Shadow of the Wood

Chapter 240 Liability

When the team reaches a consensus, the next challenge for the candidates is how to find the correct answer and then pass it on to a selected member of the team.

As the exam time passed, more and more candidates were caught cheating by the invigilators and were expelled from the exam room. Although there were only six invigilators in the big conference room who were in charge of monitoring cheating, no one had only one chance. Many candidates with insufficient intelligence-gathering capabilities left the field sadly.

Unless the members who are selected to continue taking the exam are absolutely sure, they will not take the initiative to cheat until the other two members of the team have no position. This puts more pressure on the two teammates-although they are The abandoned son of the exam, but has to do more.

After more than half of the exam time, the number of candidates in the conference room was less than one-third of the original. Even so, there were still candidates who were caught cheating by the invigilator.

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When the hands of the big grandfather clock in the meeting room jumped slowly to the scheduled time and made a crisp sound, Shikamaru looked at the few candidates left in the examination room, and couldn't help but smile, but then he restrained his expression , shouted in a low voice: "It's time!"

Although Shikamaru's voice was not loud, it was not surprising that the candidates could not hear it in the examination room where it was so quiet that only the candidates made the sound of "salsa" when the paper rubbed against the paper.

Most of the people who can still stay in the examination room are those selected from the group. They obtained information under the premise of other teammates sacrificing their own opportunities. No one thinks that there is not enough time for the examination to write all the answers.

At this time, the invigilators came forward to collect the examination papers one by one, and together with Shikamaru directly checked the scores in the examination room. There were not many candidates left in the classroom, and there were only ten examination questions, so there was no need to consume too much The seven people, including Shikamaru, worked together in a short period of time. During the process, the candidates with insufficient scores were constantly asked to leave the examination room, and finally checked the roster, which only took more than ten minutes.

Candidates in the examination room did not dare to show impatience when Shikamaru and the invigilators checked the examination papers, and waited with peace of mind.

After confirming that the only person left in the examination room was the only candidate with a perfect score in each group, Shikamaru secretly observed Konoha's team. Female Shino, temporarily assigned to the tenth class left Choji Akimichi.

Seeing this, Shikamaru couldn't help but nodded in his heart. The comprehensive strength of these three people is indeed the best candidate in their respective teams. It seems that the characters who can show their talents in the original work are not only superior in potential, but also in psychology. Much better than ordinary people.

"The people who are still sitting in this room should be the best in their respective teams. It is very good that your teammates gave up their own opportunities to fulfill you." Since entering the examination room, the deer who has always seemed cold and unkind Maru seemed to be speaking to the rest of the candidates with a complimenting tone which was rare.

"However..." Shikamaru, who still had a smile on his face, changed the topic, and the corners of his mouth became larger, which made his smile have a hint of sarcasm: "If you feel lucky and secretly happy about this , I'm afraid it's too early."

"The second test is different from the written test. You must sign the consent form." Shikamaru pulled out a thick stack of paper from the desk, threw it on the table, and said in a nonchalant and indifferent tone on purpose: "Sign I signed the consent form, declaring that in the next exam, any accidents or even deaths among you have nothing to do with Muye Village, and it is completely out of your own free will, so that you can continue to participate in the next exam."

Shikamaru looked at the candidates who were a little nervous because of his performance, sneered and said: "I said it before the exam, when the written exam is over, the people who are lucky are not you who can still sit in the classroom, but They are candidates who are eliminated in this stage, and the Chunin exam is the epitome of wars in various countries, and it is a stage to show the strength of each ninja village."

"There is nothing better than brutal fighting and killing to reflect the ability of a ninja, so that potential employers from all over the world can clearly see the quality of a ninja in a ninja village. I can tell you clearly..." Shikamaru looked around the examination room condescendingly Except for the candidates with excellent psychological quality and sufficient preparation, many of the zhongnin can't help avoiding his sight: "At the end of the chunin exam, at least half of all the candidates present can't return to their own place safely. village."

"You guys are actually the real outcasts!" Shikamaru stretched out his fingers and pointed in the direction of many candidates with a half-smile. Following his movements, the sound of Qi Shushu's throat wriggling could be clearly heard in the silent classroom .

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"I'll give you 3 minutes to think it through. Candidates who are willing to sign the consent form come to me to get it, and return to their seats after signing it. Those who are unwilling to sign the consent form leave the examination room by themselves!" Shikamaru observed with satisfaction Watching the changes in the expressions of the candidates, they ordered loudly at the same time.

