I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

He is now a corpse, and the despicable Orochimaru is impersonating him to manipulate Temari, Gaara, and the others. So... what will become of them?

Will the Sand Village cease to exist because of this?

Judging from his performance just now, Kitahara Kaede... has a meticulous mind and has found the best way to pass the exam.

This person is very strong.

But Temari and the others just treated him like an ordinary person... Ugh, it's embarrassing to think about it.

However, Luo Sha didn't say anything because everyone in the group ignored him.

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In the examination hall for the first Chunin Exam, the examinees were still enthusiastically cheating.

Meanwhile, Ibiki Morino, the chief examiner, stood there with his arms crossed. He was very tall, with scars on his face, and exuded an air of authority.

Meanwhile, the other examiners assisting him were taking notes.

This assessment wasn't a simple question-and-answer test, because the exam rules didn't specify how many questions needed to pass.

He only wants to test the candidates' self-analysis ability and their ability to gather information.

and so.

Although they deliberately said that cheating was not allowed, they were actually asking the test takers to cheat.

Therefore, as long as the cheating isn't too blatant, you'll pass the exam.

The 10 examiners who were taking notes were recording who was cheating.

This way, there's no need to review the exam papers.

After all, the second exam was very time-consuming, and with over 100 to nearly 200 candidates, it was unrealistic to review each one individually.

However, a new problem has arisen... The test takers have started cheating... which means they're all passing the exam... so very few people will be eliminated.

She's probably going to get a real dressing down from the examiner in the second exam, Mitarashi Anko.

Ibixi suddenly felt a headache coming on.

And this time.

"Ibixi—"

Suddenly, the figure of a member of the secret service appeared in the classroom.

Ibihi frowned slightly.

"Lord Sandai requests your presence," the ANBU member said.

“…” Ibixi.

This is during the Chunin Exams! So many candidates from various ninja villages are watching! And now he's being called away?

Ibiki was somewhat displeased, but since it was the Hokage's order, he said a few words to his assistant and then left with the Anbu.

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The Hokage's office building.

"Sandaime-sama!"

Twenty minutes later, Ibiki arrived at the Hokage's office building and went inside.

He noticed that the office room contained not only the three generations of adults, but also Shimura Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.

The entire F4 is gathered here!

Could it be... that something big has happened?

This is Ibiki's first year as the chief examiner, and he is in full charge of the first written exam. The Third Hokage's requirement is that he cannot bring shame to Konoha and that the exam be of high quality.

That's why he came up with this exam format.

But he was called over before the exam was even over... Did something happen to him?

“Ibiki!” The Third Hokage seemed to purse his lips. “Was the test you set this time particularly difficult?”

"This one……"

Ibiki scratched his head. "I referred to the past exam papers that were stored in the database. I thought they were very difficult, so I chose that one."

"Don't you know this will stump all the test takers?" Xiaochun was very dissatisfied.

Because Ibiki had no idea about the current situation, all the Konoha examinees were copying the wrong answers... Wouldn't that mean Konoha was doomed?

Konoha is hosting the exam, but no one from Konoha passed... It would be incredibly embarrassing if word got out!

"Huh?" Ibixi was taken aback.

"Most people pass the exams these days."

“All of our Konoha examinees have passed,” Ibiki said.

"This exam was very difficult."

"But the test I took wasn't about them answering questions."

"It tests their ability to observe, analyze, and collect information."

“I pointed out from the beginning that there were 177 people, but actually there were 179 people sitting in the classroom.”

"These two extra people are the 'intelligence' I deliberately arranged."

"These two know the standard answer."

"So, other test takers could pass the exam by observing that they copied the answers from the other students."

"After all, this is the Chunin Exams. If you don't have any intelligence at all, you won't be able to meet the Chunin standard."

Ibiki Morino spoke with great logic and reason.

but.

"Eh!?" X3

Xiaochun and the others were taken aback for a moment.

