The test papers were handed to him.
Xin scanned the questions. They weren't as hard as he feared. With a shrug, he picked up his pen and started answering.
After he finished and handed in his exam, one of the Anbu members spoke up.
"Your test will be sent to the Hokage's office for grading. Please wait here in the meantime."
Xin leaned back in his chair, propping his feet up on the desk. "Great. Like I've got a choice."
Anbu didn't seem to care about his laid-back attitude. They were used to it. Talented ninja with strong abilities often had personalities to match. In fact, compared to some others, Xin was still pretty polite.
Elsewhere, in the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage reviewed Xin's exam. Most of the answers were spot-on. But when he reached the section on the "Will of Fire," the Hokage found himself shaking his head. Xin's response was a total mess.
Still, after deducting a few points for that, the boy had passed the written exam with a decent score.
"He still needs to learn about the Will of Fire," Hokage thought, sighing. "I'll have to ask Tsunade or maybe Jiraiya to give him some lessons on that."
"Pass him," Hokage said to the Anbu delivering the test. "Tell him to proceed to the intelligence-gathering portion of the exam."
As expected, Xin passed the written test with no issues. As for the whole "Will of Fire" nonsense, Xin didn't really understand or care about it. He just wrote whatever came to mind.
But at least it didn't affect his overall score. He passed, and that's all that mattered. As for whether the Hokage had any thoughts about his response... Xin couldn't care less.
"Usagi Xin," Anbu member called out, "you passed the theory exam. Next, we'll proceed to the intelligence-gathering exam. Please follow us to the Forest of Death."
Yes, even the jonin exam involved the infamous Forest of Death, but unlike the chunin exams, this wasn't about fighting. The focus here was gathering intel.
Once they arrived at the forest, the Anbu explained the task.
"Within the Forest of Death, we've hidden eleven intel scrolls in various locations. Your mission is to locate at least seven of these scrolls based on clues left at staged battle scenes. If you can find seven or more, you pass."
Anbu glanced at the small white snake perched on Xin's shoulder.
"You may use summoning animals to assist in gathering intel."
After all, summoning creatures were considered part of a ninja's skillset, and there was no rule against using them during the test.
Gathering scrolls? Xin thought. This is practically a freebie.
Finding the first staged battle scene, Xin turned to his summoning snake, Ophis. "Sniff out the scent and start searching."
"Right away, Xin," Ophis replied, hopping down from Xin's shoulder. After catching a whiff of the lingering scents, the little snake darted off into the woods, with Xin following close behind.
Ophis led Xin around the traps and directly to the hidden scrolls.
Anbu overseeing the test exchanged puzzled looks.
"Is this even difficult?" one of them muttered.
Xin wasn't cheating. Using his summoning animal was completely allowed. Still, it almost felt like cheating with how quickly Ophis found the scrolls.
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