Still don't own Naruto
Chapter 46: The Jonnin Tournament Part 3
"So how do you think you will go in your next match" Naruto asked Shikamaru.
"It's hard to say it will end up depending on the terrain I think, from what I could tell if we get the forest or the cliffs then I am rather confident I will win. The lightening is fifty, fifty. But I do not fancy my chance's in the water or plain arena" Shikamaru said while leaning on the railing gazing out over the empty arena.
"Well I would love to fight you in the final. With that brain of yours I would definitely have my work cut out for me" Naruto said with a smile.
"I doubt it, you I have very little chance against. I mean your as good as Lee at taijutsu you also have many long range ninjutsu, and your seal's are out of this world. In short I don't think I could beat you it would be just way to troublesome" Shikamaru said with a grin.
"Come on don't be like that, you never know unless you try" Naruto said patting the lazy Nara on the back before pushing off the railing he was leaning on with his fellow Konoha ninja. "I'm going to go see Yugi-chan you wanna come or you happy watching clouds" the blond asked knowing the answer before it came.
"I think I will say, would be just troublesome to be your third wheel. Besides watching clouds is something I don't get time to do much anymore" Shikamaru said not looking at Naruto.
"Fine, hey good luck with the match anyway just in case I'm not back in time" Naruto said before walking to leave towards the exit of the booth.
Yugito was sitting in the same seat she was in during the first interval, however now she was joined by Samui.
"Why hello ladies" Naruto said from behind them. Enjoying the fact that they jumped in surprise at how close Naruto had managed to get without being detected.
"Naru-kun! You scared the hell out of me" Yugito said glaring with forced anger at the currently laughing leaf ninja.
"I'm sorry Yugi-chan, I couldn't help myself. Anyway how are things up here are both of you beautiful ladies enjoying the show" Naruto said hopping down into a seat next to Yugito.
Samui had a small blush from being called beautiful but steadied herself well. "Yes the fight's have been quite entertaining your match with that clone of your teams sensei was amazing. But wasn't that a bit of a mean thing to do to your summons" Samui asked.
"Nah he has taken far worse when we train together, besides those toads have tough skin" Naruto said calmly waving away the busty blonds concerns for Gamakichi's well being.
"Only two more fights to go, who do you think will get promoted to jonnin. Well other than yourself of course" Yugito queried.
"Well Shikamaru is a certainty. Other than that I would say Kurotsuchi has used some good strategy to get past Shino and Hinata so shes in. The last one, I am not sure about and that Chojuro, he used good strategy to win against Omoi. But in the end it's up to the judge's and Kage's who will be promoted I guess" Naruto said.
"Well it is going to be tough to beat your match with Lee" Yugito said.
"That's true Lee is certainly far stronger and faster than most jonnin but he still needs to calm down a bit I think" Naruto replied.
"That's for sure, but still I wouldn't want to have to fight him" Samui said.
Naruto and the two Kumo kunoichi sat and talked about who they thought might get promoted and the upcoming matches until once again a buzzer went off and Naruto was forced to return to the competitor's booth while Shikamaru and Chojuro made there way into the center of the arena.
(Kage Booth)
"This will be rather interesting, the powerful ninjutsu and kenjutsu of Chojuro against the Nara's superior planning and trapping skill's" Oonoki said.
"I agree, it will probably some down to who gets the advantage in arena" Jiraiya replied as the computer screen began to spin into life.
"Yes Shikamaru has shown that he definitely has what it takes to be a jonnin. But I believe that Chojuro will win this" Mei said.
"Yes his Kenjutsu is certainly impressive but the Nara has made it this far without really having to fight, and that to me just screams that he's a tactical genius" A said.
(Tournament Floor)
Shikamaru was silently cursing who ever was running the computer screen. When it had stopped it indicated that they would be fighting in a plain arena, Shikamaru did not like his chances, granted water would not have been much better given he was facing someone from Kiri but at least he could have used the shadow's underwater to his advantage.
"Welcome to the Semi Finals, fighters are you ready" Ao said as both Chojuro and Shikamaru slid into there fighting stances.
Both nodded before Ao raised his hand "Then...Begin!" Ao yelled bringing his arm down to help signal the start of the match.
Shikamaru acted first and extended his shadow out in an attempt to trap Chojuro. This eventually came to naught as Chojuro jumped back as the shadow approached and once it made it to its full length made a mark on the ground.
