There is a large office in the Ninja School. This was originally the place where the teachers of the school were responsible for their offices. However, due to the Joint Chunin Examination, this place has been temporarily requisitioned by the examiners.

Although the first exam has ended, in order to wait for the results of the candidates to be released, Ibiki, as the examiner of the first exam, still sat in a secluded corner of the office, reading a book while waiting for the examiner below to mark the test paper.

Finish.

Ibixi didn't have to wait long. At about eleven o'clock, the examination papers of all the candidates were marked. They were summarized on a form. Whether it was the average score of the team or the total score, from high to low, it was clear at a glance.

"There are eleven groups in total that have received full marks of thirty points. There are forty candidates who have received perfect marks. It is lower than I expected."

Ibixi saw the grades displayed on the transcript and thought about the words.

"There is no way. After all, among the candidates, there are many people who are keen to eliminate other candidates. It is actually not easy to maintain so many groups and candidates with perfect scores..."

A Konoha chunin in charge of correcting the test papers said with a wry smile.

You must know that in order to take care of the students in the examination room this time, they put six chunin in at once who knew the answers to the test questions. According to the original estimate, the number of groups and candidates who received full marks could not be so low. After all, there were close to 300 people.

The number of genin who came to take the exam were all elites selected from each village.

However, they did not expect that the candidates would eliminate each other. This was supposed to happen in the second exam, but it had already happened in the first exam, which caught Konoha, the organizer, off guard.

Yibixi nodded slightly, acknowledging these words.

Strictly speaking, the actions of the genin of the Demon Country cannot be regarded as breaking the rules. Eliminating each other among the candidates is also a must-have item in the exam.

If there is only interaction between candidates and examiners, it would be too boring and unfair to candidates.

Therefore, the essence of the chunin exam is for candidates to fight against each other and then select the best batch of genin and eliminate unqualified products.

It's just that in previous Chuunin exams, very few people would do this in the first exam. Not only are the means possessed by genin rare, but most of their methods are very poor. It is easy for accidents to happen during the exam. As long as you can take care of yourself, it's enough.

Very good. If you want to take other actions, you need to go one step further. For example, you must have a powerful strength that far exceeds that of other genin.

"They are all a very interesting bunch of little devils."

Ibixi sighed and said.

"Yes, the quality is indeed much higher than before."

The Konoha chuunin replied.

Ibiki did not respond this time, but glanced at the transcript.

"Naruto Uzumaki... I didn't expect this guy to pass even if he handed in a blank test."

Seeing a familiar name, a smile appeared on Yibixi's lips.

Because the tenth question was a multiple-choice question and was not disclosed on the test paper, Naruto's test paper was very clean, with only a single name written on it.

"It can only be said that they are barely qualified. The average score of the candidates this time is only 0.4 points, which is rounded to 0 points. Candidates with scores lower than 0 or 0 points are all unqualified."

The chuunin said helplessly.

"The average score is not a negative score, which is somewhat unexpected. The genin of the Demon Country are very good, but the other candidates don't seem to be bad either. It looks like there will be a battle between dragons and tigers."

Ibixi said happily.

Originally, he thought that if the genin of the Demon Country interfered, the candidates' scores would fall directly into the negative state. Who knew that in such a bad situation, the candidates could still maintain an average score of 0.4, which made Ibbi happy.

Pleased.

But fortunately it is not 0.5 points, otherwise the average score would be 1 point after rounding.

Naruto, who only answered the tenth question correctly and left the remaining nine questions blank, almost failed.

"Yeah, this guy is really interesting."

There was a complex look in the Chuunin's eyes. To be honest, he didn't like Naruto very much and really hoped that he could be eliminated from the first exam.

Unfortunately, things went against expectations and the other party was lucky enough to pass the first exam.

"But for the second and third exams, you have to rely on your true ability. Just relying on temporary luck is useless."

The Konoha chuunin said with a disdainful attitude towards Naruto.

"Are you lucky?" Yibixi chewed on these words and said meaningfully: "Maybe he is a guy who is better at practical actions than brains."

"What?"

"No, it's nothing. Now that the transcript has come out, I will go and report this matter to Mr. Hokage. By the way, I will hand over the work of arranging the candidates to go to the Kingdom of Wind in the afternoon. I will ask you to handle the follow-up situation here.

"

Ibiki put away the transcript, stood up from his seat, and set off towards the Hokage Building.

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Two o'clock in the afternoon.

The list of qualified groups is posted on the Ninja School bulletin board.

