Of his group, or his world in general? Shikamaru paused before answering.
"If you mean my whole world, ranking goes from academy student, to genin, to chuunin, to jounin, and then there's one Hokage, who's in charge of the whole town. Some of us have different roles in their groups, and there are a few special organizations. I was mostly trained to do strategy and work with my family's magic. That shadow thing...only my family can do that." Shikamaru paused with a slight frown, realizing that he'd probably never play shougi again. Maybe that chess game would suffice, but it seemed so limited...
Back on topic.
"I'm a chuunin. Sai is part of an unranked organization, but very highly trained. Kakashi is a jounin, and has much more experience than any of us. He trained most of the other team, but even though he didn't teach me or Sai, this was the most logical grouping based on the specific skills needed to complete the objective."
He laced his fingers behind his neck, feeling a little more relaxed now that he was talking about a not-unpleasant subject he was familiar with.
"Kakashi's the one in charge, though, if that's what you're asking. Aside from that, it's more about roles within the group than rank."
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"If you mean my whole world, ranking goes from academy student, to genin, to chuunin, to jounin, and then there's one Hokage, who's in charge of the whole town. Some of us have different roles in their groups, and there are a few special organizations. I was mostly trained to do strategy and work with my family's magic. That shadow thing...only my family can do that." Shikamaru paused with a slight frown, realizing that he'd probably never play shougi again. Maybe that chess game would suffice, but it seemed so limited...
Back on topic.
"I'm a chuunin. Sai is part of an unranked organization, but very highly trained. Kakashi is a jounin, and has much more experience than any of us. He trained most of the other team, but even though he didn't teach me or Sai, this was the most logical grouping based on the specific skills needed to complete the objective."
He laced his fingers behind his neck, feeling a little more relaxed now that he was talking about a not-unpleasant subject he was familiar with.
"Kakashi's the one in charge, though, if that's what you're asking. Aside from that, it's more about roles within the group than rank."