Bullsh*t.
It doesn't matter that he left. At that point, he exceeded what his official rank was. That is my point, regardless of anything else - his rank did not reflect his true capabilities.
He was an Anbu, that rank plays in a different ladder, a different institution.
"Due to plot they didn't" .... yes, plot. That is how stories generally work. It's shown, repeatedly that both Sasuke and Naruto failed to grasp basic concepts - like team work, for the majority of the time together which is considered, at least in Konoha, one of the most basic concepts nessessary for genin - never mind chunin or jonin, to grasp.
Despite I strongly disagree about the qualities Naruto and Sasuke lack, which it's not the point, that is your assumption of what you need to have to become a Jounin, not the actual requirements, which are not as crystal clear as you make them sound, you are just coming up with stuff. What we know, is that Hinata didn't become a Jounin. And some other people from her generation did.
Even after Naruto returns from his trip, he still fails to display the basic requirements for a chunin promotion. If it was purely a question of power/skill/ability then he would have been promoted in Suna, or in the field - at any point - during Shippuden.
But he wasn't.
NOT BECAUSE HE WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH - BUT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T DISPLAY OTHER QUALITIES NESSESSARY FOR THE RANK.
But the plot did't led that way, he never took the Chuunin exams, so we will never know. You are making conclusions out of your hypothetical example and you get mad at the results! How crazy are you?!
I repeat myself againg, Naruto and Sasuke are exceptions, everyone knows how powerful they are, they don't need a rank that proves it. Leading skills? Team work? ****** please, he is the Hokage.
Surprised you're using Kakashi as an example to support your flimsy argument. Kakashi was promoted to Jonin and then they did their first mission under his leadership which was Kanabi Bridge. In which Minato was his subordinate and then duly f*cked off elsewhere for the remainder of the mission.
What your point is, eludes me.
Minato was never his subordinate, Minato was the one who gave the orders when and where to go, how to split and the mission of the Team Kakashi and himself, Kakashi only used his superb and temporary power to attack when he wanted, but what he only really wanted is to prove his new technique, and still he had to be saved by Minato, twice, how that counters anything here?
There are other examples like this one: when Shikamaru leaded the provisional 4 men team to rescue Sasuke not an actual team leader, when Neji became a Jounin and still he was part of a team lead by another Jounin.
I really don't get your point, It's not like Minato was out of the team or that he was substituted by Kakashi... lol
I'm an Itachi fan girl - that much should be obvious. Do I prefer Hinata over Sakura; yes - without a god damn doubt - but I am not a Hinata "fangirl". I could give zero f*cks about her in contrast to Itachi or Kakashi.
I really don't give a sh*t... You could have saved this part for yourself...
Her rank as chunin - for whatever period of time - has little basis on her power level. It does however reflect on her ability to lead others ... which given her history is hardly surprising.
This is still your assumption, but she does lead a clan and a family... so your point is flawed anyway...
