Chapter 380: Stand Upright When You Are Beaten
"This..."
When Shikaku heard Aoba's words, he was stunned. He had not been able to understand what was going on before, so he had made an arbitrary assertion that Aoba cheated.
Now that he knows the situation.
Suddenly, he realized a possibility with an extremely small probability but very likely to appear.
That was...
The first round of the Chunin Exam was as Aoba had said. He first used Shintenshin no Jutsu(Mind Body Switch Technique) to control the proctor, and then he used the proctor to make a series of actions.
Aoba could explain these things in such detail.
This also proved that what Aoba said was very likely to be true!
After all...
Aoba could say all these things in front of the Hokage, and also let him find the proctor to verify them. Then, it could naturally be seen that what he said was true.
The second round was even more complicated, but if what Aoba said was true, then it explain everything.
All of a sudden.
Shikaku realized something serious.
"Aoba, wait a moment..."
Shikaku immediately looked toward Saki who was at the corner.
Every step Shikaku took fell into the eyes of the people present, causing an extremely strange thought to arise in their hearts.
It seems...
It seems the situation has changed...
Thinking about it now, it was inconceivable!
Under everyone's gazes, Shikaku walked up to Saki. His expression was rather complicated. He had already realized that the judgment he made on this matter was too hasty, causing him to be in an awkward situation.
"Saki."
"Tell me."
"What exactly happened?"
"Is it the same as what Aoba said?"
"I need you to tell me the truth!"
"This is very important to me!"
Shikaku asked Saki. His expression was very complicated. Facing such a scene, he did not know how to ease his mood.
"Yes."
Saki said indifferently. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly as she stared at Shikaku with an insincere smile. She saw Shikaku's eyes clearly, and it was completely like he was going to continue acting.
"What is it?" After hearing Saki's answer, Shikaku was completely stunned. He did not know what the other party was talking about.
"What Aoba said is true." Saki slowly explained. She had already guessed it. This was the effect that Shikaku wanted to get. Through her mouth, she washed Aoba, and then everything became logical. This was also what she found interesting and also what she admired about Shikaku. Because what she said was true.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Shikaku was immediately speechless. He didn't know what to say. If Saki had directly explained when they entered the tower and begun to suspect Aoba, there wouldn't have been any follow-up.
"You didn't ask me that early either." Saki still had an extremely indifferent expression. Looking at Shikaku now, she felt that the latter was acting, and his acting was improving. If she hadn't guessed the truth of the matter long ago, she might have been fooled.
"Saki!"
Shikaku's tone became a little heavier, showing a very serious look. Judging from this posture, he wanted to show that what he was about to say was very important.
"I want to ask you a few questions. You have to answer me truthfully!"
"Aoba said that your answers were transmitted by Shindenshin no Jutsu(Mind Body Transmission Technique)!"
"Then what kind of scene did you see?"
Shikaku immediately asked Saki. He understood that this matter could no longer be blurred. Regardless of whether Aoba had cheated or not, there had to be a result today. He could not continue to be so unclear.
In an instant.
Everyone looked over at Saki. Now, they all realized that the time for the confrontation was up, and there was going to be a result.
After hearing Shikaku's words, Saki still had a smile. She looked at Shikaku deeply, and her eyes were full of meaning.
'Good!'
'Big Brother Shikaku!'
'Is this the effect you want?'
'I will cooperate with you!'
"What I saw was Aoba's test paper. It was filled with answers, so I wrote down the contents according to the answers on it." Saki replied.
"Me too," Rin said.
"I understand!"
Shikaku nodded. He believed in Saki and Rin's words. But it was also possible that Aoba had obtained the answer after entering the examination room. Of course, it was also possible that what he said was true. Later, he still had to ask the proctor. After all, the proctor did not say anything at that time.
"Now tell me about the second round. Which of you chose Entrance No. 19?" Shikaku asked coldly.
"Me," Saki said indifferently. She felt that there was no basis for this at all. After all, even if they entered other doors, as long as they knew the scroll's location beforehand, they could still quickly reach the tower. It might just be that they were not as fast as they are now.
"Saki, are you the first to suggest that the Scroll of Heaven is near the entrance?" Shikaku asked again. At this time, his expression was no longer so good. After all, he realized that it seemed that Aoba did not cheat.
"Yes." Saki nodded. She still agreed. After all, in her opinion, she just happened to get the right position. If she did not get it right, Aoba would correct it. Therefore, this could not be used as evidence. However, she did not say this. She just wanted to continue watching Shikaku's performance and planned to learn some knowledge from it.
"..."
After hearing Saki's direct answer, Shikaku now completely felt that this matter had nothing to do with Aoba.
Of course.
From the perspective he was looking at things.
It was not as one-sided as Saki.
In the past few days, he has conducted very detailed research on this matter with Inoichi and Choza.
He was certain that no one among them leaked the information about the Chunin Exams.
