Several days passed, and Ninja school was designated as the venue for the first written exam.
The grounds, hallways, and classrooms were all packed with people.
"There are so many people." Kurenai sighed.
This was her first time seeing so many foreigners.
"Before we go in, let me tell you something. If you can't answer a question, just cheat. Copy the answers of the two ninjas in the middle, or hand in a blank paper."
Kiyoshi revealed this secret knowledge to them.
This exam is actually a competition of cheating abilities. In other words, it's about information gathering ability.
As long as the cheating technique isn't too crude, the proctors won't care.
Of course, you can also pass the first written exam by handing in a blank paper if you can withstand the psychological pressure.
The ninjas who have repeatedly failed the Chunin exam are required to keep the exam questions confidential, and any violators will be severely punished.
These precautions are already stated on the application form, and signing it means agreeing to them.
"Wait, Kiyoshi, did you say cheat?"
It was hard to imagine the word cheat coming from Kiyoshi's mouth.
After all, Kiyoshi had always been seen as a genius.
Kurenai knew that Kiyoshi wasn't the type to talk nonsense. But this was too unbelievable.
"Just remember to finish the exam, we'll go in first."
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Kiyoshi didn't explain any further.
His pupils blurred for a moment, and he quickly scanned up, down, left, and right, memorizing their basic appearance.
After walking for a while, they arrived inside Ninja school.
A large number of ninjas were gathered around one of the entrances.
"No way, you dare to come to the Chunin Exams ? Bro, I advise you to just give up."
Tekka had scars on his body. Behind him were two Uchiha genins, who looked angry.
"They're being too cruel."
"Yeah, why are there even people blocking the entrance?"
The surrounding people whispered.
"Hey, Kiyoshi, what's going on?"
This scene ha clearly shocked Asuma.
Why were people fighting each other before even entering the exam hall?
And judging by the outfits, they were Konoha ninjas.
Kiyoshi shook his head, not intending to explain anything.
He walked straight towards them.
"The crest on that guy's back... Uchiha."
"He's called Uchiha Kiyoshi, right? I heard people say he's a genius."
"This is going to be interesting."
The commotion instantly attracted the attention of many people.
Kurenai quickly followed.
Asuma hadn't figured out the situation yet, but seeing Kurenai walk over, he quickly moved forward as well.
"Kiyoshi, be careful, those two are strong."
Just as Tekka was about to use his real skills to fight the two in front, he saw Kiyoshi coming here.
"Release the genjutsu."
Kiyoshi nodded slightly to Tekka and looked at the two ninjas blocking the entrance.
These two ninjas were actually Konoha jonin in disguise, their purpose being to decrease the number of examinees.
Otherwise, letting those who weren't strong enough enter would be harming them.
Naruto and Sakura had encountered Izumo and Kotetsu at this instance.
Kiyoshi didn't recognize the two ninjas in front of him, so they should be jonins that he didn't know.
Asuma was confused by Kiyoshi's words.
"It's the sign behind the door."
After Kiyoshi spoke, Kurenai looked ahead carefully.
She discovered that the 301 on the doorframe was actually 201, this was the second floor.
The ninja on the left said, surprised that Kiyoshi could see through the genjutsu at a glance.
The Uchiha named Tekka hadn't seen through it. And Kiyoshi hadn't even used his Sharingan.
As he spoke, the door number on the doorframe behind them returned to normal.
"But just seeing through the genjutsu isn't enough."
The ninja on the right suddenly kicked a sweeping leg towards Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi's expression didn't change, and he dodged the kick to the right.
Their purpose was to test the examinees' strength, so they couldn't fully display their jonin strength.
And with their strength controlled within the genin range, Kiyoshi didn't believe they could beat him.
The chakra within his body surged at that moment.
Kiyoshi's middle and index fingers flickered with tiny arcs of electricity, and he quickly stabbed forward with lightning speed.
Lightning Release: Lightning Finger!
The ninja who had made a kicking motion immediately pulled back, using the iron plate on the back of his glove to block Kiyoshi's Lightning Finger.
A dull sound echoed, attracting the attention of the examinees who were further away.
"He's got some skills."
The ninja who had blocked Kiyoshi retreated a step, making way for Kiyoshi, obviously acknowledging Kiyoshi's strength.
"S-so strong, I couldn't even see the speed just now."
"Did those two gatekeepers let him through?"
The surrounding ninjas analyzed the scene they had just seen, trying to gather as much useful information as possible.
Kiyoshi turned back to let Kurenai and Asuma follow, and said to Tekka on the other side, "You guys come in too."
After speaking, he took the lead and went in.
"Hey, hey, Kiyoshi, what's going on?"
After entering, Asuma felt that everything was inexplicable.
Inexplicable conflict, inexplicable fighting.
"They are jonins disguised as genins." Kiyoshi said.
"Jonin in disguise?!"
This time, even Kurenai's small face showed a look of incomprehension.
"They are just testing our strength." Kiyoshi said,
When he reached the end of the corridor and needed to turn around, Kiyoshi pointed to the back.
Kurenai and Asuma looked over.
One of the two ninjas from just now walked behind the door and closed it.
His figure suddenly became larger with a 'poof'.
He took out a cigarette, and seemed to be resting. He was clearly using the Transformation Technique.
Sensing Kiyoshi and the others' gazes, he even made a 'shush' gesture.
This made Tekka and his two team members, who had hesitated for a while before choose to follow.
They were all stunned.
"Eh eh eh, Kiyoshi, how did you know?"
Kurenai's cherry-red lips opened and closed constantly.
"Behind every seemingly irrational phenomenon, there is often a logical rule. Do you think there would be Konoha examinees who would do such a thing that offends people and doesn't benefit them?" aKiyoshi said lightly.
Regardless of whether he had read the original story or knew the plot, this kind of thing was obviously abnormal.
Even if some people in Konoha disliked the Uchiha, they wouldn't openly engage in acts of disunity in public.
Sure enough, not long after Kiyoshi finished speaking, the ninja finished smoking in a few seconds.
His figure became shorter again with a 'poof', returning to the appearance of the previous genin.
Then, he opened the door and tested another ninja with a dog.