What? He actually promoted me to Jonin!
Ruri had not expected this decision from the Third Hokage. After defeating all the ninja, he had thought the Third Hokage would give him the rank of Chunin or Special Jōnin at most, but he had never expected to be promoted straight to Jonin. This really had taken Ruri by surprise.
After the Third Hokage finished speaking, Ruri stood up and bowed to him. "I, Ruri, thank you, Lord Hokage. The day after tomorrow, I'll set out on time and head to the front lines with Captain Kakashi and the others."
The Third Hokage nodded and waved a hand at Ruri. "All right, that's settled, then. Go home and pack. You leave the day after tomorrow!"
"Yes!" With that, Ruri vanished from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique.
This child's future will surely be beyond anything I can imagine! I hope he doesn't stray down an evil path... the Third Hokage thought as he turned his chair around, gazed at the scenery outside, and smoked.
That very evening, the news that Ruri Hyuga, the genius ninja of the Hyuga Clan in Konoha Ninja Village, had defeated all the contestants in this round of the Chunin Ninja Exams and had ultimately been promoted to Jonin by the Third Hokage as an exception spread like air throughout Konoha. Everyone learned of this momentous, astonishing news.
A seven-year-old Jonin, Ruri Hyuga-perhaps he was the first in the history of the ninja world. When all the ninja who had taken part in today's Chunin Ninja Exams brought this news back to their own villages, the entire ninja world went completely wild.
"Hizashi, Ruri has become a Jonin!" Upon learning the news, Mei Ling Hyuga shouted at the top of her lungs to Hizashi Hyuga inside the