Chapter 8

The Jonin voting in the Mist adopts a non-anonymous method, that is, voting on the spot.

After Maeda Tian Yuanshi announced the start of voting, the Jonin present who expressed agreement raised their hands one after another.

It can be clearly seen that about half of those who agreed were ninjas from the Mizunuki clan. These ninjas were all wearing uniform white kimonos, which can be considered a major feature of the Mizunuki clan in the Mist.

More than twenty Jonin, this is the foundation of the Mizunuki clan.

No matter what, the Mizunuki clan, with the contemporary Mizukage sitting in town, is the largest ninja clan in the current Mist.

From here, you can also see how much advantage ninjas from ninja clans have.

And in contrast, on the seats opposite the Mizunuki clan ninjas, a row of sturdy ninjas sat neatly, the number being about the same as the ninjas of the Mizunuki clan.

These ninjas, regardless of gender, all had extremely well-developed muscles, and they also had the same feature, which was that they had no eyebrows.

After removing their eyebrows, they used an eyebrow pencil to dot a black spot where their eyebrows should be.

Such an appearance, besides being fierce, gives people a funny and ugly feeling.

And the leader of this group of ninjas is a manic existence who is exceptionally burly and one size larger than his other clansmen.

Kaguya clan!

The leader is the current head of the Kaguya clan—Kaguya Ichiro!

Also the mortal enemy of the Mizunuki clan!

At this moment, this group of fierce ninjas were all sitting in their seats, sneering and saying nothing.

Without exception, the Kaguya ninjas voted against Mizunuki Ryosuke's promotion.

The other Jonin were not surprised to see this, as if such a situation often occurred.

It is not just the Kaguya clan; the Mizunuki clan also often gives a unanimous vote against it when Kaguya clansmen are promoted to Jonin.

It was not just the Kaguya clan that cast a veto vote; Mizunuki Ryosuke also noticed that Hozuki Suigetsu and the ninjas beside him all voted against his promotion to Jonin.

And Jonin Class Leader Maeda Tian Yuanshi himself did not agree, but there were sparse two or three people beside him who agreed.

It can be considered as taking care of the Mizukage's face.

The remaining ninjas who expressed agreement were scattered and seated, and they should all be Jonin belonging to the Mizukage faction.

Accumulated together, there were about forty votes.

It had already exceeded thirty percent of the number of people attending the meeting, and Mizunuki Ryosuke had easily passed this level.

But the current scene made Mizunuki Ryosuke unable to help but frown.

There were more than ninety Jonin participating in the meeting, which included more than twenty Jonin from the Mizunuki clan.

Mizunuki Ryosuke's promotion to Jonin was instructed by the Mizukage, and anyone who is not blind should be able to see it.

After all, the surname Mizunuki is here, which is enough to explain some problems.

But the current result is not very wonderful.

It's terrifying to think about.

A clansman nominated by the Mizukage, the number of votes in favor did not even exceed half!

Not to mention that there are major ninja clans and the Mist Anbu Minister jumping out to sing the opposite on the surface.

This is like a mayor nominating his brother-in-law to build a road, and half of his subordinates singing the opposite.

This is a quite dangerous ratio.

The Jonin class is the foundation of the village, and the Kage's control over the Jonin is not even half, which is a quite dangerous signal!

And there is also the moisture from the Mizunuki clan in this. You must know that usually, there would not be so many Mizunuki clan ninjas coming to attend the meeting.

Actually calculated, Mizunuki Taki's control over the village's Jonin should be around thirty percent.

Dangerous! Extremely dangerous!

As the saying goes, leaning against a big tree is cool, but looking at the Third's situation, this is not a big tree, it is clearly an old tree that is about to wither!

Mizunuki Ryosuke knows deeply that since he was born into the Mizunuki clan, this innate identity cannot be shaken off.

According to the current situation, Mist Anbu Minister Hozuki Suigetsu and the Kaguya clan are undoubtedly the great enemies of his current identity!

"It seems that my strategy of biding my time is indeed correct!"

Mizunuki Ryosuke once again affirmed his strategy in his heart.

And he became more and more determined to be "mediocre" to the end.

Soon, the promotion session reached the next item.

Mizunuki Ryosuke was still the last to appear.

Except for Miyake Daishi, who did not pass the vote, the remaining four people had to choose one from the participating Jonin to compete.

The first to appear was a young ninja named Kato Ichiro. From the appearance, being able to participate in the Jonin exam at this age can be considered a "talent" type ninja.

Although Mizunuki Ryosuke felt very strange about Kato Ichiro, he had heard a little about the "Kato" clan.

The Kato clan is a small ninja clan in the Mist, and there are three or five Jonin in the clan, and they also have extensive interactions in the village.

Soon, the lottery ended, and Kato Ichiro chose a middle-aged Jonin.

Mizunuki Ryosuke keenly discovered that the moment he drew this ninja, Kato Ichiro and this middle-aged ninja had a brief look at each other and smiled.

In this instant, Mizunuki Ryosuke seemed to understand something.

Sure enough.

The world of ninjas is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships...

Without accident, this Kato Ichiro should be promoted relatively easily.

Sure enough, it was as Mizunuki Ryosuke expected.

The battle between the two followed a "stop at the point," and after a battle of mutual restraint, it was judged as a draw.

Clearly, the two had already had interactions before, and by virtue of their relationship, the middle-aged Jonin easily let Kato Ichiro pass.

Compared to Kato Ichiro, the ninja named Hara Hideyori was not so lucky.

He drew an Mist Anbu ninja who was extremely cold and sat beside Hozuki Suigetsu.

Before the two started fighting, Hara Hideyori's face was extremely ugly.

After the start, the Mist Anbu ninja really did not show any mercy, and this Mist Anbu ninja's strength was extremely extraordinary.

Even among the Jonin, he is an absolute elite level, commonly known as an "elite Jonin."

This is no wonder he can sit beside Hozuki Suigetsu.

Within ten rounds, Hara Hideyori was defeated.

When it was the third battle, the two sides showed a situation of equal strength, and finally Jiang Jiang Zhishu was recognized by the competing ninja.

Both sides agreed to end in a draw.

It can be seen that this ninja named Jiang Jiang Zhishu has good strength and already has the level of a Jonin.

After Mizunuki Ryosuke secretly remembered this name in his heart, he prepared to step forward to compete.

Like the previous few people, the "draw opponent" session was completed by Jonin Class Leader Maeda Tian Yuanshi.

When Maeda Tian Yuanshi drew a sign with a Jonin's name from the sign box filled with the names of the participating Jonin, some ninjas with better eyesight showed gloating expressions.

"Mizunuki Ryosuke's opponent is..."

"Kaguya Yuta!"

As the voice fell, everyone gasped.

There's a good show to watch!