Chapter 39: Pulling a Stunt, a Big One! #
Perhaps out of sheer boredom, Byakuya directly decided to mess with the others.
After all, the essence of this exam was a bunch of Ninjas using all kinds of tricks to copy answers.
Only later would they realize the exam's true content was about avoiding getting caught while cheating.
Theoretically, you could even hand in a blank paper!
So, when the examiner started distributing the test papers, Byakuya immediately acted full of confidence.
He began answering the questions rapidly as soon as he got the paper.
"As expected of Konoha's number one genius. Not only is he powerful, but he's also effortlessly handling the written test!"
Gaara admired Byakuya even more.
In fact, many people, seeing Byakuya so confident, started having sneaky thoughts.
It really wasn't their fault for having those thoughts; it was simply that these damn questions weren't meant for humans.
Let's look at a random question.
Question Two: The parabola B in the diagram represents the trajectory range of a shuriken thrown by Ninja A from a tree 7 meters high.
Please predict the maximum range distance when this shuriken lands and state your reasoning.
Just pulling out this one question left many Ninjas completely baffled.
Is this also a necessary path to becoming a Ninja?
So, when everyone saw Byakuya confidently start answering, they couldn't help but begin using their little tricks.
Kankuro used his puppet, Karasu, disguised as a proctor to peek at Byakuya's correct answers.
Inuzuka Kiba used his beloved dog, Akamaru, to steal a look at the answers.
The rest used insects, Byakugan, Sharingan...
In short, it was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea—each showing their divine powers!
But without exception, they all chose to copy from Byakuya.
Because the persona Byakuya displayed when he first entered the examination hall had already convinced everyone he was a complete genius.
Moreover, he was so confident. Who else would they copy from if not him?
After finishing his answers in a flurry, Byakuya began sitting calmly like an angler waiting for fish.
Actually, all his answers were completely made up.
Because the test paper was so absurd it even brought in Einstein's theory of relativity.
What could Byakuya say? Might as well mix spaghetti with No. 42 concrete.
The key point was, a large number of examinees actually believed Byakuya's answers.
Because they didn't understand a thing either. Even if you wrote any random answer, they couldn't judge whether it was right or wrong.
The proctor sitting at the front, Ibiki Morino, was already starting to lose his composure.
"This group of examinees is truly the worst batch I've ever had!"
Ibiki Morino cursed inwardly.
Because regardless of how far they were from Byakuya, they all chose to copy his answers.
This led to many people with poor techniques being exposed.
With so many cheating tools gathered around Byakuya, how could Ibiki Morino pretend not to see?
"Captain, should we...?"
At this moment, another proctor walked over and quietly inquired.
The number of people caught cheating just now had already exceeded their expectations.
It was even about 50% more than in the original story.
"Turn a blind eye for now. We can't have all the students eliminated!"
Ibiki Morino decided to turn a blind eye from then on.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough examinees left.
"Whew!"
Just as the exam was about to end, Byakuya stretched lazily.
"Examiner, my test paper accidentally got wet. I request a replacement!"
Right then, Byakuya suddenly raised his hand and reported.
At this moment, Ibiki Morino felt his head was about to explode. Why was this guy causing trouble again at such a time?
"Time is almost up. You've filled it out quite a bit already. It's better not to change papers lightly."
Ibiki Morino said.
But he never expected Byakuya's next words would stun everyone present.
"It's fine, Examiner. I just wrote all that nonsense anyway."
With that, the hearts of everyone in the entire examination hall who had copied from Byakuya sank halfway.
What kind of trick was this?!
This... Sometimes Ibiki Morino just wanted to hit someone.
Just when the exam was finally about to end, this happened again.
Now, great. All the examinees were in an uproar.
"Examiner, I also request a replacement!"
"Examiner, me too..."
Byakuya single-handedly made almost everyone waste their efforts for half the day.
After the new test papers were distributed, Byakuya calmly closed his eyes to rest.
After all, Byakuya knew he would pass even if he handed in a blank paper.
But the others didn't know that. Once they got their new papers, they frantically started copying again.
"Sigh!"
Ibiki Morino sighed. After proctoring this exam, he might never want to be an exam proctor again in his life.
"Exam time is over!"
When the time was about up, Ibiki Morino directly announced the end of the exam.
This left nearly half of them without enough time to finish.
"Damn it!!"
"What kind of questions did Konoha come up with?!"
Quite a few people wanted to come over and curse at Byakuya.
But after thinking about what happened to the Sound Village guy earlier, they swallowed their anger.
In the end, they could only helplessly complain about the questions.
"What the hell is Lenz's Law? Do I need to master this to become a Chunin?!"
More and more people joined the chorus of complaints.
After all, in their view, handing in a blank paper meant they would likely fail.
Ibiki Morino knew he couldn't let this continue.
So he quickly told everyone the real rules of the exam.
"What? You mean... we passed?"
Many examinees were almost on their knees.
They had never experienced such a nerve-wracking exam in their lives.
"However, I must tell all of you present: you passed this round."
"But if one day, as team leaders, you obtain faulty intelligence because of this, you will regret what you did today!"
After saying this, Ibiki Morino left the examination hall without looking back.
Once again, this was the worst batch of examinees he had ever dealt with.
Byakuya alone had completely stirred up the entire situation.
Although Byakuya played a key role, the fact that all these examinees fell for it without any suspicion was their own failing!
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