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"The previous questions tested everyone's intelligence gathering abilities."

Morino Ibiki said, "The rules of this exam have hinted at this from the very beginning. The questions in this exam are not something that a Genin can answer. In other words, this is an exam that presupposes cheating."

"but--"

Morino Ibiki untied her headscarf, revealing scars from torture. Then she continued, "Sometimes, intelligence is something you must sacrifice your life for. Incorrect intelligence can lead to even greater losses, even devastating consequences for your comrades and your village. Remember this."

Ibiki Morino briefly outlined the purpose of the previous exam.

"But the last question is actually the purpose and essence. Suppose you have now become a Chunin and are leading a team to carry out a mission to seize intelligence. You know nothing about the enemy, and your life may even be in danger. Can you refuse the mission because of this risk? The answer is no."

"...Now is the time to show courage. This is the quality a Chunin captain should possess..."

It was more like Ibiki Morino was giving a brief lecture to the group of people present rather than explaining.

It was right to ignore Hanabi, otherwise I would be led by the nose again.

"Congratulations, you've passed the first test..."

And at this moment, a shadow was suddenly thrown in from outside.

The black curtain unfolded, completely covering Ibiki behind it.

The text on the curtain was simple: "The examiner of the second exam, Anko Mitarashi, is here."

A very childish and Naruto-esque answer.

"Now is not the time to be complacent. Alright, I'm the examiner for the second test, Anko Mitarashi. Very good, everyone follow me."

Wearing a full-body net gown, Anko Mitarashi stood in front of everyone.

Although in Boruto, Mitarashi Anko changed from red beans to "tangyuan", she is still quite good now.

The barrage increased a lot at this time. Unfortunately, there was no reward at this time, which had little to do with the plot changes made by Fireworks.

"Look at the atmosphere down there."

At this time, the faint voice of Morino Ibiki came from behind.

"Uh."

Mitarashi Anko twitched the corners of her mouth.

"Hmm... sixty people. Twenty teams. But it's okay, I'll reduce the number of teams to single digits."

Mitarashi Anko looked at the number of people left at the scene.

There are only sixty people in total, eighteen fewer than in the original.

The first exam was completely distorted by Hanabi, and the rest of the exam almost turned into a battle royale.

If Morino Ibiki hadn't stopped the exam, there would probably be a river of blood by now, right?

"Single digit..."

Mitarashi Anko's words caused the candidates present to fall silent again.

"This is really exciting. We'll discuss the details at another location tomorrow. As for the gathering time, please ask your own jonin. With that said, we are dismissed—"

After the dismissal, Hanabi and the others finally left the classroom, leaving only an empty classroom, and then Morino Ibiki began to collect the students' test papers.

"Ok?"

However, Morino Ibiki felt something was wrong.

Because this is a blank paper, a blank paper without even a name on it.

Just a moment ago there were words on it, but these words seemed to disappear from the paper as the sun set, right before my eyes.

The writing...disappeared.

At this moment, Morino Ibiki thought of Hanabi's last raise of her hand and immediately tore open the blank paper.

"The material of the paper is wrong."

This kind of paper is no different from ordinary paper, but when you tear it, the feeling of tearing the paper itself is different.

However, these test papers have been with me since this afternoon.

In other words, the test paper had been swapped before the exam.

"There are only three correct answers... Hmm? Two?"

There are only two filled papers.

The other party was too arrogant. The handwriting on it was exactly the same, just like a photocopy, with only the name different.

"That is to say, if there wasn't the last question..."

Without the last question, he declared everyone qualified. The entire Chunin Exam was over.

Ibiki Morino's face was very serious at first, but in the end, he smiled.

"Everything I do on the test is a distraction, it distracts me from paying attention to the test itself..."

The other party is very cautious, or in other words, he has multiple plans.

It is difficult enough to find problems on the test paper, not to mention that there are so many "performances" outside that people can only focus on the candidates.

Smoke bombs, all of them are smoke bombs.

"A ninja is supposed to see through a plan... Indeed."

Now, everything is clear.

If I really listened to the other party, then except for Team 7... everyone would be disqualified.

Although everyone got the last question right, which guaranteed them a point, all the papers were blank, without even their names on them.

