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity:
"Is this the same group that clashed with Kakashi at Ichiraku Ramen Shop a few days ago?"
As the village's strategist, Shikaku Nara naturally knew about this.
It seems that several village ninjas were also involved at the time, because a conflict broke out after they discussed Hatake Sakumo's suicide in a ramen shop.
The punishment orders for those ninjas were personally signed by Shikaku.
"It was them, the team that Mukai belonged to, was a combination of a ninja who Ninjutsu, a puppeteer, and a ninja who Taijutsu."
According to the information, Mukai is the captain of this squad, and apparently also its strategist.
Hiruzen Sarutobi out his pipe, slowly lit it, took a deep drag, and said:
"The amount of Chakra is fundamental to a ninja. It can be described as extremely small, yet he is the captain of the team. It is probably impossible to achieve this solely through intellect."
There are probably some unknown secret techniques involved.
This joint Chunin Ninja Exams is extraordinary; all Five Great Nations are preparing with all their might to prevent any trouble from arising.
With Minato in control of the third and final battle, there shouldn't be any problems.
As for the second competition in the Forest of Death, let Orochimaru be the examiner!