Chapter 240 Responsibility

Once the team has reached a consensus, the next challenge for the candidates is how to find the correct answer and pass it on to the selected member of the team.

With the flow of exam time, more and more candidates were caught cheating by the invigilator and expelled from the examination room, although there were only six invigilators in the huge conference room who were responsible for monitoring cheating, but no one had only one chance, which still made many candidates who lacked intelligence ability to leave the venue.

The members who were selected to continue taking the test would not cheat until the other two members of the team had no position unless they were completely sure, which put more pressure on the two teammates to do more, even though they were outcasts in this test.

By the time the exam has passed, less than one-third of the candidates in the conference room have been filled, and even so, there are still candidates caught cheating by the invigilator.

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When the hands of the large grandfather clock in the conference room slowly beat to the scheduled time, making 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 and exclaimed, "It's time!" ”

Although Shikamaru's voice was not loud, it was so quiet that only the test takers could not hear the "sals" sound when the paper rubbed against them when they were writing.

Most of the people who can still stay in the examination room are those selected from the group, and they have obtained information on the premise that other teammates have sacrificed their own opportunities, but no one feels that there is not enough time for the exam to write all the answers.

At this time, the invigilators stepped forward to collect the exam papers one by one, and together with Shikamaru, they directly checked the scores in the examination room, and there were not many candidates left in the classroom, and there were only ten exam questions, so it didn't take too much time at all, and together with Shikamaru, seven people worked together, and in the process, they kept calling the candidates with insufficient scores to leave the examination room, and finally checked the roster, which only took more than ten minutes.

The candidates in the examination room did not dare to show their impatience when Shikamaru and the invigilators checked the exam papers, so they waited with peace of mind.

After confirming that the only full-scoring candidates in each group were left in the examination room, Shikamaru secretly observed the team of Konoha Xiaoqiang, Kaiban left Hinata Ningji, Shino Oil Girl was left in the eighth class of Shinobi, and Akido Dingji was left in the tenth class of the provisional formation.

Seeing this, Shikamaru couldn't help but nod 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 book are not only superior in potential, but also much better than ordinary people in terms of temperament.

"The people who are still sitting in this room should be the best of their respective teams, and it's good that your teammates gave up their chances to fulfill you." Since entering the examination room, Shikamaru, who has always seemed cold and unapproachable, seems to have said to the rest of the candidates with a rare tone of praise.

"But ......," Shikamaru, who still had a smile on his face, turned around, and the corners of his mouth curled up wider, which made his smile take on a hint of sarcasm, "If you feel happy and secretly happy about this, I'm afraid it's too early." ”

"The second exam is different from the written test, and you have to sign a consent form." Shikamaru took out a thick stack of paper from the lectern, threw it on the table, and deliberately said in a tone of indifference that did not care: "I signed the consent form and declared that any accidents and even deaths in the next exams have nothing to do with Konoha Village, and it is completely out of your own volition, so that you can continue to participate in the next exams." ”

Shikamaru looked at the candidates who were a little nervous because of his performance, and sneered: "I said before the exam started, when the written exam is over, the people who are fortunate to be able to sit in the classroom are not you who can still sit in the classroom, but the candidates who will be eliminated in this ring, the middle ninja exam is the epitome of the war of various countries, and it is a stage to show the strength of their respective ninja villages." ”

"There is nothing more than brutal fighting and fighting to show the ability of a ninja, so that potential employers from all over the world can see the quality of a ninja village ninja, I can tell you very clearly ......." Shikamaru condescendingly looked around at the many shinobi in the examination room, except for the candidates with excellent psychological quality and sufficient preparation, many people couldn't help but avoid his sight: "The middle ninja exam is over, and among all the candidates present, at least more than half of them can't return to their village safely." ”

"You guys, in fact, are the real outcasts!" Shikamaru stretched out his finger with a smile and pointed in the direction of many candidates, and with his movements, the sound of Qi brushing his throat could be clearly heard in the silent classroom.

