Chapter 298 When in trouble, find a time machine first

“I am Shimono Hisanobu, the chief examiner for the theoretical portion of the first Chunin Exams. The exam will last until 10 AM. There are a total of ten questions on the paper, with a perfect score of one hundred points. Anything below seventy points will result in automatic disqualification, and if one person is disqualified, the entire team is disqualified.”

Shimono Hisanobu wrote the exam duration on the blackboard, then addressed all the students in the classroom.

“Seventy points.” Kakashi subconsciously glanced at Obito, who was two rows behind him.

While Kakashi believed seventy points was easy, he doubted whether Obito could complete it independently.

“You may do your best to complete the exam, provided you are not caught. Being caught cheating five times will result in immediate disqualification,” Shimono Hisanobu paused, then added.

Cheating was allowed in the Chunin Exams because it was part of the exam itself.

The Chunin Exams were not about assessing a student’s single ability, but rather their comprehensive skills. If one couldn’t answer a question, they could obtain information from others to complete the exam.

To prevent a scenario where no one in the exam hall knew the answers, Konoha would also send some Ninja to use the Transformation Technique to blend in with the examinees and write down the correct answers.

“Damn it, seventy points isn’t just a pass, it’s already quite high!” Obito grumbled inwardly about Shimono Hisanobu.

However, after grumbling, a wave of nervousness hit him. Although he had been diligently working on practice papers these past few days, his highest score on the last paper was only in the sixties.

Obito took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. First, he would pray to Muzuki Immortal.

“Almighty Muzuki Immortal, please take me back seven days so I can study for another seven days!” Obito clasped his hands together, praying silently.

Obito felt that without the almighty Muzuki Immortal taking him through time, he was doomed. If he failed at the first hurdle because his theory was too poor, and caused Rin Nohara to fail with him, Obito would be very sad.

Just as Obito was in despair, he suddenly noticed that the exam paper he had received looked a bit familiar.

Obito picked up the paper and carefully read the questions. His expression instantly changed from worry to joy, because he had done similar questions to all ten on the paper, and Muzuki had also explained them. Although the actual questions had some variations, the differences were not significant.

“Muzuki Immortal is indeed almighty!” Obito cheered inwardly, picking up his pen and quickly starting to answer the questions.

Although he had never scored seventy points before, Obito firmly believed that this time he could break through his limits and reach the high score of seventy.

However, Obito knew that this power to break through limits did not belong to him, but to Muzuki Immortal.

“Did he just happen to encounter questions he knew how to do?” Kakashi wondered inwardly after noticing Obito’s excited expression.

This was something that rarely happened to him, because with the scope of the Chunin Exams, there was almost nothing he didn’t know.

Then Kakashi began to answer the questions at high speed. Although Obito seemed quite confident, Kakashi did not trust Obito in this regard. He planned to finish quickly and then figure out a way to pass the answers to Obito.

“Luckily, there’s Obito and Teacher Muzuki.” Might Guy also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the contents of the exam paper.

Muzuki, having considered Obito, naturally didn’t forget Might Guy, who struggled with theory just like Obito. That day, he had Obito take two copies of the exam paper, and then handed one of them to Might Guy.

Ebisu, on the other hand, was unaware that Might Guy had undergone a period of intensive practice. He was glad that his luck was good this time, as his seat was right behind Might Guy, making it very easy to pass answers.

At the beginning of the exam, almost everyone was working on the questions. The only sound in the exam hall was the rustling of pens, as no one had finished writing yet to be copied.

“Row four, seat five, you and your teammates may leave,” Shimono Hisanobu said indifferently when the exam was halfway through.

The Grass Ninja he named had an incredulous expression on his face and couldn’t help but question, “Weren’t there five chances in total?”

“Yes, there are five chances, but you have already been caught five times,” Shimono Hisanobu said calmly.

The other students in the exam hall who were cheating instantly became vigilant. This one didn’t even give a warning about how many times, just direct disqualification once the limit was reached.

The Grass Ninja was speechless and eventually walked out of the classroom with a look of dejection. His teammates followed him out.

With the first team disqualified, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became serious and tense.

Zabuza immediately used the Hidden Mist Technique while the attention of the teachers and students was on the disqualified Ninja. A thick white fog enveloped the classroom, and then Zabuza quickly took the answers from his teammate and began to furiously fill in his paper.

Kakashi had already finished at this point and had also prepared the answers for Obito. Seeing the thick fog rise in the classroom, he immediately threw the answers towards Obito’s location based on memory.

Ebisu secretly marveled at the boldness of these Ninja from other villages, while quickly passing the answers to Might Guy in front of him.

The thick fog came and went quickly. The proctors immediately used Wind Release to dispel the mist, revealing a classroom full of perfectly behaved students.

“The exam is over. Everyone, release your pens immediately. The exam results will be announced at 1 PM.” As soon as 10 AM arrived, Shimono Hisanobu immediately told the students to stop writing.

Obito, who had finished before 10 AM, casually left his seat. This was the easiest exam he had experienced since he started studying theory.

“Obito, how do you think you did? Can you score seventy points?” Rin Nohara asked Obito with concern after they left the classroom.

During the middle to late stages of the exam, she had been prepared to pass answers to Obito, but Obito had told her with his eyes that it wasn’t necessary.

Rin Nohara decided to believe first, then question, so she didn’t pass answers to Obito, only asking a simple question after the exam.

“Definitely seventy points or more!” Obito answered decisively.

“That’s wonderful then, in that case, the first stage of the exam should be no problem,” Rin Nohara said with a smile, gently clapping her hands.

“This time, I can trust him. After all, the food was practically fed to him. If he still can’t pass, there’s nothing I can do,” Kakashi nodded and said.

He had directly given all the answers to Obito. As long as he copied them, he would definitely pass.

“So it was you, Kakashi…” Rin Nohara was about to thank Kakashi for Obito, but Obito immediately interrupted her.

“What do you mean, ‘food was fed to me’? I didn’t copy the answers you threw over. I wrote them all myself,” Obito quickly explained.

He didn’t want all the credit for his passing to go to Kakashi. He admitted that Kakashi had indeed contributed by passing the answers, but he hadn’t copied them. He had only glanced at them. The real MVP was Muzuki.

“Are you sure?” Kakashi asked, looking into Obito’s eyes.

“Of course!” Obito replied, puffing out his chest.

“Then it might be a bit troublesome. Rin, prepare yourself to be eliminated along with him,” Kakashi said, looking at Rin Nohara.

Kakashi knew Obito too well, so he knew that everything Obito had just said was true. Obito really hadn’t copied his answers.

“Hey, hey, Kakashi, what do you mean by that? Is it impossible for me to score seventy or more on my own?” Obito asked, feeling indignant.

“Have you ever scored seventy or more in a Ninja Academy exam?” Kakashi retorted.

“Uh, that was in the past. It’s different now. Now I have Teacher Muzuki helping me,” Obito declared, implying that things had changed, and he, Obito, was no longer the same as before.

“You’ll find out at 1 PM.”

“I hope you’re not just boasting, after all, it’s not just harming you, but Rin too.” Hearing the name Muzuki, Kakashi gained a little more confidence in Obito.