Chapter 108

Because of Obito's loud voice, he drew the attention of everyone around them.

Obito, showing no embarrassment at all, only became more animated in his social display of confidence. He pointed at the other examinees who were staring at him and shouted:

"What are you looking at? I am Uchiha Obito, the man who will become the future Hokage!"

Standing beside Obito, Haneda felt his toes curl with embarrassment, as if he was about to dig himself a hole and hide. Kakashi, too, couldn't help but lower his head and cover his face, feeling the same sense of second-hand embarrassment as Haneda.

Rin, on the other hand, was supportive. "Obito, I believe you can become Hokage... but first, you'll have to pass the Chunin Exams."

"This exam will be a piece of cake for me, Rin!" Obito said confidently, raising his head high.

"Alright, Obito, stop being so full of yourself. Let's just head to the classroom," Haneda said, unable to hold back any longer. He grabbed Obito and dragged him toward the classroom. Kakashi, Rin, and the others followed closely behind, and soon enough, the crowd that had gathered dispersed.

"Uchiha Obito? Never heard of him..." mumbled Kumodōshi, who was standing in a corner, observing the group.

"Those two with him, one must be Uchiha Haneda, and the other is Kakashi Hatake, right?" Maki nodded. "I already felt an inexplicable pressure coming from both of them."

"Especially Uchiha Haneda," Yura added. "The aura around him feels incredibly dangerous."

"Of course, he's a Uchiha with the Three Tomoe Sharingan. One-on-one, he's unbeatable," Yura continued.

Seeing both his teammates so intimidated by Haneda, Kumodōshi joked, "How about we find a way to eliminate him during the written exam, so our plans don't face any surprises?"

Yura, knowing the later stages would rely purely on strength, agreed. "Kumodōshi's right. The written exam is the only chance we've got."

Maki, aware of Kumodōshi's talent in genjutsu and underhanded tactics, simply said, "Just don't let them catch on."

...

Entering the exam room, the proctor was a young man with two long scars on his face, wearing a ninja headband. His name was Kitahara Sōsuke.

After Haneda and the other examinees took their seats and received their draft paper and answer sheets, the proctor introduced himself.

"My name is Kitahara Sōsuke, and I am the proctor for this exam."

"There are ten questions in total, each worth one point. The team's score will be the sum of the three members' points."

"If you are caught cheating, two points will be deducted. If anyone on the team scores zero, the entire team will be disqualified."

"Also, remember, I will not answer any questions!"

Kitahara didn't care what the examinees were thinking. As soon as the bell was about to ring, he handed out the test papers.

When Obito received his test paper and saw the questions, he instinctively looked over at Haneda.

"If you ask nicely, I'll give you the answers."

Haneda's words echoed in Obito's mind. He glanced at Kakashi's mocking, dead-fish eyes and then at Rin's encouraging smile. Swallowing hard, Obito took another look at the exam questions and confirmed that he didn't know the answer to a single one.

Reluctantly, he turned his gaze back to Haneda. Compared to asking Kakashi for help, Obito decided he would much rather ask Haneda!

As for his earlier stance about not cheating, that had already been forgotten.

'This isn't cheating,'he thought to himself. 'I'm doing this so that Rin and Kakashi won't be dragged down by me.'

'Yes, that's right!'

But Haneda had no intention of helping Obito right away. He wanted to let Obito fully experience the consequences of his earlier bravado. So, Haneda completely ignored Obito's pitiful look.

After glancing at the test paper and confirming that none of the questions were ones he could solve on his own, Haneda activated his Sharingan and began copying.

With the Three Tomoe Sharingan's ability to capture movements, Haneda quickly identified four unusual candidates in the room. The moment the bell rang, they immediately started filling in their answers without a second thought. It was clear they were the ones to copy from.

Haneda synchronized his movements with those arranged examinees and, thanks to the Sharingan's enhanced vision, copied their answers perfectly.

Meanwhile, the other examinees quickly realized what the true challenge of the exam was, and all kinds of cheating methods began to emerge.

Members of the Hyuga clan activated their Byakugan, using it to cheat just like the Sharingan users. The Aburame clan used their insects to share vision, also allowing them to cheat.

...

For a while, the exam room was filled with all kinds of cheating techniques, each more ingenious than the last. It was quite a sight.

Of course, there were some true geniuses in the room who relied on their knowledge alone. Rin, for example, was diligently solving each question and getting them all correct.

However, some cheating methods were too obvious, and Kitahara couldn't overlook them. Those caught cheating had two points deducted from their total score.

Out of a possible thirty points, losing two was significant, especially for those who couldn't answer the questions themselves. Passing the exam would be almost impossible for them.

While most of the other candidates were stressed and scrambling, Kakashi sat back calmly, twirling his pen. He was confident that Haneda would use genjutsu to send him the answers, so he wasn't worried at all.

Haneda's teammates, Asuma and Kurenai, had similar thoughts. They trusted that Haneda would carry them through the exam. When they saw his Sharingan activate, they knew they were in good hands.

However, not everyone was so relaxed. Obito, Haneda's other teammate, was in a complete state of distress.

Every time he looked over at Haneda, he caught sight of Kitahara's faint smirk, as if the proctor was silently warning him not to cheat. Cheating would lead to points being deducted and would drag down his entire team.

But if he didn't cheat, he couldn't answer any of the questions. His only hope was that Haneda or Kakashi would help him out.

"Ahh! This is so frustrating!" Obito scratched his head in frustration. In desperation, he tried to sneak a peek at his neighbor's paper.

But just as he glanced over, a pen flew across the room and struck his neighbor right between the eyes.

The neighbor had been caught cheating!

The sight shocked Obito, who quickly grabbed his pen and pretended to be diligently answering the questions.

His unfortunate neighbor was escorted out of the exam room by Kitahara.

At that moment, another voice rang out from the crowd, pointing directly at Haneda, who was passing answers to Kakashi.

"Proctor, this isn't fair! How come he gets to cheat with his Sharingan in plain sight while I get caught?!"

Kitahara ignored the complaint.

However, the student who had been expelled from the exam room started to stir up trouble as well, shouting in agreement:

"Yeah! That guy's been using his Sharingan to cheat the whole time! He didn't even turn it off once!"

"Exactly! Why are you only going after us from other villages and letting Konoha's ninja cheat? I demand justice! I'm reporting this to the Hokage!"

...

Receiving the images transmitted through Haneda's genjutsu, Kakashi glanced at the other candidates who had been caught with their poor cheating techniques.

These complaints would get them nowhere. There was no way the Hokage would hold Haneda accountable for something so trivial. Their accusations were bound to fall on deaf ears.

Besides, Haneda wasn't the type to let others point fingers at him without a response.

Obito, on the other hand, was worried about Haneda. He knew that Haneda was definitely cheating.

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