After scanning through all the questions on the paper, Shinju froze.
Th-this…
These are… so simple!
Without hesitation, he began writing furiously.
Sakura's seat wasn't far from Shinju's.
When she saw the red-haired Shinju pick up his test paper and immediately flash a confident look, she assumed this exam probably wouldn't be too difficult and started skimming the questions herself…
The first question, Code Decryption: "Follow the advantage of military strategy, pursue mastery in all skills, and among all matters, none shall surpass me…"
What the heck does that even mean?!
The second question, Physics: "In the diagram, parabola B represents the maximum throwing range of Ninja A's shuriken from a seven-meter-high tree. Predict and describe the characteristics of the enemy ninja appearing within the ellipse traced by this shuriken, correlate it with the planned maximum range in flatland combat, and explain your reasoning…"
Beneath the second question, there was also a diagram illustrating the projectile motion model.
"..."
Cold sweat immediately appeared on Sakura's forehead.
This is definitely not simple at all!
Other ninja in the room, after seeing all nine questions on the exam, all unconsciously showed troubled expressions.
Why are the Chunin exam questions so difficult this time?!
Even those who did well in the Ninja Academy had to struggle through complex calculations just to barely finish the first question.
Meanwhile, Shinju kept writing without pause, naturally becoming the center of attention in the room.
Everyone wanted to see this red-haired kid's paper!
At the same time, after some intense inner struggle, Sasuke decided to cheat.
Even though his academics were decent in Ninja Academy, that didn't mean he could handle such a difficult Chunin exam!
He then activated his Sharingan, using it to perfectly mimic Shinju's writing posture to copy his answers.
Halfway through, even Sasuke was shocked.
How can Shinju write this fast?!
Does he have no cooldown on calculations?!
Does he not even need to read the questions?!
And his handwriting is so neat and beautiful!!
Clearly the type teachers favor most!!
What Sasuke didn't know was that, in his previous life, Shinju had endured countless exams over the years and had naturally formed the handwriting most beloved by teachers.
On the podium, the chief examiner, Morino Ibiki, also noticed Shinju furiously scribbling away.
This kid… how can he write so fast?
Even faster than the proctor assistants we placed specifically to solve questions!
In fact, this Chunin exam was set to be extremely difficult.
It not only tested all the ninja's knowledge reserves but also their detection and information-gathering skills.
Cheating was allowed—but it had to be clever, effective, and aligned with the ninja's identity!
For this reason, Morino Ibiki had stationed two proctor assistants at central points in the exam hall, ready to provide correct answers for students to copy.
But the red-haired kid's efficiency was higher than that of the assistants who already knew the answers!
"Who is he?"
Morino Ibiki asked a nearby Chunin, intrigued.
Seeing the child wearing a Konoha forehead protector, he felt pleased that Konoha had such a talented student.
One examiner familiar with Shinju explained,
"He's Shinju, a war orphan rescued from the battlefield, now in Kakashi Hatake's class. He was already excellent in Ninja Academy."
"Also, they say he's a jutsu prodigy. He's already learned and can skillfully use the Flying Thunder God Technique."
"What?!"
Morino Ibiki's pupils contracted sharply, and his gaze toward Shinju filled with shock!
Only twelve years old, and he's mastered an extremely difficult S-rank jutsu?!
Morino Ibiki's heart surged.
"Looks like Konoha has produced another genius."
A nearby Chunin agreed: "Indeed."
Just fifteen minutes into the exam, Shinju had already finished all the questions.
Now, his main concern was Naruto.
Looking up, Naruto sat at his desk in despair, frantic and pulling at his hair.
Just copy!!
Just copy already!!
Shinju shouted in his mind.
At that moment, the chief examiner spoke: "Candidates 12, 25, 36, you are eliminated. The three of you may leave."
Candidate 25 stood up unhappily: "I haven't even finished my paper, and I didn't cheat!"
"Yeah! I haven't written a single question yet! How can you accuse me of cheating?"
Candidate 12 added.
"I didn't say you cheated. I said you're eliminated."
Morino Ibiki's face remained stern as he said seriously,
"In this exam, if any member of a team is eliminated, the entire team is eliminated. Your teammate, candidate 36, has been caught copying five times; all 10 points have been deducted!"
"So, I'll remind you once again: do not insult our eyes with such clumsy and inefficient attempts at cheating!"
After Morino Ibiki's words, the entire exam hall fell silent.
Before he spoke, Naruto had just tried to sneak a peek at Hinata's answers.
Now, realizing that being caught would eliminate him and drag down Shinju and Sasuke, he dared not move.
Shinju's own heart sank after hearing this.
This is bad.
Morino Ibiki deliberately increased the psychological pressure on candidates to raise the difficulty.
That made Naruto's path to cheating even harder.
Is there any way to help Naruto finish these questions?
Shinju began thinking.
Ideally… he could take the exam for Naruto himself…
While Shinju was lost in thought, a cloud of sand suddenly appeared before his eyes, blinding him.
Before he could even wipe it away, the remaining sand condensed in front of him into a perfect eyeball!
Shinju: "???"
What kind of crazy cheating is this?!
Sending your eyeball out to copy answers?!
Shinju was always just and fair. In exams, there were two kinds of people he despised most:
One, those who copied from others.
Two, those who prevented others from copying.
Resolutely, Shinju raised his hand and slapped the sand-formed eyeball, smashing it instantly.
"Bang!"
"Ah!"
As soon as Shinju's palm came down, Gaara in the corner let out a painful cry.
Morino Ibiki frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"It's nothing, sand got in my eye."
Gaara covered his eye, blood trickling from the corner, gritting his teeth.
Morino Ibiki twitched at the corner of his mouth.
How big would that sand have to be to make your eye bleed like that!?
But since the candidate didn't elaborate, he let it go.
After checking on Gaara, Morino Ibiki turned his gaze to Shinju: "Do you have a problem? Why did you suddenly hit the desk?"
"Sorry, teacher." Shinju stood up, answering honestly. "I just saw a mosquito on the desk and instinctively slapped it…"
"Alright, next time don't do that. Don't make noise during exams; it distracts others."
Morino Ibiki warned.
Shinju obediently nodded: "Yes, teacher. I understand. It won't happen again."
In the corner, Gaara ground his teeth in anger upon hearing Shinju's words.
Damn it… this guy actually called his eyeball a mosquito!
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