Huh?
Shizune and Sakura Haruno exchanged a glance. How had Naruto suddenly gotten smarter?
Honestly, of course this could work!
Naruto Uzumaki had earned tremendous merit just by helping repel Nagato's attack this time.
Based on his performance, promoting him from genin to jonin would not be much of a problem.
And honestly, Naruto's strength had long since surpassed jonin level and reached beyond Kage level.
That was mainly because the boost Sage Mode provided was so powerful, even though Naruto's Sage Mode had yet to reach its most perfect state because the Nine-Tails refused to cooperate.
Even so, it was enough.
Of course, aside from his strength, Naruto's other qualities really were not yet sufficient for him to become a jonin.
After all, strength alone was not enough to meet the main criteria for becoming a jonin!
"Hehe, I'll go find Naraku."
One look at Shizune and Sakura's reactions told Naruto that his idea might be feasible.
Without anyone needing to say another word, Naruto ran out of the tent to find Shihōin Naraku.
Sakura asked somewhat blankly, "Will Naruto succeed?"
"I don't know either." Shizune shook her head. "But becoming a jonin really isn't that simple."
"Still, there are only a handful of people in the entire village who can match Naruto's current strength, and he's earned great merit this time."
"If Lord Naraku wants to promote him to jonin, that would be reasonable."
At any rate, from Shizune's perspective, there was no major problem with promoting Naruto to jonin.
Besides, saying that Konoha's hero was a genin always felt somehow wrong.
"But Lord Hokage certainly does have the authority to promote ninja he thinks highly of. That's true."
At that thought, Shizune glanced at Sakura Haruno.
Back when Naruto had taken the Chunin Ninja Exams, the exams