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Seeing that Sakura and the others were about to pass him the answers to the exam, Furen gave a helpless smile and shrugged, replying to each of them individually.
"Thanks, but I've already finished. I don't need the answers."
Using the Mind Body Chaos Technique, Furen sent this message directly into each girl's mind. Thanks to the Genius Talent he had gained from Sakura's affection points, these questions were a breeze for him.
Upon hearing Furen's response, Sakura, Tenten, and the others all sighed, feeling a little disappointed. But then, Furen transmitted another message into their minds.
"Sakura, I like you. Good luck on the exam."
"Tenten, I like you. Good luck on the exam."
"Hinata, I like you. Good luck on the exam."
…
Furen's messages, sent out like a broadcast, instantly made all the girls blush with shyness.
Sakura rubbed her flushed cheeks. "Ah, Furen, why are you like this? You're making me... so happy."
Hinata, having deactivated her Byakugan, shyly lowered her head, resting her chin on her hand. "Fu... Furen..."
Even Ino, usually so straightforward, found herself blushing as she recalled the warmth of Furen's embrace earlier. "Furen, really... You're making me like you more and more."
Ding! Tenten's affection level: +2%
Ding! Sakura's affection level: +1%
Ding! Hinata's affection level: +1%
Ding! Ino's affection level: +1%
Hearing the constant notifications in his mind, Furen smiled. Flirting with so many adorable girls at once... really felt great.
Half an hour had passed since the exam began. For those who could answer the questions, they had already finished and were waiting quietly for the forty-five-minute mark when the proctor would announce the final question.
However, only a few ninjas could actually answer the exam questions. Most were nervously scratching their heads, considering cheating but hesitating to take the risk.
After all, the proctor had warned at the start of the exam that cheating was forbidden. Moreover, the entire room was filled with proctors, and anyone caught cheating five times would be disqualified. In the past half hour, several ninjas with poor cheating methods had already been kicked out.
"It's about time." Furen, having finished his exam, turned his paper over and placed it on his desk, his eyes focused on Kin Tsuchi in front of him.
"If I remember correctly, the Sound Village's method for this exam involved Dosu's enhanced hearing. He listens to the rhythm, order, and strokes of others' writing to determine the answers, then relays them to Zaku, who passes them on to Kin Tsuchi," Furen thought as he glanced at Dosu, who had his eyes closed, listening carefully.
While all three members of the Sound Village had enhanced hearing, only Dosu could decipher the answers from the sound of writing.
After completing his exam, Dosu tapped his foot lightly to send the answers to Zaku.
When Zaku finished writing his answers and was about to tap out the message for Kin Tsuchi, a smile appeared on Furen's face.
Activating the Mind Body Chaos Technique on Zaku once again, Furen gave him a command: "You've already given Kin Tsuchi the answers."
Without hesitation, Zaku lowered his foot, leaning back in his chair with a relaxed posture, as if he had already passed the answers along.
In a blink of an eye, forty minutes had passed. There were only five minutes left before the final question would be announced, and Kin Tsuchi still hadn't written a single word on her exam.
"What's Zaku doing?! Why hasn't he passed the answers yet?!"
Kin Tsuchi was growing increasingly anxious. Dosu was too far away to relay the answers directly to her, so she could only wait for Zaku to pass them on. But Zaku... was now lounging in his chair as if he had nothing to do with the exam!
With only three minutes left before the final question, Kin Tsuchi felt desperate. Just then, Furen's voice softly echoed in her ear.
"Haven't finished your exam? Don't worry, I'll help you." Furen's gentle voice calmed her, and then he continued, "For the first question, the answer is..."
Startled for a moment, Kin Tsuchi's expression quickly turned grateful as she hurriedly began writing the answers on her paper.
Kin Tsuchi's affection level: +15%
Though time was tight, Kin Tsuchi managed to write down all the answers just before the end.
As the forty-five-minute mark arrived, Morino Ibiki stood up and addressed the students. "The question for the tenth and final test is…"
Furen wasn't paying attention to what Ibiki said next. It wasn't anything special, just a test of each ninja's determination to become a ninja. As long as you didn't choose to give up, you would pass the exam.
At that moment, Furen's focus was entirely on the affection points displayed in his mind.
Kin Tsuchi's affection level: 35% (One remaining lottery chance—would you like to use it now?)
Recalling that Kin Tsuchi's affection pool had some of the rarest rewards available, Furen didn't immediately claim the reward as he usually did. Instead, he asked the system a question.
"System, is there any way to increase the chance of drawing rare rewards?"