Yo didn't waste any time. After leaving the Hokage Building, he headed straight for a training ground near the Ninja Academy.
Just as expected.
He had barely reached the edge of the training ground when he heard hundreds of Narutos shouting and hollering from far away.
Naruto was practicing the Rasengan!
Sasuke leaned alone against a tree, engrossed in a Lightning Release scroll.
Every now and then, he glanced at the noisy Naruto with a look of disdain.
"Naruto, Sasuke!"
Yo called out.
"Yo?"
At the sound of his voice, the original Naruto immediately ran over, beaming with delight.
"What brings you here? What did Grandma Tsunade want? Is she giving us an awesome mission?"
Sasuke closed the scroll and looked over too, his eyes asking the same question.
Yo looked at them. "Two things! First, the Hokage has officially promoted me to Chunin."
"Whoa! Chunin! That's great, Yo! Congratulations!"
Naruto leaped excitedly into the air, genuinely happy for him.
Sasuke nodded silently.
"Second!"
Yo continued, "Kakashi-sensei needs to spend some time in the hospital recovering. Until he returns, I'll be acting as Team 7's captain!"
"So... for a while, I'll be arranging your missions and training."
"Really? You're going to be our captain, Yo? That's great!"
Naruto blinked, then grinned even wider. "Yo, can you get us a few S-rank missions?"
Sasuke said nothing, but his eyes held the same eager anticipation.
He had been training nonstop these past few days and felt his strength improving rapidly. He was eager to show what he could do.
A few S-rank missions would be perfect for putting his skills to the test.
Yo replied with a wry look, "S-rank missions? Not a chance!"
"I'm only a Chunin now. I don't have the authority!"
Rules were rules, and he still had to