Ninja In Love (Sasuke X Oc)
27
...❝****The Written Test❞...
SHIORI POV
Everyone walks enough
"First. You're candidates from the Village Hidden in the Voice. Stopit! Who said you could fight? You guys want to fail before we even start?!"
"sorry. This is our first time. We seem a little nervous. Sir" said the one wrapped quietly
Ibiki Sensei grinned and looked around the other candidates
"I'll say this once, so listen. There will be no contest between candidates. No one attacked each other without your supervisor's permission. And in fact, the use of fatal force was strictly prohibited. Anyone who thought of messing with me would be instantly disqualified. Understood?"
"Now, if we are ready, we will proceed to the first stage of the Chunin Examination. Hand over your paper work. Instead, each of you will be numbered"
Ibiki Sensei held up a small stack of papers, with 1 in front of us
"This number determines where you will sit. We'll start the written test after you all sit down"
NARUTO POV
"What's? Did he just say..written?"
A Jonin showed me his letters
"Geeh!" My eyes widen
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"written test! It can't be!"
We are now sitting in a designated chair
'I don't even know where the others are sitting. Me alone. It's been a disaster'
SAKURA POV
'Hmph. Bad luck for Naruto. Written Exam is definitely my advantage *Cekikan*'
"Everything. Look ahead. There are some rules you need to know. And I won't answer any questions. So you'd better pay attention when you first speak" our supervisor said
'No questions? What kind of rules is this?'
"Anybody stupid enough to be caught cheating by the guards doesn't deserve to be here" Ibiki said
"I'm watching you" a guard grinned
"If you want to be considered a Shinobi, show us how great you are as a Shinobi"
NARUTO POV
"alright. Rule #1 is this. The written part of the exam is done with a points deduction system. Contrary to what some of you might do. You all start the test with a perfect score of 10 points. 1 point will be deducted for each wrong answer. So if you miss 3, your final score will be 7"
'And if I missed 10, my score would be 0'
"Rules #2. Teams will pass or fail based on the total of all members"
Everyone gasps
' Okay. Okay. Relaxed. I knew I'd be okay. And Sasuke and Shiori should be fine. So even if Naruto gets a zero, if we do it well enough we have to survive this'
"One more thing. If any candidate scores zero and fails the test, then the whole team fails" Ibiki announced
SASUKE POV
"Aah"
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SHIORI POV
"Excuse me?"
SAKURA POV
"What did he say?!"
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NARUTO POV
'*Gulp* Ah. They're gonna kill me'
I could feel the eyes of others pierce me
SAKURA POV
"What?! Waita minute. You mean we're all judged as a team?!" I stood up
"Shut up! I have my reasons. So shut up and listen" Ibiki rebuked me
'Reason?'
"Rules #3. The guards you see placed around the room are there to observe you carefully if there are any signs of cheating. And for every incident they see. They'll subtract 2 points from the culprit's score"
"What?" someone asked
"Huh?" I asked
"Be careful. Their eyes are very sharp. And if they catch you 5 times. You'll be dismissed even before the test is assessed"
SHIORI POV
Sasuke was in a couple of seats behind me. Sakura is in the second row. And Naruto was several seats in front of Sakura
I saw each of the guards. And two guards caught my attention
'Brother? And an older sister?'
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My sister looked back at me. The older sister waved and smiled at me a little. While the older brother grinned, Saying 'May it work'
I nodded at them
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"Start!" Shouted Ibiki Sensei
We all flip this test paper. I started reading the questions
' What? What kind of question is this? I mean. I can answer all of this if I really try hard enough... Might as well. I remember trying to learn things like this when I was a kid. But I didn't want to be too smart to be called a nerd, so I gave up on a lot of things I should have learned before. Huge mistake. But still. It's too hard to solve for Genin'
' This is clearly more than a written exam. They must be expecting us to cheat. It made sense from the way they were going to take issue with all these underhanded things. I don't usually cheat on exams. But I have to. Now the question is. Who should I copy? The people next to me had a hard time. Then I'll have to wait a minute. I wonder if Naruto knows the true purpose of this test... Oohs. The guy a few seats in front of me looks promising '
I put my chin in my hand, moving my pen in codes that only Sasuke and I understood. We often communicate like this in the classroom, since our first year at the academy. I just wish he'd realized it
'I wonder what Sasuke will do to get an answer from me'
SASUKE POV
I saw Naruto
'Chih. Oh man. It doesn't look good. He just sat there. He'll choke!'