'Hm this seems familiar to my match with that troublesome woman' Shikamaru thought remembering his chunin exam final match. 'I doubt I can trick this guy the same way, in fact I there are no holes to use this time' he thought as he removed several kunai from his pouch.
Meanwhile Chojuro began running though some hand seals "Suiton: Gunshot" he said before shooting a large ball of water at Shikamaru who seriously considered just letting it hit him so he could go rest before he eventually rolled out of the way.
Shikamaru threw several kunai at Chojuro but it turned out that Hiramekarei was a quite adequate shield. 'Guess single projectiles are out' Shikamaru thought filing that piece of information away for later.
"Shadow Endgame Jutsu" Shikamaru said and ten thin strands of shadows rose up and each removed kunai from his pouch before circling around the area.
Realizing the danger Chojuro began charging Hiramekarei. They both acted at the same time the thin strands of shadow charged forward along with Shikamaru's body and they all threw there kunai at the same time.
"Hiramekarei Unleashing, Chakra Shield" A large blue orb appeared around Chojuro and the kunai that struck just bounced off.
Once the shield dropped Shikamaru acted quickly ans attempted to trap the Kiri ninja in his shadow again however Chojuro was far to fast.
Drawing out kunai of his own Chojuro began sending kunai flying at rapid speeds across the field effectively stopping Shikamaru's jutsu and forcing him to take out his tanto and swat the kunai he couldn't dodge out of the air before taking out several flash bomb's from his pouch and adding them to his kunai before placing them back into his holster.
'I only have one chance at this. But first I need him to stop using those kunai. Oh man I have to get in close, how troublesome' Shikamaru thought swiping another flurry of kunai from the air.
Charging forward tanto drawn Shikamaru forced Chojuro to stop his assault of kunai and bring Hiramekarei up to block the swing.
Shikamaru then jumped back and removed one of his flash bomb's connected to a kunai and chucked it behind him while his shadow began to stretch forward.
Chojuro was confused by the use of a flash bomb because he was wearing sunglasses and as such wouldn't be troubled by the flash. However seconds later he figured it out, unfortunately it was a couple of seconds to late as the flash bomb went off and Shikamaru's shadow used the light behind him to shoot forward at a far faster rate than usual.
"Shadow Imitation Success" Shikamaru said proudly.
"What's this I cant move" Chojuro said obviously confused.
"Oh you can move, just only where I make you move, and it seems you use a kunai pouch on both leg's, well then lets just put one of them to good use. Shikamaru said and reaching down his left leg to an imaginary kunai pouch and drawing a kunai from it before placing it over his throat.
The fake kunai that Shikamaru held was not so fake for Chojuro who was now sweating no matter how much he struggled he could barely move an inch. "I -G"
"I forfeit" Shikamaru said cutting off Chojuro 'Yep just like my match with that troublesome woman' he thought as his shadow retracted from Chojuro.
"A-Are you serious?" Chojuro asked shocked.
"Yeah, the way I see it, I have done enough to earn promotion and I cant beat Naruto it would be way too troublesome to even try. Besides after all the fighting today I am out of chakra, good luck in the final" Shikamaru said
"Uh, Shikamaru from Konoha has forfeited the match. Winner Chojuro!" Ao said.
The crowd reacted in different ways. Some were shocked that Shikamaru surrendered just as it looked like he had won. Another section was angry mostly because they had placed bet's on Shikamaru to win the match, finally there was the section of people who bet on Chojuro or were from Kiri and they were unmistakeably happy.
(Kage Booth)
"Guess he hasn't changed much at all" Jiraiya said with a small sigh.
"What do you mean Jiraiya-dono" Mei asked.
"He did the exact same thing in the chunin exams, gave up just as he was about to win, still if he is out of chakra it is probably for the best in the end" the white haired toad sage replied.
"I guess so, however he already had the match won to forfeit like that is rather embarrassing" Oonoki grumbled.
"I agree he was the better fighter and to surrender like that without even attempting to take on the winner of the next match is rather unheard of" A said.
"Yes but that is just what Shikamaru is like, if he is given a mission then he is deadly serious but once it is done he is as lazy as they come" Jiraiya said.
"Hm, reminds me of Bee and Darui" A said with a smile as Naruto and Kurotsuchi entered the arena floor.
