Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

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Who would bother to form a contract with a scholar-type summon beast?

Chapter 45 Everyone Shows Their Magical Powers

Jiraiya's actions caused some commotion, but the situation was quickly calmed down.

Although many of the people present had already learned psychic arts and possessed their own summoned beasts.

However, just as that candidate thought, everyone tried to choose powerful species when selecting summoning beasts.

If all else fails, at least look for types with special functions.

Ideas like "knowledge is power" clearly don't work in this world.

So, if someone wanted to emulate Jiraiya by summoning a spirit to take exams in their place, he would be the only exception.

The topic of spirit summoning is still a sore point for Kagura.

The reason is that no matter how hard he tried to communicate with the spirits, the same white egg always appeared.

It was as if he were possessed by a ghost; the egg seemed to have taken a liking to him, and he couldn't sense any other creatures whenever he used psychic abilities.

Later, when the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, learned of this, he also gave him his advice.

Kagura took the advice and, after much deliberation, signed a contract with the egg using her blood.

At the very moment the contract took effect, Kagura truly sensed the powerful creature inside the egg.

However, several years have passed, and each time it is summoned, the egg's appearance remains almost unchanged.

Kagura even imagined at one point the possibility of herself throwing eggs at the enemy in the future.

Back at the exam site, after the commotion caused by Jiraiya, the only sounds were the scratching of pens and paper.

However, after a short while, the Konoha Jonin who had been standing at the back, seemingly without any presence, appeared.

Suddenly, he appeared beside a candidate and tightly grasped the candidate's right hand.

The examinee who was caught turned pale instantly, and there was a note on the palm of his right hand that was being held.

The Konoha Jonin bent down and gently picked up the note with the index finger and thumb of his other hand.

Slowly open it, and there are the answers to the first two questions in the exam.

He looked at him and the examinee beside him expressionlessly and said:

"You two were caught cheating, your exam qualifications have been revoked, and you have been eliminated."

After saying that, without waiting for their explanation, he simply picked them up, one in each hand, and carried them out like puppies.

Shortly after the Konoha Jonin left, the bald examiner on the stage also made a move.

He was standing on the stage with his arms crossed when he suddenly stomped his foot down hard.

With a loud crash, he smashed a large crater into the floor beneath his feet.

In the pit, a candidate sat slumped on the ground, looking horrified and despairing at the examiner before him.

Looking at the examinee in the pit, the bald examiner grinned maliciously and said:

"Knowing how to use earth magic is not bad."

But you idiot, couldn't you have placed a clone in your seat before using Earth Escape?

Or do you think I'm blind, unable to see that there's one less player on the field?

You failed too.

I hereby declare you eliminated. Get out of here!

After these two incidents, the atmosphere on set clearly became tense.

They realized then that to cheat under the watchful eyes of these two high-ranking ninjas, they would probably have to use some real skills.

Even so, there were still occasional instances where candidates were caught red-handed during the sessions.

Kagura, on the other hand, finished the test paper in front of her in just 15 minutes.

He then leaned back leisurely in his chair, his Sharingan eyes slowly rotating as he watched with great interest the cheating methods of the people present.

In fact, apart from those who used inferior methods and were caught red-handed, quite a few people have successfully cheated.

For example, Tsuchishiro from Kumogakure.

In fact, his methods were similar to those of the examinee who was pulled from the ground and used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique).

However, his physical body did not move; instead, he remained seated in place.

He secretly released an earth clone under his seat and commanded the clone to use earth magic to reach the ceiling, which was some distance away from the bald examiner.

So the clone only showed its one intact eye, taking in the correct answer laid out on the podium.

For example, the seven members of the "Seven Ninja Swordsmen" clearly targeted the examinees, who were easier to kill.

A thin mist suddenly appeared over the spot where they were, but it only lasted for a second before disappearing.

However, in that very second, two of the seven people had already been replaced by water clones.

In an instant, the two of them transformed into darkness and hid within the shadows of the target examinee.

So the two of them hid in the shadows and openly viewed all of the target's answers.

Then, it used the same method to return to its original position and instantly dispelled the water clone to take its place.

The seven people seemed to have their own secret code system. The two who solved the puzzle secretly moved their hands and made several hand gestures.

The other five people suddenly seemed to know the answer and began to write.

In addition, Kagura also discovered that there were many other ninjas at the scene who used various methods, which broadened Kagura's horizons.

A genin from the Yamanaka clan in Konoha used the Mind-Body Conversion Technique to view the answers of other examinees.

There were also members of the oil-producing women clan who spread a lot of insects in the examination hall.

However, what surprised Kagura the most was a candidate from Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village).

He somehow managed to create a cloud the size of a palm above the examination hall.

He actually shifted one of his eyes to the cloud.

The thin cloud drifted slowly over the examination hall, examining the papers of most of the examinees.

As each candidate displayed their unique abilities, time passed by, minute by minute.

As the time drew nearer, the various expressions on the faces of the candidates in the room became increasingly apparent.

The students who had finished the exam sat quietly in their seats, calmly waiting for time to pass.

Those who didn't know how to solve the problems and were too intimidated to cheat were restless.

Regardless, time continues to flow at its own pace.

An hour passed quickly. The bald examiner at the top looked up at the clock and announced the end of the exam.

This time, it also went against the plot of Kagura's film, as the examiner did not do anything to conduct the so-called final test.

Instead of testing everyone's resolve, they threatened that if they failed, they would be unable to take the exam for life, thus deterring those who were wavering.

After announcing the end of the exam, the two examiners collected all the exam papers as usual and then sat down on the spot to grade them.

That makes sense, as the essence of this assessment is to test the candidates' ability to obtain intelligence.

Of course, if you have ample knowledge of your own, you can avoid this test of ability.

In reality, these exam papers don't have many questions; most of them are presented as long-answer questions, with only about ten questions on the entire paper.

Even so, it took the two examiners almost an hour to finish grading all the nearly one hundred exam papers.

Those students who scored below 80 were asked to leave the classroom, leaving only 7 or 8 students remaining.

The bald examiner stood on the podium, offering his congratulations with a blank expression:

"Congratulations on passing the second test."

From a personal perspective, I would like to offer a friendly reminder that the upcoming assessments will not be so peaceful.

You will face injury or even death.

If any candidates are hesitant, I suggest they still have the opportunity to withdraw.

He paused slightly and looked down at the many genin below.

Those who are eligible to participate in the Chunin Exams would not easily give up because of these two sentences.

After waiting for several minutes and seeing that no one had left, the bald examiner sighed softly, seemingly both relieved and regretful.

He then spoke:

"Alright, now that you've all made your choices, let's go to the next exam location."

After saying that, he led everyone away from the white building.

After passing through a grove of trees, they came to see a larger forest.

After everyone had gathered on the flat ground in front of the forest, the bald examiner turned around and began to explain the content of the next test to them.

Upon hearing the specific details, Kagura's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

It seems the real brutality of this exam has only just begun...

Chapter 46 Hunting Game

It was already afternoon, the time of day when the sun was at its strongest.

However, the vast forest not far from Kagura and the others resembled a giant beast lying on the ground.

The layers upon layers of trees obscured everyone's view, preventing even the blazing sunlight from penetrating.

The depths of the forest were pitch black, like the eyes of a giant beast, watching over the people standing before it.

Everyone gathered in a clearing in front of the forest, with the bald examiner leading the group standing at the very front of the candidates.

In the previous written test, nearly a quarter of the candidates were eliminated because they did not score high enough or were caught cheating.