: Seeing their bravery, Ibiki passes everyone who stayed. He reveals the first nine questions were designed to force cheating (information gathering), while the tenth was a test of willpower and the courage to face a mission with no guaranteed success.
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: After 45 minutes of the written exam, the proctor Ibiki Morino introduces the 10th and final question with a cruel catch: if a candidate chooses to take it and fails, they are barred from ever taking the Chūnin Exam again and must remain a Genin forever. : Seeing their bravery, Ibiki passes everyone who stayed