"So...it's not simply about answering exam questions?"

“That’s right,” Ibiki said. “As long as you participate in collecting information… well, that is, cheating, then you’ve passed the exam.”

"And you said you wanted to give Konoha some face by starting the exam."

"So of course I have to give them some really difficult questions to intimidate them."

“And in this situation…” Ibiki’s voice trailed off. “Is that not allowed?”

He felt that although he had thought things through very carefully, the current situation was that too many people had passed the test, so in the end it only served as a psychological deterrent to the candidates.

In other words... isn't what we've done enough?

"..." Konoha F4

They had completely misunderstood.

The exam wasn't about the questions, it was about cheating.

So... even if you didn't copy the correct answer...

“If…” Mitokado Homura said, “If the examinee copies the wrong answer… will they be deemed to have failed the exam?”

“No, no,” Ibiki said. “The veracity of the information involves the Jonin examinations.”

"This is just a Chunin Exam."

“It can’t be that difficult,” Ibihi said.

"..." Konoha F4

Danzo, Koharu, the Third Hokage, and Mitokado Homura exchanged glances.

In other words... Konoha is safe.

It wasn't that all of Konoha was wiped out.

They brought Ibiki here because... they planned to ask Ibiki to cheat. Even if all the Konoha examinees copied the answers wrong, they still needed Ibiki to save face for Konoha, so they deliberately revealed that some people had passed.

But now it seems... that they didn't understand the test questions... and then they even called Ibihi over... it's simply embarrassing.

"Well done." After thinking it through, the Third Hokage nodded slightly. "Let's go back."

"This is equivalent to an A-level mission."

"Thank you, Lord Third Generation!" Ibiki bowed slightly and then left.

Three minutes later.

The sound finally came from the Hokage's office again.

"So this time we misunderstood, and we've embarrassed ourselves?"

"Phew—" Xiaochun said, "Luckily, the second-generation teacher has been gone for a long time, otherwise he would definitely be angry if he knew that we students made such a stupid mistake this time."

“That’s true…” Mitokado Homura said. “It is somewhat embarrassing.”

However, they didn't know that if the second generation knew, they would be furious.

Previously disappointed with the Third Hokage and Danzo, it turns out that two of his surviving disciples are also of this caliber... He's doomed.

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Ibihi returned to the examination hall, but his assistant had already finished the exam.

After all, the distance between the Hokage Building and the Ninja Academy is quite far.

However, the test takers were no longer in classroom 302.

"Lord Ibiki..."

"The candidates have gone to the vicinity of the Forest of Death to receive instructions for the second exam."

"The examiner for the second exam, Lady Red Bean, looks very angry."

The assistant responded.

Ibiki discovered that a window in classroom 302 was broken, which likely meant that Aoko had barged in without using the main entrance.

"A total of 150 candidates passed."

The assistant responded to Ibihi.

Is it.

That means a total of 150 people were involved in cheating or answering questions.

Yes, although the assessment requires cheating, if someone can answer the questions on their own, they can still pass.

Otherwise, why bother distributing exam papers?

Ibihi looked at the students' exam papers on the table and prepared to tidy them up.

However, when he reached Naruto's seat in the front row, he suddenly paused.

Everyone knows that Naruto Uzumaki is the village's Jinchūriki.

The Jonin sometimes have to keep an eye on Naruto's whereabouts, since he is the village's Jinchuriki and they can't let him leave the village at will.

Ibixi had also paid attention to this before.

Then I learned that Naruto had joined Kakashi's Team 7 in the Anbu.

Ibiki and Kakashi weren't particularly close, but since they were classmates, Ibiki knew of Kakashi's genius.

So, Naruto became a disciple of a genius...

Then Ibiki saw the answers on Naruto's test paper.

This is so difficult!

【I won't】

【what to do】

Want to cheat, but can't find a way? Let's pretend to cheat.

"..." Morino Ibixi?