[Mission Completion Reward: Transparent Crystal Shoes]
"Whoa, will these fog up when I wear them?"
[Isn't that even more of a hazy beauty? (˵¯͒♦¯͒˵)]
Thinking about her feet being visible through the shoes gave her an inexplicable sense of shame. It would be less embarrassing to just go barefoot. Kano casually tossed them into the System Space; after all, there were plenty of useless things in there already.
Lately, the system hadn't updated with any high-difficulty missions with good rewards. Daily missions were easy to complete, but the clan rewards weren't worth mentioning for combat.
Not long after submitting the mission, Kano was called away by Tsunade, and Shikamaru was called along with her.
Inside the Hokage Office, Tsunade spoke solemnly.
"To be honest, I'm not entirely clear on the specific situation at that time, and the final exam was forced to interrupt. Therefore, some have suggested that the exam should be considered as having no qualifiers."
In the conference room, Tsunade sat at the table with Shizune standing beside her. Standing behind them were the four proctors of the Chunin Exams: Ibiki Morino, Anko Mitarashi, Gekkō Hayate, and Shiranui Genma, along with the two gatekeepers.
Kano and Shikamaru stood below.
Kano could tell; this was for the promotion to Chunin.
"However, I heard that the late Sandaime gave your exam extremely high praise. He also intended to nominate you as Chunin. The Daimyos from other countries who watched the match and the proctors all share the same view."
Tsunade spread her hands.
"In that case, I don't need to say much more. It's just that a choice must be made between you siblings. Only one of you can become a Chunin. How will you choose?"
Why could only one person become a Chunin? It was because both siblings were from the Nara Clan. If they weren't from the same clan, they both could have become Chunin.
If both became Chunin, other clans would surely be envious.
Shikamaru sighed.
"Give the spot to my sister; she's much more outstanding than I am. Whether in intelligence or strength, she far surpasses me. Her promotion to Chunin is well-deserved; I still need more time to gain experience."
"I didn't expect my stinky big brother to be thinking of me. Well, since you're looking out for me as your sister, I'll let you in on the next good thing. Master, give the Chunin promotion to my brother this time; he needs it more."
"Kano, you?"
"What, didn't expect me to give it up? To tell you the truth, I'm letting you have this opportunity because I look down on being a Chunin. Don't overthink it."
"This is a Chunin rank, and you look down on it?"
"What's so great about a Chunin? I don't even care for the position of Hokage!"
The surrounding Jonin all felt Kano was too arrogant to say such insulting things about the Hokage. Only Tsunade smiled because she knew Kano was telling the truth.
"Alright, since Kano said so, then Shikamaru, from today on, you are a Chunin."
"Yes, thank you, Hokage-sama."
"Kano, the Village had its reasons for not making you a Chunin this time, but there will be compensation. Is there anything you want?"
"Emmm, give me sufficient clearance. I have a lot of information I need to look up. Set my benefits to the level of an Elite Jonin, but I'm too lazy to do the duties."
"Kano, you're going a bit too far."
Even Shizune felt these conditions were ridiculous. What was the difference between this and using Konoha Village as a wallet?
"Shizune, be quiet. Kano, do you have any other conditions? Just these?"
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