"So who do you think will win this one" Mei said.
"Most unfortunately I can not see my granddaughter pulling out a win here, she will have to be tired by now and the young Namikaze boy still looks fresh despite his efforts in the last two matches" Oonoki said.
"I agree, Naruto will have too much for her but she has him at a elemental advantage with Katon and Doton, she also has Yoton and Suiton so she can be far more flexible with her jutsu making her harder to counter. But Naruto's speed and unpredictability will win out" Jiraiya said while the computer began choosing the terrain.
"It seems we are all in agreement I cant see young Naruto loosing this match and I would say he will win this tournament with little trouble now" A said.
"Well at least the terrain will favor Kurotsuchi" Oonoki said as the computer screen showed the symbol for Iwa.
(Tournament Floor)
Naruto and Kurotsuchi stood on either side of the ring while the ground morphed around them into giant uneven cliffs.
"Begin!" yelled Akatsuchi after checking to see if Kurotsuchi and Naruto were ready. Nothing happened for a moment as neither of the competitor's could see each other and neither wanted to fall into a trap.
Naruto waited and listened for any movement but all he could hear was the roar of the crowd. 'I guess I'm going to have to make the first move' he thought but before he could jump up the rocky surface in front of him seemed to glow.
Suddenly the glowing rock exploded and lava shot out rushing towards Naruto who quickly jumped out of the way. Kurotsuchi's attack had not ended however as she jumped up and sent another stream of lava straight at Naruto who had to jump out of the way again. 'Phew that Yoton sure is dangerous' he thought back flipping off his platform and onto another as more magma flew at him.
Continuing his dodging Naruto began to realize that the Iwa kunoichi was getting tired a given considering she had two difficult fights and didn't have the same sorts of reserves as Naruto.
"Damn it Naruto stop running" She yelled.
"what and risk getting my pretty face burnt, no thanks" Naruto joked jumping away from yet another stream of lava.
"Ok find me now "Kagebushin no jutsu" Naruto yelled and over one hundred spiky yellow haired ninja appeared before they bolted in multiple directions.
"Kami, why wont you fight me" Kurotsuchi yelled in frustration.
"I am fighting, don't tell me you haven't noticed" several Naruto's replied at the same time from there hiding spots.
"You have not been fighting me. All you have been doing is running around avoiding my jutsu" Kurotsuchi replied.
"I don't see the difference. Anyway shouldn't you be hunting clones its a fun game kinda like hide and seek, only with deadly jutsu" a Naruto replied.
"Fine" Kurotsuchi yelled back and began running through hand seals "Yoton Lava Rain" she yelled and shot a huge stream of magma up into the air and it fanned out like a water fountain as large droplets of lava began crashing into the earth.
Naruto's everywhere began jumping up when where they were hiding and exploding in puffs of smoke.
"Ok there gone come out and fight me now" Kurotsuchi said slightly impatient because she knew she couldn't keep up her constant attacks much longer.
"I thought I already told you I am" came the voice of Naruto right from behind her.
She spun around to see nothing but an empty cliff face. "Ok that's not funny Naruto I know that your stronger than me already you don't need to rub it in" Kurotsuchi said.
"No that's not the point I am just testing out a jutsu Jiraiya sensei taught me he uses it with his chameleon jutsu to throw his voice but that said in an area like this you really shouldn't let over one hundred seal masters hide from you" Naruto joked as hundreds of seals burned into life around her.
'Oh shit' was all she had time to think about before the seals finished activating and the area exploded with heavy gusts of wind and water that while thankfully were not directed right at Kurotsuchi was still enough to completely blind her through a haze of water being blown around and she couldn't hear anything due to the sound of the wind. Suddenly one final seal came into view and shot a massive gust of wind right into Kurotsuchi's stomach sending her flying right over to where Naruto appeared out of nowhere with several rolls of chakra wire to tie her up.
"See I told you I was fighting all along" he said with a smile as he place a chakra suppression seal on her forehead causing her to faint.
"Kurotsuchi is unable to continue. Winner Naruto!" Akatsuchi said with a dopy smile.
(Kage Booth)
"As expected, it cant be helped that Kurotsuchi had the misfortune of coming up against the boy" Oonoki said with a small sigh.
