𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

The Tenth Question

Last time:

"Alright, you baby faced degenerates, pipe down and listen up. It's time to begin. I'm Ibiki Morino, the proctor of your first exam, and from this moment on, your worst enemy."

The only thing Hanara could think of was,'Ibiki Morino is the head of the Torture and Interrogation Unit and he's damn good at his job. What the hell is he doing here?'

Now:

Ibiki immediately takes charge of the room, "First, you candidates from the Hidden Sound, knock it off. Who said you could fight? Do you want to be disqualified before we've even begun?"

"Sorry sir, it's our first time. You could say we're a little... jumpy," the hunchbacked dude said creepily, not sounding sorry at all.

Ibiki scoffs, not looking convinced, "I'll only say this once so listen up. There will be no attacking or sabotaging other candidates unless permission is given by your proctor, which at the moment, is not given. Even if it is given, there will be no use of fatal force. This goes for the whole exam, unless it is specifically said otherwise, got it?"

"No fatal force? That's no fun," the other Sound boy said.

Ibiki ignores him, "Now if you're all ready, we'll proceed to the first stage of the exam. First, hand over your paperwork to me, and I'll give you your number. Your number will determine where you sit for the written exam. Once everyone is seated, I will tell you the rules."

Hanara smirks as she waited in line, 'A written exam? It's like this test was made for us. Ino and I are both smart enough to do it well, and if I don't know the answers, I can use my Byakugan without anyone knowing thanks to my bangs. Then, Ino can cheat off of me with her mind transfer jutsu and give the answers to Shikamaru and Choji! This way, Shikamaru can be as lazy as he wants to be and Choji doesn't have to struggle. Yep, Team 10 is set!'

Soon it was her turn to give in all her paperwork.

"Number 58," Morino muttered, giving Hanara a piece of paper with the number on it.

Hanara took the slip of paper and walked toward her designated seat, taking in her surroundings. 'Okay, Sakura's in front of me and Ino's behind me. I can cheat off of Sakura if I have to and Ino will have a clear shot of cheating from me. Huh, Neji's gotten the seat to my right! That's nice... at least he won't snitch if I use the byakugan.'

"There are several rules to this test, so listen up," Ibiki snaps, bringing the attention back to him, "I won't be repeating myself or taking any questions. First rule: You are given 10 points from the start and there will be 10 questions in total. You are deducted 1 point for each question you get wrong. If you answer 3 questions incorrectly, you'll get 7 points in the end. Second rule: your pass or failure depends on the number of points you score as a team."

'Good thing we've got a plan for that. Or rather, I do.'

Here Ibiki was interrupted by Sakura, "WAIT A MINUTE! What do you mean... total points of the team?"

"Shut up, I said I wouldn't be taking questions," Ibiki said before continuing, "Now here's the most important rule. The jonin placed around this room are all in charge of making sure that none of you are cheating. Each time one of you gets caught, you will lose 2 points. If you get caught cheating 5 times... you're out. And in the case of one team member having 0 points... the entire team fails."

Nearly everyone's jaws dropped.

"By the way, the tenth question will be given to you 15 minutes prior to the end of this test. You have one hour. Begin!"