Zhou Cheng folded his arms and continued glaring at Jiraiya.
"I'm all ears!"
Jiraiya took out a document and handed it to Zhou Cheng.
"We'll promote you to Chunin first. Once your missions meet the requirements, we can promote you to Jonin."
Then he moved a little closer to Zhou Cheng and whispered.
"If we make an exception for you, Shinobi promotions will descend into chaos!"
"Everyone who thinks they have a little strength will come asking for a promotion, and the standards will be hard to define."
"That would seriously lower the overall quality of Konoha's Jonin."
"If you truly want what's best for Konoha, take a step back."
"Those missions are only a matter of time for you!"
Zhou Cheng fell silent after hearing that, unable to answer immediately.
Jiraiya wasn't wrong.
That was a fact.
As the core fighting force of a village, Jonin had to meet an exceptionally high standard.
That meant maintaining strict promotion requirements.
Zhou Cheng wasn't satisfied with the current requirements.
It was because of the final step.
An application had to be submitted to the Hokage, and promotion to Jonin required the Hokage's approval.
The Hokage was human, and humans had selfish interests.
That would rob the promotion process of its fairness.
"I can agree to that!"
"But you have to promise me one thing!"
"Once the next Hokage takes office, they must immediately establish a reasonable promotion system."
Gratitude and relief showed in Jiraiya's eyes.
If Zhou Cheng refused, today's incident would never end peacefully.
Zhou Cheng rolled his eyes at Jiraiya. For someone who didn't want to be Hokage, he was even busier than one.
He leaped onto a rooftop and used chakra to amplify his shout.
"Everyone, quiet down and listen to me!"
"Arguing is the least worthwhile thing