As expected, when the exam was about to end, Ibiki Morino's twisted sense of humor appeared.
He directly made the examinees choose whether to answer the tenth question or not.
If they chose not to answer, they could leave directly.
If they chose to answer but got it wrong, they would remain Genin for life.
Who was he trying to scare!
Did he think he was the Hokage, who could decide other people's promotions!
Moreover, some of the examinees were from other Villages; their promotions were decided by the leaders of their Villages!
And even if they didn't pass here, they could just go to Kumogakure for the exam next time; what could he do?
Only some people with poor psychological fortitude were intimidated; Sakura almost raised her hand.
In the end, Naruto activated his talk no Jutsu, saying that even if he was a Genin for life, he would still become Hokage, talking big without thinking.
The key point was, why did Ibiki Morino appreciate him so much?
A Genin becoming Hokage? Is that a joke?
Oh, he really can; it's arranged by the plot, so never mind.
It felt like a farce; Natsuki was even yawning a little.
Afterward, Anko Mitarashi, no, it was Anko Mitarashi, would break through the window, thinking her entrance was cool, but in reality, it was very awkward.
After Anko Mitarashi announced the time and place for the second exam, everyone dispersed.
After leaving the exam room, Naruto still boasted: "What!
I thought this exam was going to be difficult, but wasn't it easy to pass?"
Natsuki finally couldn't hold back and retorted: "Naruto, you handed in a blank paper."
Gah!
Naruto instantly froze, and the others also looked at him, their eyes filled with suspicion.
Just now he was saying he passed easily, but it turned out he handed in a blank paper?
Sasuke and Sakura also looked unhappy: "Naruto, you guy..."
Naruto immediately tried to argue: "I couldn't help it!
I didn't know any of the questions, and I couldn't cheat either.
If the examiner found out I was cheating, I would be directly expelled from the exam, so it was really difficult, believe it!"
Explaining was useless; in any case, Sasuke and Sakura looked cold and didn't look at him.
This guy, if it weren't for the examiner's tenth question letting him pass, his blank paper would have caused Team Seven to fail the first exam, and his teammates would have been implicated too.
And he still dared to say it was easy? Where was his face!
Naruto was extremely wronged and turned his head to look at Natsuki: "Natsuki, why did you expose me!"
Natsuki rolled a Hyuga Byakugan: "You yourself dared to say the exam was easy, why wouldn't I dare to expose you?
Naruto, sometimes admitting that you don't know something isn't something to be ashamed of.
Everyone knows your grades are poor; what's the point of lying?
The key is your boastful appearance; it's really annoying!"
The others agreed.
Who would like someone who boasts?
Oh, there were some, a certain Byakugan loli.
Naruto was also speechless.
Later, because the stares from the other examinees were too piercing, Sakura had to quickly drag Naruto away to avoid further embarrassment.
Tenten sighed: "Naruto feels like he hasn't grown up."
Natsuki also said: "Who says he hasn't? He's already a formal Ninja, yet he still looks silly.
Does he really think boasting will make everyone look up to him?"
If he honestly admitted that he didn't know but passed by luck, everyone might even praise him.
But when he said those words, it really made people dislike him.
"Natsuki, don't be too strict; Naruto is just scared."
Shino, the good guy, spoke up for Naruto: "He's always been like that, afraid of being looked down upon, afraid of not being recognized.
When he can't do well, he can only try to convince himself with lies.
He's just trying to convince himself; he's not trying to deceive everyone."
Natsuki nodded: "Shino, I understand, but others might not.
So I want to tell him that what he's doing is wrong and bad, and that it's better to be sincere.
If he doesn't change and grow, his friends will only become fewer and fewer.
I don't want to dislike him someday in the future."
Shino stopped talking; he also understood Natsuki's thoughts.
It was okay to be childish in school, but once you became a Ninja, you had to be realistic and couldn't be so naive and ignorant anymore.
Naruto indeed needed to grow.
Everyone would give him the necessary tolerance, but they wouldn't keep giving it.
Tolerance would wear away with time.
If Naruto really didn't grow, it would indeed be difficult for him to have friends in the future.
"Let's not talk about this anymore.
It's rare for everyone to meet; would you like to come to my place?"
Natsuki invited.
"Although I really want to go, let's not this time."
Shino shook his head and refused: "It's already late, and there's an exam tomorrow, so we should rest well and get enough sleep.
My visit would only trouble you with hosting.
Let's wait until the exam is over; I'll bring vegetables and visit then."
Natsuki and Tenten heard this and didn't insist.
Shino was considerate and understood that now was not the time to visit; he didn't want his friends, who had just finished a difficult exam, to have to bother with hosting him.
Indeed, Shino is truly a great friend, I'm going to cry!
After everyone dispersed, Natsuki and Tenten returned to the Ninjutsu Shop, but the Ninjutsu Shop Owner had already prepared food, it seemed to be a high-class set meal ordered from a big restaurant, for the two hard-working candidates to enjoy.
The two were not polite, they ate while talking about the examination process, which the Ninjutsu Shop Owner listened to with relish.
Now Tenten also knew that her father liked to hear her talk about these things, Perhaps he would feel at ease only after hearing them, So Tenten would often deliberately bring it up at the dinner table, and she would also pull Natsuki into the conversation, and specifically talk about the good things, rarely mentioning dangerous things, to avoid making her father worry.
After the two finished eating, they went to take a bath, Of course, they bathed separately.
After washing, they also obediently went to sleep, but tonight they didn't dare to sleep in the same bed, for fear that not being able to sleep at night would affect tomorrow's exam.
477
The next morning, all the candidates gathered at the entrance outside the Death Forest, the examiner Anko Mitarashi began to explain the rules for the second stage of the examination:
Each team would be given a scroll, some would be Heaven Scrolls, some would be Earth Scrolls, Then all candidates would enter the Death Forest and start a scroll battle, teams wanting to pass the examination must possess both a Heaven Scroll and an Earth Scroll simultaneously, and arrive at the Tower in the center of the forest within five days.
This way, at least half of the candidates would be eliminated.
It must be said, these rules are truly simple and brutal, candidates with bad luck or insufficient strength, would not be able to pass.
However, Natsuki was quietly paying attention to the people from the Grass Ninja Village at this time, there was a guy wearing a straw hat, who often scanned Natsuki with a meaningful gaze, giving Natsuki the feeling of prey being stared at by a poisonous snake.
He recalled the original plot, thinking that Orochimaru should have already disguised himself as a Grass Ninja and posed as a candidate, the purpose was to examine and select his future vessel.
Although Natsuki's appearance had caused some changes in the plot, the plot hadn't completely broken down yet, so the situation of Orochimaru's infiltration should be largely unchanged.
However, to be safe, Natsuki still quietly observed.
That ugly-looking female Ninja from the Grass Ninja Village, her eyes were not good at all, like a poisonous snake, she was practically flicking her tongue.
To say he wasn't Orochimaru, even ghosts wouldn't believe it!