中忍!

I finally made 中忍! It took many, many tries. They were, indeed Ninzya in disguise. Multiple groups, traps... I have nightmares just thinking about it. And to make things worse, at the end, a bunch of 上忍 were talking about me while I fought Ninzya after Ninzya. I know they were whispering about my weight... Just eat one extra sweet rice cake, and the whole village talks for a week!

In any case, I should get some rest. I'm going on a mapping and sneaking mission tonight. I hope that my drawing skills are up to the task.

Passed...

I passed the written part of my exam, after my second try. You see, I was trying to answer the questions correctly the first time, but that wasn't the objective - I even heard proctors complaining during the exam that it was too easy, and that they were glad that the exam format was changing soon.

Unfortunately, I was ambushed early on in the practical, and I fell for it. Next time, I will look at the bushes to try to tell if they are Ninzyas in disguise. Once my back stops hurting, I'm going to go out there. Maybe tonight...