This result caused Shikaku's heart to waver. He wondered if he had misunderstood Aoba. However, his prejudice against Aoba surpassed his rationality. This made him feel that Aoba had obtained information through other means. It was just that he had yet to find this other means.
Now that he heard Saki say this...
Shikaku already understood what happened in the second round. It was like a blind cat running into a dead mouse. Their luck was bursting. They just happened to correctly guess the scroll locations and smoothly obtain the Scroll of Heaven, allowing them to break the record of the second round in one fell swoop.
Such a result.
It was because Choza changed part of the competition system so that obtaining the Scroll of Heaven was no longer a struggle with other teams. Instead, it was through searching, so there were many more variables in the exam. A lucky team was a great example that would significantly impact this kind of exam.
At this point in time.
Shikaku completely understood what was going on and also knew that he was too impulsive.
Under everyone's gazes, Shikaku turned and walked toward Aoba.
The surrounding onlookers all heard Saki's words.
They did not know so much information as Shikaku, but from Shikaku's reaction, they had more or less guessed it. They understood that this was probably what happened.
"Aoba!"
Shikaku stood in front of Aoba with an extremely complicated expression. After that, he bowed deeply to Aoba, causing an uproar in the surroundings.
"I'm sorry!"
"I misunderstood you!"
"Now, the application of your forfeiting from the exam was still not completed. I will help you withdraw it immediately!"
"I apologize again for the trouble I have caused you in the past few days!"
Shikaku lowered his head and said. His bowing angle had reached 90 degrees and his tone was very sincere. Anyone could tell that he was really apologizing.
"Hiss..."
When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but gasp. Everyone was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say. The current situation was completely different from what they had known before.
Just a while ago.
When the youth was mocking Aoba.
They still thought that Aoba was arrogant and that he was just bragging. They even didn't have any good feelings for him.
But now...
In just a few minutes.
The heavens and the earth changed!
Aoba had already become the person who did not cheat, and it was the Chief Examiner, Nara Shikaku, who had personally admitted it!
As a result.
No one can use Aoba's cheating as an issue anymore!
If they continue, it would be an act of finding fault!
"It doesn't matter."
Aoba stared at Shikaku indifferently. After that, he slowly said, "Just like what I said when I rejected Hokage-sama. After the first round, I am already exhausted. Forfeiting is my voluntary act. It has nothing to do with whether I cheated or not."
"Do you still want to forfeit?" Shikaku suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with deep confusion. This kind of thing should not continue to develop like this. Logically speaking, after he explained it and gave Aoba a way out. Aoba should continue to participate in Chunin Exams. After all, it was extremely difficult to come to the third round.
"Well, I want to forfeit, so there is no need to withdraw any application." Aoba nodded. His tone was firm, and anyone could tell that he was not joking.
After hearing the conversation between Shikaku and Aoba, everyone present couldn't help but take a deep breath. Confusion and doubt appeared on everyone's faces.
One must know...
If it was them...
They would never choose to forfeit!
After coming here, they could understand the severity of the situation here!
All of a sudden.
The way everyone looked at Aoba had changed. It was no longer the mockery and disdain they had before, but admiration.
Saki saw all of this, and the smile on her lips became even wider.
"Interesting!"
Saki seemed to have seen through everything. She had long guessed that Shikaku would wash Aoba clean in the end, and then Aoba would still forfeit and withdraw from the Chunin Exams. In the end, the effect would be that Aoba had secretly completed the cheating and sent her and Rin to the third round of the Chunin Exams.
"As expected of Big Brother Shikaku!"
Saki felt that she had learned many things. She could not learn this precious experience in school, and there was no way to pass it on. She could only rely on herself to comprehend it.
"Chief examiner, I have a question!"
However.
At this time.
A sharp voice broke everyone's train of thought and immediately pulled back their attention.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
The owner of the voice.
It was the youth who had just mocked Aoba.
All of a sudden.
Everyone's eyes became complicated. In their eyes, this youth was probably going to apologize to Aoba.
After all, the chief examiner had just apologized.
This youth slandered Aoba for so long; it would be a bit too much if he didn't say anything.
"What is the problem?" Shikaku looked at the youth.
"Just now, you sent Aoba to see Hokage-sama; what exactly is it?" This youth coldly asked. He had already found an entirely new angle. If Aoba was sure that he did not cheat, then the most likely problem was the words that Aoba had said.
The Hokage wanted his help!
How was this possible?
Therefore.
This youth had kicked out this question at this time.
When everyone saw the appearance of this youth, they frowned slightly. They had already seen that this youth did not seem to want to admit his mistake just like that. He still wanted to find an opportunity to make a comeback.
It was just that...
This would easily cause people to dislike him.
After all.
Stand upright when you are beaten!
Now, it could be said that his attitude was very improper.
However.
Everyone's eyes still fell on Shikaku. Rather than condemning the youth for his moral problems, what they paid more attention to was Shikaku's answer.
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