8Are all Konoha Chunin useless?AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 8: Are Konoha Chunin All Trash?
"First, there are some important regulations for this exam."
"I will write them on the blackboard one by one and explain them."
"You are not allowed to ask questions, so listen up!"
As everyone took their seats, the Head Proctor, Ibiki Morino, began to explain the rules.
He saw Hinata sitting next to him, but she was constantly avoiding him like a startled kitten.
Naruto proactively leaned in and patted her head.
"Do your best, Hinata."
"...Mm."
"You two over there, no whispering!"
Ibiki Morino said sternly, then began writing on the board.
[First, this exam uses a point-deduction scoring system.]
[There are ten questions in total, with a perfect score of ten; one point will be deducted for every wrong answer.]
[Second, this exam is a team battle, and the results will be judged based on the total score of the three-person squad.]
As soon as this rule was announced, the room immediately erupted into an uproar.
"Wait... Wait a minute, why are we competing based on the team's total score!"
Sakura Haruno immediately raised her hand to question him, but Ibiki Morino shot her down.
"Shut up! You have no right to ask questions!"
"There is a reason for this, so be quiet!"
Sakura Haruno immediately deflated.
She looked at Naruto with some resentment, 'Is this guy going to drag us down...'
"Stay calm, Sasuke and I will definitely be fine. Even if he gets a zero, we can just carry him!"
Ibiki Morino continued writing on the board.
[Third, if anyone is caught cheating by the Proctors during the exam...]
[Two points will be deducted for each time you are caught.]
At this point, he paused and added:
"Remember, engaging in shameful cheating is seeking your own destruction."
"If you want to become a Chunin, your behavior must be that of a great Ninja!"
"Finally..."
Ibiki Morino picked up the chalk and wrote down the final rule.
[When the exam ends, if anyone has all their points deducted or gets a zero, their group...]
[The others in that group will also lose their qualification to take the exam!]
"Everyone loses their qualification together?!"
"Hey, hey! Doesn't that mean if even one person gets caught, the whole team is finished?"
"What kind of exam is this..."
The crowd broke into a flurry of discussion.
The proctoring team, composed of dozens of Konoha Chunin, completely ignored the candidates' chatter.
They scattered to different corners, each holding a pen in their hand.
They sized up this year's Genin with interest, wanting to see their methods.
Ibiki Morino stood in front of the podium, thrusting his hands into his trench coat pockets.
"One-hour countdown, start."
Rustle!
All the test papers were handed out at the same time.
The moment they saw the questions, nearly half of the Genin in the exam hall turned pale.
[Question 1: Please decipher the following code:]
[Crocodile, Shark, Baboon, Rabbit, Snake, Turtle, Quail, Eel, Sheep, Pigeon, Crane, Rabbit, Ox, Pigeon, Duck, Goose, Fish, Owl, Ostrich, Quail, Crane, Shark, Crocodile, Wild Goose, Elephant, Raccoon, Pigeon, Dragon, Horse, Wolf, Swan, Eel, Jackal, Dolphin, Wild Goose, Sparrow, Pigeon, Fox, Ostrich, Baboon, Pigeon, Weasel, Deer, Raccoon, Jackal, Wolf, Pig, Quail, Pig, Salmon, Honeybee, Sparrow, Flounder, Ostrich]
[Question 2: In a Cartesian coordinate system, the parabola y=ax^2+bx-4 intersects the x-axis at A(-2, 0) and B(4, 0), and the y-axis at C. Suppose an enemy Ninja G is a moving point on the axis of symmetry of the parabola. If GA+GC has a minimum value, find the coordinates of enemy Ninja G at this time.]
...[Question 10]
[This question will be given forty-five minutes after the start of the exam.]
[Please answer after understanding the question posed by the Proctor.]
..."A bit interesting."
He quickly scanned the test paper.
Naruto found that the knowledge points covered by these questions were very comprehensive.
Some even involved basic concepts of future Scientific Ninja Tools.
Perhaps for a university student from Blue Star, these questions would be a bit beyond the scope.
However, for someone who was a high school student not long ago, they were just right.
But... his goal wasn't to solve these questions.
Instead, it was to harvest as many evil points from others as possible during this exam.
"It seems someone has already begun to understand the true meaning of this exam."
Naruto looked at Sasuke not far away.
The latter suddenly looked up.
"I can't do a single question... I see, is that how it is?"
Sasuke realized.
"Except for Sakura, it's impossible for anyone to solve these kinds of questions."
A cold sneer played on the corner of his mouth.
How could this be a simple intelligence test?
Moreover, the use of the point-deduction method was also a strange aspect of this exam.
Deducting two points for being caught once... such a lenient regulation was clearly giving the candidates four chances to make mistakes.
What this exam was actually testing was how to find the correct answers without being discovered.
In other words, it's a test of a Ninja's information-gathering abilities!
Thinking of this, Sasuke looked up at his teammates.
"Naruto, hurry up and realize this. You absolutely mustn't... Oh?"
He suddenly noticed that Naruto was also looking at him with a relaxed expression.
"He actually discovered it before me? How is that possible?"
Sasuke was somewhat surprised.
His last remaining bit of worry was now completely swept away.
This way, the squad should be able to successfully pass this exam.
"But even if he's realized this, how is that guy going to cheat?"
"He'd better not use some crude method and get caught by the Proctors!"
There was no time to worry about his companion.
In Sasuke's line of sight, he caught a candidate who was writing furiously.
"He must be the 'bait' the Proctors planted in the exam hall, right?"
Found him!
The next second, the Sharingan activated!
Every movement, every stroke of the pen from the other party was copied with absolute precision.
Question one, question two, question three... within a few minutes, those questions that were originally like gibberish were all filled with correct answers.
Similarly, gradually, candidates began to be kicked out of the exam hall for being caught cheating five times.
Just as Sasuke was copying away and preparing to move on to the last few questions.
"Bang!!!"
A loud bang—almost instantly, the eyes of everyone in the exam hall were drawn toward it.
A Blond-haired Youth was seen slamming his fist hard onto his desk.
Then, he slowly stood up.
"Na... Naruto-kun?"
Hinata, who was closest, was so startled she almost jumped out of her chair.
"Please, what does this idiot think he's doing?"
Temari glanced sideways at the Blond-haired Youth.
At this moment, she couldn't do a single question and was boredly waiting for Kankuro to send her the answers.
The other members of the Konoha Twelve Geninhad similar reactions.
As Genin who graduated from the Ninja Academyin the same year, they were used to Naruto doing all sorts of ridiculous things.
But they hadn't expected this guy to act out on such an important occasion as the Chunin Exams.
The exam hall instantly fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone was thinking the same thing:
"Is this blond idiot crazy?"
The veins on Sakura Haruno's right hand, which was gripping her pen, were already bulging.
Then, she looked uneasily at the Head Proctor on the podium.
"Please, don't let him drag Sasuke and me down..."
Ibiki Morino was momentarily stunned, then asked coldly:
"You, what do you want to do?"
The next second, Naruto slowly rose and stood up.
"I am very disappointed."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ibiki Morino asked.
"So many people here are cheating, yet the Proctors can't find them. Could it be that these Konoha Chunin under you are all trash?"
"Passing the exam by relying on cheating... if this continues, is there still hope for the Village? Is there a future for the Ninja World?"