While Seimei was diligently practicing swordsmanship, a figure suddenly approached from afar.
Seeing the person, Seimei stopped his swordsmanship practice in advance. When the person came closer, he bowed slightly and called out, "Uncle!"
That's right, the person was none other than the Uchiha Jonin who had communicated with him twice before.
The other party looked Seimei up and down, first nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "I've read your mission report, you did a good job."
Seimei didn't reply, waiting for him to continue.
Sure enough, he heard him continue, "After three days of verification by the headquarters, it has been confirmed that the matters mentioned in your report are true.
Considering the difficulty of this mission and your experience, the headquarters believes that you already possess all the qualities required of a Jonin.
Therefore, in principle, they have agreed to promote you to Jonin."
Hearing this, Seimei's face showed a hint of excitement at the right time, although his heart was very calm.
Seimei knew very well that the so-called Jonin was just a title. What really determined whether he could survive or not was his own strength.
As long as he had enough strength, even if he was a Genin, so what? He could still live well, couldn't he?
Of course, being promoted to Jonin wasn't without benefits. At the very least, he had more freedom in missions.
At the same time, he also had the opportunity to participate in the decision-making of major events.
After all, no matter which ninja village, Jonin were the backbone.
Therefore, even the Kage had to consider the opinions of most Jonin when implementing a certain policy.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he heard the Uchiha Jonin in front of him continue, "Get ready. Tomorrow morning, the headquarters will hold a meeting to officially announce your promotion to Jonin.
At that time, all Jonin without missions will attend. This is both an opportunity for you to meet other Jonin and for other Jonin to get to know you."
"I understand, Uncle!"
Seimei replied.
The Uchiha Jonin glanced at the surrounding ground and trees full of sword marks and said, "It seems you are cultivating, so I won't disturb you."
After saying that, he was about to leave.
Seimei quickly said, "Thank you, Uncle. Take care!"
"Hmm."
The Uchiha Jonin responded, and then with a 'Body Flicker Technique', he 'disappeared'.
"A meeting, huh..."
Seimei looked at the back of the Uchiha Jonin leaving and murmured softly.
Standing in place, he thought quietly for a while, then stopped thinking about it and drew the short sword from his waist, continuing his training.
Time passed by.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed.
During this day, in addition to gaining 134 proficiency points for the 'Reflection Technique', which also increased the Sharingan's evolution progress by 134 points, 'Swordsmanship' also gained more than 50, nearly 60 proficiency points.
Looking at the fruitful harvest on the panel, Seimei closed his eyes in satisfaction.
The night passed uneventfully.
...
The next day.
Morning.
Headquarters.
In the meeting room.
Seimei looked at the many Konoha Jonin, analyzing whether they were clan ninjas or civilian ninjas, and at the same time estimating their strength.
Although this kind of baseless guess was meaningless, Seimei still did it.
There was no other reason, he couldn't just sit here and do nothing, right?
However, he didn't get any information.
At the very least, he could see that most of the Jonin present were clan ninjas, and civilian Jonin accounted for less than 40%.
Seimei wasn't surprised by this. Civilian ninjas had no inheritance or resources, so it was too difficult for them to be promoted to Jonin.
If it weren't for the large base number of civilian ninjas, they might not even account for more than 30%.
But what did this have to do with him? Seimei shook his head inwardly and continued to observe everyone.
While he was observing these Konoha Jonin, these people were also observing him, the latest rising Uchiha genius.
Their gazes were calm, curious, appreciative, or wary, all different.
Seimei ignored all their gazes and just sat there quietly.
A moment later, the host of the meeting, Konoha's front-line commander in the Land of Rain battlefield, Orochimaru, walked into the tent.
His gaze lingered on Seimei for a moment, but he didn't show much emotion.
Seimei had already expected this.
The current Orochimaru hadn't yet failed in competing for the Fourth Hokage position, nor had he been 'instantly killed' by Uchiha Itachi with the Sharingan, so he didn't have such a deep obsession with the Sharingan.
Therefore, Seimei wasn't worried that Orochimaru would be unfavorable to him.
Sitting in the chief seat, Orochimaru coughed lightly and directly announced the start of the meeting.
He said, "There are two things in today's meeting. The first is that Uchiha Seimei has passed the assessment, and the village has decided to officially grant him the Jonin position."
Clap clap clap~
A round of applause sounded, and all the Jonin in the room clapped, whether they were willing or not.
Orochimaru didn't ask Uchiha Seimei to introduce himself or anything because Seimei's basic information had already been sent to all the Jonin, and there was no need to repeat it.
Similarly, he didn't ask other Jonin to introduce themselves because this was something the Uchiha clan should do themselves.
After the applause stopped, Orochimaru continued, "The second thing is whether we should launch a counterattack against Iwagakure.
I believe everyone has already read the relevant intelligence.
Kumogakure's surprise attack on Iwagakure, although it ultimately ended in failure and the Third Raikage died in battle, Iwagakure also suffered considerable losses."
Speaking of this, Orochimaru glanced at Seimei, and the other Konoha Jonin also glanced at Seimei sitting at the table.
Obviously, everyone knew where this intelligence came from.
Seimei didn't react at all to everyone's gazes and just sat there quietly, as if he was... daydreaming?
That's right, Seimei was indeed daydreaming.
For some reason, as soon as the meeting started, it reminded him of some unpleasant experiences in his past life, which made him lose all interest.
If it weren't inappropriate to leave now, Seimei would want to go back and practice his 'swordsmanship'.
"So, should we take this opportunity to launch a counterattack against Iwagakure?"
Orochimaru's voice continued, and everyone withdrew their gazes and began to speak in an orderly manner. Some supported it, while others opposed it.
Those who supported it believed that Iwagakure's front line was currently empty, and it was the perfect opportunity to launch a counterattack and eliminate Iwagakure's effective forces.
Those who opposed it believed that Iwagakure still had an overall advantage in terms of military strength, and they had just won a major victory, so their morale was at its peak.
Once the attack was blocked and Iwagakure's reinforcements arrived, they were very likely to suffer a loss instead of gaining anything.
In short, whether they supported it or not, both sides had their own reasons.
In the end, it was up to Orochimaru, the commander-in-chief, to make the decision.
Orochimaru tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a long time, and then said, "I've decided to attack!"
Hearing this, everyone had different expressions, but no one said much.
Orochimaru had high prestige in everyone's minds. Once he made a decision, others could only obey.
So, everyone started discussing the attack plan.
The meeting lasted for nearly two hours. After basically settling everything, Orochimaru announced the end of the meeting.
Then, he was the first to leave the meeting room.
(End of Chapter)