I'm drawing manga in Naruto

Akabane is now a frightened bird.

Whenever the Hokage Building was mentioned, he felt that the Third Hokage was going to give him something to do.

"The results of the Chunin Exams are in. The Third Hokage has ordered you to attend the promotion ceremony."

Kurama Chiaki shouted loudly.

Is it that simple?

Akabane was suspicious, but when he went out, he saw his father's face full of joy.

Something's clearly wrong.

"You've been promoted to Special Jonin! Special Jonin!"

Kurama Chiaki was overjoyed.

He himself was only a Special Jonin, while his child, who was only thirteen years old, had already been promoted to Special Jonin.

"Nani?"

Akabane was shocked.

Promoting him directly from a genin to a special jonin is just too much!

He paused for a moment, then asked, "Besides me, who else is a Special Jonin?"

"You're the only one; Orochimaru and Sakumo are just Chunin."

Kurama Chiaki is very proud.

A father has every right to be proud of his son's excellence.

Most importantly, from now on, the entire Hidden Leaf Village will know that Akabane is not only a manga artist, but also an undisputed genius!

"From now on, I can proudly say when I go out – my son is Akabane!"

"No, this is not a good thing."

Akabane's expression was dull.

The only twelve-year-old Special Jonin!

Put him on a fire and roast him until he's dead. Can't you be a little more discreet?

He couldn't help but ponder.

Which link in the chain went wrong?

"Let's go, let's go. If we stay any longer, the Third Generation Lord will have to wait a long time."

Without saying a word, Kurama Chiaki grabbed Akabane and left.

There was no other way but to keep up.

As he passed the comic book shop, he saw that Yamano Izumi's transport team had arrived.

It seems the clone hasn't prepared any promotional posters or anything like that yet...

Akabane looked up.

The clumsy banner was clearly the work of Kurama Unro, but compared to before, at least it used some fancy slogans, so it was acceptable.

There's no time to deal with these things right now, so we can only let them do what they want.

All the way to the Hokage Building.

Kurama Chiaki stopped. Not far away, in front of the first-floor entrance, there was a piece of paper posted, and a group of people were gathered around it.

Everyone's just here to watch the spectacle; none of the people in question have shown up.

Akabane looked around and then saw Orochimaru being brought over by an ANBU ninja.

He also looked displeased.

Orochimaru looked up, somewhat surprised, and said, "I didn't expect you to arrive before me. Do you know what brings you here, Master?"

"Promotion to Chunin".

The promotion to Chunin in Konoha is actually quite simple. The Hokage just gives them a new set of clothes and headbands, and then gives them a book like the "Chunin Code" to memorize.

That's all.

Upon hearing the reason, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly, and the Anbu ninja immediately grabbed him.

"Orochimaru, the Chunin promotion is very important, you must be there!"

"I'll have the teacher fill in the gaps later, or I can become a junior ninja. My experiment is very important."

Orochimaru's voice was somewhat hoarse.

The secret agents held him down tightly, preventing him from escaping.

It's clear that Orochimaru has been completely absorbed in cultivating immortality lately, and he probably rarely even leaves the laboratory, which makes his already fair skin even paler.

Not long after, Sakumo arrived.

The three of them were silent.

"go in."

Kazami Hatake gave a cold look, and no one dared to cause any more trouble.

Kurama Chiaki looked on with admiration.

The head of the Hatake family still exuded a strong aura, and the three boys dared not resist at all.

As the three entered the Hokage Building, Sakumo couldn't help but ask, "Orochimaru, have you not slept for days?"

Those dark circles under their eyes were so thick, it looked like they were wearing makeup.

Orochimaru tilted his head, pondered for a long time, and then said, "It seems like it's been three days... or maybe four or five days, I can't remember."

Being in the lab the whole time, how could I know how much time had passed outside?

"Why are you working so hard? You need to remember to balance work and rest."

Akabane was concerned for Orochimaru, but Orochimaru's hard work made him seem lazy.

"Because it's so interesting, you can discover unknown things every day, and find areas you don't understand every day..."

Orochimaru was very happy.

