After Yuhara returned home, he discovered that he had also received medals from the Merit Appraisal Council. Unlike Kakashi, who had received a whole jingling pile of them, he had only received two.
One was the second-class "Senju of the Forest Honor Medal," awarded because Yuhara had dealt with both the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails.
The other was the third-class "Konoha Guardian Medal," awarded because Yuhara had protected Konoha immediately during the Nine-Tails incident. He had been the first to confront the Nine-Tails. Regardless of what move he had used—even if he had merely tripped the Nine-Tails with a low kick—he had objectively protected Konoha. Otherwise, who knew how many civilians would have died? He was more than deserving of this medal.
And that was it.
The lower-grade medals actually required one to build up seniority over time. Yuhara had only participated in a little over a year of war and had not taken part in any particularly notable battles, so it was perfectly reasonable that he had not received the most common type of medal.
Yuhara certainly had no complaints. First, the Third Hokage had copied the medal names he had "spent a great deal of effort" designing in five minutes. Second, the two medals in his possession were absolutely the kind that were extremely rare and especially capable of displaying one's honor.
Leaving aside the designs engraved on the medals, Yuhara turned them over and discovered that the backs of the round and square medals, each slightly larger than a coin, had two different fastening mechanisms. After taking one look, he understood how they were meant to be used... They could be hung on his chest or fastened to his forehead protector's strap.
Sticking the medals against his forehead felt a little stupid, but at least nobody would