Looking at Naruto, Yoruha didn't answer his question directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Let's go. There are still many missions waiting for you in the village. With great power cos great responsibility. Now that you're so strong, I bet the Hokage will give you more burdens."
Naruto didn't mind at all and laughed, "The tougher the mission, the more I like it. I prefer S-rank missions."
"I'm still a Genin, and it's really embarrassing. All our classmates from the sa year have been promoted to Chunin or higher, and I'm the only one still a Genin. I feel pretty embarrassed at every gathering. I need to take on more missions, and hopefully, I'll be promoted to Chunin or even Jonin this year."
Yoruha chuckled, "But to be promoted to Chunin, you usually need to pass the Chunin Exams, and those require theoretical knowledge assessnts. Your strength is definitely enough, but your theoretical knowledge is lacking." Yoruha put it very tactfully. Naruto's theoretical knowledge wasn't just lacking; it was practically nonexistent. During his ti at the Ninja Academy, he either skipped class or slept during theory lessons.
He scored zero on every theory exam, even in the Ninja Academy's theory classes. This ant Naruto hadn't learned anything. In fact, it was remarkable that he could even read. If it weren't for the Third Hokage's protection and his status as the Fourth Hokage's orphan, with his performance at the academy, he would have been expelled long ago. Graduation wouldn't even be a question; he wouldn't have been allowed to attend the academy for six years.
Hearing Yoruha ntion the theory exams, Naruto felt a headache coming on. "A ninja should only need to be assessed on combat ability. Why do we have to take theory exams? Those books give a headache, and I don't want to read them at all."
"Don't you guys feel the sa way?" Naruto looked at Yoruha, hoping to find so sense of agreent. But Yoruha's mouth twitched slightly.
Of course, he didn't feel that way. Even before he got the system, Yoruha could score full marks in theory. If he didn't deliberately control his scores, he would have gotten full marks like Sakura in every theory exam. Before getting the system, the only area Yoruha could excel in was theoretical knowledge. He even thought that after graduation, it wouldn't be bad to work in a clerical position instead of as a combat ninja.
Before getting the system, working in a clerical departnt was indeed Yoruha's best option. Although the promotion prospects weren't great, it wasn't dangerous, and he wouldn't have to participate in battles or get involved in Konoha's internal power struggles. He wouldn't even have the qualifications for that. He just needed to stay far away during incidents like Pain's attack on the village or Orochimaru's invasion, and he could live a peaceful life.
But after getting the system, he planned to follow the path of a regular combat ninja. How could he not be interested in theoretical books? Back then, he was most interested in theoretical books. He had little social life, and apart from school, his only extracurricular interest was reading at the Konoha library.
"Do you all enjoy reading? Why do you like to torture yourselves?" Yoruha couldn't help but laugh at the comnt.
"I think it's you who's feeling tortured," Naruto nodded, looking excited. "But you don't need to be so down. Completing a lot of missions can indeed lead to promotion. I beca a Chūnin and then a Jōnin by doing missions, didn't I?"
"Yeah, Yoruha, you're just like ," Naruto continued. "When you got promoted to Chūnin, it was just after we completed that mission in the Land of Waves."
"I feel like Tsunade is targeting ," Yoruha sighed. "I've completed so many missions, and the difficulty and number of them are more than when you were promoted to Chūnin. Why won't she promote ?"
Yoruha nodded in agreent. "You definitely deserve to be promoted to Chūnin. Maybe the Hokage has her reasons."
Naruto sighed, "If only the Third Hokage were still around, he would have promoted to Chūnin. I might even be a Jōnin by now." This left Yoruha speechless.
Naruto's heart is truly big. With his personality, being a Chūnin or Jōnin doesn't quite suit him. The fact that he eventually beca Hokage is quite unbelievable to Yoruha. If it weren't for the Uchiha clan's situation, Yoruha would think Sasuke was more suited to be Hokage in the original story.
Compared to Naruto, Sasuke is much more rational and intelligent. He's excellent in many aspects. Of course, since Naruto is the protagonist in the original story, it's only natural he beca Hokage. But his personality really doesn't fit, and he lacks the capability.
From his achievents after becoming Hokage, it's clear. As a Hokage, he managed to exhaust himself, even with soone as strategic as Shikamaru by his side. It's absurd. However, in this world, Naruto probably won't have the chance to beco Hokage. Who knows what changes will occur if Sasuke becos Hokage?
Moreover, Sasuke would be taking the Hokage position from the hands of the Senju clan. If Tobirama Senju knew, he'd likely be quite upset. Although Yoruha had ntioned it to him before, seeing it firsthand would have a different impact.
If Madara knew Sasuke beca Hokage, he'd be even more upset. Back then, he wanted to be the Second Hokage, but the other clans in the village wouldn't allow it. Even many from the Uchiha clan didn't support him becoming Hokage.
It wasn't just the other clans in Konoha that ostracized Madara; even the Uchiha clan didn't favor him. When Madara left the village, he said it was his clansn who betrayed him. Compared to the other clans in Konoha, what hurt him more was that his own clan didn't stand by him as their leader.
Instead, they admired Hashirama, which is likely why Madara always saw Hashirama as his rival. If Madara saw Sasuke beco Hokage, especially taking the position from Tsunade, he might be so furious he'd summon a teor to crush Konoha. In this regard, Madara and Tobirama Senju are alike.
Neither wanted an Uchiha to beco Hokage. If an Uchiha beca Hokage, it would prove Madara wrong, that he left Konoha out of pettiness, making him seem narrow-minded. Tobirama Senju never trusted the Uchiha clan.
For the Uchiha clan to take the Hokage position from his granddaughter is a humiliation. Especially with Sasuke being so outstanding, he has no reason to oppose it. The only argunt is the Uchiha clan's extremism, but Sasuke, even with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, hasn't done anything extre, which further frustrates him.
This ans his research was wrong, and denying a person's theory is more painful than killing them.
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