Chapter 40 The grace of the strong

Before it got dark, the summary report of the first test of the Joint Chunin Examination was handed over to the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen by Morino Ihiki.

Those who have been eliminated are naturally not worth mentioning, but the candidates from various countries who passed the written examination, their detailed information and the performance of the first test were presented in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi carefully read this overly detailed summary report and took a long puff of his pipe:

"Ibixi, I've finished reading the summary report. No matter what, everything is safe at last!"

"Sandaime-sama, you don't need to comfort me!"

Morino Ihiki stood up straight with a straight face, not shying away from her responsibilities.

"The written test of this Chunin Exam almost became a laughing stock. As the person in charge, I cannot absolve myself of the blame."

Although it has passed, what happened in the examination room will definitely spread quickly through the mouths of the genin candidates.

There is no foolproof selection mechanism in this world, nor are there rules without flaws, but in the short written test, it is really unreasonable to have the genin who took the test almost collapse with a slight push.

"Ibiki, you are certainly responsible for your negligence. Most genin are immature, but that does not rule out a few who are beyond common sense. That Daimaru raised a risky question, and you underestimated his destructiveness. There was no attention paid and no timely remediation was done. Waiting until the end was done to make up for it was already a bit behind..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen blew out a smoke ring, was silent for a while, and then sighed,

"As an elite member of the torture unit, your past experience makes you more comfortable when facing a single ninja. However, there are more than a hundred candidates taking the Chunin Exam, and people's hearts are mixed. Extend your experience in dealing with individuals to When you are in a group, your torture techniques will have some loopholes..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up, opened the window behind his desk, and looked at the bustling crowd outside,

"According to your original plan, in addition to interacting with teammates, all genin candidates will become intelligence sources, and there will be no direct or indirect communication between the teams.

However, you have tacitly allowed the candidates to interfere with the genin of other teams to obtain answers through cheating. Even if the teams cannot communicate face to face, the teams that can exchange information have actually formed a small group, and their personal psychology will be affected. Group psychology gives way…”

Morino Ihiki thought thoughtfully. The rules of the written examination were actually limited to small teams. However, because of Daimaru's actions, which led to the coordination of all candidates, the original set must have been somewhat inadequate, and it was not surprising that the order in the examination room was out of control.

"I seem to understand somewhat, Third Generation, thank you for your teaching!"

"Ha ha……"

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled heartily,

"You are very talented, Ibixi, but today you were dragged into a battlefield that you were not familiar with before..."

Group psychology is actually a branch of social psychology research. How can ordinary ninjas pay attention to this?

Only the top rulers need to know how to guide the people of the entire village in an outline and territorial manner, and study how to effectively use the wisdom of the group to make the village develop and grow.

This thing already belongs to the category of imperial science. It is understandable that Morino Ihiki is negligent. After all, he is only an interrogator.

"I will continue to work hard and try not to let accidents happen again in the future! Regarding the source of all this - Suna Ninja Daimaru, do you have any instructions?"

"A little guy with a strange mind, reminds me of Ebizo of Sunagakure Village. Back then, he was a person who liked to take action in corners that no one else noticed, looking for a hopeless place for Sunagakure Village in danger. A wise man who encounters good opportunities..."

"That Sunagakure Village strategist? You may be praising Daimaru too much. He is just a little smart and bold. The trouble he caused this time is probably just a coincidence. I think even he himself never thought that it would turn out like this. !”

"Maybe!"

Of course, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't really think that Daimaru was qualified to be compared with the famous Ebizo, he just said it casually,

"This matter ends here. Konoha does not need to worry about one or two accidents, let alone make a big move against a genin of Sunagakure Village."

"clear!"

The magnanimity of the great ninja village and the grace of the strongest in the ninja world gave Konoha ninjas enough confidence to deal with everything.

In the moonlight above the willow trees, in the courtyard of the main house of the Nara family, Nara Shikaku is playing shogi with Nara Shikamaru.

The tipsy Nara Shikaku was a little out of sorts, but today Nara Shikamaru was even more uneasy.

"General, draw the corner!"

Nara Shikaku breathed out the smell of alcohol and said lazily,

"I won again, it's so easy. Are you worried about your poor performance today? Tell me, listening to your son's troubles is also one of the father's responsibilities..."

"How can there be such a responsibility!"

Nara Shikamaru was a little resistant, proud and reserved, and would not allow himself to be wronged outside, and would still chatter to his father when he returned home.

After the first test of the Chunin Examination, Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji sent the mentally ill Yamanaka Ino home together. The surprised and worried eyes of Yamanaka Ino's mother, Yamanaka Reno, lingered in Shikamaru's mind.

Fortunately, she didn't ask why she would be injured after taking the written test of the Chunin Examination, but the depression in Nara Shikamaru's heart had not been resolved.

"Really!"

Nara Shikaku did not ask further questions, but changed the topic.

"Your mother just asked me to give you some relief! If you don't want to cause trouble to others, don't look like you're worried!"

"Um!"

"As long as you understand, let's continue!"

For a long time, Nara Shikamaru, who had lost several games in a row, threw in the towel again:

"No more playing!"

"Okay, how about it, do you want to say something?"

"Um!"

Shikamaru leaned back with his hands and looked at the bright moon above his head.

"The Chuunin exam this afternoon was a bit unexpected..."

"etc……"