"It seems Konoha has more than one brilliant strategist from the result of that match Jiraiya-dono. To win a match against a clearly well trained kunoichi like Kurotsuchi without having to land a punch. But with that said it could only be done by a true seal master" Mei said hungrily as she gazed into the arena at Naruto who was freeing Kurotsuchi from his ninja wire.
"Yes his seals are quite spectacular. And his ability to set up a trap that doesn't look like a trap is far higher than most jonnin could achieve. To me they both are definitely worthy of promotion" A said.
"Agreed, the four semi finalists have all proven there worth, the final will be interesting. However I doubt Chojuro can compete with Naruto's speed" Oonoki said.
"Yes, my ninja will most likely loose this fight, his sword is heavy and will slow him down, which is why he does not use much movement when he fights. But he has a lot of power and great resilience" Mei said.
"I am just glad we don't have to wait for the final" A said as Chojuro made his way out onto the field.
"You were always an impatient one" Oonoki grumbled.
(Fight)
Naruto looked up to the computer but was confused when it showed the symbol for each type of terrain.
"The final will be held in a mixture of all the terrain's and will be devided into sections for each part" Akatsuchi said as the ground around them lifted apart from one fifth of the ring which began filling with water.
The other four fifth's divided into the other four terrains with the center where they were standing remaining bare. In the two corners behind Naruto there was the thick forest that was made and controlled by Yamato and the lightening rod's that Atsui was manipulating.
Chojuro looked a little nervous but at the same time determined as each of the proctors jumped into the edge of the ring around there area before addressing the two future jonnin. "Naruto of Konoha are you ready" Ao asked as the representative of Kiri.
Naruto got into his stance before yelling out "Yes"
"Chojuro of Kiri are you ready" Yamato asked and Chojuro did the same.
"Then let the final... Begin!" All of the proctors yelled together.
Chojuro acted first ignoring Hiramekarei he went straight for his kunai and began flinging them at Naruto who was able t dodge and duck out of the way before sending a flurry of his own kunai at Chojuro.
This time Chojuro did reach for Hiramekarei using it to shield himself before spinning around and sending more kunai at Naruto while he jumped back into the Kiri section of the field. "Suiton: Water Shark Bullet Jutsu" he yelled as a large shark made out of water rose up behind Chojuro and raced at Naruto who was quickly running through his own hand seals.
"Fuuton: Violent Wind Palm" the blond yelled and the compressed air that shot from his wrist and clashed against the giant shark disrupting both jutsu.
"Suiton: Water Drowning Jutsu" Chojuro yelled. This time a large piller of water formed in front of the blue haired Kiri ninja and where ever Chojuro directed the pillar of water would follow.
Naruto jumped out of the way this time but that didn't stop the jutsu which seemed to not stop once it hit its target as it swerved to chase after Naruto again.
'Damn that is a useful jutsu I wish I knew it' Naruto mused as he began running through hand seals. "Summoning Jutsu" he yelled and Gamatatsu, Gamakichi's brother appeared to the side of Naruto as he had to jump out of the way.
"Hi Naruto, do you have any snacks" Gamatatsu asked dumbly. He was just looking on with mild interest as Naruto narrowly avoided the constant stream of water.
"I can feed you later, right now I am a little busy Tatsu... I need you to go jump to the top of once of those rocky pillars overlooking the water, can you do that for me" Naruto whispered so Chojuro couldn't hear.
"I will for some snacks" Gamatatsu said hapily.
"Gah, why cant you be more like your brother, he doesn't ask to be paid in food all the time" Naruto moaned with a face palm "Where am I supposed to get snacks from in the middle of a fight. I cant just stop mid way and say sorry Chojuro, but can you wait while I go get my summons some sweets" he complained.
"Why not" Gamatatsu asked curiously as Naruto had to jump out of the way of the pillar of water again something that Naruto seriously considered not even bothering with out of exasperation with the large yellow toad.
"Look can I just pay you next time" Naruto asked 'You would think he would be more willing to help, he is one of my personal summons after all. I wonder if Fukusaku sensei will let me trade him with another less difficult toad, one more like his brother' Naruto thought as Gamatatsu pondered the implications of being payed later.
"I guess so but I want double what I normally get" Gamatatsu said eagerly.
"Fine now will you just go do what I asked while I loose this damned jutsu that is following me" Naruto said rolling out of the way of yet another strike.
"Sure thing, glad to help" the large toad said before he hopped away.
