Although Naruto’s declaration annoyed many people, the truly strong felt his fearless attitude was worthy of appreciation.
For instance, Gaara who was staring at him, Sasuke who was similarly impressed, and Lee who was overflowing with youth.
Among these examinees, the ones most annoyed were likely the ninjas of Otogakure.
Because that remark about being a ‘newly established small Ninja village’ seemed to have touched a sensitive nerve.
Zaku Abumi spoke first, “Did you hear that?
Saying Otogakure is a super small Ninja village.” Dosu Kinuta nodded.
“Yeah, what a shame.” Kin Tsuchi said, “Let’s play with them a little.” Zaku Abumi nodded.
“Then let’s do it.” Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The three moved, weaving through the crowd.
And their target was none other than Kabuto.
Lee had been paying attention to Kabuto’s movements.
As soon as the Otogakure Ninjas moved, Kabuto took an inconspicuous step back, clearly having detected the trio’s presence.
At the same time, he noticed that Dosu Kinuta’s attack seemed related to the ninja tool on his right arm.
Before he even reached him, the ninja tool on his arm began to expand, and when he arrived in front of the target, he threw a punch at Kabuto.
He dodged it.
Not just Lee, but many others noticed that this attack had missed.
However, looking at the expressions of these Otogakure ninjas, it didn’t seem like a failed attack at all.
Could there be a follow-up?
Just as everyone was wondering, Kabuto’s glasses suddenly shattered.
Lee immediately reached a conclusion: this was an invisible attack.
Despite dodging, the target was still hit, indicating that this attack had a certain degree of extension over distance.
Furthermore, the expressions of these people suggested they were still watching a show, meaning the effects of the attack hadn’t fully ended.
Sure enough, two seconds later, Kabuto suddenly felt a wave of dizziness and began to vomit.
“A soft-type attack effect?” “Truly bizarre.
If one’s body suddenly loses control during a battle, it could be fatal.” “What exactly is this?” All the Ninjas were guessing the cause, as their next opponent could very well be one of these Otogakure ninjas.
The comments in Lee’s livestream quickly provided him with the answer.
[The Otogakure guys’ attacks are actually quite strong, just a bit one-dimensional.] [Dosu Kinuta’s ninja tool can damage the ear bones, causing dizziness, vomiting, loss of balance, and other negative effects.
It’s too nasty.] [Indeed, you’ll get hit if you’re not careful.
After all, many human organs are very fragile.] [But in the mobile game, he’s a god-tier existence.
One full combo and you’re either dead or crippled.] [I have him too, I’ve even won Kage-level matches with him, haha…] The answer from the comments made Lee’s heart tighten.
Being able to destroy ear bones from a distance—this ability was indeed very bizarre.
However, he didn’t expect this Otogakure ninja to have Kage-level potential.
Would he become the Kage of Otogakure in the future?
Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover.
At this moment, Lee had already listed Dosu Kinuta as an opponent on the same level as Gaara.
However, just as everyone thought the fight would continue, a smoke bomb exploded in the classroom.
A gruff voice rang out through the smoke and dust.
“Quiet down, you bunch of trash.
I am the proctor for the first round of the Chunin Selection Exams: Morino Ibiki.” This proctor wore a Ninja hat and had two long scars across his face.
He wore the vest of the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force, along with a black trench coat.
Appearing alongside him were over a dozen other proctors.
Noticing the fight in the corner, he warned, “You Otogakure guys, don’t mess around before the exam starts.
Do you want to be disqualified?” Dosu Kinuta said, “Sorry, since it’s our first time taking the exam, we were particularly excited.
We got a bit carried away just now.” This guy can really swallow his pride, he’s not simple.
At this moment, everyone kept the Otogakure team in mind.
Morino Ibiki didn’t dwell on it and proceeded to announce, “Fine, now I’ll tell you my rules.
No private combat without a proctor’s permission.
Even with permission, lethal actions against an opponent are not allowed.
If you defy my rules, you’ll be disqualified immediately.” No examinee raised an objection to this proctor’s command.
Everyone waited for the exam to follow.
Morino Ibiki said, “Next, we will conduct the first exam.
Everyone needs to hand in your application forms, then draw a number and take your seats in order.
Afterward, I will distribute the written exam questionnaires.” The first stage was a written exam with randomized seating, a process many had anticipated.
The only difference was the proctor.
Morino Ibiki continued, “However, there are several rules for the written exam you must remember clearly.
Once we officially begin, I will not answer any questions.
Listen up.” “1.
Everyone starts with 10 points, one point per question.
A point-deduction system is used: a perfect score for all correct answers, and one point deducted for each wrong answer.” “2.
Results are determined by the total score of the three members of the same team.” “3.
During the exam, if you cheat or are deemed to be cheating, 2 points will be deducted for each time you are caught.” “4.
If one person in a team gets 0 points, all three members of that team will be disqualified.” “5.
The final question will be announced 45 minutes after the start of the exam.” “Now, let the exam begin.” The moment Lee got the test paper, he started solving the problems.
However, to his surprise…
These questions are way too hard.
Question one: code decryption.
This was not his strong suit.
Question two: With Ninja B as the base point, Ninja A stands on a tree seven meters high.
As shown in the diagram, draw Ninja A’s maximum shuriken range…
as well as the maximum range during ground combat.
Question three…
Question four…
Question five…
Okay, he didn’t know how to do a single one of these.
Some he understood vaguely, others he didn’t understand at all.
Is such a difficult test really the Chunin Exams?
Lee strongly suspected this was forcing them to cheat.
Wait, forced to cheat?
He felt as if he had grasped a clue.
Generally speaking, being caught cheating would result in disqualification, right?
But the rule here was a 2-point deduction.
In other words, if one had 10 points, they had four chances to cheat.
This was practically telling the examinees outright that they could cheat.
Moreover, Ibiki’s words were also suspicious.
Shameful cheaters only bring about their own destruction.
Does that mean if you aren’t caught, you aren’t a shameful cheater?
Additionally, the other party mentioned, “As a Ninja, you should take the exam like an excellent Ninja.” An excellent Ninja…
cheating…
Could the purpose of the first exam actually be information gathering capability?
Exam answers = intelligence.
Cheating = information gathering.
Not being discovered = concealment.
I see.