"I am the chief proctor of the first theory exam of the Chunin Examination, Shimotsuke Hisanobu. The exam will last until ten in the morning. There are a total of ten questions on the test paper, with a full score of one hundred. Anyone scoring below seventy is disqualified, and if one person is disqualified, the entire team is also disqualified."
Shimotsuke Hisanobu wrote the exam time on the blackboard and then spoke to all the students in the classroom.
"Seventy points." Kakashi instinctively glanced at Obito, who was two rows behind him.
Although Kakashi thought seventy points was easily achievable, he doubted whether Obito could complete it independently.
"You can do everything in your power to finish the test paper, as long as you don't get caught. If caught cheating five times, you will be directly disqualified." Shimotsuke Hisanobu paused and added.
The Chunin Examination allows cheating, as it is essentially part of the test.
The Chunin Examination does not test a student's single ability but is an assessment of comprehensive abilities. If you can't do it yourself, you can obtain information from others to complete the exam.
To prevent a situation where no one in the exam hall can do the questions, Konoha will also send some ninja using the Transformation Jutsu to blend in among the candidates and provide correct answers.
"Damn, seventy points isn't just a passing mark; it's already very high!" Obito complained in his heart about Shimotsuke Hisanobu.
However, after complaining, he felt a surge of nervousness. Although he had been working hard on test papers these past few days, his last test paper score was only in the sixties.
Obito took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. In any case, he first prayed to Sage Mokgetsu.
"All-powerful Sage Mokgetsu, please take me back to seven days ago to study for another seven days!" Obito prayed in his heart with his hands together.
Obito felt that without Sage Mokgetsu's ability to take him through time, he was doomed. If he failed at the first hurdle due to his poor theoretical knowledge and caused Nohara Rin to fail too, he would be very upset.
Just when Obito felt utterly hopeless, he suddenly noticed that the test paper handed out looked somewhat familiar.
Obito picked up the test paper and carefully looked at the questions on it. His expression instantly turned from worry to joy because he had done similar questions to all ten on the paper, and Mokgetsu had explained them. Although there were some changes to the actual questions, the differences weren't significant.
"Sage Mokgetsu truly is all-powerful!" Obito cheered in his heart and began to quickly answer the questions with a pen.
Although he had never scored seventy before, Obito believed he could break through his limits and reach the high score of seventy this time.
However, Obito knew that the power to break through his limits did not belong to him but to Sage Mokgetsu.
"Could it be he just happened to come across questions he knew how to do?" Kakashi speculated in his heart after noticing Obito's excited expression.
To him, this was indeed something unlikely to happen, because with the scope of the Chunin Examination, there was virtually nothing he couldn't do.
Then Kakashi started answering questions rapidly. Although Obito seemed quite confident, Kakashi didn't trust Obito in this aspect and planned to finish quickly and find a way to pass the answers to Obito.
"Luckily, there's Obito and Teacher Mokgetsu." Might Guy saw the content of the test paper and also let out a sigh of relief.
Mokgetsu considered Obito's situation and didn't forget Might Guy, who struggled with theory just like Obito. That day, he let Obito take double the test papers and then gave one to Might Guy.
Ebisu, unaware of Might Guy's period of intense test training, felt fortunate for his good luck this time, as his position was right behind Might Guy, making it very easy to pass answers along.
At the start of the exam, everyone was focused on working on their answers. The exam hall was filled with the sound of writing, as there was no one to copy answers from yet.
"Seat four in row five, you and your teammates may leave." Midway through the exam, Shimotsuke Hisanobu said blandly.
The Grass Ninja he called out showed an incredulous expression and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't there a total of five chances?"
"Yes, there are five chances, but you've already been caught five times." Shimotsuke Hisanobu replied flatly.
Instantly, other students who were in the midst of cheating became more cautious, realizing there wouldn't be any warnings; once caught enough times, they would be disqualified directly.
The Grass Ninja was speechless and finally left the classroom looking despondent, with his teammates following him out.
With the first team disqualified, the atmosphere in the classroom instantly became more serious and tense.
Zabuza seized the moment while the teachers and students were focused on the disqualified ninja to quickly use the Hidden Mist Jutsu. A white, dense mist enveloped the classroom, and Zabuza swiftly began furiously writing after taking his teammate's answers.
Kakashi had already finished his answers and had also prepared answers for Obito. Seeing the mist envelop the classroom, he immediately threw the answers toward Obito's location according to his memory.
Ebisu lamented the boldness of these foreign village ninjas while quickly passing answers to Might Guy in front.
The mist came as quickly as it disbanded, with the proctor ninjas using Wind Release to dispel the fog, revealing the overly obedient students throughout the classroom.
"The exam is over, everyone put down their pens immediately, and results will be announced at one o'clock." At ten o'clock sharp, Shimotsuke Hisanobu instructed the students to put down their pens.
Having finished before ten, Obito left his seat with a relaxed expression. This was the most stress-free exam since he had begun dealing with theory.
"Obito, how do you feel about the exam? Do you think you can score seventy?" Nohara Rin asked with concern after leaving the classroom.
During the mid-to-late part of the exam, she was prepared to pass answers to Obito, but Obito signaled to her that it wasn't necessary.
Nohara Rin decided to trust first and doubt later, so she didn't pass any answers to Obito, only asking about it briefly afterward.
"Definitely more than seventy points!" Obito answered confidently and resolutely.
"That's great then; with that, the first test shouldn't be a problem." Nohara Rin clapped her hands gently and smiled.
"I could trust him this time, after all, the answers were handed to him on a silver platter. If he still didn't pass, I wouldn't know what to do." Kakashi nodded and said.
He had directly passed all his answers to Obito, so as long as Obito copied them, he was sure to pass.
"So it was you, Kakashi..." Nohara Rin started to thank Kakashi on Obito's behalf, but Obito quickly interrupted.
"What do you mean handed on a silver platter? I didn't copy your answers; I wrote them all myself," Obito hastily explained.
He didn't want all the credit for his success to go to Kakashi. He admitted that Kakashi passing the answers was helpful, but he didn't copy them fully, just took a quick glance. The true MVP was Mokgetsu.
"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked, staring at Obito's eyes.
"Of course!" Obito replied, standing tall with confidence.
"Then that might cause a bit of trouble. Rin, be ready to be disqualified along with him," Kakashi said, glancing at Nohara Rin.
Kakashi knew Obito too well, so he was sure Obito was telling the truth; Obito really hadn't copied his answers.
"Hey, hey, Kakashi, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I can't score over seventy on my own?" Obito protested defiantly.
"Have you ever scored over seventy in the exams at the Ninja Academy?" Kakashi asked back.
"Uh, that was before; now it's different. I have Teacher Mokgetsu's help," Obito stated, asserting that things had changed over time, and Obito was not the same as before.
"You'll find out at one o'clock."
"I hope you're not bluffing, or it'll really just be you and Rin that suffers." Hearing Mokgetsu's name, Kakashi had a bit more confidence in Obito.