At the Uchiha Guard headquarters, Shinsuke submitted a gold-embossed application form to the personnel department.
"A Jonin promotion application?"
"Twelve years old?"
The middle-aged Uchiha clan member handling the registration nearly dropped his jaw when he saw the name "Uchiha Shinsuke" on the form.
Uchiha Shinsuke, the clan's newly risen genius, had barely made a name for himself, and already he was challenging the Jonin rank?
"Truly, truly frightening talent!"
"A genius, no, this is a monster!"
The middle-aged Uchiha could not help but exclaim.
One had to know that although the Uchiha Clan produced geniuses in abundance, the Jonin promotion standards were famously strict throughout all of Konoha.
Shinsuke paid this no mind.
A higher rank meant the system could unlock more rewards, allowing him to accumulate clan glory points faster and accelerate the Uchiha Clan's revival.
This was Shinsuke's true purpose.
Three days later, at Konoha's Training Ground Three.
The area had already been cleared, and several seasoned Jonin with calm auras and sharp eyes were positioned around the perimeter, their expressions grave.
They were the examiners for this assessment.
Uchiha Fugaku, the current head of the Uchiha Clan, had also come in person.
Uchiha Shinsuke.
This name had recently stirred such waves within the clan that even he, as clan head, could not afford to ignore it.
"Jonin promotion examination!"
"Under a combined assault from a squad consisting of one Jonin and three Elite Chunin, survive for ten minutes!"
Before the words had even faded, the leading Jonin and three Elite Chunin immediately formed a formation and surrounded Shinsuke at the center in an instant.
Without the slightest probing, all four attacked simultaneously!
Kunai and shuriken, carried by fierce gusts of wind, came from three precise angles and sealed off every avenue of retreat available to Shinsuke!
Shinsuke did not dodge in the slightest, deflecting the incoming kunai and shuriken.
He charged straight toward the leading Jonin.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire!"
The leading Jonin reacted with extraordinary speed, seeing Shinsuke rushing in, rapidly forming hand signs and launching a Fire Style jutsu directly at Shinsuke's face.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Shinsuke flipped aside to evade, only to be met with a Wind Style attack from one of the Chunin.
However, Shinsuke's reaction speed was exceptional, and the wind technique could not even brush the hem of his clothing.
'As expected of a Jonin examination, their coordination is so seamless!'
'But this ends here!'
"Lightning Fire Dragon Breath!"
Shinsuke rapidly formed hand signs.
This was the most powerful S-rank Lightning Style jutsu Shinsuke currently possessed.
A torrent of searing white energy, carrying the ferocity of thunder and the scorching heat of flame, erupted from his palms!
BOOM!
A deafening explosion reverberated across the training ground!
"Not good, danger!"
"That's an S-rank level jutsu!"
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
The onlooking examiners nearby saw this and immediately joined the fray, frantically casting Earth Style techniques to resist Shinsuke's S-rank jutsu.
CRACK!
Dozens of earth walls shattered in succession.
But the residual force of the Lightning Fire Dragon Breath remained absurdly powerful, and several of the front-line examiners were nearly simultaneously blasted backward by the massive shockwave, crashing to the ground in disarray, their qi and blood churning in their chests, temporarily rendered incapable of fighting.
One strike.
With just one strike, he had neutralized several experienced Jonin examiners.
"Hiss..."
That level of jutsu, at this age...
"Lightning Release Chakra Mode (Embryonic Form)!"
Shinsuke let out a low cry, and in an instant, a crackling layer of pale-blue lightning enveloped his body!
His speed surged to a terrifying degree at that very moment!
SIZZLE!
Shinsuke's silhouette became a blur of lightning, and the remaining three Elite Chunin were instantly sent flying!
Again, instant elimination!
The entire training ground fell dead silent.
In the end, the chief examiner looked long and hard at Shinsuke, and spoke with a complex tone.
"Your taijutsu, combat instincts, and mastery of jutsu application have far surpassed the standards of an ordinary Jonin."
"Congratulations, you have passed the examination!"
Upon hearing this, Shinsuke dispersed the lightning enveloping his body.
Uchiha Shinsuke had officially passed the Jonin examination with an overwhelming, undisputed superiority.
After the examination ended, Shinsuke returned alone to his residence and received the system rewards for his Jonin promotion.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host, your rank has advanced! Current position: Konoha Jonin!]
[Promotion rewards are being distributed:]
[1. Sharingan Evolution: Three-Tomoe Sharingan!]
[2. Skill Acquisition: "Lightning Release Chakra Mode" — Initial Mastery!]
The system's notification tone rang out clearly in Shinsuke's mind.
In an instant, an indescribable, searing pain erupted from deep within Shinsuke's eyes!
It was as though countless needles were stabbing viciously into his eyeballs.
Shinsuke let out a muffled grunt and instinctively shut his eyes.
Within the blood-red pupils, the original two tomoe began spinning, fusing, and splitting at an astonishing speed.
Finally, when that wave of agonizing pain receded like a tide, Shinsuke slowly opened his eyes, and within his pupils, three pitch-black, profound tomoe now floated suspended in each eye.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Awakened!
The entire world, in Shinsuke's eyes, became unprecedentedly clear and sharp.
He could even make out the intricate veins on a single fallen leaf one hundred meters away.
At the same time, a torrent of pure chakra surged through Shinsuke's body like a breaking dam.
Shinsuke's understanding and application of Lightning Release Chakra Mode also leaped forward by several levels in an instant.
If before, the embryonic form had only let him touch the barest threshold of the technique, then now, he had truly stepped through that door.
At this moment, Shinsuke's strength stood firmly at the level of an Elite Jonin.
[Uchiha Shinsuke's Attribute Panel
Strength: Jonin (Elite Jonin)
[Mastered Skills: Fire Style Jutsu — Full Mastery, Lightning Release Chakra Affinity — Full Mastery, Sharingan (Three-Tomoe), Combination Jutsu: Lightning Fire Dragon Breath (S-rank), Lightning Fire Rasengan (Peak A-rank), Special State: Lightning Release Chakra Mode]
[Clan Status: Konoha Jonin, Uchiha Guard Elite Squad Captain, Uchiha Elite Preparatory Training Camp Chief Supervisor, Spiritual Leader of the Uchiha Clan's Young Generation, (Hawks — Priority Surveillance Target)]
[Clan Overall Strength Assessment: Chunin-level (Peak, core members approaching Jonin, overall development potential is immense)]