For Might Guy, failure is not something to be feared. After all, in his life so far, he has lost more than he has won.
What he seeks is not an undefeated record, but to learn from his failures and forge future victories, thus paving his way to becoming the strongest.
Since Kakashi has already turned from a pursuer to a leader, he must quickly surpass Kakashi again.
"Let's talk after my body recovers." Kakashi shook his head and said.
It's just that his body hasn't fully recovered yet, otherwise Kakashi would have challenged Shisui to redeem himself.
Back when he consecutively lost to Might Guy, Obito, and Shisui, Kakashi thought that once he catches up in strength, he must defeat them all. Now that he has finally caught up, Kakashi won't miss this good opportunity.
After all, Mokgetsu's disciples are too competitive, and Kakashi doesn't think he can always stay ahead.
If Might Guy can stabilize the Four Gates and further improve his Konoha Dragon God, Kakashi's not yet fully mastered Transparent World might not be enough to win.
Kakashi plans to be able to turn the Transparent World on and off freely first, anyway, he can't do intense training recently, so he might as well use all his time to study the Transparent World.
"Hey, you guys are here too." Asuma noticed Kakashi and the others and greeted them.
"Guy, Asuma, were you also notified to go to the Hokage Office?" Obito asked after responding.
Might Guy and Asuma both nodded.
Seeing this, Obito immediately started using his little brain to guess the reason.
"Could it be that our performance is so good that the Third Hokage wants us to enter some secret department?" Obito said with a look of sudden realization.
Kakashi twitched the corner of his mouth, having to admit that Obito's way of thinking is different from ordinary people.
If it were just Obito, him, and Might Guy, it might indeed be possible, but with Nohara Rin and Asuma also in the mix, it's impossible.
"It's probably about promoting to Chunin." To prevent Obito from making further strange assumptions, Kakashi directly gave his reliable answer.
"It should be, otherwise there's no need to specifically call me to the Hokage Building." Asuma nodded and said.
"But Kakashi, aren't you already a Chunin?" Obito looked at Kakashi in confusion.
"I still participated in the Chunin Examination. Once we get to the Hokage Building, you'll naturally know whose guess is correct." Kakashi didn't want to argue with Obito on this matter, considering Chunin attending the Chunin Examination is indeed a bit inappropriate.
Once at the Hokage Building, Kakashi was even more certain of his guess because he also saw Nara Shiomizu and Yamashiro Aoba, two other examinees who participated in the Chunin Examination.
The group entered the Hokage Office together, and Obito, being there for the first time, looked around curiously, finding the Hokage Office completely different from what he imagined.
Obito imagined the Hokage Office would be filled with secretly preserved dangerous scrolls and powerful ninja tools hanging on the walls.
In reality, the Hokage Office was just a large desk, many windows, and nothing else. Not even extra chairs.
"Your performance in the Chunin Examination was excellent. Not only the scoring ninjas but even the officials and clients who came to watch recognized your performance, so I have decided to promote all of you to Chunin!" Sarutobi Hiruzen directly stated the matter without unnecessary words.
Nara Shiomizu, Yamashiro Aoba, and Asuma were all eliminated in the first round, but they all showed their level. Based on their overall performance, they were included in the promotion list.
As for Kakashi and the others, it goes without saying; they could be said to have demonstrated Konoha's spirit, their displayed strength surpassing that of ordinary Chunin.
Kakashi remained extremely calm, automatically ignoring Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, thinking of it as accompanying Obito and the others, as he was already a Chunin with no need for promotion.
Asuma showed a relieved expression, not because he wasn't strong enough, but because Obito and Kakashi's team was just too extraordinary.
Nara Shiomizu showed a hint of a smile, feeling that his hard-fought battles were not in vain. Though he slightly lost to Nohara Rin, he ultimately achieved the promotion.
Yamashiro Aoba also smiled, confident in his strength, though he was unfortunate enough to encounter Kisame in the first match and had been worried about his promotion.
"Now I'm on the same level as my father. My goal is to get promoted to Jonin together with him as soon as possible!" Might Guy said excitedly.
Because his father was previously mocked as an eternal Genin, Might Guy somewhat cared about ninja levels.
"We've all passed together then." Nohara Rin thought with a gentle smile on her face.
Before the exam, she was worried she might lag behind, but after the exam, Nohara Rin had no pressure since she fought with all her might in the third round and was ready to accept any outcome.
"So, it's really a promotion to Chunin." Obito thought Kakashi was quite lucky today, and it allowed him to make the correct guess.
"Why, are you dissatisfied with being promoted to Chunin? If you want to be promoted to Jonin, you have a long way to go. Keep working hard with Mokgetsu and Minato." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a chuckle.
"Hehe, not really. But now that our entire team is Chunin, can we take on higher-level missions?" Obito replied with a chuckle.
Being promoted to Chunin naturally made Obito very happy, especially since Kakashi would no longer suppress him with his Chunin status, since now they're all Chunin.
"In theory, if it's below A-class, there shouldn't be any issues. As for A-class, it depends on Minato's decision," Sarutobi Hiruzen said while stroking his beard.
Now they don't need Minato to accept missions independently because they are three Chunins. They can independently accept B-class missions without issues.
But A-class missions are different; for those, there must at least be one Special Jonin, and for S-class, an experienced Official Jonin must lead the team.
"A-class is good enough," Obito said with an excited smile, choosing to selectively ignore Sarutobi Hiruzen's latter words.
Even though Obito's mission record includes A-class and S-class missions, those were amended later, and he hasn't officially taken an A-class mission yet.
"These are your promotion certificates and Chunin waistcoats. From now on, you are Konoha Chunin, which means taking on more responsibilities and receiving more dangerous missions!" Sarutobi Hiruzen solemnly stated and then stood up to distribute the corresponding promotion certificates to them. As for the waistcoats, they were all the same, so they just took them themselves.
Becoming a Chunin not only grants more rights but also requires shouldering more responsibilities.
Except for extremely important missions, Jonin are generally not dispatched entirely; the main force consists of Chunin.
"As long as I can protect Konoha, no mission is too dangerous." Obito expressed his fearlessness of danger.
Hearing Obito make such statements full of the Will of Fire, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, thinking that Obito might become the next Uchiha Kagami.
Sarutobi Hiruzen indeed had nothing further for them, so everyone except Asuma quickly left the Hokage Office.
"Rin, I told you we had no problem." Obito said to Nohara Rin while inspecting the Chunin waistcoat.
"Yes, yes, Obito, you're right." Nohara Rin replied with a soft smile.
As the voices of his partners faded away, Asuma directly asked Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to train."
He was about to leave when Sarutobi Hiruzen called him back.
"Your Vacuum Orb's aura is too scattered, or else it could penetrate the Phoenix Fire, and there's a problem with your Great Flame Technique; its flame temperature is too low." Sarutobi Hiruzen said while picking up his pipe and talking about the issues in Asuma's Chunin Examination.
"Hmph, like you know everything," Asuma said with a black face as he turned and left.
As Asuma opened the door of the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke again.
"However, that final Combined Ninjutsu was decent. Overall, your performance was acceptable."