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"I'll give you three minutes to think clearly, candidates who are willing to sign the consent form come to me to collect it, and then return to their seats after signing, and those who are not willing to sign the consent form will leave the examination room by themselves!" Shikamaru watched the changes in the candidates' expressions with satisfaction, and at the same time commanded loudly.

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

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to die alone, these people are just the lowest level of ninjas, whether they can have the courage to stand up knowing that there is great danger ahead, it is really unknown, if you want to say a few words so that others can die generously, how can it be so easy?

Hinata Ninji got up from his seat almost as soon as Shikamaru gave the order, walked up to him, calmly pulled out a consent form, and after signing his name without saying a word, he returned to his original position.

But his confident behavior didn't play much of a motivating role in the other shinobi in the examination room, except for a few people such as Shino, who was also full of self-confidence, who stepped forward to fill out the consent form without waiting for the end of three minutes, even Akido Dingji hesitated for a long time before walking to the front of the stage, which also made Shikamaru, who was secretly paying attention to him, breathe a sigh of relief.

Three minutes later, as Shikamaru expected, sure enough, some candidates chose to give up and left the examination room dejectedly.

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

He looked at the candidates who were waiting intently for him to announce the results of the exam, and for the first time since the start of the written test, he showed a gentle smile and announced loudly: "I want to congratulate you, the team of all the candidates present has passed the first written test of the Zhongnin exam and has been qualified for promotion!" ”

“……。” There were no cheers and excitement, and all the candidates stared at Shikamaru in a daze, as if they didn't hear his words, and some even subconsciously plucked out their ears.

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

"But if you want to take the second test, you still have to find a way to convince your companion to sign the consent form." Shikamaru saw the appearance of the candidates and woke them up with a smile.

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

"I think I've made it clear to you from your previous question, and it looks like I'm going to have to answer it again — yes." Shikamaru raised an eyebrow and replied, "As for the latter question...... ”

Click!

The door on the side of the examination room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and the other members of the team to which the candidates who were still sitting in the room belonged were brought back to the examination room by the middle ninja outside the examination room one by one.

"The shinobi usually serve as a squad leader during wars and missions, in other words, to become a shinobi, you need to take on the responsibility of a leader." After all the candidates who had passed the first written test entered the examination room and sat down quietly, Shikamaru explained, "War is pregnant with all kinds of dangers for ninjas, and no one is superior to death, but for those who are still alive, there are always people who play a more important role. ”

"'Sacrifice' is an unavoidable word in warfare, there are always people who have more dangerous tasks than others, and there are always people who need to do more, so let's suppose that when you are the leader of the squad, how should the team act in the face of such a problem?" The candidates quietly listened to Shikamaru explain: "My rules are very clear, there must be a 'sacrifice' in this written test, if you, as the captain, lead your team to the battlefield and be surrounded by enemies, but there are people among your subordinates who are more important than you, how do you choose?" ”

"Giving up the chance to survive, attracting enemy soldiers, and letting the young subordinates leave safely, this is the choice of the second generation Hokage of Konoha Village, in his eyes, the future of Konoha 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 up." Shikamaru said softly: "Being a leader does not mean that you can abandon your subordinates without any scruples and always put yourself in the back of safety, if the right choice is self-sacrifice at the most critical moment, you must do the same!" If a leader only knows how to command his companions and subordinates on dangerous missions, then this person is not qualified to command a team at all! As I said before, this written test requires the selection of the one with better strength, not simply referring to strength, but alluding to who is more 'suitable' for the next 'task', and most people here have made the right decision, preferring to give up their chances and let their teammates succeed, which is already an important quality of serving as a shinobi! ”

"As for those who successfully passed the exam after their teammates gave up the opportunity......." Shikamaru said: "As I said before, being a leader does not mean that you can always be in the rear of absolute safety, sometimes you have to sacrifice your subordinates, it does not mean that you will get safe, but because you will have more dangerous and important tasks to do, if you will always only let your subordinates die, you will not be able to listen to danger yourself, this kind of person is not to say that he has become a ninja, or even qualified to become a ninja." ”

"The written test for the Chunin Exam has ended," Shikamaru said with a smile, "Everyone present has proven their courage and wisdom in their own ways, and I hope you can do well in the next exam!" ”