However, his energy and spirit were indeed very poor. Sakumo could clearly feel that he was nearing his limit, which explained why the Anbu had to drag him over.

If I hadn't brought this out, I'm afraid I would have fainted in the lab.

"Let's go upstairs, finish this quickly so we can get some rest."

Akabane glanced at Orochimaru, then took the lead and went upstairs.

This wasn't their first time in the Hokage's office, so there was no need for someone to lead the way. The three of them entered one after the other and saw three brand-new ninja outfits inside.

The third generation was organizing documents when they saw the three of them come in, and they were immediately stunned.

Orochimaru's mental state...

"Lord Third Generation, let's get started quickly. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get some rest."

Akabane reminded.

"I'm fine, I'm still in good spirits."

Orochimaru didn't think he should rest and looked like he was drunk.

The third generation sighed helplessly.

He had tried to find out some information about this disciple's recent situation, but he always forgot to check on him further when he got busy, and he didn't even know that the other party hadn't rested for so long.

"Let's begin. First up is Akabane, the report from Sunagakure. You can take a look."

The third generation threw the documents over in an annoyed manner.

Akabane picked it up and glanced at it, then felt a little embarrassed.

The document details the story of the hot spring ninja. Moreover, many Sand ninja corpses were found along the way, and through repeated examination, it was roughly determined that they died from his genjutsu.

This is the Sunagakure Village's investigation report on Akabane.

The third generation took a drag of his cigarette and said, "What do you think?"

"My lord, Sunagakure is plotting revenge. Please see the truth."

Akabane calmly pushed the documents back.

This information has no reference value whatsoever; the entire document is just speculation and deduction. However, the Sand Village sent it over for no other reason than to annoy them.

"Well, let's leave it at that for now. Orochimaru, here's your information."

The third generation threw another portion over.

It doesn't mention anything about Orochimaru, or even that he's from Konoha. It only says that someone infiltrated the exam hall and looted ninjutsu from other ninja villages.

However, since it was sent to Konoha, it's clear that Sunagakure suspects it was someone from Konoha.

Others might not understand, but Danzo and the Third Hokage could see through it immediately.

This is Orochimaru.

"Teacher Mingjian."

Orochimaru simply didn't bother to explain, and used Akabane's words, only missing the "+1" mark.

Shuo Mao remained unmoved, seemingly uninterested in any of this.

"Given your performance, I have consulted with the elders and decided to promote Kurama Akabane to Special Jonin, and Orochimaru and Hatake Sakumo to Chunin."

After the three generations finished speaking, they handed the clothes on the table to them one by one.

Akabane understood.

The two documents I just presented were merely a warning; the real purpose was to get them to accept their fate and don the ninja uniform.

The higher the position, the greater the responsibility.

Chapter 171 Research is the primary productive force

The uniforms of Jonin and Chunin are the same; the only difference is in their rank and title.

Once you're promoted to Jonin, you can become a team leader. But after the Ninja Reserve Corps is reorganized, will you still need to lead teams?

Upon closer examination, it seems that they are all pretty much the same to him.

Whether he wanted to or not, he was going to take that group of newly graduated genin with him; it didn't seem to make much of a difference.

Upon reflection, he suddenly understood why he needed to give this special Jonin.

The blame still lies with the training instructors!

"One scheme leads to another, these old foxes... we can't outsmart them."

Akabane felt conflicted and could only silently accept the outcome.

"Do Chunin need to go on missions?"

Orochimaru's focus is different; he's been busy with research lately and doesn't want to be inexplicably sent out on missions.

Since the laboratory moved from the shadows to the open, he has become much more direct in his speech and actions.

"If you make enough contributions, you don't have to go on missions."

The third generation said calmly.

He was also very troubled.

Of the three, Sakumo is the most obedient, while the other two have major problems that are difficult to handle. Orochimaru was not known before, but now he is so engrossed in his research that he can't extricate himself and doesn't even sleep anymore.

Orochimaru pondered for a moment and asked, "Does my recent research into the Sound Ninja equipment from the manga count as a contribution?"

"Of course, as long as you have research results, you can enjoy special privileges."

The third generation explained.

"So, my Mirage of Mist counts too?"

Akabane's eyes lit up.