Yeyu looked at Naruto and said, "This mission is very important. If you complete it well, you may even be promoted to Chunin without taking the Chunin Exams."
Naruto's face lit up with surprise. "Really?"
Yeyu nodded.
"Yeyu, do you keep your word?"
Yeyu looked at him calmly. "I am the Hokage."
For a moment, Naruto froze.
That was right. Yeyu was the Hokage.
But why did those words sound so humiliating to him?
It was as though something that belonged to him had been taken away.
However, Naruto quickly adjusted his mindset and said, "Can I really be promoted to Chunin without passing the Chunin Exams? And in the future, won't I need to take an exam to become a Jonin either?"
Yeyu nodded. "As long as you perform well, nothing is impossible."
What Naruto feared most about the Chunin Exams was the written test.
He simply could not do it.
During the last Chunin Exams, if the chief examiner had not been so strange with the test, he would not have passed even after handing in a blank paper.
But he could not guarantee that he would have the same opportunity next time.
That was why Naruto was so worried about the written portion of the Chunin Exams.
He truly did not know how to do it, and he truly did not want to study. Even now, he did not understand it at all.
If it were a contest of strength, his current power was already Kage-level.
But if he could not pass the written test, he would not even qualify to participate in the later combat matches.
That was why Naruto had always hoped to be promoted directly through missions.
Hadn't Yeyu done the same?
Sasuke and Sakura had also been promoted directly to Jonin through missions.