Chapter 39 – The Ultimate Troll Move!
Maybe it was out of sheer boredom, but Nagi suddenly decided to mess with everyone else.
After all, the true essence of this exam was just a bunch of ninja showing off their own creative ways to cheat.
And in the end, the actual content of the test was to see whether you could avoid getting caught while cheating.
In theory, you could even hand in a blank sheet and still pass!
So when the proctors started handing out the papers, Nagi immediately acted like he was full of confidence.
The moment he got the test, he started scribbling down answers at lightning speed.
"As expected of Konoha's top genius—he's not just powerful, but even aces the written exams with ease!"
Gaara's respect for Nagi grew even deeper.
Others who saw Nagi's self-assured manner couldn't help but start scheming.
And honestly, who could blame them? These exam questions were absolutely inhuman.
Here, take this one for example:
Question 2: In the diagram, Parabola B shows the trajectory of a shuriken thrown by Ninja A from a tree 7 meters high.
Please calculate the maximum horizontal distance the shuriken would travel before landing, and explain your reasoning.
Just reading one of the questions left many examinees completely stunned.
This is what you need to learn to become a ninja!?
So, when they saw Nagi confidently working on his answers, everyone instinctively began using their own cheating techniques.
Kankurō disguised his puppet Crow as a proctor to sneak a look at Nagi's answers.
Kiba used his dog Akamaru to peek.
Others used insects, the Byakugan, the Sharingan—
It was a free-for-all of ninja trickery!
But one thing was consistent: they were all copying Nagi's answers.
Because Nagi's entrance and behavior had already convinced everyone that he was an absolute genius.
And given how confident he was, who else would they even bother copying?
After furiously writing for a bit, Nagi leaned back in his chair like a calm fisherman.
The truth?
He made up every single answer.
Some of these questions were so ridiculous they brought up things like Einstein's theory of relativity.
What was Nagi supposed to do with that?
And yet, a huge chunk of the test-takers were placing their full faith in his answers.
Because they didn't understand the material at all—so even if he wrote complete nonsense, they couldn't tell.
Meanwhile, proctor Morino Ibiki was just about at his breaking point.
"These brats… this is the worst class I've ever proctored!"
Ibiki cursed silently.
Everyone in the room, no matter where they sat, was trying to cheat off Nagi.
Which meant the ones who weren't experienced enough got exposed right away.
There were so many cheating tools and ninja skills clustered around Nagi, even Ibiki couldn't pretend not to notice.
"Captain, should we step in?" one of the assistant proctors asked.
They had already caught way more cheaters than they expected—nearly twice as many as in the original timeline.
"Just turn a blind eye… If we keep this up, we'll end up disqualifying everyone."
Ibiki had no choice but to let things slide. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough candidates left for the next phase.
"Phew..."
As the test neared its end, Nagi suddenly stretched.
"Proctor, my test paper got wet by accident. I'd like to request a new one," he said out of nowhere.
Ibiki's headache exploded. Now what is this guy up to?
"Time's almost up. You've filled in most of the answers already—better not risk switching now," Ibiki advised.
But Nagi's next words left everyone in the room stunned.
"It's fine, Proctor. I just made all of that up anyway."
With that one sentence, the hearts of everyone who copied Nagi's answers sank into an icy pit.
You serious!?
Ibiki seriously wanted to punch something.
Just when the exam was about to wrap up smoothly, this guy pulls another stunt.
Sure enough, the entire room erupted.
"Proctor! I want to switch papers too!"
"Me too!"
Nagi had single-handedly caused everyone's efforts to go completely to waste.
While others scrambled for fresh test sheets, Nagi just leaned back and closed his eyes to rest.
He knew full well he could pass even with a blank paper.
But the others didn't. Once they got their new sheets, they frantically began scribbling all over again.
"Sigh…"
Ibiki let out a heavy breath. After this exam, he swore he'd never proctor again for the rest of his life.
"Time's up!" he eventually announced.
More than half the room hadn't even gotten to finish writing.
BAM!
"What kind of messed-up exam is this!?"
Some people were about to start yelling at Nagi.
But then they remembered what had happened to that Sound Ninja who mouthed off earlier… and thought better of it.
All they could do was helplessly complain about how inhuman the questions were.
"What the hell is Lenz's Law? Why do I need to know this crap just to be a Chūnin!?"
More and more candidates joined the chorus of complaints.
They figured there was no way they could pass by turning in a blank paper.
Seeing things were about to spiral out of control, Ibiki finally revealed the real purpose of the exam.
"Wait… so you're saying we passed?"
Many examinees nearly collapsed on the spot.
They'd never experienced such a nerve-wracking exam in their lives.
"Even so, I must warn all of you. If one day, as team leaders, you act on false intel—you will regret everything you did today."
And with that, Ibiki turned and left the exam room without looking back.
Just like he said—this was the worst class he'd ever supervised.
And Nagi? He alone had flipped the entire exam upside down.
While his actions played a key role, it was the other candidates' blind faith that had truly sealed their failure.
[End of Chapter]