blogombal Chapter 199 The Well-Behaved Ibishi, A Familiar Taste
Chapter 199 The Well-Behaved Ibishi, A Familiar Taste
"Quiet down, you bastards!" Suddenly, just as Tarojiro drew his sword and retreated, a cloud of white smoke erupted from the podium, and a rough rebuke rang out simultaneously.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I am Ibiki Morino, the chief examiner for the first round of the Chunin Exams." Looking down at the crowd, Ibiki made a grand entrance with a group of more than a dozen Chunin examiners. "If you don't want to lose your eligibility for the exam, you'd better all get back to your seats now."
"Let's go." Seeing this, the resentful Sound Ninja Tosu glared at Tarojiro before quickly turning and leaving.
Tarojiro didn't seem to care much about this, but instead secretly marveled at the familiar examiner Ibiki and the unusual lineup of examiners!
As expected of the Joint Chunin Exams, this year's lineup is far stronger than the one they participated in last year...
[But I hope he won't use the same trick as last year!] After giving Ibiki a meaningful look, Tarojiro followed the others back to their seats.
As they moved, some Konoha genin who had participated in the last exam seemed to be thinking of something and smiled...
Soon, with Naruto looking like the sky had fallen, the examiners distributed the test papers and Ibiki explained the test rules.
"Then, let the written test begin." With Ibiki's command, the candidates quickly began to display their talents...
Of course, this refers to a group of people who can see through the exam rules and have special abilities; Naruto is naturally not included.
Leaving aside Naruto's agonizing tears, Karin was also frowning as she looked at the exam questions. She couldn't answer a single one of them; how was she supposed to pass the exam and catch up with Ishikawa if things continued like this?
【So, I guess I'll have to cheat!】 Recalling Ibiki's so-called rules, Karin's eyes flashed, and she secretly formed a hand seal, producing a transparent water whip as thin as a steel wire.
As soon as the water whip appeared, it concealed itself under the table and extended to wrap around the tip of Neji's pen, who was sitting in front of it. The other end also connected to the tip of the pen in Karin's hand.
[So that's how it is, using the synchronous resonance of the water flow to replicate my answer. Clever girl...] Neji thought to himself as he saw Karin's actions through his Byakugan, but did not resist.
After all, Karin is Ishikawa's teammate and a comrade he just recognized. How could he possibly kick someone when they're down?
Moreover, Karin connected the Water Whip to the tip of his pen because she trusted him. Anyone else would never have cooperated with Karin's actions.
In an instant, Neji simply rolled his eyes and copied down the answer, allowing Karin to begin replicating it using the resonance of the water flow...
[As expected, Ishikawa-kun's friend won't report me.] Karin was overjoyed and immediately took out her draft paper to copy the answers before writing them down.
Behind Karin, Tarojiro watched Karin's actions and secretly shook his head. He wrote down one or two questions he knew and then quietly waited for the tenth question.
In an instant, various flashy techniques such as Sharingan, Sand Eye, Byakugan, Mind Transfer, and Shadow Imitation Technique began to compete on the same stage...
As time went by, many clumsy cheating genin were caught and disqualified, which made Naruto anxiously pin his hopes on the final tenth question.
Soon, 40 minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
"Alright, let's begin question ten." Ibiki glanced at the time and grinned maliciously. "But before that, I'm going to announce a rule that will drive you to despair!"
"Rules that drive you to despair??" Instantly, the hearts of all the examinees present skipped a beat, and they had a bad feeling.
“That’s right, a rule that lets all candidates choose whether or not to take the exam!” Ibiki sneered, his eyes sharp. “Once the tenth question is released, if even one person answers it incorrectly, the entire group will be eliminated. Furthermore, everyone will permanently lose their eligibility to participate in the Chunin Exams.”
"In other words, this is a choice that risks one's life!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately in an uproar, simply unable to believe that there could be such an outrageous rule.
Only a few who had participated in the last Chunin Exams wore expressions of "I knew it!" and mockery. Although it was slightly different from last time, it was essentially the same old routine, completely lacking any originality!
But before their smiles could fade, Ibiki spoke again, "Oh, right, I have one last reminder for those of you who took the last exam. Don't be so naive as to think that the information you have is the real information to pass! My rules are the only rules for this exam, otherwise even if you pass the tenth question, I can still eliminate you."
"What? This is too domineering!!" A confident upper-level genin was instantly dumbfounded, and couldn't help but slam his fist on the table and glare angrily.
But when faced with his questioning, Ibixi didn't even look at him, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Sorry, you're eliminated! I hereby announce that candidate number 44 and his teammates have both lost their eligibility to take the exam and are eliminated."
"What?!" These words came out like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.
Eliminated already? The examiners from Konoha are way too domineering!!
"I'm not convinced... Ugh..." The examinee gritted his teeth and shouted again, but before he could finish speaking, a Chunin examiner punched him and slammed him against the wall.
"The chief examiner has said that his rules are the rules. Blame your bad luck; out of so many people, who told you to step forward first?" The Chunin examiner said cruelly and realistically, and directly dragged the person out of the examination room.
Seeing this, the other two companions dared not say anything more and could only dejectedly follow them out...
"Gulp..." Instantly, seeing this sudden turn of events, Naruto swallowed hard, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
He almost jumped out!
The others, including Nejitaro and his group, also put aside their hesitations and prepared themselves for the test. Faced with such an examiner, they were now unsure whether the tenth question would be the same as they had imagined!
Especially their statement that even passing the tenth question would eliminate them, that's really unsolvable...
"Hmph, you all seem pretty resentful?" Ibiki sneered again, looking at the newly reorganized examination hall. "Although I don't want to admit it, luck is just that unreasonable sometimes."
"A mission that was thought to be a sure thing turned out to be annihilated by an unexpected turn of events. Or, a mission that had already failed and was on the verge of death was altered by some external influence."
"The chances of these unexpected events are small, but they are not impossible! That kind of unknown change, which is both desperate and hopeful, happens every day in some corner of the world."
"So, you can only blame your bad luck for running into me in this exam. But if you give up this exam, you don't need to worry about permanently losing your qualification to participate in the Chunin Exams. Perhaps you'll even advance in the next exam!"
"Now, tell me your choice..."