Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

In the central control room.

Lin Yu thought to himself: Oh? It's not a 2-point deduction at once, but a 5-point deduction? That means if you're caught cheating twice, you'll be eliminated. The rules are stricter now...

"Do you have the test paper? Let me see it..." Lin Yu said to Shuimen.

Shuimen gave Lin Yu a sample question.

1. Ninja B, whose trajectory is parabolic, stands on a 7-meter-high tree. Draw the maximum range of Ninja A's shuriken in the diagram. Also, draw the characteristics of the opposing ninja within the ellipse drawn by the shuriken, and the maximum range of the shuriken in planar combat, explaining the reasoning behind it…

What the hell is this thing?!

Lin Yu only read the first question before throwing the test paper aside; he couldn't do it!

He said, "Even if you can calculate this, what's the use..."

Minato said, "Yes, for ninjas in actual combat, learning these things is useless, so I never teach my Naruto these useless things. But this is not a test that genin can answer. The essence of this competition is to test the genin's ability to use ninja skills to gather information..."

Lin Yu asked naturally, "So, there must have been someone in the exam hall who knows the real answers?"

Minato said, "No..."

"What did you say!?"

"I bet among so many people, there will be one or two who actually know how to answer these questions!"

"What if they don't pass? Everyone fails? That's unreasonable, how are you going to handle that..."

"I didn't consider that scenario because I wanted to add a bit of uncertainty." Minato scratched his head and said seriously, "Besides, if that situation really does occur, there's always the final, tenth question to save the day..."

"Okay." Lin Yu thought to himself: I roughly know what your tenth question is.

But Lin Yu later realized that he had underestimated Minato's cunning...

In the examination room.

Sasuke: No way! I can't even answer a single question...

Hinata: That's great... It's exactly what I know how to do!

Chapter 249 The Devil's Tenth Question! (3/5)

Almost all the candidates present were stunned by the hellish difficulty of the exam questions!

But soon, the trendsetters realized that the true purpose of this exam was to force them to cheat, to cheat legally, and to use methods that would go unnoticed!

Roll your eyes!

Neji, sitting in the back row, activated his Byakugan, and the entire exam hall instantly became transparent. His mind raced: Just as I suspected, most people were frowning. It seems my guess was correct; the first written exam was really testing their intelligence gathering abilities! Now, all I need to do is find people who actually know how to answer these questions!

Neji's gaze settled on the girl in the front row who was writing furiously: "That's Hinata! My goodness, her hand is writing without stopping, and she can answer such difficult questions. That's amazing! So, let me bask in your glory!"

Swish, swish, swish! Neji's hands started moving, writing the correct answers on the paper.

Naruto, in the middle row, had also noticed something amiss, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "I see, just like Dad's style. When it comes to these kinds of theoretical knowledge, no one is better than Sakura. Let's use this technique then..."

Naruto bit his finger and formed the summoning seal.

Thump! A toad the size of a thumb appeared under my palm.

"Gamabunta, go to Sakura's place..."

Whoosh! The toad vanished, disappearing from sight, leaping over the heads of the examinees or across the tabletops.

"What the hell is this?!" Shuiyue screamed.

"Number 47! Whispering! Warning!" the proctor shouted.

"Just now, it felt like something went right over my head!"

"Who cares about you!"

“That idiot Suigetsu, but I did sense a subtle chakra…” Karin used her 'Kagura Mind's Eye' to sense it, then fixed her gaze on Sakura Haruno’s back, a slight smirk playing on her lips: “So that’s how it is…”

Sakura, upon seeing the toad that suddenly appeared before her, understood what was going on and couldn't help but feel a little smug: Naruto is usually so strong, but at times like this, doesn't he still have to rely on me?

She wrote the answer on a piece of paper, ending it with the word 'idiot'. The toad's tongue curled the paper and disappeared again!

A dozen seconds later, Naruto began to write furiously.

Xiaoxue saw Naruto: It seems he's already taken care of things, so let me take advantage of this...

She closed her eyes and made a mudra with her small hands.

—Wood Release: Eye of Wood!

*Sizzle!* An eye opened on the back of the wooden chair in front of Naruto, taking in everything Naruto had written.

"Thank you for the treat." Xiaoxue opened her eyes, smiled slyly, and began to answer the questions.

And so, like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities, more than half of the exam time had passed...

During this period, dozens of people were expelled from the examination room because they were caught cheating. If one person was caught, his teammates would also be punished. So, more than a hundred people were actually expelled from the examination room!

This left many of the seats in the examination hall empty.

Sasuke still hadn't started answering. He scratched his head, anxiously thinking: "Damn it! If I hadn't lost 5 points at the beginning, I could have gone all out, but now, if I'm caught even once, I'll be disqualified! What should I do?! Should I just activate my Sharingan and copy other people's answers? But they've already basically finished answering!"

"Um... do you want to see my answer?" Sakura Haruno, standing next to Sasuke, asked shyly.

Sasuke frowned: "What do you mean? Do I look like the kind of person who needs to do that?"

