"Alright, everyone settle down. I'm Morino Ibiki, the proctor for the first exam."
A man in black robes, his head wrapped in a black cloth and his face crisscrossed with scars, entered the room accompanied by several proctors in gray suits.
"The first exam is a written test."
Ibiki opened his mouth and began announcing the exam rules.
"Tch, a written test? More like a cheating skills assessment, right?" Naruto muttered, propping his chin on his hand as he listened to Ibiki's tedious rules. "I'd rather get a zero than be dumb enough to copy answers from others."
"Now, begin the exam."
At Ibiki's command, the intermittent tapping of pen tips against desks filled the room.
"Ugh, so boring. Might as well take a nap," Naruto yawned, feeling unusually tired these past few days.
*Bang! Waaah! I wasn't cheating!*
A scream jolted Naruto awake.
"Damn it! Which bastard woke me up?"
Wiping the drool from his mouth, Naruto squinted at an unknown Genin being dragged out by the proctors.
"Caught cheating?"
Naruto mumbled groggily, "What an idiot! Now I can't even get any sleep."
Completely jolted awake by the commotion, Naruto glanced at the Proctor sitting upright beside him. A mischievous grin crept across his lips.
"Heh heh, you won't let me sleep? Well, I'll show you!"
Naruto secretly formed a hand seal. "Ninjutsu: This Isn't Here Technique!"
"Ugh..."
The two Chūnin, who had been hiding among the Genin and rapidly copying answers, groaned softly. Suddenly, they found themselves in a "normal" place. "Where am I...?"
The two Chūnin found themselves standing beside a hot spring.
*Write the answers to these questions, and you may enter to discover the truth.*
This line of text was inscribed on a wooden plaque beside the locked door leading to the hot spring, followed by a series of questions.
Looking up, they saw a sign that read: "Women's Bathhouse."
"Uh..."
The two Chūnin stared blankly at the wooden plaque before exchanging confused glances.
"Ah... ha ha, that tickles! You're so naughty..."
"He he, let big sister help you wash up. Come on, don't run away..."
Two seductive voices suddenly rang out, their tones so alluring they made the listeners' bones tingle.
"Huff..."
The two Chūnin swallowed hard, their breathing growing heavy.
"Should we go in?" one asked the other.
"Ugh... you're so naughty, stop it..."
"Hehe, let big sister help you feel around, come here..."
Two more distinct, seductive cries erupted, sending the Chūnin's blood racing.
"Maybe... we should look at the questions first?" one suggested.
"Mm, good idea," the other agreed.
"Alright then... first question: What's your favorite part of a girl's body to look at?"
The first Chūnin read the question aloud.
"Hmm... where?"
The two Chūnin exchanged blank glances, unsure what to write.
"Ugh... stop it already..."
"Gulp..."
Hearing that coquettish cry, both men simultaneously scribbled on their papers: "I love looking at every part of a girl's body, from head to toe."
"Next question: Do you want to enter the Women's Bathhouse?"
"Of course I want to enter the Women's Bathhouse!"
The two Chūnin exchanged glances. *Once you've answered one question, the rest will flow naturally.* Having answered the first question, the rest would be a piece of cake.
"Final question: If you could become invisible, what would you do?"
"What would I do..."
The two Chūnin looked at each other, noticing green light practically shooting from each other's eyes.
"Heh heh..."
They exchanged knowing grins and each wrote down their thoughts in separate spots.
"If I could become invisible, I'd first conceal my presence, then push open the door to the Women's Bathhouse, and then..."
"Alright, we're done writing! Let's go in!"
The two Chūnin cheered excitedly, raising their arms to push open the door.
"Huh?"
Two confused exclamations rang out as the two stunned Chūnin stared at each other.
"You two, why did you suddenly stand up?"
A few veins bulged visibly on Ibiki's forehead.
"Ah... nothing, nothing..."
The two Chūnin quickly sat down, secretly wiping away cold sweat.
*These two idiots, messing up at such a crucial moment.*
Ibiki inwardly vowed to interrogate them a thousand times.
"Ah, the answers on this test... this, this, this..."
The two Chūnin stared at their papers, cold sweat pouring down their faces. They frantically grabbed their pens and began furiously correcting their answers, but it was already too late.
***
"Alright, the first exam is over. Those of you who remain have successfully passed."
Ibiki revealed his first smile since entering, his gaze sweeping over the remaining candidates, their faces twisted in bitter smiles.
"That smile..." Ibiki frowned. "Why does it look so strange?"
"Seriously, Ibiki, you still have fifty-eight teams left?" Anko entered from the doorway, shaking her head in disappointment as she surveyed the still-lively classroom.
"This year's candidates are exceptionally talented," Ibiki chuckled, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.
"Well, no matter. I'll eliminate more than half of them in the second test," Anko declared with a sudden, sharp shout.
Satisfied with the startled reactions of the candidates, Anko's lips curled into a smug smile. "A bunch of timid little brats..."
Suddenly, Anko's eyes locked onto a pair of eyes staring directly at her.
"Hey, kid, you're coming with me. The rest of you, report to Training Ground 41 in the Death Forest tomorrow morning, sharp. Now, get out of here."
Anko waved dismissively, glanced at the owner of those eyes, and turned to leave the classroom.
"Uh..."
Naruto, feeling somewhat dejected under Anko's menacing gaze, muttered, "All I did was look at her for a bit longer than usual. Did that really piss her off?"
After all the examinees had dispersed, Ibiki began collecting the test papers.
"Uh..."
When he saw the identical answers on every single paper, Ibiki's lips twitched, his expression a mix of amusement and exasperation.
He finally understood the meaning behind the smug grins on the examinees' faces.
***
"You little brat, how dare you stare at me like that earlier?"
Anko dragged Naruto to a secluded corner, glaring at him with obvious displeasure as he stood there awkwardly.
"Uh... I just glanced at you a few times, that's all," Naruto mumbled defensively, inwardly grumbling, *Damn, what a temper...*
"Just glanced?" Anko tilted Naruto's chin up, her fierce, beautiful face pressing close to his. "Do you know how much I hate those staring eyes of yours?"
"Uh... I didn't mean to."
Too close, *way* too close. Naruto could feel Anko's hot breath on his face, making him even more flustered.
*Swish!*
A flash of cold steel left a bloody gash on Naruto's cheek.
Anko leaned in, licked the wound, and smacked her lips a few times before whispering softly in his ear, "Next time you look at me like that, brat, you'll regret it."
"Heh..."
With a light laugh, Anko turned and strode away, leaving Naruto standing there dumbfounded.
"This..."
Reliving the scene, Naruto stared blankly. "This woman... she's dangerous..."
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