Chapter 272: My face is brushed! Mikoto, please be gentle...it hurts!
According to the promotion assessment schedule.
The first day of the event.
All battles between Genin will conclude.
The Konoha Genin participating in the promotion assessment, having been tempered by war.
Undoubtedly, they have undergone earth-shattering changes compared to their naive faces when they first stepped onto the battlefield.
Whether it's their use of Ninja Tools, control of Chakra, or even the Ninjutsu they've mastered, everything has improved by several levels.
"Orochimaru-senpai seems uninterested in the battles below?"
Fujiwara Tetsuya looked down at the back-and-forth figures within the ten temporarily designated areas of the arena, then turned to look at Orochimaru, who was deep in thought with his head bowed, and couldn't help but ask a couple of questions.
"Tetsuya-kun, what do you think of their skill level?"
"Naturally, it's excellent!"
"Especially those Genin from Shinobi Clans, many of them have the qualifications to challenge for Jonin!"
At this point, Fujiwara Tetsuya's voice paused, as if he understood Orochimaru's meaning.
The Genin participating in the assessment were either new recruits who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy and joined the Amegakure war, or veterans who had been stuck at the Genin rank for many years.
For them.
The Jonin he spoke of might be their future limit.
The true "geniuses" either died in the war.
Or they distinguished themselves early in the war and were promoted on the spot by Orochimaru, who was the front-line commander.
It was fortunate that he had the system's help, graduated early, and had unprecedented growth over the past few years.
Otherwise, even if he knew the plot's development, he might not have survived those tragic battles.
Let alone, as he was now, standing on a high platform, looking down on everything.
As dusk approached.
The battles between Genin concluded one after another.
What followed was the ceremony for promotion to Chunin.
Perhaps to prepare for the upcoming war, the boundary for Genin promoting to Chunin.
Seemed to have been relaxed considerably.
Except for some Genin whose potential was exhausted, or whose combat ability was truly limited.
Out of nearly six hundred Genin, more than two-thirds were promoted to Chunin.
Although most of them were at the bottom of the Chunin rank.
But for them, from now on, they would face a different life.
As for the reward for the winners mentioned by Orochimaru, strictly speaking, it was a bit disappointing.
Not only for the audience, but also for the Konoha Higher-Ups, and even for Fujiwara Tetsuya himself.
Because, among the four hundred newly promoted Chunin, not a single person dared to stand in the center of the arena and challenge Fujiwara Tetsuya.
"Well then, Orochimaru-senpai, let's stop here for today!"
"See you tomorrow..."
...The next day, the assessment continued.
It must be said, Orochimaru and the Konoha Higher-Ups.
Understood how to run a competition.
They knew that the main event should be saved for last.
This resulted in the core members of Shinobi Clans like Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga, Kurama, etc., not participating.
There were only numerous civilian Ninja, Ninja from smaller Shinobi Clans, and Ninja from large and medium-sized Shinobi Clans who had relatively weaker combat abilities.
For example, Torune Ryoui and Uchiha Kazuya.
"Lord Orochimaru, this is a preliminary list drafted based on the comprehensive performance of the assessment participants."
As night fell, after countless spectators and many participating Ninja had left the venue.
A Jonin responsible for records handed a scroll to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru merely glanced at it before tossing it into Fujiwara Tetsuya's hand.
He was clearly not interested in these things, or these people.
"Tetsuya-kun, take a look. If there are no issues, just report it as is."
The selection of Jonin, because it involved power, resources... various divisions, was undoubtedly much stricter than the selection of Chunin.
Among the two hundred sixty Chunin and Elite Chunin participating in today's assessment.
Only fifty people were preliminarily nominated.
Proportionally, it was even less than one-fifth.
And unfortunately, neither Torune Ryoui, who was a Special Jonin, nor Uchiha Kazuha, who had the strength of an Elite Chunin, were on this list of fifty.
"Cough~"
"Lord Orochimaru, I believe Special Jonin Torune Ryoui and Chunin Uchiha Kazuha also performed quite well today and are fully capable of serving as Jonin."
For his girlfriend, two girlfriends!
Fujiwara Tetsuya truly went all out.
He directly ignored Orochimaru's teasing gaze and offered his suggestion.
"Torune Ryoui and Uchiha Kazuha, huh?"
"Tetsuya-kun, it seems your future will be even more interesting than I imagined..."
"Since it's Tetsuya-kun's valuable suggestion, I naturally have no reason to refuse."
"Hiss~ Remember, you owe me another favor, Tetsuya-kun!"
...When Fujiwara Tetsuya added Torune Ryoui and Uchiha Kazuya's names to the scroll and walked out of the arena.
Torune Ryoui and Uchiha Mikoto were leaning against the right side of the corridor, waiting quietly.
It wasn't until they saw Fujiwara Tetsuya arrive that they quickly straightened up and hurried to meet him.
"Tetsuya-kun, how was it?"
"My performance today should have been quite good, right?"
Torune Ryoui was the first to speak; as the person involved, her demeanor was undoubtedly more proactive than Uchiha Mikoto's.
Looking at his controlled arms.
Feeling the soft comfort from both shoulders, Fujiwara Tetsuya suddenly felt that the kirimaru at his waist... seemed a bit in the way at this moment.
Cough~ He was getting sidetracked.
"Cough~ Ryoui, compared to before, your strength has indeed grown considerably."
"Including today's battle, although it ended in a draw with your opponent, you still possess the strength to barely qualify as a Jonin."
"However, Orochimaru-senpai is different from the Sandaime; he emphasizes a Ninja's practical combat ability."
"Especially during wartime, this kind of ability is undoubtedly crucial."
"Both you and Kazuha were eliminated."
"However... don't worry, I've already spoken with Orochimaru-senpai and added your names and Kazuha's name."
"Given Orochimaru-senpai's personality, he would never go back on his word once he's made a promise."
"So, both of you can rest easy."
Looking at the passersby one, two, three... on both sides of the street, constantly casting admiring glances, Fujiwara Tetsuya felt a lot of fine sweat oozing from his forehead.
Fortunately, his persona was already well-established.
Otherwise... in this seemingly calm atmosphere, who knows how many rumors would arise.
For example: philanderer, fickle, kept man... gold digger!
"If that's the case, then that's wonderful."
"Tetsuya-kun, then I'll thank you on behalf of Kazuha."
"Mikoto, lighten up, it hurts... it hurts."
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