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Oh

Thank you.

It's time to begin.

I am Ibiki Morino, your proctor. And from this moment, your worst enemy.

First, you candidates from the village hidden in the sound.

Knock it off. Who told you you could fight?

You want to be failed before we've even begun?

Sorry, it's our first time.

Guess we're a little jumpy.

I'll say this once, so listen up. There will be no combat between candidates.

No attacking each other without the permission of your proctor. And even

the use of fatal force is strictly prohibited.

Anyone who even thinks of messing with me will be disqualified immediately.

Got it?

Hmm.

No fatal force?

That's no fun.

Now, if we're ready, we'll proceed to the first stage of the tuning exam.

Hand over your paperwork.

In return, you'll each be given a number. This number determines where you

sit. We'll start the written test once you're all seated.

The what?

Did he say written?

No!

Not a written test? No way!

Start your engines. The tuning exam.

I don't even know where the others are sitting.

I'm all alone.

This is already a disaster.

Tough luck for Naruto.

Written exams are definitely not his strong point.

Um,

Naruto? Oh, where'd you come from, Hinata? I didn't see you.

I wanted to say good luck and everything.

Thanks.

Whoa, that's weird.

I didn't even notice her. Even when she's there, it's like she's not there.

Everyone, eyes front.

There are a few rules you need to be aware of.

And I won't answer any questions.

So you better pay attention the first time around.

No questions?

What kind of rules are these?

All right. Rule number one is this.

The written part of the exam is conducted on a point reduction system.

Contrary to what some of you may be used to, you all begin the test with a

perfect score of ten points.

One point will be deducted for each answer you get wrong.

So if you miss three...

Your final score will be seven. And if I miss ten, my final score will be zero.

Rule number two.

Teams will pass or fail based on the total scores of all three members.

What?

Wait a second!

You're saying we all get scored as a team?

Silence! I have my reasons.

So shut up and listen.

Reasons?

Rule number three. The sentinels you see positioned around the room are there to

watch you carefully for any signs of cheating.

And for every incident they spot, they will subtract two points from the

culprit's score.

What? Huh?

Be warned.

Their eyes are extremely sharp. And if they catch you five times, you'll be

dismissed before the tests are even scored.

What's the way you can lose points?

Anyone fool enough to be caught cheating by the Sentinels doesn't deserve to be

here.

I've got my eye on you guys.

If you want to be considered Shinobi, then show us what exceptional Shinobi

can be.

Okay, okay, relax.

I know I'll do all right, and Sasuke should be fine. So even if Naruto gets a

zero, if we do well enough, we should survive this.

One more thing.

If any candidate should get a zero and fail the test, then the entire team

fails.

What?

The final question won't be given out until 15 minutes before the end of the

testing period.

You'll have one hour total.

Begin!

Okay, focus, Rocko, focus.

This is where you show your stuff.

Just don't blow it, Naruto.

Get at least one of them right.

Oh, man.

This doesn't look good.

He's just sitting there. He's gonna choke.

What am I worried about? It's just a test. I've done a lot harder things.

Leave it.

All I've got to do is just relax and take my time. Just read through all the

questions and find the ones I have a chance of answering. No pressure.

Okay. Number one.

Oh, I see. I've got to decipher a code.

Okay. Mm -hmm.

Okay, forget that one. What's next?

Line B in the diagram indicates the trajectory of a shooting gun thrown at

C by Ninja A seated atop a queen seven meters tall.

Describe and formulate the trajectory required if C were positioned at points

E, and F.

Also predict the farthest possible range of the shuriken and explain how you

arrived at your answer.

These are integrated problems based on principles of uncertainty and requiring

complex mechanical energy analysis.

Incredibly advanced stuff.

Forget it! Naruto doesn't have a hope in hell of solving these.

In fact, there can't be more than a handful of people here besides me who

understand it.

Hmm.

Okay, skip that one. Next.

Hmm.

Each problem is more difficult than the one before.

Hmm. Hmm.

Well, that's interesting.

I can't begin to understand a single one of these problems.

Forget it. This is hopeless.

What am I going to do? What do I do?

What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?

I

need

the high school if we're going to have a chance.

This is so hard.

I'm almost tempted to... No, I can't do that.

It's almost like they're trying to get us to cheat. I just hope Naruto and

Sasuke don't fall for it.

No, they wouldn't. No way.

Not even Naruto's that much of a dumbbell.

Right?

Okay, don't panic. Don't panic.

There's only one thing to do.

I'll just have to cheat and not get caught.

Strange. They make more of a fuss about cheating than they do about the test

itself.

These sentinels, watching our every move, trying to catch one of them.

Somebody just got nailed.

That's another thing.

Why only a two -point deduction?

Doesn't make sense.

Ordinarily, if someone's caught cheating even once, that's grounds for dismissal

right there.

Anyone fool enough to let himself be caught cheating by the Sentinels doesn't

deserve to be here.

Show us what exceptional Shinobi you can be.

Huh. So that's it.

Yeah, that's gotta be it. This is about more than the written exam.