The winning team was naturally overjoyed, while the losing team was naturally dejected and left in despair.

Looking at the bulletin board, the five groups of Demon Country genin teams were all promoted with perfect scores, and a satisfied smile appeared on Asuka's face.

"A total of 46 groups of genin have passed, which is quite a lot."

Xiang Rin saw that there were 46 qualified groups, that is, 138 genin, and was surprised by this number.

"Compared with the 99 groups at the beginning, it is already good. After all, more than half of the candidates have been reduced."

Feiniao was not surprised, the result was similar to what he expected.

Although he did not reach his expected goal of reducing the number of candidates by two-thirds, with the interference of some candidates, more than 150 candidates were able to be eliminated. Feiniao was not too disappointed with this result.

Anyway, in the second exam that will be held in the Kingdom of Wind, you can continue to eliminate one round, so there is no need to rush at this time.

"However, there are actually sixteen groups of candidates who passed the first exam in Konoha. Isn't this a little too many?"

Cai frowned slightly as she looked at the group that had passed the first round of exams. Konoha alone accounted for one-third of the total.

"That's because they have a large number of candidates taking the Chunin Exam. After all, there are more than 80 people, accounting for between one-third and one-quarter of the total number. With this number of people who have passed, it can only be said that they have barely reached the passing mark.

Bar."

Feiniao pondered for a moment before speaking.

Judging from the probability, the pass rate of Konoha candidates is only about 60%, which can be said to be a very miserable result. Needless to say, the pass rate of genin in the small country ninja village is undoubtedly the lowest among the big country ninja villages.

Villages like Iwagakure and Kumogakure have a pass rate of over 70%, far ahead of Konoha.

The Kingdom of Ghosts is one of the few countries that advanced to the second exam with a 100% passing rate in the first exam.

In addition, there is a three-person team from Kirigakure Village, which also advanced with a 100% passing rate. Although Kirigakure Village only sent three genin this time, it also proved the strength of these three Kirigakure genin.

, I’m afraid it’s quite extraordinary.

At this moment, a clear coughing sound reached everyone's ears.

The remaining candidates were all genin who had passed the first exam. There were 138 genin in total. They all turned around and looked in the same direction.

I saw a group of jounin from the six major nations walking over. There were sixteen of them in total, including Uchiha Yan, the instructor of the Asuka team. However, the leader was a jounin from Sunagakure, Maki.

The other party was a close confidant of the Fourth Kazekage and the guiding jounin of Gaara's team. He was the first to walk at the front of the team. When the candidates' eyes shifted, he stood still and said with a very serious expression:

"First of all, congratulations on successfully passing the first test of the Joint Chuunin Exam. I am the Jonin Maki of Sunagakure, and I am the examiner of the second exam. The location of the second exam is as you imagined.

That way, it is located in an area in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Wind."

"In other words, we have to go to the Kingdom of Wind immediately, right?"

A candidate from Konoha asked.

"Yes. If you are not ready yet, I can give you an hour to make preparations. In an hour, that is, at three o'clock, gather on time and go to the Kingdom of Wind. If there is nothing that needs to be prepared, now

You’re good to go.”

Markey spoke in a very humane manner.

Unlike the first exam, the second exam is accompanied by extremely high risks. Many candidates who have taken the second Chunin Exam have failed here.

According to his prediction, it is estimated that less than a quarter of the forty-six genin teams will pass. The limit is to leave only twenty or thirty candidates.

Therefore, if you can make more preparations, you can increase your chances of winning when the time comes.

The candidates looked at each other, and in the end no one spoke, but looked at Marki firmly, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

As if feeling the will of the candidates, Ma Ji nodded slightly, satisfied with the candidates' ability to prepare for a rainy day, and said: "It seems that you have nothing to prepare, so let's set off for the Kingdom of Wind now.

What awaits you will be an extremely cruel trial, so please prepare yourself mentally."

"yes."

The candidates who had passed the first test showed no timidity or fear in their eyes. They were all full of confidence in the next second test and firmly believed that they would be able to pass.

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Two days later.

The hinterland of the Kingdom of Wind is a barren desert with almost no vegetation. The weather in summer is already very hot, but when we reach the desert, the air becomes even more scorching. Under the strong sunlight, the entire desert is like a huge giant

There is a barbecue plate, and the candidates who come here are like the meat on the barbecue plate, and their bodies feel like they are burning.

The accompanying Jonin ignored the harsh heat and desolation. They had experienced hundreds of battles and had long been accustomed to such scenes.

Compared to a real life and death battle, this level is nothing.
To be continued...