#71 - Chunin Exam!
Several days passed, and the Ninja Academy was designated as the venue for the first written exam.
The grounds, hallways, and classrooms were all packed with people.
"There are so many people," Kurenai Yuhi sighed.
It was her first time seeing so many foreigners.
"Before we go in, let me tell you something: if you can't answer a question, just cheat. Copy the answers of the two ninjas in the middle, or hand in a blank paper."
Kiyoshi revealed this secret knowledge to them.
This exam is actually a competition of cheating abilities; in other words, it's about "information gathering ability."
As long as the cheating technique isn't too crude, the proctors won't care.
Of course, you can also pass the first written exam by handing in a blank paper if you can withstand the psychological pressure.
It can be said that this is mainly about the information gap.
Those ninjas who repeatedly fail or pass are required to keep the exam questions confidential, and any violators will be severely punished.
These precautions are already stated on the application form, and signing it means agreeing to them.
"Wait, Kiyoshi, did you say cheat?"
Asuma Sarutobi was stunned.
It was hard to imagine the word 'cheat' coming from Kiyoshi's mouth.
After all, Kiyoshi had always been seen as a genius.
"...Cheat."
Kurenai Yuhi knew that Kiyoshi wasn't the type to talk nonsense.
But this was too unbelievable.
"Just remember to finish the exam, we'll go in first."
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Kiyoshi didn't explain further.
His pupils blurred for a moment, and he quickly scanned up, down, left, and right, memorizing their basic appearance information.
After walking for a while, they arrived inside the Ninja Academy.
A large number of ninjas were gathered around one of the entrances.
"No way, you dare to come to the Chunin Exams like this? Bro, I advise you to just give up."
Tekka had scars on his body.
Behind him were two Uchiha genin, looking angry.
"They're being too cruel."
"Yeah, why are there even people blocking the entrance?"
The surrounding people whispered.
"Hey, Kiyoshi, what's going on?"
This scene clearly shocked Asuma Sarutobi's worldview.
Why were people fighting each other before even entering the exam hall?
And judging by the outfits, they were Konoha ninjas.
"Who knows."
Kiyoshi shook his head, not intending to explain anything.
He walked straight towards them.
"The crest on that guy's back is... Uchiha."
"He's called Uchiha Kiyoshi, right? I heard people say he's a genius."
"This is going to be interesting."
The commotion instantly attracted the attention of many people.
"Kiyoshi."
Kurenai Yuhi quickly followed.
Asuma Sarutobi hadn't figured out the situation yet, but seeing Kurenai Yuhi walk over, he quickly moved forward as well.
"Kiyoshi, be careful, those two are strong."
Just as Uchiha Tekka was about to use his real skills to fight the two in front, he saw Kiyoshi coming.
"Release the genjutsu."
Kiyoshi nodded slightly to Tekka and looked at the two ninjas blocking the entrance.
These two ninjas were actually Konoha jonin in disguise, their purpose being to extract some of the genin to test their strength.
Otherwise, letting those who weren't strong enough enter would be harming them.
Naruto and Sakura encountered Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane blocking the entrance.
Kiyoshi didn't recognize the two ninjas in front of him, so they must be jonin he didn't know.
"What genjutsu?"
Asuma Sarutobi was confused by Kiyoshi's words.
"It's the sign behind the door."
After Kiyoshi spoke, Kurenai Yuhi looked ahead carefully.
She discovered that the 301 on the doorframe was actually 201, this was the second floor!
"Not bad."
The ninja on the left said, surprised that Kiyoshi could see through the genjutsu at a glance.
The Uchiha named Uchiha Tekka hadn't seen through it.
And Kiyoshi hadn't even used his Sharingan.
As he spoke, the door number on the doorframe behind them returned to normal.
"But just seeing through the genjutsu isn't enough."
The ninja on the right suddenly kicked a sweeping leg towards Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi's expression didn't change, and he dodged the kick to the right.
Their purpose was to test the examinees' strength, so they couldn't fully display their jonin strength.
And with their strength controlled within the genin range, Kiyoshi didn't believe they could beat him!
The chakra within his body surged at that moment.
Crack!
Kiyoshi's middle and index fingers flickered with tiny arcs of electricity, and he quickly stabbed forward with lightning speed!
Lightning Release: Lightning Finger!
"!"
The ninja who kicked the leg immediately pulled back his hand, using the iron plate on the back of his glove to block Kiyoshi's Lightning Finger.
Bang!
A dull sound was released, attracting the attention of examinees further away.
"He's got some skills."
The ninja who blocked Kiyoshi retreated a step, making way for Kiyoshi, obviously acknowledging Kiyoshi's strength.
"S-so strong, I couldn't even see the speed just now."
"Did those two gatekeepers let him through?"
The surrounding ninjas analyzed the scene they had just seen, trying to gather as much useful information as possible.
"Let's go."
Kiyoshi turned back to let Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi follow, and said to Tekka on the other side:
"You guys come in too."
After speaking, he took the lead and went in.
"Hey, hey, Kiyoshi, what's going on?"
After entering, Asuma Sarutobi felt that everything was inexplicable.
Inexplicable conflict, inexplicable fighting.
"They are ninjas disguised as jonin."
Kiyoshi said.
"Jonin in disguise?!"
This time, not only was Asuma Sarutobi confused.
Even Kurenai Yuhi's small face showed a look of incomprehension.
"They are just testing our strength."
When he reached the end of the corridor and needed to turn around, Kiyoshi pointed to the back.
Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi looked over.
One of the two ninjas from just now walked behind the door and closed it, his figure suddenly becoming larger with a 'poof', took out a cigarette, seemed to be resting, and was clearly using the 'Transformation Technique'.
Sensing Kiyoshi and the others' gazes, he even made a 'shush' gesture.
This made Uchiha Tekka and his two team members, who had hesitated for a while before choosing to follow, look back and happen to see the ninja's actions.
They were all stunned.
"Eh eh eh, Kiyoshi, how did you know?"
Kurenai Yuhi's cherry-red lips opened and closed constantly, and the curiosity in her heart was outlined by Kiyoshi.
"Behind every seemingly irrational phenomenon, there is often a logical rule. Do you think there would be Konoha examinees who would do such a thing that offends people and doesn't benefit them?"
Kiyoshi said lightly.
Regardless of whether he had read the original work or knew the plot.
This kind of thing was obviously abnormal.
Even if some people in Konoha disliked the Uchiha, they couldn't openly engage in acts of disunity in public.
No one is a fool, this can be regarded as openly provoking the Uchiha.
Sure enough, not long after Kiyoshi finished speaking, the ninja finished smoking in a few seconds.
His figure became shorter again with a 'poof', returning to the appearance of a genin blocking the door, opened the door and was randomly testing another ninja with a dog.
