Chapter 129 Cheating? If I Expose Them, Won't Everyone Explode?

Ibiki Morino's lengthy explanation of the exam rules was unnecessary to listen to.

Anyway, the core of this exam was cheating, or rather, intelligence gathering.

None of the Seventh Team members needed to worry about getting a zero.

Hinata had the Byakugan, a 360-degree view, the strongest cheating tool; she could copy anyone's test paper she wanted.

Ino Yamanaka, with her Mind Body Switch Technique, was equally adept at peeking at test papers.

In the original work, the only one to worry about was Naruto.

But now, Naruto was a top student!

Even if he didn't use Dark Dusk Court and Shadow Sneak to peek at others' papers from the rooftop, he could still get enough points with the knowledge gained from his Shadow Clones.

The test papers were distributed.

A smile tugged at the corner of Naruto's mouth.

"The first question is a cipher? Easy."

Naruto flattened the paper, picked up his pen, and began writing with divine speed.

It must be said, the difficulty of the exam questions was indeed quite high, ranging from poetry to history, from mathematical parabolas to cipher decryption, and even physics mechanics, relativity, and so on. The content involved was not only complex and extensive, but also much of it was never taught in the Ninja Academy.

Because the actual first exam did not truly test the questions on the paper; if it allowed you to easily solve them, that would be something else entirely.

Only a top student like Sakura could get a perfect score on the written exam.

However, Naruto now also had the confidence to get a perfect score with his true abilities!

"A mere exam? Isn't that a piece of cake?"

As Uchiha Sasuke, the second-ranked graduate of the Ninja Academy, he was confident and full of assurance regarding this written exam, but when he received the test paper, his expression immediately changed.

"What the hell, the first question is a cipher?"

"The second question is trajectory analysis?"

"These exam questions are too difficult, aren't they?"

Sasuke's face was a bit grim, and he subconsciously looked in Naruto's direction, frowning.

"That guy Naruto—"

"Can he really do it?"

"If I can't do it, how could he?"

Sasuke rested his chin on the back of his hand, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Never mind.

Just activate the Sharingan and start copying!

Of course, not copying Naruto.

Although he had been defeated by Naruto, Sasuke had no doubt about his strength, but in terms of academics, he was confident he could easily beat Naruto, that dead last. The vast classroom's atmosphere was as heavy as stagnant water.

Supervisors sat all around, clipboards in hand, their gazes as sharp as eagles, occasionally writing and drawing on their clipboards, recording something, adding several layers of pressure to the examinees.

But Naruto knew that while it appeared as stagnant water on the surface, beneath it, currents surged. All the Genin with some skill had already begun to cheat.

For example, Akamaru, the Ninja dog, was openly looking around while perched on Inuzuka Kiba's head, then communicating with Inuzuka Kiba.

Shino Aburame controlled his insects, using a special dance to transmit answers to him.

Tenten, skilled in manipulating Ninja tools, had have no idea installed a mirror on the circular light fixture on the classroom ceiling at some point, reflecting test answers.

Gaara's fingertips seeped threads of quicksand, also stirring.

Naruto saw all these cheating methods clearly.

"With cheating methods like Tenten's, Inuzuka Kiba's, and Shino Aburame's, if I just tamper a little, wouldn't they all explode?"

After finishing most of the questions, Naruto took a moment to glance at the others, habitually twirling his pen, his mind becoming active.

The urge to cause trouble arose, but he suppressed it.

"Forget it, if they explode, the next part of the exam will be boring."

Naruto dismissed the idea of a prank.

As the exam progressed, some people were already being eliminated.

When clumsy cheating attempts were discovered too many times, a supervisor would directly throw a kunai, pinning the test paper, and ask the examinee to leave the examination room.

Hinata sat beside Naruto, like him, not cheating, not activating her Byakugan, writing diligently on her own.

Ino Yamanaka, on the other hand, waited until Sakura had written most of her answers, then used her Mind Body Switch Technique to copy Sakura's test answers.

Forty-five minutes later.

Ibiki Morino, the captain of the Konoha Anbu Interrogation Squad, finally threw out the tenth question of the exam—to take or not to take it.

If not taken, it would be treated as a zero, and the examinee would lose their qualification for the exam.

If taken, and a zero was scored, the examinee would be permanently barred from participating in the Chunin Exams!

Ibiki Morino, skilled in interrogation and psychological torment, successfully scared many Genin, causing them to flee at the last moment and choose to give up.

Naruto said nothing.

In the original work, his chuunibyou-like passionate speech stabilized morale, allowing 78 people to pass the exam.

This time, why not respect others' fates and choices?

After people gradually started giving up, the remaining Ninja sitting in the classroom remained motionless. Ibiki Morino realized that no one else would withdraw, so he put his hands in the pockets of his black trench coat, and a playful smile appeared on his stern, fierce face:

"Your decision is very wise. So—I announce that all of you here have passed the first exam!!"

As soon as the words left his mouth.

The previously silent and heavy classroom immediately erupted in an uproar.

Except for Naruto, everyone's faces were filled with shock and confusion.

"What's going on?"

"Ev—everyone passed!"

"What about the tenth question?"

"What the hell, is it that simple!?"

Ibiki Morino revealed a sunny smile and replied, "Because there was no tenth question at all. If anything, the choice between two options just now was the tenth question."

"Choosing to stay was the correct answer."

"As long as you answered the tenth question correctly, you could pass the first exam."

"Are you—are you kidding me!"

"Then the first nine questions were all for nothing?"

Temari asked, surprised and confused.

"How could that be? The first nine questions tested your intelligence gathering abilities."

"You should know that intelligence is sometimes more important than life!"

Ibiki Morino's attitude did a 180-degree turn. As he spoke, he removed the Ninja headband wrapped around his head, revealing the terrifying burns, knife scars, and bullet holes on his scalp.

"So, when carrying out missions, you often have to risk your life to obtain information."

His voice, coupled with the horrific wounds on his head, immediately rendered everyone speechless, leaving only the sound of swallowing.

"Once detected by an enemy or a third party, the information obtained may not be accurate. So you must remember, once the information is wrong, it will put your comrades and even the entire Village in danger."

Ibiki Morino re-tied his headband, once again revealing a sunny smile that was completely different from his appearance.

"No matter what—"

"!!"

The classroom window glass was shattered by a purple sphere.

The purple sphere shot out two kunai, pinning a curtain to the classroom ceiling, and the object wrapped within was actually a sexy, alluring female Ninja.

She wore a khaki trench coat, with a black inner lining and a fishnet-like chainmail underneath, clinging to her skin, making her figure appear curvy and quite striking.