Red sand dust

Nara Shikamaru, who was less arrogant than before and a little more calm, glanced at the bulletin board in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

"There are actually six "super geniuses" who have answered 500 questions. It's really a good show! 』

The so-called rankings no longer have much reference value. It is estimated that only the last few minutes can reflect some real status.

I stopped writing for a while and took a look at the state of Nara Shikamaru's mind at Akimichi Choji and Yamanaka Ino.

"Chouji answered the question forty-five, and Ino answered the question one hundred and twenty, very good!" 』

With nearly half an hour left, I have already tried my best to answer 224 questions. I can't guarantee that I will answer all of them correctly, but my accuracy must be above 95%.

The remaining questions were getting more and more difficult. With Nara Shikamaru's IQ, it was difficult to answer even ten questions correctly.

As soon as he thought of this, Nara Shikamaru quickly turned the paper to the last page and scribbled in the answer area from back to front. At the same time, he was observing some candidates in the rankings at any time, and was surprised to find that a certain person suddenly dropped from the middle of the rankings. It climbed to the top 20, and finally stabilized at the position of 450 questions answered.

"You just realized it now. Do you want to disturb others?" There shouldn't be such slow people! If this was not done randomly, wouldn't it mean that someone really answered nearly 230 questions correctly with great confidence! How can this be? 』

The difficulty of the test paper makes candidates who think they are smart and want to balance accuracy and answering speed give up their illusions early.

Being able to answer a hundred questions accurately was already something to be proud of, but now, someone trampled on that pride mercilessly.

"It may be true, but it is hard to guarantee that candidates who feel hopeless and give up on themselves want to drag others into trouble and deliberately give wrong signals! 』

A mistake in positioning oneself is a serious misjudgment in this written test, which is directly related to the success rate of passing the test.

After doing some trivial things, Nara Shikamaru, who continued to indulge in solving problems, did not care about what others thought, but planned to use the last twenty minutes to work harder.

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As time goes by, the critical moment that determines the results arrives, and the ranking of questions answered is dazzling.

In the last ten minutes, all the "extreme geniuses" who answered 500 questions disappeared, and a certain number of 461 stood firm for a long time, which made many candidates feel cold.

She couldn't believe it, she was hysterical, she took a risk, she was helpless, she hoped to make amends with her companions, or she cursed, all of her actions were displayed on the screen in front of Temari.

"The performance of Sand Ninja is no better than that of Ninjas from other villages, but there are very few who give up on themselves and have an unbalanced mentality. Even at the last moment, they are still working hard in their own way. It is really eye-opening..."

Morino Ihiki sighed sincerely.

Sand Hidden Village does not emphasize the so-called spiritual will, but even without the "Spirit of Stone", "Will of Fire", etc., Sand Ninja does not lack tenacity and persistence, but is more reserved. Under the cover of a arrogant style, it is difficult to express come out.

"This is probably the reason why Sunagakure Village has not been defeated despite being defeated many times!" 』

Morino Ihiki was just thinking about it when the bell rang for the end of the exam. Under the scolding of the examiner, all the candidates suddenly stopped writing in their hands.

"The sand ninja who lost hope, chose to accept their fate, and gave up resistance have long been buried by the long yellow sand. Only those who never give up struggling until death can survive in this country without redundant colors! Senior, I Sorry to be with you now, Elder Long Sha from this village will be responsible for the next arrangements later..."

After saying this, Temari nodded in greeting and left quickly. The first test still needed to be completed, and the examiner had to decide on the final promotion list.

The candidates who stopped answering questions were quietly waiting for the final results.

After a slight earthquake, the surrounding sand and iron barriers were broken and hidden, and the barrier that originally restricted perception was quietly put away.

After escaping from the small space, the genin candidate felt a little more relaxed. He looked around and was surprised to find that his companions who were originally on the other two floors underground were sitting next to him. The furnishings in the hall had also changed. Quite a few.

"Is this...we were under the illusion from the beginning, or was it transferred after the exam?" 』

No one answered their doubts. Right in front, the figure of the examiner Temari appeared in front of everyone.

"I'm sorry to inform you that although no one answered less than ten questions in violation of the rules, there were twenty-five people who scored less than ninety. Fortunately, two people passed the test with the help of their teammates! The following is Announcement of the unqualified list, the candidate and his teammates please leave the examination room immediately..."

Next, the broadcast sound in the center of the hall rang, and a personal name echoed, and people got up one after another and left along the rear passage.

Some people were unwilling to give in and wanted to argue, some were angry at their teammates, and some even shouted that the rules were unfair, but in the end they were all politely "asked" to leave.

The originally full hall suddenly became much emptier.

Three minutes later, the remaining forty-eight teams looked at the projection screen erected in front of them, which listed the number of answers and final score of each candidate. A red line was drawn behind the twenty-fourth overall score.

"No one has answered the five hundred questions correctly, and there is no team that directly qualified for promotion. The test results are right in front of you, and the results are clear at a glance! The performance here is considered to be a relatively good group, but for the Chunin Exam, more outstanding candidates need to be selected for promotion. One round, those below the red line can only come again next year..."

After a while, the candidates who knew they were eliminated left, and only half of the people in the field were left.

"Although I don't have any expectations for the results, more than one-third of the candidates have passed. The quality of this year's genin is really high. Congratulations to everyone..."

The highest number of answers is held by the Konoha ninja Nara Shikamaru, followed by Haruno Sakura with 390 answers, Hinata Hinata with 375 answers, and Shiho with 368 answers. Among the top ten, Mu The Leaf ninja occupies half of the country, with two Suna ninjas, one Kumo ninja, one Rain ninja, and one Taki ninja each.

In terms of cultivating basic theoretical knowledge, Kiri Ninja and Iwa Ninja were obviously lagging behind among the five great ninja villages.

"The questions in this written test are more difficult, but the rules are actually not complicated. The key to passing is how to find your own position in the complicated external information and choose the appropriate way to overcome difficulties! In the future career of a ninja, I also hope that everyone can understand their abilities and believe in themselves and their teammates! Finally, I wish everyone good luck in martial arts..."

It wasn't until Temari and the examiners left that bursts of excited cheers rang out in the quiet hall.