After a while, Ueno Kei slowly clenched his fist, feeling out the changes in his body.
He smiled faintly at the medical ninja beside him. "Thank you. I feel much better now."
The medical ninja smiled back. "Lord Kei, although you recovered quite quickly, you still mustn't take your internal injuries lightly. Of course, you can do some moderate exercise starting today, but you absolutely must not fight anyone over the next few days. The Eight Gates caused considerable damage to your tendons. Fortunately, you only opened three gates. Please take good care of yourself."
"Alright, I understand." Ueno Kei replied calmly. He knew perfectly well why this medical ninja was treating him with such respect. Yes, he was now a jonin, but he had no noteworthy achievements to his name. Most of his previous missions had been carried out during his time in the Anbu.
Those accomplishments could not be made public, and the achievements he could show openly were few. Naturally, there was little about Ueno Kei that people could praise or admire. As for the status of a jonin, Konoha had far more than just a handful of jonin, so it was hardly enough to earn anyone's reverence. The only possible reason was that Ueno Kei was the Third Hokage's disciple.
As the Hokage who had served Konoha for the longest time, the Third Hokage possessed incomparable prestige within the village.
Other than the First, the Third Hokage's reputation and standing among Konoha's people even surpassed that of the Second Hokage. That was what he had earned over decades.
Aside from their strength, one reason the Sannin had once been admired by Konoha's people was because they were the Third Hokage's personal disciples.
Ueno Kei currently held that same status. Otherwise, did anyone expect Konoha's citizens and