The real aim is not to test our knowledge, but our ability to gather

information.

Huh.

Yeah. That explains everything.

The eagle -eyed sentinels everywhere.

These incredibly difficult questions.

The fact that only two points are deducted for each incident of cheating.

Very clever.

A ninja must see through deception.

He's not actually forbidding us from cheating. He's expecting us to. He's

us to try and cheat and not get caught.

Only exceptional shinobi could get away with it under these circumstances.

And that's just what he's looking for.

I wonder how many of the others have realized that's what this test is all

about.

Come on, Naruto.

You can figure it out.

Use your head before it's too late.

Use your head.

This is bad.

This is bad!

Okay.

So if the real test here is finding a way to steal the answers without getting

caught, the next question is to figure out who's got all the answers.

Looks like God has figured it out.

Okay, Crow.

I'm counting on you.

Good boy.

Yeah, that'll do it.

Okay, now for number four.

Judging from the rhythm, the duration, and the frequency of the strokes, yes,

I see.

Show me Hey, of course

Leave

when you can see it adjust your headband

Tick, tick.

Oh, man, they couldn't have a digital clock?

Time's running out.

That does it. I've got no choice. I've got to cheat.

Hang on. I can't do that. What if I get caught?

What are Sakura and Sasuke going to think?

On the other hand, if I don't get any of these right, I'm sunk, and I take them

down with me.

Either way, I'm dead meat.

Not at all.

Huh?

If you want.

Say what?

She'd let me look at her test?

Why would she want to do that?

Unless, of course, it's some kind of trick.

Yeah, I bet that's... No, what am I thinking? No way.

Hinata's not like that.

But she could have been forced into tricking me by Kiba and the others.

I wouldn't put it past them. Hey, Hinata, can I ask you something?

Why would you want to show me your answers?

Why? Well, just because.

Well, you see.

It's just... It's because I don't want you to have to leave.

Hmm?

We could all stick together.

I mean, the nine of us.

Baby rookies and all.

That makes sense, I suppose.

I thought you were trying to pull a fast one there.

Sorry.

This is my lucky day. I mean, what are the chances of sitting next to someone

who wants you to cheat off of her?

Whoa! How did they know?

I hadn't even done anything yet!

What the... What was that all about?

Five strikes and you're out.

You just failed the test.

What? It can't be!

You and your teammates will leave the room immediately.

Candidate number 23, fail.

Number 27 and 43, fail.

It's not fair! I didn't do anything!

I didn't do anything!

No! No way!

Who says I cheated five times? Where's your proof?

How can you keep track of all of us? You got the wrong guy!

How do you know I wasn't just... Sorry,

pal. We were chosen for this duty because we don't make mistakes like

can't even blink without us seeing it.

We're the best of the best, and you, my friend, are history.

Now get out.

Take your teammates with you.

Thank you.

I appreciate it, but no.

Huh?

Hey, I'm an ace ninja.

I don't need to cheat to pass this.

Uh, well, okay.

But, um, are you sure?

Uh... Yeah.

Besides, if I got caught or anything, I wouldn't want you getting into trouble.

That idea, I'm sorry.

Nah, forget about it.

Yeah, right.

I ought to have my head examined.

When the heck did I get so noble?

I'll try imitating the movements of his pen.

Bingo. I hit the jackpot with this guy.

Look at her. She's cranking through this thing.

Okay, Sakura.

I'll concede that you've got a brain behind that oversized forehead of yours.

Now I think I'll put it to work for me.

You ought to be flattered, girl. I don't hit just anyone with my mind -transfer

juice.

Ino's got her jutsu working, I think.

About time.

Way to go, putting that brainiac to work for us.

Thanks, Sakura, for letting me hang out in your soul for a bit. Even if it is a

little cramped in here.

Now, I've got to memorize these answers quick, so I can pass them on to Choji

and Shikamaru.

Number 59, you fail.

Number 33 and 9, fail.

That's the 13th team to be dismissed.

Number 41, fail!

Numbers 35 and 62, fail!

Hey, no way!

Look at this one.

Cool as a cucumber.

Stays focused as if nothing was happening.

Hmm, not bad for a novice.

The opening of the third eye, invisibly linked to the optic nerve.

Ow! Damn!

Something in my eye!

Uh, excuse me. What is it?

Gotta use the can. Sorry.

We go with you to make sure you're not up to anything.

That's perfectly understandable.

Security's pretty tight around here. But these Sentinels aren't quite as eagle

-eyed as everybody thinks.

After all, they haven't even noticed that there's one more Sentinel than

used to be.

Right, crow?

Only 20 minutes left and I haven't done squat.

I'm so busted.

Unless in five minutes they'll give out the 10th question.

So that's what it comes down to.

Everything's riding on that.

Believe it.

Never coming down. Breaking through the content.

Never falling down.

My knees feel shaken.

Like I was thrown.

Sneaking out the classroom.

By the buckle.

I'm all right. Let me try some.

But I didn't care.

Quitting is wasting.

For people like me.