Considering how valuable of a resource shinobi are for a nation, it seems rather odd that any of these villages would be willing to send their young ninja directly in the face of death.

Source: https://gamerant.com/naruto-why-the-chunin-exams-make-no-sense/

In the books she is similarly strange, with a tendency to laugh in the face of death.

Source: https://collider.com/harry-potter-characters-better-in-movies/

“In the face of danger, even in the face of death, he manages to say that storytelling is one currency we all have.”

Source: https://mg.co.za/world/2023-02-06-rushdie-releases-new-novel-six-months-after-knife-attack/

Standing firm in the face of death he is calm.

Source: https://www.journal-advocate.com/2023/05/25/michieli-lion-of-judah-or-lunatic-of-judea/