'Sure... Now he is glad to help, damn toad. And the cliffs are that way' "Your going the wrong way" Naruto said with a sweat drop 'I swear he must have been dropped on his head as a tadpole, multiple time's' Naruto thought as Gamatatsu righted himself and went to where Naruto asked him to.
Naruto finally getting his message across to the mentally challenged toad took off into the Konoha section of the battle ground in order to loose the jutsu, this did not work so well as it simple rose above the trees and smashed down at taking a large number of branches with it. On the plus side it was no longer able to chase after Naruto and he eventually escaped the jutsu which returned to its starting point around Chojuro.
Naruto it turned out had used the chameleon jutsu and escaped the area that Chojuro was currently scanning around the same time that he gave up on trying to attack him inside the forest.
"Ok Tatsu, the Toad Gun, lets go" Naruto said still camouflaged behind the large toad.
"Is that you Naruto, do you have my snacks yet" Gamatatsu asked happily.
Naruto just stopped and began to bang his head on the closest rocky cliff in the Iwa area. 'Stupid, Stupid, Stupid" Naruto mumbled to himself before turning back to Gamatatsu. "No Tatsu not yet, we need to use the toad gun to force that man down there to break his jutsu" Naruto said explaining his plan to the toad as calmly and slowly as possible.
"Oh so you want me to help you fight... Then why didn't you say so" the toad asked tilting his head to the side in confusion.
Naruto just slapped a hand to his forehead in defeat and began shaking his head. "Just get ready to fire the Toad Gun" Naruto cried lightly wondering why he didn't just remove his restriction seals enter sage mode and win the match that way.
After Gamatatsu finally realized what he was supposed to be doing Naruto released his chameleon jutsu and called out to Chojuro with his hand placed firmly on the yellow toads back. "Hey Chojuro... Up here".
Reacting to the call Chojuro sent his Suiton jutsu charging at Naruto. "Now Tatsu... Fuuton: Toad Gun" he called out and a powerful jet of water shot out of the toads mouth ripping straight through Chojuro's pillar of water and forced the Kiri ninja to jump back in order to avoid the devastating attack.
The moment Chojuro let the jutsu break and jumped away Naruto sprang forward determined not to let Chojuro use another powerful jutsu.
Appearing behind the Kiri ninja Naruto kicked him in the small of the back and sent him flying out of the water section and right into the area of lightening.
"You have some brilliant Suiton jutsu, but it seems you need to be close to the water source to use them" Naruto said landing in the center.
'How did he escape my jutsu nothing moved from the forest?' "How did you escape to the top of those rocks without me seeing you they were on the opposite side of the arena" Chojuro asked standing up and panting slightly.
"Well when your sensei is the worlds best spy master and genius at infiltration you tend to learn a few things, that was his chameleon jutsu that allows someone to blend in almost perfectly with there surrounding's" Naruto informed the Kiri ninja.
"I see. That is a useful jutsu, it would be invaluable in escaping dangerous situations" Chojuro admitted as he readied himself.
"Thanks I think it is time to end this though" said Naruto as his restriction seals burned into existence before fading again. He then held his palm out and began forming a rasengan.
At the same time Chojuro began charging Hiramekarei. Naruto seeing this stopped his jutsu and created a couple of clones before entering sage mode.
A loud bell like screeching noise filled the area as Naruto's Rasenshuriken formed. "I hope your able to escape this, I really do" Naruto said kindly as he prepared to throw his jutsu.
(Kage Booth)
"What in the world is that" Mei asked mouth wide open feeling the sheer power coming from Naruto's jutsu.
"That is one of the completed forms of the rasengan He calls it the Rasenshuriken, he also has a Suiton version but he doesn't have a name for it as of yet. I have been working on completing one myself with my Katon manipulation but it is harder than the kid makes it look" Jiraiya said grumbling the last part out.
"It is incredible. So much power from just one jutsu, and he doesn't even look winded" Oonoki said in awe.
"Yeah I have seen him use around ten of them in a single training session and still have energy for a spar he is really something else" Jiraiya said proudly.
(Fight)
At seeing the same jutsu that decimated the arena in the first task Chojuro began to sweat and pushed all of his remaining energy into the Hiramekarei before they both fired "Hiramekarei Unleashing / Fuuton: Rasenshuriken" the both yelled at the same time.
