Ye Yu entered, and Tsunade solemnly said, "Keibun Yoruha, the Third Hokage left a will before his death, promoting you to Jonin, and your talent is sufficient for it. I acknowledge your ability."

"So, from today onwards, you will be a Jonin of Konoha. I hope you will make more contributions to Konoha in the future."

After Tsunade exchanged some pleasantries, she promoted Ye Yu to Jonin.

There are not many Jonin in Konoha; most are Special Jōnin.

Even Minato Namikaze's three former bodyguards were Special Jōnin.

Not just Konoha, but the other major Ninja villages also don't have many true Jonin.

With Ye Yu's strength, serving as a Jonin naturally presented no problem.

Kurenai Yuhi looked at the calm Ye Yu, "This child was only promoted to Chunin not long ago, and now he's already a Jonin, just like me?"

"I really don't know what kind of talent he possesses."

"Lady Tsunade seems to approve of him greatly."

Because Kurenai Yuhi didn't know much about Ye Yu, Tsunade and Jiraiya had never publicly spoken about Ye Yu's achievements.

Not many people in the village knew about Ye Yu's formidable strength.

Many had not even heard Ye Yu's name.

Asuma looked at Ye Yu with a look of relief.

"This child is someone the old man thought highly of, and now Lady Tsunade also thinks highly of him. It seems his future will have great development."

"After all, Lady Tsunade wouldn't act without her own judgment. Even with the old man's lingering command, if Ye Yu didn't meet Lady Tsunade's requirements, he wouldn't be promoted to Jonin."

"This child has shown talent different from his time at the Ninja Academy from the very beginning."

"I don't know if those six years at the Ninja Academy held him back."

Kakashi patted Ye Yu's shoulder, looking relieved, "Now you're the same rank as me."

Because the Shinobi World does not have a distinction like Elite Jōnin, Kakashi and Ye Yu were actually both Jonin-level.

Ye Yu smiled, "Kakashi-sensei, I'll still need your help in the future."

Kakashi smiled, "You, you're being so polite with me too?"

Although he said that, Kakashi was clearly very happy.

Naruto looked at Ye Yu helplessly, "Ye Yu, I will definitely catch up to you, just wait for me."

Sasuke also said with a smile, "Although I can't catch up to your silhouette in terms of strength, I won't lose to you in Ninja rank."

Although he said that, Sasuke was still happy for Ye Yu.

After all, Ye Yu was the person he valued most, and he was very happy that he was promoted to Jonin.

Jiraiya looked at this scene and smiled with relief, "Third, this is what you hoped for, isn't it?"

"Ye Yu, what kind of person will you become in the future? Are you the Child of Prophecy?"

Jiraiya had always been searching for the Child of Prophecy.

The first time he thought the Child of Prophecy was Nagato, then he thought it was Minato, and a few years later he thought it was Naruto.

And now, he believed Ye Yu was very likely the Child of Prophecy.

Because Ye Yu's strength was too great, and he had great potential. When the prophesied disaster arrived in the future, Ye Yu was the most likely person to be able to withstand it.

Afterward, Tsunade announced the second command, "Nara Shikamaru, although you lost in the Chunin Exams, you demonstrated excellent leadership talent, so I am promoting you to Chunin."

Shikamaru was stunned for a moment.

Everyone else was also stunned.

They hadn't expected Shikamaru to be involved.

They had thought the person most likely to be promoted to Chunin this time was Sasuke.

They hadn't expected it to be Shikamaru, who had voluntarily conceded in the Chunin Exams.

Even Asuma hadn't expected it.

"Shikamaru, you, you've become a Chunin."

Ino covered her mouth, looking at Shikamaru, utterly incredulous.

It was even more unbelievable than hearing about Ye Yu being promoted to Jonin.

Ye Yu looked at Shikamaru and said, "Chunin and Jonin need to lead a squad. Besides combat power, the most important thing is leadership ability, and this is what you, Shikamaru, are best at."

"Or rather, strategizing is what your Nara Clan is best at. Your promotion to Chunin is well-deserved."

With Ye Yu's comment, everyone else also came to their senses and nodded, "That's right, from this perspective, Shikamaru is indeed very suitable."

Shikamaru scratched his head, somewhat reluctantly saying, "What a drag, but Ye Yu is right, using my brain from the back isn't that much trouble."

Regarding Shikamaru's attitude, those who knew him weren't surprised.

And everyone here, except for Tsunade and Jiraiya, knew Shikamaru very well. Even Sasuke agreed that Shikamaru had a good brain.

Then Tsunade looked at Team 7.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were all very nervous.

Tsunade scanned the three of them, quickly focusing on Sasuke, "Sasuke, your strength has already reached Chunin level. In the mission to pursue Gaara, you made a great contribution, so I am promoting you to Chunin. I hope you continue to work hard and become a Jonin soon."

This last sentence was clearly directed at Ye Yu.

Ye Yu also realized it, his expression helpless.

Wasn't this making Sasuke take him as a target?

"It seems Tsunade knows about Team 7's situation and is actually using me to stir up Team 7's competitive spirit."

Tsunade's idea was indeed very effective; Sasuke looked at Ye Yu with anticipation.

Not anticipating catching up to Ye Yu in strength, but anticipating becoming Hokage earlier than Ye Yu.

Tsunade's words activated Sasuke's competitive spirit.

And he had taken Ye Yu as his goal.

If he couldn't surpass him in strength, he would surpass him in Ninja rank.

Above Jonin was Kage.

And the Hokage wasn't necessarily the strongest Ninja.

After Tsunade finished speaking, she gave Ye Yu a challenging look.

Ye Yu's mouth twitched slightly.

He wanted to say something, but it wasn't appropriate.

He didn't mind Sasuke chasing him, he just found it annoying.

After Tsunade announced all the commands, Naruto didn't hear his own appointment.

"Granny Tsunade, why wasn't I included? I performed very well too, why am I not a Chunin?"

Tsunade smiled, "Next time. They are indeed more suitable to become Chunin and Jonin than you."

"Go back and work harder, Naruto."

Although Naruto had saved her life, Tsunade was also touched by his dream of becoming Hokage.

But she didn't think Naruto was suitable to be a Chunin or Jonin at this time.

Naruto's own fundamentals were terribly poor. With his ability, leading a team as a Chunin would definitely be a mess.

Hearing Tsunade's explanation, Naruto said unhappily, "But I also performed very well! I also went to chase Gaara during the Chunin Exams."

Tsunade didn't speak, but Jiraiya, who was behind her, spoke.

He said sternly, "Naruto, respect the Hokage's command. You don't have the talent to become a Chunin yet."

Jiraiya and Naruto's personalities were very similar.

Seeing Naruto, Jiraiya felt as if he was seeing his younger self.

He naturally knew that the current Naruto was not yet suitable to be a Chunin.

He needed someone to lead him; he didn't have the ability to lead others yet.

In this regard, he was indeed much worse than Sasuke.

If it had been the previously extreme Sasuke, he would naturally not have been suitable to be a Chunin either.

But Sasuke was no longer like that, because he wasn't constantly thinking about revenge, so he had become much more rational.

And the Uchiha clan's minds were inherently intelligent; after becoming rational, they naturally possessed leadership talent.