Naruto of course knew that the purpose of this exam was to test information gathering, but after thinking about it, he didn't seem to have any ninjutsu that could be used to cheat.
Could he use the Flying Thunder God Technique to fly to Sakura's side, exchange test papers, and then fly back? The proctors weren't blind. Such a blatant exchange of test papers would probably get him kicked out directly.
Or he could contact Kushina through the Fox Spirit in his belly. This trick was called calling for off-site help in answering variety shows ten years ago.
Forget it, asking the Fox Spirit for help for this matter is worse than waiting for the 10th question and handing in a blank paper. Anyway, handing in a blank paper can also pass.
I won't write because I don't know how, that's my ninja way.
Naruto wasn't worried, but someone else was.
After Sakura finished answering the questions, she saw Naruto with his chin propped up, staring blankly, not moving at all, the pen had rolled to the edge of the table and was about to fall off.
Sakura's brain was a little slow to process. How could Naruto, the thickest thigh since graduation, suddenly become the deepest pit?
Inner Sakura: "What a joke!? Sasuke is almost done, you better move your ass!"
As time passed, people were gradually caught by the proctors for cheating, and their teammates were kicked out of the examination room along with them.
The most outrageous thing was Kankuro's puppet, which actually disguised itself as a proctor and seriously caught several people, but no one else exposed him.
Ino in the back row saw that Sakura had stopped writing, and estimated that she had finished.
She usually mocked her, but Ino really admired the grades of this good (?) sister.
So Ino aimed at Sakura and used the Mind Transfer Technique to copy the answers.
As a result, as soon as she entered, she was punched out by the irritable Inner Sakura: "You were just fighting with me for Sasuke, and now you want to copy my answers? Get out!"
"Nani?" Ino's head was dizzy, the secret technique actually failed?
Try again, and it failed again.
Helpless, Ino had to change her target with a head full of question marks.
...
45 minutes had passed. The examinees had copied almost everything they could. Ibiki Kimimaro was about to announce the last question.
"First, you have to choose whether to answer the 10th question. If you choose not to answer, you will be judged as zero points on the spot, and of course your teammates will also lose their qualifications.
If you choose to answer, but don't answer correctly, then you will permanently lose the qualification to participate in the Chunin Exams."
Ibiki Kimimaro constantly used rhetoric to create psychological pressure on the examinees.
Many examinees gave up the exam because they were worried that they would only be able to be Genin forever.
In fact, Naruto thought that if he could always be a Genin, it would be quite fun. At that time, he would take Sasuke to drive Gundams and fight in other countries.
When others came to investigate, he would let Minato go out and explain: "It's okay, don't panic, two Genin from our village are fighting."
...
When Ibiki announced that all the remaining people had passed, only 20 groups of the original 51 groups of examinees remained.
There were even fewer than in the original work, because Naruto didn't jump out to stir things up.
When a smile appeared on Ibiki's face, and he was about to say some words of congratulations, he was blocked by a black cloth.
The black cloth read: Second Exam Proctor, Mitarashi Anko.
When Anko indicated that at least half the candidates would be eliminated, Naruto sized her up and down, It's you, Sweet Potato Auntie. I wonder if Mom ever introduced her to Kakashi for a blind date.
The examinees followed Anko to the venue for the second exam.
Ibiki collected the tests one by one, and when he picked up Naruto's, he tightened his grip on the paper. The Fourth Hokage's son turned in a blank test?
Wasn't it said that his talent was excellent? Is it too late for me to catch up and declare him unqualified? I was too hasty just now, Ibiki thought with a wry smile.
...
Anko was explaining the rules of the second exam to the examinees.
Each group would be given a scroll, marked either "Heaven" or "Earth." Those who collected both scrolls within five days and entered the central tower would pass.
Before receiving the scrolls, they had to sign a waiver, stating that Konoha would not be responsible for their life or death, and Konoha reserved the right of final interpretation.
Most of the examinees hid their scrolls carefully, afraid that others would see what they had.
Naruto received a "Heaven" scroll and didn't bother to conceal it. If everyone saw it, at least it would reduce the number of enemies by half.
As for the other half who would target him directly, Naruto just wanted to raise his middle finger and shout, "Come at me!"
If he could beat them, he would; if he couldn't, he would run. With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he couldn't possibly die from being surrounded, could he?
Naruto even wanted to take his two teammates home for a meal in the middle of the exam, and then come back when they were full.
He had always wondered if Minato would suddenly go home for dinner in the middle of a fight. Leaving his enemies cautiously on guard, and then Minato would return, full and satisfied, and instantly kill them.
Naruto waved to Hinata and entered the designated entrance with Sasuke and Sakura.
Training Ground 44, also known as the Death Forest, was like a primeval forest, filled with various poisonous insects and beasts.
Naruto strongly suspected that this forest was left behind by the First Hokage after fighting someone here.
Nowhere else in Konoha had trees as thick and lush as these.
"What should we do next?" Sakura asked.
Naruto excitedly pulled three tents out of his scroll and said, "Set up tents, hunt, and make a campfire! I've never experienced camping before!"
Sasuke and Sakura both had black lines on their foreheads. This is an exam, can't you be serious?
"Alright," Naruto said, seeing their resentful eyes, "We can look for the scrolls first."
As he spoke, Naruto activated his Kagura Shingan. The range of Naruto's mini-map was now about 5 kilometers in radius. Of course, this wasn't the limit. Even now, his Kagura Shingan could sense up to 10 kilometers.
"Got it! About 500 meters away, three clusters of Chakra, one large and two small. The small ones are about the same as Sakura Bro, the large one must have several Kakashi."
Sasuke: ?
Sakura: ?
What kind of unit is 'Kakashi'?
"Oh, one Kakashi is the amount of Chakra Kakashi-sensei has," Naruto explained casually.
Sasuke didn't pay much attention to Naruto's made-up unit and said in surprise, "There's such a strong existence among the Genin?"
"Having a lot of Chakra doesn't necessarily mean you're strong..." Naruto thought of three people who might have this much Chakra.
One was Gaara. If it were him, that guy would have already been yelling about going to beat up Shukaku.
Another was a psychopath. Konoha still hasn't found any trace of him. Naruto wasn't sure if he had even gotten involved in this exam venue.
The last one was Karin. Naruto was thinking about how to keep her in Konoha.
In any case, they were of the same clan, maybe even distant relatives. He couldn't just watch her go back to the Hidden Grass Village to suffer.
"Let's go, let's take a look, and take the Kunai I gave you."
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