Hinami Senju: Tales of a Hybrid Ninja

chap 12: Promotions

"Shikamaru Nara. Naruto Namikaze. For your performances in the exams, as well as the attack after, and your efforts in rebuilding the village. You have been promoted to chunin. Hinami Senju. For your performance in the exams, as well as the attack after, as well as efforts in rebuilding the village. you've been promoted to Jonin." Minato said, sitting behind his desk, the four nodded seriously, thanking the man. Shikamaru wore his chunin vest over his gray shirt and brown capris pants, his black hair in a ponytail behind his head. Hinami wore an maroon-purple sleeveless cropped top zipped up to her neck with a cropped sky blue jacket overtop, wearing black shorts with a skirt stopping mid thigh. Wearing her black hair in two braids with light blue ribbons at the bases, a yellow strand going through the braid on the right side with a lilac purple strand going through the braid on the left side. Wearing her headband around her left thigh, her bangs falling over her face wearing black arm protectors on her forearms, wearing shinguards on her shins going over her black sandals, she wore the jonin flak jacket open, over her outfit. The two nodded to Minato, thankful for their promotions. Naruto wore his blue-orange ninja outfit with his chunin vest overtop wearing his shuriken holster on his right thigh with kunai pouch on his back waist, his violet eyes looking towards Minato, his blonde hair spiking around his head and over the headband around his forehead. He looped his arms around Shikamaru and Hinami's.

"Can't believe two of the laziest in the village got promoted too." He teased and Hinami rolled her eyes looking over towards him a moment before looking toward Minato,

"This is a huge honor, thank you, Lord Hokage." Hinami said bowing slightly in thanks, and Minato nodded his head in return, looking towards the girl

"Guess that only leaves you Sasuke." Naruto said joking and Sasuke rolled his eyes, looking over, pointing his chopsticks towards the boy, they were at the HotPot, a resturaunt in the leaf that served... hotpot. The pot aside from the broth, had the meat, tofu, noodles, and veggies. Hinami grabbing out some tofu and noddles as Sasuke addressed Naruto.

"Just wait you idiot, I'll pass the next exams." he said in response, and Naruto shrugged looking over to the boy,

"I suppose you could try glaring at lord hokage, maybe that would work." Hinami said before Sasuke threw something at her that hit her square in the face. The girl laughing it off, it was a napkin, so no injuries occured

"Honestly, I thought everyone who made the finals would have a sure fire 'get promoted' thing." She said as she took a bite of food. Looking over at the table

"It's very rare to get a promotion straight to jonin at your age, Hinami. You must have impressed a lot of people to receive such an honor." Kakashi pointed out,

"I impressed people doing what? My match didn't even get to finish, and I didn't help a lot with the attack." Hinami pointed out,

"Yeah, but from what everyone was able to see, it was pretty cool. Ya know, I didn't know you could control that much forest stuff, since you were having trouble with vines." Naruto said in return and Hinami nodded, she looked over,

"Yeah, neither did I, but I stopped worrying about losing control and just... fought and it happened. That must be the key I was missing before." Hinami said in return and Kakashi hummed,

"Well, you're going to have more work than before, that's for sure." Kakashi said from next to Hinami. The group eating their hotpot before making their way over to the fields, talking about the future and so on. Going back and forth with the conversation. Kakashi gifting Naruto coupon to Ichiraku, not practical, but the boy did love ramen, so... It made sense. For Hinami he gifted her books on strategization and planning.