Glaciers

Chapter 12

'This is the test?' Naruto stared at the test paper

'And you honestly expect me to believe genins will not cheat? Why don't you go ask for the Moon to be your house decor while you're at it!' Naruto sneered before he picked up his pen

Although the test was easy for him, he got stuck on the Kage Level and ANBU Level questions on number 7, 8, and 9.

Currently, alot of obvious genins are using cheats. The more obvious ones are being called out. Naruto swept his gaze and his eyes landed on his seat mate. Subaku no Gaara.

Gaara was using his sand eyeball. Naruto smirked and frost spread from his fingers and into his table, Gaara finished his test.

However, he blinked in shock when his test paper got covered in frost. Following the small trail, his eyes landed on the one sitting next to him. Naruto quickly wrote the answer on his test paper as the frost on Gaara's paper vanished, as if it wasn't even there.

"Thank you for that, Mr Subaku" Naruto said, giving a nod, Gaara treated him as air and ignored him.

'Brat. Give me the answer on Question 9' Yuki called before peering into his eyes.

Yuki sat between Shikamaru and Chouji.

She write down the answers.

She leaned back after sighing. Yuki turned to Ibik whom were surveying the room, Yuki gave him a chilling bloodthirsty smile when his eyes landed on her. It disappeared immediately, making Ibiki think if he really was hulliculating.

Naruto glanced to the corner of his eyes, Narumi beside him was getting frustrated on what to answer. Naruto turned to Menma whom was whispering to the blushing Hyuuga. Sakura entered his field of vision, the girl was smart, though her IQ tend to log out when the Uchiha teammate of hers are in vicinity, it made up with her physically weak body. The Uchiha was smart, using his Shariggan. Nothing noteworthy, just a typical Uchiha.

"Is this what the Great Red Habanero and Yellow Flash can teach their children?" Naruto mocked, Narumi shot him a glare, Naruto smirked before he tapped the table

The test paper on Narumi's desk was covered with frost before it dissolved into a puddle of water.

Narumi was about to scream at him until she witnessed the water slittered towards Naruto like a snake before forming into a paper again, Naruto began writing the answers on the paper before it dissolved into water, slithering back in front of Narumi and turned into a solid harmless test paper.

"I want to fight either you or your bother. What's the use if you are going to be eliminated in the First Exams because of not studying?" Naruto scoffed

Narumi felt like coughing up blood. Thousands of comebacks appeared in her mind and she wanted to burst but she couldn't. So she had to keep it in her heart.

'SO HATEFUL, TTEBANSE!!!!' Narumi screamed inwardly, kicking a desk into oblivion in her mind.

Naruto knew what Narumi was thinking, her raging eyes says it all, besides its also written all over her face.

"Time's Up!" Ibiki yelled, getting everyone's attention.

"It's time for the Tenth question" Ibiki said, evoking nervousness from the candidates.

"You only get one chance. If you fail......" Ibiki smirked evilly

"Then you can't take the exam next year and the year before that... In other words, you'd be genins forever" Ibiki said

"WHAT!?!?!?!"

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!"

"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!"

Protest rang from the Genins.

"Why are you all whining? You're a Shinobi, not a brat. You signed up to this job, obeying every command of your seniors. Moroni san I the Proctor, whatever he says is law, who are you to complain?" Yuki asked haughtily, raising her chin.

Some genins began dropping out feeling the pressure from Ibiki's mind games. More and more dropped out. Some began to hesitate so Naruto wanted to put more fuel on the fire to make them drop out.

"If you are not confident, the door is open for you" Naruto added, he was about to say more to discourage more genins into dropping out.

"GIVE IT YOUR BEST SCARHEAD!!!! I AM NOT AFRAID!!! I WILL BECOME THE HOKAGE IN THE FUTURE SO YOU DON'T SCARE ME!! I DON'T CARE IF I BECOME A GENIN FOREVER!!!" Menma yelled, sparking more fighting spirits.

Naruto gave a mocking smile and swallowed the words he was about to say.

How naive.

"You choose to stay? Is that your answer?" Ibiki chuckled

"Yes!" Menma yelled confidently

".... Fine then... Those who stayed......" Ibiki trailed off

"You pass" He said

"...... WHAT!?!?!?"

"What about the tenth question!?"

"So those nine questions are just useless?"

"You there, Sotaru, why don't you explain" Ibiki pointed at Sotaru whom had crossed his arms and leaned back, closing his eyes and blocking the noise away.

"Nine questions are not useless... Its a test for us to see how good we are in gathering informations. Like a Shinobi would in the field. They planted in a few Chuunin in the room whom knew the real answers, our job is to get answers from them or use our own intelligence to answer these questions. Those who got kicked out, means they are spotted by the enemy and got 'killed' thus the kounai was used to stab their desks. Therefore is dead and eliminated. Those who did not get 'killed' means you're methods are passable or within expectation. Though we are genins, there is nothing to be expected from our level, therefore we get three chances" Naruto said as he still remained his position, though his tone makes the genins suddenly got annoyed by his 'calm even if mount fuji collapse' attitude.

It looks arrogant and disdainful to the Genins' eyes but to the Chuunin, Jonins in the room, Orochimaru, Kabuto, and the expectators watching in a screen, they can see the noble, grace and elegance the boy was displaying even if by sitting. As expected, he is not to be underestimated.

"The tenth question is to test one's courage and if they can survive the pressure of being interrogated. Those whom gave up either ran away and abandoned their mission or got caught and they confessed. Those whom stayed still pressisted even knowing the risk and danger. For the sake of you simpletons, it means that they are testing if we are cowards or not" Naruto said before he looked up and stared straight at Ibiki's eyes sparks flew between them

"Did I get it right?" Naruto said, Ibiki chuckled

"Correct" Ibiki said before the window beside him broke when a black blur like ball crashed onto it.