Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-5273810-20150520114458/@comment-25093611-20150520123904

look at shikamaru, he los his battle but he still got a shonen, you dont need to win in order to get to the next lvl, the higher-ups can simply give you the status after seeing your abilitys and deciding if you are good enough :) and sasuxnaru should be strong enough :D