Chapter 3: The First Exam begins

3rd Person P.O.V.

Ibiki Morino tells the entire room to turn in their form and take a number. Tomoe Onna was placed on the left of blond ninja in orange. Maya Yujin was in the back left corner. Shinji Misuto was right in the center in the front row. Ibiki starts speaking again, "Alright listen up, eyes front there are a few rules that you need to be aware of, and I won't be answering any questions so you better pay attention."

Tomoe raises an eyebrow at this. 'Normally at test like these taking questions is normal.'

"Rule number one is this the written part is conducted on a point reduction system." Ibiki continues. "Contrary to what you're use to you all start off with a perfect score of 10 points."

Shinji smiles. 'So, I don't even have to answer a single question.'

"One point will be deducted for each wrong answer." Ibiki says making Shinji's smile a frown and a small groan escapes his mouth.

Maya looks at Shinji. 'Sorry Shinji, but there is no getting out of this one.'

"Number 2, teams will pass or fail based on the total score of all three members." Ibiki stated.

'Well we might be screwed.' Maya thought.

"What?" A girl with pink hair exclaimed. "Wait a second, we all get scored as a team."

"What?" A girl with pink hair shouts. "Wait a second, we all get scored as a team."

'I guess my outlook is positive compared to hers.' Maya thought in response to the outburst.

"Silence!" Ibiki exclaimed. "I have my reason, so shut up and listen."

"Rule number 3, the sentinels you see positioned around the room are to watch you carefully for any signs of cheating." Ibiki continued. "And for every incident the find they will subtract tow points for each infraction."

After a few "whats" and "huhs" he went on. "Be warned their eyes are sharp and if they catch you five times they will dismiss you before the tests are even scored."

A moment of silence later. "Anyone fool enough to get caught cheating by the sentinels does not deserve to be here."

Tomoe overheard one of the sentinels giving a warning to a couple of genin in his row. Ibiki also decided to speak again. "If you even want to be considered Shinobi, then show us what exceptional shinobi you can be."

'Well Shinji might be toast but Tomoe and I should help pick up the slack.' Maya thought.

"One more thing." Ibiki said interrupting Maya's thoughts. "If any candidate should get a zero and fail the test then your entire team fails."

The yellow haired ninja gulps and looks nervous. Tomoe notices, 'Yeah stupidity definitely played a major role.'

"Naruto." A girl said on his other side.

Ibiki continues further, "The tenth question will not be given out until 15 minutes before the end of the testing period, and you'll have one hour total."

After 10 seconds Ibiki finally tells everyone to begin. Tomoe looks through the test. "Huh Shinji is definetly going to play our proctor's game even if his technique might get us kicked out, but I know Maya is but she has techniques that allow her to cheat without getting, as for me well I had lessons of uncertainty cramed into my head since I was 4 so this is easy.' Tomoe thought to herself as she wrote down the answers.

In the back, Maya put on an earring, and the earring was silently whispering into Maya's ear the answers. Shinji on the other hand had to figure out who had the answers because he was in the front row. He did some hand signs, water style did some hand signs, water style water eye jutsu. The eye was just behind Ibiki the eye searched for candidate that would have the answers. He found a mirror on the selling, he decided to use that to cheat. He got the answers with 25 minutes to go.

With 25 minutes Tomoe had already finished, and is overhearing the ninja next to her speak with another Leaf ninja. "Naruto if you want I can show you my test." The Leaf ninja was a Kunoichi that had an obvious thing for the blond-haired ninja.

'I bet they would make a nice couple.' Tomoe thought.

"Hey Hinata can I ask you something?" Naruto asked.

"Hmph." Hinata responded.

"Why would you show me your answers." Naruto asked.

"Why would you show me your answers." The bland haired ninja asked.

"Why…just because…well you see…" Hinata gulps a little, "It's just I don't want you to have to leave."

'She has it bad for him.' Tomoe thought.

"It would be nice if we all could stick together." She said. "I mean the nine of us being rookie and all."

That makes since I suppose." He stated.

Tomoe saw the blond ninja about to peek when a kunai knife hit the desk just behind the blond spikey haired shinobi. The shinobi behind him stands up shakely. "What… was that all about?" He asks with a stutter.

"5 strikes and you're out, you just failed the test." The sentinel that threw the knife stated.

"It can't be." The recently failed ninja said.

"You and your teammates will leave the room immediately." The sentinel ordered.

His teammates leave themselves while the one who failed is dragged kicking and screaming. Numbers are being said many tried to argue but failed. Tomoe and Maya wre just relieved that Shinji didn't fail…yet. Hinata continues to offer her test answer to Naruto. He sees one of the sentinels write down in his clipboard. "Thank you, I appreciate it but no."

"Huh?" The shy girl mumbles.

"Hey I'm an ace ninja. I don't need to cheat to pass this."

"Uh well okay if you're sure." Hinata says noticing her fellow rookie's paper is blank.

"Yeah, besides if I got caught or anything I wouldn't want you to get in trouble."

The shy girl blushes. 'Yep she has it really bad for him.' Tomoe thought.

"Yes you're right that was a stupid idea." The shy one said.

"Nah forget about it."

'Smart move.' Tomoe thought. 'That sentinel would have failed him.'

After many minutes it finally came time to the final question.

End