Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 17 Jonin

After the battle, under Nara Shikaku's command, everyone cleaned up the battlefield, mainly dealing with the corpses, treating wounds, and erasing traces of ninjutsu.

Half an hour later, everything was finished, and after a 15-minute break, the group headed to the agreed location to meet up with Minato Namikaze and the others.

After reuniting with Minato Namikaze, they headed together to the front lines to fight against Kumogakure.

The people of Konoha were unaware of Kumogakure's plans and the impending end of the war with Kumogakure, so they continued to go to the front lines to support Konoha.

After traveling for more than half a day, the group finally arrived at the Konoha camp at the front line late at night. Orochimaru, the front-line commander who had received the news, personally led his men out to greet them.

Long black hair, long golden pupils, purple eyeshadow extending to the sides of her nose, pale skin, wearing a black bodysuit and a green Jonin vest, exuding a confident, composed, dignified, cold, and mysterious aura.

Faced with Minato Namikaze, a rising rival, Orochimaru, also a popular candidate for Hokage, neither showed any displeasure nor enthusiasm, maintaining a purely businesslike attitude.

Minato Namikaze maintained his gentle and humble demeanor, expressing respect for his master and fellow disciples in his words and actions.

After exchanging pleasantries, Orochimaru, Minato Namikaze, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Choza Akimichi went to the commander's tent to discuss matters.

Once the other Konoha ninjas have finished their handover at the camp, they can go to rest.

Even though Kakashi is a Jonin, he is not qualified to participate in the decision-making process on the front lines, let alone Uchiha Gen, a Chunin.

Of course, it won't be long before Uchiha Gen, who has accumulated many merits, will no longer be a Chunin.

As for whether he is a Special Jonin or a Jonin, it depends on whether Hiruzen Sarutobi intends to make things difficult for the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Gen himself believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was unlikely to make things difficult for him.

First and foremost, his achievements were significant.

He participated in the siege of Iwagakure and the raid on Sunagakure, and no fewer than fifty local ninja died in Team 7.

Although most of them were genin, there were also ten chunin, four jonin, and three jonin.

In addition to his merits in blocking the Cloud Village, if he still cannot be promoted to Jonin, how can most Jonin bear it?

Surely one can't expect to reach the level of Minato Namikaze and all the other Sannin before being promoted?

Secondly, the Nine-Tails attack had not yet occurred, and while the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership wasn't exactly good, it wasn't too bad either.

Then there's the fact that the main force of the Uchiha clan is still on the battlefield in Kirigakure, and the Konoha leadership still needs the Uchiha clan's help.

It's important to know that the Hidden Mist Ninja are relatively effective against the Uchiha clan ninjas.

Water Release counters Fire Release, and the Hidden Mist Technique also has a limiting effect on the Sharingan, as the Sharingan is not the Byakugan and cannot see through the Hidden Mist Technique.

In this situation, suppressing another rising genius of the Uchiha clan to the rank of Special Jonin is clearly an attempt to suppress the Uchiha clan.

Those who play politics usually have to have their cake and eat it too. Even if the Konoha leadership wanted to suppress the Uchiha, they wouldn't do it so obviously.

In the original story, when the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha intensified, didn't the Konoha leadership adopt a hypocritical approach?

The one who ultimately reported the credit was Minato Namikaze, a person whom Hiruzen Sarutobi greatly admired and a grand-disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi. How could he possibly lose face?

After comprehensive analysis, his promotion to Jonin is not only a sure thing, but also a sure thing. The only remaining possibility is that Hiruzen Sarutobi might have a mental breakdown and become confused.

The Fourth Raikage, A, never hesitated to act decisively; once he made a decision, he began withdrawing his troops the very next day.

Konoha wouldn't be so foolish as to stop Kumogakure from withdrawing its troops. Many ninjas were tired and weary of the war, so they simply followed from a distance to avoid Kumogakure resorting to any underhanded tactics.