I looked down at my paper and read the questions
'forgetit. Naruto has no hope of solving this. The fact. There can't be a handful of people here other than me who even understand it. *Chuckles* well, that's interesting. I can't begin to understand any of these issues.
I looked at Shiori
'It's weird. They fuss more about cheating than about the test itself. These guards are watching our every move. Trying to catch one'
One of the guards started writing on his clipboard
'Someone just nailed. That's another thing. Why only 2 points? It doesn't make sense. Usually, if someone gets caught off guard just once, that's the reason for the dismissal there. Uh. Heh. So thats. Yep. That must be it. It's more than a written exam. The real goal is not to test our ability to gather information. Yep. That explains everything. Eagle eye guards everywhere? These very difficult questions? The fact that only 2 points are deducted for each creation incident. Real smart. A Ninja must see through the deception'
SHIORI POV
'... He doesn't actually forbid us to cheat, he expects us to do it. He challenges us to try and cheat and not get caught. Only an extraordinary Shinobi could escape in this kind of situation. And that's what he's looking for'
SASUKE POV
'I wonder how many of the others are aware of IT about this test. Shiori must have known. Come Naruto. You can figure it out. Use your head before it's too late. Use your head'
NARUTO POV
'It's bad. It's bad'
SASUKE POV
'OKAY. So if the real test here is to find a way to steal the answers without getting caught. The next question is to find out who has all the answers'
I saw Shiori again. I looked at his hand. He moves his pen in a pattern. The code is very familiar to me
'"I found someone promising. I will write the answer soon. So focus on me"'
"good. Shiori will get an answer for both of us. But I have to find my own way to get answers from her."
POV NARUTO tick .
Fleas. Fleas. Oh man. Can't they have a digital watch? Ouch. Time's almost up. Therehewas. I have to cheat. Waita minute. I can't do that. What if I get caught?'
SHIORI POV
'I wonder how Sakura and Naruto are doing'
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NARUTO POV
I'll copy Hinata. A Kunai suddenly passed near my face. It was about the Ninja paper behind me
"ah! Wh-what. What's all that about?" the man asked
"Five strikes and you're out. You just failed the test" the guard who threw the kunai grinned
"What's? It's impossible" said the man sadly
His teammates stood up reluctantly
"Number 23 candidate failed. Numbers 27 and 43, failed"
SHIORI POV
"How do you know I'm not just-" those guys stand up
A guard dropped the man against the wall
"Sorry buddy. We were chosen for this task because we did not make such mistakes. You can't even blink without us seeing it. We're the best of the best and you're my friend is history" the guard grinned and let him go
"Now out. Take your teammates with you"
'Whoa. That must be a good spectacle'
NARUTO POV
I looked at the guard I started, glancing towards me
"thank you. I appreciated. But no" I told Hinata
"Huh?"
"Hey. I'm a Ninja ace. I don't have to cheat to get through this" I smiled at him
"Uhs. Alright. Okay. But um. Are you sure?" he asked timidly
"Yes. Besides of. If I get caught or anything. I don't want you to get in trouble" I told him
HINATA POV
'He cares'
I woke up from my mind
"Ah. Oh. Yeah, you're right. Stupid idea. Sorry" I said
NARUTO POV
"Well. Forget it" I smiled
'Yes right. I got out of my head checked. When did I become so noble?'
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SAKURA POV
I started writing the answer as soon as possible
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POV NEJI
'Byakugan'
SHIORI POV
'good. The guy's finally done'
'Byakugan'
I began to imitate the man I had been looking for a long time
SASUKE POV
I saw Shiori start writing
'Sharing'
'I will try to imitate Shiori's pen movements. Ahaha. Bingo. Shiori gets the jackpot from whoever she replicates. Good job Shiori's'
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NARUTO POV
"Number 59, you failed"
"Numbers 33 and 9, failed"
"Number 41, failed"
"Numbers 35 and 62, failed"
"Hey! No way! Uh!"
I stared at the clock on the wall
'There are only 20 minutes left and I haven't started writing. I'm so broken. Except. In 5 minutes they will ask the 10th question. So that's what happened. Everything depends on that. Believe that'.