The two jutsu clashed in the middle but Chojuro's eyes bulged when the Rasenshuriken seemed to slice through his jutsu evaporating it as it went along.
Knowing he needed to act quick Chojuro pushed away with all of his might leaping over a large electrical field and into the trees of the Konoha section.
The Rasenshuriken hit the ground and expanded decimating anything in its path in a huge ball of tiny wind blades.
When the gale force winds finally died down they were left with a large crater that used to be the Kumo section of the field.
Checking to see if he was still in one piece Chojuro gave a sigh of relief before deciding he had enough. "Proctor I forfeit, I can not compete with something like that" Chojuro yelled coming out of the tree he was hiding in with his hands up.
Nobody in the arena could blame him after what they just witnessed not even the Kage's seemed to blame Chojuro and even added points to his jonnin application on the simple basis that he survived the attack. If it wasn't for the power of Hiramekarei he would not have been so lucky however with his unleashing attack slowing the approach of the Rasenshuriken quite a lot.
"Very well... Chojuro of Kiri has forfeited the Match" Ao said loudly.
"The Winner and therefore Tournament Champion... Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze" The proctors all said loudly.
There was silence for a short moment as everyone took in the fact the match was over then slowly the clapping started from the Kage booth and the large section of Konoha ninja as well as team Samui.
Eventually the whole building was cheering even the Iwa group who seemed to not care that he was a Namikaze because of the great show he put on throughout the tournament.
As the field returned to its original flatness the Kage's, Jiraiya and there bodyguards arrived along with the proctors and several other ninja. They talked amongst themselves quietly for a moment before they each came over to congratulate Naruto.
As Mei came to congratulate Naruto she leaned in and gave him a small kiss on the cheek and Naruto could hear the infuriated yet stifled yelled promises of a slow and painful death for the Mizukage from Yugito who Naruto could see was being restrained by Samui.
After the congratulations were complete Oonoki began to speak. "We have talked amongst ourselves and decided on the promotions that will be handed out today. Obtaining the rank of Tokubetsu Jonnin are Rock Lee from Konoha. Shino Aburame from Konoha. And Omoi from Kumo" Oonoki said and the three ninja came out to applause of the crowd and received there new rank ID cards after being informed that they would receive there new vests upon the return to there villages.
"Obtaining the rank of Jonnin were. Today's runner up Chojuro from Kiri. Shikamaru Nara from Konoha. My Granddaughter Kurotsuchi" there was a loud eruption of applause at Kurotsuchi's name and Oonoki waited for it to die down. "Finally we have the Winner of the tournament Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze" again there was a loud eruption of applause although not as loud as was for Kurotsuchi. "As champion we have a special gift for you a new hetai-ite" Oonoki said and he produced a brand new forehead protector however this one was pure black and the symbol of the leaf was in dark red.
Shikamaru and Kurotsuchi came into the ring to collect there new ID cards and for Kurotsuchi to receive a Iwa standard jonnin vest.
"Well congratulations Naruto your now a jonnin. On the plus side you wont get called in to teach at the academy anymore, on the downside it wont be too long before they try to stick you down with a genin team, I do believe they will do this sooner than you think as it will be a way for the counsel to control your movements" Jiraiya informed Naruto once they separated from the others and began making there way out of the arena.
"I cant take on student's just yet Jiraiya sensei I still have so much to learn, besides don't I need to have a certain number of missions done as a jonnin before I am eligible" Naruto reasoned.
"Yes your right, but that doesn't mean Danzo and those other old crows we have for elders wont try to keep you in the village, your there jinchuuriki and the last Namikaze after all" Jiraiya said.
"I would like to see them try, and there is something very off putting about that Danzo" Naruto said while thinking back to what Itachi said about an S ranked secret. 'If I am right the secret is it was Itachi's orders to kill his clan, but Jiji was never that cruel he would never kill innocents if he could help it and would always look for a peaceful solution. That leaves the elders who made the decision, but from what I have heard of Danzo he loves Konoha. But at the same time he wants his own power and wants to rule Konoha more than anything. I say he had something to do with this or at least had something to gain the only question is what' Naruto thought as he walked out of the arena to meet Yugito and the other Konoha ninja along with team Samui there to congratulate him again.
End Chapter!
Well that's the Jonnin exams done probably just do one or two filler chapters to round out the Iwa Arc then move on.
I will probably do another mini arc before moving back to the Cannon.