"Was I wrong?"
"No."
"Then that settles—huh? What are you doing? Put me down!!!"
After spending a day reasserting himself as head of the household, Naruto Uzumaki left the Uzumaki Clan Compound feeling refreshed.
When he reached the Hokage Building, he found a crowd lined up outside.
At the sight of Naruto Uzumaki, everyone bowed respectfully. "Good morning, Lord Naruto Uzumaki."
"What's going on here?"
Naruto Uzumaki asked curiously.
A male Ninja wearing glasses stepped forward. "My lord, we're the Ninja who passed this round of Jonin assessments."
"We came today for Lady Tsunade's review."
"Is that so?" Naruto Uzumaki rubbed his chin.
Tsunade couldn't handle the reviews.
She had been the most spirited yesterday, so he had worn her out the most.
She was probably still sprawled in bed.
"Come with me."
"I'll handle the reviews this time."
Naruto Uzumaki decided after a moment's thought.
He had nothing else to do, so he might as well take care of them.
After all,
any Ninja who had made it this far was practically guaranteed to become a Jonin.
The review was mostly a formality, a chance for the Hokage to meet the newly promoted Jonin and learn a little about them.
"Yes, my lord."
At Naruto Uzumaki's words, the people in line immediately began whispering among themselves.
Quite a few broke into a nervous sweat.
Lord Naruto Uzumaki would review them personally...
Surely he would be extremely strict?
If they failed, their careers might be over.
Since the Ninja reforms, Genin, Chunin, and Jonin had ceased to be measures of strength. They were more like promotions in rank.
The higher a Ninja's rank, the higher a position they could hold in the Shinobi Army.
After all...
Genin in the traditional sense had long since ceased to exist.
Even the