After Ueno Kei's figure disappeared, Second Pillar's gaze darkened. Ueno Kei had made no attempt to conceal the look in his eyes earlier, so Sasuke had sensed it clearly.
Thus, Sasuke still cared somewhat about Naruto, this so-called older brother of his.
Just as Sasuke was considering matters concerning Ueno Kei...
A sudden voice rang out. "Kakashi-sensei, who exactly was that senior?" The one asking was Haruno Sakura, who had been badly frightened by Ueno Kei.
Kakashi's brow lifted slightly as he was about to say something.
An extremely smug, arrogant voice cut in. "Big Brother Kei is an incredibly outstanding ninja! He's already a chūnin now. Heh heh, impressive, right?" Naruto said proudly, as though he were talking about himself.
"A chūnin?" Sakura clicked her tongue slightly. Although she had already anticipated it after seeing Ueno Kei's skills earlier, learning that Ueno Kei—who looked only two or three years older than herself—was actually a chūnin still left her somewhat shocked.
Sasuke, meanwhile, frowned slightly. A chūnin? He did not quite believe that. After all, though Sasuke had not personally seen Ueno Kei fight...
That feeling, that bearing—he could completely compare to Kakashi. If Ueno Kei was merely a chūnin, Sasuke found it hard to believe.
As the three wore different expressions, Kakashi's lazy voice sounded. "Kei-kun is already a jōnin." Although Ueno Kei was currently still under Konoha Anbu's organization...
And was only a special jōnin, it was not wrong for Kakashi to call Ueno Kei one of Konoha's jōnin.
Moreover, in practical terms, the gap between a special jōnin and an ordinary jōnin was not particularly great—or perhaps there was no obvious gap at all. Naturally, neither could compare to an elite jōnin like Kakashi.
"What!? A jōnin?" Sakura cried out. That hateful guy who did not look