"With the three of us, how can we lose?" Makoto chirped from inside her oversized puppet to Yuki and Kotone.<br/><br/>At the Kumogakure section, Kay shrugged from her seat on top of the desk instead of<em>in</em>it, "That's ancient history. From what I can tell, these exams are all just the Jounins' excuse to mess with us."<br/><br/>Over at the Konohagakure desks, Himawari closed her blue eyes pleasantly and smiled at Azuki, seemingly oblivious to whatever motivations the snake summoner had for the Hokage's daughter. "You think so?" She asked, tilting her head. "I mean, Sarutobi-Sensei did say to expect the unexpected."<br/><br/>Nara Naomi shrugged, and just then the door opened. In strode not any genin, but Jounin. Yuki and Azuki recognized Sarada Uchiha in particular, but the group was full of Shinobi from all the great nations. Jin-Ryu recognized Tango, an older Jounin that he hadn't much reason to interract with before. "Alright, everyone take your seats!" The Kirigakure Jounin at the head of the group announced as they paraded to the front of the classroom. He was a much older man in a standard uniform with a trimmed goatee, long hair, and a white headband. Each of the Jounin to his left and right began to walk through the groups with a stack of papers, handing one sheet to each genin.<br/><br/>"My name is Ganryū and I will be your chief proctor for this stage of the exam! You will have one hour to answer each question on this written exam."<br/><br/>Yuki, Azuki, and Jin-Ryu received their tests from the other proctors. It was only 10 questions, with ten lines for their answers. "When you complete the test, you will deliver it to one of the proctors for grading. Then you must leave the room."<br/><br/>"At the conclusion of the written exam, all teams' scores will be tallied up to determine the minimum score required to pass. It will be graded on a curve, but any team with a member whose score is below the median score of all teams will be disqualified from the exam and will not pass to the next stage. This means that only half of you can pass."<br/><br/>The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly turned cold. After the tests were handed out, the proctors stood with their backs to the walls of the room. They stood opposite of their own villages, which worked out for Yuki. Sarada stood just a few paces away from him, though she had an utmost professional demeanor. A handsome Kirigakure ninja with brown hair stood a little while from Azuki, and a bearded tanned-skin man from Iwagakure stood behind Jin-Ryu.<br/><br/>"If you have any questions, you may ask one of the proctors standing beside you. Remember you have one hour." Ganryū said.<br/><br/>Looking down at their papers, Jin-Ryu, Azuki, and Yuki saw the questions. They were... considerably difficult.<br/><br/>"You may begin." The head proctor declared, causing many genin to immediately raise their hands to catch the attention of the proctors.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Test</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">1. List the five Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths.<br/>2. The Second Tsuchikage was a master of what five techniques?<br/>3. Which of the statues on the Hokage monument cracked during the Oto-Suna invasion of Konoha?<br/>4. List all of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who fought in the Fourth Shinobi World War.<br/>5. The first jinchuriki of the one-tailed Shukaku had what two kanji carved into his palms?<br/>6. What is tattoed on the right shoulders of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Raikages?<br/>7. What is the full title of the four-tailed beast?<br/>8. Konoha Jounin wear a swirl pattern on their uniforms. What is the nickname of the village that this icon is derived from?<br/>9. Mizukages have been in posession of what three Kekkai Genkai?<br/>10. What kanji do each of the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets bear upon their forehead?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Each question is a DC 30 Knoweldge (Ninja Lore) check. Being from the village it pertains to grants a +10 bonus to answering it. Any other bonuses from your research during the pre-exam also apply.<br/><br/>Naturally, I wouldn't hinge the continuation of the campaign on a very difficult skill check so there's more than one way to answer the questions. The only way I would say you <em>can't</em> answer them is by looking it up on Narutopedia without rolling. ;) Even Azuki wouldn't know the answer of 3 and 8 without making the DC.<br/><br/><em>Some</em> metagaming is to be expected, though, since I'm letting you roll. Obviously, if you roll below 30, you know as a player you probably won't get the right answer... even though your character might think they totally have the correct answer. It's the journey that matters, not the destination, eh? ;)<br/><br/>Think of it this way- every other Genin in the room is ALSO making 10 Knowledge skill checks if they so choose. They don't have the luxury of knowing the DC but statistically, some will roll 1s and some will roll 20s.</div></div>