"But she didn't expect me to end the exam like this, right? Besides, there's one person in their group who didn't... huh?"

There is also a blank paper.

But this blank paper is different from the others because it has a name on it, which means it can get the guaranteed score.

——Uzumaki Naruto.

Dazzling and arrogant.

Damn, my blood pressure is up...

[Fuck, I thought the rules were meant to protect the protagonist, but it turns out they protect the supporting characters 2333]

The boomerang is actually me

[Morino Ibiki, you protected the Chunin Exam! ]

[Shocked, I almost speed-beat the exam chapter, lol]

"I'm so stupid! I thought Hanabi would only steal the test papers, but I didn't expect her to actually switch them."

[My sister Hua is a tough guy who doesn’t talk much]

【All! Members! Disqualified!】

Although Hua Huo was not present at the event, she gained a lot of popularity and fans during this wave...

Chapter 113 Mechanical Puppet Technology.

"It's finally over."

After the exam, Naruto was in a good mood and even walked with bigger steps.

show off.

"Hey, hey, Sasuke, we passed the first exam, why are you like this?"

Naruto noticed that Sasuke's expression had an "uncontrollable" look.

But Hanabi just smiled without saying anything.

"Hey, Naruto. You remember what Hanabi gave us before the exams started."

“Ah, that—”

Naruto felt it and then took it out from his clothes.

"open to take a look."

Sasuke continued.

"What on earth is this...Aa ...

After seeing what was inside, Naruto let out a strange cry.

Test paper.

It's a filled test paper.

"So, what was I worried about during my first exam?!"

The story of this episode ended with Naruto's screams.

Since the remuneration is settled on a quarterly basis, Hua Huo did not receive any reward.

But the popularity store has been refreshed.

After saying goodbye to each other, Hanabi left Naruto feeling sad and started to look after the store.

There is currently only one item in the Popularity Store, but it can be purchased three times.

【Performance Props Purchase Card (Purple)】

【Rarity: Four Star】

[You can purchase local props for performances. Depending on the quality of the items, you will need to pay different purchase fees. You cannot purchase five-star gold quality props. Purchased props are only available for the current performance role.]

【Price: 20000 popularity points】

"It's a bit tasteless."

The biggest function of performance props is to attract attention and draw the audience's gaze. If there's any difference between them and ordinary objects, it's probably that they can be repaired even if damaged.

However, it's a bit tricky to limit it to the current character, otherwise I could prepare some performance props for other characters on the set in advance. What's more, this card only grants "purchasing rights", and buying things still costs money, and the highest purchase is only four-star equipment.

It is far less practical than drawing cards yourself or getting performance props from the store.

Hanabi guessed that she definitely couldn't "purchase" the Six Paths Sage's tools and stuff.

"But you can save some money."

There are actually quite a few useful props in the world of Naruto.

Just because you don’t need it now doesn’t mean you won’t need it in the future.

Anyway, I still have enough popularity points now. As for upgrading the character card to Lv.7 and adding new entries, I still need a few hundred thousand, so I don't need that.

"So--"

Hanabi came to Ryougi Shiki's house again.

But this time, Hanabi's teacher is not Ryougi Shiki.

"I never thought I would become a substitute teacher."

Aozaki Touko sat where the "tutoring class" was supposed to be.

Next to her, there were some things that looked like puppet limbs.

"Good morning, Aozaki-sensei."

It was morning here, so Hanabi greeted them directly with good morning.

She also noticed the limbs next to it, but this thing didn't seem like Orange's work. Instead, it was somewhat similar to a real puppet.

"This is……?"

Hanabi was a little confused.

"There used to be ninjas in this country. I'm not sure how your concept of ninjas differs from ours... well, there have been similar stories of androids here."

Aozaki Touko said: "Strictly speaking, it's difficult for my puppets to adapt to the kind of power you have. But similar things exist among ninjas. After reading the information on puppetry you gave me, I combined my own knowledge to slightly restore and improve it."

In the Type-Moon world, there really are android puppet ninjas.

Kato Danzo.

This is a ninja who actually existed in history, but in the Type-Moon world, she is a mechanical puppet created by Kuninobu Situation, an artificial female ninja.