Chapter 70: The First Exam
Naruto listened to Yakushi Kabuto's introduction, rubbed his chin, and looked at him, saying, "Do you have information about us in those cards of yours?"
"Of course I do!"
"Good! Then pull up Uzumaki Naruto's information."
Yakushi Kabuto was stunned for a moment; he hadn't expected Naruto to ask for his own information.
Not only was Yakushi Kabuto surprised, but even Ino and the others hadn't expected it.
However, Yakushi Kabuto still smiled and said to Naruto, "Alright! I'll pull it up for you right now."
After Yakushi Kabuto formed two seals, a card appeared in his hand.
"Alright! Here it is!"
Everyone looked at the card in Yakushi Kabuto's hand with curiosity.
Yakushi Kabuto smiled, flipped the card over, and began to read.
"Uzumaki Naruto, thirteen years old. Mission experience: 96 d-rank missions and 1 s-rank mission. Team leader: Jonin Kakashi. Teammates: Uchiha survivor Uchiha Sasuke and civilian NinjaSakura Haruno. Proficient in Sealing Jutsu, Taijutsu, and Ninjutsu. Already possesses the strength of an elite Chunin."
After reading, Yakushi Kabuto said with some surprise, "My, my! I didn't expect you to be quite impressive! You've actually completed an s-rank mission."
Hearing Yakushi Kabuto's collection of his information, Naruto knew that Kabuto had only gathered some surface-level data, while not much of his actual information had been collected.
However, Naruto couldn't be sure if Yakushi Kabuto was hiding anything; but for a spy like Kabuto, he would definitely have something concealed.
Meanwhile, Shikamaru, Hinata, and the others who often trained with Naruto lost interest in Yakushi Kabuto's Ninja Info Cards; they also saw that the information he collected was merely surface-level.
Naruto smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go, let's find a place to sit down first. Standing here really draws too much attention."
Just as Naruto finished speaking, several Ninjas couldn't restrain themselves and threw three Kunai.
However, Naruto saw that the three Kunai weren't aimed at them, but at Yakushi Kabuto.
After Yakushi Kabuto quickly dodged, the person who threw the Kunai immediately launched a rapid Taijutsu attack against him.
After Yakushi Kabuto quickly dodged, just as a smile began to form on his lips, his glasses lenses shattered.
Just as Sakura and Ino were about to step forward to support Yakushi Kabuto...
Naruto reached out and stopped the two of them.
Sasuke frowned at the scene and said, "They shouldn't have hit Senior Kabuto!"
Just as Sasuke finished speaking, Yakushi Kabutoknelt on the ground in pain and spat out some stomach acid.
"A Genin who's been taking the exam for four years—who gave you the nerve to collect information on us?"
Sakura looked at Naruto, who was blocking her, and said with a frown and some anger, "Senior Kabuto is injured! Why are you stopping me?"
"He's fine!"
Just as Sakura was about to argue with Naruto...
A loud bang suddenly erupted in the middle of the classroom, followed by a large cloud of smoke.
Then, an angry voice echoed from within the smoke.
"Quiet down, all of you, you pieces of trash."
Such an entrance truly startled those who didn't know what was happening.
Naruto, somewhat speechless, used a small Wind Release to blow away the smoke.
Ibiki Morino glared at Naruto with some exasperation. He had intended to intimidate these rookies, but if someone wasn't afraid, there was nothing he could do; the process had to continue.
"Sorry to keep you waiting! I am the proctor for this stage of the Chunin Exams, Ibiki Morino."
Then Ibiki Morino pointed at the three Ninjas from Otogakure and said, "You three better not mess around during my exam. If you want to be disqualified, you only need to say the word; there's absolutely no need to get physical."
The three of them also knew better than to defy the proctor, so they quickly apologized and went back to their seats.
Seeing that the three had calmed down, Ibiki Morino continued, "Now, bring your stamped applications to exchange for a number tag. Once you have your number tag, sit in your assigned seat. We are going to conduct a written exam."
No further trouble occurred this time. Everyone handed their stamped applications to Ibiki Morinoand the others, receiving a number tag in exchange.
Once everyone was seated, the proctors brought by Ibiki Morino handed out the exam papers to the candidates one by one.
Perhaps it was fate, but Naruto still ended up sitting next to Hinata. Upon seeing each other, they both greeted one another.
Next, Ibiki Morino announced the exam rules.
Although Naruto knew he could pass this exam even if he wrote nothing, he still wanted to see the difficulty of the Chunin Exam questions.
After Ibiki Morino announced the start of the exam, everyone there began pondering the rules.
Once Shikamaru, Ino, and the others understood the rules, they almost burst out laughing.
Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, and Naruto were all capable of Secret Telepathic Communication. This method of cheating openly during an exam was quite easy for them.
After Naruto finished the exam paper, Ino's voice echoed in his mind.
"Hey, hey, hey, Naruto, are you done yet? If you are, hurry up and tell me the answers!"
Naruto glanced back at Ino, and once he confirmed her position, he prepared to use Secret Telepathic Communication to tell her the answers.
However, Ibiki Morino shouted out the numbers of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, giving them a warning once.
Immediately after, Ibiki Morino read out the number tags of Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, giving them a warning as well.
Naruto was somewhat speechless; just because he looked back at Ino once, it was counted as a foolish cheating attempt.
Ino said somewhat awkwardly via Secret Telepathic Communication, "This exam proctor is so annoying! How can he be like this?"
Naruto also replied via Secret Telepathic Communication, "Well, he's the one in charge! Alright, I'll tell you the answers now."
"Okay, okay, okay, hurry up, hurry up!"
After Naruto told Ino all the answers, he lay down on the desk and went to sleep.
Ibiki Morino naturally saw that Naruto, Ino, and the others had cheated, but he really didn't know exactly how they were doing it.
When the time for the written exam was up, Ibiki Morino shouted, "Everyone, put down your pens! From now on, if anyone writes even a single character, it will be considered as forfeiting the exam."
Naruto was also startled awake by Ibiki Morino's loud shout.
He looked at Ibiki Morino angrily and said, "Why are you shouting so loud? You woke me up."
"You brat, this is an examination hall! If you want to sleep, you can forfeit the exam right now and get lost and go back to sleep."
Naruto stared at Ibiki Morino and said, "You haven't started announcing the final question yet, right?"
"Do you have an objection?"
Naruto sneered and said, "This exam is supposed to be about gathering intelligence, isn't it?"
Ibiki Morino stared at Naruto without saying a word, wanting to see what he would say.
Naruto sneered and said, "Gathering intelligence doesn't necessarily have to be done stealthily