Chapter 75 The second exam begins

As more and more candidates gave up, the atmosphere in the examination room became increasingly heavy and depressing. Ibiki looked at everything in front of him expressionlessly, as if all of this was within his expectations.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself: "What on earth is this absurd rule testing?" Sakura bit her lip, her eyes moving back and forth between those candidates who chose to give up and those who still gritted their teeth and persisted.

Hinata looked at Naruto and encouraged herself in her heart: "Naruto-kun is so calm and composed, I must not lose my composure either."

Time flies, and every minute and every second passes by quickly. Some candidates could not bear the tremendous pressure and chose to withdraw helplessly.

Finally, an hour passed and they quickly reached the end. Ibiki glanced at the remaining half of the candidates, his expression unchanged, and thought to himself, "It's almost time, there's no real point in continuing."

"Then, I now solemnly declare that everyone who remains here has passed the first exam!" His voice rang out clearly in the quiet examination room. After hearing these words, the candidates, who were originally on edge, showed incredible looks one by one.

They looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe that they had passed this difficult first exam. Some rubbed their eyes, wondering if they had heard it wrong; some opened their mouths wide and couldn't close them for a long time; and some jumped up from their seats in excitement.

Sasuke frowned and thought to himself, "This result is unexpected. Is there any deeper meaning behind it?" Sakura also looked puzzled and muttered to herself, "Just passed like this? It doesn't seem real."

Naruto raised his head and hugged Hinata beside him: "Great, we passed!" Hinata blushed, and then she also showed a relieved smile.

The atmosphere in the examination room instantly changed from tense and solemn to relaxed and cheerful, and everyone was immersed in this sudden joy.

At this moment, Sasuke couldn't help wondering, "Is this how I passed? What's the tenth question?"

Perhaps influenced by the other candidates, Ibiki was also in a good mood, and laughed loudly, "There has never been such a thing since the beginning. If I were to say it, the two-choice question just now was the tenth question."

Then someone asked in confusion: "What about the written test before that? Isn't it completely useless?"

Ibiki put away his smile, and his expression instantly became serious: "The previous written test is by no means meaningless. The first nine questions of the written test focus on testing your ability to obtain intelligence. At the beginning of the test, I have already reminded you of the key points. The method of judging whether you are qualified in units of three is intended to put you under tremendous pressure that may affect your teammates. Of course, the content of the written test is actually beyond the scope of the syllabus, and it is not easy for you Genin to answer. Therefore, I specially arranged for a few ninjas to mix in with you and write down the correct answers, with the purpose of prompting you to cheat. This exam was set up with cheating as the premise, and its purpose is to test your ability to obtain intelligence. However, those guys who only know how to use stupid cheating methods are destined to be eliminated. As for the reason, intelligence is sometimes even more valuable than life. In many tasks and cruel battlefields, that is the key to fighting for life. It is destined not to be accomplished by such stupid people."

After listening to Ibiki's words, the candidates suddenly realized and had a deeper understanding of the Chunin Exam.

Ibiki looked at the thoughtful expressions of the examinees and continued, "In a real battle, the accuracy of intelligence often determines life and death. A wrong intelligence may put the entire team in a desperate situation, while timely, accurate and effective intelligence can allow us to seize the initiative and achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost."

He paused, his eyes sweeping over each candidate, "Take a confidential mission we once carried out. Due to a lack of intelligence, our team suffered heavy losses in the enemy's trap. If someone had been able to obtain key intelligence at the time, perhaps that tragedy could have been avoided."

"So, you have to understand that a Chunin not only needs powerful ninjutsu, but also keen insight and excellent intelligence acquisition capabilities. This is also the focus of this exam." Ibiki's voice was steady and powerful.

The candidates nodded one after another, their expressions becoming more solemn, as if they had already foreseen the challenging ninja road ahead.

Ibiki folded his hands over his chest and said seriously: "This exam is just the beginning. In the days to come, you will face more severe tests. Only by constantly improving yourself can you survive in this cruel ninja world. Remember, intelligence is power. It is your important weapon to defeat the enemy and protect the village!"

After saying that, Ibiki turned and left, leaving the candidates there, deep in thought.

At this moment, with a "bang", the glass of the window was broken, and a spherical object flew in from the window. Then, with two "bangs", a banner appeared on the wall behind the podium. Following the banner came a woman with a ponytail and a windbreaker.

Naruto's eyes were full of admiration, and he stared at Mitarashi Anko without blinking, muttering in his heart: "It's really hard to imagine that after so many years, such a graceful and charming figure would become so bloated with the passage of time and the changes of the years."

At this moment, Mitarashi Anko was filled with passion, and shouted loudly and enthusiastically like a burning flame: "I am Mitarashi Anko, the examiner in charge of the second exam. Please follow me. The second exam will begin immediately!"

But what they got was a speechless ending. Many candidates looked at Mitarashi Anko blankly. Faced with this sudden situation, all the candidates felt extremely speechless.

For a moment, Hongdou felt her face getting hot. Then, in order to ease the awkward atmosphere, she turned to Ibiki and said, "There are still too many people, Ibiki. It seems that this first test is too easy."

Ibiki smiled softly and responded, "It can't be helped. There are relatively many excellent candidates this year."

"Alright, for the second exam, we'll have to eliminate less than half of you. Alright, that's all for today. The second exam will begin tomorrow, and you can ask your respective team-leading jonin for the location. Disband!"

As night was about to fall on the earth, when Ibiki collected all the test papers, he suddenly found a blank test paper. When he saw the signature, an interested look appeared on his face: "Uzumaki Naruto? He actually passed the exam with a blank paper. How interesting."