This year doesn't have the morale boost of Uzumaki Naruto's chance coincidence, but even if there is such a character, Shikamaru is not worried about accidents.

Since ancient times, the only way to die is through hardship. These people are just the lowest level of ninjas. It is really unknown whether they have the courage to stand up despite knowing that there is a great danger ahead. If you want to say a few words, you can make others die generously. , how can it be so easy?

Rixiang Ningji stood up from his seat almost immediately after Shikamaru gave the order, walked in front of him, calmly took out a consent form, signed his name without saying a word, and returned to the office. in situ.

However, his self-confident behavior did not play much of a motivating role for the other ninjas in the examination room. Except for the equally confident Yume Shino and a few others who came forward to fill out the consent form without waiting for the end of 3 minutes, even Qiu Daoding This time he hesitated for a long time before walking to the front of the stage, which made Shikamaru, who was secretly paying attention to him, heave a sigh of relief.

Three minutes later, as Shikamaru had expected, some candidates chose to give up and left the examination room dejectedly. At this time, compared with the original candidates, the remaining candidates in this room were not even one in ten.

It's finally coming to an end.Seeing this, Shikamaru secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the candidates who were attentively waiting for him to announce the test results. For the first time since the written test began, he showed a gentle smile and announced loudly: "I would like to congratulate you. The teams of all the candidates present have passed the middle school exam." The first written test of the Ninja Examination, and obtained the qualification for promotion!"

"..." There was no cheering or jumping for joy, all the candidates stared at Shikamaru blankly, as if they didn't hear his words, some even subconsciously picked their ears.

Not an individual, but..., the team! ?

"However, if you want to take the second exam, you have to find a way to persuade your companions to sign the consent form." Seeing the appearance of the candidates, Shikamaru woke them up with a smile.

"Not only ourselves, but our teammates also passed the exam!?" A sand ninja asked Shikamaru in disbelief, and then asked: "Why is this!?"

"As for your previous question, I think I have made it very clear. It seems that I have to answer it again - yes." Shikamaru raised his eyebrows and replied: "As for the second question..."

Click!

The door on one side of the examination room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and the other members of the team of the candidates who were still sitting in the test room, who had left the test room for various reasons before, were being held together by the Chunin outside the test room. Brought back to the examination room.

"The Chunin usually serves as the team leader during the war and missions. In other words, to become a Chunin, you need to bear the responsibility of the leader." Wait until all the candidates who have passed the first written test enter the examination room, and quietly After sitting down, Shikamaru explained: "For ninjas, war breeds all kinds of dangers. For death, no one is superior to others, but for the living beings, there are always some people who are better than others." role is more important.”

"'Sacrifice' is an unavoidable word in war. There are always people who have more dangerous tasks than others. There are always people who need to do more. So let's assume that when you are the leader of the team, the team faces How should we act on such a difficult problem?" The candidates listened quietly to Shikamaru's explanation: "My rules are very clear. There must be 'victims' in this written test. If you, as captains, lead your own The team is on the battlefield, surrounded by enemies, but among the subordinates, there are people who are more important than you, how do you choose?"

"Giving up the chance of survival, attracting enemy soldiers, and letting the young subordinates leave safely, this is the choice of the second generation of Hokage in Muye Village. In his eyes, the future of Muye Village is obviously more important than his own life. , and because of this, the three generations of Hokage of Konoha have been able to grow." Shikamaru said softly: "Being a leader does not mean that you can abandon your subordinates without any scruples, and always put yourself in the safe rear. If the situation is the most critical At this moment, the right choice is self-sacrifice, and you must do the same! If a leader only knows how to command his companions and subordinates to perform dangerous tasks, then this person is not qualified to command a team at all! As I said before, This written test requires the selection of someone with better strength, not simply referring to strength, but implying who is more "suitable" for the next "task". Most people here have made the right decision and would rather give up their own Opportunities, let your teammates succeed, this is already an important quality of being a Chunin!"

"As for those who pass the exam successfully after their teammates give up the opportunity..." Shikamaru said: "As I said before, being a leader does not mean that you can always put yourself in the rear of absolute safety, and sometimes you have to sacrifice subordinates , does not mean that you will be safe, but because you will have more dangerous and important tasks to do. If you will always let your subordinates die, and you will not listen to you when you are in danger, this kind of person should not be called a person. Chunin is not even qualified to be a ninja."

"The written test for the Chunin Exam is over," Shikamaru said with a smile, "Everyone here has proved their courage and wisdom in their own ways. I hope you can achieve good results in the next test!"