Sakura said, "But you haven't answered any questions since the beginning, and the exam time is almost over. If you don't answer now, it will really be too late..."

Sasuke gritted his teeth: "Why are you helping me for no reason?"

A blush crept onto Sakura's face: "Um, that, I, I..."

"Enough! Bring me the exam paper right now!" Sasuke thought to himself: I absolutely cannot stop here!

Sakura worried, "If it's too obvious, we'll be discovered..."

"Just take a little bit over. My eyes have extraordinary insight, so you won't be discovered!" *Zzzzt!* Sasuke activated his Sharingan.

Tap tap tap… His hand began to write rapidly!

"Wow, that's amazing..." Sakura exclaimed in surprise.

In fact, with the Sharingan's ability to copy, if Sasuke had done that from the beginning, he would never have ended up in this situation.

But the initial 5 points deducted from his account left him with no room for error, making him hesitant and timid.

Ibiki Morino glanced at his watch and suddenly said in a cold voice, "Everyone, put down your pens immediately!!"

Sasuke, in a panic: Damn it!! I only finished copying the fifth question. At this rate, I've barely offset the negative score. I need to finish copying the sixth question at least!!

"Everyone put down your pens immediately!! Do you hear me?! Otherwise, you will be expelled from the examination room immediately!!" Ibixi shouted again.

*Thud...* Helpless, Sasuke had no choice but to reluctantly put down his pen.

"Now, I'm going to announce the question for the tenth question!" Ibi announced loudly.

Yes... Question 10 on the exam paper was blank; it was a question that was set on the spot!

Everyone listened intently, especially Sasuke... This tenth question was a lifesaver for him. If he could answer it correctly and get 1 point, he could at least avoid being disqualified!

All he can do now is pray that Yuki and Hinata's combined score exceeds... 17 points!

Ibiki surveyed the entire area, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: "A ninja sometimes needs decisiveness, the ability to make decisive choices, and the courage to shed burdens in order to achieve their goals! As a troop captain, a Chunin's decision-making ability should even take precedence over ninja skills!"

"Therefore, the tenth question is for you to make a choice on the spot!"

"You can designate any one person in your three-person team to be disqualified on the spot! Then, the other two... will pass the test!"

"What?! Who would do such a thing?!" someone on the spot protested.

Ibihi said, "No one is truly perfect, and in a team, there are always people who drag the team down..."

Many people present remained silent, while others lowered their heads.

"Imagine a scenario: you are on an important mission for the village, but one member of your team is wounded and unable to fight, becoming a burden. If you don't abandon him, the entire team risks being wiped out. In this situation, any hesitation on your part could lead to the annihilation of the entire team, or... capture, resulting in the leakage of the village's vital intelligence!"

"At that time... what will be the right choice! That's right, to personally bury your own comrades! That's what a true ninja is!!"

Whoosh!! At this point, Ibiki Morino suddenly ripped off his hood... revealing a horribly disfigured scalp!

This ferocious face amplified the persuasiveness of his words to the extreme!

"I believe many of you here are facing a similar situation right now. The time has come to test your choices! Total annihilation, or preserving the overall situation? You have one minute to make your choice!!!"

In the central control room.

Lin Yu looked at Minato and said speechlessly, "Hey, are you a devil?"

Chapter 250 A meteoric rise and a pullback from the brink! (4/5)

Tick-tock! The clock ticks away.

A minute felt like an eternity.

After a moment of absolute silence, a Hidden Mist ninja in the back row stood up, pointed at his comrade in front, and said, "I designate a team member, Ishio...out!"

Shi Sheng, who was in the front row, stood up silently and began to gather his paper and pen.

The Hidden Mist said apologetically, "Ishikawa, I'm sorry! I've participated in the Chunin Exams six times already. If I don't pass this year, I'll have to go into business. This is my last chance as a ninja, so please don't blame me!!"

"It's okay, I don't blame you..." Shi Sheng said, but anyone could see the disappointment in his eyes.

We're no longer friends, the team is falling apart.

At this moment, Ibihi said, "Very good, you and your other companion have passed the test. Go stand by the back wall and wait for the test to end..."

"Waaaah... I'm so sorry, Shisheng." Wuyin wiped away his tears and walked to the back wall. Another teammate put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Don't be sad. If you hadn't made this decision, all three of us would have been eliminated. You did it for the greater good. Shisheng won't blame you!"

What he was really thinking was: Luckily he warned me beforehand! Otherwise, I would have been the one to play the bad guy!

With this start, people kept standing up and pointing out their teammates who were dragging the team down. The area behind the wall was full of people, some looking pale and others looking relaxed.

The proctoring ninja simply took away their exam papers.

There were very few people left sitting in the examination room.

At this very moment, Sasuke Uchiha stared intently at Hinata Hyuga's back in the front row, his heart churning with intense conflict: I will kill that man at all costs. I cannot, I absolutely cannot stop here!

With a sudden resolve, he stood up and was about to eliminate Hinata.