Talent Entry Ninja of Konoha

"For the last question, you have two choices."

Ibiki's cold gaze swept over the faces of every candidate in the audience.

"If you choose to answer, and get the right answer, it's okay."

"But if you answer wrong, then you will lose the chance to be promoted to a Chūnin forever."

"That is to say, you will be a Genin for the rest of your lifem."

What?!

Hearing this rule, some candidates were shocked.

Only a very small number of candidates looked disapproving.

Be a Genin all your life?

Just a special Jōnin has the qualifications to decide this kind of thing?

Even if this is a rule announced by the Third Hokage, this rule doesn't hold much weight.

After all, there are candidates from other villages here.

Sarutobi Hiruzen can control Konoha's ninjas, but is it possible that he can control ninjas from other villages?

Relying on a question to decide whether a ninja will not become a Genin for the rest of his life?

No matter how serious it sounds, it's just used to scare people.

Some examinees already guessed the purpose of the chief examiner.

It is to screen out the last batch of candidates who have no courage.

If you don't even dare to answer a question, how can you have the courage to face life and death in the missions in the future?

People like this are obviously not qualified to be promoted to Chunin.

But if they are smart enough to see through it all, that's another matter.

Smart people are given preferential treatment no matter where they are.

But if you simply have a smart mind without the strength to match it.

Then in the following exams, you will still be eliminated.

"Isn't this too inhumane?"

"If I can only be a Genin for the rest of my life, then how can I become the Hokage?"

"Is it possible to become the Hokage as a Genin? Thinking about it, I think it's impossible!"

Naruto listened to the rules of the tenth question announced by Ibiki, and immediately scratched his head and looked at Sasuke not far away, hoping to get some help.

But at this time, Sasuke's situation was no better than Naruto's.

At this moment, he was also wondering whether he should try to answer the tenth question or not?

If he can only be a Genin for the rest of his life, how can he kill Itachi to avenge his parents and clan?

If that's the case, he might as well defect and leave the village.

But if he really defects, where will he go alone?

And... thinking of defecting, Sasuke's first thought was Naruto.

What was up with this inexplicable feeling of reluctance that he was experiencing?

Just when Sasuke and Naruto were secretly anxious and even thinking wildly, Ibiki had already explained the rules of the tenth question, and then announced to make a choice.

Answer, or not answer?

After a while, some timid candidates raised their hands and stood up.

They chose to not answer the tenth question.

These candidates, together with their teammates, were invited out of the examination room.

Within five or six minutes, the number of candidates in the examination room decreased by one-third.

And at this moment, Naruto was still flirting with Sasuke, and the two seemed to be communicating in a very novel way.

Without Naruto's inspiring speech, some candidates who were not determined enough to risk it left the examination room one after another.

Soon, the number of remaining candidates in the examination room only became about half of the original number.

"Anyone else?"

"Is there anyone else who wants to quit this exam?"

Ibiki asked again.

Seeing that no one planned to quit, he showed a smile on his ferocious face.

"Very good, congratulations on passing the test."

Ah?

Many candidates present looked at the examiner dumbfounded.

"The so-called tenth question was actually to test whether you had the courage to choose to continue answering the questions. If you don't even have this courage, you will not be qualified to continue wih the next exam."

Ibiki announced the true meaning of the tenth question.

The candidates who had already guessed the content of the tenth question just smiled lightly, as if everything was under their control.

And those examinees who had passed the test by chance, looked like they had survived a catastrophe.

They felt so glad that they didn't opt ​​out.

Suddenly!

The glass of the window in the examination room was shattered, and a banner flew into the examination room and nailed into the opposite wall.

Swish!

A figure followed and jumped into the examination room.

"Listen everyone, I am the chief examiner of your second exam, everyone follow me now!"

Anko felt that she must look very cool at this moment.

However!

In fact, everyone looked at her like she was a fool.

Especially Ibiki, who was almost hit just now, twitched the corners of his mouth with the urge to yell.

"Eh? Why is no one talking? Haha! Were you scared by the way I appeared?"

Ryosuke, who was sitting in his seat, slapped his forehead.

'This is too funny!'

He thought.

The examination room for the second exam, the periphery of the Death Forest.

Outside the death forest surrounded by barbed wires, candidates who had passed the first round gathered here.

"Okay, listen everyone!"

Anko announced loudly, "The second exam will be held in this forest of death behind you. Each team will either get a Heaven Scroll or an Earth Scroll. The team that collects both Scrolls You can go to the central tower to qualify."

"Remember! In the forest of death, any other team you meet may be your enemy, no matter whether they come from the same village as you or not."

"You only have five days, and the second exam will end after five days. Any team that fails to arrive at the central tower with both scrolls within five days will be considered to have failed and will be eliminated."