The Cloud Village withdrew from the Land of Fire, leaving behind a force of about a thousand men on the border between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fire, while the main army returned directly to the Land of Lightning.

Although the Cloud Village did not completely withdraw its troops, the large-scale war with the Cloud Village was clearly over, and the Konoha ninja cheered with joy.

Even Orochimaru's usually icy face showed a slight smile, simply because he had more time to conduct experiments after the war.

Although it was easier to obtain experimental materials during wartime, it was still incredibly busy.

News of the large-scale withdrawal of the Cloud Village reached Konoha Village at an extremely fast pace.

Upon receiving the news, Hiruzen Sarutobi was overjoyed and decided to add insult to injury by issuing orders to reward the frontline ninjas of Kumogakure according to their merits, provide them with pensions as stipulated, and allow them to return to the village in batches to rest.

It's impossible for all the ninjas on the Konoha front lines to be withdrawn from any direction. Even in peacetime, border troops are stationed along the border to prevent surprise attacks from the four hidden villages.

During peacetime, a significant number of ninjas are required to serve on missions for border troops for a period of time, after which they are replaced by others.

Of course, not all ninjas need to be stationed in border troops; they have their own duties.

For example, ninjas from the Root, Anbu, Police Department, Medical Department, Interrogation Department, Administration Department, and Education Department.

Once the boss set the tone, the administration department included Uchiha Gen in the list of candidates to be promoted to Jonin.

The promotion of Chunin requires the Hokage's personal approval, let alone Jonin, who are the backbone and mainstay of a ninja village's combat power.

While becoming a Jonin during wartime is much easier than during peacetime, it is still quite difficult, and each one requires careful consideration.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Gen Uchiha's name, he hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to agree.

And so, Uchiha Gen became like Kakashi, skipping the Special Jonin and directly promoted from Chunin to Jonin, at only thirteen years old.

Although it's not quite as impressive as Kakashi's achievement of becoming a Jonin at the age of twelve, it's still incredibly valuable, making him an absolute genius!

When the Hokage's orders reached the front lines, the Konoha ninja were naturally overjoyed, their steps becoming lighter.

Gen Uchiha was among the first group of ninjas to return to the village with Minato Namikaze. Orochimaru, Shikaku Nara, and others had to arrange border defenses and would return a little later.

Three days after returning to Konoha, Uchiha Gen received his official documents proving his promotion to Jonin, which amazed and impressed the police ninjas.

Starting today, and I don't know who first came up with the idea, the Uchiha clan has begun to have twin stars.

One was Uchiha Shisui, who rose to fame on the battlefield of Kirigakure, and the other was Uchiha Gen, who had experienced four battles and three villages. Both of them were regarded as the pride of the Uchiha clan!

Kakashi and Rin Nohara learned that Gen Uchiha had been promoted to Jonin and expressed their intention to celebrate.

Uchiha Gen, naturally not wanting to spoil the fun and quite pleased himself, agreed, and also invited Namikaze Minato along.

The four of them went to a barbecue restaurant and had a big meal together.

While Q BBQ is indeed a high-end restaurant frequently found in Konoha and its taste is quite good, it's not exactly a delicacy.

At least for Uchiha Gen, who had eaten many good things in his previous life, it was not considered a delicacy, but only a decent meal.

Ichiraku Ramen was a place where Uchiha Gen had traveled through time; it was indeed a good ramen, but not enough to make Uchiha Gen addicted.

More often than not, Uchiha Gen preferred to cook at home, as it better suited his tastes from his previous life.

After the celebration, everyone took a break to enjoy a brief period of peace.

Because Kirigakure is still holding on, the war is not completely over, and Minato Namikaze is vying for the Hokage position.

In order to maximize the chances of victory, there is no such thing as too much merit, and they will inevitably have to fight against Kirigakure. As the 7th team directly under Minato Namikaze, they will naturally find it difficult to escape the war.

Just as Uchiha Gen was planning to relax for the next day, he received an invitation from Uchiha Fugaku...

(End of this chapter)